STEEPLECHASE HONOURS

Hawera Star, Volume LI, 3 June 1932, Page 3

STEEPLECHASE HONOURS

GREAT NORTHERN CANDIDATES ACCEPTORS FOR TO-MORROW REGENT FORM REVIEWED Comment by “Maecenas.” To-morrow (Saturday) that old-tmie important race, the Great Northein Steeplechase comes up for decision on the picturesque course at Ellerslie. a very spectacular race to watch, tins event is more tiring than difficult, and while the obstacles to be. negotiated are varied they offer little difficulty to a moderately good , fencer. the fact that several performers have non the race without having had any previous public experience, shows clearly that the course is mild when compared, with that of the Riccarton Grand National (a race that has never been won by the winner of the Grand National Huidles decided at the same meeting). However, a performer must to© thoroughly fit to run right out the journey of the Great Northern Steeplechase, which is practically four miles m length. . , , Som© great jumpers 'have succeeded in the race under review. Among the number may he quoted Liberator, tne greatest all round performer the Dominion has produced ; Levanter, a wonderfully. good jumper that was bred •in the" Hawora district; the New Ply-mouth-trained pair, Muscatel and • lummy, both of which were much above the average..; Moifa.a, a first-class hurdler, and ’chaser, who subsequently ■von the Liverpool Grand National ■Steeplechase an(l The -Gliard (also bred in Taranaki), who was possibly the most narrowly chested good-class steeplechaser that has raced in the Dominion. Another remarkable good one bred in the Taranaki province was Hay dm, who also won the Great Northern as well as the Grand National Steeplechase.

Other great first-class performers to win over Ellerslie were Kiotere, Sob -Bereda, El Gallo, AVaimai, Lochella, Coalition, Sir Rioseberry and Beau Cavalier, There does not appear to be, anything of their class engaged tomorrow, with the possible exception or Make Up, who* may develop into a, high class cross-country performer if he goes on as. one might expect. The list or acceptors is as follows : GREAT NORTHERN STEEPLES. Of £IOOO. About 3J miles.

.Wiltshire, and Billy. Boy at 10.13 head the handicap, While Wiltshire, by winning the Grand National twice in succession, has proved himself firstclass over the difficult course at Riccarton, on other courses liis efforts have been very moderate. Billy Boy has only been relegated from the hunter class and, although a fine fencer and solid galloper, will want all the luck offering to- beat some of tlie Opposition.. A;s the result of the Great Northern Hurdles was not disclosed at the tune of writing, one is at a disadvantage as to wliat effect the hard hurdle race will have on Make Up. if he,"is, reserved for the steeplechase, or should lie ©veil ~come through Iris hurdle task ail right, then Make Up will extend the best of them. Paris won a. minor steeplechase at last year’s Great Northern meeting and afterwards gave a splendid display to win the Wellington Steeplechase. Landmark has not pleased as ha,s his stablemate Stake Up, but. lie is a fine stayer and by his win in the - Wai kato Steeplechase he proved that lie is a distinct possibility. At one stage Olaremore. was regarded as having great prospects in this event, but subsequent form lost him friends. However, Olaremor© is a promising jumper that cannot he lightly passed over. Master Lu won last year’s Great Northern and has raced very little since. He is a, fine jumper and is endowed with more pace than I most steeplechasers. Most are conversant with the great hurdle performances of old Nuikumai, who, although originally a disappointment at steeplechasing has more recently done well Under M, Conway. Lucess, by running •second in last year’s Great Northern ■Hurdles, showed , that lie possesses the pace, but does not . run on too well, although he finished third in last year’s Great Northern Steeplechase. Once a great hurdler and “chaser,” Beau Oa/val.ier may now be well past his prime and also lacks the condition necessary for such a trying journey. Of those lower in handicap none impress as does the Egmont-trained Copey. After running some consistent races last season Copey heat a good lot in the Lincoln Steeplechase at Riccarton last August when carrying 9.5. This year he showed promising form at Egmont and Wanganui and on the minimum tomorrow looks dangerous. '■ The trio that impress most are: MAKE UP, COPEY and MASTER LU. FIXTURES Juno 1,3, 4—Dunedin J.O. June 3, 4—Oto.ki-Maori R.C. June 3,4, S—Auckland R.C. June 16, 18 —Hawke’s Bay J.C. Juno 18 —South Canterbury J.C. June 23—Egmont-Wanganui H.O. June 24, 25—Napier Park R.C. June 25—Ashburton County R.C. July 2 —Oamaru J.C. July 6—Dannevirke Hunt Club. July 12, 1,4. 16 —Wellington R.C. July ?I—Waimate District Hunt Club. July 23 —South Canterbury Hunt Club. July 28, 30—Gisborne R.C. July 30, August I—Manawatu1 —Manawatu R.C.

Wiltshire Billy Boy 10 13 10 13 Beau Cavalier Mangani 9 9 9 9 Pans \ « 10 8 Oallamart 9 5 Make Bp Landmark 10 5 10 5 Advance Camp Copey 9 9 2 0 0 0 0 daremore Master Lu 10 2 10 2 Foxhound Jen 9 9 Nukumai Lucess 9 12 9 11 Nassoclc 9