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Hawera Star, Volume L, 21 August 1930, Page 3

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HAWKE’S BAY HUNT CLUB THE ACCEPTANCES ANNOUNCED (Bv Telegraph—Press Association.) NAPIER, Atip;. 20. The Hawke’s Bay Hunt Club acceptances are 1 : RIVEKSLEA HUNTERS’ HURDLES. Of 75 sovs.; one mile and three-quarters. Purspful H 2 Konaki 9 7 Postman 10 8 Miss Esther 9 7 Tall Timber 10 2 Tamworth 9 / Bellboy 9 7 PARK HACK HURDLES. Of 75 sovs.; one mile and three-quartej s. Wink an e 912 Lady Lucern 9 2 High Heather 910 King Counsel 9 0 Handy 9 7 OKAWA MAIDEN PLATE. Of 75 sovs.; five and a-half furlongs. Lady Spy 8 8 Commandant 8 0 Gold Ruler g 8 Laconic 0 Barracouta g 8 Aemn 8 0 Black 1 Acre 8 8 g g Pint! 8 8 Sympathic 8 0 Ver-.lux 8 0 Lord Quex-Mount-Ruby Step 8 0 tain Lass flllv 8 0 Te Awha, 8 0 H.B. HUNT CUP STEEPLECHASE. Of 100 sovs.; two miles and a-half-Highwayman 11 3 fright Light 10 0 S n ° 10 11 Tor y ch 10 0 Bonibrook 10 8 King’s Counsel 10 0 ABBOTSFORD HANDICAP. Of 100 sovs.; six and a-half furlongs. High Court . 810 Betnera 7 7 Queen’s Choice 8 4 Huikai Don Quixote 8 3 Rorj, Mor Royal Damon 8 3 Te Awha. Chopin 8 1 Shrewd 7 0 SOTJTRA HUNTERS' FLAT. Of 75 sovs-; one mile and a-QUarter* Postman U 13 Blackpool 11 12 Tall Timber 11 13 Glasslougli 11 High Heather 1112 Colyton U 0 HORONUI HACK HANDICAP. Of 75 sovs.; six and a-half furlongs* "“■Vta-re 9 0 KSS* *7 U 1 ! WS’f '£? der 1 fesr. sjjnesn. ?! MAKTON J.C. MEETING WEIGHTS ANNOUNCED. The following are the handicaps for the Mart-on Jockey Club’s meeting : Rata Hack Hurdle ; one mile and alialf. —Disrank 10.7 Malm L,» 10.0, Courageous 10.5, Royal Damon 10.3, Whisogne 9.11, Nippy 9.9, Shining Ajraour, Call Again 9.8, Cahthe 9.4, Masher 9.2, Ruby Dawn. Viaduct, Ba> Lass Arch Eagle, Rhodesian, Marcia, Whenuatonga, Tall Timber, Jm Jazz 9 ‘Spring Hack Cup; seven fm-logs.— Gadlancl, 9.9. Sir Liniond, Portray, Brilliant Light 5.6, Adventus Unoco 8 5 Potoaform, Tripping, Gokllike, Zarene 8.3, Ex Dono 8.1, Auctioneer 7.13, Huntingdon, Oloyne, Monoloft, Pakitere 7.11, Cluny, Lucretia /.10, Fitz Quex, Archeria 7.9. Arrowhead, Banbridge. Singer, Desert Lad j_ 1 - Airforce, Orapai 7.6, Indolent 7.4, Callnmnrt, Abbey Queen 7.3, Great Liiulv Little Wonder, Running Over 7.2/ "Spear Lad, Easterly, Ann-over, Te<mn Playground!, Para too, Johueen 7.R Marto-n Handicap; one mile and aquarter.—Paddon 0.0, Marjoram 8.12

