HERE AND THERE

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 49, 26 August 1930, Page 6

HERE AND THERE

Amorist Recovered. Amorist has made a good recovery from the mishap that happened to him on the eve of the Ohristchureh Hunt Meeting. He appears to be quite sound, and R. Longley hopes to have him out in a hurdle race very soon. Possibly he will make his reappearance at the Geraldine Meeting at the end of next month. Coming Back. Footfall is a. regular visitor to the tracks and is moving along in useful tasks. The old Autumnus gelding has been off the scene for a. long time, however, and as he requires plenty o£ galloping to bring him to his best, he will not be ready till the season is well advanced. He is quite sound, and if he trains on he -will attract somo attention in rac-cs over a distance later on. Commendable? G. Murray .Ayn-ley. wlio breeds most ■of the horeea.who carry his colours, believes in resting; his matrons in alternate years. Disdainful, by Bonny GlenLady Disdain, is in foal to Polazel and Liege likdy, by Paladin—Strona, to Nightraid, and they will not bo mated this season. Three other mares, Chicle's dam, Reproachful, and her sister, Contempt, by Bonny Glen—Lady Disdain, also Orange Blossomy by Nassau—Nantes, have had a year's rest, and they will ho mated with Paladin this season, Haze as a Jumper. Haze is shaping well in: the early stages of his education as a jumper, and considerable interest -Will attach to his first appearance in a Jmrdlo race. He has been a disappointment on the flat, however, and many; people will prefer to wait till he has proved himself before becoming enthusiasts over his jumping prospects. Not at Their Best. i •In an interval between racing at Hastings last {Saturday, old Star Stranger and the promising three-year-old Cylinder were given a working gallop. Neither looked as forward as their admirers would wish, but as Jefferd'e horsea alwayw carry a lot of condition, it may be that their appearance is deceptive. Cylinder was ouo

of our best two-year-olds last season, and as he is bred to" stay he may prove very hard to beat in this season's Derbies. Retired. The Dunedin Cpp winner, Queen Balboa, has been definitely retired from i-acing, and her owner;'' Mr. J. Graham, intends .sending her to British Empire. The Balboa mare was a good proposition with the colours up, and she should prove equally as •successful, as a brood mare. Judgment. : : | In dismissing \ Commandant's prospects in the Okawa. Maiden Plate, Trainer 11. Alexander stated .that the colt was not as forward as many of his opponents, and as it was his first public outing, it was possible he" will tun "green."' "But/ added Alexander, "I think his superior class wall pull him'through." In a_ punishing finish, class LCel'tainly asserted itself, and the trainer's'forecast proved correct. . Odds and Enijs^;: For the-purpose:--.p£ duty on racehorses landing in ■ Australia, , Nightuiarch was valued :at £5000.; v In addition to :tho Dannevirke Kacing Club's fixture,to-morrow, and the Dannevirke Hunt Club meeting on Thursday, the North Taranaki Hunt Club -a-ill hold their annual gathering on Saturday next at New .Plymouth.s:-; : Two J'ear's:agoVGarinthia. won the Styx Hurdles at,-the-;.'Natiorial-meeting, and last year Aurora* Borealis-. won the same race. How fariwill Gay Fashion go?

The -crack Sydney jockey, J. Pike, has been engaged to ride High Disdain in the Epsom Handicap, for which the ex : New Zealander is:one of the popular fancies.