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Grey River Argus, 3 May 1944, Page 3

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Egmont R.C. ACCEPTANCES FOR SATURDAY P.A. NEW PLYMOUTH, May 2. The following acceptances have been received for the Egmont Racing Club’s meeting to be held on Saturday:— Tangahoe Hurdles, £175, 11 miles: Te Kawiti 10.12, Par Avion 10.5, Noble Fox, Pekoe 10.3, Park Light 9.3, Whero, Silver Clarion, Staying Power, Young Jim, Gay Theio 9.0. Telegraph Hack Handicap, £l5O, 6 furlongs: Donegal Bay 9.0, Waipero 8.8, Molly Martia, Chef d’Oeuvre 8.6, Hard Frost, Vermette 8.4, Cauda Lux 8.2, Barras 8.1, Manpower 7.10, Mulla Park, Jackels, Lady Midian, Sir Plato, Stipulation, River Light, Signal ' Light, Rebate, Gitana Lass, Etta Quex, Etianthus, Gay Anne, Prakish, Sival, Royal Son 7.7. Juvenile Handicap, '£lso, 5 furlongs: Mangarakau 8.10, Victory Dawn 8.6, El Tiger 7.13, Trojan Bay, Terang 7.6, Foxland, Francis Mond, Young Trent, Cleo 7.5, Antrim Lady 7.4, Derryogue, Kathey 7.3, Miss Hazrat, Miss Corvette 7.0. Hawera Handicap, £2OO, 7 furlongs: Clarice 9.0, Embroider 8.4, ■Jonathan Jo. Black Plato 8.1, Plato Lad 7.10, Nightray 7.6, Pekoe 7.5, Ring Chief 7.3, Bobden Park, Starlet 7.0.

Egmont Steeplechase Handicap, of £3OO, about 2j. miles: Kanui Te Pai 11.2, Colonel Rouge 11.0, Idle Hour 10.0, Last Match 9.4, Mansura, Gay Hussar, Mamaku 9.0. Champion Hack Plate Handicap, £3OO, 11 miles: Peter’s Choice 9.5, Fort Royal 8.1, Young Jim 8.0, Our Pat. Kadina, Broiefort Star 7.10, Cracroft 7.9, Novocaine, Magic Chief,, Bonny Defoe, Sival, Windsor Star, Hullabaloo, Gay Theio, Lady Midian 7.7.

Mcßae Handicap, £3OO, 11 miles: Battledress 9.6, Embroider 8.3, Keen Play, Black Plato 8.1. Nightray 7.7, Mountain Fox Ring Chief, Alexcelia 7.0. '

Borough Hack Handicap, £2OO, 7 furlongs: Waipero 9.0, Molly Martia, Chef d’Oeuvre 8.12, Vermette 8.10, Sedgemere, Fort Royal 8.9, Cauda Lux 8.7, Manpower. Our Pat 8.4, Novocaine 8.1, Mulla Park, Lady Midian, Forest Art, Sir Plato, Stipulation, Star Paul, Dink’s Own. Gitana Lass, Etta Quex, Rehearsal, CetaV wavo, Hullabaloo, Skipper Gay 7.13. ASHBURTON C.R.C. DIVISIONS P.A. ASHBURTON, May 2. Divisions in the Selma Trot to be run at. the Ashburton County Racing Club’s meeting on Saturday are as follows:— Selma Trot (first division), l’> miles: Barometer Chimes, Mercury Maid, Nonnie Grattan, Avowal, Cameronian, Gay Pal, Impartial, Killowen, Calumet Queen, Emulous. Lady Beverley, Nola Wrack, Quite Clever, Traverse scr, Bonnie Volo, Pencarrow 12, Mother’s Wish 24. Selma Trot (second division), 11 miles: Red Ace, Sideline, Windermere, Naval Base, Ladv Spray, Spondulix, Nellie Fraser, Mine Host, Wee Feg, Grelba. Luckv Loyal, Park Dale. Sand Maid, Warform scr, Playwright 12, Sunny Glen 24, Noble Ret a 60. SOUTH AUCKLAND T.C. DIVISIONS P.A. AUCKLAND, May 2. The following are divisions for the Matangi Handicap to be run at the South Auckland Trotting Club’s meeting on Saturday:— Matangi Handicao (first division), 4.3 class. 1 mile 5 furlongs: Auto Bell, Flashlight, Floradale, Frances Bell, Great Shadow, Lord Brooklyn, Lusty Lady, Ngaire’s Pal, Peter Pointer, Rose Scott, Royal Ensign, Staveley’s Lad scr, Silver Plane 24. Matangi Handicap (second division), 4.3 class, 1 mile 5 furlongs:— Dainty Jewel. Flaxen Lass, Gay Snark. Kallula, Merry Chimes, Nuella, Old Glory, Right Wing, Sonny Jewel, Spvland, Toronto Lass scr, Everest 12, Repose 60.

