EGMONT RACING CLUB.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 99, 29 April 1933, Page 16

EGMONT RACING CLUB.

STEEPLECHASE MEETING,

NEXT WEDNESDAY'S ACCEPTORS.

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.) HAWERA, this day. Acceptances for the first day of the Egmont Racing Club's winter meeting, to be held at Hawera on May 3 and 4, are:— TONGAHOB HURDLES of lOOsovs. One mile and a half. Callamart 10 10 Ganpat ... 9 5 High Falutin' 10 5 Invictus ..92 Consent . . 10 3 Sir Red ..90 Chief Link . 9 11 TELEGRAPH HACK of 80sovs. Six furlongs. Cereal ... 9 3 Icier .... 7 2 Merry Way .90 Diversion ..71 Slippery .5 . 8 5 Prince Reno 7 0 Lapstone ..S3 Grey Papa . 7 0 La Crown .73 EGMONT STEEPLECHASE of 150sovs. Two miles and a half. Copey ... 10 6 Jen .... 9 3 Okopua . . 10 4 Fine Acre .93 Jayson . . 910 Day Lass .90 Hard Gold .97 FLYING HANDICAP of lOOsovs. Six furlongs. Lady Quex .90 The Tiger . 7 6 All Humbug 8 2 Little Doubt 7 5 Awaken ~82. Green Linnet 7 3 Royal Bengal 8 1 Arvada ... 7 3 British Monaloi ..70 Columbia 7 13 HACK SCURRY of 75sovs, Five furlongs: Beacon Fire 9 5 Willowmtre .73 Merry Way 9 0 Arastar ..72 Instalment . 8 8 Moatoa ... 7 1 Miss Cav'dish 710 Diagono ..70 Forceful ..79 Substation .70 King Peg . 7 5 Amyrll ... 7 0 La Crown .73 Haunui ... 7 0 McRAH HANDICAP of 120SOVB. One mile and a quarter. Seatown . . 813 Gibraltar ..78 Aga Khan . 713 Alloy .... 7 5 Carfex ... 7 10 March Alone 7 0 TAWHITI HACK of 90sovs. Seven furlongs. King Win . 9 0 March Alone 8 0 Attentive . . S 12 Glowllglit ..79 Davistock . 811 Lalla Quex . 7 7 Fairway . . SlO Tentcall ..75 Beaconsfield 8 2 Pango ... 7 3 Illuminate . 8 2 St. Clara .70 TE KUITI RACING CLUB. MEETING AT TE RAPA. •The annual meeting of the Te Kuiti Racing Club will be held at Te Rapa on Saturday and Monday, May 20 and 22, and with the attractive programme provided there should be good fields and excellent racing. Nominations for all events close with Messrs. Blomfield and Company, Auckland, at 5 p.m., or the secretary of the Waikato Racing Club, Hamilton, at D p.m. next Friday. STABLE AND TRACK NOTES. A GOOD DIVIDEND. Saltspray, who won the Novice Stakes at Marton on Wednesday, is a four-year-old gelding by Saltaah from Aires, by The Welkin from Armigera Ta New Zealandbred mare) by Hotchkiss from Armilla, the dam of Armlet. Saltspray had not raced for some time prior to his success. He was handy all the way and won comfortably, returning a dividend of close on two score. A PROMISING 'CHASER. Callanwirt is doing well over country this season, and the son *of Callaghjyi looks as though he is going to play an important part in big jumping events this season. At the Great Northern meeting last year he ran second in the big steeplechase, and at the recent autumn fixture at Ellerslie was beaten by Simeon in the Mangere Steeplechase, while he turned the tables on Simeon the second day. At Marton on Wednesday he scored impressively, and though he only beat Okopua by half a length the margin could have been much greater. Callamart is engaged in the big jumping events at Auckland in June. ENGAGED AT ELLERSLIE. Okopv i came into prominence aa a steeplechaser at the end of last season, when he won both hack steeplechases, at the Wellington winter meeting. He was taken on to Riccarton for the Grand National meeting and, after being beaten by a head in the Enfield Steeplechase by Peterette, won the Aylesbury Steeplechase. At Marton on Wednesday he was always one of the leaders in the Marton Steeplechase, but was eventually beaten by the much more experienced Callamart. Okopua should win good races over country this season. He is among those entered for the Great Northern Steeplechase next month. TOO MUCH COINCIDENCE. F. D. Jones expects that his apprentice, A. Russell, will be well enough to leave hospital in the course of a day or two. This boy and H. MacKinnon have carried coincidence a little too far. Both are Australians, who signed up with F. D. Jones at the same time and travelled to New Zealand together. MacKinnon. had a fall at Christmas time and spent a period in hospital ae the restilt of concussion. Russell came down in the Papanui Handicap, also to receive concussion and a spell in hospital. A. H. Eastwood, who was also concerned in the last-mentionad accident, will not be able to ride for some time, as the broken bone in his shoulder has not, yet knitted. CONCENTRATE TO RETIRE. If present plans are adhered to that good stayer Concentrate has finished his racing career and he will probably spend the rest of his life! in the Nelson district. Of Concentrate it will always be recalled that a breakdown in the closing stages of the race robbed him of victoryr in the Melbourne' Cup made famous by Phar Lap's r attempt to' win; with 10.10. As a two-year-old he managed a win and seven minor placihgs in fourteen starts. His five wins -in sixteen . starts at three years included the New Zealand and Great Northern St. Leger Stakes. At four years he won the Auckland Cup with 7.10 from Star Stranger (8.12) in 3.27. He was also successful in the Wellington Cup with S.lO from Bright Glow (7.13) in 2.34%. He was second to Star Stranger in the Trentham Gold Cup and to Chide in the Canterbury Cup. While he failed to win at five years, he was in the limelight. Nightmarch (9.6) beat him with 8.10 in the New Zealand Cup, run in 3.26%, and was again his conqueror in the Canterbury Cup- He wits third in the Auckland Cup and fourth in the Metropolitan at Randwick. Last season he was unluckily beaten a head with B,l2iby Strength (8.0) in the Metropolitan. He was a good second to Phar Lap in the Melbourne Stakes, and then came his unlucky third with 8.10 to White Nose (6.12) and Shadow King (8.7) in the Melbourne Cup. He had three unplaced runs in Sydney this spring, but just when his prospects looked fair he injured himself and could not race at the A.J.C. meeting. Returning home, he-finished third iri the New Zealand Cup and won both tlje Fendalton and Metropolitan Handicaps at the meeting.- He has failed tp run intp-a place :im his eight races pince.

