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Hawera Star, Volume L, 26 July 1930, Page 3

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MANAWATU V/INTER MEETING ACCEPTORS FOR FIRST DAY. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) PALMERSTON N., July 25. The following are the acceptances for the first- day (July 31) ol the Manawatu Racing Club’s- winter meeting:— 1 KIWTTEA ITHNTEItS’ TITTRDIiES. Of 100 sovs. One mile and a-lialf.

I NOTES AND COMMENTS i I (By "Maecenas.”) On Thursday and Saturday next the Manawatu Racing Club will hold its first winter meeting. It is more or less of an experiment on the part of the club, and it anticipates making a loss over the venture. * * ' * * * Since his winning effort in the Winter Steeplechase at the recent meeting at Trentham Matu has done exceedingly well, and if he goes on as at present lie must tane a lot of beating ' in the coming Grand National Steeplechase. * * <• * r Aurora Borealis is a much-discussed Grand National candidate. Considering her -size she is really good, but it is open to doubt whether she will prove equal to carrying 11.1 over the trying course of the Grand National Steeplechase. * * * * * Trainer F. 7>. Jones left for Sydney yesterday with Limerick, P-a quite. Dunraven, First Sight and Arilciwai. J All were well forward, and it will causa surprise should they not secure some prize money. In view of the closeness of the winning records of Limerick and Amounis, New Zealanders will hope that Limerick reveals his host form on the trip. * * * The; New Zealand invasion of Australia still, continues, and trainer T. Lloyd, with iGiay Crest, Adel phi and Royal Baby, left Wellington for Sydney yesterday. IT. Lorrigan. has hooked passage for August To, and is taking Concentrate, Gesture, King Musket, Cimabue and Royal Duke. All the horses named are well, and on paper look a formidable lot; so it may! be that after the spring campaign Australians will again be asking: what is the secret of the New Zealand horses’ superiority? # * « * * H. Gray looks certain to head the list in this season’s jockey championship. Considering that Gray has not been riding all the season, his percentage of wins is remarkably high. *- *3r * ** * R. Svme, who is to ride Matu in the coming Grand National Steeplechase, has won the last two contests for that race on Wiltshire. The law of averages is against him again, winning this year. • * « * * j When Matu ran second to Wiltshire | in last year’s Grand National Stoeplej chase lie carried 9.5. In next month's j contest lie will carry 10.fi. As this year’s class is pounds inferior to that of last year Matu should play a leadi ing part if lie has average luck. * * « * * Prior to leaving this Dominion foi Sydney last May, Austerity had regis tered a number of improving tun promising performances and appeal'd j to be a good proposition for Australia |-===

but, unfortunately, went wrong, and arrived back in "Wellington last i uosdav. • * * • * As a two-year-old Stagliunter at times showed great brilliancy, and many good judges anticipated liis developing into a eiiampion, but lie subsequently lost all. form, and although tried on several occasions it was not till the recent, meeting at Trentham that Stagliunter again got on tlie winning list. Since such success Stagliutiter has been responsible for good work at Trentham. He will have, the sen'ices of B. .Morris in tlie 1 M iutci Cup, in which event lie is expected to run prominently. # Diana's Lad gave good display lor a novice at the last meeting of the Egmont Racing Club. Unfortunately for his owner, the gelding went wrong on the eve of the Wanganui meeting and has not raced since. Pie will compete at Awapuni next Saturday and may then go oh to the Grand National meeting at Riccarton. Wliarncliffe was given a spin over the Riccarton country last Thursday. He had as a mate Lord Ranald, who proved too good for Wliarncliffe. No doubt the latter will make improvement under T. H. Gillett, but after witnessing liis effort in the last W ellington Steeplechase, the writer does not favour his prospects at Riccarton next month. * * * In England horses are put to jumping very early, hut in Australia, and New Zealand they are not raced in this department till their sphere of usefulness on the flat is at an end. This is an unwise policy from any point of view. That good money can lie won in jumping events, even in our small Dominion, is clearly demonstrated in the fact that little Aurora Borealis won no 1-eiss than £3585 during the current season. Aurora Borealis is only a five-year-old and is a remarkably well bred one, but the wisdom of putting her to jumping early ! is shown by results. In. tlie last Hawke’s Bay •.Hurdles the Australian-bred Conjurer. II was unlucky to be beaten bv Nucleus. The latter went on to the Wellington meeting to win tlie Trentham Hurdles, beating Carinthia, who • subsequently won the Winter Hurdles. On this form Conjurer II is a useful sort, and he should run prominently in the Australian Hurdles race, in which he lias the handy impost of 9.7. This gelding is owned by Mr. C. Boyle, of Wellington, but has been sent across to Melbourne to contest the big hurdle race.

