SPORTING

Press, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23801, 21 November 1942, Page 7

SPORTING

TURF GOSSIP Canterbury J.c. r,fi nal “ceptances for the New Zealand ai 3 d Ste , wards ’ Handicap, also acceptMonU° r -t m ST m * Vents dßy> Cl ° Se^ Melbourne Cup To-day The Melbourne Cup will be run at Flemington to-day. The absence of New Zealand represents tfon has lessened the Dominion interest in the race. The onlv New Zealand-bred candidates are Wilk:Z\by,rS^3tiied * rom Li,ock - and Mana. watu (6-7). by Posterity from Drawl, formerly raced by Mr W. R. Kemball. who sold him last season. The top weight to-day will be Tranquil Star, with 9-3. She has been described as one of the oest staying mares ever to have raced in Australia, but as the highest weight carto victory in the Cup is 8-2, her task must be very difficult. Skipton, trained by the former New Zealander. J. Fryer, is second on the list with 9-2. Classic Candidate Warrigal has made a good recovery from his recent trouble and is booked to carry out his engagement in the New Zealand in which he will be ridden by the Trentham horseman, A. Jenkins. Recommissioned’ The four-year-old Leander, by Iliad from Cleaner, owned by Mr J. M. Samson has resumed work after a lengthy spell, and is now being trained at Riccarton by L. Cavalier. Attractive Breeding Sky Hawk, who led throughout the two-year-old event at Napier Park last Saturday, is by Defoe from Falcon, and was bred at Oamaru by Mr E. E Steele, who .sold him at Trentham for , gumeas to his present owner, Mr R. Holden, of Hastings. Falcon, who was Imported from England by Mr Steele, is by Flamingo from Latmnermuir. by Sunstar. and is thus a half-sister to Ellangowan, winner of the Two Thousand Guineas and other important races. Bracketed The following horses wdll be bracketed at Invercargill -to-day :-High-weight Handicap, Colonel Rouge and Hotch Fetch; Roslyn Trial. Minstrel Queen and Some Coon; Red Prize and Sailor’s Pal; Stewart Island Handicap, Hotch Potch and Judy O Grady. In Action Again Lord Nuffield Is still big in condition, but is standing up to the tasks set him well. He will be seen in action at Invercargijl to-day, his first race since winning with 9-13 over six furlongs at Oamaru last May. Drop in Value At the conclusion of the Australian Jockey Club’s spring meeting last month Gold Salute was sold by Mr A. Cooper for 550 guineas. When purchased from his New Zealand owner, the price was teported to have been nearly five figures Two Divisions Assuming that the Roslyn Trial Handicap at Invercargill to-day will be run in divisions, the divisions will be as follows:—First; Royal Rae, Steward. Red Feather, Sister Sal, Duncraigan, Green Note, Minstrel Queen. Paper Love. Rea Prize, Retainer, Sal, Sascha. Second. Elvena. Maiden’s Money. Colonel’s Daughter, Cross Question, Gipsy Minstrel. Jacksonville, Some Coon. Pro Rata, Sailor’s Pal, Royal Brief, Salma Lake. Whiphand. Back in Ranks Little Robin, who has been hacked round the roads for some time, is down to return to racing in the McDonald Memorial, seven furlongs, at the Levin meeting, to-day. Two years ago he was unlucky In losing third prize in the New Zealand Cup as a result of his pilot weighing in light. He rather lost form after winning the big race each day at Tauherenikau in the following January, and failed In his eight starts last season, He Is now eight years old.

