TE AROHA HORSES.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 137, 11 June 1932, Page 14

TE AROHA HORSES.

A. E. COX'S TEAM. HIGH PITCH MAY GO TO TEENTHAM. The win of High Pitch at Etlerslie in soft going was anticipated by Paeron sportsmen, as before leaving for the meeting he literally ran away from Biform in a trial. Now that ho has struck form he will probably be a contestant at the Wellington meeting. During the past three years High Pitch has proved profitable to Mr. J. Irwiu, who trains the gelding himself. A. E. Cox will have rather a nice team to start off the new season with. Gigantic is improving week by week and has furnished into a fine type of handicap horse. As a three-year-old he is pretty sure to bo consistent in his racing efforts and looks like being a payable proposition. Schizanthus has commenced to thicken out appreciably. This filly has a very taking .style on the tracks, getting over the ground with a minimum of effort. The rising two-year-old filly by The Ace—Marble Star i≤ doiug well in her work and skims along on the top of the ground in a manner that denotes she should be useful on firm or soft tracks. Consequent on her non-success at Ellerslie in flat-racing events, Miss Albyn will continue to be schooled over hurdles. So far she does not rank as a good-class mare, but may do better over the obstacles.

Kotabi Eka, winner of the Oliau Hack Handicap at Otaki, was trained two seasons a;;o by H. Eva at Paeroa. At that time she showed plenty of speed, but lacked the attributes of a stayer.

The Te Aroha quartet failed to score a win at Ellerslie, the best performance being that of Arch Eagle in the Remucra Hurdles, when he ran second to Lucess. The Archiestpwn gelding may do better during the winter, as he should benefit by recent racing. Previous to leaving here for the meeting King's Archer was galloping in a manner that led his party to expect a win. Trained here on what could be termed a summer track, he failed to run up to the same form in softer going, and it would appear that his best performances in the future will be on firm ground. Lucky Alice, by failing to jump out from the barrier quickly, failed to get into the lighting line, and her efforts were disappointing to her connections. In Miss Albyn's case, considering that her condition is nearly perfect, her running went to show that she was not class enough for the opposition.

Keith Hall is developing into a candidate of racing stamp. He is being allotted light work on the tracks and is always ready to increase the pace. He should be in fine trim for racing in the early spring.

I Copey's win in the Great Northern Steeplechase was of especial interest to many sportsmen here, inasmuch as the wire and the sire of his dam were located for some years at the Mountain View Stud Farm of Mr. R. B. Hines, Te Aroha West. Many good jumpers and stayers have come from the Marble Arch and St. Amans strains, and there arc several here that, bred on the same lines, have yet to make their mark. In her earlier years the dam of Copey was owned by the late Mr. James Jackson, of Te Aroha West, who also bred St. Warrigal, by St. Amans. It is worthy of note that King's Archer is bred on identical lines to Copey. The Catmint horse Saigon has been leased from Dr. E. H. B. Milson, of Auckland, by Mr. L. S. Otway, of Kiwitahi. He has been in light work near Cambridge for the past three months, and as he has shown no signs of unsoundness he will be persevered with, and will probably be seen out under colours during the winter. Antique has commented to lose his burly appearance. He is now one of the regulars on the track, and on Thursday morning, after executing two rounds on the plough, sprinted down the straight in quite his best style. He will be ready to race before the winter is over.

Mr. A. E. Lennard, of Waihou, is giving his rising two-year-old filly by Gay Shield —Autumn Rose light work. On present appearances she will be expected to race up to the form of her half-sister, Lucy Rose, as a two-year-old. Mr. Alex Swney's St. Amans gelding is being qualified with the Waikato hounds. He is a very capable jumper and should be ready to compete at the Pakuranga and Waikato Hunt Club fixtures. The Limond mare VolimoTid is being well looked after at Waihou in case her owner decides to send her over to Sydney in the near future.