THE WINTER RACES

Evening Post, Volume CIV, Issue 3, 4 July 1922, Page 8

THE WINTER RACES

NOTES FROM TRENTHAM

(II "SIR LANCELOT.") Favourable weather conditions pre-, vailed at Trenham this morning for train-: ing operations. The outside of the.! course^ proper was available. - Listening Post was' going better than Sunny Corner at the .end of seven fur-: longs in lmin 38sec. Patuki was in front of Blue Socks in a try-out over the game course, taking a second longer. ■ V Royal Box again did, the best of the morning by beating Dainty Step at the end of seven furlongs in lmin 36sec. Halifax was in front of Roset at the end of six furlongs in lmin 23sec. Capping Day alone ran seven furlongs in lmin 39sec. Deroulede was in front of Ma Boughal at the end of half a mile in 54 l-ssec. The brother to Loyal Irish is in the Trial Plate. Callaghan came right away from Jolly Bruce in a try-out over six furlongs, which took lmin 22sec. V , j Te Kuri, Kilroe, and Miss Rule were in the order named at the end of five furlongs in lmin 6sec. Printemfjs and Rose of Athens were associated in a six furlongs gallop at a strong three-quarter pace. Astinome' was half-a-dozen lengths ahead of Moutoa's Gift at the finsh of a four furlongs spurt in 54sec. Coalition went once round the course proper at his best pace. Lady Ridicule and _frcb Salute were on even terms at the end of five furlongs, in lmin Bsec. Lord Deßmond and Rimutaka were associated in a five-furlong gallop, which took lmin 7sec. Counter Attack and Misslarid, who went together, put up the same time. Backsheesh was better than Fortune /Teller over the last four of five furlongs, in 54 2-ssec. Kyoto, alone, ran seven furlongs in lmin 39sec. Manchester finished better than Lady Waimaingu over. five furlongs in lmin Bsec. ..'■■■!■■ A good deal of jumping was' done, mostly by the visiting horses. Staff Officer, Lawsuit, and Glenisla did a couple of rounds of the big fences, and finished together down the flat. Glenisla pleased most by the way he fenced. Royal Exchange (H. M'Sweeney) jumped five of th» schooling hurdles well. V Yellow Hammer was also sent a similar task, and did it well. Kaika also jumped the hurdles safely. Trentham Rose and Moonstruck went together, first one and then the' other running off. Western Boom parted company with A. J. Thorner' at the second fence, but the rider got off with a shaking, y The Otago horses, Rorke's Drift, Palladium, and Redstone went together. Redstone stopptd at the fourth, but the other pair pulled up, and afterwards did a circuit, clearing ten hurdles altogether. . Walton ; and Jackeroo showed ; they have something to learn at the business. Jackeroo ran off at the second and Walton dropped. Turner at the next one. Insurrection has joined the regular workers at Trentham. Mile races were always popular at Trentham. . There are twenty-eight *n the Charity Cup, run over the distance named, on Saturday. The course at the start has been widened. The commercial and business friends" of George Price, the well-known trainer, assembled yesterday to wish him good-bye prior to his.\departure -for Australia. Mr. Owen Malum acted as spokesman, and in presenting the departing guest with a solid leather wallet expressed the hope that it would always be full. Master Strowan was sent over the Steeplechase country at Otaki on Saturday last, in the presence of his owner, and again gave a good 'exhibition of: fencing.' The writer is informed that W. Young will have the, mount in the Wellington Steeplechase. Regard was not entered for the first day at Trentham, but the writer understands Mr. 0. Jefferson is bringing him down for the second day. In company with the caretaker, Mr. J. Scott, the writer walked over the Steeplechase course at Trent-ham on* Saturday morning. The start is near the six furlongs, the first fence being a brush of 4ft Bin. The second is a board fence of 3ft 9in, then a brush 4ft 4in, followed by a brush double in front of the stand 4ft.4in and 4ft 3in. Then a brush 4ft 4in, sod wall 3ft Bin, logs 3ft 9in, and post and rails 3ft 9in completes the first round. The same course is negotiated a second time. In the run to the finishing post the brush, board fence, and brush, are taken a third time, making a totall'of nineteen jumps- on the three miles and a-quarter journey.