THE RACING WORLD

Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20246, 15 July 1937, Page 15

THE RACING WORLD

By “Martian.”

TE AROHA NOTES.

CONDITION OF MAZIR.

GOLDEN SHEILA LOOKS WELL. (Special to Times). TE AROHA, Wednesday. The latest addition to A. E. Cox’s team Is a rising two-year-old Ally by Philamor, owned by a Te Awamutu sportsman. She is a well-developed juvenile and shows quite her share of quality. The Whirlwind gelding, Mazir, is wintering especallv well, and is thoroughly enjoying the freedom of the paddock. Towards the end of the present month he will probably be reoommissioned, and as he shows every sign of being thoroughly sound, should be in the coming season, one of the leading performers of those trained in Te Aroha. During the winter Miss Musketoon, the full-sister to Master Brierly, has been schooled over hurdles and has shown proficlenoy as a jumper. Last week, however, she showed signs of soreness, and will now be sent to the stud. She ranks high on pedigree lines, and her owner, who at one time owned the sire, General Latour, hopeful of breeding a thoroughbred of note. Additions to Team. Mr J. B. Johnson is having handled at present a rising two-year-old Ally by Aore—Marble Arch—'Queen Assam mare, and a colt of the same age by Aore from Queen Assam, has a halfbrother to King’s Archer. It is quite on the cards that the latter, who has been out for an extended spell, may be re-commissioned for the coming season. Mr :E. -G. Gardiner’s Royal Secret, who has been a member‘of H. Dulieu’s team at New Plymouth for the greater part of the season, has returned to her owner’s property, Te Aroha West. Her racing oareer has been concluded, and she is to be sent to the stud in the spring. The Acre gelding in H. Eva’s team is now being sent along in his work. He is a very smooth mover on the tracks, and appears to possess galloping ability. Seven Seas, in the same stable, has benefited materially by his Tauranga trip. It is the intention of the trainer to put the Spear Dance gelding through a course of schooling over hurdles, in order to give him more confidence in his racing efforts.

For Spring Racing. Mlriana, who had her most recent appearance in public at the Waipa meeting, has gone back to her owner at Thames. Although well forward in the matter of condition, the heavy tracks have not suited her. She will probably be kept in work by her owner in view of spring events. Unable to compete at the recent Waikato meeting through having contracted a cold, Golden Sheila has thickened out materially during the Jjftrm of her enforced respite from racv mg. 'Constitutionally she is better than ever, and is likely to be a good performer in the 1937-38 season. The Herrles Memorial Gup ■winner, Master Brierly, is wintering especially well, and I-s in very robust condition. He undertakes a full share of paddock exeroise, and displays plenty of vim. After a more extended holiday than he has enjoyed . for years Master Brierly is likely to strike his very best form In the next season. To Be Reoommlssloned. Blaok Musk is showing very satisfactory development since being on the easy list, and all going well in the meantime, he should rank as a good performer in the coming racing term, lie and Master Brierly are to be recommissioned shortly. Since raoing at the Ellerslie June meeting King Rey has freshened up to a noticeable degree. He is being allotted light work on the tracks and for the first oouple of furlongs shows by his leaps and bounds that he Is anxious to Increase the pace. He is putting on condition week by week, and bears a lusty appearance.

GOSSIP FROM ALL PARTS. There will be racing at Hastings and Timaru on Saturday. Chat. Negotiations are likely to be put in train for the purchase of Ghat by a southern stable, states a Wellington report. Chat was unlucky not to win on the second day at Trentham last week. Has wintered Well. Auckland reports credit Locknit with having wintered well. At the Auckland winter meeting he did not act well in the heavy going and he will not be produced again until the spring. LIKELY MAIDEN. Among the likely maiden talent entered for the Hawke’s Bay Hunt, on Saturday, Is Darylll, a two-year-oid Tilly by Lapidary from Lady Comet. In the seml-flnal gallops for the Hawke’s Bay Hunt she shaped pleasingly In soundly accounting for Oha over half-a-mile and revelling In her task. Cletrac Well. Few horses have been working as well on the Hastings track as Cletrac and indications are he will be at cramped odds when be goes into the starter’s hands in the Hunters’ Flat at the Hawke’s Bay Hunt 011 Saturday. Hunting Cat. According In Hastings reports Hunting 'Cat has fully recovered from the injury that caused her deflection from the New Zealand Cup last November. Prior lo being brought io ihe track a fortnight ago bo had been hacked round the roads for several months and is bearing the benefit of a patient preparation. Sir Nigel. Sir Nigel reeled off the best six furlongs of Ihe morning at, Hastings flic oilier dnv and It. will not be on ihe score of condition if he fails to showup in pending engagements. lie is set down to make a reappearance In the Tikokino Handicap a I ihe Hawke’s Bav Hunt on Saturday and will be. assured of a strong following in the betting. On the Upgrade. Bun Fight, who claims an engagement in the Tikokino Handicap, the concluding event at the Hawke’s Bay Hunt on Saturday, has been working j u v on the traoks at

