MANAWATU JOTTINGS

Evening Post, Issue 113, 10 November 1930, Page 6

MANAWATU JOTTINGS

STABLE A]S TD STUD ITEMS

(By Telegraph.) (Special to "The Evening Post.")

PALMERSTON X., This Day: Masher, a six-year-old gelding by Gay Lad—Astinome, who was originally train-' ed at Awapuni by A. Quinlivan, but who more recently was a member of A. M. Wright's jumping team at Feilding, has | | been given away, and will probably be i hunted in future. I The Leighton—Sundew three-year-old I Sunstead hns boon sent home to his owner for a spell, he having disappointed his connections at .Cnrtertoil. Sunstead was bred by the Hawkes Bay owner-breeder, ilr. W. G. Stead, but was purchased by Mr, H. Gillic3, of Palmerston North, at the low figure of 20gns, but his ownai later loased him to the Awapuni trainer A. Quinlivan. A successful competitor in the ladies' hack class at the Manawatu Show wad the Paladin?— War .'Lady gelding Metellus, who. proved a "disappointment; as a racing proposition when owned by Mrs. Blackmore, of Palmerston North. Metellus never lived up to. his breeding, and fell far short of that other performer who carried the lady owner's' lively, Mandane. Mrs. Blackmore will have Sir Gallant—one of the Top Gallant youngsters bought in Australia by.the Awapuni trainer G. W. New—to carry her colours, while at a more

distant date she ■ will have the first of Mandaue's' offspring, by Night Eaid, to represent her-on the Turf. There were quite a few well-known horses of the past and present active brigade competing at the Manawatu Show, Lackham, Royal Divorce, and Lapidary filling the first three placings in the tnor : ough-bred stallion class. The Awapuni studmaster, Mr. W. T. Bailey, also registered a success with a yearling gelding by Lackham from Dark Town. Acrcdity (Acre— Absurdity), who will make a fine brood mare when sho has completed her active career, won the class for dry mares, three years and over, at the: Manawatu Show. Her owner-trainer, J J- -Waller, also scored in the yearling fiilv class with a half-sister by Laekham, arid gained a second award with a two-yeai-Old colt by Shambles-Absurdity. '4:-member of Mrs. M'Donald's active brigade at Awapurii in the Gasbag—Miss ;E'ove:.-gelding Galiphbnt o 'ftmed a led ■ticket" in the two-year-old colt or gelding class at' the .Manawatu Show. Tho youngster is the property of the local sportsman- and breeder, Mr. W. G. Shannon, n'whoseXinterests: the Potoa geldmg Potoaform raced last, season. Th. chestnut, however, has been .an absentee _ from the tracks since/he met with an injury at the Canterbury Autumn Meeting. Although unable to be'personally, in attendanceat the, Show, Mrs. M Donald was represented in the hunters classes by Workman and .he - added further to his lengthy list of successe^by taking first award m theli-.O' to 13;0' class.