Wenday Is To Go To Whangarei

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 637, 13 April 1929, Page 11

Wenday Is To Go To Whangarei

OTHERS UNDER ORDERS WAIKATO NOTES (Special to THE SUN) Apart from W'liangarei, where the Waikato is to be represented by a fairly useful team, there will be nothing serious to engage local attention until the Waikato Racing Club’s Autumn fixture on April 27 and 29, writes The Sun’s travelling turf correspondent. Nothing is known definitely as to the intentions of Waikato trainers in regard to the Whangarei meeting next week, but a big number of Waikato horses have been nominated, and their efforts on the tracks will be watched with keen interest from now on. Wenday, the Day Comet mare in Phil Brady’s stable at Te Rapa, put up a great gallop over a mile a few days prior to the Avondale meeting, and on the strength of that performance was confidently backed to win the Welter the first day. She was knocked back to last when holding a good position, however, but despite this reverse came again strongly in third place at the finish. A number of her Waikato supporters were waiting to be on Wenday in the similar class event the second day, but for some reason or another her connections elected to tackle the big event. Although beaten, as one would naturally expect her to be, she ran sufficiently well to draw further marked attention to her prospects in handicap events ahead. She is booked for Whangarei, and should not return home without winning a race. Ned Kelly, who is to accompany Wenday to Whangarei, has been in work.for some little time following his return from Christchurch, and should be just about at his best. He has previously raced well on the North Auckland course, and should again be prominent. Star Comet is another of Brady’s team scheduled for the Whangarei fixture. The Day Comet gelding has been disappointing of late, but was unlucky in not being closer up at. Avondale. His turn may come at Whangarei. Preparing for Sydney Following a short let-up since the Wellington and Palmerston -North meetings, the crack Te Rapa sprinter Paganelli is in steady work again. The brilliant son of Lord Quex is looking well, and present intentions are to transport him and his two-year-old stable companion, Tasty, over to Australia in July fpr some of the meetings on the Sydney circuit. The local hurdler, Boomerday, was not suited by the right-handed going at Avondale, and his sole remaining eye was focussed on the outside of the course throughout. The reverse way, at Te Rapa, will be a big factor in his favour, and the hurdle events at this meeting should find him a dangerous competitor. The Lord Quex two-year-old, Gay Duke, a member of Carrol’s team at Te Rapa, has been thrown out of work for the season. Having had only five races, he has certainly not been overtaxed, and should develop into a fine three-year-old. He is a most promising young galloper, and should make good next season. Paddon is rounding nicely into shape under Tinker’s care at Te Rapa, and the chestnut son of Archiestown, who showed such promising form a season or two ago until he went wrong, should be in great order for winter racing. A Likely Hurdler Gala Day has been going along nicely in his work since his return from Wellington, and will strip in gre.at order for the Te Rapa meeting, where he promises to be prominent in the hurdling class. A trip with the Te Aroha pair, Lucy Rose and Glenstar, will in all probability eventuate for the Whangarei meeting. Lucy Rose was really well prior to the Auckland meeting, but it is just a question at the moment whether her races over a distance in the Oaks and in the St. Leger got to the bottom of her. She should ha I time between now and the Whangarei meeting to pick up, however, and, produced fit and well, she will take a power of beating. Glenstar should be a very likely proposition for the meeting. The nominations for the Waikato meeting are first-rate for a provincial fixture, and the gathering at Te Rapa promises to be a most successful affair. Some of the best handicap talent in the province are engaged in the leading event, and it only needs a fair percentage of them to go -to the post to ensure a capital race.