HAWKE’S BAY.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XV, Issue 883, 7 February 1907, Page 9

HAWKE’S BAY.

NAPIER, February 6. Mr. J. Brown, the well-known New South Wales studmaster, who lately did the tour of New Zealand, and who, during his visit to the land of the Maori and Moa, looked up the various breeding establishments, has returned home, and has been giving his views on the stallions he inspected. He gives the award to Birkenhead, who, he says, was an easy first. Mr. Brown, who also saw the totalisator at work, is a great believer in the machine, and is more than ever convinced that it should be introduced into the Commonwealth States if for no other reason than it tends to increase the stake money. The opinion of an observant man like Mr. Brown should be worth attaching some weight to. Waihuku has left G. Collelo’s quarters, San Fran’s son now being a pupil of T. Wilson’s. Jack Pot, looking well and hearty, is a regular attendant at the tryingout grounds at Napier Park. Catseye, a full brother to The Seer, ■will be one of those who will assist at the Woodthorpe meeting next Saturday.

The five Birkenheads that A. Woods has under his tuition for the Hon. J. D. Ormond are proving amenable and docile students. They will shortly be handed over to Stuart Waddell, who will proceed to give them the second stage of their education —that of an association with the trials and troubles of the training track —as Woods’ portion of that schooling only consists of handling, breaking them •in, and getting them used to the gear. One of the regulars at Napier Park is Crackpot, a good-looking son of Crackshot. With time and condition on him he should most assuredly turn out above the average, for he is endowed with a deal of attractive qualities.

Operetta’s yearling brother has had the cognomen of Laughter claimed for him.

Oasis, Immolation, Silver Lead, Contender and Mrs. Crauley left here last Friday night for Gisborne with the intention of assisting at the approaching ventures of the Poverty Bay and Gisborne Racing Clubs. L. G. King has been engaged to pilot the members of the team trained by J. McLaughlin — Immolation, Silver Lead, Contender, and Mrs. Crauley. A meeting of the metropolitan committee of the Jockey Club was held at Hastings on Friday last. A communication was read asking the position of horses that competed at the Ongaonga unregistered meeting on January Ist, 1907. It was resolved that under part 11. (9) Rules of Racing, all officials, owners, trainers, riders and horses taking part at such meeting were thereby disqualified. It was decided, on the request of Napier Park Club, to post certain defaulters. A number of trainers’, jockeys’, and gentlemen riders’ licenses were granted. The Jockey Club made a profit of about £9OO over their summer meeting.