GENERAL NOTES

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXII, Issue 271, 31 October 1932, Page 2

GENERAL NOTES

Protomint, winner of the Members’ Memorial Handicap at Cambridge, repeated a success of twelve months back. His victory last Monday came within a week of his win in the Plumpton Handicap at Avondale. The Catmint Protocol horse outclassed his fields on both occasions. As Protomint was never better than at present, the Te Awamutu owned and trained galloper will be in line to add further to his stake earnings during Spring racing. He looks like getting a more extended journey than ten furlongs thi s season. When Emancipation raced over hurdles at the Pakuranga Meeting at Ellerslie in August he was far from impressive, That was his first start in the department. That the Sir Dighton —Patrine gelding, who is in J. W. Cathro’s team at Te Awamutu, had improved markedly in the interval he showed by reaching second place in the Hunter’s Hurdles at Cambridge. Emancipation i B likely to develop very useful form as a hurdler as he is only a five-year-old and has pace above the average jumper.

Tradesman has had two wins and a third from as many starts this season, which have returned £2OO in stakes, bringing his total earnings to £1350. When he scored over the sprinters at Avondale on Monday week, the Te Rapa candidate showed a clean pair of heels to the opposition. His victory was just as conclusive in similar class at the Waikato Hunt Meeting, when, with 8.12, he carried 71b more than at Avondale and had half a furlong further to travel. The local horseman, O. MeInally, had the mount on each occasion. H. T. Reilly, the owner-trainer of Tradesman, has the Raceful—Lady Birdwood gelding in splendid condition. Tradesman promises to effectively run out a seven furlong trip before long.

Lord Aihtree was responsible for some smart gallops in training at Ellerslie during recent weeks.. The manner in Which the four-year-old chestnut gelding by Hunting Song—Miss Ainslie won his two races at Cambridge affords further support to the claim that he is a smart hack. While Illuminelli, from A. Tinker’s team, made a race of it in the second division of the Bardowie Handicap, Lord Aintree had two lengths to spare at the fiinish of the six and a-half furlongs. Despite a penalty of 81b, he proved equal to the occasion in the Bruntwood Handicap, of similar distance to his earlier start, when Limex, a stable-mate of Illuminelli’s, was ruunner-up. Lord Aintree gave his supporters a liberal return each time. He is above the average.

Royal England, the surprise winner of the hurdles at the Waikato Hunt Meeting at Cambridge, is owned by the district sportsman, Mr W. Harbutt and is trained on the course by W. M. Douglas. There was no fluke about the victory of this five-year-old gelding by Little England from a mare by Royal News. Royal England, who had his headquarters at Thames for a time, was raced on the flat on four occasions as a three-year-old, but failed to reach the money. He was paraded in excellent condition last Monday.

Chromadyne had two more failures at Cambridge. The Quin Abbey—Uranium gelding was one of the pacemakers in the Members’ Memorial Handicap, but he had efficient by the time the straight was reached on Monday’s mile and a quarter journey. While he was always handy throughout the six and a half furlongs of the Bollard Memorial Handicap, he could do no better than fourth.

On her showing at Waverley, Calamine looks like turning out quite a good proposition over the small fences. She has never been partial to a wet track, yet she gave a much-improved display of fencing and finished on well after being a long way back in the early stages.

John Bull, a jumper from R. Hannon 's stable, was started in the hurdles at the Waikato Hunt Meeting. The Little England—Curearua gelding was never in a forward position. John Bull has shown a good deal of promise in his schooling and the half-brother to York Abbey is likely to do better when he has had experience in racing company. • • • Antique is to have his next start in the Mitchelson Cup. The Tonbridge—- , Unique gelding ha s had two races this

season as the result of which his condition has been very appreciably improved. His success at provincial headquarters with 9.8 in the Autumn will be kept in view, when assessing Antique’s ability to successfully traverse a middle distance wth the prominent impost which is his portion for the twelve furlong event at Ellerslie. Red Manfred, winner of the Wellesley Stakes at Trentham, was bred by the estate of the late Mr E. M. Pearce, in Victoria, and his dam foaled him at the Hororata stud, where Red Manfred was reared by Mr H. H. Reeves. As a yearling he went up at the Trentham sales, and was sold to Mrs M. S. Curie, of Wanganui, his present owner, for 200 guineas. He is trained by F. 'Davis, who has a high opinion of him. Manfred, the sire of Bed Manfred, was a phenomenal racehorse, by Valais from Otford, by Tressady from Otterform, a half-sister to Martian. He was left half a furlong in the A.J.C. Derby and then won comfortably. He won the V.R.C. Derby by 12 lengths, but Windbag beat him in the Melbourne Cup. Australians, however, regard him as one of the best throe-year-olds ever seen, comparable with Phar Lap. Redshank, the dam of Red Manfred, is by The Welkin horse Thrice from Red Streak, by Wallace, son of Carbine, from the St. Simon mare Elsie. She was a good winner herself, scoring in 'the V.R.C. I Oaks and running second in the St. >Leger.