NEW ZEALAND CUP

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXII, Issue 221, 1 September 1932, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND CUP

NOTE ON THE ENTRY. The nominations received for this year’s New Zealand Oup number one more than last year, and such Un entry, particularly in view of the depressed conditions and of the fact that the Auckland Spring Meeting this year clashes With the Canterbury Metropolitan Meeting, must be regarded as highly satisfactory. Twenty-seven of the fifty hofSfes are trained in the South Island. There afd only twb from the AudlElaiid diottltt; In the field art two previous winners of the race—Nightmareh and Bpearfdl. Other former aspirants are Admiral brake, day Crest, Royal Love, Jaloux, blower, and Red Racer, who comprise the bulk of last year’s .field, boncettfate Who Wall second to Nightmarch in 1830 and Courageous and Historic, earlier contenders; With Nlghtmaffch etigaged, Mr J; E. Henry* Will hot have to sMfeh for a top-weight. Also he will not be without a fdw candidates for the minimum, and may even rigret that the minimum is hot the setae as the Australian, fist 71b. There it hOW no maximum top mark, As there Was for several yeafs prior to last year. Some owners have put themselves in a position of making a choice between Flemington and iliccaftcm later oa by engaging thoif horses for both meetings. Nightmafch, Concentrate, Silver Bing, Ofatorian and Historic are all in Sydney at present, but they have been nominated for the New Zealand Cup. Admiral DraTe and Ootenel bygnus, who art still in the Dominion, ate in the Melbourne ffices as well as the C.J.C. event

Several owners have nominated two hones for the Cup. Mr J; M. Sameoh has entered Colonel Cygnus as well at last year’s runner-up, Admiral Drake; Mf R. J. Miifphy, Oratdrian in addition to the runner-up two years ago. Concentrate; Mf G. Murtay-Aynsley, Mttfl and Berate; Mr J. B. Feafson, Royal Love and Ramo; Mr W. D. Graham, Gibraltar and Easter TimS; Sir Charles Clifford, Fast passage and Socket* and Messrs E. tad N. Eofetiiafl, Bpearful and Pull Mark; F. D. Jones has two Cup chargee in Shatter and Juniper, and w. m. Bennett has Retract as well as his own’ horse Courageous. Among some of the Unexpected ta» fronts are the steeplechaser Okapua, and the hurdlers Pahu tad Full Mark, still, these horses are proved stayers, and their owners probably believe that the two Wks of the Now Zealand Cup Will Milt theta. Besides Pahu, Tren* them stables are represented by Red Sun, Joie do Vai, Historic, and Flower. Former Trentham-trained horses in the rhee ate Courageous, Concentrate, Oratorlan and Retract. The handicap u due on Efith September.