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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIV, Issue 1075, 23 July 1924, Page 12

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(By “Flaneur.”)

Tho Taranaki-trained San Forte (10.3) will have a good following in the Grand National Steeplechase. It is reported that an offer of £IOOO was recently made lor Avola by a would-be Australian purchaser.

Charlatan’s recent form over the Riccarton schooling fences suggests that he is going to prove a smart ’chaser.

The well-known Hastings trainer, J. M. Cameron, left Wellington for Sydney on Friday with The Hawk, Molyneaux and Egyptian Flower.

The following locally-trained animals appear in the minor events at the 0..J.C. meeting Mountain Signal, Ronibrook, Tussore, Ihapotoa, Santonio and Santiago.

C. W. France, who jjiloted Rose of Athens to victory in a race at the recent Trentham meeting, has been engaged to ride the daughter of Demosthenes in the Winter Cup.

The Waimate meeting on Thursday will be C. Emmerson’s last chance to win the jockey premiership, for which ho now stands level with 31. McCarten with 47 winning rides.

Since being in the care of Percy Johnson, of New Plymouth, Income has won about £9OOO in stake money. As the son of Guianlorte knows how to jump, he will shortly have to be reckoned with as a hurdler.

3fr R. Jopp, of Itiversdale, who is seriously ill in a. Gore hospital, has for 30 years past been a keen trotting enthusiast, and though his colours have not been very successful, lie has bred several useful performers.

Mr J. Bull has his All Red gelding Ruby Ring nominated in hack events at the Christchurch Hunt Club and Grand National meetings. He has been having a spell from racing since the Auckland winter meeting.

One of the most notable defections from the Grand National Steeplechase is Omahu, who won the Wellington Steeplechase. He has the handy impost of 10.9 in the Grand National Hurdles, and, barring accident, the son of 3laniapoto can be relied upon to take a prominent part in the settling of the contest. Mr Jas. Bull’s gelding has so far won £7745.

It is said that Fireblight’s mission at Riccarton will be hunters’ .events, hut she may possibly be given a chance in the Grand National Steeplechase. Besides being a stayer Fireblight is a good jumper.

A Wellington paper states that, although Lochson was omitted from the list of acceptors for tlio Grand National Hurdles which was telegraphed by the Press Association, he has been paid up for and probably will take his place in the held.

According to a London writer—and the statement can apparently be accepted without question—Lord Derby has apportioned 5 per cent, of the amount won in stakes by his horses to the benevolent fund of the British Legion. The Lyttelton Times’ sporting scribe states that J. J. Kennedy’s team for Addington next month includes the four-year-olds Acron, Great Bingen and Logan Chief, three of the finest pacers of their age ever seen there. The firstnamed pair have only recently been put into work after a rest.

Pamplona being a brilliant fencer it is not surprising that he is in most demand for tlio Grand National Steeplechase, as the obstacles to be negotiated are stiff. Should the going be good on the day, however, Carawock (11.2) can be ticked off to trouble whatever wins.

An American syndicate made an offer of £45,000 for Sir Gallahad for stud purposes in the United States, but Capt. J. D. Cohn, the horse’s owner, has, it is understood, declined the offer on sentimental grounds, as lie is anxious to use the horse for breeding purposes for the benefit of the French market and racing.

Three useful maidens wore worked together at Addington a few days ago. The Nelson Bingen—Country Belle mare, the Brent Loeanda—Hedvic filly and the Logan Pointer—Proud Girl gelding. No record-breaking task was attempted, but the three young pacers went satisfactorily. The speed was not on all the way, but over the last quarter of a mile the trio moved along a good deal faster.

The Egmont-Wanganui Hunt has decided not to go on with its annual race meeting on tho Wanganui course on August 23. Tho club intends applying to the Wanganui Jockey Club for permission to race on its course-—on the day between the spring meeting—September 11 and 13. If the Jockey Club agrees to this proposal, it will mean three days’ racing on end—Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

At the A.J.C. Warwick meeting the Warwick Handicap, 1$ miles, was won by Buckra, by Buckwheat—Society 3iis.s. The winner is trained by George Price. “Sentry,” in the Sydney Referee, says that Price seems to possess the happy knack of improving a horse’s stamina, as not only has he made a stayer of Stony, but another member of his team in Buckra was seen in the role of a stayer over a mile and a half in the Warwick Ilondicap. Buckra had never previously raced over tho distance. The race was worth £590 to the winner.

