ON RIVERTON TRACKS

Southland Times, Issue 23375, 6 December 1937, Page 10

ON RIVERTON TRACKS

Bay Duke’s Good

Recovery

BOW STREET WORKING WELL

In view of the approach of the holiday meeting there is much activity on the Riverton tracks at present. Most of the work is being carried out on the No. 1 grass track, as the course proper, which was recently torn up and resown, has not yet completely recovered. The new track promises to be a fine one when the grass is given an opportunity to come away. On Saturday morning a good deal of useful work was done but a number of teams has been troubled by colds. Rodeur and Orderwood ran half a mile in 52 2-ssec, the latter doing the better throughout. Orderwood was doing his work like a tradesman at the finish but Rodeur does not appear to be at her best. She certainly is not racing up to her fine form of 12 months ago. Wild Career is to be recommissioned. He has made a good recovery from the trouble which necessitated a short spell on returning from Riccarton. Fleet Street and Wall Street ran six furlongs. They ran three in 39sec and a half in 52 2-ssec. Fleet Street, by Balboa from Easy Street is a fine type of three-year-old and he has done well since racing at the Southland Racing Club meeting last month. He should be ready to give a good account of himself during the holidays as his gallop with his elder relative was an attractive one. Wall Street strips well but there has been a suspicion about his wind.

SMOKO’S USEFUL EFFORT

Smoko was on the outside of the No. 1 grass when he ran seven furlongs in lmin 35sec, the last half in 55 3-ssec. He strips as well as ever he did and was doing his work well within himself. Ardmayle ran a mile on his own in lmin 49sec, the first half in 55 3-ssec and the last four in 54 2-ssec. The Balboa gelding has furnished into a solid type of four-year-old and this was an attractive effort on his part.

A two-year-old filly by Irish Lancer from Some Signal from A. McKay’s team was worked on the plough. She is built on the small side but is well put together and is credited with having done well in her tasks to date. Two Weathervane novices from J. Thistleton’s stable sprinted over three furlongs in 39sec. Both are out of Miss Tattler, one being a three-year-old gelding and the other a four-year-old mare. The mare was doing the better of the pair at the end of their work, and she is a youngster of some ability. Cintilla was given easy work. He is not being hurried as he is not suited by the firm tracks.

BAY DUKE’S CONDITION

Bay Duke was under great restraint when he and Barley Almond ran six furlongs in lmin 30sec. Bay Duke is a picture at the present time and he has seldom looked better. He has made a good recovery from the injuries he received on the road some time back, although he is still being treated. He put a lot of vim into his work on Saturday morning and pulled up well. Barley Almond has made good progress but she is not an attractive worker. It is likely that this pair will be taken to Trentham next month providing their work in the meantime is up to expectations.

Gay Crusader and Hunting Chorus, two members .of G. Bains’s team ran half a mile in 51 2-ssec, the pair finishing together. . Gay Crusader is a good type of four-year-old by Crusader (a son of Marble Arch) while Hunting Chorus is by Hunting Song from Seamstress, by Catmint. Seamstress is out of Slipstitch, the dam of Te Ngira, Lockstitch, Threadneedle and Summer Hill.

All Humbug was exercised on the plough. He took no ill-effects from his races at Invercargill and it is some time since he has been as well as he is now.

Kippen and Bow Street did strong work together. The latter is one of the most improved gallopers at the seaside centre and in his present form will be seen to advantage during the holidays. Kippen is a good type of three-year-old from the same family as Beam, Verdure and Cintilla.

Ashaway was given easy exercise on the plough. He was inclined to move scratchily but has a habit of doing this, while the hard tracks are not to his liking. He lacks nothing on the score of condition.

Turaki and a two-year-old colt by Te Monanui-Lady Pal (the dam of Palermo) galloped five furlongs in lmin 10 2-ssec. The two-year-old is a big youngster and may not come to hand as early as a number. Peony Rose has had to be eased in her work owing to a cold. Forecast was given a light task, and he looks to have done well.

Viking was given strong work and relished his task. He comes to hand very quickly as prior to the Southland Racing Club’s meeting when he ran a creditable second to All Humbug he had only been up a short time and had done practically no fast work.

NOVICE GALLOPER

RECRUIT TO GLADSTONE LODGE

(By SIR MODRED)

Displaying a good head, bold eyes, short-coupled body, excellent limbs, and sound in wind and limb a nice five-year-old mare has joined the Gladstone Lodge string. Hailing from the back of beyond, this sturdy Stud Book mare can buck, according to the licensed horsemen T. Boyle, J. Taylor, and C. Low. However, the mare from Burwood Station can be forgiven in the meantime as she was a complete stranger to a busy training ground when introduced to the Southland Racing Club tracks one morning last week, and, following some resentment under strange conditions, she was soon bowling along steadily in the capable hands of C. Low in company with Eastern Chief, by Chief Ruler (T. Boyle). Several rounds on the plough induced the well bred novice to change her outlook and she behaved well. There is something about the mare to attract a lover of horses, and her pedigree is of an encouraging character as she is by Last Dart (imp. and a son of Spearmint, by Carbine, who has left a number of useful gallopers in Otago and Southland). The maiden mare intended to bear the racing livery of Messrs J.S. and W. E. Hazlett if found to be possessed of the requisite galloping ability, claims as her dam Dark Marie, by Tractor (imp.) from Directoire (dam of Frenchman), by Wairiki (son of Soult from a Norden-feldt-Traducer maternal strain) from Queen Anne, by St. Leger (imp.) from Anna, by Musket, stout breeding throughout. It is not going too far to venture the prophesy that she will both gallop and jump well.