DIVOTS

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 87, 29 April 1937, Page 14

DIVOTS

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Don't forget that to-morrow (Friday) nominations must be in by 5 p.m. for . the principal jumping and flafc events at the Auckland winter meeting, and by 8 p.m. for both -the Waipa and Waikato fixtures. * » • The Riffi, cabled to us as the winner of the principal handicap at the Morphetville (S.A.) races on Tuesday last, is a 5-year-old gelding by Chief Ruler from Rosellate, dam also of a successful racer in Tenterdeu. # * * According to a Gisborne exchange, the Awapuni trainer G. W. New, recently on a visit to Gisborne, was eager to buy the Hunting Song filly Pennycomequick, offering 800 guineas for her. Failing in this he offered 700 guineas for ihe unraced Hunting Song two-year-old Mendelssohn, but this was also deeliued by J. W. Nixon, who owns both. * * • Irish Fiddle, who won the Electric Stakes at Timaru on Saturday, is a two-year-old half-sister to Conpertpitch. She commenced racing at Riccarton at Easter, running third in the Russley Handicap and in the Autumn Nursery. She won nicely on Saturday and a good future is predicted for her next season. Irish Fiddle is by Day Comet from High Note, by Masterpiece from Sopra (dam of Reonui and Execution) by Ampelion from Trebelli II., dam of Autopay. • • • Last Saturday 's Timaru Cup winner Silver Sight was got by Silvcrado from Onsighfc, by Winkie — Ayo Ready, by All Red — H'ermosa/ by St. Leger — Lady Evelya, by Perkin Warbcck — Pulchra,

At one time the Pulcha line produced some particularly good horses, such as Unifnrm, Multiform, and Cruciform. • « • - Both as an individual and on the score of breeding, says a southern writer, Cyrillian, a winner at Timaru, attracts attention. She is a well-grown filly and the rangy type that looks a galloper. She was got by Iliad, from Cymene (imp.), by C-ylgad — Hippocrene, by Spearrnint — Glass Doll by lsinglass — Amphora, by Amphion. She is a half sister to. Cylinder, who won the New Zealand Derby, Great Northern Champagne Stakes, Stead Gold Cup, Wanganui Guineas, and North Island Challonge Stakes. • • • Housemaster, who won the Lone Pine Novice Handicap at the Australian Jockey Club's Anzac meeting on Monday after winning a division of the Maiden Stakes at Roseberry last weekis a full-brother to Headmistress ' and Headmaster, all three being owned by a 1905 All Black, Mr. W. S. Glenn of Wanganui. Headmistress was an unlucky mare, and had to be destroyed as the result of an accident. Housemaster who is by Chief Ruler — Filette, beat - a big field of novice performers and added further to the recnarkable record aehieved by New Zealand-bred horses in Australian this season. • # . '# When, as noted abovo, Housemaster won at the Rosebery (Sydney ) meeting last week he started a red-hot odds-on favourite, bo that there was no chance o foue of J. T. Jamieson's betting coups beiug brQught off. It was as second favourite that another from N.Z., Odilon, a three-year-old filly by Iliad — Oddity, won the second divisiou of the same race, another odds-on favourite failing to secure a place.