DIVOTS

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXVI, Issue 282, 12 November 1936, Page 2

DIVOTS

(Dug by “The Delver.’’) Don’t forget that acceptances for both the Levin and the Waikato meetings are due on Friday next, 13th inst.. the former at 8 p.m, and the latter at 9 p.m, * » » The Auckland owner-trainer; Mr W. H. Maria, was unable to be -present to see Triune run at Riccarton, as he is an inmate of a private hospital and is to undergo an operation.

Orange Bud, who won the Strowan Plate at Riccarton, is a three-year-old half-sister, by Polazel, to Silver Ring. She has not done a great deal of racing and this was her first success. From the easy manner in which she scored it would appear as if further successes are in store for her. Like Silver Ring, Orange Bud was bred by Mr G. Murray Aynsley,

It was intended to have taken Fersen back to New Plymouth after winning the N,Z. Cup, bu.t a change of plans was made and the cup winner will now wait at Rieearton to contest thq Metropolitan Handicap on Saturday. He has done remarkably well since his win on Saturday and this influenced his con. nections in their new decision. Mrs Graham, his owner, won the Metropolitan Handicap in 1927 with Te Monanui.

One of the most masculine and stronglooking two-year-olds seen for yqars about Auckland is Birthday Boy, a son of Limond and Queen March, the dam of King March, Gay Marigold, Limarch and others. He was among the big shipment sent away to Australia last week owned by the Hon, Eliot Davis and Mr Oliver Nicholson. Ho is confidently expected to make amends for some of the bad luck these sportsmen have had in other ventures across the Tasman.

The little black Oamaru mare Vanilla was the first double winner of the Stewards’ and her performance was equalled (excelled when weight is considered) by Vladimir, a horse of distinction in his day. The next double winner was the brilliant English mare. Glentruin, and the Inst was Comic. Song, whose first victory will be kept green in memory by the three-figure dividend he returned.

Brunhilde, a double winner in two-year-old handicap events at Rieearton, was bred at Mr R. H. Holden’s “Mana” stud farm, Hawke’s Bay, being got by his imported Son-in-law sire Siegfried from the Demosthenes mare Speechless. She is trained at Trentham by S. J. Reid for Mr C. Ryan, of Wellington, a newcomer to the Turf, for whom she has now scored his first successes. She was bought by her present owner from Reid, wha in turn

had purchased her privately from her breeder, Mr R. H. W. Holden, after she had been passed in at the January sales at 100 guineas. She is evidently a better' racing proposition than Halphyllis, her half-brother by Lord Quex, * » *

According to an Auckland writer one of the most improved horses in the province is the three-year-old Gay Talkie. Since winning on the first day at Avondale in September he has not run a bad race and his victory ip. open company at Whangarei on Friday was achieved decisively, while he also put up a fine performance on the second day. With Gallio put of the way Gay Talkie may prove a worthy representative for the province in the Great Northern Derby on New Year’s Day. He is trained at Takanini by Ivan Tucker, who used to be associated with the jumping horses of J. Fryer's Hawera team and had the mount on Copey when he won the Great Northern Steeplechase.

The largest consignment of horses in training to ever leave New Zealanu was taken in from Takanini, Auckland, the other day by W. Jarvis and shipped to Sydney by the Wanganellu. On arrival at their destination the team will be divided, q number going into J. T. Jamieson’s stable, while Jarvis will haye charge of the remqiner. Tho list is as follows: Country Barty, Upoko Ariki, Dutiful, Latharna, Improvement, Yerrapie, Kaiwaka, Warwick Lad, Housemaster and the two-year-old Meidel (br e, by Hunting Song—Haligan), Birthday Boy (br c, by Limopd —Queen March), Glenpra Boy (b p, by Lord Warden—Full Swing), Lynch Law (ch c, by Limond—Drastic), bro, by Hunting Song—Smoke Concert, ch by Chief Ruler—Prestige, ch g, by Chief Ruler—Lady Pym, and a cp|t by Posterity—Jewel of Asia.

The hottest favourite to start in a New Zealand Cup, writes “Sentinel," was the late Mr G. G. Stead’s Noctuiform, a wonder colt who cut the A.J.O, Derby record to ribbons, and returned to win tho ‘ ‘ triple crown ’ ’ at Riccartoji before going to England .at GOOD guineas. Noctuiforjn was backed on tin totalisator down to something like 2 to 1 on, and completely justified the con fidence of his supporters. Star Ro«n ••• " always be regarded as the greatest Outsider to win, because of the sensational dividend he returned on the double totalisator in conjunction with the Stewards’ Hanoi cap wmuor. Shannon. A solitary backer from th Taranalji country collected over £2OOO. The biggest Cup field numbered 2.1, when Mr T. H, Lowry's Downfall won in 1908.

Judging by the manner in jklrict Hector Gray turned out Ferseu for th--New Zealand Cup, says the same writer, he will be a groat success as a trainer, just as he wad in the heyday of success in the .saddle. Femen is a plainish gelding, but looked in the pink of condition, dean, hard, and muscular, as if he had undergone a thoroughly searching preparation and yet kept brignt and buoyant for the race. Gray received many congratulations on his success, in. which he was ably assisted by L. J. Ellis in the saddle. Gray ha= experienced many reversals of fortune during his somewhat chequered career in New Zealand, Australia, and England, and now his friends hope to sea him make a success of training. 'Gray has been what might be termed a soldier of fortune On the turf. He has now “won his spurs" in both important branches of the sport,