TROTTING NOTES

A Good Field The Army Handicap. 3min 38sec class, the second event on the Forbury Park programme, wUI Dt contested by a number of horses that have won at least one race, and have given promise of further successes. These Include Cheval d’Or from P. P. Gallagher s South Canterbury stable, Communique f.ained by T. H. Gunning: Country Jack, a recent winner, Dianus, whose public form has not been in keeping with her prb'tte >cputation, Larissa, a winner at Auckland, and trained by M. Holmes: Held; Lewis. Southern Way. and Watcher, all on the limit. They represent a smart iOt o' improving pacers, and this event will create wide speculation. From Greymnu’h Great Worth has done most of his racing on the West Coast but he is due io make his next appearance at Forburv Park He ha* i good turn of speed and with racing experience he should win in better company than he has met up to the present. Tall Timber Since he won the opening event at tne Auckland Trotting Club’s meeting last year, Tall Timber has proved very disappointing and must have proved expensive to his Lonm-xlons If he could be depended unon tu .trot steadily he would prove dlfflcuu to beat at Forbury Park. Other useful trotters engaged are Cockney, Parfalte Suspense. Helen Scott, and Ordnance. APPEAL UPHELD PLACINGS REVERSED At the Greymouth Trotting Club’s meeting on October 31, R. Jameson, driver of Great Worth in the Gieseking Handicap at Greymouth, was fined £2O for careless driving, thereby causing interference with the second horse, Millie Wrack. The committee was unable to decide that the interference affected the resuit. An appeal was lodged by the part-owner of Millie Wrack, Mr j. Bourke. The appeal was heard by the Board of the New Zealand Trotting Association. and the following statement was handed to ‘‘The Press”; “The appeal is upheld and the judge s placings reversed; Millie Wrack placed first and Great Worth second. We are of the opinion that the interference was not deliberate; and further, as Mr Jameson is the owner of Great Worth and will suffer the penalty of losing the first stake, we resolve that the fine imposed by the club be reduced to £10.”

LEVIN E.C.

MEETING AT OTAKI * TO-DAY (P.S.S.) WELLINGTON. November 20. Large fields aie engaged for the Levin Racing Club’s spung meeting, to be held on the Otak. c-firse. The race track Is firm and fast. Betting will be on the single poo) sjstun The following horses may be supparlc-a.— 12 Noon.—Wi den Race—First Division: Bright Fox. Second Division: Athenian. 12.40 pm.- Moiialrau Hurdles—Gay Fox and Glaciate 1.25 p.m.—Wnaroa Hack HandicapFirst Divisio.?: Brnco. Second Division: Farcical 2.10 p.m.—i-f'ui Handicap—GladynevDon Quox b-ackct and Dominate. 2.55 p in.— it akc Make Hack Handicap— The Whippet ar.u Ring Scarf. 340 p.m.—Champion Hack Handicap— Come True and Centennial. 4.25 p.m—Mi Donald Memorial—Wings ol Song and Ce,eorry 3.10 p.m.—Hi.kio Hack Handicap—First Division: xWios. Second Division: Clarice Brackets arc—Maiden Race; Spirit and Whcro Levin Ix.ndicap: Gladynev and Don Quex. Mcl ■ nald Memorial: Autolite and Lotto, imkio Hack Handicao Suntrap and Tasman Taxi, Transcript and Valsheen. , . The only sciat.-hmgs announced are Glad Fox, Rink, and Little Robin.

WAIKATO R.C.

PROSPECTS FOR TO-DAY (PS.S.) ttUCHi-AND November 20. The vveathe- hat been gloriously fine today and the tou.st is iikely to be fast for the Waikato c ii ni.fe Club's spring meeting at Te Rapa to-morrow. Provision has been made U. run the Trial Stakes in three divisions am the Tarriahere Stakes in two divisions The Hautapu Hack Cup has been divided and will be run as two separate races. Tne betting will be under the win and plate system. Horses likeiy In find favour include:— Trial Stakes,'-First Division; Precisely, Ringlighl Sot.ond Division: Riverlands, Roe Exeter. Thud Division: War Eltort. Tweedsmuir Waimai Hurd:ea.—Lady Ex, Town Survey, Ureklaw tamahere Slake:..—First Division: Royal Glory. Sitara Second Division: Molly Martia, Laddie Boy. Waikato Cup -Beau Leon, Centrepoise, Sealaw. , _ Claudeiands Mirdlcap.—Phaleron, Bronze, Te KawhUi First Hautapu Hack Cup.—Travancore, Foxlore, Sir Simon Cambridge Handicap.—Orakau, Whackle, Golden Survey Second Hautapu Hack Cup.— Jonathan Jo. Charivari, Water Vixen.