TURF-TOPICS

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 28, 23 June 1939, Page 8

TURF-TOPICS

THE TE AWAMUTU MEETING

ONE DAY'S RACING

(By Zetland)

On Saturday the Wai pa Racing Club will celebrate 'the opening of its re-modelled course at To Awa. mutu, with a very attractive pro. gramme of events, including two steeplechases, a huddle race and five flat events. The acceptances are very gratifying to the club, as a successful meeting is thereby practically assured. The programme will open with the , Andrew Kay Memorial Hack and Hunters' Steeples, about two and a half miles. In keen demand by backers may be MAHALA HIGH QUALITY WASP With 33 acceptors the Awapuni Hack Handicap will be made into two divisions. In the first some very speedy hacks*will line up for the contest. They include Ora King, Nga_ wiri, Little Ruse, Star Vaal, Tea Gong and Miss Valerie. The favourite division is likely to comprise NGAWIRI STAR VAAL ORA KiN« For the Second Division those like, ly to be liighlj r assessed by investors may include FOREST ACRE MIDLAND BRONZE MOTH The principal flat event of the day. i the Woodstock Stakes, one mile and I a quarter and keen interest will be evinced, for this will be the last opportunits" in which the handicap I horses of the province will meet for ! some months. With his rehandicap, Gold Vaals 9.1 will be the topweight and the field will be a stronger one than that he defeated at Tauttinga with 8.3. It appears that King Key's failure to run prominently in the Opotiki Handicap was that just as he was making a run in the straight Du Maurier came back on him, and thus completely spoiled his chance. Balinavar 8.12. Cheval de Voice 8.11. Master* Brierly 8.6 and Maori Song 8.4 are all executing solid * rack work while the light weights Prince Ran«i Kaspian, Mon Acre, Requiem, Very Glad and Besiege may be depended upon to make the pace merry in the first mile. Backer,? may show preference for the chances of CHEVAL DE VOLEE MAORI SONG GAY ROSE The W. G. Park Steeplechase, two miles and a half will bring out the best cross country horses now in commission in the province. Most of the candidates have been seen out under colours during the winter, and high, ly estimated may be ALL IRISH UIFORM MAHALA A number of fast clever hurdlers will face the starter for the Orakau Hurdles. The public may sum up for INNES LAD MIA ACREA KING MUSK The Pateringa seven furlongs, will cater for the sprinters, and included in the list are some brilliant speedsters. In the fight for supremacy when heads are turned for home those racing prominently may be SILVER JUBILEE MARIE'S ACRE" ROYEVRUS The meeting will be brought to a conclusion with the Hairini Hack Handicap in Avhich the totilisator figures may point to the assumed possibilities of FOREST ACRE RACE CAMP LONG SPAN BAY OF PLENTY RACING CLUB THE WINTER MEETINO A DECIDED SUCCESS fJeautlfuT weather favoured the Jub on Saturday for its whiter fix. "ure, and consequently the atten''■nrr of w;'.s both large an , *; ■epivsenttii iv c _

BIG BETTING TOTAL. Throughout the day speculation was especially brisk, as fully borne out by the fact that the totalisator handled £27,937 against £19,860 in June last year, an Increase of £8077. The course was in splendid oi"dcr ? and good times were registered, not. ably in the Opotiki Handicap and the .Farewell Handicap. AN IMPROVING STEEPLECHASER It was only natural, taking recent form Into consideration, that Biform should be installed favourite for "Jie steeplechase. He had, however, to strike his colours to the improving Mahala, who being by Psychology from Duckmill s has a distinctive staying pedigree. The time 4.31 for iVz miles went to emphasise the good state of the track. A CREDITABLE REPETITION Eleven good handicap horses faced the starter for the Opotiki Handicap. The best backed division included King Rev, Gay Rose, Jack Tar and Gold Vaals. Du Maurier, Jack Tar and Jayola were prominent in the early running, but before going out of the back stretch King Rey and Gold Vaals moved up to within, strik. ing distance of the leaders. The latter continued his run and went on to win by a length and a half from Raana and Jayola. A COME BACK STAGED A return to form was shown by the Takanini trained Marie's Acre Avho had not won a race since October last although a lot of his track work showed that he retains his ability. In the past he has raced well on trades without sting, so may register further victories during the winter. Most of the running in this race was carried on by Black Musk, but Vk* could not withstand the challenge of Marie's Acre in the straight. Th" runner-up, however, could not be deemed a fresh horse, as an hour earlier he had competed in the Opotiki Handicap. A SPEED PEDIGREE Racing opened with the Novice Handicap, in which the favourite division comprised Tea Gong, Miss Valerie, Hai Mangu and Riff Raff. U speaks we'll for the investing public that the first and second favourite"-: finished in that order. May be Lin fact of Wiggins and Goulsboro taer.ig the respective riders, influenced betting operations. Gazeful cut out *ho early but half way down the home run Tea Gong hit the front and hard ridden von by half a head. Tea Gong's victory is another case of breed will tell as he is a descendant through Tea Tray, of the famous Tetrarch. the fastest horse of his time in England. The Stewards' Handicap brought out a field of twelve smart hacks, of which Spearford, Ohmaha, Vaalstar were mostly in demand. The Spear Dance horse, Spearford endeavoured [ to win from end to end. Half a mile } from home he was attended by Oh maha, but half way down the straight Susan, turned out in tip.top condition by the owner Mr A. Winder, of Te Rapa, c?me through and scored by a head from Master Appellant. The dam of the winner, Lady Loi.;, bj' Lucullus-Parsis was a very speedy mare and in the Avondalc Stakes had the distinction of defeating the Absurd filly Expectant one of the fast, est juveniles ever raced in the Dominion. HURDLE RACING INTERESTS The Ro'torua Mr J. Green, 'lead who successfully raced that ■*ood hurdler, Erination, scored in the hurdles with Royal Nation, who practically led from start to finish and ran the mile and three-quarters in 3.1 G. This event was full of incident. Fat Boy was pulled up early in the contest on account of faulty gear. Jewelled Girdle ant) C-rcen Label fell at the first obstacle, while Gadgcr was pullet! up after going seven furlongs, at the second fence Xuipapa lost his rkk'r." Thus quit > -i Inrgo perrontn;£e of bar-k-M-.s ha-' uncompleted runs- for their money.

STABLE FINESSE The Farewell Handicap served to reintroduce the speedy Silver Jubilee , who three seasons was well in the racing boom > botli in the Dominion and Australia. Besiegefi Gay Seton and Marie's Acre were better backed lhau the Romeo-Bouvardia geldingwho, however battled out the issue in great style to win by a neck iroiii Marie* Acre. Silver Jubilee is a member of the team prcs'ded over bv M. B. Abiioit Hn'te of Opotiki) of Rotorua. This '-tiiljle showed ''finesse' , by also nominating that fine man? iJangollen for the event. That the handicappev has a very high rr.gard for the Aec mare was quickly shown bv her being awa-ded JO. 12. (not 9.12 which sho ra"ried last year when, runner-up to Hunting Blood 8.2). Ker chance with IOTI2 woulJ have Iv.-en 'vit <w\ll fi-"i^o-! f ivit th- stable di'T ; :1 n■ay lose h.rart.