TE AROHA TOPICS

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 886, 1 February 1930, Page 14

TE AROHA TOPICS

MATAMATA POSSIBILITIES ALL QUIET ON THE TRACK Special to TELE SUN TE AROHA, Friday. William of Orange has been blistered on the forelegs in order to reduce the swelling at the knees. "When brought in again, there is every chance of the Valkyrian gelding standing a preparation, and he may prove a good gift horse to trainer J. "Wallace.. Crown Arch, now a member of A. H. Cox’s team, is looking brighter than at any time previously this season, and should soon be racing more prominently. He should be prominent at Matamata next week. On Tuesday E. A. Keesing scored two win?*, three seconds, and a third, at the Wairoa meeting. He will be riding at the Gisborne meeting next week. Te Apurangi is fining down to racing trim nicely, and it should not be long before he gets into the money. He has not been allotted much fast work on the tracks lately, but executes his tasks very satisfactorily at all times. Terrapeen and Archeen, in G. A. Reid’s stable, have freshened up considerably, and on the tracks give evidence of being well. Archeen will be raced over hurdles at the local meeting on March 1, and, being on his home course, he may be depended upon to give a good exhibition. Ah Wera’s work so far is principally confined to the roads, but it may not be long before he again appears in public with the colours up. Near Winners? The most likely of the local horses to run well at Matamata next week may be Glenison, Crown Arch, Te Apurangi, and Taumai. Their condition is right, and the opposition they will be required to meet is not especially strong. R. 33. Hines Intends starting the King Lu colt, King Win, at Matamata. He may not have been in sufficiently long to stay out six furlongs, but will show pace in the early stages of the race. King Win is furnishing well, and as a three-year-old should make a name for himself. The Day Comet two-year-old Balfour is thickening up splendidly, and bids fair to be a worthy addition to the Mountain View stable, which in recent years has had a fair share of successes. The racing given Antique at Ellersli© and Trentham has caused him to lighten up. He is being given an easy time just now, but there is every chance of his being seen in public at the country circuit meetings. All being well, he may be a runner in the Henries Memorial Cup on March 1. C. Rhodes Wallace has Intaglio and Bahama doing well. The former is to race at Matamata, and may run well, as he has quietened down in his work. Bahama will be seen out again in due course. The other inmate of the stable, Bawldy Locanda, has been made a present to this trainer by the owner, and competed in Wallace’s name at the Te Aroha trotting meetindolent’s New Home The latest addition to A. Cox's string. Indolent, appears to be working well on the local course, and may strike form before long. He is still one of the lean and wiry sort, but is probably a better-constitutioned gelding than would be thought from his conformation. The two-year-old Leasehold is bowling along in his work very capably. He may make his debut at Matamata, and if the track is to his liking will show speed for at least the greater part of the journey. Marble King is not being asked to do very much just now. He does not require a strong preparation, and after a severe race is apt to lighten up qiuickly. Trainer Fullerton now knows the requirements of the Marble Arch gelding, so will have him competing again before long. The win of Mr. P. A. Swney’s filly Honiton at Takapuna was a popular one here, Waihou sports benefiting appreciably. This filly is more robust in constitution than many of the Marble Arch strain, and this will stand to her during the autumn.

A win for Grand Arch is fully due. Trainer M. L. Lipsey has this gelding in very forward condition, but so far this season the element of luck has been absent.

J. H. Wallace is getting Lucky Alice back to form, and her racing at Takapuna will doubtless work an improvement. This may be shown at the coming country meetings. Owing to several local trainers being away at the Takapuna meeting, the track work yesterday morning was not so interesting. Half to three-quarter pacework was hciYT Arche< r n > Mi ss Albyn, Leasei„°, „9 ro ? vn Arch, Terrapeen, Indolent, Glenison, and Te Apurangi. Bar•rier practice was given King Win, year°old and th ® I>ay Comet — :Poi two-

TALKATIVE SELLER HOW THINGS LEAK OUT Bvsi < i Caiton a PP ea red to entertain an puntlrs na walk es in n Water ‘ iae . and some . . rs walk in angels footstpns states an Otago writer. footsteps, A. punter went to the totalisator P / at ? at trentham h UI a bet on a horse when the woman at the window said, “A maS lias Just put £6O on Waterline.” th?T<Sd with “?!> thl “ ker " he followed mrt nf , •£2 and reaped the best part of a third of a hundred. RACING FIXTURES s—Tapanul R.c. 6, B —Uisborno R.C. 6, B —Taranaki J.C. 13, 15— Dunedin J.C. }?.• l ®*“poverty Bay Turf C ;?• —wanganui J.C. 10, 17—Rotorua R.C. 19— Clifden R.C. !*?• —Woodville Dist. J C 30—Tologa Bay J.C. 32, 24—Dargaville R.C. 26. 27—Gore R.C. 26, 27—Dannevirke R.C 27 —Walapu R.C. 28. March I —Marlborough R.C. MARCH I—Banka Peninsula R.c 1» o—Te Aroha J.C. 5, 6 —Rangitikei R.C. ?. S—Napier Park R.C. 7, S—Cromwell J.C. S—Flanklin R.C. 15. 17—Wellington R.C. 15, 17—Ohinemuri J.C. 17—Opunake R.C. 20— Waimato R.C. 32—Bay of Plenty J.C. 22, 24—Oamaru J.C. 26—Opotiki J.C. 26. 27 Manawatu R.C. APRIL 3, s—Whangarel R.C. 3, s—. South Canterbury J.C. 4, s—Masterton R.C. 9 —Hawke's Bay J.C. 11, 12—Otautau R.C. 12—Hororata R.C. 12, 14—Westport J.C. 12, 14—Waikato R.C. IS —Tuapeka County J.C. 19, 21—Wairarapa R.C. 19. 21—Feilding J.C. 19. 21—Auckland R.C 19. 21. 22—Riverton R.C. -I—Beaumont R.C. 21— Waipukurau J.C. 21—Kutnara R.C. 21, 22—Canterbury J.C. 23, 24—Westland R.C. 26, 2S—Greymouth .T.C. 26, 30—Avondale J.C. 30—Reefton J.C.