THE BIG CLASSIC

Evening Post, Volume CXXXVI, Issue 74, 24 September 1943, Page 10

THE BIG CLASSIC

TOMORROW'SSTRUGGLE : There -are iio racing or trotting fixtures -for tomorrow. Nevertheless, there will be one unique contest, the Parliamentary: Stakes; •: in whichV the, whole Dominion will be interested. Presented for the first .occasion .''since 1938, > the conditions, governing the event make it an all-aged contest, irrespective of sex and without allowance?. •..•!: Divided into numerous, heats,, the starting points are widely divergent, but in every instance the Capital-City vis the, ultimate finish-ing-post. .Despite's the; somewhat restricted period the candidates had for training activities, the big majority will welcome th> arrival of the big day. However,; it ; can; be confidently predicted that there will be many; who will fall ;by the wayside* Although the bookmaker<is: not countenanced in this Dominion^ there has been a good deal of quiet'wagering, >b.ut just; as has been the case on the Turf this: winter form may not prove 'reliable. ; True, there are .some outstanding, favourites, but weight of money does not ensure vie-, tory, for all- top frequently the' apparently formidable candidate: has to submit-to defeat. :,- ■*•:.■- ■v:--'-;^:'-:.f--:- -,-.~ To Be Spelled.l—Fairy Bard,-,Avhp; did npt go quite, as far-in the open ranks as was expected, is to be treated to a j spelli-:Now a five-year-old, he should develop into a; fine type ;bf a :hbrse.' i ; One,Outing-.—Town Hall, by Kincardine from the.; Threadneedle mare Pirima,:- who' is; engaged in the: Dimediri;■ Guineas', had only one; outing ast . season^. the McLean Stakes.;. As he was* growing all "the time his; owners .put- him;'aside, land: he'is i stated? to have; develbpedvihtb a ■ nice 'horse.;} ; :.-. Veterans.—Two veteran horsemen in J. BryceuandA. Hendriksen■were seen in) the : sulkyv at the i Ashburton' Meeting. The; former has four New Zealand Trotting' Cup "successes ,ftqv his credit, his first being with Cathedral Chimes in 1915, and Heridrikseri's'first ;wm:in: the big race was by Albert:.-'H; iri.-19l2^i'-v;•::-;■:■. ;■: ;\V-^+- ; New: Trainer.n--A:provisional trainer's liceiipe has been granted: R. J;,.Belcher, who is setting up at. Trentham in the stables, of; the late 'T^Yates; / Belcher came to the Dbmiriioti: from New. South "Whales in 1938<under- engagement;.to T. R. Georg_e,-but;fa?;year later• enlisted in= the "Air Force. He' Vis now back- in larid 'and; the -Middle J 'i '■:: ':'■• '■■;;;. ■ -At TAivapiihii—TheSPbsterity. gelding Oui" Pat: has; joined fiPark .Light in L. rKnapp's;;stables at; A^apuhi. 1"■ In 'his •pne'';start:-last;seaspri;Vpur;:Pat;'ra^' v;iiiird in^the ;Midhirst: Juvenile Handicap at Stratford;- .and :he has; had: only one • outing \this; .term. "r;-\'b-\v- :■ t;. .:; '■':■: ;.*> •'] '' :■. ':■'■ i 9 '- -f In^: Favouri-^The/intimation^that Thie ■J6kerl^was;^bn; ;the'"twa"y:r-brbiugh>:'the ■New Zealander inta-favour .for; the Melbourne Cup. HoweverV Australians wereriot particularly impressed by the Paladiiv gelding bn>arrival, but; they will;find:that, fit and well, he will, be galloping at .-the finishrbf the big\xace at> Elemington;;:.^; v';l;;:;" ' r;:. '<■], ;,:; (■; 'i v '>''%-::':: ■■• ' ;Next^-Classici—The;' ithirpl.; opportunity for--:tiprth'erh.t^ in this iisla'nd &t Hastings" oh" Oetpber .2, Swheh'^he;^ajiprltyI' ot :*he' runners will,probably be Hawke's" Bay young-sters.-i Many;;gopd?^nesVhaye won this race," arid since it;was resumed, aftei ■a break in ; 1917-18," Humbug, ;Mermin Epitaph, s:and Bathbs^^wbn^in^^^ successive years. , Then followed another inter ruptipn was resumed in 1939 Kindergarten tooh the honours. '^Last year's winner, Ses ,Spi,>-:might;; well, have carried- her re

:ord much further but for;: her fatal ICFor WingatuL—The Riccarton candi r dates John o' London and Langue dOr will go south for the Dunedin Guineas, but Desert Strife will not race again till the:spring. / , Looked Well.—When he went down in; his preliminary for the Spring Hack Handicap' at the Wanganui; Meeting High Ideal struck out; very boldly. He failed to show up in the actual race, hut- the- experience should be . beneCGrand Type.—Shah Jehan, a big three-year-old by : Bulandshar from Prestige"'who is ah inmate, of B,: H. Morris's stable at Hastings, had his first outing for the Reason -on ; the second day of the Wanganui Meeting. He had only four races : last .term,: winning at his last 'appearance, and the easy time he has had should bring .its; reward. •Still Winning-—Despite the fact that he was: an eight-year-old; when vracing last season, the- New -Zealand-bred Footmark (Defoe—Bachelor's Picture) did very well at Albury (New. South Wales) meetings, his six starts producing four firsts I and , two seconds. In' the majority of instances .he .contested mile events, and had .as high as 11.3, to lump./' v -.' .i:;. ■ ';• "■■■■ Little-raced:—Matawene, a three-year-old filiy by Martarma—Rawene, who had only" two outings,last- season for a third, had ;h?r: first; outing^for the. current term at Marton, but she failed to'-'.shOw-Aup, although she undoubted speed.. She is .by Martarma from the Winkie mare Rawene, and is trained by E.Ci Kendall; at /Palmers-: ton North^ •■,.:■■/;,;\. ■■••■•^v' ;■. :V... ■;;■'■'-.''-:• \;: