TE AROHA HORSES

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 151, 27 June 1936, Page 20

TE AROHA HORSES

MUNGATOON TURNED OTTT. GOLDEN SHEILA'S PROGRESS. Mungatoon has been turned out ill the paddock . for the rest of tlie winter, it being considered that he has been in work sufficiently long for one season, and that there will be no events in the Auckland province suited to him until October. Mr. E. J. Aislabie is keeping his Spear Dance gelding in regular work, and all going well in the meantime he will be seen out in cross-country events during the winter. Up to weight and a good jumper, he may make good in due course. In his, recent track work Keitli Lu has been showing up well in gallops with Lagoon and Gay Rose. At however, he did not run up to form. Nevertheless, he will preobably be, taken to Trentham, where, if in the right humour, he may pay liis way. > . , A. E. Cox has Val> Watch in first-class condition. She is a regular visitor to the tracks, but, being a light fleshed mare, is not requiring a great amount of work. Sue is intended to lace at Trentham,' where she should run well if the course is in reasonably good ... : ; The.-.Musketopn,. mare Lagoon ran right up to form in tlie Opotiki Cup, after being patiently ridden by'.Tremain. In most of lier track work she is ridden by W. H. Preston, and in this' respect she has an advantage over tile horses that have many changes of riders and weights from week to week: Lagpon's owner, Mr. P. A. Swney, was unfortunately unable to attend the meeting owing to illness, but is expected to be 'out again next week. Although,not an, acceptor at the Opotiki meeting,: Armacoiirt. is going on the right way under trainer W. G. Stephens, but may noi be raced fn the near future. This Gainscourt.ftiare has'a fine pedigree so far as staying lines are concerned, her dam, Armadilla,- being by Hallowmas from Spain, by Signor—Carissima, from Melinite; by Xordenfeldt—Pearl Ash (imp.), by .Lorn iClifden. „

The gelding Waitaka is all the'lieiter for', his run at Tauranga. As he; was recommissioned late in. the season it may be-early spring before he strikes win-ning-form. ' - ■ \v-

Golden Sheila is wintering splendidly, and as ; she is being given time to furnish is developing most satisfactorily, t At.Tauranga .Heskertoon ran .his best race'to. date in the Novice Handicap, in which he finished fourth.: As a foiir-year-old next season he may make "amends for past- failures, as he shows galloping ability hi his track work.

'-. Mr. T. Andrews has named his rising two-year-old gelding by A r aals—Gold Dart Gold;iVaals. A member of E. A. Keesing's team,: this juvenile is shaping very satisfactorily on the tracks. l .,',

Mr: R. B. Hines has sold Royal Lu to a Waharoa polo player, at the bargain price of £15 15/. This full-brother to Royal Secret showed on the track that he has galloping ability, "and apart from polo contests, is quite likely to carry racing colours in due course.

A., E. j Cox's team will be added to on Monday, Mr. R. B. Hines having decided to place Fei-Mah and Black Musk in his charge, in order to obviate .the ; six-miles daily, travelling from Te Aroha West to the-local course, with the elimination of danger that is ever possible by-the increasing motor traffic on the route.