TOPICS OF THE TURF

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Volume 58, Issue 56, 8 April 1929, Page 3

TOPICS OF THE TURF

(By "The Squire.")

JOTTINGS DAY BY DAY»V

The cxecutive of the Hawke's Bay J oekey Club slioulcl feel well satisfied at the generous response received from owners in connection-vith nominations for tlieir Autumn meeting, as the entrants pagecl aro 30 iu excess of what was handled in regard to a similar venture last season. o » O Not only are tliey numerically stronger, but the quality is superior to wliat lias been apparent in manv previous cases in coimection with the Autumn gathering of tlie Metropolitan body. * * - Tresham. wlio triumpbed in the Ffawke's Bay Cup last season, is included in thoso listed for the event this month. He is the only oue of the place getters of last Aprif wlio has been nominated. • * « The douhle St. Leger winner, Concentrate, has also been accorded a nominatiou, while Auckland, "Wanganui, Wairarapa and Alanawatu have representatives engaged in Papatua, C'ashier, Blimp, and Stanchion. It sliould assuredly prove an exciting contest. * * * Included in these who have made the initial payment for the J. T). Ormond Memorial Gold Cup are The Hawk and Great Charter, who, in last season's argument, finished that way in second and third berths, and another starter last April in the i-ace, in Reremoana, lias also been nominated. » • « Other notable performers who are discovered in the list are Cimabue, winner of the Great Autumn Handicap, Aussie, who latelv sileneed Limericlc at "Wingatui; Toxeuma, runner-up in both the New Z ea land and Great Xorthern St. Leger Stal tQS, Stanchion, Silver Paper. Rereinoana, Gascony, Gieat Charter, Wliite Fang and Tresham. 4 * * It promises to be a good race for the trophy, and it would not be surprising to see the runners in excess of wliat toed the mark last season for the event, when tliere were six competrtiors. • • • As was generallv anticipated, Kaihere did not continue lier engagement in the Flying Handicap in connection with the Autumn meeting of the Masterton Racing Club this week. Tiega, who has not liad a race 6 i lice he rau third to Waicullus and Lady Limoud, at the Autumn meeting of the "Wanganui Racing Club last season, now heads the list of acceptors with Sst. 81b. • * 9 He is .said to be doing well under the tuition of Mrs Alan AIcDonald at Awapuni. « * • The Australian, Mr Kirkpatrick, must he on particularly goocl terms with himself over the purcliase of Gay Balleripa, who furtlier added to her winning score by prevailing in the All Aged Stalies at Avondale on Saturcav, furtlier increasing her winnings by 700 sovs. » • » Aussie, who won last season, had rn Saturday to he content with third berth. Since being sold by Mr W. G. Slead to Mr Kirkpatrick, for 2000 giuneas, Gay Ballerina has won stakes amounting to 2300 sovs., the result of three wins and a third .position out of lour starts. * « * Amongst the lots sold recently in Rydney on aecount of the Kingsfield Stud was Pansv, the dain of the Do-minion-owned Vertigern, who went to the bid of Alr H. A. Taylor, an Australian breeder, for 1100 gnineas. She was attended by a ioal brother to Vertigern. who was included in the price stated. * * *

The producer of the handsome dividend at Avondale on Saturdaj'. Hig'h lh'tch. in the Foley Memorial Handicap, first saw the light at the Flaxraere Stud, Hastings, where he was bred by ZS^ r W. G. Steacl. He was siied by the Austrah'an-owned Sarchocion from Shrill, and is a half-brother to Father's Voice and Valvate. It is some timo since he was last returned as a winner, as his prior success to Saturday was ganied at the Spring meeting of tlio same club as saw liim c.onquer last week. ti * 0> It happened in the Henderson Handicap, seven furlongs, in which he started second choice. Last season Higli Piteh was kept extra busy, as he was seen out in pursuit of stake money upon thirteen occasions, witli the result that the winner's wedge was obtained by him in three of his attempts. * • • Although the pool on the Flying Handicap at Waipukurau on Easter Mondav amounted to £3069, it did not ccnstitute a reeord pool for the club, as was generally imagined. The record pooi was the £3909 that was invested at the Autumn meeting in 1925, when the total investments for the clay amounted to £25,859. • • • Amongst the yearlings running on che Karamu Estate is a half-brother by Arausio to Millais. Like his relative, he was brerl and is owned by Mr Frank Ormond. * * + Mouri Rangi, the full-brother to Tamaterangi, has been unluoky in his three last efforts, as eaeh was productive of a third plaoing, ancl attention fiom the weight-lifter without much fmaneial gain is somewhat liard upon an owner. However. it sliould not be Iong ere Mouri Rangi, who is tlie. proncrty of the Wairoa owner, Mr W. H. Brad.v, will retrieve the expense whicn has heen charged up to him. He goes fast, but wants seasoning, which he is getting. • • • From the sire's side, the name of Auctioneer seems quite apropos for a son of Gasbag and Martina, which apnellation has heen recently claimed. He is a half-brotlier to Hytinus, Slave Mart and Martinique.