HAWKE’S BAY

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XVI, Issue 906, 18 July 1907, Page 7

HAWKE’S BAY

Ashplant Going* Well Over Country-— Bechabite in Work Again—No Shot Defeats Merriwai and Gold Dust in a Go Over Hurdles—Waiuku Fony for Sydney—A. Vincent goes with Him Nadador Doing No Work—Napier Park B.C.—Hastings Stakes for ,1907 —Hawke’s Bay Guineas for 1907.

NAPIER, July 16

Ashplant, the half-brother to John Peel, of T. Quinlivan, junr’s team, jjas been performing .creditably over the country at Hastings during the week; the gelding will be a candidate in events confined to the hunt'ng classes. Rechabite has been taken in hand again by Paddy Raynor; Jacobite’s son looks in ready health, and his trainer anticipates that he will be able to get h’m well enough to do him credit. Raynor has also received another add : tion to his team, the new-comer being Wonderbohm (Wonderland—Searchlight), I not.ced an old-time horseman in Kaiser Myers perambulating the streets

here the other day. In years gone by Myers was a top-notcher at his profession but unfortunately he fell by the way’ side and his prospects were gone. Last Saturday morning, Mernwai, No Shot, and Gold Dust were given a go over the schooling hurdles at Hastings, honours came the way of No Shot, who finished a length m front of Mernwai, Gold Dust the same distance away third. A Vincent left last Thursday for the South en route to Sydney, the Waiuku pony Cocky accompanied him on ms trio It is Vincent’s intention to study horse dentistry under Mr W. Miller in Sydney, and he will also prepare in his spare time Cocky for pony events. Nadador has done no schooling work over the impediments since just before the Napier Park meeting last month. Consequently her prospects at the Wellington Winter Meeting cannot be looked jn favourably. Mr Hector Speedy, of Takapau, has ' claimed the name of Forelight for the yearling colt by Electric Light out of '■ Overture. . A meeting of the Committee of the Napier Park R.C. was held yesterday, Mr John McVay presiding. It was decided to forward a letter of condolence to the relatives of the late Mr J. Close, who had occupied the position of President for some fourteen years, resigning on account of ill-health. Au hority was given the ground committee tc carry out further improvements on the course. The balance-sheet in conn- dion with the Winter Meeting was . id on the table and showed a profit of Accounts were passed for payment, and the meeting adjourned. Mr J. C. McVay, one of die country delegates for the Racing Conference, leaves for Wellington on Friday. After the payment of the first forfeit twenty-nine horses are left in the Hastings Stakes of 1907, the Hon. J. D. Ormond tops the list with four representatives, namely, Diamond Star (Zimmer man’s full-brother), Rock Ferry (Birkenhead —Eon), Chantress (Birkenhead — Chant), Mandola (Birkenhead —Banjo). Hon. W. J. Johnston and Mr G. P. Donnelly have each left a trio in; Mr E.. J. Watt and Mr T. H. Lowry and Sir Wm. Russell are represented by a brace apiece.

The acceptances for the Hawke’s Bay Guineas for 1907 number 23, the Hon. J. D .Ormond and Mr G. P. Donnelly each have left a quartette in; other local owners in Messrs T. H. Lowry, E. J. Watt, and W. J. Douglas are represented ; the two former gentlemen having a couple against their names, while the laird of Te Mahanga has got one to do batt’-e for him.