AUSSIE NOTES

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XIX, Issue 220, 4 September 1929, Page 2

AUSSIE NOTES

Paquito's Good Win. Sydney newspaper files so fcr to hand are of interest here mainly on account of the details they give of last Saturday week’s RosehiU. Meeting About Paquito’s win m the first division of the Dundas Handicap seven furlongs, the “Herald says:—“Paquito is now one of the first fancies for the Epsom Handicap and his decisive win at RosehiU warrants his forward position. Having won a division of the Highweight Handicap and the local Handicap at the A.J.C. Autumn Meeting tins year, Paquito increased his large army of admirers, and when the weights for the Epsom Handicap and iJie Metropolitan appeared, a majority of them considered that The Metropolitan would be his mission. His trainer, however, stated last week that as the owner was a non-bettor Paquito would fulfil each engagement, and it now seems that the horse will have to be seriously considered in all his races. His win on Saturday marked the third in succession, and convincing as it undoubtedly was, he gave the impression that he could nave left a bigger margin at the finish if his rider so desired. Paquito may have been a little fortunate in securing a run near the rails, but he finished so well as to suggest that he could have come round the field and then won.”

Aussie's Costly Defeat. It appears now that Aussie started a red-hot odds-on favourite for the second division of the same event, in which he finished third to Lord Eudorus and Loquacious. On this performance the “Herald’’ comments as follows “The New Zealand-owned Aussie is gradually descending the ladder of fame. The vanquisher of Limerick has twice been sent out favourite in Sydney, and in each race he has been beaten into a minor place. Aussie, however, has not run a bad race under his heavy imposts, but he will have to improve to succeed with 9st 91b against our best milers in the Epsom Handicap. The second division of the Dundas Handicap on Saturday was looked upon as a ‘soft thing’ for him, and from 5 to 4on he touched 2to 1 on. He had every chance in running, but could not withstand the strong challenges of Lord Eudorus and Loquacious over the last furlong. Loquacious was supported by her owner at 20 to 1 but the surprising factor associated with Lord Eudorous was his drift in the market, more especially as his owner, who recently transferred to Rosehill, gave him an excellent chance, and backed him well. Lord Eudorous put up a striking performance. He was last at the half mile, and still had a number of horses in front of him when approaching the turn Once heads were turned for home Coutts brought him •on the outside, and nearing the furlong post he still had three or four lengths to make up. Loquacious was the first to tackle Aussie, and she no sooner secured the measure of the New Zealander than Lord Eudorus ranged alongside them. Lord Eudorus was capable of continuing his run, and despite the fact that he seemed to make a false stride about 20 yards from the post he won in great style by a neck from Loquacious, with Aussie half a length away.”

Changeable Weather. Stormy’s win in the principal event of the day excited the following par from the same writer;—“The New Zealand-bred horse Stormy has always been a thorn in the side of backers. When heavily supported he would taTI, and in several of the races that he lias won he has beaten the public choice. He has been the subject of more than one demonstration by a section of the crowd. Stormy, however, is evidently able to do his best when the going is heavy or holding. His last win was in the Canterbury Park Cup on a soft track, when he relegated the short price Valparaiso, the King’s Cup winner, to second place. Since then he has changed hands, and in three runs the closest he could finish was fourth to Staroff at Morefield. It is little wonder that his price in the Rosehill August Handicap on Saturday eased to 10 to 1. Bacchus, the favourite, who is always slow to find his feet, was even slower in this race, and it was not until approaching the turn that, he began to gallop in earnest. Ellofn had endeavoured to lead all : lie way, but the task was too much lor her. Stoimy shot to the front

shortly lifter entering the straight, and Bartle did not let up on him. I.adv Clara and Bacchus tried hard to bring Stormy back, but their task was a hopeless one. Stormy is now I rained by E. P. Walker at Randwi'.k, foi the gentleman who races

under the name of Mr 'D. M. Ednie,’ who has thus made an auspicious start among the ranks of owners.” • « • Odds and Ends. Mr. P. H. Osborne, a member of the A.J.C. committee, says a Sydney paper, was elated last week when he received word that Rampage, a sister to Rampion and Ramulus, had foaled a colt to imported Pantheon. The foal, however, has since died. « * » The Belmont Park meeting last Saturday week was nothing exceptional for West Australia in that it saw a couple of New Zealanders on the winning list. These were Pure Blend (Tea Tray—Tokahau), who accounted for the Belmont Plate, six furlongs, and Bisora (Bisogne—Princess Ora), to whom fell the Belmont Purse, run over the same distance. In each case the Maorilander started favourite. • • # As in the Dominion so in the Commonwealth Day Cornet’s stock have been doing well in jumping events. One of them has been a winner two or three times lately in Westralia, and now we have word of the steeplechase at the latest Williamstown (Victoria) fixture being won by the Day Comet—Tiz gelding Bright Flare, who must be pretty well advanced in years. » • • At the meeting just mentioned Second Wind (Grandcourt or Psychology—First Blow), bred at Okawa, H. 8., and last season’s champion three-year-old in “the West,” was a starter in the August Handicap, Im. 3f., but under a top-weight load of 9st., could only get third. He is just now in Melbourne being prepared for the V.R.C. Derby.

At the Murrumbidgee Turf Cluh's meeting on 23rd ulto. the Maiden Handicap, six furlongs, was won by the four-year-old gelding Rigmarole, by Absurd—Makepeace. At this meeting the ex-H.B. jumper Home Made was started in the hurdle race on the first day and in the steeplechase on the second. In the earlier event he was unplaced and in the other he finished third. Catapult was also a starter each day, but without getting into the money on either.