TE AROHA TOPICS

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1064, 30 August 1930, Page 12

TE AROHA TOPICS

MANY CANDIDATES FOR AVONDALE SHt RUSSELL’S PROGRESS Special to THE SUN TE AROHA, Friday. Evidently the course committee of the Te Aroha Jockey Club intends to leave nothing undone that will assist in bringing the new course to a high degree of perfection, in readiness for the annual race meeting next February. Although there is already a nice sole of grass on it. it is intended next week to top-dress it with 7cwt. of lime and 3c wt. of manure to the acre. KolJing will also be proceeded with shortly, and in a few weeks the course will stand inspection by the most critical of experts. Judging by {he work now being done on the local tracks, it is expected that To Aroha will at least be fairly well represented at the Avondale meeting next month. Addition To Team Mr. Lipsey received an addition to his string this week in a four-year-old mare by Valkyrian, owned by Mr. Lockyer, of Ilunga-hunga. She was bred by Mr. W. C. Ring, of Ilinuera, and sold at a dispersal sale at the end of 1928. This trainer is getting the Marble Arch—Amans Queen three-year-old into shape, and he is now handling a very nice filly by Marble Arch from Bonnie Fishwife, therefore a full-sister to the speedy Upoko. She is well grown and formed on galloping lines.

Trainer J. Wallace will have some of his charges competing at the Avondale fixture. Antique is shaping so well that he may be ready to race there, and the Weathervane filly will most likely line up in the Avondale Stakes. Lucky Alice is not very forward yet, but with four weeks to go may strike form. It is probable that Wallace may leave for Avondale a fortnight before the meeting, as the grass gallop available here just now is somewhat restricted in length. Holding His Own

Sir Russell is doing well after his recent throat operation, and it will not be long before he is ready to rejoin the track workers. The Lucullus gelding is now warming up to liis work and promises to prove worthy of his breeding before the season has far advanced. On Wednesday morning he sprinted with Antique and held his own nicely.

A. E. Cox decided not to make the Southern trip this time, but the decision was not arrived at on account of any backwardness of his charges, which are all w’orking well. The stable will probably be represented at Avondale, but perhaps in a greater degree at Cambridge on Labour Day.

Master Latour swung along strongly over a couple of rounds, and Indolent infused more life into his effort over a mile. Miss Albyn worked strongly over a round.

Black Maire is framing up w r ell and showing an improvement in speed. Lucky Alice bowled along freelv over a mile, while Antique and the Luculus—Miss Floss three-year-old brushed home strongly at the conclusion of a round. Only slow* work was given the Marble Arch —Amans Queen three-year-old.