QUICK RISE TO FAME

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 12, 14 July 1931, Page 4

QUICK RISE TO FAME

MAHORA'S SHORT CAREER

The ascent of the Wliyte Handicap winner, Muhora, on the first lungs of fainel has.been igstoumlingly rapid, for until the Feilding. Easier. Meeting he was looked on by most, us nothing more than a useful hack. Yet, in the short time sance, he has earned the light to be regarded as one of the moat promising middla-disttmee performers at present in the offing. His efforts eurJy in the bcason, indeed, until Easter, were at the smaller meetings; nevertheless, those who were privileged to witness his performances saw more than the ordinary hack in him, and many were prepared to mark him off as one who would take his place before long in good open class. Only on tfle threshold of his career yet, his future running will bo very closely watched. When Mahora stepped out as a four-year-old to win the Taktipau Maiden Stakes at the'Dahnevirkc Hunt Club Meeting in the spring he was having his first race since running four times unplaced as a two-year-old., . Success followed quickly on that effort, for he won again at Waipawa on Labour Day at his next start. Three unplaced performances then followed, but he was- back into form at Pahiatua at the end of January, being narrowly beaten by Valuteie in hcw> going on the first day and notching a double on the second day. Subsequent to his P.ibwtua effoits he dead heated with An Laddie at Wood ville, and was then successful on both days at Dannevuke. He was beaten out of a place when favounte at the Wellington Autumn Meeting, but soon made amends by sroung twice at Feilding at Easter, winning the Oioua Hack Cup with 9 2 on the second day very convincingly. Eleiated to open company, he dead heated for second behind Ephialtes on the fiist day at Otaki,. and then had an easy win on the concluding, da>. Hie next lace, was on Satur'U}, and, the peiformance he legisteied was e&bily the best yet in his short carper. His recoid is veiy attractive, and reads as follows;— , Starts. Firsts Seconds. Thirds, At 2 jearS .... i — — — At A years—Nil. At & yeaxs .... 18 1} 2 *tTotals $2 11 ~2 — Although he has thus won ele\en races to date, llis earnings are not jet laige, as all of his early eifoits were at country meetings. With Saturday's tuccess they total £1415, the Oioua Hack Cup (£235, with silver cup valued at £25) and the Whyte Handicap (£300) being the pnncipil contributions, I He was'bred by his ownei tiainer, Mr. C. W. Menylees, of Darnievirke, who has also been successful with his two yeais older lialf biother, "Golden Shadow (by Joculator). With the two yeai1 old Golden Wings, he shaies the distinction of being the best of his sire, impoited Lack ham's, progeny yet to be Been under silk. His leading lines'are — Sire: Lackham (foiled 1020), chestnut horse by Boi Herode (son of Le Samarltain, and the horse who restored tho Normanby branch of tho Herod—Byerlby Turk Una when it was near extinction) from Jeuncssc (dam also of prand Kn|Rht), by Polymelus (son of Cyllent) from Jole dorVlvia, by Galllnule (son of Isonomy) from Mellnda, by Melton. Family No 5. Dam: Morzonia (foalod 1917), brown mare by Imported Feramor/ (son of St. Frusquin) from Boronia;; by,- Merriveo (son of .Bill, of Portland) from Dalny, by Stepmak (son of MusKet horse Nordenfeldt) from' Sortie, by Vanguard (son of Traducer) from rairymaid, by imported' Albany (sou of Thormanby) from mania, by Imported Matton (son of Rifleman) from imported Mountain Nymph, by Sic Tatton Sykcs. Family No. 24. Mr. Meriylces had the misfoitune to lose Moizoma recently as the result of an accident.' .Only one" offspring.is'registered subsequent to Mahora, a rising two-year-old bay- filly alsoby .Lac&hatn^ and interest will be taken. Jn-'thfe: ypiingster's' "carefer when; she is put info^'trainingi'-'. >'.-:*■■■'-■ '■'■-■i-. ''O i'■