HAWKE’S BAY.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1246, 5 March 1914, Page 13

HAWKE’S BAY.

Winners at the Woodthorpe Meeting— Athenic Enjoying a Spell at Longlands—Mr. W. G. Stead’s Trio at Crissoge—Dunalstair’s Successes in Australia—Labour Day Regular Attendant on Napier Park Track.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

NAPIER, March 1.

Last week Sir Francis Price shipped to England the horses he purchased from the trustees of the late Sir William Russell. The New Zealanders are intended for ’chasing events in the Old Land. Manuwhiri, the four-year-old son of Kirtg’s Guest and Chuffy, won a double at the Woodthorpe meeting last Saturday. His owner, Mr. Ni Puna, also secured another stake at the gathering with Waratah, an aged gelding by San Fran —Waimarere. The winnings of the pair placed him at the head of the poll of successful owners at the meeting. Other annexers at the fixture were Rosemark (Ladies’ Bracelet), St. Fire (Puketapu Handicap), Cousin Jack (Cup), and Te Awahou (Picnic Race). The

last-named mare is a younger fullsister to Pure Gold, who on the same afternoon settled the pretensions of those opposed to her in the Owhero Hurdles at Wingatui. Miss Kat© Noell, whose nomination won the Cup, owns and trains Cousin Jack, and she is one of the few ladies in the Dominion who educate their own horses. She rides him in his work, and generally attends to all his wants and requirements. R. Gooseman has a new pupil in Alces, a four-year-old mare by Mystification —Eland, and therefore a halfsister to Axis. Alces is the property of Mr. G. Hunter, of Porangahau, who bred her. Gooseman also lately purchased Blue Diamond, the aged Aus-tralian-bred stallion by True Blue — The Gem. A few seasons back Blue Diamond was in work at Hastings, and toed the mark in several events. His efforts on the running path were, however, not in keeping with what might have been expected from one so well come by. D. Munn is getting a big string together at his establishment at Hastings, his students numbering seventeen. The latest arrivals at his quarters are a three-year-old son of Multifid and Easter Inly, the latter mare being a full-sister to Pink-’un; a three-year-old filly by Marshal Soult—Miss Shot; a four-year-old mare by Multifid out of a Basuto mare; and a three-year-old filly by Marshal Soult out of a Crackshot mare.

J. Hennah leaves Hastings for Sydney, via Wellington, on the 12th of the present month. He will be accompanied by Continuance and Forest Prince. Hennah anticipates being back in the “Bay” in May.

Athenic, who recently arrived at Mr. Watt’s home quarters, Longlands, has been blistered, and consequently will be on the retired list for some time to come.

Perhaps (The Possible —Primula) has joined the team under the direction of J. S. O’Neill at Hastings. Another newcomer at O’Neill’s lodge is a three-year-old filly by King’s Guest out of a mare by Paphos.

A rising two-year-old full-brother to Sauci is being fed and looked after at Crissoge, where his owner, Mr. W. G. Stead, is in residence. Eligible (a coming two-year-old full-brother to Bon Ton) and a younger full-sister to Moulu (Boniform —Ormulu) are also being similarly treated at the same place. The trio will shortly be sent to Mr. Stead’s new training quarters at Hastings, where they will be got ready for business by T. Quinlivan. The local-bred Dunalstair (Royal Fusilier —Lady Progress) again made good early last month, when he beat a field of ten others in the Trial Plate at Victoria Park (N.S.W.). Dunalstair, who was bred and is owned by Mr. W. Robertson, who for a considerable period was in charge of the bloodstock on Okawa, Mr. T. H. Lowry’s station, has won three races and ran second in his other attempt inside of a month. A full-brother to Dunalstair, Brodie by name, is also owned by Mr. Robertson, who has the gelding running out at Clive. After the Dannevirke meeting, D. Wilkinson, who up to quite recently was in command of the members of Mr. P. P. Neagle’s team, takes charge of Perceler, Pursefiller and King’s Boy, who are the property of Mr. C. E. Twist, of Greenmeadows. Munje, the three-year-old daughter of Mystification and Eiland, has changed hands, C. L. Lagor having purchased her from Mr. S. Marshal, of Porangahau. J. Griffith has again taken Cullinan in hand. The big son of Royal Fusilier and Bijou has been greatly improved by the rest that has been his lot for months past, and it looks a reasonable conclusion to augur success for him in the future-

St. Fire, who notched a win at Woodthorpe on Saturday afternoon, is got by the same sire (St. Flames) as Rajah,, who, on the same afternoon, won the Jumpers’ Flat Race at Warwick Park, New South Wales.

The district is not very well represented in the nominations listed for the Great Easter and Autumn Handicaps. In the former event local horses Haskayne, Ventura, Red’ Book, Beldame and Seatondale have: been nominated, while in the Great. Autumn, Haskayne, Sea Pink, Red Book, Marshal McDonald, Kooya and Seatondale have been engaged.