MAWAI PROMISING.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 228, 27 September 1938, Page 16

MAWAI PROMISING.

TABLEAU UNLUCKY.

PORTA!. SHAPES WEIL,

EVENTS AT FOXTOX.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) WANGANUI, Monday. I Five Wanganui-owned liorsea started in the maiden event at Marton, the bent form being shown by Mawai, who ran second to Namara. The latter, a three-year-old Lackham colt, trained by Hector (.tray, won easily, and looks likely to score again shortly, as he is much improved. After striking euch a good one as Koval Choice at Wanganui, it was bad luck for Mawai to have to fill the position of runner-up again to another well above the average tor a maiden. However, Mawai's turn should come soon. Fiancee woe reported to have improved since Wanganui, but the Siegfried filly was never going like a winner in the maiden at Marton. However, the big field and soft going was against her, and she might win a race or two later on for Mr. H. E. CV, I. her Wanganui owner. Eurotas stripped nice and bright, but the long-striding eon of Pantheon did not handle the going at Marton at all well, and fourth was the best he could do. lhis gelding will be seen to better advantage when the tracks become firmer.

Military Maid won the Juvenile Handicap at Mar ton decisively, and yet three -»if ?<^L^i ha, S who finiahed behind her iK iw iT ,uck ,n '"•.twtiaing.tb* favourite. Tableau, would probably have won, i ha . <%«>Py-TaJari filly, Who tan second, is one that impressed. W. Bayner waa? very pleased with the way Portal ahapod: in the Juvenile HamliT& ? ni "5 e l • cloae fourtb. rhe son of PomUl and Solange waa having hH firat race ; and ran a bit green, but he waa finishing on in • good ntyJe. and later on in the season thai youngster will probably be found keeping the beat of bia age buey. Portal is growing fast, and he m not to- be overtaxed in the meantime, although ha may be given a race at Trentham. . I A good judge who witneaaed the racing at Wanganui and Avondale haa given it as bia opinion that Submission will probably prove the beat youngster of the lot aeen out at those meeting*. The LimondHomage filly will make her next appearance at Trentham, where the straight five should euit her. In the meantime she ia going alone the right way. Screen Star followed up his good form it Koxtonby winning the. hack ax at Marton all the way, and putting up a fr* WlU'ty «*«»>• »nt later to. beat all but Nelumbo in the Farewell. Thi* Lord Quex gelding wiHbe among the winner* again shortly. Trebor showed that he ia likely to be among the winner* again eoon by running ■f?J?n| to jScreen Star on Saturday. He win be still further improved by the race. ; -. Red Ca* waa confideMly backed for the hack aix at Marton, but although she had every chance she waa beaten into third place.

Dorado never gavO anything eke a chance in the Marton Handicap, leading •JI the way. Brazen King/ who ran second, palled up lame, and it looka a* if.he will not race again for eome time; Gay Son waa expected to ahow improvement on bis Wanganui form, but he never looked a winner. The bad going may have boon against him, but it waa a very dieappointing performance for one who proved himaelf in the forefront of two-ffar-olda laat aeaaon. Gay Bon'a prospects U any of the classics do not look bright on hw form to date tbia aeaaon. Iddo won the dietance back attractively, bia victory being dne to better racing condition. ..Amatory ran' a good raise, being in front for moat of the way, but'weaken* ing over the laat little bit. Improved by that effort, the Kioek gelding must be very hard to beat in the champion hack race at Otaki next Saturday. Juat before the atart of the Farewell Hack at Marton Deficit returned to the birdcage with an attack of bleeding, and he waa withdrawn from the race. However, aa the totalieator had closed and the field waa in the hands of the starter, hie backer* loot their money. ' C. H. Pilcher, who formerly trained and ■cored many successes with Grand Jury, Braaen King--and other good performer*, ha* War Lop and a two-year-old filly by Colossus from Sailing in work at Feilding. The. filly ie ahaping well, and looka likely to turn out good. Pilcher also ha* in hie charge a full-brother to Dannevirke, and thin ie a very prom wing youngster. Foaling* at the Grange Stud, Weetmere, include several of interest. Duckling (sinter to Francis Drake and the Auckland Cup winner Admiral Drake) ha* a nice brown colt by Phaleron Bay. Thie young«ter i* a half-brother to the Beau Pere Ally Lady Drake, purchased privately by Mr. E. L. Riddiford, president of the Wellington Racing Club, for 1000 guineas. Now * two-year-old. Lady Drake ie in training at Trentham. Habit has a bay nlly by Leighon. and visits) Broiefort. Columbia, «i*ter to Eaglet, has a brown P»y by Phaleron Bay. and will again visit go Phalaria horse. Lncretia him a bay nlly by Lackham, and visit* Broiefort. Gipsy Love haa a bay filly bv Phaleron Bay; Queanbeyan, a brown filly by Can- *«"» Bnn*by. and Two Ways, a bav fillv hv Baffles. The last-named three will visitPhaWon Bav. Bonrina haa a brown filly by Cantnin Bunaby. and visits Broiefort. »* will Hel<>n. whose brown colt by Phaleron Bay died.