TRAINING AT HAWERA

Taranaki Daily News, 17 July 1937, Page 4

TRAINING AT HAWERA

(By "Limited.")

PREPARATION OF BIMBO J. BROWN'S GOOD TEAM

An additional imnate of T, H. Fryer's stable which the trainer brought back with him from Waitara is the hunter Bimbo, who is by the Sylvia Park horse Chaminade from a Campfire mare. Biinbo ran second in the point-to-point at Waitara and is to finish his preparation for the hunters' events at the combined hunt ciubs' lixture at New Plymouth. Swift and Sure, who creates a favourable impression in his worlt, is particularly well bred for a hunter/ being by Bold and Bad from Chelae, an imported mare by the Spearmint horse Cyklon. As a three-year-old Swift and Sure won a couple of fiat races and when at five years old was put to hurdling and won the Corunna Hack Hurdle Race at Trentham and ran second in the Vittoria Hrudles at the same meeting. Meeting with an injury, he was put out of tralning but made a good recovery and has been qualified in the hunting field. He is a splendid type for the jumping business and has only to remain sound to prove useful in hunters' or more pretcntious events. * Mr. H. E. Card, who formerly owned the New Zealand Cup winner The Banker, contemplates racing again and is negotiating- for the lease of the rising two-year-old filly by Siegfried from Betrothal, an unraced mare by Grand Knight from Diamond Ring, bred by Mr. W. S. Glenn and at present under the care of R. Brough. A neatly turned youngster, though on the small side. slre shows a lot of quality.

J. Brown's Team. The Vogel Street training establishment presided over by J. Brown has almost invariably provided its share of winners of races— one has only to remember tiie deeds of Styrax, Rational, Silvermine, Chief ' Linkt, Bisox, Whenuakura, Tenacre and others. 1 For the coming season the stable shelters three geldings rising four-year-old and two rising three-year-olds , whose condition and appearance at present give great hope of adding to success already achieved by the Vogel Streiet traiuer. The team comprises the chestnut gelding Notium, by Lysander— Makepiece, who has been the mainstay of the stable during the past two seasons. As a two-year-old Notium ran good races to be one of the leading youngsters of the day, being placed on several occasions and winning the Taranaki Stakes: His three-year-old career was a little disappointing but he has been a noteworthy pl^cegetter and against his failures has to be credited that his total stake"earnings approximate £1200. Despite his recent failures Notium, who is in splendid condition, looks like . being a winner early in the new season. ChVned by his trainer, Student Prince, four years, by Laughing Prince from Happy Hit, set out at tlie beginning of the present season to race well, showing both speed and stamina, bu^i he trained off and has been treated to a good ^>ell. He has resumed work looking a horse with enhanced prospects. He has done exceptionally well and will require little time to put him in perfect racing condition early. The chestnut gelding Kia Tere, four years, by! Captain Bunsby from Rewa Rewa, is one of the handsomest horses working ,on the Hawera tracks. Powerfully and, symetrically built, a typical Captein Bunsby, Kia Tere was a big disappointment last season, for after showing an abundance of speed he ' failed Unaccountably to produce the form expected after his track displays. Fashioned into a magnificent four-year-old, Kia Tere should' not be lortg in restoring confldence to his connections.' The chestnut gelding Narrator, three years, by Lysander from . Reminiscence, a mare by Sarto from ' the useful Waiputere, was raced a couple of times and put- aside to develop into an attractive lOokfing; eustomer who will have to be copsidered when produced. The list is completed by the Australien bred three-year-old filly Trilitho, by the ' Australian Derby and Melbourne Cup winner Trivalve from Calitho. This

filly, the property of Mr. W. Kirkland, who formerly raced Tenacre, Balloon and Whenuakura, was backward when taken up and has yet to make lier initial bow to tlie sl.arter. Both Narrator and Trilitho arc being given road work to the extent of eight miles daily and are to start ti-ack work at the beginning of August. The condition of the ' team reflecls credit on the trainer and each will be a respected competitor. Ages are givcn for tlie new season.