SOUTHERN TOPICS

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 165, 3 October 1927, Page 7

SOUTHERN TOPICS

CUP CANDIDATES FORM AT GERALDINE CONCLIFFE LOOKS A PICTURE (.Special to THE SUN.) CHRISTCHURCH, Saturday. Although it is several weeks yet till the New Zealand Cup comes up for decision, a great deal of interest is being taken in the preparation of the various candidates and each has a good following of ardent admirers. During the next few weeks several Cup aspirants will sport silk, and their form will be watched with interest. A FEW AT FORBURY Ingle Bingen does not hit out in her work with any degree of brilliancy. She is still suffering from the effect of corns, which are seriously affecting her in fast work. Arcotitis is moving freely in his daily work at Forbury Park, where he makes the good judges sit up and take notice. D. Hussey has set up as a public trainer in Dunedin, and he is at present working Pert Pointer, Celestial, Princess Pointer and a maiden by Four Chimes. CUP CANDIDATES Cardinal Logan is in perfect order to receive the winding-up essays necessary to equip him for the big contest next month. Black Admiral is nicely. He enjoyed the trip to Wellington immensely. Audacious is no better and no worse. He is still standing up to his daily toil, and is eating like a horse. Great Hope is working in his usual airy manner, that suggests he will be inquisitive at the summer ventures. The Cup candidate Talaro has rejoined F. Holmes’s establishment. DOCTOR IMPROVING Doctor Dillon is beginning to appreciate his new surroundings. He is much brighter than when he arrived from Auckland, and is now showing a desire to go fast in hi® track essays at Addington. F. G. Holmes has a quality looking colt in • his stable. He is bred on American lines, both his sire, Logan Pointer, and his dam, Tres Silver, having been imported from the States. At Addington on Wednesday he glided over a; mile in good style and from every viewpoint he should develop into a high-class pacer. - CONCLIFF'S GOOD HEALTH Condiff still boasts of plenty of condition. W. J. Tomkinson has taken the overcheck off him, and he is carrying himself beautifully in his work. Don Wild is pottering round the tracks as if he is thankful that the splint has left him. Tnere is now every promise of him developing his old speed. Don Wild will be with the sprinters again this season. Harry Audubon is tearing up the track at Addington. He still has the punters on a promise. Du Maurier is a big lump of a five-year-old pacer that could do the work of a tractor. He is by Denver Huon

from Trilby Child, and when given a course of education he is likely to go fast, and go a long way. A GOOD YOUNGSTER Donard just waited on the leaders for a mile and a furlong at Geraldine, where he drew to the front in gradual style, and got the money. He goes like a railway engine, and is as reliable. Rambler Rose is still of the climbing style, and she did nothing else on the first day at Geraldine. Kiowa is a useful four-year-old chestnut gelding by Brent Locanda from a mare by St. Louise. He made all the running in the Geraldine Trot, and then only lost first money by a length. Kiowa will win races. Nelson Ata has got clear of the kidney trouble that bothered him a few weeks ago, and is again hitting out in pleasing style. Tennis put his backers out of court at Geraldine. He will need more practice to win a race. Dan Logan was going well when he fell an the Orari Trot at Geraldine. He was running fourth at tho time, being just behind the leaders. LACKS STAYING POWER Horotane is a four-year-old filly by Logan Pointer from a mare by Croesus, and is a sister to Willie Logan. Like her relative, she is not likely to be seen to advantage over a further distance than 10 furlongs. Firebrand is inclined to be like a eat on hot bricks at the start, but he will come right with racing. Lord Bountiful is a big-striding pacer that may pick up a race later on. He was uncomfortable on the rough track at Geraldine. Rap would do better if he didn’t rap his knees so often. Lifebuoy is a chestnut son of Harold Dillon, and races accordingly. If Brentfire did not hear the alarm at the start, he would soon win a race. He evidently thinks it is time to get up. UNLUCKY NELLA DILLON Nella Dillon was going like a machine on the first day at Geraldine, when R. B. Berry had to pull her riight across the course to avoid falling over Dan Logan. St. Maura is in remarkably good shape,, and though not asked to do anythin;; of a strenuous nature, she is ready to receive the necessary brushes to top her off for big events in November. Proud Ata is up and doing again, but it is questionable if he will make Father Time sit up and take much notice of him. He has the hardest part to do to improve on what he has done*. R. Dunn is getting Airman ready for spring racing, and a few will be listening in when he is ready. A. Cox is keeping Golden Devon nice and fnellow, and it will not be a surprise if he goes a warm two males at November.