TRACK NOTES & GOSSIP

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 2, 18 January 1937, Page 8

TRACK NOTES & GOSSIP

(By "The Barb") The Hastings eourse proper was in excellent order on Saturday morning, despite the fact that in the previous twenty four hours the best part of two inches of rain had f allen. The local candidates engaged at Wellington and Ashhurst this week were run along against the watch. • • • Gasman was first to be galloped, running half a mile, with his trainer in th© saddle, in 51 £. This gelding although he appears in fche best of racing nick, raced below expectations at both Waipukurau and Hastings. He has accepted for tlie last event at Ashhurst but is a very unlikely starter, • • * Sansfoy (S. Stephens) and Monarchy (R. Mars!?) took 1.22 to do a working gallop of six furlongs, the former going very easily. This Royal Divorc'e gelding gives every outward indication of being back to /ast 'autumn' s form to take on the trip to Trentham. Monarchy was later on given a school over four hurdles and made no mistake, This Chief Rulrr gelding is engaged in the hurdles at Ashhurst on Friday and, as the opposition is weaker than any he has yet met, he should" possess at least an equal chance of success this time. • * • Master Cyklon (S. McNaughton) had Silver River's measure over a mile in 1.49. This pair, both engaged at Ashhurst, began slowly, taking 16 for the first 1'urlong, thus the last seven in 1 1.33 was a fair effort, J

Master Cyklon hoids two en^agements on Ifriday and it lias not yet been decided which race he will contest, the open or the hack cup. In the former event it certainly looks as if this Hunting Song gelding had been estimated by the handicapper a little above his best form in being treated a 51b better horse than JDavistock, who has proved hiimself in handicap open class* whereas Master Cyklon' s performances are no better than those of an average hack. • - • • Royal Minstrel (S. MqNaughton), a costly horse over the holiday fixtures, now appears in decidely better condition as the resulfc of that racing. He afforded evidence of this by doing his threei-quarters of a mile in 1.16^. He will accompany his stable companion, Silver River, to the Gorge meeting. • • # Huntette, with P. Atkins on top, made light of gailoping half a mile iu 50f, the first furlong in 11 sec. This mare has thickened out and recent form points to the possibility of her collecting a hack sprinfc at Wellington. Hwever, being now at the top of the hanidcap will find the "pony" severely taxed. • • • ' Allnetic (C. Shields) and Trauler. (P. Atkins), having no immediate engagements, were not out to break records — their five took 67. Both will in all probability race at Wairoa at the beginning of next month. m m m Tullamore (P. Atkins) was another not troubling the watcb overmueh, taking 55 for half a mile. So far this two-year-old hlly has not shown a great deal of speed, still impresses as oue that will eventually come useful, especialiy over a distance of ground. Being by Tidal from a Solferine mare, she is not bred the way of early two-year-old winners. s » » • A very interesting gallop Was that between the two W.ll.C. Telegraph candidates, Peter Beckford (P. Atkins) and 'Pukanui (R. Marsh) over five furlongs, which took 64secs. The pair were together all the way until the last furlong, when Peter Beckford went on against the bit to finish a length. and a half in front. Though. neither was fully extended, Peter Beckford, who was meeting Pakanui on about 201bs vvors© terms fchan he will on Wednesday next, impressed as being the better of the two on this gallop., Mr. G. D. Beats^u's four-year-old should now enter caiculations for the big Trentham sprint, an event Mr. Beatson won twice >vith Statuette. * * , • J azz Boy (R. Marsh) and Count Siegfried (J. lorsyth), both booked for Trentham, were not galloped at top, being contented with a mile afc even pace, 15 to fche furlong. Jazz Boy showed himself at Hastings as a most promising hack, but may take more racing before he strikes the peak of his form. He will be one to watch at fche three-day meeting this week ' and may pay to follow. Count ; Siegfried is another that has improved this last four or five weeks., • ' * • Tiger Gain (O. Shields), Soho . (P. Atkins) and Lady Wessex (S. Walsh), also Trentham candidates, were associated in a seven-furlong spin. Tiger Gain w.as going a little better at the finish than Soho, while Lady Wessex, a poor track worker tbese days, was a couple of lengtlis back. The time, 1.34|, could have been improved on by either of the first two horses. # # • Tiger Gain, it will be remembered, went to Feilding and won in*his only start. Brought back to Hastings, he I was then prepared for the Manawatu Cup in which he was deemed unfortu- j nate in being beaten into second place by Spiral. He started only once at Awapuni and the same the following week at Tauherenikau, where he annexed the Wairarapa Cup, lj mile, in hollow fashion. Since then he has iost none of his bloom, in fact he now looks a better horse than when leaving for the holiday meetings. Mr. W. Henderson's Gainscourt gelding, in his lasfc four starts, has won three handicaps and run second in the fourth, so that in the Wellington Cup, with only 81bs above the minimum, he must be a serious consideration. • • • For a highweight candidate, Soho went very pleasingly, in fact the gallop 1 appealed as a most satisfactory trial for Wednesday' s race in which he will be ridden by the Hastings horseman, O. Stratton. Lady Wessex in her last four efforts was twice fourth at Palmerston and second and first at Hastings, so that she should give J. Walsh a fair ride in the Highweight on Wednesday. * » # Blue Garter (P. Atkins), now trained by G. W. B. Greene, and Hamarin (J. Forsyth) were not asked to give of their best in. a six-furlong run-along occupying 1.25. Hamarin is bot a good track worker, but, as she has been third in her last three starts, may win at Ashhurst, a meeting Blue Garter also attends. • • • Etzel (J. McNaughton) and Star Lad (C. Shields) went out to run three furlongs at three-quarter pace, as they registered 40J, must be some good if sent at top. Etzel as a two-year-old colt by Siegfried from the Gainscourt mare Alimony and is a most commanding individual, looking every ■ inch a racehorse. When foaled he was none too promising, having twisted legs, but gradually he has outgrown these defects except for a slight "disli" when walking. • # • ' Seygried (C. Shields), who still looks as if racing and plenty of it would do him good, went well over siv furlongs registering 1.18. The Wairoa-Poverty Bay-Tologa-Ruatoria cii'cuit would be the makings of this Siegfried three-year old gelding, • • • Mon Ace (H. Callinan) was galloped seven furlongs, but apparently was stopping badly over the final three, as the full distance occupied 1.37, after the first half-mile had been traversed in 52. * * * Royal Solo (S. Stephens) was not bustled to register 51| for > half a mile. She has no immediate engagements, but Wairoa may be her mission again this year. • * • The two-year-olds Red Cockade (S. McNaughton) and Mary Rose (J. Forsytli took 40 for three furlongs which did not impress. ' (Continued on Page 9.)