DIVOTS

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 172, 7 August 1937, Page 19

DIVOTS

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A. Jenkins, who was injured at the Wanganui Winter mcetingi in May, has recovered, and will ride darion Call in fiia Grand National engagement. « t * According to a Qhristohurch report Folydora is still under treaianent for her affeefeed joint and there is no possible chance of her racing next week. Black Ranner can also be counted out for the Grand National meeting, • # • The Auckland jookeys L. Duliqu, J. F. Fergus and R. E. Thomson left for Christchurch yesterday. Dulieu has heep engiaged tq ride Rujglar and Corowa at Riccarton, Thomson wili he on Etijiop and Donegal and Fergus will be on Irish Oomet. t * • Manawatu's defeotion from the Homeby Stceplephase was dne to hi§ suffering from his old leg trouble, after sehooling last week, and he was sent home to Awapuni over the weekend by A. McDonald, who is rcmaining over for the meeting. # • t The advantagie held by twQ-year-olds at the closing of a season in a special weight race like the Maiden Stakes at Riccarton on Saturday was proved by the result, four of the age finishing in frpnt of the big field. Under the scale, they receivej lRb, from the older horses, but in another day they would have beon given similar poundage. # • t The North Island horsemsp> B. HMorris, did not have any trofihle with Wino at the start of the Bra.ha^on Handicap last Saturday; but the gielding put up a poor display jn the race. Morris would, however, he pleased with the result of the event, as he is booked to ride Dictafe in the Winter Cup, an.d his mount musfc be now conaidered a really good one. # * • According to advice from Timaru, all is not well with Santoft. One of his kneea filled after his work Jast week and tfiere is a dpubt about him going to Riccarton, Streamliue's piogramme next week was also in aleyauce, as his owner, Mr J, H. . Griggl, was inclined to reserve him for less strenuops races. However, wifh the prospect of a very depleted field, he has eleoted to start him in the big race. « » _ f . Cook o» the. North, winner of tho Homeby Steeplocjiase at Riccarton last Saturday, by good jumping combined with stamina, entered his twelfth year on Sunday, hut he is in such a sound condition and has raced gq litfle, that his owner-trainerj F, Shaw, considers he will be good for several seasons yet, His dam, Dabchick, was bred at Longbeach, and was by Formosan from Aqualis by Ferkin Warbeok II. from Aqualate by July from Teredo by Apremont from Nautiius hy Traducer from Waterwitcb by Camden from Mermaid, a .roal oid-fashioned podigree. As a racehorse Dabcliick won i many races in all parts of the South Island. Cock o' the North Was bred by Mr A. N, GrRig. who raced him last winter, and sold him to Shaw at a reasonafile figure at the end of the jumping season. He was the last of Dahchick's progeny, tlie maro dyipg the year after his birtfi. f # • . With Wino at preeent in the discard M. B. Edwards's stable will now probably place mere reJiquae on Ponty for the Winter Cup in which he ran third last year .to Wino. Penty is reportcd to have progrefised tfie right way sincq the Wellington meeting, and as he usually races well when fresh, he wilj have to be once hiore respepted. He will he ridden by JP. Atkins, wbo won the last Wellington Cup on him. Old Surrey and Catalogjue, who left Awapuni yesterday for Riccarton, are both espeeted to run well, Catalogue appcars to have completely rtwvered from the injury he austained at Tientham, W- Brongbton will ride Catalogue at Christchurch and it is suggested that H, N, Wiggins will be on Old Surrey. '» • • Moonraker, who, as runner-up to Rockingham, made a hold showing iu her first race* for Mr H. D. Greenwood on Saturday, is an Australian-bred three-year-old fiUy by Rionscup from Voleuse, by Magpie, and was purchased in Sydney for Mr Greenwood a few rnonths back, She is a vmll-grown and compact youngster, and Saturday's form encouraged the belief that she wili develop into a good winner. • ' • It has been definitely decided, says the Press, that F. Baker wjll ride Nocturnus in tfie Grand Natiohal Steeplechaee. The Night Raidi geldina looked very bright at Riccarton on Thnrsday and palpably benefited from his racq ott Saturday. There was a general in- . clination to blame Baker for being unfavourably placed nearing home in the Homeby Steeplechase, and leaving his challenge too late; but the gelding' s trainer, A. S. Ellis, shoulders all blame for the . position, as Baker was instructed to endeavour' to kecp Ms mount from or near the front qntil the straight was reaphed, This. Baker car-. ried out, but the plans wero ieid evidently witbout taking Cock q' the North into consideration. No doubt Baker would gain useful information about his mount, and Ellis nas stnted that he would be allowed to ri'fe his own race in the Grand National Steeplechase. Dictate drew Np, 1 in the Brabazon Handicap at Riccarton last Saturday, and, as he has inv&riably been elow to get going from the barrier, that posL tion was not pleasjng to his supporters, and this no doubt contributed towards the gelding being much more moderately supported than had been expected. Surprisingly epougb Diqtate was the first to show out, and probably would have been able to hold thi§ position had his rider not steadied Jiim in hehind the leaders with two furlougs eovered. Dictate, who edst Mr M. O'Brien 50 guineas as a yearling, and has won more than £500 in stakes, is a typical Chief RulSr, and it would not be surprising if he developed into an important handicap winner in the new season. On Saturday Ooncertpitch gave him 251b., and , there will be 241b. between them in the Winter Cup, and the 'extji, furlong

