LIKES TRENTHAM COURSE

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 7, 8 July 1931, Page 7

LIKES TRENTHAM COURSE

Town Major,' wh"o arrived at 'Trenthatn yesterday to lulfil engagements at the; meeting, was one of the good things at' lastiyear's Wellington Winter Meeting, and ho will ■probahly have a fair following in' any event he contests this year, even though his most recent form has not been unusually suggestive. However, he looked In ;good lorder when ihe was ■unloaded iromj •the train at 'Trentham: yesterday morning, l 1 and his trainer (P. T. Hogan) anticipates that he will again make creditable showings, / " * •■ ■ It will be remembered .that last year he; started off at the meeting by winning the* Te Aro Hack Handicap, seven furlongs, ori the first day very (jasily, and he score/1 again in the Seatoun Handicap on the second day. On the final day he was asfoed to take on open company in the Winter Oats, one mile, and he was beaten only by half a head iby Taboo. .Before-the season closed he was successfnl in two more raijes, winning the Waimate Hack Handicap, one mile, at the Waimate Hunt Meeting, and the Claremont Handicap (open), one wile and 35 yards, at the South Canterbury Hunt:Meeting.JiThis,.season he won.' the Mosgiel Handicap (open), 1% miles, a* the Dnnedin jßprjng'' Meeting; beating" ißlack Duke and Knyal 'Game, and more repently the'Easter'Handicap, tone mile, at Biverton' easily accounting "fen Charmainc and; Royal Saxon. In his only two subsequent starts he :ran tinplaped. ' ' ' /