FORM AT NAPIER PARK

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21305, 5 October 1932, Page 9

FORM AT NAPIER PARK

HUNTING CRY'S SUCCESS TO COMPETE AT AVONDALE A LIKELY TWO-YEAR-OLD [i/noir our own correspondent] WELLINGTON", Monday Hunting Cry has never looked bigger or ill bi tor health than he does at present. The itict that he had not had a race since April when ho von the J. D. Ormond Gold at Hastings, did not prevent him from receiving very solid support for the I ark Stakes at Napier on Saturday, althous.i it could not bo said that it was with such confidence that his own party backed him. They fully expected him to run well, but tie mile and a-cjuarter for a firiit up was a bit of u, hurdle. Ridden with excellent judgment by B. H. Morris. Hunting Cry just won, and from now on lie enn be expected to show his best form. He Mew very a arc! on pulling up, but the i;allop should effect a vast improvement in him. J. M. Cameron will take hiin and Gold Trail to Avondale, and then, \i' n fulfil engagements at Wellington and Auckland. Ul .|!sy 1*° winner of the two-year-old i ace at Napier, did not meet with strenuous opposition, :so that she was not seriously tested, but it must be said that she accomplished her task very attractively. She was ut least just as far in front of Quietly J finish as were the three at Wanganui, f, m S" fiapide and Dinelli, und this alter Quietly had got away well, in contrast to ill r poor beginning at Wanganui. Gipsy lj °ve> is to go to Avondale and will be aecor lpanied by Lack, who has been doing all t-iat is rtequired of him on the track. Cripsy Love i;j a half-sister to Beacon 1 j O, -ri l, veu ble sent both Mountain Signal and Megalo to Hunting Song when the liuny Oil horsis was located at Palmerston. Both marcs were safely in foal and Mountain Signal produced Gipsy Love, but Alogfilo lost heir foal, a colt. It was a sorio iB loss, as tho form of Megalo's previour colt, Golden Wings, h.as been liighclasii.

An Attractive Performance lA'l a !i ru ?^ v ? w ' n it Napier was that ot Air T. H. Lowry's three-year-old Aesculus. A long way back in the early runninp he catno home strongly and was riglii away at the finish. The stable had a good opinion of Aesculus as a two-year-old and he was not set any serious tasks, his .irst race being well on in the season, whet, he ran second to Chief Marionette at It reenmeadows in March. A month later He •; as third to Speed and Margaret Rose at Jvastings, and a week later on the same track he was unplaced in the rac» also won by Speed. His last two performances wero rather disappointing, but ho has win:3red well and, having made a good start for the present season, he will no doui.'t soon ho linking on bettor things. Aoscnlns will be one of Mr. Lowry's team for Irentham and will be accompanied by rinlry, Chrysology, Courtyard and Senior. The last-named is a two-year-old eolt by Clmf Ruler from First Blow, the dam of uasnony. Li-dy Nan was unlucky at the start of the two-year-olcl race at Napier and she aftowards showed a. lot of apeed to rnn up 1.0 the leaders entering the straight, only to lade away to a poor third. Lady Nan look's as if she will improve and she certainly showed plenty of speed. She was ore: by Mr. I. G. Duncan, being by Tea Tra;r from the Birkenhead mare Margarethe alio she shows a lot of tho Birkenhead characteristics. Merit in Sabatini's Win T:ie win of Sabatini at Napier was a really good performance, as ho lost such a bt of ground at. the start as to make his chance look hopeless. In the running he showed exceptional speed to occupy a challenging position entering the straight ami, lie gradually wore down all opposition. Considering hifi ill-luck at the barrier and the extra amount of ground he covered in tho race, it was a striking effort. Sabatini han so far not run reliably, some of his good races being interspersed with periods of rank failure, but possibly he is now on tlio way to better things. Courageous fihowed a lot of good form in the early part of his career when running in the eo!iour3 of Mr. V/. R. Kemball. bu| he has been so long out of the limelight that his win on Saturday was a cornplofe surprise. There was nothing in the nature of a fluke about it, however, and on the way he looks and ran there will money for him in the near future. i-'or a hprse tint had not raced for j nearly five months Shrewd ran very credit- ! ably to fill th:.rd place at Napier. He was 1 in the running: all the way and from now j on will have to be reckoned with in his ' engagements.

