Work at Awapuni

Manawatu Times, Volume 63, Issue 181, 3 August 1938, Page 10

Work at Awapuni

LIGHT PBOGBAMMB YESTERDAY

BEAU PE BE FILLIES HAVE THEIB FIRST SPKINT The programme at Awapuni yester* day was a light one, but one very interesting item was the initial sprint of the Beau Pere—Barbarcan and Beau Pere—Drama fillies. The course proper was closed, but the trial grass with the going particularly good was available for fast work. The fillies, with 3. B. Tattersall on the Barbacan and W. J. Broughton the Drama, looked a picture as they went througu to the trial grass and moved quickly round to just short of the two-furlong disc where they hopped away for their first gallop. They seemed to know what was required of them for they moved straight down the home stretch and finished together in 29. Then tney were slowed down and returned contentedly to their stalls. j Great Legion was not required to do much better than half pace to the two-j furlong mark and he ran the last two in 26 3-5. This brilliant youngster will be worth keeping in mind for he is a rare galloper. * Prediction was clocked to do similar work to his stablomate, Great Legion, and PurOto, who looks well, ran the last three in 40 3-5. Aurora's Love (L Howe) was worked over a mile, the last seven taking her j 1.34 2-5. She was favouring a leg when j she went out but she seemed a hundred per coat, after she had warmed up. She | ran the last three in 41 1-5 and she was going strongly at the finish. It is under-, stood that she will leave for Riccarton to-day. _ I Sudan (H. Johnstone) was never oil , tho bit in running live in 1.11, and Beau- ] partir (Johnstone) and Thraeos (Bow-j den) sprinted an easy half-mile, tho last

three taking them 40. Selkirk ran his best race to date m finishing third to Informer and Merry Thought iu tho maideu sin furlongs on Saturday. Selkirk, however, was lame when ho returned to the bird-eago and it is reported that he broke down aDout three furlongs from home. W. Pine expects that it will be two months before Selkirk is ready to rejoin the active brigade. TOTALISATOB PIGUBES FOB 1937-38 SEASON The important position of tho Auckland district in racing is again strikingly emphasised in the totalisator figures for the 1937-38 galloping season just closed. The sum put through the totalisatora was £5,289,415 10s, of which £1,979,290 10s was credited to Auckland district clubs. Wellington district is second and Canterbury third. Following is a list of the districts, with the number of elubs, including hunt clubs, under their jurisdiction, the number of days of racing and the totalisator turnovers: — Days' District Clubs Pacing Totalisator Auckland ..17 53 £1,979,2001 Wellington 8 27 832,618* Canterbury .. 12 29 744,200-1 Wanganui .. 10 29 526,6311 Dunedin .. TO 22 311,5791 Hawke’s Bay 13 32 28-1,6041 Southland .. 9 18 269,8741 Taranaki .. 5 15 244,6974 Greymoutli .. 6 15 95,9181 Totals .. 90 240 £5,289,4151 At the cud of the 1936-37 season, the totalisator returns showed a turnover at galloping meetings of £4,607,069 10s, so that the increase for the ensuing 12 months was £682,346, or about 121 per cent. I For the individual districts, the totals for the 1936-37 season were as under: Auckland, £1,677,512 10s; Wellington, £746,927 10s; Canterbury, £647,403; Wanganui, £427, 27 2 ; Hawke’s Bay, £282,451; Dunedin, £264,773; Southland, £247,632 10s; Taranaki, £226,152; and Greymouth, £85,030. BIDING ENGAGEMENTS FOR RICCARTON Riding engagements announced for the C.J.C. meeting arc:— W. J. Broughton: Ponty, Thermidor and Gold Boy (second day). G. R. Tattersall: Catalogue. W. J. McDowell: Forest Glow and Pango. A. E. Lord; Aurora’s Love. R. Hawes: Sunbeam, Jewish Lad. P. Atkins: Debham. C. G. Goulsbro: Sigurd, Yours Truly. W. Doyle: Matoru, Lustral. S. Wilson: Ned Cuttle.