RACING AND TROTTING

Greymouth Evening Star, 6 April 1943, Page 3

RACING AND TROTTING

• MEETINGS TO COME GALLOPING.

April 10:—S. Canterbury. April 10:—Poverty Bay. April 24, 26:—Westport. April 24, 26:—Wairarapa. April 24, 26:—Feilding. April 24, 26—Auckland. April 24, 26:—Riverton. April 26:—Beaumont. Ajril 26: —Waipukurau. April 26: —Canterbury.

TROTTING.

April 10: Wellington. April 17: Auckland. April 17, 24, May 1: Metropolitan. April 24, 26: Hawera. May 8: Waikato-Cambridge-Thames. May 8: Forbury Park. June 5: Ashburton.

Recovering: Sir Gundi, who is gradually getting over his trouble, is not engaged at Washdyke, but A. McAulay hopes to have him at his best for the Great Autumn.

Night Pai: Night Pal is having a rest for a few days, after a dose of physic. Though nominated for the Timaru Cup, he is not certain to start. He is in the Great Easter and Great Autumn, but he will also be entered for the Westport meetings.

Mounts for Washdyke: W. F. Ellis has been engaged to ride Macedoine in the Timaru' Cup, and L. J. Ellis will have the mount on Royal Chorus. Royal Chorus did an excellent trial at Invercargill last week, beating Royal Lancer over a mile and a-quarter.

Back Again: F. D. Jones has Iceland Spar back in his stable at Riccarton. When he went wrong in August he was fired before being turned out for a spell. He has done well, and it is hoped that he will stand up to another preparation. Imported Colt: R. Wilson, the Riccarton trainer, has taken over a two-year-old colt, owned by a North Island syndicate. He is an English importation, his sire being Museum, a high-class performer in Ireland. The colt, who boasts a great staying pedigree, has just been broken in.

Only One: Volterra was the only South Island horse to win at the South Auckland meeting on Saturday, and the three-year-old gave C. S. Donald a well-deserved win. Volterra is another of the progeny of Lusty Volo, a fine stallion whose death last season was a blow to breeding in New Zealand.

Futurity Stakes; After the declaration of final forfeits for the New Zealand Futurity Stakes the following horses remain in: Scottish Lady. Vimy Ridge, Lucky Gem, Sandmaid, Captain Morant, Trusty Scott, Wee Logan, In the Mood, Pocket-book, Safety First, Delusion, Volusta, Larissa, Pre-eminence, Horatio Nelson, colt by Quite Sure—Royal Crescent, colt by Jack Potts—Lady Bountiful, filly by U Scott—Grattan Lass, filly by Jack Potts—Stella Pointer and colt by Lusty Volo—Auditress.

Gynerium For Auckland: Owing to ill-health, Mr. A. F. M. Symes, of Richmond Park, Hastings, has decided to reduce his stud to a minimum, and it is his intention to send some ten of his mares to the Winter sale at Trentham in July. In the meantime, his young imported sire, Gynerium, by Phalaris from Figliastra, by Son-in-Law, has been leased to the Mardella Stud, Otahuhu, Auckland, for the next two seasons. Gynerium is the sire of Master Dash among other promising gallopers.

Veteran Stage: Farland made a game attempt to win the first division of the Tauranga Cup from end to end and it was only near the post that he was beaten by Volifox, who came with an irresistible run. Farland is getting up in years and has lost some of his former brilliance, but he is very well at present. He has reached the age of 10 and therefore is at a stage where his form is more likely to show deterioration than improvement. Farland is by Acre from Rose Arch.

Brother to Lament: Echoist, who ran second at Te Rapa on Saturday, was recently purchased by the Nelson trainer, L. F. Berkett. Echoist (Wrack —Echo) who is a full brother to Lament, has contested 13 races since September, 1941, for four wins, four seconds and three thirds. At the Greymouth Spring meeting in 1941, Echoist and Douglas McElwyn as improvers, met four times, and three times, when in receipt of 24 yards, Echoist beat Douglas McElwyn, and on the other occasion, when off the same mark, the latter won. As he has done so well lately with Douglas McElwyn, the form of Echoist at Greymouth may have induced Berkett to acquire him.

Promising Colt: Another promising galloper by Mr Standfast was produced at Paeroa. This was Atatu, who finihsed third in the Second Jack Tanner Memorial Handicap. Only for the fact that he came out very wide in the straight, finishing out almost along the lawn rail, Atatu would have been closer than he was. It was a very encouraging effort, more especially as he was not as forward as many of the others, and more should be heard of him later. Atatu is an upstanding black colt, and is trained at Matamata by A. McArthur for Mr F. Rose. His dam, Wahine Reihi, is by the Martian horse Raceful from Lady Floss, by Soult. This family came from Australia and was founded in New Zealand by the Black Eagle— Bessie mare Bianca.

By Swordsman: Forewarned, winner of the opening trotters’ event at the South Auckland meeting, is a three-year-old by Swordsman from Fair Warning and is trained by F. J. Smith for E. G. Bridgens. He has done little racing, but an idea of his quality was given at the Auckland Trotting Club’s meeting in February when he was beaten by half a head by L. F. Berkett’s Safari over a mile and a-half in 3.32 4-5 from a 3.49 mark. Swordsman is an imported trotter by Peter Volo—Lydia Lee. Smith produced two more winners during the day in Volo, Senwood and Parshall. The former is a three-year-old filly by Lusty Volo from Wink Eye and is a five-yea-old by Ringtrue from Coal Night. There have been few more consistent horses than Parshall who since the beginning of last season has started 16 times for seven wins, two seconds and two thirds.

In Form: Although he missed a place in the second division of the Tauranga Cup, Duncannon was not far away at the finish. Only for swerving out sharply about half-way down the straight, after which he went fast on the extreme outside, he might have gone close to winning. Duncannon is very fit and his performance was creditable because he was topweight in his division and was called upon to concede amounts ranging from 131 b to 261 b. to his opponents. Beginning smartly, Clinch was better placed than usual in the early stages of his races in the second division of the Tauranga Cup, but he received a couple of checks and was not dangerous after drifting back near the half-mile. As a result of recent defeats, Clinch has reached a favourable position in the handicaps and has only to reproduce his best form to have excellent prospects.