JUVENILES PARADE.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 223, 19 September 1940, Page 22

JUVENILES PARADE.

HAWKE'S BAY CARNIVAL

VARUNA HITS OUT NICELY.

HASTIXGS, fchis day.

The annual parade of two-yoar-okle was held yesterday in perfect weather, but the ■track was dead, and no fast times wei'e recorded. Varuna and Stolen Coat won their respective divisions, and both show promise, ,bnt some of the other youngsters were pulled up after they had gone a furlong or two.

Among the older horses, KathbeUa, winner of the last Thompson Handicap, showed that she is approaching her best toy defeating eight other horses in the open sprint.

Details are:— JUVENILE RACE, four forlonrs.—First division: Stolen Coat, by Pink Coat from Stolen Piece (O. R. TaUersall). 1; Siyana. by Bulandshar from Hathor (p. Atkins). 2; colt by Gainscourt from Queenly (P. Power), 3. Also ran: Captain Star nily by Piccadilly from Vibene. High Morale, Gay Rona, Avelona. Slip. Time, 535. Second Division.—Varuna, by Vermeer trom Astarth (W. J. Broughton), 1; Proven, by Bulandshar from Lucinda (P. Atkins), 2; Grey Spy, by Thcio from Lady Spy (R. Marsh), 3. Also ran: Dusky Bay, Caroline Bay, Malvena, Royal Melton, Aqueduct, Uganda. The two lastnamed were pulled up after going a furlong. Time, 525. UNBACED MAIDENS, four furlongs.—Silver Hope, by Hunting Song from Tea Doll (P. Atkins), 1; Tideover, by Tidal from Mercian Lass (J. Scullin), 2; Myrna I-oy, by Lackham trom Moina (H. J. Callahan). 3. Also ran: Foreign □old, Nalla. Head each way. Time, 52 4-ss. MAIDEN RACE, (our furlongs.—Rough Passage, by Joviality from Smooth Passage (J. Campbell), 1; Grand Chose (W. J. Broughton), 2; DaraK (L. S. Oeeley), 3. Fifteen started. Hair a length neck. Time, 52 3-ss.

RACK RACK, five furlongs.—Etla (a. Stowe). 1; City Song (W. J. Mudford). 2; Flying Spy <B. Stowe), 3. Eight started. Length each way. Time. OPEN KACE. six furlonrs— Kathbella (P. Atkins), 1; Lindrum (W. J. Mudford). 2: Lambourne (B. Stowe). 3. Nine started. Master Cyklon was fourth. Half a length each way. Time. 1.18.

NOT TO RETIRE. PARISIENNE WILL CONTEST N.Z. CUP. Pamieune is not to be retired from racing after all. She is back to her beat form after a long spell, and will be prepared for the New Zealand Trotting Cup and other important races to be decided at the November carnival of the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club. Sis months ago, Parisienne's trainer, R. B. Berry, announced that, as it was difficult for the mare to win from the mark she was on and with so many young and improving horses on hand, he thought she might be retired. Another factor that probably influenced her connections not to race her again was the number of horses she had to contend with, even in suitable classes. An impression was also current that the outstanding characteristics that had enabled Parisienne to dominate the best in the land had become dimmed with arduous racing. Since then no fewer than seven high-class pacers have ibeen retired or sold ~to go to Australia, and Parisienne has' been let up Is on her handicap. Last year she raced off 422 for two miles; this season she will begin from 4.23. Only a young mare, seven years old, her return to the racing track will be welcomed. Bad Start in Life. Parieienne had a bad start in life. Her dam died when the foal wae ten days old, and ehe had to be raised by hand. - The well-known Takanini trainer. Hector Gray, broke her in and educated her. When two years old she was sent to Christchurch to join Berry's stable. During the journey she injured one of her hips, and this hampered her for nearly three years. It affected her most in getting away from the barrier, but continuous treatment effected a cure.

Parieienne opened her account by defeating ifoo. best of Tier age in the New Zea. land Sapling Stakes. Aβ a three-year-old she won the New Zealand Derbr Stakes, Summer Handicap and the Great Northern Derby. During the 1937-38 season - she won the Queen Mary Handicap, the Heafchcote Handicap, the Lyttelton Handicap, the Mason Stakes. Metropolitan Handicap, first heat of

the first qualifying event of the inteDominion Championship, third heat in the second qualifying event, the first heat in the third qualifying event and vu second to Pot Luck in the Grand Final; She gained most points, and was awarded the championship. In that year she won eight races, was three times second and twice third, and earned £3340 in stakes. In the next season she won the Boxing Day Handicap at Ashburbon, the Selwyn Handicap and the Metropolitan Handicap at Dunedin, thus contributing £1350 to her stake money. As a five-year-old she had a record possessed by few pacers for in three yeare* racing she had 'secured 15 firsts. 10 seconds and four thirds and £6116 in prize money Parisienne wae bred by Mr. G. McMillan! of Auckland, but was purchased as a foal by Mrs. D. R. Revell, for whom she has done all her racing.