South Auckland Scratches

NZ Truth, Issue 984, 4 October 1924, Page 10

South Auckland Scratches

(By "Quin Abbey.")

Bright Day's form looks good for a decent handicap this season. ' President George Vercoe's team of workers has everything well forward for the Labor Day racing on the new property at Te Rapa. : Carroll's team failed to get into the money at Avondale. Alf McFlinn, who rides Te Kara today, has been schooling him at Te Awamutu. . When a sand gallop is laid down at Te Rapa there will be everything that trainers can require. The Ngaruawahia-trained PeVer Maxwell went well enough: at Ayoridale to suggest that his turn may not be long. J • .1 Rocket, a winner of one of the point-to-point races at the "Waikato Hunt recently, has joined J. F. Tutchen's team. ; ■ ; ; Miss June got into the wire the other day at Te Rapa, but the mishap will not seriously affect her preparation. , ; Two wins and one second with throe prads was good going by Frank T>utchen at Avondale. Dick Hannon's three-year-old Quinette will have her first race of the season to-day, and it will be with the open- class.

Amiform may tackle a sprint journey at Te Rapa on Labor Day. O'Neill has' made satisfactory progress with the Formative — Mon Ami representative. First Call, who is being- prepared by Frank Tutchen for the Waikato. Hunt Cup, is going ahead quite satisfactorily so far. Since the Te Aroha-owned King Lv was seen at Avondale, he has come m for' a lot of highly favorable comment. Roj'al Bonus, one of Loomb's team, showed speed m the earlier stages of six furlong flutters last season on the circuit. To-day he starts again. L,. Booth is getting Criss Abbey, the big dividend payer at Te Kuiti m February, into racing trim at Ngaruawahia. Waipa whispers Te Kara this afternoon, but we have to remember it's to be his first outing since being taken up again. Waitu, who is m the Hunters' ■Hurdles to-day, is one of Brady's team. He has yet to prove himself over a journey, but looks as if he might come good. ■ . Lord Loppy, one of the Lord Multifld stock, who won at the Bay of Plenty fixture last season, is m work at Matamata. Prince Rufus is to have a temporary change of menu by tackling events on the flat at Whangarei. Glentui has done a fair amount of jumping at the hunts round Cambridge. The Tamahere-owned 'chaser can clear them, but has not been seen m a race for twelve months. .... Stammer is m work at-jre Rapa, and will most likely start the sheet for the fresh season on that track. At Matamata, A: McArthur is working a five-year-old gelding by Potoa from a St. Amans mare, who has shown some ability over hurdles." The name of Rangihou has been claimed for him. •• ' ; - "