NOTES AND COMMENTS

Evening Post, Volume CIV, Issue 25, 29 July 1922, Page 15

NOTES AND COMMENTS

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Highway, who defeated Golden Light and several mfcre fancied candidates in the Hack Handicap at Gisborne, ,is by Hymettus—Temperance (Birkenhead — Temeraire), full sister to Audax. This is a regular Karamu pedigree,,and, although it was the first win of Highway, 1 he should be heard of again next season. Highway is one of Cuthbert Morse's Gisborne team. Paddy's Hope, winner of the ,Waihao Hack Handicap at Waimate, is a four- j year-old gelding by imported Mark Hope, now at the stud in Victoria. . Waimai is again at Eiccartori, and ,when he lines up for the Grand Na- • tiorial Steeplechase next month he will have the record of contesting the big cross-country event at Hiccarton on ioix occasions. In 1916 Waimai carried 11.8 to victory, and two years subsequently, under 12.5, he defeated all his field with the exception of St. Elmn (9.11.) In 1919 Waimai carried 12.7, but failed io complete thfl course, anil in the succeeding year, under 12.5, he van unplaced. 11l last year's contest, in Which Waimai carried 10.7, he led lip to the last fence, but he unfortunately overbalanced on landing, and .what looked Jiks a great winning chan.ee was destroyed., The records show that ■Waimai ranked as a five-year-old when

he contested in. the season of 1914-15, so that,1-if that was correct, he will be in his thirteenth year next month. Waimai has been Jet off with 9.13 in this year's Grand National Steeplechase, and, though now well up in years, he may be expected to make a bid for victory. Only five of {he nine acceptors for the Gisborne Steeplechase were produced, and backers in. :onsequence had to pick the winner in one. The Napier-owned and trained Powder King (King's Guest —Gold powder) proved the best of them. He won'on the flat and across country at Hastings last month, and is proving a payable proposition. Malincoart (California —'Belle Agues), formerly owned by Mr. W. Smart, of Wellington, put up a good performance tat South Canterbury on Thursday. He won the Bluecliffs Hunters' Steeplechase,

two miles and a-quarter, and later in'the afternoon the Hunt Cup, two miles and a-half. His next. appearance will be in th« Enfield Steeplechase at Riccarton. Mr. W. J. Shannon has been elected

,\ member of the committee of the F eliding Jockey Club. Totara Jack claimed, two engagements on th* opening day at Gisborne, but did not take part in either.. John Bunny's name was not in the Gisborne Steeplechase field which appeared in the correct card.'" :■■'■■'. ' ■ ' ■' ■ A Taranaki , jorrespondent writes me that W. Young will have the mount on Alteration in the Grand National Hurdles. The horseman named has already won the ra<x. on three previous occasions—on Shrapnel, Paosano, and Continuance. The two-year-old Kahikalea (Wormwood—Kooya), who ran second to King's I Trumpeter at Hastings in the autumn, was. the popular pick for the, Maiden Hack Handicap at Gisborne, but could only get second to White Hope (Our King—Ladylike), who was 'twice placed at Poverty Bay in February, and ran second to Dissertation at Napier Park. The progeny of Our King 'are doing well. Ladylike herself was a useful performer. \ Cairo, a two-year-old gelding by Egypt—, Beldame, was among the unplaced horses. :, ' Master Peter and Beady, who ran first and second in the Studholme Hunters'j Hurdles at the Waimate Meeting on Thursday, were both winners at the South Canterbury Meeting the previous .week. At the annual meeting of the Winton Jockey Club, Mr. ,T. Hamilton (president) mentioned the matter of stipendiary stewards and the quite unnecessary amount of travelling that these stewards appeared to do. One of the two stew T ' ards who was present at their annual meeting had to come right through from j Auckland, and the following weak he was in attendance; at a meeting in the North of Auckland district. . Personally he did not think that the stipendiary stewards had improved tie standard Of lacing. Demagogue (Demosthenes — Gold Bound) scored hie first win in a hurdle race-at Gisborne on Thursday, when he beat Crosswords and others over two miles. A shorter distance would have suited Wamba, who was conceding the winner nearly a stone. The brother to Duo was in the boom last winter as a hurdler, and was sent out. Aivourite for the Talavera Hurdles, on the second day at Trentham, but failed to -jet in the money. He afterwards passed into tfo.. hands of Mr. P. Matu, a Gisborne Native owner, and has since been racing in flat events in the East Coast district. He is not engaged in the Grand National Hurdles, in which event he ran

