WAIKATO CLUB

Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 107, 8 May 1941, Page 20

WAIKATO CLUB

SATURDAY'S EVENTS

PLETHORA OF BRACKETS

SOME L.IKEL.Y CANDIDATES

There are no fewer than 18 brackets, one of them four strong, on the programme for the Waikato Trotting Club's meeting, which ie to be held at Claudelands on Saturday. Here's how they read:—lntroductory Handicap: Crown Thorpe and Frontier Boy; Golden Journey and Worthy Belwin. Eureka Handicap: Castella de Oio and Gallant Pointer; Direct Jewel and Guide Peter; Flying Scott Gamester, Koesian and Lady Maxine; Loyal Subject and Modern Parrish; Master Lawn and Storeman: Oxford and Village Lass; Sequoia ajid Sonja Henie; Stargazer and Torpedo King. Tamahere Handicap: Sparkling Pointer and Langdale. Waikato Handicap: Lynn Rey and Sentiment; Young Parry, Crucible and Grand l'anie. Kaipaki Handicap: Axepear and Iviarbada. Matangi Handicap: Betty Bcop and Toceetie; Hillcrest, Our Jewel and Joeedale Grattan. Kia Ora Handicap: Kia Kaha ami Radio Queen; Koesian and Xawton Junior. Dick Redmond, engaged in the Rukuhia Handicap, and Sparkling Pointer, who ie in the Tamahere and Kia Ora Handicaps, are unlikely starters. TURN NOT FAR OFF? Although he has been trying to win a race for a time without avail, only minor placings coming fois way, the Peter Bingen gelding Rara Avis is working eo well that he must be viewed as a djetinite prospect in a slow trot. Hie trainer, A. P. Walker, hae only to induce him to trot soundly throughout a race to collect some of the prize money. GETAWAY CONSISTENT The win of Getaway at fch« recent Auckland meeting was fully expected, as he had run good races .previously and had not incurred a penalty. The Travis Axworthy gelding has now gone back to the 48yds mark in the same class, and he is entitled to consideration in the Introductory Handicap. He may not possess a great deal of speed, but he does trot eour-dly, which is more than can be said oif the majority of the slow-class trotters ill these iparts. TWICE WORTHY APPEALS The form of Twice Worthy at Epsom in February ];:st was pleasing, as after running a good third to Silver Counters and Bunerana on the opening day of the meeting, he was very narrowly beaten by .Golden Journey for first place on the second day. At Palmerstun North last month, he again registered a third and a second, refolding 3.33 1-5. The Worthy Biugen—Worthy Chimes geldimr is oil 12yds in the Introductory Trot, 3,49, and what .beats him should win. HAS SOMETHING IN RESERVE The fact that Castella del Oro finished third in the first division of the Devonport Handicap at Epsom last month in 2.51 3-j will probably induce the betting public to send the son of Trevor *le Oro out one of the favourites for the Eureka Handicap, which will be run in divisions, but treated as one race. R. Dunn's charge is on 12yds in this 3.5 class race, and he should be all the 'better for the experience at Auckland. ANOTHER CHANCE The (performance oi Flying Scott at Epsom, where the well-bred black gelding was sent out. favourite for the first division of the Devonport Handicap, was by no means encouraging,, and the son ©!' U. Scott and Escapade will require to go better to win races. He tangled badly after travelling a couple of fin longs at Alexandra Park and. as he refused to settle down again, his driver. Max Stewart, had to pull 'him up. Flying Meott had been heavily supported, so that he must have shown hi* connections something before leaving tlie Waikato. He will have a chance to make amende in the Eureka Handicap. . ... ON THE IMPROVE The- Ahuriri pacer, Sir Echo, showed good form in third place, 'behind Xeutrality and Davey Day, at Epsom, and this draw.-- attention to 'hie prospects in the Kaipaki Handicap, the slow two milee event. Hi.s sire was a dual Auckland Cup winner, and although it is guineas to doughnuts that. Sir Echo will never be anything more than ,a shadow of his illustrious ipeer, it is worth remembering that C. H. Goodall has him exceptionally fit at the present time and that his condition will stand him in good stead on Saturday. MADE IMPRESSION Without getting in the money at Alexandra Park last month, the three-year-old Jack Potts gelding Gamester impressed in defeat, and the probabilities are that he will 'be in demand for the Eureka Handicap. Owned by the Taranaki sportsman. A. J. Corrigan, the chestnut is bred well enough to win .anything, <hie dam 'being Muriel de Oro, a fine pacer and winner of eumerous races. NOT ENCOURAGING Axepear. who is the backmarker, 48yds, in the 4.47 two miles on Saturday, is a five-year-old gelding by Travis Axworthy from a Guy Parrish mare. Hie form this season has been by no means encouraging, one fourth in seven starts being hie best effort. A PLEASING EFFORT In finishing third and trotting 3.33 3-5 in the Innovation Handicap at Epeom a couple of weeks ago, Esther put up a particularly good effort, particularly ae the daughter of Sonoma Harvester started from the 108yde mark and was finishing faster than any other horse in the race. She is set a similar task in the Introductory Handicap, but may be better suited in the Rukuhia Handicap, 4.36, in which she ie handicapped 12yds. A win for C. M. Morrison ie due. ABOUT WARWICK Warwick, who figure* on the front of the 4.47 two miles, the Kaipaki Handicap, at Claudelands, i-» a eix-year-old gelding by Jack Potte—Satiu Queen, and ie evidently a useful pacer. He has started five times this season, and. after opening with a second place, he went on to Oamaru on January 2 and dead-heated with Banford in the Waikaura Handicap. He stepped the mile and a quarter in 2.48. Later in the day he won the Oamaru Handicap by a couple of lengths, this time stepping the mile and a half in 3.24 4-5. He has had two starts since and his last effort was to finish fourth in the Harvest Handicap at Aehburton on April 5. The winner of that race, All Gallant, paced the mile and a half in 3.16 3-5.

TO BE TRIED IN SADDLE The Epsom-trained Tumble and Silk Lady, both speedy paceiv. are to be trie 1 in saddle in the Kia Ora Handicap. The field is not over strong, and the hornee named should give a srood ncocunt <>i themselves. 1). Cook will have the mount on Tumble and it likely that Syd will ride Silk Lady ' for Mr. W. H. Andrews.