SPORTING

Press, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23741, 12 September 1942, Page 7

SPORTING

AVONDALE J.C. PROSPECTS FOR TO DAY (P.S.S.) AUCKLAND. September 11. After heavy squalls this morning the weather has improved and there is a good prospect of a fine day for the Avondale Jockey Club's spring meeting at Ellerslie to-morrow. The course is heavy, but if it is fine in the morning the ground may dry quickly. The betting will be under the win and place system. Horses likely to find favour Include: — 11.45 a.m—Trial Plate: First division: Charivari. Snake Gully. Second division: Dart Gold, Sir Reynard. 12.30 p.m.—Kingsland Hurdles: Gold Spot. Lapidarian, Hot Shot. 1.15 p.m.—Pioneer Handicap: First division; Balfron, Brief. Second division: Beau Dink, Egyptian Lady. 2,5 p.m.—Avondale Cup: Centrepoise, Regal Fox, Air Port. 2.50 p.m,—Henderson Handicap; Lord Chancellor, Water Hound, Lord Defoe. 3.30 p.m.—Avondale Guineas: Representative, Bonny Pay, Nizam. 4.15 p.m.—Flying Handicap: Kentish, Necnah, Te Kawifi. 5 p.m. — Swanson Handicap: Foxlore, Dependable, Korotangl. WANGANUI J.C. TO-DAY’S PROSPECTS (P.S.S.) WELLINGTON. Sept. 11. The opening day of the Wanganui Jockey Club's meeting will be held, on the Marton course; There has been rain, and the going will be soft. The betting will be on the win and place system. The following horses may be supported:— Okehu Hurdles.—Circular Note, Native Song, Hunting Lore, Gentlemen Riders' Race.— Hokumal, Kinsman, „ . , Maiden Race.—First division: Farcical. Taihuia. Second division; Sunblaze, Kahuranaki. Durie Hack Handicap.—Deolall, Coronad, Golden Acre. Marangi Handicap.—Gladynev, Old Bill, The Monarch. Seafield Hack Handicap.— Voltaire, War Effort. Straight Left. Putiki Hack Handicap.—Cheddlngton, Sir Fox. Come True. Flying Handicap—High Class, Moutoa Bond, Indian Sign. WELLINGTON T.C. TO DAY’S PROSPECTS The Wellington Trotting Club’s meeting which will be held on the Trentham racecourse to-day is attracting widespread interest, and a big number of Canterbury horses will be competing. Under the win-and-place system of betting the following horses should race well: — Army Handicap: Safari, Axworth, Highrate. „ „ „,, United Nations Handicap: Gallant Navy. Lockheed, Air Speed. Roosevelt Handicap: Great Deceiver. Certify, Highland Scott. . , Churchill Handicap: Yon Yan, Captain Morant, Symphony. Navy Handicap: Buncrana, Willie Winkie, Parfaite. , , Air Force Handicap: Radical, Lucky Gem, Golden Shadow. United States Fleet Handicap: Free Bond, Great Deceiver, Audition. Home Guard Handicap: Mahoe. Captain Morant, Dan’s Pride. TURF GOSSIP Ashburton Meeting Postponed After a severe fall of hail and snow in the Ashburton district on Thursday night and again yesterday, the Ashburton County Racing Club made an early decision to postpone its spring meeting, scheduled for to-day, until next Saturday. Private Boxes at Races At the last Grand National Steeplechase meeting, the accommodation was so taxed that many people were unable to secure seating or even standing room on the main stand. At the same time, many of the private boxes, rented at an annual fee by members, were only partly occupied and some were empty. The position -was such that owners were asked over the radio to allow any unoccupied space in their boxes to be filled. At Trentham on Wellington Steeplechase Day the position was similar. The day was wet. and many people had to stand without any shelter, though there were many vacant seats in the members’ railed-off enclosure. 