WORLD OF SPORT

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 4, Issue 116, 11 June 1941, Page 8

WORLD OF SPORT

YOGI IN WORK Yogi, who went amiss, last spring, has been added to the string now in the charge of B. H., Morris, and) is thriving on the light work that he has been put to since resuming a week or so ago. Yogi is said to have put on condition during his enforced spell, and is looking very well. PROMISING HURDLER The, Greenwood colours are not often carried by jumpers, but made a successful debut over hurdles when Mungatoon sprcadeagled the field in tliei Ota go Hurdles,. Mungatoon, now rising 12 years old, made the look very cheap, but at the last hurdle, at •which his rider took him at a gap, he nearly made a fatal mistake. IMPRESSIVE PERFORMANCE The most impressive l performance of the Wanganui meeting was that of Fixiana in the Century Hurdles at Awapuni. He gave a great exhibition of jumping and gained lengths on his opponents at almost eivery hurdle. At no stage did he appear to be extended, and in the concluding stages he went on to sooire with ease. FIFTY-TWO IN HACK SPRINT Exceptionally big entries wore received for the Waipa Racing Club's winter meeting. In one event, the Arapuni Hack Handicap, six furlongs and a half, the entries totalled 52. For the W. G. Park Steeplechase the entries are : Lucidus, Tudor, Dark Rose, Smiling Thru, Simint, Clansman, Gar Vaals, Bells of Bow, Allegretto, Kniltle, Hessketoon, Floodlight* Erination, Sun Boy, Jewelled Girdle, Black Musk, Right Royal. DEATH OF CURIE The 12 year old Arausio—Hymartv gelding Curie broke a fetlock while galloping at Napier Park and was destroyed. Although well- up in years Curie was well preserved and was expected to pay his way; on soft tracks during the, 1 winter. For his breeder, Mr F. Ormond, Curie won 11 races and over £2050 in stakes. Then he was transferred to his train> er, W. McKinnon, for whom he won nine races and £1555. Curie raced in ten seasons, but started only 104 times, the result being 20 wins and 24 placings, worth £3613. He was successful on the flat and over hurdles, one of his successes in the latter sphere being the Winter Hurdle Race at Trentham, THE CENTURY HURDLES Last year Mr L. R. Collinson, of Palmerston North, won the Wanganui Century Hurdles; with Old Surrey, and a few day£. ago his .entrant. Foxiana, was' victorious. In the natural course of events it may be taken for granted that the Manawatu sportsman will make a strong endeavour to register a third successive victory. BELLE CANE'S FUTURE Messrs O'Neill Bros, of Wanganui, have not been able to secure a further lease of the brilliant Belle Cane and she will do her four year old racing in Australia. A SEVERE INJURY A fortnight ago it was reported that Rarotonga had suffered an injury through falling on a tarred surface road. It now transpires that the trouble is fairly serious, so much so that the Philamor representative will be unable to race this winter. SELWYN LAME Selwyn's absence from the Grea* Northern- meeting was due to lameness that set in a few days before the fixture. A NOTED MUD-LARK The Hamilton owned Young Paddon is a noted mud-lark, and always runs prominently in his winter nieas. Notwithstanding this fact his supporters in the King George Handicap at Elierslie on Wednesday were rewarded with a place dividend of over a quarter of a century.

A LIKELY WINNER Judging by the wajr the Lucullu.s gelding Sebrof performed over the sticks at Ellerslie last week, it may not be long before; he registers a win in his new department. He is n ver} r capable jumper with plenty of pace. G. RIDGWAY EARNS £163 IN THREE RIDES Financially, the Riccarton trainerrider, G. Ridgway, easily tops the list of winning riders at the Great Northern meeting. Not that he Avill be able to claim having rode the? most winners (as a matter of fact he rode only two horses, Streamline and Arctic Dawn, but they brought him in a tidy amount in riding fees). Streamline's second in the Great Northern Hurdles, which he missed winning by a nose only, was worth £31 10s, but when the same horse led the field home in tb.e Great Northern Steeplechase on Wednesday, that ride was worth £121 10s. His winning effort on Arc tie Dawn in the second division of the Ranfurly Handicap added £10, and in three rides at the meeting Ridgway earned £163 (less tax). However, no jockey at any one meeting in the Dominion lias earned anything approaching the cheque S. Henderson received after the Great Northern meeting of 1927. Henderson til at year rode si.v winners a 1 the meeting, including the Greni Northern Steeplechase on Beau Cavalier, the Cornwall Handicap on Lomint, and the York Handicap or Master Doon. His six winning rides and other fco,s on unplaced horses brought in £133. The following year Henderson had another great run. riding the winning double, Beau Cavalier and Glendowie. • Oihc mounts, added to the total, which reached £319 for the meeting.