DIVOTS

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXIV, Issue 10, 22 December 1933, Page 2

DIVOTS

(Dug by “The Delver.”) Don’t target that acceptances for the Hawke’s Bay, Marton, Wairarapa and Stratford meetings are all due this (Friday) evening. « e * A. E. Ellis has been engaged to rqle Puss Moth in the A.R.C. Railway Handicap. « » e B. H. Morris will ride the Fordell horses at Awapuni, and will also be on Pladie and Ida Merling. L. G. Morris will, as usual, ride Cadland, and he will have the mount on Autopay in the Stakes. 4) • & The “Koatanui” (Wanganui), studmaster Mr Geo. Currie is sending 13 yearlings to the Trentham sales, including eight by Limond, four by Posterity and one by Pombal. & ip & Taranaki reports state that Mother Superior has gone on the right way since last seen out. and that this filly will make things interesting in her Auckland engagement, which ifi the Great Northern Foal Stakes.

» * • ~ , Grand Jury ig generally. considered to be very favourably handicapped for the Manawatu Cup, but Plateau will not want for friends. The Acre gelding has gone on tho right way since the Feilding meeting, and his connections look to him to run a good race next Tuesday.

The Auckland horsemen H. Goldfinch. L. Dulieu and A. G. Murray, will be riding at the Taranaki Jockey Club’s meeting next week. Goldfinch is to ride the members of R. Barlow’s team. Dulieu will ride Desert Star and Prince Colossus, and Murray will pilot Leo Colossus and Wharuarangi.

Sea Fox, who was scratched for tho A.R.C. Railway Handicap at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, remains in the Queen’s Plate on tho first day. and in view of his second to Gay Sheila in the Great Northern Guineas last month he should make a good showing.

Among northern writers there seems to be a consensus of opinion that King’s Knave was decidedly unlucky in the Te Awamutu Cup on Saturday. He was sideways on when tho tapes were released, says the “Waikato Times,” and consequently lost several lefigths at the start. But for this ho would no doubt have prevailed over Mungatoon and King March.

Latest reports from Awapuni state that Pango is an improved horse since he raced at Feilding, and is a likely winner during the holiday meetings. He is down to contest the Tararua Handicap at the Manawatu meeting on Boxing Day, and is expected to put up a bold showing in that event, which is to be run over one mile and a quarter.

Mr E. J. Watt when living in Hawke’s Bay imported at least three English stallions, Greyleg, Campfire and the highly successful All Black. By the Port Hobart, which arrived in Sydney from England on December 10, a chestnut colt arrived and was sent to quarantine for the usual term. The colt was purchased in .England by Mr Watt, and is by Plantago from Phillippa Roet. Later he will go into G. P. Nailo’s Randwick stable for training, but his ultimate destination is the stud

0. Jackson’s pair Aga Khan and Diagano, who are to race at Awapuni, are reported in excellent buckle, and likely to be hard to dispose of in their engagements. Aga Khan’s track displays give the impression that he will see the Manawatu Cup distance out without undue trouble.

Ellerslie racegoers, says the Taranaki writer “Limited,” will see a handsome filly in Mr A. Alexander’s Eara (Diac-quenod—-Wake Up), who ig a beauti-fully-actioned youngster and possesses speed. She will bo making her first appearance and may not be quite forward enough for her more seasoned opponents, but she should not be long in coming to winning form.

Note Issue will bo an interesting runner in the Nursery Handicap at Awapuni on Boxing Day, This sister to the brilliant Dole had her first race at the recent Feilding meeting, and ran second to Lord Hereford. The form is nothing out of the ordinary, but Note Issue ran green and should have improved.

T. Green, who went south to spend a few days with his people, has returned to Awapuni, and will be riding at the Manawmatu Meeting. Green was to have ridden Grand Jury in the Manawatu Cup had the horse received sufficient weight, but he got in on the minimum. It is probable the stable apprentice, J. McFarlane, will have the ride.

In Wanganui Burnish is confidently expected to make a bold bid in the Great Northern Foal Stakes. The Pombal—Episode filly, says a correspondent from that quarter, with another gallop or two in the interim, should be in great fettle on Boxing Day, as she is improving all the time. Burnish is a remarkably fine stamp of filly and a sweet mover, who gathers up speed quickly and is a determined finisher. It will take a good one to beat her if she has any luck in the running.

An Auckland track-watcher states that the hurdler Snow Prince is in great order for his jumping engagements at Ellerslie, and that it will not be for want of condition if he fails to win some money during the meeting. He was schooled over a couple of hurdles yesterday morning and gave a first-class jumping display. As he lias already shown his ability to run out a journey and has plenty of speed on the flat he should be worth keeping in mind for hurdle races next week.

As the result of his recent performances on the flat there is likely to be plenty of support forthcoming for Thespis if he goes to the post in the Grafton Hurdle Race next week. He has prcvioulsy won over hurdles at Ellerslie and, as he will not be meeting a top-class field next Tuesday, it will be difficut to select one capable of boating him in his present condition. J. Burgess has been engaged to ride Thespis in his races at the coming meeting, and this -..i1l ensure the son of Thespian being handled to the best advan-

Pahn Queen, who returned from Avondale to Trentham with the other members of W, Hawthorn’s team after the Taknpuna Meeting, is said to have done v.i’-ll linco returning to headquarters. Di) Saturday morning she was

responsible for a good gallop over seven furlongs, when she recorded 1,32 i. She figures among the acceptors for the Manawatu Cup and is expected to play a prominent part in the decision of that event on Boxing Day.

The slashing five furlong gallop of the big-framed Acre—ltangitere gelding, Boughal, at Te Rapa on Tuesday, says the “Waikato Times,’’ brings him into line as a prospect for the Railway Handicap on the first day of the Ellerslie carnival. Tuesday’s gallop was certainly a brilliant one, the five furongs being cut out in I.OJ. Boughal will be meeting some class sprinters on this occasion, notable among which are Croupier, Puss Moth, Greek Gold, Gay Sheila, and Exaggeration. However, the big fellow has already demonstrated in his races that he is a class above the average and it should not come as a surprise if he pulls off the sprint honours at Ellerslie on Boxing Day. He is a smart beginner and has the pace to stay out in front.

Ellerslie reports state that Master Brierly, winner of the last A.R.C. Autumn Handicap, one mile and q half, has made a quick recovery from the injury he received as the result of being kicked by another horse last week, and is now shaping well in his work at headquarters. He galloped over a mile and a quarter on the course proper at Ellerslie on Tuesday morning and finished up his task in a pleasing manner. Master Brierly has not had a race since he returned from Australia, but has done a fair amount of work and is steadily getting back into solid racing condition again. In the past this horse has invariably performed well on a light preparation, though it is very doubtful if he is at present sufficiently seasoned to see out the two mile journey attached to the Auckland Cup.