Northern Notes

NZ Truth, Issue 1030, 22 August 1925, Page 10

Northern Notes

(By "Renown.") Ripon Abbey. First three-year-old to show out. # # # Gala Day a great disappointment. * * * Thirteen stone stopped Llewellyn. # # * Sir Archie was not m the hunt m his first race m open company. i *** " . i The Marton-trained animal Birkenrose was given a lot of support m the opening event at the Pakuranga Hunt Club's meeting. He is a striking sort of horse, and going on appearances he stood out by himself as far as class went.

He must have felt the want of a schooling task over Ellerslie country when he contested the Greenmount

full brother to Boomerday and Gala Day. The Cambridge representative made his field look very cheap, and, going on his showing m this event, he should turn out one of the best three-year-olds m commission m the district this season.

When R. Hannon held his sale of thoroughbreds earlier m the year a big reserve was placed on Ripon Abbey, his owner being of the opinion that the youngster was one of the best horses he had ever bred. Last Saturday the Quin Abbey gelding was first away, and from then on never looked like being troubled.

Queen Arch, another three-year-old, filled second place behind Ripon Abbey. She has had plenty of work, and. although she may prove herself a useful customer later on m the season, she does not impress as being m the same class as the winner.

Irish Jig ran a very creditable race m the Auckland Handicap for third money, and as usual he stripped a. picture. With a little luck he woi|ld have been closer, as he met with some trouble during the race.

The good form displayed by Adi Vunivola at TTentham caused her to carry plenty of money m her race at the meeting. ' She did not begin, well, and her "chance of gaining a winning bracket ended there.

Cohesian was expected to do a lot better than was the case when he contested the Auckland Handicap. The Polydamon horse was never going like a winner.

Sir Henry ran well for six furlongs, and may win a hack sprint before the season advances very far.

A three-year-old filly by Swiftflight named Lady Swift showed pade foi' a while at Pakuranga, and she would improve with her race there. * * *

Gala Day was accorded good support for the Jellicoe Handicap, and with Jack O'Shea on top he looked to have the best chance of winning. However, the Quin Abbey gelding failed to run anything like a decent race, never at any stage showing otit prominently. The holding track would not be m his favor.

The public fancy for the Jellicoe Handicap was Doleful Ditty, who did not receive the best of passages during the race. Why he, was made favorite the writer cannot understand, for there was nothing extraordinary about his track work before the races.

Harbor View went well for six furlongs. He should win a maiden race over a short course, especially if he strikes good going.

Third rn.pn.ey went to Knlohthood m the second division of the Auckland Handicap, and he earned every penny of it. The English horse was last six furlongs from home, and although giving the leaders a healthy start, he made up his ground well and finished on gamely.

The hurdler Kendal put m a very strong finishing effort inhis race. Had he received ,an opening earlier he would have been much closer to the Placed horses.

J. Morris carried most support m the gentleman jockeys' race, m which he was piloting Kauri Park. The favorite went down to Kawlni.

There is not much of Hoariri, but what there is of him is good. He drew a very bad marble m the open sprint last Saturday, and when the tapes went up he was on the outside of the field. This did not stop him from hitting the front early, and at no stage of the race was he far away from the leaders, eventually winning very easily.

Lady Ridicule iput m a determined .challenge over the last furlong of the big six, but she had no chance of catching the winner, who won nicely.

Exactly was paying a big 'price when she ran third to Hoariri and Lady Ridicule.

The work Sir Archie was doing prior to the meeting caused him to be sent out a well-backed candidate for the t)unedin Handicap. The Archiestown horse was never sighted and finished well back. This is riot his true form, and he may be relied on to run good races m any of his engagements during the spring.

Pelham looked very big when he went out m the open sprint. He was handy to the leaders until the threefurlongs peg was reached, where he met with some interference which cost him any interest he had m the race.