Training Operations At Woodville

Manawatu Times, Volume 62, Issue 40, 17 February 1937, Page 10 (Supplement)

Training Operations At Woodville

HEAVY WIND SLOWED HORSES UP YESTERDAY TRACK IN GREAT ORDER There was a fair amount of last work at Woodville yesterday but the horses were restricted to lairiy short sprints. The morning was line but the wind was approaching gale force and this made a big difference to the tmes for the difference to the times for the most of the way. The course was in perfect order and tko going was easy. Among the visiting trainers present were P. McGrath, of Riccarton, with Convivial, W. Coriett, of Hastings, with Sansfoy, and D. Lane, of Avondale, with Colleen Gain. Sansfoy, Convivial and Colleen Gain look none the worse for their racing at Hawera, and they were given useful pace work on inside tracks. Aiwai (Cosford) was galloped half a mile on the course j>roper and she was galloping strongly at the post after taking 53 for the distance. The trestles were some 35 feet out from the rails and the time was quite good against the gale. Francis Drake, who looks a picture, was given a good working gallop by M. Gilmore. The next outing under silk for Mr Frank Armstrong’s brilliant colt will be the Challenge Stakes at Wellington. Blue Tiger and Cenotaph were given pace work. Blue Tiger appears to be still suffering from the effects of his sensational buster at Ashhurst, and his trainer, B. Goodman, does not intend to remove him from the easy list for at least another fortnight. King’s Lancer (Gilmore) had Appendage (N. Cavaney) as a companion over five furlongs. The former got the better of the start but was not hurried and the pair were together at the home turn. In the run to the post Appendage hung to King’s Lancer for a bit but the latter was about a length to the good at the finish and galloping strongly. They were clocked to break 1.9, the wind making a difference of about four seconds. Another interesting gallop was that i*. which Haut Monde (Gilmore) and Mandamus (Cavaney) were associated. It was over six furlongs and there was little between them at any stage. Haut Monde, however, was under a strong hold over the final bit, and he could have done better. ..The time for the full

ORDER OF RACES CHANGED AT WOODVILLE. .It was mentioned yesterday that there was a possibility of a change in the order of running of the first day's programme at Woodville. Advice was received from Woodville last night that the stewards had decided that the Kumeroa Handicap (1£ miles) should be run as the seventh race on Saturday and that the County Hack (six furlongs) should be the eighth. It was announced that if all the acceptors for the Maiden Plate, the first race, parade, the event will have to be run in divisions. For six furlongs at Woodville the safety number is 20 starters and for this event the acceptors number 21

distance was 1.20 J, with 1.6 3-5 for the concluding five. Mandamus has been accepted for the Woodville and Ruahine handicaps on Saturday and it w T as not known yesterday which race he would start in. Haut Monde and Aiwai have been nominated for Te Aroha but there is no certainty that they will make the trip. Convivial (W. Styles) was given half pace on the No. 1 Grass. She looks none the worse for her Taranaki trip. Jack Sullivan’s pair, Son and Heir and Full Throttle, were restricted to useful pace work. No riders have been announced for them. Both look well. Brown Oak, who seems to have grown a good deal during the last three months, was another restricted to easy pace work. He is not racing at Woodville. H. E. Russell reports that Mala is thoroughly enjoying his * ‘let up,” and that the colt is not to rejoin the active brigade until the end of March. Mala goes back to Australia for the spring racing. The yearling (Pink Coat-Jarretaire) colt purchased by Russell at the January sales, has been broken in and he has settled down in his new quarters. Golden Flame, the yearling full sister to Golden Wings, will be coming in next March, also Golden Treasure. All going well in the meantime Russell will be taking a strong team with him when next lie heads across the Tasman. Colleen Gain looks particularly well and during her pace work she fought hard for her head. The final gallop of the morning w T as that in which Courtcral’t (P. Atkins) and Bumble (M.. Gilmore) took part. It was over half a mile and Gourtcraft secured a two-length advantage when they hopped away. Bumble had closed the gap before they were turned into the homo stretch, but Courtcraft, galloping very greenly, still retained a slight advantage to the finish. The time was 51 3-ssecs, which was not bad under the conditions. Among those present to see the gallops was Mr W. H. Gaisford. P. Atkins will be riding at Woodville and he has been engaged for Bumble, Courtcraf t, Mandamus and King’s Lancer.