RIDERS FOR WANGANUI.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 156, 3 June 1937, Page 14

RIDERS FOR WANGANUI.

HORSES IN TRAINING. (By “Spectator.”) Riders at the Wanganui meeting include A. Coffyn (Flying Chief and International). R. Marsh (Lo Grand), P. Button (Red : Manfred), G. R. Tattersall (Lapel and Chat), S. Wilson (Gay Boy and Hunting Lodge), W. J. Bowden (Riotous), 0. Carroll (Petrarch), and P. Burgess (Sporting Song). Tail Light’s Condition. Tail Light, the Awapuni candidate, completed useful work with threo furlongs in 44 1-Ssec at Ellerslie on Tuesday. “It is doubtful whether Tail Light has ever looked better than a.t present, and it should not be for lack of condition if ho fails to givo a good account of himself at the mooting,” comments a northern writer. 1 Bonnie Rollox Schools. Bonnie Rollox was schooled for the first time since his race at Egmont at Troiithain on Tuesday. Ridden by P. Burgess, lie went over threo steeplechase lonecs inside the course, finishing over a couple of the schooling hurdles. Except for screwing a bit at the first fence, lie gave a good display. Pango and Tangled. , Pango (McDowell) and Tangled (McGovern) jumped the steeplechase fences on the flat twice on Tuesday at Ellerslie. They gave a fine display of clean jumping and Pango is evidently as capable over country as lie is over hurdles. L. Knapp’s pair have been schooling exceptionally well. Australian Classics. , * Tuesday, the first of Juno, was the most important date ill tho Australian racing: calendar, as it was the closing day. of nominations for tlio classic and set-weight races, 'which extend to tho autumn of 1939, and for which now yearlings must bo entered. The Australian. Jockey Club has drafted races for which £30,100 lias been allotted—the greatest distribution of any club in Australia. The Victoria Racing Club is next with races worth £29,700, and tho Victoria Amateur Turf Club’s distribution will amount to £20,730. Altogether on Tuesday nominations closed for races worth £98,130. Tho weights for tho Caulfield Cup will be. declared on June 28. This is a week later than announced originally, but the postponement has been made so that they could bo issued simultaneously with tlio weights for tho Melbourne Clip and Cantata Stakes. "Brunhilde Being Prepared. Brunhilde has commenced her preparation for next, season under S. J. Reid at Hastings. She did very well as a two-year-old, and no juvenile gave better indications of staying than she did. Promising Jumper. Up to tho present Rozcl has bad only two races and the •manner in which she shaped in the Avondale Hurdles, won by Sandy Dix, in April was very encouraging for a hunter. Rozol is a four-ycar-old chestnut, mare by Vaals from Koura, hence a half-sister to Haakon, Odin, and Freyja. Like others of her family, she is a natural jumper, and the improvement stio has made in condition since her last appearance should enable her to run prominently in the Hunt Club events at. the Auckland Racing Club’s winter meeting. Australian Rider Injured. Sprightiincss on the part of two-year-olds was responsible for considerable consternation at Menangle Park (Sydney), recently. The leading lightweight rider, W. Cook, sufferod a sprained ankle and severe shock when the favourite, Thyonc, fell in tho enclosure before the first division of tho Two-year-old Maiden Four. lie narrowly' escaped being thrown against a tree.

Resting for Winter. • Great Star, who has never fared well on winter tracks, lias been turned out for a spell until the early spring. His halfsister, Coming Star, by Agrion, is still in work, but owner-trainer J. H. Prosser having several young horses coming on, intends to lease her for the rest of her racing career, after which lie will breed from her. i Redolent in Work. Redolent, who ricked a joint while visiting tho North Island for the Christinas and New Year racing, is coming to hand quickly, and should be able to reproduce his best hurdle form in time for the Grand National meeting, Black Duke Returning. Black Duke, who lias been out of commission for many months, will return to racing in the hurdle events at the Dunedin meeting. Matoru for Auguot. Ala torn, following a spell, is gradually getting back to good condition at Riecarton, and is being got ready for engagements at tho Grand National meeting in August, when Air If. D. Greenwood’s two-year-old Rionscup filly, Moonrakcr, purchased in Sydney at Easter, may also bo in action.

Winder at Sydney. Udilion, a winner in Sydney last week, is a three-year-old filly by Iliad from Oddity, by All Black from Conceit, by Boniform from Lady Wayward 11. Slie was bred by . Messrs J. \V. and L. VV. Storry, of Uhristchtirch, and was sold as a yearling at Trontham to Mr G. N. Magill, ol Sydney, for 150 guineas. She won lifer race in the colours of Mrs 11. 11. McNall and is trained by J. King.