NOTES FROM THE NORTH

NZ Truth, Issue 1061, 25 March 1926, Page 12

NOTES FROM THE NORTH

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Punters got it m the neck, over the Thames meeting, where not a single first favorite scored and only one returned a second dividend. * * * Admiral Loch had no right to be better supported than Rockburn m the Cup. The latter went 4.37 4-5, and may not have finished, yet. * * • • Holly Boy is now owned straight-out by S. August, who recently purchased the interest held m the black by R. Armstrong. * * ♦ Rosie Thorpe may get one any day. # # # Ursuline, a winner last season, has again been taken up by G. Paton.' ■■*■.. *. * Black Lila; a good dividend-payer when, produced earlier m the season, is being kept going, and may be taken further south to race later on. „ •. * * A two-year- old maiden by Great Audubon-Agerita, owned by C. Cameron at Miingere, is well spoken of. This black is a half-brother to those good performers All Bell and Nita Bell. • . ' * . ■ ♦ ■ Gus Cameron has learned the art of placing his team, but has had to travel away from home with them, to get on the winning list this season. * # # Gold Jacket is generally considered unfortunate. Going 2.17 3-5 as a maiden, he won recently at the .Northland meeting. It may take him some time to get ajiother chance. • * * St Kevin, a Rothschild stallion, recently died m the Waikato. .* . ■ * ■ ' * ; ' ' Several owners have expressed themselves as being dissati.sfied with the stake money offered for the Cambridge gathering to be held at Alexandra Park next month. * * * There will be a good batch of northerners engaged at the Ha wera meeting at Easter time. ■ . .* * * Present intentions are to take Dick Dillon to Wellington. #'» " . * Betty Moko has been getting through the right work to fit her for meetings near at hand. ' . ■•# # . Speed King did it at last. Not before his turn. # * # Vanity Boy got up third last week and may go better with experience. * * * Have Aggie on your side a bit. # * * Oleda is one with a reputation for speed. .*■ . * * , Mollie Park is not solid, but knows how to do it when m the humor. ■# » * The first-. of the winter meetings at Alexandra, Park is approaching. It is the A.T.C. which will stage the gathering—transferred from the autumn. Some £6500 cash and the .100 -guinea Adams gold cup will be offered -for competition. June 19 and 23 are the dates, and there is a "thousandpounder" each day. : : .. _■•;.'■. 7 ■;,_: