GREAT NORTHERN FANCY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20562, 13 May 1930, Page 7

GREAT NORTHERN FANCY.

POMPEIUS IN FAVOUR.

FOSTER TO RIDE IN STEEPLES

A liorso whoso nemo is being frequently mentioned in discussions on tlio Great Northerns is Pompoitis, whoso performances this, season include victories in tho Pnkuranga Hunt Cup and the Hunters' Steeplechase at Ellerslie, a third in tlio "VVaikato Hunt Cup and six wins on the flat. . Pompeius lias not raced over fences since'tho Cambridgo meeting in October, hut lie is being given a good course of schooling for his engagements at Ellerslie and on a couple of occasions lately he has 1 j ej 11 schooled over the steeplechase fences at To I? apa The fact of Pompeius being schooled over country would indicate that the Great Northern Steeplechaso ia to be his special mission next month. At the same time, it does not mean that Pompeius v/ill not be.a runner in tlio Great Northern Hurdles, for .(hero is no reason why he should not be relatively as good as n hurdler as he lias proved, on the llat and over country. Ilowe\ er, until the stable intentions are made known, tlio tendency may bo to favour Pompeius most for tlio Great Northern Steeplechaso. for ho is also in the Cornwall Handicap, which is run on the sanio day. as the Great Northern Hurdles.

P. Foster, who rodo last year's winner, ITralla, has been engaged to ricio Pompeius in tho Great Northern Steeplechase. After riding at Hawera last week Foster came north to school Pompeius over tho country at To liapa yesterday.

SEATOWN AND GOLD MONEY

GREEN TO RIDE THEM AGAIN.

On the first day of the Auckland Winter Meeting Inst year T. Green won the leading flat events, tho Cornwall 'Handicap and the Members' Handicap, on Sentown and Gold Money respectively. On the third day of tho meeting Green landed another double on those horses when he won the York Handicap on Seatown and tho Visitors' Handicap on Gold Money. Green will again rido Seatown and Gold Money in their engagements at Ellerslio this winter, and. though lio, might not have the same success as last' year, ho will he riding horses that will only require to bo in form to hnvo excellent prospects of success.

\ . AUCKLAND-OWNED COLT.

TRAINING AT RANDWICK.

When Mr. C. M. Emanuel's colt by Limond from Duchess Eudorus was• Mibmitted to auction at tho autumn yearling sales in Sydney ho was passed in at 700 guineas, tho bid being a good deal below tho reserve. Mr. Emanuel has decided to have the colt trained at Handwick ahd 1 ho has been placed in tho care of »D. Lewis to be prepared for next season's racing.

WANGANUI TRACK WORK

EXERCISES ON THE PLOUGH

[r.Y TELEGItArn. —OWN COnnESPONtIENT.] "WANGANUI, Monday.

This morning Iho weather was delightfully fine for training operations, but moit of the work was done on the plough, hud was of n serviceable order.

Tho only gallop was done on No. 2 track, on which I'erly de Leon and Tahoma went six furlongs. The pair were together all the way, running fjie full distance in 1.1-9, both doing it well. ~ • - - Prince-Lu, with It. Syme in the saddla, went ri coupio of rounds on tho plough, moving very freely and looking remarkably fit and well. ' t' > > ' Kowhatu wa? given three rounds on the .plough at a solid pace.: Hp .looks none the worse for his race at Hawera. Elicit put in a coupio of rounds i\t from half to three-quarter pace on the plough. He hit out nit'ely and from' appearances should strip a very fit horse on Thursdiiy.' The raco Paleta had not seem to .h.ivo done him any ha.rm. He was given half-pace -work, on the plough. Double Soult looked* bright and well after his raco at Hawera. He was given useful work on the plough. Potoaform is to run in tho open spr'int on Thursday. He went round a couple wf times at half-pace on the plough. Star Area was on the 'course, but . was not worked. The Aero gelding ran a nail into his foot at Feilding. and this has, givon somo trouble since then.

A large number of visiting h'or&es arrived during tho week-end. including Atliolspear, Ben Hur, Austerity, Princo Lu, Tv*evata, Blue Paper, Elicit, .Airforce,, Birkbeck, Break o'Day, Llya Du, Eerie cje Leon, and Tahoma. Another big batch enmo to hand to-day, including Brigadier Bill, Mountain Heath, Matu, Statuary, Second Thoughts, Ponjoln, Maunga, Vnlslrect arid Town' Bird. L. Dulieu wi 11 rido Prince Lu and Hyrnestrason. 11. Dulieu w.ill .have piounts on Royal Aero, Aurora Borealis and Airtight.

RACING IN ENGLAND.

FIRST CLASSIC WINNERS

Diolite,. winner of the Two 'Thousand Guineas at Newmarket last Wednesday, has proved a rare bargain for Sir Hugo Hirst. Ho bought him as a' yearling for '4Bogns., a very modest price when it is considered that at Doncasler alono in 1928 9!). yearlings sold for lOOOgns. or more. The threo races Diolite won last season were collectively worth i's'ls9, and last Wednesday's race would be worth between £IO,OOO and i'l 1,000 to tho winner

A well-made bay colt. t>f medium size, with good notion, Diolilo was the first of the offspring of his sire, Diophon, to win a nice.. His d.im, Needlo Itock, vas, like Diolit.i, br<;-.t by Colonel C, W. Birkin. She

wan foaled in 1015. Diophon, as a yearling i:i 1922, was purchased ,by t'no Aga Khan for •lOOOgns., and won tho Two Thousand Guineas and other races, tho total value being £23,150. Diolilo is bound to ho 1 a favourite for tho Derby on June <l. Fair Isle, who won the Thousand Stakes at Newmarket last Friday, was tho best two-year-old filly in England last season. Bred and owned by Lord Derby/ Fair ■lsle is a dark bay or brown daughter of • l'halaria and Scapa Flow, tho latter 'i mare by Chaucer out of Anchora, by .Love Wisely. Fairway was the fourth foal and tho fourth winner produced by Sea pa Flow, and Fair Isle is the fifth.

Lord Derby bought Ancjiora for l.'SOOgns. and in seven seasons uhe produced six foals

five being fillies. Scapa Flow was tho first to come, and as a three-year-old she won three races, all over a mile and a-half. Before gaining these successes she was actually exploited in selling races. In one of them the winner was to be sold tor JL'f>(). .Scapa Flow finished Second. That was during (he Great War.' Fait' Islo having thus ijariy realised the expectation that she would secure classic honours this year, her performance in tho Oaks on June G will tjo awaited with interest.

A. HOBSON'S PROGRESS

A. Hobson, Iho hurdle race and steeplechase jockey, who was seriously injured when schooling Mister Gamp at Awapuni about seven weeks ago, is at present at his homo in Wellington. Ho has made a good recovery, but tho head injury has left his eyesight affected and ho is under treatment. It will be some time yet beforo ho in fit to go back to riding, and probably not much will bo seen of him in public in tho saddle until lato in the season.