MOUNTAIN TARN: CARISBROOK

Press, Volume LXXXVI, Issue 26026, 1 February 1950, Page 7

MOUNTAIN TARN: CARISBROOK

RECENT ADDITIONS TO . EDWARDS’S TEAM Mountain Tarn and Carisbrook are recent additions to S. A. Edwards’s team at Addington. A six-year-old mare, Mountain Tarn showed good form when trained by P. C. Williams at Methven earlier in the season to gain three wins and three minor placings, her wins being in the first division of the Geraldine Trot at the Geraldine Racing Club’s meeting on October 15, in tlfe first division of the Blaketown Handicap, and in the Hurricane Handicap at the Greymouth Trotting Club’s meeting in October. A likely improver. Mountain Tarn is by Red Shadow from Mountain Jewel, a Blue Mountain King mare which left other winners in Mountain Hall to Dillon Hall, and Baby Grand to Lusty Voio. Carisbrook, an aged gelding by Grattan Loyal from Lu Parrish, has won several races for Mr H. Berry, for whom he was trained by his father, E. A. Berry, who is leaving with his wife to-day for Australia.

A good track-worker, Carisbrook has the ability to win his way to better company.

Improving On the strength of his fourth in the New Year Handicap on the first day of the Forbury Park Trotting Club’s meeting, Remlap was sent out third favourite for the January Handicap on the concluding day of the meeting on Saturday, and he gave a solid performance to finish third. Remlap, which appears to be improving with racing, may soon win a race for Mr J. Palmer. At New Brighton <

Melvian, which was trained for his races earlier in the season by A. Gerken, is now being trained at New Brighton by A. Motz. An aged Dillon Hall gelding, Melvian is out of Cushat, the dam of other winners in Liberty Bond and Understudy. Out of Shirley’s Pal

Flicka Boy, the winner of the Brightwater Handicap at the Nelson Trotting Club’s meeting on Saturday, is trained by W. Pope for Mr N. Emms. A six-year-old gelding, Flicka Boy is by Kewpie’s King from Shirley’s Pal, which to by Worthy Bingen from a Dominion mare. Roxburgh Club

A special meeting of the committee of the Forbury Park Trotting Club last evening gave permission to the Roxburgh Club to race at Forbury Park on April 15. The committee also decided to contribute £5OO towards the Roxburgh Club’s stakes.