RACING NOTES

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 6, Issue 5, 16 September 1942, Page 8

RACING NOTES

A SLIGHT LOSS The Foxton Racing Club alter taking oil' £255) lor depreciation, registered a loss of £105 on its last year's operations. A HIGH GRADE CANDIDATE The Avell known Riecarton trainer, F. D. Jones, lamed for the numerous victories of the front, raiik horses, Limerick and Royal Chief, has a two year old in his team that thus early is being highly assessed. is the colt by Bulandshar from Roman Scandal, purchased at a high figure at the 1942 National Sales by Mr J. D. McDougall, owner of the Cup horse Happy Ending. • BATTLEDRESS WELL News from Wanganui is to the ell'ect that although Battledress did not compete at the Ilawera meeting, he is looking a picture. It is understood that his special mission for the spring is the New Zealand Cup.

AS GOOD AS EVER ; The Bulandshar —Iloromea marc, Dcolali, is said to liave developed into a beautiful type, and. as she appeal's to be completely sound again more avill be heard of her during the spring meetings. HIGHLY RELATED The name Subadar is the name given to the two year old colt by Bulandshar —Rulette. He is a brother in blood lines to High Caste and Nizam, as their dams the Begum and Rulette are full sisters both being by Chief Ruler, from 'the Lucullus mare Lucclla. DERBY WINNER'S TRIUMPH Mr W. Clcary's Great Northern Derby winner, the Foxbridge galloper Regal Fox, showed his heels to the opposition in the Avondale Cup as the horses raced down the home stretch, "while Little Rose, C<ay| Lally and Radiant Yals fought a neck and neck tussle lor the minor positions. The trio "went past the j.udge in the order named, but there Mas no money l'or Radiant Vaals. FAVOURITE DEFEATED Bonny Pay, outstanding juvenile last season, and winner of all four Auckland classics for two year olds, carried most money for the Avondale Guineas, and although he ran an excellent race on an interrupted preparation, he more than met his match on the day in Representative, a son of Nightiuaveh and Praise. The speedy Nizam was in third place

in a field of half a dozen, and he will do better at a later stage and on a firm track. THE MERE MALE Takanini trainer F. Smith opened the season with a bnng( saddling no fewer than three winners—Balfron, in the first division of the Pioneer Handicap; Representative (Guineas) and Beau Vaals (Flying Handicap), while little AY. Hooton, one ol". the niost successful present-day lightweight jockeys, continued on his winning way by bringing Charivari home at the head of the Trial Plate (first division) and the rank outsider Elise, in the Henderson Handicap.