WINTER CARNIVAL.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 93, 21 April 1941, Page 3

WINTER CARNIVAL.

I NORTHERN POSSIBILITIES. V\ ith the Great Northern meeting, the star item tor juiupeis in the North Island. ; to be undertaken in June, the form m j the hurdlers and 'chaseus at the recent j meeting was closely watched, but it is doubtful whether anyone was gieati., impressed by it. 'the two hurdlers who attracted mo.-t attention by their eff.n ■were Rarotonga and <He'n Abb. Th- ' former. burdcne<l with I'J.S. made a gallant effoit to win tlie B; igliton HiirdT.*. a'id it was no disgrace to be beaten | <rlen Abb who was in receipt ot 4:> , !>. Rarotonga will no doubt be called upon to cany a solid import in the (ire::t I Northern Hutdles. but he is a rare „ta.\ ei I and is well seasoned to undertake sin .i | a hard l ace.

t'len Abb has won tuice ilvcr tlii» month, once at Whauga: ci. and on Saturday in the Brighton 'ITuulles. A horse can do no more than win. an 1 (ilen Abb had the race won a g.ic-d w.;\ ironi home. l'osset-srd of pace, and •: finisiied jumper, the st>ti of Siivins loojvs like playing a part in the decision of important jumping events this,winter.

The steeplechase winners were IJey I.i on the opening day. and ll;n Yaa's on t'l : second day. and of the pair Key l,u impressed the most. Only a five-year-old. the son of King T,u had no difficulty i.i winning, but it canuot be said that Ins opponents were a good lot. On the secon.l day Key Lit was not produced, and Gii Yaaß who did not race the fiist day. wo.i from end tc- end. Again the opposition was weak, and the way was made ea -y for (.Jar Yaal* when Baldric, who in iv have been' hard to beat, balked with just under a round to go. A HARDY CUSTOMER. The Ycrnieer Lady Lois colt. Kentucky, who won the V.-lX'. (ircat Kai-ter. 111:1s: be one of the hardy sort because lie h.is certainly not been allowed to cat the oats of idleness. Prior to his vi.tory the three-yoar-oid had started this season no less than ~2'2 times, and in doirg so had done considerable travelling. As a two-year-old. and for part of the present season. he was owned by the Auckland sportsman. Mr. M. J. Moodahe. but was sold recently to Messrs. T. Fisher and T. It. George, and already has proved a good proposition. The Great Easter made his fifth win this scason, in addition to which he has been five times second and twi, <■ third. Lady Lois, the dam of Kentucky, won the Avondale Stakes in 1021. lint like many other .winners of that race she never developed into anything above the ordinary. She was by Lncullus.