STABLE AND TRACK NOTES.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 147, 24 June 1933, Page 14

STABLE AND TRACK NOTES.

OFF TO SYDNEY. A. Neale has Fairway and Diatomous working well at Bulls, and the pair will be shipped to Sydney at the conclusion of the Wellington winter meeting, at which Fairway will be a compettitor. SHAPING WELL. F. D. Jones is keeping Nightly busy, and the Night Raid two-year-old is shaping well in his work. Provided he trains on all right he may be raced next month at Trentham, where there are two races for which two-year-olds are eligible. : RAPPER RETURNS. After having Rapper on the roads at Hawera for the past week or so R. Brougli has returned to the tracks with the Daniloff colt. He is to be kept going from now on, for his owner-trainer has some of the more important spring, three-year-old events in vietf. DOING LIGHT TASKS. The Tiger, who has performed well recently, has only been allotted light tasks since returning to Hawera from his successful visit to Foxton. Ho is stated to be looking bright and will probably have his next outing at the Wellington winter meeting next month. HARDER TO BEAT NEXT TIME. Cope}*, who has been given road work at Hawera since has return home from the Great Northern meeting, is reported to be doing well. He was on the track this week, and it is expected that he will be much harder to beat in big southern steeplechase during the next two mouths ; than he was at Ellerslie. WILL SOON BE READY. The Chief Ruler gelding Chief Clerk has 'built up very solidly and looks vastlyimproved since he first made his appearance at lillerslie. Last season the chestnut gelding was started in twenty-eight races, and although he was only successful on one occasion he was in the money in twelve other events. Up to the present stage P. Scally has not overtaxed this horse, but if he trains oil as he is now doing his future tasks will be of a more serious nature and he should be ready to race early in the coming season. CANDIDATES FOR TRENTHAM. Emancipation, who is due to -contest hurdle races at the Wellington meeting, is*stated to be getting through a solid preparation at Te Awamutu. This jumper ran two good races at the Great Northern meeting, and, being a true stayer and a proved galloper, an early return to the winning list seems assured for him. It is also likely that Sir Musk will make the tip to Trentham with Emancipation to compete in hack hurdle events. This young and improving jumper should also be a possibility in the classes he will be meeting at the southern fixture. CANDIDATES FOR RICCARTON. High Commissioner is again on the tracks at Te Rapa, having made a good recovery from the injuries he received while racing in the Great Northern Steeplechase. He is to be taken to Riccarton for the Grand National meeting. Royal Visitor went amiss prior to the Great Northern meeting, but recovered and dead-heated for second place in the Great Northern Hurdles. He has not raced since, but it is reported he is now quite sound again. He will also be taken to Riccarton, where' he performed so well last year, running third in the Grand National Steeplechase and winning the Beaufort and Lincoln Steeplechases.

