HAWKES BAY.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XI, Issue 527, 30 August 1900, Page 12

HAWKES BAY.

CCEUR DE LION—FOALINGS—TAUHEI—FIRST FOOT-OGLE. Napieb, August 28. Sir Launeelet, Ideal, Honors, Roller, Morag, and Coeur de Lion arrived here from Lyttelton by the Waihora on Saturday. The only winner in the contingent, Coeur de Lion, looked none the worse for his galloping, though he had to cover a lot of ground before he was able to score. It was indeed bad luck for Captain Russell that his representative had to bump against such a hummer as Record Reign. It would be a hard matter to say when such a good one aS Castor’b son will appear again, and in any ordinary year the chestnut coated son of Leonora would have comfortably placed the big hurdle event of the season to the credit of his owner, which proves that Captain Russell’s bad luck on the Turf is still sticking to him. It may not be generally known that Coeur de Lion did stud work as a two-year-old, and was very successful. It may also be remembered that just prior to the commencement of last season I wrote in this journal that Mr H. Russell had informed me that Coeur de Lion was for private sale, the figure asked being 100 guineas. It would take a large increase on that sum to buy him now. I believe that the runner-up to Record Reign will be laid aside for a considerable time, with the object of keeping him specially for some of the big hurdle events next season. At Karamu, the breeding and training quarters of the Hon J. D. Ormond, the first foal of the season was ushered in on Sunday. The stranger is a half-brother to Renown by The Officer, his dam of course being Lyre Bird by St Leger—Lyre. I have received word from.Gisborne that Butterworth has started Tauhei going again. The grey mare is stated to be looking well. The condition of Mr Donnelly’s string give ample evidence that the mentor has not been idle wi'h them. First Foot, the half-brother to First Blood by Robinson Crusoe, underwent an operation the other day, and in future will figure as a gelding in the nomination lists. Little Billee’s younger brother Ogle has been responsible of late for good serviceable tasks on the Hastings tracks.