Northern Notes

NZ Truth, Issue 936, 3 November 1923, Page 10

Northern Notes

(By "Waimangn.**) AJR.C. spring meeting opens, to-day. Finishes on Monday, Trams now run right to course gates. Good acceptances m all events, Seventeen left m Mltchelson Cup, Sixteen m the a JT. Guineas. Nineteen In the Welcome Stakes. In the Trial HurcQeti the two P*s, Pentagram and Pine Arch win run well. . '■■■■.-. ■/:• t •'■.■■ : Queen March is reported fit and recovered from her bit of a bleeding bout at Avon dale, but whether she can turn the tables on Pompey remains to be seen. . Day Guard Is the speediest of the Ellerslie babies and Dr. Martin seems to have a promising youngster m him. The Walkato Hunt mwt on Labor Day was Rafferty all right — a moke of that name winning the hunters' dbuble. He was knocked down at auction for a fiver and the buyer dropped him to Bruce Cunnnlngham for' fifty. ■ He appears In the Waikato Steeples, to-day, but Glentul may tuign the trick. W. Patterson had a profitable trip to Trentbam with Peßuun and Surveyor. A mile and a half with 9.7 up may be too much of a contract for Surveyor In the Mltchelson Cup. Marble Bell with a food hoy up looks a good bet. The much-travelled Stork has a Mitchelson Cup to his credit. Surveyor seems none the worse for his trip south; he Is a good second day horse, Hipo is well m the Shorts with 7.7. Fingoland can fly, but is unsound In the bellows. KingQuin Is very consistent and should reverse positions with FinelU to-day. . Just an even two, score on the card for the Gordon Handicap. A cup of tea Is a good tip. Ruapapck reappears m the seven furlongs. W. Kirk has him well, but he may want a race m him after bis' long Absence. Kirk soon ran Into the money after starting to train at Avondale and landed a dead-heat with Perfect Day on Labor Day. Cool Stimulants always runs a good seven, but King Cheops is fired Into the Flying at the minimum. A big crowd of holiday makers hiked to Claudelands for the Walkato Hunt meeting on Labor Day and sent £40,000 through the chaff cutter. The course was uncomfortably crowded and those on the second train couldn't buy, a race card for a dollar. It will be a. relief when the fine new course at Te Rap* is fixed up. The Hamilton Racing Club might take pity on the poor pressmen and rope off a bit ofnpaee where they can see a race and take a not* - The Ladies' Bracelet was the usual exhibition of unfinished horsemanship, most of them working their passage home with the whip and Royal Fame got the bangle by a bit at the finish. The Poach Bros, got a snip when they secured Oakleigh for seven quid and now seemed to have snored another bargain whew they picked up Royal Fame for five fivers. Pavo and Glen Canny are the two best EUeralle mokes when any mud la flying on the track. Miss Rosa scored over half a century m the Hunters* Hurdles on Labor Day. Musketoon landed a double at Glsborne which caused the usual doleful ditty from layers m Auckland. Imi porter was also m heavy demand, but ! foil m the Maiden Scurry and Skipper | Ryan waa sent to thcGisborno Hospi- | tal with concussion. . Latest advice says he is doing well. Tlnohoro's dead-heat at Hamilton was not out of turn, but tho Hannon i horses are still out of luck. There were a number of spills at Hamilton and both E. Warner and W. Rennie got nasty bumps. McFHnn was unlucky at Trentham and his Injury will prevent him riding Porapey In the Guineas to-day. Uncle Sam and Merry Dan had to be destroyed at Hamilton on Labor Day. Master ot the Hounds Mr. Wynn Brown was a happy man at Hamllun, and with record gates and a £4000 increase on the Joint tho poor dogs shouldn't go short of a bone. Mr. Jaok Paterson invested some of his Pelham pelf In Wellington m a two-year-old, Bubbly (Absurd — Liquify), which he purchased from Mr. Viv. Riddlfora and the youngster I* now In W. Patterson's core at EUerille. Veil is said to be a very speedy sister to Rational and The Monk. Attractive .has been working In that style at EUerslie. ■ Since Highland won the Avondata Cup m a hollow fashion horses behind him Hko Surveyor. Marble Bell and Perfect Day have nil been winners and Davls'u horse Is «ur« to run n great ruco In the MUch«lson Cup to-day.

Deleful Ditty has done well at headquarters and the one-eyed horse should soon be out of the hack class. )3ome of the sprinters at Hamilton were as big as bollocks and want some beef taken off before they get on the winning list. Old Surveyor has a wonderful record; he won just - over £8000 for Gerald Stead as a two-year-old, tvnd then Gerald turned him, over to brother Wilfred who won almost, exactly ; .the. same amount with him, and quitted him m a broken-down condition U» Mr. Jack Paterson for 110 guineas to do stud duty. Surveyor now looks like winning more for his new owner than he did for either of the Stead brothers. Soulterina should be worth an investment with a strong jokey on top, but she Is no kid's horse. .- J. LsJnbess had .two candidates, ' m Rafferty and Kopaka, and each time Rafferty won Mr D. O'Shea rode the other one and the pnblio -followed him and left H. Tinker alone to land the double at a big price. v ■ Mr. Hugh i McKenxie' was unlucky m losing Solar Rays, a promising twoyear>old by Day Comet— Lady Penury, m Jack Williamson's stable. Meningitis wad suspected. > Dr. Ring landed another half a dozen English babies last week. They consist of five colts and a fllly, and represent six sires m Rock Flint, Hapsburg, Count Anthony, Sonning, Sky Rocket and Royal Canopy. 8. Walls will be on Plttaworth m the Onehunga Steeples on Mbaday, So will a lot-of other people. Mark Time was expecWd to t»ke on the Mew Zealand Cup m pref erenoe to the MJtchelson, but he *rW be at Ei^ lerslie to-day, and after his defeat of Surveyor is sure of solid backing, but b* wont need to mark time with Highland and Marble Bell, to keep him moving.