GENERAL NOTES

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXIII, Issue 80, 16 March 1933, Page 2

GENERAL NOTES

First-day acceptances for Manawatu are due by 9 o’clock this (Thursday) evening, when also final payments for the Sires’ Produce Stakes and the Manawatu Stakes have to be made.

To-morrow (Friday) entries will be taken for the Great Easter (seven furlongs) and Great Autumn (1J mile) Handicaps to be run at the Canterbury Jockey Club’s meeting, which will be held on Monday and Tuesday, 17th and 18th April.

A Wellington exchange states that Autopay’s joint owners have decided, that, unless anything unforeseen happens, the horse will start in the Thompson Handicap, and not in tho Railway Handicap, for which also he was an acceptor. L. G. Morris has been engaged to ride him.

According to the Christchurch “Sun” Great Star and Grand Review, accompanied by Scarlet Robe, Motunau, and tho Limond —Eulalie youngster, will be taken to Australia by J. Prosser at the end of this month. W • • Trowbridge, who won the hurdle race at Te Rapa ou Saturday is a five-year-old full sister to Wiltshire, being by Day Comet —Lobelia, and runs in the colours of Messrs. T. 11. and H. W. Wilson, sons of Mr. T. Wilson, who owned Wiltshire when ho won the Grand National Steeplechases of 1928 and '29. Mr. Thomas Kelly, of Hawera, whose death took place last week at the age of 77, bred several good horses in his day. The best known among them was probably the Sou'-wester—Myra gelding Haydn, who won the Grand National Hurdles in 1901, the Grand National Steeplechase the following year, and the Great Northern Steeplechase in 1903. « • « The Woodville two-year-old Red Manfred has been reported as doing attractively in his recent work in prepnratiqn for tho Wellington meeting this week. The Manfred colt has developed into a fine stamp and will test out the best in tho Champion Two-year-old Plate to-morrow. His usual pilot 8. Wilson will bo in the saddle. » » w By all accounts the brilliant sprinter Golden Wings, also quartered at Woodville, is in great order at present. It is said that, although he is engaged in tho Railway Handicap on the opening day of the Wellington meeting, there is a possibility that his special mission will be the Challenge Stakes on the concluding day. Golden Wings will bo ridden by R. Reed. V Mrs. W. D. Graham, of New Plymouth, has completed the purchase of a Lord Quex —Shrill colt from. Mr. John Gleeson. The youngster is a halfbrother to those two good performers Father's Voice and High Pitch and is said to be of a particularly fine type. The three-year-old filly, Schizanthus, who fell and broke her pelvis bone while contesting the Trial Stakes at Te Rapa last Thursday, and had to be destroyed, was by Scherzo from Grey Eagle," a mare imported with foal m utero from England- She had a good turn of speed, but lacked stamina, and could not go very far. • • * Greek Gold, says tho Auckland “Star,” will command, attention in the 8t Patrick's Handicap at Ohino-

muri, and the Lucullus gelding may take some beating. Although Greek Gold lias usually been kept right up with the leaders in most of his races, he was ridden differently in behind on the second day at To Aroha and these tactics proved very successful. Greek Gold has by no means finished winning yet. • « • Rereatu, says the same writer, looks as well now as ever before and, despite the fact that he has not sported silk since the last Takapuna meeting, ho has been kept going and will not be lacking in condition when next produced. This colt showed good form at New Plymouth and Stratford at Christmas time, but failed to go as well at Takapuna on his return. He possesses plenty of speed and is undoubtedly a juvenile prospect at Paeroa this week.

The following riding engagements for Wellington are reported from various quarters: H, N. Wiggins will ride Miladi, Gustavo, Shining Gold, Tout le Mond (St. Leger), and Midiun (Challenge Stakes). A. E. Ellis will ride Chief Line, Cricket Bat, Guarantee, Zeebrugge, and Rocket on the first day, while L. J. Ellis will be on Shatter, Fracas, and Rebel Song. D. O’Connor has been engaged for Gay Crest in the Thompson Handicap. A. H. Eastwood will have the mount on Martian Chief in tho Thompson Handicap. It. Reed will be ou La Moderue iu the St. Leger.

