SPORTING NOTES.

Shannon News, 13 November 1928, Page 4

SPORTING NOTES.

WORKERS AT AWAPUNI.

BIG TEAM FOR LEVIN.

With representatives to the number of 40 figuring at Levin, activities at Awapuni are in the meantime brisk and, with Otaki and Feilding almost immediately following, mentors are sending their charges along, and one morning at the end of last week some interesting work was' witnessed. Moutoa Treasury, who had to decline her Trentham engagements owing to a bad back, is quite herself again and she ran half a mile under a hard pull in 54sec. The Paper Money filly had as a companion the Gasbag—Moutoa's Gift three-year-old filly who has been accorded the cognomen of Moutoa Fume. The youngster is developing along attractive lines and she is due to have her first race with the colours up at Levin.

Kempsey, Blimp, and Wanderlust, three members of G. New's team, were sent along in company on the plough to leave seven furlongs behind them in 1.43 without being hurried. D. Kemp, the rider of- Kempsey, had somewhat of a rough ride as the result of losing an iron.

Vaucleuse and Teremoana jumped off at the six furlong peg on the grass to negotiate the distance in Vaucleuse got the better of the hop out, but the Rangitero gelding was on rough terms at the post. The pair are prospective candidates for maiden honours at Levin.

Skyrider, who just to break her maiden status at the Manawatu Hunt fixture, will be afforded another opportunity of so doing at Levin. The chestnut daughter of Day Comet commands a, good turn of speed, but appears to lack constitution. In a round on the plough she put plenty of heart into her work.

Keddar, one of the septette figuring in the McDonald Memorial Handicap at Levin which have been f urnished by Awapuni stables, ran along over six furlongs on the grass in 1.22 2-5. On the basis bf his Wanganui showing Keddar's turn should not be long. Inflame got the best of a ragged jump out from Somes and Jiu Jazz and the Lord Quex gelding was well clear at the finishing point, he running the half mile in 54 sec. Somes followed him home with the half sister by Tribulation to Ring Boy beaten off. Inflame and Jiu.Jazz are entered for the Hokio Hack Handicap at Levin, and, while tfte former is apt to stop quickly, he might see out the five furlongs with credit.

The light framed Holus Bolus ran home from the three furlong peg in the smart time of 39jsee. If the Bonif orm gelding would only live up to his track work, he would prove a useful stake earner. Kalos and Grand National are the only members of Miss Maher's team claiming engagement at Levin, the former being topweight in the Lake Hack Handicap, run over a mile and a distance. The Bonifom. gelding was not asked to gallop yesterday morning, his work boing restricted to the plough. Miss Maher has received a half-bro-ther to Kalos in Glendhu, who claims Kilbroney as his sire. A compact sort, the three-year-old is a bay in colour, whereas Kalos" 1 is a chestnut. Piuthair continues to go along in her work in a satisfactory manner and it would be indeed pleasing to find this good mare regain her old time form. The six-year-old daughter of Kilbroney and Black Ada completed a circuit of light exercise by picking up Hymestrason at the six furlong post to run the last five furlongs in 1.7. The half-sister to Piuthair, Callanmore, was galloped from the tliree furthis speed merchant coming home in 39 sec. It is indeed unfortunate that the Absurd gelding's activities will always be restricted as the result of faulty respiratory organs. Although Callanrr.ore and Piuthair are both entered for the McDonald Memorial Handicap—the open sprint event — at Levin, it will probably be found that the former will decline his engagement and his elder stable mate be given the* benefit of an outing.

Kilmiss and Wyeford, the latter being a War plane gelding who has been taken in hand by L. Knapp for the Hunterville sportsman, Mr S. R. Hammond, the "owner of Puwhero and that other former good one, Ardath, galloped five furlongs on the plough to run the distance in about 1.8 —a promising effort for a maiden who has not been long up. Americaji Pillar (J. Blanche) was sent along-over four flights of battens and the Sir Frisco gelding gives indication of coming right with greater experience. In the meantime he jumps cleanly, if somewhat on the big side. Elicit (H. Gordon) and Grand National (A. McDonald) set a solid pace over a couple of rounds of fences, the pair putting up an attractive performance. Elicit is a big rangy type, who has a good turn of speed, but his companion will represent the stable in the hurdle event at Levin.

Elysianor (J. Blanche) had Roburant (C. Bracken) as a companion on a round over the battens, but the Absurd gelding was too careful at his fences to be of any use as a partner to Elysianor, who drew right away. Home Made, Sunart, and Red Bank, three inmates of L. Knapp's 3table, were associated in a round on the plough, the trio finishing on terms in 1.44 without being pressed. Sunart is entered for the Manakau Hurdles at Levin and the 1924 New Zealand Cup winner should put forward a bold showing for he has improved materially since the Hunt fixture at Awapuni, Kilia, from the same stable, is also therein.