FIRST LEG AT FEILDING

Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29366, 19 November 1960, Page 6

FIRST LEG AT FEILDING

Fresh Horses Fancied

•'The Press" Special Service WELLINGTON, November 18. Many fresh horses which did not race on the first day will lend strength to the St. Andrews Handicap, the first leg of the T.A.B. double, on the final day of the Feilding Jockey Club’s spring meeting tomorrow It is expected that this group will provide the winner, and the fancied horses are Kilroy, Picaroon and Sigh. The second leg is the Colyton Handicap, of seven furlongs, for which Drum Roll, Smoky Bay and Minstrel Beau are a favoured trio. The weather has been mainly fine during the week, and the track should be fast. The forecast today was for occasional light showers but mainly fair weather. Selections:— 11 a.m. Cheltenham Hack Hurdles: My Simon, Lonsdale, Gold Pin. 11.45 a.m.—Novice Stakes: First Division—Wild Duck, Oceana. Second Division: Blue Patch, Reputable. 1230 p.m.—Nikau Hack Handicap: Prince Monolulu, Romantic Knight. Red Signal. 1.15 p.m.—Oroua Nursery Handicap: Cabriere, Copper Fair, Waterman. • / 2 p.m.—St. Andrews Handicap: Kilroy, Picaroon, Sigh. 2.45 p.m.—Rongotea Hack Handicap: Academy. Summer Glory, McKenzie. 3.30 p.m.—Colyton Handicap: Drum Roll, Smoky Bay, Minstrel Beau. 4.15 p.m.—Empire Hack Handicap: Stitch, Lovellie, Cool.

Melbourne Cup In New Zealand (New Zealand Press Association) WELLINGTON. November 18. How do you divide a Melbourne Cup into two? Mr Knowles, partnwner of the 1960 cup winner, Hl- - saw no problem in this when he arrived at Wellington airport with the Centennial Cup todav. Of *he other part-owner. a Waikato dairy fanner. Mr K. R. Sly. Mr Knowles said: “He’s a cr**at friend of miro, and I couldn’t be associated with a better man. There’s been no thought of how we’ll share the cun.” Mr Knowles h». would meet Mr Sly again at the Te Rana meeting next week. Mr train* HI-Jinx at Awwmt. The mare will arrive in in the Wanganella on Tuesday.

Other gave pride of niace tn Mr Kwrw l ®* a« he emerged from the plane, with the cup.