TO-DAY’S TRAINING

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 588, 14 February 1929, Page 10

TO-DAY’S TRAINING

TEA TIME SHOWS UP (Special to THE SUNJ TE AROHA, To-day. A number of visiting horses are due to arrive to-day. This morning Love Call, Dainty Arch and Indolent ran five furlongs in 1.4, finishing in this order, with British King a poor fourth. Ruffles and Tea Time finished five lengths in front of Glenstar (who got away badly) over five in 1.3, Tea Time going, the easier at the finish. Tanetoa beat Orchus over five in 1.5, and Te Koroke accounted for Sir Russell over the same distance in 1.4 2-5. Ah Wera put in a fast run. Black Maire finished better than Crown Arch over five in 1.4. In the Shade, Ti Tree, Queen Arch and Red Lion executed useful pacing.

The Very Latest They say that one Christmas Eve an Aberdeen family in which there were numerous children were just about to perform the ceremony of hanging up their stockings when they were startled by the report of a ritle. They rushed downstairs to find their father, looking very upset, entering the house. “My puir wee bairnes,” he moaned, “I’ve terrible news for ye. Santa Claus has just committed suicide.”

Will He Stay On A ery. little has been heard of Leo Mauritius since he was acquired by the racing enthusiast, Wenzl Scholium, but unless the Australian-bred trotter has developed staying power, he will not be troublesome at the end of a mile and aha.lt. Half that distance was about his limit previously in this countrv. Leo is back again at J. S. Shaw's stable. Ready for Action

Direct Action has made good improvement of late and being a quick beginner will make up a lot of his handicap while some of the others are thinking about the job. The stable mate to Etta Cole will not be able to put in many faults on the journey if he wants to be in at the kill, although he is one of the good breakers. Fulfilled Early Promise Koro Peter has recently justified all the good opinions formed of him after his initial success as a two-year-old, and his Dunedin form was distinctlv good. He will not go to Melbourne for the Derby next month, but Peter will beknocking at the door at Epsom next May Shine Soon

Although Bingen Starr has not shone brightly since being converted to the square-gaited business, the well-bred gelding was displaying solidity in his Christmas efforts. When going right the Ta mahere-trained trotter can show a lot of pace and his turn should not bo long delayed.