ASHHURST MEETING

Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 17, 21 January 1939, Page 21

ASHHURST MEETING

EXCELLENT CARD

HORSES IN LIKELY FORM

With excellent fields secured, throughout f the '.card, the AshhurstPqhangina Racing Club's Annual Meeting at Ashhurst on Monday' promises to be. the most successful meeting the club; has' held since it first raced "'on Anniversary Day ten years ago. The weather prospects are good, arid though -the track will be' firm it should • hot ..be,-".too -hard, as. there has. been a lob of rain; during the past two months in ;> the'Man,awatu district.' : Since the last meeting various improvements to- the-appointments have been 'carried out \ and everything possible, has been done; for the comfort of patrons; There are now ample car-park-ing areas and complete arrangements have" been made for the handling of traffic. ■ -.." ■■' '■■ .• '. '•'■

■ ; Form has: been- well.-. disclosed over ; the .holidays and there will-be - a small infusion of horses wl}o raced the first two days at Trentham' this "week. The betting will b.e-under, the. singlepool system, with progress dividends, registered on a barometer indicator. The following horses are likely to claim attention:— •■■■ t ■■■■'.■-■ ' > . Hack Hurdles.-r-Birig Boy and Prin cess Isabel. Pohangina Handicap.—Lady Ina and ! Alyth. . ■ j Komako Hack.Handicap.—Stella.Lux and Lexden. ' •■.''.,_. - Ashhurst Cup.—Liiciillus Lad and Tiger Gain. ' ; ■>■ -' ■••.-. Novice Stakes.—Daregain and Judgment. ' ' Manawatu. Gorge Hack Cup.—Centrepoise and Te Morehu. . Siberia Isack Handicap.—Hunter - Eve and Filettb.

Raumai Handicap.—Gay Chou and Meamea. The card is as follows:— 12.0 HACK HURDLES HANDICAP. ©150: IVz miles. Blng Boy 11 0 Umpire 9 10 Tareha 10 4 Princess Isabel 9 0 Hanover 10 0 Maahanui .... 9 0 J2.40 POHANGLNA HANDICAP, £200; 6 furlongs. Gay Chou .... 9 3 Flammarion .. 7 5 Lady Ina 8 1 Alyth 7 0 Joviality 7 6 Sporting Gift . 7 0 Solaria 7 5 Screen Star .. 7 0 1.20 KOMAKO HACK HANDICAP. £150; 6 furlongs.Jeanne 8 13 Thrasos ...... 7 13 Stella Lux .. 8 6 Rowana I 10 Guiding Light . 8 3 Jacynth .... 7 7 Copycat 8 2 Golden Lexden ..... 8 2 Enterprise 7 7 , Red WUcb .... 8 .1 2.0 ..'.-•' ; ASHHURST CUP, £320; IY4. miles. . Master Cyklon 811 Winsome Lv .. 7 §1 Lucullus Lad . -8 6 Red Sand .... 7 t ! Tiger Gain ... 8 6 Helen Ford .... 7 1 j Ned Cuttle .... 7 13 Aureus ..... 7 9 Dainty Sue ... 7 7 Amatory ..... 7 0 Galteemore ... '1 3 Royal Choice .' 7 0 2.45 NOVICE STAKES. £130; 6 furlongs. Brazil 8 7 Richelieu Pearl 8 7 * Daregain 8 7 Red CMef .... 8 7 Golden Garter . 8 7 Titter 8 7 Judgment .... 8 7 Caution ..... 712 March Easy .. 8 7 Flying Flag .. 712 Regicide 8 7 3.30 ■MANAWATU GORGE HACK CUP, £225; 8% furlongs. Hinerawe .... 9 0 Sir Rabbi .... 710 Mendelssohn .. 8 10 Vlracious ..... 7 9 . Centrepoise .. 8 7 Bing Boy .... 7 9 Te Morehu ... 8 7 Classical .... 7 9 Stella Lux ... 8 4 Colincamps ..7 8 Donegal .... 7 12 Morning Flight 7 7 War. Lap ..... .7 11 Ted Prior ... 7 7 4.15 I SIBERIA HACK HANDICAP, £150; 5 furlongs. Hunter's Eve . 9 4 Gold Petal ... 7 13 Jeanne 8 12 Rbwana 7 8 ' Screen Star .. 8 9 Daregain .... 7 7 ■ Filetto 8 3 Kokako 7 7 Earl's Court .. 8 2 Goldchase ... 7 7 Copycat .... 8 1 Golden ' Lexden .'..... 8 1 Enterprise 7 7 Amoroso .... 8 0 '5.0 RAUMAI HANDICAP. £1,75; 7 furlongs. Gay Chou .... 9 10 Mister Quex ..7 7 Wildflower .. 8 4 Alyth 7 7 Meamea ...... 8 2 Buster Brown . 7 7 Solaria ...... 712 Granvale .... 7 7 ': Red Sand .... 7 12 Sporting Gift . 7 7 Flammarion . 712 Gold Ballad ..7 7