NORTHERN NOTES

NZ Truth, Issue 1062, 1 April 1926, Page 13

NORTHERN NOTES

B- . . ; v (By "Candid") , .

I: W. S. Bagby will ride Cawnpbre m ' the Easter. Mile, and.' though the son of Luc'know, is, expected to have some \ chance' in y the north betaking away the ' prize, "Truth" wants to see ' hini do it before believing that he can. Cawnpore is up against , his hardest proposition to date. .. <•■ - ••■ ,■•■.♦■■•'■■ '■■ * : - ■■ ■' •' ■ ■ . What." promised to be a fair exhibition over the steeplechase country at Ellerslie one morning last week was spoilt by Flowing Bowl refusing the second . fence pf the" double. . Some Bother was right, .up behind him at , the time. and' the result was that both ■ horses^.unseated their riders- and\ S. Henderson (Flowing Bowl) suffered a bruised wrist. ' .' i # * * Cvi Bono was the other member, of the party, but he was pulled off after '• clearing the obstacles on the flat. Flowing .Bow/ was not persevered with, but Some Bbther lateivwent oyer^the i hill, clearing the obstacles safely at a leisurely pace. * '"'■:*.."'■ ■ * '" ♦ ■,Pukehyia- is 'being persevered with 1 , as" a t steeplechaser and has s6hoo(ed safely over the country at 1 EJlers(ie. „ ,' , !s """ ' '."* . ' "./*". -V '* ■ "v v ' v Ti It , is .stated* that S. Henderson will (be Lleyellyn's. piipt ! during the /ap--1 preaching jumping 'season. N. Rowe, who won' on Bright "Light . -at .Ro.tor.ua, jyill be the .pilot again m ' the Brighton. ' I « Ted "Stanway's 'n^ounts' at Ellerslie I wili include Archibald m the Brighton I and "Bahudur m the 'Mangere Steeples. ■ \ ' ■■■:■" '*" ' ■ '* .■■;■■ *"■..' ■ : Tuki, with-W. Rbwe m the saddle, 1 B , has' been spHooling hurdlles at El- ■ v lers.lie. , Rowe. will probably rid© ■ the Grand: Nationa.r Winner m the ■ Autumn. Steeples next Monday, but I f he iis.to. steer Kamehameha m the ■ Briflhtdn. , '' ■ ■ .;['■, ■ ,*■ ,;'..' ;_ #';■■/■-. ,#'. ■ • ■ B \ Count Cavoui^ holds the. time record ■ for the G.Ni St ■Ljeger; He went 3.2 1-5 for the distance when he won last year. r. . ■ ':.. #'::' ', ■-.■# ?■■ ■„-.•..; There is every chance of saying Aero■■ortis for bre6dingr purposes. It will be the Australian -bred mare a leg above the hock some time V ago. She threatened to\be a fair per R former hei-s'elf,'and got on the I',winning1 ', winning ■ sist^ ; - '•■■; i •' ■';■,.■-■.. " ; B ■ -' *'.' '■'.*' " ■ i :-' ; .*'.'"■ ' : * .- - • B „ Kar'ainu has been indulged m , hill ■ knd' beach work m 'the hope that he B will stand a preparation for racing. X ;• '- - •"■■■■ ■■'■;' ■■•*'..-.'• ■•-■ "f ■ft Birkenella, has been back under H W. Garrett's care for the past few ■j , weeks and is hitting out -in good ■ 1 style Up ; north. Thisi candidate is H intended for cross-country events H later oh. - • : v ■?. '■■-•■' ■ : .■•■-■■ f H It is the : intention of Cuth. Morse ■ to keep'Maiingatoetde send Co.; up north ■ /for co|npetitidn at the Whangarei : ahd ■ Waipa^akaui-i" fixtures after Avondale Bis over. ■••' '■ . '■"': ■• •"• - : ". Hii ■ '•'■ r -■*■' : , ■ ■,*. • .•# ■ • ■ . H • White Fang id expected up north to ■ show iiis best paces. . ■ . -.