NOTES AND COMMENTS

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 211, 22 September 1937, Page 15

NOTES AND COMMENTS

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A very popular appointment among racing folk is tliat of Miss Ivy Fippard, of Hastings, to the position of Secretary of the Napier Park Bacing Olub. Miss Fippard was for over -a deeado assistant to Mr, H. S, Moss, the reeently retired secretary of the Hawke 'e Bay Jockey Club, and later acted in a similar capacity to the Hawke 's Bay, Trotting Olub, Puring her association witk the H.B.J.O. Miss lippard proved xnost capable with a thorough knowledge of matters pertaining to racing, particularly on the admiujstration side and in the xunning of race meetings. The Napier Park Riplng CJub appears fortunate in their selection, * « * Last racing season the Aere — Bonny Mabie gelding Scotland proved himself in the iirst iiight of Auckland 's handicap ho?sc&, yet in most of his races was not supported to the exxent his iona warranted. Now he commences this racing season by winning the Avondale Oup and once again pays a good dlvldend. It is strange how sonio borses never iind the favour of the pubiic they are entitled to, while on the other hand horses that time af(.er tirne let tlieir supporters down witli a crash are ahyuys among the best backed division. # * m The two-year-old Protector (Lord Warden — Wmdshield), after running second afc Wanganui, was taken nortU by trainer' l'\ B. Jones to go ono better by annexiiig the Avondale Stakes. At Wanganui the Lord Wardeu colt had every ehance, but weakened over the latter part of the half-mile, yet on S&turday he rau out the distauce in solid style and then repeated, the dose on Monday. # # • Protector 's successes will have madepleasant reading for Mr. W. Ian Hamjlton, owner of the Hastings filly Diana Teetrix U3 at Wanganui Diana was not favoured with the same eariy smoota passage ais Protector and at the fiuish she was actually going faster than Saturday 's winner, which pointe to the prospect of Mr. Hamilton 's filly betag better than quite a few of us here hau thought. # # * Tip Toes is one of the best hacks in Auckland and this last six months she has not run a bad race and on Saturaay capped it pif by collecting the Hack Pjate at Avondale. This mare is by Tea Tray from the Catmint mare Danae, a Great Northern Oaks winner, Now out qf the hack class, Tip Toes should make the higher grade with comfort. « # * Royal Bachelor, winner of Saturday's fiecond lcg of the Avondale double, was a fair two-year-old last season and!) being by Musketoon-— Beveal, may de' velop into a Derby colt by the summer, He is owned by Mr. R. T. Eeid and trained by A. J, (M Taitai'1) Julian, who at one time wa® resident of Hastings when liding for the late Hon. J, I). Ormond. « « • Ortyx, the winner of the firet two-year-old "classic" in the South Xsland, the John Grigg Stakes. races in the nomination of Mr. D. M. Tweedie and is by Lord Warden from Francolin. Tlio Hurry On horsc, Lord Warden, so far has not met with outstanding success as a sire, but the recent wins of Oerne Abbas, Ortyx and Protector will iufiuonee breeders more his way. • « • Dunstan, who finished third in the last-mentioned race, was bred by Mr, Graham McCormick, of Hastings, and at the last yeai'ling saies was sold to a patron of trainer "Put" Hogan's stable for -350gns. This (Siegfried— Arbitration colt was greatly admired prior to the saies but did not seem one likely to come to hand very early, lso that his forward running on Saturday argues well for his future. • * • Anion, who made an easy task of beating the hack sprinters on Avondale opening day is a four-year-old halfbrother, by Chief Euler, to Ammon Ea. As a two-year-old, when a colt. he gave promise of being a class performer but disappointed; Bo last autumn was gelded with apparent good result, as his six furlongs on Saturday was praetically a second faster than what the open sprinters toolc. Another Chief Rulcr colt who did better when gelded was th®. Auckland Cup winner, Admiral Drake. • * it

