TOTAL CAP & JACKET

Observer, Volume XXXV, Issue 45, 17 July 1915, Page 14

TOTAL CAP & JACKET

[By the Early Bird.]

Mr Warwick Chaafe, a trainer at Randwick, and a brother to Mr John Chaafe of Hawke's Bay, recently died at Sydney.

Mr N. Dickey has named his promising two-year-old colt by ElysianFkwe Eralf. The juvenile is a smart mover on the tracks.

Mr Jas. McHugh, the part owner of Admiral Soult, recently expired rather suddenly at his residence, St. Helier's Bay. At one time he owned and raced the Soult horse Sbultikoff.

Mr Arthur Tooman, the racing partner of the late Mr J as. McHugh, was at Fiji at the time of Mr McHugh's death. He was cabled the news'.

A. McDonald, formerly riding work at Ellerslie, has just returned from Perth, W.A., where he has been for some years.

The Spalpeen-St. Crispin mare in L. H. Coleman's stable, named Crispeen, was rather wild on the tracks when first coming to Ellerslie, but is now settling down under this young trainer's care.

The same trainer also has Royals ette (Royal Soult-Yolette). The mare is not yet started training, but may start when the spring comes round.

P. Jones, the trainer of El Gallo, Toreador and Co., has a couple of juveniles in work, a colt by AchillesPaphia, and a colt by Elysian-Lady Gwen. Both the young ones have engagements in the Avondale Stakes.

Mesdiames E. A. Lindsay and S. Lenard are the only lady owners that have juveniles in the Avondale

Stakes. The former has the Marble Arch-Miss Gladys colt and the latter a Carl Rosa-Ida filly.

On Friday a couple of trotters were ■auctioned! at Messrs A. Buckland and Co.'s. Black Mira was sold for 12£ guineas. Futurity, who has 2.17 against him, was passed at 55 guineas, 75 wanted.

■ Luperin has been hunted, and has been nominated at the Pakuranga Hunt Club meeting. Mr C. Walker's hoifje is a good jumper and fairly fast.

Mr J. H. Dalton's old slave Captain Jack is enjoying a rest at his owner's place. The old fellow has been nominated, but will probably be an absentee at the P.H.C. meeting. His poor old joints are none too sound.

Mr John Lenard was in town last week. He informed the writer that he has sold his stallion Extractor, by Hotchkiss-Dorothy.

The same owner has his old stud matron Ida in foal to Carl Rosa. The old mare is now in her twentyseventh year, and has two other foals by the same horse, a. two-year-old in the Avondale Stakes, and a rising three-year-old.

There are four of Carl Rosa's progeny in the Avondale Stakes run. at the opening meeting of the Auckland

season, claiming Miss Jack, Ida, Waiotahi and! Sonetta respectively as their dams.

Mr R. H. MoKenzie's Soult stud horse Elysian claims seven out of the thirty-five candidates in the Avondale Stakees.

0. Hird intends taking his trotter Kirikiriroa to Addington in a couple of weeks' time to run at the New Zealand Metropolitan meeting, if the horse is fairly treated.

Last week some schooling work took place at Ellerslie, with a view to the forthcoming P.H.C. fixture.

Mr Ben. Myers' favourite hunter Bowler has l resumed work again, and ie down for an engagement at the P.H.C. meeting. The old 1 fellow looks as if the present time famine price of oats makes no difference.

Mr Hammond: brought his hunter Master Leslie in from East Tamaki, and put in useful toil on' the flat.

Dr. Grant put in useful work on Pindoon, assisted by another. The doctor prefers the crouch seat to the more antiquated style.

The hunter Mapuna has been sold to a Hawke's Bay sportsman by Mr J. Williams, of Otahuhu.

Mr John Todd's fine looking hunter worked l mi company with Ambassador, sprinting four furlongs at top. The former had all the best of the brush up.

Mr Alf. Hathaway had his pair of half-brothers Giraffe and Monty present. They were set a three-furlong task on the sand,, and pleased; the East Tamaki owner.

Mr Willie Guy had his hunter Merry Dancer at the course, but did not work him. The horse looks well.

Last week J. Kelly returned home with Mr R. T. Reed's trio, Dogger Bank, Nimblefopt and Brookfield, from their Hawke's Bay and Gisborne trip. Mr Reid has disposed of his interest in the Kentish Hotel, Waiuku, to Mr Ernie Morrison, late of the Metropolitan.

C. Coleman was about town last Friday, and is on the mend again after his recent sickness, but has not yet joined the actives at the track sidle.

The Avondale Jockey Club gave away in stakes last season nearly £6400. Not so dusty for a suburban racing club.

Golden Glow arrived back from his unsuccessful Gisborne trip last week, and is nominated in the Liverpool Steeplechase at the P.H.C. meeting.

The weather on Saturday morning was the most severe seen at headquarters for quite a long time, but, nothing daunted, most of the teams rolled up and took their medicine.

Plain Bill, the erstwhile timbertopper, has gone where the handicappers cease from troubling and the whips and spurs are at rest. Plain Bill was one of the best in his day in the Dominion.

Morning and Awahou are mentioned as a marketable pair in the O.J.C. Grand National Steeplechase. The former recently won at H.B.

Prince Soult has been entered 1 at the Hunt Club's meeting. This speedy customer seems 1 to lack the one trait essential that goes to make up a really great racehorse, a thing called consistency, the pivot on which equine success turns.