SPORTING

Evening Post, Volume CXXX, Issue 98, 22 October 1940, Page 11

SPORTING

ON TRENTHAM TRACKS

LITTLE FAST WORK

SLY FOX AND LADY FURST LOOK WELL

(By "Rangatira") ! With the Wellington Spring Meeting | opening two days earlier than up till a few years ago, there is now very little opportunity for serious final trials on the tracks prior to the racing, and most of the work this morning was of the solid pacing or exercise nature. It was a near perfect morning, calm and cloudless, but a very heavy mist came down shortly after daylight and for nearly an hour the posts, were only occasionally visible, which meant that many of the gallops could not be clocked at all. The outside of the course proper was open for horses desiring to go fast, and it was in splendid order. Very few trainers showed particular interest in what times were being done by i their charges, most of whom were racing last weekend. j Kentucky and Enrich ran six fur-{ longs together m lmin 16sec, the last half-mile in 50£sec. The : mist then i obscured the posts for the next gallops, which included a five furlongs by Siglow and a six furlongs by Titter. Serenata, going alone, did the best of the few half-miles clocked in 48£sec. Following her, Duvach was going easily alongside Rich Blood in 50Jsec, and Blue Border beat Maharajah in 49sec. Sir Cameron, who is quite a big colt, is evidently a very lazy worker, for he just loafed along in a mile with Trench Law in lmin 59sec, the last half-mile in 58sec. - Trench Law was kept back to him, so it was good exercise for them both. Master Cyklon was nearly a length in front of Sly Fox, with The Ring well back as usual, after a mile in lmin 47sec. That was the only post visible, and the horses did not come into view again till near the finish. Sly Fox looks particularly well and northerners expect him to be very hard to beat in the Wellington Handicap. Siegmund and Lambourn finished together a couple of lengths in front of Yogi after running seven furlongs in lmin 30sec, the half-mile post again being lost in mist at the time. Others to work while the mist was down included Lady Tinkle and Mittie, Beau Leon, Orelio, Don Quex, and Last Acre, Lady Furst (who appears to be much more robust than formerly), Endorsement, Gayest Son, Flying Flag, Oragon and Batsman,. Duncannon, Pearl of Asia, Nelumbo and Erinscourt, Solaria, and Charles- Edward, but there seemed to be little exceptional about their efforts. J. H. Jefferd's horses, Areas, Rakahanga, and Harina, were given solid pacing, and so were J. J. Waller's horses, Sleeveless, Nigger Boy, and Anita Foe. Several two-year-olds were stretched out over half a mile. On the course proper Par Avion drew up to Pay Roll, who was going easily, after half a mile in 49sec. Corn Prince, ridden hardest, beat River Plate, Forsake, and Kevin over half a mile, the gallop not being timed. Down the straight half-mile Foreign Coin, on the bit all the way, led Daljarrock, who was running on, and Saka Bona. Royce was too speedy for Gunyah and Lady Boswal in a similar test Flying Spray was worked with Fly-by-Night and Premature went alone, but the mist obscured their efforts. Neither Varuna nor Tetratina was noticed at fast work. The only schooling was a bout over four fences by Esperance Bay (R. Hawes) and Ruling Star (J. Hayes), both horses giving a sound display. Additional riding engagements are:— G. R. Tattersall, Bronwen; W. J. Mudford, Taurangi, Areas; R. G. Howell, Harina, Rakahanga; H. N. Wiggins, The Ring, Erinscourt, River Plate, White Rajah; T. Green, Orelio; R. Hawes, Esperance Bay; R. E. Humphries, Gemara; C. G. Goulsbro', Sly Fox, Blonde Princess, Daljarrock, Saka Bona, Iceland Spar; H. P. Stewart, Kentucky, Pas de Cheval, Classform, King's Mark; S. Waddell, Flying Spray, Trebor, Fly-by-Night, Corn Prince, Charles Edward; S.' A. Wright, Great Fair. ANITA FOE SCRATCHED Scratchings for the Wellington Meeting are:—Anita Foe (Wellington Handicap, 9.5 a.m. today), Gayest Son (Rimutaka Handicap), Dungloe (Wellesley Stakes), Lou Rosa (Guineas on second day). SOLD TO AMERICA (By Telegraph—Press Association.) AUCKLAND, This Day. Two thoroughbreds are on the Mariposa, en route to America, the pair being the three-year-old Two-ton Tony and an unnamed nineteen-months old colt by Beau Eere from Nepean. Both have been sold by Mr. W. J. Smith, of Scone, New South Wales, to Mr. Louis B. Mayer, of cinema fame. Mr. Smith originally intended taking them to race in America, but was too busy with war work in Australia, so he sold them to Mr. Mayer, who for a long time has been trying to get good Australian horses.