THE TURF.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 61, Issue 18, 1 November 1940, Page 2

THE TURF.

BANKS PENINSULA RACING CLUB TO-MORROW'S PROSPECTS. The Bank’s Peninsula. Racing Club will hold its spring meeting at Motukarara to-morrow. This mooting is regarded as a preliminary for the Cup meeting, and great interest' is aroused. The following horses should perform well in their respective events:— Okain’s Trial Stakes—Sham Raid, Stylist, Willow Wood. Kaituna High-weight—Cymric, Dranoel, Dividend. Duvauchelle Handicap Trot—Reservist, Spangled Maiden, Hoyle. J. F. Buchanan Memorial—Wardress, Passaform, Dictate. Brackenfield Hack Handicap—King’s Toast, Airline, Blue Abbey. Le Boil’s Handicap St. Cloud, Hearth, Schoolgirl. Little-River Handicap Trot—Happy Man, Hoyle, Burt Scott. Halswell Hack Handicap—Raceaway, Leighnor, Wild Coon. The Fields. 12.30 p.m.—< Okain’s Trial Stakes, of £115; five furlongs.—Astronomer, Big Game, Citizen, Confidant, Dispense, Invincible, Make Play, Master Flash, Sham Raid, Speedwell, Star Wink, Stylist 8.7, As Required, (Calypso, Comforter, Doric Mist, Hammal, Miss Jessica, Willow Wood 7.7.

1.10 p.m.— Kaituna High-weight, of £120; nine furlongs.—Cymric 10.5 inc. 71b pen., Dranoel, Dividend 10.3, Twenty Grand 9.3, Greenbank, Rue, Lockheed, Ageratum 9.0.

1.50 p.m.— Duvauchelle Handicap Trot, of £120; 3.5 class; one mile and a quarter.— Becky 7 Parrish, British Honour, Cynic, Diamond Cluster, Hoyden, Indian Clipper, Loneworthy, Nilgau, Reservist, Serapeum, Shuffle, Silver Flash, Spangled Maiden, Stop Press, Vera de Oro, ser, Hoyle, Ormolu 24.

2.30 p.m.— J. ,F. Buchanan Memorial, of £250; one mile and a quarter.—Sovereign Lady 8.9, Te Kawiti 8.8, Swordstiek 8.7, Wardress 8.5 ine. pen. 71b, Passaform 8.2, Capricious 8.0, Dictate, Night Dress 7.8, Mungatoon 7.6, Roy Bun 7.4, Second Innings 7.3, Prudent Prince Cape Gabo, Pink Lad 7.0.

3.10 p.m.— Brackenfield Hack Handicap, of £120; seven furlongs.—Cymric 8.10 inc. 71b pen., King’s Toast'B.B, Airline 8.7, Dranoel 8.6, Leighnor 8.3, Blue Abbey, Ryetown 7.10, Metric 7.8, Royal Refrain, Alias, Royal Fusilier, Stock Exchange, Kilcato 7.7. 3.50 p.m.— Le Son’s Handicap, of £150; seven furlongs.—St. Cloud 9.7 inc. pen. 71b, Trench Fight 8.8, Gamos 8.3, Hearth 8.0, Knight Commander 7.9, Rebel Star 7.7, Skyrena 7.6, Schoolgirl 7.4.

4.30 p.m.— Little River Handicap Trot, of £130; 3.9 class; one mile and a half.—Garment, Grattanita, Great Joy, Happy Man, Hoyle, Reservist scr, Baytax, Burt Scott, Swift Lady, Top Hand 12, Erin’s Lad 36, 5.10 p.m.— Halswell Hack Handicap, of £120; six furlongs.—Raceaway 9.0, Airline 8.6, Philibun, Leighnor 8.3, Halt 8.2, Jolly Time 8.0 inc. pen. 71b, Symbol 8.0, inc. pen. 71b, Sham Boy 8.0, Big Joe 7.11, Lord Midas 7.10, Wild Coon, Jed Forest 7.9, Sweet Mystery 7.8, Bramble, Astronomer 7.7.

WELLINGTON TROTTING CLUB.

PROSPECTS FOR TO-MORROW The Wellington Trotting Club will hold its spring meeting to-morrow. Handy-sized fields have accepted and some good racing should result. The following horses should perform well in their respective events: — Petone Handicap Patti Nelson, Elite Rey, Shortwave. Short Handicap—Gold Flight, Quite True, Prince McEhvyn. Borough Handicap Jack Sprat, Neutrality, Single Star. Royal Handicap—Kilrea, Stormtost, Three Tens.

President’s Handicap—Patti Nelson, Peter Harvester, Shortwave. Novice Handicap—Gold Flight, Quite True, Prince McElwyn. Suburban Handicap Neutrality, Single Star, Ivoslia. Electric Handicap—Stormtost, Three Tens, Nell Grattan. The Fields. Petone Handicap, .of £175; 3.42 class; one mile and a half.—Danzie Guy, Expensive Lady, Fire King, Patti Nelson, Peter Harvester, Worthy Audubon scr, Hamel Bey, Shortwave 24, Alhvorthy 108. Short Handicap, of £175; 3.5 class; one mile and a quarter.—Antarctic Star, Ben Travis, Castella Del Oro, Falaise, First Call, Gold Flight, Mickey Rooney, Prince McElwyn, Quite True, Solicitor scr, Don Walla 48.

