NOTES ON THE FORM.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20947, 10 August 1931, Page 7

NOTES ON THE FORM.

STANLEY T.'S TWO RACES. VICTORY AT SECOND START. PRICELESS DEFEATS BRACKEN. [BY TELEGRAPH.— OWX CORRESPONDENT.] CHRISTCHURCH, Saturday. toftol !r dU , Ct ° ry Handic *e Adding, and St bracketed P air - Great Way rfifV, 1 " a fif W6,e but Geml l t eaten£d danger " Eeputa anil mL lit were m front throughout, and in the straight Gemlight came away to win bke a good trotter. He has improved a ot in the last few months and he could ave bettered hia time considerably. Repute vWth u , n f r but Boneta finished °J dash - St **d By's form was bad to be true and he should improve a good deal in the near future. Merce mgen was never prominent and Stanley i. stood on the mark. Bracken was a warm favourite for thes Advance Handicap but although he had to give away 12 yards to the rest of the neld Priceless was soon in second place and wiuh first Checkers and then Herod showed the way. Priceless awaited his chance, and in the straight he easily held off Bracken and Herod to win by a neck. Priceless, by his good beginning, got a great advantage at tlio start and he looks like developing into a high-grade pacer. Aristotle raced well below form. The time, 2.4 i, from a 2.53 mark, was particularly good. Easy Win in Chief Event. Backed down to a ridiculously short price in the August Handicap, Regal Voyage waited on Pluto and Neeoro until three | furlongs from home when she came away to | win in hollow fashion like a true stayer, j Over the last part Regal Voyage was not seriously troubled and it seemed that a number of th« unplaced division lost hope early proceedings. The field raced in Indian file for practically the whole journey. Regal Voyagß won in 4.26, off a 4.2S mark, and she may now be jotted down as a likely starter in the New Zealand Cup. Dundas Boy. now back in R. B. Berry's stable, showed improvement. Neeoro was well beaten, but may do better. Native Prince, Jewel Pointer, Harold Logan and Roi LOr showed a lot of speed in patches, and Mountain Dell went a fair race. Blacn Lion, from O. E. Hooper's stable, wa3 a warm first choice for the Trial Handicap, which was won by Ayrmont Chimes in the fast time of 4,28 3-5, from a 4.40 mark. Somerby, Ayrmont Chimes. Tactless, John dinks and Holly Sank were always anions the leaders, but La the home stretch Ayrmont Chimes, who had been under a strong pull throughout, came away to wm from John Jinks, who tired perceptibly. Ayrmont Chimes won. like a good stayer and John Jinks went hia best race for some time. Somerby was driven into the ground. Black Lion and Netta Oro look likely to be improved by the race. Defeat of Sir Voyage. Sir Voyage waa almost twice as well backed as Stanley T. in the Stewards' Handicac, an<f from tne start he had every chance. Before a third of the journey had been covered he was leading the field. Quicitfire and All Peters following, while otanley T., beginning quickly, was soon in a good position. Three furlongs from home Stanley T. made a dash for the lead and Sir \ oyage broke. Sir Voyage and Quickfire challenged strongly but Stanley T. was not extended to win by half a length. It was a fine display of trotting and Stanley T.'s starting and racing generally wa3 a lot better than he had shown in the openjmg event. Quickfire gave a good display and Sir Voyage' is capable of better things. He is a high-grade trotter. Meteor was the best _o£ - good -tilings beaten in the Queen Mary Handicap, for after being, in a good position, in the early stages he unaccountably lost hia place and wa3 forced to make a big'run on the outside of the field round the top turn, only to be beaten in a bard finish, by Warplane. L T nder ordinary circumstances Meteor should have won comfortably. ~ Warplane has not been long in J. .J. Ker.nerley's stable but he fought out the issue like a regular son of j his sire, Man o' War. Peter Pirate finished fourth after being prominent throughout. He created a good impression. Satin King was made a lot of use of but went a great race under adverse circumstances. Bracket First and Second. D. Withers provided first and. second horses in the Sehvyn