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Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22367, 2 April 1938, Page 20

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(CONTINUED FROM PAGE 17) TURF GOSSIP Reminders Nominations for the Greymouth and Kumara Easter meetings will close at 9 p.m. to-day. Acceptances for the first day of the Westport meeting will close at 9 p.m. on Monday. Easter Racing at Riccarton The Canterbury Jockey Club last evening received acceptances for the Great Easter and Great Autumn Handicaps, final payments for the Champagne and Challenge Stakes, and nominations for minor events to be decided at the club’s autumn meeting on Easter Monday and Tuesday. The defections from the Great Easter Handicap totalled seven, and of these Silver Ring, Willie Win, and Davolo have been nominated for the Sockburn Handicap on the same day. Silver Ring, .Waitaka, and High Glee were the only defections from the Great Autumn Handicap. The field for the Champagne Stakes has been reduced to five, but that for the Challenge Stakes, on the second day, is one of the strongest left in for the weight-for-age event for some years. Last year 12 made final acceptance for the Great Easter Handicap, as against 19 this year, while the figures for the Great Autumn Handicap were 14 ,and 15 respectively. There were sixin the final payments for the Champagne Stakes 12 months ago, as 09mpared with five this year, and eight have made the payment this year for the Challenge Stakes, the same as 12 months ago. The nominations for minor events total 219, as against 202 last year. Details are as follows:—Kildare Brush Hurdles, 10 last year, 10 this year; Courtenay Handicap, 14, 19; Autumn Champion Plate, 20, 15: Russley Handicap. 26, 20; Sockburn Handicap. 16, 17; Papanui Handicap, 20. 14; Peerswick Hurdles, 12, 11; Yaldhurst Handicap, 11, 17; Gimcrack Handicap, 27, 24; Autumn Nursery Handicap, 23, 21; Addington Handicap, 25, 17; Templeton Handicap, 15, 17.

Easter Bloodstock Sale The annual Easter bloodstock sale will be conducted at Tattersalls Bazaar on Wednesday, April 20, by Pyne, Gould, Guinness, Ltd., and Wright, Stephenson and Company, Ltd. A number of well-known racehorses have already been entered, including Lazybones, Invoice, Love Affair, and the promising two-year-old Improvident by Defoe, the sire of Defaulter. The catalogue is now being compiled and particulars of .further entries should be supplied to the auctioneers as soon as possible. Racing at Omoto The Greymouth Jockey Club has a Very attractive programme for its first Easter race meeting on April 16, and also for its second fixture on April 23. Stakes for the two days amount to £1425, the principal event on the first day being, the Hannan Memorial Handicap, of £l3O, one mile and a quarter, while the Metropolitan Hack Handicap, one mile, will be worth £IOO. For the second meeting, the President’s Handicap carries a stake of £125, and is run over a mile and a quarter. Nominations for both meetings will close at 9 p.m. to-day. Spoon’s Representative

When Spoon was in to|) form some seasons ago she was one of the best mares that the Dominion has seen. However, she was a hard mare to keep sound, and, sent to the stud four years ago, she is now -being represented on the race track by a two-year-old chestnut Night Raid filly named Verey Lights, who will be racing at Stratford to-day. .

Verey Lights was sent to the Trentham sales last year by the executors of Mr R. McKay, of Sydney, who had bought Spoon at a dispersal sale carrying the Night Raid foal. The youngster was acquired by Mr E. J. Kirkwood, of Stratford, for 160 guineas, and is now being trained by J. Butler. Her only starts to date were at Stratford at, the New Year, when she ran very promisingly on the first day. Strong Oaks Candidate . The good effort recorded by Icing in finishing third in the Awapuni Gold Cup last week indicated that she has excellent prospects in the Great Northern Oaks, in which she is not likely to meet very strong field, says a North Island writer. The most impressive feature of Icing’s effort was that she ran on gamely at the end of a fastrun race, and left the impression that she will be capable of rumiing a mile and a half solidly. Owned by Mm G. M. Currie, and trained by W. Rayner, Icing. is by Limond. from Aspic, by Polymelus from- Jelly, by Islinglass from Lady Ailsa, by Ayrshire, and she is a sister to Tout le Monde and Edible. The latter has raced well in Sydney lately. WHANGAREI K.C. ACCEPTANCES (PRESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) AUCKLAND. April 1. The Whangarei Racing Club has received the following acceptances for the first day of its autumn meeting:—

PORTLAND HACK HANDICAP, of £120. Six furlongs. st. lb. st. lb. Ringshot 9 9 Gold Eagle .. 8 0 Abbey Lass . 8 11 Palmint 8 0 Prival 8 5 Flashing Chief Lap .. 8 3 Spear 8 0 Aymon 8 1 Paddy the Rip 8 u High Delight 8 0 High Star .. 8 U Tiverton 8 0 CRIAL STAKES, of £80. Five furlongs. st. lb. st. lb. Brazilian 8 0 Tane Mahutu 8 0 Electric Vivacious 8 0 Spear 8 0 The Trimmer 8 0 Love Parade 8 0 Val Star 8 0 Master Asset 7 12 Appellant 8 0 Avail 7 12 Raj any a 8 0 Love in Red Leboer 8 0 Idleness 7 12 Key Lu 8 0 MlscHfel 7 12 Romney Pasture 7 12 gelding 8 0 Pocket Venus 7 12 Silver Eagle 8 0 Toroklki 7 12 Strathearn 8 0 White Foam 7 12 McINNES MEMORIAL, of £300. One mile and a quarter. st. lb. st. lb. Paso Robles 9 0 Tybalt 7 6 Grateful 8 5 Parquet 7 2 Crooning 8 1 Glen Abb .. 7 2 Airam 7 13 Bonny Gay 7 0 Jewelled Girdle 7 10 NORTHLAND HURDLES, of £140. One mile and a half and 197 yards. st. lb. st. lb. Lucldus 10 7 Huntsman’s Hunting Star 10 7 Chorus 9 0 Cay Broney 9 13 Teak 9 0 lllumani 9 9 Queen Lu ..' 9 0 Mia Acrea .. 9 4 In Command 9 0 My Monef .. 9 0 STEWARDS’ HANDICAP, of £175 Six furlongs. st. lb. st. Ib. Tosh 9 6 Inver 8 0 Sir Abb 8 10 Miss Lu 7 6 Crooning 8 7 Bachelor Trilliarch .. a e King 7 1 Triune 8 5 SETTLERS’ HANDICAP, of £100. Seven furlongs and a half. st. lb. st. lb. Enlightenment 9,0 Aymon 8 1 British High Delight 8 0 Banner 8 10 Disturbed .. 7 0 Chief Lap .. 8 3 MAUNGATAPERE HANDICAP, of £120. Six furlongs. st. lb. st. lb. Alyth 8 9 High Delight 7 8 Prival 7 13 Raceline 7 6 Windcress .. 7 10 Bright Idea 7 6 Aymoa 1 9 Lagidarlaa I P

WAIPU HANDICAP, of £150. One mile St. lb. •st. lb. Shy .. 9 12 Land Girl .. 8 0 Trilliarch .. 9 11 Kilberis , 8 0 Miss Lu .. 8 12 Bonny Gay 8 0 Tip Toes .. 8 10 Ringshot 8 0 Glen Abb ~ 8 10 Whakapara 8 0