FOLLOW ME AND CASTIGATE TO GO TO MELBOURNE

Greymouth Evening Star, 5 February 1948, Page 5

FOLLOW ME AND CASTIGATE TO GO TO MELBOURNE

CHRISTCHURCH, Feb 5.

Two good performers, in Follow Me and Castigate, have been sold to go to Melbourne and will probably have their last race in New Zealand at Addington next week. Both have had lapses of form since they began racing but recently have shown .signs of returning to their best and have been winners in the current term.

Follow Me, a gelding by Quite Sure from Pink Sugar, has gradually improved under the care of A. H. Gourlay at Addington and this time he has raced well to earn £2095 for two wins and five minor placings. He was particularly impressive at the recent Forbury meeting. Castigate, an aged trotter by Quite Sure from Loyal Cast, raced well as a six-year-old. He disappointed the next season but he struck form again in the 1946-47 season, his five placings including a win over Royal Dale in the Freyberg Handicap at the Forbury Park Trotting Club’s meeting on October 12, 1946. Castigate’s best effort this season was to win the Metropolitan Handicap from Quite Right at the Wellington Trotting Club’s meeting on November 22.

Notes From Track And Stable Confidently Supported Strathconan was confidently supported in the hack sprint at Woodville . on Saturday, and after always being in the picture she hung on well for third. The Nightmarch filly, who won impressively at Reefton earlier in the season, should not be hard to place on the country circuit. Unlucky Runner Golden Arrow may have won the Nursery Handicap at Woodville on Saturday had she not been forced very wide on the home turn. A bright future is forecast for the Robin Goodfellow filly, whose dam Aureas is out of Aureate, a sister to Desert Gold, Tiger Tan Improving Tiger Tan is beginning to muscle up and has come to hand quickly. Although he will not race for a while, Tiger Tan looks very well. ,He is a good galloper on soft tracks and has paid his way each winter for the past few seasons. North Island Team

The North Island horses, Sunshine Bay, Franchise, and Jacquinot Bay arrived at Riccarton yesterday morning.

In Wanganui Cup Lady Burford’s withdrawal from the President’s Handicap at the Pahiatua meeting was due to her suffering a knock while galloping on the Thursday. The trouble is not expected to prevent her from contesting the Wanganui Cup this Saturday.

Visitor Impressive The Tasmanian pacer, Bandbox, which is engaged at the Inter-dom-inion Championships at the Auckland Trotting Club’s meeting, attracted attention to her prospects when she worked over two miles with Hillcrest, Caledonian Gold, and Countless at Epsom on Saturday morning. The trestles were out 48 feet from the rails. Bandbox covered the two miles in 4.44 3-ssec, the last ’half-mile in lmin 4 3-ssec.

Lady Ngaio Dead Mr O. J. Watson suffered bad luck last week when his fine mare, Lady Ngaio, died. “A bone in her leg was broken when she was kicked and the mare bled to death when it penetrated an artery,” shid Mr Watson. A daughter of Gamble and Peggy Wood. Lady Ngaio, which was trained throughout her career by B. Lynskey, was constantly troubled by splints, but, in spite of this handicap, she raced well to gain six wins and nine minoi’ placings in her 36 starts since she began racing as a four-year-old in the 1944-45 season.

Better Things Ahead A minor place-getter in his three previous starts, Trafalgar Day beat his opponents pointlessly in the Trial Plate on the second day of the Pahiatua. meeting and the performance suggested much better deeds ahead for the Trentham-trained gelding. A tall lean-looking customer with a tremendous stride, he is a three-year-old by Beaulivre from the Broiefort mare

Rawalpindi, a daughter of Bonrina, who left several good winners, including Greenhorn, Foghorn, Spear Lad, and Bellevue. Trafalgar Day is trained by R. Bromby for the Wairarapa sportsman Mr D. P. Clark.