RACING PROSPECTS FOR TOMORROW

Press, Volume XCI, Issue 27593, 25 February 1955, Page 4

RACING PROSPECTS FOR TOMORROW

TE AROHA CLUB "The Press" Special Service AUCKLAND, February 24. The weather continues fine and warm, with little prospect of much rain, and a fall would Improve the ground for the Te Aroha Jockey Club’s summer meeting on Saturday. The double will be on the Herries Memorial Cup and the Hot Springs Handicap.. Selections:— 11 a.m.—Ruakaka High-weight: Jutland, Etau, Montreal. 11.40 a.m.—Juvenile Handicap: Gentle Lu, By Jove, Catalan. 12.25 p.m'.—Waitoa Hack Handicap: Arganda, Silver Minn, Pride of York. I. p.m.—Herries Memorial Cup: Sweet Wren, Last Boat, Jack's Cobber. 2 p.m.—Waihou Handicap: Supreme Court. Revenue. Omania. 2.45 p.m.—Hot Springs Handicap: Te Awa, Kauri Heart, Peter Willonyx. 3.30 p.m.—Pohlen Hack Cup: Hamiltonian, Lucky Cruiser. Sonnetary. 4.20 p.m.—Shaftesbury Hack Handicap: Llantavia, Rainbow Lady,. Pan Atom. Riding engagements include:— J. T. Hartley: Man o’ Nfars, Grey Heather. W. R. Hooton: Capstan, Corolu. Golden Expanse. C. T. Wilson: Arawa, Lord Abel. R. Jury: Old Pete, Fair Summer. I. Medcalfe: Bright Morn, White Ensign, Pur Sang, Hollywood. E. L. Spriggs: Silverdine. B. L. Hillis: Nobly Born, Gloaming Prince, Royal Sheik, Stawell. A. C. Eeatham: Gentle Lu, Rainbow Lady, Balsir, Expansion. D. J. Wyatt: Stanford Hope, Ben Vola, Regal Nib, Ajaccio. W. J. Mudford: Catalan, El Novia. D. F. Cameron: Sherwood Lad, Mock Battle. J. R. Gillies: Royal Comet. J. A. Gibbs: Golden Idea, Regal Prince, Bois d’Or, Understanding, Fordson. J. Taylor: Random. J. Hely: Sonnetary. I, Galvin: Dynamite. J. Porter: Nightcharge. G. F. Hughes: Ten Grand, High Quality, Last Post, Omania, Lucky Cruiser. D. J. O’Sullivan: Pride of York, Intuition, Kauri Heart, Warlaby. N. Manning: Hill Prince. Fields, with form, for the double, are:—

LEVIN CLUB "The Press" Special Service WELLINGTON, February 24. The Levin Racing Club, which has held its meetings elsewhere for the last four years, will stage its summer meeting on its enlarged course on 'Saturday. The track has benefited from last week-end’s rain, but the weather has been mainly fine since, and the going should be fast. The double will be on the Levin Handicap and the McDonald Memorial. Selections:— 11 a.m.—Trial Race: King’s Trial, Hassoun, Partridge. 11.40 a.m.—Tararua Hack High-weight: Retreat, Kamala, Coral's Son. 12.25 p.m.—Apprentices’ Hack Handicap: Bomere, Quantico, Le Brabo. 1.20 p.m.—Levin Handicap: BullaAnneXe bracket, Toparoa, Cambridge. 2.10 p.m.—lnvitation Handicap: Tsselli, Luckydale, Rag. 2.55 p.m.—McDonald Memorial' Handicap: Nottingham, Battle Fort, Lucky Strike. 3.40 p.m.—Champion Hack Handicap: Beau Ray, Glendower, Royal Velvet. 4.25 p.m.—Hokio Hack Handicap: Lord Valna, Rexdale, Right Cross. Riding engagements include:— J. Broughton: Royal Velvet, Reigning King, Cups, Nardar. L. J. Hodren: Basanio, Recount, Windy Range, Rangiwhero. V. J. Sellars: Battle Fort,* Toparoa, Everest. J. W. Harris: King’s Trial. Rangitau. C. A. Bowry: Entwine, Lucky Cast, Soubois. F. Robinson: Golden Offer. C. H. Mackie: Touch. J.. A. McFarlane: Right Cross, Luckydale. K. R. Jones: Glendower. H. R. Skipper: Heart o’ Gold. A. Skipper: Hope, P. M. Mudgway: Gay Susannah, Lady Verona. J. B. Craik: Redhead, Lord Valna. T. S. Carbin: Sleipnir, Toselli. H. Barber: Golden Coat. D. Neilson: Le Brabo. W. Benson: Mar John, Lord Alope. D. D. Gough: Poetical, Red Minx. C. Goss: Arabian Chief, Canon Royal. Fields, with form, for the double are:—

