NEWS AND VIEWS

Evening Star, Issue 26018, 5 February 1947, Page 3

NEWS AND VIEWS

Fixtures. February 8. Wanganui Jockey, Club. , February 8- —Auckland Trotting Club. February >B. Poverty Bay Turf Club. February 8.-—Canterbury Park Trotting Club. ' February B.—Kuinara Trotting Club. February 8, 15.—Gore Racing Club. February 15.—New Brighton Trotting Club.: ■ February 15.—Waikato Racing Club. February 15.—Rangitikei Racing Club. .February 15.—Tolaga Bay Jockey Club. -February 22.—Woodville District Jockey Club. v. February 22.—Te Aroha Jockev Club., 'February 22, 24.—Westland Racing Club. February 22, March I.—Egmont Racing Club.

February 22, March I.—Dunedin Jockey Club. * Reminders. Nominations for the Dunpdin Jockey Club’s autumn meeting are due to-mor-rbw at 5 j).m. ' Nominations for the Wyndham. Trot-

ting Club’s annual meeting will close on March 3. ■ Nominations for the Invercargill Trotting Club’s summer meeting will close on Wednesday, February 12. For-:

feits for: the Southland* Three-year-old Stakes are due at the same time. Emulous Re-appears. Last' season’s outstanding pacer, Emulous, will return to racing at the Canterbury' Park Club’s meeting on Saturday. . '' It is.some weeks since he was placed back in work at Rakaia by W. K. Tatterson, and his acceptance for the Farewell Handicap would indicate, that he is> remaining: sound to this ; stage of his preparation. A brilliant performer oyer au distances, Emulous needs to win another race' at two miles to be

assessed in New Zealand*Cup company. Broke Under'Pressure. Driven by G. Thurlow, Lucky Bill; gave -a good display of trotting - for more; than a ’ mile and three furlongs in the Waverley Handicap at the Forbury Park Trotting Club’s . meeting, but' he lost a winning chance when he broke under pressure at the entrance to the straight. Qnlya five-year-old, the Lucky Jack gelding-can .trot fast and he should win good races when he. settles down to race solidly. On Easy List.

Howe has been physicked and is on the easy list. If all goes well with him he will be prepared. for either the Thompson Handicap or the North Island Challenge Stakes on the first day of the Wellington • Autumn Meeting. Lady , Christine.

Since winning the Fitzerbert Handicap on the second day of the Wellington meeting, Lady' Christine has been . restricted to light tasks. She will be prepared fpr the North Island Challenge Stakes, after which she .will contest : thei Manawatu -Sires’ Produce Stakes.* A trip to the Canterbury Easter meeting to contest the Challenge Stakes and. the Champagne Stalres is also in view, for her. . For Australia. Battle Ajbbeyj Skilled, ahd Kerry Lad are still at Trentham, ;and it' is expected that they will leave for Australia in the middle of March. Quick Returns. , Worthy Cross and Special Edition, which were sold*.to go to Australia last year, , have jjoth won for their new owners. A gelding by Grattan Loyal from ; Daphne de Oro, Special Edition was sold by\Mr W. Gracie to Mr W. Arthur, and for him he won the Hopetoun Handicap at Gloucester Park, Western Australia, last month. Special Edition started from the 36yds mark ,and returned his supporters a dividend of £l7 10s when he won by half a yard from Ffeelight in 3min 40Jsec for

the mile and five furlongs. No details are available regarding Worthy- Cross’s win at Perth on New Year’s Day. Awapuni Gold Cup. ■ Last year the Manawatu Racing Club offered a stake amounting to £SOO for the Awapuni Gold Cup, a weight-for-age race run over a mile

and a-quarter, but the prize has been doubled for thei year’s contest says the ‘ Post.’' The club will hold its meeting on March 22 and' 29, which will follpw hard on the heels of the Wellington autumn , fixture and immediately precede the Faster gatherings at Riccarton and Ellerslie. Dur-

ing the period 1942 to 1945 the Awapuni Gold Cup was not presented, and when it was reinstated last year it was on the second day’s card. . However,. with a stake of £I,OOO being offered the classic should be attractive to owners of horses engaged at Trentham and the other nrfetropolitan meetings that follow, more particularly should it be promoted to the first day’s caid. By so doing'the classic contenders would have a beneficial interval before‘fulfilling their Easter engagements.