Straight Bits & Spurs

NZ Truth, Issue 1187, 30 August 1928, Page 11

Straight Bits & Spurs

CONFUSION REIGNS THERE was a smash at Rosehill on •*■ Saturday when three horses fell m the Granville Stakes. One of them was the New Zealander, Amplifier, which is under Bill Donovan's care. An inquiry was held into the accident, but the evidence tendered by riders was so contradictory that it was impossible to do anything. MARJORAM, which won a l-ace at the National meeting m fine style, is to race at Wingatui on Saturday. HOME HE CAME T/AITI had a lot of weight at Hastings on Saturday, but it mattered not to him, nor the public either. His racing at the National made him look a good thing and so he proved. As was only natural a short price had to be taken. FRNIE KEESING was to come home _ this week after spending the winter m Queensland. HIS NEW JOB UARRY BURT, whose retirement was announced last week, has accepted a job with George Jones at Awapuni. Harry will have the task of looking after Commendation — riding him work and keeping him m order. Burt should fill the position like the flapper fills a silk stocking. THE nominations received for Wanganui were excellent and thc meeting should bo the best the club has had for many a year. QTANDARD has been sold and was yJ shipped off to Melbourne the other day. TT is reported 'that No Favours will be leaving Porirua and going down the West Coast of the South Island. TELEGRAPHED through as one handicapped m the final event at Marton was Shining Armour. A hack race and he is m on the minimum— it's obvious lt is a mutilation.

REPEATS TRICK A PPARENTLY Knightlike is one of these first barrel experts. Last season he won at his first outing — the Debutante at Wanganui — and then failed thereafter. He has started the new season by winning — at Hastings- on Saturday — and it will be interesting to see if he will fail from now on. THERE will not be many wanting to back Star Stranger m the open six at Marton Wednesday next. It was m the same race that he started off last year.

WAS FOR SALE pROM south comes a report that a Dunedinite offered 900gns. for Pouri prior to his race op the last day of the National, and that the offer was refused. That Pouri was for sale that day "N.Z. Truth" was informed, and, unofficially, his -price was given as one thousand. Two or three interested thought it a lot of money for a horse which had been operated on and they acted accordingly." pOLONEL CRAWFORD, a New Zealand Cup nominee, will be .no Colonel Bogey to the probabilities.

TO WANGANUI W/ANGANUI nominations found the names of Full Feather, Quarterdeck and Swoopalong m the lists. The Clifford horses are to race at the meeting. It is some time since Harry Cutts was on the river city course — m 1925 when he had Winning Hit and Barn Owl at the spring meeting. IN REAL EARNEST j CYDNEY spring racing starts m real earnest on Saturday with the Warwick Farm meeting. Most interest to New Zealand will -be m the running of the Warwick Stakes, of one mile. Limerick is left to carry out his job without any misgivings. CET SAIL is said to have come m fresh and bright after her spell. The mare had a fairly strenuous time last season. JUST FAIR TF Lucky Light had done what was expected of her sho would have won the Trial at Trentham. She failed, but got on the winning list at Hastings on Saturday. There is little chance of her being anyway near as good as some of her relations. LIOME after a trip round the world is *■ J. R. McKenzie, who races both pacers and gallopers. Stud stock he bought, on .His travels also arrived during the week. TT did not take Jack McCartin long to get some of his purchase money back off Royal Elm. The gelding had a go at the hurdles at Hastings last Saturday and won. DATUKI has broken down again and hig days on the course are now said to be over. He was a good servant. TE MONANUI is m the open six at New Plymouth on Saturday with 8.9. Last spring, at Trentham he surprised many by running second to Benzora m the Shorts. ,fc