TAKANINI HORSES.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 145, 21 June 1934, Page 16

TAKANINI HORSES.

GAY BLONDE RESUMES.

DIVERSION AGAIN SORE.

IMPASTO LOOKING WELL.

Gay Blonde has resumed work after having spelled since the last Easter meeting. By sharing the honours with Burnish in the Champagne Stakes at that fixture, Gay Bionde earned the right to be classed among the best of this season's juveniles, and to say the least there was no more consistent youngster racing, as she weighed ir. on every occasion that she sported silk, and was a winner with as much as 10.0 to.carry, while with 10.8 she beat all but Royal Appellant on the second day of the To Aroha meeting. Gay Blonde's future is regarded very hopefully, and she is iu a bright and healthy condition to undertake a preparation for early spring classic engagements. . . Diversion was again sore -at the Waipa meeting last Saturday, and it is unlikely that- she will be on the tracks for a week or two. She is a young mare who lias shown an aptitude for fencing, and should have plenty of opportunities to make good next season. Ballymoncy has resumed work after having a short rest after the Ellerslie meeting. The Diaquenod gelding will probably be nominated for the Pukekohe meeting next mouth, and, providing the tracks are not too heavy, he should acquit himself creditably in a hack sprint event. He possesses any amount of pace, and as he has not been overtaxed with racing, he should have -a. useful future ahead of

Notamint had every chance in the maiden at Te Awamutu on Saturday, as she drew the rails and was soon in front, but once urged she did not respond too generously, and she failed to give a very good account of herself. It is doubtful if the full sister to Imamint will be per-, severed with, mu-ch longer if she does not reproduce her good efforts. W. H. Patterson had the misfortune to temporarily lose the services of Winrama, who injured her legs rather severely when she fell over a fence while running in the paddock. Winrama, who raced very little this season, was successful in losing her maiden status at the last Whangarei meeting, and had only raced o ice in hack company. Winrama's absence from the tracks is expected to extend. over a few months.

Expectancy is being treated for an injury received while racing at Te Rapa, and as it is responding to treatment, she is not expected to be long off the scene. She is a really good hack, of whom the best has yet to be seen, and it would occasion no surprise to find her earning a quick promotion to the open ranks next season.

Doing Nicely. | Gay Marigold is being hacked about on the inside track, and is undertaking her work in a nice manner. She lias apparently. derived much benefit from her enforced respite, and is showing no signs of the soreness which threw her out of action after the last Rotorua meeting. Gay Marigold, for "lier size, is a great little mare, and any victory achieved is always popularly received. Like King March, she is under C. Morse's guidance in her present preparation.' Lifeguard is once again among the active workers. The Chief Ruler gelding was a' winner at Whangarei, and proved to be a two-year-old with plenty of speed, but he failed to finish solidly in any distance exceeding five furlongs, and, judging on his performances, he may be at his best only v over sprint courses. He is looking bright and' healthy to gp ahead with a preparation, Gallant Knight has not been asked to do anything strenuous, but is thriving and is in excellent condition. If he fulfils the promise shown in the early part of the season, he should prove a likely maiden for the spring. Since joining E. Pope's team Impasto lias been executing his light tasks in a satisfactory manner. He has wintered (particularly well, and is in excellent order. In his last start Impasto ran ■ a close third to King March and King's Archer in his first attempt over ten furlongs in handicap company at Avondale, thereby throwing out an indication that something, may be expected of him in this direction next season.

Full Measure is revealing plenty of dash in his work and is hitting out much more freely than was the case in a former preparation. W. Jarvis, who now has charge of the Surveyor gelding, has him looking well and there is every reason to believe that he will survive another preparation. Flying Prince has built up considerably of late, and now looks in good order. At his best Flying Prince has the capabilities, and having had -a spell should display renewed, vigour in coming engagements. Last season Flying Prince won the Franklin Cup and the Ohinemuri Cup, but his subsequent form was disappointing. Tray Bit has done >vell since his arrival at Takanini, and gives the impression that he will come to hand quickly. The same also can be said of Memnon, the Colossus mare, and both newcomers, _ who have settled down nicely, are making excellent progress. Track proceedings at the moment are not ptoductive of much interesting work owing to the long spell to the next meeting However, most of the local trainers have ,the Pukekohe meeting in view next month, and it is anticipated that 1 a fair representation will be available for that fixture.