GOLD TRAIL

Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 284, 28 August 1935, Page 15

GOLD TRAIL

To Race in Australia NOTES AND COMMENTS Kahikatoa Reappearing * (By The Watcher.) Mr. D. M. Douglas has decided to race Gold Trail in Australia again, and she will go over in company with Maine. The sailing date will be September 6. Was Good Once. z / Hawke’s Bay reports state that Kahikatoa is being ridden preparatory to being put into work again. Kahikatoa has been out for nearly three years, and as he is now an eight-year-old there would be little prospect of him ever returning to his best form again. His last start was in the Fendalton Handicap at the New Zealand Cup meeting of 1932. In form he was a good horse and among his wins was the Winter Cup of 1932. Tlueo-year-old Prospect. Messrs. P. A. and T. O’Neill's bay colt Lowenburg, by Lord Quex —Zarene, gave indications last season of turning out a useful galloper with age, and it will be interesting to see how he runs in his first three-year-old start at New Plymouth to-morrow. In five starts last season he was only once out of a place, and he was a winner at Stratford. lie gave the impression that he was a gale loner likely to prefer a roomy track, for following upon his win at Stratford he was beaten into third place at Wanganui, and was travelling fast at the finish after a slow beginning.

Cottesmore Over Ten Furlongs. Cottesmore is to be tried out over a

middle distance in the Marton Handicap, and on the way he finished in his races at the Grand National meeting ten furlongs should not be beyond him. He hat lost a lot of his brilliance, but a slower pace early should suit him better now than pure sprinting. Ebb Simpson is also keeping Ayresleigh going. Ayresleigh, who is a four-year-old by Captain Bunsby—. Lady Minerva, has had only oue race, starting in the Trial Plate at Trentbam last month. He comes of a good family, being a half-brother to the Auckland Cup winner Minerval, and his trainer has hopes of him being a useful sort.

Good Form Last Season. Tonnerre, who is engaged in the Waverley Hack at New Plymouth, is one of the progeny of the Valais horse Vaals,who is leaving good stock in the north. Tonnerre is a three-year-old out of Miss Sphinx, and his record last season, was three starts for two wins and a second. The form was good. He won the Tuakau Stakes, five furlongs, at Franklin, on March 2, beating the favourites Orac and Light Comedy, and he then ran twice at the Avondale autumn meeting. On the first day be won the Oakley Handicap, five furlongs, beating Triune and Teak, with Gay Sheik fourth. Gay Sheikcarried 9.2 and conceded two stone, and on the second day. with a pull of 91b. compared with the first day Gay Sheikreversed places with Tonnerre in the Nursery Handicap, six furlongs. Slippery Galloping Well.

Track work at Hastings on Saturday included the following gallops of interest, as recorded by* the “Tribune”: — The course proper was selected for the mile trial between the two stable companions, Gold Trail and Maine, who ran I.4B’for that distance. Maine was going easily, four lengths in front, at the finish. Gold Trail has been in work only a short while, High Grader (J. Walsh) gave another finished display over four of the steeplechase brush jumps. The best gallop of the morning went to the credit of Slippery (H. Young) who ran five furlongs on the plough in 63secs. Bygorrah picked him up over the last half-mile, but was of very little use. Slippery finished resolutely in accomplishing his beet track

effort for some time. Padishah (A. Griffiths) and Dusky Crown (A. Corner) were associated in a round over- the schooling jumps and, while Padishah gave the better exhibition of clean, fast jumping, botu impressed as having improved on any previous schooling lesson. Royal Banquet having his first run along since returning from the National meeting, was accompanied ‘by Passion Fruit over half a mile. In running 52jsees. neither was set at top. On the plough Host and Collision were together all the way to run five furlongs nicely in Cusecs. Both pleased. Black Magic, Pakanui and Royal Bengal were in that, order after galloping six furlongs in I.lB—a fair showing for the plough track. Pakanui may have been able to do better.

Raced Well at Trentliam. Landlubber, who is engaged in the Whenuakura Hack at New Plymouth tomorrow, ran one good race at Trentham last month when he finished third on the second day to Grand Score and Linguist. A repetition of that form should see him prominent to-morrow, but that was the only occasion last season that he was in the money in fen starts.

