NOTES AND COMMENTS

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXIV, Issue 212, 21 August 1934, Page 2

NOTES AND COMMENTS

(By “The Barb,’’) On the Hastings tracks on Monday morning Kinross (L. Mathieson) and Gold Mag (B. Reilly) set out for a once round over the schooling hurdles, and both fell at the initial obstacle. Kinross stood off too far to get the hurdle with his knees and fall heavily on his near shoulder, which will keep him on the injured list tor a couple of days, but ho should be fully recovered by Marton, where he is booked for his next engagement. Gold Mag did not appear to rise at all at the hurdle, and he, too, crashed heavily, but appears to have escaped injury. Both riders sustained a severe shaking and a few abrasions.

The following Hastings horses have been afforded a nomination at the .Marton spring meeting: Father's Choice, Kinross, Marsong, Hest, Bliip Boy, Hukemanu. and Ciiwbeen, whilst Anemometer has been entered for the hurdles from Waipukurau.

Coonoor, Dozie and Rory Mor are making the trip to the Taranaki combined Hunt meeting. Peter’s Pence and Ruanui (second day) may also make the trip

Rory Mor has taken more kindly to the jumping business lately and put up a great effort at the Danncviijce point-to-point meeting.

Mr C. E. Twist’s other Taranaki nominee, Dozie, has also improved in her jumping, and although she may not account tor the Hunt Cup the experience and racing education will go a long way iu making her right for next season.

Coonoor has done exceptionally well since annexing the Mnnawatu Hunt Steeples, and although the field engaged in the Taranaki Hunt Steeples includes three or four that are a cut above the hunt class they will find in .Mr G. I). Beatson’s King Soult gelding a tough customer.

The grey. Heliotype, winner of the last H.B. Steeples, is in work again after a short spell.

The re-conditioning of the stewards’ stand on the Hastings racecourse is just about completed. There is talk of a stairway being made from the centre of the main stand into the big afternoon tea room. If this improvement is carried out it will he a great boon to the public, especially in wet weather.

There is talk' of reinstating the H.B. Guineas on a future spring meeting. • * lu a speech he made at the opening of a new grandstand at Brighton a lew weeks ago, Lord Derby said racing was distinctly on the up grade, and that nothing was further from the truth than that racing depended solely on betting for its prosperity. It may be so in England, but in Australia racing would not get far without betting. Lord Derby went on to say that much of his own enjoyment from racing had been derived from his breeding stud. He stated the fear that tho English racenor.se was becoming too much inbred had prompted him to start a small stud in France with a view to securing fresh blood. That, however, had taught him a lesson, as he found that nearly all the most successful blood in France was English, there being only two stallions there which would bring in new blood.

Apropos the above paragraph, Lord Derby is considered to be one of the leading authorities in all phases of breeding and racing. For some seasons now many big breeders in England and America have been replenishing their studs from France with the stout blood that originally came from England. Tidal, the French importation to New Zealand, is backed on the paternal side of his pedigree by a line of the stoutest stamina, and goes back the fourth remove to an English sire of note on track and stud in the Flying Dutchman. On his maternal side (two removes) he goes back to a sister of Pistol (by Carbine) who was one of the greatest sires of stayers imported to Australia, in the last 2t) years. Bred as he is (and he also was a great stayer) the breeding of future stayers in this district is very bright with Tidal (imp.) here in our midst.

It will be of interest to those who believe old mares should be dratted from any stud to learn that Plucky Lieeo was 19 when she threw Admiral Drake who recently won tho Grand Prix do Paris. Another son of 1 lucky Liege is Sir Gallahad 111., a good racehorse, and now very successful at tho stud in America. Playaway, who was imported from England, and won a Newmarket, Handicap at Hemington, was a half-sister by Carbine, to 1 lucky Liege. She was at tho stud in New South Wales many years, but, though she threw some winners, they did not include anything of her own class. » o *

Hurlingham (Arrowsmith— Chukka) has bidden adieu to the turf. During recent months he has given of being affected in the wind, and the trouble became very pronounced since he arrived at Riccarton after racing at the South Canterbury Hunt Club s fixture last month. An operation was discussed, but his owner, Mr. N. Rutherford decided that it would be advisable to give up the idea of further racing him, and Hurlingham will in future do duty as a hack on the place of his birth. Hurlingham proved himself one of the best sprinters in the South Island when he was at his best, but his activities were at times restricted bv various ailments-

Ivor Anthony, who trains Brown .Tack, did not see the Queen Alexandra Stakes at Ascot (Eng.), when the great old geldin" won it for the sixth successive time. Anthony was at the. meeting, but ho recognised the possibility of Brown Jack being defeated, nnd, as he did not wish to witness such an occurrence, if it should come about, sat under the trees in the paddock while the race was being run- When he heard the tremendous cheering he knew all was.well, and rushed along to join in the applause. Brown Jack’s win brought his earnings np to £21.646 on the flat, and £1504 over hurdles. Donoghue Ims ridden him in 14 of his 18 winning fiat races.

Synagogue did not show the expected improvement in his race at the National meeting, but he shaped well enough to encourage his connections to proceed with arrangements for his proposed trip to Australia. His owner, Mr W. 8. Clark, of Inangaiiau Junction, intends to visit Sydney to see his colt race at the spring meetings.

The twoyear-oid parade at Ric«arton on Thursday last created a good deal of interest. The three entrants, Penelope, by Iliad from Dancing Doll. Wethored, by Hoylako from Comique, and Greek Shepherd by Iliad from Dresden China, were paraded in the birdcage, and then taken to the distance post, and allowed to run down to the winning post without engaging in any serious trial. Penelope showed possession of the family speed, and looks like one for early spring racing. Greek Shepherd is a powerfully-built youngster with a free style of galloping, and will get the time he will require in his present stable. Wethered has the colours and markings of her sire, and also shows marked promise.

G. Price at Randwick is starting the season with a nice team of two-year-olds. They are: B c Fanfare, by Brazen —Three Cheers; ch c Horntjr, by Iliad —Quadrilateral; br c Wet Sail, by Tippler—Valley; br c Loud Applause, by Limond —Curtain; b c Saecula, by Posterity—Veil; br f Treasure Trove, by Gainseourt—Desert Gold; and ch f by Ruffler —Peek o’ Malt. At present Wet Sail, Fanfare, and Homer look like coining to hand sooner than the others, but, as an interval of seven weeks makes a great difference to youngsters, the position may be altered by the time the A.J.C. spring meeting comes round. Apart from a slight defect in front Homer is a particularly nice colt, and is a good advertisement for his sire. He is owned by Mr. J. S. Brunton, who gave 550gns. for him in New Zealand-