FOR WANGANUI

Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 38, 14 February 1931, Page 16

FOR WANGANUI

AUCKLANDERS TO COMPETE. RECENT FORM REVIEWED. JACKSON STAKES CANDIDATE. The Te Awamutu-owned gelding Kara-! poti is training on satisfactorily at that centre, and if present intentions are adhered to he will contest the Jackson Stakes at Wanganui next Saturday. Karapoti has not raced since he won the Great Northern Derby at Ellerslie on New Year's Day, but has been galloping brilliantly at Te Awamutu and promises j,o strip in good order for the Wanganui meeting. .He will be up against several smart sprinters at the southern fixture and with proved gallopers such as Hunting Cry, Lady Quex, Paganelli and Amnion Ra engaged, his task will not be an easy one. However, the General Latour gelding is sure to get solid support, and it is hard to select one to beat him.. AN IMPROVED HACK. Royal Survey has done well since he raced at Takapuna and although A. Julian has not asked, .him to do any strenuous tasks since the meeting he looks a much improved horse.' The Surveyor gelding has only been in work a short time and did remarkably well to finish second in the Moana Handicap on the second day at Takapuna. ,He is a big, solid-looking customer, who looks sure to improve with more racing experience. RELATED TO TEA CHAT., Francolin, who annexed the Berwick Handicap at Dunedin on Thursday, is a four-year-old filly by Paper Money from Philomela, and is a half-sister to Tea Chat (who raced well in Australia), The Wensum and Monoxide. As ■ a -two-year-old -Francolin won the Hopeful Stakes and Juvenile Handicap at Southland and the Russley Plate at Riccarton, besides being placed, on several other occasions season she was only in a place on two occasions, while this season .she had only raced or.cc prior to her success on Thursday. Mr. F. Earl, K.C., at the recent sales at Trentham paid 125gs for a hi f-brother to Francolin by Tea Tray. The youngster ranks as a full-brother to Tea Chat.' • ;'. £

ANOTHER SECOND. ; ]?ink -Note won the Dunedin Cup in 1028, while in 1929 he was second to Nightmarch.'' Last year he failed to get into a place, hut again ran second in the event on Thursday. This horse ii a useful sort when right, and as .he has only done a little racing this season lie can he expected to improve very shortly. BAD AT THE BARRIER. It is a pity that Bayacre is so unruly at the harrier, "for there is no doubt that he has phenomenal pace. At Foxton he was stood behind the field, and then won, At Trentham, in the Telegraph Handicap, he again played up and ws hopelessly left, while at New Plymouth he was again put behind the field and finished third to Lady Quex and Hunting Cry.in the Flying Handicap. Only for his behaviour Bayaere would probably have won more races since his return from Australia, w BACK TO FORM. ' Vertigern showed a return to form when he accounted for the Tonks Stakes at Egmont last week, and he followed this up by accounting for the Taranaki Cup on Thursday. For some time past this horse has been disappointing. As a foUr-yearrold,a couple of seasons ago.he won the Feilding Cup, Grandstand Handicapat; Ellerslie, the Wellington Cup and the Paul Memorial at Taranaki/but after that he seemed to go off, and last seaso.n failed to score. This season he accounted for the Makitonore Memorial'at Otaki, but though he has started on numerous occasions' since he did not again get on the winning list till last Week. He is not engaged at Wanganui next week. ENGAGED AT WANGANUI. Paratoo showed good form in the spring. After being unplaced in his first two efforts he won the Maiden Plate at Otaki, was second in the Trial Plate at Wellington, won the Spring Plate at Riccarton, and later finished second to Cylinder in the Zealand Derby. He was brought t6' Auckland for the summer meeting at Ellerslie,. and during the running of the Queen's Plate, in which he finished third-, he got galloped on and was not started again at the fixture He failed at Trentham, but showed he was again returning to his best by winning the Ngamutu Juvenile Handicap, five furlongs, at Egmont. Paratoo is engaged on his home course at Wanganui next week and he should again make a good showing there.

ON THE IMPROVE. Although Sir Val has not been asked to do anything outstanding in the way of fast galloping, he is steadily improving, and is a likely looking sort. He is a sturdily-built juvenile, and judged on the speed he displayed ; when sprinted over a couple of furlongs on the course proper at Ellerslie yesterday morning; more is likely to .be heard of him.

A GOOD HURDLER.

