GENERAL NOTES

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXII, Issue 155, 16 June 1932, Page 2

GENERAL NOTES

Callapat, who won over hurdles both at. Egmont and Wanganui, is in good order and is to compete at the Hawke’s Bay and Napier Park meetings. His trainer, W. Grindley, will again ride him.

Good progress towards recovery from the head injuries he received when Advance Camp fell in the Great Northern Hurdles is being made by H. Dulieu and it was expected that he would be able to leave the Auckland Hospital yesterday. However, he is not yet completely recovered and he will prrobably be confined to bed for a few more weeks before he is well enough to get about again.

Since he last raced Mr J. M. Samson’s importation Lord Argosy has been added to the list. He did well in his spell subsequent to the operation and has rejoined the active brigade at Wingatui. Another addition to the same team is a rising two-year-old colt by Paper Money from Entre Nous.

Ammon Ra and Bronze Eagle are still enjoying their spells in the paddock, but the two champions may not be in idleness many more weeks. Ammon Ra’s future programme is m the balance, as arrangements are being made for a trip to America for the Liinond — Hyades colt.

Royal Survey (Simpson) was sent over a couple of pony hurdles twice at Ellerslie on Tuesday morning, giving a very encouraging display for a beginner. Vandyke (Simpson) was sent over the same fences shaping particularly well for a novice.

A. E. Ellis has been engaged to ride Snowfall in the Grand National Steeplechase. This was the successful combination in the same event last year.

The two-year-old Mercian King— Megan filly Foreign Queen, who scored a run-away victory in the Novice Stakes at the Marton meeting, has improved considerably of late and appears to bo a good prospect in the Tria! Plato at the Hawke’s Bay meeting.

High Comedy and Royal Artist are among the nominations for the Epsom and Metropolitan Handicaps to be decided at Randwick in the spring. Both these horses were offered at auction last week but were not sold. Mr R. T. Reid, who also owns Tea Trader and a yearling full sister to High Comedy, may decide also to send this pair, but although the trip has not been definitely arranged, it is contemplated, and it is quite possible that it will eventuate. In the event of Mr Reid deciding to send a team, E Pope will most likely take Speedinint and a Gay Shield— Lady Maire filly, so that the team will bo a formidable combination that should pay expenses for the four. — Auckland “Star.”

Morena, an aged son of Bisogne, looks like developing into a really useful hurdler, and it would not be surprising to see him win shortly in much better company than ho has so far encountered He used to be trained by F. D. Jones at Riccarton, and just prior to tho last South Canterbury meeting was sold, winning at his first attempt in his new colours at this fixture. At the recent Dunedin meeting Morena accounted for the June Hurdle Race, but lost his rider in the Otago Hurdle Race, while on the last day he was a good second to the much more experienced Captain’s Gilt. Morena is due to make his next appearance at the South Canterbury ivi- ‘i ;, ;i on Saturday and sbcnl 1 go well.

The well-known hurdler, and winner of the 1929 Great Northern Hurdles, Mister Gamp, has failed to stand a preparation at Woodville and has been returned to his owner, Mr E. Collins, at Newbury. Mister Gamp had been leased to Mr T. Wills, in whose colours he had raced a couple of times tins season. * • * The Kilbroney two-year-old Kiltowyn is thriving exceptionally well on the work allotted him by his owner, Mr A. D. Potter, at Ellerslie, and has never looked better than at present (states the “Star.”) This juvenile has abundance of speed, and if he continues to make the same progress as ho is now doing his owner will probably race him in minor events at Trentham next month. « a « The jockeys E. Manson and H. Wiggins will attend the Hawke’s Bay meeting to fulfil riding engagements at that fixture. Wiggins has contracted to ride Anemometer and Manson’s mounts include Tiega, Air Laddie, Joe and Hawora. The last-named, who is a member of A. E. Neale’s stable at Bulls, will contest the Trial Plate.

A bad smash occurred in the Ashburton County Handicap at the Ashburton Trotting Club’s meeting on Saturday. Passing the stand for the first time Ayrmont Chimes, driven by J. Bryce, Cyono (F. Holmes), Grandlight (R J. Humphries), and John Noble (W. J. Ryan) all fell. Holmes, Ryan, and Humphreys escaped injury. Bryce was carried to the ambulance, but on examination he was not found to be seriously hurt.

It was a surprise to many sportsmen to learn that Mr H.. Murphy was the owner of a trotter, Craganour, who had lus first start at the Ashburton Trotting Meeting on Saturday and duly landed at a substantial price. Mr Murphy has been an owner of gallopers for several years, among his horses having been Citnabue, Tea Dol'l, Dolomite, St Roger, and Late Jest, but Craganour is the first pacer or trotter that he has owned.

A Te Arolia report states that the Catmint horse Sargon, winner of the Takapuna Alison Cup last season, but never very sound, has been leased from Dr. E. 11. B. Milson, of Auckland, by Mr L. S Otway, of Kiwitahi. He has been in light work near Cambridge for the past three months, and as he has shown no present signs of unsoundness he will be persevered with, and will probably be seen out under colours during the winter.

As Copey led the field homo in the Great Northern Steeplechase, my mind was carried back to a winter’s day in 1911 when his sire, Marble Arch, was brought to Auckland by the steamer Maheno, on which vessel the Irish-bred horse Penury was also a passenger, says “Phaeton.” Marble Arch, who had been purchased in Queensland on account of the late Mr William Walters, did not cut an attractive figure as he was viewed in the steamer’s hold; indeed, some keen judges shrugged their shoulders, and it had to be admitted that Penury seemed to be the better proposition. But in a comparatively short period Marble Arch was to look a very dif ferent horse. Having come from an affected area, Marble Arch had to go into quarantine at Motuihi, and a pronounced transionnation was worked in him after a month on the island. Indeed, it was so wonderful that I could scarcely believe my eyes when he came off the ferry steamer to be taken to his new quarters at Papakura. Marble Arch furnished an illustration that it is very unsafe to sum up a horse at first sight, and especially after the animal had come through a long journey by train and subsequently shipped for a voyage by sea. Though Marble Arch was not always advantageously placed, his progeny have won over £110.0(XJ in prize money. Peter Maxwell, who won the New Zealand Grand National Steeplechase in 1926, is included among his progeny, so that, with Copey’s success in the Great Northern Steeplechase, the English-bred son of Isinglass has a winning representative in the two leading cross-country events in this Dominion.