WANGANUI TRACKS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 145, 20 June 1936, Page 6

WANGANUI TRACKS

FINAL PREPARATIONS YESTERDAY’S GALLOPS A few visiting horses were seeu out yesterday morning in final preparations for their engagements to-day and Tuesday. The weather was fine after many showers during the night, and the track was iq, excellent order, Prostration putting up what appeared to be tne best of the morning when he cov«r<d seven furlongs in a tick over Imin. 31 see. 11. Dulieu, who has a team of six, sent Gold Mission and Bantry for a circuit, the pair spurting over the last three furlongs in 39sec. Gold Mission, who will be ridden in the Winter Oats by L. Dulieu, was doing it nicely. Mustang went round easily to r he two-furlong peg and then ran home in 26sec. He is a definite starter in the Balgownie Hack Handicap, in spite of a New Plymouth report that he would be reserved till the second day. Hazoor toc-k Imin. 6 3-ssec. to cover live furlongs in preparation for his Empire Handicap engagement. Prostration’s effort over seven furlongs was very impressive. He took Imin. 19sec. for the last six after cutting out the initial furlong in !-■ l-ssec. Cotsfield was sent for a circuit over the ‘•'country’’ with N. Trillo in the saddle. He was not very impressive, though he should do better in cumpa ny. «ilk box and Sporting Song were companions in a neat display over the schooling battens, both pleasing onlookers, and Chile went over three flights of battens in his usual finished style. Scratching. Dancing Lady was scratched for the Balgownie Hack Handicap at 2.45 p.m. yesterday. Silk Sox, it is stated, will not be n starter in the Century Hurdles, the stable relying on Sporting Song. Biding Engagements. Among riding engagements for today are the following:— A. E. Ellis—One Whetu, Le Grand, Bantry. L. H. Clifford. —Tahurangi, Waipiro, Meritor. R. W. Savage. —Alchemic, Hunting Maid. H. N. Wiggins. —Clarion Call, Mother Superior, Landlubber, Corowa. L. Dulieu.—Gold Mission, Mustang. C. Thomson. Tangled, Sporting Song. It. McTavish. — Midian, 'leddy Boy. G. Duncan.—Silvanus. K. Chote. —Sanhedrin. J. Muir. —Windsor Lail. J. Sharkey.—Spalpiko. ON HAWERA TRACKS THE FINAL GALLOPS. THURBDAY’S OPERATIONB The final gallops of the Hawera horses to r#ee at the Wanganui meeting were performed on Thursday morning under slightly heavy conditions, writes “Limited” in the Taranaki Daily News. The course proper was used, the poles being out 12 to 15 feet. Horses to show attractive form again were One Whetu, Supreme Court, Silvanus and Le Grand. One Whetu (Flower) and Soloist (Cook) were given a working gallop over a mile, covering the journey in Imin. 53see. Clapping on the pace from the half-mile, the pair ran the last three furlongs in 4(Hsee. with One Whetu going easily alongside his companion. Soloist worked freely and One Whetu impressively. Golden Rill (Cole), pacing to the half mile, came home over three furlongs in 42 J sec. Corowa (Duncan) jumped out ahead of Dancing Lady (Monley), the pair going very smartly to the three furlongs post in 39 3-ssec. The pace then told on Dancing Lady and Corowa led her across to the straight, finishing several lengths in front in Imin. 38 sec., time Corowa could have bettered considerably. Silvanus (Cole) went a round at three-quarter pace, sprinting the last two furlongs in 26sec., and moving well. Debut (Button) and Wotan (Howe) were associated over a mile, Debut shading his companion at the finish in Imin. 55sec. Supreme Court (Cook) and Le Grand (Howe) were allotted a similar task, Supreme Court going the better at the finish in Imin. 53$sec. H. Wiggins is to have the mount on Corowa to-day, and G. Duncan will ride Silvanus and Advance Plane. Debut (Grindlay) gave a much improved exhibition over the steeple chase fences, having Indiscretion (Webby) as a companion. They jumped the brush double twice, post and rails and hencoop at good steeplechase pace. Dancing Lady (Grindlay) was given her initial attempt over the hurdles, jumping the first two, but came to grief at the third. Both rider and horse escaped injury. ON AWAPUNI TRACKS PREPARING FOR WANGANUI THE FINAL GALLOPS. The course proper, with the flags near the outside fence, was available for “fast” work at Awapuni on Thursday, states the Manawatu Daily Times, but the going was dead and the horses were digging in quite a way. Tinies were taken, but they were very slow. Among those to gallop were Prince Reno (B. Browne) and Tail Light (W. J. Broughton), and they were together over eight furlongs, which they cut out in 2.14, the first five being run in 1.17 J. Tenaere (W. E. Pine) and Balbus (C. Robinson) put five furlongs behind in 1.17. Bazaine (R. Feasey), alone, broke 56sec. for half a mile. Happy Hunting (W. J. Broughton) and Dawning Light (G. Tajtersall) were companions over half a mile, being clocked to run the last three in 43sec. Forest Glow (G. Tattersail) and Tangled (L. H. Jones) hopped away short of the winning post and were timed to run a mile in 2.5. C. Thomson has been engaged to ride Tangled and Sporting Song at Wanganui.

A. McDonald will be at Wanganui and he will ride Manawatu. Bodyline left for Napier on Thursday, and Dungarvan, who was given once round at an easy pace on Thursday, came on to Wanganui yesterday.