PREPARATION FOR CARNIVAL

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 901, 19 February 1930, Page 13

PREPARATION FOR CARNIVAL

YESTERDAY’S EPSOM WORK Although the track at Epsom waa in splendid order yesterday, •nd provided fast footing, there were not many rousing work-outs. Vanity Boy’s mile essay was perhaps the most attractive.. * * * The Abbey and Dad’s Hope (in saddle) stepped away smartly from tho mil© and a-hulf post, and with a mile covered in good time, the latter Pulled up. The Abbey, pacing resolutely. ran along to the winning post on his own, and ho wound up a good l *st in fino style. . Two miles was the portion of Eveon Locanda and Pavlova, but the f'Pening half of the section was traversed at steady moderate pace. An improvement was effected after pass-*r-g the mile station, and over the last half W. Nightingale s pacers turned ou a Pice lot of speed. Mountain Dell, with W. Willetts behind her, jumped off at tho two-mile disc, and on reaching the 12-furlong Mountains. Tho two Blue Mountain mares went a nice mile together, then "Willetts bid Joseph goodPye, and the black mare streaked home the last half a solid clip. All Bell tackled the mile and aqUarter route on his own and was ■oafing on his driver as they approached the half-mile post. Here unhoppled set off with the old yold Bell gelding and the pair raced e box. full of vigour. Carmel uid best in tho final stages. V»nity Boy, with Les Laver in tn© saddle, slipped over a mile at » good gait. The first half was taken too seriously, which left the httl© pacer short of breath in the ■ast 100yds. He battled on gamely, however, tt> register the best mile Of the day.