GALLOPS AT WINGATUI

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 237, 7 October 1936, Page 4

GALLOPS AT WINGATUI

OTAGO PREPARATIONS YESTERDAY’S OPERATIONS (Per Press Association, ] DUNEDIN, Oct. 6. Training operations at Wingatui this morning were carried out under ideal conditions, the weather being tine and the tracks in good order, s Most of the visiting horses from the north arrived overnight, but none of e them were given fast work. The most interesting piece of work was a gallop on the course proper by seven youngsters, who after some practice at the half-mile barrier, ran the full course of the McLean Stakes. Forecast was the first to jump out, • but before many strides Atlanta Lass y took charge and at the end of a fur- ’ long and a half Lord Nuffield had run • into second place. Atlanta Lass led Lord Nuffield into the straight, and at the distance the latter appeared to c have Atlanta Lass doing her best, but she was fully equal to the challenge, ’ and drew away to head him by a length and a half in 53sec. Gusto ' finished on well, and was a length away third. 1 Atlanta Lass is a half-sister by Iliad ’ to Guarantee, and the satisfactory manner in which she performed this ■ morning will bring her into favour ’ for Thursday's classic. Grand Finale held Waltham at all ’ stages in a run over six furlongs on ’ the tan, the last five in lmin. 6sec. • Travenna, who trotted very cramped, was the first to gallop, and was going much better than The Jeweller ; over six furlongs on the tan in 1.21 1 3-ssec. Bay Duke, with a big weight ■ up, was travelling on the bit all the • way over four furlongs on the grass 1 in 52 3-ssec. Vantoon easily accounted for Toreador over six furlongs on the tan, the last five in 1.8. Viking had Paladino for a mate in a run over six furlongs on the grass, but beat him at the jump 1 off and had him scrambling all the way. The last four furlongs were cov- ‘ ered by Viking in 50 4-ssec. 1 Silver Jest beat Lumiere over six furlongs on the tan. the last half mile in 54sec., but Lumiere gave the impression that she could have done better. Polydora, looking well after her race at Kurow, . was ridden by R. Beale over two schooling hurdles along the back and afterwards com- , pleted a round on the tan. The Surgeon, looking better than when he finished third in the Geraldine Cup, was let off with three-quar- ■ ter pace work. Autumn Wind was apparently suffering nc ill effects from his breakaway along the road yesterday morn- . ing and was sprinted two furlongs . along the grass track in 26 2-ssec. Chrysology (W. Cooper) jumped two schooling hurdles along the back attractively. Daring Deed finished a neck in front of Golden King over a mile on the tan from the seven-furlong post. They took 40sec. for the next three furlongs and 52 3-ssec. for the last four. Golden King was conceding weight to Daring Deed and finished as if' he could have done better. RACING IN VICTORIA CAULFIELD GUINEAS LIST OF ACCEPTORS MELBOURNE, Oct. 6. The final acceptors for the Caulfield Guineas are: -Silver Reign, Prince Quex. Ramdin, Mitsui, Fire King. Golden Light, Great Feast, Sir Geraint, Beechwood, Boongarry, Tol- i tec, Billy Boy, Shakespeare, and I Night Chance. New Zealand acceptors for the Toorak Handicap are Queen of Song and Palatinate. Golden Promise proved to have recovered from the recent injury, galloping a brilliant mile in 1.46 at Epsom to-day. Shakespeare will arrive at Melbourne to-morrow in view of the Caulfield Guineas. Silver Standard will arrive on Friday to be prepared for the Caulfield Cup. Prittle Prattle is coming for the Cantala Stakes. Conandale, who is suffering from a rickect muscle, showed slight improvement to-day but it is still doubtful whether he will start in the Caulfield Cup. SON OF LIMOND SIRE OF JUVENILES VEILMOND'S GREAT START If the results of the first two juvenile classics in Australia are to be a true criterion, the mantle of Limond, who died early this year, has fallen very quickly on his son Veilmond. Following hard on the heels of Lochlee's success in the Maribyrnong Trial Stakes at Flemington on Saturday, in the fastest time for the three divisions, comes the victory of Rodborough in the A..J.C. Bleeders’ Plate at Randwick on Monday in the race record time of 59Ssec. It is a wonderful start for a sire to win two such important races with his first offspring. Veilmond, who is by Limond out of the Absurd—Cowl mare Veil, was bred by Mr G. M. Currie and he was raced by the Australian, sportsman, Mr E. Moss, who paid 575 guineas for him as a yearling. He oved a highclass racehorse, winning the two St. Legers and many other races, handicaps and at weight-for-age, and finishing second in both Derbies, beaten only by a head by Tregilla in the A.J.C. classic. Before being retired to the stud he earned £21,700 in stakes, and now he looks like b'-lng equally as profitable, if not moi j profitable, at the stud. His progciiy did not bring very big prices at the sales last season,' the highest figure for the twenty lots being 350 guineas for Lochlee, but there will be more demand for them in future. Rodborough was not sent up to the sales. RACING FIXTURES Oct 8. 10—Dunedin Jockey Club. Oct. 10—Dannevirke Racing Club (at Waipukurau). Oct. 10. 12—Auckland Racing Club. Oct. 16. 17-Masterton Racing Club. Oct. 17—South Canterbury Jockey Club. ' Oct. 17. IP—Dargaville Racing Club (at 1 Avond-.le). I ( Oct. 22. 24, 26—Wellington Racing Club. I < Oct. 26—Waverley Racing Club. 1 ‘