ARCO PLEASES IN AWAPUNI TRIALS

Chronicle (Levin), 17 April 1946, Page 6

ARCO PLEASES IN AWAPUNI TRIALS

Altliough. eonditions were against fast times at Awapuni yesterday morning, Easter-engaged horses who worked well were Areo, Langue d'Or, Yandra and Voltaic. Among the (jumpers Red Glare was most impressive. The eourse proper, with the pegs -out 35 feet, was available for galloping, the going be^, ing soft;after recent rain. Yandra (Broughton) and Mary Jo (Aitken) opened proeeedings by running seven furlongs in 1.41 2-5, the last three furlongs taliing 43sec. The former linished in front and was doing lier work very eoniiortably. She is a greatly iutproved filly and is not without prospeets in the Great Northern Oaks in which she will be ridden by W. J. Broughton. Emerge (Saunders) aud Duteh Mary (Waddell) were let off with an easy three furlongs > in 45sec. The latter has faiied to handle the going in .recent starts and may be seen to better advantage over Easter. An interesting trial was that between Areo (Boreham), Langue d'Or (Seliars) and Lady Spiral (Waddell). Jumping away fromt the' mile post, Areo aud Lady Spiral quickly opened up a big gap on Langue d 'Or, and they rau to the five furlongs in 1.13. Over the eoneluding stages, the latter put. in great work to finish on terms with his companions in 1.52 4-5. Areo appeared to liave most in reserve, .. and the Hawke's Bay Cup winner is likely to be a firm favourite for the main event at Feilding ou Saturday. Langue d'Or will have an outing in the sprint on Saturday prior to taekling the Feilding Cup on the middle day.

The two-year-old Skilled (Bowness) proved too speedy for Hakim (Amey) over three furlongs in 40 2-5sec. Saludos (Aitken) was seen to better advantage than Newell Post (Waddell) over iive furlongs in 1.10, the first two being eut Out iu 27 4-5sec. Coronara (Sellars) and Filature (Boreliaxn) required ofisec. to run half a mile. Imperial (Broughton; was not allowed to do his best over six furlongs in L2fi 3-5. So t'ar no rider has been eugaged for him in the Easter Handicap at Ellerslie. Winning Ticket (Sellars) jsprinted three • furlongs in 41 2-5see. Lady Hilton (Waddell) was stopping at the ond of five furlongs run in 1.13 4-5. Sir Bradburv (Waddell) and Pellineer (Ewan) were not ridden out to com'plete (ive furlongs in 1.11. Tli'e former is uiuler siisjiicion oi' respiralory trouble. Juveniles Sprint Past, Oemo (Collins) and a companion did not i-iii p I'ess wlule ruiining six furlongs in 1.3(5 3.-5. The best sprint iigures of | the luorxiing were credited to Voltaic j ^Aitken) and Tribute (Sellars) who j reeled off three furlongs in 39 l-5sec. j r)'he former was doing it liicely at the I finish aiid should give a good account • of himself in the Taonui Nursery at i Feilding. Swi-ft Jay (Bowness) traversed ' a inile in 1.57, the last three ! furlongs taki^g 43sec. Red Clover j(Kendhlf) rau t-tln'ee furlongs in 42 l-5sec.i '' Red Griare (Faganp gave a polished display ,0f Jumping over six liurdles. He belirs" a >vell-t)-ained: appearance and should be liard tp dispose .. of in the Kawa Kawa HuMles at Feilding. •Authouess- (Etey) and First King (Rout)" WeiW nsjlociated in a schooling bout Qver six h'urdles, ,the former giving tlfe 'better "display." Gay Rouen; (Fagah) and Colonel Bogey- ( Eley) •wel'h sent over six of the' eteeplecliase fenees. The former was responsjble f'Or another sound display and is a.-y cry j p ro mising addition to the ranks of 'qhasers. Colonel Bogey s])oilt his showing by hooking the last | obstacle badly aud nearly losiug his t rider. Tlie Wanganui winners, Specialist and Finaucial, wero out doing easy tasks in the middle. Tli'e former looks iu spleiulid order and should go close to adding to his reeord at Feilding. Financial is being reserved for the Feilding Cup on Easter Mouday. W. J. B'roughton has been engaged to ride Balgowan, Regal Praise, Yandra, Cowper and Ruling Master at Ellerslie on Waturday. Riding engageiucnts ahuouneed for Feilding include: — A. G. Waddell: Oarmelita, Tula, Persuadc, Theiolyn, Financial (-Cup). R. (Saunders: i)utch Mary, Emerge. .T. Fagan: Red Glare. C. Eley: Authoress. V. Sellars: Areo, Winning Ticket, (Saludos.