STABLE AND TRACK NOTES.

Auckland Star, Volume LVXIII, Issue 53, 4 March 1937, Page 22

STABLE AND TRACK NOTES.

A USEFUL NOVICE. Hopalonn. -ii six-year-old Kelding by Kossendale from Alwiinlee, niai.c li.s hi.-'t I a,.|>Ci.iaii( >.■ in tile Wailou tiundic ,» i,n im J l:ist di,v ,i| the J e Aloha hk-cuiij,'. but I tailed to slow U4>. in the I K.stuw Haii..i.i.|) on the seeoml .my he was very |>i niii.neiu to tne Hn..i Klli and only nonkciit-cl over tlu , last tin i With ii 111 lIt" linn e ei,ieiieii<e he should do inucn better. FINISHED A CLOSE THIRD. Lagoon was saddled up for the Merries Memorial (up at I e Aloha last Saturday and she ran an excellent race to finish within inches of the winner. Master Bnerly. On Monday she looked ail the better ior Her oiitinu. bill missed the jiini[> out and was never alter wards in a winning position. This mare is very well at present, and if .started in the Ohincmuii tup next week she should take a good deal ol beating. IN GREAT ORDER. I After being prominent early. Shy drifted I during the middle stages of the Hei lies -Memorial l.up at Te Aroha and he fi.ii.s,ied WiM I.;<k. On Monday lie was again a L a long price in the Presidents handicap. the chief event of the day. He Ixg.in smartly and w.as soon in front, a position which he held till Mazir (jot up to beat liiui by half a head. Shy also raced well at Te Kapa, and in his present form he MliuuUl k<) well at Pnkekohe. RECEIVED BAD RUN. I Johnny Walk, after his dual success at I tlie 1 names, was well suppoi ted in his ■engagements at the Te Aroha fixture. On Saturday he was soon in a handy position, and once round the home turn he endeavoured to (jet up on the rails, but was disappointed on at least a couple of occasions, with the result that he failed to get into the money. In the Farewell Handicap on Monday he was about sixth to the turn, but in a great finish was placed fourth. This horse is very well just now and he should be seen to better advantage before the autumn racing is through. PLACED BOTH DAYS. Karl was brought up from Woodville tor the Te Aroha meeting and was responsible for two Molid effort*. In the Wailiou Handicap on Saturday he came through the held half way down the straight and looked as though he would win. but Impast i> finished just a trifle too good for him. J n the Farewell Handicap on Monday he was one of the early leaders, but dropped back a shade before the straight was reached. He again finished strongly unit was less than a length behind the winner, Tray Bit. at the post, Golden Sheila dividing the pair. Karl has improved a great deal since he was last brought north and he is not without prospects in sprint events if taken to Trenthain. A SPEEDY JUVENILE. Aiwai, who won a double at the recent Wiukato meeting, was brought north for the Te Aroha fixture. On the first day she contested the Juvenile Handicap. She followed Hnntinginore across the top. but Koyal Vaals had also headed her by the time they straightened up for home, and the best she could do was to finish fourth In the Klectric Handicap on the second day she was much better supported, being favourite on the win in dime. She was me of the first out and Huntinginore was the only one in front of her us they came round the turn. The pair had a great battle down the straight, and Aiwai wis only just baten by a very narrow margin. Aiwai looks as though she will get some money in the near future.

WEIGHT STOPPED HIM. Tudor put up another good effort when he ran second to J'ango in the Ruakaka Hurdles at Te Aroha last Saturday. He was fairly well back for a good portion of the way, but finished 011 strongly at the end. On that occasion he carried 12.2 and on the next day was allotted 12.5. He was in front after about three furlongs had been covered, but Eriiiation then headed him and had a good break on him as they turned for home. From that stage on the weight began to tell, and Tudor had to be content with sixth place. Tudor has only to keep sound to get mime more money before the season is concluded. MAY NO BE LONG. Sandy Dix contested the Manawaru Hurdles on the second day of the recent Te Aroha meeting and was well supported for the event. He was a good way back early, but was rushed along during the middle stages to run into third place at the home turn. However, he failed to negotiate the last fence when looking a certain place-getter. If he had not been bustled so much the chance* are that he would not have made the mistake. Sandy Dix has won over fences previously, his victories including the Auckland Hurdles at Ellerslie last season. This horse is engaged at Paeroa on Saturday week. WON EASILY. There were many who thought Lady Kyra was not tuned up properly when she paraded for the Flying Handicap at Opunake on Saturday. The wet tracks during the week had prevented her trainer, W. Mantle, from giving her perhaps quite as much galloping as he might have desired. However, Lady Kyra experienced no difficulty in accounting for her opponents. She had the race won almost as soon as the straight was reached and was well clear a hundred yards from the judge. Lady Kyra is a better mare than is generally believed. She was unlucky not to have been second to Gold Boa in the Telegraph Handicap at Trentham in January, and if she tackles the best company at Easter she should not be disgraced. RAN TWO GOOD RACES. Just as H. Dulieu had begun to despair of Ba/aine as a chicken-hearted rogue he begins to show form (says the Taranaki "News") Hμ/.a ine ran two really good races at Opunake on Saturday. In the hurdles he lost glourd at every fence to Don Krimi. and (oiniinr into the straight he did not U>'>k like a winner, but responding generously to MHtovoiu'm ridiug he ran on (solidly to score comfortably. Bi ought out again two races later, he beat all but Lady Kyra in the Flying. He was always one of the leaders, and though he had no chance with Lady Kyra over the final furlong he hung on gamely to hold off a late challenge from his etabletnate Mustang to secure second place. On these showings Ba/aine appears well worth perseverance. MAY IMPROVE WITH OUTINGB. A season or two ago Diatonious was one of the fastest sprinters in the Dominion, but hist season was disposed of to a North Auckland sportsman and has done a light season at the stud. He made hie first appearance for a Icliuihy period when he competed in the Waihoil Handicap on the first day of the Te Aroha meeting last S;iturii:iy. and he was in the picture for quite a long way, only weakening in the straight. He was saddled up for the open sprint on Monday, anil, jumping away, led the field till well into the straight. He finished sixth, but all the same he was only a short distance from the winner. Tray Bit. at the end. Diatomotis is due to make his next appearance in the Pukekohe Handicap at the Franklin meeting on Saturday, and he is more than a possibility in that event.