GENERAL NOTES.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, 8 December 1927, Page 2

GENERAL NOTES.

Entries for Marton, Stratford, and Hawke's Bay meetings close on Friday. Nominations for Wairarapa close on Monday. Monday’s work at Ellerslie was rather uninteresting, although the Taumarunui candidates, Gala Day and War Officer, both did well over six furlongs. On No. 2 grass, which was fast, Gala Day was much too good for' Whaka King in Imin. 15 sec.. War Officer running away from Abbey Day in a second longer.

According to a Sydney writer the leg which troubled Rampion early in the spring is sound again, and he appears to be quite right when on the track at Randwick. When the pressure is applied -in his winding-up gallops will be the time to tell whether he will stand or not.

At the last meeting the committee of the Australian Jpckev Chib decided on the conditions for the Doncaster Handicap and the Sydney Crip, the principal events nt the Autumn Meeting ip April. The Doncaster Handicap again carries £3OOO added money and the Sydney Cup £6OOO, in addition to which there is a Gold Cup valued at £2OO. The Liverpool Handicap and the Warwick Farm Autumn Cup. which will be decided on the Saturday preceding the Randwick Autumn Meeting. will have added money to the • ■-‘.ent of £so<) and £lOOO respectively.

Survey, by Surveyor from Hessian, who has keen enjoying a sped for the last eight months, has been recommissioned by the Ellerslie mentor. R. E. Brown.- This three-year-old colt, who was formerly trained by P. Conway, has not yet contested a race. On the Marama. which arrived, nt Auckland yesterday,' were two of Mr J. M. Cameron’s horses. Merry Mint and Goshawk, both cf which won races in Australia. They will be taken smith shortly to prepare for the Christmas meetings. Mr. Cameron said he had won two races with G'sl’iwk and two with Merry v’lnf. Because of the strike he -vould not. get, bis horsos on to the Marama, hut he was able to just before the vessel sailed. • * • . King's Guard, one of R. Hanon’s team, performed well over hurdles in the 1925-26 season, but last season he was only started once—in the Grey Lynn Hurdles at the Avondale spring meeting — which he won. King's Guard has only faced the starter on one occasion this season, and that was when he ran second in the Bruntwood Hack Handicap at the recent Waikato Hunt meeting. He is engaged in the four hurdle races to bo decided at the Aucl Knd Racing Club’s summer meeting. The King John gelding Magna Charta, who is now trained at Riccarton By T. H.. Gillett, who also trains Count Cavour, Satrap and others, will in all probability be seen in action again at Ellerslie’ this month. He first come into prominence by capturing the Queen’s Plate at the Auckland summer meeting twelve months ago in easy fashion. Magna Charta registered his last victory in the Brabazon Handicap at the Christchurch Hunt meeting in July last.

H. and L. Dulien do not intend to be present at Ellerslie for _ the Christmas meeting. They will journey to the Taranaki and Stratford meetings, where their services are sure to be in demand. » * • Civility will do her Christmas racing at Manawatu and will be ridden ill her engagements by D. C. Watts. Ballymoy was scratched at 11.55 a.m. on Monday for ail engagements at the Auckland Racing Club’s summer meeting. Royal Lineage and Penman were scratched for all engagements at half past 2 on Friday afternoon, Commedation was scratched tor all engagements at 5 o’clock on the same day.

Wedding March will probably be found contesting hurdle events at the summer meeting of the Auckland Racing Club. The racing on the flat which the Quin Abbey gelding has had during the spring should leave him in great order to take on the jumping business.

J. Cammick will be on Joy Germ and Gold Jacket, and L. Dulieu on Pekatahi and probably Gala Day at the Taumarunui meeting.

It is cabled to Australian papers that Captain Cuttie. the 1922 English Derby winner, has been sold for £30,000 to go to Italy. Captain Cuttle’s stuj fee was ’3OO guineas, and Lord Woolavington owns Hurry On, sire of Captain Cuttie, while Coronach, who is commencing at the same owner’s stud next year, is also by Hurry On, so that he had a plentiful supply of the same blood. Captain Cuttie has had winners in England this year, one being King George’s smart two-year-old filly Scuttle.

