NORTHERN NOTES

NZ Truth, Issue 1063, 8 April 1926, Page 15

NORTHERN NOTES

(By "Candid")

King's Guard will do better than sixth m a Brighton Hurdles as he goes ! on. His stablemate, Royal Abbey, was n^ig along strongly for third money j^A if he could be kept sound, would a^^reat- things over obstacles. V But he is notVax* easy customer .to keep m . order/"-." ' ; ' •...•■ ', * * * Kawini did what Jumpers' Flat, form at Franklin suggested he would do— v finish m front m the Brighton of all those opposed to him at Pukekohe. He rarf second m the Brighton, on which * form there should be a hurdle race for the' son of Formative — Miss Winnie. His dam was a speedy customer m her •.racing days. ■:) ■. * . * . • ' . •~. Mimetic failed to race up to his aopd track gallop m the A.R.C. Easr ter. . He : must be .'.termed unreliable. That is all about it. ••'■■■■••■ * - * * Hino cp.uld have experienced a more pleasant .passage than he did m the AvR.C.'- Easter, but it is doubtful if he "has his old-time brilliancy m races. •■ ■ *■■■:' * ' ... * '' • Bustler went wrong again just on the " eve bf the A.R.C. meeting. Had he re-mained-right he would have been hard to bowl over m the Mangere Steeples, 1 m which MaJagaloire just won from Peter ' Maxwell. -oy inches after a great set-to" from-, the last fence home. • "Peter" was giving away 30Jbs. to Mahgaloire that day. ' :■'. ,' . ■' .* -V-- : •# ' ■;'■* .- .-■ - . , King Abbey led the Mangere Steeples field at Ellerslie a merry time until half iway through, when , he almost tipped out, and that took thefsteam out of him. /.„■■ ' I-. I - -,v ■•:*■ ,!.-■*: -..- ,' # - " . Musketoon was m the picture at the 'home; turn m the President's first day at Ellerslie. ■ : # '?.#.., '■/•'. . ■ V When Explorer toppled over m the Brighton Hurdles J. C. Mills suffered L a broken collarbone. S•' ;/ : - •.--■• - * Kilbronsyth ran an honest race m l . the Easter at Auckland when he \ got up fifth, just behind Lady Ridi- ■ cule. - .■;" : ' ' ' .- '' .•■ ' .''-.■ bJ ../ ' ■ ... ,■ . ... • •

: Spoony looked to have a great show of taking put the President's at Ellers-lie..-last Saturday, but\ was stated 'to have met with some interruption, which probably accounted for his being putside a place at the close. ! I Princess 1 Ronnie is not very bulky, but what there is of the PolydamohWaiorewa mare is solid and she was good, enough to give Larry Wiggins his first victory since becoming a benedici when she defeated the President's handicap field at Ellerslie last week. It was only by inches that she got the verdict from Mask. Lord Star's fourth m the President's at Ellerslie indicates that he only has to keep sound to be led m a winner. .';.,#. # • . ■ * . .. • . Muskari gave it a good go put m front of the President's Handicap at Ellerslie last Saturday, but he. petered out m the run home. ■'.■■:• ' ' ''* '■'" " * ■ ■ Tarleton was up close enough at one stage of- the President's at Ellerslie to be remembered. - . # * . • There was some money shut out at Ellerslie on opening day. ** ■ * Had' Barry waited m behind on Rascal instead of going for the outer and getting all the worst -of matters on the first day at Ellerslie, the son of Ab-surd-Marty might have won instead of being only dead-heat for second. * * •■-. Eloquent may yet make good for T. H. Lowry. She showed some pace first day at Ellerslie when she • got dead -eat for second. ' . ■ - w -■*..;..;•.. . • . Roy Reed won on Decoy Bird at Ellerslie first day because there was sufficient room left when the field spread out m the home -stretch for a coach and pair to get through if necessary. * • # After Eh Timi had careered away from the Easter barrier- -on his own he had to take his chance from the rear. If his prospects were anything beforehand, they were then nil.