PAKURANGA MEETING

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXI, Issue 212, 21 August 1931, Page 2

PAKURANGA MEETING

NOTES ON THE RUNNERS. “Whalebone.” in the Auckland “Star” has the following notes on likely competitors at the Pakuranga meeting at Ellerslie to-morrow. Billy Boy has come through a solid preparation for his Pakuranga Hunt Cup engagement, in which he is sure to be one of the fancied candidates. Although it is only a few months since he commenced racing over fences, Billy Boy has shown great aptitude for this branch of the game, for he has registered two firsts, one second and a third in his only four starts, which is an excellent record for a novice. Ho gave a first-class display over a round of the steeplechase course last Saturday morning, and, being a much improved horse, should, with a stand up, be one of the hardest to beat in the Hunt Cup. « s • • Royal Visitor, one of the lightweights engaged in the Pakuranga Hunt Cup, has arrived at Ellerslie and looks a much improved horse compared with his appearance at the Tauninrunui meeting last month, when he ran third in the big steeplechase on the first day. On that occasion he jumped well, but he had not had much experience previously. He was schooled over the steeplechase course on Tuesday morning and gave a firstclass display, jumping with more dash and cleverness than hitherto. If he shapes as well in the Hunt Cup next Saturday he should be one of the hardest to beat

The latest arrivals at Ellerslie are King’s Counsel and Jiu Jazz, who both claim engagements at the Pakuranga meeting next Saturday. L. Jarvis is to ride Jiu Jazz in the Hunt Cup, R. Miles will probably ride King’s Counsel in the same event.

Since she was last raced Gold Money has not been given any fast galloping, but she has accomplished a lot of three-quarter.pace work and is now looking as well as ever she did. This mare usually runs her best raees when fresh, and, despite the fact that she has a solid impost in the Dunedin Handicap, she is likely to beat more than will beat her. Her form at the Great Northern meeting, when she finished second to Manawhenua in the Members’ Handicap, was good, and warrants her getting support.

Land Measure jumped excellently over a round of tho schooling hurdles on Tuesday morning and she looks much better than she did the last time she appeared in public. In her races she showed plenty of speed in the early part and jumped quickly and well, but her weakness has been failure to stay on. However, now that she is much more seasoned she should bo able to see out a mile and a half, and she promises to run well in the Harris Memorial Hurdles at Ellerslie on Saturday.

Town Beauty gave a good exhibition over the big fences at Ellerslie on Tuesday morning and should have no difficulty in holding his own with the moderate lot opposed to him in the Greenmount Steeplechase. This gelding ran second in the Hunt Club Cup Steeplechase at the Great Northern meeting and a little later occupied a similar position to Day Lark in the Waituhi Steeplechase at theTaumarunui meeting. For a beginner his form was promising, though ho lightened up after his efforts at the latter meeting, but he is now doing as well as ever.

During tho past week Taneriri has been sprinting in first-rate style, and, despite his weight, he will be a hard horse to beat in the Dunedin Handicap at Ellerslie on Saturday. This gelding has always raced best on a yielding track. At the last meeting on this course ho won the King George Handicap, seven furlongs, and was second in the York Handicap, one mile, to Valroe, carrying 10.10, equal to 8.10 on tho present scale. Going on to Trentham, he was second to Mahora in the Whyte Handicap, one mile, and second in the Parliamentary Handicap, one mile and a quarter. At Awapuni, a week later, he was just beaten by Juggle in the Stewards’ Handicap, six furlongs, when conceding the winner 251 b. Teneriri has gone on tho right way since then.