MANAWATU. CUP

Dominion, Volume 27, Issue 70, 15 December 1933, Page 19

MANAWATU. CUP

r ■. > "■ ■ ’V'' Likely Candidates NOTES AND COMMENTS R. Reed on Whenuakura (By “The Watcher.") ' " '• : . ’ ■] Mr. Hehrys>'has{not;framed the .-Mafia-, w'atu Cup weights on a very high scale, and the result is a flattering handicap. At first sight Plateau looks well in,; but he is .up 31b. for a -half head win '• over Fairway at Feilding, and the latter,' who carried 8.2| there, is- down 3Mb. Fairway .also .finished . in. front of (Bramble-' torn at Woodville. and at..MuhaWat.u is in 41b.' better. The Northern pair. Baroscope and Alloy,’ are _ worthy Of consideration, Baroscope, failed.-.rtt fiakapijna, but his earlier form was very good. Alloy ran second on the concludingj day at Takapuna, and the pair have-been handicapped on similar lines to tl^eir.northern, assessments. Tiger' Gain;Avi.ll make a strong-appeal as'..a possibility'. He has the'samOAveiglit' as'hei-Avon with at Feilding. Arrow-Lad has cOme down. well in the weights:!'"He has Tulb. less than 1 at Feilding-behind'-Tiger -Gain, and half a stone less'than at Woodville,? but while . he is a llnuawatu Cup winner, his.' form 'J has ‘ lately been well below . his best. ■ Grand Jury looks another likely .'lightweight on his record and recent? formf ’though here again Arrow Lad ond Esteem both meet ■him on much better terms.than at bending. The unlucky runner imthe bedding Cup was undoubtedly Aga Khan, lie is in 41b. lighter, meeting Plateau Gib. better, and he should be hard. It is a very open race, that should provide an excellent contest. A few who, on hamheaps and form, appeal, are Plateau, Aga Khan, Tiger Gain, and Grand Jury. Acceptances are due to-night.,- . Beed for Whenuakura. . . . R. Reed will be Whenuakura s. jockey in the Great Northern Foal Make*. U. G. Morris has his team racing atManawatu, and he his decided not to go to Auckland for the opening day.. He will, however, be at Ellerslie on New Years Dav to fulfil his contract to ride Red Manfred in the Great Northern Derby. Gone North. Red Sun and Epigram have gone to Waipa where they will race on Saturday prior to going on to Auckland. Colossu-al, who was to have accompanied them, did not go. ' Changed Hands. Sir Pombal has been very disappointing to Mr. Kemball and he disposed ot; him a few days ago- for a -small sum. Sir Pombal is now being trained at Trentham by L. Browne. Kain Needed. ’ Trentham tracks, in common with other courses, are very.dry and hard as tuc result of the hot weather. M ateriug. ot the course proper is, being resorted to every night, a man being kept on duty for that purpose. The continued dry spell minimises the effect of , the watering to a large extent, but it will do some good. Autopay Fit. . Autopay will resume racing at Mauawatu. The Paper-Money horse is looking particularly well, and although there is nothing exceptional about his work? he is going along very satisfactorily. Two Fresh Horses. C. Pritchard has received from the Auckland..district a couple pf geldings,, one by Lucullus and the other by Day Comet, which he will prepare tor jumping events. Pahu. ~ A. Goodman intends to run laliu in the Wairarapa Cup. The Warplane gelding has. improved a lot lately and has. beengalloping' well. Yesterday he ran a mile with Colossic'al and Joie de v al. Riders at Waipa. . , , tI Waipa riding engagements include the following:—R. W. MeTavish, Alpmus, Coronis. Miss Lulu; 11. Dulieu, Unoco; S. J. Cammick, Teels; G. W. Dungan, Taitoru; H. N. Wiggins, King March, Matorui,.Pound Sterling; K. Voitre, Chief Lap, Bambury, Hunting Lodge.Silver Ring. * Silver Ring is to. run at the Hoiorata meeting to-morrow and will be ridden by. D. O’Connor. It will be his first start since August, but in the meantime he has got through plenty of work. It was recently reported that Silver Ring would join a. West; Coast stable, but, it is now thought likely that he will remain with R. W. King, though his connections have expressed a desire to race linn on the Coast during the holidays.,, Gone Lame. ' ' " , Rebel Star-has developed a splint and. has been scratched for his engagement at the Hororata meeting to-morrow. Southerners for Auckland. • . ' H. Cutts, with Rocket, Cricket Bat, Copyist, and Horn’s Reef; A. Me Au lay,' with Variant, ■ Southdown, and Guarantee; and C. Emlerson, with Croupier, wi.l leave for Auckland on Monday night. I-.. D. Jones will ,-start on a similar trip on Tuesday night with Nightly. Shatter and Control, and he will be accompanied by T. Hobbs with Silver Streak.

Minerva] Doubtful. F. Holmes has a trip norlli in view with Minerval for the Auckland meeting. The final decision will depend on liow .be shapes in the Hororata Cup on .Saturday. If he goes, C. Eastwood may ride him in the Auckland Cup. - ’ ■

In Trouble. ' After Ruling Light won the Final Handicap at Moonee Valley this month, her apprentice rider. E. Preston,; was suspended from riding in races for three months-for crossing thetficld too Sharply after the start.

