TRENTHAM NOTES.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20101, 3 December 1930, Page 14

TRENTHAM NOTES.

FORM AT FEILDING. HORSES FOR AUCKLAND. [THE PBESS Special Service.] WELLINGTON, December 2. The Fordell team, under L. G. Morris, will race at Manawatu and Marton during the holidays. Mr A. T. Gatrell was unable to start Acora at Feilding on Monday owing to her picking up a nail on tho way to the course. The trouble was not serious, but it was decided to take no risk. On tho form she showed the first day sho would have had a chance of getting some money, but the holiday Meetings should see her in tho limelight again. First Money performed dirappomtingly at Feilding. Ho was unlucky tho first day, when ho got away so badly that he lost all chance of winning, but on Monday ho got off well and had every chanco. First Money was never better than he is at tho present time. LIo has earned tho reputation of not being too genuine, but maybe it is that his best is not e<jual to really good company.

EL. Brown, who is now settled at Otaki, has purchased Mr VV. Green's interest in Limosin, who will henceforth run in the colours of his trainer. J. Brown had both Silveririine and Awaken ready to race at Foilding on Monday, but he was able to produce only Silvermino, who won. Awaken sprinted well on the morning of her race, but was lame afterwards, and it was found necessary to scratch her. Tho stnblo thus lost a chanco of bringing off the handicap double. Ail going well both Silvermino and Awaken will race at tho Auckland Summer Meeting. A Lean Period. Every stable at some time or other experiences a lean period, and Mr G. M. Currie at the present timo has only moderate performers to carry his colours. W. Rayner stated at Foilding that there was very little chance of any of his team going to Auckland at Christmas. Their form did not warrant a trip to Ellerslie and they could bo better placed nearer homo. The Hawera trainer, J. Fryer, has ha<J the bad luck in tho past fortnight to lose the of his three handicap horses —Bright Glow, Mendip, and Oraaone. Orazone went sore on tho ovo. of the Leviji Meeting, while lameness overtook both Bright Glow and Mendip at Foilding Bright Glow's troulilo is a ricked shoulder, and Fryer does not anticipate .having either her or Mendip right for tho holiday racing Ornzone, however, should bo able to take her plaoe in fields at Taranaki and Stratford.

F. Corlett, until recently training at Marton, where ho had Equitant under his care, has taken up ■ residence at Levin, and will train at that centre in tho futuro. Ho has made a start

with tho Acre gelding, Ex Dono, and another will arrive in the courso of a few days. AV. ... eKinnon's team for the Auckland Summer Mooting; will consist of Toxeuma and Pakitere, while AV. H. Dwycr intends to mako the trip with Paratoo and Knollmere. Owing to the indisposition of the veteran starter, Mr C. O'Connor, he will be unable to carry out his official duties at Woodvillo next week. Mr H. E. Connop has boon appointed starter for tho Meeting Mr C. Boyle, of Wellington, who ha<J an unsuccessful trio to Melbourne and Sydney with Rational TI. and Basouli, returned home by the Maunaganui on Monday. Tor Hurdling-. Llandudno, who scored a surprise win in tho concluding event at Feilding on Saturday is now a nine-year-old, bo it is unlikely that he will improve much, but ho should get some more money before long. Most likely Mr Duncan will be putting liiin to the jumping game later, for ho is keen on that branch of the business. Llandudno's success was a tribute to his trainer. L. Knapp, who has tho happy knack of placing liis team to advantage. Arikinui made a more forward showing on the first day at Building than was expected, so that he had a reasonable chance on tho second day. It was surprising to find him installed such a warm favourite, however, and tho support was not justified, for after having the best chances of any runner in the race, he was distinctly lucky to get ' second. Had Bonogne come home straight he would have beaten Arikinui. At the same time Arikinui looks like coming to his best form for the holiday Meetings. Bonogne is now a nine-year-old, so he is not likely to improve much. He is, however, in verv good form at present and with better luck than he encountered at Feilding he should win a race.

Consistent. Playground had only on« raoo at Feilding, and that was in tho last event of the fixture. He met with a serious check in tho running at the half-mile, and in finishing fourth he indicated that but for the bad luck he would have been disputing the issue. Playground, except for his failure at Levin, has been a most consistent runner since he struck form, and he should not be long in repeating the performance. Just an Tdea should have won two races at Feilding instead of being beaten a head each day. He will be hard to beat during the holiday Meetings. The Aucklander, Royal Ruler performed indifferently at Feilding, but on the second day he was running on into fifth place after getting away badly. He was ridden by an apprentice. and it will not be surprising to find a stronger horseman making a substantial improvement in his form. Hampden, winner of the two-year-old race at Feilding, was bred ljv Mr I. G. Duncan, and secured by his owner, Mr F. Bristol, at the last Trentham sales for 140 guineas. By Tea Tray from the Kilbroney mare Kilcalm. he is a half-brother to the speedv Tticcarton mare Te Awhina. O. Cox reports that he is a lazy colt, and he certainly gave this impression in his race, for H. Gray was hard at him all the way, .and in the straieht sat down and rode him with the whip. Hampden did not flinch under the pressure, and he should develop into a useful horse.

Cox also started another two-year-old in the race, the Thespian ally Drama, from the imported Spearmint mare Drax. Drama was bred by Mr G. M. Currie, and was purchased by the "Westmere studmaster, Mr J. Donald, at the last Trentham sales for 2002n5. Drama is also reported by her trainer to bo a very lazv customer. She had a weight on Monday at which only a licht boy could ride, yet she made a bold showing into fourth place.

CANTERBURY JOCKEY CLUB. DISTRICT COMMITTEE. At yesterday afternoon's meeting of the District Committee of the Canterbury Jockey Club Mr J. S. Barton was recommended for a permit to train his own horse without a license. A jockey's license was recommended to S. A. Orr for jumping races only.