WAIKATO RACING CLUB.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19626, 3 May 1927, Page 13

WAIKATO RACING CLUB.

MEETING AT TE RAPA. TO-MORROW'S ACCEPTANCES. The following acceptances have been received for events to be run on the second day of the Waikato Racing Club's Autumn Meeting, which takes place at Te Rapa to-morrow:— RAGLAN HURDLES HANDICAP. Of £200; 15 milea. . Peter Rosa lo" lu Te Tahi '4* Kawini . ... 10 1 Lady Arch ' 9 2 Peter Maxwell 10 0 Wiltshire . . 9 0 l>ady Spalpeen 10 0 Kamehameha 9 0 Kangitahi 9 10 Dead Sweet ~90 «old Hep . . 9 s Lucilius ... 9 0 Slump ... 95 Scot Free . . SO OHINEWAI HANDICAP, Of £'100; 6 furlongs. .. St. lb. St. lb. Atapai 9 0 Cynthia N. . 7 4 *\ed Comet 8 12 Storm tTiend 7 0 Wliaka King H 7 E'acia .... 70 Master Mind . 8 8 Miss Comet . 7 0 Kanibhn Kid fl :! Miss Potois ..70 Royal Doulton 7 12 Royal Day ..70 Joke Form 7 10 Rapoa . 7 0 lima Manga , 7 10 King Leslie ..70 j.e Waka ..78 Master Noel ~70 re Kama ... 7 7 Lassau .... 7 0 Mangam ... 7 7 Lucy Glitters . 7 0 Micrometer ..76 Dark Moon . 7 0 Catclaw ; . 7 5 Orbit * 7 0 Day Rone . . 7 5 Miss Sphinx . 7 0 EUREKA HANDICAP, Of £150; 6 furlongs. , Iv Bt. lb. at. lb. JLoroa Doone 8 11 Vfli!sirp» . • • . 7 3 Speechless 8 1 Standfast ... 7 2 Auriculua ... 7 7 High Tide ..70 Calans . ... 7 5 Adoree . , . 7 0 Kerry Dance . 7 3 Whakarite ..70 TE RAPA HANDICAP, Of £500; 1 mile. T> s £- ll >- , r . St.. lb. Pegaway ... 9 a Mosaic .... 7 6 Day Guard ~88 True Blood ..74 fj-'PO, 8 3 Quincorna ... 7 3 Papatu ... 8 0 Ring the Bell 7 2 l A. ing . Smock • 8 0 New Moon ..72 Sia?Bi • • • • « 7 13 Queen Arch ! 7 1 t lying Juliet 7 12 Mint Leaf ..71 Master Doon . 7 11 Miss Vera ..70 Merry Jest ..79 Valkon .... 7 0 Charlady 7 6 Muscari ... 7 0 Bright Knight 7 5 Arch Opal ... 7 0 TE RORE HANDICAP, Of £150; 7 furlongs. „ ~ et. lb. st. lb. Paadon 9 11 Abbey Day <.73 Bright Dawn , 8 6 Adjuster ... 7 0 Berinthia ..82 Thurnrosae .70 Festina Lent# 8 2 Master Mind . 7 0 War Officer . 7 12 Day Rose ... 7 0 Rahepoto . . „ 7 7 Quinvardia < . 7 0 Catapult .... 7 7 Elmestra ..,70 Winsome Boy 7 6 Nibiick .... 7 0 Constellation . 7 5 Arch Lady « . 7 0 Athenry ..,74 Catclaw .... 7 0 Abbess .... 7 3 Te Waka ..70 Pekatahi ..73 Miss Sphinx . 7 0 Cantab . . , , 7 3 HUNTLY STEEPLECHASE, Of £250; about 8 milea. „ , , st. lb. Bt. lb. Kendal . . . 10 6 Pendennis ~98 Beau Cavalier 10 3 Prince Rufus . 9 4 Luculient . . 10 3 Hazelburn ..91 Sea De'l . . 9 12 Greekson ~90 Kawa 9 8 FLYING HANDICAP, Of £300; G furlongs. st. lb. st. lb. Te Kara ... 9 5 Matinea ... 7 2 Aussie .... 9 0 Delightment , 7 I Oration ... 8 7 Ned Kelly ... 7 0 King Merv ..87 Archeno ... 7 0 Plying Juliet , 8 6 Value . ... 7 0 Merry Jest ..81 White Bird , . 7 0 Itoyal Blood 8 1 Dan Quin ... 7 0 Bright Knight 8 0 Berinthia ... 7 0 Nancy Lee ~79 Joy Germ . 7 0 Dobbin .... 7 7 Tinoiti .... 7 0 Serang .... 7 4 Green Bonnet 7 0 King Lu ... 7 3 Newbury . 70 RANGIRIRI HIGH-WEIGHT HANDICAP. Of £200; 1 mile. st. lb. st. lb. Quincoma ... 9 0 Rarangi . .80 Bright Day 9 0 Wenday ~.80 Ring the Pell 8 13 Ballachulish . 8-0 Gold Jacket . 8 2 Air Queen ..80 Hyde Park ..81 Town Hall • . 8 0 Gold Fern ..80 Delysian 8 0 Eh Timi ... 8 0 Ramblin' Kid . 8 0 NOTES ON FIRST DAY'S FORM. BY ARCHER. While Lady Spalpeen had previously shaped fairly over hurdles and had been schooling well, it was a little surprising to find her a better favourite than Archibald for the Frankton Hurdles. Lady Spalpeen fully justified tho confidence placed in her and had tho race 'won a good way from heme. Her fencing was clean and she is one that jumps hurdles and big fences well and should be a profitable proposition in the next few months. SluniD improved upon his recent efforts by finishing second in the Frankton Hurdles and seems to be coming on with his racing. He was always in a hnndy position and mr.do a game effort in the straight, but could not make any impression on Lady Spalpeen, although he heat the others easily. Hi 3 turn may come shortly. Neither Archibald nor Wedding March reached a place in the Frankton Hurdles and their form was probably incorrect. Contrary to his usual custom of going out with the leading division early. Archibald was running along iu tho middle of the field most of tho way and wound up in ninth position; while Wedding March was going strongly close