DIVOTS

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 165, 30 July 1937, Page 15

DIVOTS

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Uuddle, says a Wellington exchange. is returnittg to her old quarters at Trentham "this week, ahd she will shortly commence a preparation for the New Zealand and Auckland Cup«, ti « * Trisox, wbo was scrafchtd for the South Canterbury Steeplecliase, broke dowii on Friday and it is reported that he will not be a starter at the Grand National Meeting. * * * At Washdj'ke The Surgeon gave a satisfactory exhibition in his first hitrdle race on Saturday, and will he more in efrideiice with some mofe experience over the bVttens. Ho is now trained for Mr J. Lindsay of Dunedin. • hv H. A. Anderton, at Wingatui

Pahu has had three falls since his second placing in the Wellington Steeplechase, and his fa'ilure to get round the light Washdyke country last Saturday does not make his Riccarton j prospects appear brigkt. # *■ • Corohation is the name that has been j claimed for 'the rising two-year-old Limond— Jewel of Asia- colt. He was wi thdrawn from the January saies by his breeder, Mr G. M. Currie, owing to an injury, and subsequently sold I privately to Mr W. H. Gaisford. • * * The most highly-f avoured . Derby eandidate in Australia at present is Ajax, vvlio is also in early demand for the Melbourne Cup. According to a Milbourne report the son of Heroic looks especially well. He has built up considerably since he last raced, and his trainer,, F. Musgrave, will have him ht. for early engagements • # # Hunter's Morn, after having been given every opportunity to mefid his ways, has been placed on the schooling iist. It will be remembered that he took charge of his rider in one of his ; races at Trentham recently, and the lieldawas dispatched withoUt him * # * Mr W. P. Russell has been appointed bandicapper, Mr G. Gieseler starter, and Mr A. 0. WellWood judge for the Otago Hunt Club's annual race meeting. These appointments are in line with the appointments made for Wingatui by the Dunedin Jockey Club. * * # / Rapina, dam of the Nightmarch filly Chandra, a winner at Adeiaide on Saturday, was sold at the Hororata stud tiisperal sale at Christchurch in August, 1934, for 290 guineas to commissioners actin'g for Mr P. E. Brbwn, a New South Wales studmaster. The mare then had the Nightmarch foal at foot ind the filly was sold at the Sydney jales in the following April for 100 guineas, to go to South Australia. a A

Grey Honour will have his first race over a mile when he contests the Winter Cup, and he can be expeeted to run Well (says a southern writer). Rising five years of age, this Honour — Grey Lass horse has' proved an honest anu genuine racehorse, being seldom out of a place. FbLfoiving his trip to Wellington, whero he ran fourth and first .in two starts, he lightened up slightly, but he js in great heart, and a race in the Brabazon Handicap at the Christchurch Hunt Ciub's meeting next Saturday should serve to fit him properly for a gruelling race. Later on in the new season it is the " intention of his trainer, D. F. Cotto'tt, to try him over a rniddle distance. * * Middle, wno won the Bracelet at Marton on Saturday, was a competitor in the lightweiglit hunters' point-to-point at Waverley, but parted company torth his rider at the second fence. Until this season he was trained by L. G. Morris at Marton, but he has now been acquired by the hunting enthusiafet Mr J. Higgie, Wanganui, in whbse ihterbsts h6 raced oir Saturday. Priof to this win he had won a maiden and oue hack race. He is a five-year-old by Centrepiece from Sea Battery, jj, halfsister by Field Battery to Seasprite, dam of Seatown.