STABLE AND TRACK NOTES.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 98, 27 April 1932, Page 12

STABLE AND TRACK NOTES.

BEACON FIRE RESUMES. After an enforced spell the three-year-old Lackham gelding Beacon Fire i 3 in steady work again at Woodville. Beacon Fire has shown good form in the past and looks as if he may develop into a very useful sort. A PROMISING NOVICE. After being a failure on the flat Midnight Echo (Rangitero—Echo) has been put to the jumping business and has shown remarkable aptitude for the game, which suggests that he will have great possibilities in jumping events this winter.. '■'• LOCATED AT BULLS. The hurdle horseman F. L. McGovern is now located at Bulls, where he is attached to A. E. Neale's stable. McGovei'n is a capable rider over fences and should get plenty of opportunities at the southern meetings, where his services are likely to bg in demand. Among the horses being prepared for the jumping season by Neale is Clopton, who is reported to be displaying considerable promise for a novice. RAN SOLID RACES. Lady Court ran two solid races at Awapuni, but the opposition Was a shade too good for her. She made most of the running in the Woodhey Handicap on the first day and looked a winner halfway down the straight, but weakened over the final stages. She was ridden in behind on the'second day and-pot a good run on the rails when the field turned into the straight, but again failed to see out the six furlongs. Lady Court is engaged in a five-furlong race at Marton next Saturday, and if she reproduces her Awapuni form she will be very hard to beat.

SHAPING BETTER. Although Air Laddie failed to get in the money in both his races at the Manawatu meeting, he shaped better than he has done for some time past. On both occasions he finished on impressively, being close up to the placed horses at the finish, and his turn may soon arrive. This gelding is engaged at the Wanganui meeting next month and it would not surprise to find him reaching the winning list at that fixture. AN IMPRESSIVE WIN. In the past Seneschal has done most of his racing over sprint distances, and consequently was not in great demand for the Adderstone Handicap, run over nine furlongs, at Awapuni last week. However, the extra distance did not trouble him, for !. he won going away at the finish. Seneschal is a solidly-built four-year-old by Chief Ruler from Elevent, and, judged on the form he displayed at Awapuni, more successes are likely to come his way. Y WILL WIN MORE RACES. One of the most consistent hacks racing at the Manawatu meeting was Royal Bengal, who won the Woodhey Handicap on the first day and ran second to Royal Hunting on the concluding day. By Chief Ruler from Tigeroy, the Taranaki-t'.-ained gelding is bred the right way to gallop, and should win plenty of races in the future. He is a particularly nice mover, has plenty of size and is a smart beginner, an essen-

tial factor in the big fields usually fount contesting hack sprint events these times A NOVICE HURDLER. Gaswyn, a four-year-old gelding by Gasbag from Lady Alwyn, owned by Mr. H. J. Waller, of Foxton, shaped well for a novice in the Kairanga Hurdles on the second day of the Manawatu meeting. He was always up with the leaders and went to the front crossing the top, but lost his rider at the second to last fence, at which stage he looked a probable winner. Gaswyn jumped with any amount of confidence for a beginner and more is likely to be heard of him later on in the season. HAD A BAD RUN. When Arisus finished third in the open sprint race. on. the first day of the Manawatu meeting ho was not favoured with a good run, being checked on two occasions and then had to make his run on the outside of the field. On the second day he was always in a handy position and won pulling up at the finish. Arisus stripped in first-class condition at Awapuni and he should be again hard to dispose of in sprint events at the Wanganui meeting next month; more so as he will be facing on his home course. AN IMPRESSIVE VICTORY. The win registered by Headmaster in the Clovcrlea Handicap at Awapuni was most impressive, as he drew an outside position at the barrier. He began brilliantly, and before a furlong had been covered was in front on the rails and the issue was never in doubt afterwards, the son of Chief Ruler winning in hollow style. Headmaster is a well-developed juvenile, who displays abundance of quality, and if he thrives well during the coming winter he should hold his own in good sprint company next season. A PROMISING GALLOPER. Fairway, who is engaged in the Cornwall Handicap at Ellerslie, ran a good race when he finished second to Seneschal in the Adderstone Handicap at the Manawatu meeting and looks like developing into a good sort with age. He is a three-year-old gelding by Catmint from Merry Tiff, by Slarblo Arch from Merry Nif, a marc imported from England some years ago. Fairway is a bit overgrown at present and runs? rather green in his races, being inclined to pull too hard over the early stages. The roomy course at Ellerslie should be an advantage to him, and if brought north for the June meeting his prospects will have to be considered. EASTERLY'S PROSPECTS. As the result of her two victories in hurdle events at the Manawatu meeting, Easterly will gain supporters for her more important jumping contests ahead, which include the Century Hurdles at Wanganui and the Great Northern Hurdles at Ellerslie. This mare won convincingly at Awapuni, and as the class opposed to her in the Century Hurdle Race is not over strong she should be in the firing line at the finish. If brought to Ellerslie for the big hurdle race Easterly will be up against a better class of hurdlers, while the extra distance may also trouble her. However, her form at Wanganui will afford the public an opportunity to sum up her prospects for the Auckland meeting, which takes place several weeks later.