NOTES AND COMMENTS

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 185, 23 August 1937, Page 15

NOTES AND COMMENTS

'The Barb. ' ')

Some Promismg Young jhoroughbreds

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Admdttedly the standard of our thoroughbreds in this district for the la'st sev.cn or eight years has not been what it was previ,ously as at one time Hawke's Bay horses were the equal of any othcr district 's in the Dominion. On the presont outlook, however, young racehorses coming on hcre certainly , give the impression of prospects being more hopeful for the reputation of past years being restored. On Saturday morning at Hastings work wais the most interesting sin^e tho Hawke's Bay Hunt meeting tho middle of last month," and the Wanganui meeting next month will see a big contingent from Hastings and Greenmeadows making that trip. Most of the trials were of the working gallop order and not against the cloek, so tinies recorded are hardly wofth mentioning. Iddo and Mame Queen. who will be taken over to the Taranaki Hlmt meetings, were out before breakfast. Iddo, who won at his last start, appears to be in great heart and, as he will have a track to his liking at New Piymouth, will have a solid Hawke's Bay backing. cfaft carriers. Tho tbrce-year-old filly, Elame Queen (Siegfried — Belgian Queen) showeq fair proriiise last season ahd in her few attempts twice oceupied a minor place. She has been galloping well of late and in the novice events over on the other coast sliould prove a force to reckon with. Tommy Atkins was sent out with Top Hat over five furlongs on the course proper^ but at the finish was many iengths behind the big chestnut, wno is in great form. Mr Nelson has said that, owing to having so many youngthoroughbreds coming on, he is placing Top Hat on the private sale list. Passion Fruit and Parry on the No. '2 grass were assoeiated in a working gallop over five furlongs. The latter is a most promising young hack perf'ormer. This Lord Quex ge'lding greatly resembles Passion Fruit in size, markings and conformation. Hunting Cat and Kahikatoa on tha plough were together all the way in a run over three-quarters of a mile, but at the finish Hunting Cat had the edge on the Arausio aged gelding. Hunting Oat is "to be given another preparation for the N.Z. Gup, an event in which last season he seemed to have a great chance until he went amiss. Helios, Hamarin and Joe Louis were given their run along on the coui-se proper and, though the two first-namea were in front of the other, he was doing it very comfortably tueked in behind. Mart.ini, the Cockpit— Hinekapua hunter, is now an inmate of G, W. B. Greene's stable in preparation for tho hunters' events at Wanganui. He was gitfen slow pace work. Anubis and the big raky gelding in H. Griffiths's stable were paired in a working try-out over half a mile on the plough. Anubis has had racing experience, so it was not surprising to see him going ihe better, but the novice showed improvement, particularly in his action.

Pukehou, on the plough, was galloped from the seven to the fouf-furloug post. .Now, with the lower scale of weights, • this Mereian King maro may .do better Qian during the winter. Lady Chat was given Bteady pace work, coming home the last few furlongs the second time to attract no little attention. She is a bonny fillygiving every indication of devcloping into a performer above the average. She looks the ideal stamp of an Oaks candidate and in this respect is baeked by the right lineage, being by Nigger Minstfel from Table Talk, by Finland from Warscare., by Martian from Gossip "(dam of Bobrikoff), by Wallace (son of Carbine) from Caroline, by (Jarlyon from Tuberose — a great Anstralian broo.d mare of years back. On the plough Buster Browil and Royal Minstrel were together in a working try-out .over five furlongs. Both went well with the latter pleasing the better, despite the faet he still I walks lame on hiA near hind ' side, the

result of an injury eustained in the jjaddock some months back.. . This may always aft'ect him when walking though when galloping it appears not to trouble him in the slightest. Shirred Ribbon and Maine, on the course proper, da/shed over half a mile to finish together with Shirred Ribbon having perhaps the best of the go. Maine later ,came out and sprinted. another four furlongs. \ Wykemisf, who goes ^,0 Taranaki foi the Hunt meetings and then to Wanganui,, was Testrieted to pace work. This Royal Stag gelding, who stifled himself three or f our- times last June and July has .from all outward appearanees made complete recovery. The Hunting 'Song — Tractrix and the Gascony— -Sweep - Clean two-year-old fillies were pn No. 2 grass tracn stretched out over three furlongs for the former, who goes to Wanganui next month, to finish a couple of lengths clear of her companion. This is tho iirst time thaf a local "baby" has this season bfeeii f ully . extended over three furlongs. Padishah had for a ruato Blue Shirt in a thrco-quarters of a mile run along against tho bit. Padishah, who sufi'ered froin kneo trouble after coinpeting in the Whyte Handicap at Trentham last month, has made a complete recovery. Blue Shirt with tho few ecliooling lessons he has had of late looks a little moro solid for that jumping. Sllppery, at tho end of his two ronnds, bowlod home over the last few furlongs in free style and never did he appear to go better. He was to have been takenj to Taranaki, but the nominations were ov'erlooked. However, he is now to make the Wanganui trip. Cletrac a Taranaki Hunt Bracelet candidate, was galloped a mile on tho course proper with Soho, bringing the Traetor gelding home the last six furlongs. Cletrac has brightened up again, while Soho, on the f at side, was blowing at the end of his flutter. Cotsfield, another Wanganui tripper, was given a couple of rounds of solid pace work. The aged gelding has brightened up, as well as having recovered from his Dannevirke7' mishap. Tres See and Fundy Bay were assoeiated in a working gallop over a few furlongs, with Tres See holdiug his -------

