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Gisborne Times, Volume LXVIII, Issue 10733, 2 November 1928, Page 8

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NOTES AND NEWS. Reremoana was responsible for a good effort by carrying 9.10 into second- place in, the Nainai Handicap at Trentham, and the performance will bring him into favor for his engagement in the* Stewards’ Handicap; Ho has had several races recently and should be right back to his best form by the time the New Zealand Cup meeting takes place. Reremoana won over £2700 in stake money last season and looks like getting a fair share again during the present term.

Consent won the Wanganui Guineas in good style, and it was rather surprising that ho was not brought north for the Great (Northern Guineas, but evidently the stable thought they had a worthy representative in Cashier, and he ran well, too, finishing third. Consent had liis next outing at Trentham last week, where ho created a surprise by winning the Shorts Handicap from a high-class field. Last season Consent showed a. lot of pace as a two-year-old, being unplaced in his first two starts, but subsequently winning a maiden event at Otaki, while he was placed on four other occasions out of the seven races he contested. Consent has not been out of a place in his last seven starts and has won three races, the last- two on end.

One of the speediest hacks seen out this season is Leitrim. When first produced at the back-end of last season the Valkyrian gelding showed early speed, but failed to get on the winning list. In the off season he had done well however, for he absolutely spread-eagled his field at Cambridge on the 22nd October and on the following Wednesday had littlo difficulty in heating fair sorts in Komak and Speechless through seven furlongs of mud at To Rapn. Leitrim comes from a family of speed, for his dam, Ihapuna, gave us Ihapotoa (a good winner a lew seasons ago round the Wanganui and Manawatu districts) and Dobbin, this pair being by Potoa and Quin Abbey respectively. Leitrim should go on to further deeds, for the best has not beep seen of him vet.

A useful sort of maiden in Hakanoa was produced for the first time at To Eapa and the. way ho played with the field up tho long straight was an eye-opener. If tin's is a sample of what ho can do at his first attempt, then there should, ho some rich stakes ahead for his owner, Mr J.,Paterson, of Huntly. Hakanoa is by Valkyrian from Fanny Homer, a maro that does not figure in tho Stud Look, but apparently this has not detracted from her son’s speed.

The luck of tho yearling buyer was onco moro illustrated by tho result of tho Gimcrnck Stakes, a race for two-year-old fillies, which was won very easily by Malvina from Violin Bow and Gay Ballerina. Tho winner took charge on entering tho straight and "ran home without being seriously challenged. Malvina, is by the imported Polymelus horse Tippler from Joan Clare,' a daughter of Three, and a member of the Instep branch of tho No. 2 family. When (submitted as a yearling tho best price offered was llOgn. (says ‘Musket’). and this was refused. She was bred by Mrs Hunter White, of Havilah, Mudgeo, who decided to race the filly herself. There was little demand for the Tipplers at the yearling sales and Mr Hunter White decided to keen some of them father than tale, the prices, offered; so for the ne® to enter the ring after Malvina it was announced that 400gns. was. wanted for a start, and as that .was not; forthcoming tho youngster, a brown colt from Malbay. was passed in. Wonder how he will turn out P

Paperchaso is reported from Riecarton as looking in great order at present. This mare is a very solid galloper, who might bo bard to beat in the Stewards’ Handicap, though she generally races better later at the meeting in seven-furlong events. She has been, however, over six furlongs, amongst her wins over this distance being one against good class horses a.t Trentham- last January, when she scored” by two lengths in the fast time of lmm, lllsecs.

The Stewards’ Handicap of recent years has not teen a good race for three-year-olds. When Eufalie won last November she was the first ot that age to score in fourteen years. Prior to that the three-year-olds had won twice in succession. Bon Revo and 1 Stardancer dead-heating, and Warstep winning outright. Gold Crest won as a three-year-old. and so did. Pampero, Royal Artillery, Vladimir and Machine Gun, this quartet being in successive year. Other three-year-olds to win were Clanranald, Stepniak. and Golden •Fleece. They' were all first-class horses, showing that a three-vear-old has to he a. good deal above the average to win this important sprint event.

The Caulfield Cup winner, Maple, has to bo included among the sale ring bargains, for when a yearling she was bought for the moderate sum .of 28Cgns. by tho West Australian sportsman, Mr TO. Lee Steere. At an early stage of her racing career Maple developed pace and at that stage she won the West Australian Sires’ Produce Stakes, and was only once counted out of a place. At three-years-old Maple won the West Australian Derby and St. Legei- and established her right .to be accepted as a stayer. Sho won lure© of her engagements at four years old, and ran a dead heat for first place in another race. With the £SOOO attached to the Caulfield Cup added to her other winnings, Maple has captured stakes to the value of over £10,600, so that she has made a haqdsome profit for the West Australian sportsman for the investment of 280gns. he made in her purchase as a yearling.

Cardinal Logan has been penalised 12 yards for tho New Zealand Cup as a result of his double win at Greymouth. It was generally understood (states an exchange) that no penalty would bo imposed on horses winning there, although tho New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club had made a statement that - “in the event of a

horse putting up a performance that wbuld entitle it to a penalty, it ■ would certainly expect its handicapper to use Ill's discretion and rehandicap a horse, if ho deemed it necessary.” It is a question as to whether tho performances of Cardinal Logan at. Greymouth entitle him to a penalty for the Cup when tho nature of the track is taken into consideration. Cardinal Logan is particularly wellsuited to the Greymouth track, which does not altogether provido a fair test .of a horse’s merit. Then again the.times, when compared with those registered on the Addington track, provide a marked distinction. In the Greymouth Handicap, of 12} furlongs, on tlio opening day, Cardinal Logan won in 3..*17 1-5. which works out at a rate of 2.19 to the mile and 2.53£ for th{? mile and a quarter. In tho Jubilco Handicap, of 10. V furlongs, on the second day of tho meeting, Cardinal Logan registered 2.55, aJ mile rate of 2.15}, or a mile and a quarter in 2.48 J, It is not known whether. Mr Geo. Paid, handicappor 'to tho club, or tho “mystery” man or men who framed the handicaps for tho Chip, have imposed the penalty, but it will be remembered that when Cardinal Logan' won the same two races last year in 3.32 4-5 and 2.58 respectively the late Air H. Brinkman did not think it necessary to alter the handicaps he had already made.