•^...■•-./••■; „..•»..•.■:.■#•;.:■•;. #■.•••.•. : ■ Aurumavis has.! been at Ellerslie for ■ the, past week getting ready for autumn ■ racingi Jack ! Armstrong is still m H ilharffc: •■• Won; a' few i-aces m January land is capable of, getting dn the wih--0 t^ing list again shortly. 1 ff Te Kawana figures 'among' the I maiden class at ' Wairarapa he I if should have jome show of carrying ■■■■' ■ ' off a stake. . : . ;-■"•.'• ' I •. :>. .-,-■/*■■ ■.^■~.:k.*. '. ;. .■#,.. ••' .-.■ I l ;B_ert,Russeir went off with his trio ■ last week:tp the South Island, but -was • not 1 too pleased (about having to- meet ■ the cost ..of another engine to -get them ■ aUachflEd.;t : av.aln-;:ex-press-from Te "Awa- ■ mutu;- : , He !:-■ informed ' "Truth""; that ■ Jackjßeale would do some of his riding ■ When; the .weights suited. '' ' V ■ •' '* *■.■■*.. B- Despite country, failures, don't i ■ 'entirely discard Desert Glow's pros - H pects, at the- important northern B meetings, near at, hand, for he made H : .a jdab. that took the eye m his ■ last .attempt af Paeroa. ■ ' ■'-"; •■ '. ; ' * ' l . . * B\ f T. Bound, the Wanganui horseman, BB intends to.-:.coyer.the ■northern meetings, BP- and 'can .go to scale at a handy impost Bk --i-which is something. '■ ' BM ' v ..."-.. .' * .-.'■■. ' .*! ■' . •■ ••' ■ '■■ - ■B W.- H; Jones finishes up his apprenBB ticesh.ip shortly, but will still be at■B tA.ched.to T.- George's " stables. , .Little BB "Bill" recently. acquired a residence at ■B Ellerslie for hjs^people and has definiteBl l$ w made Auckland his home. H ,#■-■#; ,-, % > » ' ■■■-■■ BB T. George has a?.couplf of promising BB I^s;ht boys^ coming ;on of late.. In fact, Bl there, seems to. ;be no; dearth of apBJ prentice's just 'now, and J; Anderson, BJ O. Coleman and F. Gilchrist arc-, a BJ tvio'ot northern ti-ainers who are eduBj cuting light boys for the i-iding busi■Ji 'aiss. ■ - ;• i, ■../ ■ ■ ■■■ .■ ■ • . -. '■;. B| Though Hipo has not got on the ■BBk winning list lately, there seems BBBT reason to believe that he will come BBBj back to somewhere near his' best BBBJB* and give the A. R.C. Easter Mile a ■BB decent shake again this year with 888Ji7.11,'. or 9lbs less than when he ■BBjfacted as runner-up to Reremoana ■Bflf last Easter. .. ■BflJ '■' ■• : «■ ' * ■■# ' ■ - ■BBfAussie will be one of the most keenly ■Bflj'iticized two-year-olds seen out at j BBBSe-A.R.C. autumn; meeting, " '.where i Bflßvme .true .line may, be guaged about BMjs real quality. A Champagne Stakes BBjifiay seerii a: bit rich, but' believe BBK* Truth,"- he is no mut. ' BBH (■ :: ;* : . * ' -.": *^. ; L . •.'.'•.■■. ■ BBt| Winners are not going to be easy to BBJpick.,out at the A.R.C. meeting, but by flfljt)/le pme 'Ayondale arrives hardened ■B] critics may be able to'aift some of the ■■roughs from.. the mob. -.•''. J^ierry;. Damon; was not considered ■BJ right enough to survive the payment BB o,i 'six, spy sf. necessary oh Friday last for ■Bj the A;R.C. Easter. He had been giving BflJ Trainer Buchanan some anxiety for BB several days previously. '-'"■.■■■■

