AUSSIE NOTES

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XX, Issue 295, 2 December 1930, Page 2

AUSSIE NOTES

Four Thirds for Maorilandoro. The cableman was good enough to send us the results of the two chief handicap events at the A.J.C. Warwick Farm meeting last Saturday week. In each of these a New Zealander filled third place, Vallar (Valkyrion—Bellacity) in the Varroville Handicap, 6 furlongs, and Stormy (Quin Abbey— Gipsy Martian) in the Homebush Handicap, li mile. Press accounts now to hand show that Vallar was heavily backed into short-priced favouritism, but was well beaten. As was surmised here at the time the winner, Lad, a grey Chrysolaus gelding, was a rank outsider, 100’s to 3 on offer about him going begging for takers. Stormy, on the other hand, went out at substantial odds for the longer race, for which the winner, Volense, was favourite. Two other Maorilanders were also compelled to content themselves with third berths, Minter (Paper Money—Zany) in the second division of the Mnirlen Handicap. 6 furlongs, and Pro Note (Paper Money—Fulsome) in the Farm Stakes. 1 mile, each starting at double-figure odds. A Win Also. What the cableman might have told us was that the New Zealandbred Tea Tray—Afterglow gelding Pennick was the winner of the first division of the Greystanes Nursery Handicap. 5 furlongs, for which he wont out at slight odds-on. eventually winning with a length and a half to spare. In this race Gesture’s sister. Miss Nottava, again failed to secure a place. Tn the second division of the same event the close runnerup was Miss Quantock. a fill” by imported Qimntock front Ike New Zealand b-ed mara Bright Eyes. Goshawk's sister. At this same meeting Coucal (Magpie—Fadelina), the four-year-old full sister to Goshawk, scored her most important success to date, showing that, like most of her sire’s gets, she is improving with a bit of age Her victory came in the last race cf the day, the Farm Stakes. 1 mile, in which she carried Bst. 101 b. Although this was her third successive win, she went out at pretty long odds, the general opinion being that the company was a bit too select for her. Coucal has grown a good deal since she held a fourteen-two certificate for pony racing. She is. however, still on the small side and not likely to stand heavy imposts. Still, properly placed, she promises to pick up further stakes. » » • Odds and Ends. Al the Epsom (Victoria) meeting on 22nd inst. two from New Zealand were among the winners, Auto Pay (Tea Tray—La Paix) taking the first division of the Two-year-old Handicap. 5 furlongs, for which he went out favourite, and Pamona (Paper Money—Minona) getting home first, as second favourite, in tho Epsom Plato. 6 furlongs. Yet another of Tea Tray’s gets in the well known New Zealand performer Tea Time, was first to reach tho winning post on the date just mentioned. This was in the “Cup” event at Bellbird (N.S.W.), which ho won by three lengths. The stewards, however, were against him in deciding a protest for interference, and he had to put up with second money. • - • This Bcllbird fixture can scarcely be designed to encourage the breeding of stayers. Of the eleven races run at the two-day fixture three were over 3) furlon’gs, five, including the Cup, over 4 furlongs, one over 5 furlongs. and the other two over 6 furlongs. * * » Ono of Paper Money’s progeny that is engaged in picking up crumbs at small country meetings in New South Wales is the four-year-old mare Shekels. Her latest recorded win was in a 6-furlong event at tho Orara meeting, for which she started favourite. Shekels is from Lady Jean IT. and is thus half-sister to Scion, winner in the one season of both the New Zealand and tho Auckland Cup. As the cable told us yesterday. Gay Ballerina, carrying the substantial burden of 9st-. 51b., was winning her division of the Flying Handicap at Moorefield (Sydney) just about the same hour that Lady Quex. another of her sire’s gets was winning the Feilding Stakes. Mr. W. G. Stead should have no difficulty in finding buyers for his Lord Quex voungsters at the January Trentham Sale. •. » • The second division of the Moorefield event just mentioned went to Tea Miss, another of Hawke's Bay breeding (by Tea Tray—Miss Girons), who had recent winning form at provincial meetings to recommend her. It is very seldom wo find a mare winning- races in her eleventh year. That wonderfully tough piece of stuff Millimetre (Solferino—Mazabuka). however, is showing that at that age she is not vet done with. At Rosebery (Sydney) last Saturday week sho was good enough to add a division of tho Fourteen-two Handicap. 1 furlongs, to her already long string of successes. It does not look ns if her half-sister Hard Words., by Hiocquenod. was to have anything like so leixthv a racing career. At this Rosebery meeting there was a £lOOO Cup event on the programme. which was decided in three heats and a run-off. It resulted, in an eventual turn-on for Sunnv Wit. who had been hacked early at 100’s to 1 to win both his heats, a little coup which he d”ly brought off. Minor nlncipgs onlv came tho wav -f Now Zealand-”’’ that started nt T'-pnimr Pm-’r (V’n-t Australia! on ■’•'ml inst.. Cop- ‘oUn'ten ami Mis« Field fl.i’-d end Lilt encond in their rest ectivc nicuts.