DIVOTS

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXV, Issue 148, 8 June 1935, Page 2

DIVOTS

(Dug by “The Delver.’’) Don’t forget that first-day acceptances for the H.B.J.C. winter meeting must be in by 8 p.m. on Monday next, June 10. * * * The Chief Ruler gelding Cherry King was shipped for Sydney yesterday by the Wanganella to his owner, Mr. M. Shaw, who now lives there. * * * Stanchion’s dual success at Ellerslie will encourage his connections to undertake the proposed trip to Victoria for the Australian Hurdles, 3$ miles, in August. Landmark and Makeup both unsuccessfully contested the race three years ago. * * * Limonds as Leppers. The first of the Limonds to show that the stock possessed the attributes for champion jumpers, writes “Rangatira,” was Royal Lineage, who, by the way, headed the list of weights for this year’s Great Northern Hurdles, but did not accept. Then came Ruanui, Royal Limond, Stanchion, Chile, and some others, and the group is still not very large, as the horses are usually such good performers on the flat. After the successes of Stanchion and Royal Limond during the past few days, however, we can expect to see many more of the older Limonds turning to jumping in the near future. « * * Three Horses, Three Wins. The New Plymouth trainer 11. Dulieu took Gold Mission, Sporting Song and The Tiger to Levin and won three races. Sporting Song scored twice and Gold Mission once. The Tiger made a bold bid in the sprint on the opening day, suffering defeat only in the last few strides. Dulieu has been very patient with Sporting Song, but the three-year-old now appears to be coming right. There was much merit in his win on the second day. Like most of the progeny of his sire, Hunting Song, he appreciates the soft tracks. —“Taranaki News.’’ * « # Blandford's Fatal Ailment. Blandford’s death at the close of April apparently occurred suddenly and quite unexpectedly. Two days before the “Sporting Life’’ recorded:— “Blandford, the champion sire, who stands at Mr. R. C. Dawson's stud at Whatcombe, has caught a chill, and is suffering from a sort throat. A veterinary surgeon has been called in. The complaint is not regarded as serious.” In the same issue Foxlaw’s death was thus reported:—“Foxlaw, the wellknown stallion, met with a fatal accident in his box at the Terrace House Stud at Newmarket yesterday (April 24). He won over £13,000 in stakes on the racecourse.” * * * Panoche’s Promise. After Graball’s three comfortable wins in the steeplechase events at Wingatui, says a southern writer, many are wondering how good the dual winner at Riverton, Panoche, Is. in me cross-eountry event on the final day at Riverton on Easter Tuesday Panoche, conceding Graball six pounds, made him look very cheap. Panoche was taken to the front from the start and the farther they went the farther he left Graballl and the others in the rear. He W'On pulling up by 75 yards. Unfortunately he cut a vein during the race, but it is expected he win (>q ready for the Grand National at fticcarton in August. Many good judges consider hinii to be the best steeplechaser seen out for years. He is a six-year-old by Panmuro from Driftwood, a mare whose name does not appear in the stud book.

For Melbourne. The Wingatui trainer 8. G. Ware left Wellington yesterday for Melbourne with his team of four, comprising palatinate, Gay Circle (Gay Shield —Nucleus), Jack Horner (Captain Bunsby—Cherry Pie), and Autumn Wind (Paper Money—Wild Work). The first-named will race in Ware's own colours, the other three, all maidens, being the property of Mr. G. J. Barton. Ware will make Melbourne his headquarters for the winter, and intends to return home in the spring. He will be accompanied by the Wingatui apprentice, W. Jenkins, who has shown plenty of ability in southern centres, and who should derive much benefit from the experience of riding on Melbourne courses. The Invercargill apprentice, C. T. Wilson, has developed into a high-class rider following a trip to Melbourne with Mr. W. T. Hazlett’s horses last season, * * * The Cornwall Winner. As his name suggests, Lord Vai is a son of Valkyrian, his dam being Sweet Colleen, a 1914 brown mare by Zimmerman (son of Birkenhead) from Asthore, by Orestes (son of Nordenfeldt) from Cushla, who appears to have been by Cuirassier (a son of Musket). Sweet Colleen herself was not raced, and she is not a Stud Book mare. She was bred and was owned by Mr. J. Clothier, of Matamata, who early raced Lord Vai. Two years ago Mr. Clothier disposed of Lord Vai to Mr. A. 11. Long, of North Auckland, who had him trained for a time by H. N. Wiggins, but transferred him to R. S. Bagby at Ellerslie when Wiggins handed in his trainer’s license. In nil Lord Vai has started in 73 races to date for ten wins, eleven seconds, and sixteen thirds, and bis stake earnings amount to £2160. •® , • “Made” Jumpers. Neither of this year’s Groat Northern winners, both by Limond, showed any natural aptitude for jumping. As is indicated above Royal Limond’s trainer-rider, D. O'Connor, had a good deal of trouble in “making” Royal Limond, and it is said that the Hawera trainer. J. Fryer, had not much less before Stanchion could be induced to tackle the obstacles, and more yet to get him to go at them with any boldness. So far as they are concerned, therefore, not any very great deal of credit can bo given to Limond as “a sire of junipers.”