SOUTHLAND.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1598, 9 December 1920, Page 13

SOUTHLAND.

Bengercop Feeling the Effects Strenvr.ous Spring Campaign KilKee Likely to Prove a Good. Stayer— Moonglow to Make His Debut as a Hurdler —Golden King Taken Up Again After Lengthy Spell—Dunedin and Southland Meetings Attracting Wide Attention.

INVERCARGILL, Monday Unfavourable weather for training operations was experienced over the latter part of the past week, causing anxiety to trainers with horses claiming engagements at the approaching Dunedin J.C.’s summer fixture and meetings nearer home following immediately afterwards. On his return from the South Canterbury meeting Bengeroop displayed signs of soreness as a result of his strenuous racing experiences of the past two 7 * months. P. Hogan, who is very clever with horses suffering in this manner, holds high hopes, however, of staving off the trouble threatening the big son of Calibre. In the event of anything going wrong with Bengeroop, Hogan has two other good strings to his bow in Almoner and Kilkee. The former has gone on the right way since winning the Winton Cup, and will be very hard to beat in some of the valuable events to be decided in the south in about three weeks’ time. It would not be surprising to find Kilkee playing a lea ding'part in some of the immediate long-distance races, as the son of Kilbroney is a better stayer than many people are aware of. Although he did not quite get into the money he ran well over twelve furlongs at the New Zealand Cup meeting, and there are backers who going to forget this fact. After a lengthy absence from the turf, that once well-known sprinter Moonglow is down to make his reappearance at the Dunedin summer meeting, when the descendant of Treadmill —Sunglow is listed to make his debut as a hurdler. The order for the destruction of Adelina.’ was countermanded at the last minute, and an attempt was made to save the sister to Michaela for stud purposes, but it was finally decided to put her out'of misery at the end of'last week. The novice gelding in A. Mclvor’s string turns out to be a three-year-old brother to the North Island sprinter Solfanello, by Solferino — Rosalia. He was sold with a draft

from the Burnside Stud as a yearling for 25 guineas to a Canterbury resident, from whom Mr. W. Stone recently nurchased him untried at a price' under the century. He moves pleasingly, but it will be some time before he can be genuinely tried out. The Pallas—Redstart mare Red Pal rejoined P. T. Hogan’s team after undergoing a spell. The rest did the half-sister to Red Admiral a power of good, as she came in thickened out and full of vigour. She is a very useful galloper, and should win in her turn for Mr. J. E. Rogers, of Gore. A brother to this mare who races as Good Start has been engaged to make his first appearance over the hurdles at the Dunedin Jockey Clubs summer gathering. He has been schooled from the Rorke’s Drift Lodge, and Mr. Rogers has satisfied P. Hogan that he is possessed of jumping ability. Good Start on several occasions proved that he was a galloper of fair merit. The disappointing -sprinter Post Haste was discovered jumping a hurdle at play recently, with the result that he may presently be tested over the battens. It has been finally decided to make use of the Southland R.C.’s new track at the forthcoming summer meeting. The inner railing has been completed, and the circuit is now receiving its final touches. Provided the weather is favourable it may wear through the summer fixture, but the club is taking some risk. Eleus and Silver Peak have been doing good'work of late. The former is coming on nicely and has lost the burly appearance that characterised him at the early spring gatherings. The ancient Golden King has been taken up again after being fired and treated to a spell. He is looking having probably been well treated by his owner, Mr. Graham, in' his home quarters. Hogan has performed wonders with the old horse by way of keeping him on his legs, and he now looks as if he will stand vet another preparation. Mr. W. T. Hazlett’s four horses, which are trained here, are doing well, and it would appear that J. A. Rowland is going to make good as private mentor to the president of the Southland R.C. Mazama, who used to fume and fret as he cam® within sight of the racecourse and at times became unmanageable, now behaves himself like any other soberminded galloper. He is also looking very well, and Frenchman, who galloped pleasingly at Winton, gives every indication that be i s at least going to place some money to the credit of his somewhat discountenanced sire, Danube. Moulin Rouge and the full-brother to Brackenfield have not been seriously tried out as yet, but both move freely and jesoiutely. The b,ig Boniform —Gargaron gelding is going to be a more powerful horse than Brackenfield. Fie is now a much better horse behind the saddle. Mr. Hazlett probably will elect to give him ample time to mature, as he certainly appears to be well worth keeping

Listening Post is making a good recovery rf-om the accident that caused him to be laid aside on the opening day of the Dunedin J.C.’s spring fixture. He shows no sign of the Injured joint distressing him, and now can gallop about his enclosure with perfect freedom. Sir James Carroll’s juvenile Tatau - Tatau, by Kilbroney—Taringamutu, has been entered for the two-year-old races at the Dunedin J.C.’s summer meeting, and she will probably be hard to beat. She ran well at the New Zealand Cup meeting, but met with a disappointment in more than one race, a fact that is not generally known. Hence she may be put down as a very promising youngster.