CANTERBURY NOTES QUIET DAY AT RICCARTON CRICKET BAT GALLOPS WELL [ 3Y TELEGRAPH—OWN* CORRESPONDENT] CHRISTCHURCH. Tuesday The absence of several horses in Dunedin aid tho fact that others had raced on Saturday restricted training operations at Riccrrton to-day. A thick fog in the early part o: the morning made the timing of any s : ort gallops impracticable.Of the few serious gallops, the best was that credited to Cricket Bat, who was sent oi :t to do strong work over sfcveu furlongs, b'lt completed the task in 1.28 1-5. He shows no ill-effects from his recent heel ailment and will be in good order for forthcoming engagements. Fast Passage was sent 'from the mile p.)St and was joined by Dorian near Die six fvrlongs peg. The pair finished together. Fist Passage covering the last seven furlings in 1.3(1 Dorian, ji brother to ZeeL ugge, promises to turn out useful. Night Flyer and Rumo, joined by Solwit n;; seven furlongs, strode over a mile in 1 44 1-5, the last half in 525. All went well without being ridden out. Their stable-mate lio.val Love nns been turned out owing to (•: gns of his old leg trouble, leather than risk a breakdown liis owner-trainer, J. J; : Pearson, decided to give him a spell over tho summer months. The Rceftoa trainer C. McCarthy hps recommissioned Monastic, who has had a couple of months' respite. He is at present carrying plenty of condition. McCarthy nlso has Taku Tama and Argentic in strong vork and will race them at the North Canterbury meeting on Labour Day. It was slated recently that Argentic, who is by from Spotlight, was held under 3 ?aso from his Australian owner by Miss !:J. O. Wilson, of Reefton, but this is in - correct., as Miss Wilson effected the purchase of thei gelding as a yearling.

WORK AT WINGATUI SHATTER AND RED RACER [BY TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION*] DUNEDIN, Tuesday All but H. Pritchard's team from the North arrived at Wingatui last night, but lono of them worked fast this morning. 'Che weather wm warm, and tho plough rack was in excellent order. June the Third and Guarantee, two McLean Stakesi candidates, were restricted to dow work. Hula Belle and Blazon ran four furlongs in 52 3-ss—the fastest half-mile <>f the morning. Gold Paper covered five furlongs in 1.8, and Fair Weather six furlongs in 1.18 1-5. Fine Weaflier beat Cleaner over five furlongs in I.<l 1-5 Shatter whs sent a mile nnd a-quarler at a strong pace, the last «ix furlongs taking 1,23 3-5. Antrim Bay did nearly two niiles, the Inst, mile mid a-half occupying 3.28. Oiangapai beat Ruiitui over five. furlongs in 1.0 1-5. Academy ran four furlongs in 50 ]-!». and Colonel Quex did the sumo journey in o5 4-ss. ("•old Dress 'peal Blue Hill over six fur-loi-gs in 1.21. Reminder finished in front of Palantuu. at tho end of five furlongs in 1.4 2 5. Red Racer trnversed seven furlongs in 7.34. Irish fiancer beat. Worship over seven furlongs, -the. hiHl six taking 1.17 1-5. Bitrartpr nnd Tippling ran five furlongs in 1.7 Kiunini beat Kamel Pasha over five furionfrs in 1.0 3-5. Sulnnum ran five furlongs in 55 4-ss. Cheap Money cantered down the straight on the course proper. A large number of horses were given only half-Alice work, waiting for 'he course I roper to be ope n to-morrow. AVONDALE ACCEPTANCES Acceptances for nil events, including (ho Champion Mack Plnle, on the first day of the Avondale Jockey Club's spring meeting, close at 5 p.m. on Friday. OTAKI HURDLES FIELD [BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION] WKLLING TON. Tuesday Pukeli, fl.O, was nnillrd from [he- acceptances for the -Kapili Hurdles nl ilie Otalfi Racing Club's meeting, which opens on Friday,