GREAT NORTHERN HANDICAPS

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 109, 11 May 1939, Page 22

GREAT NORTHERN HANDICAPS

AUCKLAND CLUB.

WINTER MEETING. THE CHIEF EVENTS. A GLANCE AT THE FORM. Thp wpihliu for the Great Northern HimllPn. (, lr , a Northern Steeplechase and I "iiiwhll H.inilicnp, the. thrpo chief event* f<l bo divided ~t tho winter meeting ot Hi" Ailckliuul Hucing C;hil>, to be held ,it MifMlir. on June .1. .') ~n.l 7, we declared I'v M". I'. ./. Mc-Miinonun tlim morning, 'iiiil Him will considerably increase interest in I hi« Mature. KiiiiHlidii 1...M Uc.Mi awarded 11.11 in tlip ( "■ Nmtli'Mii Miiiillcß. mm event ho won «n.h in,;, |~«t nfiwini. mill if lie succeed*. ii" « 'II hiMP the h<.Hour ~[ currying the highest, weighl to vi.lor> xiriin llie distance oi the nii.(. w,, H ini-ri>iiHi'il to two miles uml 'i hall, the pipvioiiM limt being Mukt! Up. II .">, in ll»n:t. However, Krinntinn won .it Aw.mliiln over nlif mi If iiil'l three-quarters. Willi ly.ft, uml ,it KlllM-nllP succeeded over two inilcn with 13.0. win In ho has been plnrril with 1.'1.H mill I.U>. »o he ennnot lif ruled out. He him not nicpil ninee the mimiiirr meeting nt Kllpmlip. Silver Sight i 11 . , . ,) bus proveil hi mac 11 a gnnd hurdler in Hi" Smith Miih ne.mon. After winning Hi" lili'ii MiirdleH nt Wellington with l». in. ho iiiciumti.il for the Spring Brush Hurdle*, mill nin hit,,nil in the. Port < oopi-r lliimlli'h » ith IO.CI iind 11.10 |i'»pectivel,v nt New Zoiilmid Cup niPPtintf. while nt (lie recent Kimter meeting nt, Riccitrtnn lie annexed the Kildiire finish Hurdle* with 11.11 mid run «econd tr» .Irwidli Lud In Hie CVerswiek Brush Hiirdlm with 12.7. Tlipkp were nil over n mile mid threo-iiimrtern, uml he should stay the ilmtnnce nil right. Kuteem (11.01 has won two hurdle event*— the Otiurii Hiirdlpn nt Btrittiorrl, with 11.3, nnd the Ruiiknlcit Hurdlpn, with 11.4, nt Te Arohn. THpkp were both mile nnd a hnlf races. Hr.l Sun (10.12) him won aimilnr events

tliin Nounon —one at Stratford and another at New Plymouth, currying 11.10 on the IIIMOI- occasion. He ia a> good atayer and jumper, and la not at all badly treated. All fiish (10,10) da another good jumper, mill in addition to acorlng In atmplechaae event* limt iMunn he won the Hobeonviilo Hurdlea, one mile and three-quartera nt Avondalo with 11.4, and ran third in tlir> Remuora Hurdle*, two milea, at Kllnrsllo, to Windsor Lad and King , * A idler with 10.10. He has not had much racing thin rncnnnn, but Iβ coming along nicely. Ho in not without prospects. fliiii'iiiln (10,0) was n good performer ovi'r hurdle* Inst season, winning the Kitriimil Hinrllew, one mile and three-quar-tiMM nt Hunting, with 0.10, the Knwnktiwn Hurdles, of similar distance, at Keildiiig, iinil the Century Hurdle*, two miles and 194 yurds at Wnnminui, with 9.11. Thin season hie bent performance waa in win* niiig the Graf ton Hurdlea, two mile*, at Rllernlie, with 11.1, amonr thope behind him being Mio Lume, who aubsequently won the Brighton Hurdle*, of eimilur diatitnce, on the name conme at Easter. He had a race in the Walpukurau Cup recently and should not be long in reach* trie hia b«st form, deimlt* the fact that this waa hia flrat race iritice the Wellington summer meeting In January. Stanetead and Electric Spear have each been awarded < 10.5. Both have won several racea thia season and are not without prospect*, especially the former, who is a good stayer. Windsor Lad (10.4) has not mved for soma time, but Mio Lume (10.1), 11 ftor hia recent success Over two miles at Klleralle. will have friend*. En Tour, who in on the siune mark,, after winning the Pakuranga Hunt Cup at Ellerelie accounted for the Seconrf Hurdles, one mile and three-quarters, nt l'ar-roa, and the Tiri Hurdles, two mile*, at Ellemlic, carrying 11.4 on the latter occasion. John Charlea (10.0), a couple of aeaeona n«o, won the Trentham Hurdles, one mile and tlu-pp-quarter*. with 0,1, and the Winter Hurdles, two milea and a quarter, with OH, nt Trentham. He accounted for a steep lee hano event Inst season! but he haa not raced during the preaent term. Bryce Street (0.12) hna proved himself a good hurdler and will have to be respected. Sporting Hong (0.10) haa , won over the lii« fences recently, while he was third in the Egrnont Steeplechase Inst week. Simint (0.10), who has been off the scene for some months, him nlso won two crosscountry event* thia season. Of those lower down Pyrenees. Royal Dnnt-e, and ■\u«it may be the beat . A few who Mi.iy appeal Just now are:—Mio Lume, Red Sun, Silver Sight, Stansted, Charade, Bryce Street, All Irish and Electric Spear. The Crow-country Event.

