TRENTHAM LOOMS LARGE ON PUNTERS' HORIZON

NZ Truth, Issue 1102, 13 January 1927, Page 11

TRENTHAM LOOMS LARGE ON PUNTERS' HORIZON

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IMPRESSIVE IN SOFT GOING Qeatqwn's win at the close of thfe Grandstand Handicap last week Was impressive, and he never turned a hair, doing the job. , It may be as well hot to forget that the turf was moist on that occasion. ■'■ '• " '•■■ • ■ ■ • ' •'' . • DLI&NE PEARIi is still trying to get 1 there, and m her case early spring promise lias not been borne out so far. .\ ' ' * "• ■ ■•■.•'■ ■' ,• ' ■,' MKRVETTE can go fast m private for a few furlongs, but she contlnuea to add further to the bad trot being experienced by Owner Praser Smith. . V; ' i . \-

GAME BUT FRUITLESS Tl TREE made a game fight for A Sylvia Handicap honors on "the final day of A.R.C. fixture, but was up against it giving , weight away so far as the winner, Covent ' Garden, was concerned. Curries two-year-old should be od the improve from now on. ■.• ■ • ■ • * '; ■ PONSIDERING the trouncing punters. ■ ■ received right throughout the Auckland Cup carnival, it is surprising that there was enough left to account for a turnover of £77,822 10s. on the final day. AT7RATUM started and failed twice ** at Ellerslie, but trie flash-bred daughter of Absurd-Desert Gold should Improve a bit. • ,■■ . -v-..: .•■.-. • ■■••.■■■;• .•• ■ •■■= ■ ''■ W7E may hear of Atumlad round the W Poverty Bay district next season. The two-year-old son of Autumn was third to Eulalie and High Finance at Ellerslie, hanging on at the end of six furlongs. •■'■■,-■ AN EASY a W IN pmCULATION scored a surprisingly *" easy win m the Southland Handicap on the final day of the Southland Racing Club's summer meeting. " The decisive manner m which she romped away from her field has greatly enhanced her' chances m the Dunedin Cup next month. 1 L. C Hazlett's mare has never looked better and promises to strip m great fettle for the autumn racing. . DOD McKENZIE'S, pair, Clarinda and r> and Piuthair, were not good enough up north. They met a -pretty hot lot competing at Ellerslie. .. '■ -. * ■•• ■■* ■, . .*' ■ ■ ■ ' QNE thing cannot be denied— that .Desert Glow stands racing well. ■ ; • : ■- '' * ■ ■♦■ "'■ • ,■ • ■■.■'•' THE Cup race must have taken the ginger out of Town Bank, for he had the conditions and poundage to suit him inithe Grandstand, yet caught no cash. / ... •• " ; : «\ ■■ ■ • ..... CEATOWN; carried ,31bs. overweight ■ when . he gathered, m. the' Grandstand Handicap by two lengths. :.:.-.■ . ■ ■#,■-..■•■■■• ■♦ ' THE hurdles at Ellerslie plainly * : troubled Highway— -and other visitors for that matter. .

