HAWKE’S BAY.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XI, Issue 524, 3 January 1901, Page 12

HAWKE’S BAY.

RACING GOSSIP—LOCAL [MEETINGS—LUCKY PUNTERS OVER RECENT 'FIXTURES. January 1. Arthur Lord, who up to. quite lately was doing Mr E. J. Watts’ riding, but who was

forced to relinquish the business through increasing weight, had a regular benefit at the likokino Hack Meeting on Boxing Day, for out of a programme of seven events he rode the winner of five races. One of his mounts, Nobleman, secured a treble, the 1 ther one that he pilo.ed, Avenue, ecoring a double. Nobleman, who is by Patriarch, is a likely looking horse for the hurdles and steeplechasing portion of the m«et,ng, and there is no doubt about “his getting the verdict later on in better class than opposed him the other day. Avenue is by Drury Lane, and greatly resembles his sire, who was a more than useful sort during his racing career in Hawke’s Bay. Beauharnaie, the 1 ull brother to Hortense, whose yearling son by Wallace topped the juvenile portion of the list at the bt. Albans’ sale last month in Victoria, was a starter in one of the events won by Avenue. Rags, by Quilt —Nymph, the jounger full brother to Bones, and Jingle, by Fusillade — Chatelaine, each annexed a double al the Porangahau Meeting : n Boxing Day. Another winner at the Meeting was Borax, the half-brother to Boreas, by Strenuous. He has latterly been receiving his education at Percy Martin’s hands. This trainer received another addition to his string last week, the new comer being the hurdler, Evening Wonder. Will-o’-the-Wisp also is the property of the same sport who owns Evening Wonder, is progres ing favourably, and it is anticipated that when the leaves begin to fall that Ripple’s consistent and plucky son will again be taking a place under the starter’s control.

J. Cameron, Mongonui’s trainer, has incr.csed his string by the addition of Nukurau and a mare by Crawford Priory. The former of the pair looks all serene, and so far his dicky pin has given no cause for alarm. Though only a little fellow, Nukurau’s heart is in the right place, and his pace is of a good order, besides which weight does not seem' to trouble him in his own class, and its only a question of his standing up to the collar for him to be later on proclaimed a winner. The local layers of odds have been having a severe time of it during the past week, as the punters in this district picked winners at the Auckland and Manawatu Meetings with a regularity that was appalling from a bookie’s point of view. Bob Connop had a bit of bad luck with Amoureux on the second day of the Manawatu gathering. Just after the signal to go was given in the Summer Handicap the mare collided with the starter and put her shoulder out. Her injuries were eo severe that her trainer has had to remain at Palmerston North with her. It is a great pity that the misfortune occurred, for Amoureux was just commencing to come back to form, and she has been unprofitable for a long while prior to the Woodville Meeting. Horace Reeves, Dr Nairn’s private trainer, and Harold Oonnop, who directs Miss Weston, Victoria Cross and others, have sent in their names for enrolment in the sixth contingent At a meeting in this district a few weeks back an owner was riding one of his own horses, and according to the general verdict did not ride him any too well. Upon being taken to task by a supporter of his mount as regards his horsemanship, he replied, “ Well, that’s all right. Don’t squeal! I own him.” “That may be so,” was the backer’s answer, “ hut you did not own the two pounds that I did on him,” and it must be admitted that the loser of the couple of sover.igns had a just cause f<r his forcible remarks.