'The ‘ Wellington’ Club has now decided to do away with members’ private boxes, for the duration of the war, owing to the accommodation for the general public having been repeatedly over-taxed. Provision is to be made, however, for an-area to be reserved for members and their friends. At Orarl The Geraldine Racing Club has received remarkably big nominations for its annual race meeting on September 20. The principal event, the Geraldine Cup, has drawn an entry of 18, Including horses from all racing centres in the South Island, and some of the best sprinters appear in the list for the Squatters’ Handicap. The number in the Ohapi Hack Handicap is )2 above the safety limit of 17, at the six furlongs post, and the total of 27 In the Raukapuka Hack Handicap is three over the limit at the seven furlongs post. A Likely Candidate A. E. Ellis will be riding at the Avondale meeting to-day, one of his mounts being Bonny Pay In the Avondale Guineas, Bonny Pay, who Is by Autopay, had his first race of the season at the recent Pakuranga meeting, and was unplaced after being slow away. His record as a two-year-old was very attractive’, as in seven starts he won five races and was fourth twice. He won in his last three outings, and was ridden by A. E. Ellis In two of them, the Great Northern Foal Stakes in December, and the Champagne Stakes at Ellerslie at Easter. Ellis has arranged to be at Wanganui for the second day to ride Hippodrome in the Wanganui Guineas. L, J. Ellis was offered the ride on Dominate in the latter classic, but it has since been decided not to race the colt at the meeting, and Ellis will not now make the trip. Big Reduction The Melbourne Cup meeting will be reduced from four to two days, and the stakes from £33,750 for 25 races to £25,500 for 14 races. Australian Sires Beau Pere was at the head of the list of winning sires in Australia for the last season with 21 winners of 41J races worth £23,410. The Spion Kop horse The Buzzard was second with 28 winners of 57 races worth £19,595. The New Zealandbred Veilmond was third with 29 winners of 63i races worth £18,958, TROTTING NOTES Novice Pacers Berengaria, engaged in the Selma Handicap at Ashburton next Saturday, is a four-year-old filly by Jack Potts, trained by M. C. McTigue, and in her only two starts last season she failed to run into a place. ' Waress, who had a record of 2mln 46 l-ssec, is by Man o’War —Ivy Mac, by General Mac—Manuka. by Wildwood. Other maiden pacers include Worthy Prince, by King Axworthy—Bonnie Queen, and Jimmy Warton, by Quite Sure —Rose Warton, both trained by C. M. Laing for Mr- J. F. Andrews at Tinwald, Sergeant Bob, by Jack Potts—Lily Harold (T. H. Gunning), Traverse, by Jack Potts—Regal Voyage (B. Grice). Easedown, by Neu-trality-Frank Worthy (J. Grice), and Erinara, by Jack Potts—Leila Denver (C. S. Donald). After a Spell Helen Lewis, who has been accepted for in the Rakaia Handicap at Ashburton. is an aged mare by Walpahi from Helen Carbine, and is trained by F. G. Holmes. She has not raced during the last two years. A Non-starter O, E. Hooper’s good three-year-old Radical met with an accident on Tuesday and will not fulfil his engagements at Wellington to-day. Bracketed Lady Bligh and Bonny Axworth trained by C. Devine, Worthy Prince and Jimmy Warton (C. M. Laing). Larissa and Scottish Lady (M. Holmes), and Sergeant Bali and “Trusty Scott (T. H. Gunning) will be bracketed in the Selma Handicap at Ashburton next Saturday. Engaged at Trentham Jewel Junior’s record last season was one win and two thirds out of 10 attempts. He ran third at Hawera and Manawatu in April, and later won the Air Force Handicap at Auckland. Each of these three races was of 10 furlongs, his best time being 2min 54sec—recorded at Hawera. WANGANUI SCRATCHINGS (P.A.) WANGANUI. September 8. Scratchings for the Wanganui Jockey Club’s meetings are:—Gay Genet (Flying Handicap), and Sports Flash (Durie Hack Handicap), 3.40 p.m. Thursday; Blue border (Flying Handicap), 8 a.m. Friday.