Stright Bits & Spurs

NZ Truth, Issue 1180, 12 July 1928, Page 13

Stright Bits & Spurs

THE REASON "HENNY" Moraghan fully intended v taking Kamehameha down to the Trentham fixture, but the aged son of Demosthenes was feeling the effects of his dip m the Maniapoto Steeples at the Te Kuiti fixture and the southern trip had. to be cancelled. ' Master Dpon's late form was not encouraging enough, to part with transit expenses for him. , A fellow dissatisfied with the spin his •"V horse was getting, leased the animal, but the joke of it is that the world at large does not know it was leased to his brother-in-law 1 , AFTER AN AUSTRALIAN HORSE^ TRAINER-OWNER Jack Williamson A went; off tb Sydney from Auckland last week, and it is generally believed that when he returns he will not come home empty-handed. ' - He is after a horse on the other side for a northern patron of the stable. REGISTRATION TROUBLE THERE Is some talk of trouble over .■* the registration of a very promising northern performer which< got on the/winning list a short time back. It is to be hoped that if there was an error m registration, things will be rectified m favor of the present owner who had his share of outs, prior to working his promising filly into winning! trim. ZIRCON'S FOURTH 7IRQON looked nothing like his real r* best when stripped for Te Kuiti, and he was a tired horse when he finished fourth m the Maniapoto" Steeples. . On that form, he does not look like getting a : real steeplechase this winter. A LIKELY PAIR CHOULD Killute and Katiri Park be v taken to Gisborne they may both! pay their way on the trip. They are JUBt the sort to be classed right round the Poverty Bay fixtures;

HOME, BOY. TT was not a case of bang! bang! two ""■ • ducks, when Gage Williams was out THE Morris brothers— Bert and shooting the other day. A "Snow"-^-and Jack Barry managed It was far more serious than that, to get back from their island trip with- One barrel of his shot-gun was out having, to call m the aid of Kings^ blown to atoms and Gage was very ford Smith. lucky m- getting off with a badly The trio will have some films to de- lacerated arm. ' ■ 7 velop. . A visit to the doctor and a few stitches inserted, and the trainer was TT will probably be found m the new about as if nothing had happened. f season that there is not the number \ bf two-year-olds m training as was JN PLENTY , , the case last spring. ' ■ ■ • ; '. ■ ' - v > WITH the Glsborne' meeting not THE Limond-Tivol'i youngster m v " clashing, with Christchurch this 1 George Jones' stables at Awapuni year there will be a big contingent of is. thought highly of. riders present. - ! . ' The two leaders, Roy Reed and Tom CAN FIGHT Green, are going to be there the day - — -• — - . . Tom Heeney fights Gene Tunney.. TT is not generally known that Horse- „• ' man Tommy Green Is a- very good THE good horses nominated : for the boxer. . . big Australian spring handioapa ! There is a chance he. will be contest- did not receive any encouragement ing the flyweight division at the New" from the handicappers to make" the Zealand championships at Auckland m trip. In many cases, they were murAugust. ; .. .; . . ' •'■ dered. '..:- ' ' •• : ' iimitimimmiiiMiim tiniiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiinniiiiiiiiiiiiriitiiiiiiiiiiniiiiMiiiiiiini iinm iiMiriiiiiimimimimiiiiimiiimimii iiiiiiitiiiiiiiliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinini miniifimitimim

STILL A HACK MORTHERN haipks may be up against V- it, taking on Avon Court m the spring-. That is, if they strike her.' The Lucullus filly is wintering safely and is still eligible for the minor class. ■■ ' . ■ ' ... ; But one win will elevate Her a grade, for she only has to snatch about £30 to put her out into open company! THE Trentham trajner, . Paddy Mcr , La/ughlin has toad anything but a good run of health m recent months and he is once again back m hospital. THE stallion, Grey spear, has been 1 bought by a syndicate m the Dan - nevirke district and he will stand there next season— at a reasonable fee. FOR GISBORNE QUITE a number of Ellerslie mentors have notions of taking on the Poverty Bay fixtures at the end of the month, and they should i;eap their share of stake-money. TE MONANUr went slightly wrong when he was taken north for the Te Kuiti meeting, but he is reported to be all right again. GIVE A LEAD? . THE 1 annual conference of representa--1 tives of racing clubs will be held m phristchurch to-morrow. ■ ' ... It is sincerely, hoped the president will have something to say. m his; annual address about the advisability, of giving more control to the stipes. WANTS A DISTANCE THAT^Nassock does best over a dis--1 tance he prpved by finishing on m second; place over a mile and a-quarter to Beau Cavalier early last week. He is still a hack. ; , VERY DOUBTFUL TT is doubtful 'whether the move to A bring about the election of a fresh president for the A.R.C. each year, will actually oome about yet awhile.