Borough Handicap, of £225; 4.54 class 1 ; two miles.—Blue Diamond, Jack Sprat, Neutrality, Scapa Flow, Single Star, Titus scr, Kid AVolf, Kosha 12, William Potts 24,

Royal Handicap, of £400; 3.25 class; one mile and a half.—Happy Locanda, Kilrea, Stormtost, Three Tens ,Tinker scr, Worthy Need, Zincali 12, Palomar 24, Mongolian 36. President’s Handicap, of £225; 4.58 class; two miles.—Danzie Guy, Expensive Lady, Fire King, Worthy Audubon scr, Patti Nielson, Peter Harvester 12, Hamel Bey 24, Elite Rey, Shortwave 36, Allworthy 144. Novice Handicap, of £175; 3.43 class; one mile and a half.—Antarctic

Star, Ben Travis, Oastella del Oro, Falaise, First Call, Gold Flight, Mickey Rooney, Prince MdElwyn, Quite True, Solicitor scr. Suburban Handicap, of '£2oo ; 3.1 class; ono mile and a quarter. Blue Diamond, Don Walla, Jack Sprat, Mackscot, Neutrality, Scapa Flow, Singlo Star, Titus scr, Kid Wolf, lioslia 12. (Electric Handicap, of £300; 2.49 class; ono milo and a quarter.—Happy Locanda, Kilrea, Stormtost, Three Tens, Tinker scr, Worthy Need, Zincali 12, Mongolian, Noll Grattan, Palomar 24, Bayard 36.

POVERTY BAY TURF CLUB.

THE ACCEPTANCES. GISBORNE, October 31. The following are the acceptances for tho patriotic mooting of the Poverty Bay Turf Club to be held on Saturday: November Hurdles, of £6O; one mile and a half.—Queen’s Dream 11.8, Gay Mimic 10.11, Whetu 10.10, Fossicker 9.9, Cherry Hunter, Royal Stuart 9.0. Waimata Hack, of £SO; six furlongs. —Native Chief 9.13, Smiling Personality 9.11, Dutch Ace 8.6, Kinneff 8.2, Etruscan 8.0, Ashaboy, Ririwai, Final, Katesbridge, Vain Crop, Big Wonder 7.7.

Spring Handicap, of £75; one mile and a quarter.—Gay Mimic 9.1, Sky Way 8.5, Bold Step B.o', Boatsong 7.7. Waikanae Hack, of £SO; one mile. — Native Chief 9.12, Queen’s Dream 9.8, City Song, Boatsong 8.8, Etruscan 8.2, Kincarole 7.10, Shani 7.8, Ashaboy, Royal Stuart 7.7.

Trial Stakes, of £45; five furlongs.— Dusky Morn 9.3, Rain Crop, Callcardine, Royal Wave, Katesbridge, Sporting Sister, Final, Black Saint, Skyette, Lady Rosalie, Big Wonder 8.7. Farewell Hack, of £55; six furlongs. —Native Chief 9.13, Smiling Personality 9.11, Dutch Ace, City Song 8.6, Kineff 8.2, Shani, Cherry Hunter, Ash'aboy, Ririwai, Royal Stuart 7.7.

NEW ZEALAND TROTTING CUP.

FINAL PAYMENTS

CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. After final payments the following horses remain in the

New Zealand Trotting Cup, of £2600 ; 4.26 '"class; two miles—Horse Power, Colonel Grattan, Bayard, Renown’s Best, Marlene, Plutus, Dusky Sound scr, Southern Chief, Great Jewel, Marsceres, Cantata 12, Fine Art 24, Blair Athol, Parisienne 36, Pot Luck 48.

Defections were:—Lightning Lady and Ferry Post.

MELBOURNE CUP.

THE FINAL ACCEPTORS. MELBOURNE, October 31. Final acceptors for the Melbourne Cup, to be run next Tuesday, and the Cantala Stakes, to be run on Saturday, are:— Melbourne Cup, of £7500 and gold cup value £200; two miles—Beau Vite 9.8, Beaulivre 9.6, Maikai 9.4, Katanga 8.7, Dashing Cavalier, Historian 8.6, Wilson 8.5, Gilltown 8.3, True Flight 8.2, Indignity 7.13, Old Rowley 7.12, Pantler, Apostrophe 7.11, Lucrative 7.6, Pandect, West Wind, Mowren 7.4, Cheery Jack 7.2, Tidal Wave 7.1, John Dory 7.0, Scientist 6.11. Cantala Stakes, of £2000; one mile —Mildura 9.*2, Amiable, Aurie’s Star 9.1, Gold Salute 9.0, St. Constant 8.10, Mohican 8.8, Panka, Judean 8.0, Bankshaw 7.10, Remarc 7.8, Cephren 7.6.

■The field for the Hotham Handicap, of £7OO, one mile and a-half, includes: —Historian, Rivette 9.0, True Flight 8.8, Pantoon 8.6, Wilson 8.1, Gladynev, Royal Order 7.9, Saint Warden 7.3.