HAWKE’S BAY.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1163, 25 July 1912, Page 10

HAWKE’S BAY.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) NAPIER, Monday. Mr A. G. Wood, the well-known starter who had been in seclusion in the Hospital for the last fortnight suffering from gastric poisoning, has got past the mending corner, and at the end of last week was able to leave the institution. iCaptain Jingle, who asserted himself in the Wellington and July Steeplechases at Trentham last week, was bred by Mr H. Gaisford of Oringi, At one time he was the property of W. Kirk, the Hastings trainer-jockey, who had him under his care about four years ago, but as he was of the opinion that he was troubled in his /breathing department, he sold him to 3. resident of Mohaka, who, after giving him a go at the annual venture of the Wairoa County Racing Club, passed him on to Mr A. E, Grenside, who at the time was proprietor of the Mohaka Hotel. This gentleman when he left the district to assume control of the Te Aute Hotel took Captain Jingle with him, and a couple of years back he won his first race for Mr Grenside. This was at the annual meeting of the Takapuna Racing Club, when he secured the Takapau and Oruawharo Handicaps. ~ A 'week later on he annexed the Epsom Handicap at the summer meeting of the Hawke’s Bay Jockey Club, and on the following Easter Monday he triumphed in the Hack Handicap at the annual fixture of the "Waipukurau Jockey Club. Shortly after capturing this event he was sold to his present

owner, Mr J. Hennah, and for this follower of the game he won the Waiohiki Hack-Hurdles. East season he got the award in the. Beaufort Steeplechase, and he; has been flashing in the great- white way this season, for out of four attempts he has,,, saluted the man in the box a winner on three occasions, his other , effort proving a miss, this was when he went around the double in front of the stand in the Gisborne Steeplechase in the early part of the present month. Perceier’s people thought that he was sure to catch a race at Wellington, and accordingly the gelding was entrusted with a lot of bright red gold owned, in these parts. Mr E. J. Watts is sending a team to Sydiiey next month. The battalion, who will be under the guidance of T. Quinlivan, jun,. will consist of Midnight Sun, Royal Scotch, Jason, Theodore, and Kildonan. Blackguard, the two-year-old halfbrother by Royal Fusilier to Bobrikoff, is one of the regulars in evidence at the work out at Napier Park. So far he has not been asked to exert himself to any strenuous extent, but on looks he ought to be able to do anything. Hawke’s Bay horses were well to the fore at the just concluded gathering of the Wellington Racing Club, tor the dividend producers, Mount Victoria, Torbelle, Captain Jingle, Peary, and Diavolo, all first saw the light in this district. A special meeting of the Napier Park Racing Club was held in the Masonic Hotel this morning, Mr J. C. McVay presiding. The following amendments to the rules were agreed to: —“That the annual general meeting be held on the last Friday in August of each year, or as soon after as may be determined by the Committee ; that nominations for the positions of officers be in the hands of the secretary at least twenty-one days before the meeting, such nominations to be forwarded to all members at least fourteen days before the meeting.” A new rule governing the election of the committee was also adopted. The Dannevirke Racing Club contemplate making a number of improvements to their course and buildings in the near future. Previously they have been handicapped by the insecurity of their tenure to the property upon which they race, but the committee have made such arrangements with the native owners of the land that will allow them to proceed with the desired-betterment of the appointments.