Round the Tracks

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19335, 27 May 1937, Page 8

Round the Tracks

,(By " Cynic. ").„

laying Comedy is improving in every way and is one or the best workers on' the track, doing her work in .-in effortless style,

Collision's two performances at To Rapa liavn caused Hie handicappcr to assess him as worthy of being placed at the top of the handicap in the Penrose Hurdles.

Pennycomequifk figures in (lie Cornwall Handicap at 7.7. The bay filly was badly placed in her two races at Te Rapa and may make amends at; EUcrslie as the fields may be smaller when her owner elects to .start her.

Befriend was weighted at 7.8 and prevailed by a head when he defeated "Johnny Walls in the Maeroa Handicap on the second day at Te .Rapa, <!. Tattersall having the mount. His stable mate, Small Boy, also won by a narrow margin in the Hangatiki Handicap, boating the runner-up, Cay Rebel, by a nose, T. Dornan having the mount.

Peter Beckford, Tosh, Dcl'riend, Matn Ilari and Pakanui, which are all at the T top of the weights in the .Members' 'Handicap, were bred in this district.

Mr. F. Armstrong, Christchurch, owner of Entreaty, has received advice from England that Te Uira, sister to Phar Lap. has produced a colt foal to Colorado Kid. Te Uira, who was .bred by -Mr. Armstrong, was never tried ay a" galloper, but as a three-year-old shewas sold 1o England for S.OOgns. as a brood ma),'. Colorado Kid is a young sire by Colorado from Pretty Colly's last produce, I'abv Polly. Colorado Kid won ton races and £°VYI. and was sol,] at the end of hi.; lacing career to the late Lord Woolavington, who alsr owned To Uira. New Don'castor?

Doneaster racecourse, oyer 'which llio .St. Leger is run, has hopelessly antiquated grandstands, but it is understood that the race committee has asked for plans to rebuilt the stands and bring the enclosures right up to date.—Evening Standard.