GENERAL NOTES

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXIII, Issue 103, 12 April 1933, Page 3

GENERAL NOTES

Don't forget to put in acceptances for the H.B.J.C.’s meeting on Saturday next by 8.15 o’clock this evening. • • . • The most impressive gallop on tho Hawera tracks on Saturday, says a Taranaki exchange, was done by Cartex, who finished half a length in front of Aga Khan at tho end of a mile in 1.45}. Carfex appeared to have a little in hand and is in splendid fettle. He is engaged at Auckland at Easter and. as the left-handed style seems to suit him, Carfex should run well at Ellerslie. • « * The Hawera apprentice, W. E. Pine, will at Easter be at Wairarapa, where his mounts will include Bonnie Vaio and Navaho. Hawera’s other lightweight, G. Duncan, was offered good riding both at Feilding and Auckland. He has chosen the latter, where he will ride the Hawera horses, Attentive, Carfex and Aga Khan. * • • The racehorse Tall Timber was destroyed a few days back at Gisborne as thi<'result of a broken leg. Tall Timber has been known for a number of years as a successful hurdler and flat runner, and recently has been in R. G. Fenton’s stablo. ... After losinj; several chances through being slow to leave the barrier, Tat-

yoon was tried over a mile on the second day at Whaiigarei and he won in decisive fashion. Tatyoon, says an Auckland exchange, is a long-striding gelding and will probably do well over a distance of ground. Apart from Gigantic, there was little of any class behind Tatyoon on Saturday, but he appeared to be going quite freely at the end of the mile journey and with a light weight he should perform well if he leaves the bariier smartly in tho Eden Handicap at Ellerslie. The Queensland four-year-old Lough Neagh, by Bachelor’s Persse, who won the Rawson Stakes at Rosehill on April 1 and the Chipping Norton Plato at Warwick Farm last Saturday, is a firm favourite for the Sydney Cup. His dam, Terentia, was bred in New Zealand, being by Bezonian from Culture, by Boniform from the Wallace mare, Culroy, who was secured in Australia by the late Mr G. G. Stead. • • • An early Easter Handicap fancy, Manawhenua, failed to realise expectations in the sprint events, at Whangarei, in which the form did not appear to be exceptional. Manawhenua looked well in himself, but on both days his usual dash was lacking. It would bo unwise, however, opines an Auckland writer, to discredit him altogether for bis failures and his track form during the week may be a better guide to his Easter Handicap chance. He is one of those who will greatly appreciate the casing of track conditions. • • • Both maiden races at Whaugarei were annexed by two-year-olds claiming engagements in tho Onslow Stakes at Ellerslie. Cherry Ring, who won on tho first day. says tho same writer, was by far the more impressive victor. Getting at tho front shortly after the start, he gave the opposition no chance at all and won at his ease. He will have to travel a furlong further in the Onslow Stakes, but the manner of his win on Thursday left little doubt that he will successfully do so. Cherry King, a lull-brother to Chief Cook, is a steadily-improving youngster whoso prospects on Saturday look very bright. Although not so attractive as Cherry King’s success, My Money’s victory on Saturday was achieved in gritty fashion qnd he ran the six furlongs right out. He is a fine big youngster, for whom racing should do much, and he may show substantial improvement at his next outing. The feature of hi s latest effort was the gameness he displayed at the finish, and he, too, will have to be considered in the Onslow Stakes. He appears to have a big potentiality for improvement, which may now come rapidly. . * ■ * * \\ hen Solanio scored a surprise victory in the Parua Bay Hurdles at W hangarei on Saturday he was ridden by E. Stanway, for whom a turn of good luck was overdue. He had not ridden a winner since he was successful on Paddon at To Rapa last May. Previous to that he had experienced more than ins share of bad luck, llc’nst the winning mount on King's Jet in the

Great Northern Hurdles in 1930 through being injured while riding in an earlier race. Stanway’s success on Saturday was well received by his fellow-horsemen. ... Alloy has this season earned the right to be classed as “an iron horse.” He has travelled about all over the Auckland Province, and since the beginning of this year has missed only two meetings, Bay of Islands and Takapuna. He was at Stratford at New Year, and since then has competed at Thames, Opotiki, Matamata, Rotorua, Te Aroha, Pukekohe, Te Rapa, Paeroa, Tauranga and Whangarei. Few horses could stand up to this amount of racing and travelling, but Alloy seems to like it, and the’ only places where he failed to earn some money were Te Aroha and Tauranga.