ON WANGANUI TRACKS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 142, 17 June 1936, Page 5

ON WANGANUI TRACKS

TRAINING OPERATIONS LOCAL CANDIDATES YESTERDAY’S WORK Drizzling rain which set in late on .Monday developed into a downpour during the night and bce-une persistent during the morning to fall steadily throughout yesterday. This made the tracks heavy for local work in preparation for Saturday’s opening day of the Wanganui Jockey C.ub meeting, and the times registered in the couple of gallops done were sevmds slower than was the case on Saturday. The weather outlook at a late hour was unpromising, but there is plenty of time for it to clear up before racing commences. As there were no visiting .horses and the local contingent for Lb; meeting is of meagre proportions there was little interesting work with the exception of a gallop over six furlongs by Peter Jackson and Midian, an! a-half mile spin by Sanhedrin and Ithaca Getting away from practically a standing start, Peter Jackson and Midian ran the initial qua'•ter in 27sec. and the half-mile in 53, tE? full distance taking them Imin. 21 4-550?., with Peter Jackson, still without shoes, a couple of lengths to the good. This gallop was done on number one grass track, about the middle of the track, and they were getting well into the surface. Midian has been steadily Improving and looks very well. Sanhedrin took 52 3-sseC. for four furlongs, in which he was accompanied over the early stages bv Ithaca, who was pulled up over the final stages as it was not intended that she should be .stretched out. Sanhedrin covered the nitia’ two furlongs in 25 1 ssec., ano he struck out boldly, the Chief Ruler — Bent gelding having developed into a lusty •customer. Ithaca is the Lysandc-r filly from Thespian’s dam, Lota. She will be raced by her breeder, Mr G. M. Currie, in the Wanganui Guineas, it being likely that the classic event will be her initial start as she was not raced during the season just closing. Prior to the early two-year-old racing, Ithaca developed a cold and had to be thrown out of commission, but this has not done her any harm as she has deve’oped into a nice fi'ly. She is tra’ned by W. Rayner. Rayner sent his T-sing two-> ear-olds, Scarf Dance and Icing, with W. H. Dwyer’s unnamed half-sister by Arausio to Birthday Party, the trio being allowed to go round at a nice half-pa*ce with a spurt a little faster up the straight. Little fault could be found with the way they hit out, and it was pleasing tc see th-it they did not run about when the pressure was applied. A half-brother to All Humbug, the rising four-year-old gcld'ng by Colossus from AU Cerise, was sen* over a couple of circuits at three-quarter pace and hit out boldly. He will race as Sam’s Choice, having been bri-d by the late Mr Sam Wocdill, of Wangaehu. Spiral, Moquettc and Imposture were given useful tasks of a pacing natureNEW PLYMOUTH TRACKS HORSES FOR WANGANUI YESTERDAY ’S OPERATIUNS I Special to “Chronicle.’' ] NEW PLYMOUTH, June 16. The overnight rain and : nterinittent showers this morning made the going on the outside of the course pi ope. very heavy, especially for hjrsea which worked after the breakfas*. interval. H. Dulieu’s team, comprising Gold Mission, Bantry, Sporting Song, and Hunting Maid, worked ear'y. Mustang and Silk Sox were allotted a circuit at a good working gallop, both hitting out well. The Lackham and Nigger Minstrel readings did pa’cewoik, as did Court Anna and Red Sand. Meritor was not particularly impressive in a workout over a mile at threequarter pace. After breakfast Calshot (Pell) pleased better than Tahurangi (Clifford) over seven furlongs run in 1-36 2-5. The first half-mile was run in 53 l-ssec. and the first five fuilongs in 1.7. Calshot showed appreciation of the easy going. Clessamor and Tomoana did steady pacework on the inner grass. On the same track the veteran hunter Money Boy was given exercise. Ngatirahiri (Pell) was too good tor Carleaf (Davoren) over (he last furlong of the:r three furlong*, which he ran'in 42see. Ngatirahiri worked well, the going being to his liking. Carleaf worked satisfactorily, Davistock (Bevan) bowled along freely over a mile and a-quaiter alone. He looks well. ’ High Test (Clifford) ran right away from Script (Davoren) after the first half-mile of their six furlongs had been cut out in 52sec., and was e:'>ing up at the finish to run the full distance in 1.22. Cript was hopelessly at sea in the going. Fersen (Davoren) just shaded Brilliancy (Gray) over an easy rhr’e furlongs in 43 1-oscc. Both norses worked freely. Glenvane (Davoren) schooled proficiently over eight flights of hurdles. He was blowing a bit at the finish but jumped safely throughout. A repetition of his track efforts would give this disappointing gelding a chance of making amends during the Wanganui meeting. Additional riding engagementb announced for the Wanganui meeting on Saturday are: — L. Clifford: Meritor, Tahnrangi, Waipi re. C. Thomson: Sporting Song. R. W. Savage: Alchemic. RACING FIXTURES June 20. 23—Wanganui J.C. June 20. 23. 24—Dunedin J.C. June 23—Opotiki J.C. (at Tauranga). July I —Danevirke Hunt Club. July 4—Oamaru J.C. July 7. 9. 11—Wellington R.C. July 1 ’ —Hawke’s Bay Hunt Club. July 18—Waimate District H.C. July 22—Rangitikei Hunt Club. July 23. 25—Poverty Bay Turf Club. July 25—South Canterbury Hunt C. July 25— Manawatu R.C.