ONEWHETU'S CAREER.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 276, 20 October 1938, Page 18

ONEWHETU'S CAREER.

RACING PROBABLY ENDED. GELDING BREAKS DOWN. CORNWALL HANDICAP WINNER. (By “Spectator.”) The Sandstar gelding Onewhetu broke down last week at Hawcra alter performing an excellent gallop in company with Kokako, .and it is unlikely that ho will be further persevered with. He was a good performer at his best, and in the 1935-36 season his successes included the Cornwall Handicap, Redding Cup, Eeilding Easter Handicap, Adderetone Hack Handicap (Manawatu), Silverstream Handicap (Wellington) and President’s Handicap (Opunako). Last season he won the Foxton Cup, but had never regained his old form since returning from a trip to Australia. Debut at Gore.

Two well-bred novices due to make their first appearance at Gore are Disband, a full-brother to Dismiss, and Bolovna, a fullbrother to Alma. Both have done useful work at Wingatui. Plans for Alytti. The consistent mare Alyth has recovered from the soreness that prevented her from racing at Ellerslie and present intentions are that she will fulfil her engagements at Cambridge on Labour Day. Friesland Showing Soreness. Friesland has boon showing distinct signs of soreness in his recent training, and his appearance at the Waverley meeting is doubtful. He is only accomplishing the lightest of tasks at present.

Now at Ellerslie. Formerly trained at Thamcfc, Barrister is now a member of W. J. McLean’s team at Ellerslie. A sound stayer, the Vaals gelding looks well after his two recent races and should not be long in striking his bost form. For Hiwit Hurdles. A winner at the recent Pakuranga point-to-point, Makoi, has been undergoing a preparation at Ellerslie for the Hunters’ Hurdles at the Waikato Hunt meeting. An aged gelding by Humbug from a Maniapoto marc, Makoi displays a fair amount of paeo for a hunter. For Banks Peninsula-.

The Buzzer, who is racing at Trentham this week, has been nominated for the Buchanan. Memorial Handicap (1* miles) at the Banks Peninsula meeting a week before the Ricearton meeting, where he is engaged in the New Zealand Cup. L. Dulieu Resuming Riding. L. Dulieu, who received injuries at the Wellington winter meeting which kept him out of the saddle for several months, will be riding at the Waikato Hunt meeting on Labour Day. Dulieu has been riding work for the past few weeks at Ellerslie, but his mounts in the future are to bo confined to the flat.

Grateful Working Well. Few horses have been working better at Takanini than Grateful, who • promises to strip in fine fettle at short notice. Grateful was a consistent performer on country courses last season, and his prospects in similar company during the present season arc regarded very hopefully. Progress of Youngsters. Three novicos —Bronze Trail, Estro, and Bronwen —are all making excellent progress at Takinini, and in the ease of the latter pair their initial appearance may not be long delayed. Bronze Trail, a half-brother to To Kara, is much brighter and is work-

ing in improved style racing at the Pakuranga meeting, while Estro, a three-year-old filly by Tea . Tray from 'tambourine, is improving after an early interruption in her preparation. Bronwen also had a minor setback, but has not, beon detrimentally affected and is again bowling along freely in her work. Racecall For Wav&rley. Raeecall was unable to show his best form on the second day of the Masterton meeting owing to being galloped on. His Trentham trip has been abandoned and all going , well ho will compete at Waverley whero his running' will be watched with interest in view of his proposed trip to Ricearton. A Takanini Pair. Two Takanini two-year-olds likely to be seen to advantage are Our Jean and Glenconnell, the former being a nice filly by Vaals—Big Bertha, and the latter a _colt by Surveyor —Lady Lucille. 'Our Joan is a very stylish mover, possessing plenty of pace. Glenconnell is taking much more interest in his work. Having shown plenty of pace, this solid youngster promises to ido well in the near future. Is Working Well. In view of his engagement at the Waikato Hunt meeting on Labour Day, the Australian-bred gelding Sir Abb is being sent along a bit faster in his work. Despite the fact that he still makes a noise it is quite evident that he still retains his speed. In his last five starts in the past season Sir Abb was successful on three occasions, and he should continue to pay his way. A Brilliant Filly.

Likely to be the best of the threc-year-old fillies this season, Russian Ballet started off well by winning the Wanganui Guineas, and on her recent visits to Auckland she was narrowly beaten into second place by Philcourt in the Avondale Guineas. Her next appearance was in the Great Northern- Guineas, in which, with Gay Son, she carried on the running for most of the way, being very narrowly beaten into fourth position. This filly is the best that licr sire, Nightmarch, has so far produced,. and she should certainly take some beating in such races as the New Zealand Oaks and Great Northern Oaks, also in the New Zealand Derby. Her dam, Praise, is a full-sister to Commendation (who won the New Zealand Derby, the Great Northern Derby, New Zealand St. Legcr and Great Northern St. Lcger). Praise won the New Zealand Oaks. Russian Ballet is a good-looking filly and should be one of the most seasoned of her sex if taken to Ricearton next month. At Wanganui she easily boat Gay Son. Great Gallopers Linked. Fate seems to have taken a hand in the careers of the once great gallopers Winooka and Chatham and has apparently linked them together for all time. Groat rivals on the racecourse, the first of their stock to race were only a neck apart in the Gimcrack Stakes at Randwicik recently. Both sires were bred at the Kra Ora Stud, Scone, by Mr P. Miller, in 1928, and each was offered at the Sydney yeurling sales in 1930. They followed each other into the saloring, Winooka being sold first for 290gn s and Chatham for 6A)gns. On the racecourse they met often, with little between them, and when the time came for retirement to the stud they left the turf in tho same year. Each was represented at the yearling sales last Easter by the first of their respective progeny. Neither had a colt to represent him m tho Breeders’ Plate, but each had a filly considered good onough to run in the Gim-crac-k Stakes, the first race of the season for two-year-old fillies. To complete the cycle of close associations, Merry Smile, by Chatham from Merri Merrigal, and Ann by Winooka from Ann Veronica, fought Out the finish of the race. Honours favoured Chatham, for Merry Smile got to the front early and lasted long enough to beat Ann by half a neck.