AUSSIE NOTES

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XIX, Issue 221, 5 September 1929, Page 2

AUSSIE NOTES

Lucky Breeder-Owner. There are few racehorse owners in the Dominion who have had such a good share of fortune’s favours as has Mr. H- A. Knight, of Canterbury. With a couple of brood mares, Madrid and Melody, he has in tho course of a few years bred such good ones as Malaga (Auckland Cup winner), Zaragoza and Paquito, and also such champions as Ballymena and Limerick. The total amount of stake-money won by Ballymena and Limerick probably amounts to an Australian and New Zealand record for two horses the progeny of one mare.

Gay Ballerina at Rosehill, The failure of Gay Ballerina to finish in a place in the Three ami Four-year-old Handicap at Rosehill on August 2-1 was somewhat of a surprise, seeing the sensational manner in which she was supported. IV hen the post position wont up, and It was found that she had drawn 25,

the price eased (says a Sydney writer). Her connections were not frightened by the marble, as the money simply poured in for the filly. Several bets of £l4OO to £2OO were registered against her. She lost nothing at the start, being shot out clear, and was in front on settling down. At the end of the first furlong, she surrendered the role cf pacemaker to the speedy Scar, but when the latter ran oil' the course, she again took charge. While well bt/sten, she was not disgraced, and the impression was given that she would be improved by the outing. Another one who should show much better form in the future is the New Zealand Derby winner, Nightmarch. With J. Pike in the saddle, he did not enter seriously into tho early running, but the manner in which he lugged out at the turn drew attention to his movements. The fact that he was going well in seventh place at the end suggested tha, he will make big improvement on his form.

Honour’s Programme. Prior to contesting the Australian Jockep Club’s Derby on October 5, Honour will probably be seen pi action in the Rosehill Guineas and Tuttersall's Chelmsford Stakes at Randwick. It was in the Chelmsford Stakes of 1918 that Gloaming making his first appearance on a race track, gave one of the most striking displays of galloping ever .seen at Hand wick. Till then unknown to the general public, he literally walked away with the nine-fur-long weight-for-age event, and besides deetating such good performers as Rebus, Kennaquhair, Estland, and Poitrel with ease, he also created an Australian and New Zealand record for the distance- However, Ins time, 1.52, w’as subsequently low’ered by Hreoic, who put up 1.50} at Randwick. The present record for the distance is held by Fuji San, 1.491, at Brisbane.

St. Simon Jumping Blood. Horses tracing to St. Simon once again left their mark on important jumping, events this year both in Now Zealand and Australia. The New Zealand Grand National Steeplechase winner, Wiltshire, is by Day Comet (son of St. Frusquin and grandson of St. Simon), and Mangani, winner ot the New Zealand Grand National Hurdle Race, is by the same sire. Kentle, winner of the Victorian Grand National Hurdle Race, is by Kenilworth (son of Childwick and grandso nof St. Simon), and Mosstrooper, winner of the Australian Hurdle Race and Australian Steeplechase, is also by Kenilworth. Shavian, winner of the Adelaide Grand National Hurdle Race, is by Comedy King (son of Persimmon and grandson of St. Simon). No Return. The five-year-old Paladin—Persian Lilac gelding Satrap, who was sold to an Australian buyer at a big figure just after winning the Great Northern St. Leger, has proved a bitter disappointment over there. Despite this he was talked of as quite a possibility in the recent King’s Cup event at Brisbane but did nothing to redeem his character. He had also, prioi to that, been given a chance in the Metropolitan Handicap, being backed, coupled with Sion in the Epsom, for a fairly large amount. However, that hope has now been extinguished, as he has been taken out of his Randwick engagements. Epsom-Metrop, Betting. A Sydney pencil artist’s latest production, issued just a week ago. shows the New Zealander Paquito at the only single-figure quotation for the A.J.C. Epsom Handicap. Next to him, just on the double-figure mark, come Gijt Edge and Ramulus. Then follow Loquacious, at four points longer, and Ainounis, John Buchan, Kijlarnoy and St. Christopher at two points still better price. Among those in the next paddock, standing at scores, are Aussie and the New Zealanders Paganelli and Reonui. For the other leg of the double, the Metropolitan Handicap, Valparaiso is in a stall by himself, at the same price as is Paquito for the Epsom. Just over the partition we have Loquacious and Inducement, the first among the double-figure lot. Of the five tn the next box no Jess than four hail from “Pig Island,” Concentrate, Oratrix, Paquito and Tidal, their mate being Mid-Kent. Seatoun is among tho adjoining half-dozen, so evidently his poor bowing on the second and third days at Brisbane has not induced any rash risks with him. * » » Odds and Ends.

A Dunedin exchange, without mentioning its authority, states that Limerick started at a “really good price” when he went out to win the Warwick Stakes on Saturday last-

A win at, Menangle and two at Rosehill last Saturday week placed M, McCarten at the head of the list of winning jockeys in the Sydney Metropolitan and provincial area for the current season. McCarten had ridden six winners against Bartle’s five and a half winners.

The Victorian colt, Parkwood, who was the best of the Victorian tw'o-year-olds last season, has started the present campaign disappointingly by failing to get near a place at Warwick Farm on Saturday. If he is a good three-year-old he should have done better, even in good weight-for-age company

It says something for our New Zealand vets that horses are occasionally sent ovei from Sydney for treatment or operation here. Amonjj them Ims been Prime Don. who recently was operated on for respiratory trouble by Dr. W. C. Ring of Auckland. He has made « good recovery and will he shipped hack to Sydney to-morrow

Neddn, who finished last in the Warwick Stakes on Saturday, is the Dunedin-owned three-year-old by Paper Money from Michaels. She did well on a trip to Australia Inst o.iitumn. winning she Victoria Racing Club’s Sires’ Produce Stakes anil earning pbieo money in other events. Possibly she lias not struck her best

form yet, hut she will need to improve vastly on Saturday’s running to win a good race on the present visit- However, last season she did not start her Ausrta]ian campaign at all brilliantly

Killarney, who won the Campbelltown Handicap at Warwick Farm on Saturday, is proving a thorn in the side of New Zealand horses. Paganoili filled second place, while a few weeks earlier, Aussie was runner-up to him on the same course. The only consolation we have is that he comes from the stable of an ex-Maoriland trainer, G. Price.