RAGING NOTES

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 3, Issue 204, 26 August 1940, Page 8

RAGING NOTES

Limbohm a Veteran. Limbohm, by Limond —Bonny Briar, winner of tlie Trial Hurdles and Grand National Hurdles, is in his tenth year. He has been racing for seven seasons, and has started 83 times for 13 wins, nine seconds, nine thirds and £2788 in stakes. At the Gate. A. very angry owner walked hurriedly out of the jockey's room, and when, asked by the gate attendant what was the matter, he said: "I can't get a dccent jock to ride seven stone." "Well," said the gate man, "there's always trouble to get a decent horse that's in at seven stone." Patriotic Purposes. The Woodyille Jockey Club, which in recent years has not hadl a particularly prosperous time, decided n mouth ago, to lend the Government for the period of the war the sum of £250 without interest, has now resolved to go a step further by donating its profits to patriotic purposes during the same period. Beau Vite at Randwick. . The Wellington owned Beau Vite is reported to have settled down very comfortably in the stable of Frank McGralh, at Randwick. Evidently he is being highly assessed by his trainer, for he occupies the identical box in which were housed in recent years the Australian.champions Amounis, Peter Pan and Ajax, To Ride in Australia. The well known South. Island horseman A. E. Ellis has contracted to ride Beau Vite throughout his Australian campaign this spring, and this w'as the reason for declining to accept several riding engagements over fences at Riccarton. He was engaged for Gay Boa in the Grand National Steeplechase, but the arrival of the cable from Mr R. Stewart, oAVner of Beau Vite, on the morning of the races saw Ellis change his plans, and F. E. Bakeraccepted the mount on the Balboa gelding, and rode him into third place. In view of the fact that Ellis had previously, experienced injuries on the eve of leaving for Australia, it was not surprising to find him of the opinion that the risk was too great. Looking for a Winner. When fields of 20 or more go to the post at Riccarton for a race from six to nine furlongs and also to ten furlongs, experience suggests that in looking for a winner it is wise to split the field in half, as onlj' - on very rare occasions does a winner come from the outside half of the field (says "Sentinel"). If those near the rails can hold their places it means that those on the outside are forced to covcr a good' deal of extra ground. This was particularly noticeable in connection with the Heatlicote Handicap, for which Winning Rival started favourite. She is a slow beginner, and drew 1G at the barrier. She was wide out all the way and in a hopeless position as they came to the home turn. Other well-backed horses drawing wiije berths were in the same difficult position as Winning Rival. (Continued at foot of next column)