A GREAT MARE

NZ Truth, Issue 1031, 29 August 1925, Page 10

A GREAT MARE

AND ONLY A NOVICE It is not often that a horse bursts into prominence m the chasing part of the business m its first season. However, it is always the exception that proves the rule and the exception this time is Eerie. Eerie has only been m the steeplechasing game, so to speak, ten minutes. She started off her career over the big fences m June by winning at, Waverley. The next week she won the Napier Steeplechase. Four Jays later she was run off, or she ran off m the Hawkes Bay Steeplechase. Next came the Wellington Steeplechase, and after being anything 1 but artistically handled she finished fourth. A third m the National was followed by a win m the Beaufort, and last Saturday' she won at Trentham. And m every race she has had to carry the weight, and also give weight to more experienced horses. Eerie's exploits are the more brilliant, when the fact that she was more or less unsound at the start of the reason is taken into consideration.

handicap, but as yet he Is not seasoned enough to beat a strong field of horses m racing condition over a distance. * * * Hastings was on Nine of Spades to a man on Saturday and so came a crash. Since June he has done very little, so the punters considered the race on the first day would do him th\e world of good. This was not has tru© form. ■ i * * * 1 "With his big weight Olympic demonstrated that he is one of the nest, hacks at present racing m the Do- 1 minion. Nothing surer of him winning a decent handicap or two this season. * * # The followers of Harry Greene's stable received two good second dividends off Genera! Carrington and Nancy Lee. The latter being small is not suited to welter weights, but racing condition stood to her. * * * As far as Hastings track watchers are concerned, Little River can go out paying ' any old price. They all are awake to him now. * * * Koodoo's off fore joint is causing trouble and the Elysian gelding will m consequence be an absentee from the tracks for a few weeks. / # . # ■ * It was most unfortunate for his connections that Merry Singer should meet with a mishap just as he was ready to win a race. Miss Maher expects to have him right again shortly. * * * Rapine, who has not raced since the autumn of 1924, appears big and lusty. He will be one of Jefferd's team that accompanies Mimetic. * * # This team will also consist of the Humbug and Comedy King two-year-old. Trainer Jefferd has a fine team Qiiiimiiiiiiiitiiiiiimiiniii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiniiiiiniiiiiiniilTl

to start on this season and the winnjr.g list will see him much nearer the top than it did for the season just closed. * * * Mimetic's first start will be at Mar,ton. The Comedy King colt is very i)ig and will take a few races before being anything like fit. Wanganui after and then Avondale is his programme. * # * Killoch is now being schooled, but does not show much liking to this part of the business. » «= * Before going down to the Fleet meeting, Purseproud did but little fast work. The racing there should do him good, so at Marton he should be knocking. *- * » Gold Box with 9st 31b got it m the neck at Marton. He only won three races last season. The other morning over three furlongs he showed great dash. «= - * * Mr. Arthur Grenside has bestowed the name "The Lodge" on his Autumn gelding. 'Tis the owner's intention c-f making- a 'chaser of this fellow. He has the material. & # * Good Sport is back at V. Colello's stable and ivill soon be placed into work again. The Gisborne-owned moke should win a good handicap this season judging by his autumn form, s * * Mixed Heather is furnishing into a good sort and Mr. ' McFarlane should not have to wait long for the return of his money. "

. Since coming m this time Tea Leaves, the disappointing brother to Foo Chow, is showing a decided improvement on his past track work. * * # Toa Taua looks the picture of health. He will start first at Dannevirke, where he won his last race. * . * *- Lady Joyce has matured into a nice mare. She is easily the best of her sex by Gazeley, as well as the best looking. v ■ # * .*•■'• At Woodville, Kaiti is going along fine under Jack Sullivan's care. The Laicullus three-year-old should credit < Mr. Percy Wall with a good stake this season. .< Bill Wilson is < claiming the name of Yorkshire Pudding for his King -Mark gelding. At present he does, not look < unlike one. . * .■#-* Betty Binns, m H. Greene's stable, is being tried over hurdles and the way m which the Elysian mare shaped with General Carrington recently she should not be long before winning an event. * # ■ - * Ranui's tendons are causing trainer Woods a "deal of trouble and, on appearances, the new owners of the Maharanui gelding will be fortunate if they get their money back. * * * Since temporarily losing his eyeBight, Kenyon has not been on the Hastings tracks, but <is reported to. be all right again. , , * ■.- # * Gay Bobbie won another pomt 7 topoint steeplechase last week.. Among his own class Mr. Beatson's little hunter is more than useful. * . : * - ■ a At Manawatu, Sturdee, with Miss Maher m the saddle, won a similar event by a week. The only chance he had of defeat was td take the wrong course as .he could have fallen at every fence and then won. ■ #. . #■■■.#■■ Teiga, at Greenmeadows, continues on "the right way. ■ Mrs. M. A. Perry will not be long m signalling her return to the turn with a win per medium of this horse. * * * There was* very little local support for Molyneux at the Fleet meeting, but this will , not be so the next time he steps out. * * * Many Colours is making a rapid recovery from his Riccarton mishap, but trainer Jim Jones has decided to give him a let-up for a while. Very few Hawkes Bay horses figure m ,the nominations for the New Zealand Cup and for a good reason — we have not the class at the present time.