Scratched. Rereiitu was scratched for the A.K.u. Railway Handicap at ‘J o'clock on Saturday .morning. ,

Win and Place at Ellerslie. A decision, to continue- the-’ win and place system of betting for the -Htunnier meeting at Ellerslie was made by the committee of the Auckland Racing Club this week. The Hororata club, will also have the win and place system in operation at Riccarton to-morrow.

Team Divided. As Ae McAulay is going, to Auckland with Variant and Southdown lie has secured G. Salt to take True Shalt. Haere Tonu, Nightguard and Water Polo to the Mnnawatu meeting, after which they may be raced at Marlon. They will leave for" the north on Friday ot next week. ■

To Race at Taranaki. Unless present indications are altered, H Dulieu will take a team of four, comprising Desert Star. Prince Colossus, Matorni and •Leo Colossus, to Taranaki for

the holiday meetings at New. ri.vmo«th and Stratford. ~Prince Colossus and Matorni .'are to'race rnt.Te- Awamutu o.i Saturday.. beforeiJnakiug'. , the southern

Went’Lame. : ?« f s . In view of the term of Burnish at A\ oodvillc it was hard-luck that Mr. Curne was unable to race his other two-yeai-ol.d Cafiopy ht'AVobdville: On-the morn ng thev were to leave .AVnnginiui, Canopy was found to bo lame, the trouble being in 'the stifle, and this will mean an easetip just ns she was.coining along in. gom style-. It may be thc.’Liinond-Pennon filly will throw the adu'ent off but an interruption m at tluo stage is unfortunate. ■f'

Napier Fields. , ’ Verv satisfactory! acceptances were received for the Napier Park, chib s sprini: meeting, which will.beheld, -it Giee.i me&do-* to-morrow. • Special, interest will attach'to'the appearance of Gold Trail. It-will bq her last race prior to the Auckland Cup. .

| - , '."5 ' ♦■'’ll .U- ‘ 3 Rasotili Ail Right Again. . .... - The'presence of’ltasouli’s name 'n.the hurdle’ races, at the Dunedin; meetm„ will be welcomed. After- a l ace on fthe-concludmg .day of th * ‘’ t-i |‘ L tlohal 'meeting iii • August, Rasouh was purchased bv the .-.Sputh. ? Canterbury owner.-Mr. 11. Elworthy, and Wrt F J Kilis’s stable at AVashdjko. un fortunately he developed lameness, and he has not been produced siii<-e he took p his new quarters, but Uhs reported last week that lie is all right again, so the southern hurdle fields will be rued by the inclusion, of this useful per former.

member of the Victoria Racing Club committee. the ruling body of the si ort in Victoria. Mr. Niall intends to witness the Auckland Cup meeting. He m “ patron of the stable of J. Holt, tiaiiic of Hall Mark, and has raced many Among these was Kinlark, winner of L Australian Steeplechase. sequently went to England, haiaiu btl , presented bv Mr. Niall to the Prince ot Wales for use as a hunter. Another good horse raced by him was Maharajah, yyif ner of the Caulfield Futurity. Stakes. Mr Niall is one of the most, important people in the wool trade, being head of Goldsbrough, Mort and Co.

Riding a Horse Again. R. Inkson. Victoria’s leading crosscountry jockey, is making a good recovery from the injuries he received whe Redditc-h fell-with him at I'lemington in August. He is now at the home ot ■ mother, at Sunbury, and is- able to ndc a hack around the roads.

It is Part of the Game. Ownership of u racehorse does not necessarily imply a .keen knowledge ot racing or horses (writes "Pilot ). bom . owners possess both, but others wouhl be in the dark as to the identity of th eir own horses without the assistance ot .lie colours and numbered saddlecloth: and really know nothing about w’hnt has liai>peued in any race. Those facts do not prevent, them holding forth oracularly, and while some of their listeners may take them seriously, they are amusing to men who are aware they are merely putting forward a ti'ainer’s or jockey s opinion as their own. Even worse than these, from a trainer’s standpoint, is the individual who is surrounded by advisers, and who, after five minutes’ ownership, gives hints as to the way his horse should be trained. There are trainers who would be none the worse.for a little guidance, but that soft of thing is very galling' to men who really know their business. ' •

Manawatu Acceptances. Acceptances for the first day events of the Mnnawatu Racing Club’s summer meeting, to be held on December 2(>. 2i. and 29, will close to-night at 9 o clock.

Aucklajid Payments. ~ , -Acceptances for the Auckland Cup. ■Grafton Hurdle Race. Railway, Robinson. Nursery, and Christmas Handicaps close at 5 p.m. to-day. Final payments for the Queen’s Plate, Royal Stakes, Great Northern Foal Stakes, and Derby are due by the same hour.

Answers to Correspondents. ' “Adelaide Road.’ (1) £l/8/-. (2) £- (1) £3/16/-. (2) £l/4/6.