Hastings and appears to be coming j right again. On the minimum on Saturday he must be conceded ohanoes. Addition to Traok Workers One of the latest additions to the traok workers at Ellerslie is Fleetwind. The daughter of Whirlwind has been -spelling since the autumn and is in good order to resume a further preparation. One of Fleetwind's best performances this season was her victory in the Shaftesbury Handioap at Te Aroha. In that event she aocounted for a good field of hacks and returned a remunerative dividend. Promising Jumper. A novice Jumper on the Hastings traok, Top Hat, Is showing marked promise as a hurdler. The other day he was schooled in ■company over seven flights of hurdles and gave a good display, standing off fifteen feet at several of his obstacles and landing as far over. With experience he may make a brilliant contribution to the jumping brigade. A Veteran’s Chance. There. now' appears a tendency to write off Valpeen as a “has been,” . but after his good race for a long way on Saturday and his splendid ’ Jumping, it might not be safe to put him in the discard. So far as jumpi ing is concerned no candidate has i better credentials for (Riocarton, and , on top of the ground he may be able to show that he has still a race or two left in him. He ran second to Irish ■Comet in the Northern, and that strain may aocount for his recent temporary 1 lapse. l Martara Arrives Well. r Martara landed in India recently in splendid condition having made the i long sea trip from New Zealand ex- ; oeptionally well. So good was his i general condition in fact that he was ■ able to be put into steady work shortly after arrival. However, It is not in- , tended to hurry his preparation and \ he will not be called upon to raoe • until December. ’ Padishah Withdrawn. Padishah failed to survive the [ scratching pen for the Otane 'Hack and Hunters’ Hurdles at Hastings. He t suffered slight knee trouble at the Wellington meeting and consequently ‘ has been blistered and turned out for a spell. His Grand National trip will 3 not be persevered with, but there is every probability that he will be taken across to Australia for spring ’ racing. f Laoks Experience. 3 Streamline was a muoh dlsoussed horse last week at the Wellington meeting, but after his showing on the middle day it is clear he lacks the l experience. The going may have a been responsible to some extent for r his failure, but he plainly showed very limited capabilities to measure his v fences correctly. He requires more j time. This was the opinion expresr sed by one of Canterbury's leading owners prior to the meeting. He t said: “Streamline is a good horse, but he lacks experience, and will have to s take a toss or two yet before he e learns the game.”

KILTOWYN. Klitowyn continues to make splendid progress on the tracks at Ellersrie and he Is bearing a prignt appearance. At present he Is being allotted the lighter of tasks and he will not be produoed again In company until the spring programme. He Is at his best when the going Is reasonably firm

New Zealand Oup. The committee of the Canterbury Jockey Club, at Its monthly meeting on Tuesday, Increased the stake for the New Zealand 'Cup from £1575, Including a gold cup valued at £75, to £2OOO, the winner to receive £1325 and a gold cup of the same value, the second horse £4OO and the third horse, £2OO. The winner, after the declaration of the weights, of any race to the value of £250 to the winner, or of any race or races to the collective value of £SOO, will be liable to be rehandicapped. In recent years these amounts have been £2OO and £4OO respectively. Plans For Tudor. Tudor did not return to Cambridge after the Wellington meeting, but went south in the temporary charge of D. O’Connor, who will see to his preparation for Grand National engagements. Tudor’s form at Trentham was not particularly encouraging for National engagements but in the event of firmer going obtaining at Riocarton next month the Cambridge horse cannot lightly be ruled out in the summing up of big jumping events there Team for Australia. Following on his good display at Awapuni, the Chief Ruler gelding Flying Chief was included in J. Fryer’s team which made the trip to Australia. The team consists of nine horses— Tout le Monde. Flying Chief, Wot an, Black Fralr, Red Manfred, China Clipper, Pantoon, International, and Elanage. They are all in tip-top order and should strike form early, and the prospects of several look promising. The rising three-year-old Pantoon, by The rising three-year-old Pantoon, lease by Fryer, with a purchasing clause, has grown into a good-look-ing colt, and seems sure to do well. He is in the. Derbies. Wotan has been working well and has Improved greatly in appearance, showing character more in keeping with his last Melbourne Cup performance and his breeding. Pukeko Earns His Turn. Consistency, and persistence, had merited reward when Pukeko .justified the support that sent, him out. favourite both ways for the Winter Oats Handicap, the principal event on the flat of the. final day’s racing at Trent ham. After finishing fast, into fifth place in fhe Whyte Handicap, he succumbed only to Grey Honour on the middle day, so the win was well in turn. Pukeko scored In eharaeterlstle fashion. After beginning almost, as fast as anything, he did not attempt to hold the position but, was reefed In behind the lending hunch. Tie was fifth at. the straight entrance, led bv Boomerang, Day Wind. Merlal, and Night Form, and he ran Ihrough to have eliar.c at. Ilie distance. With ids rider apparently believing the Issue safe, he was allowed a moment’s respite. hut. then Jewelled Girdle swept down on him and he bad to be shaken up 1 o bold off his challenger by a head. Since he resumed racing on the Auckland circuit in the autumn Pukeko has been consistency itself, never far from the fronl even when unable t« finish in the money. A six-year-old half-brother by Arausio to Retract, he is. JL versatile horse, as (Continued In next column.)

ho can win over sprint courses or at a middle-distance, lnit he is at his best at 7 furlongs or a mile, it was at this time last season that his farm was at its peak, though In* was unlucky in missing wins at that stage of his career. He races in Hie colons of the Opaki trainer, H. IJurgess, who holds him on lease, from Mr M. H. Ilume, and his record to dale comprises 1-i wins and 21 minor placiugs in G2 starts for £2222 in stakes, of which £1420 has been earned tiiis sea-