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FROM TRACK AND STABLE

FAST PASSAGE-CONCENTRATE

THE TIGER’S GOOD PROSPECTS; FAST GALLOPS AT TAKANTNL ! (By “Hurry On.”) Reports from the Waikato indicate that T. Green will most probably be riding at New Plymouth next week, when one of his mounts will be Beau Irish. Tradesman developed soreness after racing at Te Awamutu on Saturday and can be regarded as an uncertain starter in the Flying Handicap at s New Plymouth on Monday. His stablemate Weir come Lu, however, may make the trip. The promising two-year-old Tavern Knight is reported to be slightly amiss and is a doubtful starter in the Foal Stakes at Ellerslie. It is hoped to start him later in the meeting. Awaken’s good gallop over a mile at Hawera on Tuesday morning draws attention to her prospects in the Christinas Handicap at New Plymouth on Boxing Day. This Chief Ruler mare is a really good sort at her best and her showings

at Feilding suggested that her turn was not far off.

Glowllght’s Improvement J. O’Neill has worked a big improvement in Glowlight during the last month, and her gallop at New Plymouth on Tuesday morning was a really good effort; the filly was full of running at the finish. There is no doubt that her forte is going to be staying, not sprinting, and though her size is always likely to be against her, ’ she should be capable of earning something towards her keep. She will contest the Huatoki Plate on Monday and'should be capable of running prominently. : ' When Tiger Gain won the second day at Feilding he created a distinctly favourable impression, and was generally marked down as a hack well above the average. He has been accepted for in the Tararua Hack to be run over a mile and a furlong at Awapuni on Boxing Day, end is certain to come in for solid support. This four-year-old son of Gainscourt looks like paying his way in open company before’ the season is over. ' ■ ■

L’Aliegro Promising. Since winning a double at Te Rapa L’Allegro has not been asked to sport silk, but the son of Day Comet is bowling along in good style at Te Rapa and is expected to race prominently at Ellerslie next week. It must not be forgotten that if was a good field that L’Allegro beat. He was responsible for easily the best gallop of. the morning on Tuesday when he left seven furlongs behind in fine style in Im. ,295. View Halloo has not raced since he failed to run into a place in the King Edward Memorial Handicap at Ellerslie at the beginning of November. However, he has been paid up for in the . Palmerston North Stakes on the second day of the Awapuni meeting, and should he got to the post he will materially add 1 to the interest of that event. If he produces one of those electrifying finishing runs which characterised his wins at Wanganui and Trentham he would assuredly keep Lady Quex and Midinette very busy over the final furlong. Attractive Galloping. The star attraction at Ellerslie on Tuesday morning was a seven-furlong gallop between two Cup favourites— Concentrate and Fast Passage. The mare just shaded her companion at the finish in Im. 32 3-ss. The first half-mile took 52 3-ss. and the last three 40s. Fast Passage pulled up quite solidly. Concentrate was running on at the finish and his effort was a good one as he is not such a good track worker as the mare. It is unfortunate that Cereal is so uncertain at the barrier as it is doubtful if there is a faster hack in the Dominion than this son of Acre. Lady Quex is a wonderful track worker, yet had to be ridden right out to head , him off' at New Plymouth on-Tuesday morning at practically even weights—a trial that would have made almost any lightweight almost favourite for a Railway Handicap, Nevertheless with his barrier propensities it is not possible to back Cereal with any. confidence, even in a field of hacks.

The best gallop of the morning at Takanini was that of Pillow Fight, who reeled off the fastest six ever seen on the track when he covered that dis- \

tance in Im. 14 l-ss. He pulled up well

and is likely to be sent a mile and aquarter to-day. Others to go well were Gay Marigold, who beat Chief Joy by ten lengths over a mile in Im. 425., Prolyxo, who beat Holly Lu pointless over seven furlongs in Im. 27 4-55.» and Master Brierly, who . created a ' big surprise by running away from the Auckland Cup candidate Royal Artist at the conclusion of a mile in Im. :42 4-ss. The conditions of the Rosehill Corin-

; thian Cup, decided in Sydney on Saturday, are : somewhat uncommon these ; days. In addition to the stake is attached a cup known as the White . Horse Gold Cup, valued at 250 guineas, presented by the directors-of White Horse Distillers, Ltd., London and Glasgow. This cup must be won twice by the same owner before it becomes the ac-

tual property of such owner. The owner and rider of the winner of this race will each receive a miniature cup valued at £l7 10s, presented by the Rosehill Racing Club. The contestants have to be ridden by approved amateurs only, and the lowest handicap weight is fixed at 10 stone.

Though he has not done a great deal of galloping The Tiger is in good order and will bd ready for his task in the -Taranaki Flying on Monday next. This speedy son of Sheffield made his debut on a racecourse at this meeting twelve ■months ago, when he was Unplaced behind Gibraltar in the Tikorangi Hack Stakes. On the second day he was produced in the Warea Hack Stakes and made no race of that event, winning as he liked from Chief Savage and Gibraltar. Since then he has started twelve times for seven wins and a second. He competed in open company at Ellerslie in June, but the reverse way round, and the going did not suit him. Since then in his .only start he carried top weight and spread-eagled a good field of hacks at Trentham in October.

There was no work of any importance on the . New Plymouth track yesterday morning, the only one to do more than pace work being Refresher, who did an easy seven furlongs in. Im. 32Js. The Takanini trainer J. L. Gray motored overland and picked up his team at New Plymouth. Rereatu, Lady Vane, Palace and Foulwind were exercised. They all look very fit Rereatu, who is a full brother to Gold Tinge, looks a likely sort' With the addition of these visitors the work this morning should be particularly interesting. Tigerism is to be sent north via the Taranaki Main Trunk railway on Friday. He Knew His Business.

Though Fast Passage'is one of the favoured division for the Auckland Cup the race has not been a lucky one for mares, the last one of the sex to succeed being Karo in 1919. On that occasion the late R. J. Mason did not. gallop that daughter of Demosthenes over a distance of ground during the ten days she was at Ellerslie before the big event, and many of the ‘“old hands” shook their heads when it . was stated that old “R. J.” fancied her chance. “She has not done the work,” they said. “She will never see the distance out.” But Mason did not worry about them qr their opinions and told an intimate friend that anything that, beat his charge would have to break 3m. 255. for the two miles. He was right. Karo just strolled in with four lengths to spare, and when the time was hoisted it read 3m. 255. The master trainer knew his job. Karo was ready for her task long before she left Riccarton and all he had to do was to keep her right—and he did. But there was only one Mason; they do not come every day. Similarly, when he took Parody north for the Railway Handicap. From the time she had raced at Riccarton until Boxing Day the Absurd filly had never been asked to go against the watch, and all the clever ones shied clear of her. They should have known Mason better. Parody made no errors; she won well and paid a fine doublefigure dividend—an unusual thing for one. of the Mason string. Just to show that this was no fluke she won the Newmarket on the third day and went on to Trentham to collect the Telegraph. “Old Dick” knew that she, like most of the Absurds, did not require any galloping.

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Taranaki Daily News, 22 December 1932, Page 10

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FROM TRACK AND STABLE Taranaki Daily News, 22 December 1932, Page 10

FROM TRACK AND STABLE Taranaki Daily News, 22 December 1932, Page 10