YOUNGSTERS

NZ Truth, Issue 1151, 22 December 1927, Page 9

YOUNGSTERS

Speedy Raasay In Nursery (From "N.Z. Truth's" Special Auckland Rep.) When Raasay came to light m . the early spring and took two - juvenile events m the Hawkes Bay district, he flew into the boom. SOMETHING went wrong, however, and it was deemed advisable- to wait until things righted themselves. As he ran three furlongs at home m - something just over 35secs. last week, it may be taken for granted that Luke Wilson's two-year-old is O.K. again. This being so, he may have a mortgage over the Nursery Handicap if reserved for that event instead of taking on Childsplay and Co. m the G.N. Foal Stakes the same afternoon. The Nursery would seem to be the safer proposition, despite the fact that the field is likely to be of more than moderate size. There are at present 20 engaged, with Avon Court (a treble winner up north) on top with 9.0. Yet Avon Court defeated nothing really great m her efforts and if Raasay takes on the Nursery perhaps W. G. Stead's Amplifier and Co. will prove the hardest to dispose of. Amplifier is a Lady D. colt wh!ch-~ after leading m the Juvenile at "Wood- ] ville — was just touched off by Moutoa, Treasury. The Earth is another of Stead's entries, being by Leighton — Lady Ball. Katareana is a speedy sort from Hannon's string and won at Takapuna, while Potodawn, The Begum, Red Lion, White Wings and Vollmond are others engaged which have displayed reasonable pace up . north. Of the new lot, Sir Russell is one m Mark Ryan's charge at Ellerslie, which has been- hitting out well on the training tracks. Marion's Birthday from the stable of F. Davis did not race well when . ex» pected at Woqdville, but that form may not have been true. It really looks like RAASAY, STEAD'S BEST and KATEREANA being prominent. FAILURE STILL A MYSTERY TF Tea Time's, failure at TaumarunpJ A had not proved so puzzling to Trainer. Jack Wallace, he would hay© accepted for the Railway. After the gelding's easy win at Waipa, Jack wished he had a'coeptecl for the big sprint. But thatymight have been too rich for Tea Tiirte. It is certain his party supported the Tea Tray nag at Taumarunui, arid thq reason of his moderate showing therd is still a mystery. , ' -imiminmimiimimimmiimmmMiimiimmmniimimtiitimiiimmimTnnt*