CAP & JACKET

Observer, Volume XXXVI, Issue 38, 27 May 1916, Page 14

CAP & JACKET

[By the Early Bird.]

The Wanganui J.C. winter meeting, which takes place this week, looks like being a success, judging l),v the support accorded by liorse owners.

Auckland lias sent a representative contingent to assist at the gathering in Mullingar, Glittering Sands, Soldier, Lightning, Colerain, Fionnuala, Taihape, and Master Regal.

A few years ago the heads usually looked for this meeting to get a line for the Auckland winter fixture. The present meeting may be no exception to the old rule, which time only can reveal.

Prior to leaving, Mullingar was tried out with a couple of stable companions, and evidently the little Marble Arch gelding pleased the owner and trainer.

Soldier, Coleraine and Fionnuala all faced the music on the field, and seem to have come through the ordeal to the satisfaction of all parties concerned.

Taihape did a lot of useful schooling over the steeplechase coxmtry in the centre of the course, and fenced resolntelv and well.

Master Regal was a bit above himself before leaving th.-ough a set back of a jarred shoulder, and has done some schooling on the ~Wai"i£>.anui course, and is probably in condition again.

Tararua Jack put in s'".me useful work before leaving for and with 10.10 in the Centenary Hurdle Race has nothing to crmplain about on the score of the poundage.

Master Hegal, with 10.0 in the saddle, cannot be regarded as badly treated in the same nv.-i-, but, a.> stated above, may still be a little backward.

Taihape is nicely treated in the Hack Steeplechase* with 9.13. The horse is as fit as hands can r.Tjce him, and it only seems a question— lies he toe enough to keep the field busy, as his jumping ability is uiidouibted.

Marton, which won the Great Northern Hurdle Race in 1913, is again on the scene, and is reported as doing attractive work over country at Wangamii. 10.7 seems a nice weight in the G.N. Steeplechase.

The J.C. of the A.R.C. did not see their way to disturb the dictum of the A.R.C. stewards in the Deely case, which came up for appeal last week. Ben will have to bear his cross of three moons' banishment the full term.

Black Northern is now being used as a hack by his owner. Six months of this work may make the erratic son of Salvador —Asthore forget his tricky little ways, and he may yet make good at the game.

Plenty of useful schooling took place during the week at" headquarters, and the work was keenly watched by quite a number of owners and lovers of the lepping game.

Crispeen, with his patient trainer, always schools the Spalpeen gelding himself, and now has the big chestnut settled down to his work.

Genevive and Ngatiwerewere went over a few of the hurdles, and the former then spurted half a mile in fair time.

Gold Mount and Crispeen each put i« their quota of the morning's

toil over the timber separately. The way they shaped augurs well for the future over the timbers.

Another pair which gave a promising display in company were the beginners Akuhata and Delemar. Akuhata then alone negotiated the big battens.

Aerofish hopped over a couple of the pony hurdles and then joined Tirau and Royal Lupin over five of the big schoolers—Tirau in front.

The bout between Soultikoff and Royal Regal . .over five of the big battens was watched Avith interest, the pair pleasing those present.

All eyes were focussed on last year's winner, El Gallo, when he came out in company with his stable mate, the improving Ulster. El Gallo fenced much freer than previously.

A couple of hunteiis—Duhallow and Salonika—sampled a few of the big battens, but were not perservered with over many. The former has yet a lot to learn over timber.

Marconi and Sir Stroud also put in an average sample of fencing over the timber. The former is possessed of plenty of pace, but is not always in a generous mood, and often shows, the Soult temper.

Fire away and Hopye put up a good display of mixed fencing, taking sod walls, double fences and stone walls as if it was all in the day's work. The pair never placed a hoof astray.

Ngatoa, Te Onga, Westerley and Rawza Mist lined out, taking all the fences in turn in the centre of the steeplechase course. The only blemish of the quartette was when Te Onga disgraced himself by turning his head at the old water jump when put at it alone.

Rawza Mist gave such a good display over the fences that there would be no trouble for him to find a new owner.

Captain Lock, Lady Sabertache, Waimar, finished the jumping session by sampling the big schooling battens, sod walls, double fences and stone walls. Rae's trio are in capital fettle.

Rawza Mist, in charge of T. Scott, is now located at Ellerslie. The fbig brown gelding has put in some useful .work over the fences since arriving at headquarters.

_ The main grandstand at Ellerslie is at present being overhauled, and all the girders being re-riveted and (strengthened all ' through. The A.R.O. gives employment to quite a small army of workmen.

Mr. J. Bull is expected shortly with his team. New York has been spoken of as a probable in the Great Northern Steeplechase. If the mixed fences do not puzzle the eon of Frisco Karaka he will not be wanting in pace on the flat.

On the concluding day of the New Brighton Trotting Club the local owner, Mr A. W. Gordon, the owner of John Dillon, Avon the Telegraph Handicap from the 2sec mark, carving the mile out in 2.17 2-5. The Derby Stakes was won by Author, Dillon beatingi Tamarisk, Harold Devon and two others in the good time of 3.29. -

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