AWAPUNI NOTES

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 73, 27 March 1931, Page 6

AWAPUNI NOTES

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(By Teloorapli.) (Special to "The Evening Post.") PALMEKSTON N., This Day. Trainers at Aivapuni had the unusual j-iriviJego of indulging In fast work next to the rails on tlio course proper yesterday morning, .arid two visitors in Chrysulogy and Simba recorded a slashing gallop after breakfast. Chrysolosy was left at Awapuni by R. 'Alexander, and Mrs. M'Donald is- supervising the training of the Psychology gelding meantime, and he ■will bo taken south to.Riccarton in company with Blue Paper'and Chief Cook. L. Wilson, anorlicr visitor, bns Simba, My Own, and .fenny Diver licce, but they will go to Auckland. While T. C'corpc left for Blenheim imjnediatcly after the local lixtm-e, he left Kozan and Cessation behind, and the pair ■will go through' to Tauhcrenikau for faster. They were not asked to gallop yesterday morning, but the former should add to his stake earniiiKS on the Wairarapa trip, for. lie if) very forward and improviji'A all the tirn<s with his racing experifcneo.' 7t is stated thnt thci-e is a prob-

ability of George coining north to Awapuni with a fair-sized team for the winter. AVhile J. P. Coyle had both Mister Gamp and Skyrider Dominated for the steeplechase events at Kllerslic, it is extremely doubtful whether the. Brouzetfci gelding will make the trip. Skyrider, all going well, will take her place in tho crosscountry events. The Day Comet mare has been schooled by H. Gordon the past two mornings, when she displayed nil her old-time ability over the bit; timber. In. the event of the ground becoming softer, Mister Gamp may fulfil his Feilding engagements. Fast Gallops. Keddar (T. Green) jumped off at the sixfurlong post to pick up Brilliant Light (H. Gordon) at the.haH'-hiile. Timed from the five-furlong post, Keddar ran the distance in lmin 5 l-ssec. Although on the improve, Keddar is not his old self as yet, .while Brilliant Light is very light in condition. Otairi, who figures at both Auckland and Feilding, was run along over six furlongs with A. E. Stratton in the saddle, The Paper Money gelding got to the end of his task in lmin 24 l-ssec, the last three furlongs being traversed in 40 4-ssec. Sporting Chance (S. Anderson) and Park Acre (R. Boyd) slipped over three furlongs in 39sec, both moving nicely. The pair will be in attendance at Feilding, where they will be piloted by S. Anderson, who is now in residence here. Chief Cook (Shearman) and Chief Line (Bradley) were clear of the Weathervane filly (Green) from Mrs. M'Domild's stable at the end of half a mile run in 50 2-usec. Chief Line is a brother to Princess Betty and shows promise, but the AVeathervane filly, who is a big sort, is still very green. Blue Paper, who will accompany Chief Cook ou the Ixiccarton trip, has made a good recovery from the kick she received on the opening day at the Manawatu fixture, but she was restricted to exercise on the lead this morning. Valueless (Vincent), who was prevented from racing at the local fixture as the result of an injury, is now Quite himself, although he may be a little robust as the result of his let-up. He jumped away at the mile post to pick up Valorous Knight (Green) at the five-furlong post, the chestnut running the last six furlongs in lmin 23 2-ssec and the last five in lmin 7 I-osee. Valueless will attend the Wairarapa Meeting in preference to Feilding. The gallop of the morning was recorded when Simba (str'ile boy) and Chrysology (Green) were sent over five furlongs, the latter having- the outside running and the worse of the. weights. Simba, who ia in great heart, had the sprinter doing his best to finish on terms after running the distance in Olsec. They broke 24 for the first two 'furlongs, having been on the movs at the jump out —a good effort. The other two members of the Hastings trainer's team, My Own and Jenny Diver, were restricted to pace work. K. Voitre ha 3 his first introduction to the West Coast circuit when he journeyed south to Westport on Wednesday morning to attend the Westport fixture, where he had been engaged for T. George's Blenhimteam. Voitre will be at Ellerslie for Easter, where he will do the lightweight riding for the J. T. Jamieson stable. I