Waikato Expects Paddon to Go Well

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 749, 23 August 1929, Page 13

Waikato Expects Paddon to Go Well

IS IN GOOD FETTLE POMPEIUS AND HUNT CUP The South Auckland contingent for the Pakuranga Hunt meeting is a very useful one and may be expected to account for a good share of the prize money, writes The Sun’s travelling Turl correspondent. Unfortunately several have had their preparation somewhat interfered with as a result of the sodden nature of the tracks in these parts, following the heavy rain of the last few days, but the majority are well forward to tackle their engagements on Saturday. The star performer from the Waikato for Saturday’s programme is, of course, Paddon, who is confidently expected to run a good race in the chief sprint event. The Arcliiestown gelding, who is. very well and relishing the conditions prevailing during the last few days, was put over five furlongs with A. Tinker in the saddle at Te Rapa on Wednesday morning. His time tor the journey, 1.11 3-5, was satisfactory considering that the track was under water in parts, and that ihe trestles were very wide out-. What beats Paddon in Saturday's sprint will have to go fast. Fop the Hunt Gup The Te Rapa-trained jumper. Pompoms, is generally regarded as having a great chance in the Hunt Cup with only the minimum, 9.0, to carry. He showed by running second in a big field of hacks over a mile at the last Ellerslie meeting that he could muster a fair amount of speed, while in his outings with the Waikato hounds he has demonstrated that jumping is no trouble to him. His schooling work at Te Rapa during the last few days has been very satisfactory to his admirers and in the class lie meets on Saturday he seems sure, bar accidents, to be in the firing line at the finish. With R. Syme in the saddle he will be well served on the score of horsemanship. Pompeius has already acquitted himself well over the Ellerslie country, so that he is no novice at negotiating the hill.

The jumping of Master Holey seems to have improved as a result of his several essays over country following the hounds and his efforts over the sticks at Te Rapa during the last week make his prospects for minor hurdles in the near future look rather bright. Although inclined once or twice to jump a little high, Master Raley gave a very satisfactory display of fast jumping in a bout on Wednesday morning with Glena Bay. He will be ridden on Saturday by D. O’Connor, who was astride Fabriano and Overhaul in their engagements at the National meeting last week. Is Motere Ready? Motere, who is booked to make his first appearance as a three-year-olrt at the Pakuranga meeting, has gone on the right way since racing last season. His winning effort at Avondale in the autumn stamped him as a youngster of some promise and, although he may not perhaps be quite ready on Saturday, he is one to be kept in mind for a race in the near future. Flying Prince displayed a fair amount of pace among the juveniles last season and his appearance with the open sprinters at Ellerslie on Saturday is awaited with quiet interest in certain quarters. He is probably not sufficiently forward to be greatly in favour, but should race more prominently than generally expected. The Paper Money mare, Value, seems assured of a fair measure of support in the open sprint at Ellerslie at the week-end. She has been in work for some time and will be better conditioned than many of the others in the field. It will be remembered that she won easily in heavy going at the last Avondale meeting. BACKED A LOSER? ( United P.A.—By Telegraph — Copyright)

SYDNEY, Thursday. A WITNESS in a racing case at the Quarter Sessions today was told by counsel to “wake up-” “Do no : be angry with him,” interposed Mr. Justice Curlcwis. “My experience of racing men is that they have the intelligence of an imbecile or of a child.”