TURF TOPICS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 225, 22 September 1932, Page 17

TURF TOPICS.

WAIKATO HORSES.

RETURN OF TE KOROKE.

TE HOIA PROGRESSING WELL,

GOLD DAY TO RESUME.

Senorita is not engaged on the opening day at Wanganui, but will be started on Saturday. The Whirlwind—Serita Tkurnham fiHy nas one * n * nterva l since the Marton meeting, at which she wa 6 a runner. The Little England—Curearua geldings John Bull and Great Britain are continuing to work along nicely at Cambridge. They have yet to make their bow in nublic, but, i£ reports are to believed, they will make an impression before their respective careers are far ""High Commissioner and Illuminelli, who are engaged at Wanganui, are to do the Otaki meeting before returning to Te Eapa. The former is in hurdle races at Otaki, while Illuminelli figures in minor events on the flat each day. Abbey Dream is to race at Avondale, where she ran second in the autumn. The Quin Abbey—Mountain Dream mare has been schooled over hurdles at Cambridge, and will star; in that division later on. Consort is bow among the workers at Cambridge. After his third in the Ladies' Bracelet at the Pakuranga meeting the King Lupin—Quin Abbey gelding looks likely to pick up a stake or two. Had a Cold. L'Allegro was off the tracks at Te Rapa for a time as the result of a cold. The Day Comet gelding is again in work, and will soon be ready for further racing. 'His second in the Sylvia Handicap at Ellerslie last month was an effort auguring well for. his spring prospects. Tapapa is among the latest additions to T. Morriss' team at Cambridge. His hurdle race effort at Ellerslie, where he finished, third in the Harris Memorial Hurdles to Thespis and Te Homai last month, after being well placed to the second last fence, was promising. Tapapa has also been schooled over the steeplechase fences. "Sound as a Bell." Paganelli has begun to speed up in his work. ■'.■ The Lord Quex gelding is as "sound as a bell," and should have further stake earning opportunities this season. ._ Te Koroke has been oft the scene for a long time, but the Humbug—Tigritiya gelding joined up with T. Morriss' stable recently, and is being prepared for jumping. He will probably appear in steeplechase events at the Waikato Hunt meeting on Labour Day. The owner of Te Hoia is very pleased at the progress his horse is making under L. Everson. Te Hoia continues to hold his condition, and, taking a line through his Jellicoe, Handicap victory, he is going to race best this way._ The half-brother to Te Kara will race in chief handicaps at Avondale. He is in the NeV Zealand Cup, but it is his owner's intention to nominate him for: the Mitchelson Cup, and to decide later whether Te Hoia will race at Riccarton or.Ellerslie in November. .