WELLINGTON PREPARATIONS

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 180, 1 July 1937, Page 10

WELLINGTON PREPARATIONS

RON A BAY VERY FIT. Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, July 1. Though the Wellington meeting is only „ [ : ew days off, there* was very little work at Trentliiim this morning. After torrential rain overnight the track had become very heavy and fust times were out of the question. There is now prachea.lv no possibility of other than the usual heavy go-in-r next week. . Visitors on hand include Legatee and Collision, from Gisborne, and Royal Banquet, Passion Fruit and Rahikatoa lroin J 1 Coition (C. -McGovern) jumped three of the schooling fences bold.y and was then pulled off after hii'.ng the last obstacle. This big chestnut looks a picture of fitness. , , „ The others were only exercised on the centre track. , Legatee is in very muscular ordci. Royal Banquet is not an acceptor foi tlie first day. Ho is “dicky” m the legs, but stretched out all right this morning. 'local horses did very little sonous work. Boomerang easily co.lect-il Galtee more over half a milo run ill Msec. The only othor horses to do that figure were Settlement and Ilanpy Heels Shy was going well alongside Waka at the end of live furlongs in 1.13, the last lnlf mile taking 58jsec. Billy Boy and Revival went a round together! doing the last mile in 2.6 and the last half inilo in 1.5. . Korcro took 1.2 for live furlongs, laggard and Mother-in-Law required 1.1. iS sui. (P- Burgess), who fell while schooling on Tuesday, jumped a flight of four fences this morning without a seinl.lauco of a mistake. Ho is very .well at present, but will improve with racing and should be at his best by National tunc. Rona Bay, who is going to the Manawatu meeting, was worked ovei a rot.nci and handled the track satisfactorily. She has never looked better than she is at present. ___________