HAWKE’S BAY.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1500, 23 January 1919, Page 12

HAWKE’S BAY.

Local Horses Engaged at Trentham This Week —Retard, Hymarty and Fluency All in Good Fettle —San Fran Gelding, Belgium, to be Taken in Hand—Waipukurau J.C.’s General Meeting — Club Contemplate Making Extensive Improvements to Course. NAPIER, Monday. Mr. C. E. Twist has been offered a good price for his two-year-old Mosthenes, who is a son of Demosthenes and Dry Wood. The prospective buyer is a Wellington sport, but it is not probable that a deal will be effected, as Mr. Twist is impressed with the idea that at last he has bred a real good one and is anxious that the colt shall carry his own colours. Retard, who left for Trentham last Monday, has been going on so solidly in his track work of late that it looks an odds-on chance that his trip south will not prove fruitless. If Hymarty can be prevailed upon to leave the post smartly and run kindly she should be in the fighting line in her engagements at Trentham this week. In private she has proved her ability to go fast, and her recent gallops on the Hastings tracks have been something to ruminate over. Last Friday morning Ladogeur, Hyttus, Hymarty and Palm Oil were despatched from Hastings for Trentham, and on the same morning Crenides, Hendra, Bagdad and Fluency wer railed from Napier for the same destination. The last-named filly, who is a two-year-old full-sister to Athens 11., is very speedy, and it will be a case of bad luck, not want of pace, that will prevent her getting into the money at Trentham. Mr. R. E. Harley has been reappointed starter to the Waipukurau Jockey Club. Amongst the local owners who intend being present at the dispersal sale of the Elderslie Stud next month is Mr. G. Hunter, of Porangahau. Mr. Hunter has the English-bred stallion Crown Imperial 11. quartered at his breeding establishment. The son of Martagon and Macaroon has several of his first crop of foals in evidence at Porangahau, and they are referred to as very nice samples of the juvenile thoroughbred. Mr. H. Glazebrook, of Clive, is having put in hand Belgium, who is a isix-year-old gelding by San Fran — Waiau, and therefore a full-brother to

Jem, San Lass, Ninemanu, and Paramahone, and half-brother to Black Ella the dam of that one-time firstgrade performer Te Puia. A general meeting of the members of the Waipukurau Jockey Club was held at Waipukurau on Tuesday evening, Mr. G. Hunter, M.P., presiding over a large attendance. Mr. G. Hunter was elected chairman for the ensuing year. The statement of receipts and expenditure was laid on the table, and it showed that the club was in a good financial position. The following officers were elected for the year: —President, Mr. G. Hunter, M.P, (re-elected); vice-president, Mr. W. H. Gaisford (re-elected); hon. treasurer, Mr. P. Hunter (re-elected); stewards: Messrs. G'. Hunter, M.P., W. H. Gaisford, P. Hunter, H. A. Speedy, J. D. Ormond, G. B. Ashley, A. Johnston, W. Storah, F. Armstrong, T. E. Whelch, P. F. Wall, D. McLeod (all re-elected), and Mr. H. R. Peacock, the latter being appointed to fill the position in lieu of Mr. J. C. Parker, who had tendered his resignation owing to his having left the district. Mr. G. Hunter, in thanking the members for his re-election to the position of president of the club, drew attention to the increasing popularity of the club, and said that the accommodation provided for patrons was getting quite inadequate and that it should be a recommendation from the members of the committee that a scheme of improvements be gone into as regards the matter. It was decided to gazette the amended regulations for admission to the course as laid down in a letter received from the Racing Conference on the subject.

At a subsequent meeting of the committee the tender of Messrs. Marett and Fox to work the totalisator at the forthcoming race meeting was accepted. All of the officials who acted last year were re-appointed, with the exception of Mr,. T. M. Nutt as clerk of the course, Mr. A. Johnston, jun., being appointed to the position.- The programme was drawn up on similar- lines to that of last year, the amount allotted for stakes being £ll4O. Messrs. T. E. Whelch, P. F. Wall and R. H. Peacock were appointed a ground committee. It was decided that the recommendation of the general meeting in connection with the increased accommodation for patrons and improvements to the course be given effect to, and that the president be -asked to interview Mr. E. S. Luttrell regarding the subject of drawing up designs for the erection of new buildings, the cost of same not to exceed £BOOO.