THE WINNING WAY

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 343, 2 May 1928, Page 10

THE WINNING WAY

SHOWN AT TE RAPA SUCCESSFUL TRAINER After a fairly strenuous season on the turf, the consistent Macroom. together with the brilliant sprinter Paganelli, are to enjoy for the next several weeks the luxurious grass of Taranaki. One of the part-owners of Paganelli is Mr. R. W. Roberts, one of the famous Rugby All Blacks of that name, so that it can be taken tor granted that this good sportsman will have more than one eye on the horses during their sojourn in the dairy province. Both Macroom and Paganelli have enjoyed a splendid measure of success this season. The former won no fewer than eight races, and it will be remembered that after a promising career the previous year at three years, she sprang a great surprise Qnd returned a huge dividend when she dead-heated with Ti Tree in the Takapuna Plate in the late spring. The Right Sort Macroom has been a distinctly useful sort of horse to take round the country, for most of the 10 dividends she returned were of substantial dimensions. Her case was rather that of a galloper who kept on winning for some time before the handicappers and betting men “woke up” to her abilities. As game as they’ are made, Macroom was always a possibility’ in her races. In addition to winning a cup trophy for her lady- owner, Mrs. P. Carter, of

the Waikato, she also rewarded her trainer, M. J. Carroll, with a couple of gold stop-watches. The following are the records of Paganelli and Macroom for the current season:— Ist 2nd 3rd. Unpl. Stakes. Paganelli .4314 £1,895 Macroom . 8 2 4 10 £ 1,355 In addition to these two horses, Kerry Dance is another of the season’s winners hailing from M. J. Carroll’s stable at Te Rapa. Early’ in the season another from this stable, Athenry, won at Marton and Wanganui. These successes, particularly of Macroom and Paganelli, reflect the greatest credit on their trainer, whose placing of Macroom alqne is worthy of mention. Carroll is a very painstaking mentor, and considering the small team he has in his charge, his record of 15 wins to date this season is a splendid one. For many years M. J. Carroll has been an ardent Rugby enthusiast, for he came, like “Dick” Roberts, of a football family, therefore his collaboration with the All Black on the turf is in the natural order of things. While making mention of football. Carroll may not need reminding of the time, a few seasons back, when he was one of the line umpires in the AucklandWanganui match at the river city’; when the northerners, managed byGeorge Nicholson, were beaten 10—8— and the winning points were awarded five minutes before time by a potted goal, the ball falling under the bar! The result of that match is orobablv shelved at the back of M.J.C.’s mind as an “unpleasant memory.” Trainers at the Te Rapa course have ideal tracks to work upon, so that it really’ is not surprising that others located with their teams there, like Carroll, have enjoyed a successful season.