PAKURANGA HUNT

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 10, 11 July 1936, Page 22

PAKURANGA HUNT

SOME EARLY PROSPECTS

(Special from "Early Bird.")

AUCKLAND, July 10.

With the Pakuranga Hunt Meeting,' set down for Ellerslie on August 22, | a date by the way that clashes also 1 with the first game of the visiting Australian Rugby team's tour, many horses in the north are being prepared already, and this is especially marked in the case of hack hurdles candidates, for there are many novices being given their tuition in preparation for this class. This augurs well for the hurdle' events in the province during the coming season. That good horse Tybalt is again in steady work at Ellerslie and if his progress is satisfactory he will probably be given his first outing in the handicap event or the sprint at the Pakuranga fixture. Tybalt has aone bestas a sprinter, although his good second in the Mitchelson Cup to Caliente last October indicated that if prepared seriously for a distance he would be a difficult horse to beat. The Homeo gelding should be a fit horse if he is being prepared with a view to taking on the Mitchelson Cup again next season. ' ' ' . TRIUNE AND VELOCIPEDE. Triune and Velocipede have not been allowed to remain idle, for they are being kept at jogging exercise and in all probability they will appear again at the Pakuranga fixture. Triune is going to be a useful candidate fori open sprints next term, his win last, month'at'Wanganui having put him out ■of the hack class. He makes a noise, however, and so. cannot be expected to improve considerably, especially if he is asked to race over a middle distance. Velocipede did not show, his true form at Wanganui and it might be wise to dismiss that one effort, in the'Connolly Handicap. It is thought that the ground at Wanganui did not suit him, for it is not every horse that can give of its best there. '.. ' . ■ . / One of the most disappointing three-year-olds this . season was Fleetwind, whose form the previous term wasisuggestive of a bright future. It is possible that she was never quite ,'right in her outings at three years! but that she is not without hope of regaining her form is apparent from the dash she is'infusing in her work. She ran a good fourth at the Great /Northern Meeting last month and she may be a possibility in the hack flat1' events at the Pakuranga Meeting. It .Will be remembered that Eoyal Appellant, a good two-year-old, lost all form in the succeeding year, but his deeds this season have indicated in' no uncertain manner that he is back:to his best. There are hopes that Fleetwind will follow Royal Appellant's lead in; this respect. . ;; VERSANT DOING WIJLI,. A slight setback just prior to the Great Northern Meeting made it ap-' pear as if Versant would Mot be able to race at the fixture. ■ A very quick recovery, however, saw liim taking hisj place as previously arranged, al-; though the let-up probably cost him a good chance of winningjat least pne race. Versant is still j going along nicely in.his Work and he is expected to contest the sprint at EHerslie next month. In a. close finisli in the open sprint on the final day -at Ellerslie last month he finished -vjfell up in sixth place, and as he; had, Namakia, Greek Gold, Sweet Rose, Pripce Acre, and Adalene in front of him it was promising form. He is gfoirig to be one of the early favourites 'for the Pakuranga sprint event / • < One. pf the speediekt two-year-olds see.n out this, season , was Palustre Earlier in her races she took a lot of controlling, having: a/ tendency to run oft the course, but (experience saw tms weakness overcome and the filly won a division of a maiden, race at Whangarei in the autumn. This daugh-^ ter of Tea.Tray hais only to become more solid to win j good sprint races next season for hejf new owner, Mrs. C. McGregor; ytfio, is test known as the sportswoman. swho races several pacers, notably Gold Dredge. Tray Bit is one1 of the best hacks in the Auckland /district,' but he has not been an easy^horse to train. However, the change pf environment from Ellerslie to Avontiale has seen an improvement wrought, in his. condition and he now appears to be pretty sound. He is fairly forward, too, and will be ready to race as /soon as wanted, which may be at the Pakuranga Meeting. He has had -mamfr changes of trainers and bow ,in Hi Calder's care he appears to be thriving. . .