Hynanna, Singleton S.B, Courageous 7.13, Royal Game 7.12, Black Mint--7.11. Ornzoiie, Avro, Balloon 7.10, Knwhakina, Moutoa Treasury 7.4, Juggle 7.2, Te Awha. 7.0. Hunt Club- Steeples ; two and ad all miles.—Pikimni 11.6. Hnrangi Girl 10.7, Postman 10.6, Risk 10.5. Hilt-c-nihis 10.4, Mandate 10.1, Trouble 9.13. Dopey 9.11, Day Lass 9.9, Senora, Roadman, Winnignn, Calculation, Nimblefoot, Red Brae, Aiseervate 9.7. Tntaenni Hack Handicap; one mile and 137 yards.—-> Advent us 9.0, Mount Shannon 8.12. Merry Melodv, linatea--ii l, Shortly 8.8, Lucretia. 8.4, Skvrider 8.3, "Wliis-ogne. Archeirin. 8.1, Calitlie, Grand Jury 7.13, Winaei’e, War Zone, Little Wonder 7.11, Ann oyer 7.9, Gambler, Miss Albyn, Jack Plane, Spear Op a. Fiery Comet, Knapsack, Lady Al-ophen 7.7. 1 Railway Hahdieap; six furlongs.— Historic 9.8, Merry Damon 9.6, Limited 8.8, Otairi. Broad Acre 8.1, Tenterden. Te Atia-wa 7.12. Royal Damon 7.11. Blimp 7.9, Equitant 7.8, Limosin, Hopwood, Acorn- 7.5, Goblin Market 7.3, Maui 7.2, Raineses, Coon Song Black Mairo, Veronese, Imainint 7.0/ " Electric Hack Handicap; five furlongs.—Blue Paper 9.0, Mu top ay 8.9, Taranto 8.6, Tripping, Zarene 8.5, Unoco, Ex Dono 8.3, Royal Finance 8.2, Royal Routine 8.0, Huntingdon 7.12. Ciovne 7.11, Sporting Chance. Dancing Star 7.0. Glenison 7.8, Abbey Queen, Orapai 7.7, Ladv Spear 7.5, j Aeredity 7.4, Little Wonder, Running Over, Some Acre 7.2. Annin lla. Baskier, Hy-stride, W-ar Script, Tegiin. ToluHull, White Doe, Wallariili, Wild Country, Dick Whittington, Derry Belle, Catherine of Aragon, Rotlion. Trojan Melody 7.0. ITEMS FROM RANDWICK •GAY MONK'S BREAKS 11118 NECK (United Press Association—By Electric Telegiepb Oopyrljjht.l 'SYDNEY. Aug. 20. The hurdler Gay Monk, while seliool- . ing at Randwick to-day, broke lvis neck. His- rider, Ferguson, was severely injured. Bettors received a shock to-d:av when C'arrnd'a-le was scratched from the ’ | Metropolitan owing to leg trouble. The New Zealand 1 miner Burgess is returning- to the Dominion next week with At h-olspear. Spenriniss. Werata Ben Hur, -Lady Gen and Austerity. NOTES AND COMMENTS (By “Maecenas.”) Given his first rnee over hurdles m the Inst meeting of the Napier PariRacing Club, Masher commenced reallt well, but unfortunntelv was cut on a leg during racing. Inflammation setting in. the gelding had 1o be eased up in work, but as he lias since done. wel. lie nm.v be seen in action at Dan novirke next week. Prior to going south for the Canter bnrv Jockey Club's recent meeting. Hunting Call was responsible for excel lent work at Trentham. His form, while fair at Riccarton last, week, was much below expectations. As he was unlucky at the barrier last Saturday, some excuse can be made for that defeat. Hunting Call has plenty of pace and. as he is well seasoned, is worth noting for events ahead.

