TOPICS OF THE TURF

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Volume 58, Issue 85, 13 May 1929, Page 3

TOPICS OF THE TURF

(By "The Squire.")

JOTTINGS DAY BY DAY.

By winning tlie Adamson Steeplceha&e at Egiuont ou Saturday. Brigadier Bill retrieved the reputation that he lost the previous wcek, wlien compoting at Alarton over the big country, a.s he seems to have triumphed witli ease. * He is no stranger to the -'chasing :ountrv at Egmont, as la^t seabon he Aeeured the leading award in the Egmont Seepleclia&e, after whicli he vent on and won tJie Wanganui Steeplechase, an event for vhich he has been iceepted for again. * i « ITe was handicapped at lOt. 911)., this inipost being a .stone le.ss than he had in the saddle at Egmont. He is, hoTvever, liable to have liis weight reviewed lor the Wanganui Steeplecha.se. a renuirk wliicli also applies to liim in the (Ireat Northern Steeplechase, in wliich lie is on the ]0st. line. * The victory of Brigadier Bill 011 Saturday noted his first rvin for the season, liis previoiis lies't having been to gain second bertli in the Longbeach Murdles, at tlie annual rneeting of the ( 'hi'istcliurcli Jiunt Club, at Riccarton last Augnst. * * * Brigadier Bill was sircd hy the dual Auckland C'up tvinner. All Red. out oi Tc Hau, a daugliter of Sou'-wester and Oordelia, and is advancing in vears, as he is now rising ten-years-old. * * * The looally-owncd and trained Royal Elm, by running second to Brigadier Bill on Saturday. made a good showing for a noviee at tlie business, and it looks as if, well placed, he will gatlier in sonie stoke money at tlie cliasing portion of the indu.strv. * * * He is a six-year-old gelding by JClysian out of a maro by ijlravitation, and tlii.-. season has achievcd suceess in a couple of his efforts. the I'ark Hurdles at the annual lixture of tlie Hawke's Bav Nunt Club, aiul the Glengarry ilack Hurdles. at the Spring gathering of tlie Dannevirke llacing Club. * * * The produce!* of tlie double-figure dividend at Kgmont on Saturday, Broxt, was produced by Anibitious to Arrowsmith and is now in his first season 011 the raeing trail and Jiad not been previously returned a winner. His dani, AmbiiToiis, ivas bred at Wanganui by Mr G. II. Curne, aml was sired by Absnrd trom I. rsula, tlie latter lieing an Australian-brcd mitre b v G ra f to 11 — I" r a 1 . * * . . Locarno added another to his list of triumphs by annexing tlie Manawapou Hurdles at Egmont 011 Saturday, makino- half-a-dozeu wins for tlie season, liaTf of wliich have been ohtained over ihe obstaclcs. Ele is_ in the Ccntury Hurdles at Wanganui at 10st II ib. wliicli impost i.s 13 pounds less tlian he sueceeded witli 011 Saturday, but ts liable to have his weiglit increased. % * ^ J T-T. Jofferd. H. S. Greene. and V. H. Colcllo left witli tbeir teams for Wanganui tliis morning, wliere tliey bave appointments to keep at tlie Winter rneeting of the Wanganui Jecky Club this weck. # * * Tlie ftucccss of Royal Doulton in the Massey Memorial Hiuulicap, at the iTriiiikliti rneeting ou Saturday, wi.l hring lier linden review by tlie wcigliLliftcr in coiincctinii witli the ( ornwall Tfaiidicap. tlie principal flnt cveiifc at Ellerslie liext ino 11 ti 1, in wliich slic lias got Sst 121b. + * . * •, The dmihle event winner at JtgiuonL last week, Monsognc, had ouee helore tliis term seourcd a ivin, the liappcnmg taking place in tlie County Hack n t fbe annual fixturc of tlie Stratford Raeing Club. Slic i.s a younger hillsistcr to Paitonu, wlio won tlie principal Hnt event at tlie rneeting wlierc his sister sueceeded. tlie pair having been produced lvv Monaghan to Bisogne. Okoari, tlie jnaternal grand dam of the pair, was a noted pcrfonner in her day. tj: * The expectation tliat Cruaclian would he true to label dulv lnatcrialised in the Trial Haiidicap at the Frankiin nieeting 011 Saturday. He is i local production, having first hcen the liglit at Alr H. M. Cainpbcir& l.iceding establisluncnt at Horonui, j Poukawa. Ife is a half-brother to | flint flior of days oj yore. Hymestra, l-ciiig sired hy Oving Mark Iroiu Strnga. Ilc is oue nf tlie pupils of W. Stone, wlio at oue time was a residcnt oi Hastings. * * * llandv is now heiug worked 011 the traeks at Waipukurau. Tlie gehling is lieing qualilied witli the bounds. When lie get.s his ficket lie is to lie ilcspatclied to Dunedin for tlie purpose oi cciinnetiiig in hunter cvents in the South Island. * * * \ coining yearling full-sister to T'ink Coat (Hiinting Snng — Red Edna) is lieing Wintered in the Gixbirne district. Slie is desciihed a.s a liicc and lovel youngster. wlio proinises well. Owing to Red Edna not bcing bred f roin 111 1926 there will be no twoold relative of Pink Coat's raeing next season. * * * Applications for licenses from traincrs, jockeys, apprentiee jockeys and gcntloman liders in regard to the 1929-30 season 11111st bc made 011 or before iMav 31. Tf such is not done tlie licen.siug conimittee of the raeing confcronce intend to enforcc tlie rule oi' raeing upon the suhjcct, wliich perliiits theni to inflic-t a fine not cxcecdnig live sovs. for the breacli of the rule. :Js 4c • The latcst addition ot the schooling list is Purseful, wlio is deharred from starting in Hnt raoos in New Zcaland.