AWAPUNI TRACK NOTES

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 40, 17 February 1933, Page 4

AWAPUNI TRACK NOTES

PREPARATION FOR WINTER SEASON

(Special to "The Evening Post.") PAWIERSTON N , Tebruaiy IG. With the local contingent, for. Wan^anui absent and Inflation still in the south* not much fast uoik was attempted at Awapum this morning. The tiack conditions weie excellent. After Money, who will compete at WQodville, was sent half a mile on the couise proper, lunmng the fust furloii" in 14 3-ssec, and the full distance m 54 3-sbec. Pnncess Doiecn showed her old dash when she i,in thiee fullongs in 38 15see, aftci taking Msec tor the fiibt lurlong. She looks blight and well. Meician Punce and Autumn Dawn were on terms ahead of Tannin at the end of five fui longs, run in lmin 8 l-ssec. The latter pan will probably make the trro to Woodville. J. Manuel, the owner-tiainer of Lady Couit and Prince Romeo, is laid up with pleurisy,, and in consequence Lady Court did not ftilfil her Wangamu engagements Henry of Naiatrc and Chief Marionette have again linked up with Mrs. McDonald's active brigade. Both look m excellent order. E. W. Watson is at present without the seiviccs of Deciee Nisi, ami has taken "P a younger hdlf-biother by Lackham. The newcomer is an upstanding soit with plenty of bone. Little has been seen at Awapuni for some tune past of Paik Acie and Ebeum but then owner, Mr. A. Ilavill, is again bunging them to the tracks. S. Bailey has taken up Ah Baba and Iroud Moor, but in the meantime is'onlv pottering about with them. Probably they will be schooled later on. Leisure, who will have her next outing at Woodville, is looking blight and well In a working gallop the Lord Quo-x maie Teft six im longs behind in smooth fashion, and although meeting strong company at Woodville she should run a good l.ice. R. E. Hhtch has woikcd a great improvement m Lady Vestahs, and this sister to Okopua has settled down nicely Ho has a solid-looking Arausio' gelding fiom Maropa. In the near future he -will be receiving two fillies'by Paper Money and Weathervane respectively. Both are owned in Hawke's Bay. Another member of the Blackada family, a two-yeai-old by Hunting Song, will also be taken up shoitly. ! Although the jumping season is still some t <lit>tftnce off, L. Knapp A)ns again taken up Callamart, Omeo, and Pangolin m preparation tor the winter activities. With Riotous and a promising lecruit, High Society, "also included, he should have an excellent string under his command. Mrs. McDonald, who usually has several jumpers hi her charge, is somewhat deficient in this department at present, but Henry of Navarre and hoi recent addition, Eabteily, are two juahfied members to engage her attention, and no doubt the future will bring otheis along. A Tubulation gelding who has still to race will probably be among them. The old-time champion horseman, C. Jenkins;;who many maintain has had no peer, is supervising the training of the Starslream gelding Autumn Dawn. Despite hia yeais Jenkins is still capable of riding an excellent training gallop.