From Gisborne To Riccarton

NZ Truth, Issue 1079, 29 July 1926, Page 13

From Gisborne To Riccarton

The Stage Is Set For National Meeting

WILL CONTEST DERBY THE report that Commendation would not contest the New Zealand Derby at Riccarton was a little wide of the mark. The Limond gelding is to go to Avondale for the Guineas there, and theii his. next mission will be the Derby. Where he is to have his first run next season has not yet been definitely decided upon. • * • KING ABBEY won a race at Waimate . last week. The field tried to give iim a, big start, and then just failed <io get him. • 1 • * # HOW will the northerners, Kendal and Kawini, fare over the big fences at Riccarton? They are a bit different from Ellerslie. •. ■ ' ■ * ' * ■ * • CINCE going back to Hastings Stur- " dee has schooled like a gentleman. The' big Riccarton country will suit him. ' '" . • ■■■■'# # GOMICAX. is doing all that is asked of him at Riccarton. Still, there is room for some improvement m his jumping. ■•■;'■■:' • * • , DEPORTS from the other side state ** that Runnymede is coming along nicely. He should show m the spring that his form last autumn was wrong. • • •■ '•'.'■ •*. AN endeavor is being made to mould ** Ifalakaua into a. hurdler. He is big enough to. jump a house. • IMPROMPTU SPEAKER J.C. GLEESON, owner of Ring the • Bell, Tea Bell and Co., is generally known as one of the most able impromptu speakers m the land, but his oratorical effort when supj. porting the toast ' of "Hon. E. W. and Mrs. Alison" at the Takapuna J.C. function last week must rank as one of his best efforts. It was a speech m every way appropriate to the occasion, besides being delivered as only "J.C.G. could deliver it, containing its full measure of racy wit, ' which was fully appreciated by those present. ■■■■■>* '■ .' . m . ■ • . J7AIR ABBEY has been schooling satI isfactorily over hurdles at Ellerslie. ..■•■ .-•■■. .■■•'• •■#■.'., . « • « ' ■ LJAPPY DAYS is now included m ..the II ranks of hurdlers. At his first outing he gave a very encouraging exhibition. - PENERAL ADVANCE did not last long. In his first race he broke down. The National will not see him. * .■•"■ % ■ •■ ■■. ■ #" ■ -■ ■ ■ THE Auckland lightweight, ,Bill Jones, 1 now m Aussie on holiday, rode three winners at Townsville the other day 1 ., ■ V- ... v ,•■:■ ' ■/■ ..•.." :#•■■■ .•#■". . * CIR ROSEBERY has been doing a bit • of ; hill work of late and appears fairly sound. TLrEWELIiYN will probably race m flat events at the Pakuranga Hunt 'fixture. •> ■ ■;.■•.■•■.# .. • .■ « x - •• TULLiE is now one of Bert Rae's team * at Ellerslie. . :■ ■" . ;♦ *. .. ■■*■ ■• ' •' THE, four-year-old filly by Lucullus- ' : Duchess Eudorua, owned liy C. 1 Emanuel up north, is still indulging m road wpi'k and though it may be some < little, .time before, she is raced, hopes are held out that she will be a competitor some time 1 during the spring. ininititiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiniiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinrmiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiniiiiniiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiniiii

