JOTTINGS FROM TRACK AND STABLE

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20028, 29 August 1939, Page 9

JOTTINGS FROM TRACK AND STABLE

, AGOG’S NEXT START

AVONDALE MEETING PRIVAL HAS IMPROVED MANURERE NOT FOR SALE By “Trenton” The hurdler Agog is to make hts next appearance at the Avondale meeting. He has been in solid work and has previously won on the course, so should not lack friends when he lines up next month. Improved in Condition , 7 . ■ Although Prival failed ter . gain _a ( place in the Auckland HanSicap at the Pakuranga meeting he ran a good race and was by no means disgraced. This hack has improved in condition a good deal of late, and as he is not averse to soft going more money looks assured for him during the next ''few months. Probable Return It is probable that Mrs. M. Steinberg’s four horses now at Riccarton will in future be trained in Auckland, where the owner resides. Fidelis came here early in the year and was joined by Konneta, Wapaugh and Soap Box a few months ago in the stable

of C. C. McCarthy, who has made arrangements to ship them back to Auckland next week.

Not Being Hurried

The three-year-old gelding .by Surveyor from Jolly Princess in J. IVI. Buchanan’s stable has had the name tßoyal Sou bestowed on him. This novice is a nice mover, but is not being hurried and may need a bit of time .before he reaches his best. Has Plenty of Speed Before leaving Ellerslie to fulfil her engagements at the Egmont-Wanganui Hunt meeting, the King Lu filly Valvern registered a good trial over half a mile on the No. 3 grass track. This filly is engaged in two five-furlong events at New Plymouth, and as she has plenty of speed and is a smart beginner her prospects cannot be overlooked. 2500' Guineas Refused ‘ '-•■After the New Zealand-bred three-year-old Manurere had scored an impressive win in his first start at Ascot, Melbourne, last week, his ovv.ier, Mr. I. Tyer, refused an offer of 2500 guineas for him.- Manurere is by the Cambridge -sire F-oxbridge from Green Linnet, and is trained by J. Fryer, who raced his dam with success in New Zealand. Manurere is reported to be a good-looking colt and, as he was a late foal—he was not born until December 27—he has been very carefully-,handled. Even if he does not make a Derby proposition, there | appears little doubt that if he con- 1 tinues to improve he will win good races.

Fryer has advised relatives in Hawera that he intends to race Manurere and Pontoon at the Randwick spring meeting next month. He says !Pontoon has developed into a solid galloper, and Fryer considers him one ■of the most promising handicap performers in the Commonwealth. Another one of his team doing well at present is the Dominion-bred International. He has not been suited by the heavy winter tracks, but is rapidly approaching his best.

Unpopular Win There was little enthusiasm among the Munich crowd of 30,000 which witnessed two French horses beat tne Italian favourite for the Brown Band, the premier German race, last month.

The winner, Goya 11, is a five-year-old son of Tounbillon, son of Ksar, from Zariba, a daughter of Sardanapfe, so his breeding is entirely French. His owner, M. M. Boussac, had him trained at Newmarket at two and three years. He won the Gimcrack Stakes in 1936, but, after running second to Le'Ksar in the Two Thousand Guineas, sixth in the Derby and ninth in the St. Leger, he was returned to France. Several later visits to England were unsuccessful.

Antonym, the runner-up, won the Brown Band in 1938 for M. Holdert. Procle, the favourite, was a close third.

By special concession, M. Boussac was allowed to take the entire winning share of the prize-money, amounting to £BSOO, out of Germany.