THOROUGHBREDS FOR SALE

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 702, 29 June 1929, Page 11

THOROUGHBREDS FOR SALE

CONCERTINA. —Winner of Te Aroha ° r-Vin and £ 600 stake money this sea- , °On a good mark and a good propositiom I'rTce. including harness and hopples. Appl>. T. M. ROBERTSON. Hingsland.

If “Tartar” perseveres with Explosion he should earn his reward next season. His Turn Will Come

Sailor Boy is a useful sort of pacer that races with a fair degree of consistency without getting much money. In his several starts at Epsom the half-brother to the defunct Uranui was always in the picture, but he was not able to hang on to return a price to his backers. In his final essay the son of Man o’ War made a gallant attempt to make amends, but Trustworthy headed him off by a small margin for second place. At Wanganui the Waverley-trained pacer ran fourth in four starts. He is not the best at getting away from the starting gate, but next year Heginbotham s charge should do better. A Pleasing Feature Although The Abbey was r.ot as well forward as trainer W. Clifton desired the son of Gold Bell showed a good amount of dash in liis races, and what must have been a pleasing feature for his party was the manner in which he left the peg on the concluding day. There is no doubt about The Abbey’s ability when thoroughly tuned up, and if Bill Clifton can cure the chestnut of his waywardness at the barrier, some high-class races will

come his way when the next season s operations are in full swing. One To Keep in Mind Kone of W. J. Tomkinson’s charges looked in better racing trim than Maiwhariti, but the well-bred gelding was all at sea on the heavy track. His last two performances at Ashburton were of a high order and under similar conditions the son of Harold Dillon would have been a nuisance in his essays at Epsom. Too much notice need not be taken of his failures last week, and the speedy chestnut should be kept in mind when figuring at Addington in August, whether in saddle or harness. Looks the Part

An attractive-looking pacer is Steel All. the recent importation from Australia, which was Drum Withers’s sole representative at tli© Auckland carnival. The Steel Bell’s gelding was admired by the onlookers and when he paraded for the mile dash on tlie opening day was accorded staunch support. But Steel All was not used to racing in heavy ground, and he was quit© unable to give of his best. When the contests are held later on top ot the earth the Australian pacer, if as good as he looks, will keep the New Zealand sprinters busy.

When Goldman made such a pronounced showing oyer the final stages of the Marconia Handicap to finish third to those good pacers Linkman and Wraokler, his shares advanced for the Adams Memorial Cup. But so impressed was Handioapper Paul with the Gold Bell gelding’s display that he penalised him 12yds in the race for the gold trophy. Whether this handicap soured old or whether he objected to the mud, his display was the worst he has given for some time. Hopping out well enough, he was making for the front when he floundered in a sloppy patch, and after that he would not do anything right. Sam Roe tried Goldman on every part of the course, but it made no difference, and he died out of the contest. The son of Gold Bell will now be in “easy” street tor a while, but will be prepared 'n th® spring by Dorm Craig for saddle heats. A Surprise Packet

Dillon Huon went very close to tearing off the thick end of a stake and paying a big price in the final heat of the carnival. His showing was a surprise to those \<rho had seen the Harold Dillon gelding in action on the training grounds, where he was not running on at the end of his trials. Jack McKendrick, wbo trains the chestnut pacer, held the ribbons, and drove a well-judged race. Fifty yards from the judge Dillon Huon was being hailed as a probable winner, anci in a desperate finish, in which “heads only separated the three leaders, Jacks charge was labelled third. On the Improve

Enawah is slowly but surely coming back to form, which promises to substantiate her two-year-old deeds. The daughter of Peterwah went amiss early in her tliree-year-old career, through coming in contact with wire entanglements, but this did not deter the To Awamutu sportsman, Wilfred Johnstone, from paying a good figure for the youngster. This season Enawah has been showing unmistakable signs of improvement and both at Hastings and Epsom she was fairly prominent in her races. The halfsister to Explosion will be in nice order for Jack TCennerley to commence on next month.

Speedy but Moody ■Ri chore tfie five-year-old halfbrother to Cardinal Logan and Quality would try the patience of Job. According to the Hawera trainer, Jim Bullock, the son of Key de Oro can clean up the best on the premises at “The Oaks.” but when he gets his war-paint on he Is a herse of another colour. In some of his races at Alexandra Park Kichore displayed plenty of speed in patches, but he was never in the humour to give of his best, conseauentlv no money came the way of his party. It is animals or this type that keep punters puzzied.

No Need to Worry Carmel went two sound races at Epsom, hut he failed to see tlie journey

out each day in the puddled going. On Saturday the son of Our Thorpe flattered his many supporters for a mile, where an extra soft piece of territory unbalanced the big fellow and that was the end of his prospects. But tlie defeats need not occasion his party any worry, as he is just the sort of pacer to make a big improvement next season, and it will not be surprising to find the half-brother to The Abbey winning good races. Promising Displays Considering the short period Gold Jacket has been in from his holiday, together with the fact that he did not get much fast work for a couple of weeks prior to the meeting, his showing in the mile dash and the Mark Memorial two-mile heat must be considered decidedly encouraging. In the short event the black gelding did not begin any too well, but once at his gait, lie put in a great dash to be with the vanguard after going half a mile. In the two-mile essay Gold Bell’s son quickly made up his ground and half a mile from home was in the lead, but lack of condition told its tale, and the Auckland Cup winner was beaten into fourth place. However, his displays augur well for the spring carnivals.