TURF NOTES

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

TURF NOTES

News From Here And There WON IMPRESSIVELY. I Norseman, a three j ycUr-olcl geldiilg by Valkyrian —Real Glad, bred by his owner-trainer, Mr. J. A White, of Winga-tin, won the seven fuj’long Domain Hack Handicap impressively on the final dlay of ths Dunedin meeting. He enjoyed an excellent run throughout, but it Was the way in which he cleared away from Peacock and Mad? Money in the run home to win easing up by five lengthy that drew a-t- -‘ tention to h‘s future. Nors •m-n ; has’been lighly raced, and this sh j stand to him later. An offer was j made for him after his success, but ■ his owner did not accept it or state a price. i IMPROVED IN CONDITION. I ■ | Few horses at Ellershe ate thriv- ' ing better thon Kiltowyn, arnd the two races ha had. at the Great North- ■ ern meeting have made marked •'im- ( provement in his condition. While I contesting the Auckland Cup last season KiKowyn strained the sheath I of one of his. tendons, causing «a large windgall to form, which was unsightly, though it never caused lameness. After a long spell in the paddock he

was brought in and given veterinary attention‘by Mr A. M. Bradie, of Hastings, the fluid being extibcted and a special formula injected The treatment proved entirely succeisful, no sign of the filling being now discernible, and the horse came through his two races at Ellerslie in fine style. BOTH DOING WELL. The stablemiates Lord Vai and Blaek Marlin have been restricted. to e-asy tasks after their strenuous racing at the Great Northern meeting. All going well in the interim this pair will be taken to Wellington next month, a. procedure which wia.s undertaken twelve months ago Wiui good results,' both horses getting on the winning list. Lord Vai’s form in hurdle races last week was. good and consistent, and more money looks assured for him before the jumping season ends. Owing to ’ a halt in his pr-jp'aration prior to the meeting Black Marlin was. not seen at his best, but he is a promising chaser, who is likely to be seen to better advantage at Trentham. MAY RACE AT WAIPA. Prince Colossus looks all the better for h's. race at the recent meeting and may be seen out at the Waipa fixture next week. This horse is now well down in the weights, and as be is parti - 1 to heavy going he would only used to reproduce his form of previous years in order to win races when the company is not too select. | | SHOWED SPEED AT TE RAPA. I At the W.ikato meeting last month I Maori Song finished close up behind I the placed horses in the Gorubn j Stakes, in which event he 'displayed I a lot of speed. Latest reports from Takanini state the.t this novice has

been working well. MAKING GOOD PROGRESS. The New Zealand Cup winner Fersen is going on the right wby in his preparation at Ellerslie and looks very bright and healthy. He is still big in condition and will require a considerable amount of work before he gets back to racing form. At his bet't Fersen is capable of holding his own against the pick of our handicap horses, and his presence l will add interest to the middle distance races next season. SYDNEY TRAINER IMPRESSED. . During G. Price's recent visit to New Zealand he went, out to Fordell, where D. Marks Was charge of the horses of Mr. W. McA. Duncan and Mr. Russell Grace. The Sydney trainer was immensely impressed with Smoke Screeji. He acknowledged his favouritism for the s’tock of Limond, but apart from all sentiment he regarded Mr. Grace’s rising thpee-ycLr-old as one of the best he ever set eyes on. Smoke Screen is wintering very well. A JOURNALIST’S TRIBUTE. Of the lata Mr Robert Darrett, who d*,.d last week ir| Christchurcha friend of many years’ standing, “Sentinel,” of the “Otago Daily Times” writes that his record ias a rider does not supply any real indication of his horsemanship, because he never rushed about the country from one meeting to another. "It is sufficient to' say that he rode with almost unparalleled ability and never lost a race that he should have won. That is the greatest tribute that can be' paid to iany rider.”