WINTER MEETING.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 161, 9 July 1940, Page 12

WINTER MEETING.

WEIGHTS DECLARED.

CHIEF FLAT RACES. FORM OF CANDIDATES. Good nominations have been-received by the Matauwta. Rat-ing Club for its winter meeting, to be held at Mu.ua mat a on Saturday week, and the fields should be in ke('i»iig with them. The chief flat event i« the Matamata Centennial Handicap, for which eighteen have bevu entered. Gold Vaals, the topwciglit, lias U.O, but this should not seriously inconvenience him if at bis best for this season he has won the Tauranga Cup, the Ohinemuri Cup, ihe Foley Memorial Handicap at Avondale, while he wae second in the President'.! Handicap at WalKato and In the York Handicap at Kll.»rslie, In his last start, the Southern Queen.. Handicap, at Te Rape, he failed to show up. Hot Box (8.0) was.fourth In the last-named event after winning over a mile and a quarter at Te Awamutu. He is racing at the Wellington meeting, and his form there will be followed with interest. .lack Tar (8.2) ha« mme good performances on the fiat over the <l!stanre. and at the last Matamata mooting was only beaten by Krlick in the Cup when carrying lib lew* He has been given a trial nt hurdling recently, hut that sh'iuld do him no hnrin. and if he eonieg through his Trenthom campaign !n good style he will have to be considered.

Vnlmlnt and Brllck have each 8.0. The former won the Cornwall Handicap, one mile and a quarter, on the ftret day at Ellerelle, with 7.5. heating among others Gold Vaale (8.13), Jack Tar (8.9), Hot Box (7.11), Jayola and Erlick (7.3). On the final day Erlick won the York Handicap with 7.5 from Gold Vaala (8.12) and Flying Acre (7.3), while Jack Tar (8.6) and Vulmlnt (8.0}) were In tne ruck. Erlick is racing at Trentham this week, and his form there may, perhaps, shed some further light on his prospects. Valntlnt does not usually race well away from home. Flying Acre (7.13) htm been most consistent recently. Returning to racing at the Waikato meeting in May he won a division of the Otor.v hnnga . Hack Handicap, six furlongs, arid followed thU with a third In the King G«orge Handicap, one mile, with 7.0, and a almllar placing In the York Handicap with 7.3 at the Great Northern meeting. After falling In the Paterangl Handicap, seven furlongs, at Te Awamutu. Flying Acre won the Southern Queen Handicap, oik mile and a quarter, at Te Rapa, with the minimum, nnd should again go well.

Besiege (7.5) has been placed over a mile this Reason, while Silver Cloud ■ (7.2) was third in the Cornwall Handicap at Bllerslle. and wag a good third to Hot Box and Philemup In the Woodstock Stake*, one mile nnd a quarter, at Te Awamutn. with 7.2. She hae to be taken into consideration

after those efforts. Jewelled Girdle and Philemup have each 7.1, but they do not appeal. Uf tl'-ose on the minimum Kaspian, who won over nine furlongs at Te Awamutu last month. Silver Glow, who succeeded over a mile at Ellerslie, and Jayola may do best. Perhaps just now Hot Box, Silver Cloud, Flying Acre, Erlick and Jack Tar may be most in demand. The Open Sprint. The Till boa Handicap, eeven furlongs and a quarter, forms the principal sprint event. The topweight. Orate (9.0) has dieappointed for a long time past, but Krlick (9.2), if started, is not without prospect*. Young Paddon (U.I) will have plenty of support after bis third at Te Awamutu with 8.6 over seven furlong*, and bis success over six at Te Rapa with 8.7. Val Lu

(0.6) hue plenty of pace, and won over a mile at EMerslle earlier in the season, while he was m the money on other occasions. He wae off the scene for some time, and returned to racing at the Waikato meeting in May, when he ran unplaced in the Maeroa Handicap, mix furlongs, while he was aleo out of the money in the King George Handicap at Ellerslie lest month. These outings should improve him. Te Monowai has only hnd two races recently. finishing fourth at Te Awamutu over seven furlongs with 8.6, and spcond to Young Paddon with lib lese over six furloncs at Te Rapa last month. She will again have to be reckoned with. Coronation. Calorie and Eastern Heir have 8.2. and Calorie appeals most of this trio. Requiem and Mon Acre come In on lib lese. The former showed up earlier in the season, while Mon Acre was third over a mile at the Whangarei fixture in April last. Of those on the minimum Nuipapa and Hunr»r - s Night (both recent winners) and Hunting Blood seem the b«>st. Young Pnddon. To Monowai. Erlick. Val Lu anil Hunter's Night may linve most friende at present.

