TRAINING NOTES

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1262, 25 June 1914, Page 13

TRAINING NOTES

Ape?ion and Lady Mabie, two of W. Tozer’s charges, who have been enjoying a spell, will shortly join the active division again at headquarters. Word comes from Wanganui that old Antarctic is standing up to the collar, and his trainer is of opinion that the big chestnut may be classed among the possibles.

Mr. Hawkins, the owner of Master Wairiki (Wairiki —Little Mabel) has had a consultation with Dr. Ring with regard to putting the horse under the knife as a cure to the colt’s fractiousness.

Golborne will very likely make the trip to Gisborne. Although the son of Lochness has not been near the course of late he is constant work privately. “Mr. W. Lang’s” Australian-bred yearling colt by Persian Knight—Florence McCarthy, has been named Persian Prince.

Two of F. J. Macmanemin’s team, Hadj and Keystone, are being set useful tasks with a view to the coming spring events. The pair should be In good fettle for the opening meeting of the 1914-15 season in Auckland, which will be the Avondale fixture.

Toreador is still going on the right way, and last week was doing good serviceable work on the sand circuit. Although the big brown looks to be carrying a lot of flesh, he is hard and in great heart. The Spalpeen horse now makes very little noise when extended.

Captain Jack has not been allowed to eat the oats of idleness since his fine showing at the Great Northern meeting. The bob-tailed horse looks on the improved side, and is a mass of muscle.

Another successful Iccal horse that is jumping out of his skin is the Soult —Pansy gelding, Admiral Soult, and under a light scale of weights it will take the best in the Dominion to down Messrs. Tooman and McHugh’s gelding. E. J. Rae has La Reina and Self doing serviceable tasks, and the pair cannot be improved much on their present condition. Should their owners elect to take on the Wellington or Canterbury fixtures the pair will not disgrace their breeding and training.

Mr. W. A. Scott’s St. Paul mare r ngenkender is down for engagements at the Gisborne Racing Club’s winter meeting, and has been handicapped at 10.6 in the Tramway Hack Steeplechase. She is on the same mark as Stroller, who recently won at the Hawke’s Bay meeting, and it is a moot question which is the best of the two at the weights. Stroller appears to have had a lucky win. Try Fluke (Motiti—Parahaka), who

ran second in the Fitzroy Welter Handicap at Ellerslie this month with 11.0 in the saddle, will make the trip to Wellington if not unduly loaded with weight. The little brown is putting in useful toil on the tracks without being bustled. Mr. J. I. N. McKenzie has turned out his steeplechaser Santiago. The gelding was beginning to feel the heavy strain of a preparation over country, and the rest will do him good.

Two of the Ellerslie-trained equines that did not blossom till late in the season are Bedford and Self, the former proving invincible at the back end among the local two-year-olds. Messrs. F. Marshall and E. J. Rae refused offers of 500 and 450 guineas respectively for this promising pair. Ruatangata (Seaton Delaval —Flower of Gold), who recently changed hands, has gone into J. Jameson’s stable to be trained. The chestnut may pay his way over the battens as he is well seasoned.

Chime, one of Mr. T. H. Lowry’s breeding, is in work again, and is probably one of the finest looking fillies at headquarters. C. Coleman has the filly looking in splendid fettle. Cloudy Dawn (Seaton Delaval— Cloud), who is leased by Mr. Denny, has run consistently of late, getting into second place three times in good company. It is understood that Mr. Denny’s lease expires shortly, and it will be hard luck for the present lessee if he does not secure a win with the Seaton Delaval gelding bebefore he relinquishes possession of the horse.

Mr. E. Alison is keeping his ’chaser Ruffy going at Lake Takapuna in view of the Wellington Racing Club’s and Canterbury Jockey Club’s fixtures, and if treated any way fairly as regards poundage he is sure to make the trip. The Seaton Delaval —Lorelei horse is in G. Morris’ care.

Indulgence, the pony looking daughter of Hierarch and Gweniad, is in work again under her former mentor, D. Moraghan. The filly has thickened into a nice looking animal.

W. Tozer is getting quite a collection of stud horses at his stables at Ellerslie. Both Waimangu and Robert the Bruce are sheltered there. He has also the Southern crack trotter Albert H., who covered two miles in the New Zealand Cup in 4min 33 sec at the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club’s meeting. S. G. Lindsay, the Avondale ownertrainer, has put his Royal Soult — Yolette filly Royalette into work again. Miss Avalanche, in the same stable, is doing well, but will not be seen out till the Avondale Jockey Club’s fixture, which opens the Auckland season.

The Gluten —Young Good Day gelding Revelation is gradually settling down under the careful guidance of trainer W. Mobberley. When first brought to Ellerslie the horse was unmanageable.

Young Conway has been one of the busy bees in the saddle during the past week, riding anything up to a dozen gallops each morning. E. J. Rae has abandoned the proposed trip to Australia. E.J.R. has

other fish to fry much nearer home, viz., at the Wellington R.C. and Canterbury R.C’s. fixtures.

Mr. G. L. Stead has named the filly by Bardolph—Zaza Brayton. How would the name Hot Stuff suit the Maltster—Condiment youngster. Peary, Captain Jack and Ruffy will probably fight their steeplechase battles over again at the Wellington R.C. fixture in the thousand pounder. Cloudy Dawn, Ruffy, Admiral Soult, and Te Onga are a quartette that are down for engagements at the Wellington Racing Club’s winter meeting.