HAWKE’S BAY.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XVI, Issue 939, 5 March 1908, Page 7

HAWKE’S BAY.

NAPIER, March 5. Zimmerman and Bairoma were railed to Wanganui from Hastings on Monday. Mr Cox, of Queensland, has purchased another batch of Birkenhead’s projeny from the Hon. J. D. Ormond. The pack, nine in number, were railed from Te Ante last week to" Wellington, en route for the ; r new home. With the exception of a three-year-old gelding out of Sabra, the lot were all yearling colts, the dams responsible for their production being Spot, Aphrodite, Agony, Dryad, Industry, Miro, Camelot and Miss Herot. A well-grown bunch —its an odds in chance on appearances that they will prove hard to settle when their time arrives to enter the racing arena.

Ballyneety is stated by her owner to be as sound as a bridge cylinder, and it is more than probable that the little Irish mare will shortly be seen on the cantering grounds again. A. Wood has finished breaking in the yearling sons of Guilda and Banjo. Both youngsters proved very tractable and the brace are now comporting themselves like oM hands in their studies.

J. Rae is a daily visitant to the trying out grounds at Napier Park with the members of Mr G. P. Donnelly’s string, eight in number.

Nero, a Turquoise gelding who showed fair form in his efforts at Petane and Woodthorpe, has been taken in hand by J. Rollo. Catseve is being treated to a holiday.

Dexterous, a half sister by Torpedo to that one time good performer Dexterity, is now an inmate of P. Raynor’s “establishment at Greenmeadows. She is not a beauty to look at by any means, but sometimes these ugly ducklings can gallop with th? best of the pretty ones. Pretty Maid, who is also a pupil of Raynor’s, looks big and bright and apparently her maternal troubles have not affected her in the least.

The other occupants of the boxes Wonderbohm and the Squatter give evidence that their mentor has been attending to their wants and requirements in his usual capable manner. Hapuka has been placed under George Collello’s control.

W. Stone is imparting the first rudiments of their education to a three-year-old full brother to Probable and a 2-year-old full sister to Comedian and Operetta.

Prizeman (Birkenhead-Torpedo) and consequently a half-blooded relative to Medallist and Outer, has been acquired by Mr Hamish Wilson, of Rangitikei from the Hon. J. D. Ormond. Notwithstanding the extremely dry weather that has been in evidence here for weeks past, Caretaker O’Halloran has the tracks at Napier Park in good order.

his avidity for work and general courtesy to all who come into contact with him being household words at the Meadows and it is refreshing to know that all interested in this gentleman appreciate his efforts to give satisfaction. San Fernando is in active commission again. Mr R. Tait, the Hon. J. D. Ormond’s manager at Te Hauke, is using as a hack, a half sister by Birkenhead to to Hoity Toity a sweet stamp of a filly endowed with quality of a high grade. She is certain to prove more than ordinary when the period arrives for her to carry the colours.