RACING ZINDER FIT FOR CUP TEST AT OAMARU

Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30395, 20 March 1964, Page 4

RACING ZINDER FIT FOR CUP TEST AT OAMARU

Zinder improved noticeably with his placed run at Oamaru last week, and a strong and impressive nine-furlong trial at Riccarton yesterday should have him at a sharp edge of fitness for the Oamaru Autumn Cup on Monday.

Zinder, ridden by his race rider, C. T. Wilson, ran nine furlongs on the outside of the course proper in 1.59 3-5. His time of 52 1-5 for the last half mile would have compared more than favourably with the efforts of several trialists tested only at that distance.

Zinder was accompanied by Stylish, which lasted it out pretty well with the light-weight, N. Eastwood, up. Though clearly overshadowed, Stylish kept plugging away, and finished within a length of Zinder. Fit Sprinters Other Oamaru candidates to give evidence of fitness with attractive trials were Champ and Waverley, rival candidates for the Ellerslie Handicap, and Beau Seant, the early favourite for the Landon Maiden Stakes.

Waverley, ridden by his race rider, A. H. Eastwood, sprinted six furlongs with Hullabaloo (Mein). Waver-

ley started two lengths behind, but they were on terms soon after passing the five furlongs, and ran the last four strongly on terms in 50 4-5.

A few minutes later Champ (Stoke) and Llansfair (Hadfield) sprinted half a mile in 51 4-5. They finished abreast, but Champ was keen to quicken on the outside. Champ is a stablemate of Zinder and should not be the weaker half on an appealing combination for the Oamaru double. Beau Seant, with A. J. Stokes up, galloped six furlongs on the plough with his stablemate Takatua (B. Campbell) in 1:16 4-5, the last half mile in 511-5. There was little between them at the end, but Beau Seant could have finished clear with little difficulty. Other gallops:— Course Proper Mlle.—Full Course (Low) and Count Pedro (Stokes) Imin SOsec, last halt mile 52 4-ssec, First Time (Campbell) Imin 46sec, last half 55 2-ssec; Matador (Low) and Scuffle (Wilson) Imin 48 4-ssec, last half 54 2-ssec. Seven Furlongs. Clipper (Swanson) and Magic Ring (Collins) Imin 32sec, last half 52 2-ssec; Gay Filou (Wilson) and Printer (N. Eastwood) Imin 33 l-ssec, last half 52 2-ssec; Mastiff (N. Eastwood) and Foxy Boy (Low) Imin 37 3-ssec, last half 55 l-ssec.

Six Furlongs.—Valuate (Mein) and Blue Harken (Collins) Imin 19 4-ssec, last half 53 2-ssec. Half Mile.—Royal Leigh (Reritl) 50 l-ssec; Pigling Bland (Wilder moth) 54 4-5; Corneil (Mein) 53 3-ssec; Pawnee (Beck) 54 2-ssec: Safe Harbour (Penrose) 54sec; Jayess (Cowles) 54 2-ssec: William David 53 3-ssec; Helen's Bay (N. Eastwood) threequarters of a length to fasterfinishing Foxchief (Collin) 54sec. Plough

Mile.—Ashlelgh (A. H. Eastwood) Imin 50 3-ssec, last half 52 l-ssec: Strategy (Messent) neck to Cumberland (A. H. Eastwood), half length to Marlow (Moir) and Race Guide (Cowles). Imin 47sec, last half 52 l-ssec Six Furlongs.—Trove (Penrose), length and a half to Keep (Mein), Imin 10 l-ssec, last half 48kcc Half Mile.—Vitamise (N. Eastwood) 50 Msec. Three Furlongs.—Town Talk (Stokes) 37 l-sseci Apache (N. Bastwood) 37sec.

Takanini Pair For Sydney

"The Press" Special Service AUCKLAND, March 19. Calalad, and a two-year-old colt by Le Filou from Country Maid, which G. G. Cameron has been preparing at Takanini, will leave soon for Sydney, where they will join H. H. Riley's stable. Both Calalad (Callander—Country Maid) and the Le Filou colt are owned by Mr S. B. Watkins, a former Auckland man who recently shifted to Sydney. A four-year-old gelding, Calalad gained six -minor placings before being put aside in the early summer. He was a winner as a three-year-old.