SPORTING

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIX, Issue 161, 9 June 1939, Page 12

SPORTING

TO-MORROW’S RACING. DUNEDIN AND HASTINGS. (By “Spectator.’*) Tho Dunedin Jockey UlubTi winter meeting will enter upon its third and concluding day to-morrow, when tho Hawke’B .Buy Club’s winter meeting- will also be held. DUNEDIN. Ilorscs which may be- prominent at Dunedin aro: Greenfield Hurdles. —Recollection, Pink Robe, Pi reguard. Electric Handicap.—Airdrie, Royal Style, Colonel Erencli. Empire Handicap.—Elect Street, Straighdell, Phalanx. Domain Handicap.—Spear Thrust, Hunting Chorus, Green Boa. Dunedin Steeplechase.—Gold Wren, El Caballo, Black Banner. Xing George Handicap.—Sir Hugh, Spanish Lad, Nightcalni. Tainui Handicap.—Silver Streak, VaJantnu, Lazybones. Ald worth Handicap.—Bow Street, Hunting Chorus, Spear Thrust. HAWKE’S BAY MEETING. Candidates which may Find favour at the Hawke’s Bay fixture are: Maiden Plato. —Flying Flag, Laughing Song, Te Ore. Whakatu Hurdles. —Misurina, Curie, Small Boy. . Woodlands Hack. —Proclamation, Native Song, Quilp. Hawke’s Bay Steeplechase.—Padishah, Primak, Sporting Song. Winter Hack Handicap.—Rcay Bridge, Hunting Mint, Birkology. Clifton Hack Handicap.—Contrepoise, Golden Flame, Lucullus Boy. Herctaunga Handicap.—Royal Minstrel, Solaria, Flammarion. AWAPUNI JUMPER. DOUBLE AT ELLERSLIK. (By “Spectator.”) Although ho did not. have strong opposition in his winning efforts in (lie Hunt Club events at Kllerslie. the seven-year-old gelding Bridegroom, who is trained at Awapuni by L. Knapp, made a fine impiession by his easy victories and splendid jumping. Bred by Mr K. Loiscl, who sold him very cheaply, Bridegroom is an upstanding black gelding by Mimetic, son ot Comedy King, from Bridal Veil, by California, a good handicap performer who won the Avondale Cup in 1910 with 9Y2, from Rosewater, by Waterfall from Primrose, by Mute from Heather Bell, by Figaro. There is some good slaying blood in the pedigree, and, although ho is inclined to carry his head a trifle high, Bridegroom impresses as one likely to do well over a course like Riccarton. The real test lias yer, to come for Bridegroom, but ho appears likely lo carry his record much further. At ono stage of his career Bridegroom was sold for £lO, but ho cost his present owner, Mr K. Duncan, a good deal more than that. Mounts at Hastings. Riding engagements for the Hawke’s Bay meeting to-morrow include-.; —W. J. Mudford: Royal Minstrel, Laughing Song, Mariyas. H. C. Murray: Awhiorangi, Hillside. A. Jenkins: Reipar. P. Williams: Lindrum. W. Jenkins: Richelieu Pearl. J. Campbell: Quilp, Madonna, Contrepoise. G. R. Tattersall: Native Song. Golden Blonde, Final. L. Cullen: Flying Flag. R. Marsh: Fossieker Birkology, Hunting Royal, Hyderabad. S. Wilson: Defray or Black Majesty, Proclamation, Golden Flame. V. J. Broughton: Hunting Mint, Gold Ballad, Kaiwakn. A. Tinsley: Omarere. A. E. Lord: Kikiroki, High Grader. G. P. Dowrick: Sporting Song. J. Forsyth: Golden Melody, Icido. Mr G. Boatson: Padishah. 