A GOOD HUNTER

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21274, 30 August 1932, Page 7

A GOOD HUNTER

LUNA LUX'S PERFORMANCES

WINNER' OF THREE CUP^ :

BRED ON STAYING LINES by archer The hunter Luna Lux scored his third successive victory when he won the Tara-' uakx Hunt Cup at New Plymouth on Saturday and he appears to have won with considerable enee from' Trouble, who the week before finished second in the Palmranga Hunt Clip. Luna Lux had previously won the Hawlce's Bay Hunt Cup at Hastings and the Ferguson Gold Cup Hunt Steeplechase at Gisbovne, which carries the most valuable trophy attached to any race in the Dominion. • '

Owned and trained by Mr. G. D. Beatson. of Hastings, .who. has raced, a. jiumber of good horses, including Parisian Diamond and Statuette, Luiia Lux is a nine-year-old gelding by King Soult from Caligo. by Tribulation from Duckshot. by Torpedo— Eider, by Quilt-Kotuku, by Musket, and there is some fine staying blood in his pedigree. He did not commence racing until last season and ho has certainly done well enough among the hunters to have possibilities in better company when next jumping season is at-hand. .. . .

Up to the present there has been nothing special about his form, but the fact that he gave Trouble Blb. and a decisive beating indicates that he is a good deal better than most of the horses seen out in hunt cud steeplechases in the North Island in tho past few months. Perhaps, like many others. Luna Lux may -graduate from the ranks of hunters to bo a good steeplechaser, and. his progress- through tho season will bo followed with interest. _________________ : A VERSATILE JOCKEY TALLY #F 1300 WINNERS AMUSING COUNTRY INCIDENT Few rider 3 have followed such a varied and successful career as W. Gleeson, who recently arrived in Melbourne from Queens, land and has been granted a licence by the Victoria Racing Club. He has ridden 1300 winners, achieved success as a trotting driver and won boxing matches, and now at 35 years of ago is equally at-home over the jumps or on the flat. Over 21 years ago Gleesou became apprenticed tct the late John Allsopp at Randwick. At the end of his apprenticeship G. P. Nailon, a regular visitor to Melbourne, took the boy to Queensland, and this was the beginning of a brilliant career. Most of his riding was dono on unregistered courses. He soon won. his way to the top. his' happv hunting ground being Kedrort Park, which is now closed. In one year ho rode 142 winners. One of the best horses of the time was Delinacre, a handsome son of Linacre, on whom ho won 19 races. He also won trotting events in Queensland with horses trained by Martin Kenny. As a boxer Gleeson had thrjo fights at tho Brisbane Stadium, winning them all. lie found that boxing kept him fit for riding. He is a keen footballer and also does a. good deal of Hwimruing in the season. He has Deen rid::ng over jumps for a little over two years and recently scored a doublo at Ballarat. Some years ago Gleeson was engaged to ride at Gordonvale. a small town 1G miles from Gairns. The day began badly, for the barrier broke as the field lined up in one sprint race, and the dead-heaters in a subsequent race were brought out for the runotj. While the field was waiting to be called into line at the end-of the day the horses wore recalled' to the saddling paddock and a change of riders was made - . The delays resulted in the horses in the last event being 6ent to the post at G. 30 p.m. The sun had-gone down. The starter struck a match and consulted his racebook for barrier positions and' at tho suggestion of the riders the barrier was not drawn right'down in order to minimise the risk of horse or jockey being caught in it. . Gleeson rode the winner. Materlmk. Ho jumped his mount out in'front, but kept a wide course as the track was railed only for the last three 'furlongs: He glimpsed, the judge's box silhouetted a gainst rthe skyline, and on nearing it kept shouting,- " I'm-No. 3' I'm No. 3!" until he considered he had passed the post. The clerk of the course came looking for No. 3 and Gleeson weighed in by the light of matches. . . After reporting the rac«3 in the usual manner, .with' placings and betting, the Townsville Bulletin concluded with Pime-night-time."

