TRAINING ESTABLISHMENTS AT GREEN LANE.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVIII, Issue 162, 14 July 1897, Page 3

TRAINING ESTABLISHMENTS AT GREEN LANE.

Two well-known training establishments at Groan Lane are those of J. Rao and Adam Byers, and it was thither I made my way on Saturday afternoon last). First I visited JOHN RAE'S. Famed for its jumping success is the liable presided over by J. Rao. As a trainer and rider of tho " lepper," the proprietor has no superior, and many good horses have come through his bands. Jusb now he ia adding to his stabling accommodation, which is a healthy sign, showing that things are prospering with him. Long may he continue, say I. On my arrival, I found that) Rae himself was absent at the meet of fche Pakuranga Hunt Club, and that he had as his mount Kingswood. However, this did not prevent) me having a peep at the horses, for Mrs Rao kindly fcold tho trusty Chan. Goodman to show me round. A good steady fellow, with plenty of knowledge concerning horses, is Goodman. First looked over was a new aspirant for fame in & sister to Jenny, rising three years. This mare was recently brought up from Hawera by Rae, and a likely looking animal she is too. She ia ona of the lengthy sort, with plenty of bone, and all over ia builfe on fche linos of a jumper. In the next box was the Mew Zealand Grand National Hurdle Race candidate Dentinb, looking the picture of health. This horee shows improvement all round of late, but in tho past attacks of shin eoreness have prevented him doing himself full justice. On looks he is capable of winning a good race. Running in a paddock in a comfortable rag I saw Levanter, the hero ot two Great Northern Steeplochasers. The way he scampered about, plainly demonstrated thab he is in the moat robust health, and what is more, hie legs and feet are thoroughly sound. He bad as a companion another abranger in Good Hope, a gelding by Puriri—Hopeful's dam. rising five years. The new comer is a thick set customer with I a big barrel and Bhorb legs, bub iust now he is on the retired li«t, having thrown a spavin on one of his hocks. This has been blistered, and a good recovery is evidently being mado. Natation is being spelled. He was recently blistered on the hind fetlock, having rapped himself while jumping. This completed my inspection of Kae's lot, and I then made ray way to ADAM BYERS' STABLE. Ib is nob every young trainer that can boasb of having trained an Auckland Cup j and Great Northern Derby winner like Adam Byers. Mo doubt this has done him a lot of good, for his boxes ab Green Lane are full just now. The first of his equines shown me was Miss Nelson. This mare has been on the rotired list since the A.R.C. National Meeting, for she was galloped on while contesting fche Great Northern Sbeeplechase, the result being thab her oft fore ietlock swelled up considerably. However, her trainer by dint of hard work has fined ib down considerably. Ab one time Mus Nelson was an irritable and nervous animal, bub she has now quite setbled down, and with age she should win an important crosa-ceuntry race for her owner. Nestor is growing into a magnificent ipecimen of the thoroughbred, and he ia thoroughly sound. Ho stands in height 16 1. Massive in frame, with abundance of bone and substance all through, bo is the beau ideal of a great thoroughbred racehorse, up to any weight, while he should be able to stay any distance; Nestor's teeth have been a source of greab trouble to his trainer, and in this respect the colt is not well yet. Next looked over was O'Brien, a rising two-year-old by Carbine ' —Heßtia. I should say he ia one of the sort! thab will require time. He ia a lengthy colt, with nob an atom of lumber aboub him. St. Regol. who went amiss while being prepared for the last A.R.C. Summer Meeting, then claimed attention. He had a big rough coat on him, bub ie just about to be pub in work again. Since the enforced rebiremenb of the son of Friendship ho has grown up and filled oub, and, providing his log stands, there should be another race or two in him yat. An unnamed chestnut colt by Castor — Victoria, rising two years, is & sbron£backed, well-quartered colt, and just the sorb to gallop. * He is forward, and ibis quite evident that he has done a lob of spurting work. Recently, he jarred one of his knees,

but bho injured part is almost all right again. In an adjoining box wtH another juvenile named St. Lawrence (by Si?. Hippo—Bellona), who ia full of promise. This colb is a bay in colour with black points, and look ab him where you will, he is difficult to fault. He stands over a lob of ground, and judging by what his trainer did with him in hie box, ho ia the essence of good temper. I shall be disappointed if bhis colb is not able to gallop when he is fully wound up. Another juvenile in the stable ia a til ly by Cuirassier— Albabros?. At present she in email, but Bhe is a strong backed well let down filly, with a nice clean shoulder, and jusb the sort to gallop. The biggest juvenile in bhe stable is & brown coll. gob by Regel from the Musket mare Tamors, who will require time. Ho stands about 15.3 and ehowH more quality than his relative Nestor. On the score of appearance he should turn out well, for he has plenty of racingr points. An old racecourse favourite, St. Kilda, was running about) a paddock fetlock deep in mud. He struck himself on the near foreleg while being prepared for the Takapuna Winter Meeting, bat ho appears bo be quite Bound again. Byers told mo that so far as hurdles are concerned, St. Kilda has run his last raco. The pony Clayton I looked ovor in another paddock, and this brought my visit to a close.