SEMI FINALS AT AWAPUNI

Chronicle (Levin), 10 July 1946, Page 6

SEMI FINALS AT AWAPUNI

A muurt .sprint by Perfect Peace aud a su und seven furlongs by United Nations aud ltoyal l)uco at Awapuni yesterday luorniug were features of the semi-iiinil trials for the second day oi , the iLanawatu meeting. Conditions ! were ideal, and tlie No. 1 grass track provided excellexu going for fast work. Ividden by his trainer, B. 11. -Morris, | Iianiieourt sprinted the last three fur ; longs Of his work in 38 4-f>sec. lle look.- : well, but his receiit foi'iii has been by(low expectations. Blanket (Broughto'n ) trnvorsed a niHe^.in 1.47 l-5; the last three furlongs being run in 40 2-5sec. , lle moved very freely throughont .and i is not likely to be disgraced in his lirst ■ appearance in open eumj)any on Saturday. Broieiield (,Chaplinj inipressed more thau Tahli (Bellarsj and N'ewel Post (Chri.stensen) over 4i\ o furlongs in 1.6. The f&riuer has benelited by his spell and gives indieations of coiuuig to i liand quickly. ' Although thcy linished on tenns, Dileas (Bownessj appeured to I >e doing better thau Skilled (Broughton) over i the concluding stages of iive furlongs ; run in 1.5, the\ lirst two in 26 l-5sec. | The best sprint iigures went to the 'credit of Perfect Peace (Teinperton) and Silver Ball (Aniey), who reeled oil' iive furlongs in 1.4, after runniug the lirst two in 25sec. Botli carried 1 light weights, but the two-year-old, Perfect Peace, did her work impres- | sively and drew attention to her pros- , pects in the Trial Plate. Juveniles Sprint -Malawene (llarris) covered Iive furlongs i ii 1.10, but was not doing her best at u'ny stage. From a staiuling start, Beau ileve (Markwick) and Bournemouth (Bagby) did well lo record l-5scc. for three furlongs. Trained.at PukekoJio by S. McGreai, Beau Kove impresses as being a smart two-year-old and is a candidate for tlie Trial Plate. Incision (Broughton) and Czarina (Buchanan) were associated over six furlongs in 1.20,' the last three occupying llsec. Abbey Pay (Coon) appeared to have pleaty in hand wliile sprinling three furlongs in 3!) 4-5sec. \Velcome Uuest (Clutterbuck) took 42 l-5sec. "After ruuning tlie first. Iive furlongs in 1.8 2-5, Phalaria (Sollars) was liriug at ihe eud of a mile in 1.50. Gold Watch (Waddell) liad little ditticulty in accounting for ALystar (Ewun) over half a mile in 53 3-5sec. Air Ace (Bugby) eompleted his work over a round by sprinting down the straight. The southerner iooks well after liis racing and his winning tuni should not be fur off. Prince Wanaka (Broughton) was travelling coinfortably alongside Ngakoti (Gollins) at the conclusion oi six furlongs in 1.19 2-5, Ihe last three occupying 39 3-5sec. The Do/.or (Gray ) j brushed home the last three furlongs of his work in 42 l-osee. In a similar task, i'eacli King (Ohaplin) took 42 4-5sec. The veteran has never looked better and pleased by the manner in which he strode out. Irish Fox Works Easily On tlie plough, Irish Fox (Denuisou) j was keen to go t'aster while completing the last six furlongs of a round in 1.24; 3-5. He disappointed badly in 'the j liurdles last Waturday and his connections have decided to race him on tlie flat this week. General AJ en t ei tli (Clutterbuck) was uiulcr restraiul while c.overing Iive furlongs in 1.10 3-5. Fuited Nations (Waddell) shadod I lioval Duce (Dagl)y) with Burma (Broughton) a couple of lengths away at the end of seven furlongs in 1.34 2-5. J It was a souml ell'ort and tlie two first-' nanied fiuished altractively. In a schooliug bout over four hurdlc.-| Srveek Daueer (C'haplin) was nmch

'V more impressive than Ilockanui ('An j drews). Bhepherd's Hate (Clinplin)'j was responsible for a fast and clean j display of jumping over four hujclles. j lJingscarf (Andrews; made no mis- j takos while negotiating six steeple-: chase fences on the inside. lle was later sent over the logs and sodwall on j the course proper and cleared tliem in. goud style. J Penwilt (Puni) was sent round over; 12 steeplecliase fences on the inner andj ucconiplished his task in pleasing nian-' ner. Golden Tide (Andrews), Dualinj xiC'hjipjiu), Vh.d, Night.Friuee. (AYal.ther),] were c'ompanions over seven fences on. the outside of the course proper. The two lirst-named jumped well until the second of the brush double where Dualin rau off and also carried oi!' Golden Tide. Altlrough he got round safely, Xight Prince jumped slowly and; did not impress. Jliding engngements announced for, Baturday include: — ■ j\I. Andrews: Centennial Pride, Gay. Rouen, Golden Tide. .1. Canipbell: Ramicourt, Paganini. i II. Buchanan: Czarina, Donegal Bay. j C. 11. iMackie: United Nations, Perfect Peace. - A'. .Sellars: Broieiield, Tahli. A. Johnson: Grey Uonne. i ■T. C'haplin: Phalaria, Peach Iving, : Authoress. Although he rode Red Glare to vic-; torv later in the day, W. Jenkins suf-' fered a lirulsed shoulder as a result of his fall off Norse last Batuiday and the! injurv will keep him out of the saddle i on tlie second day. J. Fagan is also ! sull'ering injuries and will be unable to ! fullil engagements. }