The Sporting Sprit DEWAR'S WHISKY

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 684, 8 June 1929, Page 10

The Sporting Sprit DEWAR'S WHISKY

SOLE AGENTS: HANCOCK AND CO., LTD., AUCKLAND

Te Aroha Course to Be Much Improved MILE CIRCUIT (Special to THE SUN) r TE AROHA, Friday. As some of the local trainers had not returned from Auckland there was less track work than usual on Thursday morning - . Belle Star. Unique, Lucky Alice, Te Maire, Muskot, Grand Arch and the two Glen Albyn fillies were allotted steady work on the plough. The Lamb went about two miles on the inner ground, and jumped several hurdles in good style. He is keeping sound and on the flat gallops very resolutely. M.r. William Lockyer, of Waharoa, owner of Hungahunga and Golden Arch, added to his racing stock a two-year-old filly by Valkyrian—Vorav, which will join the track workers in due course. Unique, by Tonbridge, is furnishing into a fine big horse, and may be expected to be a weight-carrier. Even if he should not be. a real success on the flat, he has sufficient size to make a good cross-country candidate. However, as a four-year-old next season he will be ready to show his capabilities. The Quin Abbey gelding, Bert Hinkler, is coming on nicely, and carries 3. lot of condition* His stable companion, Kurjahan, also by Quin Abbey, has not yet recovered from the effects of a affection, and is not now in active work. May Do Trent Ham Lucy Rose, Jing Lu, Queen Arch, Marble King and Flitter are none the worse for their Ellerslie efforts, and will be kept going in view of further winter fixtures. Mr. R. B. Hines generally takes two or three of his representatives to the Wellington winter meeting, and may travel South again this year. Mr. John Hanks, also, has seen winte.r races at Trentham, but principally with jumpers. The Lamb continues -to hold his name on the tracks as a good jumper.

I and when he has to compete over sticks should be fully qualified to do so. A. E. Cox is certainly putting him through a good preparation. The | most recent addition to this stable is ! a bay two-year-old full-sister to Woody Glen, who was quite a good performer here a few years ago. She has a fine smooth action on the track and may be quite a worthy representative of the Soult—Miss Lottie horse Glen Albyn. Black Maire did not put in an appearance at the Auckland meeting. The invitation for him to be there was not very enticing, and he -would have had to be somewhat better than he has hitherto proved to be to carry 9.S in the Fitzroy Handicap. His condition is still very solid, and he will be seen out before long, probably at one of the Southern meetings. Since going into the hands of Mr. T. Morris at Cambridge, Taumai has shown considerable improvement. By St. Amans from a mare by Foremost, he is a full-brother to Mr. E. Bygrave’s Ah Wera, a hurdle race winner at Pae.roa in March last. The efforts of Mr. R. B. Hines’s King Lu and Queen Arch at Ellerslie were disappointing to local supporters. The mare would doubtless have done better on a muddy track. Despite the failures of King Lu cn the first two days he is still rated highly by the handicapper. Queen Arch was treated leniently, but did not run up to track form. Much Appreciated The win of Lucy Rose in the King George Handicap was quite a popular one here,, and a number of her supporters benefitted by the substantial dividend. Even with less than 9.10 in the Visitors’ Handicap, it .is questionable whether the Lucullus mare could have won, because she te not a weight-carrier. The Te Aroha Jockey Club is proceeding with the formation of new racing and training tracks. When finished the course proper will be one mile, and the back sweep will be brought in several chains from the present course. Patrons will thus be enabled to get much better views of the racing, and the trotting meetings will in future be much more interesting than before. Tenders are now being invited for the work.