NORTHERN TOPICS

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 35, 25 February 1937, Page 8

NORTHERN TOPICS

-Own Correspondent.)

Scotland Will Have Friends at Te Aroha PROMISING MAIDENS

(By Telegraph

AUGKL/Ajn D, This Day. Two more failures went down to Mazir last week-end. He waa up closer than usual in the middle stages . and was handy enough' on the second day at the home turn to have made a better showing had he been good enough. From all accounts there is a difficulty in training 'a handicap horse at Te Aroha, with a dearth of riders • and galloping companions, so Mazir may be iinproved as a result of his races. It was not surprising that Scotland should have won. his last handicap, for his performances this season have made him out to be one of the best gallopers „over a middle distance in the province. He was eighth at the home turn on Saturday, and then came fast on tho outside to catch the leader, Lagoon, near the post, and return 'a surprising dividend for a horse with his record. On this showing Scotland is going to be. a priiae faney. for his engagements at ,Te Aroha, for, he is not yet: outweighted, Was Ofi Coloux.

Lagoon, on her . fine showing on Saturday, was solidly supported on Monday, but from all accounts" she was not herself, and this would be 'sufficient excuse for her failure to show up. She will be xacing at home at Te Aroha, and that may be to her advantage, although as yet ten furlongs is-; just about as far -as she could go. ' Tjfbalt must how, be considered a likely' proposition for the'Te Aroha Cup - contest, for under the altered scale of weights he is dropped 61b., and his third last Saturday wa's a brilliant effort. He now meets Lagoon 31b. better and Scotland half a stone better. Jan Eidd's first and second last weekend suggested that he is back to really good haek form, so he may not be long in winning again on tne provincial circuit. It was no disgrace for bim to be beaten by a good hack in Day Wind, to whom he was conceding weight, for last season the latter was shaping like _a handicap horse, his last success having been on the second day at Thames thirteen months ago, when he defeated Lagoon and Prince Acre. Jan Eidd comes from a family of good winners and he looks the makings of a fine sprinter. . ; ■ " ' A 'Gbod Sort; '- 5 Far Land made a favourable impression when he had his first race last S&turda/, tpf he was in front'* ±'hj Ja little bit and finally finished ia the bunch behind the third horse. On the second day he was behind Olooneen Lntd the straght and then ranged alongside, shaking ofi; the latter and going on to score convincingly, if narrowly, stalling of£ a late challenge by Superior Guarfi. .On this form Far Land should go on to do better deeds. He is reJated to the speedy Square Acre, who 13 b7 Acre from a maro by Spalpeen, bred on similar lines to Far Land's dam, The Te Eapa winner is by Acre from Eose Arch, who is by Marble Areh from a-mare by St. Hilda. The maiden class at Waikato was as strong as Usual - and the winners of these events usualiy go on to graauate thr.ough the classes and develop into good hacks at least. There should be a bright future for both victors in this grade last .week-end, especially iu tho case of the first day's winner, Pirate King, for his success was very easily achieved, nothing being able to get near bim over he last half mile. He is a three:year-old colt by King Lu from Santa Fe and he should not be long in scoring again. -As thq- winners; in- this grade at "Te Eapa, the. caxeers of.; Far Land and Pirate King .will be'cjpsely .followed.. • ?. . Puture .Wiimers7 . Of the beaten .horses in , the maiden elasses none. imprd'sseHT mere than Superior Guard, Young Paddon, .Yery &lad, Bronzette, Clooneen and Cometarium. The first-inentiohed is a five-year-old half-brother to those good performers Eager Eose, Sweet Eose and Arawa Eose, and on his fine finishing effort on" Monday, when he- put in a thrilling run from the back to run Far Land to a head, he will do well later on. Young Paddon was promising earlier in the season, and he now appears to be coming right. Yery Glad may do better when he furnishes more, for he is not big and much improvement can be expeeted in his case; he is a halfbrother, by Tinokoa, to London.

Bronzette looked a bit above herself the first day, and that race brought her along very nicely. While she was prominent early on the openmg day, she never got near the leaders till near the post on Monday, so her final run into third -place was certaiuly promis"ihg. Bronzette., a three-year-old filly • by Bronze Eagle from the Absurd mare Whitianga, has raced only three times, so there is every reason to be optimistic about her future. Clooueen may be the earliest winner of those named in this class, for she xevealed a lot of speea in her. only outing at Te Eapa, fiooting it so well tbjat she had a break on the field for thres furlongs, then to weaken into fourth place at the post/ . # Clooneen cnn be ticlceted as bemg aue any time now. He is 'a three-year-old gelding by Bronze Eagle irom Ihapotoa, a mare that used to race round the Manawatu ditric-t many yeaxs ago and had a good Tecord there.^ The other maiden that attracted notice was Cometarinm, who pushed rip into fourth place on Saturday. This is a three-year-old gelding by defunct Snrveyor from Lady Comet, by Day Comet. A maiden that contested the hack handicap class was Erndale, who ran out in the front all the way the first day with the promising Black Musk and ran him to a length. Erndale is a three-year-old gelding by Lapidary froui Lunette, the latter being a half-

sister to the Young Paddon previously discussed, White Comet, Paddon, Chang, (b, century dividend payer at Te Aroha a few years back), and Grand Score.