THE TURF

Evening Post, Volume CI, Issue 96, 23 April 1921, Page 12

THE TURF

NOTES AND COMMENTS

(IX "SIR UNCILOT."}

ANSWER TO CORRESPONDENT.

"H.H." (Trentham) Johnnie Walker

wa» foaled in 1913, and' is therefore seven years old.

Maioha (Hallowmas —Fairy Gold) was bred by tho late Mr. John Douglas, and has carried that owner's cokrars, while running in the nomination of tho Douglas Trustees this season, with great success. He struck winning form at Woodville in December, where ho -won the Gothard Memorial, the principal event on the second day, and has retained his form in a remarkable manner ever since. At Hastings he probably looked bigger and brighter than at any previous pa-rt of the'season.. After racing at Woodville he went on to Auckland, where he won the Christmas Handicap on the opening day, Summer Cup on the second day, and was considered unlucky not to have won the Grandstand Handicap outright instead of being dead-heated by Red Bibbon. His next success was achieved in the Wellington Cup. He van second in the Wanganui Cup, and was similarly placed behind Vagabond in the Autumn Handicap at Elterslie when giving away a good deal of weight. Has best performance at Trentham earlier in the month was iff the Autumn Handicap oh the concluding day, when he carried top weight into fourth place behind Sunart, who was in receipt of just on » stone. Maioha's only appearance at Awapuni was in the Gold Cup, in which he finished out of a place. The Hawkes Bay Cup stake was worth 1050 soys, and will place Maioha at the head of -whining performers for the present season.

Although there were only five runners for the Hawkes Bay. Stakes there were two regrettable incidents in the race. One was the breaking of a blood vessel by Silver Link-and the other the interference with Absurdum, which caused R. Reed's retirement for three months. After witnessing the race for the Manawatu Stakes, in which The Hawk defeated Absurdum and Silver Link, the writer is of opinion that The Hawk would have won under any circumstances. Strange to say, the bracket (Sasanof and AbsuTdum) -was better, supported than the winner.

L. Morris, who has ridden for H. Telford's stable this season, did not attend tho Hawkes Bay Meeting. J. Campbell rode Solfanello and C. Eeed Plight Commander on the opening day. Mr. Harold Brown purchased Spook and Ruatara pTior to the Hawkes Bay Meeting, and the first-named carried the Wellington owner's colours.Vwhen he ran third to Gaanboola in the Longlands Welte: 1 Handicap on the opening day. Prince Ferouz ran his best race to date in the Hawkes Bay Stakes, and was only beaten in time which equalled the previous best for the race. Prince Ferouz has four white fetlocks and a -white blaze. In general appearance he somewhat resembles The Welkin horse Three at the same age. Trentham trainer H. Telford is leaving for a holiday trip to Australia, accompanied by his wife an 3 family, the fijst week in May. __..-■ The field which contested the Hawkes Bay Stakes this week included two previous winners of the race in Sasanot and Silver Link. The Hawk, winner -of the Hawkes Bay Stakes, who cost 100 guineas at the Ohristchurch spring sales, made his first appearance at Trentham in, the spring, when he finished out of a place m the Taita Handicap. He showed much better form at Rkcatton by running secondi to Mermin in the Welcome Stakes. He was sent out favourite for the Irwell Handicap,. and handsomely beat a big field—probably the largest that has contested a two-year-oM. race this season. On his next appearance at Ellerslie he ran second to, Mermin in the Great Northern Foal Stakes. He reproduced this form at Napier Park by carrying 9.13 to victory in the Sapling Stok«s, and' ran five furlongs in 60 3-ssec. He conceded Anomaly 161b and a beating. It has been said that The Hawk must have been, very much off colour in the Great Northern Champugne Stakes* in which Anomaly ran second, and he was unplaced; but it is explained that he got a very bad passage on that occasion. Probably his best performance was in ithe Pacific Handicap, 'in whiijh ibe again conceded Anomaly 161b, and a beating. Going on to Manawatu he ran third to Absurdum and Tamatete in tho Sires' Produosj Stakes, aad in the Manawatu Stakes beat Silver link. The Hawk has been a consistent performer throughout the season, with, the exoeption of the Great Northern Champagne Stakes, which was proboibly -responsible for the great price he paid on his next appearance in the Pacific Handicap. In ten starts he has been first five times, twice second, once third, and twice unplaced. He has won 2600 uovs in statoss. Mr. E. J. Watt, who has be»n residing in New South Wales for some years, is on a short buwness trip to tbe Dominion, and witnassed the racing at Hastings this waek. J. W. Lowe is making arrangetnente to leave for Melbourne next we»k with Insurrection.

I Mr. H. M. CampbeH wae not present to see his colours carried to victory by GamHoola, being on his way to England.

It was expected H. Gray would ridtei Johnny Walker in t]» Hawkes Bay Cup, but A. E«ed rode the' Trentliam representative. H. Gray hadi the mount on Lovematoh, last year's winner of the race, who did not rtm up to her best fcraclc form, but road© amends on th« second day, and was aJlowed to pay a false price/

Considering the state of the track, fast time was put up .in. two events on the opening day at Hastings. The inquiry into the tronble in the Hawkes Buy Stakes was not conchrdted] until after the Hawkes Bay Ou£ was rtm>, andi, under the circumstance!, R. Reedl may be considered lucky to have ridden, the winner of the last-mentioned race.

The successes of Maioha and Isabel thia season will place the imported horse Hallowmas—«old out of Mr. Frank Moore's rtucU—in a higher position, on the winning sires' Kst tian fee has been on any previous occasion. Tigrima (Merry Moment —Tigris), winner of tile Ponkawa Handicap at Hastings on Wedmnsday, returned a good price, thanks to the support for Martian Miss, Makore, and others. Tigrinia is now trained by J. M. Cameron. Landslide, a thiee-year-oM, by KffllilWOrth, ran a remarkably-good race in the Hawkes Bay Oup, and' was a trifle unlucky to be beaten in record time by p performer like Maioha, Landslide is a light-flashed gelding, and probably takes after his darn, Elegance, a daughter Of Seatom Delaval, in this respect.