TRENTHAM PANORAMA

Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 7, 8 July 1938, Page 13

TRENTHAM PANORAMA

There have been occasions when Trentham has been more slushy than it has been this week, but rarely before has the track been such a veritable gluepot as it was yesterday. In the three last races several of the horses were so completely knocked out that they could hardly finish the course. The racing circuit ai the end of the day was like a panorama in Flanders during the last winter of the Great War. The hacks*on the first day ran their mile in Imin 55Isec; yesterday they took Imin 59sec. A mile and a quarter by open performers in 2min 291sec is something most unusual in present-day racing.

ing, as he is engaged in the Melbourne Cup and other leading races in Australia in the spring. He i$ a three-year-old full-brother to the Derby winner Sporting Blood. Allmetic, always in the leading group, just cut Yours Truly out of the other dividend. •<■,

Yours Truly was best of the two-year-olds in the field, making; the running out in front \vith" Ti#et.~ being unlucky in being carried out'by Titter entering the straight, and then just losing a prize in the last strides. This half-brother to Only One should develop into a good sort of three-year-old. He had one of the worst marbles in yesterday's race. The remainder were well back, headed by Morning Flight, who looked a possibility at the false rail, and Fairy Dale. Stargono, Phil,-and Keen Sight each ran quite a fair race. Titter, who started from a wide marble, collapsed in the straight. Miss Waitarere was only briefly prominent, Prediction was never sighted.

SURPRISE SUCCESS

KING MESTOR IN HURDLES

After having been pulled up in the j opening day's hack steeples, King Mestor was stepped out for a surprise victory at good double figures in the Corunna Hurdles. There was nothing in the nature of a fluke about the win, for he was going along easily till the I last half-mile, when he was taken to the front and from there always had his opposition measured. King Mestor resumed racing only a couple of months ago after haying been off the scene for nearly two years. Wh?n raced by the late Mr.i W. Garrett he was a winner of two or three hurdles on1 northern courses, and at that time he was considered to hold considerable promise at the game. He is now being raced and trained by Mr. M. L. Campbell, of Taumarunui, and he has worked his way into winning form in his races, as in his first few-starts this winter he made no showing whatever. Last Saturday he was second at Marton, which was evidence that he was on the improve. Now seven years old, King Mestor is a bay gelding by King Lu from the Australian-bred Polymestor—Peruna mare Lady Mestor. He was bred by Mr. R. B. Hines, and when raced by the late Mr. Garrett he was only leased. As he has had steepling experience as well as hurdling he may go on to be a useful sort of jumper,! for he fenced well all the way yesterday and was able to turn on pace, too, when required- He would have, won more easily if the riderless Con-! tract had not crossed his path going to the final hurdle. It is interesting to; note that he claims engagements in all the big jumping races at Riccarton. steeplechases' as well as hurdles. Southern Blood set out to win yesterday's race all the way, and he still hung on over the last half-mile for an easy second. He had a "life" when he dipped and shot his rider on to his neck at the third fence.

Chaste had every chance, but she could make no impression at the end on the pair who beat her. Laggard loomed up as a place possibility at the last fence, but he tired badly over the final half-furlong. ■ . Sunee improved from, last on the tuxn, but was unable to come.on in the straight. Black Man, twice as well backed as anything else, was the first horse beaten. Middle and Sinking Fund Jumped poorly. ContratjjL was going along; well with Southern Bljod and Black Man in the van when lie crashed at the fence near the seven furlongs.