SOUTH ISLAND SENDING STRONG TEAMS TO WELLINGTON MEETING

Evening Star, Issue 26137, 26 June 1947, Page 4

SOUTH ISLAND SENDING STRONG TEAMS TO WELLINGTON MEETING

• (Special.) | CHRISTCHURCH, June 26. ‘ j Botany was not in much demand in the big event at Ashburton on Saturj day, and he was never in a likely I position. This long-striding galloper ! failed to act in the heavy going, and |on that performance alone he would j not appear to be a good proposition j for Trentham. | Riccarton stables arc represented by | the following in the principal events at I Trentham :—Gay Fort, Roman Son, ] Finalist, Pensacola, Gulf Stream, Miss Medley, and Lunnria. Horses nominated from other South Island centres include:—Arabian Night, Page’s Raid, Foxchase, Lorna Leigh, Joy Rosa, Psalm, Air Ace, Alamode, Joygiver, Royal Writ, Prize Ring, Botany, i Amorlad, Desert Trek, Lost Art, and The Raker. Riccarton horses norniI natpd for minor events include: — Ruling Moment. Pedantic, Master Play, Copper Coin, Precipitate, Flying Orders, The Crofter, Lalla Meer, Queen's General, Harley, Montello d’Oro, John Gav, Banshee, Tranbyeroft, Royal Flash, Spanish Main, 1 Olga’s Choice, and Night Prince. | Ruling Moment made a bold showi ing in the hurdle race at Ashburton. I and pnly succumbed in the last few i strides to The Raker’s finishing run, I making his record six- second plncings i since be started as' a hurdler. This ; was his first race for some time, and his next appearance will be over ' country at Trentham. He has schooled over the Riccarton fences exceptionally well, and he gave an excellent display yesterday over eight jumjis. Ruling Moment, by Rulanut Irom Spare Moment by Merry Moment, has been given plenty of time, and much local ! interest will be evinced in his first race lover country next mopth. ) ROYAL WRIT SHAPES WELL. ! Royal Writ was a visitor to the Rie- .! carton tracks yesterday.ion liis way -to j Trentham, in the charge of his tratner- | rider, R. Heasley. He has shaped well I recently in schooling tasks over the | Wingatui fences, and is booked to have ; his first steeplechase among the hacks |at trentham. Heasley will have a | busy time at Trentham, as he will also ride Prize Ring, Amorlad, Arabian ! Night, and Desert Trek' on the trip. Page’s Raid, who was taken to ElI lerslio by Heasley, will not race at Trentham, but is being reserved for Riccarton ' . j Lunnria has been nominated for ' hurdle and steeplechase events at Trentham. and is expected to make ‘ the trip. He has schooled well of late I over the big fences at Riccarton, and i provided he can be. kept sound he | should soon pay his way as a steeples' chaser. John Gay as Hurdler. John Gay continues to show improvement in his schooling, and as he is not to be hurried in his preparation, he can be expected to make good as a hurdler. He does not appear to have lost much of his pace. Troytown Reappears. Troytown, the biggest horse in training at Riccarton, was schooled over a round of steeplechase fences to-day, and, although jumping high, his display indicated that he has not lost the art’ This was Troytowu’s first schooling since he won his first and only race over country at Riccarton in April four years ago. He broke down in the race and only resumed work a few weeks back. Troytown was ridden in that race by S. Green, who said afterwards that it was his first and last ride over country, and he has kept to his vow up to date. Bali Ineligible. Bali, now trained at Riccarton by A. Stove, was nominated for the Talavera Hack Hurdles on the third day of the Wellington meeting, hut it has since been found that he is not eligible, as he has won £690 in stakes as the result of three successes over hurdles, and is thus out of hacks. Greymouth Meeting. ", Riccarton stables will send a strong team to the Greymouth Jockey Club’s meeting on Saturday, including Native Song, Great Legend, Fire Chase, Ration, Turf Topic, Royal Flash, Coxswain. Lakhnau, Big Top, Nightclub!. Queen's General, Tikakoura, Little Billy, Legal Rose, Burberry, Sir Tague, Bali, Dash o’Dink, and Hamish.