RACING AND TROTTING

Greymouth Evening Star, 20 May 1943, Page 7

RACING AND TROTTING

MEETINGS TO COME GALLOPING

May 22: Waikato. May 29: Dunedin. June 5: Dunedin. June 5: Wanganui, June 5: Auckland. June 12: Auckland. June 19: Maiiawatu, June 26: Hawke’s Bay. July 3: Wellington. July 10: Wellington. July 24: S. Canterbury Hunt. . July 24 or 31: Manawatu-Rangitikei Hunt. TROTTING June 5: Ashburton. Return to New Zealand: Spanish Main, who is by Paladin, and owned by Mr J. Richardson, has arrived back in New Zealand. He was on the same boat as All Veil and Larry Resta, who both died on the voyage.

In at Dunedin: The imported horse Parchment, who has been off the scene for more than a year, is doing plentv of work, and C. C. McCarthy should have him racing well soon. He will make his reappearance at Wingatui.

Likely Filly: M. J. Wadley is working at Riccarton a yearling who looks a good sort. She is a chestnut by Defaulter from Folk Lore, an Aus-tralian-bred mare by Dark Legend from Susie Pye, by Wallace Isingglass from imported Radesia, by Radium, The filly is owned by Dr. Fitzgerald, of Oamaru.

Excellent Record: Parshall (Ringtrue —Coal Light) measures up to some of the best that F. J .Smith has produced, and this season in nine starts he has recorded five firsts and three placings. At his other start, the Farewell Handicap at Epsom in April, Parshall broke his hopples and was pulled up.

Well Related: Te Hinemoa, the three-year-old half-sister by Mr. Standfast to Gallio and Te Hero, looks likely to add to the good record of her family. Winner at two of her four starts to date, she took the hack mile at Te Aroha in easy style on Saturday. She carried 9.0 and won with a lot in hand.

Recruits: Treasurer, a half-brother to an outstanding jumper in Cottingham, has been schooled a good deal of late in his trainer’s paddocks, and has shown promise of soon acquiring the art. Synthetic is to be tried as a hurdler, and has had his preliminary education over some pony hurdles at Riccarton this week.

Solicitor-General Sold: The imported horse Solicitor-General has been sold to Mr H. W. Russell, of Hawera. Owing to shortage of labour Mr K. Austin found it necessary to reduce his stud, and hence the sale of Solicitor-General just when he was achieving a remarkable success at the stud.

To Spell: Little Secret who has not found the hard tracks to his liking in his recent races has been returned to Coal Creek for a spell. This son of Man’s Pal should win good races next term. His half-brother (by Kinnoill), also owned by Mr W. G. Eadie, has also arrived in Greymouth and will be given a let-up.

Making the Grade: When Hunting King won the Waitoa Handicap at Te Aroha in February he put hmself out of hacks. He had his first start in open company. on the same course last week-end when he contested the Electric Handicap, won by Kentish. He was always in the picture, and finally was just nosed out of fourth place, a useful effort for a hack graduate in this class.

Valuable Colt’s Death: The Lang Bian-Cocoanut colt for which the Takanini trainer, F. Smith, as agent, paid 900 guineas at the national sales in January, died from tetanus. The youngster met with a slight leg injury and appeared to be well on the way to recovery when tetanus set in. He was bred by Mr. J. G. Alexander, and was a half-brother to Rulanut, winner of the Thompson Handicap in 1935.

Vai Lu Destroyed: Vai Lu broke a foreleg when he fell in the Waimata Hurdles at Te Aroha on Saturday and was destroyed. Owned by Mr C. H. Selby and trained by A. McArthur at Matamata, Vai Lu, was a seven-year-old gelding by King Lu from Valress with some useful performances to his credit. The last victory he achieved was in the Puni Hurdles at Te Rapa in March.

Jayola Goes Amiss: V/hen Jayola jumped to the front with about six furlongs to go in the Waimata Hurdles at Te Aroha on Saturday it looked as if he might win, but he broke down soon after that and in the end was well beaten. Jayola was lame afterwards, and it is unlikely that he will appear again for some time. If he had been sound, he probably would have taken high rank as a hurdler.