Many Youngsters Are Well Forward

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1012, 1 July 1930, Page 14

Many Youngsters Are Well Forward

>ARADE AT TE AWAMUTU iOLOIST AND GOLDEN SCEPTRE IMPRESS In the past Te Awamutu has turned out a good many early two-year-old winners, and present indications point to the same state of affairs being expected next spring. The keen interest evinced by the rowd ar Te Awamutu in the parade ,f juveniles staged bv the Waipa Rac-

ing Club after tHa second race on Saturday, must in itself have proved ample reward for the executive's enterprise in arranging this very interesting event. All the dozen youngsters carded were

paraded, 11 of them being mere babies, rising two-year-olds, who, at the very earliest, cannot be triced for another three months. There was one two-year-old in the field. There were two divisions of five and seven respectively, and they were sprinted from the mile .and a-quarter post to the winning post, a distance of just over two furlongs. Owners’ colours were not required, the riders having numbers on their backs, football fashion, so that the identity of the youngsters could be arrived at once they had gone past the spectator. First Division The first division was won by Soloist, a half-brother by Hunting Song from Lucella to that brilliant two-year-old. Supremacy, owned by Mr. A. J. McGovern, who also raced the crack two-year-old mentioned last season. Soloist was ridden by the stable apprentice, R. Horne. Not far behind the winner in order were Kings way (Little England— Ruth), owned by Messrs. A. M. and W. A. Fisher; Baroscope (Weathervane —Tortrix), owned by Mr. E. H. Cucksey. and Mr. J. N. Heslop’s Legionnaire —White Bird filly. Second Division The other division was the best of good things for Mr. W. G. Whitmore’s

chestnut gelding Golden Sceptre. b> Posen or, from Moiselle. Hector Graj was in the saddle. Second was Mrs. }l. R- Campbell's filly by Ga inscour t from Holywell: Mr. G. Paul's two-year-old gelding King’s Knave (Comedy King—Eumelia) was third, and Mrs. S. L. Parsons’s filly Limeen (Limond—Molleer Oge) was fourth. Very Forward The winners of the two divisions were the most forward youngsters ir the field. Soloist takes after his relative Sup I remacy, in looks. and he has I similar style of galloping, covering i j lot of ground at each stride. Trainei W. Stone should have this youngstei in nice order for the spring classics In the early spring of last seasoi Supremacy was unbeatable, winning both the Avondale Stakes and Auck land Wellesley Stakes. Doubtless Mr McGovern and his trainer have thei eyes on these classics again in Sep tember and October next. Kingsway should develop into a ver; useful performer in F. Loo mb’s stable Baroscope is not ready by any means This Weathervane colt is also occupy ing one of F. Loomb’s boxes. By Phalaris’s Son j The fourth youngster in the firs j division, the filly by Legionnaire i; ! son of Phalarisl from White Bird, i ! still backward, and she can be give ! Plenty of time. Mr. J. X. I-lislop race her dam round the provinc years back, befor s ndli : i to i ■ j she is commencing to furnish nicel lafter being in but a few do vs froi:

)he paddock. She only arrived here Ax weeks ago from the Sydnes rales. A Fit Youngster | Perhaps pride of wed , Of the dozen that paraded, as viewed !in the light of the sprint on fcaturdav. was Golden Sceptre, Tins is a well- grown colt, a chestnut with two ! white hind leg.-, racing in the colours of Mr ft". G. Whitmore. The joung--tor showed a lot of pace, and in Hecj :or Gray's hands ran very true round UoMen Sceptre is by the Englishbred horse Kosenor, by Grosvenor from I Rosev Kosenor was raced in tho ! south Island up till recent years, but I he was put to the stud when he -railed ito stand up to training. If memory serves one aright, this is the first ot bis stock to make its appearance, and : if Golden Sceptre is a fair example then Kosenor looks like making a name for himself as a sire. Golden Sceptre is very forward, alI most ready for racing, ar.il -- trainer A. Cook so desires the handsome chestnut colt should be an early favourite ! for forthcoming two-year-old races I early in the spring. While Gray gave Golden Sceptre I every chance to get balanced alter the {start of Saturday’s sprint. Mrs. M. R. j Campbell’s filly by Gainscourt from I Holywell shut out like lightning, displaying a lot of early speed. However, i the” filly ran wide on the home turn. I and Golden Sceptre htd it well on ! her in the run to the finishing post. Nevertheless, it was instructive to see ' this filly shape so well- appears j to be certain to be a speedy customer, I and in this one and Soloist trained W. Stone should have something prettj good to provide for the spring meet- ! ! ing?. . I King's Knave. George Paul's woi year-old. shaped pleasingly, but he will be better later on. for he is not [ j ready. Of Mrs. L. Parsons’s pair. Limeen (Limond —Molleen Oge) did better ; than Aspian. by Thespian from the English-bred mare Aspic. However, , they are not all well forward. : Summed up. the pick of the lot were 3 undoubtedly Golden Sceptre and Solo--5 ist. but perhaps some of those that I did not show to the best advantage on Saturday will come along fast from I this out. That sprint was as good las a race for them, so with the good - i ground at Te Awamutu upon which ; : to continue their preparation for the - spring fixtures it looks like Te An* nzutu training centre having almost a - monopoly of the earlier two-year-old f races. ? Over the past three seasons Te Awamutu centre has furnished three outstanding two-year-olds for early racing—Prodice, Supremacv. and Rova! 1 Ruler.