PLEASING HIS TRAINER. The two-year-old Southdown is doing well in his work at Riccarton at present and he is pleasing A. McAulay with the progress lie is making. He moved attractively in a half-mile sprint during the week and he shapes like being a useful sort in the spring. CHIEF JOY LEASED. The Chief Ruler —Podokes gelding Chief j Joy lias been leased by the New Plymouth mentor R. Barlow and arrived there on Tuesday. Chief Joy has run some good races this season, though luck has not always favoured him. Refresher, whom lie also got from Auckland, has proved most consistent since Barlow took him in hand, and it would not be surprising to find the change benefiting Chief Joy. JUVENILES IN ACTION. The three Australian-bred juveniles in P. Gilchrist's stable are going on the right way in their early education and are beginning to round into shape. Their tasks are stili confined to trotting and easy pacing, which they execute like experienced horses. They are sturdily-built youngsters, with good constitutions, and, being exceptionally well-bred, their future career will be closely watched by followers of racing. A PROMISING COLT. Light Brigade is thriving well on the work he is doing at headquarters and R. S. Bagby has given him a couple of short sprints recently, in which the Night Raid colt has acquitted himself in a pleasing manner. At present his knee action is a bit pronounced, but ho is likely to lose that when he has had more fast work. .Light Brigade is built on very solid lines, and when he becomes properly seasoned' more is likely to be heard of him. SHOWING SIGNS OF SORENESS. Tenacre has been showing signs of soreness after working at Hawera. The trouble does not appear +o be serious and he should soon be right again. His owner, W. Kirkland, has acquired the rising two-year-old colt Whenuakura, by Chief Ruler out of Silver Link, and tlferefore a lullbrother to Chief Link and Silver Rule, and a lialf-brotlier to Silvermine. This youngster was formerly owned, by J. Brown's other patron, Mr. A. Alexander. TO RACE AT TRENTHAM. Although Valves was withdrawn from the Pareora Steeplechase at the South Canterbury meeting last Saturday he will be in action again before long. The present intention is to nominate him for the Wellington Racing Club's meeting, and P. TV Hogan hopes to have the gelding at Trentham next month in good order. Valves won two races at the Dunedin meeting a few weeks ago, and it will be interesting to see how lie shapes against the North Island steeplechasers. MAKING STEADY PROGRESS. The sister to Mahora ill P. Scally's stable continues to make good progress and is steadily improving in condition. She has not been required to do any fast work since coming to Ellerslie, though her smooth style of going when doing steady pacing suggests that she is likely to develop into a speedy galloper. This filly lacks nothing so far as breeding is concerned and should eventually develop into a good sort, for she is in the right hands to get every attention. TO RACE LATER ON. Since resuming at Ellerslie a few weeks ago Jewelled Girdle has not been given any strenuous work, but he is making good progress and should be well forward for spring engagements. So far the son' of Kilbroney and Loloma lias never been seriously tried, though he has on several occasions shown promising speed on the track. This maiden is not as robust-look-ing as the majority of Kilbroney's progeny, but lie is only' a tliree-year-old and there is still time for him to improve in that respect. OWNER'S BAD LUCK. Mr. G. P. Moore lias advised the Riccarton studmaster, Mr. A. S. Higgs, that Lady Cavendish (dam of Golden Hair) lias slipped twins to his Son-in-Law horse Philamor. This mare was originally booked to Limond for the coming season, but her owner has now decided to mate her with another of Mr. G. M. Currie's stallions, Posterity, by Son-in-Law from Hemlock. Posterity is a beautifully bred horse and a fine individual, who should be an ideal mate for Lady Cavendish, a daughter of Absurd and Bonny Portland. PROPOSED AUSTRALIAN TRIP. J. Fryer, with Gibraltar and 0. Cox, with Golden Hair, are contemplating an Australian trip in the spring. Both horses have been nominated for the major spring events, although they do not figure in the entries at present to hand. Golden Hair has only to reproduce her form of the autumn to be a danger to any field, and if looks are any criterion she is going to be very hard to beat in the main three-year-old races. Produced in good order, Gibraltar should also do well, especially if he should be fortunate enough to strike soft tracks. TRAINING ON SATISFACTORILY. Latest reports concerning Protomint state that the son of Catmint is training on in good style at Te Awamutu. His owner, Mr. A. Rowan, intends to race this horse at the Relief meeting, to be held at Ellerslie next month, though he has not yet come to any decision regarding a trip to the Wellington meeting. Protomint has always run his best races under winter conditions, and although his form is at times hard to follow his prospects of earning more stake-money during the next few months appear good. SHOULD DO WELL. At the present time few horses at Ellerslie are doing better than King March, and by the time the spring meetings arrive the son of Rossendale and Queen March promises to be at his best. He has not been given any actual fast galloping since the Great Northern meeting, the bulk of his tasks being confined to strong pace work, with an occasional sprint over short distances. He is thriving on this treatment and is now in great oitf'er to commence the new racing season. With a shade of luck King March should win plenty of money when he returns to his best form. EGMONT-WANGANUI HUNT. ANNUAL RACE MEETING. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WANGANUI, this day. At Waverley yesterday the EgmontWanganui Hunt Club committee decided to hold their annual race meeting at Wanganui on August 17 instead of at Hawera or Waverley as formerly. WINOOKA'S PROGRAMME. RACES BEING ARRANGED. SAN FRANCISCO, June 22. The champion Australian horse Winooka, after a short rest, will begin training and will be sent East about August. It is hoped to arrange for him some races with the well-known thoroughbreds Equipoise and Gallant Sir. The Australian horse is in excellent condition after his long voyage and is adapting himself to American climatic conditions. Kay Spence, one time trainer for the Audley stock farm, has been placed in charge of Winooka's American campaign, j