GENERAL NOTES

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXII, Issue 153, 14 June 1932, Page 2

GENERAL NOTES

The Leighton gelding Paleta, who has been oil the scene for some two years, made his reappearance at Otaki. He showed a lot ot speed in the early stages of the big event, and, if he can bo kept going, lie should win some good races next season. He is now trained by W. Jorgensen at Feilding.

The win of High Pitch at Ellerslie in soft going was anticipated by Pueroa spoilsmen, as before leaving for the meeting he literally ran away from Biform in a trial. Now that he has struck form he will probably be a contestant at the Wellington Meeting. During the past three years High Pitch has proved profitable to Mr J. Irwin, who trains the gelding himself.

The Trentham trainer, J. W. Lowe, who returned from Sydney by the Zealandia to Wellington this week, brought back a yearling gelding by Australian Sun from Bunce. The youngster is a full relative to Sungift, who was purchased privately by Mr C. Boyle in 1927, and raced unsuccessfully when trained by O. Cox at Hawera. Sungift is now at Mr R. W. Holden’s stud in Hawke’s Bay. A half-brother, Belgamba, by Poitrel, won the V.R.C. St. Leger, A.J.C. St. Leger, and S.A St. Leger, and also ran second in the V.R.C. Derby, while another half-bro-ther, Glenariff, by Valais, fetched 3800 guineas as a yearling.

Gold Money was a starter in the York Handicap, the leading race on the flat bn the '-oucluding day of the Auckland Meeting. The Paper Money—Miss Ethel mare, who has not had much racing this year, was showing up for a time. She, unfortunately, went lame during the race.

Town Beauty, who was successful at both starts among the minor grade of steeplechasers at the Auckland Meeting, offers very promising prospects as a jumper. Speed and clean fencing were the leading factors in Town Beauty’s success. The latter, who was bred at Eureka, is descended from a colt by Archiestown. His dam, Beauty, was a successful stake-earner. Town Beauty looks like reaching the top flight as a cross-country horse.

The prevailing conditions in regard to racing, and the consequent paucity of stakes, would create a general impression that owners who are still helping to keep the game afloat would concentrate on horses giving promise of at least paying their way. This practice has been followed in the majority of cases, but there is no doubt that a number of horses with little prospects are remaining in commission. There is one optimist, however, who has placed in commission a gelding by Petareta from a thoroughbred mare (says the “Press”). He has the reputation of being a useful pacer, but is also stated to be able to gallop and to jump, and it is for the purpose of trying him out as a hurdler that his owner is paying track fees nt Riccarton. The difficulty of securing a horseman at this stage of the season to school the gelding may hinder his preparation, but in the meantime he is to be allotted a course of pacing, cantering, and galloping.

The steenlochaser Master Lu will remain at Ellerslie for a while, and next month will probably contest crosscountry events at the Wellington Winter Meeting. Though beaten in both his races at Ellerslie, Master Lu ran a fair race in the Winter Steeplechase, and ho will he a better horse tli- --—t

time he goes to the post. A couple of seasons ago this horse ran third in ♦bo Welling!on Slcrnlcwhasc Io Man-

gani and Aurora Borealis, and if taken to Trentham he should earn expenses during the meeting.

Grand Jury, who has been enjoying a spell for a couple of months, has been scut back to Feilding to W. Jorgensen, who will prepare the Grandcourt gelding for next season’s racing. Grand Jury was a good performer ia the autumn, and should win more races during tlie coming season.

The Polydamou gelding White Fang, who does not handle soft ground to advantage, failed to show up in his recent contests at Ellerslie. The next time White Fang races it will probably be in hurdle events, and, having already had a little experience in that department, he may soon make amends for his past failures on the flat. This horse has abundance of speed, and if he takes kindly to the jumping game he will have to be reckoned with in minor hurdle races later on.

Kowhatu continues to do well in his schooling essays over the big fences at Wanganui. The Quarantine gelding is a splendid jumper, and with any luck at all be should win a race at the Hawke’s Bay Meeting. He figures in the Hawke’s Bay Steeplechase at the minimum.

The death occurred recently in Southland of Madrid, bj Vasco, son of Velasquez, from Fjame by Phaethon, who was bred in 1911 by Mr H. A. Knight and reserved for the stud. Her best progeny were Malaga and Paquito.

Mr Anderson, the Perth sportsman who bought Sil Mond for lOOgs. also secured Chief Jewel, from Mr F. Earl, K.C., for 350 gs. Chief Jewel is a good sort of three-year-old, by Chief Rulei from Spangle, and this season he won the Wynward Plate at Takapuna and the Rotorua Cup. Both horses will shortly be shipped to Western Australia Sir Mond was bought by Mr W Patterson, Auckland, a few weeks back for 90gs, and was offered lor sale last ..londay week without finding a buyer

One rider who rode at the Auckland Winter Meeting who is likely to have a lasting impression that the fences at Ellerslie require a good deal of jumping is R. C. Miles Before the meeting Miles was having a run of success, but his luck was right out at the meeting and he had five falls in six mounts on the last two days.