FOURTH SUCCESS

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22425, 4 September 1947, Page 8

FOURTH SUCCESS

SPARKLING LADY TRAINED ON FARM BATTLE SURVEY IN FORM The two main handicap events at Foxton last Saturday were won by contestants registering their first success in open company, Sparkling Lady taking the Carnarvon and Battle Survey the Robinson Handicaps. Both these horses under the new hack rule were reinstated in that grade.

The meeting was right up to provincial standard, with many of those engaged having their dress rehearsal for the more important Wanganui Jixture this week-end.

By winning the Carnarvon Handicap Sparkling Lady recorded her fourth success. In the 1945-40 season she opened her account at Hastings in a novice event in June and then at the following meeting on the same course won a middle-distance hack race, both times paying a good dividend. Her third success was in a hack cup at Bulls. She is trained by her owner, Mr. J. Cumming, on his I'arm at Rewa and seldom visits the training track. She is a five-year-old by Rhodes Scholar from Sparkling Song, by Hunting Song, from Scintillate, bv Kilboy from Sequinitte, half-sister to useful gallopers before the First World War in Sea Queen and Seadown, by St. Ambrose. Blanket found the class weak enough for him to run one of his occasional good races, beating all but the winner, while Silver Rod collected third money and his days of usefulness look about over. The Wairoa-owned Omaio, "the unreliable,” although fancied, was not in the money, while Kahuraponga, the promoted hack, although racing below the expectations of her connections, ran a fair enough race to suggest her being kept in mind for future minor handicaps. Troubled With Unsoundness The winner of the Robinson Handicap, Battle Survey, is trained by George Green, Hastings, for his breeder. Mrs. A. Rutherford, Wairarapa, and is a five-.vear-old horse by the New Zealand-bred Croupier from the Mymestra mare Conflicting, dam of Battle gain. Both these sons of Conflicting were troubled with unsoundness, which was unfortunate as each possessed an abundance of speed. Foxton is never hard, being of a sandy formation, similar to Wanganui, where Battle Survey races on Saturday, and as the Croupier entire has now struck winning form will be seriously considered. Delinquent acted a.s runner-up and had he been ridden by a stronger horseman might have won, while Gay Corrie too!; the remaining prize.

Tanith, owned in Wellington and trained in Hastings by Percy Atkins, shows brilliant speed for a little over half a mile and racing is bringing her up to concert pitch. She and tile promising two-year-old Bolivar (Beaulivre —Consummation), who races in the same colours, have left for Avondale to race this week and, bear this in mind, both are going ,o be very hard to beat.

Tid-Apa did not have much difficulty in disposing of the mediocre lot that opposed him in that event. He is another cross-country winner trained by Alt' Wright and is by the New Zealand-bred Wheriko by Night Raid, whose sons and grandsons have proved useful jumpers. Wright also trained two others of Saturday's winners, Flainiluk and Knwhia.

The Gisborne-bred and previously owned Grey Morn was again in the money and although winning only one steeplechase has a very consistent record as a timber-topper. Ho is a descendant of the grey mare Tauue;, who was Jii'.st raced by the late Mr. Wi Pete and inter by the late Mr. J. A. Harding. As a yearling in a lot submitted at auction in Auckland on January 3, ISO 3, on behalf of Mr. T. Morrin's Wellington Park (Auckland) Stud she was sold at 75gns. to Mr. Wi Tore, who at the same sale purchased other well-bred fillies that have materially helped to place breeding in the Gisborne district on such a sound basis. Tauliei was a good performer, winning over all distances bn the fiat up to a mile and a half and twice during her racing career in the one afternoon on a Gisborne racecourse won the double—the handicap and the open sprint— l,o mean achievement. At the end of her career she was tried as a hurdler and in this department also was successful. She proved a successful brood marc, as did also her daughters, while the fourth generation is still carrying on strongly. _ Ninety per cent of the members of this family have been grey. Recently a grandson of the late Ml'. J. A. Harding, Mr. Jack Brettin, Hastings, asked me if I knew what was the racing livery of his grandfather and when I gave him an old race book containing a race won by Tauliei carrying the colours described as “huia” Mr. Brettin was most gratified. First Successes In tile Trial Stakes at Foxton three more horses enjoyed their first; successes. Bed Hairing. woo won the First Division of the No. 1 Trial Stakes, looked the best bet of the day after his recent third and second at Hastings and he proved this by his unextended win. He is by the New Zealand-bred Te Hero (by Heroic from the successful Catmint mare Produce) from Princess Pal. and on his recent showings might develop class. The progeny of Te Hero are, like himself, inclined to he very highly strung and in this instance tile old breeding adage of "like begets like" has been proved. ■

The winner of the Second Division was Royal Montoa, who hail started only once before, when he finished fourth, lie was trot by tne Bulniidshar horse North Island from Wench.

The winner of the No. 2 Trial Stakes, which was run as one race, was Kawhia, whose previous two efforts were unsuccessful, lie is a four-year-old by Croupier from a mare by the imported Callaghan, while second to him was Scawynn, having its first race. The latter is promising and can be kept in mind for future minor events.

On form the Hack Hurdles looked the best of good things for Park Light, whose most dangerous opponents on paper appeared lo he those who opposed him at Marlon last month, when- his winning margin over the second place-getter was a dozen lengths. However, this* Illumination gelding only ran third. The winner was the eight-year-old gelding Flainiluk, by Muskctoon, from Elope, who wan a fair sort on the fiat. When thoroughly experienced Fluhuluk may prove a very useful jumper as he can stay and likes soft tracks. T’-he winner of the. middle-distance hack was Te Kanui, who had not won a race for close on- three, years, when he won a highweight. Now lu years of age it does not say a great deal in favour of the middle-distance hacks that raced at l'oxton last Saturday. . The winner was got by the little-known Lord Hastings from the (Jrey Spear mare Spearinain, while the runner-up, Commercial, is without winning form and is by Inflation from Honey Bird. The writer strongly advises that too much notice of this form should not be taken heed of and for that reason is not mentioning those that ran below the expectations of their supporters.

To show there was nothing wrong with the class of the maidens that recently ran at the hunt meeting at Hastings, Clare’s Pal beat a fair field in the hack sprint at Foxton on Saturday. His breeding (Tideracc —Lila) was described in the review of the Hawke’s Bay Hunt and. as anticipated then, it was not long before he won. His sequence is by no means ended. Second was Bulascllc. whose form in the past, has been very mediocre, while third was Petre Mar, who last season ns a juvenile won twice, was second three times, once third and twice fourth and was unplaced only twice. This promising three-year-old was sired by Croupier from Sedative, by the N.Z, Derby winner Nightly (Night Raid—Miss Muriel by Lueullus) from Bonnie Nurse, by the undefeated Bonniform .half brother to Martian) from Ayoh, by All Red from the St. Lcger mare Hermosu.