ON THE HIGH SEAS

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1034, 26 July 1930, Page 12

ON THE HIGH SEAS

VALUABLE THOROUGHBREDS LEAVE IN STORM HORSES FOR RICCARTON Special to THE SUN WELLINGTON, Friday. A valuable cargo of New Zealand horses left Wellington by the Ulimaroa for Sydney this afternoon, in one of the heaviest southerly storms that has been experienced for many months. A gale, hail and bitter cold were the conditions, but the Ulimaroa is a noted sea boat, and all concerned were cheerful about the trip. F. D. Jones’s lot comprised Limerick, Dunraven, Craigavon, First Sight and Arikiwai. Both Dunraven and Craigavon raced at Trentham this month without winning, but both are expected to improve vastly before they return from the other side. The other members of the team were reported to be well, and as regards Limerick, who will be the star of the combination if all goes well with him, Jones is quietly confident that he will stand training and hold liis own with the best. Lloyd’s Three T. Lloyd went with Gay Crest, Roj r al Baby and Adelphi. It seems certain that J. McLaughlin will have three horses from liis stable contesting the Winter Cup. as B. H. Morris is to ride Staghunter, T. Green has been engaged for Duellona, and a rider is being sought for Tourist. The decision to keep Habit going has been abandoned, as she suffered a recurrence of soreness. Hunting . Call is improving with every gallop. He has a lot of speed and appears to be getting a little more stamina. It is his lack of staying ability that may tell against him when he is produced on the big Riccarton course, with its long straight runs. Northerners Go South Some of the North Island horses left for the South this evening to compete at the Christchurch Hunt meeting and the Grand National meeting next month. Mangani, who remained at Trentham after the Wellington meeting, was one of them. The Auckland gelding looks all right again and worked solidly before being put aboard the steamer. The fall he had on the last day of the Wellington meeting does not appear to have left any illelf ect. Mountain Guide was taken over by E. J. Rae and shipped South. He, too, has been at Trentham since the recent meeting there. One of his knees is enlarged as a result of the heavy fall ho had on the second day *o£ the fixture, but as it does not appear to alfect him when working:, it seems certain he will fulfil his engagements in the South.