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NO GUIDE FOR FUTURE THERE may be • something m the fact ■*■ that when High Pitch won his two races the turf has been on the safe side. "Truth," however, refuses to believe that his New Year's Day showing was any guide for the future. He must have been off color that day. MELISSA was unlucky at Ellerslie, "*■ where a second was registered. May take out at Trentham. . ■ • f #.■■•■■-#..- --rdXTON will be as popular as ever next week, where the fields promise to be enticing. •#■ . # # W^AIRbA r \(H.B.) is booked for next W week. Hawkes Bay arid Gisborne horses will have it to themselves. • # • - ANTRIM BOY'S FORM A NTRIM BOY'S display on the final ** day at Ellerslie was worse than his previous effort, but m his last start the going was.no good to a speed merchant. ' ■■■.■.-.■.■" Up to seven furlongs on a dry track he may be capable of making any field of hacks look silly. • / • * .' • . ' '• AUSSIE will probably be the prime tip for the sprint at Takapuna. •#■•. * ' . ' f W7HANGAREI and Dargaville-trained ;"' horses form the majority of those engaged at'Kawa Kawa. It is too near to Takapuna to suit the Ellerslietrained section. ■ ■■ DRIGHT DAWN, entered for TakaD puna, should get one at Kawa Kawa m the meantime. A double winner at Dargaville which should be improved. * : •■■<•• ■ ■, WILL KEEP l/INGFIELD was not quite himself *^ after getting third money m the Railway, and his owner did the right; thing m keeping him for later on. He will keep. ■ ■•■.•:. •' ' • ■ • . . 1/ING'S GUARD' was at Ellerslie with Hannon's team, but was ' not a competitor. ■ . ' ;. ■ ■■ # ; ; • ..■•'• ■ ■■/ • . ._■■■•■ TT is seldom that aiv Auckland Cup fixture is completed without at least one double winner being recorded, yet such was the case over the recent carnival. . . ' ■ #. # * . DID NOT AID PROSPECTS - i QUINCOMA got on the heels of Joy King ( during the running of the Grandsta.rid Handicap at Ellerslie, which did not aid . the prospects of i either, besides interfering with others. i •■■ # # #"■■-• MASK went through the Ellerslie meeting without securing any of the money, yet he looked to be thriving on the racing indulged m. Solid without being brilliant. ■ '•* ■'. .*••■-•/ MUST MAKE GOOD TF Ateriria fails to make good aa a stayer, then "N.Z. Truth" will be disappointed. ' He came along from the middle loi for second cash m the Grey Handicap, and had there been another day's races would have gathered m a stake, for he was on. the improve all' the -time.' • •..•■'■* *' ■ ■•■■.'•' I^AWA stayed out two miles over -**■ hurdles m the soft going at Ellerslie on" January 3. This is one of the Quin Abbey breed m Tutchen'/S care. '"•.■■•;•*■■•■■'*:■ * t ! ■ A NON-STARTER A WARERE was taken to ElleYslie for rt the Grey Handicap, but George Paul would not step the chestnut' son of First Flight but m the bad going. Papatu went out of the Grandstand Handicap for the same reason. • . ■ ' .■•..."*. ».■••;■ W7HEN. Raugatahi starts again m a V ■ ■'■ hurdle; race; he can be> respected. Was up fourth when Karamu was credited with 3.41 for two miles over fences on New Year's Day. ' . .-■''■ *'■ ■' . >* • " •• '.' P. MURRAY ANSLEY still knows the the way how. > He took Footfall and Paperchase to Ellerslie, and each won a race, netting £2,100 between them, which .placed C. G. Dalgety second on the list of winning owners. IllllllllllllPnillllllilllllilllllllffl

