AWAPUNI TOPICS

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 748, 22 August 1929, Page 15

AWAPUNI TOPICS

tfVERAL HORSES TO RUN ™ AT HASTINGS yfING MEETING CANDIDATES f Special to THE SVH) PALMERSTON X., Wednesday. ~h a busy period ahead, strong "‘ of local horses claiming enat Hastings. Dannevirke and ‘ in t j,e immediate future, opat Awapuni are being considcurtailed by indifferent track w hlch more closely renble the height of winter than the tft* n .firdav°will fid' l a team of five or competing from this centre at ‘ite's Bay Hunt, one of the 't# 9 in Sunai t. who figures in the r rdea Hunters" Hurdles, being aswith Vinella in a gallop on ! ° ,Vi>ek proper yesterday morning, “iVh was accomplished in 1.29. The IWT,* 0 f the track was very heavy, juriac . flags were about 30ft out. old fellow promises to show a reTn of his forrn °* last season over (McDowell), who likewise o os in the Kiverslea Hunters' I?U,'si»s1 ?U ,'si»s at Hastings, had Askari (K. VJ f.zL) a Hawke’s Bay Cup cundi- . a* a partner over five furlongs, ! 4lte ‘nalr requiring 1.15 to negotiate !'?• Both are getting up in years* but are still useful, particularly *nlfuienant Bill, who has been freely minuted for Hastings, is one of the Afternoon brigade, but on his winning irt"mance at the Te .Mata, pcnt-to-nX meeting, the Kangitero gelding Pretty well. Four Aces is another B mint in the Soutra Hunters' Flat Sndicap—» maiden performer from f Knapp's string. This mentor pre- “■ trd \ good one in Democratic at " grand National meeting, and he •could be heard from further. For the Trial In ly two maiden members will .'L the trip through to Hastings Aivapuni. these being King Hal •d Arrowhead. The former, foilowslow beginning, completed a "..furlong task by coming home L_ tha three-furlong post in 43 • thout being asked to extend himBy Chief Ituler —Hallowvonia. Vs three-year-old takes after his and grand-dam in that he in--dablv is slow to find his feet, but J" m isht well develop their staying (R. J. Mackie). who s-ures in the Maiden Kace at Hasten had Skyrider IT, Metcalf) as a iirt'ner over half a mile on the grass „ oS er It was Skyrider’s first gallop tor some time and the Day Comet Lire was of little use to her companin the run home, Arrowhead cornering his task in 56 1-5. The ArLwemith gelding a shapely sort wio should not take long in opening ji,s winning account. For Dannevirke Awapuni furnishes 16 nominations for the Dannevirke Racing Club's fixture next week, while there will be further inclusions at the Hunt meeting on the following day. In company with Patearoa, Plane *,.pped over three furlongs in 41£. Of ji,., pair only Plane will be asked to r oe at Dannevirke, the Warplane Idins claiming an engagement in Maiden Race at the racing club’s fixture. Although he is still a maiden. Pane has repeatedly shown a good tvrn of speed over a short distance. Alio figuring in the same event are Blue Paper and Adventus, the former being a promising youngster by Paper Money from Blue Blake, who is thus a half-brother to Peneus, while Adventus is a full-brother to Bulolo. The latter pair should be heard from belora the spriing season is far advanced. Another Chance Making her appearance in the closing stages of last season. Vinella wowed exasperating consistency in running four thirds and one second without getting the major portion of :he stake. The half-sister to Birkenei!a is uue to make a reappearance in public in the President s Hack Handicap at Marton. wherein Calluna and King Hal are also local nominations. Vinella bears a very healthy appearance at present, but time alone will ilisclose whether her bad luck will Piuthair appears to have thrown off her lameness and strode along quite eely in an exercise gallop yesterday morning when unaccompanied, the Kiibroney mare running over six furrigs in 1.30 without being pushed 3long. The daughter of Blackada is flue to contest the Ruahine Handicap -a seven-furlong event —at the Danrevirke fixture, the trip North to the Pakuranga Hunt meeting having been abandoned. While bearing a somewhat robust appearance, Rouex is steadily approaching racing condition and in a 2ve-furlong sprint in company with Brilliant Light and Robbie’s Mistake "esterday morning, the Kiibroney geldng hung on to Brilliant Right in satisl*etory manner, Robbie’s Mistake beaten off. The first-named pair •otto the end of their task in 1.10 1-5. Robbie’s Mistake is a three-year-old % by Psychology from Lovelorn, be • r -K thus a half-sister to Nones and Menelaus, a New Zealand Cup winner. *ould appear that she will require '■une. Brilliant Light does not claim immediate engagements, but xoues. is due to figure in the Ruahine handicap at Dannevirke, »n which Win is another local candidate. Quin Abbey gelding looks very jell at present, but whether he will «td the seven furlongs of the Ruahine j'undicsp to his liking is problematiGeneral Items A G. Murray, an apprentice of G. a > i» at present assisting operay*® in J. 11. Jefferd's stable in Bay, and will probably do for that establishment. Vhe Marton Jockey Club has been "■corded free support by local stables, Nch furnish no less than 31 nomina-j-ons for the club’s spring fixture at of next month. *h*" k who is due to run over di? J atlenii at Marton. gave a splen„i., display of jumping over a round toe battens yesterday morning with Bratton in the saddle, the Battle ® Selding revelling in the heavy . Throughout the round he •aintained a solid pace, yet did not ‘ a P a batten. and Blimp, both of are down to compete in the Handicap at Marton. were ;„ ciate <l in a gallop over five furiJXJ to on terms in 1.10. As a Pl>eared to be extended, the u * ,t.* Waa u* satisfactory one in view *Rph conditions. . r B *nk will enter upon activities i: \i new seaj *on on the second day ’£■ r «2- on * Avlxen he will compete in Bracelet. Although it has n ~n i* jumping rather than his pace : i . flat which has stood him in in the past, the AJI Red 04111 muster U P a fair turn of i , 1 and he ran seven furlongs yes--7.4 m °rning in 1.44 without being .taxed. r :.a^i in s, B °y. Tigrano. Sporting e " prand Chacao, Nimble and A j«rt are all fulfilling their off er * at **tactorily and Marton will of the many youngsters at Awapuni an opportunity j their paces in public, lr be final day. Mister Gamp, activ® a long period in the but \*o7 tnas ’ * s to treated to a spell. /ar will be found carrying on. ;* ; another inmate of his stable, *,;; n R very well, but nothing will i:® in tlie r “ e ntop a ‘ s attracted yet another ■‘Tr*A A - Quinlivan having trans- ‘ w oni His team com’'Ppftr t Sh , er ’ Pa rl ar| d Winlock. All irohahi. ” G «ood order and will y race at Dannevirke.

