ON HEAVY TRACKS

Evening Post, Volume CXL, Issue 57, 5 September 1945, Page 10

ON HEAVY TRACKS

THEOLATERAL WORKS WELL

(Special to "The Post.") PALMERSTON N., This Day. Following a heavy frost at Awapuni yesterday morning and plenty of rain during the weekend, horses engaged at Wanganui had a soft track with greasy going for their semi-final gallops. The flags were as far out as they could be and the times were slow. The best of the morning was that of Theolateral (W. J. Broughton) and Czarina (Rout) over five furlongs, and they did well to run the distance in 1.15, maintaining an even pace throughout. Lady Spiral (Broughton) took 1.16 2-5, and Tremello (G. R. Tattersall) and Fen (A. G. Waddell) 1.16 4-5 for five furlongs, but they did not do much better than 47sec for the last three. Tahli (V. J. Sellars) and Speed King (Tattersall) were on terms at the end of five furlongs. They appeared to "be going comfortably, but they required 1.18 2-5, the last three in 47sec. Langue dOr (Tattersall) began quietly from the mile, Vivid Night (W. J. Stevens) joining him short of the five furlongs peg, and the latter came home in 1.18, the last three in better than 45sec. Vivid Night worked well. Merger (J. P. Bowness) was in front of Tid-Apa (H. Thomson) at the end of six furlongs in 1.32. Lord Bradbury (Broughton) covered five, but was never off the bit. Red Glare went once round, but was not after time. Kaitoa (Tattersall) and Alethea (Sellars) sprinted three furlongs in 44 2-ssec, and Yalta (Broughton), in company with Purple Dawn. (Thomson), went well in running the distance in 43sec. Yasda (Sellars) and Renascor (Boreham) took 46sec. Several horses went away from the seven furlongs barrier to run down the back straight. ' Controller (M. Andrews), after running the first furlong in 16sec, completed four smoothly in 58sec. Scroll, the Parchment youngster from ' the same stable, slipped over three in 47sec after taking 17sec for the first furlong. Specialist (Andrews) and Kelmont sprinted four in 58 3-ssec, the last three in 44sec. One of the most interesting trials of the morning was that of Solver (Tattersall) and Reversion (Waddell) over seven furlongs. They began well, and Reversion went kindly to lead to the five furlongs post in 32 2-ssec. They were home the last three in 46 3-ssec to complete in 1.49. W. J. Broughton's Wanganui engagements include Magnus Lux, Battle Survey, Keen Play, and Bridge Acre, and he will ride Al-Sirat in the Guineas on the second day.