MATAMATA TOPICS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 208, 2 September 1932, Page 10

MATAMATA TOPICS.

PRINCE VAL SPELLING. JA.VONDALE STAKES CANDIDATES. A Peach Brandy three-year-old filly out of Paula, owned-by Mr. A. Stewart, is receiving jogging work in preparation for «nmmer racing. • She has not yet : been ' tested, but if appearances do not belie her she should prove to have galloping ability. j This owner previously raced Lord Snow, y Sweet 'Lap, an inmate of J. Clothier|s " stable, is shaping satisfactorily on his owner's private track with Lord..Val and j Woodful. This owner only uses the Mata- ' inata. track for fast work and has . not t made a visit - since returning from ChristV church. However, ha states that the team

I is. doing quite satisfactorily I The name Wahine .Reihi has been I granted foe a Raceful—Lady Floss, two- * year-old filly", which is being trained by her f owner, Mr.-S. H. Crawford, jun, -Wahine Reihi (Racing Lady) is not being hurried and will not be-ready to rape until,about Christmas time.' r : N. Harper has vacated the stables in the township and Gillapago will in future be »trained on. .his owner's farm at Walton. V t R. J. Mateer is now a regular attendant I at the track with Valroe, Gay Rose .and * Lady Lulu, and is sharpening up their ■ work -with the Avondale meeting in view. . jt jg possible Gay Lap will also make a *- reappearance on the race track at Avon- | dale. j Prince Val is still running out in the ' paddock and .his owner evinces no early t desire to bring him in. A spell of a few ' months should be most beneficial to this ft gelding. —__ _ ■ , . . 2. There are no less than five horses m * training at Mr. E. H. Ciicksey's stables at ATirau, which are now in charge of T. K Gallagher, formerly trainer for Mr; T, «Impey at Takanini. The horses in work "are the two-year-olds by Hunting Song— " Lady Cintra and Diacquenod—Lady Bcde and Flying Prince, Baragraph and Eva - Rose. All are to race in Mr-. Cucksey s colours with the excetpion. of Eva Rose, * which is owned by Mr. Frank Rose. % Flying Prince is carrying plenty of it .muscle, having improved in condition during the winter months. It was intended * to add him to the list, but it has now been i:' decided that he will continue to race as an entire. Flying Prince should be ready to race at Avondale. *=. It is possible that Matamata will be represented by three two-year-olds in the Avondale Stakes—Mr. E. H. Cucksey s Hunting Song—Lady Cintra colt, Mr. A. Lennard's Gay Rose and Mr. 1. l\ose s Spearwin. Of these the two former are \ the most forward. R Martin is now sharpening up the work of Val Reo and Stray Lap. These two show pace over short journeys and should be about right for October racing. LATE MR. G. D. GREENWOOD; I ' funeral at BALCAIRN. I.'' The funeral of the late Mr. G. D. Greenwood took place on Tuesday afternoon at ' the Balcairn Cemetery, where the Rev. E. E. Maiden, vicar of Amberley, officiated - at the graveside. 'Members of the AmberV- ley Masonic Lodge attended, and others pre- -- gent were representatives of the farming, r business, and sporting communities. A Z' good many cars were in the cortege, which 1 left Teviotdale, and a number of people ! awaited its arrival at the cemetery. | The chief mourners were: Mrs. G. D. J Greenwood, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Green- > wood (son and daughter-in-law), Mr. and I Mrs. Oakleigh Greenwood (son and * daughter-in-law), Mr. George D. Green- ( wood (grandson), Miss Betty Peach ) (niece), and Mr. F. S. Wilding. t The pall-bearers were Messrs. W. H. Stevenson, W. H. Hale, E. Stocks, and J. McDonald, Master and Past Masters of the Amberley Masonic Lodge. k