WELL KNOWN TRAINER

Wairarapa Times-Age, 30 April 1940, Page 3

WELL KNOWN TRAINER

TO TAKE UP QUARTERS AT MA ST ER TON. I ARQE TFAM OF HORSES EXPECTED. ’j. R. George, the well 1-nown J’rcniham trainer has decided to take up his quarters at the Opaki race-t.tn■■ <■. i.o which place he will bring his string id' horses next month. The team wiil comprise a largo numb'.. , r <J i y.< u iu..iwi> performer:'. <m the turf. :sev ■ , eiai i-oyr. Will accompany me' team. Gay Boa for Wellington. . i F’rmmm intention:: are tn* take Gay I Eoa to the Wellington meeting in July I after racing at the Dunedin winter j meeting. Gay Boa has compiled a . great record for consistency —ho has been placed in five of his six starts this (orar—and he is sounder now I (ban al any previous stage r.f Ins ear- | )•. Ail not Well. Al! is not well with Enll.vbrit. Too > hard race he had when lie wen lite I Great Western Steeplechase took a i lot out of him. and lie has done very : little work since that meeting'. His i winter iivogramme is very much in' doubt, and while his owner is anxious; to start him at the Dunedin winter; meeting, his engagements in the next, few weeks will donenc! (»n the pro- 1 gross he makes. ' j May Race Again. ; There is a possibility that Black j Banner will race again. He has been ; running out on his trainers farm in j Southland since lie injured a shoulder I about 12 months ago. He appears to; be quite sound, but before ho is plac- I ed back into work he will be hacked j about during the winter, and if lie i comes through this satisfactorily an-1 other attempt will be- made to train ; him. i ■T“ I Rodeur Reaching i-orni. There is an idea that Rodr-ur wiil ; not be long in returning' io her best; form. She was recently leased by A. i 'McKay, who Irakis Peon.’.' Rosa and ; others, and raced in his colon)'.; at the ! Southland meeting. She led to ill? straight on that occasion and then j stopped. The Robespierre mare was; at the head of the weights in Southland sprint events 12 months ago. and now she is rigid down on iho minimum.