News and Notes

NZ Truth, Issue 1001, 31 January 1925, Page 9

News and Notes

Egmont next week. They race Wednesday and Thursday. Surveyor is proving some bargain for 110 guineas. Two thousand guineas was offered for Gold Acre at Trentham. No business. ,; • ' . - -i The Whareroa Welter at Hawera will find Cleasanta giving them a headache. Merit is very well, and with 7st 131 b at Egmont '•will make the pace very merry. Ashley Reed hiked off back to Melbourne this week. May he have the best of luck. • Gold Light has been entered for the weight-for-age events to be run over the other side m the autumn.. ■ / . : , . If-Avola wins the Egmont Cup it won't be hard to find the most pleased man on the course. He'll be President Jack Gray. . • . . At the tail end of the winter Gardenia won three races on end, won them m a fashion that suggested more successes. However, since then the Wellington-owner mare has run very badly, and of late her form has been poor. Piquant ran two seconds at Tren • tham, but they were ; only ordinary. Had she not been interfered with the first day, when she ran unplaced, she might have won. ■ In Gold Acre the" Gleeson brothers have a colt that will do big things. The Australian-bred youngster t won with the utmost ease m his only start at Trentham, and he should have another victory to his credit— at Takapuna — by the time these lines appear m print. ■ . The day after Snow Burgess sold Kilris the mare won, and her new owner, Walter ' Baxter, •of Christchurch, practically got even on the deal. Bert Wormald is to have the handling of the mare down south. . It is the intention: of the Trentham trainer, Jack ; Lowe, to take two horses down to the Dunedin, Cup meeting. Gold Light had two hard races at Trentham and she was not asked to race on Saturday. Stewart Waddell still has ■ the Sydney trip m mind, and the mare will be found at Randwick m the autumn contesting the weight-for-age events. • Lady Joyce cost Hawkes Bay punters a bit of money- the first day at Trentham,, but they were also unlucky for the mare .was second, though given third. ,On her running the first day it /was madness to support her m the Douro Cup, m which race she never got out of the ruck.

After much persevering Mat Williams got a race with Kalakaua the last day at Trentham. The big horse ran kindly each day for Ryder, who gets the best out of him both on the track and m a race. - •-

Prior to the open six the;second day at' Trentham three of the" runners hart a fair dinkum fight at the post. Two of the fighters filled a place.

Correspondent made no show at all m the Foxton Cup, but the second day, going, more kindly, he won the big money. He would appear to be a second day horse.

Pantler has had a good deal of racing, of late and after his efforts at Trentham he may nee,d a let-up.

When Licinius was saddled up at Trentham he had yet to be beaten. He

was m the Hopeful Stakes, however, for try as he would he could not reach Anthonie.

The Sydney "Sportsman" commented very outspokenly on the sale of Heroic, and it came as no surprise to the writer to find the V.R.C. refusing to accept the three-year-old's nomination for the autumn meeting.

On her running m «the Consolation Handicap at Trentham, Kilceit should not be long m picking up another race at the smaller meetings. The mare is a bit tender m front m hard going.

The Kemball stables usually do well ar the Wellington meetings, but this season the Masterton owner has not won a race at either the spring or summer gatherings.

Hall Mark is not proving reliable this season. Some of the gallops *he has put up at Tauherenikau were good enough to win m much better company than he has gone under m lately.

Trespass has come up again fresh and well, and when the rain comes he will be sent along m his work., This gelding .will probably be schooled at the latter end of the season.

Subjection has had a fair trial this season, both m weight-for-age and hack company, and has quite. failed to come up to his promise of last autumn.

It looked as if Snow Burgess had sold Kilris well at five hundred, but the- mare soon paid a share of her purchase money. As her new. owner supported her on the .machine solidly, ne is about even already.

King Bro.ney will be racing again soon, and appears all i right after his accident. The four-year-old has a bit of pace, % but is not too sound. Later on he is to be schooled.

The two races at Trentham got to the bottom of Peheus and he has; lightened up since returning to Opaki. The small field on the concluding day would have suited Mr. Vallance's sprinter.

Licinius had his colors lowered for the- first time on Saturday. This was due to the Elgar two-year-old contracting a cold at the meeting.

George Whiteman was lucky to have Sclfraid bracketed with the big dividend payer at Wellington. A couple of tickets paid expenses and a bit over.

Pronto had been galloping exceptionally well at Opaki before going to Trentham and her two starts cost Wairarapa punters some coin. It is only lent.'

Eonetter has not fully recovered from the effects of her accident .it Auckland, and does not hit out on the hard tracks. It was at the back end of last season when this mare showed her best form.

The death is reported from the other side of the Caulfield trainer Jack.MeCann, who prepared amongst othar horses Harvest King, Will Comfort and Lisnavane. McCann was the person who came across to New Zealand and went to Dunedin and all but purchased Loughrea. In fact Loughrea was at Wellington awaiting shipment when the deal broke down.

The Foxton Club had a most enjoyable gathering, and wi.tli 'the- tote up just over three and a half thousand it would be a payable meeting. The club deserve all the luck for the stewards do know how to run a race meeting.

Musketoon and Lady Ridicule were taken home after the flrst day at Trentham, their trainer seeing that there was no chance of the go.ing getting a bit soft. They are to do it at Takapuna this week.

If Johnny McDonell ; takes Bonny Rill to Egmont she will be hard to stop m the hurdle races. When just up she

won two races at Marton like a champion.

Though he did not race prominently at Trentham, Pilliewinkie is coming to hand nicely and by the time the Dunedin Cup is run he should be apple pie.

With 7st 71b on his back Star Shell will make a nuisance of himself m the Nolan Cup at Egmont. He was just beaten m the last stride at Trentham.

Licinius was very unlucky at Trentham, for he lost ground at the start and then ran wide at the turn. This youngster, who will not race again till the Pacific Handicap at Trentham m March, will make the best of them go m the autumn.

Though he only, got into the money once, and that a first, Fool's Paradise ran three splendid races at Trentham, and when he won the big mile the last day it was quite deserved.

Bill Donovan is shifting his team from Hastings to Woodville for the next few months.

After being one of- the last into the straight m the Douro Cup, Star Ranger finished eighth. The last day he was again at the tail of the field when the straight Avas reached, but Gray sat down and rode a most vigorous finish." The gelding gave of his best, and won nicely. The strong, hand tactics would appear to get the best but of the four-year-old.

The performance Suggestion put up m the Consolation Handicap at Trentham was a very fine one, for after being disappointed m an opening two furlongs from home Gray had to bring his mount on the outer. Good horsemanship and a courageous horse carried the day.

The field m the Egmont Cup contains the names of a iqt of Taranaki horses and the Cup may stay m the district. If the Cup is to leave the butter-fat province, Sunart is the one to do the trick.

Loughrea and Baldowa, who finished first and second m the last Dunedin Cup, are m again this year. Loughrea gives Baldowa twenty-five pounds as against seventeen last February.

Lipsol's efforts at Trentham would point to the Kilbroney gelding having trained off.

Charleston, who won the Maiden the secgnd day at Foxton, is going to turn out a good sort. He is on the lazy side, but a strong boy will always counteract this fault.

Mimetic is to go to Sydney for the autumn meeting at Randwick, where the two-year-old classics are worth winning.

Kilreid, who used to form one of the Vallance team, ran third m the Goodwood Cup at the beginning of the month. Since going to Western Australia the Kilbroney gelding has paid his way.