i In last season’s early two-year evente I the well-related Simba exhibited great I brilliancy to win his first and second engagements. After an indifferent third to Watch Officer and Clirysology, Simba then lost form and had to be regarded as somewhat over-rated. Engaged in the Umutauroa Hack at next week’s meeting of the Dannevirke Racing Club, ' it will be interesting to sec if a lengthy 'spell has done him any good. I Mr J. S. Barrett’s jumpers WharnI cliff and Charlatan both fell in the Lincoln Steeplechase at Riccarton last Saturday. but on their earlier displays did not appear to possess much chance. Belli had been well seasoned in the North Island and, judged on the form of last week, their usefulness as racehorses appears to be at an end. The ex-hack Hannibal lias not had a lengthy experience of racing. Last season, during which he ran ton times, was his first. Always an attractive galloper, Hannibal won a division of the Jervois Handicap at Ellerslie last June,

and showed great improveemnt to finish a dose third, to Eager liose and Standfast in the chief handicap decided at the AVaipa meeting held late in June. Since that performance Hannibal has gone on improving and will be one of the prominent runners at Ellerslie next Saturday. Old Nukuiuai ran a fair race in last Thursday’s Grand National Hurdle race and followed the performance up by fully extending Carinthia in the Sydenham Hurdles on Saturday last. While the form exhibited by Nukuiuai last week was his best for some time, it was many pounds inferior to many of his former efforts, and, obviously, the old gelding is on the down grade. Seeing that Nukuiuai started racing in the spring of 1022, and has been wound up for many important races on the flat, over hurdles and steeplechase, it is not surprising that he is not now i as good as of old. Nukuiuai is now in his twelfth year and as he has not proved a success as a steeplechaser, it may be that the present season will be his last as a racehorse. The Australian, champion' hurdler and steeplechaser, .Mosstrooper, was awarded 113.0 in. the Australian Steeplechase decided! recently, but his owner declined the invitation- ami Mosstrooper was withdrawn. The weight .allotted Mosstrooper was 1 a substantial one, but was not equal to that of Eedleap who, after winning the A*.ICC. Grand National Steeplechase under 13.3, successfully carried T3.T2- to victory in the Australian Steeples. Another great Australian “chaser” in Da'imio won the V.RjC. Grand National Steeplechase with l'l.lO, and then went on, to win the Australian St e epic'chase under 13.3. Sussex carried the burden of 13.1 to win the A r .B.C. Grand National Steeplechase and Domino had 13..5 when- he won Ids' Australian Steeplechase. The weight-carrying record of our Grand National is the 12.10 carried by Canard. Norton won with 12.'8 and Agent, Chemist and 'Coalition were, successful under 12.7. These big i oveights were carried against much bettor class than competing this, season. Class manifests itself in racing just a* strongly as in any other sport, and a hack that makes fight of 9.4 or 9.0 j in. that class- of race may not be seen in an open 1 event at the sanioi meeting

when carrying 7.0 or thereabouts. These lines are prompted by the performance if Aurora Borenlis- at the recent meeting of the Canterbury Jockey -Club, where she won the two steeplechases she contested, and, in, addition, record--; ed performances not previously accom-! plished: in the same event, i.c., won the -Grand National Steeplechase and finished second, in, the Grand National Hurdles. Were such performances the result of Aurora Borealis being a really high class jumper or clue to a very poor class in opposition l ? 1 If last week’s -Grand. National field is analysed one is struck by the weakness of same. lO'orneroff (an admitted improver) had little experience, and at Trent ham last- month' was decisively beaten by JTyni extras Oil. in a hack steeplechase. Oin-eo, who filled third position, was badly cut on- the eve of the race. (By way of comparison let us go back to the Grand National Steeplechases of 1895-9(5. Both these Grand Nationals were won by the great Mutiny, a mere pony. In the "former race Mutiny was under 11.5. and was followed- home by Roscuis (11.11) vnid ' Norton (13.0), ‘Liberator (1 ! 2.’9) being unplaced. The next year Mutiny registered his best performance by winning very easily under 12.4. Liberator (h'2.9) and Donald MY Kin mm (12.3), both great jumpers, being u n-pln eed. | While Aurora Borealis has registered I some goad per-l’orm-a n-ees, it may be premature to place her on- a plane with performers that have not only won under big weights but. what is more, have con-ceded to and decisively beaten recognised first-class steeplechasers.