Otago Jottings

NZ Truth, 7 June 1924, Page 14

Otago Jottings

(By "Salisbury.") ,

If will be a cape of earning winter oats so far a* the" horse!* are' concerned »t Wingatul to-dny, but m the case of the punters it will probably be tho usual jjfretolem of trying v to get evens. It is i long time sinceTthere wereuo few Canterbury horses lit a Dunedln meeting as is the case this week. Th« reason for- Royal - Star's defection was not far to seek. Taking a, lino, through JYisco Mail, the handlcAPPer evidently considers him a champion...

Prior to the meeting nothing was doing it better than' Kerb, and Dave Wilson has got her right back to her best, which is' saying ta lot.

Although Corn Rigs makes a noise lie can still run a sound six furlongs when the conditions are m his favor. After that he begins to stop.

Few of the visiting jumpers did better track work than Captain Sarto. He took his fences boldly and showed plenty of pace between them.

Sherlock looks as though he will be a nuisance shortly m some of the back steeples. He easily left Mettle Drift and Master Peter m a school last week.'

The further Whipcord goes the better he likes it. He is too slow over tho first part to be dangerous over the shorter events between the flags.

Adjutor has been put over the fences and has taken to the game kindly. Ho was never anything more than a moderate over the flat.

Although it will be a very long time before he is put to the game, Ayrburn has done things about his owner's homestead to give color to the belief that he will eventually become a high-class performer over the fences. That great jumper Lochella came from the same district.

Fort Regal looks big and well and Is clearing the obstacles m fine style. Providing he is not too harshly treated, he should soon be troublesome over the sticks.

Roseday is to be taken up again shortly, and all going well, he will probably be given a run round about National time. ,

Captain Sarto never looked like losing the Trial Hurdles. He fenced beautifully and gained ground at evory jump,. running home hard held.

Red Krlss was doing It well till he hooked .the -second last fenco which took a lot of steam out of him.

Mazama ran .very bndly, and was always well back. He came In lame.

Some of the Brighton field did hot appear to be too busy.

With, three furlongs to go La*>t Dart was not too well placed, but once Emerson asked the English colt to gallop he did' it very resolutely and easily headed them oft: He's the goods ail right.

Solferite gave a lot of cheek for seven furlongs, but then began to feel his weight.

George loung nursed Palestrina beautifully and kept her m behind and away from trouble until turning for home. Coming round on the outside she simply swamped the Reid m tV run to the post.

Boadieea ran a banging good race and hung it out well, beating tho others as easily as Pnle«trina beat her

Scion, who ran m tho colors of Mr Joe^Hlgglns. faded out over tho last bit and wan evidently troubled by the sticky polng.

Lou Hazlett started Pamplona and Galway .m the big Steeples and aft^r half a mllo they were always m the lead. Pamplona never put a toe wrong.

The Hulsh of the St. Clair Steepl,.* was a. heauty. Coming over the last jump together. Cassells and . KlpHnfought It out stride for Htrlde right up the straight and. the Judge .couldn't depurate them.

Bloom could not go with them over the first part of the Tradesmeh'B. but came with n great run to finish third

The Harp hnd every chance and was always well placed, but he did not uo on with It.

They bundled it on Askurl m the W&tor and left it there. He was nevt-r a! gifted.

Rndlal finished very gamely und buttl»*d it rlKht out to hold off the fa«t UnlKhlng) Vice Royal, who came- from a long way Imck. Valdajno came down # tha running looking all .over a winner, but ihojiuxhl bndly In the hint hundred yards.