WELLINGTON MEETING

Evening Post, Volume CXXX, Issue 4, 4 July 1940, Page 15

WELLINGTON MEETING

FIRST DAY FIELDS

ELEVEN IN STEEPLECHASE

' Of the four meetings held at Trentham in the season there is none more popular than the Wellington Racing Club's Winter Meeting in July, and it is doubtful if the club has ever secured better all-round fields for the opening day of this fixture than have accepted for next Tuesday. The total is 154, which is only five less than the record of last July. The form comes from all quarters of the Dominion, and a very high standard promises to be reached on the three days next week:

The feature events next week are the Wellington Steeplechase and Whyte Handicap on the opening day, the Parliamentary Handicap on the middle day, and the Winter Hurdles on the final day. The acceptance for the two first-named of these races was taken last evening, and the response has been most gratifying.

A notable absentee from the Wellington Steeplechase field is Slayer, while further withdrawals are Santoft, Cottingham, Hirangi. Biform, Brigadore, Floodlight, Glenvane, Makoi, and Smiling Thru. This leaves a representative lot of eleven, which is headed by those two brilliant performers Padishah and Clarion Call, who will probably monopolise the betting. No fewer than 29 acceptors have,been attracted for the Whyte Handicap. The comparative acceptances for the first day in the last three years have been: —

1938. 1939. 1940. Maricl Steeples 10 10 12 Woburn Handicap 25 33 26 Vittoria Hurdles 19 19 26 Stewards' Handicap .... 23 24 20 Wellington Steeples 11 9 H Trentham Hurdles 12 11 11 Whyte Handicap 21 34 29 Te Aro Handicap 14 19 19 135 159 154 THE ACCEPTANCE LIST. The list is as follows:— 11.27 MAKIRl HACK AND HUNTERS' STEEPLECHASE HANDICAP, £350; about 2% miles. Small Boy .. 11 13 Game Pit 9 8 i Nightbound ..11 8 Tutor 9 » Surcoat 11 2 Dozie Boy .. 9 7 Glenvane ... 10 13 British Isles . 9 3 Love Lilt 9 11 King Mestor .. 9 2 Lactose 9 8 One Whetu ..9 0 12.6 WOBURN HANDICAP, £350; 6 furlongs. Midgard .... 9 4 Gemara 8 5 Flying Flag . 9 3 Bold Blood ..8 4 Viracious 9 0 Expellant ... 8-4 Tuatara 8 13 Last Acre ... 8 4 Race Away .. 8 12 Chandlery ..82 Norse 8 12 Auto Sweep -. 8 0 Kriemhild .. 8 12 Buccaneer ..8 0 Gold Don ... 8 11 Conversion ..8 0 Dainty Dell . 8 11 Gold Blaze ..80 Lord Lynn ... 8 8 Parchment ..8 0 Lucullus Boy . 8 7 Pillory 8 0 Laughing Song 8 7 St. Grace ... 8 0 Little Dorrit ..8 6 War Cloud .. 8 0 12.48 VITTORIA HURDLE HANDICAP, £350; iy 2 miles. Smoke Screen 11 6 Very Glad .. 9 10 Araboa 10 9 Monipere 9 10 Tidewaiter ..10 7 Grand Sport . 9 9 Jack Tar ... 10 7 Saccone .... 9 9 Turakl 10 6 War Lap 9 9 Pekoe 10 5 Gold Ballad .. 9 9 High Peer .. 10 4 Midland 9 7 Galteemore .. 10 2 Good Sun ... 9 4 BIsquit 10 0 Son and Heir 9 3 Hunting Chorus 9 13 Waka 9 2 Esperance Bay 9 12 Haile Selassie . 9 0 Tide 9 11 Kincora 9 0 Land Raid .. 9 10 Lacan 9 0 (.28 STEWARDS' HANDICAP, £450; 6 furlongs. Amigo 10 6 Lady Montana 8 10 Black Thread . 10 6 Grey Honour . 8 10 Aero King ... 912 Brazilian 8 6 Catalogue .. 9 12 Blonde Princess 8 5 Majority ... 9 12 White Rajah ..85 Rebel Mate ..99 Skyrena 8 4 Mittie 9 7 Vasconea .... 8 4 Orate 9 6 Paper Note .. 8 3 Sly Fox ... 9 4 Heroic Maid .. 80 Lord Cavendish 8 12 Screen Star ..8 0 2.7 WELLINGTON STEEPLECHASE HANDICAP, £1075; about 3% miles. , Padishah ... 12 0 Turakl 9 2 Clarion Call . 11 11 Chat 9 0 Small Boy .. 9 12 Flashlight ... 9 0 Ballybrit ... 911 Gay Boa 9 0 En Tour * 9 10 Lactose .... 9 0 Nightbound .. 9 4 Non-Acceptors. Slayer 10 6 Brigadore ... 9 0 Santoft 10 2 Floodlight ..90 Cottingham . 9 10 Glenvane .... 9 0 Hirangi 9 5 Makoi 9 0 Biform . 9 0 2.50 TRENTHAM HURDLE HANDICAP, £500; 194 miles. Jewelled Hirangi 10 0 Girdle 11 7 El Meynell .. 9 12 Soho 10 9 Aussie Ra ... 9 12 Curie 10 6 Student Prince 9 11 Hessketoon .. 10 4 Survalyon ... 911 Old Surrey ..10 1 Blue Tiger ..9 0 3.30 WHYTE HANDICAP, £600; 1 mile. Sly Fox 9 2 Kena 7 12 Classform 9 0 Lady Tinkle . 7 11 Du Maurler .. 8 10 Royal Star II 7 11 Alma 8 9 Balmenter ... 7 9 Francis Drake 8 9 Blonde Princess 7 9 Ned Cuttle .. 8 9 Cherokee .... 7 8 The Wrecker 8 9 Coloney Bogey 7 8 Dictate 8 8 Gaelic Song -.7 7 Hot Bos 8 8 Hunting Royal 7 7 Disdain .... 8 7 Philemup ... 7 i Sleeveless 8 7 Ituatlti 7 7 Aurora's Star 8 5 Silver Glow ..7 7 Erlick 8 4 Wagner 7 t Hagen 8 2 Prival < ' White Rajah .SO Non-Acceptors. Amigo 9 12 Master Cyklon 8 2 Haughty Wardress .... 7 13 Winner 9 1 Paddy the Rip 7 8 Quadroon 8 10 Authoress ... 7 7 Meaniea 8 7 Surella 7 i Trench Fight . 8 5 TE ARO HACK HANDICAP, £350; 1 mile. Young Charles 10 2 Te Ore 8 5 Noble Fox .. 9 11 Auto Sweep ... 80 Anita Foe 9 6 Captain Bruce 8 0 Authoress. ... 9 3 Don Quex ... 8 0 Kilometre ... 9 3 Gitana Lass .. 8 0 Pink Lad ... 9 0 Gold Gain ..8 0 Arabic 8 13 Great Fair .... 8 0 Little Robin .. 8 10 Renascor 8 0 Stella Lux ... 8 8 Royal Show ..80 Sheeny 8 5