Wanganui Whisper

NZ Truth, Issue 1176, 14 June 1928, Page 12

Wanganui Whisper

(From "N.Z. Truth's" Wangan;ui>Rep.) J^ING MART was a let-uic». iafter 1X the Otaki meeting, but Is uotw lii work again. He is not to race at the Park meeting, but will be taken < over for the Hunt Club and Jockey 'Club meetings at Hastings next week., '/ ■" The weight given King Mart at th« Park meeting-, -was considered by bin owner toMje 51b. or 61b. too much, as he was asked to carry 10.2 for.tWo wins in very moderate company, ;V *. # . •'. ". '.- :-. "f ' After the Hawkes Bay meetings, King Mart will be taken on to ;Trisntham for the meeting there next month. . .': ; -■■'■■•■'.■;•■ * # • # ; "" ' '• v " ■■ F. Tilley, having been unable, to; secure the services of a suitable, horseman to school Shining, Armour, Greyspear gelding will be tried on the flat again and will be one of the Eordell. team to race at Trentham next month; * # • ' ■' '.'-".'." Shining Armour is. in great heart: . just now and as ho revels in the mud he might win a racß at^Tren-' tham if the going is soft. ; ' ' ■ ■■ # , • ■ ■ ;; ■•• ; ' -•.--. : - '■ , Qlenross, Ayro, and Consent wUI accompany Shining Armour to. Trahthom, and possibly Limited and Metellus. * . •' '• * : *■;■'.■ 7: ; - •'• The latter Is a fine, big, upstandlnf sort, which was given a run at Feilding at Easter. The chances are he -will furnish into a good three-year-.old, ; rbut may need some racing before being seen at his best. ' \ . * * ••'.■;•'■.", ■/ The racing Glenrosa had at Wanganui and Otaki has brightened tho Bdn of Absurd up, and he should be In tiptop form at Trentham. It Is probably however, that he will not regain all ;Ki8 old brilliancy. . . *', -■•'... ■■■,••■■ :■ : .- ■, .:■•■, Lady's Boy is to be koptin, Wanganui until the spring r meet- . ings come round. It is intended\to race him at Marton arid Wanganui in September, after which he will probably be taken back tolth©; Auckland district. '" "W. Rayner , intends taking 1 ; the Thespian fllly, Curtain, to Trentham'.'.next'month. She has 'been styen: orrery chance and should be ready^to run a good race. ; . .;■