HORSES FOR SOUTH.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 183, 4 August 1936, Page 14

HORSES FOR SOUTH.

J. F. TUTCHEN'S TEAM. TRAVELLING AGENT AND ADALENE (By Telegraph.—.Special to '"Star.") HAMILTON, this day. J. F. Tutchen left for the South this morning with Travelling Agent and Adalene, both of whom are entered for events at the Grand National meeting at Riccarton next week. Blackman, whose main mission was to be the Duke of Gloucester Cup, did not make the trip. He appeared a trifle sore after working on Saturday morning and it was this that has apparently deckled Tutchen against taking him down. Travelling Agent has done little schooling -since returning from Wellington, but there is notmng the matter with him, and lie has thrived work given him. He will lack nothing on the score of condition for his engagement in the Grand National Hurdles, in which he is one of the ruling favourites. Adalene, too, is looking well and has taken 110 harm from her Trenthani exertions. STABLE AND TRACK NOTES. AN IMPROVED FILLY. Marjory Daw lias come through the winter exceptionally well, having grown and filled out a good deal since the autumn. She was a winner last season in the .two-year-old division, and might have won more money had she not been growing so fast. Marjory Daw is an exceptionally well-bred filly, and judged 011 appearances P- Scally is likely to do much better with her during the present term. PREPARING . FOR EVENTS AHEAD. ■Mountain Breeze and Adsum are both getting through plenty of serviceable work at headquarters under the care of their owner, F. J. Butterworth. Adsum is being qualified for hunters' events and will be competing in that class at the Pakuranga meeting, to be held at Ellerslie this month. Mountain Breeze has improved in condition a good deal of late and will be well forward for the spring meetings. HAS GOOD PROSPECTS. Nothing of a serious nature lias been required of Te Hai during the last few weeks, but 110 fault can be found with his condition. He was given a work-out over three furlongs last Saturday morning and shaped well, considering the state of the going. Summed up on his third- to Lagoon and Enge in the Opotiki Cup, there is every prospect of R. E. Man son capturing a middle distance handicap with Te Hai early in the new season.

SHOWED UP AT TRENTHAM. Haeretonu, who is engaged in the Trial Hurdles a't the Grand National meeting next Tuesday, has had some experience over hurdles during the last few months. At the Canterbury • autumn meeting he was a long way behind the placed' horses, but at South Canterbury lie won well, while at the recent Trentham meeting he was third in the Corunna and Talavera Hurdles. Haeretonu is also in the Jumpers' Flat Race on the same day. He is. a five-year-old gelding by Hunting Song from Martianette, by Martian from Equitas, who produced Oratress. HURDLER DOING WELL. Silk §ox has been galloping well at New Plymouth since his success in the Flaxbourne Hurdles at Manawatu recently. At the Wellington meeting Silk Sox won the •Vittoria Hurdles and ran second to Signaller in the High-weight Handicap. In the latter event Signaller was in receipt of 121b, and in the Jumpers' Flat Race at ■the Grand National meeting next Tuesday Signaller has only 31b in his favour. Silk Sox should again go well. It is stated that after the Riccarton fixture Silk Sox is to be given.a spell, and H. Dulieu will receive in his place a full-brother, called Te Huia. HAS RACED CONSISTENTLY. Look Smart, an aged mare by Last Dart, has raced consistently over hurdler recently' and she may pick up a stake at the Grand National meeting. At the Southland meeting, in May she was second ; to The Smuggler and, going on to Dunedin, was second to Signaller and won the Greenfield' Hurdles on the last day from j Blazon, Signaller and others. The course in each .instance was on the soft side. All Style, the dam of-Look Smart, is by Gay Lfidl from Arch - Lassie, by Marble Arch"-<from Lassie Doon, the lustnamed befog-the dam of Master Doon, Prince of Orange and others.

