NO WORK AT TRENTHAM

Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 1, 27 September 1943, Page 9

NO WORK AT TRENTHAM

12 Inches Of Rain This Month

(By

St. Simon.)

There was no work at Trent ham cn Saturday as the bottom eud of the track in the vicinity of the nine furlongs was flooded. The members’ car paddock and the exercise yard round the scraping sheds and sand rolls were also under water. The heavy rain which feu throughout the city on Friday night was also experienced at Trentham and the drainage system was not equal to coping with the phenomenal amount of water. .Measurings taken Iby the course superintendent, Mr. N. Hayley, show’ that up till yesterday 1inches of rain have fallen at Trentham since September 1, which is three times the average for the month. As a consequence teams trained on this course are all backward in their preparations-for the spring meetings. Riding at Hastings. N. Vaughan, who was prevented by sickness from riding at the Wanganui meeting, has ibeen engaged to ride viglow, Leiglion’s Glory ' and Tideover at the Hawke’s Bay meeting this week.

Moved to Trentham. . P, W. Powell, who rode with a fair amount of success in the South Island, has taken employment with W. J. Bromby, at Trentham.

First Start This' Week. The Wellington-owned two-year-old, Barrage, is to make his debut in public m the Hastings Stakes this week. He was bred at Koatanui. and was bought for 321) gns. at the vearling sales in January by .Mr. F. H. Eustin, who enjoyed much success with' a close relative. Soutane. Barrage. bv Spiral from Curtain, is a brother to Damask, and three-quarter-brother to Smoke-Screen. national, Gladswood. Aeilmoud, Siegmund and Black Robe are also members of this family. Barrage may oe too backward to show form at present as few of the Trentham two-year-olds have done anything but pacework for the past two months.

Developing Nicely. One of the Trantham-trained two-year-olds who is now commencing to make licadwav is Tidemint, the Tiderace—l iff -Mint, gelding which W. J. Bromby secured tor 371gns. at the January sales. Being a mid-Novembcr foal he has developed slowly, but lie is now shaping up In good st vie, and is the biggest horse of his age at'Trentham. He comes from a good family. his second dam. Merry Tift, being closely related to King Lu, winner of lu races, including the Great Northern Guineas. Gay Talkie, a good winner in India. and General Latour, sire of Te Kara, Karapoti and Gallio. At the price paid for him Tidemint might prove a very cheap l horse.

M'itle’n First Foal. ' .Mittie, one of the good winners for w. II Hume from bis good mare Horomea, has arrived at Trentham with, her colt weanling by Foxbridge which will be prepared for the January sales. Mittie has grown into a splendid type of brood mare and has done her offspring well. She is to visit Robin Goodfellow this season.

Work Held Up. W. H. Hume has been unable to complete the improvements to his now property at Trentham on account of the weather? He expected to have the Golden Eaale—Horomea gelding down from Levin by now. but his arrival has been delayed till new vards are built on the property and the sodden nature of the ground has prevented this from being done. So far a name has not been claimed for this relative to Mittie. Lady Tinkle and Deolali.

With Wright’s Team. H ! "h Morale and Pennyroyal, raced respectively 'bv Mr. H. J. Stallbridge and Mrs. Stanbridge, Wellington, joined up with A. M. Wright’s Awamini team after racing at the 'Wanganui meeting. Wright recently moved te stables on the Foxton line as’ the property and stables ne for-, merly occupied in Fergusson Street have been purchased by A. Midwood.

Judge Retires. . ' . • After many years of service. Mr. 1. Parata Ims resigned from the position of judge to the Otaki Maori Racing Club. Mr. A. V. O’Brien, Wellington, has been appointed to the position. <

A Good Year. „ . , The Hawke’s Bay Jockey Club made a profit of £1347 on last season's operations after spending £2555 on renovations and reducing ils indebtedness by £69.i0. At the annual meeting last week the following members of the executive who retired by rotation wore re-elected Unopposed: -Messrs. G. Ebbett. president; F. P. Kelly, vice-president; M. Greenwood, treasurer; r> J. Holden. E. W. Ormond. A. Robson, J.’ Watlie icommittee. Mr. H. H. Pbiira-. zyn was elected to the committee in place of Mr. 11. R. Peacock, who did not seek re-election. New members numbering kJ were elected.

Going to Hastings. . , , . , Martial Note, one of the dead-heaters in the Wanganui Debutant Stakes, has gone along nicely at New Plymouth since racing at Marton, and is to go ■to the Hawkes Bay meeting this- week to run in the Hastings Stakes.

The Roseliill Guineas. The Rosehill Guineas,- second of the season's three-vear-old races in New South Wales leading up to the A.J.C. Derby, was won in race record time by Moorland, a colt by tFelcxag from Bower Belle. As a two-year-old. won three of liis five races, Including the A.J.C. Breeders I’latc.. lie descends in tall female from the Carbine marc Twinkle, a half-sister to Njghtinare. the grand-dain of Wakeful. IMoorkind was from the. first crop sired in Australia by Fclcrag, a son of Felsteaa and a Captain Cuttie marc. The runnerup was Mayfowl, a roan colt by Beau Pern from the imported Portiaw mare Grey Port. Mayfowl won two of his four races <js'- a two-vear-olil. Ho was bred at St. Aubins, where Bean Here stood after his sale in New Zealand. Third was the- lioyal .Step—Lambent colt Flight, winner at his previous start of the Hobartville StakesA High-Class Catalogue. The first tOO entries received tor the 1911 national yearling sales indicates that the quality of the catalogue will again be vorv high. The cham-pion stallion, Foxbridge, will be widely .-represented by both colts and fillies. Outstanding colls arc a brother to the Trent-ham filly, Bridge Acre, and those from Lalla Quex and Ruling Spi. while the fillies include a sister to Foxola, two descendants of the noted brood mare. Hvades, and a sister to the Rippling Waters colt -which topped the scales last year at HOOgus. - The Derby and St. Leger winner, Coronach, will be much better represented this year. Among the colts -by li-im is -an outstanding chestnut from the imported mare, .Legality, the dam of Balfron, while another from the Alton Lodge Stud is from the English mare, Caiwasser, iby Sir Cosmo. Tho Irish St. Leger winner. Battle Song, whose youngsters realized the top average of tho sales last year, will. again be represented by many yearlings- of good class. Among tlie colts by Jiirii will be one out of Hie Paper Money mare, Alma, recently sold for WCOgns. Long Bian and Defaulter. whose yearlings were in keen demand last vear, will again be well in the picture. A brother to Silvio, -bought-last year for flOflgn-s., will be an outstanding representative of the former sire. Reminders, Hawke’s Bay spring acceptances tomorrow’ (Tuesday), at S p.m. Otaki -Maori spring nominations tomorrow (Tuesday), at S p.m.

Answers to Inquiries. “M.F S„” Wellington: (1) £l/10/6; (2) £2/9/- : (3) £3/11/0 and £l/8/-. . ."The Wlz.” Hastings: (1) £4/12/- arid £l/18/-; (2) £2/9/-; <3) £2/15/-.