MANAWATU HUNT MEETING ACCEPTORS FOR SATURDAY [by telegraph—press association] PALMERSTON NORTH, Monday. Acceptances for the Manawatu Hunt Club's annual race meeting at Awapuni next Saturday "are as follows: — KIWITEA HACK HURDLES, of £2O. lj miles.—W arzone. 10.13; WarfiUe. Royal Game, 0.2; Bright Song. Laokoon, Jack Plane, 9.0. RANGIOTU MAIDEN PLATE, of £2O 5 fur. (ail 8.7).— Battleground, Bee Acre, Lefcu Gallante, Bwana. Cant-field. Count Roussillon, Dakar, Ebeum, Headland, Lacs d* Amour. La Fleur Lakowai, Maypay, Minstrel Lad, Purse, Round Score, Santoft, Vaudeville. KARERE HACK HANDICAP, of £23. 6 fur.—Chief Marionette, 9.0; Solitaire 11.. 89- Lady Court. 7.13; Tranquility. 7.12; Ythan. 7.11; Right Bower. 7.7; Morrath, Wasteland, 7.G; Acron, Autumn Dawn, <.O. MANAWATU HUNT CUP, of £3O. 21 miles.—Trouble, 1J.5- Postman, 11.1; Commentator, 10.12; Winnagaii, 10.11; MoUtOa King, Acervate, Mangatapu, 10.0. STEWARDS' HANDICAP, of £25, G fur. —Chief Marionette, 7.9; Taranto, 7.0. TE HORO HACK HANDICAP, of £25.1 mile.—Flower. 8.11; Henry of ISiayarre. 8.4; Riotous, 8.1: Gran Chaco, 7.13; Bed t nsh, Park Acre, Canefield, Guercster, Jack 1 lane, Queen of the Orient, Autumn Dawn, 7.5. LADIES' BRACELET, of £2O, li miles.— Hunting Boy. Platina, 11.3; Postman, 10.13; Trouble, 10.12; Winnagan, 10.8; Acervate, 10.7. LEVIN HANDICAP, of £25, 7 fur.— Juggle. 9.0; Blacksmith, 8.9; Balloon, 8.8; l'ateroa, 7.13. Black Mint, 7.12; Thrasher, 7.9; Taranto. 7.5. NOTES FROM EVERYWHERE

TRACK AND STABLE GOSSIP Earl Sande, America's most famous jockey, who has ridden 3590 winners, is shortly to sail for France. Mr. William Ryan, an American owner, who has tt large stable in France, was instrumental in persuading Sande to go there to ride, and it is probable that he will have the ni,ount on most of Mr. Ryan's horses. Carfex, winner of tho Opunake Scurry at New Plymouth last Saturday, is a tij'ee-year-old gelding by Nigger Minsticl from Crepitation, a half-sister to tho 1028 Avondale Cup victress Blsox. Carfox had °nl.V one run last season, when. he ran .unplaced at llawcra, but ho is evidently fairly useful. On Saturday he and Merry Way, who was second, finished well clear of the others-, and tho form wuh made to anP ear n " the oetter when Merry Way afterwards won the Urenui Hack Handicap. The three-year-old filly Palantua, by Paladin from Mantua, scored her first success when she won the Vauxhall Handicap at the Olago Hunt meeting, but it should not be long before she is 'again on the winning list. She has inherited a lot of the brilliancy possessed by her dam niul should do well among tho hack sprinters as the season progresses. A patient, policy has been adopted with Palantua. who has had only five starts to date, and she should repay her connections for not having overtaxed her early.

Although Karangapai was thrice successful and also registered ft number of minor nlacings last season, his form scarcely .came up to expectations and he wiis sont out 101 n. spell after winding up with four unplaced performances in ti'o autumn. The holiday appears to have been very beneficial o Karangapai. who is again working regularly, and lie may achieve more distinction tins season. Nothing very strenuous has been exacted from him since he concluded his spellbut, ho is muscling up nicely and snouiu come to hand Quickly when ho begins to move along in earnest. NEW SIRE FOR AUSTRALIA Mr. Percy Reynolds, of tho Hobartvillo stud New South Wales, has received advice from England that his son,, acting on bis behalf, has purchased the bay horse Silveifc burn, foalod in 1028. Silverburn is by Phalaris from Silver Urn, winner of the One Thousand Guineas, by Juggernaut, eon of St. Simon.