AUSSIE ODDS AND ENDS

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXII, Issue 221, 1 September 1932, Page 2

AUSSIE ODDS AND ENDS

The race in which the Syr-old Cockpit— Mori gelding COckpen, recently sold out of H. B, Lorigan’s Australian team, scored his first suocoss was the Maiden Handicap, 80 so vs, six furlongs, at last week’s Victoria Park (Sydney) Meet* Ing. fie was set io carry fist 21b tad, starting favourite, W6H easily with a eouple of lengths to spare. His rider whs fined ££ for disobedience at the post.

At the same meeting the Birkdale— Pretty Queen pony tain Little Queen added to het Australian suecette* by wiumg the seceond division of the Fourtcen-two Handicap, six furlongs, and started second favourite. Later in the day another New Zealander in Gipsy Fate (Tonbridge—Gipsy Gold) was made a hot favourite for the Park Handicap, one mile, but failed to reaeh even a place. * » • On the previous day at Menangle Park (Sydney), the PWnbal—Veil gelding Prince Pombal, three-quarter brother to that fine performer Veihnond, and one of J. W. Laughlin’s lot, was backed down to very short-priced favcuritism in the Three-year-old Handicap, six furlongs. Ho was, however, pippod On the post, and had to put Up with a second placing. * During last week the Maotlander Inflation was substantially supported to win the A.J.G. Epsom Handicap, both in straight-out wagering tad in doubles coupled With Version and Historic for the Metropolitan. A good deal of straight-out money Was also ontered against the last-named for the longer race. When J. T. Jamieson put the five-year-old Diacquenod—Mazabuka gelding Hard Words Up to auction last week he failed to reach the reserve. However, he was subsequently quitted privately at an undisclosed price, and will henceforth race for an Australian owner. At ths same sale Mt V> Riddifotd'a threo*yoar>old Tea Tray gelding Burly Cup fell to a bid of 66 guineas.

An Inquiry was made last week on behalf of a well-known Sydney sportsmu for a price on the New Zealand three-year-old Inflation. The owner of the colt, Mr H. E. Edmunds, was, however, not tempted, tad replied that Inflation was definitely not for sale.

Mr W. R. Kemball’s flve-yeawold Limond—Princess Pat mare, Lady Pat, has not tun prominently in any of het recent efforts. Still, according to a Melbourne exchange, she was last week backed for a moderate amount to Win the Caulfield-Melbourne Cups double, a rather ambitious project.

In a final flutter after Australian stake money before returning homo, J. M. Cameron started all three of his expeditionary team at Brisbane Tattersail's Meeting test Saturday week. As we heard by cable, Nea Lap acted as mner-up in the Cup event, 1} mile,

11 I beaten a length. Goshawk got into third place fo ths Welter Handicap, seven fatlMgs, but Lotus Lily was rightjout of money in the Flying Handicap, furlongs. The lastnamed shared fa-ountism with two Others is h*r rac, ’> but both Nea Lap west out at double figures. At this meeting Mr E. J. Watt pfoviMd the favourite and winner, Greek Trett (Dorie—Bilk Tress), in the Throo-ycar-old Handicap, seven furlongs.