Tenacre has proved himself a good hurdler this season and he was allowed to pay a remarkably good price in view of his recent form when he won the Waitara Hurdles at the Taranaki meeting on Thursday. Last season he showed plenty of pace on the flat and this season entered the ranks of hurdlera in the Handicap Hurdles at Waverley, in which he ran unplaced. He won the Hetherington Handicap, seven furlongs, at Foxton; and the next day accounted for the hurdles, while at the recent Egmont meeting he was second to Full Mark in the Oliawe Hurdles. A CHEAP YOUNGSTER. The Dunedin Champagne Stakes winner, Fairweatlier, was purchased for 250gs at the Trentham ye'arling sales last . season and he quickly made good, winning the McLean Stakes at Dunedin at his first start. He was unplaced in the Welcome Stakes and the Irwell Handicap; but he finished second in the Spring Nursery Handicap. He won the Dunedin and the Juvenile Handicaps at the Dunedin summer meeting, and his next effort was in the Champagne Stakes. His total winnings so far are £915, so that he is a cheap youngster. TEAM FOR DARGAVILLE. Brampton,'Neil and Good Idea are freely engaged at the Dargaville meeting, and if J. M. Buchanan makes the trip it should prove a profitable one as his charges are in tip-top order. At the corresponding meeting twelve months ago this trainer was successful in winning five races, Brampton scoring on three occasions, while >Neil also won two events. This record will be hard to beat, but it wiU not be for lack of condition if the horses to represent him at the coming meeting fail to win races on the trip. A BRILLIANT GALLOP. At Ellerslie yesterday morning Llanore recorded a brilliant gallop over a round on the No. '2 grass track, being timed to run the distance in 1.42. She had a shade over 8.0 on her back and covered the final six furlongs in 1.16 — a first-class effort. This ranks as one of the best gallops ever registered on this particular track, and clearly indicates that Llanore is at the'top of her form at the present time. She is due to make her next appearance in the Dargaville Cup, one mile and a q iarter, next week, and if she reproduces her latest track form it will be a difficult task to select any horse to beat her. DUNEDIN CUP WINNER. Mount Boa, who created a surprise by winning the Dunedin Cup, is an aged gelding by the Auckland Cup winner Balboa. He showed useful form last season and this season has been successful on four occasions, his victories including the Longbeach Handicap at Ashburton, the Hakataramea Handicap, Kurow, the Tradesman's Handicap and Stewards' Purse at Winton. At the recent Wellington meeting he ran two good races, when lie finished second to Cadlanu in the January Handicap, one mile, and to Full Feather in the Summer Handicap, of similar distance. His success in th© Dunedin Cupiwas easily his best performance, and, iilce most of the Balboas, he seems to be improving with age. BRED TO GO FAST. Chief Link was a go6d two-year-old last season, winning the Musket Stakes at Auckland and being placed in the Welcome Stakes at the same meeting and also the Taita. Handicap and the Roseneath Handicap at the Wellington summer meeting. He was raced again till the Taranaki Hunt meeting last August. Since then his form has been good, for in his last eight starts he had only been out of the money twice. He ran two seconds at the Taranaki summer meeting, and, after finishing in a similar position on the first day at Stratford, won on the second. He was unplaced in the Flying Handicap on the first day of the Egmont meeting, but won the Electric Handicap on the concluding day, while on Thursday he accounted for the Mimi High-weight Handicap at Taranaki. This was a seven-furlong event and is his best effort so far as distance is concerned. Chief Link comes from a good family, being by Chief Ruler from that good mare Silver Link, who, among other races, > Avon the Auckland Easter Handicap. \ • ..IN- ,

COMING FIXTURES.

February 14, IC—Rotorua Racing Club. February 18—Clifden Racing Club. February 19—Tologa Bay Jockey Club. February 19, 21—Wanganui Jockey Club. February 19, 21—Dargaville Racing Club. February 21—Canterbury Jockey Club. February 25, 26—Woodville District J.C. February 25, 20—Gore Racing Club. February 26—Waiapu Racing Club.« February 27, 28—Marlborough Racing Club. February 28, March 2—Te Arolia J.C. March 4, s—Rangitikeis—Rangitikei Racing Club. March 6, 7—Napier Park Racing Club. March C, 7—Cromwell Jockey. Club. March 7—Banks Peninsula Racing Club. March 7—Franklin Racing Club. March 11,. 12—Dannevirke Racing Club. March 14, 17—Wellington Racing Club. March 14, 17—Ohinemuri Jockey Club. March 17—Opunake Racing Club. March 19—Walmate Racing Club. March 21—Bay of Plenty Jockey Club. March 21, 23—Oamaru Jockey Club. March 21, 23-—Manawatu Kacing Club. March 26—Opotiki Jockey Club. March 28—Otautau Racing Club. March 28—Hororata Racing Club. March 28, 30—Westport Jockey Club.