Five boys in a fammily of 14, and all of them jockeys, is the record held in Adelaide. Some years ago one of the leading cross-country riders in Adelaide was T. (“Tip”) Ryan, who won many good races (says the Melbourne “Sporting Globe”), and he was one of the most fearless riders over hurdles and fences ever seen in South Australia.* Ryan has brought ill) a family of 14. five boys and nine girls. All the boys have followed in their father’s footsteps. Thev are ('ifford <2l). Timothy 119), James |l<) Patrick (Ifl), nml Richard (I

All the boys show promise as riders, and it is nothing unusual to see three of th© brothers riding in one race in Adelaide.

It is interesting to nqte that when Warstep dead-heated with Indigo in the New Zealand C-up she carried 7.11, and, going on to Auckland, accounted for the Auckland Cup with 8.9. Scion annexed the big event at Riccarton with 7.10 and won the Afuckland Cup with ! |.2. Rapier captured the New Zealand Cup with 7.11, and has been awarded 8.10 in the Auckland Cup. « * * The “Chokebore” representative, Centrepiece, is said to bo training on in a satisfactory manner, and the leg trouble that affected him some time ago has completely disappeared. Ad -going well in the meantime. Centrepiece may accompany the Autumnus filly, Childsplay to Auckland for the A.R.C.’s Summer meeting.

Consistency has been a feature of the form of Paganelli this season, as his three starts have yielded two seconds and a win. The Lord Quex gelding had a very creditable record as a juvenile last season, and it was freely anticipated that he would do well this term. There was no doubt about the decisiveness of his victory at Takapuna, writes “Archer,” as he beat his opponents pointless at the finish. Whether Paganelli will stay lias ,vet to be proved, and tor the present his connections may be content to keep him racing over short distances, more especially its he is a brilliant beginner, with all the attributes of a true sprinter. Each time the three-year-old appears in public he looks a better horse, and, with a continuation of his iccent progress, should be a dangerous candidate in the Railway Handicap on Boxing Day.

Although no jockey lias captured the imagination of the public since Archet’s day quite like Steve Donoghue, there can be no doubt that Gordon Richards is the jockev of the period in England, says a writer in

the AU Sports Weekly. He was overwhelmed with congratulations by all classes on riding his hundredth winning mount bf the season. Something of the “Tinman” (Archer's nickname) has come to England’s leading knight of the pigskin. Hands light as a feather, a good head, an ability to gauge the capacity of others in the race, and despite his long illness of last year, good nerves.

Although some bad purchases for Australia have been made in England at different times and men who have accounted themselves shrewd above the average have suffered (says “Pilot”), bargains are not unknown. Messrs J. E. and C. H. Brien secured one in Pantheon, When I'antheoit—or Spalpeen, as he was then known—won two of the first three races in which he started at three years, ne was hailed as a coining champion, one of his most enthusiastic admirers being the late Mr. W. Allison (The Special Commissioner). Pantheon, however/ was subsequently disappointing, and, though he did not run badly in any of his remaining three-year-old races, his form wag short of first-class. In consequence the Messrs Brien were able to get him for 2400 gns. when he was sent to auction at the close of the season. Transported to Australia. Pantheon has won nearly £16.000 for the Messrs Brien, and, as he is a highly-bred stallion, that, of course, has to he taken into account in assessing his value. Amounts was regarded as a well-sold horse when Mr. IV. Pearson gave 1800gns. for him in April, 1926. but since then he has returned his present owner £12.077 10/- in stakes and has not reached the end of his tether by a long way. As he is a gelding and sound he should be good tor another two seasons. • » • Sir George Clifford declined to put a pre© on Quarterdeck when a local owner made inquiries in that direction with a view to effecting a purchase. Quarterdeck is a raking big filly, but. apart from Quarantine, foaled in 1909. neither her dam nor granddam ha.s produced anything above mediocrity. The aptly-namod Quarterdeck has an interesting pedigree. as she was got bv Panmure or Autumnus from Sailor’s Hope, by Treadmill, who is also the sire of Autumnus.