Racing Notes Came Home Solidly: The Waikato juvenile winner, Bueno, came home strongly to beat the well-fancied Park Royal by a short length.. Bueno is owned by Mr W S. Goosman, and is one of the first of the Battle Songs to be led in a winner. Solid: , , .... . While he may not be as brilliant as some of his two-year-old rivals,. Piccolo more than make up for what he lacks jn this respect by his solidity. In the Russley Plate at the recent Riccarton fixture, he showed great determination to wear Blue Bonny down over the last fifty yards. A plain bay gelding, Piccolo was picked up at the yearling sales at Trentham for the modest outlay ot. His dam, Sweet Biscuit. a speedy but unsound mare, is a halfs:ster to Merry March and Colonel Bogey, both fair gallopers. Won’ Nicely: Cabin Boy showed his class to take the Wairarapa Handicap at Trentham on Saturday. He was always doinp- it easily in the straight and could have increased his length margin had. his driver wished Cabin Boy has not been an easy , horse to train and provided he remains sound he will take a much tighter mark. Good Actioned Trotter: , Suzerain, although he is a five-year-old has not had much race exnerience, and at present is likely to make a mis-step at the barrier, but this is a fault, he should soon oveicome By Quite Sure from a Sonoma Harvester mare, he is a good actioned trotter who should pick up a stake in-the near future. Suited by Conditions: The heavy track at Waikato was all in favour of Airport. After trauFnir the early, leaders the Dozer Full Hand and Erndale, he followed the latter when he took over in the straight- and finished too well to get the verdict by a neck from Erndale with Town Survey a length and a half away Both Erndale and Town Survey ran fine races and these two horses should be well seasoned when the? return to hurdling. The Dozer finished sixth after being in the van most of the way, a good effort for a steeplechaser. I E Revelling in the conditions, Colonel Vaals opened his winning account at To Rana the margin in his favour at the fudge being six lengths. The Vaals gelding has always had the reputation of being a good galloper, and like most of his sire’s stock, handles heavy ground well. Tarzah. who” ran second to Colonel Vaals, name from a good way back to head nff the outsider Pink Shell for that honour Another to impress was Saitina who finished just in behind Hie placed division, after being left lengths at the start. . Checked During Running: There was heavy support for Lady Hertha in the Puketaha Handicap at Waikato, but a check in the middle staees sent her back to last, and from then on she was never going a Winner. The winner turned up in the three-year-old ConstituI finn who had disappointed his connections at his nrevious start, but Ini th : s occasion won bke a really wood” horse. Marble Fox, second, I “flving” over the last furlong, i though she could not get closer than lengths to the winner. Balblair I was eight lengths away third Ex--1 ranse finished" at the rear, not be(PnV at home in the bad ground. Zona Grattan Easily: 7ona Grattan drew attent'on to her ability by her easy w.n at Trentham Although nine years old, the

Grattan Loyal-Litle Joan mare has not done a great deal of racing. In her previous essays she has invariably failed to leave the mark correctly, and was generally regarded as an unfavourable proposition. However. since entering W. Fj. Butt’s stable she has made gradual improvement, and much of the credit for her win must go to this young trainer.