SPORTING

Greymouth Evening Star, 7 May 1930, Page 6

SPORTING

TRACK AND STABLE NOTES

R. J. Mackio will ride Black Mint and Dainty Ways at the Nelson meeting. Mackie is now resident at Wellington and is attached to A. Goodman’s stables. Spearmiss is being taken, to Nelson, and will bo ridden by G. Ridgeway. Spcarmiss has been rather disappointing, as it was expected she would win a fairly good race before this, but might make amends in the Nelson Cup.

Lady Gen, a daughter of the once speedy Lady General, will be competing at Nelson. Sho is likely to give a good account of herself in the class she will meet there and at Blenheim. Tourist and Ex Done are two Trentham horses engaged at Nelson who have reasonable chances of scoring on the trip. Tourist who is a full brother to First Sight, will be ridden by A. Fratus or A. E. Ellis. No excuse can be found for the inability of Arikinui to win a race at Feilding, where he was very confidently- supported, but it is impossible to get away from the fact that if he produces his real form at Nelson he will not return to Trentham empty-hand-ed. Dainty Ways is entered in the Hope Handicap on the first day at the Nelson meeting, and with 8.13 in a 7.7 minimum will be very hard to dispose of.

Roi de Vai who will be raced at Nelson, has been schooled over hurdles of late, and it is hoped this treatment will make him more solid than ho used to bo.

Brigadier Bill is expected to run a good race in the Egmont Steeplechase to-morrow. F. Corlett will ride him, and Brigadier Bill usually races well at Hawera. Matu will contest the Egmont Steeplechase. Ho has done a moderate amount of work, but it is not thought ho will be forward enonugh to win there. He will be ridden by A. Jenkins.

Diana’s Lad, who jumps country well, must have a chance in the Hack Steeplechase at Hawera to-morrow, for the most of those in the' field he will meet are not forward in condition'.

Providing the track is firm, Blue Paper should prove a hard horse to beat at Hawera.

Leisure, who won in faultless style at Feilding, is engaged in a hac|k event at Hawera to-morrow.

Ruanui was one of the unluckiest horses that raced at the Feilding meeting, and there will be no htter horse engaged at Hawera. With the benefit of the racing she had at Feilding, Just So should be close to the money at Hawera.

Star Comet is the early favourite for tho Great Northern Hurdles. Matu has been schooling well over tho big fences at Trentham. Yoma has been doing good track work, and ho is one who will be suited by the going at Hawera this week.

Judged on his recent performances Airtight should go a good race in the Egmont Steeplechase to-morrow. Phar Lap has won about £26,000 this season, which is a record for New Zealand and Australia for one horse in any ono year.

Toxeuma goes into retirement until next season. This wonderfully con-sis-tent galloper has earned a spell. Pompeius is in the two Great Northerns and tho Cornwall Handicap. His connections are obviously sanguine of his versatility.

Omeo has come into discussion on the Great Northern Steeplechase. His size may not assist him to carry big weights, but he has not earned them yet. In The Shade,is back to form but ho does not show his best on winter tracks.

Glensttv, who is engaged in the Tangahoe Hurdles at Hawera to-mor-row is a very promising hurdler. Prince Lu is a brilliant fencer and gains ground at every jump.. He is very speedy, but at present is not a good stayer

TROTTING. Finoro, who won the Leamington Handicap, 1£ miles, at Cambridge on Saturday, in 3.36 1-5, is a bay mare by Wild Oro out of Oro Fino, and is owned by Hr J. R. Corrigan, Wild Oro was at one time owned by Mr H. W. Kitchingham and raced on the Coast. He was a descendant of Copa de Oro, the fastest horse of his day that ever left. America, being a 1.5!) horse. Copa de Oro also sired Rey de Oro. Finoro was the only foal got by Wild Oro. the latter having been later gelded. J. J. Jarden will leave to-morrow for Christchurch, where he will in future have his training establishment.

After winning the last race at the recent Taranaki meeting, Ngahuia was sold to Mr J. R. Corrigan. Rcgai Voyage looks certain to develop into a good winner. At Ashburton he went 4.34 3-5 of 4.49.

Wrackeen is a. good stayer, but the Wrack four-year-old might find Hie distance' of the Flying at Forbury Park just too short for her. Luck in tho running will count for a lot in tho Renown Handicap, but Pink Sugar will only have to steer cieai- of trouble to race prominently. It is little-wonder that very few back markers get up to win nowadays. At tho Addington Easter fixture Krina went 2.10 2-5, and then was live lengths away from the winner. According to reports from tho, South, Free Chimes is expected to run well in tho Domain Handicap tomorrow.

Tho Shrew is improving with every race, and a good stake looks like coming her way any time now.

Grand little trotter ihgt Great Nelson is, ho looks to have an impossible task in tho Bayfield Handicap. Should Drake reproduce his track form at I 1 orbury Park in the Domain Handicap to-morrow he will go close to filling a place.

Sunchild is very honest, and' he looks ono of the most likely to trouble the favourites in tho Beach Handicap to-morrow.

c. S. Donald has a big team engaged at Forbury Park, and followers of the stable have reason to be pleased with their prospects.

