GENERAL NOTES

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXIII, Issue 209, 17 August 1933, Page 2

GENERAL NOTES

Don't forget that nominations for tho Hawke’s Bay Hunt Club's race meeting to be held on Saturday, 26th inst., must be in by 8 p.m. to-morrow (Friday) with Mr. H. S. Moss, secretary of tho H.B.J.C. Alpinus, who has been suffering with kidney trouble recently, has not fully recovered, and is said to be unlikely to start on Saturday. Silver Wings is the name claimed for the two-year-old half-sister by Tea Tray to Inflation. This youngster was purchased privately after the last yearling sales by Mr. W. G. Simpson, of Wanganui. * v « The two-year-old filly by Chief Ruler from Very Hot, so half-sister to Sir Nigel, who is being trained by J. C. Lambcss, has been named Red Flame. So far the filly has not been nsked any

serious questions, but sbe is progressing favourably. * * « YV. Horne, of Wanganui, who has been located on the East Coast for some time, has returned to the riverside city, and intends making it Lis headquarters. The Canterbury Jockey Club’s pay. meat in taxation to the Government for the Grand National meeting last week amounted to £5277 117/2, hiade up as follows: —Totalisator tax, £3(535 5/8; dividend duty, £t)9!)(i 15/-; stakes lax, £295; and amusement tax, £330 16/0. * # # A smart five furlongs by Deputy Ruler, who easily accounted for Caliente and Alpinus, and a solid six by Kiltowyn, were features of the training operations at Ellerslie on Tuesday morning, when some interesting work was performed by candidates for the Pakuranga Hunt meeting. * * * The new president of the Auckland Racing Club, Mr. Oliver Nicholson, possibly with some inner knowledge, said at the club’s annual meeting that there seemed a better chance than ever before that Parliament would next session repeal the stupid law which precludes the double totalisator, the remitting of money for machine investment, and the publication of dividends. So mote it be. • » * Tavern Knight is reported to have gone on the right way since racing at Wellington, and he promises to be in fine order for his Pakuranga engagements. He is an acceptor in both the Sylvia Park and Dunedin Handicaps, and he is assured of plenty of support in whichever event is selected for him. Tavern Knight impresses as a likely classic contender in the, spring, says an Auckland exchange. Speakeasy, regarded as unlucky not to have won the hack steeplechase at Riccarton last Saturday, promises to develop into a good horse over country, says a Christchurch writer. lie has plenty of size and substance, and lacks nothing on the score of breeding. Speakeasy is a six-year-old chestnut gelding by Night Raid from Sporting Lady, by All Wed—Merry-go-round, by Gipsy Grand—Whirlpool, by St. George —Watersprite, by Traducer —Waterwitch. Lucess gave a fine exhibition of jumping in the Beaufort Steeplechase at Riccarton, and he had his opponents hopelessly beaten a long way from home. He has been a regular visitor to Grand National meetings for the lust three years, but this was his first success there (says tho Christchurch “Times”). Two years ago he was third in the Grand, a Performance he repeated on Tuesday, while last year he was second in tho Lincoln Steeplechase, and ho was third in that event on Saturday. His victory was well deserved. Mount Boa was the first aged horse to succeed in the Winter Cup since Solferite won in 1927. The latter was seventeenth fancy on the totalisator, and Mount Boa was sixteenth. Bon Spec, another aged winner, was fifteenth down the betting in 1922, and King Star, who won when twentyfifth in demand in 1917, was also aged. Seemingly investors do not pay enough reverence to old age in tho Winter Cup. Cottesmore, who won a double at Riccarton in a style suggestive of further success, was got by Hunting Song from Crubeen, by Limond —Molleen Oge, by Birkenhead—Mavourueen, by Spalpeen—Amyris, by Gold Reef — Balm, by Dunlop from Frou Frou, by Macaroni. Cottesmore is a very stoutly bred gelding and with such a pedigree should be found adding stamina to the brilliancy ho has displayed up to seven furlongs. Few horses at Takanini are shaping better than Croupier’s three-year-old brother Alignment, says the Auckland “Star.” Ho was only lightly raced as a two-year-old but showed great promise and was then put aside. On Saturday morning he ran right away from Speedniint over five furlongs. This gallop should be good enough to win a hack race, and there will be plenty of support for him when he is given his next outing with the colours up. • * * It is some time since Chromadyne won a race, but despite the fact good support is likely to be forthcoming for him if he goes to tho post in the Dunedin Handicap next Saturday, says another Auckland writer. His form at times has been patchy, though ho usually runs his best races at this period of tho season, when the going is soft. At tho Great Northern Mooting Chromadyne ran third to Fuss Moth and Greek Gold in the Members’ Handicap, and if ho repeats that form in the Dunedin Handicap ho will keep tho opposition busy. » » » Riding engagements announced for the Pakuranga meeting are:—S. Tremain, Dark Marble and Love Story; C. Simpson, Vandyke; F. E. Baker, Sandy Dix and Luck’s All; ,T. Catnmick, Supreme Ruler, Wee Fat, Delrain and Protomint; F. Fergus. Grant's Opal; E. Manson. Kiltwyn; H. Dulieu, Zane Grey and Maunga King (Hurdles); ]{. Miles, Valpeou; D. Reed. Alpinus, Maori Boy; R. W. MeTai ish, Chromadyne; P. Mcllroy, Ironic; K. Voitre, King March; A. G. Parsons, Deputy Ruler; A. Tinker, Speedmint, Greek Gold; G. Halters, The Hiker, Cherry King; 11. Gilmer, I’hiakuo; J. Forsyth, Tatyoon. * * * Tho hope of the Ellerslie-trained three-year-olds for the spring classics is Mr. C. M. Emanuel’s Deputy Ruler. The eolt finished his two-year-old season by beating all but Impasto in the Great Northern Champagne Stakes on Easter Saturday. Ho is said to have wintered well and was taken in hand early to be given a patient preparation. | His recent track efforts have been full of promise, and great interest will be

