DIVOTS

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 13, 30 January 1937, Page 8

DIVOTS

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* -- Dou't forget that nominations for the Woodville, Egmont and Waikato meetings all close ou Monday evening next. .According to a Hawera report Wotan, who is to leave for Australia shortly, has built up remarkably and continues to work in great style. Ha is said to be scarcely recognisable as the same horse that left here in the spring to make history in the Melbourne Cup. • * # The Taranaki jockey L. H. Clrfford was back at riding work on the New Plymouth track during the week. Clifford was suspended for a month at the conclusion of the Stratford meeting and his term will not expire until next Tuesday. * » # Lady Ina was the fourth horee in succession in the first five races of ihe last day of the Wellington meeting to become a double winner at the fixture when she sicceeded in puliing back Alunga over the last two furlongs of the Kaitoke Handicap. * ♦ Tame Duck was 13 years old when ihe produced Admiral Drake to Chie+ Ruler, and 21 when she foaled Francis Drake to the same eire. She has been in Mr F. Armstrong's stud sinee 1918, but none of her other progeny has been of much account. # # • Sir Regent, who won a novice event at Kensington (Sydney) this week, is a three-year-old colt by Chief Ruler from the imported maro Irish Lyric. He was bred at Mr John Donald's Westmere Stud anu races in the joint names oi Messre W. R. Kemball and S. Crick. • * • Sinco J. T. Jamieson resumed training in Sjdney on November 11, 1ns record of wuiners has been an imposing oue. He has seored ten wins, including cne dead-heat. Lynch Law has won three times, Lafharna twice, and Late Night, Birthday Boy, Bertba B and Improvement one each. • • • Royai Chief, victor over Francis Drake in the Great Nortkern Foal Stakes, will have his next race in the Middle Park Plate, six fnrlonge, next Saturday. His two succfesses to date have eaxned him the full penalty 0. 141b., taking the weight he will have to carry to 8.9. • # • * According to latest report from Sydney, the Randwick trainer George Price is not making the expected progress after his recent operation, though he is daily down on the tracks. On his doetor's advice he did not make his usual trip across to tho Dominion for the National Saies. • • • Day Dress did not return to Riccarton after the Wellington .1 meeting. .she . having been purchased from Sir Charles Clifford by Mr A. Wood, who formerly raced Autopay in partnership with Mr N. E. Aitken. Day Dress is now in E. Simpson 's Trentham etable. * «= # Two hack performers who were disappointing at Trentham were Orate and Petersham. The former had won a double at Stratford at the New Year, while Petersham had previously scored three times in succession. It appears that the class was too strong for them for. thoy did not seem to have trained off. # * . • The victory which gave L. J. Ellis his only winning ride at the Trentham meeting -fras also Rebel Lad's initial success in open company. He is now five years old, and in his 39 starts 10 date he has seven firsts and has been placed-nine times, for £1089 ih stakes. In the spring, he started seven times in Australia, but he ran well below lii« real form there. New Zealandrbred hores are, well represented in the list of entries for tho Sydney Cup, which will be run at Eastertime. The list includes the names of Flood Tide, Latharna, Upoko Arik Linklet, Gay Blonde, Mananui, Edible, Loud Applause, Scratchmere Scar, Kinsfolk, Golden Promise, Essex, Silver Ring, Guddle, Le Grand, aiid Wotan. • # m L. J. Ellis was riding at Takapuna yesterday and will be again to-day. He is to leave Wellington for Sydney next Tuesday. He has been engaged to ride Cuddle in her autumn engagements in Australia, which will begin with 1 Caulfield and Flemington meetings, and terminate at Randwick at Easter. Ellis has an undefeated record on Cuddle, who, though the weights are not yet set, is qnoted as lone favourite for the Australian Cup. • *. * There are not many roan thorougi) breda in the- Stud Book or Turf Register, but some of the old timers sav that there never was a bad horse o the colour. Laughing Lass, who won at Wellington, is a good and consistci filly with a roan coat. She was got by Laughing Prince from Night Out, by Lord Quex — Frosty Morn, by Feramorz — Sunlight, by Birkenhead. In her two seasons ' raclng, she has won seven iimes in 25 starts, besides being placed J 11 times. Her earnings total £1340 ' « * • The Son-in-law ^tallion Beau Perv. who was sold for 3300 guineaa at tli Westmere dispersal sale, cost Mr J Donald 100 guineas in England antl about 450 guineas landed at Wanganui Phaleron Bay, who was sold for 160> ' guineas, cost 600 guineas in England ( and close on 1400 guineas landed al Wanganui. According to one report, M> Donald, prior to the sale, did not expect to Teeeive more than abont 2000 guinenp foi? the two sires. As they brought 4900 guineas, he must have been inon than pleased with the result. • • • Amongst the Australian visitors rthe Wellington Cup meeting and yea'' ling saies was R. O 'Donnell, who wafor many years associated with the lat^ R. J. Mason when in control at Yaldhurst. R. O 'Donnell subsequently trained for the late Mr G. G. Stead and his son, the late Mr Wilfred Stead and Mr Gerald Stead. He trained th'e great filly Golden Slipper when she won the Champagn© SJakes and Challenge Blake*. O 'Donnell won the Dunedin

Cup of 1911 with Los Angeles. The exCanterbury traine*. looks in fine robust health^ and now turns the scales at heavier figures than formerly. . ' • • . • In reply to a verbal enquiry: Balboa, sire of the new sprinting star Gold Boa, was by imported -Vareo from Nerve, and won the New Zealand Derby of 1914 and other races' for Mr T. H. Lowry. March Off, Gold Boa's dam, is by'Markhope from Officious (.Finland — Bus'ybody). 'Finland, by Bill of Portland — -Fishwife, was . imported. from Australia by Mr H. Friedlan'der. For some time he was "owned 'by Mr A. S. Elworthy, who exchanged him with Mr Lowry for Roya'l Fusilier. Finland sired a champion in Bobrikoff and high-class hor-ses such as Estland, Finmark, Bjorneborg, Highland, Nystad and Tete-a-tete. s • • • The Wanganui betting double on Thursday, Cup and Flying, was won by horses owned and trained in Hastings and both ridden by the salne Hastings jockey, P. Atkins., Master Cyklon is owned and trained by Mr J." M. Paul, while Lavina is, owned. by Mrs M. E. Donne and trained by f W. D. Young. Atkins was ' also on the Woodville owned and trained two-year-old Aiwai, and yet another victory came to Hawke's Bay when Mr P. Wall's Ha-, tuma, trained at Waipukurau, won the Tayforth Hack Handicap. • • The Wanganui Cup race was an interesting contest, . ten' of " the twelve acceptors taking part, with most money for One Whetu and last year's winner, Grand Jury. Master Cyklon was always. well placed and, after being third crossing the top and into the straight, Atkins brought the Hunting Song gelding along over the final stages to score a very easy ,win in fast time. - Geitel, another of the quartet on the minimum, was just as definitely superior to the others von the day, the Trentham-' trainpd mare being well clear of the favourite. • • • . The Flying Handicap. was,. according to the totalisator, a "good thng ' ' for. Royal Seeret, but -P. Atkins completed the Hawke 's Bay double by steering Lavina to a very "comfor'table victory over the favourite. Ned Cuttle finished on well into third place, ahead of Pin Money, but the pacemaker over tho middle stages, Symcony, faded right out of the picture. 1 f •