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Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 232, 28 June 1944, Page 7

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Five Arrivals From

Hastings

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Epping, Poutatau, Regal Night, Lenardo, and Captain Star, who are trained at Hustings, arrived at Trentham on Monday night, having travelled from Napier by sea. All except Poutatau raced at the Hawke’s Bay winter meeting on Saturday. It is reported that 17 horses were booked to make this passage, but most of the 12 who stayed behind did so to race at the patriotic meeting at Hastings this week. The remainder of the Hawke’s Bay ream will be able to travel by coastal steamers which leave Napier on Wednesday and Sunday. There are now 21 visitors at. Trentham preparing for the July meeting, and several more are due this- week.

Tracks Heavy. There was very little serious work done at Trentham yesterday. The drying effect: of a heavy wind on Monday was counteracted bi’ further rain during Monday night, and the trial grass, where most of the work was done, was Extremely slushy, and it was dangerous to send horses any more than threequarter pace. The only jumping done was a school over four hurdles by Foxsen, who' went alone, and a bout over six hurdles by Boloyna and Straight Left. Foxsen looks a picture of hard condition, and on her Auckland winter form is certain to be oqe of the well-supported candidates In the main hurdle races at Wellington. She will again be ridden by M. Coon. Boloyna has not yet raced over hurdles, but yesterday he gave a nippy display for a novice.

Royal Flight and Monetary, other members of A. E. Dldham’s team, ran 411 easy five furlongs together, and the remaining three in the team, Strip, Notary and Invincible, were let oft wijh light tasks. Schooling Facilities. t Visiting trainers who have steeplechasers under their care were critical yesterday of the lack of schooling facilities at Trentham. The fences on the course proper are to be open only on Tuesday and Thursday of next week. Trainers maintain that in normal times this policy may have sufficed when horses could be schooled at home and taken to a meeting a few days before it opened, but with transport restrictions to cope with, it was now necessary to travel when accommodation was offered, and this meant arrival weeks before a meeting opened. The horses which raced in steeplechase events at Auckland came on by sea to Wellington, and they have had no schooling since June 10. It is impossible to do any serious schooling over the inside course, which consists of three small brush fences, which are inadequate for the purpose. Trainers of hurdlers are in much the same position as the schooling hurdles course on the ins’de at Trentham does not permit a full round being undertaken with the pace on. the horses having to be eased at the top and bottom ends of the course to allow’ them to make the turns. A Massive Horse.

Since he last vjsited Trentham Khurja has taken on au immense amount of muscular condition and will be one of the most massive horses contesting cross-coun-try . events at the Wellington meeting. He ran among the hack bteeplechaeers at i.'».e Auckland meeting finishing second with 10.8 in the Green Lane Steeplechase, and he improved to win the Tamaki Steeplechase with 10.12 at his next attempt. Khurja is a six-year-old and he has youth on his side as he embarks on his steeplechasing career. Furthermore, he is a fine jumper and his racing at Auckland has been beneficial, to his racing condition and liis health generally. With 9.13 to carry in the Wellington Steeplechase he will be one of the lightweight fancies.

Jockey Married. The lightweight jockey. E. V. Dye. wa married at Matamata yesterday. He wil be attending the Wellington winter meet ing.

Back in Work. Voltaire. Caithness and Master Dash, who have been on the easy list since the Easter meetings, have 'been put back into work at Trentham. Voltaire has thickened out appreciably. In New Stable. It is reported from Awapuni that I’oHjika has joined L. Knapp’s stable to be prepared for hurdle racing., Patriotic Dates. The only meetings this week will be patriotic fixtures staged by the Hawke’s Bay Jockey Club at Hastings, and the Canterbury Park Trotting Club at Addington. From the North. When S. Barr returned a few days ago to Riccarton with Edward he brought an addition to his team in The Pied Piper, a four-year-old gelding by Hazrat from Gamboling, owned by Mr. W. R. Shattock, Hamilton. The Pied Piper is to be tried as a hurdler. Foxchase Improved. A Christpluirch writer states that Foxchase Ls one of the most improved horses at Riccarton. D. Cotton has him ready for racing at Trentham. with Riccarton to follow, and he is-expected to do well, as he is at home in winter conditions. Foxchase is owned by Mr. P. Ilayviee, Wellington, who has added Miss Titaness. a Sister to Kronos, to his team within the past few days. Won First Attempt. Tatting, winner of the hurdle race at Timaru on Saturday, was having his first race as a jumper. He was bred in the North Island by Mr. R. Shortall, and is by Inflation from Embroidery, by Threadneedle from Accumulation by Poiydamon from Multiplier by Multifid, a typical Pov' erty Ray pedigree. Tatting schooled well last week at Riccarton. and his success was not unexpected. Two Winners of Trophy. /The Night Raid Challenge .Cup. presented by Mrs. A. F. Roberta to perpetuate the memory of Night Raid and the foaling of Phar Lap near the Washdyke course, was competed for for the first time on Saturday when it was attached to the Timaru Cup. The dead-heat in the cup means that Mr. R. J. Murphy, Wellington, and J. Dwyer, Oamaru. will each hold the trophy for six months. Still Eligible. Kauri Queen and Da Vinci, winners of the maiden divisions at Hastings, are still eligible for the Trial Plate at Trentham as the stake to each winner was £l)5 and the Trial Plate is for horses which have not won a race or races worth £lOO to the winner. Acceptances Closing. Acceptances for the Hawke’s Bay .Jockey Club’s patriotic meeting close tonight at 8 o’clock. Acceptances for the first day of the Wellington Racing Club’s winter meeting close tomorrow at 5 p.m. Answers to Inquiries. “P.P.M..” Levin: (1) £5/16/-. (2) £2O 3/C. ‘•Very Glad.” Wanganui: £5/10'-. “Place.” Ohakea: (1) £2/10/0 and £2/0/6. (2) £l/15/0 and £ 1/7/-. (3) £1 6/- (4) £2/6/-. (5) £O/0/6 and £2/5/-. Pa re mat a : (I) £2/17/-. (2) C2 10/6 and £l/19/-. (.3) £l/10/-. (4> £2 11/6. (5) £l/6/-. IB) £3/10/6. i 7) £2/0/0. “Punter.” Lovin: £l/15/6 and £l/7/-. “Newtown.” Wellington: rh £2/6/6. (2) £l/5/6. (.3) £6/9/6 and £2/5/-. “A .W..” Pllmmerton: (1) £l/19/-. (2) Drivers of nnnlaced horses are not published in southern papers.