taken in his showing in the open six furlongs at the Hunt meeting on Saturday. His usual pilot, A. G. Parsons, will be in the saddle. * * w W. Clarke holds the record of hav ing won the Grand National Hurdle’ Raw and Steeplechase each three times. H. M’Sweeney won tho Steeplechase three times and tho Hurdles once, and George Hope won the Steeplechase three times. W. Young won the Grand National Hurdles three times, and Arthur Oliver the Winter Cup also three times. But A. E. Ellis easily holds the record for this double, as lie has won the Winter Cup three times and the Steeplechase and. Hurdle Race each twice. An interesting acceptor for the Sylvia Park Handicap on Saturday is the four-year-old Grand Score, who created a favourable impression when he finished strongly to defeat Tavern Knight in the Novice Handicap at Trentham last month. Grand Score is a half-brother, by Grand Knight, to White Comet, Paddon and Chang, and. as he is likely to be all the better for his racing experience at Trentham, he may prove difficult to beat in his coming engagement. * • The fact that Tradesman has not had a race since he won tho Stewards’ Handicap at To Rapa lasi May, writes ■ Archer'’ in the Auckland "Herald,” is unlikely to lose him any support in tho Dunedin Handicap on Saturday. On previous occasions this gelding has put up some good performances when fresh, and if produced in the right condition at tho end of the week he will be dangerous. Tradesman has won the last two races that he has contested, and as ho is stated to be doing well in his preparation at Te Rapa a further success may not be beyond him Summing up chances in the race just mentioned, the same writer says: "The consistent Greek Gold is topweight, and, although ho is making liberal allowances to his opponents, he can bo relied upon for a solid effort. Other interesting candidates are the three-year-olds Deputy Ruler and Tavern Knight. Deputy Ruler was little inferior to the best two-year-olds last season and much interest will be focussed on his running. With 21b. over weight-for-age, as against Greek Gold’s 131 b. over, he is handily placed. Tavern Knight had the benefit of a race at Trentham last month and there should be no doubt about his fitness, as he has trained on well in tho meantime. The class he will have to meet is much stronger than when he was beaten into second place by Grand Score at Trentham, but he is a better colt than that form makes out and with his pull in tho weights he may take a lot of heating, especially as he is a very smart beginner. There arc many possibilities among tho older horses, but few of them have any recent form. At her best Lady Quex would have rosy prospects, hut she is getting old and her latest form lias not been good. Tradesman and Chromadyne are a likely pair and the best of the others may be Lord Vai. Popular fancies may bo Tavern Knight, Greek Gold and Deputy Ruler.”