TRENCH FIGHT

Dominion, Volume 30, Issue 266, 6 August 1937, Page 17

TRENCH FIGHT

Certain Cup Favourite

NOTES AND COMMENTS

F. Davis’s Australian Team

(By The Watcher.) Trench Fight does not appear to have been at all harmed by his escapade .last Saturday, judging by his track gallops during the week. There is little doubt he Will start a solid favourite for the Winter Cup. Track-watchers yesterday morning were impressed by his seven furlongs, easily the best of ail the work. Clarion Call.. Clarion Call is a dashing fencer, and his exhibition at Rieearton yesterday morning impressed the track-watchers. He is carrying more condition this year than last and is in better order. Last Year’s Winner. Royal Limond gave a good display over the steeplechase fences at Rieearton yesterday morning, showing no inclination to shirk the top brush. It seems Very peculiar that he will jump it one round in a race and run off in the next round. This gelding is very well and it Woiild be unwise to accept his form during the 12 months as a reliable guide. If he stays on the course next Tuesday he is' going to be one of the hardest horses to beat. In Good Order. ConCertpitch and Dictate have done 'ery well since their race on Saturday, nd promise to strip in good order for heir Winter Cup engagement. Judge for Ellerslie. At the annual meeting of the Auckland Racing Club held this week all' officials for the spring meeting were reappointed, with the exception that the committee decided to call for applications for the position of judge. Racing Profits. A feature of the annual meetings of. clubs now being held is the mutual satisfaction of members over the season’s bal-ance-sheets. It Would be mote interesting to know how many clubs have made proper provision for stakes based on the previous season's turnover. Racing clubs work one 'year ahead, a fact which is too often overlooked when the profits of the season jiist clout’d are being made the source of congratulation. Prospect for Next Week. Fiord's time for seven furlongs at Riccarton yesterday morning suggests that the race in the Brabazon Handicap last Saturday did him good. On that, and the Way he is Working, he looks a prospect for some money next Week. Winning Form in the South, Arhboa got chopped right out at the stait of the Brabazon Handicap, and was never in the hunt. He has worked well on the tracks since. Araboa is a stablemate of Cock oi* the North, and has good form in the south. Showed Promise Once. The Mercian King gelding Peter’s 1 mice, who showed a good deal’Of promise when raced by his breeder, Mr. Cl. D. Beatson, two ■or three years ago, is now among the track workers at Ellerslie.-

Now at \Vafi|anui, . . L... •’The’Ceißrepfcde gelding Middle, who Won the Ladies’* Bracelet event at the Khngitlkei Hunt Club’s meeting, is now tn the stable of W. H. Dwyer, Wanganui.

Team All Doing Well. F. Davis’s team, at present quartered at Wanganui, are all doing well in their spring preparations. Reports show that I’rancis Drake and Courtcraft ran a good t °? ether during the week in I.4a£. This points to them being verv forward. Aiwai and Relative are doing sprint tasks. So far Davis has not given Coronation, the Limond—Jewel of Asia colt, any serious tasks, but he is coming along nicely. The two-yeiir-i>ld filly Homily is more forward, and she has had two or three gallops, in which she has shown promise. Stud Items.

Zarene, the dam of Lowenberg, and Wood Pulp, have been booked to Iliad Zarene was.got by Chief Ruler—Crown Lady, by Crown Imperial ll—Molly, by Mystification, and travels back to the Pulchra taproot. Wood Pulp was got by Paper Money—Cliffe Forest, an imported mare by Sundridge or Dairy Bridge— Tubbereurry, by Captivation.

Thirteen Equal Favourites. Thirteen horses shared favouritism for the Caulfield Cup last week. The equal favourites are Talking, AllUnga, Black Mac,. Courtcraft. Desert Chief, Damal s, Gdluen Promise, IHymouth Sound, Mestoravon, Sarcherie, Silver Standard, Soltoi, and The Chanter. Equal’ favourites for the Melbourne Clip are the rising three-year-olds Ajax, Hua, aud Lynch Law.

Herbie’s Last Home. A few months ago Hefoie became of no further use as a sire, and was to barb been Bent to Oakleigh, in the Widden Valley, to spend the remainder of his days. Mr. Kellow a few weeks ago purchased Woodlands, a few miles outside Melbourne, and is anxious to have Heroic there. Mr. Kellow intends to live at Woodlands, and Heroic will always be under his eye. The horse will take up his quarters there ns soon as the yard being constructed for him has been completed. Not Included.

Royal Banquet's name appeared in error among the horses shipped south on Wednesday night. It was a .Hunting. Song horse taken south by 11. S. Greene to be used as a hack. ; < XT

Answers to Corresixmdents. ‘‘Reader,” Porirua: (1) £2/16/-. (2) £l/19/-. (3) £2/1/-. (4) 13/C. “E.J.,” Hunterville: Iddo Was scratch- 1 ed for Eis engagement at the Rangitikei Hunt meeting at 9 a.m. on Friday, July

“The Racer,” Waipukurau: Information written for.