PAKURANGA ENTRIES TNTRIES for the Pakurahga Hunt *"• meeting close to-morrow (Friday) with W. S. Spence. They will be handsome, as northernera are frothing for opportunities to gather m stake-money after the winter spell. # * * T EN PINE will again ride the Currie *■* team next season. Owing to an accident Len lost a lot of money this season when the stable was having a trot. . . RANGI THOMPSON'S mounts m the Grand National double will be Master Peter and Crown Coin. UARRY BURT will ride Passin' 11 Through and Comical m the National double at Eiccarton. REGARDING ROYAL TEA DEPORTS , from across the water are IX to the effect that George Price has great hopes of the Auckland- owned Royal Tea turning out more than useful as a three -year- old. Royal Tea certainly displayed an abundance of speed when trained at Ellerslie. . •■ * '• .' TUKI will attempt to equal the perA formances of Agent, Mutiny, Coalition and Oakleigh of winning two Nationals m succession when he. steps put next month. Got more than a rough show of doing it, too. .» • ■ ■ • TF Mangatoetoe is a runner at Gis--1 borne to-day, there should be a rush to be. on him. Something serious will have to happen for. him to get beaten. ■ .-.'■• * ■ * ' ' • THERE is a lot of talk of some Tren--1 tham trailers shifting up to Wanganui to exercise their youngsters. It is only talk. •* « • PYRENE, which* was lucky to win, a *" Welcome Stakes two years back, is to make his reappearance (after a long spell) on Saturday at the Christchurch Hunt meeting. * • * THE spell J. T. Humphris had did A not impair his riding ability, as he showed at Waimate and South Canterbury last week. * # # PLOCKWORK cleared' a few hurdjes at Ellerslie last week safely, but may still have something to learn about the business. DOYAL FORM was back at Ellerslie *■*' clearing hurdles last week-end m company with Memoir. The former appeared to be sore. 'but jumped safely. LI L. WIGGINS has notions of going .' south to ride at the Grand National meeting. It is stated that he was offered the. ride qn Kilbronsyth. ' ■■• • • ■■ • • EMANUEL'S YOUNGSTERS' THE ' two-year-old, half-sister to Royal Tea,- by Romeo, and the Romeo-Lady Bee gelding are being hacked about at Ellerslie. They are the property of C. Emariuel and next month will be track attendants. T WILLIAMSON, .the Ellerslie J* trainer was expected back m Auckland this week from his Sydney trip! : • .:• • ' ■ " AUCKLAND'S prospects at Gisborne are centred round the hopes " of Temperature, Penniless, Lady Lois, Pepin, and Tresillian. " * . • ■ " '• • THE speedy Money Order, was to have ■*■ beeJ) raced at the* National meeting, but he contracted a cojd and Avill not appear. It is some months since he raced.

ELECTION NECESSARY TT does not always happen that an election is necessary m connection with A.R.C. officials, but this year there has been on© nominee more than required to fill the roll number of stewards. W. C. Ring is the extra nominee this year. He has owned several horses m the past, notably Potoa and Wauchope. It was Ring who sold Te Mbnanui to Mrs. Graham, of New Plymouth. «* * ■ • ' • PHARLJE EMERSON left last week Von a holiday trip to Sydney. He will be home at the end of next month. #. * — JH. JEFFEKD'S team for Sydney • iwill be aboard the Ulimaroa when she leaves Wellington to-morrow. T ISTENING POST made his debut as *"* a hurdler at the South Canterbury meeting last Saturday. He went a fair race, and the experience would do him good. 4> # * •CRNIE WARNER will not be riding *-* at Gisborne, but has engagements to fulfil at Riccarton this Saturday. •■••■■ . # • ' POOL CARD, which showed sotn9 • promising form up Gisborne way last February, should be m the right class among the scurry lot this week. c * • CEA COMET, a qualified hunter and " half-brother to Poanui, was given a spin over a few steeplechase fences at Ellerslie last week-end 1 in' company with Maira, and shaped pleasingly. Sea Comet is one of C. Coleman's team. * •« . • •• ■ ■ A PROMISING HUNTER. |"F schooling ef- ■^ forts are any indication, then Dr. Grant should be favored with some stake-money by his hunter, Billy MeCracken. , "Billy," when' tried at Ellerslio last week m company with Bizarro, gave a very creditable display over hurdles. He is a hunter that' should get some of the money. • * • DIGHT AND LEFT, the country cup * winner, is agajn m regular toil at Ellerslie. • • ♦ MEWBERRY is among J. Williamson's?team up north, and the speed he showed m a two-year-old event In the late autumn indicates that he should be heard of m the new season. • * * A RUSH TRIP I ATEST was that Sam Henderson intended riding at Gisborne today, and leaving over-night m. time to catch the steamer from Wellington on Friday and so be at Riccarton to steer Kendal at the hunt meeting on Saturday. ' . i Two rides at Gisborne are Cherry Girl and Pepin. •* * . TIREBLIGHT will strip a very fit 1 mare at Riccarton. Her condition will be much better than was the case when she ran second last year. • ■-■ * * . r\N Sunday racehorses will have a whether they ideserve it or not. • '■ ' * * ' TT is thought" that the Masterton Club •*• will race at Trentham on October 28 and 30. • ' .':■■*"'■ ■, * : ■■ ■'■ BILTj RBNNIE is mentioned as pilot for Tuki' m the Grand National Steeplechase. Ted Stanway' rode him at Trentham.