HAWKE’S BAY.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1483, 26 September 1918, Page 12

HAWKE’S BAY.

King Albert Making Good HeadwayGold Shot Being Kept Busy— Bisogne to be Operated on for Leg Trouble —Schlanter to be Given a Spell—Croesus in Good Heart.

NAPIER, Monday. King Albert, the son of King’s Guest and Rain, who is being got ready for business at Hastings by A. Quinlivan, is making good headway in his tasks, and gives promise of turning out well.

The brood mare Sinora (Sir Alymer —Sirona), in foal to Merry Moment, was sold by auction at Hastings on Friday for 30 guineas, and her yearling son by Wolawa was disposed of for 50 guineas. Demonstrate, the three-year-old gelding by Demosthenes —Te Awahou, was also offered, but did not reach his owner’s (H. Hickey) reserve, and consequently no business was effected.

Amongst those drawn in the last ballot was trainer J. B. Ware, of Hastings.

T. Quinlivan took up his residence at Otatara (Mrs. M. A. Perry’s training establishment at Taradale) last week, and his team will therefore for the future be put through their facings on the try-out at Napier Park. The cognomen of Cashmere has been bestowed upon the two-year-old son of Feramorz and Ringdove, while the three-year-old gelding by Demosthenes —Los Vegas will race as Athens. Both are owned by Mr. W. G. Stead, who also bred them. Gold Shot is being kept busy on the hurry-up at Napier Park, and it is intended that the black gelding will be seen in action at the spring gathering of the Poverty Bay Turf Club next month.

Bisogne and a filly by Hallowmas recently arrived at Hastings from New Plymouth to be operated on by Mr. A. M. Brodie. The trouble with the former is one of his front ligaments, which is badly gone, while the ailment in connection with the filly is throat trouble. Both are the property of Mr. A. Alexander, who a couple of seasons back had a prosperous run with Bisogne. Mr. Brodie has also operated upon Schlanter for

throat ailment, and the relative to Golden Glade, who is owned by Mr. W. Richmond, is to be turned out for a rest.

A Wellington sport has been making enquiries from the executors of the late Mr. W. J. Douglas re the price required for Maioha, who made good at the late meeting of the Dannevirke Racing Club. The figure required is 1200 guineas, and so far no deal has been effected. Maioha, who won one event last season, is a halfbrother by Hallowmas to Golden Sky. Rhodium, and Goldshine, the bunch all being out of Fairy Gold, one of the daughters of Nymph, by Gold Reef.

Trainer T. Quinlivan has given the name of Fiat to the foal son of Wolawa and La Notte. The latter mare who produced amongst others those high-grade pair Nightfall and Noctuiform, was presented to Quihlivan by Mr. E. J. Watt. Croesus looks all serene after his exertion at Uannevirke, and he may be ticked off as a probable later on.