The Canterbury Park (JN.is. \\ .) meeting, which takes place to-da\, will see a. large number of New Zealand owned horses competing. Included in the number are Second Thought, Satrap and Kilperon in the hurdle race. Whelk, Taurua, Stately and C-atrina are engaged in tlie Maiden Plate. Vallar, Hard Words, First Acre, Coolmint and Mintage appear in the six furlong High-weight, while Atholspear, In the Sliade and Mitlirn may run in the Canterbury Park Handicap. With such a crowd of our horses competing, it will come as a surprise should some of them not make amends for past disappointments. Whelk, who as stated before is_ engaged in the Maiden, is also nominated ”in the; Nursery Handicap. He is owned by Mr. W. G. Stead and at present is under A. D. Webster’s care. Prior to leaving here a "few weeks -ago Whelk was well forward and his connections confidently expected him to plav a prominent part in the first event- he competed in. Possibly today will find Whelk running prominently.

A rcheria 10 9 ilinatore 9 7 r Pikimai 10 7 .Tiu Jazz 9 7 Cope.v 9 11 Sandy Acre 9 7 Mandate 9 9 Postman 9 7 il Blacksmith 9 7 Poppy Day 9 7 ] OROTJA PLATE. f Ofi 100 sovs. Six furlongs. 0 Honewhero 10 0 Gran Chaco 9 3 a Rhodesian 10 0 Okapua 9 3 p Coon Sons 9 12 Paratoo 9 3 Pat’s Boy 9 12 Wallaruh 9 3 r Roundelay 9 12 Gasconade 9 0 n Rangimahoe 9 11 Nightmare 9 0 Platina 9 9 Pandia 9 0 Ruby Dawn 9 9 Tar Baby 9 0 Danny Boy 9 3 t: MANAWATU HUNT CUP. £ Of 150 sov s. About three miles. P Kalakaua 11 9 Trouble 10 1 <3 Corneroff 10 13 Risk 9 9 31 Huirangi Girl 10 8 Akbar 9 7 Maidos 10 2 ii CLIFFORD HANDICAP. n Of 250 sovs. One mile and a-ciuarter ii Paddoii 9 13 Duellona 9 5 Best FrieJid 9 12 Courageous 9 5 Marjoram 9 7 Black Mint 9 4 ii Orazone 9 6 Royal Game 9 0 > AWAPUNI STEEPLECHASE. t Of 300 sov s. About three miles. il Omeo 11 9 CorneroiT 9 6 r l Master Lu 10 12 Handy 9 3 ] Brigadier Bill 10 11 Skyrider 9 3 ■K Hymestrason 10 10 Akbar 9 0 i Flying Swift 10 8 Silta 9 0 O Y. Thurnham 9 8 •s RONGOTEA HURDLES. 1 Of 100 sovs One mile and a-half. i Llyn Du 11 6 Our Jack 9 0 41 Dobbin 9 13 Red Day 9 0 1 Disrank 9 3 Frilford 9 0 VI Evening Hero 9 3 Kopje 9 0 | s Wlienuatonga 9 0 BROADWAY HANDICAP. Of 100 sovs. Nine, furlongs. The Warden 9 13 Air Force 9 5 t Malahat 9 13 Warzone 9 4 l Shortly 9 12 Calamart 9 3 l Adventus 9 12 Spearform 9 0 ii Kiloreil 9 11 Robbie's Auctioneer 9 11 Mistake 9 0 Jj Calamine 9 10 Benighted 9 0 \ Whakaua 9 7 Magic Land 9 0 f STEWARDS’ HANDICAP. I Of 150 sovs. Six furlongs. t Terl 10 6 Blue Paper 9 6 t Otairi 10 2 Moutoa i Hynanna 9 13 Treasury 9 0 t Royal Damon 9 11 Broad Acre 9 0 Cadland 9 9 Potoaform 9 0 L llopwood 9 8 Kilmezzo 9 0 Acora. 9 7 Ex Dono 9 0 To Atiatva 9 (, Taranto 9 0 n