STABLE AND TRACK NOTES.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 252, 25 October 1933, Page 14

STABLE AND TRACK NOTES.

RAN A GOOD RACE. True Shaft- ran one of his best races when he ran second in the Collingwood Handicap at Trentham. He had some ground to make up over the final furlong, and with a clear run he would have been even harder to beat. : ; RACED WELL THIS SEASON. Baroscope raced well at the Avondalc; meeting, and he again made a good showing in the Members' Handicap at Cambridge on Monday. He was always one of the and Musquil was the only one to beat him at the finish. This horse should pick up a good stake shortly. DID NOT BEGIN SMARTLY. Marcus Cicero lost his chance in the St. Vincent Handicap at Trentham on Saturday by his failure to jump away smartly. He was handy when the course proper was | reached, and though' he appeared to be I beaten lie came on again with a game late | run. He should stay well later on in the season. r'H\ FINISHED ON WELL. Rocket ran liis best race when, he won the Pearce Handicap at Trentham. As usual, he began slowly, arid he drifted back to last after going half a mile,'while he had not improved his position at the entrance to the straight. From there, however, he put in a great run, and though seemingly in an impossible position at the distance, he got up to beat Curie on the !. post. Rocket showed promise as a stayer when he ran second to Silver Scorn in the Derby at Riccarton last November. He lacks dash, but his stamina is unquestioned. On the first day at Trentham be finished fourth, while on Saturday he had his chances settled through interference. Prior to this meeting the Timaru Cup was his only, start this season. The racing may improve him, and he will be hard to shake off at the finish of the New Zealand Cup, inljnOiich A. H. Eastwood will ride. him'. His breeding lines are interesting, jus he is by Day Comet from T°P Score, a sister to Winning Hit, eo there is a lot of St. Simon in his pedigree. '

PREFERS HARD GOING. The failure of Cricket Bat in the Harcourt Cup did not surprise those who knew him best. The going was loose, and this does not suit tlie Riecarton horse, who is at his best on hard ground. DISPLAYED STAMINA. Aesculus won the Victory Handicap at Trentham through his stamina. He is a hi other to the Kicearton gelding Elude, by Night. Raid from Tiniihauga, a mare bred for extreme speed. Aesculus can ga fast and stay, but in the past he has earned a reputation tor showing his best in his training gallops. If he will reproduce 11 is latest form, however, he will win good races this season. STEWARDS' HANDICAP PROSPECT. Lordly Knight was greatly improved by his run on the first day at Trentham, when he had his first race after a spell, and he registered an impressive performance when he won the Collingwood Handicap. He was not near the front early, but lie finished on very resolutely. He may have to be reckoned witli under 7.7 in the Stewards' Handicap at Riccarton. SISTER TO EAGLET. Mother Superior, who won the Rosencatli Handicap at Trentham on Monday, had her first start on the opening day at Trentham. 'Die experience did her good, as in .Monday's race she was in front all the way, showing brilliant speed from the barrier. She is a sister to Eaglet, by Chief Ruler from Dovelet, and her victory may be the include to a good record. BRED FOR SPEED. Porititi showed consistent form in his races at. Trentham. He was third in a close finish in the sprint event on Saturday, and he made amends on Monday by winning the Nainai Handicap, with the previous winners up in the weights and the seasoned horses absent. He is bred on speedy lines, and, being only a three-ycar-j old, he looks a good horse to follow. FAILED TO RUN ON. Croupier did not begin in his most brilliant style in the Collingwood Handicap on the second day at Trentham. but he was handy enough when the straight was reached. From there he failed to reproduce the brilliant finishing run that got him into second place on Thursday. For the second time this season he left the impression that one race was enough for him. BRILLIANT THREE-YEAR-OLD. Red Manfred left 110 doubt that he was the best of the Derby candidates who raced at Trentham by the manner in which he won the Harcourt Cup. He was not prominent early, but he moved up into second place ' nearing the straight. There he stayed till inside the distance, when he cut Golden Wings down in good style. He stayed the mile and a quarter out well. SHORT OF A RACE. Lucidus made his first appearance this season when he contested the Bruntwood Handicap, six and a half furlongs, at Cambridge on Monday. He looked big in condition, but nevertheless ran a good race, always being about fifth and finishing on to get fourth. Ho had 9.12 to carry, and his performance was encouraging. Lucidus has plenty of pace when at his best, and his turn should come before very long. 1 A CHEAP FILLY. Courtega, who ran second in the Spring 'Novice Handicap at Trentham on Monday, had not raced previously, and she registered an attractive performance, coming from nearly last over the concluding half mile. She is a three-year-old half-sister by Grandc.ourt to the useful Aryada. She looks like being a very good performer for R. Johnson later in the season. She cost 47Vsgs as a yearling, and now looks a great bargain. A PROMISING START. Tin Lap, a four-year-old filly by Lapidary from Multini, in 0. E. Mallowes' stable at Te Aroha, made her first appearance this season in the Bardowie Handicap at Cambridge on Monday. She was well back

