PROSSER'S PRADS.

NZ Truth, Issue 82, 12 January 1907, Page 2

PROSSER'S PRADS.

Mataiwhetu Murmurs.

During t'he week I'aaiiJ my, annual visit to Porirua and inspecised the many animals m Jos. jProsser's charge. The day was an exceedingly hot one,' but all the boxes at Porirua are very well ventilated and none of the horses showed the slightest signs of perspiration. On my way 'along -the road I 'noticed several' of- the prads bein^ - indulged m some' exercise iri 1 the salt water and I afterwards learned that most of these h.vd been through an, arduous campaisn at Christmas time and were consequently more or less sore. On arriving at my destination I was, with others, conducted inside and invited to .partake of refreshment, and after-wards' began a tour of the boxes. Maui was the first liorse stripped, and the bay gelding . looked big enough considering the hard. work he had been doing the week previous: Fie was badly cut m the hocks by being galloped on at Palme.rs.ton N.;' but is now alright again and most likely will, fulfil his engagements at Trentham.- "

The black gelding Pawa is just getting over the staking he got ait Trentham m October. He is to go into commission again at once but can hardly start at Trentham on the 22nd. •

William is a very lightly framed little fellow that one would expect to gallop well on hard going, but apparently the reverse is' the case as he failed badly at Bulls on New, Yearns Day. So far the Conqueror colt, has only won a single race and that was a two-year-old event at the W.R.C. autumn meeting.

■ Swimming Belt, the property of Mr Hv Gaisfordv of Waipukurau, has re-: odntly joined Prosser's team. He is a fine looking coal black stallion tha.<t has been favorably commented on m these columns on a previous occasion.

The brawn mare Kurawaka, half sisjier to Mahutonga, by San Fran, has so far turned out useless. She was taken to Awap.uni and Bulls and was given a rim at the latter place but she showed no form and is now very light m condition.

The black mare Ttevonia, by Merriwee, is ■ another that has ! been a failure so far, hut she might break her long run of bad luck m the near future. . • ■'■.'■'

Conquest, by Conqueror— Waiwhera, is a : iupe cut of a youngster who can gallop for a bit and with a little age should pay its way handsomely. The Conference has disallowed this name so p. new one will have to be found for the youngster.

' Kuku,. the half-brother to Boomerang, is a fine, big, upstanding seldiiv; whom the handicappelrs think is- a lot better than he really is. He would make a great . horse tfver "battens'and that is what . he ' may find himself doing a/fc no distant date.

Then we came to the pride of the stable, and that was of course the handsome chestnut, Achilles. The big horse looked all the better for the racing he has had recently and his ooat shone like satin. The more one' fi-azes upon Achilles the more one is impressed with his .beautiful, 'conformation, and if there. was, one good feature that stood out more than^ another with him it would, be his pjreat shoulder. His owner, who was present when. I was inspecting him', states that, all going .well m the meantime, his horse' is a sure starter m the Wellington Cup. ; ■ -

Exmpor stood fhe trip at Christmas time very well and did not lighten. up at all, as "would have been expected from a horse that has done so much racing lately. It looks as if lumping was detracting from this horse's pace, as the lot he met at Bulls ,was very weak, yet he finished out of a place.

The two-year-old filly Chinwag (Finland— Rumor) is the property of Capt. Braithwaite and has not been raced as yet, and the same record is possessed by a fine, powerfully built ttoree-year-old black filly by Advance. The chestnut Gold Crest, who was successful on the concluding day of the Awapuni meeting, is a grand looking colt who is sure to do well. He is by far the best looking " two-year-old m this stable at the present time.

Ilappv Maid (Soult— Merry Maid) looked very light after her exertions at the Manawatu meeting. She is a nice cut of a filly but wants time to mature. *

Mr R. T. TurnSSS 1 s chestnut horso Boris, who broke down last April and was fired, has just been taken up again and Prosser lias ?rreat hopes of his standing n preparation. The quintuple oup winner, Cihoorka. had just arrived back from Auckland on the day of my visit, and he looked none the worse for the trip. His trainer fully expected him to make a hold showing m the Auckland Cup, and, lids complete failure nonplussed him. Although he failed at Ellerslie I am prepared to sec h*«n wmi, a race

at Trentham and am confident that his days of usefulness are far from ended. ■ .

The - brown mare Marguerite was grazing m a '■ paddock adjoining the stables. The Rangitikei Cup winner looked. really well and her four races evidently did her no barm. I-lerilegs are as clean as could be and not a blemish can be found on her- She is the property of her mentor who allows no one to ride her but himself, and it is to "this that be attributes her docile demeanor at the barrier.

In the course of conversation, after our inspection, Prosser informed me that he "was taking a good team across to Trentham, and after that he would be travelling to the Hawera and Wanganui 'meeting's. His two as-^ sistants, W. Mold and- R. Weller, are' still with him, and there are innumerable boys working on the place, which all over bears the appearance of beinr; the acme of cleanliness.