COMBINED HUNT

Dominion, Volume 38, Issue 278, 23 August 1945, Page 9

COMBINED HUNT

Prelude To Opening Of New Season ««> (By St. Simon, i The combined race meeting of the Taranaki and Egmont-Wanganui Hum Clubs, which will be held iu New Plymouth next week will serve as a useful prelude to the opening of the spring season at Wanganui a week later. Ln the programme are several horses who have been spelling through the winter and will be making their first appearance for the new season. An interesting runner will be Cord-ay, one of the best performed handicap horses in the season before last, but an absentee for a long lime on account of lameness, lip has stood up to his recent work satisfactorily and is boHeved to be thoroughly sound again. Acceptances for the meeting close tomorrow evening and withdrawals will have to be heavy if the clubs are not to be embarrassed with division races. The Galvin Appeal.

The rehearing of the appeal of the Jockey, I. Galvin, by the Wanganui district committee, is set down for Tuesday. August 26. at 2 p.m. Awaptini Debutants. Endcarer. Yalta and Scroll are reported to be the most forward of the Awapuni candidates for the Wanganui Debutant Stakes. En dearer is a grey filly by Nizami from Dignified, and cost Miss 11. Collinson, owner of TUeiolyn, -KJOgns. at the .January sales. She is trained by G. W. New. Yalta Is a filly by Sporting Blood from .Mistress Quickly, a half-sister to Quite Soon, the dam of Immediate. Yalta is trained by A. M. Wright. Scroll, in J. J. Waller’s team,' is by Parchment from Zarisee, dam of Dollar Bill, Free Gold, Beau Coureur. Pay Roll and Controller. Findon Amiss Again.

A report from Gisborne states that Findon has developed hook trouble and his future career is ”egarded with some doubt.

From Good Families. The two maiden winner© at the Hawke’s Bav Hunt meeting are both from good galloping families. Wayside is by Kincardine from Either Way. by Hunting Song from Red Edna, descending from the "Wood Nymph, branch of the Sylvia family. Either Way was a full sister to Pink Coat, a high-class performer till he broke down. Hadrian, who won the other maiden race, is by Theio from Gasper by Gascony from Parley by All Black from a full-sister to Bobrikoff. Good Mover.

Mr. I*. Nihil. Wellington, has placed his Robin Goodfellow—Ticket two-year-old with C. »T. Stowe, at Hastings. He will race as Flying Robin, and though he has not galloped £0 far. be has shown himself to bo a good mover in his pace work. Partnership. Tim Fox.» ridge—Gay Blonde colt sold at the January sales for 1750gns. will be raced in partnership by Messrs. A. Grant, Fairlie. and F. W. Hughes, Sydney. The colt Jias been under W. Bryce’s care at Trentham since January and is developing nicely.

Held Up. t . The peace celebrations in Christchurch held up a number of North Island trainers who dirt not reach Wellington till Tuesday of -this week. Some of them were quartered at Ricearton for more than three weeks to do two days’ racing, a strong argument in favour of the restoration of the mid-week date.

Mamiwuhi Club. After paying £25,000 in taxation, the Manawatii Racing Club made a profit of £lO4O last year. The treasurer stated ot the annual meeting that several major works were planned, but it was not possible to put them all in ’ band at once. More accommodation for visiting horses, trainers hnd their staff, the conversion to the win-and-place system of, betting', the enlarging of the members’ stand, and the provision of more accommodation on the main stand, were all contemplated, but would take time. It was difficult, he said, for clubs to build up reserves for capital development under tin* present high level of taxation. One of the first works put in hand was the provision of three new tracks.

Matinee Meeting. , The Hawke’s Bay Jockey Club’s annual meeting has been set down for Wednesday. September 19, but trainers are suggesting an earlier date, and it may be held on September 5.

Third Place Dividend. In r»'plv to several inquiries, a third place dividend was paid on Cobalt in the Hunt Cup on the second ’lay of thy Grand National moeliiig. though there were onlv seven riinimrs in the rare. Uugbsotis was a late scratching by permission of the stewards, bur not till some business bad been done on the totalizator. .In consequence of the conference ruling that the contract must be kept with investors, the three place dividends were paid. Whlphand Retired. Whiphand’s career as a steeplechaser was a short one. After the Grand National meeting F. J. Boyle intimated that he did not desire to renew his lease of the horse, who was promptly sold to Mr. T. A. (Touston, and he will in future do service as a hack in Central Otago.

Another Try. F. ,T. Bo vie did not rake the Wellingtonowned Boioyna home "itb hirn when lie returned from the Grand National meeting. The horse was left at Dunedin, and it is probable that lit! "ill be given his last trlul at the Otago Hunt Club’d meeting next month. Answers to Correspondents. “Ajax,” I’liiiiinerinn: (1) £9/14/-. (2) £G/O/t>. (3) £4. (4) £4/5/-. “Pljiy Safe.” Taupo: (.1) £l/9-. (2) £3/11/-. (3) £2/3 G. (4> £5/2/6 ano £l/10/-. (3) £2/7/0. (Cl £3/14/0. ”1 »ilennna.” Wellington: Sou and Heir euiitesied ’he Bimseli Memorial Mceplechiisc at Hastings and finished tifih. “I.’arky,” Carterton: (1) C2/14/-. (2) £lO and £3/15/0. G>) £3/11/-. (-1 > £l3 C’fi and U4/17/0. tut £2/12/-. (0) £1 19.0. ,

“Koyal.” i’etuiie: (1) £2/I’7/0 and -1 14/-. (2) £2/1/0.