Stable Gossip About Grand National Candidates

NZ Truth, Issue 1080, 12 August 1926, Page 12

Stable Gossip About Grand National Candidates

y (By "the Toff ;<') ' ;'^ Flying Mist .looks; all ■; 'the' better*, for the race he had : at' the Christchurch Hunt meeting-. *• ••'.. *• * ' Everybody is cranky on Ngata for tiie' National Hurdles. ■■••■■•.■.'";* • Listening Post has done particularly Well since- his victory m the Open Hurdles "at Riccarton and will be dherry ripe for -Thursday's big event. : : ■ :>;- ••■■,#, ■■•.#■ # kfapuna. has done well and has .-" sfchboled as if he will give a lot of ■ cheek before the Riccarton meeting is over. . " ♦ . ♦ ■ V. , Precious is in? elegant buckle and quite, a number are waiting tp get enough off her to go ■ for sL. trip at Xmas. :. •' '• ■ ' ■••■■■".■■ ■ .■*.-':.. • . *■ Quite a bunch of Riccart'onites will put their few bob on Sayanora to win a race before the C.J.C. fixture is over. They even think he might win the National Huddles.

Zircon went wrong after "his spill m the Open Hurdles at the Christchurch Hunt meeting- and returned home on Wednesday of last week. * * * Revel won't pay much among j the roughies at Riccarton. ■.* * ■ • Ngata is being freely supported for the Grand National Hurdles. Somebody has got the wheezo that he is right. * * • Vagabond is being kept m steady work with a view to racing early m the new season. ■•■•■■■* ■ * ' Kuia has completed" her racing career and m future she will be numbered among the. brood mares. Scrip has rejoined W. Hobb's team at Riccarton. The Paper Money filly shaped well as a two-year-old, so should be a good proposition this season. «* # • G. Bain, owner of Uncle Bob has purchased Atapo whom lie purposes racing over hurdles.

'Frisco Mail was a bit sick after his fall at Riccarton on Saturday last, but he has regained his health and is m tip-top order for the Grand National Hurdles. T # • » ■'■ * A. client of D. P. Wilson's stable is negotiating for Ecuador but at time of Writing the owner and intending purchaser were still camouflaging. I suppose they will toss at the finish. ..'■#■- # * Nyanza grazed his hind legs ; badly when he came Mn contact with the % post-and-rail fence at the South f inter-bury meeting. He is still a little sore. ' # c- • " * - . On the eve of the Christchurch Hunt meeting Projector struck himself while running m the paddock. He had to have a few- days off. but it all depends on how he is on Thursday whether he i will be a starter or nqt. v # # ■ # ' . . ' Glenree's performance at the Christchurch Hunt meeting topped his trainer off completely. He couldn't order a truck for home quijk enough.

Kawini has a host of admirers for Riccarton efforts. The northerner negotiates the fences as if he was on springs. , , * ♦ • . Corn Rigs is a recent addition to C. Geisler's stable. Corn Money and Cornflower are also inmates of Gieseler's establishment. . . ■ •* * ■ * • Galaxy hurt one of his knees while racing, at the Waimate fixture. He is all right again and will soon resume work under Bob Reed. Your cough sounds bad and needs prompt care, : Neglected lungs you'll surely rue, Of all unwise delays beware, What millions take is good for you. . , Why suffer still and perhaps grow wor^e?. A night of ease ! you may assure; Don't sneer and doubt arid be perverse— • Get Wood's Great Peppermint Cure. IyiEMORISE THIS! IT'S IMPORTANT Wade and Butcher cannot make all the Cutlery m Sheffield, so they make the best of it.*

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