GENERAL NOTES

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXI, Issue 301, 4 December 1931, Page 2

GENERAL NOTES

Nominations for the Manawatu Meeting on December 26, 28. and 29 close to-night’ (Friday) at 9 o'clock. First forfeits for the Palmerston North Stakes are due at the same time. F. Davis’s three-year-old maiden Lucky Moment, by Lackham from Musical Moment, broke down very badly at Feilding on Saturday, and may have to be deseroyed. * Lady Quex was responsible for a fine race in the Feilding Stakes.. She met with a decided check early in the run ning, and then finished fourth. Wherever this maro races during the holidays she will be hard to beat in anything in which she starts, whether it is a handicap or a weight-f or-age event * * • Cadland went a good race in the Feilding Stakes, though the distance was too short for the son of Acre. He should be in first-class fettle for his Auckland engagements, which include the Railway Handicap in which he has 9st 71b, Laughing Prince being at the top of tho list with 9st 81b. Both are owned by Mr T. A. ’Duncan. The defeat of Karapoti over five furlongs in last Saturday’s Feilding

Stakes confirms the opinion of his trainer that General Latour’s son is not yet at his best. The Summer Meeting of the Auckland Racing Club may see Karapoti something like his own self. t • • Pershain, winner of the Takapuna Plate on Saturday, is a black colt by Lackham (imp)—Persia, and so a halfbrother to Royal Duke and Tuahine. • • • Leitrim got hurt on the eve of the Takapuna Meeting, but it was not serious, and he should be at his best ere the holiday racing takes place. • • • • Instalment, the older full sister to Inflation, has a lot of speed, but as yet is inclined to weaken at the end of sixfurlongs. . » • An interesting competitor in the highweight handicaps at Takapuna was Wiltshire. The jumper failed to show up prominently either day, but the two races should improve his condition, and he will no doubt be kept going with a view to contesting the hurdle events at tho Auckland Racing Club’s Summer Meeting. Wiltshire has been more sue cessful aS a steeplechaser than a hurt! ler, but present indications are that the class in the jumping events at Ellers lie will not be very strong and, as he made a creditable showing in a hurdle race at the Grand National Meeting he may be a possibility for a race at the summer carnival. Lirneen, who as sixth down the betting in the Pupuke Handicap at Takapuna on Monday last, paid the only really substantial dividend of the day. is a thrce-year-old filly bj Llmond from the Birkenhead mare Molleen Oge. She is owned by Mrs S L. Parsons, and trained by H. L. Russell at Te Awamutu. • • • • Paganelli looked as though he was right back to his best at Takapuna on Saturday when he paraded for the Bor ough Handicap, and he received suffi eient support to send him out third favourite. He jumped away smartly and led the field till well into the straight, when Chrysology ranged alongside him and beat him by a neck. There was a bit of interference just on the post through Vali trying to get through on the rails, bumping Piganelli, who, in consequence, went over on Chrysology, but tho committee decided not to alter the placings. Paganelli will only have to go on the right way to be troublesome at the Ellerslie Summer Meeting. At that fixture last season he won the Electric Handicap, six furlungs » « « Volimond won the Whangarci Cup, one mile and a-quarter. and finished on at a great rate over the last couple of furlongs to head off Taneriri in the last stride. On that performance she had to be given a chance in the Alison Cup at Takapuna. She was not hurried during the early portion of that race, but five furlongs from home ran up to the leaders, and from that on gave nothing else a chance. On Monday, in the St. Andrew’s Handicap, she looked the likely winner till nearing the bend into the straight, where she compounded and finished well back. « • • Lucidus, who won the Melrose Maiden Handicap at Takapuna on Saturday, is a full-brother to Biddy’s Boy, and he shows great promise. He has not done much racing, but at the Aucland Spring Meeting he showed up for a good way in the Gordon Handicap, and as he he had been galloping pleasingly at Te Awe.mutu he looked to have a chance at Takapuna. He was well back in the early stages, but made up his ground quickly and was handy to the leaders with a couple of furlongs to go. He took charge in the straight and won in good style. Lucidus is one of A. Cook’s team at Te Awamutu and will be seen to advantage in much better company before long. • • • The Riccarton trainer, F. Christmas, will not now be making the projected trip to Ellerslie for the holiday meeting with Red Heckle Convoy, and Minerval. They raced below expectation at the New Zealand Cup Meeting, and intentions are now to take them South with other members of the team for meetings around Dunedin. • • • Southland sportsmen pay high tribute to Mr James Ritchie, who died at South Riverton last Thursday. One Is reported as saying:—“He was one of the cleanest, fairest and most generous men that ever stepped on a racecourse The sport in Southland owes a debt to him that has not been repaid, nor could it ever have been repaid. Time and time again he helped unobtrusively to tide clubs over bad years. As an owner he met with indifferent success; as a sportsman and a citizen he won the respect and admiration of all. He was a most cultured and polished English gentleman, of whom no one spoke save in praise. The Birchwood Hunt Club owes its continued existence in no small measure to his generosity and enthusiasm. Yet the world of sport claimed by no means .ill of his time, for he served faithfully on the Wallace County Council, and was a respected Justice of the Peace. His unexpected death has robbed the province of a modest, kindly gentleman of the old school.’’ Mr Ritchie, who was 74 years of age at the time of tils death, was a bachelor, and had no relatives in New Zealand Horseowners and trainers are remind ed that nominations for the various events of the Manawatu Racing Club’? summer meeting will close with the sec rotary, Mr V. T. Dibble, Palmerston North, to-night (Friday) at 9 o’clock. SIMBA IN THE NEWS AGAIN. STOLEN FROM STABLES. Sydney, Dec. 2. The racehorse Simba, which was prominent in a turf sensation in July, since when its whereabouts have been unknown, is nov reported to have been stolen during the week-end from stables at Alexandria. • The owner, Mr Guest, says he cannot understand why anyone should interfere with the horse.