GENERAL NOTES

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVIII, Issue 297, 1 December 1928, Page 2

GENERAL NOTES

The Taranaki Jockey Club’s nominations close on Monday. Those for the Manawatu Racing Club are due on Tuesday. Entries for the Wairarapa and Marton Meetings close on Friday next.

„ P®f cs P tlon left Sydney yesterday for Wellington by the Marama en route to Auckland for the Derby. He is coming over in charge of Norman O’Brien, of Chisholms, and C. Marsden is also coming across to do the riding.

The Acre—Springtide gelding in L. Knapp’s stable has been named Delta.

The three-year-old full-brother to Leitrim and half-brother to Dobbin and Ihapotoa, has been named Silver Division.

To meet the convenience of visiting trainers the Woodville District Joe key Club has just completed the erection of 24 new loose-boxes on the racecourse property in McLean street. The track is reported to be in excellent order, and the caretaker says he has never seen it better.

Hoylake is a notable entry at Woodville. He will benefit by racing there en route to the Auckland Cup. His two-year-old mate, Desert Song, appears in the juvenile races. These outside entries will add considerably to the interest in the meeting, which has drawn excellent fields from the material nearer home.

A. Driscoll, who has been riding in Melbourne for some months past, letnrned to Auckland by the Ulimaroa. lie intends to remain at Ellerslie'.

Episode was a notable absentee from the final Auckland lists, and it transpires that she has failed to train on satifaetorily and is to bo spelled. Last week she was given a good nalf. |ri('u i:i-k ihat seemed tn affect hoi ic.Le, ■.’■iy, »iih the icsult that il ms

decided to throw her out of work again and give her another lengthy spell. She will not fulfil her engagements at the Auckland Summer Meeting at which fixture she was left in the Royal Stakes after the first forfeit was declared. From present appearances it would seem that Epl- - will not be seen on the turf again until the autumn meetings come round.