sliould favour the lighter-weighted candidate. Indications therefore point to Diotate again finishing in front. 9 9 9 The race meeting at Riccarton last Saturday was responsible for several casualties among visitijig horse®. Tudor broke down during the Homeby Stet'plechase. Valpeen gave such a disappointing display and his prospectg of doing any better next week appearr ed so unpfomising that his ownertrainer decided not to stay on, and both horses will return north this week. Black Banner also developed tendon trouble during the running of the Rawford Steeplechase, and this ac-* coqnted for his poor showing, which was in wide contrast to his pfevions effqrts this winter. Signaller also broke down in tfie Longbeach Hurdles and haa been sent back to invercargill. Tho feat of riding the. winnem of the two Grand Nationals in the same year is one that is rarely achieved, and in steering home both Royal Limond and Jolly Beggar last year R. Beale was only the third ho'rseman to have recorded the performance. The others were W. O. Clarke on Ahua and iiulnine in 1892 and W, Young on Te Arai and Raisano in 1910. It is of intorest to note that last month the feat was also performed in . the Victorian Grand Nationals by F. Drummett, on Triteleia and Last End respectively. Only three times previously m the long history of these races had the aehievement been recorded* • 9 # Shillelagh Wgod created a big impression by her win at Riccarton last Saturday, and her mastery of the big steeplechase fences was an enconragement to her owner to start her in the Grand National Steeplechase in preference to the Enfield Steeplechase, says a southern exqhange. Shillelagh Wood was hred hy, her owner; Mr M. Hanley, of Sonthland, and is by Woodend from Direct Hit, a mare bred at Longbeach by Fleetham from Lucky Shot by Calibre from Tapuwai, by Seaton Delaval from Waitemata, by Eiridspord froro Aorere, by Chester, It is interesting to record that she is a blood relation of the redoubtable Peter Ran, whose dam, Alwina, is by St. Alwyne from Eormaliter, by Boniform from Waitemata, At the recent Dunedin meeting Shillelagh Wood hit praptic- , ally every fence in the Ofcago Steeplechase, but then finished third to Nocturnus and Black Banner, Tho state of the Wingatui track no doubt caused her poor jumping, as both at Washdyke and at Riccarton she did not make a mistake. There is certainly every justification for suggesting that she will be a formidablo candidate for Grand National honoura,'