GENERAL NOTES

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XIX, Issue 62, 28 February 1929, Page 2

GENERAL NOTES

Nominations for the Great Easter Handicap aiid Great Autumn Handicap will be received by the Canterbury Jockey Club up till 8 o’clock on Friday night. * - » # Taurua, a brother to that good handicapper Te Monanui, was seen out in two-year-old events at Te Aroha. Taurus, a bay colt by Potoa from Unity, races in the interests of his breeder, Mr. IV. C. Ring, of Hinucra. This colt will take time to furnish fully for racing, but the future can be hopefully looked to so far as he is concerned

With Aussie, Paganelli and Supremacy among the candidates likely to contest the AH Aged Stakes at Avondale in the autumn, this classic event should be more than ordinarily interesting. Twelve months back Aussie won this six-furlong race with 9.10, while Prince Humphrey 8.0, Joy King 9.7 and Paganelli 9.5 were in the following places.

The Quin Abbey—Necktie geldings, Ruffles and Orchus. which have been trained for the past fifteen months by A. E. Cox, have now rejoined W. C. Woods’ team at Te Rapa (says an exchange). Orchus has apparently lost form, while Ruffles still makes a noise when galloping.

Pegaway’s name is missing from the list of nominations for the Ohinemuri meeting. The Te Awi’mututrained gelding has been entered for several events at the Wellington meeting, and, providing the weights are suitable, he will be taken down to that meeting.

Pride, whose first and only success wag in the Oaks at Riccarton last November, appears to have run a good race in the Midsummer Handicap at Riccarton on Saturday. She was one of the leaders tjll the straight was reached and finished third. This filly may be hard to beat in the autumn before lacing is through.

If Gay Duke is produced in the Buckland Handicap, to be decided at tho Franklin meeting early next month, he is likely to come in for solid support (writes “Whalebone”). This two-year-old showed a lot of speed at the Te Aroha meeting when be finished third ill the Juvenile Handicap to Polyxena and Awamutu after being somewhat unlucky.

Stjaigh(course. who was third in the Lyttelton Plate at Riccarton on Saturday, is owned by 'Sir George Clifford and is by The Ace from Winning Way, therefore a halfbrother to Winning Hit. This was his first race and he is a bit green yet, hut a good future is predicted for him next season.

Paperchase is a brilliant sprinter when properly right, but the daughter of Paper Money seems to have lost form this season. She disappointed at Dunedin recently and on Saturday was never prominent in tho Craven Plate.