She had a wing on every hoof as she flew the barriers at the start in coming from 12 slot over 900m a fortnight ago and leading all the way for jockey Grant Buckley.

“She is very fast from the barriers,” Milligan said of the filly he bought for himself and wife, Margaret, as a yearling.

He said the filly could become another Miss Wicked Wanda,the winner of a series of races over 1000m and 1100m.

She is by Nicconi and in only 11 starts, she has had two wins and four placings for prizemoney and BOBS bonuses for nearly $36,000.

Her speed was evident when she surged to a big lead at Taree one day and with further maturity she has developed stamina to go with the speed.

Milligan is a master at placing his gallopers in company where they are suited and another trip to Cessnock over a short distance is likely.

Its first win was through leading all the way in a maiden at Taree in January and Milligan is keen to find similar races for her (was accepted for 900m race Cessnock yesterday), especially at tracks with turns and with short straights.

PORT Macquarie trainer Marc Quinn has decided against taking his handy two-year-old gelding Cogliere to Brisbane for a $600,000 race during the winter carnival.

The galloper’s fifth at a recent start in Sydney didn’t show him enough to warrant the trip north.

He said the race was muddling in pace and he never got a true guide as to where Cogliere was at in its preparation.

Port Macquarie resident, now Sydney-based apprentice jockey Andrew Adkins, found himself taking the lead into the straight and despite having to employ unsuitable tactics, Cogliere fought on well and wasn’t beaten far to add prizemoney to a nearly $40,000 total, a nice amount so far for the galloper which cost $22,000 as a yearling.

All going well, Cogliere is likely to be racing in Sydney this Saturday in a two-year-old event.

Quinn is keen to take his time with the gelding as there are plenty of rich opportunities coming up not only in Sydney but at Grafton during its Cup carnival in July.

Cogliere won its first race at Coffs Harbour on January 10 and followed up with another win at Grafton on January 24, it beating Charlee Bear which has had a string of wins.

It then was only beaten 1.5 lengths behind Twist Tops over 1200m in the rich Inglis Classic over 1200m on a soft six track at Royal Randwick on February 6.

TAREE trainer Michael Byers has won cups with Who Is Game (Wingham Cup) and Clune’s Rocket (Gloucester) in the last couple of months and his cup winning way may not stop there.

He is hoping for another win in the $27,000 Wauchope RSL Club Wauchope Cup over 1500m at Port Macquarie Racecourse this Sunday.

He was very happy with Clune’s Rocket’s third in the $25,000 Cessnock Cup over 1350m on May 30 and the jockey on that occasion, Australia’s most winning jockey Robert Thompson, is keen to be on the six-year-old grey gelding on Sunday for the first meeting on the $3.7 million upgraded track,the stage for an eight-race TAB meeting.

Clune’s Rocket once in form usually holds it and Thompson should give the gelding a good run, having won on the galloper over 1250m at Taree on April 26, three starts back, in Krambach Race Club’s Gloucester Cup.

In 42 starts Clune’s Rocket has had six wins and nine placings for prizemoney of nearly $114,000.

Interestingly, Byers may have a strong contender against his grey in the shape of five-year-old Port gelding Star Of Legs, trained by Tas Morton, beaten a lip by Who Is Game in the Wingham Cup over 1600m on June 3.

Star Of Legs skipped several lengths clear entering the straight and was just collared right on the line,suggesting the 1500m of the Wauchope Cup and a home track advantage could favour the galloper.

And there was nothing wrong with the Wingham Cup winning time— a race record by nearly two seconds,the previous record being held by Taree mare Bounty’s Angel set in October ,2000.    Acceptances for the meeting are held this Thursday.

GOLFERS at Taree played the first Harley Stumm Memorial commemorating the life and war time service of the father of a local resident.  Harley grew up in Queensland, graduated in law and won a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford University in 1938.  He volunteered for the RAF Reserve and when war broke out was called up to the RAF as a pilot rising to serve in India as squadron leader where he was killed in a training flight in 1941. His daughter was a mere one-and-a-half at the time herself having had to experience with her mother the evacuation of Singapore just a few months earlier. The event was a 4BBB vs par doubling a qualifier for the NSW men’s fourball championships. Feature of the day was the size of the field with 106 players and the quality of the results overall. Winning pair were David Golledge and Robert Cribb with a very good +11. Andrew and Scott Moore were next with +10 followed by a clutch of teams on +9 all separated by countback: Brian Catt and Michael Saad were third, Gary Morley and Paul Knapp fourth and Terry Holden and Andrew Ellen fifth. Nearest to the pins were won by Brad Allan at the first; Ray Brown, Andrew Ellen and Bill Carpenter at the fourth; Robert Cribb at the 12th; Brad Allan (again), Ross Townsend and Andrew Moore at the 14th and Brian Catt, Bruce Hoad and Michael Pitman at the 16th.  Visitors were from Forster-Tuncurry, Wingham, Catalina, Port Kembla, Cumberland, Berwick Mortuna and Oxley.

