TE AROHA TOPICS

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 839, 6 December 1929, Page 13

TE AROHA TOPICS

a h wera joins archeen SALE OF BELLE STAR Sf sciai to TUB Sl'.y TL AROHA, Thursday. Ih Wera i* now beinK trained by r Keith having- been leaded to Mr. V Quirk, owner of Archeen. This owner "ill now have the two hurdlers I 0 tiattie for him. and may continue t)} hvv* his share of successes. Trainer jjeid has a budding steeplechaser in < r Warrigal that is showing promise. U, Will be racing on the flat at Taumarunui this week, but will be excused if he does not run forward, as he has only been in work a lew Bert Hinkler will probably change owners in the near future. It is considered that a course of road work during the summer, and runs with the hunt clubs n the winter, would work well in the tjuin Abbey gelding’s case, for he can gallop, and also Jump ablyIn addition to three Jumpers. G. A. Reid has in his team Glenstar, Trig. Kins Lap. Leasehold. Ta Apurangi, i:id Terrape -n. In the home paddock h« has a yearling by Acre from Lady Sykes. Kanui has Just been added to A. Cox's string This newcomer seems to be able to gallop, but so far has not been allotted fast work. A Bargain? The amount paid for Belle Star is Jtated at 200 guineas, a price at which ilie cunnot ->e considered other than A bargain. She is so forward in racing condition, so she may win at any time. The Lamb, a winner of two hurdle rates recently, is executing his work n -.ho usual consistent manner. lie has been quickly risen in the weights, but now that he has acquired jumping experience may still be able to play his best card over the jumps. Volimond has not been asked to do much since her return from Takapuna. Although she did not run up o expectations, at the Shore, trackwitchcrs here have not lost faith in her ability. She is bred on class lines, and therefore Volimond cannot yet be written out. One in G. Reid’s stable that is showing improvement is Te Apurangi. Considering that he is a very big thoroughbred, he is coming to hand quickly, and his name will soon be appearing in the nomination lists. The Arohiestown gelding is, however, not being hurried, and it may not be until the fl'e Aroha meeting in February that he will be found in real racing trim. Rhodes Wallace has taken in hand Bahama, which will be racing at the Taumarunui meeting this week. Mr. P. A. Swney is keeping his Marble Arch Laccmaker lilly, in addition to Taumui, in steady work. They ire both looking well, and will soon be due to carry silk. Glenison is still furnishing nicely, anti is not being hurried. At the back end of the season she may stay on better than at present, and the patient policy in training mav be justified in the case of this filly, Which lias shown plenty of pace. Will He Stay? Marble King Is included in the entrants for the Te Awamutn Cup. It will depend upon his running at Taumarunui whether he will be started in tins event. The Marble Arch gelding gallops W'eil in thick going, as lie evidenced at Trentham in July last. As he has not done much work during the past three months, a mile and a-quarter may be too far for him at the tVaipu fixture.

It is considered here that Lucky Alice will make a better four-yeur-old than a three, and she will not bo heavily taxed in racing in the meantime. She raced fairly well at Taka-

puna, but would have been better suited to a more roomy course. Wet weather ruled again this morning, but some fair work on the tracks was witnessed. Miss Albyn. looking brught and well, put in a nice run on A, ploUeh ’ and over two rounds Archeen went better than he has previously this season. Evidentlv the winning effort at Te Kuiti has inspired confidence in the Marble Arch gelding. Glenstar, looking somewhat robust, d d medium work. He will be moved along more briskly very soon now. The two-year-olds King Lap and Leasehold executed steady work, and Terrapeen put in a mile, moving very freely th rough out. * The Lamb, Glenison, and Lucky Alice negotiated their tasks satisfacB . lack MaJre ran a round on tle plough at a good average pace. -tr Russell galloped a round, and b?st n style Ul ® l3St t ""° flll ' lo " KS in I'is - A ?„ ti< l u ? stripped over half a mile in 1-a, without being ridden out. To Apurangi and Trig were best togethei over five furlongs. The former finished a length to the good in i’A, rho hurdler, St. Warrigal. win ®® me distance in 1.6, and did quarter pace™* W6IU a r ° Un<J at three '