RACING NEWS & VIEWS

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 10, Issue 100, 28 February 1947, Page 3

RACING NEWS & VIEWS

Booked For Hurdling North Wilts, who bolted three rounds at the Rotorua fixture and Peter Robinson, an unruly customer at the barrier, have been placed on the schooling list, so may shortly have to join the ranks of hurdlers. Verdant in the South Owing to the hard state of the Canterbury tracks Verdant did not fulfill his recent engagements, but is being kept in work in view of the Great Easter Handicap.

New Zealand Bred Beau Cheval, by Beau Pere — Ou,ddle, sold two seasons ago to an Australian sportsman, for whom he soon won the Adelaide Birthday Cup, is now in training again in South Australia. He is expected to race prominently during the autumn Australia Leads The decentralisation of the totalisator is advocated in Sydney, the idea being to have depots in various parts of the course at which tickets can be purchased. Winning Lines A month ago Contango was well in the news consequent of five wins practically in a row. Then she met with a mishap at Ellerslie and at Rotorua was brought down through galloping on the heels of another contestant. Much interest has been evinced in the breeding lines of Contango, but they were not recently available. She is by Contact (Sydney Cup) from Craigannet by Surveyor from Tinowere by General Latour from Miss Winnie by Leolantis. With the Musket and St. Simon lines through Surveyor and that of St. Simon through General Latour, she is likely to be at least a good middle distance performer. When carrying the colours of the late R. Hannon 40 years ago Miss Winnie won 13 races.