Racing At Wanganui

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 210, 6 September 1939, Page 16

Racing At Wanganui

SPRING MEETING.

THE OPENING DAY.

FIELDS FOR TO-MORROW.

PORM OF CANDIDATES,

Spiing racing will eoniincncc in New inland will, the opening of the Walignliui Jockey ('lull's meeting at WangMiiui to-morrow. Good fields are engaged" and as some ot those competing at. the meeting will subsequent l.i be „cci at the Avondale and Auckland spring fixtures, a Kood deal of inteicst will be taken in their lonn. Betting will be ou the single pool •Ostein.

\,!,n" ly V" 11^ 11 " 11 ' afto>r "1 the A a awatu Hunt Cup ami also her victory | steeples ,„i the YVanganui se in dune ,» likely to be tavonritc for the ovei T" Olianga has won ovei hurdles, while Huen/.nri has been s ccesslul over the big leuces. Promenade aud Bimbo were |daced at New I'll mouth ol t H " v "I'l"'"' 1 " ""'st l e r'i ,'"',, "elect ions may ' a ll.igliau. I'l onieiiadc. I here is a big field in the Maiden Race and among those »ho have form to their credit ale Caution. Surmise. Scandal Jviee Away. Ki leinl.ild. (Jothic and Marina! Awav "" l "'"" W R''ce

In tho Okoliu ||iir.llof», Erebus. the top weight, hll s iMTloMiio-l- well. Toper was a wiiiiioi at Awapiini it, July, Mismii.ii scored ovoi- tl.o battens lit Napier Park in tho iii-cvmiiM month, Golden Memorv was second to Mount Yal at the last I i out nam mooting, and Sir Nigel and Mothers Hoom the host of the others. A jmir that may find favour is: Toper. Oohlen Memory. Hawaii, alter his success at New ply . month last week, will have support in the l "tiki Handicap- Riuinu scored at the '•"""I National meeting, while Aurora's Ntur has won up to a mile and a quarter and is nicely placed. Hunting Moment* wa« second at Iter last start, and Motlier-ln-Law was in tho money at New Plymouth last week. Hailo -Selassie i s ' a likely lightweight. Mont money may go o" r j. Hagen, Aurora's. Star. Hie chief event Of the day is the Marangai Handicap. Lowenberg raced well at the, Grand National meeting and should again -be prominent. has neon galloping well at VVanganui, and was second in the Connolly Handicap, one mile and a quarter, at Wanganui in June. Kena will be suited by the going, as also will Windsor Chief, whose form, has' been very consistent. The favourites may be: Lowenberg, Windsor.Chief. '• Luculltw Lad, wha heads the Seafield Handicap, performed well last season, and won this ( event twelve months ago. Homily won the .Cdtttoolfo Handicap on this course last .Ttino., Notium is a useful sort, and.'.Mittie bag bad plenty of racing recently. Gayest Son was a good two-year-old Tasfc season, while Flving Acre was a winner at Awapuni last July. Pin Money has been galloping well at anganui, while Blonde Princess scored in hack oortrpnny at, Trentham ;i few weeks ago. Sonio ifcrtlo may be iri "ijemand are: Gayest Son. MLttie. , Fiancee hrts plenty of speed 1 and should bo prominent in the Durie Hack. The three-year-olds Dainty Dell, Kobi, Counter and Noble Fox should also show up. Daintv Dell and Noble Fox ran well at New Plymouth last week. Kurotas and Le Marquis may be the best of the others. A preference may be shown for: Fiancee, Kobi. The program mo will conclude with the Flying Handicap, and a couple that may find , favour are: Submission, Black Thread. Tho acceptances are:— 11.45—HUNTERS' STKEPLECHASE of £120. About two miles. r.ady Blue Steel . 9 0 Callnghnn . 10 3 Dozle Boy . 9 O Ohanga ... 9 11! Longfellow . J) 0 Hunter's Morn 9 9 Bimbo' ... 9 0 KtU'iiznrl ..99 Promenade 9 0 12.25—MAIDEN RACE of £130. Spcclal weights. Six furlongs. foJlhrl ...dd Split Second 7 12 Alrshot ... 8 5 Mnltk Kafur 7 12 Night Surmise ... 7 12 Eruption . 8;B ftcandal . . 712 Golden Hawk H 'B Race 1 Away . 7 12 Desert Column ft 5 Kri'lmhll.l 7 12 fllen Donal 8 f» Gothic* ... 7 12 Dynasty V.-5 Tl2 HwMnn ... 7 12 Caution ... 7 12 l.eighon Kel 7 12 Land Cry . 7 12 Hnnten ... 7 12 I.S—OKEHU HACK HURDLES of £160. One mile, four furlongs and a quarter. Erebus ... It « Sir Nigel ..90 Toper .... 10 1 Glenthawn 9 0 Misurlna . .ion Prlnlhla ..90 Primate . . 912 Sunbeam ..90 Dorado. ... 9 8 Hethers ... 0 0 Golden Memory ..92 I.4S—PUTIKI HACK of £175. One mile and 110 yards. Raana ... 9 7 Portal ... 7 7 Hagen ... 9 2 Hunting Lord Moutoa 8 13 Moments . . 7 7 Aurora's Star 8 7 Bronte Step 7 7 Amatory . V 8 7 Mother-ln-Law 7 7 Raehurn ~ . 8 4 Richelieu Auto Sweep 8 0 Pearl ... 7 7 Donegal ... 80 Halle Selasale 7 7 Seyfrled . . 7 13 Maturity ..77 Hlgn T«f .> T>»l Doctor Defoe 7 7' Hunting Lom T 7 2.3O—MARANGAI HANDICAP of £200. One mile and a quarter. Dungarvan . 9 0 Might .... 7 7 I<owenberg .88 Conveyer ,77 Entail ... 8 4 CentrepOlae 7 3 Kena ..... 7 12 Nereus ...70 Windsor Chief 7 8 B.IS—SEAFIELD HANDICAP of £175. Seven furlongs and a quarter. Lucullus Lad 9 2 Might ... 7 12 Homily ... 8 9 Gayest Son 710 The Bigot .. 8,7 Flying Acra 710 Notlum ... 8 B Pin Money . 7 8 Old Bill ..83 Blonde Mlttle ...82 Princess . 7 7 Rolllcker . . 7 12 4.9—DURIE HACK of £150. Six furlongs. Fiancee ...90 T<e Marquis . 7 8 Rliodeslan . . 812 Kurotas ... 7 8 Counter .... 8 3 Daisy Chain . 7 7 Dainty Doll . 8 0 Night Kobi .... 7in Eruption . 7 7 Sam's Choice 713 Baron Bold . 7 7 Vadsnoe ... 7 13 Noble Fox ..77 Patahl .... 7 10 4.4S—FLYING HANDICAP of £200. Six furlongs. Black Thread 9 3 Florence Mills 711 Gay Son ..HI) Mlttle .... 7 lo Itnoe Call . . 8 H Solaria .... 7 7 Sly Fox ... 8 0 Hunting Blood 7 « Submission . 712 Ecstatic ... 7 0

AVONDALE JOCKEY CLUB.

Acceptances for the first day of tlic Avondale Jot-key Club's spring meeting are flue with the secretary, Mr. J. Rawson, at o p.m. next Friday.