NEW PLYMOUTH HORSES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22402, 24 April 1936, Page 13

NEW PLYMOUTH HORSES

GRATEFUL WORKS WELL BANTRY'S GOOD PROGRESS SPORTING SONG SCHOOLED [ni* TELEGRAPH —OWN CORHESPONDENT] NEW PLYMOUTH, Thursday A tremendous shower of rain at about eight o'clock seriously interfered with training operations at New Plymouth this morning, as the course proper, tho only available galloping track, had to be closed immediately afterward. Before the shower, Grateful galloped the last six furlongs of a mile in 1.21 3-5, the last half in 52>}s. Considering the state r>l the track, this was a good effort. The three-year-old is in great heart. Bantry and the two-vear-old Bon Santo wore 'given solid pace work on the inside grass. Bantr.y has built up splendidly and is carrying moro condition than formerly. He is unlikely to race at Ellorslie, and will probably be reserved for tho AVaneanui and Trentham meetings. Sporting Song and Wahine Nui jumped two hurdles in tho straight in good style, Sporting Song especially giving a dashing display. Both handled the heavy going well. Silk Sox hit out freely over a couple of rounds at half-pace. Ho has recently joined H. Dulieu's team to be prepared for jumping events during the winter. He appears to bo in great order. He has not been schooled yet, but he was qualified as a hunter last season. Mustang, revelling in tho heavy going, hit out in good style over two rounds on tho inside grass. There is a possibility that he may be jumped later on. R. Johnson's team, Davistock, Glenvane, Ngaterahiri and Calshot, were restricted to half-pace work. Glenvane has been schooled since returning from Tauherenikau and has demonstrated that his fall at Awapuni has not impared his confidence. TRIALS AT TE RAPA SEVEN JUMPERS IN ACTION LUCIDUS „ FENCES WELL [by telegraph—OWN correspondent] HAMILTON, Thursday Several interesting schooling tasks were done at Te Rapa this morning, although the programme on tho flat was a restricted one. Respectful, who is on the improve, was on terms with the Commandant gelding at the end of half a -mile in 565. Racette and Royal Mistake finished practically together over six furlongs in 1.23, tho last half-mile being run in 57 2-ss. Mangukaha, who is bearing a healthy appearance, and Orac finished abreast at the end of half a mile in 545, which was good time in the circumstances. Lucidus (J. N. Day) was doing better than Racewhip (A. J. Gilmer) at tho completion of a trial over four fences. Both handled their obstacles well and look bright. Curlew (J. P. Fergus) and Travelling Agent (R. E. Thomson) shaped well over two hurdles. High Commissioner (Thomson), No Fooling (W. Rennie) and Gay Poto (W. Lawson) went out to school over three fences of the steeplechase country. Gay Poto stumbled at the live brush and threw Lawson heavily. Fortunately, the jockey's injuries were confined to a cut on the head. The other two gave a good display and are in solid condition for engagements ahead. NOTES FROM EVERYWHERE TRACK AND STABLE GOSSIP Hunting Go, since his fall at Riccarton in the spring, lias evinced a dislike to racing in a field, and it lias been decided to try him as a jumper. Red Sun looks more solid than ever previously after a holiday, but he will not be raced again until his ownertrainer, J. AV. Lowe, returns from Sydney in June. P. Burgess announces that Chile, who recorded two expensive failures at Feilding when he raced on the flat, will not be a candidate for jumping honours at Ellorslie. Among the brood maros owned by Mr. J. P. Herlihy, Dunedin, is a halfsister, by Arrowsmith, to Queen of Song, named Universal. She was never raced, and this season has a fine eolt, for whom Mr. Herlihy has claimed the name Denis Dowling. A Johannesburg paper says that tho Durban Turf Club's experiment of tho supervision of its racing by a stipendiary steward has been so satisfactory that it is considered certain this year race meetings on the Rand will bo brought under similar control. Mr. P. Jones, of Mangere, who previously raced tho pacer Tony Victor, has purchased from the Mardella Stud a dark bay yearling colt by Bronze Eagle from March and has given him to A. Cook to train at To Awamutu. The youngster is a half-brother to the good stayer To Kara. Brown Pearl, who is now seven, appears among tho hurdlers at Daniievirke. It will bo her first public performance over fences, but she has been well tried in private. Since she has been in T. R. George's stable she has been a winner on tho flat, so she enters her new career in good racing order. Mr. C. M. Emanuel has leased Hunting Maid to a patron of H. Dulieu's stable and tho Hunting Song mare has already been transferred to New Plymouth. Mr. Emanuel is sending his two-year-old filly Aero Queen, by Tho Ace from Charis, to Sydney to be trained by G. Price. Aero Queen is to bo shipped by the WanganeLla to-day.

" It is not proposed to introduce a measure to legalise the totalisator in Ulster and to bring tho law in that respect into line with that in Britain."' This was the reply of the Minister of Home Affairs in the Northern Ireland House of Commons recently to a question whether the totalisator system of betting could bo set up in time for the first Ulster Derby in June.

Representatives of the Hawko's Bay sire Gascony who havo raced can be counted on one hancl, but they include four brilliant gallopers in Symcony, Gasman, Ben Braggie and Black Friar. In all probability, too, they will develop as stayers. All the Gascony youngsters scon are fine types and the three offered at the National yearling sales in January realised 650, 250 and 225 guineas respectively. The 650-guinea colt, from Auratum, is very closely related to Gold Hod and will race also in the colours of Mr. E. J. Watt, Sydney.