SPORTING

Press, Volume LXXX, Issue 24366, 19 September 1944, Page 6

SPORTING

METHVEN T.C. HANDICAPS iSw?isasro.Mi. m DRAYTON TOOT 11 HANDICAP. of £2M; 4mln 9sec class; one mile end longs.—All Credit. Appreciate, Bancor, Benghazi, Betty Mcßlwyn, Bingen’s .Colleen, tofy, Buccleugh, Coral Sca. Miml Fancy, Front Royal,. Hidden Note, Kathleens Voyage, Mamanuas, Port . Quartermaster, Tolerate, Yahoo scr;. Sealand 24; Maximum. 48, Millie Wrack 60; Suspense -84. ' ■ ; - WESTWARD HO HANDICAP, of £2M. 4mln ’ 3sec class; one le longs.—Ace of Diamonds, A p P'e Sa p«; Avondale Lass. Avowal, Bonnie Dale, Bos ton Lady, Cardinal King, Chalita, Cullloh. Francis Logan, Golden Knave. Hanover, Huntingdon Lass, Jeeves, Jervis Bay, KUlowen, Lady Beverley, Limerick Pride. Lodestone, Loyal Chief, Loyal Lass, Macs Ace, Max Denver, Mine Host, Navy Que?*J> Nellie Fraser, Nola Wrack, Paper..Man, Pencarrow, Pony Express, Quite Clever, Swaledale, Water Ranger scr; Jacks Son, Playwright 12; Plunder Bar 24. , METHVEN CUP, of ,£450 ; 4min Msec class; two miles.—<?laremorris, Festivity. Pre-Eminence sor; Manpower ham, Labour Day, Southland 24; Mongolian, Recluse 36; Dianus 60; Royal Worthy Amount harding handicap, of £210; 3min 58sec class; one mile ana five furlongs.—Cameronlan, Hanover, Horatio Nelson, Jeeves, Leonin, Max Denver, Netherby. Paper Man, Pencarrow, -Play? wright, Quite Clever, Sponsor, Sunny Glen, Water Ranger; Windermere scr; Bonny Bridge. Caledonian Girl, Characteristic, Blvo’s Pride. Ingle Belmer, Leamington. Le Ccmpte, Noble Beta, Real Grattan, Vlmy Ridge. War Form 12; Lucky HANDICAP, of £220; 3mln 53sec class; one mile and five furlongs.— Blen Sur. Caledonian Girl, Bonny Axworth, Come Away; Ingle Belmer, Xoyal Nurse, Lucky Loyal, Noble Reta, Ovend, Smlrke. Vlmy Ridge. Volusta, War Form scf; Frances Easton, Hargaods _Prlde, Keewab 12; Blnky Dillon, Dunstan Direct. IjflrissS 24 RIVERBANK TROT, of £210; 4m!n 4sec class'; one mile and five furlongs CTrotters).—Bancor, Benghazi. British Victory, Comprls, Coral Sea, Final Fancy, Great Worth, Maximum, Millie Wrack, Port Bowen, Probable, Worthy Addition, Yahoo scr; Jimmy DHlort, Jlmmy Whartort, Parfait, Suspense 24; Desmond s_Prtde, Gelert, Lee Berry, Loughros .36; Believe Me. Zona Grattan 48; Castigate, Sure Lady 60. ■ . : MOUNT HUTT HANDICAP, of £280; 2mln 54sec. class; one ,-mlle and quarter.; —Cheval d’Or, Lucky Gem scr; Erin s Country. *Glenlee. Scott Axworthy.: Surprise Potts 12; Jn the Mood,; Punctual. Sea Bom. Zingsirrie 24;. Knave, of, Diamonds 36. Binky Dillon, Sir JU s! C G. HOLMES’ MEMORIAL ’ HANDICAP; of £350; 2mln 48sec class; one mlle and a quarter.—Catalpa, Coleen Trarts, Dianus, Jacose, Manpower. Mongolian. Oxford Scholar, Purveyor, Recluse, Silhouette, • Southland,. Tokalon, Walnpni Girl scr; Safety Pin, Sjpeclal Edition, Warfield 12; Battle Colours, Gold Pot. rLightplng Lady 24; Countless. Hardy Oak 38. ' ' TURF GOSSIP Geraldine Racing Club. _ Acceptances for all events for the Geraldine ; Racing Club’s spring meeting' will close with the secretary at Geraldine at 8 p.m. to-night. . ' . —6 Answer to Correspondent , - - ; ; ‘'lnterested,*' Ashburton: At Karamu Stud, Hastings. Gynerium went to Queensland. Inquirer.—Did not start. New Zealand Cup Meeting ' . • ; . The stakes for the New Zealand. Cup meeting in November have beeii increased , by £4OO for the two days. The New Zealand Oaks has been'raised from, £750. to £IOOO, the Rkcarton Handicap from £ 500 to £6OO, and tiia Welcome Stakes from £IOOO to, £IOSO, Sid every race , on the programme will carry a fourth prize. The Apprentices’ Handicap and Seymour Handicap, both mile hack races, will be for hacks that have ,won .a- race or have been placed at least once in the last six starts. A general condition has been, made that no horse shall be allowed to start In more than one race on any day. It has . been decided to hold a race with a £3OO stake on each.'day. before the ordinary programme starts. This will . be for maidens, and will be a non-totallsa-tor event.. . ■ The arrangements for, dealing with large fields will be the same<as those at. last year’s meeting. The ballot system will be adopted in open> handicaps, In which the number of Acceptors exceed . the safety number,, but the division ; system will be used in hack handicaps and handicaps for two-year-olds. .. .