WELLINGTON NOTES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20504, 4 March 1930, Page 7

WELLINGTON NOTES.

SOME PROMISING HORSES. [BY TELEGRAPH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT.] WELLINGTON, Monday. Two of the most discusßed St. Loser candidates in Hunting Cry and Waterlino aro both under a cloud, which may not Le of any great consequence. From southern reports Waterlino's trouble is not serious and it is expected that ho will bo on hand at Trenlham. J. M. Cameron at Dannevirke did not express himself too hopefully about Hunting Cry. The three-year-old was ?ery badlv galloped oa on the concluding doy of tho lust meeting at Trenlham and Lis lego are still tho worse for wear. Count Palatino and'Vali will now como into tho picture, especially Count Palatine, who is improving all the time. Ho ehould do a decided St. Leger possibility, no matter how Waterlino and Hunting Cry fare in the meantime. ■ * J. H. Jefferd was at Dannevirke and he will have Bome of his team racing at Napic Park prior to bringing them on to Trentham. With R. Reed absent in Australia. fresh arrangements will have to te mado for the riding of Star Strangor and Co. R. S. Bagby, who was in the saddle when Reed waß absent in ihtj epring, i"b now attached to J. T. Jamieson's stable and Jamieson will have horses at tho Wellington meetinrr. My Own has galloped well enough at Hastings to suggest she was good enough to win in any company. This applied particularly in the spring, but in her races blio failed consistently and her backers lost heart. Like most of her sex, tho approach of autumn has seen her Btrike her true form in public, and both at Wanganui and Dannevirke she ran excellent races. She now comes into calculations as an Oaks candidate. Eaglet appears to have lost her spring form, when 6ho carried all before her, and these two fillies, with the possible exception of Duellona and Greenaway, appear to stand out. Geenaway may not bo sent to Ellerßlie at Easter, for it looks »b if most of Mr. G. D. Greenwood's horses will be racing at Riccarton at that season, for T. Green has been advised that he will be required for that fixture. Kaikoro's Form. Kaihoro. on tho first day of the Dannev.rlce meeting, was supported to tho extent of £615. She showed plenty of pace for nearly five furlongs, but then retired beaten and pulled up very distressed. There was a difference of opinion about her prosper.* on the second day, but H. Gray was rot one of the optimists, and her owner, Mr. P. F. Wall, did not invest a great deal of the £241 shown against her number on the totalisator. She again showed extreme brilliance out of the barrier and drew clear of her field. . Eased a littlo ia tho middle stages, she was only just in front at tho turn. . A furlong from home Dobbin closed on her and actually headed iier. Over tho last few yards, however, Gray fairly lifted her along to beat Dobbin-by a narrow margin. It was obvious that lict raco on the first day improved her, but without disparaging Burgess, who rode Dobbin. Gray's experience and ability won tho race, , ' " ■ Thick and thin followers of R. Johnson's horses had a disastrous experience at Dannevirke. The Swell and Ridgemount vero costly failures. Bonogne failed onco and rim second, showing a small profit for tto latter, and Belle Star was the only bright exception. Her first dividend was not overwhelming, howover, and there was a considerable debit balance on tho second dividend. Bi.llion is on improved galloper and appears to do best on hard trackß. His second in the Woodvillo Cup, good showing in tho Dannevirke Cup, and success in tho Hartgill Handicap were all excellent efforts. W. Galbrcith also secured a good win with Watcrspear on Thursday, a gelding v*ho had raced ' unluckily in his immediately previous races. B. Burgess is a troiner whoso horses, onco they show a glimpse ot form, can be expected to keep on improving. . St. Melba, Acrelino and' Wfirata were all examples of this at Dannevirke. Werata did not pay a dividend, but ho should obligo before long. Promising Juveniles.

The last two or threo meetings have Been some promising two-year-olds produced. The hard track at Dannevirke was not in their favour, and one or two were showing signs of being shin sore. The Arausio— Matty gelding Henry of Navarre stood up to his racing and thrived on it, for he had four outings in eight days, and saddled up better each time. He .carries the Toxeurna colours. Of tho Dannevirke candidates, Fitz Quex, Futurist, Jason and Souchong were the likely improvers. Fitz Quex is a brother to Disrank. but a3 a racehorse he should put his relative in tho shade. He is nothing like him in appearance, for he is a commanding customer. The way he dashed up into a close fourth place on Thursday uftcr being left was impressive. Jason, from the highly-strung mare Blue Jay, by Hunting Song, has his dam's temperament and her pace too. Souchong is nn attractive mover and individual. He is a stylish chestnut by Arausio from the dam of Knihoro and Kaiti, Suratura. Ho looks like being a worthy addition to a useful family. Futurist, a big filly by Leightou from Fera, should win her Bbare of races.

Mr. W. G. Stead has sent tho four-year-old gelding Braggart (by Lord Quex—Bon Espoir) to be trained by R. Hatch at Awapuni. Braggart, who has done eery little racing, was sent by a slow train from Hastings and arrived at Palmorston North rather the worse for wear. A. E. Ellis is a big asßet in events set apart for hurdlo race and steeplechaso jockeys. It is difficult to estimate in pounds avoirdupois how much superior ho is to tho opposition. Ho gave two outntanding instances at Dannevirke last week, even allowing for tho fact that Tunbrid.se is an improved galloper. Maiden plate events are now bocoming easy to win. Tho general class in these races is always poor at tli is part of tho season. Black Acre may make amends for Dannevirko failures when ho strikes a track that is not quite so hard. G. Neich has worked a big improvement in tho manners of both Stanchion and Emotion. Certainly he had plenty to work on, and, while they ti.ro 'not paragons of virtue yet .by any means, their, behaviour is exemplary in comparison. Craltus uud AVhakauo wero two brothers racing at Dannevirke. They aro alike in conformation, if not in colour, and neither is a prepossessing animal. Cook and Air ,Laddio both failed at Dannevirke. but they thould not bo discounted too materially, Tho hard track was against Air Laddio aud Cook should snould soon make amends. My Own aud Royal Parade, the double winners on tho first day at Dannovirkc, left for homo on tho'morning of tho second day.

High Society is not far away from another 'winning bracket. Kahu Ariki ran two useful and improving races at, Dannevirke. This mare has doiio >voll under J. M, Camoron's charge. NOTES FROM MELBOURNE. TRAINING WORK* (.Received March 3, 7.30 p.m.) MELBOURNE, March ;3. At Flemingtou this morning the Australian Cup candidate Abergwain galloped ten furlongs in 2.11 J. At Caulfield, on the grass, Nadoan did six furlongs in 1.18, the first five in 1.6. Boaster (L. Robertson up), four in 491b on tho send. Finsbury took 53s to covor a like distance." Glenation reappeared and cantered. • , Phar Lap and Greenline wcro out, both looking well after Saturday's racing. Greenline will not bo raced further ul the V.R.C. Autumn Meeting, and will be rc-transporlcd to Sydney next Saturday. The Bourlie Handicap (7 furlongs), to bo run to-inorrow, will be decided in two divisions. H. Jones will rido Mondinga in the Australian Cup. P. Hynes will have the mount of Bavaroy, arid A. Reed will steer Finsbury. Tlie weather is very hot.