NO PRELIMINARY SCHOOLS.

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 452, 21 June 1937, Page 7

NO PRELIMINARY SCHOOLS.

Irish Comet, winner of the' Great Northern and Winter Steeplechases, did not dtj any preliminary schooling over the. Ellerslie, fences during the week prior to the races, so thate the track toults. gained no line on his possibiliies. However, as he won on the course in March it was at 1J st known that the country had no fears for him. It is recalled that gallant little Aurora Borealis, another of I> y Comet’s offspring, had never seen the R-ccarton leountry . when she went out to contest the Grand National Steeplechase' that she. won. On-the first ci-cuit H. Dulitu lot. her havb a good look at eailli fence as' she came to it, but after that she got down to business. TE RAPA IMPROVEMENTS. I . 1 Improvements'to fife Te Rapa race- | .'.A course, to provide spectators femme- | diately in front of. the main , stand j witha better view of. the racing, hcve. be n decided upon by th .7 Waikato | Racing Club. The work, which will be begun shortly, ami is expected to be l ., completed in. August, comprises I the shifting of about 4000 cubic yards j of soil tq form a grassy b’nk, two chains long, sloping up to the mlrin .stand from apifoxini-tely hot-way), down " .the enclosure... Spectators standing well back in the flat enclosure were, formerly given only a .fleeting view of the horses, but in future they will)' -see almost as well .".s those in the stand. Th soT will be ! taken from a bluff which shuts the | barrier for mile and a half races j flrom the view of people in Uhe I stand.