GOLDEN TIDE TO MISS NEW PLYMOUTH

Chronicle (Levin), 23 August 1946, Page 6

GOLDEN TIDE TO MISS NEW PLYMOUTH

restricted training at awapuni Wet weather the. laat three weeks pructically eurtailed traixiiug operations at Awapuni with the rerfult that at present the majority of horsea are very backwurd in view of early spring rar.ing. Yesterday morning the No. 1 grass was opened for horses engaged at New Plymouth, but ou aceount of the sodden conditions trainers preferred the use of the sand. L. Ivnapp's team for the Combined Hunts ' meeting on iSaturday, Bay Kobe. Lady Premier, Oemo and Mokonui, wero; allotted strong work on the sand track. Bay Kobe and Oemo impre^sed as being very fll and are oxpected to give a good aceount of tliemsolves. They wero booked to leave yesterday. . *' • ' Golden TidA'moved 1 very freelV ovcr a couple of circuits, but her trainer, J. J. Waller, sthted later that- it" was not intended to start her in the Hunt Cup Steeplechase ou tSaturday, but that she would be. reserved for the second day of the me>ting. Kahurapouga has traincd on satis-. fai'lorUy since rucing at Marton, where she appeured to be unluckiiy beaten into second place in the noviec event. Although slie has two Ongageinents at New Plymouth, the Weraroa Stakes will be her mission. Old Ked (Buchanan) was sent over four hurdles and cleared thom in good style. Ile is due to make his reappearance at Foxton next week and, in spite of not having raced for nearly 12 months. looks well forward. B. Burgess intends making a jumper of Merry ltobin, but at his first attempt the ltobin Goodfellow gelding did not make much of a showiiig, and after a lot of inducement just managed to scrauible over a couple of pony fences. Guy Flame cleared three of the pony hurdles in his usual free style. The Guy Boy gelding is carrying more condilion thun i'ormcrly and he may do good service for F. Temperton this terui. Kiwi Pai has recovered from his soreness and moved uicoly over a couple of circuits. Au accompiished l'encer, he sliould be in line i'or an early hurdlo raco. Kiding engagements announced for New Plymouth on Saturday include: — \Y. J. Broughton: Accepted, Whackie, General Lytup. ,f. (jarth: Kahuraponga. W. Aitken: Bay jFfobe. _ . Mr. A. Nicoll: O6mo. N. B. Holland: general I'ay, Ocean BoJig, Bymondy, Si'hool Boy. F. H. Baker: Old Joe. M. Kitchie: Surpeen. It, Flowcr: Kobin's Keward, Titiihi. H. N. Wiggins: Tc Kapiti, Ostentatious. J. Bagby: Lionine, Sir Desmond.