SPEED TESTS MADE ON A FAST TRACK

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 623, 27 March 1929, Page 12

SPEED TESTS MADE ON A FAST TRACK

PINK NOTE IN FORM RAPIER AND SILVER PAPER FANCIED iSpecial to THE SVNJ CHRISTCHU KC H, Tuesday. •With the C.J.C. autumn racing carnival so near at hand, much interest was manifest in the track work at Kit-cur ton to-day. The honours of the morning were credited jointly to Pink Note and Battle Colours, who ran a mile on the outside of the course pro per in 1.42 3-5. It was a sterling effort bv both horses, particularly on i the part of Pink Note, who had the ! worst of the weights. 1 Most satisfactory of all the Great I blaster Handicap candidates’ work was a half-mile sprint by the favourite, * Silver Paper, and a trial over six fuii Jongs by Rin Tin Tin. ; Silver Paper was practically j strangled, so to speak, from the start, I and vet he registered 49. As Ins 1 rider.' W. Brown, said after the gallop: ••It was only a jog for the three-year-old and goodness only knows what time he would have put up if he had been ridden out.” Went Fast Pink Note and Battle Colours were ! always together during their trial over I eight furlongs. In the early stages t they went very fast, and it was ex- ! peeled that they would slow up toward the end. But the pair mainI tained u solid pace throughout, and : both appeared to be travelling nicely i over the concluding furlong. The hrst ' furlong was left behind in 13 3-5, two ! in 35. three in 37, the half-mile in 49 4-5 and the full journey in 1.43 3-5. j pink Note looks all the better for I his race on the final day of the Welli ington Racing Club’s meeting, and it i is evident that he is very tit. at present. No doubt a race, on the opening I day ot' the C.J.C. carnival will sharpen him up lor his Great Autumn Handicap engagement, and with 5.3 to carry in the important 13-furlong handicap, he is going to be difficult to beat. He has shown in the past his prowess as a galloper, and in the Great Autumn, which promises to be a small field, the mile and a-half should suit him admirably. Paperehase’s six furlongs in 1.16 b-o was a satisfactory effort, and if she runs up to her best track form in the Great Easter she will take a terrific amount of beating with 7.5, but her recent showings have been disappointing. Promising Two-Year-Old A smart five-furlong gallop on the course proper went to the two-year-oius Straighteourse and Disorder, wlio gut to the end of that distance in 1.4 3-5. ' At Trentham Disorder ran an excellent race at her first appearance on a race track, and as she looks all the better for her Wellington exertion a situation in one of the juvenile ! handicaps at the approaching fixture i ! may not be beyond her. i i Booking all the better for his race 1 ; at Hororata, Chide ran half a. mile 1 in 50 1-5. He was not hard pushed |i at any stage of the gallop, and ap- ! parently his recent racing has bene-

fitted him a great deal. Moreover, he bears a much better appearance at present than when he won at Kiccaiton in February. Swoopalong and Impertinence recorded 49 2-5 for their half-mile sprint and on the plough Sudden Storm occupied 1.4 3-5 for five furlongs. Stately put up the smart time of 49 for her half-mile dash, and was going strongly at the end. The Great Autumn candidate, Rapier, who is now actual favourite for next week’s distance event, was given pace work on the plough. He looks very bright and well. A smart six furlongs was credited to the novices, Hounslow and The Bailiff, who got to the end of that journey in 1.17 1-5. Both are on the improve, and may show up in their coming engagements. Returns To Form Kin Tin Tin ran below expectations at Wellington, but his fast six furlongs this morning in 1.16 3-5 shows that he again is in good form. He rattled over that distance in convincing style, and appeared to be going strongly at the end. Juniper, who was successful at the midsummer meeting, drew attention to his prospects at the coming carnival by liis half-mile spurt down the back with Sir Roland. Juniper always held the upper hand and at the end he held a length’s advantage over his companion. the time being 49 4-5 —a smart effort. Count Cavour and Amor ran a mile in 1.4 G 4-5, but they were not hard pressed at any stage. Both horses look really well after racing at Trentham and indications are that they will show good form next week. Silver Paper was ridden by W. Brown, who generally pilots the three-year-old in his work, so that he was carrying over S.O when he ran his halfmile in 49. The Great Easter favourite was under a strong pull throughout. In fact, he was doing little better than three-quarter pace, and it would be difficult to tell what he would have done had he been given his head. Never before has the son of Paper Money been so well as at present, and allowing for a little improvement from now on till next Monday his defeat in the big Riccarton event does not seem likely, particularly after his easy win on the final day of the Wellington fixture. Hurly Burly was a rank disappointment at Trentham, but she galloped a striking seven furlongs this morning in 1.31. She was going strongly at the end, too, and if she reproduces her track work on race day she should take all kinds of beating. Nightmarch sprinted down the straight, moving with plenty of freedom. Aberfeldy (T. Tilson) jumped two hurdles. The Quin Abbey gelding flew very high at the first obstacle, but did considerably better at the next.