TROŢING TATTLE

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 890, 6 February 1930, Page 13

TROŢING TATTLE

mjiet preparations for OTAHUHU FIXTURE

Although there are a good number of horses daily in attendance at Alexandra Park, there Has been no stir in training operations. With the approach of the Otahuhu carnival this month, business • should, however, liven up shortly. Not Right Yet Old Goldman went lame again in his fort at Te Arohu and since that fixture ■has been on the easy list. An effort will he made to fret the Gold Hell veldins ready for the saddle heats ut ,he Otahuhu meeting, hut the contract of his connections is not an easy one in this respect. Still On The Job TV. Cockbill is determined to have another try with the aged gelding All Bell and he is a fairly regular

attendant fit Alexandra Pa.rk, although his tasks are not of a serious nature. The game old chap is getting to the end of his tether, and in the present company he is set to meet, will find it hard to win again before finally retiring irora the track. May Ee Right For Saddle Vanity Boy went sore on the eve of the Te Aroha fixture and did not make the trip to the country. Geo. Webb is pay ng every care and attention to his charge, and has hopes of getting the useful little pacer into good shape for the weight-carrying events at Epsom this month. Working More Solidly Trainer Tewke has Great Change hitting out in fine style and the square-gaited son of Great Audubon is displaying a fair amount of dash in his track work. lie appears to have given up his breaking tendencies, but the chief question is how will he shape when stepped out In company on race day. In Good Health A. O. Hill, who is one of the most patient trainers at the game, is making another attempt to get Lady Ena into form. The mare looks hale and hearty and is jogging along soundly at. Alexandra Park. If this mare could be induced to go square on race days she would capture some cash for her party. Back To Toil C. Birchall has taken Signor in hand again. After a holiday occasioned through leg trouble. The grey son of Antonio—Uniform has been a difficult proposition to keep sound and has made very few appearances at race meetings. When he stands up. to his work Signor is a useful type of pacer, but his trainer has a difficult job to get the grey to the races. Shaping Better Bert Dyer is persevering with the gay deceiver Glandore and his present essays on the training track indicate that the roan gelding will be heard from in the near future. The son of Honest Huon is putting more dash than usual into his work and caught in the right humour one of these days will repay his careful owner-trainer for his outlay. Standing The Strain First Carbine is 'standing up to his work in approved fashion, and trainer Alby Patten has the old chap hitting out with plenty of freedom in his work. He has been very patient with the El Carbine gelding and it will not be surprising to find him rewarded presently for his attention. Promising Proposition H. Hendricksen, who some seasons back was a prominent figure in local light-harness circles, and brought many good horses across the Tasman, has \ couple of novice pacers in Geo. Webb's charge at Epsom. One in particular is showing promise and when

her owner gets in the sulky, tho mare Pacers resolutely. She is a sturdily built daughter of Logan Pointer and Sylvie (a mare that has left some good s:ake earners) and when properly e-iucated and tuned up. should develop into a sound proposition. Changed Hands Tiger Salve has been acquired by a Takapuna sportsman and at present is hiking things easy across the harbour. He will probably be. put in work again for the Auckland winter fixture under the care of his old successful trainer C. G. Dec. The Epsom enthusiast just now is busy educating three voing trotters, of which Parish Belle is the Pick, and a nicely shaped young pacer by Florizel, which is showing some promise.