WEST COAST COURSES INSPECTED West Coast racecourses were inspected this week by a group of executive members of the New Zealand Racing Conference. The visitors included the president of the conference (Mr H. R. Chalmers), five members of the executive committee— Messrs H. H. Smith (Hawke’s Bay), R. T. Sewell (Wanganui), G. M. Fraser (Taranaki), G. H. Grigg (Canterbury), and W. Grieve (Southland) —and the secretary (Mr A. M. Mcßeath). The party was at Westport for the second day of the Westport Jockey Club’s meeting last Monday, and inspected course facilities. Other courses inspected were Reef ton, Kumara, Hokitika, and Omoto. Swab from Patrls Negative A report received from the Racing Conference by the Gore Racing Club says that the swab taken from Patris, winner of the Summer High-weight Handicap on the first day of the club’s two-day summer meeting, has proved negative.— (P.A.)

. BERRIES MEMORIAL CUP, Of £1800. One mile and three furlongs. st. lb. 4011 Bright Morn (16) 9 6 3212 Jack’s Cobber (3) 8 12 0023 King’s Lady (7) 8 0 0300 White Ensign (8) 7 11 0020 Last Post (2) 7 10 2000 Swift Gold (13) 7 10 1004 Stanford Hope (6) 7 10 1034 Merry Legs (9) 7 9 3220 Old Pete (15) 7 6 1000 Steel Grey (11) 7 5 0233 Sweet Wren (1) 7 4 0000 Great Peter (5) 7 2 0004 Golden Idea (4) 7 2 0400 Gloaming Prince (14) 7 1 4100 The McDonough (10) 7 O' 0000 Rebound (12) 7 0 HOT SPRING'S HANDICAP, Of £700. One mile. st. lb. 2010 Roka (2) 9 5 0303 Peter Willonyx 45) 9 4 0002 Te Awa (10) 8 7 0400 Way In (7) 8 3 4001 Peter Boy (15) 8 2 4001 Sherwood Lad (1) 8 0 320 Corolu (9) 7 11 0002 Miss Lloyda (19) 7 11 1000 Balsir (16) 7 10 4244 Kauri Heart (11) 7 9 0334 Turkman (8) 7 9 0Q20 Lord Nelson (4) 7 9 3300 Bronze Sailor (17) 7 7 3000 Dupion (20) 7 7 0002 Fordson (18) 7 7 0000 The Master (12) 7 7 1000 Kaiteri (13) 7 7 40 Aquelio (3) 7 7 0000 Kintruh (6) 7 7 0000 Impeller (14) 7 7

LEVIN HANDICAP, Of £900. One mile and three furlongs, st. lb. 0040 Reigning King (12) .. 8 12 2421 Toparoa (7) .. 8 10 0001 Rangitau (4) .. 8 7 0030 Poetical (15) .. 7 13 0001 Annexe (3) ..’i 7 12 1142 Nottingham (11) 7 13 2210 Driftwood (17) 7 11 0042 Tricorne (14) ' 7 11 4134 Cambridge (6) 7 9 3200 Sublime (9) .. 7 8 1110 Bulla (16) 7 6 0000 Windy Range (13) 7 4 3001 Josiah (1) .. .. 7 2 0040 Prince Joseph -(10) .. 7 2 000 Qualify (5) 7 2 3010 Rising Sun (2) 7 2 0000 Solidago (8) 7 2 Brackets: Sublime and Qualify and Annexe. Bulla MCDONALD MEMORIAL HANDICAP, Of £500. Six furlongs and a half. st. lb. 3344 Lucky Cast (2) . 9 2 2302 Battle Fort Til) . 8 5 3000 The Wake (6) . 8 5 1023 Lucky Strike (4) 2020 Gold Command (5) .. . 8 4 . 8 2 1142 Nottingham (1) . 8 1 0200 Golden Eve (12) .. . 8 0 0000 Sleipnir (8) .. . 7 10 1010 Galileo (7) . 7 7 0000 Hope (9) .. .. . 7 0 Lord Alope (10) .. . 7 0 0100 Net (3) . 7 0