ROYAL CHIEF FIT

Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 32, 8 February 1939, Page 13

ROYAL CHIEF FIT

FINAL WINGATUI TRIALS

(By Telegraph—Press Association.)

DUNEDIN, This Day.

Drizzling rain made training conditions unpleasant for early workers at Wingatui, but during the breakfast interval weather conditions improved. The outside of the grass track, on which most of the fast work, was done, l)ecame faster. Little real work was done oh the plough track, which was in excellent condition. •

Royal Chief, who was sent seven furlongs, after covering the. first furlong in 12sec, was picked up by Settlement and then reached the half-mile in 48 3-ssec, the full journey occupying lmin 28 l-ssec. Settlement was in front half-way down the straight, but over the last 50 yards Royal Chief easily cut him down. It was a good gallop by the Cup favourite, who finished very strongly.!

Great: Flight ran half a-mite-on the outside of the course proper 4 in 543-5 seo. She was followed by Counterblast, who completed the same . task most attractively in 51 2-ssec. :

Master Hotspur, . Moorsotis, and Montessa were companions over half a mile in 52sec, the first-nattied,. oft the outside, going much the best throughl--out. . , ."" i-., .' '..'. '"' "■ . ... ."

Wild Chase ran six furlongs in.lmin 18 3-ssec, after taking 38 l-ssec.forthe first three. He finished very strongly and is likely to prove' Royal Chief's most dangerous opponent in" the Cup.

Spartan, who was reported to have been galloped on in his race at Riccarton on • Saturday, showed no .signs of the injury this morning, and was going well throughout six furlongs in lmin 16 l-ssec. Rebel Queen, who travelled fast over- the first two furlongs in

24 4-ssuc,.;was eased up to? take, linn* 20 4-ssfec • •- < ' ' j\ I'Argentic was' going slightly "befteg than Rabbla at -the end of six fur*' - longs in Imin 19 2-ssec, after running? the first two in 26sec. Capricious- rani the first three, of six.furlongs-, in 39 l-ssec, and completed the task in Imin, 23sec. Queen of Song, looking well after her race :last Saturday,- vran half a mile in 53 4-ssec. Neptune and Chirp finished oh' ( even, terms ,at the end of half a mile in 53sec. Passaform just beat Lady Argosy over six furlongs in Imin 24 2-ssec. There was not much -between Top Row and Aranui until'so yards from • the post in a half-mile sprint in 53sec, when Top Row asserted himself to win' by half a length. Phalanx, ran three furlongs along the back in £T2-sse&. Astaire, • with a big .weight" ■. up, sprinted two furlongs down the straight in 25sec, and New Note ran three furlongs in 37 2-ssec, both going well. Kippen, after running the first three i furlongs in 36 4-ssec, completed' five in Imin 8 2-ssec. ' ,«. .-- ■ Elmarch and Disband ran -three fur--1 longs in 37 l-ssec, the^ latter going, the better. ' •■ ""' ; '"■'., Valmarch was making a lot; of noise as he sprinted home ovet three v furi longs- Moneyless was sent seven fur-,. ; longs/ and after taking 40sec for the, ! first three completed 'the task in Imia ". '37sec. '.•■"-" •-■ Night Wings, who > developed . heel trouble during the ■ past „ two days, 1 sprinted* half a mile in 52 £ssec. She ■ moved well, and will take heir place in i the Cup. Rodeur finished strongly 1 over five furlongs in Imin 8 2-ssec. , Gold Salute was too good for Bas--1 tille at the end of naif »■ mile in 51 ; 2-ssec. Spanish X-ad was going slightly i better than Lazybones at the finish of five furlongs in Imin 6 4-ssec, the first ! two taking 25 2-ssec. - . , Tord^Koura was given slow work on • the inside track. . He looks well and may improve on Trentham form.