WILL DO BETTER. Jayson is reported to have put up a very creditable showing for a first attempt over country at Marton on Wednesday. He has previously shown ability over hurdles and is'reported to have been schooling well at Woodville prior to the meeting. Jayson should be worth keeping in mind during the winter. THE QUORN IN AGAIN. The Quorn' is in regular work again and he may be racing at South Canterbury this week. He has never been an easy horse to handle, and throughout his career he has caused T. Lloyd more than average worry. This seems to be a frequent e_xperienee with Hunting Song horses, though they an great gallopers when at their best. THE SADDLE SLIPPED. Habit's rider W. J. McDowell finished up the race for the Crofton Handicap at Marton on Wednesday on the horse's bare back with the saddle twisted round behind him and his feet out of the stirrups. It probably made no difference to the result, as Copper King won too easily, but it must have caused Habit considerably more difficulty to finish second than would otherwise have been the case. YOUNGSTER NAMED. The name of Limulus (the "king crab") lias been claimed by Mr. V. Riddiford for the Chief Ruler—Chelae filly be purchased at the last yearling Bales. This youngster is closely related to Australia's crack juvenile, Hall Mark, whose dam (Herowinkie) is a sister to Chelae. Chelae is the name of the star cluster forming the claws of the crab in the constellation of The Scorpion, so the youngster is well named. HALF-BROTHER TO REBEL SONG. Silvox, who won at South Canterbury on Thursday, has only raced once previously, and that was when he finished second to Guarantee in the McLean Stakes at Wingatui. He was then in T. Lloyd's stable and showed plenty of speed early, but he proved hard to train. Now he is under the guidance of H. and A. Cutts. Silvox is a half-brother by Silverado, sire of Silver Scorn, to Rebel Song. END OF KILLIGREW. The West Coast has lost an interesting performer in Killigrew. When he raced the crowd always took a deep interest in his behaviour at the starting post. He did not cut up wildly, but was just about as stubborn as a horse coqjd be in his refusal to go away with his field. The cause may have been his unsoundness, or it may have been a mistaken impression that he was a Manfred, for once the field had got a good start, Killigrew would often set out at his top after them. Recently his owner, Mr. A. Beban, sent Killigrew from Greymouth to Riccarton to be trained by S. Barr. t Knee trouble, from which he had been suffering for a year, recurred, and Mr. Beban gave orders for his destruction. ELLIS BROTHERS IN FORM. The jockeys L. J. Ellis and A. E. Ellis were in great form at the South Canterbury meeting on Thursday, winning the five flat races between them —L.J. taking three and A.E. two. A. E. Ellis rode five winners on the first day at Riccarton on Easter Monday, while on the same day K. Voitre rode five winners (including a deadheat, which counts as a win) at the Wairarapa meeting. In connection with riding performances, that of W. Kirk, who was well known in Auckland, is entitled to be told. On January 22, 1907, at Wairoa, Hawke's Bay, Kirk missed a place in the first event, but rode the winners of the next, seven races, and on the next day piloted four winners in succession. RECRUITS TO HURDLING. The Marton stable of L. G. Morris supplied two of the runners in the hurdle race on Wednesday, Consent and High Falutin' (says the "Dominion"). Consent again adopted determined running-off tactics, although he went a good deal further than he did when he first appeared as a jumper. He may eventually make good, but it will be a hard task for his trainer. An indication of Consent's determination not to do his best is given by the contrast to his private schooling displays, which are all that could be desired. It is only when the real business is in hand that he decides against the will of his rider. When he made a dive for the outside of the hurdle on Wednesday he caused a real mix-up among the horses nearest him, including the winner Easterly, but the runner who met with the most serious interference was High Falutin'. But for the misbehaviour of liis stable mate High Falutin' would in all probability have been hard to beat, and he is worth keeping in mind for events ahead. Ruanui was another promising recruit to the hurdle business seen out at Marton. He showed a lot of speed out in front and jumped well until he tired over the concluding stages. He should benefit by the experience.