STABLE AND TRACK NOTES.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 233, 1 October 1936, Page 23

STABLE AND TRACK NOTES.

DOING SATISFACTORY WORK. Since resuming work after a brief spell, Kilonsoa has made good headway, ana she is now working as well as ever. Owing to the fact that she has not had a race tor some time, Kilonsoa may not be at her best for the coining meeting at Ellerslie. However, her turn will come before the spring meetings are over, and she is worth keeping in mind for events ahead. TO CONTEST HURDLE EVENTS. Stormy Weather, who has been a rank failure on the flat, will make his debut as a hurdler at Paeroa next Saturday. His only credential as a hurdler is the fact that he comes from the same family as Prince of Orange, winner of the last Great Northern Hurdle Race. It will be interesting to see if Stormy Weather will prove capable of paying his way in the new department. ANOTHER CHANCE. Brevity will be given a chance to make <*ood in the Trial Handicap at the Kurow meeting on Saturday. He has been a big disappointment to his owner-trainer, A. McAulay, and, despite good schooling bouts at Riccarton, has failed to run on in hurdle races. He is very speedy, as he proved during a three-furlong sprint recently, and he may now be seen to better advantage in shorter flat races. If he fails at Kurow his owner may not persevere with him. TO RACE ON SATURDAY. ' Sunee, who is on the minimum in the Mitchelson Cup, contested twenty-two races last season and was successful on two occasions only. He is down to contest the chief event at Otaki on Saturday, and his showing in that event should sharpen him up for his engagement at Ellerslie. Sunee has previously been successful over a mile and three furlongs, and if he goes to the post in the Mitchelson Cup a fair share of support is likely to be accorded him. CONSISTENT PLACE-GETTERS. Grey Honour has finished second in each of her three essays in open sprints, and on two occasions she has been only a head on the wrong side. Redolent has been similarly consistent, three seconds in his last three starts being his rather unlucky record, with a different horse defeating him each time. Rose of Tralee is another who has been in the minor place in her last three starts, and was in front a stride past the post at Geraldine on Saturday. PROGRESS OF GRATEFUL. Grateful shaped very pleasingly over three furlongs at New Plymouth on Saturday. He was not bustled in the early stages. taking 15s for the first furlong, but he came home on his own accord in the straight to complete his task in 43%5. This was Grateful's first sprint since he has been reeommissioned, and he looks as if he will come to hand early this season (says a Taranaki writer). He has been working mainly on the beach since P. Farrell took him over.

EARLY ON THE SCENE. Te Hai, who claims an engagement in the Taumarunui Cup, was taken to Paeroa over the week-end. His early arrival on the scene will give the bay gelding an opportunity to have"* a> few gallops on the ; country course before the meeting, which will be an advantage to him. Te Hai was well in the picture until a furlong from home in the Avondale Cup and has trained on in good style in the interim. However, . he will have an extra furlong to cover in the Taumarunui Cup, and the distance may trouble him.

WILL REQUIRE TIME. Lady Golightly has joined the team of Mrs. J. Campbell at Riccarton. She is a three-year-old filly by Lord Warden from Quality, the dam of Vintage and Lady Graceful, but she will need some time before she is ready to race. I A GOOD PERFORMANCE. The best hack performance at Orari on Saturday was that of Matoru in winning the South Canterbury Champion Hack Handicap (says the Christchurch "StarSun"). Never far behind the leaders, he. came on with a good effort to outstay 1 Fiord in the straight. It was his fourth start in the South Island, and his record of two wins and a second will soon be improved in open company. TRY LUCK TO REAPPEAR. After being off the scene for some time, Try Luck is down to contest the Kerepeehi Handicap at the Taumarunui meeting. When he first began racing in 1933 Try Luck showed a lot of pace, and at the Bay of Plenty meeting he won a double, gaining successes in the Trial Plate, five furlongs, and the County Stakes, six furlongs. His victories were achieved in easy style and hjs future looked promising. However, he was then turned out for an • enforced spell, and although he has raced on several occasions since he has not proved equal to winning. If started at Paeroa it will be interesting to note whether he still retains his speed. PROSPECTS LOOK BRIGHT. A number of candidates for the Trial Handicap at Paeroa will be making their first appearance this season, and it is likely that several of them will require a few outings before showing their, true form. Gay Flier, who is down to contest the event, has had several races of late, and at the Taranaki Hunt meeting he ran third in the Weraroa Scurry on the opening day, and followed this up with a second to High Test in a similar event on tlie second day. Both races were run over five furlongs, but the class was much superior to that which he will be meeting at Paeroa, and the jirospects of the son of Gay Shield look bright. TWO-YEAR-OLDS AT NAPIER. Five two-year-olds faced the starter in the Prince of Wales Handicap at Napier Park on Saturday, and they appeared to be a fairly even lot, though probably there is no outstanding champion among them (says a Hastings writer). Screen Star, a nicc, evenly-balanccd gelding, carried most money and looked more forward than the others. He won nicely at the finish from the second fancy, Money Raid, a neat, shapely filly that was rather on her toes before the start. Quimper and Flame Queen are a nice pair of fillies, but when seasoned Reasonable, the Hunting Song— Unreasonable colt, will probably beat both of them. He got badly away, but showed a lot of pace in making up his ground, but dropped back later.

A LIKELY IMPROVER. Tray Bit was well in the picture in the open sprint event on the second day of the Avondale meeting, and he is likely to strip a much improved liorse for engagements at the Taumarunui meeting. This gelding is a smart beginner, and it would not surprise to see him disputing the issue in the Flying Handicap next Saturday. 11. Wiggins has been engaged to ride him. WELL-BRED GALLOPER. Desirable, winner of the Wainui Hack Handicap on Saturday at Geraldine, has always shown a turn ot speed without much stamina, but in her two races last week she did her best work over the business stages (says a southern writer). Bahama Girl, dam of Desirable, was bred in Australia, being by Nassau from Kilkenny Lass, by Absurd from Pennon, by Coriander from Eulogy. Desirable is one of E. J. Ellis' team at Washdyke,, which is at present under the care of J. Call trick, formerly of Riccarton.