RAGING NOTES

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 228, 21 October 1940, Page 8

RAGING NOTES

A Promising Thoroughbred. A member of H, Dulieu's New Plymouth team that is being highly assessed is the Te Awamutu bred Mansura, a three year old by Bambury to Te Kara, Malatour and Queen March. Vale. Last week there passed away at Patea Nukumai, an equine celebrity at the age of 23. He was one of the best winter performers, under big weights, ever seen in New Zeaalnd. During his turf career he won 26 races, and was placed on 45 occasions, his stake money totalling £10,857 10s. For the Auckland Cup. Surprise has been expressed in sporting circles that Old Bill is not in the New Zealand Cup list. Many, however, are aware that the trainer of the Centennial Cup winner, Luke Wilson, of Awapuni, has a decided penchant for setting his horses for big events, and it now transpires that the horse is undergoing a special preparation in view of the Auckland Cup to be run on Boxing Day. A Fine Pedigree. Air Line, a New Zealand Cup candidate, in at the minimum, seven stone, is by Surveyor—Maid of the Air, by The Ace from Maid of the Valley by Kenilwortli-Miss Gunning, by Orzil —Carinthia, by Gossoon — Trieste, by Chester —Tcmpe, by Som mis—White and Blue, a mare bred in Germany in 1876. Gold Medallist, Golden Lily, Titan, The Sailor, ReVenue and Carlita are members . of this family, so on pedigree lines Air Line ranks very high indeed. Waikata Hunt Meeting. It has now been decided to hold the W T aikato Hunt meeting on Labour Day at its usual location, Cambridge. On account of the course property being used as a military camp, permission was applied for to race at Te Rapa. Notwithstanding the fact that the net profit is to be devoted to Patriotic Funds, the Hon. W. E. Parry, Minister of Internal Affairs, did not grant the necessary permission for the change of venue. Surely the Minister must have been under some misapprehension regarding the position. Visit to Druid's Lodge. Recently members of the Australian and New Zealand military forces in England were privileged to pay a visit to see the thoroughbred horses at Druid's Lodge, near Stonehenge. They duly inspected a number of England's leading racehorses, most of which were eating the oats of idleness. The glamour boy of the collection was The Druid, a halfbrother to that great performer, Scottish Union, who lor Mr Rand won the St. Leger and other important events. The Druid is known by the racing world as Rand's Folly. He was purchased for 13,000 guineas the day after Scottish Union had Avon a big race. Since then The Druid has been successful once only.