AUCKLAND HORSES

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 167, 19 July 1935, Page 4

AUCKLAND HORSES

NOTES FROM ELLERSLIE PROSPECTS FOR t’AKl'li IXUA (Special to “Chronicle). AUCKLAND, July 17. In view of the fact that the I'akuranga Hunt fixture a: Ellerslie is only live weeks away, and the Avondale meeting follows a month later, trainers are beginning to get busy with their charges in the preparation for the spring campaign, special attention being paid to the coming two and three-ycai-olds with the early classics loom ing in the offing. That good horse Kiltowyn continues to do brisk galloping at Eller-lie and a race in the Jcllicoe Handicap next month will assist him to sharpen up for the Avondale and Mitchelson (.‘ups. The Kilbroney gelding had a run at the Great Northern meeting, but the going was no use to him. His owner originally intended to take Kiltowyn to Australia for the winter and spring racing, but when he disposed of h's smart two-year-old Tai Yang to an Indian sportsman the trip was cancelled. It is a very long time since Baroscope won a race, but he is again working with his best dash at Ellerslie and it is possible that he will pick up a race before the tracks begin to firm. However, he has failed so often that his supporters ha>o tired of him and when he does score, it will be at long odds. Mr. E. 11. Cueksey, owner of Bara>'eope, will be. more optimistic as to the chances of his smart filly Galilee, who may be a hard one to beat in the Great Northern and Axondale Guineas, now that the other crack youngsters are under orders for Australia. It is surprising the small amount of racing the members of J. Thoipe’s stable are called upon to do. Catoma is one of the teams, and after proving anything but the success he looked like being as a hurdler he is now being schooled for ’chasing. He shaped well over the steeplechase course at Ellerslie recently, although hampered by another horse interfering with him, and it is probable that he will be a good recruit for this branch of the sport. Jewelled Girdle and Valinint, in the same stable, arc expected to be raced at the I’akuranga fixture.

The colours carried with success during the past few seasons by Paddon and Delrain may be sported in the coming season by the newcomers to the lace tracks in two youngsters from the Nassau marc Lunette, the present two-year-old bAcre and the yearling by Lapidary. Landlady is the name claimed for the foimer filly. Their dam, Lunette, did not do much on the racecourse, but her value from the breeding point of view will be appreciated by the fa‘ct that she is a halfsister to that good family of winterperformers, Paddon. White Comet, Chang and Grand Score. Greek Gold’s Debut. Now that he has displayed such an aptitude for jumping, it is probable that Greek Gold will be asked to make his debut a hurdler in the hack hurdles event at the Pakuranga Hunt fixture next month, this event having been substituted for the hunters’ hurdles. It will be very interesting to see how the Lucullus gelding shapes in a race over the sticks, for he has only got to stay to be a topnotcher with his pace and liking for heavy tracks. A rising two-year-old that is revealing plenty of dash at Takanini is Ammon Ka’s half-sister Anion. The other morning she outclassed a couple of other youngsters she was sprinted with, revealing the fact that she is going to be very fast. This youngster is by Chief Ruler and so is a iull-sister to Astarth. Anion is well forward, and so is another Takanini youngster in Surella, the half-brother to the speedy Bally money. With a sprint in the two-year-old parade prior to the racing at the Pakuranga meeting, these two youngsters should be ready lor racing. Te Bai revealed brilliant speed among the hacks at the Whangarei autumn meeting and was then taken south to Hawera and Wanganui, getting in the money at the latter meeting but ruining has chances earlier by his barrier behaviour. Subsequently, with a strong horseman up, he appeared to be better mannered at the start, so there is every hope that he will do better next season. Te Hai is showing promise again at Avondale. There was not much of Waitaka when raced as a two-year-old last season, but he was of the game type that never knew when he was beaten. This season little has been seen of him and latest accounts from To Aroha, where he is now trained, is that he is still exhibiting signs of soreness and may not lace until well into the new season. Large Te Aroha Team Mr. R. B. Hines, who bred Master Bricrly, has a large team in work at his private travk near Te Aroha. seven horses being in regular work now. They comprise King Mestor, King Win, Nahlin, King Brierly, Fei Mali, Black Musk and Miss Mestor, so with this promising string he should soon get on the winning list. King Mestor was very disappointing this season, but it is probable that his lapse is only temporary and he may come right again. King Win should hold uis own among the hurdlers, while Nalil.n, King Brierly and Fei Alah are expected to show that their latest form was all wrong. Merry Lap showed good form on tin* flat early in his career, and then his subsequent efforts were only moderate. Therefore it was not surprising that his owner decided to try him over the sticks. He has been indulged in plent v of schooling at Takanini and he may have his first race over battens at Ellerslie next, month. Merry Lap has shaped fairly weft and lie may be usetill at, this department, for there are plenty of opportunities round lhe provincial c'i'.-uit for moderate performers over the sticks. One of the really promising handicap horses in the province, although still a hack, is Hikutaia, who has won his few races with the greatest ease, ft is some time since this hack raced, soreness all round keeping him off the scene, and Takanini reports his recovery is not yet in sight. This is unfortunate, for with a lack of handicap horses in the coming spring— won’t most of them be across the Tasman?— the distance races should not be verv

hard Io win. One of the di.->appoiiitmcnls of the piesent season was Loyal Appellant, whose two year-old form was so guod and the youngster himself so took the eye as to lead one to think that as a three year-old he would turn the tables on most, of those who had defeale'l him. But the reverse has been the case, ami while he has run one or two good races his form throughout has been only moderate. Perhaps the Appellant gelding will do better for himself during the coming term. He is only one of a big team J. M. Buchanan is working at Kllersiie.