TE RAPA TRIALS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 47, 25 February 1937, Page 8

TE RAPA TRIALS.

SINKING FUND PLEASES. i . BRONZETTE AND YOUNG PADDQN. (By Telegraph.—Special to "Btar.") HAMILTON, thk dty. following . the rain of yesterday the going at Te Rapa' in splendid erder for galloping, and several imprca«ive effort* were recorded. The course proper loft out was available,, and condition* generally were pleasant* Light C'otnedy (H. Bowden), aaalsted over the fir#t )ialf-n»tfe by Whirling (Oouldbro) run to the six-furlong post in 1.18%. The initial Jmli-Hiile was run in 525, and the five furlongs in IJi. Both worked pleasingly. King Theo (MeLaughlin) and Valrent were a length and a half in front of. Hac*tte (Winder) at the completion of a ronnd run in 2.2V4, the first half-mile in 54 44*. and the ifive furlongs in 1.7%. Royal Bachelor (Goulebro) dashed over five furlongi in 1.4%. He did hut work well. Rwpectful (Goukbro) and <Jay Streak (J. lie* lually) were associated over a round, the , former finishing a, length and a half in J front of hie companion in IJSD I-β. It wae an improwive effort on the part tt Reepectful, ifi-ho was travelling comiorWbly over the early etagee. The firgt half-milt wan cut out in 53k, five furlongs in IM, and six in 1.18%. Tavern Song (Me» Kt-nzie) and P«eo Roblea finished ptiitically on term* at the end of half A mile in 51 l-.V. Curlew (McLaughlin) and Stanst.ead (Gilmcr) ran once round i> 2.2%. Sinking Fun<l (Lou?), asaifted over the la«t nix furlonjje liy iilacknun (Giluiei). nejrottated a circuit in 1.58 time wliicli hiu< spldoie jireviously beea e<]milled at Te Rapa. While he carried a light weight, Sinking Fund did his work in pleading style, and will certainly lack nothing on the score of condition ■for liits engagement* at Te Aroha. Full o' Scotch (Ki'i-giiKon) slipped over thref fui'loiiHH in 37 4-. W. Hopalong (Amunsden) and Forest Acre (.1. Mclnnlly) dnnhed over half a mile in 51 %e—-a iwefnl effort far .honivrt oIL ~tbj,» Lady Yule sprintihl tliicc fuiloiign in .'Sta. Vera Acre (Amiinsileni negotiated a round in 2 Z, ami KaceinotiiM (Keiguoon) did a similar. task, being timed only over the first half-mile of li.ip work in 54«. Lornacre (Long) was not doing his best to repwter 1.8 tor an easy fiw furlong*. A smart half-mile w.-w credited to lironzette (McKenziel and Young Paddon (Long), who recorded 4« l-.Vs. for tho distanoe. They appear to have derived benefit from their rating at Te Rapa. An interpnting nclionling trial was performed hy Boughal (J. Muir), who was having his rir*t cw<h.v over the big hurdles. He did not sight the nwt obstacle well and hit it hard, while at the next (which \« rather awkwardly placed) he ran off. However, ho jumped two hurdles aliing (he liai-k safely, BfkA on being brought round ng.mi cleared the jump in front of the utandi" ill good style. Sandy Due (R. FcrgUKon) gave a sati* , factory exhibition over tour hurdle*. General Rune ( !Yigii*>on I jumped huidlen, and executed his work well. Hiding engagements for Te Aroha are: R. (ilading. Hiinkic. Trilliarcli; »■ Coveney. Vet.i Acre; If Long. Sinking Fund. Young I'.ulrlon: .1. Winder, Kin? Key. Airam, Merial. I'linr-e Acre, Racette; ■f, .Muir. Erination.