Turf Notes

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 377, 11 June 1928, Page 10

Turf Notes

5 / EARLY BJRD

Ct’j s*.;—. / U- »e</ * Tm.tk.ta raced consistent-:.' at the ; recent .Auckland meeting, and if hue c-toner-trainer decides to take him to ■ the Wellington meeting next month A it: g€ .. - y - - ■ * A D u:p: A race at Ham era laat men* it stt - to that Cap-Cc.it G axe'ey was coming back *1 best acd as be is sac a rare * terse :t the mud ne mas brought specially to Ullerske for the second and ; third days. Before the fixture con* : metced. the Taranaki gelding was ' badly heater. :n a gallop, and in his - any form. Probably the reverse way : of galloping did net agree —.tk h:m_ M ssed toe Opp^rtur'ty . since st- left HUerslie six months ; agi. Nutleus failed to get in tite money ndpal flat ereots at the AudE- ..= - o - r She was prominent ir i... =r races i-- e er a _ 1 going on that she may dc better during the winfcer 2nd spring It wt . t sera least one good stele by net letting the daughter of Butulias and Persis take her char.te in the hurdle events, rhich : mere not very hard to ~iv provided the horse load jumping ability. Team *or Hawke’s Bar*/ It is probable that the Waikato trainer, M. .1. Carol!, will make th« journey to Napier and Hastings this •; week with Glena Bay and Atherry. ■ The latter is regarded as a promising hack hurdler, but may be all the better vrith experience. Glena Bay had his first race in the Carbine Plate, for amateur riders, at Ellersiie last Wednesday. He ran very.- green, being badly tailed off over the first three furlongs, but he then got up to finish third. Car Dc Bette" AberfeScy teas one of the disappointments of the Auckland meeting. His jumping left something to- be desired, but on the second day. when be die complete the course, he bumped up against Red Fuchsia. Aberfeldy cannot be ruled out, even if he did fall . at the first hurdle in two out of bis three starts. In each of these instances be mas bustled at the initial hurdle so that bis falls should not be counted too much against him. In , his case, it may pay to wait before condemning. Probably the Grand National meeting, or earlier at Trenthatr will serve to show that Aucklanders did not see the Southerner at j his best.

O'* of t"£ Best ' 7 . e .... op position will perhaps be stimer. to t're re d Gc-Iden Hrlsn was recently leased tc a patron if W. Hasterts stable, and for &€ pe | - t has bees szsder t e care of that trainer. Only light tasks have been the let of Golden Hrt=t as yet. but it is expected that he will be speeding up shortly. C- * Fro the North There _v_as a fair nm:unt cf support K.ideer on ate itettu: day at Hllershe. and, getting away fast, she was in the picture tc* the straight This was her best race at the Auckland meeting. and she failed to run up tc it sub- : seccesdy. Muscar T-a 'eo at E eu e A c mi in The Sun ' - ' had ■ ' . . • v - fog pat u f . . no sale - ilised proves te gavilfe spe-rtsman. Mr. H. Weston. W Tozer at EHerslie. Now Go “e South Town Bank made only one appear- ' ar.ee at Ellers lie. that being in tee c pen mile the concluding day. He was never ; very conspicuous, and finished in the . second half of the field. Town Banc ; is very forward, and if kept g ang when ( the Southern meetings come along • again he has enough pace to win a ; race or two for ilr. Samson. Next Time Out Judging by the finishing effort made ; by Hyde Rark in the sprint on the concluding day of the Filers lie meeting, N. Cunningham owner-trainer. has something to work on for the Te Huiti meeting or even bigger things. Hyde Park came with a rattle on Wednesday. and with a bit further tc- go might _ have been first instead of third- He was galloping nicely prior to the m-et-ing. Hurd sts at E ers e Beau Cavalier and Red Fuchsia were easily the best hurdlers seen out at the • Auckland meeting- and frankly it must be stated that the remainder were very disappointing. ne former won the, big event impressively, and from now on be will be taken cars of by the | hand!cappers. Nevertheless, be is so high ir. the weights for the bigger fences that it may be policy to keep him at the hurdling game for a time at least.

Srrart Gaf'op Mr. I>- Potters two youngsters. • Bulolo and Monetize, were allowed to run along over half a mile at HUerslie on Saturday morning, recording the excellent time of 51 2-5 for the gallop. Bulolo led his companion and finished • up under a strong pul!. Monetize thus being able to finish on terms. No doubt • the Bisogne gelding could have regis- : tered much faster time, but against this is the fact that Monetze was having his first real gallop for some time, and is naturally not as forward as the chest not. Present intentions are to take the pair to Trentham next month. Better Than Runnymcde? Mr. T. C. Trautweins latest purchase. the English colt Good News, arrived in Sydney last week. A winner I of two selling races, he should prove a profitable proposition for Mr. Traut- : we in, who deserves better fortune after his disappointing experience with the high-priced Runnymede. Good News is in splendid condition, and will probably make his Sydney debut within the next few months. A Change of Stables The well-known owner, Mr. Eliot Davis, recently decided to sever his ; connection with X. Cunningham's establishment. and on Saturday last his ; horses, which include Tidal, Cynthia X., and a share in Ballymoy lE, were

transferred to W. Gough’s stable at Avondale. This is unfortunate for trainer Cunningham, for he has the trio in such excellent condition that it appears as if luck will not need to play an important part for one of the three to score at ETllerslie on the occasion of the Te Kuiti Racing Club’s annual meeting. If such proves the ! case a fair share of the credit will be j due to Cunningham. Out of Hacks One of the speediest hacks about the ; province was Marble King. who eapj tured the concluding event at Elierslie !on Wednesday. On the opening day j the Marble Arch gelding was out in front with Billikins, and then tailed to run in the straight. R. Reed was substituted for Davies the second day, the j race being another mile event, the Fitz- | roy Handicap, and what a different tale ; there was to tell. A solid favourite, i his backers appeared to have lost their i money when Marble King got left about | three lengths at the start, but as -n----i dicative of his speed he was lying third lat the end of the first furlong, in a field of 22. Reed kept his mount handy, and then nursed him carefully so that at the finish he was able to ; hold his own. That success puts ; Marble King out of the hack class, but • he has speed enough to account for a | good sprint race. Marble King is a I' full brother to Queen Arch, who sprang a surprise in the Cornwall Handicap the first day. Promising Sorts | A couple of likely hacks seen out i at Elierslie were Oscar and Te Waka. j The latter finished third the first day, j ridden by Green, but without the serj vices of the leading horseman he did | not fare so well on the following days. 1 Oscar ran a couple of very solid races. however, and although the opporiuni- ; ties from now on are few and far be- ! tween —there is the Te Kuiti meeting | at Elierslie on June 30 and July 2, with I nothing to follow* in this province until the end of September—he should develop into a useful sort next season. At the bottom of the straight on Wednesday he looked a likely winner. Oscar is a six-year-old, so he has made | a late appearance on the turf.