TARANAKI SPRINTERS

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 31, 7 February 1933, Page 4

TARANAKI SPRINTERS

SEVERAL iN GREAT TRIM

NOTES FROM THE TRACK

... :, (Special, from'"Hurry On.") "•;- -', 'NEW'PLYMOUTH} This Day. ;•"■ .The recent heavy rains have had a "won'.derfully beneficial effect: on, the New Ply-, mouth, tracks, and the course should be -in excellent order fpr the meeting on : Thursday and Saturday. There was not a-great deal of work era Saturday morning, most of the horses being given easy ■"tasks, ' . ■"■'•■•. ;. / ;'■-- ..'■■: -' ; V . LV Jarvis: arrived ok Friday withi Head- ._ master .and. Hunting Lodge, who" were worked early. Habit was sent home after - Hawera and will' not compete at the meeting. ' ■ ..:... P. Moraghan has also arrived "with his : jumper, Royal Reign: She. was galloped a • mile and shaped) very well, the last seven .furlongs taking lmin 33 3-ssec. She has huilt up a lot during her spell and looks in-good order. ■'...• " :-. Refresher and. Glenvarie were given ■strong, work ori the inside. The latter ;." looked; a. little jaded after Trentham, hut he has brightened up quite a lot during the last few days. ■■•■'■■■ - •-"- Orapai and'Glowlight did two rounds of .pace work. There is no doubt thit the latter is thriving on the racing that she - has had and she hit out very freely. Ora- ■ Pai .had had practically no work between his return from Wellington and his winning efforts on the second day at Egmpnt,.and that race, should do him a lot'of. "good. Cereal stretched out in great style over two 'circuits on the inside. He locks -much improved as a result of his two outings. Royal Bengal, who is in great "heart, had Lucky, Alice as a companion - over two rounds at half pace. Lady Quex showed no' signs of unsoundness after her race at Hawera and look- -. ed^ particularly .bright. She cantered .twice jound-and sprinted up the straight ■the second time. .'....''■ "' . - "Gibraltar'and Easter-Time did solid "threequarter-pace work. Though the ]at-ter-has been paid ;Vip for in the Cup and the Mimi Highweight, he is likely to take his place in the former - field on Thursday. . - ■•■■- A feature of the .first day's" card is the excellent .field that »has paid tip for the Flying Handicap. Golden .Wings, :the top.weight, is the only; .visitor among the acceptors, but with such local horses as ■ :. Lady-Quex (also in the Cup); Orapai, Refresher (also in the Cup),, Royal Bengal, Green-Linnet, and Cereal to oppose Him he will find the task of winning by no . means easy. All the Taranaki aspirants are very fit at present, and Thursday's issue is most open.