PROGRAMME FOR TODAY

Press, Volume XCI, Issue 27613, 21 March 1955, Page 5

PROGRAMME FOR TODAY

“The Press” Special Service OAMARU, March 20. Assembly, which finished third in the Parkside Hack Handicap on the first day of the Oamaru Jockey Club’s meeting yesterday, will start in the Elderslie Handicap, the second leg of the double, tomorrow, when the club will end its autumn meting. Assembly’s part-trainer, D. Preece, made this decision because, in his alternative engagement, the Farewell Handicap, the Royal Commission gelding has drawn very wide. Wait-a-Bit will start in the Gardiner Memorial Handicap, the first leg Of the double (with W. D. Skelton as his jockey), in preference to the high-weight event. No decision has yet been made for Tiles, but J. W. McDonald will ride him if he starts in the Pukeuri High-weight instead of the Elderslie Handicap. Patris. an acceptor in the Waitaki Hack Handicap, has been troubled by a kidney ailment, and whether he will run will be decided on the morning of the races. If he starts, he will be ridden by B. McDonald. G. W. Mein will ride Balveine in the Gardiner Memorial Handicap, but, unless there is an easing in the track, he may not race. The weather has been fine and warm at Oamaru today, and, unless there , is* a change in the weather, the track Will be fast. The course proper carries a good sole. of grass, and shows little evidence of Saturday’s racing. Several fresh horses will add interest to the meeting. The double will be on the Gardiner -Memorial Handicap and the Elderslie Handicap. Riding engagements include:— W. F. Ellis: Patina. Red Biretta. Brooke, Lumphanan, The Boas, Bonny Fleet. B. McDonald: Patris, Scuppered. B. J. Langford: The Sponsor (High-weight). D. F. Coombe: Chief Mate, Gypsy Tap. R. J. Skelton: Sure Swift, Suncrest. D. M. Fraser: Triumphal Star. M. D. Alex-

ander: Russleigh, Royal Way. J. D. Pankhurst: Super Lin, Super Loch, Spanish Lady. G. D. Lee: Silver Trumpet, Hunt the Slipper, Irish Wings. W. D. Skelton: The Bruiser, Wait-a-Bit (Gardner Memorial), Gallant Peter. B. S. Finlayson: Vitalogy. ! L. A. Courts: Night Glare. B. L. Lock: Landon. R. W. Gould: Winning Wave. B. J. Anderton: Ascolta. D. Dawson: Wealthy. L. W. Hare: Super Night, Bosky. G. W. St. Ninian, Bottine, Balveine, Struggle. D. R. Mackie: Overthrown. A. J. T. Stokes: Ditched. Selections:— 11.45 a.m.—Second Landon Novice Stakes: Grey Valley, Gallant Peter, Ripon Wood. 12.25 p.m.—Pukeuri High-weight: Abbot’s Choice, Cock Crow, The Sponsor. 1.10 p.m.—First Landon Novice Stakes: Patina, Hunt the Slipper, Ascolta. 1.55 p.m.—Gardiner Memorial Handicap: Watch and Wait, Lumphanan, Solstice. 2.40 p.m.—Waitaki Hack Handicap: Silver Trumpet, Dahlia, Pathe. 3.25 p.m.—Elderslie Handicap: Russleigh, ; Red Admiral, Okaruru. 4.10 p.m.—Waikaura Champion Hack: • Wise Belle, Scuppered, Macduff- , 4.55 p.m.—Farewell Hack Handicap: Armando, Super Loch, Royal Way. The fields are:— LANDON NOVICE STAKES, NO. 2, of ’ £200; seven furlongs.—Barrow Boy (3), Bonny Fleet (2). Bottine (8), Fort Mar- • shall (9), Gallant Peter (6), Grey Valley J (1), Rippon Wood (4), Sir Chat (5), Spanish Lady (7) 8-8. PUKEURI HIGH-WEIGHT, of £235; on* : mUe.—Tiles (6) 10-10; Wait-a-Bit (5) 10-6; Abbot’s Choice (7) 10-2; Cock Crow (10) I 10-0; Instinctive (8) 9-5; Wealthy (1) 3-2; Full Tilt (9). Night Glare (4), Struggle • (3), The Sponsor (2) 9-0. LANDON NOVICE STAKES, NO. 1, of i £300; six furlongs.—Ascolta (4), Chat » Dance (11), First Fiddle (6). Hunt the ' SUpper (1), Miss Castlemaine (2), Overthrown (5), Patina (3), Starmeta (10), > Super Lin (7). Surabaya (12), Yue Chee i (8) 3-5; Ditched (9) 7-11. _ GARDINER MEMORIAL, of £500; one I mile and a quarter.—Bosky (9) 9-0; Dei nominate (8) 8-1; Half-a-Crown (3) 8-0; i Lumphanan (5) 7-11; Chief Mate (2) 7-10; . Lovelock (7) 7-9; Wal-a-Bit (11) 7-8; Bal- ’ veine (1), Watch and Wait (4) 7-5; Res formed (6), Solstice (10) 7-0. WAITAKI HACK HANDICAP, of £225; one mile.—Dahlia (15) 9-0; Patris (5) 8-12; , Princess Neptune (1) 8-10; San Antonio . (9) 8-7; Triumphal Star (10) 8-6; Silver Trumpet (13) 8-3; Landon (7) 8-0; Patne . (3) 7-13; Tassin (14), Tulagi (11), White . Satin (12) 7-9; Coin’s Edge (2), Decipher . (4), Incredible (8), No Longer (6) 7-8. ELDERSLIE HANDICAP, of £300; six

furlongs.—Strato (9) 8-11; Vitalogy (15) 8-8; Brooke (7), Tiles (8) 8-4; Sure Swift I (4) 8-2; Irish Wings (2) 8-0; Red Admiral J (3) 7-11; Okaruru (5) 7-10; Royal Symbol (10) 7-7; Russeleigh (13) 7-6; Adversary (1), Assembly (6), Easy Way (14). Major i Neptune (12), Scotch Gift (11) 7-0. WAIKAURA CHAMPION HACK HAN- : DICAP. of £250; one mile and a quarter. , —Algaro (6) 9-4; Wise Belle (9) 9-0; The Bruiser (2) 8-3; Ironside (1), Super Night (3) 8-1; Scuppered (4) 7-13; Macduff (7), The Sponsor (8) 7-10; Red Biretta (14), . Kind Wish (11) 7-9; Shoal (13) 7-8; Pats Treasure (10), Gypsy Tap (12), St. Ninian (5) 7-7. FAREWELL HACK HANDICAP. of £230; six furlongs.—Super Loch (15) 9-0; Millrace (14) 8-12; Assembly (19) 8-11; Princess Neptune (4) 8-10; Armando (6) 8-9; Slogan (9) 8-8; The Boss (13) 8-7; Conrad (18) 8-3; Miss Meteor (17), Roi du Bois (11) 8-1; Merriment (13) 7-13; Suncrest (5) 7-11; Iroquoi (20) 7-9; Golden Shoes (2), Queenship (16) 7-8; Freddy <7), Pips (8), Royal Way (12), Winning Wave (1), Rising Costs (10) 7-7.