Master Lu Pleases in His Schooling

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1015, 4 July 1930, Page 14

Master Lu Pleases in His Schooling

PREPARING FOR WELLINGTON NOTES FROM TRENTHAM Special to TUB SV'y \vELLINGTON'. Thursday. There was some jumping at Tentharn this morning by horses engaged at next week's Wellington meeting, but on the whole it was not very inspiring. The weather was veu line and mild, and the tracks were m gi eat order for the time of the year. The three steeplechasers, Odin, .'las ter Lu, and Mam, were sent out, to do a round of the steeplechase fences together. Master Ini went to -he front at the start, but there was no pace on. Odin ran off at the second obstacle, and carried Matu with him. Tliev uere brought back into lino tor the next fence, and cleared it. but refused at the following fence. Odin went over at another try, but Matu was very persistent, and finally he got over. So the school was spoiled. Master Lu was careful in his first attempt at the Trentham fences, but be was thorough, and perhaps would have done better had there been more pace on. The absence of wings to the i fences helped to induce Odin and Matu { tu misbehave, but it really did not exI cus© them. Both of them were worked !on tb© tlat after they had disgraced ! themselves over the country, and they j got through solid work pleasingly. Better Now The hurdle and steeplechase candidate Mangani was on the course, but was not jumped. He was restricted to easy work. Mangani is a better horse new than be was at Ellerslie in June, and he will come into favour if he schools well before the meeting, as his condition has improved a lot in the last few weeks. The local sprinter Hunting Call, who is engaged in the hack scurries next j week, went half a mil© by himself in 52. He is galloping freely, and has a chance in his engagements. Burnt Xote was to have gone with him, but failed to get away,-and in the end was not set against the watch. Panther went well in covering half a mile in 53 2-5. a time he could have improved upon had he been required to. Don’t be surprised if he comes into favour a little before the Stewards’ Handicap is run. as he is looking and galloping well, i E. Murtagh sent Arikinui and ; Rational 11. together on the grass. The last four of five furlongs took them 52 to run, and the time for the full distance was 1.7. Arikinui looks as if ho will be ready to race sooner than Rational 11. Coming Back to Form Staghunter is in great heart. He revelled in a sprint task this morning

j and could have made much faster time than the 1.19 which was credited to him for six furlongs. It was a good effort considering how easily it was accomplished. He was nowhere near i his top to run the last half mile in a ! little over 53. I The Aucklanders, Lady’s Buy and Maori Boy, ran five furlongs in com- : pany. They went very smoothly all j the tvay and conic home in 1.5, the I as: | four furlongs taking o’J. While Maori ) Boy was going a little the better at the j end. Lady’s Boy showed that he possesses considerable speed, and if he does not have a recurrence of soreness he should go close to winning a race at next week’s gathering. Limosin has his first gallop for some time and surprised bv making Hoi do Val do his best to beat him. The pair ran live furlongs in 1.4. the last half mile of which took them 61. Judged on this. Limosin is going to win more races when he is back to his best. Paddon May Win i An interesting newcomer was Paddon. who has raced well in the winter at Trent ham on previous occasions. Pie is looking really well and had n> trouble in leaving half a mil<» behind in 51. Taking him on his looks and the way he went, T think it quite on the cards that he will win a race at the meeting. A good gallop was done by Lady Rene and Kilmezzo, who ran the last half-mile of a five-furlong gallop on the grass in 51. The full journey took 1.5, and both were going very strongly at the end. The work-out was rather i better than was expected of this pair, i The crack two-year-old filly Gesture ■ is in work again and found no difTTj culty whatever in reeling off half a mile in 55. She was accompanied by the English horse Dolomite, who also went well. Gesture looks very well | and will not take long to reach racing shape. An Injured Knee < Although he was on the track Conjurer 11. was not worked, as the knee that he injured while hurdling at Trentham has come agnrinst him again. It is very much enlarged today and there is a possibility now that he will not be raced at the meeting. Prince Lu was on the track and though restricted to easy work was anxious to go fast. The Trial Plate candidate in J. H. Jef&rrd’s stable, Vandyke, is due here on Saturday and will be accompanied by Don Quixote. It is not expected that the bulk of the Riccarton contingent will be seen on the course till Sunday. Bookings of accommodation for the meeting include the following:—L. G. Morris (two horses). W. Rayner (1), H. Wilton (2). F. D. Jones (3), T. Llovd (1). J. Fryer (6). J. Morris (2), F. Ehrliorn (2), J. Coyle (31, TP. Greene (1). F. C. McKay (2), A. Jackson (1), 11. Cutts (2). Their Recommendations Ranelagh has recent form and-track work to recommend him, but it is a while since Mendip has raced. He was a good performer when in action before going amiss, and on what has been seen of him in private of late, he is now a very tit horse. This much can be taken for granted, if he is to form, he will take a power of beating. Mendip will contest the Whyte Handicap on the first day and the Parliamentary Handicap on the second day. B. TP. Morris is to be his pilot in the former event, and IT. Gray has been engaged for him in the latter race. It is understood here that A. E. Ellis will ride Ranelagh. For the Stewards’ Handicap, the open six furlong race to be run on the first day, Havering and Hopwood are most in request. Havering's Auckland form was very good, and Hopwood was considered unlucky not to win at Haw era. Both are proved mudlarks. These facts—their recent good form and their partiality to heavy courses—are the reasons for their dominating the discussions. One of the more pleasing of the gallops this week at Trentham was that of Panther. The Kilbroney gelding has been in work steadily for a long while and is quite a lit horse. If life can handle the going next week there are more unlikely things than that he will win some money. He ran half a mile in 51, and for the time of the year that is distinctly good. He is engaged in the Stewards’ Handicap on the first day and will have the services of B. 11. Morris. As the big course i at Trentham will suit him, he has a chance, though it is not likely that he will be one of the favourites. Ride For Gray. • There was nothing special about the j I half mile done by Hunting Call, as

