RACING NEWS & VIEWS

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 9, Issue 93, 1 July 1946, Page 3

RACING NEWS & VIEWS

Thoroughbreds for Australia It is understood that Barwon and Mr Rosa are to be shipped to Australia in a few days on the Kairanga from Auckland. Over 50 New Zealand thoroughbreds will be taken' over by this boat. He Commenced Late The Hunting Song gelding Epping, now an eleven year old who won the Manawatu Steeplechase, did not see a racecourse until he was seven. Since then, however, he has had his share of victories. Now trained by Alf Wrigh,t of Palmerston North, he is expected to increase his winning score before the end of the racing season.

For Hurdling

The Tiderace mare Caithness, who has brought off more than one “grand coup” for her Wellington owner, Mr Peter Louis, is now to be schooled over the Trentham hurdles.

In Liquidation

The Clifden Racing Club, Southland, has decided to go into liquidation. Meetings were held for a number of years at Otautau, the last being staged there in 1989. The permit will probably be allotted to the South Island, in order to keep the •quota as at present.

Galloping Freely

Reports from Hastings are to the effect that Typhoon is getting \through a good preparation in fine style, and that another trip to Australia is being arranged. Da Vinci, a good Hawke’s Bay performer last season, is also galloping freely on the tracks in view of competing in the C.J.C. Winter Cup. Change of Location

Mr W. H. Morrow, late of Tauranga, is at present located at Te Aroha. He has in work the Cape Horn—Land Measure gelding, Land Ruler, who is in nice winter condition, and may be schooled over the battens.

I A Lengthy Holiday To make his re-appearance under colours at the Bay of Plenty meet- | ing is the Tidal—Sicilious gelding, Mai de Mer a full brother to the good ■performer Flood'“Tide, after an absence from racing for four years. He has been purchased by a Te Aroha owner and is executing good track woz’k. A Promising Juvenile The rising two year old colt by. Foxbridge— Lucy Rose, a full brother to that good performer, Lou j Rosa who has been retired after winning in stakes over £13,000 has been named Len Rosa, quite an appropriate name as it will serve to perpetuate the memory of the racing deeds of the. Lennard thoroughbreds, which for 75 years have been in the winning lists of the Auckland Province.

It Pays to Travel At the recent Ohinemuri and Auckland meetings Hunto ran into the money, but did not register a win. So his Paeroa owner, Mr P. Corbett, elected to send him down to the Hawke’s Bay fixture where the oposition was not quite so solid. He [contested the Whakatu Hurdles of £475, and confidently ridden by W. Skiffington, also of Paeroa, won comfortably by five lengths from Blue Title and Gold Money Song. The Jockey Premiership N. B. Holand with 48 wins leads by one point from W. Broughton and G. Hughes, for the jockey’s premiership. There are yet five days racing before the season closes, and much interest is being taken in the final results.

Swift Quarry Working Well Te Rapa’s speedy galloper, Swift Quarry, is again executing solid track work, and it may not be long before he is again seen out in public with the colours up.