HAWKE’S BAY.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XVII, Issue 975, 12 November 1908, Page 8

HAWKE’S BAY.

NAPIER, November 11. Though Downfall was not extra well supported locally the news of his success in the N.Z. Cup on Saturday was well received here. Napier backers came out badly throughout the piece in their speculations over the first day’s gathering at Rieearton. Mr H. H. Pharazyn had the misfortune last week to lose the colt foal by Sylvia Park out of Flatter. The youngster got badly cut about through getting into a wire fence, and ultimately had to be destroyed in consequence of the injuries he received. Jones, of Hastings, has a nice scamp of a gelding in Sir Possible, the 3-year-old son of The Possible and Lady Helen. He is a half-bro-ther to Sweet Helen and Lady Nell and to a certain extent relative of Heorthens and Kahar, for their grand-dam and his is the same brood mare Ouida. Needlework, St. Albert and Maker are enjoying a spell on Te Mahanga station. H. Wood has received a new student at his lodge, the latest addition to his forces being a gelded two-year-old full-brothei’ to Martyrium. J. Rollo intends to put Top Rose in work again very shortly. It will be remembered that the Torpedo ge’ding sustained a bad rick across the loins sometime back, ..and the object of setting him going again is to ascertain if the mishap is likely to be

of a permanent nature, for there is no good dallying with the question and it is just as well to learn speedily whether the racing career of Top Rose is ended or not.

Ora Pisent who won the Scurry Stakes at Waipawa on Monday is a full sister to Operetta and Comedian. She can gallop fast for a half mile, but after that distance is completed she dies away. . Cork, who acted as runner-up to her at Waipawa is a three-year-old son of Merriwee and Float, while Taumano who filled third position is a half-sister by King George to Millenial. It can be thus seen that the placed horses in the Scurry are bred as well as any in the land.

Owing to D. Kemp not being able to get anyone to look after Vi during his absence, he had to relinquish the idea of going to Auckland to ride Moral and Ikon in their engagements at Ellerslie. Comedian has been turned out for,, a holiday. ;.j.; On Monday morning Merry Tiger j met with an accident to one of his .

eyes which it is feared will cause the complete loss of the optic. Notwithstanding the injury he was one of the starters in the Hack Flying at the Waipawa meeting and it certainly did not seem a very humane act to ask a horse to exert himself while suffering the pain that must have necessarily been his lot. Mr J. Allen, who rode Gold Treasure into second berth in the Ladies’ Bracelet at Riccarton on Saturday, returned to Napier by the mail train on Monday night. Awha is the appellation that has been claimed for the 3-year-old son of San Fran and Rain. The word in English means Rain. Awha is studying under T. Jones, who also has Crackpot and Sir Possible under his tuition. Kapu is timed to make his next appearance at the Spring meeting of the Feilding J. C. Polynices, another of the San Fran tribe, got his head in front at the right end in the Maiden Hack at Waipawa on Monday. He is a fine looking chap and bred the way winners come, for his dam is a daughter of Marion (Maribyrnong—Peeress) by Dreadnought. E. Lowe and W. Bird with a brace of victories a piece headed the list of successful horsemen at Waipawa on Monday. D. Kemp, J. Skeats, W. Kirk and P. Bradfield each piloted a winner.