- Racing at Wingatui '• Indications are . that a strong team of Riccarton horses will race at the Dune-. din Jockey Club’s spring meeting next month. The probable visitors will Include Arctic Dawn, John o’ London, Kevin,. Big Joe, Donadea, Dividend, John Gay, Cinderella. Chicago, Lalla Meer, * Debater, Centime, Air Ace, Piccolo, Joyglver,' Xx>rd Roland, Pensacola, Eudora, Superlative, Belle Leonne, Racilla, Princess Anne, Derene, Montezuma,. Deep Harmony,' Prince Dolomite, Bowmore, Ganges,; Lex, Lyndon Lea, Olga’s Choice, Miss Quickly, Rahirl, Ration, Saldowa, Kflqato, Night Pal. Trueway. and Vafort. . . , . , Riccarton stables are fairly .strongly represented In the nominations for." the Otago Hunt- fixture.'The list includes KUcato, Night Pal. Tan Peter, Roman Son, Big Joe, Donadea, Dividend, Tikakoura. Lyndon Lea, Saldowa. Bowmore, Lex, Ganges. Cinderella, Ration, Miss Quickly, Kevin, Arctic Dawn, and Olga’s Choice. Juveniles for Wingatui The McLean Stakes, the first two-year-old classic of the season in the South Island, to be decided at Wibghtui nekt month, will create widespread Interest as youngsters from all training centres In the South Island are likely to be assembled for the event. A few lines-about some of the candidates remaining in after a forfeit last week, will be of Interest at tills st3OG« • “ Eudora. —Black filiy .by Foxbrldge from ; Mayfair, by -Hunting- Song from Lady Whirlwind, by Whirlwind from; Clone, a sister to Prodice. Eudora is a first foal, and was purchased as a yearling .by Messrs N. H. Barlow; and W. B. Owen, of Christchurch, for 650gns. : - Superlative;— Chestnut colt by, Chatsworth from Exaggeration, .by Lucidlus from. Holymond, by Llmond. He is a half-brother to Greek Queen, winner of seven races, Including the Te Awamutu Cup. Exaggeration was the winner .of 12 races, and is a sister to Holly Lu, anr other winner. Chatsworth, who wIU .be represented for the first time in the South Island by this colt, is by. Dastur from Bess of Hardwick, by Hurry On. Superlative attracted keen competition at the Trentham sales, and was purchased by Messrs Barlow and Owen for 825gns. Both youngsters in this .ownership are in C. McCarthy’s stable. , , . Western Front.—Chestnht colt by Coronach from All Quiet, by Siegfried from Speechless.' dam of ah Oaks winner in Brunhild. He was bought by Mr G. J. Barton for SOOgns, and is being trained at Waimate by J. Mitchell. Belle Leonne. —Brown filly by Beau Repaire from Kilonoc, by ' Kllboy from Noctorum, by Birkenhead frorp Maluri, by Malua. She Is a half-sister to Master Appellant, winner of five races In the Auckland district. Beau Repaire is a halfbrother by Beau -Pere to Royal Chief, and Belle Leonne .will be the' first of his progeny to race. She was purchased by Mrs M. J. Coulter, of Christchurch, for 130gns, and is in M. J. Wadley’s stable. Erin’s Pal.—Brown colt by Man’s - Pal from Erin’s Star, by Irish Lancer from Bright Mark, dam of Beam, Cintilla, and Kippen, and Is owned by.Mr T. Dorgan. of Southland. Te Anau Lady.—Bay filly by Siegfried from Honest Maid, by Paladin from Honsety. by Martian from Success, by The Officer, and is a half-sister to Macedoine, Honest Sal, and Pride of Mossburn. She is owned by Mrs E. C. Gilllgan, of Southland. Psalm.—Chestnut filly by Salmagundi from Venlte, by Tractor from Andante, by Clarenceux from Chantress, by Birkenhead. She is owned by her breeder, Mr W. Grieve, of Southland, and is a sister to the same owner’s Sal. Racilla.—Black filly by Tiderace from Coronllla, by Chief Ruler' from d’Oro. sister to Desert Gold. Coronllla was a good winner and was credited with winning a half-mile race at Trentham in 463 sec. She was purchased for Mr F. W. Hughes, of Sydney, for 410cns, and is to represent her owner in New Zealand in the meantime. Racilla attracted notice by leading in a luvenile parade at Riccarton last month. Hansel.—Bay gelding by Card Sharper from Sky rest, dam of Don’t Forget and Grecian Glow. Skyrest is by Robespierre from Skyquest. by Autumnus from Telescone. by Martian.

Princess Anne.—Chestnut filly by Coronach from La Bru. by Beau Pere from Mandane, a New Zealand Oaks winner, by Panmure from Cherry Mart, by Birkenhead from Martla. by Martian She was purchased at Trentham by Mr A Louisson, of Christchurch, for MOgns. and after her racing career Is destined for her owner’s stud. She Is In P. D. Jones’s stable. Montezuma.—Bay filly by Battle Son? from Praise, dam of Russian Ballet. Serenata, and Representative. Praise Is by Llmond f'nm Eulogy. and was an Oaks winner. Montezuma was bred and is owned bv Mr A. Loins — i and Is also In Jones’s stable. Knieht Crusader.—Brown colt by Medieval Knleht from Vldi Vicl, by Acre from Erinagh, by Elysian from Crecy by Hotchkiss. Vldl Viet, who was not