WOODVILLE WORK

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22596, 8 December 1936, Page 7

WOODVILLE WORK

WEHOHIA DOES WELL

STRONG TEAM FOR AUCKLAND FRANCIS DRAKE IN GOOD FORM [MY TETjKGIIAPII—OWN COTt RKSI'OXDF.NT] WOODVILLE, Monday Interest was added to Saturday's track work at Woodville by tlio presence of a number of visitors. Werohia lias been at tlie centre since tho Feilding meeting, with Lord Hereford, Mata Hari and Kn Vidette. Tout lo Monde, Invoice, Jn TJio Dark and Private Uunsby arrived in Woodville on Friday. T. Lloyd states that the trip from Ihe South Island was calm but Invoice lost some skin on the steamer. The quartette arrived in good order. Tho weather was ideal for track work. The course was a little dead. r Lho trestles were 2lft. out.

F. W. Davis' team was first out and among the early gallopers were Mandamus, Red Manfred and Plato. Mandamus (M. Gilinore), who is a lazy track worker, was doing well at the end ol six furlongs in 1.20 2-5. With IS*. Cavency in tho saddle, Red Manfred cut out six furlongs in 1.18, going particularly well over the closing stages. Red Manfred looks to be himself again and he will go to Auckland.

Plato (M. Gilmore), who appears to be improved since Riccarton, sprinted half a mile in 49 2-ss. Re is going to Auckland, where he is expected to give a good account of himself. Karl (N. Cavanoy) broke away short of tho five-furlong barrier and ho completed his task in 1.4 2-5. He is to race at Awapuni at Christmas and he appears to bo none the worse for his Foilding outings. Strong Mile by Werohia Werohia (H. Stowe) was galloped a mile. Ho began slowly but once he was "revving" at top lie never looked like slackening and when tho post was reached he was still going along as if it wero a paco ho could keep to for a month. The time was 1.55 2-5. Werohia is starting on both days at Woodville and will bo ridden by 13. H. Morris. He will also start in the Auckland Cup and he looks as well as he can be.

Appendage (Cavaney) sprinted half n mile in 50 2-ss, finishing strongly. Lord Hereford covered the last halfmile of six furlongs in 595. Ho is an acceptor for tho Mangaatua Hurdles 011 the first day at Woodville but there is a chanco that ho will be scratched in favour of his stable-mate, Tahoma. Blue Tiger, a very sound jumper, will race in the hurdles at Woodville and he will bo ridden by C. McGovern. He was worked on the plough on Saturday and has completely recovered from the injury he recoived at Trentham. Francis Drake (Gilmore) and Aiwai (Cavaney), were associated over five furlongs and Francis Drake was half a length to the good in 1.5. Francis Drake, Rod Manfred, Plato, Haut Monde, Relative, Mandamus and Aiwai will bo taken by W. Davis to Ellerslie. W. J. Broughton will ride Francis Drake, Red Manfred and Plato, and it is likely that P. Atkins will ride the others. Mata Hari (A. Lord), who appeared to be unlucky on the second day at Foilding, sprinted six furlongs, the last five in 1.5 2-5. Invoice and Tout lo Monde, with stableboys up, were sprinted half a mile, Tout le Monde winning in 53 l-ss. Tout le Monde appears to be in splendid nick.

Son of Nightmarch In the Dark, who is very much like his sire, Nightmarch, was given easy pace work, also Private Bunsby, who is likely to bo heard of more next season. En Vidette (Lord) sprinted six furlongs in 1.20 1-5, the last five taking 1.6. After the breakfast interval, Thnla (Cavaney) was sprinted three furlongs with Brown Oak (Gilmore). The former, a long-striding and very bold galloper, was two lengths to the good nfter taking 37 3-5s for tho distance. Thala is out of Curtsey by Lirnond from Salute, and is not likely to race before the autumn. Flammarion (W. Styles) was given strong pace work on the No. 1 grass. He is in great heart and he should not take long to get back into racing trim. Full Throttle (Tracey) galloped a mile in 1.47 1-5, after requiring 1.7 for the first five furlongs. Geira and Relative had easy tasks. Courtcraft galloped two furlongs. Additional riding engagements for Woodville are:— S. Wilson. —Mat a Hari. J. Forsyth.—En Vidette. C. Wilson—Tout le Monde, Invoice, In tho Dark and Private Bunsby. C. McGovern. —Blue Tiger.

RICCARTON HORSES GREEK SHEPHERD RETURNS [BY TELEGRAPH —OWN CORRESPONDENT] CIIRISTCIIUROII, Monday Culotte, bred and owned by Mr. K Hay. has been sold and will race on tho West Coast during the holidays. She has always shown speed and tho Coast tracks should suit her. Culotte was to have accompanied Concertpitch to Dunedin and other southern meetings, but whether the latter will now make tho trip has not been decided. If he does not go south, Concertpitch will be given an easy time over the holidays, and then got ready for the Wellington Uup meeting next month. Greek Shepherd has rejoined T. H. Gillett's activo team and, although ho appears to bo quite sound, it will be some time beforo he will be asked to resume serious work. Emissary was nominated for tho Railway Handicap at Ellerslie. but will not make the trip, instead ho will go to tho Manawatu and Wairarapa meetings in company with Allspice and Gwennio. The former Groymouth trainer M. Con /a, who has been at Riccarton for some months past, will have a team lor tho West Coast, including Noto Issue, Hoy Bun and Madge's Coin. ELECTRICAL EYE APPARATUS TO HELP JUDGE According to a Melbourne exchange, the Victoria Amateur Turf Club will have, installed next year at Caulfield an electric camera to assist the judge. Tho apparatus referred to, the principle of which is tjie same as in similar installations in the United States and elsewhere, in its most up-to-date form is declared to be able to record a difference of a thousandth part of an inch. A horse running a mile in 1..%. covers 55 l'eet a second or 13ft. 9i». every quarter-second. Experiments have proved that the eye can master only four images in a second, but the camera takes ICS pictures in that fraction of time.

Although the idea is spoken of n.s new, it is a fact that over 20 years ago, an ordinary camera was used in Belgium and a recording device was used in Sydney and also in Adelaide, but it was very imperfect. The chief objection to the electrical system would appear to be the cost, which is said to bo £IO,OOO ia Australia.