News and Notes

NZ Truth, Issue 1017, 23 May 1925, Page 11

News and Notes

Wanganui concludes . to-day,

Nukumai wont- be long m winning. Wonder what Hipp is being set for ? Rafa will break the punters' hearts; Willow Wai was very unlucky at Hawera. Archeen will wiri a decent sprint be-fore-long. Imperial Spark gives Percy; Nash an I Imperial . smile. . . . ' They go too fast for First Line m the first bit nowadays. Savory was" galloping at the right ertd of his i raca at Hawera. >. '" Just tick off Sansalino for a hack steeplechase m the near future. . There a pretty: desperate rider m the race the first day at Hawara. : Taitaiata went well enough at Hawera to suggest a hack hurdle face soon. Attractive 1 was going like a train at the finish of his only race at Hawera. • ' :For the fir.it meeting of the season the fences at Hawera are big. At Wanganui they are easy. . With three m the Otago Steeplechase the thick end of the purse should go to' Lou Hazlett. / \ Euphonium surprised a lot by staying out the eight and, a half furlongs at Hawera. He'll ? do it again, too. : Bill .Bowden rode a perfect race on Tuki when he won at Hawera. ; : His was a lesson on the shortest way home. • Bpnibrook, was backed and beaten, at Hawera, but his condition pointed -to I his not running- out the two miles. . The. grey mare Rehutai is' more jpartial to' six furlongs than any other, dis* tarice. , Hawera .showed that to, be. so. ' Mr. Fred Jensen gave /his nSw purchase, Birkenella, a run at Hawera; Though he made no show at all Fred reckons his time will come. . Maurice McCarten is. still over m Sydney. Fred Jones and, he 'have only three niore|inonths ' to wait for the return of their tickets. Rowley was. a good thing beaten' the first day at Hawera, and they went for him again the second. This time he just scrambled home m front of Ring Potoa. ■ '.-.; ' ' ..'..' As they have both been entered for the big jumping races at Randwick it is reasonable to expect that Black Art and Maunga will 'go -over to the other sme. t ' George Caddy, who took Sling Camp to Sydney a couple of months back,

got into hot water over his riding of the chestnut at Tatt's meeting. They must be short of hurdle horsemen when George has to take the mount. Akbar, a full-brother to Nukumai, is one likely to make good over country this winter. With very little schooling he ran a fine race at Hawera. ' Tame Fox was saddled vp the first day at Hawera, and sent out to do his preliminary. He all but fell over doing this, and he was brought back and withdrawn. To say the least of it he was turned out m very poor condition, i Three yearlings have been brought m from the" Kemball stud farm and are being put thrpugh their preliminary work. Two are by Hymestra; from Native Lady and Mill o' Gowrie, and the other is by Kilbroney — Overall. . Percy Hazleman is not having a busy time just now, but things will liven up next month when he puts the imported youngsters through the initial stages of their preparation and gets Licinius ready for his spring classic engagements. , ' „ > As there is no race meeting on next Imonth nearer' than Otaki the' South Wairarapa Trotting Club should have two. successful days; In the past the club has only raced on one day, but, the nominations this year suggest .that with qne weather the meeting will be a'success. In a field of twenty runners at Hawera, Willow Wai was paying under even, money. This Would, come as a^ surprise to his Masterton .owner; who" went vp 1 to the 1 meeting expecting/ at leas"t a fair price. ' ' ' " The Kemball jumper's are racing, into form and they- will go on to Auckland after I the,' Wanganui meeting. Before leaving home they did not have much schooling and ., each race now ■ is sure to improve them. "-,'■' '<■ After, a good spell Merry Day has been taken up again, and is nice and robust. J Her shoulder 'trouble seems all right and if not galloped on hard ground Alf. Booth's mare should not be long m coming to hand. Bonomel won at his first outing for, his. new owner. This is "the ~ second horse recently purchased but of B. Burgess's stable at Opaki to do it. and showsy they were m good 'condition when sold. Tempean did not give a very good display lyhen schooled at Opaki last week for the first time, but he is one likely to improve. At present he is inclined to chance his fences. A race like the Carbine Plate at Auckland should suit De Luxe. The Kemball-owned horse will not' take his usual liberties with a strong horseman. upi and he is capable of saeing out the mile. . ■-; ■ Red . Fuchsia was only raced once this season and ■then/turned out' on account, of growing very fast. The son ,of All Red— Nedra ■ should turn out better, at three, years, all going well m the meantime. He carried Mr. Berne Vallance's .colors.