RACING NEWS.
THE WAIKATO HUNT.
ANNUAL RACE MEETING.
THE PROGRAMME REVIEWED.
Tie annual meeting of the Waikato Hunt Club will be held at Cambridge on Monday. This is usually a very popular fixture with the Auckland public, and if the weather is fine there will be a large attendance. The running at To Rapa to-day may have a good bearing on some of the events to be" decided on Monday. The Opening Event. The programme will open with the Maiden Hunters' Steeplechase, for which 14 have been paid up for. Bendower, who heads the list, finished third to Holly combe and Peep o' Day in the Hawke'a Bay Hunt Cup Steeplechase ]**t June, and Nabob was second to Prince Lnpin in this event last season. Motive was fourth in the Greenmount Steeplechase at the Raknraoga Hunt meeting, while there ie little known •bout the others. Probably the best lacked will be BENDOWER, NABOB, MOTIVE. The Bardowie Handicap. Eighteen are accepted for in the Bardowie Handicap and they form a very Atir field. Air King waa a useful sort last season, winning over sis furlongs Taumarunui and being placed in a eerea-furlong event at Takapuna. Hitter has a lot of pace and ran second to Whaika King in a division of the Vauxfcall Handicap at the laet Takapuna spring meeting. She scored in a sixfurlong event at Taumarunui and waa also jnst beaten by a nose by Green Acre over seven furlongs at Taranaki at ChjSftmas time. Abbey Queen ie racing at Te Rapa to-day, and on her running at Avondale, when she finished doss up to Storm Fiend and Maori Boy, who dead-heated in the Mount Albert Handicap, six furlongs, she will be faneied. Bert Hinkler haa shown a bit of pace in his race*, while Upoko waa third to Arikiwai and Piurfait Amour in the second division' of 41m Maiden Plate, seven furlong* at the Avoodals spring meeting. Foreign Fancy showed a good deal of pace in her races earlier in the season, as , did. Black Maore. Leitrim, Mon Star, Violation and Kings* land may be the best of those lower down. The best supported, when the machine closes* may be I ABBEY QUEEN, , -W <r AIR KING, * I FLITTER. ? . tr.fi. ;!
The Hunter*' Bardlet. • King Amans is at- tie top of the acceptors (or the Hunfcera' Hurdles. He woo the Handicap Hardies, ope mile sad *Wf,«t the laet Ohinemorl meeting etfd wee beaten by Lady Spalpeen oyer a-quarter of a mile further on the following day. Gold Rep haa shown abilKj:' over hurdles. Pikimai has performed well recently, being in the money in his last three wfcarts. He won the Depperton Hunters' Hurdles at the Taranaki Hunt meeting, waa third in a similar event at the Manawatu Hunt meeting and on the eame day annexed the Hunters' Steeplechase, two miles. Bstnblin' Kid was second in the Hunten' Hurdles at Pakuranga. Mangaiti was second to Moy Hall in the Ladies' Bracelet at the Pakuranga Hunt meeting, and if he jumps properly he should hare a show. Proim&ly the chief fancies may he
RAMBLES' KB), §Er' ' PdEEMSAI, ' ' KING AMANB. * The KembenP Handicap. s\* C' l ! *{ .* 'fe. The Member*' b the prin- ■ eipil flat event of the day. Mini Leaf C racing at Te. Bapa to-day and probably a better idea off his form will be obtained by bis performance there. Howbe looks as though be will go well. ' Glow was second in the Mitchelr>:y sob Cup and would only need to reproduce' that form to be hard to beat. I' plenty of pace, but bis effort* i h*ve been confined to hurdling recently. ' S? >WeTer ' B kould no * him any > 5f m should make him stay on, j i Te Koroke waa second in the Higgie ||&Handicap. one mile and a-quarter, at and raced well at Avondale. ; Golden Krist won at Avondale and dead-' heated for second place in the Jellic'oe IlllSr ICa P >a^curan ß a meeting. If Mm Doon has been showing up in ;v~* race# recently and, judging by his <v'jtrack work, will go well. The beat || Aopported may be mmf ; . DESERT CKEOW, . T MENT LEAP, "' t ---* KV TE KOEOKE. ' - * •# " •• The Hunt Club Steeplechase, Gfendowie performed well at the weat Northern meeting, winning a mirale race, the Great Northern Steepleand the Winter Steeplechase, and , has only got to be in the eame form v " w _, aT ® a chance in the Waikato *™>t Club Steeplechase. Kawioi is a Sow _ chaser and recently showed he in form by running second over i. •'t Avondale, and winning a , Wmile event at Elkwlie. lUngi annexed tho Lincoln SteepleJr^ e the Grand National meeting,I? yf has shown that he has P®*h speed and can jump well. Bourn proved himself a good ' hurdler, jfe tr ? .Importer won the Pakuranga / aunt Club Steeplechase at Ellerslie and *■ rather unfortunate in being brought. by.other horses falling in front' «L *■ ?, Hunters' Steeplechase it It? Auckland spring meeting. 3foun* has won the Dannevirke. and' Hunt Club Steeplechases In. tn l. starts so that he will'hive tr-u re ? kone<i with. Of the others J?*™**, Clockwork and Cureaform Mfbgy *he best. The chief fancies »»y be GLENDOWIE, mountain orag, % IMPORTER. Kj|' Bruntwood Hack Handicap. v i . : d«u >^en Adding won so well at Avon* win ?I W . a m^e an< * a-quarter that she ' *" ' " ""iniand for the Bruntwood Pip. Storm Fiend is good is Pale Star, who won in efforts this season. Ariki»evea furlongs axtf a milo whil»
and 00146,1 Wedding in !^ andlca P' one mile, at the Aaddand spring meeting, <W and Tte fwlW of the o^er 6 . favourite division maybe GOLDEN" WEDDING AKERITOA, '• PALE STAR. The Ladies' Bracelet. Hade has been a good perforr O , OT ? r hurdles recently and even with Ml ®* - T ul , d ® tand a g°°<i chance in the Ladiee Bracelet. Moy Hall won the Ladies' Bracelet at the Pakuranga meeting, but unfortunately there was a false start and the majority completed a round of Ellerslie or the full course before they were pulled up. Lassau won the first of this encounter and she J* also engaged on Monday. Aahleirii has some pace, while Mangaiti, who finished eecond to Moy Hall, and Mise Alma may be the beat backed of those lower down. The chief selections when tae machine closes may be MOY TTAT.T. LASSAU, HOME MADE. The Concluding Event. The programme will conclude with the BoUand Memorial Handicap and probably the beet backed will be NANCY LEE, KINGFEELD, LADY'S BOY.
