TRAINING NOTES.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 36, 12 February 1929, Page 9

TRAINING NOTES.

WORK AT WINGATUI.

PAPATU COMES INTO FAVOUR

FOE CUP.

(By Telegraph—Press Association.)

DUXEDIX, this dav.

Work commenced at Wingatui almo«t at dawn, but a. fog prevented a pood view of the first few hor-es as thev galloped along the back. The grass and plough tracks were available, but mo-t of the work was done on the latter Paperchase was first out, and was sent a mile on the plough, the last si* furlongs taking just inside 1.23. She look* on the big side, and blew hard on pulling up. , re

Amor and Count Cavour went once round at half-pace, and then travelled a mile in 1.4.5. The latter wa* goin" be*t at the finish. *

Papatu and Xightmareh started off from the six furious post, fully ten lengths in front of Aussie. The "latter caught them at the end of four and a half furlongs and ran his six furlon-s in 1.14*, Papatu finishing jus; in front of Xightiuarch in 1.15 J. It Vas a ~ood performance on the a I thr«>.*and will bring Papatu into increased favour for the Cup. Pink Note and Eaton Bells started from the ten furlongs p ei r, the latter dropping out at the end of six furlon<-< Salino Salar then picked up the Cup favourite, and the latter was goiii" ea-ilv at the finish in 2.15 4-5 e

Money Mine ran three furlongs on the grass track, with the trestles' 30ft out irom the rails, in 40s.

Killorna. Battle Screen and Kin<r Sol took 1.18 lor six furlongs on the plough Killorna was going best at the finish^ Tembroney just beat Camisader over seven furlongs in 1.32 2-5. Black Duke was too good for Overhaul over six furlongs on the grass in 1 17 Blue Metal and Gold Tino e we re almost on terms at the end of five furlongs on the grass in 10 3-5 Tarly easily beat Page Boy over seven furlongs on the plough in 1.33J Ark Royal and Royal Flower took 1 22 to run six furlong* on lhe , h ~ latter doing it best.

Stealth and Waving Corn were together at the end of four furlongs in O4S. c

Francolin, who is engaged on the second day. ran four furlongs on the grass in 525.

Royal Saxon ran ten furlongs alone on the plough, the last nine taking

Membo took 40 .-5-.V to rover three furlongs on the plough.