DOINGS AT AWAPUNI

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 16, 20 January 1932, Page 6

DOINGS AT AWAPUNI

WINTER HORSES RESUME

MANAWATU FOR FRIDAY

■. • ' (By Telegraph.) _, ... ' (Special 'to "The Evening Post.") , PALMERSTON NORTH, This Day. L. Knapp has again taken up Omeo, Pangolin, and Llandndno. The trio all look in great-order'to enter upon another preparation for the jumping season. This trainer is also -working a shapely Psychology youngster. '■' Manawatu will go through to Trentham for the second day on Friday. This Acre gilding opened his winning account at ■Dannevirke," then ran second at Awapiini when, taken to the front rather early. On the roomy Trentham course he should make a' creditable showing. . Moutoa Treasury was intended for the stud, but as the result of her failing to prove in foal she has again been taken in hand by A. Quinlivan. Tlie Paper Money mare, has come back looking better and more robust than ever before, and as; she comes to hand quickly, it •should not be any great length of time before she is again figuring under silk. • The Comedy King representative iii J. P. Coyle's stable, Melodrama, has not shown a great deal of speed as yet in his track work, but he is a lazy worker, and better things may materialise later. Goyle's youngster by Arausio is, however, commencing to ■ show pace in his track efforts.'lt is doubtful whether Umpire will be persevered with meantime, and •■two :other inmates of the stable, Con- .'. jurer II; and Keddar, are being restricted to road .work; • / , King Colossus,' who was kicked above the fetlock.joint prior to the start of the Manawatu Cup, is quite himself again. There is a possibility that he will be purchased for racing in Australia. 'Another local representative who may be found racing across the Tasman in: the •autumn' is' La Moderne. ,-:■: •.: :-' INFLATION'S ABSENCE, .'} Inflation will not be raced at Trentham, owing, to. having .developed a slightly - poisoned leg on his return from Auckland. However, he is again; ainoug the active brigade, and is looking none the worse. It is riot improbable that he will .; not be raced much more this season. - Mrs: A. McDonald has again taken .lipLlyn '. Du. and King's Counsel, but they have not yet made their appearance at the Llyn Dv is stated to have filled 'out considerably. The lady trainer has -also received a half-brother to Playgrouud • (by Nigger Minstrel), and a Lackbam representative, and a younger brother of /Ghief Cook's (Chief Ruler—Cherry Pie) - and Quacker, a filly by Chief Ruler, from . Tame Duck (dam of Admiral Drake), will ..be added in a week or so.. Birkbeck lis also expected back, and there is a possibility that Blue Paper will be again ■ taken up, as she has not proved to be in 'i'foal. Henry of Navarre has been handed ~ to Mrs. McDonald to be prepared for the ■hurdling branch. ."

: IMPROVING FILLY. Chief Marionette, the younger half-sister to Santonio and Santiago, continues to get through her track efforts in'attractive fashion, and it should not be long1 before ■ this filly opens her account. She may make the trip through to the Pahiatua , Meeting. •. . •■. . ... - E. W. Watson gave Decree-Nisi a race on the second day of the Foxton Meeting, , but, the big Royal Divorce mare failed to find her feet quickly, and was toiling in the rear within a furlong. However, ; she1 was fast over the final ; stages,-and. got up into- fifth place.before ithe vl .post was; : reached.-.. It was-; a,very ■■' ;faif performance under the circumstances, rand better, - things should lie ahead." :;■'--. Blacksmith,1 who won oh the second and ,- third days at Awapuni, will make his next . appearance at:Pahiatua. The Arrpwsmith "gelding is a hard puller, and T. Green, /who remained in Palmerston North after ;the.Poxton fixture, was given a strenuous . ride on him on Saturday morning. ' Alan 'McDonald, who has been under ■ treatment at Rotorua for the injuries he ■-. received at the Grand National Meeting, - paid a flying visit to Palmerston North and, all going well, he expects r to return home within the next fortnight. . Whether he will continue his activities in the saddle remains to be seen, but his -enthusiasm for the jumping game will make it difficult for ■ him to retire from ' active participation, in- private at least.