Gallops at Hawora. At Hawera on Monday, advantage was taken of the improving tracks to give fast work to horses engaged at the forthcoming Hunt meetings. Carfex was going better than Bantry at the close of three furlongs in 41 Isec. Carfex worked in his usual bold manner and is in great trim for New Plymouth. Bantry improved on his effort of Saturday morning. Arouse had Gay Patrick as a companion over two furlongs down the back stretch in 27 2-ssec. Gay Patrick then pulled up, but Arouse went on to occupy 41 l-ssec. for three furlongs. It was easily thft best effort credited to Arouse of late, for he has been galloping rather disappointingly during the past fortnight. Gay Patrick is improving steadily. Lowenburg worked impressively to be half a length in front of Fersen over half a mile in 55sec. It was a useful effort on the part of Lowenburg, foNhe was going fairly comfortably in the final stages. The big son of Lord Qnex and Zarene should make bis presence felt in forthcoming engage-

ments, and is not without prospects in the Wanganui Guineas. Fersen went much better than on Saturday. Brilliancy was given a start over two furlongs by Friesland, but the latter found his feet smartest and Brilliancy did well to finish on terms with the older horse in 28Ssec. The hunters Panloff and Just Off gave an excellent display over four steeplechase fences. Panloff jumped slightly the faster, but Just Off took each fence in a vqyy even manner. Considering that both were having their first schooling Jessen over country, it was a good exhibition.

Riding at New Plymouth. L. Dulieu, who returned to Aucklam. in time to ride at the Pakuranga Hunt meeting on Saturday, will be in the saddle at New Plymouth this week.

Gathering Trophies. The gold cup attached to the stake tor the Pakuranga Hunt Cup on Saturday was presented by the master of the hounds. Mr. 11. BullockWebster, to Miss Twist, daughter of Prosy Boy’s owner, Mr. C. E. Twist. It was a great pleasure to come from Napier and win the cup, Mr. Twist said, in replying. Prosy Boy was a great favourite at home and was ridden by Ins daughter at meets of the Hawke's Bay Hunt and also in his work. He had started only four times, commencing with the hunt point-to-point, and had won a cup on each occasion.

Stud News. Half a dozen South Island mares have been sent to the North Island by Pyne, Gould, Guinness, Ltd., to be mated with imported stallions. Five have gone to Mr. J. D. Ormond’s Blandford horse Bulandshar. They are Sir Charles Clifford's Miss Mimic (Sanquhar—Counterfeit.) and Rivalry (Antagonist—Equipment) ; Messrs. J. 'W. and L. W. Storry’s Sky Song (Weathervane —Grey Linnet) and Whoopee (Robespierre—Lady Minerva) ; and Mr. G. R. Macdonald’s Eulalie (Al> purd—Eulogy). Messrs. J. W. and L. W. Storry’s Lady Zephyr (Robespierre— Lady Minerva) has gone to Mr. G. M. Currie's Son-In-Law horse Posterity.

Jockey Injured. The Invercargill lightweight horseman G. Barclay was thrown from a young horse during the week and broke a collarbone. Interest Increasing.

The first of the important spring meetings in Sydney will be held at Warwick Farm on Saturday. The Spring Handicap, one mile and three furlongs, and the Campbelltown Handicap, six furlongs, will attract large fields, including many of the best horses, while the Hobartville Stakes, of seven furlongs, for three-year-olds, will provide a line bn Derby hopes. The best class o’f horse is catered for iu the Warwick Stakes, one mile, at vveight-for-age.

Put Up Race Record. Reports of the Adelaide Guineas won by the Windbag colt Beamish Boy, who is out of the Absurd mare Roseglow, show that he not only won but gave none of his opponents a chance and set a new race record of 1.40. The accounts also include the information that Beamish Boy is owned by Mrs. E. E. Jolly, having been a gift from her husband. Cuddle. Cuddle is in work again at Hastings. A Declined Gift. Tia. Rosetta, a mare engaged in the Hunters’ Hurdles to be run at the Otago Hunt Club’s meeting, is a half-sister by Tractor to Silver Coat, who was a win-' ner last season among the two-year-olds. Tia Rosetta made her first and only appearance up to date when running as a two-year-old in 1928. She was then turned out and practically forgotten, and later offered as a gift, without being accepted. It is reported that Tia Rosetta is to replace Lycidas as a jumper to carry Mrs. M. M. Shield's colours. New Zealand Cast-off.

■Shatter, who won the hurdle race at Williamstown (Melbourne) on Saturday, is the Shambles gelding that cost punters a lot. of money when trained here by F. D. Jones. A year ago he was one of the team that Jones took to Australia, and after showing winning form at Rnndwick he was sold to hie present Melbourne owner. 'Shatter had undoubted galloping ability of a high order when he was in the mood, and be may go on to good hurdle class. Water Power.

Although it was reported that ’Water Power had 'been retired, she has been nominated for a mile race at the Otago Hunt meeting.