behind the placed horses alter being in the rear division until reaching the straight. Form pointed to Catapult iu the Trial Handicap and ho duly won. From the rise of the barrier he was always handily placed and raced in about sixth position into the straight, where he came along with a strong run on tho outside and scored nicely. Catapult is improving with every race and he should be seen to further advantage in the hack ranks. The Catmint gelding was bracketed with Captain Cobham and the combination was favourite. Desr.ite the fact that he was in an outside position at the post, Master Mind hit the front quickly i:i the Trial Handicap and at tho distance appeared to have the race won. Then he weakened perceptibly and was run doyvn in the last bit by both Catapult and Royal Doulton. who received a splendid run on tho rails. The bisr effort ho made early was responsible for Master Mind's collapse at. the finish, and. with a better post position, he should take a lot of beating in similar company on the second day. The three-year-old filly Royal Doulton went near to effectiiic a mild surprise in tho Trial Handicap and her supporters reaped a nice second dividend. Despite an inside post position, she was not consnicuoufi early rnd was fairly well back at tho turn, where she commenced a run on tho rails and only failed by half a length. It was only her second public outing and her running denotes that she is going to prove useful. Te Waka ran a creditable race in the Trial Handicap and is one that may show improved form at. any tune. From an outside position at the post he was soon up fourth and was always prominent, to eventually finish fifth fhe top-weight, \tapai who finished fourtn. was snotner that made a respectable showing wnile I atclaw was running on in seventh poskioo at the finish. There was fair support for Arinagour in the Trial Handicap, but, alter beginning well and being prominent for a furlong, he commenced to drift and was not prominent at the finish. Whaka King was another well backed horse to fail in iiiuJ be is proving costi> to ma adjni rets, who have been very loyal to lum latelv Whaka King had . an outside pest position and was not prominent until reachIn" the turn, where he was almost alongside the winner. Cntapu.t. m si:sdi po-it:itn. In the run home Vihaka King dm not nil prove and wound up sixtn. Tho class that contested the Juvenile Handicap was weak and in he end the favourite. Speechless, won nic<.i>. ~ running in fourth position most of tne way end came home strongly over the furlong. Speechless is filly that has several tmic= previo*£U notched minor plcnnp. and is oi.v taat mav improve a good deal nest season. There was solid support for Standfast .a tha Juvenile Handicap and his were jubilant when h* came into the straight third, just behind Ca.»ar.o »•*<• WHikarite. However, he sailed to finish ns "well as expected and coiua on.y nmsb third So far Standfast fias not come no o expectations, but there is still time, for him to improve and perhaps he may do better on firmer groT/nn. The loss of several lengths at the start he Cl » I So Wn harder to beat with a decent getaway. U did not take him long, to retrieve he lost ground and he was in iron* at the end of two furlongs to lead until the la*t hundred yards, when Speechless came along and beat him by turre-parts Oi a length. \r-nv keen followers o: racing consider there is Ht"e between N. Cunninghams SS e Wf hly «Mhe being m front for two furlongs. Hinder was rathe? Veak on him at the timsn. and with a stronger horseman he may possibly have done a little better. TTitherto Transformer has always shown Vi? best on firm ground, and .it was probably due to the fact that tne going waa