PAPER MONEY YOUNGSTERS .'lt is worthy of note that the Paper Money yearlings disposed of at last year's Wellington sales for 2,210 gns. all told, have since netted £2,809 m stakes between them, thereby instancing that the stock of Paper Money come' early. f * * * MINT LEAP seems nicely placed m among the High Weight class at Trentham. ■ . .<■• # • OTORMY is evidently to carry the pudding m hack events. ■.■•.. * * * THAW is going to win races on his 1 Ellerslie display. ■ ■ - * ■'#•■ * ■ l/ILMEZZO may be one of the late tips for the Douro Cup. *'. * # MOSTLY NORTHERNERS EXCEPT for Hipp and Royal Mint, 1-1 the 22 entered for the Takapuna Cup all hail from the Auckland pro- I vince. . * # • 1 CDEN HALLi had 9.13 piled on him J for the Kawa Kawa Cup. He will .not be there. ' £ .#•.... # . ' •, D SKIPWITH was acting, as assis- j tant stipendiary steward to Chief , McMahori during the northern holiday carnival, but nothing really desperate i engaged their 'attention. 1 -.-'■#•■■*. • DOES NOT PAY , , . l TN big handicaps at Ellerslie, "where ( .'■ there are mostly large fields of horses to .contend with, it does not al- ' ways pay to ride waiting races m behind. I ■ In more than one case during the Cup meeting "some of our best horse- * men found this out to their disadvan- s tage. ■.'■■'■< i MAUNGA was thought unbeatable by I A ' A his rider when he toppled out last ' Monday week. ■ . ■■.-#■ ■■•■*• • . ' WHAT ABOUT IT? ; ] CCW^ILLi Desert Glow get a second \ "Takapuna Cup?" is a question j that is creating some interest. * *. * , HATGUARD, though only of the lean order, had four hard races arid i plenty of other galloping through the J holidays. Yet he stood it all and appeared to thrive on it. : * ■'■#■■■ ' • ■■ r bad'management THREE minor meetings booked for : Auckland province on Saturday, • January, 22— Kawa Kawa, Ngaruwa- ] hia (galloping) and Te Aroha trots. Bad management somewhere. ' ■ ■ ■ :. * ■■* ■■; . »• -.-.. ■ . 7ANNA may be capable later on of J replacing Mia Bella , as a hurdle • winner for F. Loomb. \ \ m • « • A DECENT STRETCH ...-*'. TROM Hamilton m the north to Grey- i mouth m the South, is a decent J stretch, but Heisler did^ it with his , own jockey (McGuire) and took four races, thereby earning £318/10/-. r Not a great lot for successive wins, but certainly "sweet money" for one of Heisler's beginning ability. ] ..■'■' * ■■■■*. ..."*•■■ ' ; I MORRIS was not riding at the top ; of his form up no^th, and may 1 have still been , feeling the effects of that illness. *' ■ ■ ■.■ ■, • , ■••■■:. '• .■'■■.' THE LIE DIRECT. THOSE who contended that none of the Paper Money breed would j stand racing were knocked back somewhat by Paperchase taking the Bowen Handicap m her third start at Ellerslie. . : ■ • However, she was only saddled with 7.4, and all the crack sprinters were missing. ' * : *. ' • NO PACE ON ■-„'■■' THERE was never any great pace on during the match \betweeh Count Cavour and Rapine for' Clifford Plate honors, though the last half-mile was . done m 51 2-5. ' It took 1.213-5 to cover the first six. furlongs and 1.47 3-5 the first mile. llQlllltilllllllllllillllHM^

Carinthia, second to Oovent Garden m the Sylvia Handicap at Ellerslie on the final day.

3 AID HIS WAY NORTH RESPITE the fact that Haze had four J races at Ellerslie, he stood -them well and can still be kept m mind f oi i race among the , minors. He paid his way up north by gatherng m 150 soys. minor place money, md was never further back than fifth. *, * # VTADARINO showed some pace m Ellerslie engagements without retufnng a dividend. An early hope. ' * * * ia stm a hack and a ■^ likely one under a. light scale oi weights. Two fair races at Ellerslie. ■ "•■ ■ ♦ -. # ■ / ITORMT came from the rear bunch J the last half-mile to get second noney In' the Bowen Handicap sprint, md really passed eight or nine horses !rom the home turn. i ' !•• • ' SEAT 17 OTHERS DOYAL PICTURE gave It an honeat go for the'. Grey Handicap at Ellerslie, and looked likely to head off his stable-mate, Nucleus, a furjohg from lome, but petered back to' a close fourth. . ' x . Tnere were 17 behind^ him. Take note! ', ■ ■•. , ■■.# / • • :■ . • .'...• DALiETA will meet a better , lot" a1 . Trentham than those disposed ol it Awapuni and Feilding. ■■•,•■ '■-./ '*,'■: *■■■.'■■.■*. ■ . ' ' THERE are only five m the Welling- *• ton Cup which contested ' .lasi year's event— -Te Monanui, . Stai Stranger, Tanadee's, Clarinda, and Stai Ranger. ; . , . • ■.#■■■■ .-,:-••* -■■ ' STURDY PONY / HjICK HANNON had- a sweet little pony down, from Waikatp on the Bllerslie trir> — a sturdy four-year-ole son of King Lupin-Tinopai. He wanted about £500 and. there were nibblers. : • ..■ ■v • . ■■/•' . •■■ -/•■/. -..-: ".; „ , FF Stormy and Paddon meet at Trentham m hack events the pace wil mot be slow. But will they? . - #. ■■■■*.' ' . * ' TOWN GUARD is a hack engaged al 1 Takapuna which gave promise prior to meeting with slight trouble m Ihe late spring. He is a commanding son of Archiestown. ■

