TRENTHAM TRAINING

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21845, 6 July 1934, Page 9

TRENTHAM TRAINING

'AIICKLANDERS AT WORK BILLY BOY PLEASES PATUTAHrS. SAFE DISPLAY [by TELKGRArn —OWN COKUKSPONDENT] WELLINGTON, Thursday The ground at Trentham had not properly thawed at li p.m., when tho Auckland horses Billy Boy, Patutahi and Neil went out to school over the fences down tho back on the steeplechase courso proper. Setting off at the sod' wall, they jumped in all four fences, the sod wall, two board fences arid the brush on the turn at the top. Patutahi gave the lead to Billy Bo\ t over the first, Noil tailing off a bit. Patutahi led over the next two, but Billy Boy was under a strong hold and running up to Patutahi at the top brush made a much better jump and landed well in front. Neil, who jumped Tather big, finished his task satisfactorily a few lengths behind. Imperial Prince and Free- Air were schooled over the hurdles on the inside of the course 'and gave a very good display. Tho three steeplechasers then went on to tho grass, track and worked a solid round of pacing, coming homo the last threo' furlongs in 435. Red Sun ran af mile, being picked up by Suneo over tho last six. Nothing has wintered bettor at Trentham than Red Sun, who looks a picture of condition. Gladium -worked nicely ovor six furlongs, but was not after time. He is looking well, and, although he sports an ugly knee, it docs not appear to trouble him. Trainer Well Satisfied

Billy Boy shaped particularly -noil in his schooling effort and greatly pleased his trainer, R. W. A. Lewis, who declared that''it was the best exhibition he has ever given. He could have shown his opponents a clean pair of heels if he had been given his head. Billy Boy looks greatly improved compared with twelve months ago, and while ho may not be quite so bright as he was two years ago, when he won at Wellington and then went on to win the Grand National at Riccarton, there is no doubt that he is in good order. He made a lot of friends to-day. Patutahi gave, a good display also, although Billy Boy's was the better, especially at the fence at the top, which, incidentally, is the stiffest obstacle of the whole circuit in the Wellington Steeplechase. Patutahi showed some signs of lameness before going out and he also pulled up lame, but it is said that this is nothing unusual with him. Neil jumped much higher and also slower than ' his companions, but at the same time gave a sound, safe exhibition. He is, not used to the lefthanded going, and, all things considered, his display for one who is not taking on the best company was very satisfactory. Imperial Prince is a likely looking sort to win a hurdle race at the Wellington meeting. Like all the Lucullus horses, he has plenty of size and can handle the ground. A leg seems to be giving him a little trouble, but he schooled very wellKing Musk's northern form gives him good of picking up some money at Wellington, and he galloped well this morning,' showing that the winter conditions at Trentham will not bother him. He also looks very bright and fit. Red Sun's Good Condition J. W. Lowe has exercised a lot of

patience with his disappointing Red Sun, and he has never had him in bet- , ter condition than he is at present. Maybe it is age that he has required before coming to his best. Red Sun has always been ; a great worker and his past failures have been hard to account for, but he may, in the condition in which he is now, do much better in tho future. Pahu has schooled twfce since his return from Auckland and on each occasion he has done well. His preparation, however, has been mainly.on the flat in strong work. Pahu disappointed badly on the northern trip, although in the Great Northern the fall was not due to his fault. Pahu improves with racing, and, although he shouls run well in all his races, he is likely to be a better horse toward the end of the meeting. The heavy frost this morning left the ground very sticky, but there was plenty of subsequent sunshine, while a drying north wind set in this afternoon. /, Horses, as is well known, often refuse to put their best foot forward on the training tracks and many a race is won by an animal that is consistently beaten oh the tracks. Billy Boy is one of these, but he surprised everybody to-day by the dash he showed and his liveliness after the

schooling bout, while he also worked strongly on the flat. There may be an < explanation for ''this,' and it is quite an unusual one. The Defence people in the camp next door were practising with live ammunition on the Stokes mortar, and just as the 'chasers were going to do their jumping one bomb exploded with a terrific bang. Was it this that livened up old Billy? At any rate, it is a very feasible explanation for hirri getting so worked up that he surprised eveu his trainer. > Takakua and the Philamor —Rapina colt, who were held up here by the shipping trouble, and who have since been in the care of J. W. Lowe, will be shipped to Australia by the Wangsnella, along with the other horses already, announced as booked to leave to-morrow.

HAWERA TRACK NOTES

diagano resumes work [FROM OUI OWN COHHHSI'ONDKNT] HAWERA, Wednesday , number of fresh horses have sfn" -! ra ck exercise in earnest ut Hawera in Paratior. for the new season's racing. '1 no of the Taranaki meetings will be held °" August 30. ... p- I ."® rising two-year-olds Link Divine and tairfax were given,their first fast work yes[fraay, sprinting up the straight a. couple of nlfu 8 ' T' ley were ridden by light boys and. aithcmgh track conditions precluded fast tu' .h performed very satisfactorily. Tiger. Diagano, Autumn Leaf nnd "iciificld are all Duck in active work after saort spells. The Tiger has benefited greatly . J ) his .vet-up and has never looked better "inn at present. The Tiger has settled down ?„ 1 ,°.l and is likely to do his owner-trainer ri er Kootl service. umgano has not put on much superfluous Jlj hat* returned in particularly nice ,;j" er a "d should not reciuiie any length ot 1 T hrforfi heing ready to race. It will not «e surprising to' see diagano performing as over a inicklie distance in the season as his half-brother Aga Khan nas cloue. nlJi , or ? boi Pg spelled the rising three-year-ns 1 r ltu .mn Leaf showed distinct promise and hj, has done well during his holiday, fin J -n we 'l-Srov/n youngster by Mint Leaf Pergola, the dam of Richfield, and llav<? prospects in the minor class in TVIi V , B , ea6 °". h«a » 4 ' wb ? is nearing the veteran staae. difnl^ 6 i raP d in cood solid condition. He .Promise in his early schooling • as i» very sound, may have; no?W a hurdler. H. Mills has be->n -ronrtt r ' ne R'clifield and Autumn Leaf on the e»riAi rin t ney are in fine order to start " nous work. 1 J,;. l "has added to his team a likely Elf. ? 'our-yenr-old mare by Kiosk from &*?• by, Acre. Kkii was a smni t sprinter, and ( r L eei J°tl injuries early in, her career a- "est , was never seen of her. W" 1 r . newco "' ; to th'> tracks is a twothu. A>' l h y Su..dstnr from Kissing Can. RfoL H ful ,' «>stcr to SandUrk. She is well Vork and huß tak f n kindly to hor early