GENERAL NOTE?

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXII, Issue 205, 13 August 1932, Page 3

GENERAL NOTE?

Among the horses being prepared at Te Awamutu is a two-year-old brother to Te Kara. The latter was a prominent stake owner, Mr M. H. Tims, a few years ago. The Lucullus—March juvenile is reported to be of an attractive stamp and his future will be followed with more than ordinary interest.

The Roadman has given good exhibitions in the schooling he has undertaken over the big fences at Te Rapa. This Day Comet jumper, who is engaged in both cross-country events at the Pakuranga meeting, has a useful turn of speed, in addition to his fencing ability.

# • * L’Allegro is again among the regular workers at Te Rapa. The Day Comet—Lady Faithful gelding, who has proved a useful stake-earner, is down to make his first appearance of the new season at the Pakuranga meeting.

Protomint is engaged in the Jellicoe Handicap, the leading event on the flat at the Pakuranga meeting. The Catmint —Protocol colt showed good form in strong company at the Auckland and Wellington Winter meetings. With 7.10 for the mile and a quarter race ahead he should be capable of giving a prominent account of himself.

Baroscope and Princess Bede are members of A. Tinker’s team who are to have their first racing of the new season at Ellerslie next week. Baroscope’s engagement at the Pakuranga meeting will be in the Dunedin Handicap in which six furlong event the Weathervane four-year-old gelding figures at the minimum. Princess Bede has 8.12 in the Sylvia Park Handicap (7 furlongs). Both horses have done well in their latest work at Te Rapa

The Waikato horseman, J. Mcßae, had to forego engagements at the Grand National meeting owing to an injured foot.

In “London Sporting Life’’ recently Mr Meyrick Good mentioned that the practice of weighing racehorses during their preparation was more common abroad than it was in England. Ho went on to sav that it was surprising

how few owners or trainers had an idea of the average weight ot a racehorse, and adued: Hau 1 been asked ulthand 1 should say that a horse of average height and build weighs something like luBUlb., and from the undermentioned figures, kindly supplied by Mr H. H. liunn, who trains in India, I find 1 am not far wrong in my estimate. He recently weighed Senator—height 16 hands, girth 72in., rein 50m., forearm 21in., bone BJm., and ankle Him., and found that he weighed 11301 b. Jonathan Gee, he tells me, stands 15.2 J hands, girth Cbin., rein 46in., forearm 19in., bone 7|in., and ankle lOiin., and his weight is 9801 b.” Gipsy Love, the two-year-old halfsister to Beacon Fire, by Hunting Song, is a particularly nice filly, and has shown natural ability to gallop fast, which suggests that she will be prominent in early juvenile events. Gipsy Love is owned by Mr C. Keeble, and is trained by H. E. Russell at Woodville. • v • Water Polo, the rank outsider of the field, who carried only £3B, was responsible for a great surprise in winning the Summer Handicap at Riccarton on Thursday, to return a dividend of just over half-a-centurj.