IN GLOUCESTER CUP. Ada, an aged gelding by Balboa from Baliarina, by Boniform, figures on the minimum in the Papnrua Handicap on the first day and is also engaged in the Duke of Gloucester Cup on. the second day of the Grand National meeting. After winning at Otautau and Clifden, he was successful in the Myross Handicap, seven furlongs, at Southland, beating a big field. At the recent Dunedin meeting Ada accounted for the St. Clair Handicap, seven furlongs,\ some good hacks being behind him, while on the second day he was second to Countervane over a similar distance. He is trained by his owner, J. Thistleton,: at Invercargill. TRIAL STAKES CANDIDATE. Sovereign Lady will open her four-year-old career at the Grand National meeting next week, and she is down to contest! the Avonhead Handicap, seven furlongs,! next Tuesday. She is by Winning Hit from Liege Lady, by Paladin from Strona, j an English-bred mare-- At the Canterbury Jockey Club's surhmer meeting last February. she won the Trial Stakes, six furlongs,. in heavy going, beating, among others, Rival Shot, Last Refrain and Countervane,- all of whom have shown winning form since. At the autumn meeting on the. same course she was fourth in the Papanui Handicap, seven furlongs, and the'Gimcrack Handicap, six furlongs. | She is owned by G. Murray Aynsley. FORM HAS BEEN GOOD. , Hunting Maid, who. has arrived at Riccarton, has shown good form since goiiig to New Plymouth. At the Wangantii winter meeting she dead-heated with her stable companion, Mustang, in the Balgownie Handicap, one mile and 110 yards, and, going on to Trentliam, she was narrowly beaten by Corowa in the Te Aro Hack, one mile, after getting left. She did not jump away too well on the second

day in the Petorie Hack Handicap, but she galloped over' everything to win by five lengths. Hunting Maid will be meeting stronger opposition in the Avonhead Handicap, seven furlongs, at Riccarton on Tuesday, but all the same she should again be hard to beat, for she is improving all the time. Since racing at Trentham she has been working well at New Plymouth. SHOWED SPEED LAST SEASON. Pelmet showed a lot of pace .as a two-year-old last season. In her first start she ran second to Wild Chase at Ashburton and then won the McLean Stakes at Dunedin. She later accounted for the Wellesley Stakes at Trentham, but Wild , Chase again , beat her in the Welcome J Stakes at Riccarton: She got left in the Great Northern Foal Stakes and also failed to get into the money in the Criterion Handicap, won by Wild Chase, j Pelmet was third to Wild Chase and Custos in the Middle Park Plate at Riccarton I and was three times unplaced at the Wei-1 ligton autumn meeting, but at the Canterbury autumn meeting she was again third ! to • Wild Chase and Custos in the Champagne Stakes, and the pair both finished in front of her in the Challenge Stakes. She has not raced since, but is due to have her next outing at the Grand National meeting next week, being engaged in the Paparoa Handicap. Recent southern reports state that Pelmet is in great order j at the present time. '

PAKURANGA HUNT. Xominations for the annual meeting of the secretary of the Auckland Racing Club, Ellerslie on Saturday, August 22, close with the secretary o fthe Auckland Racing Club/ All*. W. S. Spence, at 5 p.m. next Friday. ADDITION TO TEAM. Hie latest addition to J. M. Buchanan's stable is Morning Sun, an aged mare by lllumination from Money Present. So far she has had* little racing experience, and her last appearance was in the first division of the Fitzroy Handicap at the Great JN orthern meeting. On several occasions Morning Sun has shown sufficient speed 011 e indicate that she would pay her way when properly seasoned. PREPARING FOR HUNT EVENTS. Royal Chips, an untried six-year-old mare by Te Mohanui from Cui Bono, is being prepared for hunters' events by J. Lambess. Ihe newcomer has plenty of size and a bit of weight should not trouble her. Royal Chips will be given a race at the Pakuranga point-to-point meeting next month, and her showing there should give some idea regarding her future prospects. IN WORK AGAIN. Hie Chief Ruler mare Red Flame has been recom missioned by J. C- Lanibess, who has had charge of her ever since she began racing. At the Whangarei meeting 'j l .*'' April Red Flame won the second division of the Trial Plate, run over five furlongs. Earlier -in the season she was placed at the Franklin and Ohinemuri meetings- and also ran second to Valise over six furlongs at the Takapuna meetnig. She invariably displayed abundance of spewed in her races, only to weaken over the final stages, otherwise her record would have been better. Now that Red 1" lame has more age on her side she may stay on better, and she will only need to do that to enable her to win more races.