South Auckland Scratches

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

South Auckland Scratches

(By "Quin Abbey.")

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Royal Abbey will be right when the big jumping tests come on m June. '•' !"• > ' ; ■ ' :•■ *.-■-. ; ■■.*■.-■ ■•' • Transformer shapes well m- handicap company and with the sting out of the t ground he goes better than ever. , ■ / ,* ... * • - Fraser Smith is getting a run of 1 better luck- with his team. It is due, 3 too, as the- Frankton sportsman was a long time on the outer. ■■ . ■ ■# " * -. ■ ■• s Avondale at the week-end -will be ■ another means to -recoup losses or disgorge gains, as the case may be. Mostly the former, according to the diagnosis round here. ,(■•-■#■■• * . • ■ Miss Vera has done well since joining Tutchen's team. Although below the top class, the All 5 Black mare will continue to get i some of the stakes. # - ■# # , . Mervette, the I/iicullus-r-'Braytoji filly, > which Mr. Fraser Smith owns, is not to race until next season as a three-year-old. The youngster is being.prepared by Frank Tutchen and the waitL ing policy is wise. There were many "items" during the racing on-the country circuit that may l not. have missed official observation, . but the sore point with punters is. that ! "official attention" was conspicuous by , its absence. . ,