UNDERWOOD STAKES

Evening Post, Volume CXXIV, Issue 50, 27 August 1937, Page 13

UNDERWOOD STAKES

WILLIAMSTOWN TOMORROW

Though the racing at Warwick Farm is generally regarded now as the ; true opening of the spring carnival in Australia, the results at the WilliamstOwri Meeting, held on the same day, may prove not greatly less instructive than those at the Farm, and New Zealanders will be rather more interested in the Victorian fixture, as there the Dominion representation is the stronger this year. Many of the more prominent spring candidates are due to make their first appearance for the season at Williamstown tomorrow. < One of the most interesting runners at Williamstown will ■be Plymouth Sound. The English horse is a popular fancy for theCaulfield Cup, and his name has been freely coupled with horses expected to run well in the Melbourne Cup. He has not yet won a race in Australia, but he has run in comparatively few, events. He was expected to do well last autumn, but went wrong just at a time when he seemed likely to reveal his true quality and had to be spelled. He has been entered for tomorrow's Underwood Stakes, 1 mile and 55 yards, the first weight-for-age race of the season, and he will be opposed by several smart gallopers, including his stable companion Young Idea, Valiant Chief, Regular Bachelor, and John Wilkes. Hua, who. is an aspirant for Derby and Cup honours, is also engaged in this event. Avenger, who- a fortnight ago ran Ajax to three-quarters of a length in the Chatsworth Plate at Caulfield, is entered for the Three-Year-old Handicap, 1 mile and 55 yards. If he takes his place in the field he will have a strong following. It is considered likely, however, that J. Holt will be represented in this event by Waterloo, a Heroic colt who holds engagements in the Derbies and principal spring handicaps. There will be ample talent to make a race of it with either of the three-year-olds Holt elects to start. Sun Beau is generally regarded as a colt of class; and Madero, El Golea, Chu Chin Chow, Harborage, Ouverte, and Silver Bond have already demonstrated galloping ability. • At latest advice, the New Zealandbred Golden Promise was considered likely to- be a starter for the August Handicap, 1 mile and 3 furlongs. He was rather above himself at CaumeJcl a fortnight ago, but should be much more forward now. Good stayers who will probably oppose him are Mutable, Manolive, Red Ray,'and the improving Turf Boy. • ' Balkan Prince, who last year ran third to Wotan and Silver Standard in the Melbourne Cup. will be one^of the topweights for the Manor Welter. After running at Flemington he was returned to Western Australia, where he ran second to Tetbury in the King's Cup. He has done a fair amount of work, and his form at Williamstown will be closely followed by those in search of likely Cup horses. The Dominion did not have a single runner at the meeting last year, but it will be well rerjresented tomorrow. The only New Zealander in the Underwood Stakes is the Western Australianowned Yaringa, who recently arrived in Melbourne from Perth •to do an eastern campaign. Yaringa, a five-year-old daughter of Iliad, won the West Australian Derby, and on five occasions that season she defeated her stablemate Balkan Prince. Other New Zealanders who may be racing are Tout le Monde and Mid Acre (Hurdles), Elanage and Miss Appellant (Three-year-old Handicap). International (August Handicap), Namakia, Wotan. and Vatevth (Truganini Handicap), and Tooley Street (Manor Welter). ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. "Bill" —The two horses formed a bracket; G. 8.. £2 Is. "S.M."—The finishing order in last year's Wanganui Guineas was: Deficit, 1; Laughing Lass, 2; Karl, 3; i Brazen King,. 4; Dawning Light, o; Gallio, 6; Sicgmund, 7; .Imposture,