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NO GREAT SHOW GIVEN • MASTER DOON was not given any . great show to stay out the ten furlongs on Monday*, of last week., It is only top-notchers that can win , middle distance handicaps all the way at Ellerslie nowadays. ' # * • ' VP II2I ABBEY broke. to the head .of affairs m the Grandstand Handicap up north, but the distance was beyond him. ' ■ • •. ;• • « • ' ■. ' ' /~\REUM will not stand too many hard \ races m too short a tinle. At least L so far as prospects of winning are con- ' corned. That hard race m the -Racing Club Handicap did not leave her with , much dash for the final day. 1 • ■ . • ■»•.•• *. - > pANCY Merry Damon being down at 1 ? the minimum. That is where he was last week, and he 1 shaped well enough to suggest that he may take some beating when m the humor. * • ■'■ * :"-. . * . ." :- . ■ FOR THE DERBY ' 3 Tp northern punters' could get on, t A there would be several prepared s to take a reasonable price already about Agrion for some of next sea- > son's Derbies. . . :" He looked and raced like a stayer up north. t' T . . • . '• . ■■ .■*..■ ■ -'. ' t THAT fast dash by. High Finance * when Eulalie got up and; beat her the last furlong m the Criterion, took -:. all the. sting: out of her, and she was y. never mit next start. ' ■ ." "■■■•■■■ . '• ■'. :*■' '■' -.'■* : - ■:■•■ *. ■■'■: ■'..'; £' POSMETIC, after winning the Nursery attractively on opening day at Ellerslie, 'failed /twice afterwards, But she will come again. v ':'■'■ ■■'■ '■■.■' ■* ■ •■■■ : .-.*('• •■• ■■ ■»••'■ ■■.■ ':-.'v i TN THE SHADE. (Australian Sun--5 *■ Violet H.) may do something foi i J. T. Jamieson with a bit of time. ■ ;■■■ ■•■'■•.■. ■ i * ,••*■:■•■•■..■■ ■ 5 REMEMBER MOSAIC : , JVJOSAIC is npt favored with .any ■"* great proportions and looked as il " he .had just about.- enough whet saddled up on the final day at Ellerslie. "-•■ ■ ■■.■...' •■' ■■■■ ■■■ ■. -.■■'.;■ Yet he was game enough to beat all t but one m, the Grandstand. He , has 5 been flying at high game lately. i 1 Remember that for some less impqr- ' tant meeting. • ■.--.» » . •■.■ DITAPAPA never looked apy better 1 *> than when stripped V during the Auckland Cup carnival, but though down at 8.1 on the final day, never got near the money. The big fields 'may have troubled him. .' ' ■•'.-• ■■#■:•'■.#-■■. ■■•■'■ •■,-, ' ■ "SKINNERS" ' •../;• ; TT would be fairly safe to state that the; books recorded "skinners" over the big doubles each day at Ellerslie, and some of the "Tommies" hardly known m the south are spoken of as cleaning up thousands over the holiday gathering. - . , ; . ■ '■' ■■ '••■: • \.*'. * ■ . ■■'■■ JOY KINO had a run m the G-rand-stand. Handicap up north over a mile and a- quarter, and it should do him some good. V. : ,•■ : :t .• *. ' ' ■ '■ -* ' - ** ' E*RED TILLY missed the bus badly * with his team of four at Ellerslie, except for. the 250 soys. Limited claimed for second m the Railway. HiiiifliiiiniiiM