PROSPECTS BRIGHTER

NZ Truth, Issue 1176, 14 June 1928, Page 11

PROSPECTS BRIGHTER

■■' , : ' ■ ■■.■■■ •;;■ - : -..-: ■"•:::'■, -'r- '-K'V-- -\,:j :; " ■••'■■:■' '■•' '■•■ { -'\ : ■ v ' : '. -^V- ; >.K: With prospects and ;^ai^' f in the steeplecjiasing yr&M r it is pleasing to- record th^ are not such" i, bad lot. :

GRANTED 'the Northern Huraies was a' dipappolntinte 1 r9.ce> thila :\ia •a, large extent was brought about by the dropping put of Perle de r Leon arid Archibald, '. ' " , • ' '.. Fit and well on the day they wbul.d have been heard pf. . . ; Without wishing to take any of the glory away from Beau Cavalier's win, it hag to be admitted 'he had to be pushed right out to beat the old stager! Miaßella. .:: ...,:.',,.,., f ,. r .>\' ■ -„,.■■'• -^ The Winter H,urdies at Trentham next month should be a classic compared with the biff Northern event. To commence with, Red Fuschla will no doubt be a runner and he. is one of the best Jumpers eeen for some time. A wise policy la b'eing adopted with him— rhe is not being asked to run over long Journeys in one season. \ „. >' He is gradually being educated from the mile and a half stage to that of eight furlongs longer. . It's, a case of more< haste/ less speed. He won the two mile at Ellerslie with 11.3, so he can be picked da the top weight at Trentham. -J-.' .t-'\- .'> '\ There is ; .a likelihood ot\ Perle de Leon being all right f or •Tr^nthaih. especially: if he gets a course ion. the beach at Porirua,, ■:\ , ; ■'■:•- '': He ia; a . real vr horae---not .properly, made yet— and when he does! reach the right standard, it will take .abmething''

'to shift him\ .-.' .■".. -■ :,.■■'•. ■„'■: \ ; : : ,:,' :.. Aberfeldy failed at ■Bll'er^Ue-TrPllppe.lfl on landing the first day, was up second on ; the middle day, arid fell the last. .;'■'.! Those tv^o'apsets will ■undermined his. confidence a good deal, but when he gets it back' he will make up for the past." .: " ! ' ■ .■' ■:■:■■''' , . •;- ' ■/■"^ fr*

It may, however, lake the Tren- r iham meeting yto get him settled ; : ; agaip. 4 .■'■'■■■'-■.• '■■;■"'•. '!' '.: „;; ■ .. ' "; - r * ' : ( ,- Bourn went into the open company \' at EUerslie, and he la the sort to do big ; things. '■-.:.'-\ ■'■ ■',' • .■■ ■ ■ . "..,■' ; :.f'.. In fact, next to Red Fuschla, he ap- -. pealed most of the hur&lers seen at ;- Ellerslie, arid he gives indication? of ? making more than an average .'chaser. | Pouri failed to live up to expectations .;•. over the smaller fences, but he prom- v } ises toi make amends between the" 1 flags. '? '■'■■■ A mishap during the running- was .'•.;> responsible for Wedding March's awful '" display in the Northern, and he ehowed .• how wrong it was the last day. , i .; ■: Should Dick Hannon decide to^ go to ; ; Trentham there will be many, on hia'^i side- v ' :; . :''■:" '; "■'..'■ '.•■•■'' ■■■■'•'■■.■.■..■ :■ --'-M Archibald may be at Trentham, 1»ut ; V; according to; the latest news he will ■ ■ - r He would be "welcome. Down in the south, Coastguard irojo .;;- the Otago Hurdles for the second time .; ; : -.;: and hemay come nor'th. , ; ;^^: [ Given eyerTtbns ihi.B own way hie soe» ;^ ; | really well, but the, moment he touchoo .\i one^he sticks ih'his toeai 'V ' '■' , ;? f r ! , Wharncliffe .is the best of tho . ;; ; ;; south bunch, but Ms mission i« un-, ;0^ derstood tQ be in other directions. T Kaikahu is good on his day,, and /■if'-.^ ,there is anything in him Jack Peartoiq.vHf; win s«t it out of him; : '-■■ ■ ; ■ ;v;,v% The>much-boomed; Mister Gamp is tpy^sV

gO/hack tq flat racing for another aea- , ''* son/ Punters are to be congratulated.AH the Wellington club needs to get a, fine Wihter Hurdles is a bit of • , -/For the material they have to draw „ from is abput, both , in quality and in t h quantity. • ' ; ; . »