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New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1574, 24 June 1920, Page 11

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Lady General on Easy List- —Masterton Strongly Represented at Hawke’s Bay Fixture This Week — Lord Nagar Will Probably Compete at Trentham Next Month —Sir Solo and Master Boris Reported to Have Made Good Recovery From Recent M ishaps. MASTERTON. Saturday. Black Lake appears to be quite sound again, and before leaving for Hawke’s Bay was doing useful work at Opaki. If W. Garrett can keep the All Black mare up to the collar she should soon be on the winning list. T. Higgins has not definitely cided whether to retire Lady General to the stud, but it will depend upon how she goes along during the winter. The daughter of General Latour —Romola is on the easy list at present. Masterton-owned horses engaged at the Hawke’s Bay meeting are Torchy, Rekanui, Mill o’ Gowrie, Luke, Gladful, Old Mungindi. Black Lake, Negambo, The Digger, Ohiti. Probate has been having an easy time for a couple of months past, but will be put into solid work shortly in view of the early spring meetings. W. Galbraith’s mare was a consistent but unlucky performer during the present season. • Ohiti has been kept going since returning from Auckland, and is to race at Hastings. The son of California —Belle Agnes is engaged in a variety of races —hack, open, and bracelet. Lord Nagar was unable to fulfil his Napier engagements through an injury received by falling in the Great Northern Hurdles. It is hoped to have him right again for the Wellington meeting. Most of Mr. Kemball’s locallytrained horses are being kept going at Opaki, and J. . Prendergast has

them all looking well. Missgold, Vasilkov, and Rebuff have been given easy work since coming back from Wanganui, and the two-year-olds Raceful and Weldone bear a very healthy appearance just now. After the Hawke’s Bay meeting W. Hawthorne will return to Masterton, when a definite programme will be mapped out for the placing of the large team during the early spring meetings, and it is probable that some of the fiat racers will accompany the jumpers to Wellington and Riccarton. There is a busy time ahead for Hawthorne and Prendergast. W. Garrett has had ■ bad luck with his two jumpers. Sir Solo and Master Boris, so far this season. At Wanganui, after running two seconds to Paddington Green. Master Boris was lame, and had to forego his Auckland and Napier engagements. Sir Solo was taken to Auckland, but met with a mishap through striking a fence in the Great Northern Hurdles, and could not face the starter again at the meeting. It is pleasing to note that both have made a good recovery since returning to Masterton, and Garrett hopes to have them racing again at Trentham next month. It is two years since Master Boris won a race, when he paid a very large dividend in the Hack Hurdles at. the Wellington winter meeting. All going well Sir Solo will be taken on to Riccarton after Trentham. and will contest the principal jumping events. W. H Corlett waited on the meeting of stewards of the Taratahi-Carterton Racing Club on Saturday, and pointed

out the injustice arising through the training permits being chargeable for the season. He pointed out that on occasions he would only have a horse on the track a few weeks, but still he was called upon to pay the full fee of 30/-. He suggested that the Club should issue quarterly permits. The Secretary stated that only in the case of a horse breaking down could it be replaced under the one permit. The stewards recognised the injustice. and on the motion of Mr. T. Eaton it was decided to issue quarterly permits, 10/- for the first three months, 20/- for six months, and 30/for the year to commence on August Ist.