ON WANGANUI FRACKS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 32, 8 February 1939, Page 4

ON WANGANUI FRACKS

I CANDIDATES FOR HAWERA YESTERDAYS GALLOPS Several Wanganui horses engaged at the Hawera meeting to-morrow and Saturday were given then- final gallops yesterday under excellent weather conditions. The last woik was done on the course proper, which was in excellent order. Rayner's Egmont Cup candidate, Homily (F. Latham) was associated with Entail <W. Rayner) in an effort over six furlongs, registering Imin. 17sec. They ran the initial quarter in a tick under 25sec. and "broke 50sec. for the four furlongs. Entaii, who was going nicely all the way, finished slightly in front of his companion, who is generally a rather lazy track worker. Both Entail and Homily will be ridden by R. McTavish in their Egmont engagements to-morrow. \

Darthura finished a length and analf in front of Portal at the end of four furlongs which took them 51scc., the first quarter taking them 24 3-ssee. Darthura was ridden by F. Latham and M. Horne was on Portal. Darthura is engaged at Hawera and Portal will make his next appearance at Woodville next week. Submission, who is engaged in the Juvenile Handicap at Wanganui, slipped over four furlongs in JU 13-ssec. M. Horne was in the saddle. The Myosotis gelding The Tryst went four furlongs niceiy in a tick under 51sec. He snaped well and the racing experience he will get in the Juvenile Handicap at Hawera should prove beneficial. After-Breakfast Work. The first of the after-breakfast brigade to work was March Easy, who was given useful pace work. 1 lie Nightmarch filly appears to have been considerably improved as a result of her race at Ashhhurst. Amigo (R. Bentley) finished a shade in front of Amatory IM. Horne) at the end of six furlongs, which took him Imin. 15 3-ssec Amatory was nearly two lengths in front when they jumped on, but Amigo was soon on terms with tne Kiosk gelding, and they ran the first four furlongs in 50sec. Amigo claims two engagements at Hawera to-mor-row but no announcement has beei made regarding his mission. He doc; I not appear to have suffered any ill- ! effects from his escapade oi lasi 1 Wednesday, when he got away with his light rider and galloped thrci Limes round the inside track. All Spirit ran five furlongs in . shade over 63sec., being pickeu up bj Miss Jack and a Heather ivlixcuri 1 gelding at the three-furlong peg. Mis: I jack was still in front at tne finish her time for the three furlongs beinj |39sec.

THE DUNEDIN MEETING GALLOPS AT WINGATUI YESTERDAY’S TRACK WORK I Fer Press Association.) DUNEDIN, Feb. 7. ! A cold southerly wind at Wing«tui this morning was against last times. The outside of the course proper was open for fast work, also the plough track, but most of the work was done on the former. Astaire and New Note worked web over live furlongs. Violenta, wno hac | done well in her work lately, was I sent a mile in 1.52 2-5. | Green Boa and Spear Thrust finished together at ihe end of seven 1 furlongs in 1.36 3-5, the last half-mile in 51 4-ssec. i Night Wings and Straightdell were to have gone a mile and a-quarter. The former started next to tne rails and Straightdell picked her up at the nine-furlong post. There appeared to be a difference of opinion between the riders as to whether they were entitled to gallop next to the rails, ami |as they turned into the back stretch both pulled to the outside of the ■ course. Timed from the mile-post, [straightdell took 1.49, the last live ! furlongs in 1.9. After going six fui1 longs Night Wings was pulled up. [ Night Pal and Fancy Phil finished together at the end of live furlongs in 11.8. Alma conceded over a stone in | weight to Counterflight in a mile run lin 1.50 2-5, the first half in 57 2-ssec. ' Valmarch was doing it better than !Seafox at the end ot half a mile in 52sec. Our Pal just beat Aiwa Here over seven furlongs in 1.31. Norseman was let off with a coupie of circuits on the plough. He looks J well. Our Empire, with an unnamed three-year-old by Gustavo from Uly Beauty, took 56sec. to run half a mile. ' A number of others were worked lat from half to three-quarter pace. [McHeath out jumped Song Boy in a school over two hurdles.

RIDERS FOR WINGATUI I | Riding engagements for the first day of the Dunedin Jockey Club’s autumn meeting, include:—B. H. ! Morris, Royal Chief, Settlement, Moorsotis, Top Row, Cape Gabo, On .Call; C. T. Wilson, Wild Chase, 1 Counterblast, Great Flight, Capricious, Rabble; A. Messervy, Galleon, [Rebel Chief, Steer Clear. Master Hotispur, Spartan; J. W. Jennings, Sec- * ond Innings, Our Pal, Adina, Atua : Rere, Night Pal, Seafox; M. Caddy, iToro-Koura, Passaform, Chirp, Nepjtune, Night Wings; R. Caddy, Rebel Queen; P. Spratt, Phalanx, Teak; H. Hibberd, Kilrobe. IMPROVEMENT DESTROYED BRED BY MR. W. S. GLENN Received Feb. 7, 7.5 p.m. SYDNEY, Feb. 7. J. T. Jamieson’s racehorse Improvement slipped when being given medijcine in the stables, broke a leg, and {was destroyed. Improvement was a j five-year-old chestnut gelding by Chief i Ruler from Naselle, and he was bred jand first raced by Mr. W. S. Glenn.