A train will leave Auckland at 6.20 am. and Newmarket at 6.2® a.m. Another will leave Newmarket at 6.55 a.m. and a third train will leave Auckland at 7.45 a.m.' and Newmarket at 7.55 a.m.
The programme is as follows:— 11 •??... ..a-" 1 - MAIDEN HUNTERS' STEEPLECHASE of 200BOTS. About two miles and a-half. StSSS"** *• JJ *2 G.Manlapoto 11 5 n&dod ••• 11 8 Caruso h L 11 k • }} 5 .... 11 5 Otumoetal , 11 5 King Fame 11 5 y«T_ Day 11 5 Brantwood . 11 5 Town Rambler 11 5 Day Abbey 11 5 Motive ... 11 s jjaef Brace 11 0
128 L.PJ^—BAHPQWll HANDICAP of 200aovs. Six furlongs and a-half. Ate Kin* . 9 o Leitrim ... 713 flv "" • 0 Indolent .. 713 Abbey Queen 810 Jack Juniper 713 Upoko. ... 8 9 Kingeland . 713 Bcrt.Hlnkler 8 9 Klneton .. 713 f 2 ££•*!& ••• 713 Mon star .80 Ah Wen • 7 13 Malrs 718 Onian ... 713 Viola tioa . .7 IS Boss AiA . 713 1-20 p.at—HUNTERS' HUBDUEg of 350 sovs. About me mile and three-quarters. Bin* Amass 10 13 Day Abber . 9 0 ? S |g»a«» « » law t 9 o
2.5 p.m.—MEMBERS' HANDICAP of 450 both, one mQe and a-qnarter.
BUntlMf . 8 5 Golden Krist 7 7 Deseit <Uow 8 3 Master Doon 7 7 Siaosi ... 710 Wed. March 7 2 Te Korsko 710 lflss N.Z. . 7 0 2.50 p-m.—WAIKATO HUNT CUP of 700 sovs. About three miles.
Glendowle .12 6 Troablt ..9 8 Kawlnl ..12 0 Clockwork . 9 7 . Rang! Sarto io 13 Birkbeek.. 9 3 Potoanui .. 10 10 T. Thurnham 9 0 Bourn .... io 8 Aotea Roa . 9 0 Importer;.. 10 8 Cnreaform . 9 0 Mount. Crag 10 7 Syndicate .. 9 0 Lucullent ..10 0 Terehu .. 9 0 Holly comb . 912 Bruntwood .90 Haaelbws ... gu ,8 Motive ... 9 0 p.m.—BRUNTWOOD HACK HANDICAP of 200 am. One mile.
GoLWeddiiur 9 4 Always .... 7 1 Storm Fiend 9 3 Glena Bay .71 Pale Star . 811 Alam ... 7 0 Arikitoa .. 8 8 Bed Day .. 1 flj Oscar ... 7 6 <Hea Star ! T 4.20 p.m.—LADIES' BBACBUR HANDICAP of 20080 vs. One mile aad t-fiartcr Home Made 11 12 Muliw ' 10 7 Moy Hall ..11 6 Klag Fame 10 7 Brack.Abbey 11 0 Terehu ...10 %\ Lassaui .... 10 13 Ashletgh ..10 7 Mangaiti .. io 8 Day Abbey 10 7 Town Rambl'r 10 7 Mki Alma .10 7 5.5 p.m.—BOLLARD MBMOBIAL HANDICAP of 360sovs. six ftrleoga Klngfleld .. 810 Arcbsen .. 7 4 ' Nancy Lee . 8 5 Tiaokoa ..' * Oration .. 8 2- Tteoitt .. 7 O' Macroom .. 7 9 Lady's Boy 7 0
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Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 249, 20 October 1928, Page 15
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