TRACK AND STABLE

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 19893, 22 March 1939, Page 9

TRACK AND STABLE

SIRES FOR COURSES BE A U BER E’S RECORD ORATORY TO BE RETIRED By “Trenton” Beau Pere is establishing a maximum of “sires for courses.” At the 1937 spring fixture of the Wellingtoi Racing Club at Trentham, his son Gay Son. won the Wellesiey Stake 1 Taurangi the Taita Handicap, anc. Amigo the Karitane and Roseneati Handicaps. At the summer meeting of the same club Ivar and Kathabel! won the two-year-old handicaps. At the spring meeting, 1938. Beaulivre won the Wellesley Stakes and Lord Cavendish the Trial Stakes. The successful stock of Beau Pere (imp.) at the recent summer meeting were Beaulivr. (Wellington Stakes and Nursery Handicap), La Bru (Fitxherbert Handi cap), and Beau Vite (Hopeful Stakes). At the autumn meeting just con eluded Beau Pere’s progeny scored si: wins (Beaupartir, Beau Vite (2), Taurangi, Gayest Son and Peerless), three seconds (Peerless, Beaulivre, Amigo) and one third (Gayest Son). Oratory’s Last Oratory ran a good race in the Challenge Stakes at Trentham. She wih run in the Awapuni Cup and the meeting this week will probably be her last, as Mr. Duncan intends to send her to the stud. In Sydney Cup A Sydney exchange states that Malagigi has joined D. Lewis' stable am has been working attractively. By Paladin—Drop One, Malagigi i.still owned in New Zealand and claim, an engagement in the Sydney Cup a Master. Melbourne Cup? Mesloravon, who won the Sydney Cup of 1937 and broke down in the Sydney Cup of 1938, has made a gooo recovery during his spell of nearly 12 months, and it is expected that he will return to the Newcastle stable; of R. L. Cashman toward the end ot next month. There are hopes that he will comfortably stand up to an extended preparation, which may have as its objective this year’s Melbourne Cup. Win-and-Place Belting The Forbury Park Trotting Club committee discussed at a recent meeting the advisability of reverting to the. win-and-place system of betting ann from the opinions expressed there i; every likelihood of the club adoptin' this method in the near future. The subject was introduced by the president, .Mr. B. S. Irwin, who said that a large majority of people who had approached him had been strongly in favour of win and place. Clubs practically throughout the Dominion were changing over.