SPORTING

Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 20, 24 July 1934, Page 11

SPORTING

ON TRENTHAM TRACKS

ASPIRANTS FOR NATIONALS

BILLY BOY, PAHU, CARGEN

(By "Rangatira.") Trentliam horses engaged at the ■Grand National Meeting next :month were let off with comparatively easy tasks this morning. The vveativer at the course was fine after overnight rain, and the inner two-year-old grass track was the only one available', the older horses working on the outside of it and the younger on the rail.. The going was soft. , Autopay (T. Young) was in roguish mood, and': would not gallop till, he reached the straight, but once on" this stretch he showed a real exuberance of energy, his flying hoofs loudly resounding as lie dashed over the last couple of furlongs. It is not definitely decided yet whether ho.shall contest the Winter • Cup, for. although the weight is satisfactory the distance may be rather far first time up after his spell. Bed Sun (N. S. Jones) ran an easy" mile, coming, home.the last half in 54scc. Suneo went half a.mile -in similar time. Bed Sun is to race at both tho Hunt and, National Meetings at Biccarton, and he goes south next Tuesday. Palm (P. Burgess), who is looking really better'than he has; for a considerablo time past,'did two rounds of strong work, running home from tho three furlongs the last time in. 40sec. He is also to run at both meetings at Eiccarton, and will do his final. work at the southern centre. v Cargen (A. Hobson) did two rounds of steady half-paco work.. He has been in charge of Hobsoit while his trainer, has been back in the-north, and Hobson is likely to' ride him in the National. He. goes south to Eiccarton tomorrow night in company with Billy Boy. Billy Boy's trainer (B. W. A. Lewis) is quite, satisfied with, the, ..National handicaps, and the rising ten-year-old gelding is to be allowed his" chance of winning his. second Grand National. This morning, with J. McKinnon in the saddle, he worked a round with Chile and Agrestic, but he was not warmed up sufficiently to go with his mates till the round had'been completed. Then he did not want to stop. Epigram (J. K. Eobertson) and Journey's End (A. Leach) ran three furlongs in 3Ssec, Epigram giving the Irisli two-year-old a start and a shortlength beating. Among the two-year-olds to be sprinted short distances wefe:—East Cape (Capo Horn—Frosty Morn c) and Carpathia (Gainscourt —ilissgold f), two furlongs in 26sec; Golden Glow (Capo Horn—Eurella c) and North Capo (Cape Horn—Liloclc c), two furlongs in 27sec; Cape Gabo (Cape Horn—Missmaid c) and Eoseville (Cape Horn —Bonrina f), one furlong to winning post; Ilida (Iliad —Ebba £-) and Dark Eed (Greyspear—Red Eibbon c), quiet three furlongs; and Starma (Martarma—Star Lady f), two furlongs easily. The only schooling effort was a run over four fences by Chile (P. Burgess) and Agrestic (A. Hobson). Chile proved much too;. '.experienced for his companion, who was jumping his fences as though they were the moon. Chilß is doing very well at present and_ hewill probably be sent down to Eiccarton. After tho school Chile, and Agrestic went their round ,with Billy Boy, easily beating the steeplechaser. Tho Auckland owner-trainer HI Eama returned to Trcntham on Sunday, "and ho went south to Eiccarton last night with his three horses, Horowhenua, Free Air, and Wee Musk, who have been quartered at Trentham since tho recent Wellington Meeting.