TO-DAY'S RACES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20690, 9 October 1930, Page 11

TO-DAY'S RACES.

MEETING at bunedin. RcLEAK STAKES CONTEST. : JUT INTERESTING FIELD. THE LIST OF ACCEPTORS. Tho Dnnedin Jockey Club's Spring Jfeoting will bo opened at Wingatui to- - day, when tho chief event will be tho J McLean Stakes, the first two-year-old ■>" classic of tho season in the South Island. An interesting field of 17 is engaged, including Glontruin's daughter, Lochlag- ' pen, Sir Charles Clifford's colt Cricket " Bat and several other Riccarton juveniles. - 1 Following are details of the fields:—

• PROSPECTS FOR TO-DAY. [BY TELEGRAPH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT.] DUNEDIN. Wednesday. The track is certain to be heavy for the opening of the Dunedin Jockey Club's Spring J - Meeting at Wingatui to-morrow. The following horses are expected to be well supported:—Hurdles: Troilus, Membo. Trial a Handicap Plate: Jaloux, Master Anomaly. Maungatua Handicap: Riri, Gustavo, Some Toff. Electric Handicap: Greenwood bracket, -Spoon, Compensation. Mosgiel Handicap: Circulation, Black Duke. McLean Stakes: t Grecian Prince, Cricket Bat. October Handicap: Rascal, Salmo Salar. Taioma Handicap: Al Jolson, Salmar. WINGATUI TRACK WORK. - THE FINAL GALLOPS. - [BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.] DUNEDIN. Wednesday. After the heavy rain which fell yesterday and last night the going at Wingatui became /f . heavy, but the course was drying up this morning. However, under the most favourable circumstances it will be on the heavy tside for the Dunedin Club's meeting. The arrival of the Riccarton horses meant, as Usual, a much earlier start than the local

trainers adopt. Shortly after 5 a.m. tho visitors appeared end operations were commenced by Praise and Greenaway cantering and sprinting up the straight. Both look well and ready to race.

Cricket But was always going better than Windsomo Hind when covering four furlongs in 54a. Kakara did strong work, covering -five furlongs in 1.15.

Gustavo pleased more than Ball Dress " without being extended when running six -'furlongs in 1.27 1-5 after going the first

■"three in 41 2-ss. Spoon and Riri came over six furlongs in - 1.25 1-5 Spoon was covering most ground on the outside of the track. Standard Rose joined in at four furlongs, but finished behind tlio others. -- Lochlaggen worked leisurely over three furlongs in •Its. Assemble and Rin Tin Tin .cantered around and then sprinted home over three furlongs in 'lis.. Black Duke and Caterpillar also cantered end ran half-a-mile in 58 2-53. 4-'. Jock o' Hazeldean did a nice striding gallop, and left the final four furlongs behind ■ in

Grecian Prince, who is a shapely sort, got through a lenient tusk. Ho is tho I'opulij r fancy for the McLean Stakes. Smithereens, On Top and Wiso Choice Worked, but not against the watch. Irish Chieftain and Chief Light both shaped well when sprinting three furlongs along the hack in 39 -l-5.5. They promise

■» *° lend interest to the McLean Stakes. After . about an hour's interval the later L, brigade commenced to arrive on the scene. v Waving Corn, Sailing Home, Somo Toff Hud. Meitui got through half-pace tasks on • •the inside gras3. Salmo Salar, Balance . and Star Shooter were worked without being extended. Town Major was pleasing much better than Water Power when concluding six fur- -=■•' longs in 1.29. , . A 1 Jolson sprinted three furlongs homo in .Ja 4-6s. Song Box, after cantering a v circuit, came oyer four furlongs in 595, and ~ the final three in 41s, but travelled without being naked to gallop. ~ Others out doing useful work without .• ''fins extended included Dumblane, Anster, " Boy, Hard Prince, Royal Game, . c * t Mint, Some Rose. Gay Fashion. Hot ► '"'Pertinenco, Bold Brigand, Solmar, Academy, Red Heather, Rascal, JMLorna, Royal . Saxon, Night Purader, tnhda. Lady Dart and "Wig Wag.

