TRACK GALLOPS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 45, 23 February 1937, Page 9

TRACK GALLOPS.

TAKANINI TRIALS. PARQUET GOES PIJ3ASXHGX.Y. FLOOD TIDE AND NUN NICER. The ineide graes wae available for faet work at Takanini thie morning, and the going wa« in good order. After cantering once round Flood Tide wae joined by Nun Nicer at the mile poet, the pair finishing together in 1.44 3-5, after covering i lie firet half-mile in 525. Nun Xicer worked better than usual, but Flood Tide wae holding him eafely at the end. After running the first two furlong* in 24e, Valamito wae three length* clear of Ebb and Flow and Min Lu at the conclueion of five furlongs in 1.2. Dark Marble and Con Fuoco traversed a mile in 1.44 3-5, covering the last half-mile in 50 4-oe. Dark Marble began two length* in front, and etill held an advantage oi half a length at the Hnieh. Parquet, who is making excellent progress, sprinted five furlongs in 1.2 1-5. Mise Lovelock hit out pleasingly over two furlongs, but was not timed. Mia Acrea jumped away three lengths in front of Anion, but the latter had reduced the gap to a length after covering half a mile in 51 l-se. Spearcourt wae too good for Gai Wind at the conclusion of half a mile in 52 2-se, the first three furlongs occupying 38 3-ss. Gai Wind wae afterwards given barrier practice with War Picture, the latter going on to complete three furlonge in 39 2-sa. Romani, Trixie, Saconni and Lapidarian finished in that order after running three furlonge from a barrier «tart.

The Takanini trainer J. W. Cathro has decided to return to Matamata. and ia leaving with Doric Star, Dark Marble, Con Fuoco, Min Lu and a yearling by Night Raid—Paleetrina. The stable* are expected to be taken by an Ellerelie trainer.