Silverwood has pace, but she is not too clever at the barrier.

If Nelson’s Victory can. do all that his supporters claim for him, ho will only need to go away right in the Beach Handicap to win.

Ellegro is credited with having a ' tine turn of speed, but apparently he | is seldom in the mood to show it. i , Fussore Silk has shown some fine I clips in his recent work, but lie apI pears to he a. bit barrier-shy.

I On Friday morning of this week a< I; Forbury Park, tho horses belonging to |l the lato Mr T. 'F. Ritchie will go under the hammer. Included among them is that good brood mare Swift-

I est. who is stinted to Guy Parrish, 'Swiftbine and Pedro Swift, a brother Ito Peter .Swift will also be' offered, ? while among the young ones -who will be paraded before prospective buyers are several whose breeding suggests that they will develop into smart performers.

FORBURY PARK PROSPECTS

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CHRISTCHURCH. May 6. Forbury Park Trotting Club opens its Winter meeting to-morrow with good fields. A lot of interest will centre in the attempt of the Lorenso Todd two-year-old to get a record for an unhoppled trotter of his years. There will be few backers ready to vote for anything but White Satin in the Sires Produce Stakes. Out of seven starts this season she has won three times, and been placed twice. Her best performance was registered at t he Otahuhu Summer meeting when she won the Trial Handicap from GO yards in 3.31 4-5, a New Zealand record for a trotter of her years. A brilliant filly, she is seen to best advantage on firm going. Lough Guy by Real Guy—Huia De Oro is the Townley representative of solid order, and he should go well, but defeat for White Satin seems a remote possibility, and ladies will have to be content with afternoon tea money. Deceitful with a record of 3.34 2-5 figures on 3.44 in the Bayfield, and she should account for Jean Ballin and Fifa. Belinda, from G. McKendry's stable, should be the public choice in the Domain Handicap. Her fast winningrecord gives her a big advantage from the limit, and Willie Derby and Silverwood have hard work to beat her. The smart southern pacer, Nelson’s Victory who will be coupled with Erin's Fortune is regarded as a good proposition for the,Beach Handicap, but in El Direct and Peter Daunt, he will strike a smart pair of improving weight carriers. While Carmel won convincingly in

the Durbar Handicap at Ashburton, The Shrew finished just as resolutely once she got clear, and if the race were boiled down to a tussle between this pair, The Shrew might take preference, as sho appeals as the best style of goer for the small track. Coupled with Peterwah, the combination is a formidable one. Peterwah is getting into his best shape, and his mile, and a-half at 2.14 clip at Addington on Saturday revealed that he has lost none of his old dash, as he was full of running at the end. Lingfield took the count a long way from home at Ashburton. Bonny Logan is not a genuine two-miler, and Native Prince should more than hold her. At Addington on Saturday, Native Prince by reeling off a mile and a-half in 3.17, the last mile and a-quarter in a tick better than 2.42, increased in favour for the race, and it may bo found on the day that he will give most opposition' to The Shrew and Carmel. The Jean McElwyn—Sunshower bracket is certain of support. Jean McElwyn has seldom been out of the money at Forbury Park, while jSunshower met with conspicuous success at the Summer meeting. Cardinal Logan would be a surprise, but Author Jinks with a placed record of 4.22 1-5, will be a force to reckon with if he is patiently handled. Fined down, form points to The Shrew, Carmel, Native Prince and Berry’s pair, Sunshower and Jean McElwyn. The public should choose between The Shrew, Carmel and Native Prince. Staying talent is not conspicuous in the field.

For the St. Clair Handicap for unhoppled trotters, Great Bell, Boneta, Peter Lin, Jock Bingen and Dolores comprise those that have shown best form at the distance. Ambition could not see the journey out at Ashburton, but despite the fact that she is now handicapped six seconds tighter, she is in demand. Boneta can usually be depended on to go a solid two miles, but the same cannot be said of several others in the field. Jock Bingen is a good stayer, but a bad breaker. Against this company however, he should have ample time to settle down and show his true colours.

The Renown Handicap presents the hardest problem of. the day. Becky de Oro went a line race at Ashburton without winning, but at terms Pink Sugar should account for her. Morrison should account for the majority of the field, as he has registered some eight seconds faster than he is handicapped to do, and has trained on pleasingly. Since Lydia looks like the best to bring off a surprise, many will prefer Morrison, Pink Sugar and Lydia.

The class of the Flying Handicap field is exceptionally good, and a keen contest is anticipated. Vendome is one that will handle Forbury track to decided advantage, and she is in such rare buckle at present that it is hard to pick one likely one to beat her, unless it is Wilma Dillon. The John Dillon gelding put up a fine perform;! neo in running fourth in the main sprint at Ashburton. Wrackeen and Morning Sun have shown winning form on the course, and I his is not likely to be overlooked by backers. Logan Hanlon should do best of the others. A likely solution is Vendome, Wilma Dillon and Wrackeen.

LATEST SCRATCHINGS

HAWERA, May 7

Ten Acre was scratched at 8 o’clock last night for all engagements at the Egmont winter meeting.