Northern Notes

NZ Truth, Issue 1017, 23 May 1925, Page 11

Northern Notes

(By "Renown.") Taumarunui )to-day. •

Punters will have Taumarunui form to follow at Waipa next Wednesday. The company m the .President's Handicap, is ■ not very select, and Broadwood may be equal to ; the occasion, even with .nine stone to carry. Ra.ra.ng-i is nicely treated m the Matapiina Handicap, a five furlong race. The distance 'should, suit her, and she is a good beginner. Golden Bubble went a good race when he was seen out 1 on the conclud-

ing day at Te Rapa, and on that form he is bound to command a good toilowing if he starts m the open sprint. Miss Vera, Arch Opal, and Bright Knight are a trio that should show up m the Owhanga Handicap. Day Guard will be m front at some stage of the open six at Taumarunui. Several of the horses engaged m the Matiere Handicap claim engagements earlier m the day. Bourn may find Kawa the hardest to beat^in the hurdles. Some of the horses engaged m the Te Awamutu Steeples are candidates for Northern honors, and their running will.be watched with interest. The Auckland horses that made the trip south to the Egmont meeting met with a fair amount of success. H. Eva scored two wins, a second and a third with his team at Hawera. King Pot's win was well received m the north, and his ■. price, was good, considering that ,he was thought to be a .certain winner before- he .'left home. .-.'■.' Curraghmore collected on the concluding day of the 'gathering, and scored her second win m her own owner's colors. The Archiestown filly would have shown up before this only for contracting a. cold before the Wellington autumn meeting. \Ring Potoa is consistent but unlucky. His chance will come soon m a six furlong , race. Panache was put over the pony hurdles after he returned from Whangarei, and he shapes well for a beginner. . ; Irish Jig was given a trial over the big fences on the fiat at Ellerslie recently, and he gave a most promising display. The Spalpeen gelding has made wonderful headway since joining the team controlled by P. E. Pope, and he should win good races before the season . closes. T. George is at present handling a youngster by Arrowsmith out of Loyal Arch. The heavy rains experienced m Auckland during the past week have softened the tracks up, and the steeplechase course should be at its best for jumping how. J. J. Preston has a promising sort of recruit, for the jumping game m the Spalpeen mare Miss Bramble. Mary Bruce was a little lame after working last' Saturday morning, but it is not thought the soreness will prove serious. Musketoon is one of ■ the fittest horses m work at ''headquarters at present, and although he has a : very big weight to carry m the Cornwall, the imported horse is bound' to give a good account of himself ' When he goes to the post on the King's Birthday. W. Garrett is keeping, Sir . Rosebery up to scratch, and this horse, will be at his best, by the time the hurdles are run. . Omahu's forward running at Hawera m hurdle races brings him into line for the Great Northern Hurdles m which he has been weighted to carry lOst 131 b. Master Peter is slowly coming into favor m Auckland for the big steeples In framing the weights for the Great Northern . Hurdles, Mr. McMenamin has given the connections of the southern-owned horse, 'Frisco Mail every inducement to make the trip north. Frisco Mail is asked to carry 9st 81b m the big hurdles at Ellerslie The San Francisco gelding scored m the Kildare Hurdle race at the Canterbury Jockey Club's autumn meeting, and on that occasion he carried list 91b to victory over a. mile and three-quarters m 3min 14sec. Canowindra is "m work again at headquarters; King' Smock arrived at last week to fulfil his engagements at the forthcoming Auckland meeting. The evergreen Dick is likely to make many friends for his steeples engagement by running such -good races at Hawera. Whizzbro is to go back to Sydney The Bernard gelding has not proved himself a very good .'investment since he arrived m Auckland. Ohiti has resumed his jumping lessons, and does his, work well.. J. Williamson is at present having the Magpie youngster that recently joined his team, handled. . The manner- m which King Amans gets through his. work suggests that he will not be long in' winning a race. King Amans is at present being qualified at the hunts, and he should make the opposition do their best when lie steps out m this ..class of event at Ellerslie/, ; r '. ; High' Rose is an animal that can go fairly fast for five furlongs. The Greenlane' Steeples has not attracted a very good class of horse this year. ' Charlatan is the best of those engaged m this event, but on his receni showings he will have to . do bettei before he will be as good as he is claimed to be. ; What weight will 'Llewellyn' get m the Hunt Club' Cup at Ellerslie? C. Coleman's' recent addition, Scintillation, was seen out m a schooling task last week and gave a fair showing, although she^rieaiiy fell at the first jump, her rider Hi Hastedt making a good recovery. . .This year's - Carbine Plate has attracted a fair entry,, but it is on the cards that the field will be considerably reduced by the time the. meeting comes on. ' Cureaform seems to be' the best 4 of those nominated for . this 'event, and on a wet track she would, be hard tc dispose of. Royal Form has also shown usefu 1 form over seven furlongs and a mile. . ..The Hawkes- Bay-owned ; animal. Serene, claims an engagement m the Carbine Plate. ■-' ■ \\ "■, ■ "Since joining* P. E. ' Pope's stable. Golden Sbvei-eign has gone along the right way, although he has not throwr off the foot soreness which prevented him from being at his best: at the Ayondale meeting. It is likely that 'he will not be at .his best untilthe spring meeting, comes around. , .■:.•■ Kauri Park is standing up to his work well, and will only have to conY tinue to do so to win races. . E. Stanaway 1 is at present on the injured list, but he expects to be back m the saddle again, next month. . .-....' Comical is the . favorite m \ the doubles for the Northern Hurdles. The maiden performer Peach Brandy, m T. George's stable, is coming on' with the tasks allotted : him.j and \vill be m good- shape by the time' he lines up m a race. , . ; Bdomerday, who is one of the favorites for the big hurdles, had his first,

