GENERAL NOTES

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XIX, Issue 305, 11 December 1929, Page 2

GENERAL NOTES

Nominations for the H.B. Jockey Club’s summer meeting close on Friday. * * * Eaglet was given a mile gallop on Tuesday at Takanini,' which indicates the Chief Ruler—Dovelet filly fulfil ling her engagements at the Christmas fixture at Ellerslie. • * * Chief Joy is the name claimed for Iho ( hief Ruler Podokes two-vear-old filiy owned by Me.-srs. A Nichol son and U. liavis, and Liaincd by J. T. Jamieson.

H. Gray’s collarbone is not broken, and the injury is expected to vield to treatment so that he will be fit to ride at the holiday meetings.

Owing to slight soreness after racing at Takapuna, Tauraua was not asked to run on the second day. It is to be-hoped the son of PotoaUnity will be fit and well to tackle his engagements at Te Awamutu next week-end.

On Friday, December 13, Mr. A. S. Mabee, secretary of the Auckland Trotting Club, will- receive acceptances for all handicap events on the first day’s card of the Christmas carnival.

Compris, who finished fourth in tho Lagmhor Plate at Ashburton, is a three-year-old gelding by Kilbroney from Halina, so is a half-brother to Solferite. He was purchased as a yearling by his present owner, Mr. P. F. Campbell, of Christchurch, at a sale of thoroughbreds held at Addington, for 50 guineas, and had his first race at the Banks Peninsula Meeting last month. He is not as far advanced as the majority of the opposition, but is a promising. galloper, and 1 his name will be more prominent later.

The entry for the .Queen’s Plate, the mile trial plate event of usually good class with which the Auckland Cup Meeting is opened, is as usual much above ordinary maiden standard. The nomination list is: Imperial Prince, Carlaris, Alloy, Austerity, Sports King, The Sun, Lucky Alice, Spring Abbey, Pedestal, Hunting Day, Kaha, Royal Parade. Greenaway, Motere, Taurua, Vali, Storm Fiend, Richfield, Llyn Du, Kawainga. My Own, Micrometer, Count Palatine, Duellona.

Those who .saw Jaloux race so well behind his stablemate, Honour, in the New Zealand Derby at Riccarton made a note of him for future engagements. It looks as if he is bound for Ellerslie, where he should open his winning account. The records show that he ran one very good race in Australia last October, when he finished second to Violin Solo in the decision of the Trial Stakes at Randwick. In the race referred to, the distance of which extended to a mile and a quarter, Jaleiix was beaten only by half a length, and, as the ten furlongs were covered in 2min. SJscc., the son of Satula showed that he could gallop. * *

Sea Song won the Melrose Handicap so easily on the opening day of the lakapuna meeting that the public installed her a warm favourite in the Vauxhall Handicap on the concluding day. She began well in the last-named event and was one of the leaders over the first half of the journey, but when expected to go on she gradually dropped back and finished at the rear of the field. It now transpires that this mare was bedded down with new straw on the night previous to the second day’s racing, and by some means or other got rid of her muzzle and Wad a substantial meal off her bedding, although this fact was not known until a few days after the meeting.

Bells of Shandon has not raced up to track form in his efforts so far this season, but it would cause little 'surprise to find him collecting a stake in the not far distant future.

When Mr. Fred Earl’s well-known King’s Speech was recommissioned after a lengthy spell it was doubtful if ever he would again come right (says an exchange), but the way he is standing up to the pace work allotted him gives every indication of the veteran standing a preparation.

W. L. Russell, who was at one time attached to G. New’s stable in the capacity of head lad, has taken over Mr. C. T. Keeble’s string from G. New, and Blimp, Great Lady and Jason, etc., have been transferred to Woodville, where Russell has secured the premises originally occupied by T. Lloyd.

Sir George Clifford is reported to have sold the Autumnus mare Sudden Storm to the Otago owner, Mr. A. Messent.

Mr. G. Fulton has sold Oriflamb to tho South Canterbury owner, Mr. E. Cuthbertson, and he joins Trilford’s stable at Washdyke. Probably he will compete in hurdle races on the West Coast holiday circuit.

Rose Dupin showed plenty of speed as a two-year-old when she scored a surprise victory at To Rapa in the autumn. She was again produced at Taumarunui on Friday, and put in a great finishing effort in the Taringamotu Handicap, just failing to reach Abbess by a very narrow margin. She was not altogether suited by the heavy track, and will be much harder to beat when she strikes the going firm (says “Whalebone”). Rose Lupin is engaged at the Waipa meeting on Saturday.

Eager Rose, who looks none the worse for her two races at Takapuna, was given a strong work-out over seven furlongs on the No. 2 grass track at Ellerslie on Saturday, and did her work well; This mare will have her next run at Ellerslie this month, and judging by her recent performances she should get some of the stake money during the meeting.

Perennis. a filly by Chief Ruler from Gladiole. came from a long way back to finish third in the Matapuna Hack Handicap at Taumarunui on Friday. She was going well at the finish, and with a little more experience will win a stake. She is a half-sister to Orchid.

. The scratching of Pegaway for tho Auckland Cup came as a surprise to followers of the sport, for at 8.4 he wns thought to have a great chance after his three successes at the last Auckland summer meeting, and bis two successes in sprint races this season, for the latter were taken to indicate that he was not far from his best He has been entered for other events at. the meeting and, therefore, as the nominations for these races only closed on Friday, it does not seem that he is amiss. According to flic acceptance lists appearing in Auckland exchanges Crecna’s King should bo included in that for the Waipa Plate to lie run at Te Awamutu next (Saturday.