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Evening Post, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 74, 28 March 1944, Page 8

BUNSBY'S CUP SUCCESS

At the N.Z. Cup Meeting in 1942 Bunsby came irom a long way back to run second to tjiglow in the Middleton Handicap, 9 • furlongs. That effort suggested that the Captain Bunsby geiamg would be an early winner, but he went through the remaining portion of the season without doing so. He did, however, run a good second to Indian Sport in the Champion Hack Plate at Egmont in May. Bunsby was later taken over by J. H. Jetierd, of Hastings, who had prepared him for his early racing, and at the Wellington Summer Meeting the gelding once again came home solidly ior a minor placing in highweight company. He did not again figure in public till the Autumn Meeting at Trentham, and on . this occasion he took the Rimu • Highweight quite definitely from Queen's Charm and Vivid Night. On the homeward journey he raced at Awapuni, where he was beaten'into third by Langue dOr and Alienate in the hack distance race after being a long way back early, but few students of form were prepared to see both Bunsby and Alienate beat the more recognised handicappers in the Hawke's Bay Cup. Grand Relations. —Although the progeny, of Miss Wayward, the dam of Bunsby, had not previously won fame, there is much to commend last Saturday's winner of the Hawke's Bay Cup, for his grandam was that fruitful mare Lady Wayward 11. Imported from .England in 1905, Lady Wayward II dropped 14 foals, and among them were Emperador, Conceit, Lady Blissful, Lady Sentinel, Miss Wayward, etc. Lady i Blissful was represented in turn by Bashful Lady, and Lady Sentinel's daughter, Attractive Lady, is the dam of Lord Nuffield and The Joker. Successful , Debut.—Another promoted hack to- score in the open grade on Saturday was Fair Trial, winner of the Churchill Handicap at Invercargill. This Solicitor General gelding did not commence racing till lie was a four-year-old, and he won at this third start, the Trial Hack Handicap at the May meeting of the Southland Club last May. At his first tilt this season he won at the Otago Hunt fixture, and he' later carried 9.1 to victory at Winton; The transfer to the higher grade saw him revert to the minimum, and although he carried 3Jlb overweight he showed his appreciation of the drop. He is a half-brother to Wild Career, who was a very useful sort. "Fortune of War."—With Noko, Anglo-French, and Spanish Main in the Freyberg Steeples at ; Invercargill, Messrs. J. S. and W. Ei Hazlett appeared to hold an exceptionally strong hand. However, of • the trio it was Spanish Main who was promising to carry backers through when disaster overtook her at the final obstacle. This mare did her early racing in Australia, but except for a couple of placings at three years was a failure. Nevertheless, she may do well, as a jumper. Delayed.—Gay Falcon, winner of the Poukawa Maiden at Hastings, travelled a long way before getting on the winning list, although she was placed on several occasions.. By Bulandshar, she is the first of the progeny of the Arausi9 mare Maine, the dam being a half-sister to Anomaly, Snatcher, King's Folly, Shirley, etc., and, she is thus bred on sound lines. !

Speedy Sort.—As a two-year-old Walk Off showed brilliant speed when he won the Nursery Handicap at Hastings last March, but a whole year elapsed before he repeated his winning effort, and it came on the same track on Saturday. He is a product of Gynerium and,the Acre mare Waste Land, who was a modest winner for her owner-trainer, F. J. Carmont, of Foxton. ■ ' '

Not Fulfilled.—Back in the 1940-41 season Burma won the Okawa Maiden at the Hawke's Bay Hunt Meeting, and a bright future appeared to lie ahead of him, but the Bulandshar gelding went through the next two

terms without gaining • even placemoney. It was not surprising to find Mr. T. H. Lowry tire of him, and his success in the highweight event at Hastings was in different colours. Over-boomed. —During his flat career the' Nigger Minstrel —Thornton gelding Minton won a few races for the late Mr. T. Baird, of Invercargill, and his transfer to the jumping role saw him show a fund of promise. However, luck had been against him till Saturday, when the fall of Spanish Main made his success in the Freyberg Steeplechase at. Invercargill assured. His dam was only a mediocre performer, but Thornton's sister. Cough, developed into a useful distance handicapper. Unfortunately, Minton does not appear to be a genuine stayer. Fully Merited.—The success at Paeroa on Saturday of Grey Salute did not come out of its turn. Owned by Mr W. S. Goosman, M.P., Grey Salute had filled eight placings in his previous ten starts. A brother to Salutation, the best-performed three-year-old filly of her year, the Theio colt cost 480* guiiieas at the National Sales, so his owner is still on the wrong side of the ledger. Disappointed.—When he first appeared on the Turf Mr. Valiant created an impression by reason of his commanding physique, and although it was not expected that he would come to hand early he won at 'his third outing. He has done a lot of travelling and racing since without any material reward, but his second at Hastings suggests that he is on the up-grade. Getting On. —Latest Song, winner of the second division of the Army Trial Handicap at Invercargill, did not make her debut till she was a four-year-old, and it was not till January last that she registered her first placing, running third at Vincent. Now a six-year-old, it is remarkable that her owner has not bred from her in that her sire, Song Bird (by Kilbroney) was a grand sprinter in his day, and the dam, Pax, was <an All Red mare. Incidentally, as a three-year-old Song Bird won eight races, and included in his successes were the Wellington Summer Handicap, 1 mile, the C.J.C. Craven Plate and Great Easter Handicap, and the Dunedin J.C. Publicans' Handicap. Possibilities.—Although his only success of the current term came over six furlongs. Constitution was accorded an outing in the Great Northern Derby, but was well back throughout. However, the fact that he is by Lang Bian from the Romeo mare Lady Bertha, dam previously of the useful Our Jean, encouraged his owner to give Constitution another test in the Tauranga Cup, and his ..second to Air Port, beaten half a length, was most .promising. Injured.—W. J. Leveridge, who is apprenticed to A. Goodman at Trentham, is at present in hospital with a damaged kidney. When schooling Lady Neon he became unbalanced at the first obstacle and came to earth approaching the second, the horse treading on him.