TRENTHAM TRACK WORK

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22398, 20 October 1934, Page 19

TRENTHAM TRACK WORK

(Pek United Press Association.) WELLINGTON, October 18. Although there was promise of an improvement in the weather yesterday, dawn came in with a threat of more rain this morning, and a real southerly storm rolled up the Hutt Valley during the breakfast interval at Treutham, tor rential rain swamping the course and tracks again shortly after 8 o’clock. Prior to this the trial grass was dead but in otherwise fair order. There is now no prospect of a good track tomorrow, but the going may yet be fair if the rain clears off. Cadland ran half a. mile easily in 53isec, and Haut Monde covered the same distance in the same time, coming home the last three in 38sec. Cherry King drew attention to his prospects by giving Palfn a lot of weight and a half-length beating over live ..furlongs in Imiu- Olsec, the last half in 52Jsec. , . Pomp shaded Spiral at the end of half a mile in 53sec, but Spiral was hanging on well. . . West Tor beat Bay Area by a length over five furlongs in Imin 7<fsec, the last half in just over 53sec. Severe, on the outside, drew away from Round Up and Romp Along, after running three in 37sec. Walton Park was doing rather better than Lady Ronald at the end of seven furlongs in Imin 33Isec, the last half in 534 sec. Slippery moved well over three furlongs in 40Jsec. Korero was half a length in front or Diamond at the end of half a mile in 52^scc Te Ua (pulling hard) and Citaphone ran a mile in Imin Msec, the last half in 58sec. . ~ Revision, after jumping two hurdles cleanly, ran a mile in Imin Slsec, the last half in 57sec. ' ' Catalogue galloped five furlongs attractively alone in Imin Osec,' the last half in 524 sec, but he, unfortunately, pulled up very 1ame,„...,, < Among - others to do, Useful tasks we**® Aga Khan, Diagano Courtega, IIW; mmate, Davistock, Chaste, Kotou, Grand Sport. Sporting Blood, Flamingo, Dawn Princess, Cawbeen, Brambletorn, Gold Trail, Sir Nigel, Consummation, Going Gav, and the Treutham teams. Cawbeen is to start in the Open P T| le trainers of Autopay, and Gold Trail state that their horses may not rim to-morrow/ . - • . Additional scratchings: Royal Artist, Star Artist, Singara (5.20 p.m. yesterday), Beau Gallante, Argument, Kanelagh, Argentic, and Red Sun.