WINGATUI WORK

Press, Volume CIX, Issue 32077, 27 August 1969, Page 4

WINGATUI WORK

My Era In Good Trial “The Freu" Speciol Sented DUNEDIN. My Bra and Cambridge, rivals in the Preeident'o Handicap, the Sret leg at the .Bxetern Southland Hunt Club’s T-A.B. double on Saturday were two of the Impreseive worker* at Wingatul yeetwday. Other* to ohow up included Red Bard. Beau Bevan. Cedar Bank and Submerge. Kumai wao dioappoiitttng, drifting to last in * four-horM trial, but hit trainer. H. A. Anderton, did not appear to be concerned and oeM the Kur> dirtan gelding out tor another round of pace work. The m nd track offered good footing, but th* trial graw wa» heavy. My tra (MeKeown), ImprMtod by finishing almost on terms with Cedar Bank (McArx). Cedar Bank and Kumai (Robinson) ran a mil* and a quarter on the trial grass and ware joined by My Sr* and Sogundo (Kennedy) st the tix furlong*. My Er* and Cedar Bank cam* home in ltJ4. th* first three furlong* In 40 3-5 sac. Segundo and Kumai out beaten off. Beau Bevan (Silver) Iwndled Bed iard (Silver) ehomjd fitnaes by dashing over naif * mite en the eand in K J-B*ec. the firm furtong In ISnec. ' Submerge (Gor*); Case* (Brown), and Governor General (Dowling): were in line at the end of five furlongs in Imin MK, th* firat two furlong* in St Canbrldge (Kennedy) schooled with Julm-ark (Adams) over tour Right* of hurdles at a smart Clip. Sale Of Fair Law likely (N.t, Press Assß.-CopilrtaMJ SYDNEY. might be sold to a Sydney racing man for "around $50,000.”' The gelding won the Warwick Stakes, seven furlongs, at Rand4lck, yesterday, beating Nausori by three-quarters of a ■ length with Rajab Sahtb half * length away third. It wa* an all-New Zealand 4ni*h in the 84500 weight-for-ag* race. ,: JSF’S’WS the enclosure Mr Philips anounced the sale wa* almost certain to go through. "It is just about finalised and I ‘ he Noted Racing Writer Dies (N.Z. Frett AssoeldMeiW AUCKLAND. . inT«» e i%» rWtl&Hl W*B 59. For many y*jrs Mr Fop* was r. o . B r. s o?’»w«:- s? Auckland's fading trainers* ° S Mr Pope provided the first trackwork reports from Takanlnl when the course was taken over by the Auckland Racing Club in 1928. Up until the time of Ms death he was srtill supplying Takanlnl track reports for Hamilton, Rotorua and Wellington newspapers and a national weekly. He was also a contributor to the New Zealand Racing Calendar. Mr Pope was the foundation secretary of the Takanlnl and Auckland Owners and Trainers’ Association and at the time of his death was racing the mare Tenacity in partnership with one of his sons. Two years ago he wa# elected a life member of the Racing Writers’ Association in recognition of many years of executive service and hl* particular efforts in launching the Racing Personality of the Year award. Life Hembsr.—Mr », C. Berry, Greymouth Jockey Club ait the annual meeting on Monday nigh#. Mr Berry ha* completed a 10-year term as president of the club.—F.O.O.R.