fl unplaced twelve months ago after win- « nine the Jumpers' Flat. '• Heatherspng failed under his big , j ■" eight in the Winter Oats Handicap' at Gisborne. Multifual, who won th« race in 19i6 prior to coming it Trentham and winning the Parliamentary Handicap ran second, while two others of the Mu]tifid tribe in Hookah and Actifid' " t " filled the places. . Owing to illness, Mr. Albert Bruce, president of the Thames Jockey Club, was unable to attend the annual meeting of the club. It was the first time in | ■» thirty-five years that he had missed a •J meeting. Rangi Thompson rode the -winner of iboth the Hurdle Race and Steeplechase 1 tn the opening day at 3isbprne. The WoodviTle-trained Verbosity (De-.mosthenes—-Suratura) who. failed on the. first and second days at Trentham, was successful in the jprint race at Gisborne on Thursday. He conceded all his opJ iponsnts weight except Jovial. Barrier, * who is* only a pony, w,as the best of the ilocal contingent. He was successful at the Gisborne and Poverty, Bay Meetings, '] earlier in the season. Verbosity is in ithe Winter Cup, but does not incur a '• (penalty for the Gisborae. win. The Blenheim owners, Messrs. John Corry and James Fuller, are planning ► an Australian campaign with, a team , -which ib to include Tommy Rot, Lord ,'. Übli, Doucement, and a filly by Tread- , null-Orianda. The team will go in ,J charge of H. Pritchard, and T. Pritchard >: lull also assist. Whipcord (San Francisco—Whiplash), * \ ■winner of the principal cross-countTy * ©vent at "Waimate, was also successfal in the same class of event at South Cmsv terbury a, week previously. He is cvi- * dflntly a useful sort, and his owner ■probably wishes, he was in the Grand National Steeplechase instead of tho Hurdles. , ; Silver Stride, who runs in the same (ownership as Demagogue, was reserved ' foi the Tramway Hack Stesplach'ase on ' the opening day at Gisbomc, l>ut failed *: Sto concede some ' weight to Reparoa j 'i Iftylvia Park—-Ustane), owned and traini cd by C. Morse. J During the season which dosed today, the progeny of Absurd won .236.----358 in stakes. This is a record for tho * season, the previous best being £3p,735 , r by Martian last year. The Kiulorh riio is second on the list with £24.274. The Waikanae ' sire. KUhroney, is third J pn the list, with '£21,322, which is a imch bet'ter|jTecoid than ia "any prey- ' (pjjs season. T3emost)J£Ugg]kjN\w .WWL

second the previous' season to Martian and above Absurd;, is now fourth on the list with £19,210 10s. Boniform is fifth on the list -with £15,146 10s. His stock did particularly well, as his previous best record was £9915 iv 1915-16. ,

Big Push has been sent South to compete, on the second and third days of the National Meeting. He is now out of the hack class, and will have to compete in.fopen company, H. E. Cairns, who won on Royal Gift at the Wellington Cup Meeting, did well at the V.R.C. Meeting. The 'Leader states that Berrigan was expected to atone for his defeat on the first day, and he was made favourite for the Braybrook Handicap. The apprentice Barrett rode -him this time, and was able to claim 71b, which; brought Berrigan's weight down to 8.0. He began better this time, but finished worse. He was running third turning for home, and then began- to give ground. Lewis rode a very strenuous race on Drumore. He began slowly, buo entering the home stretch Lewis had him on the outside, and was punching him out in quite his best,style. He looked like getting home until Miss Pinkerton, slipped through on the rails. She hung on much better than she did on Saturday, and just beat Drumore. It is seldom Lewis is beaten in a fight of that, kind, but Cairns rode Miss Pinkerton with more than usual vigour. I have not seen him ride so strong a fiuish. Cairns rods another good race on Fingon in the Gooparlo Welter. The good-looking Gay Serenader, looked to have the race won a furlong from home, but Fingon, artistically handled by Cairns, narrowly beat him. It was not a lucky day for P. T. Hoy wood, as he trains both Drumore and Grey Serenader. Denaere shaved favouritism with Fingon, but he never flattered his backers. He did not begin well, and, being boxed up in the middle of the field, could not get out until he pulled to the extreme outside entering the straight. He was showing a bold front a little over a furlong from home, and then faded: out. At the Manchester Meeting on 9th June 'the Lodge Maiden T.Y.O. Plate, five furlongs, -was won by Portsoy (Tracery—Port Sunlight), who beat fifteen others in the good time ot 59 4-5 sec. Portsoy is full-brother to Charlie Chaplin, recently purchased in England for the Waikanae Stud.

The Liverpool Grand National winner, Music Hall, and Lord Woolvington's Sir Huon were unplaced in the Prix Saint Souveur at Auteuil on 10th June. They were expected to run better in a more important event to be decided a week later.

Eoy Eeed has been granted a jockey's license by the committee of the Victoria Racing Club. iThe Sunstar filly, Morning Light, must be a good galloper. When she won at Manchester she was credited with running six furlongs in lmin lOsec. The race was worth 960 soys.