Work At Trentham

Dominion, Volume 36, Issue 22, 21 October 1942, Page 7

Work At Trentham

DEATH OF A. McINTOSH (By The Watcher.) Heavy rain fell at Trentham on night, and conditions tor training WL yesterday morning were heavily otereiist and later showery, with a strong uoilm-i'.v wind. The going, however, was 111 bUiprlslnglv good order, though not laai. There was not a great deal of work ot interest, but one or Iwo of the Auckland horses moved along in their work. Jtt trial grass was used exclusively. IaOOkiDK" Well. f Representative and Route March were to have gone six, but they went oil well the post and ran home the last toui i n • • Route March Is not engaged until the see ond day. Both horses are well. Landveyor was going well in Hout ot Bronzo at the end of six iu 1.17.

Smart Sprinter. . Beau Vaals, from a standing siaii, sprinted four smartly in 51. No ment has been made as to whether he mu start in the Guineas, or the handicap. Beau Dink did not make the trip.

Two-year-olds. Sir Neri finished best of the quartet or •two-year-olds al the end of four in ay, from a gallopinc start. The others were {Smart Boy, Caithness and Marram. •Siglow jumped tour hurdles biilliantlj, but he was pulling very hard throughout. Nizam Pleases. . , Nizam and Phdleron ran six.in Lib. a good gallop, with Nizam pleasing most. Voltaire went with them but ever the last furlong, •? endeavoured to travel with them, Gui e uiz Khan, was left well 'behind. Gavest Son was under a good bold ou r six with Kinkajou a..d Katcsbrldge in 1-1. Bright Fox and Transcript were eased at the end of live in 1.1. the last half in The Champion. Kindergarten, with a featherweight “P. had no trouble at all in reeling oil seven in 1.27, and' be was far trom doin ß Ins best. Not Running. . z , >. The Te Awlimutu trainer A. Cook lias wired that he is not making the trip, wluj h means the absence of Oriikau trom toe Wellington Guineas and of Royal Glory from the Wellesley Stakes. -

A Sportsman. , , . ,i A southern writer records his appreciation of the action of a punter at -Dunedin recently, who, overpaid by £•>- walked into the building to make a refund just as the pay-Out clerk was bemoaning hie fate. 1 Further Scrntchlhgs. , , Hinkler and Prince Rewa were scratched for nil engagements at 0.20 a.m. yesteri.a.v, and Lady Pippin has been withdrawn Hom the Guineas. .. It is reported from Wanganui that tut two-year-old Tara King has gone a bit sliin sore and will not be racing at Wellington.

Prominent, Trainor's Death. The Gisborne trainer A. Mclntosh died yesterday, and his horses, Sporting h'btcr and Royal Heir, have been scratched tor all engagements at the Wellington .meeting. Air. Melntosh bad a long association with racing. In recent years he those successful horses, bportu g Blom I, Brand Sport, and'Sly Fox. His death will be a shock to the racing community as he has apparently been in normal healui, and was present at the recent Hawkes Bay meeting. ISngngod ut Trentham. ■Scottish Dale put up an forinanee to win the Flying Haiidkap ac Washdyke, says the Christchurch btarSun,” after appearing to be badly away at the start and having to swerve wide at the straight entrance to avoid a smash. At that stage of the race King Herod. Grilse and Hurry Girl were in from. ol Scottish Dale, but in the race home Scottish Dale made a 'brilliant effort, and, cutting down the leaders in hup style, she won by two lengths f , ron, H K ! n * f P J,„} o ,i which finished halt a length in front of Grilse, with Hurry Girl only a neck away. A Spell. Palfrey was not nominated for the Zealand 'Cup as he is still lame in the near foreie"- and a spell .is necessary., it is bad luck for his owner, Mr. E. Hay and trainer, T. 11. Gillett, as Palirey looked one of the best staying prospects at Rlecarton.

Change of Stable. True Way, who was educated by R. Register, is to join F. D. Jones s stable. He is bv Nightmareli from Praise, and is a brother to Representative. True Way is showing promise in track trials.

The Ballot in Australia. In Australia it was suggested at n conference between clubs and the Government that an age limit should 'be placed on horses, and subsequently the Prime Minister, Mr. Curtin, announced that “clubs had agreed to take steps to eliminate the poorer class of racehorse, and to give preference to younger horses.’’ Recently the V.R.C. declared against the “poorer class” of racehorses from South Australia. Scarcely a week has gone by without at least one South Australian horse winning in Melbourne. If the Prime Minister is insistent on the A.J.C. s suggestion being, adopted by all clubs (says the “Sporting Globe ), the will be faced with the impossl’ble task ot laving down a definition of a -horse for this category. The more one ponders over the question, the 'more one is convinced that nobody can say that any horse will not develoip into il first-class performer. It would not surprise, if the V.R.C. instead of Imposing an age limit or other class restriction, were to continue with the ballot to reduce fields to the required size. Answers to Correspondents. “Mug,” Wellington: (1) £l/11/6. (-) £5/4/-; £l/ll)/li. "Bert,” Kil'birnie: (1) £7/18/-. (-) £4/8/<>. (3) fi'i/i/-: £l/10/6. (4i £l/6/6. (5) £2/6/-. “Spud,” Port Ahurlri: Hatt limits. “8.H.,” Makerua: .(1) £l/10/6. (2) £1 10/11. (3) £l/6/6. 14) £7/11/6. “Carbine, Shannon: (1) £2; £l/0/0. (2) £3/8/-. ' . “Curious,’’ Martinborough. £4/o/- ■ “J. 5. Paremala: (1) £2/7/0; £l/5/6. (2) £5/4/-; £l/19/6. (3) £2; £l/6/6. (4) £l/10/6. (0) £2/5/6.