Hawke 's Bay horses did fairly well on Saturday at Foxton, xegistering three wins and a few minor placings, thus accounting for a fair share of the prize money oft'ering. * » • Joe Louis, who disappointed at Wanganui, where his forin was too bad 10 , be true, made amenda in B. H> Morris's hands by annexing the Foxton Maideu race in a vefy easy manner, as his margin at the finisk was a good four leugths and ho never lookod like suti'ering defcat. Tiie Psychology geldiug was turned out in capital order by F. J. Corlett, who, having now got "Joe" in such iino fettle, should experience little difiieulty in connecting more prizo money. -» '.J ti Helios only went moderately in the hurdles, the fifst two place-getters. in which, Patagonia and So'uthern Blood, should with a little more jumping experience develop into usefui performers. ti « • C'olleen Gain, who went to Foxton the morning of the races, was eaddlod up twice to occupy i'ourth berth on each occasion. She did not appear to be able to display her usual form. Le Touquet, third in the short hack event, gave the impression of a . likely return to the winning list in the near future. Soho ran a surprisingly good race in the Gold Cup to occupy third position at tlie finish. Uo was casily the outstanding compolitor in the field as far as quality was ronccnied, but looked Sjust a littlo ou tlie protty eide, not having raced eince- the autumn. His for-

ward running points to the Defoe gelding winning a good handicap race or two this seasom « • • •Eoyal Minstrel won the middle distance hack race in convincing manner, having a far better price than local sports anticipated, as the opposition was anything but strong, and after Thursday's gallop and with B. H. Morris in the saddle, about half the divvy paid was expected. This Nigger Minstrel four-year-old impressed as a horse to be more at home over longer than shorter courses, so that Mr. C. Haldane should have ,a haady sort this season to carjry his livery. * .# «> The locally-bred Pukeko (ArausiO' — Deflection) is one of the most consistent and honest performers in this island and somehow or other is most times leniently treated by the handicapper. His win in the short open eyent was aehieved in a businesslike manner and gave his owner-trainer, B. ("Snow") Burgess his second success on the day. ti ti ti J"oviality carried on with the good work by dead-heating in the short hack after drawing an outside barrier position. His finishing effort was the best yet staged by him, as fifty yards offi the winning post Facecall appeared to have his measure but Joviality came again to get up in the last stride and divide the stake. ti # # The Rosehill (Sydney) races on Saturday had special interest for New Zear landers on aeeount of Franeis DraRe and Courtcraft making their Australian debut. ti ti m ' Franeis Drake was started in the race won by Gold Eod, but Mr. F. Armstrong 's Chief Euler colt did not make any great bid even for a plaee but, as he was having his first race after the Tasman crossing little notice will be .taken of the defeat. ti ti Courtcraft was fifth in the Hill Stakes, a race which appears to have been "rough" in the early stages as an inquiry was held as to jostling. Maybe Courtcraft reqeived the worst of this interference and he, too, will not be greatly blamed for not making a better show. # ® ti The two above name.d Hawke 's Bay three-year-old colt® have not been in Sydney a great length of time, so it is only natural to surmise that they have not yet struck their true galloping form. The late departure of trainer F. W. Davis on his Sydney campaign has been criticised in some circles, as it has been held for years that New Zealand horses for the A.J.C. spring meeting should be at Eandwick at least two months before opening day.. The, late E. J. MaJson always went over much earlier, as have others who frequently made this trip. At the same t'-me F. W. Davis should know his horses and he also has been over the other side previously. ti ti * Talking, who is by Magpie from the "Flaxmere" bred mare Society, won the Hill Stakes, this being the second race he has won by Mr. E. A. Cooper since that gentleman gave the reeord price, 19,000gns., for him last spring. With Maia and Talking both showing their true form Mr Cooper possesses a brace of outstanding gallopors to represent him at the Sydney and Melbourne spring racing carnivals, ti ti # Mr. E. J. Watt's horse, Gold Eod, did much better than the prevlous Saturday, but the opposition in the Camellia Stakes was not exaetly 'first class, as the aged handicap gelding, King's Head, was set to give Mr. Watt's Chief Freneh horse Gene Tout failed to be French horse Gene Tout afiled to be in the money, so that another disappointment is to be written against him. # « • Ajax, who occupies the position of joint favourite with Hua for the A.J.C. Derby, had little difficulty in winning the Rosehill Guineas, in fact the cableman says he won as he liked. Takou as a lot, with the exception of the run-ners-up, Caesar, the Guineas field was not as strong as has generally been the case. Last season the New Zealandbred Birthday Boy was only up to ordinary juvenile handicap form, so that he could hardly be expected to offer serionis danger to Ajax, who last autumn won both the A.J.C. Challenge and Champagne Stakes.