HAWKE’S BAT

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XIV, Issue 822, 7 December 1905, Page 9

HAWKE’S BAT

Napieb, December 5. King Billy Melodeon, Starshoot, and Boomerang are stepping out in a solid style, and if track form is a guide to triumphant public efforts, then the bearers of the blue and white racing livery should not return empty-handed from their Auckland campaign. “ Paddy” (J.) McLaughlin has just taken in hand Governess, a two-year-old half sister of Amphion. The youngster is called Mrs. Crawley, and is one of the sturdy class, with rare good understandings. McLaughlin’s other pupils, Captain Shannon and Contender, give evidence that their mentor is missing no marks in his attention to his students. Eruption is making good progress in his new sphere of work, namely, the lepping business. George Collelo, who has him in hand, has shown a lot of ability in the way that he has educated Florio for the obstacle clearing, and naturally he may be expected to make a successful fencer of Eruption, who has size and pace to commend him, though, unfortunately for those connected with him, he has an awkward knack of forgetting to io his best when stripped for the fray. Goldfield, a nice cut of a gelding by Go’d Reef out of Georgina, the dam of Maoriland, is showing out attractively n his efforts on the pieparing track. Masters intends to take him and his ytableniate, White Squall, to Woodville rext week, where the brace have con-n-acts to carry out at the summer meet-

o ing of the Woodville District Jockey a C.ub. i, Waipunehu, Prospectus, and Proba--1 bility, the three placed horses in the y Maiden Hack at Feilding last week, were e all bred in this district. Other success- £ ful equines at the fixture in Florio, Flotilla, Wind, and Armistice, also first saw s the gleam of light in Hawke’s Bay. Wais punehu, who runs in the interest of the b Douglas Bros., was not bred by those 3 studmasters, as he was foaled at Manga--1 tarata Station. Mr. S. H. Gollan’s estate, and was purchased as a yearling by fa the owners of the Te Mahanga breeding j quarters. His victory on Wednesday t last was the first that has been achieved } by Waipunehu, notwithstanding that he 3 has been going for some time. He is a > half brother to Steepwell and Garoyole, r and should when he has finished racing , make an ideal station sire, a purpose for i which he was really bought by his owners. Benefactor, Tawa, Inspan, and Lurcher : are the local neddies that have been i nominated for the Greymouth Midsummer ; Meeting. Mahutonga has heaps of friends here , who are supporting him for his Auckland Cup essay.