Pungent Pars

NZ Truth, Issue 1189, 13 September 1928, Page 13

Pungent Pars

TTNDER the welter scale of weights U and with winter conditions, Nukumai can. hold his own m good handicaps, but when the scale drops the' lightweights make it too torrid for him. LIKELY SORT THE first two-year-old race of the season — the Debutante Stakes — is run at Wanganui on Saturday. Of the two-year-olds seen at Marton last week, the one that impressed most was 'Hunting Day. . ■ . „, He is by.i Hunting Song 'out of Gay —a half-sister to .Chortle — and he is a credit to his sire. v li/rAITAIPUkE'S'-trip to -the North * Island has been an expensive one so far. He has'yet to complete a circuit, 'let alone get round. . some comment! THERE was quite a lot of comment 1 m the putting of a very light boy on Kiosk m the sprint. The kid must have had about four stone of lead under the^saddle. It was said that, the stipes' 1 were not m favor of the' arrangement, but; they could not interfere, as under .the rules they had no power. Of course, a trainer is the best judge of what is what, but m this case it certainly appeared a little silly to risk a" valuable horse to give a kid a ride. THE hurdles at Marton last week 1 were very flimsy affairs.' They were not obstacles at ■ all. A good strong, gust of wind would have blown them over. . . GREEN AS .GRASS . !T)ERM.O-D, > winner, of, the ; Maiden at . Marton is very green and he gave Bert Ellis something to do over the last', furlong. ■'■.-. A. less strong rider would have beeil m the cart. < Dave Prosser has Dermbd at Porirua and to him goes all credit m getting the big strider m condition, to race. UAROLD BATTEN'S luck was not of ■ the best at Marton. Two •candi.dates of- his — Gold Cure" and Shining Armour: — were'- 1 Unlucky not to pay a dividend.. .-.' , . ..