HERE AND THERE

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 94, 22 April 1931, Page 6

HERE AND THERE

Successes in View. - Rational 11. made his reappearance after a lengthy spcH-rirr.the;Aulumn Handicap at Trentham-'flri-Saturday." He was paraded .'on the big side, -and soon occupied one of the.rear, positions, but was noticed finishing, on satisfactorily. He has fnrnibhed intp a Solid gelding, and big things are expected of himilatei; in the year. Valkyrian Youngster". "" Luval, wKo won the Eureka Handicap for two-year-olds* at Te Rapa on Monday and- paid a ' substantial ' dividend, is a brown gelding by Valkyrian from Luculia, by Lucullus from the imported English mare' Merry Nif, the dam also of General Latour »(sirc of Te Kara and Karapoti), Shower-. Gold (dam of King Lv), and others. Luval is owned by Mrs. E. A. Scott, and he had. had several starts prior to Monday without showing any particular possibilities, j Another Surprise. Another surprise winner at Te Rapa i-n Monday was L'Allegro, who. scored in the Ohinewai Maiden Handicap. L'Allegro, who docs not appear on the records as having raced previously, is a four-year-old chestnut gelding by Day Comet from, the Arehiestown mare Lady Faithful (who never raced), and is owned by Mr. P. G. Vercoe.i Originally he was registered under the name of Broken Faith, but this name -was changed in May, 1928. As he has' strong jumping strains in his pedigree, being1 a gicat grandson of Lobelia, the dam of El Gallo and granddam of Wiltshire, it is likely that he will be transferred to the fencing department of the sport later on. May Not Use Permit. The Otaki-Maori Racing Club ha^ objected to the Levin Racing Club holding a meeting on 30th May, the date sought for -the proposed extra day's racing, as the day is the Saturday preceding the opening of the Otaki Meeting on Wednesday, 3rd June. The Levin Club is stated not to be piepaied to conduct a steeplechase meeting at a later date, and in all probability it will-now abandon the extra permit.

Westland's -Meeting. At a meeting of the Westland. Racing Club on Friday evening,, the position ot the club following the late disastrous fire was reviewed." Negotiations for a-.meet-ing at Riccarton were detailed, and it was resolved,.providing permission is given, that .the 'meeting be held there on a suitable iSate fin May. >.; \ No Immediate Racing. yThe Great ■ Easter winner, : Charmeuse, who continues 'to do-. wonderfully welLat Riccarton, -according-to a report, is being kept in easy work,-,and will require very little speeding .tip when- the spring racing comes round. ; 4 She theiv will be tried over middle'distances;-:,-.;: ■■.■;■■.:■*'- ~ Hlahest-priced: Yearljng. » The highest price made by a yearling at the -recent;: Sydney, sales yas 1000 guineas, which.was:the, bid-accepted for a bay.colt by, Herofe-'from ■Gloaming's Sister. Ihe coltiwas^sbld.^piiS'the secbnd day or tnfe sale^f'and' wal": purchased by Mr.- B. '1.. Walker-(Raudwickjl •• He is a full-sister,to the. sihart::^wd-year-old. filly Gloriole,;-but is stated; toH-be 'jjuite unlike: her in con-formation.'"SHe.:is>s.aid-to be all class; and. strength^ and'should be a.wonderful galloper ' and ■ weight-carrier. In symmetrical conformation', he is like Heroic himself, but ist even.more powerful', and solid -than the■', brilliant?.- chestnut was at ithe same age.'.' .'/.... ,■.■■•■■..'/■- -. .. ■: /. ••„' , ' Another by Heroic; , ' :~ Another'^particularly /fine Heroic colt sold' bh^the'.;second' day came from -My.. James; ; Foster's, 'Cullengoral stud; ~He As also a ..bay, splendidly ...developed,: and possessed' 'io£,-. outstanding individuality. He is ■ out-"611-Paddingji and looks-one. of the most likely of'the-Heroic stock to stay. His dam is' stoutly bred, being by Pad-' dington .(son 'of Martagon. and Padua, a member-1 of the. great number 8 family) from Joan Alone, by Lally'from Vortex, dam oE All Black-. Mr. C. 15. Kcllow (who paid, a record price for Heroic and still owns him) became the owner of the colt at 600. guineas. "Heroic's Day,'.' ■•. - The prices brought by Heroic's Mwl; on the second day.of the iS.vlney sales u-ei-c the feature of Ihn wliolc auction, mv.l llu;

day might well" be termed- "Heroic's day." In. a very dull market the. appearance of the best of the, ..Valais .horse's stock excited both admiration .and bidding animation. No higher tribute could have been paid to the worth of an Australian-bred sire, and no greater encouragement could have been given studmasters to patronise stallions who have been reared.and raced on Australian soil. Others of Heroic's stock sold on the day were a flue chestnut colt from Vauntress .(by Tressady), who'brought 4.00 guineas; a; bay colt from Blue Dpme' (by'':The*.Welkin), who also brought 400 guineas; and a chestnut colt from Winter.: (by Coolu-im), who brought 310 guineas. On the final day, of .the sale a colt by Heroic was sold for 600 guineas.

Odds and Ends. Nominations for the; principal events at ; ,-the.; Auckland. Tlacingj Club's Winter Meeting (Grand National "Hurdles, Grand National Steeples, Winter Steeples, Cornwall Handicap, King George Handicap, and York Handicap) close at 5 o'clock on Friday evening^ The Manawatu Racing Club is 'arranging a two" days', meeting to be held in July.; - ■ ■ '■■ ''■:. ■■'. Riccarton reports. that Pangolin, who has been disappointing, in hurdle races lately, is to be given a chance to redeem himself qver the country.. 'Meanwhile he will probably. contest another hurdles at Washdyke to-morrow. ; '- ; ■: .•'.■■ . On the Hawera track on' Saturday morning Reremoana went' "exceptionally 'well over half ; arnile'inso.2-ssefc.,' He will have a-big! following to-morrow. '■ ■ On the same morning /Orby's Choice finished ahead of Awaken and Uiflex at the end.of half a mile in>s2sec;■■'; ' Other-instruetivo gallops at ■ Hawera on Saturday 'were:—Calamine-went six furlbngs in :lmin: 18sec; Kawhakina and Callapat took lmin'l7%see for' the same distance.: Tentcall and Goldzone finished on terms over five furlongs .in Imin 4see. Joyspear and Gasnapper ran seven furlongs in Imin 13% sec, finishing on terms. Miss.Sheif and Boil Eve took. Imin 18scc for^ six futlongs; Bambridge ran . six furIdngs alone in.,lmin 18sec. . "■, Huntley. is'stated to be the most promising; of the: new■ jumpers at Riccarton., He is ,a half-brother.:to-Laheer,'who is also doing- ,well.-. Huntley won' at Greymouth at' the "NeW;' f Year -over fences, and he has not started since, but lie will probably be produced again :at Washdyke to-morrow. '.'An/- Auckland ' report states that H. Dulieu -was' seriously injured.when Lupin Abbey, fell in. the .hurdle-race at :T.e Rapa on • Saturday, and, is..-now. in the Hospital.aluffering..:'.frpm concussion. ; , "