INCREASED ENTRIES.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 144, 21 June 1938, Page 16

INCREASED ENTRIES.

WELLINGTON CLUB.

WINTER NOMINATIONS. NINETEEN IN STEEPLECHASE. Excellent entries have been received by the Wellington Racing Club for its winter meeting, to be held at Trentham on July 3, 7 and 9, the total being 744, against 682 last year.

The Wellington Steeplechase has drawn a field of nineteen, and it should provide a good race. Erination won the Great Xorthern Hurdles, and was third in the Great Northern Steeplechase to Yalpeen and Bryce Street. Valpeen is not engaged, but Bryce Street is, and will have to be considered. Smilin' Thru won the Winter Steeplechase ou the concluding day of the Auckland winter meeting, while Kinkle accounted for the Green Lane and Tamaki Steeplechase at that meeting. Clarion Call failed at Ellerslie, but should do better over the flat Trentham country. Red Sun was a winner over steeples at Foxton last month, while John Charles, who accounted for the Trentham and Winter Hurdles at this fixture last season, won over the big fences at Hastings last Saturday. Santoft, who created a surprise when he won the Wellington Steeplechase last July, has been nominated, as has aluo the last Grand National Steeples winner Kocturnus. Jolly Beggar, who is also engaged, should find the Trentham course more to his liking than Ellerslie. The weights are due next Monday. The entries are:— Wellington Steeplechase of £ 1000, about three miles and a quarter.—Erination. Smilin' Thru, Kinkle, All Irish. ArcticStar, Brigadore, Kahunoke. Clarion Call, Red Sun, San-toft, Count Willonyx. John Charles. Manawatu, Survoy, Flashlight, Jolly Beggar, Chile, Bryce Street, Xocturnus.

Trentham Hurdles of £500, one mile anil three-quarters.—Small Boy, Southern Bloo<l. Aurora's Love, Donegal, Silk Sox, Padishah. Silver Sight, Courtyard, Beau (Jallante. John Charles. Charade, Full of Scotch. Pango. Kilberis. Spender, Iddo.

Whyte Handicap of 4:500. one mile.— I>e Friend, Ned Cuttle, Loonibination. General Ruse. Knge, Kilonsa, Arctic Kinj?. Mishna. Legatee, Puroto, Conveyer. Brazen King, First Chapter. Te Hai, Whirling. Rollicker, Quadroon. Araboa. Alma, Wagner. Laifbonw, Cfirie, Haughty Winner. Master Cyklon, Winsome Lu, Moneyless, Mungatoon, Requiem. Korero, Pennycomequick. Flood Tide, Gay Rebel, Monipere. Gold Vaals. Passion Fruit, Joe Louis, Alunga. Ponty, Airam. Lady Montana.

Winter Hurdles of £750, about two miles and a quarter.—Small Boy, Erination. Southern Blood, Donegal, Black Man. Aurora's Love, Silk Sox, Middle, Padishah, Sunee, Courtyard. Bean Gallwnte, John Charles. Charade, Monastic, Full of Scotch, Silver Sight, Pango, Chaste, Spender.