Oney Cox has decided to give the Easter a go with Reremoana and the All Aged Stakes at Avondale a test with Lady Cavendish. Yet the astute mentor does not entirely fancy that penalty business with the chestnut daughter of Absurd, but there is some consolation m the fact that the "Lady" will not be the only one engaged which has earned the limit. . f •'.•■■ # # ' Down Taranaki way they have it that Income is right back to his best, and if that is so it may be well to remember him on Monday next' when the mile and a half Autumn Handicap of 1200 soys. come up for decision. . m -.' * ■ * S. Hastedt, for a long time associated with C. Coleman at Ellerslie, but of late month? with R. Barlow at New Plymouth, intends putting m for a trainer's license and has been promised a few horses.. ! ,- ~ :' '. v *■ -■;■*■■. ■ ■ * i . ■ Pittsworth has been doing all right m his work and may come right- this jumping season. ■■''■#■"■ * . ■ • ■• • ' Walter Raynor was due at Ellerslie with six horses for competition at Ellerslie and Avondale, while Ernie George hag gone up north for the same gatherings. ; McCarten's mount m the Easter may be Motley, which is expected to go mile fairly well. # * ■ • , ; . Though Mask is expected to .be a nuisance m the G.N. St. Leger, by punters further down, the line, northerners will probably take no notice of Star Stranger's recent failures, but will work on the belief that he will be an entirely impx-oved horse from Napier to Ellerslie. . • ■ ■ • * ■»..,.- Florent, which was a minor winner a few seasons back, is now located near the North. Cape and is reported m foal to Tea Tray. * * # Glentruin is likely to contest the All-Aged Stakes at the Avondale hieeting. . ■■•;■ i ■■'■.*. * ■ • ' Tactician is no more. He broke h leg after going little moire than two furlongs m. the Franklin Cup, and had to be destroyed. *. * : • * ■ King ' Merv came back a bit .when he won the Flying last, week, arid has loomed into some favor up north for the A.R.C. Easter. He was certainly going on last Saturday, but beat nothing of note except Royal Blood, which led for half a mile. ',• , :.-. * . ■ • # •■ • m ' ■ Serang broke his duck at Franklin m a weak class. • • # There may bo an easy, one for Bahama, which was up second to Serang last week, but the crowd - must not be too strong. •#■■■,'•■ . # ■ ' • Stormy , showed enough pace at Franklin to indicate that he is worth persevering with.. ■ ..• " *.. * ■;■•.-: Ruapapa gave Starter Vincent sometrouble last .week-end, and there may be. such a thing as "listing" the chestnut if he continues m that mood. "Bill" '.Tdwiisehd. was m the money four times with Roulston Bros.' horses at Pukekohc. Wins with Quincoma and Quinvardia and seconds with' Parometei\ and Quinvardia were registered. The team were on their home track. •*...* * ' ■•■ ' •■ ■ • • • Ruffles gathered m the , Ramarama Hack rather comfortably from No. 1 frositipn. That 'helped him to stave off Quincoma's strong finishing effort, but still the winner, a Quin AbbeyNecktie gelding, gives promise of further stake -earning. ■■■•■.■ * / .•'.'■ Raceful was out m front most part of the Franklin Cup, and hung on for third honors m such game fashion as to indicate that the old fellow may yet get a stake. Master Doon was m the picture for over a mile m. the Franklin Cup, and then petered back a little. '■■ ■ •*.-. '••■; ■■■■..«•■ ■ -■* •••■'. v Knighthood was a moral, beaten m the Jumpers' Flat at Franklin because he failed to begin wit<& the rest. After giving them a start and racing round the. field to the front, he then lost because Kawini and himself were out far enough from the. rails to allow West Abbey \a clear passage to .get through and win by a neck. Knighthood will hardly find a more suitable opportunity to score for some. time. \ Black Cruiser looked all right when ho. contested the , Jumpers' Flat last Saturday, but his backward position at the finish was so pronounced that even Trainer Frank Loomb was s at a loss to explain the showing of the son of All Black. It was not encouraging to those who have been supporting him for the Brighton Hurdles, but "Truth" is. not going to say that he will make such an indifferent display every day. He has been recognised as a horse of moods so far as flat racing is con-' cerned. . .■••.# .•■.-.• ■ Rangatahi let his admirers down at Pukekohe 'in his' only start. He ■ began badly, then showed some pace, but not enough to give his rider hopes once he reached the straight.' ' Letter of Credit was fairly arid squarely beaten m the five-furlong hack at Franklin, while Winsome Boy drew a bad marble^ but' was ha'ngineon to his position at the close. ' . ':. ■'*'. '.- ■'■■#■.' -- # • -.- ■ When the names of Le Choucas and Cawnpore were found missing from the Flying at Franklin after Spoony had" gathered m the first "leg," some oV the double fiends were not on very gcod terms with themselves. Praiseworthy ran his best, race forsome time when he got third money at Franklin.