RACING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20618, 17 July 1930, Page 9

RACING.

Hgisborne meeting.

FIXTURE OPENS TO-DAY.

PEVIEW of the programme.

Sb. steeplechase contest.

Gisborno Racing Club's steeploeHase meeting, which is tho only raco meeting to be held in the North Island Qfa week, takes place to-day and on gaiflrdny. There are small fields in tho 'sniping events, but the flat races have filled well and the racing should bo very iflfefesti' 1 ?- number of Auckland horses aro engaged. Vflie first raco l °- da y start at Uj5D. Following is the programme with preview of the prospects in each raco:— PARK hurdles handicap, I Of £140; II miles

st. lb. st. lb. Ifcilgo 9 12 Purseful ... 9 3 Toll Timber, 9 7 St Ames . . 9 0 gjoperb Kins ..9 7 Kiwinui . 9 0 Bongo raced creditably at Ellerslio last jfLth and should be dangerous in this moderate coniptmy. Abisogne has also shown t little form over hurdles, while Purseful p, B second to Zippor at Hastings. The likeliest of the others may bo Tall Timber St. Ames, but investors may support k /'■ RONGO. rURSEFUL. MAIDEN RACE, ■".* ' Of £100; 5 fur. i ; V ' st. lb. et. lb. All Heme ..90 Kakariki ..90 Tuna Yfalata . 9 0 Salamander ..90 Merry Lu ..90 Abbey Dale ..90 Shine On . . . 9 0 Huntingdon ..90 Te Ariki ... 9 0 Erin's Boy ..90 jfcftn ~90 Lady Horton .9 0 Ahi'Tnia .... 9 0 Bold Archer 9 O Queer Card ... 9 0 Purseful .... 9 0 full- Crop ..90 Honowai ... 9 0 Whiterboy . . 9 O Agile ... 9 0 ;Tbere are a number of unknown quantities engaged and it is a difficult race. MertJ Lu. w b° finished third to Cruachan sad The Sun at Te Awamutu, appears to htiXG an excellent chance, whilo Queer Cird, Agile and Ruku have all shown fliahes of form, and Huntingdon, by Hunting Song, is bred well enough to gallop f»ik" The favourites may bo -t". • • " MERRY LU. . AGILE. FLYING HANDICAP. . Of £150; 6 fur. st. lb. st. lb. Bm&leton . .10 10 Tho Author ..90 Bold Front . ."10 9 Superb King . 9 0 Kin?" W-anga . 911 Good Sport .90 Kory Mor" . , 9 10 Oteno .... 9 0 s£Awha ..... 9 3 Golden Shadow 9 0 Tall Timber . .9 0 Royal Songster 9 0 Singleton has not raced for some timo and Bold Front, although ho won a sprint at Hastings, might bo better placed in tho lost race. Te Awha, a Lord Quejt filly, raced consistently well in the middle of the-season and should make a bold showing.: Last year's, winner. King Wanga. and Eory Mor might also go well. Solid support may ba forthcoming for TE AWHA, . KING, WANG A.. CISBORNE STEEPLES HANDICAP. • iht" /•: . Of £200; Ti miles r. st. lb. st. lb. Highwayman . 10 ; 2 Master Arch . 9 3 Girion" . ... 9 7 Timipouri . . 9 3 Kalakaua ... 9 5 Tamworth . . 90 Highwayman displayed useful form last winter hut has since been unsound. Gartan is a reliable jumper and Master Arch lias occasionally shaped creditably when the elasa has been weak. However. the Wost likely- improver is Kalakaua, who has run "two seconds over hurdles lately. The prime fancies may be KALAKAUA. HIGHWAYMAN. ,! HACK FLAT HANDICAP, -Qf £130; . 6 fur st. lb st. lb. Nahi . . . . 911 Russet Moor 9 2 lago ... . 9 9 Wedding Bells 9 2 Little Wonder 9 7 Merry Lu . . . 9 0 Arrowhead . 9.6 Little Gift .90 Coonardoo . . 9 G Kathelma ...90 Sanglare ..94 Barracouta ..90 Royal Songster 9 4 Winterboy ..90 Rich Crop ... 9 3 Salamander -.90 Glaremot-e . . 9 3 Autumn Sun . 9 0 F»H"0" the Year O 2 Tama Waiata 0 O

Arrowhead has run several good races, lately and should have liia chance to win here. Merry Lu is ulbo a possibility, while Russet Moor and Little Gift also have enough speed to show up prominently. In • good betting race tho popular selections may bo ARROWHEAD. RUSSET MOOR. TRAMWAY HACK STEEPLECHASE, ' Of £140: 1 miles. Highwayman .10 5 Kalakaua . . 9 8 Abisogne ... 0 13 Timipouri . . . 9 G Parzon ..... 9 10 Master Arch . 9 4 Toll Timber ..98 Tainwortb . 9 0 - Most of the candidates are also engaged Itt the Gisborne Steeplechase and form in that' event should give ft good guide to the prospects here. There may bo solid support for V'. KALAKAUA, . ABISOGNE. WINTER OATS HANDICAP, 4 .. ... Of £1C0; li miles. st. lb. Bt. lb. ,sold Front .10 11 Cool Card ... 9 0 ,Q«een's Choice 10 2 Good Sport ..90 vYaUier ...... 9 'J Whakaari ... 9 0 Kory Mor ..97 L'rizuux ... 9 0 Jyinsel . .92 Autumr.ina ..90 Author ..90 Nahi 9 0 Beceut form points io Hold Front. Queen's Choice and Whakaari racing prominently '♦-lit.Others with chances are Rory Mor. KinMi'Vffad Valsicr. Investors may give irood •topjkirt to VALSIER. BOLD FRONT. ' Record meeting expected. THE JOCKEYS' CHAMPIONSHIP. [by mecitAl'H. OWN CORRESPONDENT.] , ' GISBORNE, Wednesday. It is.anticipated that tho Gisborne Racing Club's,-Wlntnr Meeting opening at the Park course to-morrow will prove tho best in tho series ol winter Fxtures held by the club since its inception. The presence of a very hirse number of visitors in town justifies 11 e *P6ctut:on of something like a record Attendance at tho course, and tho mimcri* strength of the fields in the races is assured. An additional item of inteicst m conneclon with the meeting is that 11. G*av and A T\ 'Ellis, leaders in tho jockeys' championship for t|| U current season, will fight ®' ,t closing stages of the competition nt R The club has decided to present * Rold-niounted whip to the one who is in B -at, the conclusion of the meeting, ray %, p resen t total is 72 and that of Ellis w

WINTER CUP SCRATCHING. J fa* TELEGRAPH.— I'UESS ASSOCIATION.] CHRISTCHURCH. Wednesday. ; on Quixote was scratched for the Winter V lO National meeting at nine <,Uock morning.