OPOTIKI MEETING

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 143, 18 June 1937, Page 7

OPOTIKI MEETING

PROSPECTS AT TAURANGA

(Special from "Early Bird.")

AUCKLAND, This Day

Fairly good fields are engaged at the Opotiki Jockey Club's Annual Meeting, to be held on the Tauranga racecourse tomorrow. The going will be heavy after a lot of rain throughout the province. Betting will be. under the win-and-place system. A nice field is engaged in the Opotiki Cup and the prospects of Enge are certain to be canvassed after his three fine efforts; at Ellerslie. , Day Wind, too,.ran well enough at Ellerslie to warrant attention* in this weaker classj and Jewelled Girdle is more than useful over a middle distance. Te Hai and Miss Lv will'not lack friends, and of the others Respectful and Win--lona make some appeal. NINE IN STEEPLES. If the nine acceptors go to the post in the Bay of Plenty Steeplechase it should be a fine contest, for Golden England, Lucidus, and Emancipation are useful performers oyer country, and Master Musk is a promising recruit. Chang is overdue, even if he has-not raced for sometime, and Muir's Reef and Friendly Boy have jumpers chances. .:•..-, There will not be many runners in the sprint, the Farewell Handicap, and ,as Johnny Walls ran two very, fine races at his' last appearances, at Te Rapa a month back,'he is the right one for the job, provided: his ill luck does not stick to him, too closely: . Te Hai, Winlona, Sir Tommy, Professional, and Mangukaha are' capable of good efforts as well. - FORM AND CARD. Form horses engaged are the following:— ■-..■• ,_ Novice Handicap.—Maori Song, Ngakaru, Free Advice. . _ . Stewards' Hack Handicap.—Besiege, Strathire, Requiem. . Bay of Plenty Steeplechase.—Lucidus, Emancipation, Golden England. Opotiki Cup—Enge, Day Wind, Jewelled Girdle. ■ Waioeka Hack Handicap.—Gay Rebel. Poker Face. . . , Williams Memorial Highweight.—KUladar, Tuaheahe, Professional.^ Otara Hurdles.—Killadar, Boughal, Farewell Handicap.—Johnny Walls, Te Hai. The card is as follows:— I 0.4& NOVICE HANDICAP. £100; 5 furlongs. Erllck ..... 810 Tralee Rose .84 Poland ..... 810 Free Advice . 8 4 Maori Song .' 8 8 Slam ....... 8 4 Libra ...... B 8 Ruapal ..... 8 4 Ngakarau ... 8 5 Barrister: ••• £ 4 Teroentl .... 8 4 Astrid ...... 8 J: Australian Star 8 :4'. Maereana ... 8 4 Seven Seas .. 8 4 King's Silver .. 8 4 Olive Rose .. 8 4 Muir's Reefs .8 .4 Backblock- .. 8 .4 Ururangl ........ 8 4 11.30 STEWARDS' HACK HANDICAP, £130: 8. . - furlongs. . ; Strathire ... 911 Te'Maranui■... 8 0 Besiege .... 9 3 Ururangl' .... »■■: _>■■ Salle Boy .. 812 Dutch Clrl, .. 8 0 Bonnie Song . 8 7 Poker Face ... 8 0 May Song - ... 8 0 .Melvanul. ..... 8 0 Madclon .... 8 0 Requiem .... 8 O Hopalons ... 8 0 Pol Dance.... SO Silver Sound .8 .0. .-■■ ■ 12.15 ' '• ": BAT OF PLENTY STEEPLECHASE, S200; ' about tVi- miles. Golden England 10' 0 Friendly: Boy, 0 T Lucidus ....108- Muir's Reefs • . J | Emancipation .10 7 £ascyne .... » » Master Musis .; 10 5 Graceful' Betty 0 0 Chang 9 9 ,-0 OPOTIKI CUP. £200; Hi miles. Miss Lv ..... 9 0 Winlona .... 713 Fnl-e- .. . . 8 9 Jewelled Girdle 712 Te Bal ..... 8 4 Melvanul ... 1.1 Day Wind 8 2 Sir Tommy ..' 11 Respectful ... 713 1.45 - WAIOEKA HACK HANDICAP, £100 J 1 mile, Oay Rebel ... 9 5 Genera] Ruse .8 J' Haile Boy '.. 812 Libra-" 8 0 Bonnie Song . 8.-5 Hopalonß . ... | 0 •Poker Face ..- 8 0 ' Silver. Sound -. 8 0 2.30 WILLIAMS MEMORIAL HIGHWEIGHT HANDICAP, £130; 1 mile. Professional' . 9 5 Seaman .... 8 Z' Tuaheahe ... 9 2 Dutch Girl ■'.. '8. 0 Killadar '.....' 813 : Flit Acre ..•:»■•' Haile Boy ... 812 Dtacauedoon .8 0 Master Musk" ... 8 8 . . y 3.15 OTARA HURDLES., £150; 1% miles. Boughal .... 10 2 King Silver .. 9 0 Killadar .... 9 9 Count Dirk Princess 9 0 Rousslllon 9. 0 Cadger - .... 9 0 Graceful Betty 9 0 Backblock ... 9 0 4.0 FAREWELL HANDICAP,- £130: 0 furlongs. Miss Lv ... 812 Sir Tommy . 8 1 Johnny. Walls 810 Professional . 8 0 Te . Hal .... 8 9 , Solomon .... 8 0 Winlona ..'..' 8 4 Mangukaha . 80