THE TURF

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 100, 27 April 1917, Page 4

THE TURF

NOTES AND COMMENTS

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T. P. Quinlivan came down from Hastings .yesterday to make arrange.ments for shipping Bunting to Sydney. With the exception of Desert Gold, sired in the same season, Bunting is the 1 best of the progeny of All Black that havo yet raced. Ho was bred by Mr. E. J. Watt, and is the first progeny of :Red Plume, by Stepniak—Rosella, by Seaton Delaval—Roie, by St. Leger. Rosella was a successful performer in the colours of Messrs. L. B. and N. A. Nathan, Winning the Auckland Easter Handicap, Racing Club Handicap, and many other events at Ellerslie. Roie was a ful) sister to St. Hippo, winner of the Auckland Cup, New Zealand Cup, Great Northern Derby, etc. Red Pennant, a member of the team that Quin; livan took to Sydney last winter, and Lough Ennell, who was placed in two-year-old events at Ellerslie and AvOndale thte season,, are full brothers to Bunting. Although he won a couple of races as a three-year-old, it was not until this season that Bunting, who had been purchased from his breeder by Mr. P. E. Duigan, showed improved form. He 'was placed at Dannevirke and Napier Park early in the season, and scored his first win at' Hastings in October. At the New Zealand Oup Meeting he won the "Spring Plato and was purchased by his breeder, for 500 guineas. At the Auckland Cnp Meeting ho ran unplaced in the Christmas Handicap on the opening day The folknving day he %vas sent out favourite for the Salisbury Welter, one mile, and scored in lmin 41 2-ssec, carrying 9.6. His next appearance waa in the Wellington Cup. in Which he carried 7.9, and ran a mile and a half in 2min 31 3-6 sec. In the Wanganui Cup. one mile and three-quarters, he carried 8.10, and was beaten by Client 7.9. The following day he carried 9.0, and won the Wanganui Stakes, one mile arid a^ half in 2min 34sec. At the Auckland Antnmn 1 Meetiftg'herain. third in the St. George's Handicap, one mile and a-half, carrying 9.2 to Toa Tere 8.8, and Bedford 7.8. His last appearance waa in the Autumn Handicap at Trent-ham, in which he carried 9.2, and took part in a slashing finish with the placed horses. During the present Season Bunting has •won 2440 soys in stakes.

Postponement of race "meetings on account of no horse-boxes being available on the railways would no doubt seem strange to old-time trainers who/used to walk their charges from meeting to meeting before 1 the railways were in use. It was usual to walk houses from Napier, Rangitikei, and Wairarapa. to the Hutt course. Some years ba«k' A. J. Keith, brother to W. H. ;and Peter, arrived here from South on a, Sunday and rode through to Bolls the same day to ride at the Ringitikei Meeting on Monday. Recently some riders and drivers took part in a. trotting meeting at Christchurch on a Saturday and assisted afc a meeting on'.'Haw-era,.on the following Monday. Personally tie writer considers horses would do better if they did more walking exercise" and saw less of the track. ■■.■'

Mr, Whitney took Jour horses to the West Coast am won a race With. each of them except Mount Victoria. The saucer tracks on the West Coast would suit Rose Pink and Pall Mall.

Devotion and Associption have been sent home to their owner's place at Rotol tawai for a few months' spell. Their boxes at H. Telford'g place have been filled by a, filljrv by Bezonian—'Philomel (Birkenheadr—Areitnusa) and a colt by Boniform—-Effort. • , : : ;

Fiery Cross was in a■■ bad way for » few days at Trentham, but is now, his owner 'informs me, on the improve, although it will be come days before he is able to Teturn, home. Mr. D. H. Roberts bred Fiery Cross, and also owns the sire and dam, and a, full brothel' and sister to the Glenapp gelding,'< who has won about 1500sovs in stakes this season. :.■-'".

Bonnie Maid, who ran two good races at Trentham, and Johny Walker, who was placed on the second, day, are engaged in the Maiden Plate, seven furlongs, at the Manawatu Meeting. Two-year-olds have run well in the race in previous years. Two years ago Depreda' tion and Snub were' first' and second, and last season the., performance was repeated by two two-year-olds in Tinkler and Lady Kilworth. King's' Armour, who showed form at several meetings this season, and won a race at Blenheim, has been purchased by Mr. G. Seifert, and will in future be trained by A. Watson, at Awapuni. The only horses engaged on the opening day of the_ Manawatu Meeting that incurred penalties at Trehtham are Hendra (who will have to put up 161b extra in the. Autumn Handicap) and Kilkec (who has earned 101b penalty in the Woodhey Hack Handicap, six furlongs).