HAWKE’S BAY.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XX, Issue 1121, 5 October 1911, Page 6

HAWKE’S BAY.

<’From Our Own Correspondent.) NAPIER, October 2. The only successful horses hailing from the “Bay” at the Wanganui gathering were Ireland and Royal Scotch. The pair both notching wins, but in consequence of the failure of the latter in the Guineas, and Ireland in the Railway Hack, backers of E. J. Watt’s pair did not get much ahead in their speculations. Granton, who had been responsible for attractive essays over the obstacles at Napier Park on several mornings, had bad luck last Saturday morning when he struck one of his knees. As a result of the mishap he has been an absentee from the track since.

A. G. Wood, of Greenmeadows, has been re-appointed starter to the Gisborne Racing Club. Daybreak improves each time she goes out. The filly is a determined, resolute mover, and has a slick way of clipping off the furlongs that augurs favourably for her prospects in the days to come. A couple of Napier residents, E. Limbrick and G. Wilson, were ari rested on Friday afternoon for alleged tote betting. They were quickly bailed out. The charge against them will be heard this week. At the conclusion of the Napier Park races next week, it is T. H. owry’s intention to put up a number of his team for sale. So far he has not definitely decided which horses will come under the hammer. Mie Mie Rosette and Sunbonnet are at present located at Te Mahanga Station, where they will form a portion of San Fran’s harem this season.

Goldfinder’s dam has produced a colt to Birkenhead. The latest arrival is therefore a full-brother to Sylverlyte. The Carbine mare, Millenial, has foaled a filly to the defunct Pohutu. Flying Marshal is going along the right way, and the bay son of Marshal Soult should soon be one to gather in stake money. (He will probably be found competing at Gisborne this month. A. Wood is, taking .the corners off a two-year-old gelded son of Birkenhead and Lullaby.

All Trumps has been doing fairly good work over the battens, but the half-sister to Honours and Trumpery, has so often before done this on the trying-out circuits and then gone to pieces when her party were staking upon her, that it seems useless to place any confidence in her. A- Raynor, of Dannevirke, has secured Comedian for one of his patrons, and he takes the son of Variety back to the inland town to-morrow. When at his 'best Comedian was a peach, and there were not any in the orchard better than him. If he can only come back Raynor should be handling a payable proposition. Aurais (Malster —Aurous) has added to T. H. Lowry’s possession by bringing to light a colt by Royal Fusilier. Harry Hickey got into the wars again last week. When he was having a turn on his bicycle he came a cropper, which knocked him about a great deal, and he had to reecive medical aid. Stourton is appearing to advantage at present, for besides looking well, he gets through his labours on the flat as well as over the battens in a finished manner. The following foalings have been recorded at Longlands this week: — Blue River (Merriwee —Blue Water), a filly; Tatters (Quilt —Spearfeldt), a filly; Corleone (Coer-de-Lion —St. Katherine), a filly; and Dear Heart (Coeur-de-Lion —Katie Ferguson), a colt. They were all to All Black. The many friends of J. McVay, in and out of the sporting world, will be pleased to know that the has turned the corner on the road to recovery from the recent illness. Amaru has been retired for a - period, and as her one-time stable mate, Captain Jingle, is also resting, J. Hannah will not be represented in turf circles for some time to come. A great improvement in the track essays of St. Gozo, the younger fullbrother to Ngakau, has been noted of late- Given time to deevlop and fill out I prophesy a favourable future for the son of Kissmary.