lie took 54s for the trip, but the man ner in which he did it suggested that -he will FO faster when required to. Ho will be ridden in the hac k six luri. n w race the Woburn Handicap, on the°first day by Hector Gray but no arrangement has been made loi tne riding” Of him on the last two days. Habit has thrived on the racing ai.cl travelling she has had in the last month or so. Bhe will be hard to boat Lho first time she steps out in a race at a suitable distance. Masher, who is engaged in the \ ittoria Hurdles on the first day. is expected to improve on the showing he eave on the Hast Coast, where he made his debut. He did quite well for a beginner, and he will meet a >x at Trentham. At the same time 1 would prefer him to have a little rnoic experience before suggesting that ho will win a race. Zipper was not raced at Napiei Park, but his Hastings form indicates that he has improved, and he is sure to bo at a short price in the hack hurdle race on the opening day. Blue Paper is very well, but she is no better stayer than she was earlier in her career. She failed to win when heavily backed in a very weak field at Napier. On this form she is going to have her work cut out to win down i the straight six furlongs course at Trentham. She heads the list, and while she has a chance it is not possible to back her with any confidence as she stops so quickly. Last year’s Winter Cup winner. Historic, is working along nicely at Trentham. but is not regarded as thoroughly sound and might not make the Southern trip. Otherwise, he looks very well, and if he keeps right is sure to add to his winning record during the spring

SPEED TEST SPRINTERS DO WELL AT RICCARTON TRENTHAM AND OAMARU Special to THL SL’y C HKISTCHURCH, Th ursda v. Painkiller’s trial over half a mile ■ was outstanding among the gallops i done at Riccarton this morning by j horses with engagements at the Wellington meeting. j Other good efforts were registered |by Ranelagh and Semper Paratus, ■ who finished together at the end of six furlongs, and by L>esert Song, who was several lengths too speedy for Tuku>Ar a similar distance in only a fifth second slower time. The trial grass track was available for fast work, and as it has not been in commission since just after the Raster meeting it was in excellent order, but a little soft. | Painkiller was one of the first to , gallop. She hopped off smartly from j the half-mile and made the pace very hot as first.' As she approached the finishing post j she could not be held on to the track ! and ran across on to the plough, which jis alongside. Even then her time was I 50, much the fastest recorded during I the morning. The Shambles filly must now be * given a chance in the Trial races on ; the second and third days at Trentham, j in spite of the fact that the fields ! contain much strength. She will be i ridden in both races by H. Young. Ranelagh and Semper Paratus were sent six furlongs together and finished on terms, after being abreast most of the way. Their time, 1.1 S 3-5, was the best for the distance during the mornimproving Hack j Semper Paratus is better now than j he has ever been, and is almost certain • to be in warm demand for the Te Aro Hack Handicap at Trentham. j Desert Song was several lengths ! better than Tuku at the end of six lurj longs, done in 1.18 4-5, the last baifj mil© taking 53 1-5. He will be in ret ceipt of a pound from Tuku in the I Woburn Hack Handicap at Trentham, j and with A. E. Ellis in the saddle | should make a bold bid for victory. | The softer the track the better will be ■ the prospects. Radiate was allotted a mile gallop ■at a strong pace, the last half-mile taking 55 3-5. Subdivision went six furlongs alone and moved more evenly than on Tuesday. The time for the full distance was 1.30 1-5, and for the last halfmile 54 1-5 Craigavon and Dunraven were associated in a live furlong trial and after a slow beginning came home over the last half-mile in 51 4-5. There was nothing between them at the finish. Jumper’s Good Gallop Amorist’s assignment was a mile, which he reeled off in the good time of 1.46 3-5. He was picked up by Discourse at the half-mile, and appeared to be going better than liis stablemate at the end. Hurly Burly was sprinted half a. mile up the back. She is very well, but is not so forward as Desert Song, to which she has to concede 131 b. in the Woburn Handicap. Master Clarence and Rascal did six furlongs together in 1.6 3-5. Master Clarence is to go to Trentham and Rascal to Oamaru, where he will bo ridden in the High-weight Handicap by A. E. Ellis. Rascal is likely to lj£ tne only Riccarton representative at the Southern meeting. Troilus did a working gallop over a mile at about three-quarter pace. Gustavo had half a length the better of liis elder brother, the Viscount, at the end of half a mile in 51 3-5. Tic. former is coming to hand very quickly. Limerick was again sent half a mile, being clocked to do the distance in Nightmarch is beginning to be asked more strenuous tasks now, and this morning he was sent out to tackle five furlongs. lie was slow away, but came home over the final half-mile in 54 3-5. The Melbourne Cup winner should not be long in regaining his best racing form. Lord Ranald (W. Scobie) was schooled over two rounds of the steeplechase country and leaped 11 fences in his usual dashing style. He did not appear to clear the sod wall too well on either occasion, however, but he made no real fault. Toward the end he was losing pace approaching th© obstacles, and is apparently not yet ready to see out the National journey.