NOTES AND COMMENTS

Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 77, 27 September 1924, Page 20

NOTES AND COMMENTS

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:-,-. ' ■ yiyTuaiEs.- : Octohsr'l—H&wkos B»y J.O. October 2—Kuro*J.C. October 4,.c. 8, 11-Austrsdian J.C. .'-... October t^-Pakurariga Hunt Club. ; October 9,ll—Dnnedin J.O. ~ " October: 10, li-Marterton E.C. r. ■'■• ■'- ■•' ■ ' :- " £■ I'" -■ ■ .-•: '■■ ■ - - , Two- : .horses v /who;'raced.- wfell in. the .Geraldine Cup were Deucalion and The former ran a very teolid race, arid: did not lose any of his i3Sfew Zealand Cup- admirers-- by being ieaten-Ji-fcy Happy' Warrior. Prince. peronßvfwled to get a way'smartly, and jtinder the circumstances his good "fourth | (impressed the critics^ . ■ Ashburtqn form- proved reliable to foljlow in the Geraldine dip. At Ashbur■ton Happy' Warrior was beaten into fourth; place in a desperate .finish,, while on Thursday,'with a pull in the weights,' Xc gained fipst place. He las become gather .fractions, but seemed'to'gallop &indly:'.enough on* Thursday. i A Southern writer states that I^ilfane's running in the Ashburton Cup suggested that he was. not' quite ready 'for a fast mile, and a quarter race, arid that view was further strengthened by Jus display.,on,~Thursday when he faded out :pf~:the:-;Geraldme Cup "before the _ straight was reached Moorland and The' Harp, who filled the places behind Songbird at Ashburton-Jast-SafcuDdayrrepeated the form in the . Squaij .ers' Handicap at Geraldine •Moorland won. but only by the narrowest .of margins, while . Los TAiribus' a newcomerj-added further' interest by assisting in-:a~s£irring finish. -Los Ambus ehould beCallXthf better: for. this' race The three-yearold Heather Lad; Svho was: made^ a-hot.-favourite for the 'Raukapaka"H"afidicap'at:Geraldine; failed to beor^i ,; smartly;- and that cost him' the race.. ;He.finished-a good fourth. '. Giantkiller^was' responsible for a fine perfoiimanbeiin winning the BeMeld Welter Handicap at-.Geraldine, writes 'lArbus." ; Giaritkiller; and'Ophir, starting from 'the rails, could not hold their .places .at the start, and were sent back last. Ophir made up his ground fast, but hadr nothing left "for the final stage, retiring very rapidly. in the straight. ' Giantkiller,' on the other hand, did not put in an- appearance till the home turn, and over the last two furlongs he put income great strides. The big Autumnns goldingis very well at present . After the - race -for the Geraldine Cup 'CCBuilef,* tKe'rider of Stream, was called ;bef toe the judicial stewards andcau--.tioned for crossing. . - It seems probable that Martian, the greatest sjire of stayers in the Dominion, and who lias brought such fame to Mr. J. F. Buchanan's Kinloch Stud, is nearing the end of his: stud career, states an exchange. This is scarcely a matter for \ surprise, as he is now in his twentyfourth year. . Of. his limited number of •niares, last- season? it ;ia believed that only a few are in'foal, but it is a matter for. satisfaction that they include three imported vtnares, Per Arnia> Trichas, and Polymnia,. the last-named-the jdam of TtisTCypher.^The Polyninian; and _ iwo high-priced: col^s who went to Aubvtralia;-- also ar : pearling • colt .:ihat • Mr.. Bucharian-^cqntemplates racing, himself.-. It is jirilikely'that .'Martian'will be used much. ' this; season;- but: in- Paladin, by the Cyllene -torse, ;Polymelus, it .is 'proTDableiithat a worfhy: successor has been se'curoa-. ' :' . '. ■ ..

