SPORTING

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 119, 23 May 1933, Page 9

SPORTING

ON TRENTHAM TRACKS WOODVILLE CANDIDATES ZETES COMMENCES WORK i (By "Rangatira.") Trcntliam horses 'engaged at the Woodville Jubilee Meeting on Saturday and at the approaching Birthday meet-: ings did serviceable galloping tasks this morning. The trial grass was in use, and it was soft and slightly, heavy after rain. Tho weather,, though dull and damp, remained fine. Shootist (J. K. Robertson) and Purse (J. D. Martin) ran six furlongs together in linin 20 3-ssee, the final halfmile in 55 4-ssec. Both look in capital order after their recent Coast,Taeing. H.-D. Robinson will again be on them, at Woodville. Pahu (A.. Jenkins), who jumped six hurdles with, his usual alacrity yesterday morning, went a mile and a quarter, doing t.he last mile in. lmin. 51sec, and. the last half-mile .in 54sec. , Bay Area.(Ji. Gunn) brought him home from the five . furlongs. Although, he will be having his first race . on Saturday since last November he will lack nothing on the score of fitness, and, with Jenkins in the saddle, lie should take a lot of stopping against the', opposition he will be meeting. ■-..■, * , • I; Redtop (R. J. Mackie) started from ! the mile and ran the last seven furilqngs at a,good three-quarter pace. S. Wilson has been engaged to rido him. on Saturday. Ho,has not had,a ; raee since yth.e New Year, and may require a run or two before ,being at his^est. Capetown and Cape Fair did easy tasks. 'The- former is not engaged at Woodville, and it is uncertain if the latter will make the trip. : Among the horses who will not h& racing till the Otaki Meeting, tlw best effort was probably that of the maiden pair, Dignified March (A.. Leach) and Lady Noel (Gunn), who slipped over half a mile inslsec and appeared^ to retain something in hand at the finish. ■Te Ua .(I. Rohloff),- another madden aspirant, also -ivent well in beating Joie de Val (Mackie) by half a.length over, seven furlongs in lmin 35scc, the last, half-mile in'ss.l-ssec, ■■.:,,■... . j Clangor ;(D. Miller) .and Eminent (Martin) ran'-six furlongs comfortably in lmin 21 2-ssec, the final half-mile in 54 l-ssec. ■ As -their; owner, Mr. Y. Riddifoxd, has several young Korsea-to be broken in foi- the. coming season, it is possible, that these, : pr-one ; or two others of the older horses in the stable, will shortly be disposed bf, ! Secrecy (Martin) finished half, a length in front of Epigram . .(Leach) at the end of half ..a mile in 51sec. : : Epigram has :not long been back following a spell of some weeks. . ...... Palace (Gunn) went fast over the first couplo of s'oyen. furlongs, the full distance taking him lmin 35 l-ssec,but hej was stopping. quickly at. the finish to record 56see for-the last half-mile. Cottesmore (T. Young), who will probably: be sent to Elierslie, worked seven furlongs the reverse way, doing the last half:inile very .easily in 58sec. , ■' Among' the other-jumping candidates for the W'oodville Meeting on Saturday, Vitaphono '(Jenkins) was sehooied over six fences, running about a little between tho obstacles, and Taura Lad' (Rohloff). was mated with .-Fallow (R. Smith) ,ovor< three fences, jumpiny sedately while his companion tore into the obstacles. Vitaphono1 will bo ridden in his first hurdle essay onfSaturday by P. Burgess, and the services of ..P. Meßrearty will probably be obtained for Taura Lad. .;.-, ~ : :. •■; ■:.'■..'..' .Tunbridge (Jenkins), who .has- no- immediate engagement;, was schooled "ovbr three hurdles, jumping well, and was then sprinted three furlongs in 39sec. , : An interesting woricer was tiie Tecordprieed • Zetes, now five years old, who. did several rounds ofjoaciiig at a most 'attractive"swinging; gait', then, sprinted down' the straight.- " Ho has come in very niiuch in the rough after his three years among the hills, but'he is a beau- j tifully and powerfully moulded gelding who would need only to stand up to a preparation to win decent races. He has plenty of. size, set off with a-stylish if somewhat small head,; and he'moves. freely/ He has recently:been'operated; on for his wind> and he makes noise in his-work, but it is not anticipated that he will bo troubled in this respect.