NOTES AND COMMENTS

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 101, 15 May 1937, Page 17

NOTES AND COMMENTS

"The Barb.")

(By

W. H. Coriett, who has had his team at Woodville for thd last few inonths, returns to Hastings on Monday with First Chapter, Eoyal Solo, Bunfight and Le Touquet. This trainer is the proud possessor qf a Queen Victorian Coronation Medal, 1887. * * i The rain wMch has fallen here during the last 24 hours has been most welcpme tO Hastings trainers of jumpers, as with hard tracks for the last six months it has beeii almost impoesiblo to induTge in schooling. Although there has not been a great amount of rain, the schooling tracks are sufflciently Chsy for jumping either the hiirdles dr ftountry. • • • Many racegoers wero a littie surprised to see at thd Hawke 's Bay hieeting a change in racing livery of Mr W; J. Wood. "The Barb" asked Mr WoOd the reason, and Was told that his old colours were so difficult to pi-ck* up in a racd that hfe deCided to change to scarlet drab spota. All the sanie, Mr Wood said tjiht on hcCoimt of increafeing age he receiitly had hds Old favoiirite, Chcipin, "destroyfed, ahd aS he, Chopin, had Carried the old livery; go often first past the post, Mr Wood fhoiight that it would be fitting to see both Chopin and the livery he Was so sticeeSsful with, go out at the saino time. # # • Trainers are now getting busy with thfeir yearlings how that the flat-racing season has practically terminatcd. To date a dozen youngsters have been giveh their initial education. They are as follow: Bay colt by Siegfried, from Shu 's dam, Hathor; Chestnut "cdlt by LOrd QueX — Arab Song; bay filly by Laiighifig princC — Eoyal Song, thus a haif-sister to Mercian Prince; chestnut filly haif-Siter, by Hunting Songj to Contact; bay filly half-sister, by Tidal, td Sardius; bay filly by Gascony from the Leighton mare, Sweep Clean; a chestnut half-sister by Laughing Prince to Mohua; a chestnut coit by Gascony — Moiong; a brown colt by Lord Quex — Fondle; the full brother to Hunting Tay (Duntihg Song — Blue Jay); a brown filly by Siegfmed— Queen Salute, thus a full sister to Bertha B, a reeent winner at Eandwick; and the Marconigram filly xeeently brought back from Aiistralia by J. M. Cameroii. Most of these youngsters have already been commfented upon in the Herald-Tribune. * # * The brown colt by Lord QuOx— Fondle is a first foal. Built on powerful lines he impresses as one m'oit iikely to gallop fast as Well as coming" to h&hd quickly. i • . • The half-sister to. Sardius^ whicH HSs only recently • joined up with W. D. Young 's string; possessea all the quaiitieS necessary of fidetness Of fOot. With this filly and the Hunting Song-^ ! Tractrix filly; Mr W. I, Hamilton j should dwn a eouple df hafidy ybiingI sters iii the spring. ; .. * . * • -* | The Marconigram filly; which will race in the interests of a Weli-knOwh I Hastings lady, has been greatly adlnited . since comiiig to the* tracks. This same t lady owner receutly {iurchased ihe Gartfer Blue marfe, Shirred Eibbbh, who ( has been off the scene for over twelve indntli* | • * • | The iaSt has been geen df Biue Gftrter on the raeecdurse, and after her two j inglorious displays at Woodville ahd Hastings her party decided to eend her ! to the sttid. 1 • * • Passion FloWer had her laSt race in l the HaWke 's Bay Cup, dn which she ' finished oiit of a place, bht Wds by fio 3 means diSgraced. She comes frOm a fainily which has prodficed such good j ones as Gfiy Ballerina, CimaBtie, Client, . Nonetle, etc., so that Mr O. Nelsdn , should have in this Lord Quex— Los VegSS mare a Stiid matrbU that shouid 3 keep green the memdry of her fkdiily. 1 Two more mates from G. W, B. 3 Greene 's stabie, Mohua and Grey Molly, have also beea rgtirdd to the ^ stud. « 1 • 4 • " The death bf Mr J. M. Reedy eame 1 as a big shock to racing foik, among 3 whom he was most pdpular. Eesiding J in Ruatoria, Mr Eeedy frequently ^ Visited this aistrict, a8 his hors'es were » trained in Hastings. A keen SUppdrter of all healthy dutdoor sports, the late gentleman will be sadly missed, particularly in the Tacing and Eugby world. He has been racing for many yeafs, but perhaps the two best horses that he has raced afe Pakaniia and Bold Front. • • # Rakanui Will ih all probabillty be pensioned off, although fiothing definite has been decided tiRon. Cotsfield has been leased to Mr W. Growcott, wMle Taupiri and others at present spelling, , may be later submitted to auction. 3 Bonnie Rollox was ecratehed for all j engagements at Ellerslie at 3.45 p.m. yesterday.