DIVOTS

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 160, 24 July 1937, Page 19

DIVOTS

"The Delver")

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The Taranaki Mintleat gelding CoroWa, recently sold to the South Island, has been jntroduced to the pony hurdles at Riccarton and shaped in promising style,, e • « • Siiver Ring is not in any of the important spring handicaps in Australia, but he niay .tackle the weight-for-age races if he shows good form early. # » • . The. seven-year-old mare Oaliente, by Polazel from Phar Lap's sister, Fortune's Wheel, has been retired to the stud and will visit Foxbridge ih ithe coming. season. v m * P. Atkins will ride Ponty in the Wihter Cup at Riccarton next month and will also to on Greels Gold in his O.J.C engagements. * * * L. Dulieu' has been engaged to ride Rurglar in the Grand National Steeplechase. Burglar's two successes at the Trentham fixture would appear to suggest that he will be a tough customer at Riccarton. * » » Gemma, who figures in races at the itangitikei Hunt meeting. to-day, is a six-year-old full-sister to the' steeplechaser Croydon, and she will run in the same colours, those of her breeder, Mr Clive Varley, of Turakina Valiey. 0 & # The Thriffc gelding in the Rangitikei maiden1 race has been named Royal Treat. He is a two-year ald brother to Jovial. Prince and a half-brother to Frugal, both disappointments, and he will race in the colours of his breeder,' Mr T-. A. Duncan. # # #

^ Maori Maid, who dead-heated in a race on Tuesday, is by Roydem and is being raced by R. W. King on lease from her breeder, JVIr W. G. Hunter, Oamaru. This was her lirst success. * 0 0 During a visit to Woodville over last week-end, F. Davis reported that all the members of his team at Wanganui Were progressing well. Davis Was pattieularly pleased with the progress being made by the Limoiid — Homage colt, Courtcraft, who is now being rnoved along more seriously in his work. # * i# Heiress., the rising three-year-old filly by Postefity from Episode, and sister to Kinsfolk, has been put into work at Bandwick by G. Price. Heiress, who cost Mr E. J, Watt 475 guineas as a yearling, has not raced. Nightingale, a half-sister to Homer, is another who has been colnttissioned by Price after a spell

Mr J. •llichardson, Dunedin, on his return from Melbourfie, Where he wofi. two good races with the Limond — Anklet cold Royal Order. He considers the. colt will develop int-o a likely Melbourne Cup candidate. He stated that the former New Zealand trainer S. G. Ware, whd had been very seriously ill, Was now reco'vering, but he would not be able to Work for some' titne. • # • Arrangements have been made for L. G. Morrls tb ride Trench Fighf in the Winter Cup. The • mount was ofi'eTed to L. J. Eilis, but there is a doubt regarding his being able to accept any metmts at the Grand National meeting. B. H. Morris has been engaged to ride Dictate in the Winter Cup. This gelding developed a splint a few Weeks ago and was blistered. He has not yet recovered from the effects and "his work during the past .week has been confined to trotting. • 0 0 The Hawera hurdle horselnan "W. Grindlay will be at the Grand National meeting next month, and then go to Melbourne, and he has been engaged to ride J. Fryer's jumpers, Tout le Monde, Red Maiitred, and Soloist, in their Victorian engagements. Grindlay is a very conscientious rider, and has had several successes. Should he enjoy a profitable stay acroSs the Tasman, Grindlay intends to remain indeiinitely. In the event of his return to the Dominion be had not yet decided whether to return to Hawera or make his headquarters at Ellerslie with Fryer. ti * * The distinction of winning a Hunt Cup, Steeplechase on hjs first public ap|earance belongs to Uncle Jim, who scored in one of the most spectucular finishes at Waimate ever seen in a jumping contest. He is described as by Polazel from Fashion Queen, of whom there is Ho record, but she may be a ciaughter of Fashion Plate, a mare who raced suceessfully on the fiqt ahd over the hurdles before and during tbe war years. Uncle Jim has been re-kandi-capped 4lbs to 9.4 in the Teschemaker Steeples at the South Canterbury Hunt meeting. jfc 9k *

In the SoUth Island Trench Fight has been elected to the position of favouritej for the Winter Cup, with Concertpitch, 1 Wino and 'Dictate next in line. The liext lot is composed of a buncli made up by Queen Dorotky, iioyai Appellant, Swordsticls, Pukeko, Davolo, and Sovereign Lady. The favourites for the Grand National Steeplechase are btreamline, Nocturnus, Tudor, Santoft, and Buglar, with Irish Comet and Valpeen regarded as next best. Tbose in favour for the Grand National Hurdles are Jolly Beggar and Clarion Call, with Huskie, Cottingham, CollisioU, and John Charles following the two favourites. « « * Among the rising two-ycar-olds at Awapuni are three who have already shown speed in sprints over a quartermilc, and their bl-eeding makes them particularly interesting. Sudan, by -Beau Pere from Sahara, a daughter of Desert Gold, was bought at the yearling saies for 325 guiueas, Sahara, who is by Grandcourt, was never racect. She is a half-sister to Oreuni, dam of Gold Had, who was the best two-year-old seen for a number of years. Screen Lord is a brother to Movic Star, who, , lilce Gold llod fi?e years hlter, won the

JA.J.C. Breeders' Plate. The third is | ; the Pombal — Episode colt, who was ! bought by Mr R. H. Lowry, Taihape, at i the January saies for 200 guineas. Epir | sode was tho best two-year-old of her year, a sister to Honour and half-sister to Heritage.