STANCHION GOES AMISS

Taranaki Daily News, 10 August 1934, Page 10

STANCHION GOES AMISS

HAWERA TRAINING TRACK NOTES. CYNICAL KID MOST PROMISING. i (By “Childers.”) Stanchion will not fulfil his Grand National Hurdles engagement and in fact will not be taken south to the meeting. He was very lame after schooling on Saturday and there seems to be little prospect of his racing for some time. In the meanwhile he is being spelled. This is most unfortunate for his connections as the Limond hurdler seemed to possess an excellent chance of winning a race on the trip. I. Tucker left for Blenheim on Tuesday and will stay there at T. George’s training establishment for’ a few days prior to leaving for Riccarton. His mounts at the Canterbury J.C. meeting include Riotous (Grand National Steeplechase) and Revision. During the last week none of the big team of hunters in work at Hawera have impressed more favourably than Cynical Kid. Both his galloping and schooling efforts have been well above the average, and suggest that he may eventually become a decidedly useful steeplechaser. He is at just the right age, five years, and his breeding, physique and action leave little to be desired. He is perhaps a trifle coarse, however, .to impress as a likely hurdle proposition but so many crack steeplechasers have been “carty” that nowadays it is very seldom considered a fault in that branch. Kaiteremai is suffering from the effects of his fall, being very stiff and sore. It is improbable that he will be fit to work for several days. It is estimated that he took off approximately twenty feet from the hencoop landing with terrific force right on top of the slanting surface of the fence. Tho hencoop is a particularly solid obstacle but Kaiteremai struck it so heavily that three boards of the panelling were smashed beyond repair and had to be replaced by new ones.

During O. Cox's absence in Australia Friesland and Lowenburg will be under the charge of R. Brough, who now lias eight horses in his care, the remainder being Ashes, Flower Bag, Rose Ray, AcreRapt youngster, Colossus-Lady Eglentine three-year-old and the Colossus-Miss Gallant gelding. J. Fryer’s team'is being supervised by his brother E. (“Dick”) Fryer, who is working Green Linnet, Sandlark, Onewhetu, Silk Sox, March Alone and a Daniloff gelding.

Ruri has been turned out, z and it is expected that he will remain in the paddock for at least a couple of months. Ruri is rarely seen at his best on a soft track so the policy adopted of not racing him in the spring months seems to be a wise One. When taken in hand again he will probably be given a trial as a hurdler. Waitaunaha broke down badly last week, the trouble being located in his near front leg. As he is now 13 years of age he is to be retired. At his best Waitaunaha was a decidedly useful hack steeplechaser but found the open company events a little beyond him. Included in his successes were the Taranaki Hunt Club Cup in 1927 and the Egmont-Wanganui Hunt Club Cup in 1933. He was owned throughput the whole of his racing career by Mr. B. C. La Pouple. With Grindlay hurt and Tucker attending the Riccarton meeting, there is rather a shortage of hurdle horsemen for schooling purposes at Hawera just now. The situation will be relieved somewhat, however, at the conclusion of the Grand National meeting when Tucker will return and the Hawkes Bay cross-country horseman N. Trillo will also be there. Trillo is a capable rider who has won many races both on the fiat and over fences in all parts of the Dominion and his services should be in demand at the combined hunt fixture.

Arouse is still affected by internal trouble, and owner-trainer J. Brown States that he is unlikely to race at New Plymouth. The Grand Knight gelding has been on the sick list for a long time now, but when he eventually makes a complete recovery he should not take long to reward his owner’s perseverance. Taitoru’s recent gallops suggest that he is rapidly returning to form, and if he continues to progress in. this manner he will give a good account of himself when raced again. It is to be hoped that the new season has brought a change of luck for Taitoru as he deserves, a winning sequence after the exasperating run of minor placings which fell to his lot last season. L. J. Ellis Off to Sydney. L. J. Ellis has decided to go to Sydney for the spring meeting, and if the trip be warranted he will go on to the Melbourne Cup meeting. He has been engaged to ride Golden Wings and other members of H. E. Russell s team, and will also ride King March. Ellis had made up his mind to stay in New Zealand, as he was certain of many good rides in both islands, but, as his brother was unable to' accept the riding of Golden Wings in Australia, owing to being retained for Silver Ring, a tempting offer was made to him to go over. A. E. Ellis has definitely arranged to ride Custodian and Shatter in their races, and R. Reed will have the mounts on Nightly and The Masquerader. This latter arrangement was made on M. McCarten advising that he would be fully engaged for G. Price’s stable. The Ellis brothers will leave for Sydney on August 23. ' Sale of Wheriko.

Reports from Melbourne indicate that the Night Raid colt Wheriko, formerly owned by Mr. E. A. Connolly, has been purchased by A. D. Webster. Wheriko was looked upon as a very promising horse and had proved himself a good galloper, but unfortunately he became unsound, and no doubt he was passed as a hopeless case and Webster secured him cheap. Such gambles often come off, and Wheriko may yet arrive. Webster said last week that he had not yet made up his mind whether or not to send the colt back to New Zealand. He may give the now four-year-old a month’s special treatment, and, if he responds to it, place him into training. If that fails he could then be sent to New Zealand to the stud. Wheriko is by Night Raid from Satisfaction, and he cost 450 guineas at the Trentham sales.