NORTHERN HORSES.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 209, 4 August 1937, Page 6

NORTHERN HORSES.

GAY ROSE RETURNS. LORD YAL FIT. (By “Spectator.”) After a respite from work for the past three weeks, Gay Koso is again to join the To Aroha track workers. She is in excellent trim, and within a. few weeks will be ready for spring engagements. It has boon decided not to race the King Lu —Autumn Rose filly, in the same stable, an injury to her neck having interfered with her ae tion. In duo course sho will be relegated to the stud, and, with a double strain of _St. Sitnon, through Sou It and Ard Patrick, she should bo valuable for breeding P ur ' poses. Still Showing Dash. As a result of his racing oyer hurdles during the winter, Lord Val is in excellent condition and a little fast work should make him very fit for the Pakuranga Hunt meeting, where he is to race on tho flat. Although ho is eleven this week. Lord Val still retains a lot of dash and his form over hurdles has been consistently good. However, he has lost some of his brillianco and tho main fuctor in his favour when he returns to flat racing may ho his fitness. Siega Looking Well, Siega ; who had some experience in public earlier in the season, has clone well this winter. She will probably be given a race nt the Pakuranga meeting. Although she may not bo at her best the outing will benefit her for Inter engagements. By Siegfried from Auriculus, by Lueullus from Wairarapa, who is descended from the imported mare Idalia, there is some stout blood in Siegn’s pedigree, and sho should eventually make good.

Hurdler As Stock Horse. With tho object of hardening his condition the well-known hurdler Travelling Agent is being used ns a stock horso around tho Waikato district. llis> affected leg is standing the strain in a, satisfactory manner, and if the treatment proves successful Travelling Agent will later on undergo a further preparation for racing. Spearcourt's Earnings. Spearcourt, m his first season as a hurdler, won four races worth £440. Spearcourt has been indulging in road 1 work lately, but will resume' serious training in the near future. Lap Up’s Two Wins. I.ap Up, who won two events over hurdles and £340 in stakes this season, was unfortunato that in most of tho races ne contested the wot conditions were against him. Having had a spell, Lap Up is doing road exercise preparatory to returning to the track.

A Promising Filly. Added recently to the team of A K. Cox at To Aroha is a very class.v rising two-year-old bay filly by the Son-in-Law sire Philainor from Gay Round, by Gay Lad from Prayer Wheel by Pilgrim's Progress. Gay Round is a half-sister to Eutroaty, the dam of the great Phar Lap, and there will bo interest in the filly’s training progress. New Zealand Cup. ’f'he stake for tho New Zealand Cup this year is £2OOO. When Royal Star, Scion and Rouen each won it was worth £2500. Sunnyland. Sunnyland, whose schooling attracted very favourable notice at Kiccarton re'cently, has raced a few times on the flat in the colours of Miss 11. A. Lemon and ho is trained by F. Christmas. Sunnyland is a six-year-old half-brother, by Sunny Fortune, to Rawcnc and Epris. Their dam is Jeanerette, by Kiluroney from Iberia, by Grafton. Sunny Fortune is by Sunny Lake from Dame Fortune, by Solferino.

Good English Stayer. Enfield, a good stayer in England, lias l»;cn bought for tho St. Albans stud, Geelong, by Messrs 11. G. Raymond, and 1L B. It,taken. Enfield, who is by Winalot, from Firecrcst, will leave for Australia next month. Ho is considered to be one of the three best stayers at present racing in England, and has won £IO,OOO in stakes.

Joyous For Stud. D. J. O’Connor, trainer for Messrs J. W. and L. W. Storry. is handling two rising two-year-old fillies by Robespierre. One is from Dame Winkio, by Winkie from Stepka, by St. Leger, and tho other is from Limelight, (lie dam of Stately, Joyous and Ilias. Joyous is not likely to be commissioned again, as it is intended to put her to tho stud this year. Backed For Big Money. Gold Rod and Gay Knight were recently coupled in Sydney to win more than £IO,OOO in an Epsom-Metropolifan double. It was tho first big commission on spring races. The Gold Rod-Mala double was also backed, but for a much smaller sum There is still no straight-out market on the spring races. Since the declaration of weights Gold Rod has boon a nominal Epsom favourite, and the latest commission has made him firmer than over. Gay Knight, who has risen rapidly from novice class, has now bocomo Metropolitan fa>ourito with Curator, Egmont, Mala and Silver Standard.

No Strenuous Tasks. Nothing of a strenuous nature has been required of Thangilaniba since she last raced, though sho is bowling along very freely in her work. This mare has abundance of speed, but her weuktiess in the past has been her lack of stamina. Age, however, is likely to improve tier in that respect, and she may do belter as a five-year-old next season. Land Girl.

During tho short time that Land Girl has been attached to H. Jury’s stable at Elierslio sho has done exceptionally well and is steadily hardening in condition. She did not grow to any extent during her spell, but is now more robust looking, and is quite big enough, providing she is good enough, to win races. If Land Girl makes tho progress expected she may be taken to the Egmont-Wanganui hunt meeting in September. The racing that this filly had earlier in the season will be of some advantage to her tho next time sho appears in public.

Red Sun Recovering. Red Sun’s foot trouble appears to have yielded to treatment, a 6 ho schooled well over the hurdles nt Ricearton yesterday. Marton Jumpers Shipped. Brigadore and Clarion Call, two Martontrained jumpers, went to Iticcarton last night. Manawatu Sent Home, Manawatu, the Awapuni steeplechaser, has been sent homo from Ricearton. He injured a foreleg last week, and as there were signs of the trouble continuing, it was decided not to persevere with him. Ho returned to Palmerston North last night. Newcomers To Awapuni. Two new horses scon on the Awapuni track yesterday were a filly by Posterity — Aspic, and a colt by Muskctoon—Snowshoe. Thu former, who was bought at the Trentham yearling sales on behalf of a Rungiwnhia owner, is a half-sister to Tout lo Monde, Solidify, Aspian, etc. She will race as Chore Ami. Tho colt was bred by tho Ashhurst studmastor, Mr W'. T. Bailey, who had Muskctoon quartered at bis establishment for a period. Queensland Cup Winner.

i Tho six-year-old horso Soft Step, who • twice won tho Queensland Cup and also i the Queensland St. Loger, was bought dur ing tho season by Mr I. 11. Andrews, but that owner, after trying the Spcarfelt horso on most of the Sydney courses, has had no luck with him and it is now 20 months since ho had a win. Kinsfolk beat him by half a head in the Warwick Farm April Handicap. Te Monanui. Tho performances, pedigree, and individuality of Te Monanui are winning him increasing patronage. Amongst the mares already booked to him is the New Zealand Cup winner Palnntua, and Knockalong, Gipsy Maid, Drcssie, Real Glad, and Tracsona.