RACING

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 93, 11 July 1927, Page 6

RACING

Ready for Marton Te Tahi is to receive a preparation in view of the Marton meeting early in September, where he will be a starter in both hack hurdle races. In Steady Work Sea Comet and Amos are no regular , attendants at Ellerslie, and as each j is carrying condition should strip well next season. Joy Ride’s Future It is seme time since Joy Hide sported silk, and as he is now one of the active members of J. Buchanan’s team, it may be presumed that he will be given a further chance in the spring. Gets Ready Quickly. Archeno is looking her old self, and during the last week has done steady work. The mare is a good trackworker. and one who does not require a great deal to bring her to top. Unlucky Thirteenth Royal Game, who has been paid up for in the Stewards’ Handicap to-mor-row, has, during the present term, won a dozen races, four of them in a row, as his last four essays have been productive of the same number of victories. Will the unlucky number put a stop to the trot? Is He the Goods? Now at Trentham is Thurnus, in charge of his owner-trainer W. C. Woods. He is to appear at the minimum in the Te Aro Handicap, seven furlongs, to-morrow. Thurnus is a five-year-old gelding by

Thurnham from Lady Eiysian. He has not done a great deal of racing, but has come on well as the result of his recent efforts at Te Rapa. Whether he will be quality enough for some of the horses he will meet at Trentham remains to be seen.

Interesting Event The Trial Plate at Trentham is likely to attract more than ordinary interest because of the presence in the field of several rising three-year-olds, who arc likely to visit Australia in the spring These are Catkin (Catmint —Hukapapa), Merry Mint (Catmint — Merry Roe), and Arikiwai (Paladin—Waterspray), and their form will be followed closely. The Trial Plate has been won several times in recent years by horses of their age, and it is quite on the cards that one of the trio may score. Arikiwai and Merry Mint have both previously won in minor company. Valicare Back This week’s mail from New Zealand indicates that Limerick has begun his preparation for spring racing. It is not so very long before the new campaign will open on September 3 at Warwick Farm. On that day the first w.f.a. race of the season, the Warwick Stakes, of a mile, will be run, and the New Zealand trainer no doubt has that in mind. Although there is not severe numerical opposition threatening in Sydney, one at least that will represent local stables is Valicare. There was some talk of retiring the flying mare to the stud this season, but she Is to be raced further. She looks bright and well after her winter spell. It was in the Warwick Stakes that Valicare 10 months ago was defeated by Windbag by a tremendous effort which many racegoers thought was too severe thus early in a stayer’s preparation for a season’s racing. “Out of the Game” The refusal of the Rosehill Racecourse Company to allow R. Bailie to continue to train horses on its tracks, as reported in these columns some time ago, has driven Bailie out of the game —at any rate, out of active participation in it. His first intention was to sell all of his horses by auction, but he has amended that by leasing or giving most of them away to people who have been closely connected with him. Westori, for whom Bailie recently paid 250 guineas at auction, together with Solomon and the latter’s brother, he has leased to the apprentices, T. Roberts and J. Reardon, while he has presented the yearling gelding by Lilyveil from Last Step and the yearling filly by Humbug out of Indira to his stepson, E. M. Williams. Roberts and Reardon are apprenticed to Bailie, and their indentures do not expire till 1928. Bailie says that, of course, he will have no further use for their services, and before they left him he desired to remunerate them, With Bon Moon and his half-brother no horses left, and he said recently, sold to Mr. Otway Falkiner, Bailie has T am going right out of the game.’’ Final Gallop On Thursday morning Huikai (C. Butler) accompanied Alloway (B. C. Watts) when the pair set out to do their final gallop before leaving for Trentham, writes “Kestal” in the Wanganui “Chronicle.” They set off to go seven furlongs, and though Alloway drew away from his companion slightly after they had gone a couple of furlongs Huikai drew up to him, and they came up the straight together. In the final stages the son of Limond asserted himself to pass the post some distance in front, having covered the seven furlongs in 1.35 2-5. Huikai’s time was 1.36 3-5, so it may be gathered that the margin separating the pair at the finish was a fairly large one. However, it cannot be said that it was an altogether satisfactory performance on the part of Alloway, as he should have been capable of doing 1.33 at least for the journey, the weather conditions being entirely in his favour. Whether he will be able to do better at Trentham remains to be seen, but a run in company on the opening day should do him a great deal of good. Over the Country Crown Coin (C. Butler), Sanfelt (P. McGuire), and Atene (Mr. I. Higgie) were sent on a schooling round over five fences on the steeplecha.se course the same morning. The former jumped pleasingly but the best showing of the trio was that of the hunter Atene, who cleared his obstacles beautifully and finished in front of his companions. Sanfelt was tailed off when they came to the pennultimate obstacle, and was not asked to attempt the fliml brush, Crown Coin appeared

to be going nicely and will not lack friends when he is stepped out at Trentham. The End of Bow Cyrille (Humbug—Courante) was given a sprint over a couple of furlongs after half-pace work with Bow (Ar- ; chery—Kilteel) and the two juveniles ; acquitted themselves well on the first occasion, when the latter finished slightly in front of her companion. When they came to the post the second time, however, the filly faltered and broke down, dragging her hindquarters along the ground for about 20 yards before she fell down. The trouble appeared to be in the loins and the filly was in such a state that it was necessary to requisition the friendly bullet. Bow was purchased by Mr. G. Glenn last January for 426 guineas at the Trentham yearling sales, so it is rather unfortunate for both her owner and her trainer, F. Lind, that she should have come to such an early end. Memsahib Appeal Cases The Memsahib appeal case will be heard at Wellington on Thursday night. Theer are in reality two appeals: (1) The appeal of the chief stipendiary steward, Mr. J. McMahon, against the action of the Auckland district Committee, which upheld the appeal by Mr. Mervyn Wells against his year’s disqualification imposed by the stewards of the Auckland Racing Club, and (2) the appeal of W. Reid, the rider of Memsahib. who still stands disqualified for one year. This is the first instance of the stipendiary stewards having appealed against any decisions. As bqth appeals deal with the one case | they will be held concurrently.