Doings On The Te Aroha Tracks

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 478, 6 October 1928, Page 7

Doings On The Te Aroha Tracks

MANY HORSES IN TRAINING (Special to THE SUN} TE AROHA, Friday. In the ownership of the Some Boy 11. gelding, Unoco, a partnership has been registered as beween trainer C. J. Carmont and a Te Aroha racing enthusiast. It was probably on account of Tea Time going off his feed when away from home that he was not taken to the Auckland meeting. However, he will be a contestant at Te Rapa this month, as horses from here can be railed down to the course in the morning and returned the same night. A locally-trained Glen Albyn gelding. owned by a well known Te Aroha sportsman, is to contest the Maiden Steeplechase at Cambridge on Labour Day. He has been qualified at the Waikato Hunt meets during the winter, but the rest of his training work has consisted of hack work day by day when ridden about by his 14-stone owner. Now that King Lu has been turned out for a few weeks. Mr. R. B. Hines has again commissioned the Polymester filly, Lady Mestor, who was thrown out of work during the winter on account of dental troubles. He has not put on much condition during the recess, but may come to hand quickly. During the absence of C. E. Mallowes at Auckland with Nancy Lee. the rest of his team is being looked after by W. Porter. Black Maire is doing nice work in view of the Waikato meeting, Orchus is executing easy tasks, Indolent is putting decidedly more zest in his work and is on the up grade, the unnamed St. Aman’s gelding is getting through his tasks really well, and Ruffles is being restricted to pacing work. After doing work of a moderate nature during the winter, the Day Comet gelding, Glen Star, is now galloping in good style. Carrying a light-weight, he is able to hold his own with openclass horses. Should the Te Rapa course be reasonably dry he may run well at the Waikato meeting. Trainer G. A. Reid has been working Marble King and Crown Arch together, and probably by reason of his experience the first-named has been showing to the best advantage. Waltzer In High Spirits

Fine track work is being executed by Waltzer. The Hymettus gelding, always a free galloper, has never been in better condition. As he will be kept to fiat racing for another term he should increase his winning score in due course. Flying Tresses, who was thought to have broken down about three weeks ago, and was taken back to her owner’s property, has fortunately made a rapid recovery, and is again a track worker. J. H. Wallace will have quite a good team for the Waikato meeting. It includes Valkon, who has scored previously at Te Rapa, Tea Time, Te Koroke, and the two-year-olds Call, William of Orange and Lucky Alice. The two last-named have been in work for such a brief period that their chances of victory cannot be highly assessed. Mr James McNicol’s Potoa gelding. Taurimu, has been thrown out of work, at any rate for the rest of the season. His running at Marton and Wanganui was not at all convincing, so a long spell was decided upon. In connection with the South Auckland Country Clubs’ Breeders’ Association. and its ownership of the sires Day Comet and Archiestown over a