MATAMATA GOSSIP.

Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 45, 22 February 1934, Page 18

MATAMATA GOSSIP.

GIGANTIC CHANGES STABLES. CANDIDATES FOR TE AROHA. Gigantic is now under the care of R. Martin, who has Last Lap and Grand City. This horse was schooled _ over the pony hurdles on Tuesday and jumped well for a beginner. Alloy and British Columbia have been at Matamata since Saturday. Both have been on the track doing easy work, and will be taken to Te Aroha to-day. I Ornamental, who has been at Matamata 1 since the local meeting in charge of A. D. Adams, will also be taken to Te Aroha to-day. R. J. Mateer has an addition to his team in Racing Lady, by Raceful—Lady Guy (a sister to Welcome Boy). This three-year filly has been worked by her owner at Tauranga, and it should not take Mateer long to get her into racing form. _ She looks every inch her name, and lias a pleasing manner on the track. Although Poi Dance is unable to start i on the first day at Te Aroha, she is to be ' taken there for the second day. Poi Dance has not raced since New Year's 1 Day, but is going well and might run : prominently. The oth--r local horses to compete at Te ' Aroha are expected to be railed to-day. ' These comprise Master Norval, Last Lap, Chief Lap, Emancipation, Huskie, Lia Fail ' and Brown Abbey. All are well. First Dance pleased his owner, R. J. • Mateer, by winning at Rotorua, but it is not intended to race her again this season, j She will be got ready for early spring , events. Welcome Boy has been sent to his owner ' at Tauranga, and is being worked on the J beach in the meantime.