on the soft side that he was not better fancied when ho won the Storey Mej nor : a j Cup. The feature of his performance was his dashing finishing run,, for he cani e f rom last at the turn to win in Good style. Transformer is right at the top_of Jug f orm ' and he has been a niost. profitable l lorge this year, winning the lakapuna C Up - n January, dead-heating in the Franklin p up at Pukekohe. and winning the . Autumn Handicap at Ellerslie His winnings this year include three gold cups of a value 0 f £250 and £2585 in specie. Little Mosaic ran one of his best racpß in the Storey Memorial tup. and, only j or a little bad .luck , that cost hint several lengths nearing the turn, he might have won. Once the field settled down he W as | running third behind Day Guard and I Master Doon and was sti.l m that position with a few furlongs to go. when he appeared to get a bump and went back fifth. In the straight he came again and at the finish was about a length from the winner ill third position. Mosaic was only tentli in demand in the betting and was making his supporters a fire return to win. The bracket, llipo and Mint Leaf was the popular choice, for the Storej Memorial Clip, but both horses missed a place, riipo was in fourth position most of tne journey and looked to have a good chance at the turn, but he weakened at the finish occupied seventh pesition at the post, iumt Leaf was never conspicuous until the last furlong, when he was running on in tilth position. • An outsider in Queen Arch was going strongly in fourth position at the end of the Storey Memorial Cup and she may soon do better, as she was badly placed early. Queen Arch is very partial to soit going and any time she strikes a really heavy track may be very dangerous. From the time the barrier lifted Master Doon was never further back than third in the Storey Memorial Cup and, alter taking charge at the foot of the straight lie was only beaten by Transformer in the las. 50yds, Master Doon appears to be comins right back to his best form and he should be very hard to beat over a mile on the second day. The three-year-old Ballachulish had a good following in the Storey Memorial Cup and his failure to show up was a disappointment to many. Although he was up about sixth in the middle stages, he never flattered the hopes of his supporters in the straight and was well back at the finish. Ballachulish is not. long. over a co.d and probably did not show his real form. With a brilliant; finishing run Padden made his opponents look very cheap at the end of the Beercscourt Hack Handicap and his victory was one of tho easiest of the day. Padden was acclaimed good when lie accounted for a couple of hack events a., the beginning of tho season and. although he has been boateii a number of times in the meantime, he came in for solid support ou Saturday. The Archiestown gelding is one that should successfully bridge the gap from hack to open company. It is difficult to say how Tinokoa would have fared with Padden had he not fallen in the Beerescourt 'Hack Handicap. When the accident happened near the turn'he was going well on the rails in about sixth position and looked curtain to have taken a hand in the finish. It is understood that Tinokoa escaped injury in the fall. It is doubtful whether thereis a more unlucky horse racing than Festina Lente,, for whenever there is it mishap in any race she cor-tests she is usually implicated in it in son o way or another and has fallen efeveral timiis. She was one to suffer by the accident in the Beerescour'i Hack Handicap and, though she avoided falling, had her chances effectually settled, which was bad luck for her numerous supporters. Consistency has been a feature of the latest efforts of Bright Dawn and he has invariably run a good race in his last five starts without being lucky enough. to win. Another minor placing went to his credit when ho finished second in the Beerescourt Hack Handicap, wherein he was always prominent and looked n winner at the distance. Perhaps his turn will arrive soon, as ho seems to be getting a littlo better with each race. Ramblin' Kid, who finished third in the Eeerescourt Hack Handicap, was the outsider of the field fl.nd was paying a sensational dividend to win. There was only £l4 invested on his chance and his supporters would have reaped a substantial return even if he had only got second. Ramblin' Kid is a;?ed and still a maiden, but he has run a couple of respectable races lately and is evider.tly on the improve. An odds-on favourite in Beau Cavalier succeeded in -winning the Linley Steeplechase, but those who backed him down to such a short price must have felt very uncomfortable at different stages of the race. Beau Cavalier did not fence with his usual ability, running down a number of the obstacles and rapping several very hard. A factor in his victory -was the good horsemanship of S. Henc.crson, who saved all the ground possible. Better