WANGANUI WHISPERS

NZ Truth, Issue 1035, 26 September 1925, Page 14

WANGANUI WHISPERS

(By "Hall

Merle is now m J. Brown's stable at Hawera, and that astute trainer can be depended upon to get the best out of this promising filly.

Attractive will not toe the marl: again until the Feilding meeting comes round. In the meantime he is having a spell m the paddock.

When The Thorn strips at Trentham, where he will make his next

appearance, he will prove a much

harder proposition for the opposi-

tion than he was here

Alaric will be. a runner m the Avondale Cup to-day, and if beaten it will be only over the last furlong or so.

The San Fran gelding will be more at home over the shorter distance on Monday, and what beats him will about win.

Santiago does his best when the going is firm, and if by any chance the Trentham track is m • good order next month, Hughie Johnston should win a race with this gelding. * * # The two races Dubious had at Wanganui did him no harm, and he is stretching out freely on the tracks there. * # * It has been said that Dubious can be written out of the New Zealand Cup after his running at Wanganui, but T. F. Quinlivan has a different idea. * # * It is safe to offer the prediction that Fool's Paradise and Royal Divorce will both show to much better advantage than they did at Wanganui. The same may be said as to Black Cat. * # * F. Tilley will probably do a bit of weeding out from his team shortly. *#* - * The long spell of bad weather accounts for some of the Fordall horses being a bit backwai'd, but there are two or three which have been well tried and found wanting. «= #„#. Bonhomme will take a week or two yet before he will be cherry ripe. If he goes to Trentham he will bo worth watching.

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The Wanganui Jockey Club made a very acceptable profit over its spring meeting.

F. TSlley was pleased with the way Shining Armour ran at Wanganuii and thinks the son of Greyspear will make a good showing for the New Zealand Cup.

There are more unlikely things than that Inferno will win the Stewards' at Riccarton. # * *

Some Red is being allowed to take things easily. His next outing will be at Waverley, and it should be a successful one.

The once brilliant Motley was again a disappointment at Wanganui. She will accompany Lysander, The Thorn, and Anklet to Trentham next month.

It is said that Padonna is touched m the wind, and that his career on the turf will be cut very short. # # * Lysander is a bit backward, and track-watchers at the river city do not think he will be ready for the Wellesley Stakes. * * * W. Dwyer appears to have got hold of a good sort m Horomea. The four-year-old daughter -of Quarantine— Hermia was m the paddock about two months ago. Her win at Dannevirke shows what can be done by a clever trainer. ** • # De Luxe looks a Winner at the Napier Park meeting if ridden properly. With a good horseman on him the son of Kilboy would have won at Wanganui, # * *

The Wanganui Jockey Club's officials are very pleased with the financial result of the recent meeting. It was the best for some years.

Toa Taua had a couple of races at Dannevii'ke and these would do him good. He is to .be ridden by- Harry Burt at Napier to-day. \:

There -was a lot of money for Tinohari the last day at Otaki — good money too. One time she looked the winner but over the last furlong she died out.