HAWKES BAY.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume VI, Issue 298, 9 April 1896, Page 6

HAWKES BAY.

Waipukarau Meeting—Flaneur wins the Chief Prize—Rainbow wins Two Races —Martyrdom Successful —An Owner loses a race through failing to declare an incurred penalty—Moonraker again in a Winning Vein—Arbitrators appointed for Quinlivan v- Douglas Case.

• Mr G. Ellis, has disposed of his Maxim —Burlesque 'horse, Popgun, to Alf. Ellingham, who Has been training him lately. He will have to considerably improve upon his recent displays at Hastings and Napier Park, or he will not prove a very profitable investment to Ellingham. Forest Rose (Forester —Rosa Bonheur), who was passed in at Mr W. Broughton’s sale at 25gs. —and I believe a very slight increase on that amount would have meant business—l forgot to mention in my last, was purchased by Mr S. Richardson for 200g5., with a 50gs. contingency out of the first £lOO stakes won by her. She had not been long up, and consequently ran very green, but with a bit more condition and age on her she will, I have no fear, pay her way. One great point in her favour is that at the word “ go” she hops off and gets very quickly to the head of affairs, and if it is intended to sprint her this characteristic will be very much in her favour.

The owner of Blackerry has had several inquiries about his horse, either for sale or lease, since his victory at Napier Park last week, but from what, he tells me I do not think he will part with Gladiator’s son. Mr A. Portland has sold Tokatea (Torpedo— Kopeki) to Mr J. R. McDonald, of Levin, the price paid being, so I was informed, a century. The registered owner of the navy blue and white hoops evidently intends to retire from racing, as per my statement some time ago. Had the Waipukurau Racing Club not been able io get a totalisator permit for their Easter Monday fixture, they had intended to make a considerable reduction in the value of their stakes, and bookmakers would have been allowed to follow their calling upon payment of a £lO license fee. However, all this difficulty has been done away with by the condescension on the part of the Colonial Secretary, who has issued the necessary right to use she automatic machine.

Mr W. Douglas is, 1 believe, getting together a team cf hurdle and steeplechase horses for another invasion of the adjacent colonies. The purchase of Dante to join the team would have been conducted only that, acting upon the advice of a good judge of the game, who pointed out that Sou’-Wester’s son was pretty well up in the handicap list and what he might expect from the weight adjusters over the Tasman Sea, was t.he cause that led to the horse not becoming the property of Mr Douglas. The Waipukurau Easter Meetings was largely attended, and the sum of £3,352 was put through the totalisator, as against £3,674 last year, being a decrease of £322. Mr E. Gilpin weilded the starters flag, and gave owners and trainers every satisfaction. Flaneur (Cadogan —Miss Russley, won ,the Waipukurau Handicap, the principal “ plum ” at the meeting; dividend £3. Rainbow, a big upstanding horse by Somnus —Maori Girl, who is a “ good poorman’s horse ” under Welter weights, won the two Hack races, paving dividends of £3 2s and £ll7s. The Hon. J. D. Ormond’s filly Martyrdom (Apremont —Martyr) won the Easter Handicap; dividend £2 Ils. Billy, a black gelding by Perkin ’Warbeck ll—Brenda, downed a red hot favourite in Hilda 11, in the Hurdle race, and later on won the Bracelet race, but was protested against for failing to put up the penalty incurred bv winning the Hurdle race. The owner of Billy in his evidence, stated he was misled by the Clerk of the Scales, who had informed him that no additional weight was required. The Stewards, although very loath to do so, had no alternative but to disqualify Billy, and the race was awarded to Tally Ho, the latter rewarding her supporters with a dividend of £l2 Ils. The ex-Tasmanian gelding Moonraker (by the Assyrian, placed the Flying Handicap to his credit, after a good race with Martyrdom, and paid a dividend of £3 4s. The fashionably bred Belford, the property of Mr T. H. Lowry, won the Trial Handicap ; dividend £2 Ils. Messrs F. Bee and H. P. Cohen have been appointed arbitrators in the racing dispute between Messrs W. Douglas and T. Quinlivan, senr. They will probably open the proceedings on the 10th inst. A referee has yet to be appointed. Mr T. Quinlivan, senr., has purchased from Mr H. Rathbone, of Waipawa, a three-year-old filly by Fusilade—Flatter, and a gelding of the same age by Chainshot —Water Sprite. Should looks go for anything the late trainer of Brooklet will have a worthy brace to do battle for him.