schooling task for some time last week, and gave a very pleasing exhibition. It is questionable whether Young Thurnham will stand up to a solid preparation. When racing on the flat, Kendal never showed any inclination to stay, and now that he has joined the ranks of the hurdlers it will be interesting to see how he fares. He jumps well. Peter. Maxwell is down to compete m hurdle events at the Auckland winter meeting. C. Morse has his two jumpers, Highway and Jovial, entered at Ellerslie. The former has a host of admirers for his engagement m the Northern Hurdles. Arch Opal put m a very strong run at the finish of the Consolation Handicap on the concluding day of the Hamilton meeting, and he o should be a greatly improved horse when he saddles up at Taumarunui to-day. Snake went a good race the last time he was seen' m action, and he would only have to affect a little improvement to show up m some of the jumping events m the near future. Archeen has been a very useful horse to George Reid this season, and the Marble Arch gelding's forward running at Egmont was well received m Auckland. ■ ' Bourn is sure to improve with , his races, and if he comes : north for the Juno meeting he should stand a good chance of getting some of the stake money going. Bourn is m the Hunt Club Cup, a'race that should suit him. . Mangapiko, who was expected to do big things earlier m the : year and then turned out to be a failure, is- down to race at Taumarunui. He will have tc improve a lot if he is to show up m his races there. If Kikiis ever going to win a race her chance should come when she £?oes out to contest the Trial Plate at Taumarunui. . Form points to Lightwood and Miss Ford as Kiki's most dangerous opponents. ':■ ' Miss Ford has not raced since the second day at Paeroa, when she went a very solid race to finish fourth, after being interfered with by The Sapling, who fell during the race. Only sixty- three horses are down to compete m the Jervois Handicap at Ellerslie, and forty-seven of them are m on the minimum. Even allowing for scratchings before the acceptances, it appears as though a division race is bound to result. Brushwood Boy, who 'has been off the scene, since he changed hands at Christmas, , figures among those engaged m the Jervois Handicap. Mahgoloire ran a good race for third money on the concluding day of the Avondale Meeting, and -then had to forego his Whangarei trip through meeting with a slight mishap. He is not harshly treated m the Penrose Hurdles at Ellerslie, but may' need a race before, he reaches his best. Freshman will run out the two miles m the HuntiClub Hurdles. Lady Ridicule is m good nick to race at present, but she would be seen to. better advantage if s"he had a race m her, Ring Pdtpa finished second at Egmpnt, but evidently his form did not impress Mr. McManemin, as the Po-' toa ''horse is on the, minimum at Ellerslie. „■■'. "•■; ■'..;.. , Queen March ' figures among those weighted for the open sprint on • the first day at Ellerslie. The Lucullus. ■mare has been off the scene for over twelve months now. Transformer will only have to be as well 'as he was at Avondale to stand a chance -m the Jervois Handicap at Ellerslie. ' Irish Jig will more than likely forfeit his engagement m the Great Northern Hurdles and take his place m the field for the ' Penrose Hurdles. His good showing when put over the big fences may induce.his connections to let him start m the big steeples on the second day.