RINGMASTER GELDING.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIX, Issue 162, 10 June 1939, Page 14

RINGMASTER GELDING.

FROM LIMULET'S DAM. YOUNGSTERS AT AWAJ’UNI, j (By ‘“Spectator."’) j Formerly located at. Aslilmrst, Mr W. T. 1 Bailey, who has been residing in l’alir.ormou North since last October, Jias acquired a property at Awapuni, and lias established his new quarters there, iie is at. present handling a pair of rising two-year-olds which he has just, broken in for the Wanganui owner-breeder, Mr G. M. Currie. They are Kingcraft, a Ringmaster—Anklet gelding, who is a half-brother to Linmlet.! (now racing in Australia), and Curtail, a Posterity—Curtain gelding, a half-brother to Smoke Screen, and by the sire ot Entail and llomilv. i .Mr J Gilev aNo has a filly foal by Alchemic from Royal Queen, and a colt, foal by Lackham front a Chief Ruler mare. There is a possibility that, he will shortly lake under his charge several more youngJumpers at Hastings. New recruits to hurdling who have been schooling at, Hastings are Tigreterrc, Helios and Defray. The latter, a big Defoe mare, who is stiil in the maiden class on the flat, may become more solid with some schooling. Kcnneta at Riccarton. Konncta, the brilliant Tiulandidiar — Sunny Hours iilly. Wapaugh and an ttnraccd three-year-old gelding, Soap Box, by Windbag, have been taken to Riccarton by C. C. Cart It y to bo trained there with Fidelia, another horse he has in hand for the estate of the late Max Steinberg. Breeding of Biform. Biform, who put tip an unexpectedly good performance against Charade in the Renmci’a Hurdler, is a 12-year-old gelding' by Muskall from Aquitania, by St. Amans, and he is half-brother to TCoith J.u. Biform paid tt. big dividend when he won recently at. To Rapa.

Lady Callaghan’s Success. Cady Callaghan had her first success when .she took the Hack and JI miters Steeplechase, a race in which she ran third lasi year, at Wanganui. Trained at Mar 'ton. she is a six-year-old black daughter of Callaghan, who sired some useful jumpers. including the Great Northern Steeplechase and Grand National Hurdles winner Callamart. His Third Win. Windsor Chief, when he won at Wan ganui, scored his third success to date, and should be able to hold his own in open class later, he finishes on well. lie is a three-vear-oiil hay gelding by Captain J’unsbv from the Liniond—Mollen Oge mare (Yuboen, being a full-brother to Auto Sweep and a half-brother to Cottesmore and Windsorccn. Was Given Away.

Green Boa, the surprise winner of the Southern Handicap cm the second clay of the Wingatui races, was a present to his owner-trainer, G. A. Bedding, from his former owner. Green Boa is a six-year-old gelding by Balboa from Green Cloth, a daughter of Equipment, and half-sister to Semper Barer us, Ball Dress, Cricket Bat and others. lie won two races for Bedding earlier in the season. A Remarkable Average.

The Hawke's flay mentor. IT. S. Greene, has established the remarkable average of nine firsts, a second, and a third in twelve starts with members of his jumping team, which is easily the most powerful stable, from that point of view, seen in New Zealand for a number of years, lli.s horses had six wins at Gibborne and Awapuni. and four at Ellerslie and Wanganui, while Rapa W aiata ran second in the main steeplechase at Napier ’Park.

A Sensational Winner. Prior to Ills sensational victory in Ihe Uanfurlv Jlandioap at Kllerslio. hka Pai had been unplaced in each ol his seven starts. However, lie revealed sonic proniise at the Waikato Racing Club's winter meeting, where he made a forward showing to finish a creditable fourth iu the Waikato Plate, one mile. An eight-year-old gelding by Acre from timid Rady, J‘.ka Pai did not commence racing until the Waikato Hunt. Club meeting last, October. Needed Another Race. With another race in him, John Charles would probablv have won the Great Northern Steeplechase, which was his third start after an absence of eleven months from racing, lie will be a much hotter horse at Trcntham and Riccarton and, as lie is at bis best when the going is easy, he is being selected at this stage to go very close to winning either the Wellington Srecplc-chn-e or the Grand National Steeplechase ihi> your. In fact, ilic double fclioukl 00. lie beyond Idm.

An Improved Maiden. Areas who was second in Uio Maiden Sc-urrv on the first day of the .Napier 1 ark mooting, did not show up m Ins throe moos in the spring, but M ripped a niucli improved horse this week. This youngster is bred to win good class races as lie Is I,V Hunting Song from Callieto who was I,'y the Soult horse. General I.atonr from that fine mare Predice. who won the Avondale and G.X. Guineas, (-.. m l \lison. Takapnna and le Awaniutu Cups -,nd other important races. She is the (lain of Gallio and Te Hero.

Flammarion Never Better. l''lammarion, a double winner at ihe Napier Park meeting, who wan allotted 9.15 in the J Icretaunga Handicap at Hastings to-day, bus never been better 1 liu.ii at present. Now rising eight years, lie has won seven laees this season, and has been placed as many times. Practically throughout. his career he has been owned and trained by Air C. AlcCullough and most, of the time lie has been trained at \\ oodville. Unsoundness prevented hint bom racing for nearly two season, bill, the A ran -10 gelding iias given no I rouble al all this season in that direction, and it looks as if bis winning run is lar firm ended. I'lamniariou is by the kiunstar hotse Arausio, from Ihe Martian mare I.ueinelte, dam of Imogen. Kobi and A hub, the Hulandshar yearling, who was recently sold at a reported price of nearly four figures. Internet to is an unnumbered mat e, but she comes from a great winning family, beldam being I lie New Zealand Cup w inner Ladv Lucy (second clam of Star bit-anger).