AUSSIE NOTES

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVIII, Issue 201, 8 August 1928, Page 2

AUSSIE NOTES

George * Surprise, Although George Price, then in Auckland, was reported to have expressed himself as very pleased when he received cabled word of Reonui’s victory in the Auburn Handicap, 6 furlongs, at the Rosehill (Sydney) Meeting last Saturday week, it does not look as if outside the stable, the success would bring much joy. Of the incident a Sydney scribe writes as follows:—“A week ago the stablemates Reonui and Jocelyn were backed for £lO,OOO to win the Epsom and the Metropolitan double, and a few days later tlieir trainer left on a trip to New Zealand. Price has always considered the New Zealand-bred gelding Rewnui (Saxby—Sopra) a good gallo »or, but evidently he did not think )he horse ready for a Win nt Rosehill last Saturday, and consequently loflgr prices were bet about the horse. Tint he was not neglected. One big bettor and a supporter of the stable took £ 100 to £lO, an otlici

£lOO to £5, and in a different quarter £2OO to £l6 was laid early. The owner, the gentleman that races under the assumed name of Mr ‘J. Babin,’ also backed the horse. That Reonui was a class above the others engaged was soon apparent. He took up the position behind the pacemaker, favourite Bel Astre, and remained there until the turn. McC'arten then allowed Reonui his head, and the New Zealand-bred gelding immediately ran to the front. He was going easily, and McCarten was again able to ease him. Reonui passed the post a length in front ol Quince, who was almost a similar distance in front of Jazz Baby, another Maorilander. Reonui’s win was convincing, and those people who hacked him for the first leg of the spring double are now in a happy position.’ Hia Sydney Record. As he hoped Reonui’s win, placed Price at the head of the winning trainers on metropolitan courses. Ol him the writer above quoted says:— “Since he settled in Sydney at the end of 1922, the Nerv Zealand ti airier G. Price has met with su:.-es‘i arid when Reonui recorded an easy win in the Auburn Handicap on Saturday, the last metropolitan racing day cl the current season, it. was the v-ictory registered by horses from Price's stables in the past six years an average of 20 a season. I‘rice heads the list for the year that closes on Tuesday, but if provincial meetings are taken into consideration lie dead heats with the Mascot trainer C. O’Rourke, who, in nddition, has had numerous successes in pony events at A.li.C. fixtures. Price's best horses have been Windbng, Stony, Rennnui, Magdaff, Cute Bird. Buckra. Murray King, Baldwin, Winalot, and Ramulus, and no doubt bis best effort was the winning of the Sydney Cup (Murray King) uid tbo Melbourne Cup (Windbag) in die one season.. He has trained many two year-old winners, and Norina Talmadge. Medicus, Ramulus, and King Conrad each succeeded at their first attempt. This season has I een <re of his best for winners, but ’. ot for stakes. Principally through , the efforts of Limerick, the New Zea'anl trainer F. D. Jones, who, by the way, will be here again cn Tuesdiy, is leading trainer so far as orize money is concerned.”

Jamieson, First Pop. Although it was his first appearance on a Sydney course, Mr Colin Anderson’s Australian-bred filly Mithra, ridden by J. Barry, was made a hot favourite for the Juvenile Handicap at Rosehill. “Whatever the fortunes of previous visits,’ says a Sydney writer, “the New Zealand trainer, J. T.- Jamieson, has macle an auspicious start on this occasion. ‘She is a stone too light,’ and other similar statements prior to the Juvenile Handicap being run, assured his filly Mihtra of favouritism. One big bettor, who generally visits the ring late, was there early for the juvenile race, and he soon made his presence felt, Mithra came down suddenly from five to two to even money, and although a few bookmakers were tempted to take a risk with her, the average quotation was still even money. Mithra won well, but she had to overcome bumps. She jumped out nicely, but met with interference in the first furlong, and waM relegated to a rear position. Twice she attempted to get through near the rails, and failed, and then her rider took her to the jutside. She finished strongly and vce e l to rails again, and stalled off a doiermine challenge by Longway, wiioso party went for a good win. Mithra was bred by Mr William Thompson, at Yarraman Park, Scone, and is by the Sunstar horse Australian Sun, from the Brinzino mare, Bonum, a half-sister to the V.R.C. Derby and the St. Leger winner, Eusebius, and to the Adrian Knox Stakes winner, Vodka. Mithra was sold as a yearling for 275 guineas.” • » • Webster's Luck Out.

No such happy result attended tne venture of another New Zealand trainer at Kensington Park on the following Monday. The coming un done of another “good thing” is recorded as follows:—-“Those who follow the New Zealand trainer, A. D. Webster, were on good terms with themselves when at the first time ol asking First Acre won a double. Since then, however, luck has not come their way, and Moutoa Wonder, a 14.1 pony that since the last visit has done well in New Zealand was yesterday responsibe for another reverse. The mare was backed to favouritism for the first division of the Fourteenone Handicap at Kensington, but was beaten by a length by De Valera, who appeared to have control of the situation over the last two longs.”A Little ’Un's Success. The Kensington Park Meeting just mentioned did not go past without a win for New Zealand blood, for the Martian—Mazahuka pony Little Mart, a winner elsewhere a week previously. added another to his many first notches in liliputian events. Carrying top-weight and starting at a nice price, he got away with the first division of the Fourteen-two Handicap. Another Maorilander, besides Moutoa Wonder, had* to put up with a second placing. This was the aged mare Good Leg, who was just beaten in n division of the Fourteen-one Handicap,