Frank Bullock, who was beaten a head on Bright Knight in the Two Thousand Guineas by Diophon, thought he won that race, and told an interviewer that had lie not been so confident that he was a good length in front, he could have actually squeezed a little more out of his mount.. Apparently Bright Knight, despite his breeding, is not a beauty, and one writer said: “One cannot he greatly attracted by Bright Knight, for a washy bay, such as he is. never is very taking to tho eye. He is a trillc narrow behind, too, and his neck is too long to please, also his pronounced lop ears do not add to his general appearance.”

H. Connop, Woodville, one of whose pupils, Arch Salute, registered a second and a first at the Wellington meeting, states that the gelding will he on hand to contest the Winter Cup at Riccarton next month, should all tilings go well with him in the meantime. J ll addition to Arch Salute, Connop has in hand Logic, War Raid, who is a rising two-year-old son of Warplane and Chancery, and Singer Roy, a coming three-year-old halfbrother by Kilhoy to Merry Singer, Sweet Song, Worth, and Musical.

When the acceptances for the three principal events at Riccarton made their appearance the names of the following animals were missing from the list:—G.N. Steeplechase: Omahu, Glcnotus, Mnliuni, General Advance, Sea Ue’ii, Rustler, Buckeye, Mettle Drift, Kipling, Gang Awa’, Silver Pish, Sensalino and Luke. G.N. Hurdles : Prince Rufus, Tcnterfield. Peter Annum, En Route, Admiral C-od-rington, Sea De’il, Molyneux, Royal Fame, Crown Coin, Hyrax, Bustler, San Forte and Wapping. Winter Cup: L’Amour, Sprinkler, Ecuador, Carpentier, Kuliio, Barn Owl, Avonlea, Lady Ren, Cleasanta', Lucinette, KntroNons, Sycorax. Cairo, Merry Singer, Valley Rose, Barleycorn, Purple Spur, Silent King, Gluement, Mountain Signal, Master Black and Krosnie.

The ros]jonso made by owners leaves no loom for doubt ns to the success of the Grand National meeting. The ’lumbers engaged in each race are given below, those for last year being shown in parantheses:—Hunters’ Hurdles, 1-1 (18); Trial Hurdles, 18, (La); Cashmere Plate, 31 (118): Jumpers’ Flat, 25 (26); Enfield Steeplechase, 1C (18); Avonhead Handicap, 27 (24)Hunt Club Cup, 12 (20); Woolston Handicap, 28 (30); Sumner Handicap, 22 (21); August Handicap. 26 (22); Spreydon Hurdles, 23 (18); Islington Handicap, 18 (16); Longbeach Highweight Handicap, _25 (1-1); Aylesbury Steeplechase, 15 (27); Heathcote Handicap, 36 (30) ; Styx Hurdles, 2S (27) ; Redcliffs Handicap, 35 (31); Selwyn Handicap, 27 (27). This year’s total is 426, as against 412 last year, and with the acceptances included this year’s lists total 503, as against 454.

The recent death of Spearmint in Ireland marks the passing of Carbine’s best son, who was practically the mainstay of the Musket line in the British Isles. Foaled in 1903, Spearmint was a bay horse out of Maid of the Mint, and among his wins was the English Derby. When retired to the stud lie was an immediate success, and from 1911, when his progeny first raced, until the end of last year, lie lmd sired the winners of nearly £137,000 in stakes. In 1922 he was a close third to Lemberg and Hurry On in the English winning sires’ list, with £30,239, which total was largely due to the Leger winner, Royal Lancer, and Spike Island, who won the Irish Derby and the Irish Two Thousand Guineas. Several of his horses have done well this season, including Dawson City and Poisoned Arrow, the latter of whom recently beat Papyrus at level weights. Spearmint, whose stud fee for the season just concluded was 200 guineas, produced another classic winner in the 1920 Derby winner Spion Kop. Among his sons who went to Australia are Cyklon, Spearhead

and the defunct Brakespear, while another son, Grey.spear, went to North Canterbury.