TE AROHA TOPICS

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1010, 28 June 1930, Page 12

TE AROHA TOPICS

TAUMAI FOR TRENTHAM Special to THE SEX’ TE AROIIA, Friday. The new addition to G. A. Reid’s string-, a chestnut gelding by Tribulaj tion, by Birkenhead—Stepfeldt, is a j very sturdily built thoroughbred, well | up to carrying 13st in the show ring. IHe handles himself really well for a big horse. He followed the hounds at Manawaru last week and at Morrinsville on ’Wednesday, and showed jumping aptitude. Trainer A. Cox will soon have his Landstar—Waipoto filly in work. She will be the first of the Landstars to be j commissioned in this district. On ; i appearance she is a credit to her parentage. I J. 11. Wallace will have Antique in ! work again early next month. He j has had a spell since March, and is j much improved thereby. He will next | race in the colours of his trainer, but : as he is not to be hurried it may be well into the spring before he is seen in public. The Weathervane filly in Wallace’s team is working very nicely, and certainly has the gift of galloping. Having settled down steadily to her track tasks she is benefiting from the work. The rising three-year-old gelding by Lucullus, and half-brother to Sir Russell, has thickened out and shows such ■ strength that he could easily be taken for a year older. On confirmation of

spectively. In the matter of racingconditions they all looked well. It is understood that Marble King will be taken to Trentham for the Wellington Winter meeting as his weight is satisfactory to his owner. The Marble Arch gelding runs well at Trentham, and as his condition is solid may be expected to again show his galloping ability. On Saturday, at Te Awamutu, Glenstar will be enabled to show whether lie has lost any of his pace on the flat. He has been on the ground the greater part of the week, and has doubtless been put to faster sprinting work than ho could show on the local plough gallop, which for some days has been very wet. Valstreet appears to be at the top of his form just now, and although he will be asked to go a longer distance on Saturday, may run well. It is worthy of note that his dam, Queen Street, is by the Soult—Hotcliarina sire. General Soult, and it is probable that staying ability may come from this strain.