THE TURF.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XIV, Issue 234, 10 September 1924, Page 2

THE TURF.

FIXTURES. Sept. 11, 13.—Wanganui J.C. Sept. 17.—Dannevirke R,C. Sept. 18—Dannevirke Hunt Club| Sept. 19, 20—Ashburton County R.O. Sept. 20, 22—Avondale R.C. Sept. 20, 22.—Otaki Maori R.C. Sept. 24— Manawatu Hunt Club. Sept. 25, 26.—Geraldine R.C. Sept. 27—Napier Park R.C. Oct. 1.—Hawke .’s Bay J.C. RAND WICK TRACK NOTES. Sydney, Sept. 9. Windbag has boon scratched for the Chelmsford Stakes and The Cypher for Tattorsall’s Spring Handicap. The trainer, Price, states that The Cypher must have struck himself while running in the September Handicap. The near foreleg subsequently filled slightly in the joint, so that it was thought best to ease him up in his training. He does not think it serious, and expects ho will bo back at work again in two or three days. The question of .how the cessation of work is likely to affect his chances in the Metropolitan Handicap is being discussed. The track work of a number of leading New Zealanders is proving highly satisfactory. Ballymena, starting slowly, covered a mile in 1.505, the last half jn 50$. Nigger Minstrel pleased onlookers by going a mile in 1.49. 1 Gloaming covered a mile in 1.95. Glentruin galloped seven furlongs in 1.38. None of the horses was ridden out. i Giggle is reported to bo amiss and is in the hands of a veterinary. He has been'scratched for next Saturday's Tattersail’s engagement. HAWKE’S BAY JOCKEY CLUB. A reminder is given that nominations for all handicap events of the Hawke’s Bay Jockey Club’s Spring Meeting, and forfeits for the Hawke’s Bay Guineas, close with the secretary, Mr H. S. Moss, on Friday, 12th inst., at 8 p.m. WAIPAWA RACING CLUB. Nominations for all handicap events for the Waipawa County Racing Club’s annual Labour Day meeting on December 27th, close with the secretary (Mr H. C. Collett) P.O. Box 60, Waipawa, on Monday, October 6th, at 8.15 p.m, DIVOTS. (Dug by “The Delver.”) Nominations for the Hawke’s Bay, Napier Park, an,d Pakuranga (Auckland) Hunt meeting are due on Friday next, 12th. inst., when also th© Dannevirke Hunt .Club, the Dannevirke Racing Club, th© Otaki Maori Racing Club, and the Avondale Jockey dub take acceptances for their meetings. Forfeits for th© Hawke’s Bay Guineas are also du© on Friday nexri Considerable interest will be evinced in the running of the Wanganui Guineas to-morrow, particularly in th® manner in which Absurd’s three representatives, Inferno, Gaillard and Motley will shajje over th© mil© course. Still mor© particularly will th© performance be watched of th© last named, who proved herself by far the best of last season’s two-year-old fillies. It will be remembered that Queen March, by Lucullus, the champion two-year-old of the previous season, failed badly as a three-year-old. Of the others engaged in tomorrow’s race Subjection is by Martian. The Banker by Kilbroney. Shining Armour by Greyspear, and Ilka by Finland.

