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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 919, 12 March 1930, Page 13

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PREPARING FOR ACTION trainers making headway With the Thames and Wellington fixtures coming well into view this month, trainers are getting busy again on thejr charges. Several of the better class competitors will probably visit Hutt Park, while the remainder are making steady preparations for the popular Thames function. In the Longacres Tho Mangere-owned and trained mare Reremai, who set tlie seal on her career at Epsom recently when tramping two miles just outside the pale of New Zealand Cup company, is indulging in a respite. Owner Simkin at lirst thought of taking the daughter of Our Thorpe to Wellington, but tinally decided to reserve his good stake-earner for the Auckland June carnival. * m m All Right Again Nfctive Prince made a good recovory fron.’ the soreness contracted as a result of his escapade in the Otahuhu Cup. and the line-looking pacer is in regular work again at Epsom. He will in all probability be taken to Wellington for tlie meeting on March 22, with Carmel, and J. Shaw’s pair may also sport silk at Addington during the Easter • carnival. Real Speed Merchant Carmel is going along the right way and when next stepped out with the colours up should give an excellent account of himself. The half-brother to Tho Abbey has a great turn of speed and when the footing is solid in the dirt circuit at Alexandra Park the sturdy chestnut can wind up the watch pretty tight. If caught at his best when the Addington track is in lightning condition Carmel will set a high standard over eight or 10 furlongs that will take a prominent place in New Zealand records. His Turn Should Come Torpedo Huon’s tasks these days are not of a serious nature and there is nothing to suit tho Australian-bred horse in the immediate future. While U McMahon’s candidate did not earn a prize in the two principal events at tho Otahuhu meeting, he ran creditable races, and if a suitable heat can be found for him before the tracks get soft, there is every prospect of a stake being collected. Trainer McMahon has Torpedo Huon in excellent condition and in his recent races handled him in fine style. Helping Them Along Ala 11 McMillan patronised the Cambridge Show trot liberally and started three of his charges, Brutus, Enawah and Machine Gun. The presence of such capable performers lent additional interest to an attractive and spectacular Item, and while they were not equal to the task of conceding tlie big starts allotted, they put up a good showing. Machine Gun is now in great order and he has been a most profitable investment for the painstaking Tamahere owner-trainer. Regaining His Punch Jewel Pointer is bright and perky since he gave so much cheek on the final day of the Otahuhu fixture. His finishing effort behind Machine Gun in tlie 10-furlong handicap was reminiscent of his form of a couplte of seasons back, when he had a wonderful trot under J. S. Shaw’s charge, lie showed all his old determination and dash and had it been a three-day meeting there is nothing surer than that A. Julian would have scored a victory with the one-time champion. Should Stay On Belle Axworthy Is a brilliant, mare and a worthy representative of the American horse Travis Axworthy. She has reached the stage where it will be difficult to place her, and ere long A. Julian will have to tackle the higher grade sprinters with the mare Bello will, however, prove an acquisition to any society in which she moves, and next season should see her also doing well over a longer distance, if she fails to pull out a successful attempt at two miles this year. On the Improve Among the horses trained at Claudeianda nothing was showing more promise prior to the recent meeting at Epsom than Liraosa, and Warkato followers of the sport were quite prepared to see ner earn a prize before returning home. C. Lowe’s mare went a good race on the opening day, although she tailed to gain a situation, but she did not do too well during the intervening period and was not started on the 3econd day. However, a good race on the country circuit should come her way. Not a Bad One The Te Awamutu trotter Black Magic, who made the fans sit up and take notice ay his surprisingly good tat Te Aroha, was one of the "Show” competitors at Cambridge last week, and he again impressed the crowd by his able display. There is no denying his pace, and when he learns to leave the barrier at the right l!rne , his admirers will have reason to throw tlieir hats in the air and jump lor joy. He should be capable of going <i solid two miles. Another Chance Margaret Wallace is stepping along freely in her work and giving a hint that the day is not far distant when her number will be hoisted at the mast •tead. in the novice class in which she is still engaged, Margaret only requires to be on her best behaviour at the get&way to give the opposition a stiff Job to overhaul her. The consistent nnd unlucky TradesiKin, in tho same stable, will find it hard to get a race to suit him for a while. When he finished third to Writer and Waikaha ht the Otahuhu meeting it was the general opinion he would be placed second .after Waikaha’s gallop home. t>ut J, T, Paul’s efforts to check his hotter evidently weighed with the authorities. A Hard Proposition After his good essay on tlie opening “ay of tho Otahuhu carnival Explosion v.as expected to go one better on the flflal day, but the big-striding chestnut an as early in trouble and never ooked like saving his backers. He S* 8 been a difficult proposition, but n. r f« er A * Julian has a line bump of Pa tience and is not easily disheartened. these days the chestnut will ake amends for past failures.

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