HAWKE’S BAY.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1573, 17 June 1920, Page 12

HAWKE’S BAY.

Chillies Shows Promise as a Steeplechaser — Croesus Acquits Himself Well in Schooling Tasks —Failure of Hawke’s Bay Representatives at Ellerslie. f NAPIER, Monday. Mr. J. Whitaker, who recently purchased Sensitive from Mr. G. McDonald, has lately effected another deal with that sportsman, having secured Waterform ' from him. The pair at present are located at stables in town, owing to the scarcity of accommodation at Greenmeadows-. Chillies is making great progress in his exercises over the tall timber on the test-out at Hastings, and several good judges are tipping him as an early winner in connection with ’chasing events. Nightie, a coming yearling half sister by Demosthenes to Bright Night and Munus, has lately been weaned, and Trainer T. F. Quinliyan has made arrangements for the juvenile to be wintered at his son’s (F. Quinlivan) quarters, at Greenmeadows. Nightie is the property of Mr. E. J. Watt, for when that sportsman presented La Notte (her dam) to Quinlivan he made a stipulation to the effect that if La Notte produced a filly she was to become his property. At the time La Notte passed into Quinlivan’s hands she was in foal to Wolawa, and when the mare produced it was a colt, which, shortly after its advent, was sold to Mrs. M. A. Perry for 500 guineas. Croesus has of late been schooled over the hurdles at Napier Park, and though he fenced in a careful fashion, he gives promise of turning out all serene at the business. When he becomes properly proficient at the lepping game he will be something to bump up against in hurdle contests. for the pace that he has got should stand him in good stead, and make it a difficult proposition to effect his downfall. In consequence of the sympathy of the waterside workers with the Jockeys’ Association, the bunch of local representatives that were all ready to take their departure for Gisborne to assist at last week's ’chasing venture of the Gisborne Racing Club, had the trip cancelled. This was bad luck for the Gisborne people, for a good number of fair performers were accepted with for the meeting, which in the unfortunate circumstances was confined to the Gisborne-owned and trained contingent. Recently a representative of the Douglas Estate was out at Otatara viewing Lovematch and Munus, but so far no deal has eventuated. As I have previously stated, Mrs. Perry’s team in work will shortly come under the hammer. King Albert, the coming seven-year-old gelding by King’s Guest — Rain, is doing all that has been asked of him and doing it well on the getready at Napier Park. He will be started in the bangle and necklace events at Napier Park and Hastings, and if he acts up to his try-outs should bear the tag “dangerous.” He will probably be ridden by Mr. J. Tracey, who is a capable exponent of the art of race riding, and can always be depended upon to do his mount justice. Trainer S. Lindsay has got Hookah and Goldshine appearing at their best just now, and it was extremely bad luck that he was not able to take the pair to Gisborne, for on their rehearsal form there is not the slightest doubt that they would not have come back without some of the spoils of war. The non-success of Golden Bubble, Taunaha, Cashmere, Lady Ball, Asterina, and Parisian Diamond at the Great Northern meeting made a big dinge in backers’ wads, for the bunch found favour at the hands of the local stay-at-homes in their respective engagements. The belief in their capabilities were well founded, for all of the horses mentioned had been doing such excellent track work that it only appeared as if it was a question of them starting for victory to come their way. However, not one of their number figured as a dividend payer on any of the three days racing at Ellerslie. Spanner and Delight, who have not been asked for any great efforts of late, for they have been on the drone list are again amongst the regulars who are being got ready for the fray at Napier Park. Athens 11. is now being used as a hack at Hastings. He is an elder full brother to Fluency, who recently effected a capture in Sydney, the brace both being by Demosthenes out of Los Vegas. The latter mare is a half sister by Boniform to Los Angeles.

It is really wonderful how acceptances and nominations are missed, mislaid, or shunted off the wires for Kerehone, who won the Maiden Hurdles on the opening day at Ellerslie, and did not appear here as an acceptor. Another instance occurred in connection with the Otaki acceptances for the first day, for in the list published here in connection with the meeting the names of two of Mr. L. Mackenzie’s team in Paonui and Valley Rose did not appear, although they had been paid up for and also started at the meeting.