HAWKE’S BAY.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XX, Issue 1129, 30 November 1911, Page 7

HAWKE’S BAY.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

NAPIER, Nov. 27.

Hopeful (Jet d’Eau — Forlorn Hope) passed away last week. The marie had just a day prior to her death produced a filly to Birkenhead. Unluckily the foal did not survive long. Hopeful, besides having won a number of good races, -was also successful as a stud matron, for she was the dam ot Mundic and Useful, a couple of more than fair performers. California, who has had a very numerous band of stud dames associated with him this season, is once more to renew his acquaintance with the racing tracks. His owner, C. L. Lagor, intends shortly to set the big chestnut going again. P. Neagle has Evadne pottering about, and her elder half-brother by Wehikere. The former has hulked out considerably since she was seen

out with the colours up at Hastings last month. Her dam, Heavenly Twin, H..s been mated with Maniapoto.

Gold Circle and Gold Bond have not been allowed to remain long in idleness, for the pair of chestnuts are now regular attendants on the preparing arenas at Napier Park. Owing to Daybreak not going on the right way, her" owners have decided to relinquish the idea of taking her to Auckland. Prince Eddie, the younger full-

er to Fusilier has been secured by J. McLaughlin. He is a big upstanding horse, who will, I should say, require time to show to advantage. His full-brother is also an inmate of McLaughlin s establishment at Green Meadows while his half brother by Gold Reef —Golden Water demonstrated upon a number of occasions that he knew the way to shift himself. As the productions of Royal Fusilier have made good names for themselves in many fierce and vigorous arguments, it rooks as if, on family connections, that Prince Eddie must be allowed to have fair prospects for landing himself among the winners when he gets thoroughly wound’ up for battle.

On Saturday morning Bobrikoff swung along in good free style at half pace on the Napier Park track. The black gelding has not, since he came back from Trentham, displayed such a satisfactory go as he did on Saturday. He pulled up showing no signs of any trouble. All Trumps was given a go over a couple of fences on Saturday. Probably because she w«s on her own, The Officer s daughter did not fence with that freedom that has previously marked her efforts when she had company in her eercises.

The handsome Beldame has been cutting out a set of specially attractive sprints during tne past week. She was galloped three mornings at intervals, and ail that was asked of her was accomplished in a highly pleasing style. Excellent work has marked the displays of Bellah and Sea Pink of late. Both are forward and muscular, and good results may be anticipated from inein ere many more moons have run their course. The other morning the worked righUhhnded which makes it read as if later on the brace will be seen at Ellerslie.

E. J. Watt is sending up Midnight Sun .and Cheddar to Auckland. It is quite on the cards that some of the other members of his lengthy string will also, be in evidence at the summer fixture of the Auckland Racing Club, but no definite decision as to what the personnel of the remainder of the pack will eomprise has yet been determined upon.

Miscount’s two-year-old full brother and Temerity, the sister to Audax, have been in residence at A. Wood’s quarters at Greenmeadows for months past, but were sent back to Karamu last Friday. Their boxes are now taken by Bollin and a two-year-old Birkenhead gelding. The- Dannevirke Racing Club are cutting out the hurdle events at their autumn gathering which takes place next March.

Nothing looks better at the Park at present than Loch Maben, and the son of H.M.S. Pinafore is galloping in a convincing manner.

Hatana, who is a son of the Hawke’s Bay Steeplechase winner of three years ago, Poste Haste’, has been pleasing all connected and interested in him by the satisfactory replies that he has been giving to the questions that have oeen asked him during the last week. He is one of J. Oldfield’s pupils, and his bright and solid appearance shows conclusively that Oldfield has been busy with", him.

A. Wood is moulding into shape a four-year-old daughter of Birkenhead and Aura. Sihe is a massive 'and lengthy sample of sne thoroughbred, and with time it would appear as if She will develop into a useful sort of a mare.

Te Puia, Espartero, Gold Circle, Lord Kilcheran, Birkline, and Fleetweek are the local horses who have been nominated for the Manawatu Cup.

Since he came back from Riccarton Miscount has not been asked to do anything of a very strenuous nature, and it may therefore be expected that Miss Never’s son will be greatly freshened up by the relaxation from toil, and he should make a bold display at the Auckland fixture next month. Sir Daniel, the hair-brother by Multifid to Pink ’Un, is so called because Dan O’Brien bred his sire, and the owner of the colt has a way of always referring to O’Brien as Sir Daniel. A full-brother to Sir Daniel made its appearance at Waipukurau

last week, Manutuku producing a colt to the son of Multiform, and the mare has been mated with King’s Guest this season. Manupai, a full-sister to Pink ’Un has also been associated with the same stallion this term. Befcola is now one of the regulars in attendance on the preparing circuits at Napier .Park. The chestnut „son of The Officer appears to be in good fettle and is striding along well in his efforts.

The silent tote" 1 will be in evidence ’ for the first time on che Woodville course on Saturday week. The machine has been installed by Marett and Fox, the local totalisator proprietors. It has a capacity for dealing with 24 horses, and the mechanical workings of the automatic provider of odds is a great improvement on other machines that are worked in this district.