DIVOTS

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXV, Issue 79, 16 March 1935, Page 2

DIVOTS

(Dug by “The Delver.’’) Don't forget that first-day accept ances for Manawatu, with final payments for the Sires’ Produce Stakes, are due at 8 p.m. on Tuesday next and that nominations for the Hawke’s Bay March meeting must be in by the same hour on Wednesday next. * * * According to a Dunedin exchange private advices suggest that Vintage’s trouble is in a suspensory ligament. If that is correct, his racing days arc likely to be short. • # e L. J. Ellis, who rides Variant in the St. Leger Stakes at Trenthani to-day, has had no previous success in the race. Lady Pam (1931) and La Moderne (1933) have been fillies to succeed in recent years, and two of today's three runners are of the sex. « • • The record time for the Thompson Handicap is jointly held by Reremoana (1927) and Autopay (1933), who ran the mile in Iniin, 37J#ec. Reremoana carried 9.8 and Autopay 9.4. In winning last year Golden Hair registered Imin. 39Jsee. Leger Starters’ Sires. Linjond, the sire of Variant, has had previous winners of the New Zealand St. Leger in Commendation, Lady Pam. and Spiral, while Nigger Minstrel, sire of Sweet Music, recorded an earlier success, with Peter Jackson. Hunting Song, the sire of Sporting Blood, Ims not yet had a winner, but View Halloo, who ran second to Peter Jackson, has been his only runner in the classic, if Jayson (by Hunting Song or Cynic) is excepted. An Iliad Colt. A colt that will attract a 1 I of attention when he makes his appearance on the second day at Trenthani is the Iliad—Kilteel two-year-old Piato, who is owned by Air. T. IL Lowry, and trained by F. Davis. A line looking colt, Plato has yet to race, but he has shown ability to gallop, and a high opinion is held of him. His dam, Kilteel, is a full-sister to the A.J.C. Derby winner Kilboy. Accident at To Rapa. As a result of failing from Nebulae whom he was schooling at Te Rapa on Wednesday morning, Harry Stokes, aged 22, a jockey employed by AL J. Carroll, of Te Rapa, received a com pound fracture of the nose and facial injuries. He was admitted to the Waikato Hospital. Nebulae was to have jumped four fences in company with Rex. Victor (J. Smith) but he failed to rise at the first fence and crashed right through it. Heritage at Trenthani. The crack Woodville two year-old , Heritage is to go to Trenthani this ' week to contest, the North Island Challenge Stakes, which is decided on the second day of the Wellington meeting. The Posterity coit has done well since he raced at. Woodville, and in his gal lops shaped as if the seven furlongs, will not trouble him. Heritage’s weight for age impost is 6.12, bu* as R. Marsh has been engaged to ride him a lew pounds over will be put up. Ga.axy for Awapuni. The Awapuni Gold Cup on the opening day of the Alauawatu Racing Club’s autumn meeting has produced some great contests in the past and tlicie is every prospect of this year's race being up to the standard. With Hil’Ci Ring. Nightly and Gay Blonde all 1 1 "aged the stage is set for a thrilling contest. The meeting between the two elder horses, who both proved their v><rth in Australia last spriug, with Gay Blonde, easily the most brilliant three-year-old of the New Zealand season, riu’dic. attract tremendous interest. Why ’ 7he Thompson Vmth ? history now extending back over 40 y cars to 1892, the Thompson Handicap, run at the Wellington Racing Club s autumn meetings and recognised as cue of the leading mi'e even is on the season's calendar, lias a tit it whose significance tends to be lost sight of as racegoers of a new generation lake over the main stage. The race was named after Air. ,1. S. AL Thompson, a merchant of Wellington and a vicepresident of the Wellington Racinj Club in the eighties and early nineties. Mr. Thompson did much good work for the dub. and when he left New Zealand in 1891 to settle in Alelbourne the stewards instituted the Thompson Handicap as a mark of appreciation of his services. Leading Horsemen. L. J. Ellis has not been in luck’s way lately. He had a commanding lead in the jockey’s winning list at the con elusion Of the Trenthain meeting in January. Since then, however, he has had a poor run. W. J. Broughton drew level with him when he piloted Chief Marionette to victory at Bulls last week and his three wins at Te Rapa on Saturday gave him a handy lead. However, on Alonday he was not able to salute the judge and Ellis by riding the winning double, Aga Khan and Star Artist, brought himself up to only I one behind. Botli are riding at I’rentI ham to-day and Monday. 1 A Promising Maiden. j Lilbert, a three-year-oid gelding by I Acre from the Lucullus mare Angry . Words, says an Auckland exchange, is one of the most promising maidens [ seen out for some time. At Alatamata he was badly left at the post and just I toddled along behind the field. His ; next effort was at the Waikato meet jug at Te Rapa on Saturday. He was one of the first out and was never , further back than third, only being beaten by a head by Nahlin. This was a most promising start and Lilbert will have quite a lot of friends the next time he is started in similar company. Likes Te Rapa. Aga Khan has run some good races at Te Rapa, winning the Storey Alem- < rial last year. He was engaged in the sumo event on Saturday, and was one of the leaders into the straight, faded a wav into fifth position at tffo finish- With two furiongs le«s tr

go on Monday he looked to have an excellent chance in the Vercoe Handicap. He had a change of riders, and totally different tactics were adopted with him, for he was kept well back till the straight was reached. His rider then let him go, and in a great finish he got up in time to beat Sinking Fund by haif a head. Aga Khan has had a good deal of racing during the last few months and is a very fit horse, and it should not be long before he again salutes the judge. Suffered From Soreness. Chief Alarionette had won two races on end prior to being taken north for the Waikato meeting. When paraded for the Storey Alemorial, says the Auckland “Star,’’ she seemed to go very scratchily when doing her preliminary. When the field settled down she was at the rear, and there was only one horse behind her when they turned for home. She then put in a great run On the outside and buried everything for pace over the last hundred yards io win comfortably by a length. On Alonday, as the result of her victory, she was made a warm favourite for the Vercoe Handicap, and she was very sore when paraded, while her rider kept her moving all the time while she was at the post. She ran quite a good race, never being further back than fifth throughout, and finished in that position. The ground was very hard on both days, and this probably accounts for her failure to gain a laco on Alonday. She is a bonny mare and on softer tracks during the winter she is sure to win again. Disqualifications Removed. The Auckland District Committee, after a lengthy sitting held to consider appeals against the disqualifications of the owners, trainer and rider of On Parade imposed by the Franklin Racing Club, delivered the following decisions: (1) After reviewing the. evidence given before the judicial committee. of the Franklin Racing Club, and the further evidence given to the District Committee, the District Committee are of opinion that there is not sufficient evidence to sustain the finding o? the Franklin Racing Club in disqualifying G A. Holland and J. F. Fergus, and the horse On Parade, and therefore the appeals of both appellants be upheld am! their deposits returned. (2) In the opinion of the District Committee, there is no evidence to justify the disqualification of Messrs. S. J- Wood and S. Findlay by the Franklin Racing Club, and that their appeals, therefore, be upheld and deposits returned.