DIVOTS

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 157, 21 July 1937, Page 15

DIVOTS

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The Iliad — Kilteel horse Plato has failed to stand a preparation, and in future he will do stud duty at Woodville. Plato is a fine-looking stailiou, and with his breeding credentials, there is good hope for his success as a sire. • # • Black Marlin performed much below his best in his two gtarts at Wellington, and, although Lprd Val ran well, R. g. Bagby has taken them back to Ellerslie, and they will not be raeed at the Grand Natdonal meeting. • • • The year's tetalisater return brings the Wellingten Racing Club's aggregate turnover the nearest it has ever been to the Auckland Racing Club's. Both clubs now havp eleven days' racing, and the Wellington figures of £568,331 10/- closely approximate this year's Auckland figures of £598,128 10/-. • • # It was intended to take the Auckland mare Armacourt to Trentham for the Wellington and then on' to the Grand National meeting but the trip had to be abandoned owing to the ill-health of her owuer, Mr C» Bishop. The daughter of Grandcourt is being kept going by H. Nesbit. but is unlikely to race again until the spring. • * •

Flood l'ide is the only Takaninitrained horse engaged in the principal haudicap events in Australia in the spring. He has wiutered exceptionaJly well and is due to luave in abqut a montb. He will disappoint if he fails to run prominently in the Commonwealth, as he possesses staying ability above the average, and in addition is a particularly good-winded horse. « * © The rising four-year-old gelding Mancjamus owiied by Mr W. H. Gaisford, has arrived at the Grange Stud, Westmere, where he will enjoy a resptie from racipg and later commence a preparation under M. Grogan. This procedure has previously prQved suo.cessful with Chief Itanger, The Bigot and The Bpzzer. Mandamuf>, who is a full-brother to Spiral, Avas a winner at Wanganui last spring, when he deI'eated Sea Wraok and May Song in the Trial Plate.. He, also won the Otaio l'late at Riccarton in Noveniher, but I his suhspquout i'orin was disappointmg, although he rau Cerne Abbas to hall' a head in the Great Northern S Leger 0 * • Cenotaph made a promising showing iri the Novice Stake^ at the last Dannevirke meeting, and since then

he has been working in much improved style. Cenotaph, who has been handled very patientlyt' is a likely candidate for the novice event at Marton. A.nother maiden candidate who has been shaping proinisingly, ia Vienna, a filly' by Gaincsourt, from Bess Lado. Vienna, who is in J, Duggan's stablc, shows brilliant speed,- but at preseni lacks stamina. f # * Arrangeinents have been made by H. Rama to ship his two horses Tooley Street and Miss Appellant, to Sydney on July 23. This pair have been kept in eteady work and will be well forwax'd as far as racing condition is poncerned by the time they reach their destination. The form of Tooley Street is well known, and there will be plenty of races to suit him in Australia, while Miss Appellant has shown speed on several occasions and should be a possibility in minor events at the suburban meetings. « » 0 The South Canterbury fcjteeplechase, to be run at Washdyke next "Saturday ; will attract a lot of interest if all those entered go to the pos, for of the 15 engaged ten 01 them are in the Grand National Steeplecliase, to be de^ded at Riccarton next montb. They are Streemline, Npcturnus, Polydora, Burglar, Trisox, Pahu, Black Banner, High Speed, Shillelagh Wood anil Spearmarch, High Speed has won this event stwice in succession in the Jasb two seasons, while Nigbt Parade, who was second to hira in 1935 and third last year, is also among th°se again uominated. 0 "0 • Apprentice jockeys have regortetl to the practice of working a pin-point into the heel of their boot to act as a spur^ aud removing it befpro returning to the birdcage, according to a statement made by Mr W. T. Hazlett at the New Zealand Racing Conference on Friday, when supporting a remit proposing to allow apprentiqes the us» of whip and spur. The president, Mr J. S. M:cLeod, expressed his agrecment with the purposes of the remit, which was successfully carried through by the jointt proposers, the Manawatu Racing Club and the Canterbury Jockey Club, 0 0 * With the addition oi a court judgment of £1500 in his favour as a, rer sult of Mala's being struck by a, tram in Sydney, H. E. Russell has reason to be satisfied with "that horse' s doings in Australia last year, even though he did not win a race. Mala's six seconds worked out as follows : — Ascot Juvenile Handicap, £13; Rosebery August Handicap, £20; Chelmsford Stakes, £150; A.J.O. Derby, £800; W. S. Cox Plate, £150; Victorian Derby, £1000; total, 2133- A sRussell stated in evidence that he is a comparatively light bettor the sum stated should. have given him a profit ou his trip, even after paypient of expenses.