Erlnation (11.13) m top weight in the Ortat Northern Steeplechnae hs well a*

the Great Northern Hurdle*. Last aeaaon !"■ won the Wellington Steeplechase, rt.mtit three milex mid a half, with 10.2 lirmi ii uonil Hold. Hi- was given 11.0 in ill" Grand National Steeplechase, but fell, "liile he won the. Lincoln Hteeplechase, tin i- mile*, with 11.3, on the laat day of tli.it meeting, after having contented the S.MI-nhiun Hurdle*, two mile*, earlier in

the day. If nl. Ilia best Krination will hHvp io be considered. All Irish (10.12) ppiMoriiied well nvei the big fence* hint (•piimr.s, winning 111< ■ I'iikuranau Hunt (up, three mill's, uml tho Hunters' Stoeplei h.ise, .ibi.ut twn mllps and n half, at Klli'islic, the \V. (). Park Steeplechase, about twn miles and a half, al the Waipa meeting, and the .Inly Stccpleclia«e. about thi en inileM, nt Trentham. heating Clarion ('.ill by six lengths , . He was third in the Wellington SteppleihiiKP. with H>.9, and wan tfi\ inn the winner, Krinntion 71b. All Irifh will have to be considered. StanntPil and Silver Sijfht have also 10.12. The former won the Autumn Steeplechase, tl miles, at Klleixlio last month with lii.l.'t, (Hid ,is thit w,is his first effort over tin , lull it wns a Rood performance. St.iiisti'.l should tin well. Silver Sight h.is \rt to be raced over country and his etli'tts between now nnd the (Jreat Northern will be w.itched with interest. Valpccii (10.8) Hiored hin oeeond success m the (iicat Northern Steeplechase when he won I.ist reason with 9.2. He had a couple of rnces nt Kllerslie at Kanter. Santoft (lO.B) won the Wellington Steeplechase a couple of seasons hjici and this season his l>et«t effort was in running second to Krination in the Lincoln Steeplechase, nt Riccarton. Hanover and Ked Sun have 10. .V The former has performed well over hurdles and steeples. In the Mannero Steeplechase at the last Auckland meeting, when carrying 11.0, he wiia well in front when he fell at the seinnd Io last feme. Ked Sun has won over country. Sky Pilot and Mio Lume are on the 10..'l mark. The former won two steeplechases at Kllerslie on his last visit to Auckland two seasons , ago, and in hin first stai t over country this term accounted for the Ktfinont Steeplechase with l>.o. He will have support. A Good Jumper. \fio Lump has proved himself a stood jumper over hurdles, and is a possibility. while En Tour (10.31 won the Pakurangu Hunt Cup last August at Kllerslie. John Charles nnd Bl.i. k Marlin have 10.2. The former won the .lime Steeplechase, about two miles and a hall, at Hnwke'e Bay last nenson, and Black Marlin was successful nt I'ukekohe Inst Saturday. The latter will have admirers. Don Erma (10.01 was siicepssful over steeples on two occasions at Paeroa, and Bryce Street (10.0), after

