TRENTHAM WORK.

Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 368, 9 March 1932, Page 10

TRENTHAM WORK.

Wellington Candidates in Action. (Special to the “Star.”) WELLINGTON, March 9. Although the Wellington meeting is only just over a week off, there is no particular activity at Trentham at present, and yesterday morning only a few horses were required to go fast. The others with engagements at the meeting were given easy pace work oi' exercise only. The plough was exclusively used, a,nd was fast. Autopay (A. Leach), started off by Kilstar (C. Willis), ran half a mile while it was still dai-k, and was timed to cover the distance in 52 4-ssec comfortably. It could not be discerned which of the pair was first to pass the half-mile post, and as there was then some lengths between them, Autopay’s figures lxxight have been better than the watch indicated.

Normandy (H. Hunt) and Red Sun (N. S. Jones) did their first fast work since their return from Te Aroha, the former not being caught on his halfmile, but the latter following and registering 50 4-ssec for the same distance. Both horses have much improved in appearance during the last month or so.

Sir Pombal (G. F. Dick) and Gaysong (W. E. Shand) did separate rounds of cantering, speeding up to three-quarter pace over the last three furlongs. Weatherstep (Shand) again gave evidence of hei* brilliance by beating Moab Queen (Dick) by nearly three lengths over half a mile in 49sec. She is a highly-strung mare, and takes some time to settle down aftei* fast work. Moab Queen’s effort was also satisfactory, and was as good as anything she has yet done.

Red Top (S. .Wilson) slipped over three furlongs alone in 38 2-ssec. Gold

Sand (W. Broughton) was under hard restraint to register 40sec for the same distance, and could not be pulled up till she had gone another couple of furlongs.

Flower (G. Williams) was given a couple of rounds of cantering. She left later for Dannevirke. She is going to Ellerslie at Easter to contest the Great Northern Oaks.

Historic, who is beginning to fine dqwn to racing shape, is having plenty of steady work put into him, and yesterday morning he did a round at halfpace, then trotted a round, and finally cantei'ed two further rounds.

Joie tie Val (Shand) sprinted six furlongs alone in lmin 16 4-ssec, doing the last half-mile in 50 2-ssec.

Mullaboden (Wilson), with Roval Game (Williams) to accompany him, did an easy six furlongs in lmin 22 2-ssec, beng shaken up over the last furlong and heading off his ccmipanion before reaching the post. This Eng-lish-bred colt has at last thrown off the lameness that was so long manifest, and is now being tried out to see whether he will make a stayer.

Marjoram (Dick), picked up by Colossical (Shand) at the three furlongs, ran five furlongs in lmin 3 2-ssec, the last three furlongs in 37 3-ssec. The two-year-old beat him home narrowly.

Araios (Wilson) followed with five furlongs in lmin 4 2-sseo, the final halfmile in 50 3-ssec. His teething trouble has been righted, and he is now beginning to muscle up better, though he is still very sparingly covered, and will probably require more time yet. Lyrical (Broughton) and Ladv Rene (R. E. Bush) did an easy six furlongs in lmin 22 3-ssec, working move easily than their respective trainers intended.

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