On the weights, writes “Raugatira” in the Wellington “Post,” one still includes to Inflation, Autopay, and Royal Bengal. To these may be added Cricket Bat and Shatter, because of their excellent galloping trials at Riccarton lately, and Ruling Light, who has previously performed with great brilliancy at Trentham. Inflation looks to be tho horse with whom the main risk has been taken. His 8.0 is 61b. under woiglit-for-age, a very light deal for a colt who was expected to win in the best class in Australia in the spring, and missed his chance only because of going sore on the hard tracks. Be it noted, however, that at the first of his two starts in Australia lie easily won a Three and Four-year-old Handicap under 9.5.

• « * Before leaving for Trentham Shatter and Cricket Bat were the star performers at Riccarton on Saturday morning. Shatter was seen to advantage in a six-furlong gallop. He ran the first quarter-mile in 0.25 2-5 and was then joined by Imperial Spear. Shatter beat his mate home pointlessly in 1.15 an effort which will bring him into calculations for the Thompson Handicap. With A. H. Eastwood in the saddle, Cricket Bat was taken to the seven furlongs post. Ho moved off veiy quickly and, maintaining an even pace throughout, completed the journey in 1.27 1-5, time seldom beaten in u test of the kind on this course. At his best Cricket Bat has few superiors over a mile journey and he is certain to have a large following in his engagement at Trentham. « * •

King’s Knave has been taken out of his Thompson Handicap engagement, taking on, in preference, the Ohinemuri Cup run on the same day. The Comedy King gelding, comments an Auckland writer, has not raced since Te Aroha, where he beat a useful field in the Herries Memorial Handicap on the first day, and that form will ensure him getting plenty of support in the big event at Paeroa. Sunny Sky and Eager Rose, who finished second and third, respectively, to King’s Knave at Te Aroha, arc meeting him on much better terms next Friday, and that pair and Knight of Australia are likely to be his most dangerous opponents.

Fracas, who is reported to be very fit at the present time, put up a firstrate gallop over six furlongs at Riccarton last Saturday morning. Tins filly, who has raced very consistently during the summer meetings, will contest the Champion Two-year-old Plato at Trentham, in which event it will oe hard to select one to beat her. She won the Champagne Stakes at Dunedin last month, beating, among others, that proved two-year-old Guarantee •with the greatest of ease, and many who witnessed the race expect her to be the best of her sex at tho close of this season.

AU eyes, says a Taranaki exchange, were focussed on Golden Hair (W. E. Pine) and The Tiger (Flower), who were sent together over half a mile on the trial grass at Hawera on Saturday. There was a bit of a muddle at the starting post and The Tiger eventually broke away in front of tho filly. Galloping resolutely, she gathered him in and forged ahead to be a couple of lengths in front at the finish in 49secs. dead. It was a very smart effort for there was a heavy dew on the grass. Golden Hair, continues the same writer, seems to be improving all the time, and it is really wonderful how she has come on since tho spring. Unlike the majority of the best two-year-olds she is a model of consistency both on tho track and on race day, and Princess Doreen, Red Manfred and company will find her a very tough nut to crack on Friday.

There will be only one Auckland representative at this week’s Wellington autumn meeting, writes “Early Bird” from Auckland. This is Gay Sheila, who is to contest the Champion Two-year-old Plato. Gay Sheila won a race early in the spring, and then appeared to go oft, but she returned to form again and has since done very well. At her last start she was beaten by a smart colt in Deputy Ruler, to whom she was conceding half a stone, which she had no chance of doing, for the eolt is not fur removed from the front rank and Is improving all the. time. After ’ her defeat by Deputy Ruler the first day at To Aroha, Gay Sheila was given 9.1 on the second

day, and she won very comfortably from Trickling Water and Solomon, to whom she was giving 231 b. and 291 b. respectively. The ground was soft, so that it was a fine performance, and in addition Solomon won at his next stint at the Waikato meeting. Tho daughter of Gay Shield is apparently at home in any sort of ground. She may not be right in the top class, but she is not many removes from it, so that she may have to ho considered at least a place prospect for the Wellington venture.

Additional riding engagements announced for the first day of the Ohinoniuri Jockey Club’s meeting on Friday include:—S. J. Cammiek, Trishna, Marechai, Mahkill; R. Olive, Dome, High Pitch; D. Craddo Absent; E. Manson, Sunny Sky, Courthaven.