Jacynth-was worked alonfej brushing home the last few furlongs of her) exercise. Trainer S. J. Reid is most patient with this highly-strUng filly, who has only to settle dOwn to be at least a useful-. perfornier, as she possesses galloping ability sufficient for metropolitan meetings. Taro' and Brunhilde, oii the plough, were stretched out over half a mile, finisking abreast. Both have filled out over the last few weekSi Briinhilde, who won £l00t) last season in stakes, will go, to Wanganui for the Guineas. Felicltalion and Mahutai were not seriouk In their run along of half a mile on the course proper. FelicitatioU is also engaged in the Wanganui Guineas, but she is hardly likely to be stepped out against Sinoke Scfeen and company, . as her form last season, althtiugh encoui'aging, was hardly ilp to the standard for undertaking sueh a race so early in the season. The stable-mates, Lindrum a-n.d Girondb", Were" together all the way pver four furlongs on the cotirse proper. This was an attractive effort of the morning. Liharum is indeed a inost promising maidener and in all probability will be takeh over to Wanganui when' he promises fo have a sdlid f ollbwing from here. Many will recall that in the spring of 1907 Bobrikoff was sent over for this self-same race with Hastings f olk not listening to any ehance " of defeat. But that great gallop er could run only second, hi& mastfer tiirning up in the handsome Sou'wester gelding, Dusky "Morn, owned by Mr G. F. Moore. That lesson is remembered . to-day as showing that maiden races in the early spring are dangexouS events t6 ^pmpty out" on. It was most plea§ing fo see Gallio rtmhihg in a forward posxtion at Ellerslie on ^aturday; in faet beiiten by only the narrowest margin, by Maori Song, who recently created euch s favourable impression by landiiig a double at Trentham. Gallin it will bo remembered was the reeognised best three-year-old of last. season but unfottunately went amisS on the eve of the N.Z. Derby, when it was given out he would never race again. It is sincerely to be hoped that he will stand a solid preparation. On Saturday his chanees were not greatly fancied as coupled with that one-time brilliant galloper, Jonathan, he Was only seventh. .in the betting order. Next time out this handsome four-year-old son of General Latbur and Prodic© will not be found paying anything like Saturday 's price. At the same meeting Sleepy sufEered his first defeat in liis three Starts to date, going down to the moro experienccd All irish. Sleepy, a recruit from the lrUnting field, sliotild next season be equal to the winning of an important cross-country event. At the last' !S..E.C. meeting in two of the principal flat races Vaimint was runner-up, being most nnlucky m oue. Now at tho Pakuranga Hunt and cUrrying xace-cuiidition sho is alloWed to go out four th in. the betting. Certainly on paper she appeared the Joglcal favourite, , A few years baCk it Was held that one of the most promising j um.pers seen out for many years in the Aucidafid distriet was the All Red gelding High Commissioner, but unfortunately for his c.onneetions he .developed unsoundness and had to be turned out. He has not been in Work a great length of time, but; was stepped out in the hurdles at Ellerslie on Saturday to win nicely and return a very acceptable price, tho public appatently being of the opinion that he was not forward enotlgh. Sardius, Who since joining lip Wxth W. D. Young 'is string*has again been restrictod to road work was on tho Hastings tracks on Saturday morning. [During his fai,rly lengthy spell the

speedy son of Traetor and SwOet Sue does not seem to have* grown any. Having made a complete recovery from his mishap, ho ehould be a nseful stakeearner later pn. W. D. Young 's new racing- establishment in Wall road has now been eom-. pleted-. and includea a most up-to-date eight'-bds; stails with feed-houses/.boys ' accommodation, as Well as a six-roomed • ihouse, With eygrythjng pf a modern

pattern, no racing establishment in this distriet can better this. It needs cnly to haVe the Batte good fortuhe as previous racing establishmentis oceupied by this successful trainer. JThe Barb>' belieyes it is to .have its christenin^ this week bnt Ihe name of -the lodge has nbf'yet been announced, althougb the seleetion would,_ I think, be easy fo anticijrate.