early -and did not get a good run during the first couple of furlongs, but then came through well and had l)ark Marble doing lijs best at the finish to beat her. Tin Lap should not be long an collecting a stake, and she looks as though she will stay on. D'ARTAGNAN'S SHOWING. D'Artaguan was tried over a mile and a quarter in the Members' Memorial at Cambridge on Monday. He was one of the leaders in the early part, during which the pace was very slow, but once it was cracked on he did not seem to improve his position materially, and the best he could do was to finish fourth. He was ridden by an apprentice, and if he had been in the hands of a capable rider be may have shown to better advantage. Anyhow, his admirers should not be discouraged. FELL HEAVILY. Cordon did not last long in the Farmers' Steeplechase at Cambridge on Monday, for he hit the second fence and came right down on his head. He was started in the Ladies' Bracelet later in the day, but had to be pulled uji, and it looked as if he had hurt himself. His owner, Mr. Norman Banks, stated that this was the first time that Cordon had ever hit a fence, either in training or in the hunting field, and as he had schooled over the fences at Cambridge on several occasions his mistake was hai<i to account for. A SPEEDY FILLY. Brown Betty, after being second on the opening day at Trentham to Coronilla in the Taita Handicap, showed that the form was good by scoring very easily in the St. Vincent Handicap on Saturday. She was third when the field settled down, but over the final furlong she cleared out from her opponents. She is a Lackham filly, whose dam, Signal March, also produce;! the dam of Beacon Fire, another speedy Lackham galloper. Brown Betty is engaged in the Welcome Stakes at the Auckland spring meeting. WILL IMPROVE. Mustang only started on four occasions as a three-year-old last season, winning the Plying Stakes, six furlongs, at Rotorua, after running second in a similar event on the first day, He was produced in. the Bardowie Handicap, six furlongs, and a half, at Cambridge on Monday, and was one of the leaders into the straight, but failed to stay on over the last little bit. Mustang, who is by Musketoon, had been galloping well at Te Aroha prior to the meeting, and he can be expected to improve with a little more racing. PUT UP GOOD RECORD. King Thomond topped off a good record at, Trentham when he carried top-weight and won the Ruahine Handicap, making two wins and a second in two days. Though not a smart beginner, he is very game, and on each day his finishing effort was impressive. His sire, Thomond, who has not had many chances, is by Polydamon from the King's Guest mare Sweet Tipperary, who won the Welcome Stakes at Riccarton. Northern Rose, the dam of King Thomond, is by Finland from Rose Shield, a sister to Royal Artillery and Screw Gun, by Hotchkiss from Rose of Wellington. With such breeding it will be no surprise if King Thomond stays middle distances well later in the season. A DAUGHTER OF EULALIE. Motunau's performance in dead-heating for second place in the Ruahine Handicap at Trentham on Monday was highly" creditable. She was chopped out at the start and still was a clear last at the end of a furlong. Then she started to move up, and at the distance, where she was handy, she appeared to have had enough, but a little further on she put in another effort, and she was travelling in great style at the post. - Her turn will t come soon and should win plenty of races. She is a beautifully bred mare by Limond from Eulalie, by Absurd from Eulogy, and it was on account of her stud value that she was scoured at the Greenwood sale last spring. In the meantime, however, Mr. j. H. ■Prosser is likely to do'well with the filly before retiring Jier to the stud.