Northern Notes

NZ Truth, Issue 985, 11 October 1924, Page 9

Northern Notes

(By "Renown.")

The Pajcuranga Hunt Club' held their meeting last Saturday under the most trying conditions. On the eve of the meeting a falling glass did not give much ehcouz-agement for the continuation of the gathering, but the members of the committee were no doubt influenced by the other meetings which are to be held m the district m the near future. Ellerslie at 11 a.m. presented a forlorn appearance, with few spectators present m the Minding •rain to witness the day's racing. The correct card stated that the first event was to start at 12.2 a.m.! A case of the early bird catching the 1 worm! A very hot favorite m Llewellyn scored a very easy victory m the opening event, the Maiden Hunters' Steeplechase. Ridden by T. Chaplin, the big Lucullus gelding played with his opponents all the way. Later m the day Llew r ellyn came out and contested the Hunt Club Cup, and he again had no trouble m disposing of the opposition, although at one stage he appeared to be tiring, but his rider was only joking. ! Trainer Pat Con way turned the double winner out m great fettle and a trainer who can tux*n out a horse that can win two races over a total distance of five and a half miles m one afternoon should be around when the congratulations are handed out. Llewellyn was m front all the way m both races, and this makes his performance all the better, even if« the company was weak. The flashes of lightning experienced before the first race would no doubt cause some of the ladies to back Blazewood when he finished second to Llewellyn. Larrikin tipped out early and his rider, J. Preston, narrowly escaped a nasty roll. The experience should- do the gelding good. Cureaform, one of R. Hannon's team, won the Hurdles, and came out later m the day and succeeded m annexing the Bracelet also. He handled the going well and on the day he was m a class by himself. Cureaform is by Formative out of Curearua. '-' G, Holland had his first mount over the battens when he rode Cureaform m his winning engagement at Ellerslie. Vice Versa was a possible winner three furlongs from home, but failed to finish on when the straight, was reached. ... ' Chesforte was given a chance by some. The Hawera mare went a fair race and. may do better m different going. Te Awamutu supplied the favorite for the hurdles m Chirrup, a- full brother to Admiral Codrington. The Gazeley gelding finished fourth. The Sylvia l D ark Handicap, with thirty starters, appeared to be the hardest race, on the programme, but the favorite won. The winner turned out to be a full sister to Diamond Ring, claiming the name of Diamond Moon. Prior to the race the filly was an unknown quan-

tity and would have paid a much bigger price had she not been bracketed with Drolatique, who has been doing good track work of late. The bracketed pair filled first and third positions. Exactly appeared to be the winner at the distance, but she was tiring and could not hold her advantage when headed by the winner 50 yards from the post. Gold Fern is one that should win a race shortly. She ran a good race at Avondale for five furlongs behind Rafa, while at Ellerslie she finished fifth to Diamond Moon. The going would stop her over the last bit. Princess Ronnie's size would be no help to her m the mud. Potash ran a fair race, but was beaten on her merits. Several well-fancied horses were scratched m the Jellicoe Handicap. Pompey cast a couple of shoes while galloping prior to the meeting, and this may have had something to dc with his defection. Zircon was the favorite, but he was i.ever going like a winner. Landslide, the second favorite, did not handle the heavy track at all well and was a good last. Golden Glass made, things merry for a mile and then closed up and stopped to a walk. Musketoon's gallop on the Tuesday morning before the races was a good try-out for the race m question. Slow to begin on Saturday, he did not appear to have much chance of winning when five furlongs from home. On reaching the straight, however, the leading division began to tire and the imported horse was just beginning to gallop. His admirers for the New Zealand Cup must have been jubilant after his convincing finish m the Jellicoe Handicap. Lapidary ran his best race to date when he was placed second to Musketoon. Master Doon demonstrated that his second m the Guineas was no fluke by finishing on very gamely m third position. His trainer has hopes that the gelding will stay on better than most of the progeny of Lucullus. Te Kara, who looks very well to start the season, was a little above himself and the manner m which he finished on m his first race speaks well for his chances m future engagements. Glentui, the favorite for the 1-lu.nt Club Cup, stripped nicely for his engagement and it was bad luck that he lost his rider. at the second fence of the double. i The Waikato-owned gelding was goring nicely with Llewellyn at the time and only for hitting this fence and losing his rider the winner would have had to go fast all the way. ' With Glentui out of the way, Tommy Chaplin sa: back to enjoy his ride and when the winning post was reached he was m the position of saying "How's things?" to Ernie Warner, who was dislodged from. Glentui. H. Burt took Brown Heath around for second money. Mr. J. W. Peters was a happy man when Llewellyn wo - the coveted Cup, and states that he has some more of the Llewellyn breed to come yet. The barometer was down early m the day and the track conditions were made to order for Barometer, who won fairly easily. Knighthood put m a good finish for third money. The company was only ordinary. A lot of money went West on the Gisbornss horse Eucalyptus m the Bracelet. Eucalyptus, who was ridden by Mr. Black, was reported to I have been doing good work before going to Ellerslie. Freshman was a fair second. The oi.ly chance he had of beating the winner was if the first horsa had died on the way or lost his rider.

Town Bank won the six m good style. Towi. Bank and Miss Egypt were the leaders' nearest attendants until the straight was reached, and when J-Jeisler .and Finelli stopped they came, on and filled the major places. Sleepy Sol beat a lot of good horses f.i 1 third money. Namutcre, the favorite, was m the joke for a while.' He likes the track a bit soft, but it was too heavy for him on Saturday. Quinette saddled up looking particularly well, but she was slow to leave the peg. Lady Ridicule, finished close to the placed horses. The Ellerslie winner, Diamond Moon, will have her next start at the Waikato Hunt meetin' Lady Comet, who was brought up from Taranaki to contest the Bracelet at the Pakuranga meeting, was scratched for her engagement on the day of the race because of the heavy going. Jim O'Neill did not take the mare back to New Plymouth, but sent her to the Waikato district with the Hannon team to fulfil her engagement at the Waikato Hunt meeting. The same trainer intends to send Tuki to Ellerslie m the near future so that the gelding can be schooled over the big fences for the November meeting. Bert Jury will supervise Tuki's work while the gelding is at headquarters. The Alison team left Ellerslie for Takapuna on Monday. C.hesforte was shipped back to Hawera by way of New Plymouth on Monday. The mare is engaged at the Waikato meeting,- and after her disappointing showing at Ellerslie, ncr connections may decide not to make the trip north again. Chairman was supposed to have been unsQund before the Pakuranga meeting and was to have a spell at his owner's place at Mangere before racing again, but despite the information supplied to members of the press as above, Chairman was saddled up at Ellerslie and appeared m the correct card as being trained by Herbert Barr at Mangere. Why the unsoundness? Good fields have been handicapped for the Whangarei meeting and everything points to a most successful gathering. . If present intentions are carried out, Irapuka will race, at Whangarei. C. Mason, who has been riding durinr'the past m the Auckland district, is "now attached to J. Fryer's stable at Hawera.