TAKANINI GALLOPS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22986, 14 March 1938, Page 9

TAKANINI GALLOPS

SOME SMART TIMES INVER AND VALAMITO SOUND MILE BY ROUND UP Some interesting gallops were witnessed at Takanini on Saturday, when the outside grass and the plough were in use. The going was perfect. Valamito and Inver went well over five furlongs and Poker Dice recorded the best time over half a mile. High Sea ran a solid six furlongs and Parquet made fair time over a milcInver (Bartle) was a .length and aqnarter in front of Valamito (Collett) ■ at the end of a smartly-run five furlongs in 1.2 1-5. It was a good effort. Arvakur 'Bartle) was a length in l front of (Mudford) at the l end of four furlongs in 50 2-ss. running the last three in 37 3-ss. Arvakur is a lazy worker, t Parquet (Bartle) to to have been £ picked up at the six-furlong post "by r Inquisitor (Mudford), but the ISrtter---was slow under way and. of little uss s to the mare. Parquet went a mile in. g 1.43 2-5, taking 51 4-os over the first i half and 51 3-5s over the last half. She ran the last three in 38s. It was an even gallop, t Paddy the Rip (Inglis), under a e strong hold, finished a head in front s of Red Ledger (Bartle) at the end of a five furlongs in 1.3 2-5, recording 39 '* 3-os over the last three. Paddy the Rip 1 benefited by his race at Pukekohe. Sprint, by Solitary 3 Round Up (Collett) went a mile in ■ 1.43 2-5, running the first two furlongs in 265, five in 1.4 1-5 and the last three I in 49 l-ss. He is doing well for his 1 Cup engagement at Paeroa, a course ) where he was successful 12 months ago. '' Siega was to have picked him up over j the last three, tyit missed the jump off and ran along behind. Siega may raw on the second day at Paeroa. Huntsman's Chorus (Bartle) and : Royal Ace (Mudford) were responsibly . . for an easy four furlongs in 545. I Solitary (Curwen) was 'going comfortably alongside Nordic Song (Hatwell) at the end of half a mile in 50s, running the last three furlongs in the smart time of 37 2-ss.

High Sea (Mudford) ltnd Grateful (Inglis) ran a good six furlongs in 1.15 4-5, running the first two in 24s and the last three in 38 4-ss. It seems strange that High Sea does not perform better on race days, as there is no doubt about his ability to gallop in private. Brazilian Goes Pleasingly Brazilian (Mudford) went 1 ery pleasingly over a couple of furlong! by himself from the six to the four in 245. Brazilian is working in improved fashion. ' !

Poker Dice (A. Tinker) was hard held to stay with Pocket Venus (Mudford) at the end of a fast-run four furlongs, from the five to the one, in 49 l-ss. They took 24s over the first two. Poker Dice now wears heavy shoes while working. .J', Flash By (Mclnajlv) and Feldberg (Walters) were schooled over four hurdles, covering a round in 2.1 3-5. Both horses ran about a good deal and did not go as well as usual. Mia Acrea (Walters) and Teak (McIlroy) were evenly matched over a round of four hurdles in 1.57 3-5. They ran the middlo. half-mile in 54 2-ss. Lapidarian (Curwen) ran half a mile on the plough in 50 4-ss, going slowly over the first furlong in 13 l-ss. Others to do useful work were Hot Box, Silver Glow. Pamela, Vaals Star, High Quality, Wykemist, Flood Tide, the yearling sister to Palustre and a Hunting Song—Rose Willonyx two-year-old fillv in C. Morse's stable. Two-Year-Old Shows Pace.

The two-year-old filly by Hoariri from Valaria was given her first sprint and ran a furlong in 11 4-ss. She is, trained by P. E. Pope and is a very' neat filly. Flood Tide has resumed regular work and by his appearance it will nofy, be long before he will be moving along

faster. He should be at his best again by the time the Auckland June meet-£ ing comes round. ~ F. Smith has four yearlings to get ready for next season's engagements, but will not commence to break them in until after the Easter races. The hurdler Hitch Quality is standing up to his work in a very satisfnc- . torv JTyfortunatolv. High Quality does not nerforpi well in heavv.... gning. but if he gets the tracks to suit'--, him he should {jet his fnlLsharo^jy