OUR women golfers played an 18-hole stroke event involving their monthly medal. Monthly medal winner and winner in division one was Julie Foster with a net score of 72. Judy McKenzie was runner up with 75 net. In division two Merle Wright, women’s captain, came home with sails unfurled to win with a net 75. Shirley Maurer (76) was in second place a shot behind.  Pat Kimberley (75) won in division three and Jenny Sharpe (77) was runner up.  Scratch winners were Sally Geary (86) in division one, Jeannette Yeark (104) in division two and Pauline Mackintosh (116) in division 3.  Winners of the associated putting competition were division one Jill Gosling (28) on a countback; division two Merle Wright (31) also on a countback and division three Pat Kimberley (28).

Nearest to the pins were won by Jo Stinson at the first; Cindy Googh, Lorraine Hodgson and Pauline Mackintosh at the fourth; Gail Duncan, Jeanette Yeark and Renee Sinclair at the 12th; Winsome Stitt at the 14th and Judith McKenzie, Jan Allan and Ros Bourke at the 16th.

ON Tuesday the medley stableford was won Bruce Walker with 36 points on a countback from Jason Griffis (36). In Thursday’s medley stableford the winning score of 40 points was achieved by Rod Johnson one shot ahead of a pack of players on 39 – Ray Brown (who had the best scratch score of the day), Ken Sheather and Ian Pomplun.  Rod Johnson combined with Christine George to win the four ball with 49 points.

OUR buddies at neighbouring Krambach played a charity four person ambrose and what a fabulous day of fun (and good scoring) it was.  There were visitors from all-over and thousands of dollars in value donated by local businesses for the golfing trophies and raffles. Proceeds from the day are being directed the local branch of Westpac Helicopter Service.  The winning team with a net score of 54 was led by Tom Moore with other placing to teams led by Mark Taylor, Glen Dennes, Ken Martin, Neville Harris, Dennis Ruddick, Gary Miller, Rod Saxby and Stijn Ross.

NEXT Saturday is the re-run of the June monthly medal that was washed out last Saturday. It is sponsored as ever by Classic Design Jewellers.  The following week there is a mixed and members’ 4BBB stableford sponsored by the Rotary Club of Taree North.  Next Sunday at Krambach is the men’s foursomes championship.

1 IN match play, a player whose ball is in a water hazard is in a playable lie but it is directly behind a stone which has broken away from a retaining wall in the hazard.  The wall is an immovable obstruction and the player removes the loose stone before playing the stroke. What is the ruling? (a) the player incurs a two-stroke penalty; (b) there is no penalty; or (c) the player is disqualified.  The answer is (B): The stone that has broken away is a movable obstruction and the player may remove it. Decision 24/6

2 Two players begin a match at 10am. After the players have completed two holes, a committee member arrives to tell them that the course had been closed at 9 am even though no notice to this effect had been posted at the first tee.  What is the ruling?  (a) the match should be resumed at the third hole on another day; or (c) both players are disqualified. The answer is (B): The match should be replayed entirely.  Any play on the course when it was closed should be considered null and void. Decision 33-2d/4.

3 Individual and team competitions are being played concurrently in stroke play. A competitor is given assistance by a team mate who is playing in another group. What is the ruling? (a) there is no penalty; (b) both competitors incur a two-stroke penalty; on (c) the team mate incurs a two-stroke penalty.  The answer is (C). During a stipulated round, a player must not give advice to anyone in the competition playing on the course other than his partner. Decision 8-1/21.

4 In stroke play, player A looks into player B’s bag to determine what club B used for his last stroke.  What is the ruling?  (a) A incurs a penalty of two strokes; (b) A is disqualified; or (c) There is no penalty.  The answer is (C): Information obtained by observation is not advice.  Decision 8-1/10

Sir William Golding CBE (1911-1993), British novelist, playwright and poet wrote that: “I think women are foolish to pretend they are equal to men. They are far superior and always have been. Whatever you give a woman she will make greater.  If you give her a sperm, she’ll give you a baby.  If you give her a house, she’ll give you a home. If you give groceries, she’ll give you a meal. If you give her a smile, she’ll give you her heart. She multiplies and enlarges what is given to her. So, if you give her crap, be ready to receive a ton of sh$t!”

TAREE rider Hayden Nelson won the 65cc 7-under 9 class at the Chris Watson Honda NSW Junior Motorcycle Dirt Track Championships held at Kurri. This was Hayden’s first win at State-level.

The older age bracket, for riders 13 through to 16, was dominated by riders from around the Hunter region with dual winner Van Erde and the winner of the other class Mackenzie Childs actually claiming the quinella in all three classes they contested. Isaac Hawes and Taree rider Kye Andrews (twice) finished in third placings among the next wave of youngsters who will head in to senior competition. Kye finished third in th e 200-250 four stroke 13-under 16s and the combined two stroke and four stroke 13-under 16s. Jack Hyde, also from Taree Motor Cycle Club, was second on the 85cc two stroke/150cc four stroke 13-under 16s.

Dirt track racing legend Chris Watson said it is pleasing to see that the future of the sport looks in good hands.

‘‘There are some talented young riders coming through the ranks,” he said.