TURF TOPICS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 237, 6 October 1932, Page 16

TURF TOPICS.

RACING AT OTAKI. THE SPRING MEETING. THREE DIVIDENDS PAID. PROGRAMME FOR TO-MORROW. The spring meeting of the Otaki Maori Racing Club will open at Otaki to-mor-row, and "with the good fields engaged there should be some good racing. The club has decided to take advantage of the new regulations recently approved by the executive of the New Zealand Racing Conference, and will pay three dividends where there are nine or more starters (exclusive of brackets), and two dividends where the field exceeds four (exclusive of brackets). They will also have a 5/ totalisator. so that patrons will be well catered for as far as betting facilities go. The 'following may form the-favourite divisions in their respective races:— Kapiti Hurdles. — Juggle, Henry of Navarre, High Commissioner. Piihi Maiden.—Bee Acre, Aitua, Coloesical. Katihiku Hack.—Gay Court, Farmer, Glowlight. Linff Memorial Slakes. — Ruanui, Statuary, Orby's Choice. Pahiko Hack—Solitaire 11., Ida Merling, Hunter's Moon. Waitawa Handicap.- — All Humbug, Equitant, La Poupee. Taumanuka Hack.—Thrasher, Riotous, Red Sun. Kereihi Roera Handicap.—All Humbug. Fiji, Royal Bengal. The acceptances arc: — 11.40—KAPITI HURDLES of SOsovs. One mile anil a half. Henry of Air Laddie . 0 5 Navarre 11 3 Hunting Boy 9 2 Warzone . . 10 8 Bird Call . . !) 0 Balloon ... 10 3 Gambler ..00 High Com- Miss Energetic 0 0 missioner 911 Puketi .... 9 0 Juggle ... 9 9 12.30—PUHI MAIDEN PLATE of COsovs. Throe-year-olils S.O, four-year-olds aud upwards 8.7. Six furlongs. I Shootist . . S 7 Golden Horn S 0 ( Crown Grant 8 7 LancPt ... 8 0 i Dignified IXulie ... 8 0 • March 8 7 line Acrr . 8 0 .'. ArnioS . ..87 .Aroma ... S 0 ; Aitua .... 8 7 iioon .... 8 0 Illuniinelli . S 7 Colossicai .80 Bonnie Vale 8 7 LctQ John . 8 0 I KiiigThomond 8 7 Turpurangi S 0 Ebeum ... 87 I.IS—KATIHIKU HACK of SOsovs. Seven furlongs; Tigerlsm ..90 Forest Stag 7 8 Gay Court . 8 7 Glowjight . . 7 5 Farmer ... 8 4 Acron .... 7 0 Chief ~ Canefleld . . 7 0 Marionette 7 11 Royal King 7 0 Lyrical ... 7 9 Transact . . 7 0 Diek Teastream .70 ■> Whittington 7 8 Whetuma ~70

2.O—LING MEMORIAL STAKES of 130 sovs. . One mile and a quarter. Arikira ... 9 0* Orby's Choice 7 3 Kuanul ... 8 8 Full Mark . 7 2 Pahu .... 77 Vitaphone . 70 Statuary . .-' 7 0 Eastertlme 7 0 2.4S—PAHIKO HACK of SOsovs. Six furlongs. Joie de Val 0 0 Late Jest ..72 Solitaire 11. 8 5 Gold Gleam 7 2 Hunter's Moon 7 11 Willowmere 7 2 Forest Stag 710 Cape Fair . 7 0 Ida Merllng 7 5 Illuminclli ..70 Clangor ... 7 5 3.3O—WAITAWA HANDICAP of llOsovs. Six furlongs. Cadland ..98 La Ponpee . 7 7 Aston ... 8 7 Gold Trail .75 Equitant ..87 Arvada ..72 All Humbug 8 4 Trojan Melody 7 0 Vertigern ..83 Ganpat ... 7 0 Royal Routine 7 12 Posy .... 7 0 . 4.IS—TAUMANUKA HACK of SOsors. One mile and 55 yards. Red Sun ..92 Bright Song 8 0 •X'hrasher . . 8 13 Guerester ..80 Riotous ... c 8 12 Okopua ... 8 0 • Sanguine King 8 9 Park Acre' . . 8 0 I Kahunoke .83 Plateau ... 8 0 Invictus ..83 Chock Say . 80 Auckland Gas 8 0 Ythan ... 8 0 5.0 —KEREIHI ROERA HANDICAP of llOsovs. Seven furlongs. All Humbug 9 5 Emlnen t . . S 6 Fiji 9 0 Sir Pombal . 8 0 Boyal Bengal 8 11 Wasteland . . SO Arajean ... 82 RIDING ENGAGEMENTS. The following riding engagements are announced for the Otaki meeting:— S. Anderson—Ythan, Royal Routine, Solitaire 11. and Dick Whittington. W. J. McDowell — Orby's Choice, Arvada, Araios and Illuminelli. B. H. Morris—Riotous ,and Farmer. L. Faulkner—Royal rKirig. • H. F. Gr,ay—For,est Stag and Park Acre. A. V. Weetdfe.— Gran Chaco (second day). K. Voitre—Hunter's Moon, Equitant, Thrasher and -Lord John. G. F. Dick-Golden Horn, Posy, Cape Fair and Vitaphone. W. Shand — Teastream,' Pahu and Aroma. A. McLeod—Ganpat.