DIAMOND IMPROVED.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 156, 3 July 1936, Page 12

DIAMOND IMPROVED.

YESTERDAY'S WORK. SHY AND ARCTIC KING. With no further visitors yet on the scene and the Trentham horses having been worked on Tuesday, it was an unusually quiet morning at Trentham yesterday for so close to an important meeting. The weather was dull and threatening after further steady rain, and the tracks have become very dragging, though the course proper'itself'is Still not excessively heavy,.' ' The prospects for early improvement in the weather are not bright and whatever happens a winter track-is now almost certain>for next week. A pleasing featurev {the . morning's' work was an improved |cliqol by Diamond (R. Smith) over six fences of the inside country. Diamond moved more freely, jumped the first three fences particularly more as he used to do, and trotted round with easier action afterwards. It looks as if he may now be throwing off the soreness that has recently been in evidence. The only other school was a bout over, four hurdles by Vinco (R. Smith) and Camilla Horn (D. W. Bush), both horses jumping fast and straight, though each rapped some of the fences.. " 'Emotion (N. Vauglian), who has fined down with ■-his—recent races, ran a mile comfortably ~in.. .1.57. He will be ..ridden, next week by J. Walsh, who will also be on Llyn Dhu. ' .?/« ■ Big Dook (Bush) and Hunter's Morn (I. Rohloff) went five furlongs together, the last half-mile taking 54 l-os. Both ran along nicely, with Hunter's Morn having a slight advantage throughout. 'The Sandwich Man (R. E. Coveney) and Siegmund (B. McCauley) ran five furlongs in 1.8, the last half-mile in 545. The Pawnbroker (L. Faulkiner) did his last three furlongs in 425. 'The members of T. R. George's team were given pacing-, but Rose-Val was keen and ran away from 'Korero over the last half-mile ofl their easy mile, coming home over that portion in 555. George states tHat he has been unable to secure either H. N. Wiggins (who will be riding Alchemic) or L". Clifford for Boomerang m tlie Whyte'Handicap. 'Shy (Faulkiner) and Arctic . King (P. Burgess) both disclosed their fitness in a "trial over seven furlongs". iThey...completely left Windward; (J. McCauley), and, with Shy on the outer, and covering extra ground, finished on terms in 1.35 2-5, the last half-mile in 555. Arctic King approved of the going, so that Shy's bold showing was impressive. .. Cardinal Moon (R. Hawes) also showed a liking for the softer going by giving his heels to Clear Vision (R. Morris) over half a mile in 545. Cardinal Moon has not done much,.fast work recently, but this was the best seen from him since he resumed. He will contest the high-weight on the second day,- when he will be ridden by P. Burgess, who will also have the mount on, Hazoor that day.