ANSWER TO CORRESPONDENT.

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 89, 12 October 1923, Page 10

ANSWER TO CORRESPONDENT.

"P.F." (Nelson).—Twenty-five to one.

NOTES AND COMMENTS

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■-* A. Orrell, who rode for Mr. W. R. -r< Kemball in the Dominion a couple of

.- seasons back, rode Ballaton to victory /: in the Trial Plate at Randwick, and i: nearly brought off a big surprise on The Dancer, runner-up to Heroic in the ■-.; Breeders' Plate.

£ .Imported Olaro cost his owner 1750 f- boys at auction in England. The Epsom Z Handicap success brought in 3275 sove. ~Z lit is stated that C. Morse, of Gisborne, ? {who has been under the ban for the past ::; 7 ear > shortly again be found train- ~. ing horses. Among those whom he will ;;, be getting ready is Jovial, the full- ;.- brother to Joy Ride. Morse used .to ■ train Gazique, Queens Up, Over There, • and Co. _ Jovial's nam,e appears among .'. the nominations for the Poverty Bay ;;■ Spring Meeting. ;;, The Metropolitan Stakes was worth J j 6438 soys to the owner of the winner, ';; Sir Andrew, whose dam, Lady Joan, ~ cost 2000 guineas as a yearling. She £ never: raced. . . ;~; In. the Dominion, H. Gray suffered •_; rheumatics; and he does not like-the cc- , vere winter weather experienced in the :; Old Country. Becently it was announced that he would be. back before Clrristmas. More recently word has been received in Auckland that strong inducements have been held out to ; Gray to remain in' England for next sea- ... son s racing, v and- there is a chance of. ;' ium doing so. r Merit, the black filly in S. J. Reid's ■;;■■ team, who has been seen to advantage in :: the try-outs with Mr. Vivian Riddiford' a - other English importations, has not done ■r. well since she galloped 'on Saturday -;; morning, and will not fulfil her enga<*e- - ments at Masterton. Reid took tip ,- Piquant, Glimpse, and Slump. The latter is the full-brother to Laughing Stock He is engaged in' the Cave Plate, ruii . on the second day. '■• ■Ml'- "I- Corteen got hi 3 purchase ■_-; money for Heroic back the first time of ■ askrng The colt cost 1800 guineas at the Sydney autumn sales, and the Breeders Plate was worth-2398 soys. ...: Orisborne trainer A. E. Butterworih ; has secured accommodation at Trentham •'- S r- ■■> eh Muttare and 1 Waipatu, If •their; form here justifies it they -will .go ... on to Eiccarton before returning home ' a ,w u™e time ago it was announcr: edthat-Mr. A. G. Wood,, who officiated at Riccarton and -other South Island meetings, had retired from the starting business. Evidently this is not the case as. he has been appointed to officiate at the Riccarton Meeting early in the New year. Enthnsiasm may be allowed to drop _ out _of .the, New Zealand Cup when the (.next payment becom-ea due. Mr T 4. •Duncan, who was on a business Visit *to ■*°f. Cltv > informed the writer that F TiUey did not consider it advisable to :train her for such a long journey so -early m the season. -a Shrapnel, who ran a good race in the & «,^ " ln the Melbourne Cup with the minimum weight, and may bother .Rapine, Rivoli, and'D^vid, S have all got plenty of weight. Kara was falling steadily at Trentham ...yesterday and^ will have a benS „ effect on the* tracks. Backsheesh" was "■'&&• SN*?*"**^ a half-milo. sprint -.were companions in a try-out over six .:i"ri<mgs, , yhlch to£)k J six -«al of R.,D. O'Donnell's lot were -fr- ■ en serviceable sprints. Gazewwthy and ..botono;covered four furlongs in 51sec. ;; From Auckland it is reported that -Surveyor is to make the trip to Wel..,,hngton.in company with Pelham (Thurn.'•>lam^Pell), who is engaged in the October Handicap. '.■.a™ 6 Ma*ton Jockey Club will give ; 1000I 000 soys "I "^ at ite: Summer Meeting. Attached to tho Marton Cup of 700 soys; la a silver cup valued at 75 guineas.

