GISBORNE.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1314, 1 July 1915, Page 12

GISBORNE.

Mr. W. Hall Enters the Ranks of Owners —Carlysian to be Operated on for Throat Trouble—Notes on the Forthcoming Gisborne Racing Club’s Meeting—The Poverty Bay Trotting Club's Fixture. (From Our Own Correspondent.) GISBORNE, June 26. The latest addition to the ranks of owners here is Mr. W. Hall, son of Mr. Fred. Hall, owner of Merry Roe, Bleriot, Castalia, etc. He has had six boxes erected at the Willows, Matawhero, and has at present four horses in work, namely, Raupani, Rewanga. half sister to Iranui and several others of note, also two yearlings, one by Hymettus and the other by King’s Guest—a small but select team to start on. W. Smith has been appointed private trainer to the gentleman named. Raupani in future will do his racing on the flat as he has proved a failure as a jumper.

Carlysian is proving unmanageable on the track, and his lessee has decided to have him operated on after the meeting, when his throat will also be seen to, as at present he makes a noise very much like a fog-horn in thick weather.

Tango, by Sabretache, had a nasty fall at the richer last week, and his boy received a broken collarbone and several minor injuries, which will keep him out of the saddle for the balance of the jumping season.

Rustic is another that is starting to see things before he takes off at a jump, for on the last two occasions that he has been schooled he lias hit a lump out of the sod wall each time, and displaced his pilot. His prospects of winning a stake for his owner this season are, therefore, very remote.

B. Deeley will be riding at the approaching meeting here and will steer Goldenlyte in both maiden handicaps. It is on the cards the son of San Fran will be the smallest dividend payer on the two days, as on track form he is unbeatable.

Visiting horses are expected to make a clean sweep at the coming meeting, as outside of Birkline there are few horses in Gisborne likely to trouble the visiting contingent, while the jumpers are not a brilliant lot.

Both Player and Brunswick would have done their backers a good turn if they had stayed at home instead of going to Hawke’s Bay, where they were well supported in each of the events they failed in. The same remark applies to Ormoloid, who looks as if he would be more useful to his owner if broken into harness, asprior to leaving to fulfil engagements away from home he has always put up a trial good enough to win in any company.

The Poverty Bay Trotting Club have good reason to congratulate themselves on getting the middle day of the Gisborne Racing Club's meeting to race on, and also on receiving such splendid nominations, which include such prominent horses as Steel Bell, of Auckland, Sol, Silver Grid, Kirikiriroa, Silverlocks, of Hawke’s Bay, Whispering Willie, of Christchurch, Tableau, and a host of other good horses too numerous to mention. The total nominations are 110 for seven events. The following towns are represented: Christchurch (three horses), Auckland (five), Hawera (tw’o), Hawke’s Bay (ten), Carterton (one), Opotiki (one), the balance being made up of local horses.