THE RACING WORLD

Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20507, 25 May 1938, Page 11

THE RACING WORLD

By "Martian."

FORM AT TE RAPA The recent winter meeting of the Waikato Racing Club was the most successful staged at Te Rapa since the first winter nature conducted by the Te Kuiti Club here in 1333. day Streak Gay Streak broke down during the running of the Hortttiu Hack Handicap the concluding event on the first day of the Waikato meeting. Cometarlum Following his disappointing showing on the latter day of the Waikato meeting there is ••scry probability that Cometarium will be placed aside for a spell. gtalaglgl Consistent Malagigi has not run a bad race in recent months and again on the Saturday, the first day here, he was finishing on solidly from a rear posi- ; tlon to beat all but Valamlto and Enge. G.N. Acceptances Acceptances for first day minor events and Great Northern Hurdles, Great Northern Steeplechase and Cornwall Handicap, close at 5 p.m. on Friday with the Auckland Racing Club secretary, Mr W. S. Spence. Palling of Riotous Although he was leading the field and Jumping well until the second to last fence in the Waikato Steeplechase, Riotous appeared to be tiring when he crashed at this obstacle. Fortunate-, ly the Birkdale gelding escaped without injury. Tradesman Tradesman appears to be getting up to his old tricks again in his disinclination to face up to the barrier and on either day here he was soon placed on the outside of the field. This, of course, did not assist his chances and on the second day he was left badly—through no fault of the starter. Lady England Ladv England was showing the benefit of racing at Hawera when produced on the first day of the Waikato meeting and in beating all but rdlk Sox she Indicated that she is coming right back to her best. Lady England, like all the stock of Little England, can handle winter going and she will have ample opportunities to extend her record in the months ahead. Will Do Better Paul Robeson, who will prnhably do his next raring on the Msnawatu circuit, was finishing on in his engagement the second day at lc Rapa and allowing for the improvement racing here should effect in his condition he may be seen to better ad\antage next month. He was bearing a healthy appearance when paraded at the Waikato meeting. BRYCE STREET Bryoe Street Indicated by hie fine eeeond to Huekle In the big eteeplechaae on the flrat day at Te Rapa that he ehould pay hie way In engagementa at the approaching Great Northern meeting at Rllerelle. Bryoe Street, who waa produoad In splendid fettle by M. J. Carroll, stays and Jumps well and ha will have condition In hla favour for Auckland racing. An Improved Showing By his meritorious second to Valamito in the mile and a quarter the first day here Enge indicated that he is approaching his hest again and lie will have lo he considered in handicap events ahead. Enge is a good sort when right and on his forward running on Saturday lie will not he without a firm following when he goes into the starter's hands again. An Encouraging Effort The showing of Sen Acre on the latter day of the Te Rapa gathering was an encouraging one in that she was sticking to her work well when asked for a final effort at the completion of the seven-furlong Hangatikl Hack. Sen Acre scored her first success at the Pukekohe meeting earlier in the month and it would appear that she will win in better class with age.

Mad* Amends Du Maurler made full amends for his narrow defeat at Pukekohe when he won hands down on either day of the local fixture. Improved by his race at Pukekohe he was always travelling smoothly in his Te Rapa engagements and prevailed Just as decisively on Monday as was the case the first" day. Mr McManemin was obviously impressed by his showing here for"the Te Rapa gelding tops the handicap In the Jenois Handicap with KUO.

N. C. Trlllo Handicapped The Hamilton horseman. N. C. Trlllo. rode consistently but unluckily over the two days of the recent Waikato meeting and the fact that he was riding under the rather severe handicap of two broken toes after the first race on Saturday, when he beat all but London in the Hack and Hunters' Steeplechase, adds merit to his performance. During the meeting he rode Hilberts unplaced and second . Brvce Street second;, and Lucidus ftwdce second).

Proved His Class Jolly beggar proved hi* class among the hurdlers on the second day of the Waikato meeting, drawing away

from the last fence to score a decisive three-lengths victory. Jolly Beggar demonstrated that he is by no means a back number yet and the dual Grand National winner will have to be taken into account in the summing up of important Jumping events this winter. He should be a better horse as the result of Monday s outing. Windsor Lad Windsor I.ad drew attention to his prospects in the Great Northern steeplechase at the Auckland winter meeting when he won the Waikato 1 Steeplechase in convincing manner the other day. His clean fencing was a feature of his display and as ho stays well he will have lo he taken into account next month. Ho appears to be definitely on the upgrade and it should not be on the score of condition if lie fails tu give of his best. A Likely Improver Among the likely improvers noted at the Waikato meeting was soung Paddon, who on Monday was having his first start for a long He accounted for all but Hunting Blood and British Nation and the .pleasing feature of his showing was the manner in which he was sticking to his work at the end. He had been working steadily at headquarters for several months and Monday’s outing should serve to effect appreciable improvement in his condition. Carroll Stable Successes Representatives of the M. J. Carroll stable did well over the Waikato meeting. Hunting Blood scoring on either day, and Bryce Street, Kilberis and Lucidus running second in their respective engagements. Lucidus was also third on the llrst day. They won in all prize money totalling £<o2 10s. of which amount Hunting Blood accounted for £302 10s. All with the exception of Lucidus carried the popular livery of Mr H. D. Caro, who is a well-known figure on training mornings at Te Rapa.

HUBKIE Hutkle waa ridden a confident race by J. Muir In the Te Rapa Steeplechase the first day here and after asserting himself over the last half-mile he carried on to win with something In reserve. It is doubtful whether Huskle ever looked better than he does at present and In his present condition he may take a power of beating In Great Northern engage-

ments. As a result of his success at Te Rapa he has been risen 41b for the Great Northern Steeplechase, making his weight 10.6.

A Qood One Following (he runaway success of Hunting Blood on the first day of the meeting, the Uordonton Hack Handicap on the second day of the Waikato fixture was looked upon, with the closing of Monday's acceptances, as the "Mayoral Stakes"—and so it proved. The three-year-old son of Hunting Song and Multi, as on the first day, made no race of it and after being clear fully eight lengths into the straight he was under a hold over the final two furlongs. Mr H. D. Caro has certainly an attractive sort in this stylish three-year-old and on his performances here one could be well excused in the assumption that he will win good races, for his connections. It is interesting to note that on the first day his time for the six furlongs. 1.15 4-5, was 4-5 s faster than the time run by the open sprinters later in the day. in the Members" Handicap on the fTrst dax of the Auckland winter carnival lie has been assesscri at 5.5 ' 0 minimum and a Pne through his Te Rapa •uinning would indicate tha* lie will take a power of beating in bis initial ssay of oaeii company.