WAIKATO NOTES

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 708, 6 July 1929, Page 12

WAIKATO NOTES

HORSES ENGAGED AT TRENTHAM THEIR CHANCES REVIEWED The few horses journeying to Trentham, or those already gone, are about the only source of interest in South Auckland just at present, and matters generally are extremely quiet in these parts, writes the Sun’s travelling turf correspondent. The contingent for the "Wellington meeting is not as strong as it has been for some previous winter • fixtures at Trentham, the cancellation of the visits arranged for .Wiltshire, Roman Abbey and Mangani seriously weakening the local representation. The decision not to race Roman Abbey at Wellington was brought about not because there was anything wrong with the Quin Abbey juniper, but simply because owner-trainer Hannon does not want to over-race the chestnut. A comparatively young horse, Roman Abbey should have a future in front of him and he is to be given every chance to win high distinction at the jumping game. It is more than probable that the Cambridge representative will be sent down for the big jumping events at the Grand National meeting at Christchurch next month.

King’s Guardi, who will represent the Cambridge stable in place of Roman Abbey in some of the big jumping events at Wellington, is a more than satisfactory under-study for the part and although th© three and a-quarter miles attached to the Wellington Steeplechase may be just a little far for him, he is one to be kept seriously in mind for a shorter distance event at the meeting. A PRIME FANCY

While it should be remembered that he has 9.10, as against the 9.0 he carried into second place in the Cornwall Handicap, the Te Rapa gelding, Paddon, promises to worthily represent the Waikato in the Whyte Memorial, the big handicap flat event on the first day of the Wellington meeting. The rise in weight should be offset by the improvement effected to his condtion since the Ellerslie meeting. Even’ should he fail next Wednesday, there will be many local sportsmen following him on his Southern tour, which is to extend to the Grand National meeting at Christchurch. Glena Bay is a distinct possibility for a minor hurdle race at the Wellington meeting, where he is to be ridden by the Te Awamutu horseman F. Foster. J. Howden, who will have charge of M. J. Carroll’s team while the latter is away in Australia with Paganelli and Tasty, was booked to leave for Trentham with the Romeo gelding last night. The Paeroa-trained mare, Billikins, reads well placed in the big sprint at Trentham next Wednesday, with only four pounds above the minimum. Her fondness for heavy going will be in her favour as the track is almost sure to be on the holding side. Her second to Gold Money at the last Ellerslie meeting should be very nearly good enough to win for her one of the sprint events at Wellington.

Two other local sprinters figuring in the Stewards’ Handicap next Wednesday are Takutama and Marble King, but while they have run up farily well in their latest engagements, their cannot be classed as more than moderate.

Supremacy and his three-year-old full-sister. The Begum, have been in work at Te Awamutu for a short time and while, of course, nothing of a serious nature has yet been asked of them, both are looking well and promise to be very forward for early spring racing. Te I-lora, a half-brother to the good handicap performer, Te Kara, is amongst the track workers at Te Awamutu. Kawhakina When the field had travelled a couple of furlongs in the Patea County Cup at Waverley on Saturday Kawhakina was tailing behind, with his rider busy keeping him off the heels of the sluggards in front of him. Kawhakina was still in the rear of the bunch half a mile from home, but then he commenced to make a forward move, though he did not have a chance of catching Anolo, on whom Reed stole a march going down the back. Kawhakina would bear keeping in mind.