FROM TRACK AND STABLE

Taranaki Daily News, 10 March 1932, Page 4

FROM TRACK AND STABLE

BRONZE EAGLE IN FORM EASTER TIME WORKING WELL. SISTER TO CHIDE SUCCESSFUL.

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“Hurry On.”)

Owners and trainers are reminded that acceptances for all events at Opunake close with the secretary (Mr. P. S. Riley, Pihama, at 5 o’clock this afternoon. The New Plymouth trainer R. Johnson will probably have a team racing in the Wairarapa at Easter. Johnson has usually made this trip pay, and with Arvada, Royal Bengal, Green Patch and company he should pick up a race or two this time. The speediest hack in training at Trentham is Weatherstep. When she led the field home in the Maiden the second day at Feilding in easy style it was generally anticipated that she would soon be in open company, but though she has won twice since then her performances have not been much to enthuse about. Nevertheless she has been doing very well of late and is expected to pick up a race at the forthcoming Wellington meeting. ' Great Charter’s form during the last three months has been so consistent that with 7.12 in the Great Easter at Ricearton this son of King John must have a .great chance, especially as he usually races well at Riccarton. He vfon this event with 8.2 two years ago. Jaloux with 8.3 will probably be the early favourite for the Great Autumn Handicap, and if landed at the post fit and well this son of Sutala will be very hard to beat. In his last effort with the colours up he was only beaten by a head in the Wellington Cup by Compris. He was then given a short spell, but should be ready for the event on Easter Tuesday. King Win, who went two good races at Bulls last week, figures in the Komata Hack at Paeroa with the handy impost of 7.11, and if he can get out of the bar,rier as smartly as he did last week, he should have a great chance in this un-wieldy-looking field. Monastic was responsible for a very attractive performance when he won the Forsyth Flying Handicap at Motukarara on Saturday. He was near, the tail of the field at the home turn, apparently with only remote prospects, but a well-sustained run enabled him to win in the last stride, Early in his career he was a smart beginner, Imt now, though lacking brilliancy from the barrier, he has developed stamina. He is very well at present, and with average fortune he should pick up another stake before, the season ends. Monastic is a half-brother by Pombal to Rational. Berate, who was successful in the Juvenile at the Banka Peninsula meeting on Saturday, is a two-year-old halfsister by Silverado to Chide, and,' like that son of Paladin, before being sold, runs in the colours of Mr. G. Murray Aynsley. As she is credited with winning her race in good style, her future will be watched with more than usual interest. Dutch Princess, who finished second in the Motukarara Juvenile Stakes, was running on at the end, and she should be a winner before long. She is a three-year-old sister to Dutch Money, by Paper Money from Dutch Clock, a Nassau mare from the same family as Count Cavour. Azalia confirmed the good impression she created in the Midsummer Handicap at Riccarton with another smart performance in the Peninsula Cup. She tried to. win all the way, and she hung on very solidly to finish third. This filly has stamina. She may compete at Trentham in the New Zealand St. Lcger and then go on to Auckland for the Great Northern Oaks and St. Leger. She is a bay filly by Chief Ruler from an imported mare, Baylock, who was by Bay Drop, a son of Bazardo. Night Recital, now a four-year-old, did his early racing for his breeder, Mr. F. T. Buchanan. Subsequently he was secured, by D. Campbell, for whom the Night Raid gelding ran some useful races. On his death the gelding became the property of 'R. McLennan, who became disgusted with recent failures and returned him to the breeder. Saturday’s race, in the Terawera Highweight Handicap, was his first since his trans; fer, and it brought a change of form. Night Recital was one of the leaders all the way and he battled on gamely to worry Pixie Gold out of first place. It was a useful effort, and another win may come before the end of the season. New Plymouth Traffic. On the New Plymouth track on Tues? day morning Easter Time created a surprise by beating Orapai and. Gibraltar over six furlongs on the outside of the course proper in a shade under Imin. 16sec., doing his task in good style. Orapai will now probably race at Paeroa on St. Patrick’s Day and Gibraltar and Easter Time at Opunake. Lady Quex, with a light weight up, broke Imin. 15 sec. for six furlongs on the same track, doing her task in her usual attractive fashion. The first of New! Zealand’s autumn contingent to Sydney to score was the Lord Quex four-year-old Retract, who won at Gosford on Tuesday. Retract, who won a double at the last Trentham meeting, was generally regarded as being a decidedly useful sort, and his win was probably anticipated by his connections. Prince Pombal, who went over at th.e same time, is attracting favourable notice in Sydney. He is due to make his first public appearance on Saturday. Lady Trainer’s Fine Record. When Ythan won the Nursery at Dannevirke yesterday this made the ninth time that the Awapuni trainer Mrs. A. McDonald has led ih a two-year-old winner this season. Inflation has won four times and dead-heated once, La Modern has won once, Chief Marionette twice, and now Ythan once. With these four to do duty for her during the next two months there would seem every probability of this record being added to before long.

Bronze Eagle in Form. Bronze Eagle demonstrated on/Tuesday morning at Takinini that he is fast approaching his best form by finishing in front of Huntingdon over six furlongs in Imin. 14sec. He is reported to have galloped in great style. He is evidently going to strip a very Jit horse at Trentham next week. It will be remembered he scored his first win at Ti entham at this meeting 12 months ago, when he ran away with the juvenile events both days. Should Peter Jackson win the St. Leger and Bronze Eagle the Challenge Stakes next week there would be a lot of interest in their meeting m the Great Northern St. Leger at Ellerslie at Easter.

Where are the Crack Hacks? Each and every season produces its crack hacks, but, strange to say, a big percentage of them fail to make good in open company. The first to loonion the horizon this season was perhaps Gibraltar, who won four races in the space of about six weeks, but since then has only been successful once. Then came Fiji, with wins at Otaki, Trentham and Riocarton, and a second to Bronze Eagle in the Derby, but that was where he

stopped. All Humbug set off by winning his first four races, and. then, after missing twice, won again at Trentham. So far he has uot tackled open company, but when he does he will not be outclassed. The Taranaki holiday meetings introduced The Tiger, and so far this son of Sheffield has won six out of his ten races. He is to make his debut in open company at Opunake, and the result will be awaited with interest. King’s Archer was a class above the hacks that he met in the spring, and the stylish manner in which he won the Cup at Stratford augured well for his prospects, but since then his efforts have not met with success. Arvada is another who has had a successful time in the hack class and will now have to compete in open company. Easily the best horse to come out of the hack class this season is Peter Jackson, who has improved steadily since winning at Wanganui in the spring and is now approaching weight-for-age class. Huntingdon is another who has proved himself in open company, but it will be seen from the above examples that many of the best hacks have yet to make good, and the next few weeks will tell their tale. However, with the fields in the open sprints so small and so weak it would be very surprising if such gallopers as The Tiger, Arvada and All Humbug should fail to win races.