HAWKE’S BAY.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1434, 18 October 1917, Page 13

HAWKE’S BAY.

T. Quinlivan’s Team Leaves for Trentham —Nicomar Moving Along Nicely—Waterform Enjoying a Spell— Recent Foalings at Okawa —Death of The Rand —The Masterton Cup Winner, Midnight Star — A “Cert” Defeated. NAPIER, Monday. Karo is the name that has been selected for the two-year-old full sister to Impediment (Demosthenes — Kautuku). She is owned in the same interest as Teka, who, by the way, has been removed, along with Karo, from J. Oldfield’s tuition, J. O. E. Jones, who recently returned from the front, having charge of the pair. T. Quinlivan leaves Hastings to-day for Trentham. He will be accompanied by Persic (Wolawa —Perseis), Pontoon (Wolawa —Float), Hendra, Nottata, Noir and Demagogue (Demosthenes —Gold Bond). The last-named is one of K. Quinlivan’s pupils, and will be taken over by him upon arrival at Trentham, as the latter was due there on Saturday with Multiply, Piraeus, Form Up and Silver Tongue from Masterton, where the firstnamed trio had been in evidence at the Masterton Racing Club’s meeting last week. One of the owners of Hendra has unloaded a lot of bullion to back up his opinion about the black gelding’s ability in connection with his New Zealand Cup engagement. To my way of thinking, Hendra has got a bit more than should have been coming to him in the weight manifesto in connection with the New Zealand Cup.

First Rain, the two-year-old half brother to Kilrain, was lately emasculated. He has made a wonderful recovery from the effect of the operation and will very soon be amongst the workers again on the hurry-up at Hastings. Mr. H. A. Russell has leased Tigritiya, the two-year-old daughter of All Black and Tigris, to Mr. K. S. Williams.

A couple of Demosthenes’ productions got into the money last week, Lisp (Demosthenes — Savannah) securing the McLean Stakes at Wingatui and Impediment (Demosthenes — Kautuku) getting away with the Flying Handicap at Masterton. Another of the clan in Piraeus (Demosthenes —Formula) ran third in the Juvenile Handicap at Masterton on Friday, and, according to all reports, had bad luck, for she was slow to start (in her „ track work she was specially rapid to begin), and when she did get going met with some interference, and at the finish was galloping so determinedly and fast that the conclusion was formed that if she had broken level with the rest of the field victory would have come her way.

Greta is the name that has been selected for the two-year-old full sis ter to Ample (Rokeby —Miss Dalrymple). She is owned by Mr. J. W. White, of Havelock North, best known as the owner of Trials, who, by the way, should not be omitted from future consideration because he failed at Masterton.

Nicomar is going along the right way in his preparation at Napier Park. S. Lindsay has the chestnut gelding looking real nice, and with a bit more sharpening up the son of Spalpeen will be one of the hard to overthrow in the near future. It is probable that he will make his reappearance at the Ashhurst-Pohang-ina meeting next month. It will be remembered that last season this was where he secured his first victory.

Waterform has been turned out for a spell. There was nothing amiss with him, but it was considered that the going is becoming somewhat on the flinty side now for him to show his best, and he will in consequence

enjoy a holiday until the tracks get more yielding. The following foalings have taken place at Mr. T. H. Lowry’s stud farm at Okawa: —War Talk (Martian —Gossip), a bay filly; The Hague (Stepniak —Peace), a brown filly, both to Finland; En Parole (Finland —Gossip), a bay colt to Merry Moments; Aurarius (Malster —Aurous), a chestnut filly to All Black; Wairakau (Cyrenian —Wairongomai), a bay filly to Wolawa. The above mares are to be mated this season as follows: War Talk, Aurarius and En Parolego to All Black; Wairakau goes to Wolawa again, and The Hague will again consort with Finland, and in addition Labour Day will form one of Merry Moments’ harem. Simonides, who was quite recently unsexed, has got over the operation in such a satisfactory manner that it will be no time ere he once more joins the active brigade under the care of K. Quinlivan at Hastings. I had a look at him the other day, and he has grown into a rare nice stamp of a three-year-old. Without a doubt the time to come should prove fruitful to him.

Mr. C. E. Twist, of Greenmeadows, who bred amongst others that good mare Pursefiller, has a real nice stamp of a yearling being fed on his property at Greenmeadows. The youngster is by Demosthenes out of Drywood. There is plenty of size about him, and on the point of quality he will just take some beating. The Rand passed away last week at Otatara. The death of the son of Gold Reef and Pearl Shot was quite unexpected, for the day previous to his death he gave the idea that he was just in the possession of the best of health. He had just been sold by T. Quinlivan, acting on behalf of Mrs. M. A. Perry, to Mr. J. Kennedy, of the West Coast of this island, who had not taken possession of him, and therefore no financial loss was suffered by him. Midnight Star, who effected a surprise in the Masterton Cup last Thursday, is locally owned, as he belongs to Mr. B. C. McCormick, the licensee of the Patangata Hotel. He is engaged in the New Zealand Cup at the minimum and when he contested the same event in 1915 made a bold showing right up to the home turn, when he broke down. He proved last week that he is all serene again. Those closely connected with him participated to a good tune in the big dividend that was returned over his success in the Masterton Cup. On Friday information was widely disseminated here to the effect that Lingerie would bring home the “Spinach for Papa” in the Telephone Handicap, and the side-walk was worn bare by the rush of punters to get on the good thing. The cert “missed the ’bus,” and the punting brigade here wanted the wire read twice when the result of the race came to hand.