AUCKLAND EASTER

Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 160, 1 April 1939, Page 17

AUCKLAND EASTER

Broughton To Ride Beaupartir NOTES AND COMMENTS Rarotonga Changes Stables (By The Watcher.) W. J. Broughton has been eugaged for Beaupartir iu the Auckland Easter Handicap. One Day at Wairarapa. G. K. Tattersall will ride at Wairarapa ou Easter Saturday, and then go on to Christchurch for Easter Monday and Tuesday. Watering Feilding Track. The Feilding Jockey Club is extensively watering the course proper in order to ensure good ' going for the forthcoming Easter meeting. A Good Suggestion. A Napier correspondent, ”N.Z.,’’ makes the following suggestion which will appeal to most racegoers:—"Should Defaulter meet Ajax during his campaigning iu Australia, do you think it would be possible for the Broadcasting Board to have a running commentary of the race relayed to New Zealand. I am quite sure that there are many thousands- of New Zealanders, besides those who are interested in racing, who would welcome the chance to listen-in to this much-dis-cussed and extremely interesting duel.” Australian racing from the most important tracks is- broadcast on short wave, and can be picked up iu New Zealand by owners of such sets. The Broadcasting Service here is very up-to-date in rebroadcasting events of interest abroad, as is shown by its intention to broadcast a description of the race in which Defaulter will run today. No doubt it will also give consideration to a Defaulter-Ajax clash. Wairarapa and Riccarton. A. Jenkins will be riding at Wairarapa. and will then go down to Riccarton to ride Arctic King in the Great Autumn Handicap. Change of Stables. Rarotonga is being transferred from Awapuni to the Opaki stable of A. Jenkins. Rarotonga showed promise early in the season, but he has failed to improve. Up For Resale. Dots 14 and .16 which were sold at the blood stock sale at Trentham on March IS, are being offered for resale by Wright, Stephenson and Co. They are both two-year-old fillies,' by Gustavo, one out of Water Power, and one out of Call Bird. Will Not Be the Only One. Tom Tom’s-win at Hastings on Thursday was her first success on the turf, though she had previously run into places. Judging by the way she won she has definitely improved, and will soon be beard of again. Was Not In. Though Hunting Squire was telegraphed as an acceptor for the Bottkawa Maiden at Hastings on Thursday, be was not on the official card. In Good Order. Black Thread is looking very well, and for a fresh horse ran a good race on Thursday at Hastings. The going at present is a little bit firm for him, as he likes it easy. He will race at Feilding at Easter. Two in Succession.

W. J. Broughton, who won the Hawke's Bay Cup on Dainty Sue, was successful in the same event last year on Ned Cut tie. Bred in Australia.

Dainty Sue, the winner of the Hawke’s Bay Cup, way bred iu Victoria by Dr. A. E. Syme, but she belongs to a formerly very successful New Zealand family, and one which also produced good winners when transferred to Australia. Her sire, Drake, was imported by Dr. Syme, and he is by Sir Eager, by Eager (son of Enthusiast), who is generally supposed by the experts to be responsible.for the speed of Gloaming and the slock of Paper Money. Dainty Sue's dam. Masked Battery, is by Comedy King from Artillei'ie, by Royal Artillery. Artillerie won Ihe Oaks in ISOB, and she is a half-sister to Marsa, the dam of Nightmarch. This is the No. IS family founded here by Flora Mclvor, which has also been responsible for Silver Ring, Silver Scorn, Chide, and other high-class' horses.

Auckland Scratchings. Red Sun was scratched for all engagements at the Ellerslie autumn meeting at 9 a.m., and Royal Appellant was scratched for the Easter Handicap at 12.5 p.m. on Thursday.

Gone to Hastings. Lustral was sent up to Hastings yesterday by 'l'. George to compete in the hurdle race there today.

Feilding Acceptances. Acceptances for the first day of the Feilding Jockey Club's Easter meeting will elose on Monday at S p.m.

Stratford Nominations. Nominations for the autumn meeting of the Stratford Racing Club to be held on April 15 will close on Tuesday at 9 p.m.

Wairarapa Acceptances. Acceptances for the first day of the Wairarapa Racing Club's Enster meeting will close on Monday at 8 p.m.

Waverley Nominations. Nominations for the autumn meeting of the Waverley Racing Club to be held on April 22 will elose on Monday at 8 p.m.