hid second in the Great Xorthern Steeplechase and the Oram! National Steeplechase lust year* will attain have to be respected. Of the others, Power Chief (9.3), who won the Manawatu Hunt Cup at Awapunl and the Hunt Cup at Eilerelie laat season, and Smilin' Thru (0.0), who accounted for the Winter Steeplechase at the last Great Northern meeting, seem the best. Some who may have friends iuat now are: Sky Pilot, Black Marlin, Stnnsted. Bryce Street, All Irish, Mio Lume, Silver Sight, and Power Chief. The handicaps are:— GREAT NORTHERN HVRDLKs of £1500. Two inil.-H and a half. fTii !>•• run on Juno 3.) Krlnntliin ,1111 Ihih-hh Lad . 9 2 Sliver Might 11 2 Hopnlong . » « Ksteem ... 11 0 I'.vreneex . . » O lti-il Sun . . 10 12 Affot' . . .»O All Irl»h .10 10 MHnter Musk 0 0 Charnde . . 10 « Gndeer ... 9 0 Ntanmed . . 10 5 UiiKcyne ..90 niertrlc Spear 10 5 King Rod . » 0 WlndKor*Lnd 10 4 Adsum ... - 9 0 Mln Lume .10 1 Turor .... 9 0 Kit Tour . . 10 t rtitkara ..90 John f'liarlen 1O O )'nppy ...90 Hryce Street 912 SmlllV Thru 9 0 Snorting Kong 9 10 Count Mltnlnt ... 9 10 RousitHlon . 9 0 Royal Dance 9 9 Conveyer .90 •VI tic T.ml . 9 B Sul.it Musk 0 0 Don Krmn . 9 2 Klnkle ... 9 0 Lady England 9 2 Bnldric ... 9 0 (JURAT NORTHERN STEEI'LECHASE of £17'>0. About three mllee and threequarters.

(To be run on June 5.) Rrlnntlon .11 13 Snillln , Thru 9 0 All trlxh . . 10 VI Alli-cretto . 9 0 StnnntPil . . to 12 Pyrenees ..90 Silver Sight 10 12 fount Vnlpeen ... 10 8 RouxHlllon . 9 0 Snmoft . . 10 « Baldric ...90 llunover . . 10 5 Car Leaf ..90 Red Still . . 10 5 Siiivoy ...90 Sky Pilot . 10 « Mana .... 9 0 Mio Lume . . 10 a Gaecyne ..90 Kn Tonr . . 10 3 London ...90 John rhnrlcM 10 2 lUccwnip . 9 0 Rliick Marlin 10 2 Klnit Rod ..90 Don Emm .10 O Allium ...90 Bryce Street 10 0 Electric Flash » O Mnortlng Hong 9 13 Bells of Bow 9 0 Slmlnr ... 912 Uoxy .... 9 O Irlnh Comet 9 5 Klnkle ...90 Power Chief 9 3 CORNWALL HANDICAP of £600. One mile and a quarter. (To be run on June 3.) Round Up .10 2 N,,M,,m • • J - 1 Catalogue ..Bβ Illnrk Muxk 7 1 (ioldf-n Sheila Hl3 Du Miiurier 7 1 Vnliiinlto . . 8 12 Dnrk Shndow 7 0 King Rey ..89 Sllvanux ..70 Cheval de ««.? Rfhpl • ? ° Volee ...«B High lea . 7 0 Oold Vnals 8 5 Jewelled Sly Kox ..85 birdie ...70 Ballnavar . 8 2 fir Wlilonyx 7 0 Galilee ... 8 1 Sluga .... 7 0 Master I,d. Cavendish 7 0 Brlerly ..80 Mlae Appellant 7 0 Royal El Meyaell . 7 0 Appellant . 8 0 Tybalt ...70 Toofey Street 7 13 High Sea ..70 Enge .... 7 10 inver .... 7 0 Tβ Hal ..78 Barrister . 7 0 Jonathan ..70 Calorie ...70 Royevrus ..76 General Ruse 7 0 De J'rlend . 7 5 Prince Tldewnlter . 7 5 Colossna ..70 Itriizllliin ..74 Poland ... 7 0 Jack Tar ..72 The Cardinal 7 0 Phllcourt . 7 2 King Theo . 7 0 CJiiv Hone ..72 Inquisitor . 7 0 Viiiinlnt ..71 Bonstar ..70