GOSSIP FROM ALL PARTS

Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21144, 20 June 1940, Page 13

GOSSIP FROM ALL PARTS

Soho has raced very consistently of late with a second, a third, and a second placing in succession, so his turn is due. Anita Foe Anita Foe, who is due to reappear at Otaki on Saturday, has not raced since November, when she ran third in the N.Z. Oaks to Montessa and Classform. Lady Tinkle Lady Tinkle, who resumes at Otaki on Saturday, had only one j race on her trip to Melbourne last j February, as she went sore during the voyage across. j Flans for Flashlight j Flashlight, the stablemate to j Streamline, who went amiss on his j trip to the North Island, has been I entered for the Dromore Hack and | Hunters’ Steeplechase at Ashburton j on Saturday. Kriemhild j Kriemhild, the full-sister to Wotan, I was expected to be reserved for the ' trial events at Trentham after her | facile victory at Wanganui, but she ! has been nominated for the hack j sprint at Otaki on Saturday. I Serious Breakdown ! Begorrah’s breakdown at the re- ! cent Auckland meeting was more j serious than at first thought, and j there is little prospect of his racing j again for some considerable time.

I Good in the Mud ! Hunting Royal was finishing on in | both his races at Hastings and on the I heavier going at Trentham he should j be harder to beat, though he will I have to race in open company. Last | July he won a double in the lower grade.

| Improving Lightweight I Floodlight was not seriously tested I to win the Tamaki Steeplechase on I the third day of the Auckland meet- ! ing and he is the improver of the I lightweights. He is a sound jumper I and a good stayer, and he should | certainly give a forward account of j himself.

| Forest Glow Forest Glow ran very disappointj ing races at Ellerslie earlier in the j month, and it is possible that he has j slipped. Still, it may prove wise to j remember he is one of the safest ! jumpers in the big steeplechase at ! Te Awamutu, and he will be suited ! by the fact that there will be no hill I on this occasion.

j Chances of Hlrangl t Hirangi, an acceptor for the Oraj kau Hurdles on Saturday, was placj ed in both of his two outings at Ellerslie, acting as runner-up to Makoi in the Hunt Club Hurdles under the | steadier of 11.7. He now comes in ! under a lighter scale, and is a safe ! conveyance who must seriously be considered.

j Looks the Part j As the result of his two impresi sive wins in the intermediate hurdle ! races at Ellerslie, Hesskctoon is i likely to be installed the public elect I in the Orakau Hurdles at Te Awa- ; mutu, and his prospects appear \ bright. Few horses have created a | better impression than the Muskej toon gelding, and his future is op- ’ timistically regarded. He will probi ably be fidden by J. Mcßae and 1 should lack nothing on the score of horsemanship.

Aged Limbohm, the winner of the Hawkes Bay Hurdles, is rising ten years, so it is not likely that he will improve a great deal. Limbohm, however, was a useful galloper on the flat, and he has previously shaped well as a jumper. He can also handle heavy going and further successes should not be beyond him. Full of Scotch Full of Scotch, who is to contest the Orakau Hurdles at Te Awamutu, appears to be but a shadow of his former self, but there is some measure of excuse for him as he is more or less unsound, and his trainer experiences great difficulty in getting him to stand up to a preparation. He is a stablemate of Hessketoon, but the latter definitely makes the stronger appeal. King Key's Credentials The feature attraction on Saturday at Te Awamutu is the W. G, Park Steeplechase, and an interesting entrant for cross-country honours is King Hey, who will be making his first appearance in the role. He has not been harshly treated in being allotted 11.9. considering the comparatively weak class, but in all his races over obstacles he has not impressed as a real stayer, and this may prove a drawback to his prospects. Dauber Fancied It is possible that Dauber will start favourite for the W. G. Park Steeplechase at Te Awamutu on Saturday, as the result of his encouraging third placing in the Winter Steeplechase at Ellerslie earlier in the month. He has only once been out of the money since being tried as a jumper, this being when he came to grief in the minor hurdle race during the progress of the Auckland meeting. He is mak.ii g steady headway with experience, and it will be surprising if he does not. win a cross-country event before the wintei season terminates. Amigo Amigo has been entered for the Caulfield Cup and other events in Melbourne in the spring. The Beau Pere gelding is being kept going with a view to racing at Trentham next month, when, all going well, he will contest the Whyte Handicap and the Parliamentary Handicap. On his previous visit to Australia Amigo ; met with a mishap which prevented j his giving a taste of his real quality j His owner-trainer, Mr L. G. Paul, i has not made any definite plans as | to another trip across the Tasman, | but will be guided by circumstances, j principally weight considerations. Taranaki Stakes An excellent response was received by the Taranaki Jockey Club from owners and breeders for the Taranaki Stakes, to be run at the March meeting next year. The entries received by the Taranaki Jockey Club’s secretary totalled 62, but many others have been received by secretaries of other clubs. It is known that 10 were received at Wellington and a like number at Auckland. It is probable that the total will reach 90. Included among the nominations are many well performing horses and many fashionablybred rising two-year-olds. Rule on Scratchings A judgment of the Racing Appeal Judges, based on the Sir Mond case J at Rotorua some years ago, declared that scratchings are irrevocable. That judgment has all the force of law in 1 racing circles, but the Canterbury Jockey Club is desirous of adding it to the Rules of Racing, and the rule it will propose to have adopted at the conference next month is as under:—“Scratchings and declarations of forfeit shall be final, and, except in cases of mistake not attributable to the owner or his authorised agent, no horse that has been scratched or in respect of which forfeit has been declared by the owner or authorised agent, shall be reinstated in any race.”