LATE SPORTING

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 69, 18 September 1930, Page 11

LATE SPORTING

TEENTHAM DOINGS

GESTURE LEAVING SYDNEY

NEXT WEEK

Rain has continued incessantly at j Thcntham this week, and''again this, morning there was no galloping track open for trainers with horses engaged at the Hawkes Bay Meeting next week. The sand was available, for.strong exercise, and most horses were worked on tl is track or: in the . centre of the course. . . ..,.'...: Cable nilvieo .has. been received at Trcntham that, H. B. .Lorlgan is returning Gesture from Sydney to-morrow week. The crack filly did not do well on* the trip across, and she. failed to make any improvement after landing. She will be spelled when -she returns, and will probably not now.open her season's racing till the autumn. The other members of Lorigan's team 1 are progressing favourably, and they | will remain for the A.J.C. Meeting.next I month. . ... Ex Dono has been sent to his owner's farm in the . King Country, where he will be spelled for a;couple.of months. A. E. Browne has" only one horse in his care at present, this being a three-year-old brown colt by Thomond from Rose of Athens; and hence full-brother t Lord Thomond.

L. Daly's team in active work consists of Hynanna, Miss Ransom, Pat's Boy, Lady Parri, , Sir Limond, Spear Lad, and eight two-year-olds, these being Cape. Gold (Cape Horn.—MissgOld), Sailing (Capo Horn —Rose Martian),. Maritime (Capo Horn—Kakawai), Fairwirid.' (Capo Horn—Rag Fair), Capetown (Cape Horn—Menthe), Homeward Bound .-(Capo. Horn—Arizona), Trader Horn (Cape Horn—Pa-. raki), and Movietone (Moabite —Marriage Bell), All the two-yoar-olds except the last-named wore bred by their owner (Mr. W. E. Komball). Mr. Kernball purchased Movietone fo.r 350gns, from his breeder, Mr. J.-C- Gleeson, of Auckland, after he hail been, passed in at-the last Trentham. Bales, His dam; who is quo.of the first of the Tea Tray mares to go to the stud, was sent across to Australia specially; to be mated with. Moabite, but her subsequent.visits have been to New Zealand sires. . ,

Daly's team for Hawkes Bay and Napier Park will probably comprise; Hy-. nanna, Lady Pam, Sir Limond, Cape Gold, Sailing, and Movietone, Miss Hansom will not open, her season's racing till Otaki. . .• .■

The high-priced Oratorian (Hunting Song—Oratresa) in H. B. Lorigan's stable has grown into a handsome colt, and if looks, count for anything ho should uphold the.prestige established by. his family in .recent -years.. Two other youngsters in the stable who aro doing well are the Australian-bred chestnut colt by Roger de Busli from the Three marc Centaurea,' purchased, at the Sydney autumn sales by Mr. H. Murphy for 110 guineas, and Lavington, a brown gelding by Hunting Song fi-oni Heather Spray. Another two-year-old, a bay gelding by Acre from Gladiole, has been suffering from a cold lately, and is not being worked at present.' • - ; - - ■ '' ' ''■■' •*'•■•■■ ■

Oral) the disappointing half-sister by Chief Ruler to Oratrix, •Con-centrate, and Oratorian, has been put into training again after -having visited Dr. W. C. King, for an operation on her respiratory organs. A cure appears to have been effected, and her connections are now hopeful she will come right.

Dolomite and General Assembly hays been hindered in their pre.paratibi bythe inclement weather,, but they'ar-e expected to. b-e read* for'the.'Masterton Meeting, next nioritlu .'.,.'.!;.' "' ! Mr. W. H.. BalJingei-'s , : tqam wereshipped.SotUh'lhst night. E. j: Maekio goes across tins', evening to do the riding." , ' .... : ;