I A Wanganui exchange say 8 that the admirers of Motley are very confident that sh© will run out a solid mile in the Wanganui Guineas also that Gaillard’s race at New Plymouth evidently did him much good, for he has been galloping since in good style at Wanganui. On the distaff side of his pedigree The Banker comes of a line well-known in Hawke’s Bay, his dam being Bonville, by Bonifonn—Garston, by Birkenhead—Lullaby, by A premont— Hammock. J. Dombroski has been engaged to rid© Boomerday in th© Avqndal© Cup. H. Gray will ride Hyrax in th© Jumpers’ Flat Race at Wanganui. It is stated to be unlikely that Pavo or Charlady will race at the Avondale meeting, as both did badly when away in Australia, and will require time to recuperate. It is reported that Mr. H w McManaway was so disappointed with Supporter’s running at Marton on Thursday that he gave the Patronus gelding away. Supporter joins Mr. J. Gaisford’s stable, which shelters a moderate team at present. A Dunedin writer states that Lochella has improved wonderfully, and it is suggested even that he will stand another preparation. Those who saw him after the Grand National Steeplechase will find it hard to believe that he will stand training again. Anyway, says “The Watcher,” Lochella has surely earned the right to retirement in peace and plenty. Luke Wilson, the well-known Hawke’s Bay trainer, has taken up his residence in Palmerston North, and it is understood that h© will in future train th© horses that were in the care of the late Arthur Oliver, with the exception of a gelding by Solferino, who will enter D. Webster’s stables at Otaki. Mr. G. M. Currie has received a letter from th© British Bloodstock Agency, stating that Old Pip, by his imported sire Limond has won two more good races in France, making three times this season—one on May 10th. at Le Tremblay the Prix Solon, 6.000 francs. 2.000 metres; and on June 11th. at the same course, the Prix Mesine Aguado, 26,020 francs to th© winner, 2150 metres. Old Pin is apparently a good colt. It appears as if nothing more on the race track will b© heard of Messrs. Gleeson Brothers’ imported mar© Maria of Hereford, who met with an accident last year. She is booked to go to the stud and is to be mated with the Hon. E. W. Allison’s imported horse Tea Tray. Cabled word came from Sydnev that Mr. A. MacDonald’s Kilbroney-Puttee gelding Killocra has been scratched out of the A.J.C. Derby. Previous reports had told us that h© was showing signs of soreness, but the disappearance of this promising New Zealand candidate from th© race will be more the les K disappointing. Many years ago most Australian bookmakers did a lot of betting on the A.J.C. Derby, and regular quotations were published for at least three months before the event was decided. Recently only a few of the fielders do business on the blue ribbon, and that i only of a restricted nature. According < to latest press reports Nigger Minstrel

and Heroic shared favouritism for the coming contest, next in order coming Leslie Wallace and Spearfelt. Others in the quotations were Serelot. Killocra and Royal Charter. Under th© heading “ik Tremendous Sum,” th© Sydney “Referee” had the following: “The question is often asked how much prize-money the gentleman who races under th© nom-de-cours© of ‘Mr. J. Baron’ has won in the last fifteen years. His total for that period is £90.094. ]t is an enormous sum. but ‘Mr. Baron’ spends a terrific amount in breeding and it is doubtful whether h© shows profit.” If th© word “tremendous” can lie applied to “Mr. J. Baron’s” stake winnings, one might be tempted to apply something ©ven stronger to the figures associated with Mr. G. D. Greenwood’s stake winnings. Since 1908 horses carrying Mr. Greenwood’s colours have won stakes to the value of over £l2l,ooo.—“Phaeton.” in N.Z. Herald. The two-year-old parade at Marton, writes “Avis” in the “Manawatu Times,” served to introduce some very fine youngsters, notably the Comedy King colt Mimetic, which was purchased in Australia at the last autumn yearling sales by Mr. A. B. Williams for the enormous sum of two thousand guineas. It is a little early yet to boast of Mimetic, but. after seeing him. and noticing th© fin© way in which h© took his introduction to the barrier (a most essential thing to the makings of an early winning two-year-old) and th© fin© manner in which h© covers th© ground. “Avis” feelg sure Mimetic will mor© than repay Mr. Williams for his enterprise. Mimetic’s first start will b© in th© Avondale Stakes, The second of the specially arranged events in which Epinard will run in America will take place at Acqueduct on 27th. September. This will be a mil© race, and the third racec, a mile and a quarter, will be at Latonia on 11th. October, Th© cream of the American thoroughbreds hav© been entered to race against th© foreign invader. Among those named to start in all three events iver© Grey Lag. Ma Hatter. Zev, Ladkin, ' Ordinance. Wilderness, Revenue, Agent, Snob 11.. Wis© Counsellor, Mv Play, Little Chief, Whiskalong. and Klondyke. Apart from the fact that Glentruin and Father’s Voice, the winner and runner-up in the Warwick Stakes, are owned in th© Dominion. New Zealand also has an interest in th© third horse, says Christchurch “Star” in the Braehead, whose sire, Mountain Knight, is by Wallace, the best colonial son of Carbine. Braehead’s dam, loli. is by Birkenhead from Isolt. a brilliant galloper. by Multiform from Bellicent, by Maxim from Enid,, by Apremont from Idalia. Braehead thus claims three strains of Musket, through Carbine, Multiform and Maxim. He is a hors© of massiv© conformation and hopes have been expressed that h© may, at th© end of his racing career, assist to revive the stud glories of the lin© of which imported Idalia was such a noted 1 representative, but which has declined rapidly in recent years.