RACING NEWS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22710, 24 October 1935, Page 6

RACING NEWS

By Sentinel.

A Watch-breaker Knockfin is again keeping the watch busy in her track work. Paper Slipper Paper Slipper must be expected to do better at Trentham than he did at Wingatui, otherwise he would not be worth ■ending across the water. Tout le Monde Tout le Monde was running on at the end of his race at Timaru, and appears to be sharpening up, as he went well in a gallop on Tuesday. Fair Weather Fair Weather has been sharpened up bv his race at Timaru, where he looked a bit big in condition to reproduce the form displayed at the Grand National meeting. Vintage Vintage shaped pleasingly in_ his gallop on Tuesday morning by covering half a mile in 50sec, and a mile in lmin 42 4-ssec in a good piece of track work. Tpirau Tuirau has been working along nicely since she won at Wingatui. She appears to be a mare of delicate constitution, according to reports, btit her races when ripe and ready do not support that opinion, as she finishes full of running. Milford Milford seems to be growing in favour for the principal event to be run at the Gore meeting, and on his form in the Mosgiel Handicap holds good claims to consideration. There are others in the Tace.

A Shade of Odds Pelmet sprinted half a mile at Riccarton on Tuesday in 49sec, and has done well since winning the M'Lean Stakes. A meeting between her and Wild Chase should be full of interest, and it appears to be a shade of odds on the latter. Cuddle The performance of Cuddle last week in the Vivian Riddiford Memorial Cup at Masterton, was a surprise to her connections. They expected her to run a good race, though they were not prepared to see her win in such brilliant fashion. This'was her first start in the colours of Mr R. J. Murphy, who purchased her a few weeks ago. Bon Tray Bon Tray appears to have gone on the right' wav since racing at the Geraldine meeting, 'as he galloped well at Riecarton on Tuesday morning. On the score of breeding and temperament, Bon lray would not be difficult to send speed crazy. Speed and Staying Some horses would stay a great deal better in their races if they did not go so fast in short sprints on the training track. Bursts of speed in track work do not teach a horse to stay, and it is repugnant to common sense to tram a horse to "do one thing on the track and another in a race. Wild Chat* Wild Chase put up such an impressive performance when he won the John Grigg Stakes that it will be disappointing if he does not shape well at Wellington.. Since racing at Ashburton he should improve in condition and benefit by the experience of his first race. Princess Doreen When one saw Princess Doreen out working on the Trentham track last week one realised in full the setback that T. R. George's horses must have had in that rough trip across to Sydney in August. The mare left looking in the pink of condition, but (says the Post), while she is etill muscular, all the bloom has left her coat. So changed is she that one had to look twice to be sure that one was not making a mistake in identity. Fulojoy has returned looking even more forlorn. Not only has her bloom departed, but she has fallen right away in condition. And yet when she left two months ago she seemed to be one of the best of possible prospects to pick up a good stake in Australia. Fulojoy will need a lot of care to be brought back to winning form.

F'olydora Polydora has been responsible for some good solid work, and her racing over hurdles may result in an improvement in form on the flat. It frequently happens that a few races over hurdles effect a great improvement in horses that formerly failed to produce track work in a race. Greek Shepherd Greek Shepherd is a quiet, easy-going colt, and setting a solid pace in the Dunedin Guineas did not appear to suit him, as it left a good deal of ground to be made up over the final halt-mile. Since the Wingatui meeting GreeTt Shepherd has been training on satisfactorily, and will strip a better colt at the New Zealand Cup meeting. A Note of Appreciation The very useful and instructive publication "Winning Form," covering the results of meetings from August 1 to October 14 is to hand, and acknowledged with thanks. The book arrives at a most opportune time, supplying form leading to the fixtures taking place at tlie Labour Day meetings. The Forme Publishing Company, of Christchurch, is well Worthy of a note of appreciation for its"'enterprise. An Unlucky Colt A returned visitor who was present at the A.J.C. spring meeting states that a piece of false going appeared to be responsible for the mishap to Homer. It does not, however, require a faulty track to cause trouble. If a horse travelling at a high rate of speed makes a slight error, causing a knuckle over, the extra strain may snap the soundest leg in the world. The mishap was doubly unfortunate, as Homer might have been the best of his year. Won by Waiting H. Goldfinch, who did so well on Fair Weather at the Grand National meeting, will acain have the mount at Trentham. Fair Weather was generally sent out to the front in hig races, and consequently did not stay on too well. Goldfinch waited with him at Eiccarton, and won on a well-timed dash of speed at the finish. An Appreciation Racegoers who travel a distance to participate in a meeting will appreciate the fact that the Gore Racing Club provide free parking. By way of contrast it cost 25s to motor to Kurow, and, in addition, a payment of 2s 6d for a car. It costs the same to park a car at most meetings, and taking everything into consideration the parking fee in /addition to the ordinary charge, of admittance is on the exorbitant side. The appreciation of patrons who travel by car and the consideration bestowed by the Gore Club could be followed with advantage by others. The Gore Meeting The good fields and a satisfactory train service which will allow patrons of the Gore Racing Club's meeting to participate in each day's racing and return home the same day, should help to build up patronage from this end. The card for the first day bears every indication of providing some interesting racing, and the light-harness fields will supply an attraction lending strength to the attractiveness of the flat-racing events.