QUIET DAYS AT EPSOM

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 704, 2 July 1929, Page 12

QUIET DAYS AT EPSOM

PROBABLES FOR ADDINGTON

YOUNGSTERS RECEIVING TUITIOR

With the 1928-29 light harness season terminated business is. and no doubt will be for a spell, on the dull side. Trainers who contemplate a visit to Addington for the Metropolitan Club's national carnival next month are keeping their probable candidates in work, while a few youngsters are also receiving their first lessons at the game. It is to be hoped that local trainers wishing to got c iarges ready for the big function at Christchurch will find climatic conditions during the next few weeks much more* favourable than obtained prior to the Auckland winter carnival. The Auckland high graders must bo produced in their best attire for such a solid undertaking if thev are to share in the “spoils to the victors.” Jack Shaw's Quota J. S. Shaw is keeping Native Prince, Carmel and Stoney on the active list and all going well in the interval this trio will represent the Epsom trainer at Christchurch. Given an opportunity to get thoroughly tuned up they wiil present a bold front when stepped oat at Addington. A Classy Pacer Native Prince, when keyed up, i s a high-class horse arid there was no doubt about his brilliancy and solidity last spring when he landed the Otahuhu double. That effort, however has since proved costly, as the Native King horse has since been handicapped on a tight peg. from which so far he has found it impossible to earn a stake. Stoney requires solid footing to deliver the goods, while Carmel is one of the improvers that promise to reach better society next season. A Rare Pair L. McMahon has a couple of veal good ones to keep him occupied in Gold Jacket and Torpedo Huon, and when this pair reach the top of their form there should be some good prizemoney awaiting owner Ted Parkes. Gold Jacket showed recently that he intends going on with the game again, while Torpedo Huon will only require to strike a decent track to quickly repay his new owner some of the purcha.se money. Jewel Pointer Will be Right Explosion and Jewel Pointer are a pair that A. J. Julian still lias in commission, and providing they come along the right way during the next few weeks they may sport silk in the

South. Jewel Pointer, while not nearly ready at Auckland, showed he has neither lost the art of pacing nor bii fine turn of speed, and when “Tartar* 4 gets the game son of Logan Pointer wound up to concert pitch he will again make things very interesting. A Good Combination C. G. Lee does not have many idle moments, and now that the winter fixture is over and Nelson Dillon is taking tilings quietly after his convincing victory, “Togo” has taken up the good trotter Tiger Salve again. The Rock Huon gelding has evidently enjoyed the holiday, and does not appear to mind returning to toil. Tiger SaJve and trainer Dee proved a good and profitable combination during the season just finished, and the ex-Australian square-gaiter earned a fine cheque for owner Tom Richards. And maybe there is more waiting for him in the new season. Got Seme Money Napland, who was unfortunate enough to rick the muscles in one of his legs when going particularly well in the two-mile trot on the first day of the recent Epsom meeting, has been turned out at Papakura for a spell. Since racing for Harry Kinnimont the Petereta gelding showed a return to form, having secured a first, second and two thirds in half a dozen starts. While Napland is on “easy street” the Royal Oak enthusiast will attend to the requirements of Peter Lloyd, who is again under his care. Healthy Youngsters Three healthy looking youngsters are receiving tuition at the hands of JaclS Shaw, and they are shaping in a manner that is encouraging to their connections. The two-year-old colt by The Triumph—Liberty Bell is a classy looking customer and a bold, wellactioned pacer that should make good. A beautifully mannered yearling filly is the daughter of Worthy Bond and Florrie Bingen, who also has good looks to recommend her. The Travis Ax worthy—Dot Peters youngster, which is a well proportioned filty, favours the trotting gait, and has a fine action. The dam of this youngster is a full-sister to Petroleuse. A Promising Trio An improved pacer is the sturdy young son of The Triumph—Bequest, and he is showing every indication of

possessing the speed and ability that is so marked in both families. Good judges concur in the opinion that there is a good future before this chap. Another showing promise claims Blue Mountain King and Cool Trim as its parents, and here again the best strains are in evidence. Under Geo. Phipps’s charge, the juvenile is shap- '•? like a good one. The yearling b’* Worthy Bond from the Auckland Cup winner Norah Creina is furnishing into a fine filly, and owner Syd. devoting a lot of time and attention to the young lady’s education, whil© that good general. Jim O’Kane, is occasionally seen in the sulky as tutor.