DIVOTS

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXVI, Issue 147, 6 June 1936, Page 2

DIVOTS

i Dug by “The Delver. Don t forget Hawke’s Bay acceptances next Momiuy evening. Best Hurdler. In winning the Hemuern H -dies at Ellerslie, yesterday, Clarion < ill completely justified the appureull. unusual assessment made for the even: by the Auckland haudienpper. Clarion Call is without tnucli doubt the best i irdler at present in the land—at least so says a Wellington writer. * * * Heroic Tups the Lisi. With a total of £23,194 and a lead of nearly £9OOO at the end of the third quarter ot' the current season, Heroic has no chance of being displaced from first position in the winning sires’ list t'®t the Commonwealth, so that he will head the table for the fourth successive season. * ♦ « A Payable Operation. Pasha has repaid his owner in full fur sending him from Sydney Io New Zealand to be operated on for rospiia. I'".' fi- ild". At M rii'.fi.'lJ recently hr

had his third success in 10 starts since his return from New Zealand, and, with the addition of money from his two seconds, his four months’ earnings in Sydney this season total £765. From “Okawa.” The “Okawa” (H. 8. bred filly Lady Primrose (Chief Ruler—Slack Line) has been sold by Mr W. R. Kemball to Mr T. C. Manifold, of Camperdown, Victoria. Now rising four, Lady Primrose won the A.J.U. Giincrack Stakes, V.R.C. Mimosa Stakes, and a division of the Gibson Carmichael Stakes in 1934. Mr Manifold owns the Talindert Stud, and it is probable that Lady Primrose will be sent there immediately. » * * Close Relations, Clarion Call, who made a bold bid for victory in the Great Northern Hurdles, and won his race on 'Wednesday, is a close relation to Bon Kevc, whu won the Great Northern in 1918. Clarion Call is by Hunting Song from Saxon Saint, by Hallowmas from Formless, by Multiform from Dreamer. Formless is a sister to Bun Reve, who, before he took up hurdling, dead-neared with Htardnueer in the A.J.C. Stewards’ Handicap) and won the New Zealand Derby and Great Northern Derby. * * » Fastest Nine Furlongs. Until the beginning of April the American racehorses, Brevity and Discovery, shared the world’s record for Im 48 l-5s for nine tuilongs. This was beaten by Indian Proom at Tanforau on April 11. The race was the Marchbank, of £4OO, and there were ffvc starters. Indian Broom, who is a three-year-old by Broom and carried only Gst 101 b, run away with the race. In beating the second horse, Top Bow (8 12), by seven lengths, Indian Broom made the remarkable time of Im 47 3-us. A Chance Mount. An interesting incident iu the life of Mr Joseph Chadwick, whose death took place recently, ivas told to "Hurry Ou” of the “Taranaki Daily News,” by Mr Adam Kargent, New Plymouth, a schoolfellow and life-long friend. At a meeting at Hawera in 1874 a horse called Shanks, when running >u a hurdle race, fell, throwing his rider. Mr Chadwick, who was standing by, immediately caught Shanks, mounted him, and finished in second place, The meeting that year was held on what is now King Edward Park. It was years before the present Egmont course came into being. • « • A Trainer’s Bonus. There is only one more meeting at Moorefield before the conclusion of the season, and there is evidently going to bo a close finish for the £lOO for the most successful. trainer at that track. E. D. Lawsou leads with 30 points, but G. Price is close to him with 28, and W. Kelso 24, aud 8. O ’Rourke 22, are close enough to be possibilities. There is £l5 for secoud, aud £lO for third. As that £lOO for first would be useful to any trainer, more than one stable will be represented to the fullest extent possible at Moorefield’s closing meeting uu July ij. w Contact Falls. Jumping with more confidence than on the first day, Bporting Song finished very resolutely on Wednesday to win the Panmure Hurdles, for which Curlew and Contact were better fancied. Half a mile from home Sporting Song was some lengths back in fourth position, and at the last fence he was still behind Modern Maid and Teddy Boy. only to outstay them aud wiu going away from Teddy Boy. Although ho does not possess a great deal of size, Sporting Sofig is likely to prove a very useful jumper, as he appears to stay well. Teddy Boy and Modern Maid ran good races and were always prominent. The latter appeared as if she might win approaching the last fence, but tired near the end. Curlew was steadied by his rise in weight, but was a creditable fourth ahead of Summer Hill. Contact was going well when he fell six furlongs from home, and may. have been very difficult to beat.