WAIKATO NOTES

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1031, 23 July 1930, Page 14

WAIKATO NOTES

BRADY’S TEAM BUSY STAR COMET KEPT GOING With the early spring meetings in view, several of A. P. Brady’s charges are being kept in light work at Te Rapa. One of thes*, Royal Visitor, is showing fair progress and should be heard of before the new season is far advanced. Star Comet has shown no sign of a recurrence of his old trouble, and is in work again, although nothing of a strenuous nature is being asked of him. For Pakuranga Fixture Although Pompeius is doing nothing of a serious nature at present he will be asked to take matters more strenuously shortly with the approach of the Pakuranga Hunt meeting next month. Beau Irish was out at Te Rapa during the past week, but is taking matters easily. This youngster has pace, and should be in the money before long.

GLASS-EYED HORSE IN WORK AT SYDNEY BOUGHT FOR £ls Racehorses bearing the “J. 8.” brand (formerly belonging to the late Mr John Brown), were seen, only at long intervals on the racecourse, but they are about in dozens nowadays, and, since being taken over by their new owners, they have been clipped, says a Sydney writer. The horses look much better since they have been stable fed. Some trainers have found the newcomers particularly hard to handle, but it should not be long before they sport silk. One of the Richmond Main geldings purchased by M. Davies, for £ls, was

a bit of a joke at the sale, but Davies has made a big improvement in the gelding. The horse has two white eyes. Had he not been so marked, he w'ould have brought much more than £ls. At Kensington they call him the "glass-eyed” horse. TE AROHA TOPICS YOUNG THURNHAM’S NEXT Special to THE SUN TE AROHA, Monday. Mr. J. Tom’s Weathervane—Panama filly, a member of J. H. Wallace’s team has been freely entered for classic events. Judging by her track work, she sould be ready to race early in her two-year-old career. Taumai and Marble King are back from the Wellington meeting. They are none the worse for the trip. Trainer-owner A. Cox’s Ssanastar— Waipoto filly is now among the local track workers, and although only recently handled, is improving every week. Her evenness of action in her slow work is especially noticeable. She is likely to prove a valuable addition to the team. Young Thurnham may be taken down to the Manawatu fixture on July 31 and August 2 for the steeplechase events. Among the horses executing steady work on the local tracks these days are Black Maire, Miss Albyn, Indolent, Glenison, the Sandstar filly, Sir Russell, the Weathervane filly Lucky Alice, the Lucullus - Miss Floss gelding, and Gold Day.