Waikato Horses for Tomorrow

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 821, 15 November 1929, Page 12

Waikato Horses for Tomorrow

LATEST FROM TE RAPA RECENT FORM REVIEWED (Special to Till: SIX) KAMI LTO X. Th u rid a3' - i The* acceptances received for the i I first da 3* ot' the Waikato Racing Club's] Spring Meeting at To Rapa tire cer- j tainlv very satisfactory from a num-r- j icral viewpoint, writes The Sun's travelling correspondent, but taken on the j whole the quality is considerably - below ; the standard one would expect to be in evidence at the racing headquarters of a district that occupies so prominr ent a place in the turf world of the 1 Dominion. At the time of writing no visiting candidates for the meeting had reached r headquarters, and the visitor to the , tracks at Te Rapa this morning had to • be content with a few serviceable gal- : lops provided by several of the locally- ■ trained ones. i One of the prominent local candi- ; • j dates engaged in the first division of ! the Trial Plate is. the Chief Ruler j j i three-year-old. Ruling Chief. This ] j member of Tinker’s team has been in j , work for some time, but he is a big ] , : youngster that impresses one as requir- ; i I ing a little racing before being seen at \ ; liis best. ( STOPS QUICKLY ] | A nother of the Trial Stakes candi- • j dates that has been doing a fair amount i [ of work lately is Norval Tea, the threeI year-old member of H. leva’s team at . Te Rapa. She has had the racing, and. although her third at Whangarei might ’ b© taken as an augury of rosy pros- 1 pects in the indifferent company she t meets at Te Rapa, the fact has to be 1 remembered that she is inclined to 1 stop badly at the end of five furlongs. 1 All th© same, she should race well among the poor lot opposed to her at ; To RapaTasty, of whom great tilings were ’ expected when she accompanied Paga- j nclli across to Australia, was backed 1 and beaten at Cambridge on Labour ' Day. However, she has been going on 1 the right way since then and may be 1 the hardest to beat in the first division of the Trial Stakes on Saturday. ‘ Thrce-year-ukl Fraser, who looked j likely as the winner of a hack event x tliis spring, lias not been doing very well since the Cambridge meeting, e where he was allowed to forego his ( engagements. In his class, however. « ho is a useful sort at his best and may. c bo worth watching. , A jumper that has on occasions > shown fair form over hurdles and that \ is likely to be dangerous in the class ] in which she is engaged on Saturday, ( is the country trained mare Cold Rep, who hails from the same stable as shelters the last Grand National Hurdles winner, Mangani. Gold Rep has done a fair amount of work and may improve upon her somewhat indifferent third at the last Auckland meeting. Kingsford is a member of F. Tulichen's team figuring in a two-year-old event at Te Rapa on Saturday. The King Lupin youngster is not a particu- ( larly impressive looking youngster, j but he can scamper for a time and may r keep the opposition busy. 1 TOWN BIRD'S RELATIVE < Previous racing should be in favour . of the Raceful—Lady Bird wood two- ► year-old, Tradesman, one of the likely ] ones for the juvenile events at the ( Waikato Club’s meeting. The half brother to Town Bird has had a fair - amount of work and has improved slightly since liis start in the Musket ►Stakes at Auckland, where he failed to race prominently. C The King Nassau two-year-old. Tin- ] ker Bell, who will represent C. L. £ Lowe’s Gordonton stable in the Tama- f here Stakes, has had one previous start this season in the Musket Stakes, but i the fact that this improving baby was i never sighted should not be. allowed to weigh too heavily against her 3 chances over the week-end. That, moody customer. Kalia, who lias r to be driven out to the tracks with a i stockwhip, js likely to be surveyed with some interest in view of the fact r that he won on the same track over a similar distance to that which he is \ scheduled to race on Saturday. His track efforts have been satisfactory, but backers are not likely to take the j chestnut on trust until they have been shown something a little better than his two previous displays of this sea- : son. Indolent is a useful hack that were he in form he would give a great deal of trouble in the minor events at the Waikato meeting. The track work of the General Latour gelding has, of late, however, been disappointing. Gay Caballero, the full brother to Wendav, in Roy Syme’s stable at Te Rapa, was one that was seen out this morning doing useful pacing work. He is engaged in the first division of the Trial Stakes and, as he has been working for some time, it is quite on the cards that he will run a decent race. A big striding chap, the roomy course at Te Rapa is in his favour, and while he may not be really good, be should run . prominently among the weak field that he will be required to meet. Course Should Suit There is a. tendency locally to give Pegu way a big chance of lifting the thick end of the stake in the Cambridge Handicap. A proved weightcarrier. he can muster up a good burst of speed, and tin* long, roomy straight at Tc Rapa will suit him admirably. The great run home at the local track has afforded a winning chance to many a horse not regarded seriously as a sprinter—the per form - ] ance of Te Kara is a case in point—- ] and Pegaway for all his weight should l>e handy at the finish. It is understood that 11. Gray will ride tin* Te A wimiutu ge Idi ng. With only T.."*, Kingfield wiilt run a j j big race in the principal sprint event, i The Cambridge-trained sprinter may not be quite the horse he was a season or two ago. but his recent track efforts have been satisfactory, and he would not require to be at his best to dispose of most of those opposed to him in the six furlong en--1 counter. On the Flat Now After a number of disappointments I over hurdles, Ciena Bay is down to contest the mile hack event on Saturday. At the weights, and the distance. Carroll's charge, who is in good condition and working along r:i -cly. should Lie running on when most of the others are stopping. Mervctte was out doing pacing work 1 his morning and looks well. The half-sister to Historic was very unlucky at Auckland, and on that form and her present condition she should i nn a good race in the big sprint on . Saturday. While a fast pace in the earlier stages may be against her, the long straight should suit a finisher of her determined calibre. Macroom has taken no harm from her trip to Whangarei, where she ran second to Lady’s Boy in a field of four on the second day. The Archiestown mare has been disappointing for a I long time, but her latest track essays ; have been satisfactory, end she may run prominently before long. Whakama. a member of R. Syme’s ; team, is a hack that ha*- - - been doing i good work considering the short time . i she has been in.