HAWKE’S BAY.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XVI, Issue 959, 23 July 1908, Page 7

HAWKE’S BAY.

NAPIER, July 22.

Baltic was out qualifying with the Hawke’s Bay hounds on Saturday. It is his owner’s intention to have a go with Crackshot’s son in the winter events which figure on the programme of the Marton Jockey Club’s spring venture. Mr. J. C. McVay left by the mail train this morning to attend to his club’s interests as county delegate in connection with the Racing Conference.

Rawhiti, the half-brother by Douglas to Post Haste, is now domiciled in the Pohui district. The gelding has been taken up there so that he can qualify for the district events in connection with the annual meeting of the Pohui Racing Club.

Last week D. O’Meara sent down a two-year-old filly by San Fran out of Black Ella for the purpose of having her put through her facings. The youngster, who puts one very much in mind of Tangimoana at the same age, is O’Meara’s own property, and there is no doubt that his many

friends through the island will wish him all sorts of good luck with the filly.

Mr. F. Martin has leased San Fernando to Mr. W. Smart, of Wellington, a patron of F. Higgott’s stable. It was indeed hard luck for McLaughlin to lose the chestnut just as he had got hlim ..showing decent \form and when there was a probability that he could recoup him for the attention and care that he has been bestowing upon him for months past. Still, in the game another’s bad luck is someone else’s good fortune. Aroha is not being asked to exert himself to any great extent since his return from Gisborne. It is intended he will next carry silk at the spring fixture of the Marton Jockey Club. The annua! general meeting of the Petane Racing Club was held on Saturday, Mr. A. McCormick, jun., presiding. The balance-sheet showed the club is in a good financial position. A general meeting of the members of the club will be held at Petane on August 8 for the purpose of electing officers of the club.

When Mr. Davies, the Wellington trainer, christened Landwern (Stepniak —Leda), he thought he was calling him after the name of the place he was born at in Wales. When it was pointed out to Davies that his spelling was wrong, as usual with him when arguments get going he hit out and said, “ Well, if it is wrong it is good enough, and the spelling of the colt’s name will not stop him from winning,” and also added. “If Leda has another colt I will call him the correct name, and spell it right, too.” Later on she produced a colt to Pilgrim’s Progress, which was christened Llanwern, the youngster running second to the Advance filly Effort in the Trial Plate at Trentham last Saturday. The successful combination in the Parliamentary Handicap and Winter Hurdles (Sir Frisco and Compass) were backed to win a century by a well-known Hastings sport. Pronun’s victory in the Te Aro Hack Handicap at Trentham on Saturday rewarded Allan White for the time and patience he has expended on the son of Procrastinator and Wandering Nun. As can be observed, Pronun takes his name from the first portion of his sire’s appellation and the latter part of his dam’s name. Writing about Pronun brings to my mind the fact that I supplied the name for his sire. The late Mr. H. Rathbone wrote to me when he was casting about for a cognomen for the son of Seaton Delaval and Taihoa, and asked what name I would choose for him, also informing me that as he intended to keep him entire he would like, if possible, a good-sounding and applicable appellation. When I suggested Procrastinator the deceased Waipawa owner considered it filled the bill to a nicety, and adopted the name.