KING MESTOR AMISS

Evening Post, Volume CXXXI, Issue 121, 24 May 1941, Page 14

KING MESTOR AMISS

TEST FOR COLFORT

W. A. WHEELER TAKES OVER

Gone Again. All endeavours to keep King Mestor, winner of the Corunna Hurdles at Ti-enLham in July, li>3tf, have been unavailing, and the ten-year-old gelding has had to be turned out once again owing to recurring soreness. Standing Up. None the worse for his outing on the second day of the Otaki Meeting, Colfort is being kept going by A. Goouman at Trentham, but the son of Melfort does not claim any immediate engagements and may not figure in public till the Wellington Meeting. Spelling. Enrich. Sigurd, Gunyah, and Trekalong, four members of H. R. Telford's team at Trentham, are still enjoying their leisure in the paddocks attached to the stable. They will remain there till the weather necessitates their being brought in under cover, and their activities thereafter will be restricted for a period to road work. Enrich is developing into a commanding type. Taken Charge. W. A. Wheeler, who served varying periods with S. Waddell and V. Colello in Hawke's Bay, while for a time he was attached to Mr. W. G. Stead's racing establishment, has re-entered the ranks of trainers at Trentham and has taken over the charge of H. Rama's two horses, Taane Pango and Te Poroho, the health of their owner being indifferent. Wheeler has also a brace of his own in Cicada (Hunting Song—Hulomee) and an unnamed three-year-old filly by Theio from the Iliad mare Parakeet. Well Related. Encouraged by the success of Beau Vite, a son of the Martian mare Dominant, Mr. Ralph Stewart, of Wellington, went to 600 guineas at the Trentham National Sales for a colt by Phaleron Bay from Martial Lady, the dam being a half-sister to Beau Vite. Martial Lady showed a fund of speed in private when in training, but did not live up to it with the colours up and she was not persevered with. The first of her progeny is now being pottered about at Trentham, and the colt is a very nicely-turned juvenile. A Handicap. There is a well-known racing expression that a good horse never carries a bad name, and when the ownerbreeder of a chestnut colt by Lackham from the Panmure mare Capitulation some years ago named the offspring Muggins he placed the youngster under an immediate handicap. Although a good-looker, Muggins was hardly a success under silk, but he has made a reappearance at Awapuni in different hands, and although now eleven years old he may yet show his true worth, for he has the breeding and looks to make good. A Good One. It has always been recognised that Black Majesty was a hack well above the average, but soreness has restricted his activities, and his double success at Te Rapa was a very fitting reward. A product of Defoe and the Lucullus— Moondine mare Lucky Bag, this fellow [should go to still greater heights in 'open company if he can be kept tit and well. Not Impressive. An interesting runner in the Tararua Hurdles at Otaki was Raana, but he did not prove himself worthy oi the monetary support accorded him. However, he was one of those who suffered by an indifferent start and was to all intents out of the contest from the word go. Better things may be expected of him. Delayed Run. With a different rider in the saddle, Katesbridge showed a substantial improvement at Otaki on her Hawera performances. However, even W. J. Broughton's vigorous riding could not keep her up with the field, and although she finished very strongly the effort came too late. Unlucky Record. Even although she runs very honest races, Colibri has invariably found it difficult to annex winning brackets, and her owner put her to jumping in an endeavour to break the run of outs. Within three furlongs of home in the Tararua Hack Hurdles at Otaki on Saturday the long-awaited win was promising to materialise, but the Philamor mare found another novice, Regicide, just a little too good for her. In the early stages Colibri showed a tendency to run out at her fences, and, despite the fact that she found the brush obstacles a little formidable for her on the second day, the experience should be beneficial.

"An /Aid to Victory." "Carry On" remains the policy of the Turf in England, despite the air "reprisals" and the camouflaged attacks of anti-sport cranks. Writing on March 24, "Man on the Spot" says: "To all unprejudiced minds the carrying on of the National Hunt Meeting at Cheltenham last week must at least have demonstrated that we are a long way from being down and out The underlying confidence that made the meeting possible must count for something in the strengthening of morale at home and abroad, to say nothing ot the healthy entertainment that the '■acins <*aye to the tens of thousands who are interested in this sport. Though few were able actually to eniov the refreshment of attending the meeting, i would wager that the days work in every factory in the land was tackled by many workers with a greater zest because of their enthusiasm on Cheltenham happenings."