AUCKLAND TO-DAY

Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 81, 30 December 1935, Page 13

AUCKLAND TO-DAY

Summer Cup and King’s Plate A GOOD CLASS FIELD Review of the Prospects Dominion Special Service. Auckland, December 29. The Auckland Racing Club’.s summer meeting will be continued at Ellerslie tomorrow, when the useful fields engaged should provide excellent contests. The Summer Cup is the principal race, and is bound to attract considerable attention, although even more ntorcst may be centred in the King's Plate. It is probable that there will be only four runners in the mile weight-for-age event, but the presence of .lonal han and Cuddle and the well-performed thiec-yenr-olds Heritage mid Entail should make the race extremely interesting. The following horses arc I'koly Io be well supported :— 12.2—Fergusson Handicap: Day Wind, Kotou and Persian Lady, 12.42 —King’® Plate: Jonathan and Heritage. I.27—Ponsonby Hurdles: Lap Up, Erinntion and Sandy Dix. 2.12 —Summer Cup: -Spiral, Greek Shepherd and Gay Marigold. 2.s2—Criterion Handicap : Pelmet, Wild Chase mid Maxown. 3.37. —Waitemata Handicap: Mazir. Host and Happy Landing. 4.22—Electric Handiean: Silver Streak, Diatomous and Star Artist. 5.7 —Plunket Handicap: Shu, Bun Fight and Adalene. The card is as follows; — FERGUSSON HANDICAP, of £250. One

mile. Keith Lu ... 0 0 Persian Lady 7 Dav Wind .. 8 5 Ringshot .. 7 I) Lidnheart 7 11 Nicodemus . 7 0 Kotou 7 10 Kingspear . 7 7 10 Tidalia .... 7 () Racette .... 0 THE KING’S PLATE, of £350: weight for age. One mile. Jonathan ... 9 2 Entail 8 o Cuddle 8 11 Heritage .... S 0 Royal Secret 8 11 PONSONBY HURDLES, of £350. Two miles. Vai Watch .. : 12 4 Gascille .... 9 5 Eri nation ... 11 3 Del rain ,... 9 •' Lap Up .... 9 13 Sandy Dfx .. 9 Prince Dark Princess 9 0 of Orange 9 6 London .... 9 0 summer cup. of £050. One mile and a quarter. Fracas .... 8 13 Star Artist .. 7 7 Spiral .... 8 12 Vanestep . 7 q Gay .Marigold 8 0 Gay Rose .. 7 i Argentic 7 .13 Greek Sinking Fund 7 13 Shepherd 7 0 Engl 7 It On Parade .. 7 0 Muugatoon . 7 10 CRITERION HANDICAP, of £300. Six furlongs. Notinm .... 8 13 Maxown .... 7 13 Surview .... 8 12 Wagner .... 7 13 ■Wild Chase .. 8 It .Stirolla .... 7 12 Golden Blonde S 3 Queen’s Pelmet .... S 2 Counsel 7 fi WA1TEMATA HANDICAP, of £250. ( )ne mile and a quarter. Y 11 y j 9 0 Lnpellant .. 7 Needful .... 7 0 Royal 0 Appellant 8 4 Hunting Keith Lu S 2 Maid 7 0 Host 8 ii To Broney .. 7 0 King Tut. .. . 11 Matching .. 7 0 Dark Marble 7 S Small Boy .. < 0 Killadar 7 3 Karoliia .. 7 0 Happy Rothoon .. 7 9 Landing 7 3 Polly Douglas 7 0 ELECTRIC HANDICAP, of £100. S furlongs. Impasto 9 0 Crooning ... 7 9 Silver Streak S 11 Galilee .... 7 Diatomous •. S < Cranford .. 7 6 Boughal 8 4 Prince Acre 7 Puss Moth . 8 1 Gloucester . 7 0 Star Artist .. 7 12 Solomon ... 7 0 Variant 7 11 PLUNKET H ANDICAP, of £300. Oue mile. s Tybalt .... Sir Abb .... 8 12 Pasha ‘ s 11 Bun Eight . 7 8 7 United .... 7 7 12 Wait aud See 7 Big Dook ... Adalene .... < On Parade .. 7 11