DIVOTS

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXV, Issue 158, 20 June 1935, Page 2

DIVOTS

(Dug by “The Delver.”) Don’t forget that nominations for all events at the Wellington winter meeting, including the Trial Plate, are due to-morrow (Friday) at 8 p.m. *« ‘ * Jubilee was the name bestowed last month by the King on one of his yearlings, a chestnut colt by Mr. Jinks from Judith. * * ■K H.H. Aga Khan was in France when Bahram won the Two Thousand Guineas, and her French owner was iu America when Mesa won the One Thousand Guineas. * * * A rising two-year-old by Surveyor from Lady Frisco is shortly to be taken in hand by A. L. Seifert. The youngster is the last of the progeny of Lady Frisco, darn of White Comet, Grand Score, Paddon, Chang and Lunette, who have all been winners. * * * Royal Sun lias been chosen as the first mate for Silver Scorn (Silverado — Contempt), who has proved something of a frost as a racing proposition in Australia. He is an imported horse by Sunstar from Roy”! Dart, by King William from Harpoon, by Fowling Piece, son of Carbine. » * * Reports from Hawera state that the Great Northern Hurdles winner Stanchion has had a fairly easy time since returning from Ellerslie. He has freshened up nicely after his strenuous campaign and should be produced in tiptop condition at Trentham next month. It will depend on his form there whether his proposed Australian trip is gone on with.

According to a Taranaki writer the injury to his hock which Rjaform received at Ellerslie is proving rather more serious than anticipated and ho has been restricted to very light work since returning to Hawera. He is, says this report, to be entered for Trentham. although it is doubtful whether he will be forward enough to make the trip. However, a private advice received in Hastings speaks of Ruaform as fully recovered and of his owner having good hopes of him at Trentham. * * * Long Ago.

Several seasons ago Royal Bengal, a winner at Hastings last week, was raced by the New Plymouth sportsman, Air. A. Lile, in Whose colours he won the Whyte Handicap at Trentham in . 1932, beating the brilliant mare Fast I Passage. Bidden by L. J. Ellis he led practically all the way to score in easy fashion by four lengths. However, he did not fulfil the promise he gave on that occasion, and his subsequent efforts were rather disappointing. * * n ; After Many Tiles. After an exasperating run of recent placed performances tiie Lord Quex four-year-old McHeath won his first race when he led the field home in the Southburn Hack at Timaru on Saturday. Originally raced by Mr. J. S. McLeod, of Hastings, president of the Racing Conference, McHeath was sold to his present South Island owner i nearly 12 months ago. As it was a failfield of hacks that followed him home on Saturday it may not be long before he salutes the judge again. « k< e Well Come, For a cross-country horse Petrarch, winner of the H.B. Steeplechase on Saturday, is exceptionally well bred. He is by the Sunstar horse Arausio, the sire of Curie and Kahikatea, from Waterlea, a mare by Boniform from Sunbird, who was by Martian from Mary of Argyle. Sunbird is a fullsister to the Auckland Cup winner Mascot. This represents great staying blood, and Petrarch’s future career will be watched with great interest. » * * % ! Kelly Thriving. j since racing at the Auckland Eastei meeting, says the Auckland •■Star,’’ ivelly aus peen having an easy time, aud ue looks in iirst-raie order to begin ins preparation lor the spring meetings. This Hiree-year-old is one of the most improved horses seen out at headquarters this season, which he commenced as a maiden and finished up by winning the Great Northern St. Leger btuaes. In all his races this season Kelly has displayed fine staying ability, aud as he is wintering well it would not surprise to see him holding his own with tho best of them in the coming season. * * * One Wonders. Writing in Loudon “Sporting Lite’’ on May 4, G. Wagstaffe simmous said: * ‘ The amount of money tho State (in England) takes out of horse racing in a year must be tremendous. . . . In most European countries tho respective Governments are so profoundly convinced of the value of sport that they subsidise it. In this country (England) it is regarded as a milch cow.’’ One wonders what Mr. Simmons would think of the burden of taxation on racing in New Zealand. * * * A Great Mare Passes, Warstep died at Gisborne a few days ago, after slipping twins to Hunting Song. This great Martian mare was bred in 1910 by Air. C. G. Dalgety, in whoso colours she won big races of tiie best class, including the Canterbury Jockey Club Stewards Handicap, New Zealand Cup (dead heat with Indigo), Stead Memorial, Canterbury Cup, Great Autumn Handicap, Dunedin Cup (under 9st. 131 b.), Auckland Cup, Trentham Gold Cup, and many other events. At the stud she was not a great success, but Footfall by Autumnus was a good horse, and Vanestep and Warvane have been recent winners. A yearling colt by Hunting Song is her last contribution to the turf. | “Amateur” Status Queried. I The committee of tiie Avondale Joc- ! key Club lias decided to inform the ! A ickland District Committee that they I see no reason to alter their decision i in tiie Thespis-Valpai case. Valpai, j who was ridden by Mr. J. Muir, won I tiie Hobsonville Hurdles at the AvonI dale autumn meeting, beating Thespis, j The owner of Thespis, Mr. G. Hodgson, entered a protest on the ground that

Mr. Muir had infringed his amateur rider’s license by being associated with the training of Valpai and llluminagh. The protest was dismissed and an appeal was lodged with the District Committee, who, after considering the matter, referred the case back to the committee of the Avondale Club for further consideration, with tne cbove result. The District Committee will resume their deliberations on the appeal on July 2. * # -» A Siegfried Colt. Outside of the Australian-destined youngsters, writes Rangalira in a review of rising two-year-olds at Trentham, the aristocrat of the centre's juveniles is undoubtedly Siegmund, who joined D. McCauley s stable last week, but obviously was well done by his breeder-owner, Mr. F. Kettlewell, of Johnsonville, before being transferred to Trentham. Siegmund is a baby colt by Siegfried (sire of Wotan) from the Limond —Farce mare Lilimond, so it is clear from where he obtains, his quality. He is a big, sensible colt, beautifully conformed and with splendid bone, and it would be difficult to find a better-looking yearling anywhere. Much interest will be taken in his future progress, and one might not be far wrong in venturing the opinion that there is a big future ahead for this colt. He has been entered only for the late two-year-old classics, so apparently he is not to be hurried.