WANGANUI TRACKS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 144, 19 June 1936, Page 4

WANGANUI TRACKS

FINAL PREPARATIONS YESTERDAY’S GALLOPS VISITORS’ GOOD EFFORTS The steady rain tm Wednesday and showers during the night bad made the local tracks rather soil yesterday morning for the final fast gallops of Wanganui-trained horses, though Wednesday’s wind had prevented them from getting heavy, i’wo or three interesting gallops were seen on number une track, Landlubber and Teddy Boy running live furlongs soon alter breakfast and Velocipede and Triune getting over a similar task an hc-ur later, after a light shower. Rayner sent his pair of rising two-year-olds, heart Lance and icing, on a couple of circuits at an easy pace, spurting them up the straigut each time. They are developing nicely. •Spiral got through some steady work and appeared anxicas to go taster, fie bears a muscular appearance. impjstuie was also given useful work on number two track with her trainer in the saddle. The rising two-year-old half-sister to Birthday Baity, a filly by Arausio from Marion’s Birtuday, was exercised and spurted up the straight, going as true as a gun-oarrel when tne pressure was applied for a brief period over the final stages. Teddy Boy came out to jump three flights of the schooling hurdles. He is not a last jumper but he negotiated the first two hurdles in the straight in satisfactory style. The next flight is down the back streten opposite the live-furlong peg, and at the time tnere was a bad shadow which prevented horse and rider from getting a sight at the obstacle till within a few yards of it. Teddy Boy managed to scramble over the battens but the effort unsteadied him, so T. Williams, who schooled him and is to have the mount on Tuesday in the -May Hurdles, steadied the Maori Boy gelding and sent him along to jump the first two hurdles again. This time he performed indifferently, attempting to get too high, but he did not clout the battens. Afterwards Teddy Boy came out with his Balgownie Hack Handicap pilot. IL Mi lavish, and accompanied Landlubber (T. Williams) in a spin over live furlongs. They took 25 3-5 sec. for the first quarter, 3/ l-ssec. for three furlongs, and Imin. 5 <j-ssec. for ’he full distance, with very little separating them at the finish. Both were going well within themselves at the linisii, and Landlubber pleased with his display. Peter Jackson and Midian had lightweights up in a four-furlong essaj. with Midian’s pilot in receipt of a fair amount of weight- They slipped over the initial two furlongs in 25 2-ssec. ? and then came home to register al 3-ssec- for the journey, with Peter Jackson a good half-length in front. Another half-mile effort was that for which Sanhedrin and Tupeotu were responsible. The pair also registered 25 2-ssec. for the initial quarter but the full distance took them 52sec. The Chief Ruler gelding had a little advantage at the start and maintained it throughout without being fully ex°The Auckland paid, Velocipede and Triune, came out later on to tun h' e furlongs in Imiu. 5 3-ssec. after taking 2t> l-ssec. for the first quarter and 39 Zee. for the first three furlongs. They finished on terms and hit out freely througholt. . Sam’s Choice, the Colossus-All Cense gelding which will carry Mrs. fc>. Woodili’s colours, worked nicely, brushing home over two furlongs in a tick under 27sec. Speed Scratched. ,Speed who claimed an eug<i o '-inent Ja t ne Century Hurdles with lU.u, was scratched at 8.15 p.ui. yesterday. Cotsheld is due to arrive nere tain afternoon. ... i. an First Chapter is stated to be unluckv starter at the meeting. Ii is reoerted that Gilk bos will » ot i , . fulfil his Century be on hand to luim n • j Hurdles engagement. RACING FIXTURES June 20. 23 Wanganui J.C. June 20, 23. 24—Dunedin JX. 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 ]2—Hawke’s Bay Hunt Club. July 18—Wai mate District He. July 22—Rangitikei Hunt Club Julv 23. 25 Poverty Bay Turf Club. July 25—South Canterbury Hunt (. July 25 —Manawatu R-C. ri