TRACK AND STABLE

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19759, 13 October 1938, Page 15

TRACK AND STABLE

DARK LEGION SOLD I tLJ'AKT MD KOI,’ NAP IKK STRETTO EXPECTED HACK By “Trenton” The Australian-bred colt, Dark Legion, was sold on Monday by Mr. A D. Potter to the Greenmeadows trainer, H. S. Greene, and.he accompanied Gay Son, Salon and Tableau when they left for Napier yesterday. Beau Fere Filly Tableau, winner of the Musket Slakes at Ellerslie, was bred by her owner, Hr. A. F. Symes, of Hastings. She is a shapely bay lilly by Beau Pore from Painted Screen, by Leighton from Valvatc, by Feramorz from Shrill, by Llangwm. Shrill was an imported mare, who won the Thompson Handicap at Trcntham in 1917. Pleasing Success

The success of Esperanto in the Debutant Stakes at Caullield on Saturday would no doubt be very pleasing to his trainer, J. T. Jamieson, who bought the colt at auction in Melbourne on behalf of Mrs. J. C. Bancks for 1400" guineas, Jamieson bred Esperanto's dam Palyxena, whom he sold to H. R. Telford, owner-trainer ot Phai Lap. Palyxena was by Chief Rider from Podokcs. hence a fullsister to (Jpoko Ariki. Chief Joy and Panjandrum. Earned £9OO

The brilliant Now Zealand performer Slretto, alter an absence of several months in Sydney, was expected to return to Auckland by the Wanganella yesterday. Stretto more than paid expenses in Australia with earnings of £9OO and success instead of a narrow defeat in the Craven Plate at Randwick last week would have made the trip very profitable. List of Winners

At a result of the efforts of Gay Son, Salon and Tableau, the Hawke's Bay sportsman Mr. A. F. Symes was the principal winning, owner at the Auckland Racing Club's spring meeting at Ellcrslie, with a total of £925. Two local sportsmen in Messrs A. Mcintosh and R. Russell won substantial sums with Sly Fox and Jayola respectively. Malagigi's victory in the Mitchelson Cup yielded £7OO and a gold cup valued at £SO, to Mr. L. R. Nelson. Other good winners were Mr. J. H. Wallace, £725; Mr. G. Courtney, £725; Mrs. M. F. Stone, £450; Mr. H. Reid Bell, £400: Mr. 11. R. Clarke. £350; Mr. J. D. Kemp, £320; Mr. G. W. Vercoe, £300; Mr. J. H. Greenhead, £3OO, Mr. A. Mcintosh (Gisbornc), £285; Mr. R. Russell (Gisborne), £250; Mr. B. M. Myers, £230; and Mr. J. Cavanagh, £2OO. The most successful jockey was C. G. Goulsbro, with four wins, secured on Anopheles, Ballinavar, Dark Shadow and Mazir. 11. N. Wiggins had three winning mounts, Malagigi and Marie's Acre (twicei, while R. W. MeTavish (Hot Box and Paddy the Rip), G. R. Tattersall (Jayola and Sly Fox), A. Kilmer (Celtic Lad and Salon) and W. J. Broughton (Tableau and Gay Son) each had two wins.

The leading trainer was H. S. Greene (Salon, Tableau and Bay Son), with three wins. F. Smith (Hot Box and Paddy the Rip), W. J. McLean (Marie's Acre, twice) and J. H. King (Dark Shadow and Malagigi) each gained two successes. First Classic Win

The awarding of the Great Northern Guineas to Hot BOx has given the family of the English-bred mare, Pebble 11, its first classic success. Pebble 11, a daughter of Rock Flint, threw Iceball, his first foal, to Valkyrkm in 1925, and she has produced nine other progeny, none of whom lias achieved any distinction on the turf.

Iceball went early to the stud, in 1P29, Hot Box being her sixth foal. Her first foal, Sastrugi, won at the end of her two-year-old season, but she did not race again. Her full-sister Snowball, did not win until the end of her third season, but as a five-year-old she came into her own, winning seven races, and she won 10 events in

A younger brother. Sir Quex, raced in Australia for Mr. W. R. Kemball without adding anything to the family record.

The next one to race was Hot Box, a son of Cape Horn, who won three races and was twice placed at two years old. He won two handicaps at the Auckland summer meeting and was very narrowly beaten by Calorie in the Calliope Handicap at the Takapuna Jockey Club's meeting in January. However, on the second day, in the Hobson Handicap, he easily turned the tables on Calorie, who beat him

again in the Juvenile Handicap at the Waikalo Racing Club's summer meeting.

Hot Box, who has opened his three-year-old account so auspiciously, was bred by Mrs. I Barnes, and he is owned by Mrs. M. F. Stone.