SURVEYOR-GENERAL IN GOOD ORDER

Dominion, Volume 34, Issue 182, 30 April 1941, Page 12

SURVEYOR-GENERAL IN GOOD ORDER

Hawera Training Notes

Dominion Special Service.

HAWERA, April 29. Ideal conditions for training prevailed nt- Hnwera this morning, when tue semi final gluops “or the Waverley meeting were conducted. Both the course proper and the plough were .avail able, with the going m splendid ° rdtr - } On the course proper Notium (bekionji after time when running an en J mile in 1.50. Barry Boy (Houamu Sinned over half a mile smartly in 50. He P has brilliance, but unfortunately a operation for respiratory trouble over a year ago has not brought about the deS ' practice Hinehou (Holland diepoTed o? Kena (ReiUy at e ss C^(Potroz)a^shad™d lle War°lia'p over the concluding stages of five furlongs * n <hi the" plough, with a big in the weights, Friesland (Holland) finished too solidly for Tavoy (Co e) to be clear at the post m 1.01. MJ ner initial races last season Tavoy shaped very promisingly, but she has not 1 up to her reputation, and she does not appear to be right at present. Surveyor-General (Ryan) impressed when running half a mile along the back in 50 2-5. He is to race over a distance at Waverley. and would only require to repeat his effort in the A.R.C. Easter Handicap to play a prominent role at. the finish. He has freshened up nicely since his return. ™ Night Ray (Potroz), required 52 over a similar distance, though she is a lazy worker. Air Flight (Potroz), who is galloping well, strode out freely over five furlongs in 1.3. If she would repeat her track efforts with the colours up, this three-year-old would be hard to beat in moderate sprint company. After a slow (Thomson) came home solidly to record 1.17 for six furlongs, the last half mile in 52. He looks particularly well. Winsome Lu is again in regular work, preparatory to racing during the winter.

Foaling Averages. .

An English breeder, in discussing the bad foaling.average of some stallions in that country, says, it is probably due to overfeeding and lack of exercise. It is probable the same can be said of stallions in other parts of the world. He concludes his remarks as follows: “Do not let the mare owner always blame the .stallion 'if he does not get a foal. Let him be sure his mare is in a fit state to breed first: it is surprising how many mares are put to the stud when their chance of producing a foal is practically nil—at any rate without treatment. A stallion running with mares seldom fails to get them in foal if the mares are themselyes healthy. The same applies to'stallions which are in regular work, and fed accordingly.”