J, SPRING HURDLES. Of £165; lj miles. st lb st lb Amorist . ... 11 -1 Cay Fashion 9 9 Troilus .... 10 4 Exido .... 9 0 Haze 10 3 Shipshape . . 9 0 Beauty Light 10 2 Star Tractor . 9 0 t Membo ... 0 12 TRIAL STAKES. Of £150; 6 fur. " st lb Bt lb Homecoming . 8 5 Tipping • . 8 2 Jaloux .... 8 5 Boher Bee 8 0 Night Parade 8 5 Crubenmor© • 8 0 Royal Limotid 8 5 Littlo Duchess 8 0 Skysign •••85 Uxbridge • . . 8 0 r Solatium ..85 Insolvency . 7 11 • A1 Jolson ..82 Kakara • • . 7 11 A lister • . . , 8 2 Lady Dart , 7 11 Cumulative • 8 2 Palado • • 7 11 Mast. Anomaly 8 2 Tho Geisha . 7 11 standard Roso 8 2 Winsome Hind 7 11 Segravo ••.82 MAUNGATUA HANDICAP. Of £150; 7 fur. st lb st lb Gustavo ... 0 2 Academy . . . 7 10 Assemble ...91 Water Power 7 10 Some Toff . 9 0 Bitractor • • . 7 7 Impertinences . S 12 Biri ...... 7 7 Dumblano ... 8 9 Ballance « » . 7 7 Royal Limond 8 1 Painting . • ■ 7 7 Eosewood ..81 Good Gift » b 7 7 Ball Dresa . 7 13 Rotorcx . . v 7 7 Traho ..... 7 12 Moy Hall . , 7 7 ELECTRIC HANDICAP. = Of £225; 6 fur. st lb st lb Meadow Lark 9 13 Compensation 8 2 1 Bin Tin Tin . 8 10 Spoon • • • . 7 12 Praise .... 84 Charming . . 7 11 Waving Corn 8 2 Full Fling . 7 5 Greenuway . 8 2 Red Boa . , 7 2 MOSGIEL HANDICAP. Of £275; 11 miles. st lb st lb Black Duke . 9 0 High Court . 8 9 Starshooter • 8 13 Royal (fame . 8 5 Black Mint . 9 10 Circulation 8 4 Town Major , S 9 Evening . • ■ 7 2 McLEAN STAKES. '■ Of £350; 4 fur. st lb st lb - Chief Light . 8 5 Amy Johnson 8 0 Cricket Bat . 8 5 Enwood • • . 8 0 Fair Weather 8 5 Flower • • . 8 0 ' Irish Chieftain 8 5 Flying Amy . 8 0 Last March .85 Eula Belle . 8 0 * Ossiman • • , 8 5 Lochlagyen . 8 0 Pandowa • ■ . 8 5 Song Box 8 0 Ruling Pen . 8 5 Woodend — rGrecian Princo 8 5 Fairform filly 8 0 OCTOBER HANDICAP. Of £165 ; 7 fur. st lb st lb Royal Game .• 9 4 Smithereens • 8 2 Rascal .... 9 4 Some Rose . 8 0 Caterpillar . . 8 13 High Gear . 7 13 Kalmo Salar., 8.12 Valdamo . . , 7 13 On Top . . S 4 TAIOMA HANDICAP. Of £150; 6 fur. st lb st lb Jock o' HazelQuinopai . • . 8 4 dean .... 9 13 Al Jolson . , 8 4 "Wis Wag . . 9 2 Captivate • . 8 4 Bailing' Homo 8 13 Mast. Anomaly 8 2 i Tracsono •••87 Little Duchess 7 13 Rosewood « , 8 G Toreador . . . 7 13 , . Solmar .» « . 8 G Winter Garden 7 13