.The successful run of Falstaff in •_ hurdle races in the South terminated at - Wingatui yesterday, when he failed un--4 e P H i 3nßed A<i miral (Vice Admiral'hi !W« WOn from Frenchman, who J aldtnf °n °pening day a* Ger" -' 3*f iixfceel» y^s "nee a Wairarapar. ownßdhorse won the Derby at Eiccax--:M^- W- B. Bidrfl's candidate this year ..;—t>DKgestion- r i ß -considered as a-worthv -.uccessoi-:tp Elevation,, for.when £1 in&; b**^ V y ? azzle dazzle'at Hast-,-,mgs,, last -week he was not. nea'rlv! so -forwMd-in condition as the Kilbroney

The New Zealand Cup candidate, Dame who defeated Gav'Jullet ma mile race at Ashburton. was in turn beaten by Ravenna in the Maungatua Handicap at Dunedin yesterday Ravenna is by Solferino from Droski/dam of the South Island performers Londonderry, Galw-ay, and Lomagundi, G Young went- South on Tuesday night, reached Dunedin on Wednesday terda'- %™S' ""^ S Win Satui yes" Piton, who scored his first win in the Ke.nsmgton Hack Handicap at the Wiangarei Meeting yesterday, is a four-year-old by Solferino-Dally, by Roke-by-M ISS Dalrymple. At the Christchurch 1920 spring sales Piton was the iirst of the Burnside lot to get into the ring. Someone started the bidding at 50 guineas, and the horse was promptly Knocked down to him. The field for the M'Lean Stakes,' the fast two-year-old race of the season in •We fcouth, was weakened by the withdrawal o£ Deep Drive, Irish, and' King Cup. The progeny of Solferino are reported to he better at three years than two. but both winner and runner-up in yesterday's race were sired by the Burnside horse. The winner, Count Cavour is from Bon Bord. best known as the dam of King's Trumpeter. The ruhnerUF'J^ a ' is a Mlv from Formless, dam of Imihanga. A full-brother to Lava a year older, died at Riccarton a year ago. J

fall in the First Steeplechase at Randwick was inquired into by the stipendiary stewards.. The evidence showed that his saddle began to slip when he reached the top of the hill the second time round, and Walls fell off at the crossing into the straight. Pittsworth, who fell on reaching the tan, sustained a large cut under the head, which necessitated ten stitches, and was also cut on the oS hind fetlock. tJ£" Ft *?• Smith > a former president of the Napier Park Racing Club, writes as follows to the "Hawkes Bay Herald :—As one of the club's oldest members, I am much concerned regarding the position into which it is drifting. It has been suggested that an amalgamation with the Hawkes Bay Jockey Club mayjbe a means towards saving the club from crashing, but in 'view of' the strained finances of our sister club, and the huge burden-of debt it is carrying; such an arrangement is very debatable, and requires very serious thought Before any • such commitment is made I

■would respectfully suggest that the club consider whether its affairs are being properly managed, and if not, what steps may be taken to effect an improvement. I am of opinion that the day has gone past when a secretary may be permitted to sit in his office awaiting nominations to come forward. In these days, to make a racing club a success, the secretary should be one who i» able

to interview owners, solicit nominations, etc., exactly in the same manner as is required of the manager of any business firm. Part of our failure to make good is the lack of adopting such methods. I ask the club to give serious consideration to my suggestions put forward, and call a meeting of members to discuss the position before entertaining the proposal of amalgamation with the Hawkes Bay Jockey Club, which should be a last resource. It would mean the breaking down of the association of a very old club, dear to old members, and faith to its adherents in Napier and suburbs.

Fool's Paradise, the local representative for the Wellesley Stakes, is showing good form on the tracks. He was among the- field Killochra beat at Wanganui, and although he may improve on that performance, may not finish ahead of the Avondale Stakes winner so early in the season. The _ Whangarei Plate winner, Bright Gift, is by Lucullus—Cyrona, and is a full brother to Kitiona, a winner ■in New South Wales. The runner-up, Just Quietly, is by, Eusb'andmari—Flying Wind, and' is "also six years old. .. Good reports are to hand from Hastings' concerning Father's Voice, the Absurd colt being trained by Luke Wil-'W-ilson for the Viscountess Jellicoe. Wil.son also has under his care at Greenmeadows the two-year-old Bosh (Absurd —Steinheil), who was broughtback from Sydney, and a gelding by Feramorz, from Cheloma, co a brother to Prince ■Ferouz.