CUP HORSES TRIED

Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 103, 28 October 1939, Page 13

CUP HORSES TRIED

YOURS TRULY BEST

BEAULIVRE SPRINTED SIX

(By "Rangatira.") Trentham horses engaged in the New Zealand Cup and Stewards' Handicap at Riccarton next Saturday were given important trials this morning. The weather was fine and the inside of the trial grass track was slightly dead after yesterday's rain. Yours Truly (H. Duncan), Tooley Street <T. Biggs), and Arctic King (S. Wilson) were sent a mile. Tooley Street soon opened. a break and was four lengths clear of Yours Truly at the half-mile, reached in 50 4-ssec, but Yours Truly ran readily up to the leader in the straight and won the gallop by a length and a half in lmin 43 3-ssec, the final half in 52 4-ssec. Yours Truly's effort was most attractive. Tooley Street, who is to be ridden in the Cup by H. N. Wiggins, also went satisfactorily, as. he isa better horse kept in behind, which will probably be his tactics at Riccarton. Arctic King, with much the worst of the weights, was always many lengths back and finished eight lengths away, but he is a poor track worker when approaching his best form. Siegmund (S. G. Robinson) was sent a mile at three-quarter pace. He looks well enough, but in the meantime he is a doubtful starter in the Cup, though he will race at Riccarton in other events. Peerless (J. McCauley) beat Might (J. Lawler) by half a length over a mile in lmin 47sec, the last half-mile in 54 2-ssec. Neither was' fully'extended. A decision whether Peerless will be run in the Cup will be made over the weekend. Might is also doubtful, but, as he is to be retired shortly., his owner may decide in the end. to give him his third chance in the Cup, as he is well seasoned with racing over the last five months; Trebor, the other Brentwood acceptor, is not going south, but will be re-' served for middle-distance events at provincial meetings during the next couple of months. Dainty Sue (S. Paramore) ran away from Silver River (A. G. P. Newnham) at the end of seven furlongs in lmin 33sec, the last half-mile in 54sec. Dainty Sue is engaged in the Riccarton Handicap, 9 furlongs, next Saturday, and as she is improving all the time at present she is likely to t return to the winners' list while in the south; Silver River will probably be handled in his hurdle engagements by Newnham, who rode him oa the final day at Trentham. Globe Trotter (Newnham) was do* ing it well within himself over five furlongs in lmin 6sec, the last halfmile in 53sec. H. Telford never asks the best of this horse in his gallops. Beaulivre (W. L. Aitken) had Kobi (Paramore) as his companion over six furlongs, and he was on the bit all the way :in 'recording "lmin 18sec, the last half-mile in 52 2-ssec. Kobi, underharder riding, beat him to the post narrowly, but it would have been a different matter had the Beau Pere colt been touched. Mr. E. C. Harnett was present to see the gallop, which is one of the rare ones Beaulivre does in training, and he confirmed his trainer's statement that the colt will definitely run in the Stewards' Handicap. Hinerawe (Lawler) ran seven furlongs on her own. in lmin 31sec, the last half-mile in 53sec. She went very fast along the back. Lady Drake was given pacing work only. Brunhild (Paramore) was a length and a half in front of Yogi (Aitken) after dashing down from the three furlongs in 39 2-ssec. Yogi has picked up again during the past few days and the travelling experienced should do him a deal of good. Later on he is likely to develop very useful staying form. The Welcome Stakes candidates, Enrich (Duncan) and Absolve (Newnham), were sprinted half a mile on the two-year-old grass circuit in 51 sec, the former finishing much the more resolutely. Prior to the Wek lington Meeting there was a doubt about which of these stablemates was the better, but Enrich appears now to be definitely superior arid he is the fitter colt All the' visitors who remained at Trentham excepting. S. J. Reid's quartet, have gone south, J, H. Jefferd's and L. G. Morris's horses going last night. Reid leaves on Monday,- arid the Trentham horses will be travelling on Tuesday and Wednesday. P. Reardon's team will now probably comprise only Peerless, Hinerawe, and Lady Drake, besides Ruling Star, already at Riccarton. Lady Drake will not run till the later days.