RACING NEWS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume L, Issue 195, 16 July 1930, Page 13

RACING NEWS.

NOTES FROM AWAPUNI. MANAWATU’S WINTER FIXTURE. (By “Binocular.”) Local stabler will bo strongly represented at the Manawatu meeting at the end of the month, 46 of the horses claiming engagements being trained at Awapuni. Despite the fact that the fixture is but a fortnight off, matters at the tracks were not particularly interesting yesterday morning for there was not a great deal of fast work attempted. Archeria and Otairi, with substantial poundages in the saddle, ran home from the five furlong post on the plough in 1.6 2-5. Otairi is brimful of life and he should not take long to wind up to concert pitch. < Moutoa Treasury (W. Broughton) slipped over five furlongs on the gTass proper —the flags being well out —in 1.7 2-5. The Paper Money mare’s mentor, J. J. Dowling, recently lost his brother, and during his absence at Napier G. W. New is supervising operations.

The Shambles two-year-old (W. Broughton), who is a stable companion of Moutoa Treasury, had Desert Lad (T. Metcalf) and Four Aces (R. Mellis) as companions over half a mile on the plough which was left behind in 53 secs.

Spearopa and Lady Spear, two Greyspear representatives from Mrs McDonald’s stable who are owned in the Wairarapa, ran six furlongs on the plough in 1.20. They will be given an outing at the local meeting and the former promises to be distinctly useful.

Robbie’s Mistake (Metcalf) and Braggart (McDowell) jumped away at the mile post on the course proper to negotiate the last six furlongs in 1.24 2-5. The former was holding the advantage coming down" the straight, but Braggart answered to the whip to get on terms at the post.

Warzone (C. Broughton), despite having considerably the worse of the weights, finished too strongly for Askari. The former, who has improved considerably, figures in the Broadway Handicap at Manawatu, while Askari will contest the Hunt Cup.

Skyrider (H. Gordon) started out with Mandate (R. Miles) to do a round of the big fences, but the latter unshipped his rider at the second of the brush double. Skyrider went on alone to complete her task quite satisfactorily. Mandate was remounted and sent over the single brush and hencoop along the back, but ho did not appreciate the double and ran off twice before he was persuaded to negotiate it.

Hymestrason, who proved to be Awapuni’s largest winner at Trentharn, has thrown off all signs of the soreness which troubled him after his race on the second day at Wellington. He was given an easy task yesterday morning, but went quite freely. This young horse is now entering into the discussions for the Grand National and, provided he wins at the local fixture, he will no doubt rank as one of the favoured candidates for the big event at Riccarton.

Mister Gamp, who fell in the Winter Hurdles, is showing signs that ho is feeling the effects of the mishap, his customary liveliness being entirely absent. He was given trotting exercise yesterday morning and his mentor is hoping that he will como round all'right. It is meantime questionable whether he will see the Grand National fixture.

Coon Song, who advanced his stake earnings to the extent of £430 at lientharn, was not a visitor to the tracks yesterday morning, R. E. Hatch having given the Hunting Song a let-up. Coon Song ran three good races at Trentliam and it is evident that .still better things now lie ahead.

Red Bank, whq broke a blood vessel while competing at Trentliam, has been turned out for a spell. The All Red gelding likewise bled at Napier Park and it is to be hoped that the spell will remedy the weakness. His mentor, L. Knapp, is meantime centring his attention on Archeria and Poppy Day, but it is his intention to school Hunting Boy in the near future.

L Knapp has in hand a filly by Acre from Kinsem, the dam having originally raced in the colours of Mr T. A. Duncan when she proved herself to be a very useful sort. Included in Kinsem s earlier victories were the Telegraph Handicap at Marton and tho Borough Handicap at Wanganui, while she demonstrated that she could also stay by winning th Autumn Handicap at Wanganui and the Marton Cup in the closing stages of her acti\ e career. The name of Acco has been accorded the filly.