14. Deslandcs: Count Willonyx, Misuiiua. C. L. Kerr: Rapa Waiata. Padishah in Steeplechase. Though carrying the big weight of 11.13, Padishah is 'in a class on !ls own as a jumper, and is in good order for the Stoeplocha.se at Hastings to-morrow. lie gave a faultless display yesterday over a round of nine of tho steeplechase fences. It is many years since an amateur rode in the Hawke’s Bay Steeplechase, but ladishah will lose no friends through tlio fact that Mr G. Boatson will have tho mount on him. Old Rivals Meet. When Royal Appellant and Valminl fought out tho finish in the Cornwall Handicap at Ellerslie it was not tho first occasion on’ which they havo finished first and second in a race, as they occupied tho samo positions in tho York Handicap at Ellerslie two years ago. On that, occasion they met at level weights and Royal Appellant won by two and a-lialf length?, but. on Wednesday, conceded 131 b by Royal Appellant, who was unplaced, Valminl won tho York Handicap. Thermidor's Good Record. Thormidor, who won tho IProvinciai Handicap on tlio bccoikl day of tho Dunedin mooting, has had a very busy and successful season, having run 26 times since last July for six wins, three seconds and four thirds. She hold tho track record at Win gat n i or 2.12 2-5 for races run over a mile and 2j, furlongs. OTAUfMEEIING. NOMINATIONS ON MONDAY. Nominations for the Otaki Maori Racing Chib's meeting, to lie held on June 24. will close at 3 p.m. on Monday next, Juno 12. AUSTRALIAN EVENTS. DOMINION ENTRIES. CATALOGUE IN MELBOURNE CUP. Good entries were made in Wellington this week for tho big- spring races in Australia this year and for futuro classics. A total of 303 nominations was received by the Wellington Racing Club, which is six in excess of last year’s nggfogate of 297. Catalogue has again been nominated for tho Melbourne Cup and other races. The list of nominations for the important handicaps is: A.J.C. EPSOM HANDICAP, of £3OOO. Ono milo (run September 30).—Sly Fox, Lord Cavendish, Dungarvan, Bcaulivro, Beaupartir. Nightcalni. Catalogue. A.J.C. METROPOLITAN, of £SOOO. Ouo milo and five furlongs (run October 2). —Poet-loss, Royal Chief, Defaulter, Sly Fox, Tho Cardinal, Como Abbas, Paddy llio Rip, Beaupartir, Catalogue. A.J.C. BREEDERS’ PLATE, of £I3OO. Five furlongs.—Bonn Connor, Iliad —Joy Princess colt. Safari —Sight Draft colt. A.J.C. GI NIC RACK STAKES, of £1300; for fillies. Five furlongs (run October 4). —Iliad —After Money f. Hunting Song—lluluineo f, liugnio (Bulandslvar —Fondle). V.A.T.C. TOORAK HANDICAP, of £IOOO. Ono mile (run October 14). —Sly Fox, Nighecnlm. V.A.T.C. CAULFIELD CUP. of £6500. Ono and a-lmlf miles (run October 21). — Peerless, Sly Pox. Yours Truly, N'iglitcalui. Catalogue, I.owenborg, Raeburn. MOON EE VALLEY GOLD CUP, of £3OOO. Ono mile and five furlongs (run October 28).—.Peerless, Catalogue. V.u.c. CANTALA STAKES, of £2500. One milo (run November 4).—Gold Salute, Slv Fox, Beituparlii-. V.U.C. MELBOURNE CUP, of £IO.OOO. Two miles (run November 7). — Peerless, Gold Saluto. Sly Fox, Beau Vile, Yours Truly, Bcauparlir, Lowenl)org Catalogue, Raeburn. WILLIAMSTOWN CUP, of £2500, One. and a-lialf miles (run November 18). — Catalogue. Raeburn. Padishah hns boon accorded a nomination for tiie Australia,u Hurdles, of £ISOO, two and a-lialf miles, and tlio Australian' Steeples, of £ISOO, throe and a-hu.’f miles, inn id 'Caulfield on August 5 and 12 nosneetivolv. Tlii- iiiceling Hashes with Iho C.J.C. Grand National meeting in the Dominion.