TE AWAMUTU TRACKS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 260, 2 November 1932, Page 14

TE AWAMUTU TRACKS.

IMPASTO AND GAY SEATON. PELAGIA PLEASES. Fast work at Te Awamutu yesterday morning was carried out on the course proper about 15 feet out from the rails. Although no very fast times were recorded, all did, useful work. The plough and inner grass tracks were used for pace work. The horses with engagements at the Ellerslie spring fixture are all in good shape, especially the Guinras candidate Jonathan, who, in company with Limeen, departed for Ellerslie yesterday morning. Course Proper. The first to work on this track was Arawa Rose, who had Trishna as a companion. They were sent along together from the five-furlong peg and were on terms after taking 1.5. Arawa Rose shows no ill effects from her racing at Cambridge, and if she continues as she is doing it will not be long before she is in the money. Kanapa, alone, traversed three furlongs in 38 2-ss. He was hitting out nicely throughout. King'i»Knave was allotted five furlongs and was not doing his best to take 1.9. Eager Rose hopped away from the seven-furlong barrier and was under restraint throughout to take 1.35 2-5, the final half-mile being traversed in 555. Lucidus was allotted a five-furlong journey, but was not after time. Soloist placed five furlongs behind _in 1.4. The son of Hunting Song is infusing more dash into his work of late, and it will not be long before he improves on his Cambridge performance. Marechal, Kurapae and Erination were sent away from the halfmile peg, and at the three furlongs they were joined by Transaction, who, with Marechal, led the others home. The halfmile occupied 51s and the last three furlongs 3Ss. The Two-year-olds.

The two-year-olds were also given fast work on the course proper and several promising efforts were recorded, the best performance being provided by the Gay Shield—Persis colt, who • has been named Gay Seaton. In company with Impasto he placed three furlongs behind in 36 4-os, and was doing it better than his companion. Trickling Waters had the General Latour—March gelding as a companion over two furlongs, which were covered in 25 1 /4s. Pelagia was hitting out nicely at the end of five furlongs, in company with Te Waimi, in 1.4, the last halfmile taking 525. Te Waipu was stopping at the post. Plough and Inner Grass. Among those doing useful tasks on these tracks were Foreign Money, Sir Musk, Beryl Latour, Chateau, Emancipation and Gaysogne. H. L. Russell has brought the hunter Spalpiko into commission again, but at present he is only doing light tasks.