There will be a parade held during the progress of tho Manawatu winter meeting and thero is every indication that there

will be a large number of youngsters figuring. Mrs McDonald will probably supply seven candidates, while G. New will have at least four. Included in the lady mentor’s contingent will be products of Chief Ruler, Paper Money and Tea Tray, while New will have three by Top Gallant and one by Colossus. C. Jones is at present engaged handling and educating a quartette of youngsters and he had a full-sister to Arajean at the tracks yesterday morning. She is a solid looking customer and promises to be much bigger than her elder sister. His other youngsters are a Black Ronald —Millie Abbey colt, who already stands 15 hands; a Nigger Minstrel —Sleeping Beauty filly, being thus a half-sister to Glen Rossie, and a Nigger Minstrel—Jean Laddo colt. Incidentally, it is stated that Jean Laddo is in foal to Arausio. Although stake money to tho value of £ll3O fell to the Awapuni team in attendance at the Wellington meeting, £B6O of the total went to R. E. Hatch as the result of the double successes of Hymestrason and Coon Song. Mrs McDonald secured £l3O in place money with Llyn Du, Blue Paper and Corneroff, but Brilliant Light was the sole member of J. P. Coyle’s team to contribute towards tho expenses, two thirds bringing in a modest £4O. Llyn Du’s third in the Winter Oats raised his earnings for the season to £725 apart from a trophy of the value of £6O. GREAT AMERICAN PACER. FRANK WORTHY 2.3*. COMING TO AUCKLAND. Auckland in the near future, is to have the honour of possessing one of the greatest pacers of the day, Frank Worthy, who has been secured in America by the Canterbury enthusiast, Free Holmes, for Miss Nancy Edwards, of Mardella, Otahuhu. Frank Worthy has a record of 2.3* and in the land of the Stars and stripes is recognised as* a great horse. He was got by Guy Axworthy (2.8) from Holyrood May. Tho latter was by Joo Dodge from Dorcus H. (2.9)'. The American horse is now on the way to Auckland. Frank Worthy was originally trained as a trotter, and at that gait stepped a mile in 2.09* in his three-year-old form, but being double-gaited, it was decided to transform him into a pacer. This was done, and ho made a fine campaign over half-nnlo tracks, taking a record of 2.10*. The next season ho was raced on the Grand Circuit, and proceeded to make good right off tho ree ‘DEVELOPING GREAT SPEED

Ho first essayed in the 3000 dollar “Plain Dealer” cjrcnt at North Randall on the opening day of the meeting, and landed as the top of the summary, taking a record of 2.05* in the third heat. The following week he took part in the coveted Edwards Stake, and won second money and the second heat, tho time of which was 2 03*. The battle then shifted to the Tecumseh Stake, worth £3,000, at Toledo, and here he met 11 pacers, disposing ot them by taking the second heat in 2.03*, and the third in 2.03*. Tarzan Grattan, who was to defeat him in the 25,000 dollar Pacing Derby at Kalamazoo (the biggest stake for pacers in the world) won the first heat, but thereafter Frank Worthy was much the best. Then came the Kalamazoo Derby, for which the champion was honoured by being made favourite, but, like a number of other starters in the big field, ho was never able, to show his real form. However, he reinstated himself three days later by taking the 3000 dollar Park American event for 2.11 pacers.. The western pacers then had an opportunity to test his mettle, when he started in the 2,500 dollar event for the 2.10 class, over tho Carthage half mile track. He won his necessary heats in the fast times of 2.06 and 2 06*. Guy Axworthy’s son won again.-at Hamline, Min., in the 2.12 class, which was worth £2,150. He met defeat at Springfield, but at Columbus took a formidable field’ into camp in the Arch City Stake. It was a splendid campaign throughout Frank Worthy' particularly distinguishing himself on the Grand Circuit. MOST HANDSOME HORSE. During tho circuit competitions Frank Worthy won tho admiration of all trainers, reinsraen and tho general public for his consistent, determined and high-class displays. Tho best-known American critic praised the pacer for his gameness and genuineness, and his remarkable exhibition of speed were looked upon as the efforts ot a super-horse. * , . Tho late American trotting authontj, “Marque,” who was a noted writer in the Horse Review for more than 30 years, gave first prize to Frank Worthy when making a selection for the most handsomo horso in the stallion pacing division. Guy Axworthy, sire of Frank Vor thy, is by Axworthy, a world-famed' producer of speed merchants. In America this line is known as the two-minute family. Leo Axworthy (1.53*), Margaret Dillon (158,), Avion Guy (1.59*), and Mr McElwjn (1.59*), all being descendants ot tails family.