Topics the Turf

Manawatu Times, Volume 61, Issue 47, 26 February 1936, Page 10

Topics the Turf

GORE MEETING OPENS TO-DAT WIN AND PLACE BETTING The Gore Racing Club’s summer meeting opens tb-day and will conclude tomorrow, The fields are good and - the betting will be conducted on the win; and. place system. Recent form suggests that! the following horses will be well .supported to-day:— Highweight Handicap: ; Latitude, Johnny. Langford Hack: Clara Bow, Wall Street, Pinal Bell. A Racing Club Handicap: McHeath, Osculate, Grand Finale. Electric Trot: Worthy Claire, Creep, Nell Grattan.

Novice Handicap: Stratosphere, Coat of Arms, Wyn. Croydon Handicap:- Beam, Silk Paper. Summer Hack: Ocean Singer, Island Linnet, Bay Biddy. Progressive Trot: Silver Guy, Guywin, Chevalier.

ACCEPTANCES. Following are the acceptances for the first day of the Gore Racing Club’s meeting:— ■ 1 12.30—GORE HIGHWEIGHT ,HanDICAP, of £95; 81 furlongs.—Latitude 9.13, Impala 9.10, Johnny 9.6, Look Smart 9.1, Vavemal 9.0, Golden Song 9.0, Bonnie Jean 9.0,

I.IO—LONGFORD HACK HANDICAP, of £95; 6 furlongs.—Wall Street 9.2, Clara Bow 9.2, Final Bell 8.13, Amelita 8.11, Paladino 8.4, Acia 8.3, Mayam 8.1, Wild Career 7.8, Ballad 7.8, Red Treasure 7.7, Henry Dawson 7.7. I.SO—RACING CLUB HANDICAP, of £150; 11 miles.—Osculate 9.5, Grand Finale 8.3, Great Shot 8.1, McHeath 7.9, Amy Johnson 7.7, Honest Maid 7.5, Enwood 7.4 ; Toreador 7.0, Daring Deed 7.0.

2.3 O—ELECTRIC TROT HANDICAP, of £95; 3.43 class; 1§ miles.—Bonnie Brydone, Bright Logan, Claudia, Creep, Direct Thorpe, Huia Chimes, Iron Duke, Kentucky Sun, Master Garry, McGlusky, Nell Grattan, Reconnoitre, Royal Emblem, Seaward de Oro, Sunny Drive, Warhaveil, Worthy Claire, Dolly Rey, Grand Meteor, Happy Star scr., Country Guy, Guywin 36.

3.IO—NOVICE HANDICAP, of £9O; 6 furlongs.—Sunny Jean 9.0, Coat of Arms 8.13, Palarino 8.13, Wyn 8.12, Stratosphere . 8.10, Western Song 8.10, Night Sail 8.10, Waiau Maid 8.8, Obligement 8.7, Silken Lady 8.7, Pink Del 8.7, Palastyle 8.6, Gambler’s Luck 8.6, Sir Rosenor 8.6, Moneyless 8.6. 3.SO—CROYDON HANDICAP, of £105; 6 furlongs.—Beam 7.12, Song Boy 7.9, Silk Paper 7.8, Hula Belle 7.6, Penelope 7.0. 4.3 O—SUMMER HACK HANDICAP, of £100; 1 mile.—McHeath 10.7, Ocean Singer 8.11, Island Linnet 8.11, Bay Biddy 8.2, Dazzling Eyes 8.0, Pompax 7.7, Stratosphere 7.7, Te Ahuarangi 7.7.

S.IO—PROGRESSIVE TROT, of £100; 3.39 class; 1* miles.—Blue Spark, Guywin, Mas/ter, Garry, Master Lee, Silver Guy scr., Chevalier, Erin's Star, Seamark, Tritoma 12, Dusky, Shandon Chimes, War Betty 24, Stirling Lady 36, Sir Gowan 48.

OPUNAKE RACES TO-DAY SINGLE POOL BETTING . Tlie Opunake Racing Club ’s annual meeting will be held at Pihama to-day. Tho fields are' not big but thero is material for interesting racing.' The single pool system of betting willbe in operation. Horses likely to be well backed are:— Hurdles: Ruaform. Maiden Race: Advance Plane, Kentucky Song.

Plying Handicap: Friesland, Courtega. Electric Hack: Silver Wing 3, Debut. Opunake Cup: Glenvane,< St. Clara. President’s Hack: Ingenuity, Onewhetu. Railway Hack: Joy Box, Silver Wings. ACCEPTANCES. . The following is the list of acceptances for the Opunake meeting 'to-morrow:— 12.30-

RACING FIXTURES Feb. 22,24 —Waikato R.C. Feb. 26—Opunake R.C. Feb. 26, 27—Gore R.C. Feb. 28, 29—Marlborough R.C. Feb. 29, March’2—Te Aroha J.C. March 4 —Rangitikei R.C. March 5, 7—Napier Park R.C. ■March 7 —Franklin R.C. March 7—Banks Peninsula R.C. March 13, 14—Cromwell J.C. March 14, 17—Ohinomuri J.C. March 14, 17—Wellington R.C. March 18—Opotiki J.C. March 20, 21 —Manawatu R.C. March 21, 23—Oamaru J.C. March 21, 23—Bay of Plenty J.C. TROTTING FIXTURES Feb. 22—New Brighton T.C. March 6, 7—lnvercargill T.C. March 7—Wellington T.C. March 14—Timaru T.C. March 18—Wyndham T.C. March 21 —Taranaki T.C. March 28—Wanganui T-C.

PATIKI> HURDLES HANDICAP, of £100; 1J miles; Rtiaform 11 3 ' Oriel - 1 9 4 Kaola 10 11 Careful 9 0 1.15MAIDEN race, of £80; . 6 furlongs. Advance Plane 8 5 Corowa 8 5 Sylvan us 8 5 Glenthawn 8 5 Aotopeen 8 5 Master Limond 7 7 Kentucky International. 7 7 Song 8 5 Walongona .7 7 Discourslve 8 5 2.0“ FLYING HANDICAP, of £100; 6 furlongs. Lady Kyra 9 0 Gold Mission 8 0 Friesland 8 7 Solaria 7 12 Courtega 8 0 2.45"ELECTRIC HACK HANDICAP, of £80; 6 furlongs. Debut D 0 Abbey Fealo 7 7 Wahino Nui 7 10 Golden Rill 7 0 Silver Wings 7 9 " Kentucky 0 Prince Reno 7 7 , , ' Song 7 3.30“ OPUNAKE CUP, of £150; 1 \ miles. Fersen 9 0 St. Clara 7 10 Aga Khan 8 7 Windscreen .. 7 4 Gienvane 8 2 4.15“ PRESIDENT’S HACK HANDICAP , of £100; 9 furlongs. Solaria 9 7 Colenso 7 8 Onewhetu 8 10 Kia Ora 7 0 Treasure Hunt 8 2 Red Fox 7 0 Ingenuity 7 12 Aotopeen 7 0 Court Arma 7 8 .5.0“ RAILWAY HACK HANDICAP,, of £80; 6 furlongs. . Solaria 10 2 Corowa 7 3 Joy Box 7 10 Aotopeen 7 0 Silver Wings 7 8 Kentucky Prince Reno 7 6 Song 7 0 Sylvanus 7 5 Glerithawe 7 0 Advance Plane 7 3