WELLINGtON MEETING

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 9, 10 July 1931, Page 4

WELLINGtON MEETING

GOOD FIELDS CAEDED

SOME HORSES IN FORM

Although theie is now ceitain to be I a heavy track fd the opening day of the Wellington Racing Club's Winter Sleeting at Tientham to-nionow, the fine fie'ds that have accepted assiue that theic will be , first-class racing. The main attraction is the Wellington Steeplechase, and although the field is riot quite dp to the quality of some years, yet it ib numoiically si long and is certain to provide a thrilling spectacle. Two other races in which there will be more than usual interest are the Trentham Hurdles and the Whyte Handicap. Trains will lun to the course from lambton Station at fiequcnt inteivals between 9.30 a m. and 10 30 am, and at 11 DO a.m., 12.16 p m , 12 48 p m , and 120 pm. The fiist lace is> timed to st-iit at 11 30 a m, Prospects die.— • MATAI HACK STEEPLES. One of the favourites in the Matai Hack Steeplechase is> coitain to be Winter Day, who has not long been in the lacing game but at his si\. starts to date has already been three times a winner. Tunned by his ownei, A, 3L Wnght, at Fcilding, he is in the veiy capable hands that moulded Kukumai into out of ihe most versatile hot^cs the Dominion hab had in rotent ytais, and m spitu oC his apparent lack ot nice cxpencnte he has pi obably as sound a knowledge ot the points of fencing as any of hia opponents At least, this is a reasonable assumption {torn the little that has yet been seen of him. His most dangerous rival may be file topwdght, Corneroff, who was in

Vimce V.il, Knollmpre, Tioval l'mance, Tobd(cakutl, .mil Jlojal Game, d loimidMp enouftli in ay m ltselt, .md if "Inevitable is added to tho list, the vmncr lias lnolinblv boon named. Tlueo ol these hois>c& in J[tu,i\\homm, Pi nice Val, and Inevitable, weic in fust cla*s ioim <tt "Blleislie, and the best ot them is going to bo haul to settle tcwnoiiow > iPi'ince Val's winning cfloit in tho Visitoia' Handicap on the final day was impiessive, and with A. E ;Ellis n the saddle fain ho should make anothcu bold bid fen tho honours. Tho unlucky hoise at Ellqislie, howevei, -Has Inevitable, who might well have "beaten Tanerm on the middle dtij but for mteiieience, J-ild the Taomg he has had recently should hme brought Ins turn veiy neai.. 'lhe Southeniei Royal Saxon, has h\o engagements, but this looks the easiei, for him, and if ho is produced he should also make a n editable shott ing, m spite of his weight. The horse with most appeal among the'lower division is the piomoted hack Tgbaccoland, who is in better fofm now.than ever'he has been, and is a horse who knows how to handle'heavy ? going > Another light ■neight prdkpect "is"Royal, Game, who usually does his best when the going is bad Two who race well are Inevitable and Tobaccoland. WELLINGTON STEEPLECHASE. It is likely, that most 'of the "sixteen hoists ( xemaming* in the Wellington Steeplechase will go to the post, and a fine contest is anticipated. The steeplechase couise has a fine) gole of grass along the back stretches, and the going will be good, except 1 possibly m the stiaight, however bad the weather is. Claicmore has iuled ftivouiitc j -from the leleaso of tho ■weight!),' and .nothing has happened bnicc,to send him down the scale of esteem. After his excellent showing at Ellcislio^itihlS fijst rsbay o>er the timbei he should be \ery haid to beat. In a school yesteiday ho jumped safe and fast, and he \i one, who should not be troubled by th<3 distance. Several others, howlever, will have strongs fallowings, among them, bains' Irticess, -Fabriano, Spalpjko, St.

and The- Smuggler will also have, to be good if lie is to succeed in'1 heavy going under "10.12.'"All of the.next three in the list —Nightmare, Seneschal, and Adventus —have recently been winners in. soft going; but the one among'them who has made jnost Tc.ceiit..improvement.is ■ Adventus, a very useful winter-weight horacj and as lie has not yet earned the full penalty o£ success he is likely to do as well as. any of those above him. in-the weights. His most, dangerous opposition m.iv como fiom low pi down, cspemllj' tiom 'Ihe faun, Witoi I'oflci, JJmtian Chief, md Alaimin The bun has been v\oiking well foi home time, and it he lepioduets hu, bost hack form litl will be on liand ior the fiuibh. Tie is pi obably as ht now as ho li is been at any time in his caieei Manuui ib on the im])iovo, and Watei Power (it ipseived) has Ilia stamina foi such a gtuclliug test as this lace is likely to develop into. The final hoist miy include the immbcis> of Uhentus and The Sun,