ridden, Pendennis may have won the Linley Steeplechase instead of being second. Why his rider persisted in keeping on the outside of Beau Cavalier, who caused Pendennis to lose ground at a number of fences by running them down, is hard to understand. Even when he got in front along tho back in the last round he allowed Beau Cavalier to come up on tho inside again. The veteran Sea Dc'i). made a reappearance in the Linley Steeplechase and completed the course safely, although he finished a long way back. Sea De'il, who has his name enrolled on the list of winners of the Great Northern Hurdle Race and the Great Northern Steeplechase, will be fifteen, this year and may have gone past his best. Consistency met with its due reward when Kingfield won the President's Handicap. Kingfield has been racing well but unluckily and a victory for him was overdue. Tho King Lupin gelding has made marked improvement this season and is now up with the best sprinters in the province. With a little move luck his winnings this season would have been considerably larger than they are, for he haa been remarkably unlucky iij the draw fosr post positions in big fields as well as having other pieces of bad luck. Even v.hen lie' won on Saturday he had fifteenth position at the post. Nothing was going faster at the finish of the Railway Handicap than Archeno, who came with a rush into fourth position after being badly placed into tho straight. Archeno lias been out of luck lately, but her latest effort indicates that a winning turn may not bo far distant. "Horses for courses" applies forcibly to King Smock at Te Rapa, for which course he has shown a distinct partiality and where he has won most of his races. His successes on that course number five and his latest achievement in winning the Puketaha Handicap was one of hisi best. Although he jumped out well he was not fortunate in the early stages and was one of the last round the bend, but he made a fine run on the outside and won narrowly. King Smock is a determined finisher and the long straight at Te .Rapa suits him to perfection, which explains hi 3 partiality for the course. Il.vde Park, who raced well on the course in the spring, was backed with confidence for the Puketaha Handicap and started a good favourite. He flattered the hopes of his supporters by leading into the. straight, but he weakened in the run home and was well beaten. Tt is stated that he had been working well in private, which accounts for the backing, and perhaps he may go better next time out. NOTES FROM ELLERSLIE. GOSSiP OF THE TRACKS. BY AB'CHEK. It is understood that,the well-known horseman, W. Ryan, will shortly enter the ranks of trainers, with headquarters at Ellerslie. One of his patrons will be Mr. X. Donald, whose imported gelding Importer will be one of the first horses to go into his charge. A short time back the imported horse Musketoon was placed in work with a view to receiving another preparation, but the attempt to train him again has been abandoned, and he has been thrown out of work. The Papaktira trainer, J, T. Jamieson, is likely to make a trip to Sydney this month with a few horises, probably leaving on the Ulirnaroa on Friday fortnight. It is not yet known which members of his team will be chosen to make the trip. Tal! Timber (T. Cfcaplinl was schooled over the pony hurdles at Ellerslie yesterday and completed the task safely, although his fencing was not impressive. Autorune has left P. Conway's stable at Ellerslie and will in suture be trained at Paeroa by J. W. Cathro, who took charge of him a couple of days ago. Thursby has also had a change of trainers, and is now under the care of R. E. Brown at Ellerslie. NEW ZEALAND TEAM. RETURNING FROM SYDNEY. A. and N.Z, SYDNEY, May Arrangements hare been made to reshin Limerick and BattSemer.t to Xew Zealand by the steamer leaving for Wellington next Friday. Count C \w,ir, Paleta and Lausanne, together with a number of yearlings purchased at the recsnt sales, have been reshipped to Wellington. " SENSATIONAL HEROIC/' RETIRED FROM RACING. A. and N.Z. SYDNEY. May 2. Heroic ran his last race cn Saturday, and he will be relegate*)!, to the. stud next season. During his racing career Heroic won over £3B.Of>o in prite-monev, which places him second on the list to Gloasuas, whose record sfjinda at £43,100.