Lovelorn, the dam of Nones and Menelaus, -after missing for four successive /seasons, is due. to foal shortly to the , iPolynielus horse Paladin. Lovelorn is 'also tie dam of Dominant, Lovematch, ' and others. ~. _ ■ ;: I-' So far only~one' foaling has been re- . ported by the Kinloch. matrons this sea-sonr-.-'Rainbow-Gold- (Absurds-Commerce) ; has'produced a 1 filly to Paladin. Outsido mates':to." foal-to the Polymelus- horso arir Waterspray, the dam of Pilliewinikie- and Sprinkler,1 a. colt, and Tumult alsa a colt. ■ ."./'. .'. : , " ■ ; jA pleasant hour -was spent- on -Wed- . iiesday morning renewing acquaintance •with Gasbag and Acre at Mr,. J. TThprpe's stud farm at Awapuni. Both hbrses look exceedingly well, and one •■would search for a long time before finding two more even-tempered entires. Gasbag has still much the same appear-, Since as he-had in his racing days," whenlie always carried a round and chubby iapj>earance. It is riot so long ago that liß.rwas on active service .on the Tacecourse, s'6'there ia little need to dilate oiefchis appearance now, except say tlvat he in splendid health, and *a perfect specimen of a high-quality thoroughbred. Acre is of a totally different; type, to Gasbag, ,and after looking Mm over it was very apparent that he is.; just the type to get early two-year-olds. \.He lias a thoroughly aristofcra^ic •headland';, splendid -bone. ■ Behind tije eaddle he -?is magnificent,- and as he seems to be transmitting Ms own good qualities to.;. Ms stock, one can. expect' only success.---< He,, too,-is in-blooming health, arid shows every evidence of much care, and attention. Some sixty .mares are at the etud farm, most of ■whom are iheavy in .foal. 'So far only one. foal has made its appearance, Jean Xia'ddo having produced a bay colt to lAirowsmith. The farm has an abundance of-'shelter j and now that Arpent thai: won for Acre there is little ". doubt there' will be good bookings for ' the ■ jXirracre horse: ;_ With Gasbag.it will ■ba^wo-years- before- his stock".-race, .but 'hisTperformances on the Turf speak '■ for ; . Returned, soldiers who were' at .the Sqmme in' 1916 will ■- agree* that The Tank is an apt name for a "gelding by Baltle. ."Eve'from Exclusive." This figures ln;.the lis.-t.joJL names claimed. .•■ "A Northern-writer states-that the Avondale Stakes winner, Autbmne, was first hand-fed, and later reared by tho Tnarej.-Lady. Cuisine, ■ who had* ■'TlLf?^!o^ Ba-joki, the dam of Automne, had no milk for her foal hence. ..the. rie.e.d. of_a foster mother. .: ?he: big two-year-old Mime-(Absurd— MimiqueJ'isvto-be-given. every, chance to maturedahd:"Svili::n6t be aeked" to race for;Soirre;timer~:',This seems a. very wise Pl'SSS dHsSrf°r:?Dch / a massive juvenile.. - Ji. Heaton has three promising relatives -to: Broad wood under his charge at aLilerslie. Frowning Beauty, a four-lyear-old filly, and Sir Gilmour, a three-year-olarcoltare,by v the Martian hbrse Adjutant', while last' year's foal !from Gitoar; a filly, is; by Surveyor' N -Iresham's ,'failure at- Ashburton last Tveek;;;was.;a;great:;disappoihtmentto his' connections . HeVTvill has-e to improve on that_showing ,to have any chance in "the; .Dunedin JJuiheas. The Manawatu-Racing Ciub has voted an additional ;£2s;,tq the^.Manawatu A. . and; : P,. Association on apcount of the Royal Showv.-.-Triis.is,in addition to the usual. : grant;-of--£25.;- V ■■"- '■■ The-'Pap'er.yMoney— All. Pink two-year-old'Pinic-'^dfe-;:;. Has; :deevloped hock trouble^: vatidT'.has :had~"-fo7;bir.':eased in" v t|». WqrkV; 'He; jvas one . of:;,the: 'moet;

promising juveniles in the South, and v-as expected to play his part well in the M'Lean Stakes. , • [-. The Waverley Club is out to make a success of its Jubilee Meeting on Labour Day. A gold cup, value 100 soys, presented by the president, Mr. F. Wilson, goes With the stakes for the Jubilee Cup.... Income has been sent to Otakeho for a good spell. Papaponga, who fell "at Wanganui,-.. was also found to be in need of a rest, and he has been turned out. ...T ".."', 2. ~. .1 .1 It is stated that Suggestion-will have his first run this season in the Flying Handicap at Masterton. . Fleeting, who was a smart sprinter last season, is to be mated with the recently imported Tonbridge. i From Waikato comes intelligence of Jrtfi th ?, f the stallion Spalpeen, writes Phaeton." It transpires that the ravages of age brought the veteran to a low state, and.it was demed merciful to close his career. Spalpeen, who was got by Gossoon, from the GolsbrouMi mare Windmill, was foaled in 1899, so ■that, he was in his twenty-fifth year. Spalpeen was a winner at two years old, but it was as a hurdle-racer' he was best known to fame, and. he had the record of winning over the battensat tSree years old. Spalpeen's career as a hurdler at four yars' old was characterised with marked brilliancy, for he won five races on end, and his jumping was of such a.particularly dashing character that he won a place with the most finwhed hurdlers that-have graced the lurf m the Dominion. At the stud bpalpeen sired a number of winners, and Waimai, one of his descendants, won .the JNTew Zealand Grand National Steeplechase. and Great Northern Steeplechase. El Gallo, who won the Great Northern Hurdle Race arid.Great Northern "Steplechase: in two successive' years was another of Spalpeen's descendants who -won^ distinction. ' : ■' : "

M6re.;than one Sydney racing man has attempted to'get Mr. Wilfred Stead to put a, .price on Father's Voice, states the .Sydney "Keferee."- That ■ owner , however, is not anxious to sell the Absurd colt.'Mr. Stead has been vi*ting several studs in the Hunter Valley during the past few weeks, and was Mr. J6hn Browns guest at Wills Gully recently. SndTrar^ is>PreßSed Eich: _ The Winkie— Judith mare Wink is being mated with Clarenceux this season. ■Judith has foaled a colt to Archery. This is Judith's first colt, following on five filhes-Jewish ..Maid (by Bonny 'ft^wfrr,^ Clarenceux), Winfc (by Winkie), Jubilant "(by Gay Lad) and a Greyspear filly. Another of. Mr! Wd s mares Sunglow, a- sister to IS- 6 n Dy to Thui'"ham. - H. Gray's duSl engagement for The Banker and. Glengariff in the Avondale & a/i n reSn T.ted in that okey being P £l£-. l lt i^. pointed out that if Glenganff started in the Guineas he could be claimed fdr that gelding, yet ' T' *k» Tamnaki- Hunt Meeting he contracted to ride The Banker. When the Avondale Meeting came round he elected to _nde Glengariff, and the conneetians of The Banker lodged a compjaint, with the.result as stated