South Auckland Scratches

NZ Truth, Issue 1240, 5 September 1929, Page 14

South Auckland Scratches

;(From "N.Z. Truth's" South Auckland Rep.) p W. VERCOE is again president of >*• the Waikato Raeipg Club. This is the tenth season on end. '' ■•■' A, ••'.'''•' ' +/ .-. ' Imantint, the Catmint— Ra- Aroha filly Bert Tinker is preparing for the Avondale Stakes, is a racy-looking type. She has yet to learn to get away qijiekly from the barrier.' .* . : . .-»''' y. ' '*' Flying Prince is evidently better than many people, thought. Frank Loomb's sprinter would have to ascend a good many pounds 'm", the weight scale to count him out. on his win over Six at the Pakuranga meeting. A* * * Waikato coin spilled when Tasty could not do better than third at the Menangle.Park (N.S.W.) meeting last week. "Paddy" Eva is again . among the ranks of the trainers m this district. It should not be long before he <iomes ihto the market again. '" • ' '■#-.' * A . .. Macroom has been on the tracks of recent weeks, i>ut there has been . ' little to enthuse over m her work. A- -*'A -• • ■' ':• " Tinokoa made good shape m. his ripening staff of. the new seiisdn-r-the Jellicoe Handicap at : the Pakuranga gathering. ' ■■- A-' "* ; ■ ■-.."'* • A. . ■'■* Mangani has been ' taking it easy since he landed Grand National Hurdles honors. Ces. Lowe, his • trainer, will parade the ' gelding' again ;in the spring. .' ... ■•:■.'.';■■:"' ■•■• ■: '':*: ■.. j Desert Glow, with a decade, of years dhhand, -con', hardly, show much improvement m the future. '.'. y; yy r Y'* : - Y-. ■'■ : :•'..->■: A' ' .».'.■ - - -V I In the autumn Value was "home on the bit" m a sprint race »t Avondale. The Pd-per- Money — Grey- Linnet mare haS been doing nicely of late and she may again put paid to; her account. .A/- \ | '; #'.-.-' ■ *y '• 'YY-' * ■■•■ i Pakeha ."Rangi" Thoirison, who had i leg broken through a fall off Glena Bay at the; Waikato meeting m August, is again back to duty. '■■# ■■■' •..'...-#"•.-' # • •A Billikins and Ohinemuri have shown a penchant for the Avondale i course. '< .-,<:■ ■ : . A • » » I Queen Arch will be an improved galloper by the time Avondale is reached. • ■• ' # . .. .#•■ Gay Caballero, a Waikato entrant for the, nilnor. races at- Marton, is a fullbrother to Wenday. The Gay one is a useful looker. - / '' * . . • '* -' Frank Tutchen is hopeful of notching- a jumping^ item with Boomerday In the spring. " '■#■■-■< '#"■■• # Trig has been very freely nominated for flutters at Marton and "^Vanganui. Trig is only a three-year-old. He showed pace last" season m some of his efforts and promises to develop the. right 'way.'- ' '«. '■. *» '*/-■ Marble King djd not show the expected dash m his race at Ellerslie. There's no reason to feel downcast as the sprinter looks like one to sharpen .up fairly quickly. y -■ * • *.-'""' A Ned Kelly is Albert Jackson's special care these times. Jackson "knows his onions" when it comes to getting a horse ready. ' # -■•#■'-'.# .': TheThames trainer, Jack Dufty,: has some way to go before Town Rambler will be 6;k: as a steeplechaser A / ■'.■■•#- * * Master Roley did not jump .too well when -seen out m the" hurdles at' the Pakuranga meeting. ' A « ' :*' : #. ■" .•''•'' . The Cambridge tf ainer, Wally McLean, is likely to get some more money with his jumper, Soami. The fact that stye can double .y; barrel: the job, i.e., hurdles and steeples, adds to her prospective value. .# * '•."'■ Paddon's, entry fof the New* Zealand Cup is not likely to be merely for the of spending money. ' • ' ••'*"''" '#''■... Motere promises useful results this season. The Lord Quex — Loveinatch three-year-old m Bill Stone's Te Awamutu toam is a little tardy m leaving the peg, but the chestnut has only to do better..--;. there.: to have the advantage at the other end.