The following are the handicaps declared by Mr. A. Tronson : —•

Perla Hack and Hunters' Steeplechneo of £ 150. about two niilrs and a half.— Jewelled Girdle. 11.9; Tutor, 10.9: British Sovereign, 10.2; Te Monatekapa. 10.0: Etcetera, 9.6: Air Commodore, 9.3: Fat Boy. Dark Rose. 9.2: Semiarch. Cockalarum. Little Scotch, Tea Chat, Pal. 9.0.

Palrere Handicap of & 133. ai\ furlongs.—Esquire. 9.0; Star Vaal. 8.13: Sir Lysander, 8.12: Hunting Bee. 8.6: Poker Face, Glenbevan. Joan Peel. Ga« Acre, 8.5 : iMdy dorane. Maxown. Abbey King. 8.3; Valerian. 8.2: Te Haka. Glen C'onnell, Tavern Song. 8.1 : Sporting Ace, <Jold Rlaze, Marinoto. Spats. Auburn Lu. Gold Spot. Master Acp. Creole, Lord Waitantri. Surveyor's Prince Jay. Miss Ridicule. Face ValiiP, Pertinax. Fritish Sovereign. Stokowski. Roman!, Lady Thea. Mins Eureka. Douglas Hyde, Acquest, General Rleke. 8.0.

Miitauiula Centennial Handicap of £230 and trtn>hy value £20, one mile and a quarter and 13 yards.—Gold Vaals. 9.0: Hot Box. 8.6: jack Tar. 8.2: Valmint, Erlick. S.O : Flying Acre. 7.13 : Besiege. 7.5 ; Silver Cloud. 7.2 : Jewelled Girdle, Philemiip. 7.1 : Jiiyola. Sunny Downs. Silver Glow, Day Wind. Mon Acre, Wildore. Kaspian, Raceline, 7.0.

Corbett Steeplechase of £250 and trophy value £25. three miles.—En Tour, 10.13: Biform. 10.2: Floodlight. 10.1 ; Tutor. Makoi. 9.13. Allegretto. 0.12; General Ruse, Pyrenees, 9.10 : Smiling Thru, 9.6 ; London, 9.2: Air Commodore, 9.0.

Okaula Hurdles of £ 175. about one mile and three-riuarters. —Erination. 13.6 : Loomblnation. 10.10 : Jack Tar, 10.3 : Rarotonga. 9.9 : Floodlight. 9.7 : Racewhip. Cappy. O.rt : Mungacre. 0.4: Armnoonrt. 9.2: King Musk. Mai de Mer, Little Rn.w>. Mio Fratollo, Allmfitlc, London, Well Away. 9.0.

Te Poia Handicap of £130. nine furlongs.—Esquire. 9.0: Nuipapa. 8.11: E\pellant. Hunting Bee, 8.6; Bronze Trail. Joan Peel. 8.5: Rival. 8.4: Sieglinde. 8.2; Gay Bell. Tahiti. Master Ace, Radiant Bay, Pleuron, Gael. 8.0.

Taihoa Handicap of £175. seven furlongs and a qunrter.—Orate. 9.6: Erliek. 9.2; Young Paddon. 9.1 : Val Lu. 9.0: Te Monowai. 8.9 : Coronation. Calorie. Eastern Heir. 8.2 : Requiem. Mon Acre. 8.1 : Surella. Day Wind. Bronze Step. Hunter's Night. Hunting Blood, Nuipapa, Kaspian, Town Section, 8.0.