Money Order was dot asked to extend himself last week when he won at Timaru. and as he is said to have come back after thp looking as if the gallop would do him a power of goc>d the Paper Money geld inn- should strip a much fitter hors© when next seen in public. Wiward got away with her rider a few days ago and damaged his feet by galloping along a macadam road Paper Money sired winners at Timarii in the shape of Money Older, Money Mine. Noteworthy, and placegetters in Fair Exchange,. Receipt, and Money Paper. His only unplaced starters were Pound Note, a two-year-old coll making his debut in public, and Silver Coot, who should soon rejoin the winning list. Revel. Helotis. Millais and Butter-' scotch all paid double-fig uro dividends at Woodville yesterday, and the col-

lection on the last-named ran up wall towards the three-X mark. Butterscotch’f, success was notable inasmuch as she was having her first start under new colours and was attended home by her erstwhile t stable-mate, the unlucky Kalos, who for the seventh time this season had to put up with a minor placing;, six of them seconds. It looks as if he were doomed to perpetual disappointment.

Millais, who won the Nursery Handicap at Woodville yesterday for Mr. Frank Ormond, is one of Leighton’s gets, his dam being the Martian —Nantes mare Matty

Reports from Wanganui state that Civility looks particularly well, and as she has been very nicely treated in the Railway Handicap at Ellerslie, it is more than likely that she will be taken north instead of to Awapuni, as was intended. • M • A feature of the Feilding meeting, says a Wanganui writer, was the uniformly good work done by Mr. W. C. Price .the starter, who in all events during the two days got his fields away on even terms. He was warmly complimented by the club’s officials at the close of the meeting. ... Mask is to fulfil his engagement in the Auckland Cup. and he promises to be in great heart by Boxing Dav. writes “Achilles’’ in the Wanganui “Herald.” The son of Limond—<’nwf looks bigger and more muscular than ever, and if appearances go Kir anything, he is an ideal Cun horse There is an impression in some onartois. however, that two miles is just a bit too far for him. Still, he has been given a special preparation for the big event and he may run out the distance better than some expect him to do.

RTCCARTON GALLOPS. In view of the approach of the ’Xmas meetings the doings of horses at Riccnrton (taken front the “Star”) who will probably make the trip to Auckland may be of interest : - Aprion was given a working gallop over seven furlongs on Tuesday morning, having Lucinda as a mate over the last part. Agrion hit out freely all the way. and he wa s going on in fine style at the finish of his task. He appears to be quite sound, and he shapes like being nt the ton of his form for the Great Northern Peril,.. Eulalie and Golden Armour weie companions over six furlongs. The. occupied 1.17. but neither of the pair was ridden out. Eulalie looks in fine order, while Gniden Armour shows premise of being ••• useful hack. Childsplay reeled off half n mile in ■fAsec. The crack two-yehr-dld went brilliantly, and though she carried a light weight, it was a \%ry smart effort.

Don .lose and Paper Boy were associated over seven furlongs, which they ran in 1.31 2-5. They finished together, with both going on well Paperchase reeling off five furlongs in 1.3. without being undulv huiricii at the finish. With some doubt regarding her mate. Footfall, the programme for Paperchase during the holidays is also uncertain. Centrepiece and Rapier finished <>n terms after running a mile in 1.45 1-5. Both horses galloped in good style, but they were not being sen ously tried out. Rapier looks in great order, while Centrepiece has improved a lot, as a result of his racing last month.

Martarma completed the reverse work by dome a couple of steady circuits. Ho looks bright anil well after last week’s racing at South Canterbury.

Count Cavour and Satrap galloped seven furlongs in 1.32, with the former easily holding his mate at the finish. Count Cavour looks bright, and he galloped very freely. Magna Charts did useful pacing, finishing up with a short sprint, while Money Order had an easv morning.

Stormy, looking well after his race last week, moved in good style in a five-furlong spin with First Sight. Countersign and Rotor reeled off six furlongs on the grass in smart style. These two pay their wav during .the holidays.

Cornstalk and Alar’ian Spear were given an easv spin over five furlongs, while Projector was galloped over the same ground. They may do their ImMilv i-no-ii„ on the West Court. Kato Kelly and Louise went well in a half-mile sprint. These .South-land-owned two-year-olds mav be in the money very soon.

The two-year-old, Silver Paper, is being kept busy, and he sprinted three , furlongs nicely this morning. He will probably have his next race at Trent ham.