Handicap, when in a great finish Sodium beat Steel All by a head. The placed horses were not .sighted until the straight was reached, when all three came very fast. Sodium finished at a great rate and showed himself a highclass horse. At the finish there were a dozen horses within six lengths. Steel All was badly placed in the early stages, but put in a very fast finish and may do still better. Vecto went a.fair race. Sunfish stood on the mark. .Roicole, who made most or the running, faded at the end. as did Wild Voyage. Eugene De Oro showed promising form. TRACK WORK AT EPSOM. PRINCE ETAWAH IMPROVING. Conditions at Epsom on Saturday were ideal for training operations. The dirt track, which provided very fair footing, was in most demand, but several horses who were not required to do fast work were exercised on the sand. An interesting work-out was done by Oliver Thorpe (W. Wdletta), Margaret Wallace (E. Sandall), and Prince Etawah (A. Shepherd). They, ran a mile at a moderate speed with a sprint home over the last ■ quarter, and then assembled at the mils and a-half post. Oliver Thorpe made the pace, but at the end Prince Etawah was on term 3 with him. with Margaret Wallace close up. The time was 3.38. Prince Etawah stayed on much better than usual. He was giving away a couple of lengths' start at the turn for home, but 3ho wed rare dash ia the race to the post, to register 1.7 for the final half-mile. Margaret Wallace was having her first earnest j work-out since being recommissioncd and j her display was full of merit.. Oliver j Thorpe gave his customary consistent ex- j hibition and is fa3t assuming racing shape, j Kewpie's Triumph (K. Bell), who has i made a good recovery from his leg trouble, j paced resolutely over a mile and a-half with Gaza (J Mahoney). Kewpie's Triumph j was in front at the mile in 2.29, bi.t at the two furlongs disc Gaza commenced to move up. Both pacers were under a solid ! drive over the lasit ISO yards, Kewpie's Trinmph, who pacs'd truly on the bends, having a slight advantage. The time was 3.37, the last half being run in 1.8. Mcko Girl (W. Dye) began more quickly than Carl Mack (C. Smith) from the mile and a-half post and. trotting faultlessly, was a couple of lengths clear at the mile in 2.48. Carl Mack began to bridge the gap along the back, fc.it left his feet at the quarter-mile peg. allowing Moko Girl to finish well in front in '4.2. Moko Girl, who trotted her last half in 1.14, is making excellent progress. Excepting for the one lapse Carl Mack also gave ji neat display. Student Prince (J. O'Kane). after a warming-up process, jumped away at the 12 furlongs post, but there was not much pace on in the opening stages. Student Prince stepped along briskly over the middle half in 1.14. and increasing the sneed in the final half to 1.10. completed the mile in 2.24. Woodvale (R. Warnock). who had been off the scene for a few days, was worked nnhoppled for a mile and a-half. in company with Thelma Mack (A.G. Warnock). but he did not relish the hard footing and left hi 3 feet when asked for any sneed. Thelma Mack, who is big in condition, paced freely, but v/as not bustled at any stage. Stoney (E. Tuke> waR given a useful task over two miles. He wai3 keen to hit out. but was kept to a, 2.40 gait for tile first mile. He was allowed to improve on this to a 2.30 clip over the last circuit and oared boldly and stylishly. Stoney is not being hurried in hia preparation, and looks in fine heart. Win Huon (C. G. Lee), accompanied bv T. Master's Worthy Bond maiden, took matters steadily for the first mile of a work-out over three laps. The pace was then gradually increased and, trotting Holidlv, Win Huon recorded 1.17 for the last half. Carnni (S. Smith) waa eiven a steady essay over two laps. and then .stepped of? for a 12 furlongs trial. The mile was not iru:i faster than a 2.30 clip, but when allowed to move along more briskly. Carnui came home the linst hali in 1.12, doing his work ve-v easily. Parrish Belle (C„ G. Lee) gave a, pleasing exhibition over four lapg without being put to any serious rate of speed. Slia. revelled in her work and appeared anxious io increase the pace when allowed to run 1.16 for the final hall-mile.