WANGANUI.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1481, 12 September 1918, Page 11

WANGANUI.

Pennon Makes Steady Progress— Zola to Make His Debut Over Hurdles at Egmont Meeting—Nobleman Getting into Shape—Notes on Likely Starters at Hawera Next Week —J. Peachey's Team Coming on Nicely.

WANGANUI, Monday.

Marton’s place in W. Rayner’s stable has been taken by a three-year-old colt by San Fran out of a Renown mare. The colt is very much in the rough yet, but is a likely-look-ing youngster. Pennon continues to do steady work without any increase in the stiffness which affects her occasionally, and Rayner is hopeful of getting a race or two out of her.

Zola will make his first appearance over the hurdles at the Egmont meeting next week if he goes on all right in the interim. He has shown that he can jump, and there is no doubt about his pace, so that he might win a race or two over the small sticks.

F. Tilley’s team which visited Marton did not do much good, Moutoa Ivanova being the only one to run into a place (second in the Trial). She is evidently endowed with a fair amount of pace, and later on is likely to do good service for her owner Mr. F. S. Easton. Arrowfield looked fit enough for anything, but he did not run prominently in the big money though the state of the going migh have been responsible for that. Ora tress wants a race or two to live- 1 her up. Endure was looking at his best, but did not show up. Nobleman was not paid up for in the big money at Dannevirke. He is gradually getting into shape at Bulls but it will be some time before he is back to form. Since last seen out the Sir Laddo gelding has built up

very much, and the prospects are that he will be better than ever when he strikes form again. It is not certain that he will be a starter in the New Zealand Cup, which is a good race to win but a bad one to lose, as it often happens that the hard preparation necessary and the race takes so much out of a horse that he is not seen at his best again afterwards. The weights for the Egmont Racing Club’s spring meeting, to be held on Thursday, the 19th inst., are not due until Thursday, September 12, but as Mr H. Coyle is fairly sure to give satisfaction with his adjustments, the various events are likely to be wel contested. It will be interesting to see how Zola shapes m the Hack Hurdles, in which he will have to prove himself fairly good to beat Paraoa, if he starts, and Waioture can be depended upon to run a decent race Hyginas, Staccato and Rewi Poto should be very prominent in the lawhiti Handicap, and Coropet will have his work cut out to repeat his Marton victory. With Robur, Duchess Eudorus and Royal Park engaged in the Wami Hack a good race is assured. Ze a ran well enough at Marton to suggest that she will be hard to beat when next seen out. • The Ladies’ Bracelet Steeplechase is likely to provide an interesting contest. Tirau was expected by some good judges to win at Marton, and was prominent for a couple of miles Lady Bibbero and King’s Park should also run well. If Duchess Eudorus is started m the Telegraph Handicap in preference to the Waihi Hack, she will be well tested if she bumps against Pennon and Staccato, a pair which can gallop five furlongs at a great bat. J. Peachey had Miss Fisher looking pretty well at Marton, and she ran well enough to point to her as likely to be heard of soon. She will probably be taken to Hawera and should run well, as she appears to have brightened up after last week’s race. The three other inmates oi Peachey’s stable —the half-sister to Impediment, the four-year-old son of Signor—Helen Portland, and the five-year-old gelding by Booringa (a son of Sir Foote) out of Right Wild are coming along well in their preparations. All three give promise of being useful when properly ready. They will probably be seen in action at the Waverley meeting on Labour Day. Dasher Boy was taken to Marton to contest the Hack Hurdles, and looked bright and well, but was not started, as the boy who had been engaged to ride the Strowan gelding failed to keep his engagement. Castlew’ood had bad luck at Marton in being left several lengths at the start of the Hack Hurdles, and had no chance of showing what he could do. The Sylvanite gelding jumped well, and later on might show up over the small sticks. Mr. C. G‘. Young, of Messrs. Young and Collins, who has been on a health recruiting trip to the United States and England, brought back with him on his return last week a v.ery handsome solid silver prize cup, which he secured to the order of Mr. George Spriggens. The cup, which is valued at 50 guineas, is to be presented by Mr. Spriggens to the Wanganui Trotting Club. It is a massive trophy of chaste design, standing 14 inches high on its 5-inch base of beautifullyturned ebony.