solidly as her early essays last season, would bo a possibility at twelve furlongs. Nathaniel is a speedy customer and will not be out of place in the Murchison Handicap society. Visitor From Mangere Tom Roe has paid a couple of visits to the Epsom training grounds recently with Gold Sovereign and Peterson, and the two trotters are bearing a healthy appearance. Without being asked to show their real worth, both have stepped along with fre€idom, and with the winding-up essays at Mangere Tom’s pair should be forward enough for their heats next w~eek. Peterson showed good form in June on the opening day, but in his last essay gave a poor exhibition. Evergreen All Bell Geo. Paton is still keeping the evergreen All Bell floating along, and the speedy gelding has still a good run left in him as ho gave his opponents to understand at the last Auckland function. When expected to do big things on the first day in the mile the son of Gold Bell missed the jump out, but on the final day, after running a sound race in the two-mile go, he went so close to pulling off the ten-furlong heat, that Driver Paton thought he had won. The same trainer has the gay deceiver, The Tartar, also engaged at the meeting, and after his handsome victory off 4.38 in the winter, he must be accounted well in on the same peg again. Fred Smith, who hangs out his sign at the Hamilton track, will probably be represented by Our Nancy and the promising trotter Paradigm at the fixture. Our Nancy is treated well enough in the mile and a-ha!f pacers’ heat, but with the elastic limit, she will find some tough rivals nearer the front of the handicap. If Paradigm has made any improvement since going with "Smithies charge, he will be a force to be reckoned with, if started in the Karamea trotters’ race. Sid Matthews, well-known in Epsom ting circles is now associated with the Claudelands trainer. A Promising Mare Pavlova, the shapely daughter of Man-o’-war —Our Aggie, which is owned by Mr. E. 11. Cucksey. has returned to Auckland and will in futuri be trained by W. Nightingale, who last season came well into the picture by his rejuvenation of old Rockaway. Before the mare went South last spring, to T Bryce's stable, she was 101 a brief period under the c-are of ihe Oneliunpa trainer and was doing well in bis hands. The daughter of Man-o-war should be useful at country fixtures. Additions to Epsom Brigade T aiest arrivals at the Epsom training grounds include Sijjnorella and Signor fun sister and brother, which are from the grey mare Umforim tiho produced a fine pacer in Taipare. big norella and Signor have both won races for trainer A. Birchall. but of late they have not been taking any part m W harness competitions. Tlotn pacers B may° latei^on another stake. Optimistic George Oeorge Stubbs. Epsom's champion optimist, has made his reappearance on the tracks after indulging in a letSo since the Hawke's Bay future His only charge at present is Drumhead, who while as green as a cabbage x inst the kind to develop into a useful j oe lender such careful and able tuition The novice is by Peter Moko from Huia. and favours the squaregaited stvle of locomotion and while he may take time to reach the win-