FROM STABLE AND COURSE.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIV, Issue 307, 24 November 1934, Page 10

FROM STABLE AND COURSE.

(By “Binocular.")

Stakes for the Duke of Gloucester meeting at Trentham range from 300sovs to 700sovs.

The speedy Boughal, who contracted laryngitis in Sydney, has become affected in the wind. He may be operated upon. T. George, the Trentham mentor, was a visitor to Palmerston North —his old home town —for his daughter’s wedding on Wednesday evening. Astarth, who competed at the Waikato meeting, is a three-year-old filly by Chief Ruler from Hyades, and is therefore a halfsister to the brilliant Ammon Ila. Since his return from the Wellington meeting, Catalogue has been restricted to trotting and cantering._ He trots as though that is his natural gait. fn a letter to Mr W. Ingram, of Palmerston North, K. Voitre mentioned that he expected to-leave for home on the 28th inst and would thus miss the Feilding meeting. Just prior to writing he had had the unusual experience of attending a race meeting—the Woodend fixture —without having a mount. With the progeny of Mr W. Higgins’s mare Deborah have been somewhat disappointing, it would appear as though Debham, who is at present m Australia, will be good, for he is considered by IC. Voitre (his pilot) to have been unlucky not to have won on the final day at Fiemmgton, liis breast-plate having been too tight. As it was a £750 race, the oversight was expensive. King Win, who has made several trips to meetings along this coast, made an auspicious debut in the role of a hurdler at the Avondale meeting by running second to Chromadyne. He followed it up with two wins at the Waikato meeting, and it is evident that this.big raking son of King Du is destined to do well in this branch of the game. Up to December last year L. J. _Ellis had ridden only 11 winners, but he finished the season with a total of 83. In view of the fact that already this season he has had 32 wins, he should create fresh figures. H. Gray and K. Voitre are the only New Zealand horsemen to have ridden more than !«10 winners in a season. Gray rode 116 in the 1930-31 season, while Voitre rode 123 in the 1932-33 season.

The four-year-old Starlight, who has been in Mrs J. Campbell’s team at Riccarton for some time, is to be tried as a jumper. She is by Day Comet from Kai Arahi, so she has something to recommend her for a jumping career. O. E. Jones, who settled in Hastings some months back as a public trainer, is moving to Auckland. His chief patron, Mr P. Annan, is now residing in the northern city, and he is anxious to have Marsong, Whaddon Chase, and the younger fullbrother trained there. The mentor will also take Trackman with' him, and the lastnamed,' who shows promise over a middle distance) may be the .best member. Happy ■ Landing, who created a favourable- impression when, he ran second to Pakanui at Hastings recently, is reported to 1 have considerably from that race.-He is now being-prepared for the Great Northern Foal Stakes.

The Posterity—Homage two-year-old Heritage has not yet been . asked to rase, but will most likely make his debut at Wobdville next month. Heritage, who is trained by .F. Davis . for Mr W. H. Gaisford, has developed into a 'fine-look-ing colt and shows all the jspeed characteristics of his. breeding. The two-year-old colt, Lobengula, by Night Raid from Zany,, was shipped to Melbourne by the Wanganella.' He is a very big colt, with, a massive frame like Pliar Lap, and it- is hoped that by following a patient; policy and giving him time he may develop into something out of \ the ■ ordinary.