NORTHERN JUVENILE FORM

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 36, 26 February 1937, Page 8

NORTHERN JUVENILE FORM

Own Correspondent.)

Wildflower and Royal Vaals PROMISING YOUNGSTERS

(By Telegraph—

AUUNibAjND, iziis day, The A..,o6t two-year-old forln ia, tii«i norta uaa beea very interesting, ior there were one or two newcOmers that revcaled plenty of promise. For instance, at Rotorua Miss Te Koura showed up when she had a fruitless chase of Airam ahead of her, but she was not produced at Te Rapa ljtst week-end to eiiable a furth'er line to be gained ou ,her prospects. On Egmont running Wildflower looked a tau-iy good. prospect at Te Rapa last Saturday and she scored the easiest win of the meeting, outelassiug a field that was fully represcntative of northern juvenile form. She showed a great turn of speed and when challenged two furlongs from home she went away from Airam. On the second day she did not begin brilliantly and then, .while making the home turn, she struek trouble which sent her back. She then had no chance of overhauling those in front. Much. Improved rilly4. In the eariy spring wildflower indicated that sue was iikely to be above the average clase, but she did not go on with it in her next f ew appearances, although running good races. At New Plymouth her showings were just fair, but the improvement worked by theso outings. was most marked, with an easy win at Hawera putting her in line for better opposition. It was not intended to race her last Saturday, the intention early being to reserver her for the second day, but in tho meantime the big and eolid field of two-year-olds the handicaps revealed for Te Aroha caused a change of plans, with happy results." Wildflower may be giyen a run one day at Te Aroha and then her next euling may be in the Champagne Stakes, at Ellerslie, and with the prospect of the crack youngsters — Francis Drake, Royal Chief and Haughty 'Winner— being engaged , at Riccarton, the northern Champagfle . Stakes 'may not be hard to win. The best of-- the Auckland youngsters seems to be Bachelor King^ who, carrying 10.Q, finished very, fasti into fourth' place^ over eight lengths from Wildflower, on Saturday. Buffetted On RaUs. The finish of the ,two-year-bld event on Monday was very keen, and the luek in the final furlong was all against Royal Va^ls, who might have won had she got a clear run. She caxne through on the rails at the distance and then she found she could not get past Airam.apd .Trilliarph, who were outsldb her," and she 'received a rocky passage. Then a little farther on Royal Bachelor camet on the scene and, while he did not'reach Trilliarch, he headed the other pair. Royal Yaals proved herself a game filly to hang on under tremendous difficulties, and she was only beaten three heads. She was making her debut at Te Rapa and her showings- were highly creditable, for only a horse with courage would ' fight on like she did when being bumped along the rails. Royal Yaals takes after her dam, Royal Doulton, and she should reacii high ' class, for she has the speed With which Yaals endows most of his progeny and her dam was a good handicap horse up to ten. furlongs, being one of the most popular horses in the province a few seasons back. Both filly and dam are descended from Winnie, and. other members of the same family are Silver Jubllee, Barometer, Puss Moth and Dragon Moth, to mention a few winners of recent years. All these horses, with the exception of Silver Jubilee, carried the colours of Messrs. Roulston Bros., and the latest member of the Jine looks like adding much lustre to the record. rinished Strongly. Royal Bachelpr's finishing Tjurst on Monday was impressive, for after drif tjng slightly soon after straightening up ne came with. a great burst of speed and might have won in a few] more Strides. He is a colt by Musketoon from Reveal, a daughter of LeightOn. and Glimpse, the sire of the latter being Blink, runner-up in Gainsbor.ough's War-time Derby at Newmarket. Royal Bachelor is owned by Mr. R. T.f Reid, a eteward of the Waikato Racing Club, who,. incidentally, had a good meeting with three winners and two seconds. Trilliarch was at double figures when hb scored on Monday, a really surprising price in view of his form, for when beaten out of a place on the, first day be was checked in the running. On Monday he tried to run about in the straight and gave his jockey* a difficult task to keep him on his course, so that he, too, displayed courage in a hard finish. Improving youngsters seen out last week-end included Barricade (Baralong— Ednaver), and" the Hawera filly Pantoon /Musketoon — Panette), a half-sister to GoldenTrineess. ■ . — t