HEAVY RAINFALL

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22463, 6 July 1936, Page 7

HEAVY RAINFALL

COURSE NOW SOFT

FINAL TRIALS RESTRICTED SEVERAL HORSES ACT WELL [BY TELEGRAPH OWN CORRESPONDENT] \YKLLt N 1 GTON. Sunday A northerly galo that brought up drenching rain raged over Wellington 011 Saturday night and to-day, and the tracks at Trentham are now thoroughly saturated. Although there aro signs of the weather improving, the going for the meeting cannot now bo other than very heavy.

Work on the tracks this morning was done to the accompaniment of heavy showers, and there was very little of an instructive nature, the trainers preferring to get their horses through solid pacing and back to the stables. Most of them went on the plough, but the grass was open, and the going was very heavy. Red Sun worked twice round 011 the grass at a good pace and pulled up well. Ho appears to have thrown off all signs of trouble. Dungarvan did not seem troubled by the going in a good workout, with a brush down the straight to finish. Similar work was done by Prince Acre, who was at homo in the mud.

Grand Score and Young Paddon galloped half a mile well in 58s, and they, too, displayed every sign of liking tho state of the tracks. LcGrand and Wotan sprinted the last two furlongs of their work. They both look well. Adaleno ran half a mile in 51s and was not doing her best.

Jumpers doing strong work wero Black Man, Te Rangitamau and Travelling Agent, over 10 furlongs, and Dunmure and Miss Winston, over a mile. Black Man appeared to pull up sore. The only jumping was by Havering and Silk Sox. They both shaped well over hurdles. They were afterwards joined by Billy Boy in a mile 011 the Hat, in which Silk Sox was always being v held back. It is still raining heavily at Trentham to-night.

CUDDLE) IN SYDNEY MAY RACE NEXT MONTH (Received July 5, 7.25 p.m.) SYDNEY, July 5 The New Zealand mare Cuddle arrived by the Wanganella yesterday after a good trip. She is now quartered at Randwiok and will probably make her re-appearance at the Warwick l r arin spring meeting at the end of August. Her owner, Mr. 11. J. Murphy, has written G. Price stating that lie would like to see Cuddle run in the Melbourne Cup. Mr. K. J. Watt, owner of Gold Rod, Egmont and other good horses, is seriously ill.

NOTES FROM EVERYWHERE TRACK AND STABLE GOSSIP J. Tomkinson has received two rising two-year-olds to train for Mr. F. Annstrong. Allspice, by Chief Ruler from Drama, and Uaphis, the sister to i'iiar Lap. Wexford Bridge, who nave promise as a juniper early in the year, has been, taken up again by T. H. Gillett, after a spell necessitated by his receiving a knock while schooling.

in the short course farm school at Lincoln College, Nightrnarch was used to demonstrate the , points of a thoroughbred horse. A better example hardly could have been given.

A recent winner in Adelaide was Tangoio, half-brother to Moatoa. Tangoio, who has been leased by Mr. J. T. Wade, Stratford, has won a number of races sinco going to South Australia.

It is stated that Ono Whetu's next appearance will be at tho Manawatu winter meeting. One Whetu ran two fine races under big weights at Wanganui and his latest form has been consistently good.

The King has accepted the- office of Patron of the National Hunt Committee of England. His Majesty is a member of the Jockey Club, and before his accession was a member of the National Hunt Committee.

Lucullus Lid's absence from tho Takapau Novice Stakes at Dannevirke was the result of a breakdown in road transport. Dozie was also in the vehicle and the two continued their journey to Trenthain the day after tho meeting.

Miss Winston is not tho only Southland jumping hope for Trentham. Dunmure ran third in the Wellington Steeples last }car, with U.lo. After falling in the Ot:ago Steeples at Dunedin last mouth, lie finished a close second to Pahu in the Wingatui Steeples and now meets Pahu six pounds better at Trentham to-morrow.

Stipendiary stewards in Western Australia have been given the option of imposing a time limit for the running of weight-for-age races, which provision has been in force in other States for some years So minimum times have been laid down; the stewards will decide those on the day of the race, in conference with the chairman of tb» committee, and il the time limit is exceeded, the stake-money will be reduced 2- r > per cent.

Since setting up as a trainer at Now Plymouth, 1:1. Dulieu lias headed the list of trainers there at the end of each season. The present term is his best to date, with winners oi : 24 races ami £2\)tW 10a in stakes. Eighteen seconds and 17 thirds have also to be included in his team's successful rocord. In the 11 completed months of the season, North Tarnnaki horses have won £bGll, so that Dulieu has secured the lion's share.

I'he Victoria Racing Club is dropping its August meeting and returning to four days for the autumn meeting, which was reduced to three days in li).M. When the change was made tho Governor's Plate, one mile ami a-lialf, was deleted, and the King's Plate was cut down from two miles to one mile and a-lialf. The extra day will now permit of an addition to the weight-for-age races It is thought the Australian Cup will continue to be tho feature of the final day's programme.

Recent additions to the active brigade at Ellerslie are the two rising four-year-old geldings whom H. Rama brought back with him from Christchurch to join the other members of his team, Horowhenua, Tooley Street and Horotiu. One is a bay by Vaals from Country Picnic, dam of Perfect Day Hoariri, Taneriri, Manawhenua and Horowhenua, and the other a chestnut by Vaals from Country Air, dam of Free Air and Horotiu. They have yet to race, but may eventually turn out useful winners.