STABLE AND TRACK NOTES.

Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 214, 10 September 1931, Page 13

STABLE AND TRACK NOTES.

HIGH GEAR SOLD. High Gear- has been purchased by the Southland owner, Mr. W. T. Hazlett, and ■will be used as a hack on the station. Should he become sound again, Mr. Hazlett will probably try him over country, and the big son of Tractor should do better as a steeplechaser. In his present owner's hands he will _ have plenty of chances to show his ability to jump, and he will probably be given a round of showring jumping during the summer months. DARK PRINCE RESUMES WORK. Davk Prince is again in regular work at Ellerelie, looking all the better tor his few weeks' spell, following the hard racing he had on the Southern trip. So far he is only doing light tasks on the sand track, but he looks nice and fr6sh, and if ha makes the required progress will be given a race over hurdles at the Avondale meeting. Last season this gelding won £BSX) in stakes, which must be accounted a good effort, considering it was his first season over steeplechase country. SHOULD PAY HIS WAY. Salt Spray, an Australian-bred three-year-old chestnut gelding by Saltash from Aries, owned by Mrs. Boyle, has recently been brought back from a spell at Te Mohanga and is again in training at Levin. He is reported to have wintered well, and, judged on the promising showings he made in the few starts he had last season, he should quite pay his way this term. It is unlikely that he will race for a couple of months or so yet. SALTPOT WORKING WELL. A report from Otaki states that Saltpot, a four-year-old bay gelding by Saltash from Thaisa, now owned by his trainer, E. Penman, lias thickened out into an attrac-tive-looking individual since last produced in public, and is doing his work on the track very satisfactorily. Saltpot won only one race last season, being placed six other times, but it Will surprise his admirers if he does not close this term with a better record. IN GOOD CONDITION. Gold Money was given a strong workout over six furlongs on the No. 3 grass > track at Ellerslie 011 Tuesday morning and got through her task in pleasing style. She has been in regular work since the Great Northern meeting and is now in good feolid condition to take on further racing. Gold Money's form last season was not up to her usual standard, for she only scored two Avins but of seventeen starts. Still, she earned over £900 in stakes and must have more than paid her way. Her next outing will be at the Avondale meeting this month. PROMISING FILLY INJURED. Trentham trainpr A. Goodman recently broke in a promising two-year-old black filly by Black Ronald from the Egypt mare Matin Bell, but he has now had the migr fortune to lose the services of the youngster for a period as the result of her falling and injuring her knees. This filly is a half-sister to the pony Matin Chimes, being bred and owned by Mr. J. O'Meara, and she comes from the same branch of Lady Chester's family as Ruapapa, Tenakoe and King Colossus. Goodman was optimistic about her prospects, but is now unlikely to be able to do anything with her for several months. SIR MOND'S PROGRESS. Sir Mond is gradually rounding up into solid racing condition, but will require plenty of work yet before he gets back to his best form. He sprinted nicely over half a mile last Tuesday morning and will have his first run of the season at the Avondale meeting this month. Last season Sir Mond put up a number of good performances, winning seven races and finishing in the money on ten other occasions, his earnings amounting to over £1600. One of the best constitutioned geldings racing at the present time, Sir Mond thrives on plenty of work, and as far as appearances go he should be better than ever during the present season. A GOOD SPRINTER. King Ford always showed a lot of 6peed, but it was not till the autumn and winter of last season that he was seen at his best. Vandyke was somewhat lucky to beat him in the Te Rore Hack, six furlongs, at Waikato, while in the Pukekawa Handicap at the Franklin fixture he got badly away, and, after being among the leaders till well into the straight, he failed to maintain his effort and was narrowly beaten into third place. King Ford then won a double at the Te Kuiti meeting and came to Auckland for the Great Northern meeting. He ran a good race in the first division of the Jervois Handicap and later won the Ranfurly Handicap on the second day. He was unplaced in the open sprint, the Visitors' Handicap, on the last day, but at the Waikato winter meeting won the Flying Handicap in good style. King Ford has had a spell since then, but he is engaged at the Avondale meeting. He may need a race or I j two before he is at his best. I

RIDING ENGAGEMENTS. The following riding engagements are announced for the Wanganui meeting: H. Gray, Kozan, Croupier, Cessation, Actaeon and Or apa i; H. Goldfinch, Cornerman and March Alone; H. Wiggins, Constant Sun, Landmark, La Poupee, Chief Cook, Fiji and Juggle. DAUGHTER OF CHELOMA. At the January sales at Trentham a yearling filly by Leighton from Chelofiia was offered on behalf of Mr. W. G. Stead and was purchased by Messrs. Chisholm and Co., Sydney, for a client for 75gs. The filly is being trained at Randwick and will be known on the racecourse as _ Ail for Australia. She is said to be shaping very nicely in her work there. ENTERED FOR AVONDALE. Landmark has been entered for hurdle events at the Avondale spring meeting. This liorse has performed well since lie was put to this department, at the Wanganui winter meeting, where he finished third in the Rata Hurdles. Siuce then he has won at Ellefslie, Trentham (twice) and Manawatu, and has been placed twice in flat events at Riccarton. He should again prove hard to dispose of if not overburdened. FROM THE COAST. The three-year-old Monastic, by Pombal from Cowl, has arrived at Riccarton from Reefton to be prepared for spring racing, and he had his first gallop since arriving in company with Mjnerval and Earthquake on Saturday (says "The Press"). _ He has grown into a solid gelding and big things are expected of him this term. . Minerval has also benefited by his spell during the winter, and his trainer, F. Christmas, has hopes of him developing into a stayer. ONE OF S. REFD'S TEAM. Granado, who figures in the Maiden Race at Avondale, is a three-year-old colt by Limond from Graciosa, an English-bred mare by Gay Crusader—Mistrella, by Cyllene. He was bred by his owner, Mr. V. Riddiford, and in his four starts'last season ran unplaced in the first three and finished second to his stable companion, Acis, in the Novice six furlongs, at Masterton. Granado is trained by S. Reid at Trentham. CONJURER 11. AND PANTHER. Conjurer 11. and Panther, who were physicked aftfer their return to Levin from the Grand National meeting, are still having an easy time. H. Bennett will probably start working Panther again in the course of the next -few days, with a view to racing him in hutdle events at Otaki. Conjurer 11., however, is unlikely t6 be pr - duced again until the summer meetings come along. A Southern report that Conjurer 11. had been doing useful work at Riccarton has been circulated in error, the horse meant probably being Rational 11., who was sold by Mrs. Boyle after the Grand National meeting to the West Coast Owner, Mr. P. F. Thorpy.

LIKES HEAVY GROUND. Bennie has done well since lie raced at the Pakuranga meeting and will strip in the pink of condition for liis Avondale engagements. He will be up against Suine good performers at the suburban fixture, but several of. them have done no racing Since the autumn and are not likely to be at the top of their form just yet. This will help Bennie to some extent, and it would not surprise to see liim in the money during the meeting, particularly so if the going is heavy, for he gallops well on a soft track.