TO-DAY'S RACES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20889, 3 June 1931, Page 7

TO-DAY'S RACES.

tFIELDS AT ELLEESLIE. ? * great northern hurdles THE CORNWALL HANDICAP. / REVIEW OF PROGRAMME. Tlie .Auckland Tracing Chili's Winter Meeting will be opened at Ellerslic to-day, when the chief event will be the Great Northern Hurdles, New Zealand's most richly-endowed hurdle race. Tho various events have drawn exceptionally good fields and the prospects for keen racing are very bright. The course is heavy after the rain that has fallen lately and the conditions will favour horses with a partiality for soft going. The following are the details of the fields, with a review (if the prospects in each race by " Archer ": 11,15—JERVOIS HANDICAP. First Division, of i'3oo; 7 fur. st. lb. st. lb. Vandyke . . 10 0 Full Measure- , 7 4 Te Iloia . . 9 fi Valreina ... 7 3 Valcuir . . » . 8 12 Gold Lily , . 7 3 King Ford . . 812 Trustee 70 Catoma .... 8 9 British Indolent ... 8 5 Princess ... 7 0 Taurua . . . . 8 2 Catch 'Em ..70 Good Idea ..80 Valadore ... 7 0 Principal 7 10 Vandyke, Tc Ifoia, Valcuir, Catoma, Taurua and King Ford are good hacks who have till previously raced well on soft tracks. Catoma's track work has been consistently good, and at the weight* he should be ftvery difficult horse to beat. Others besides those mentioned who may be possibilities are Indolent. Good Idea and Principal. Tho favourites may he CATOMA. VALCUIR. TAURUA. 11.55—GREEN I.ANE STEEPLECHASE, Of £350; nbout miles. ' st. lb. st. lb. :Pari* . . . .10 3 Senora .... 9 0 'Pangolin ... 10 3 Snow Prince . 9 0 Dark Prince .30 3 Kaokaoron , 9 0 Quinsilia ... JO 2 Scarauiouche . 9 0 Lupin Abbsy... 9 3 Wnko King ..90 Paris is probably the beet stayer in the field, and the only thing against him is that he lias not jumped well in his latest outings. Pangolin, Dark Prince, Scaramouche ,V end Wako King have some form to recomjiiend them, and they may be the likeliest to take n hand in the finish, although Quin*ilia will not bo out of it if ho jumps correctly. Horses who may command support -are PANGOLIN, DARK PRINCE, PARIS. 12.35—JliRVOIS HANDICAP, j Second Division, of £300; 7 fur. at. lb. at. lb. P«wa .... 9 G Bronzo Tray . 9 Jalldy Karo .92 Alloy ... 7 9 tiny Lap ..90 Lord Val ... 7 9 R;itflight ..8 12 Te Monev ... 7 6 Koval Survey . 8 9 Grand Talk ~73 First Lap ..86 Te Ngeru ... 7 3 Valmarie ..82 Wild Country 7 0 Grand Spirit . 8 2 Emancipation , 7 0 Tambourine . . 7 13 Lady Court 7 0 Recent form says a good deal for the chances of Gay Lap, who has been a model of consistency. Pewa. Jalldy Karo and Royal Survey. However, there are many others likely to run good races, and horses like First Lap, Valmarie, Grand Spirit, Alloy, Te Money, Grand Talk. Te Ngeru and Bronze Tray. should all have chances. - The nu.in fancies may be GAY LAP. JALLDY KARO, '. ' ALLOY.

I.2O—PENROSE HURDLES, Of .£350: 13 miles. st. lb. at. lb. Peridovies . .10 5 Foxhound ..90 Uarble King . 912 Kairuri . . . 9 0 Hakanoa . . . 9 12 Loving Cup 9 0 Patutnhi ... 9 6 Owairaka . . 9 0 Landmark ..93 Cristobel ... 9 0 Marble King,. Landmark and Loving Cup. hayc all perforated creditably in their latest engagements, nnd.they should race prominently in.this class. Hakanoa looks more forward than' at Te Awamutu, and, as he revels in heavy going, he might also run well. The likeliest of the others may be Kairuri, Pendavies and Patutahi. Investors may show a preference for . MARBLE KING. LOVING CUP, LANDMARK,

51.5 -:C RE AT NORTHERN HURDLES, Of £1 100; 2i miles. st. lb. st. lb. Cnrinlhia ... .11 9 Lucess .... 9 2 Mister Gamp. 31 0 Perle de Leon 9 2 Make Ud . .10 13 High Pitch . . '-'0 Ntikumai ... 10 9 Hakanoa, ... 9 0 Zippor . . . 10 7 Spalpiko ... 9 0 Antrim Boy , 10 5 Loving Cup . . 9 0 Claremore . .10 3 Pendavies ..90 Grlenstar ... 10 0 Pat.itahi ... 9 0 Easterly ... 9 4 Master Lu ... 9 0 Prince Lu .. . 9 4 Singlctoa ... 9 0 Apache .... 9 2 The prospects are fully reviewed in another column. There should be at least 13 runners, and in a good betting race the favourites may be LUCESS. APACHE. CARINTHIA. 2.SO—CORNWALL HANDICAP, Of £750: li miles. st. lb. Bt. lb. Black Duke . 9 3 Taneriri ... 7 12 Sea town ..90 Llandudno . '! 10 Eaglet . . . 813 Mervette ..74 Merry Damon 812 Cynthia N. .73 Corinax ... 8 8 Flying Prince 7 0 True Blood . 8 8 Standfast ..70 Sir Mond . 8 0 Gay Cockade . 7 0 Eager Rose . 8 0 Black Duke, Sentown. Merry Donion, Corinaz. True Blood. Taneriri nnd Llandudno are all good performers under winter conditions, and they may all take a hand in the finish. Eaglet is n good mare with nn undoubted chance, and the best of the ethers may be Sir Mond, Standfast, Mervette nnd Gny Cockade. It, should be a great betting race with heavy support for TANERIRI, MERRY DAMON. SEA TOWN. 3.3O—HUNT CLUB HURDLES, Of £300; 2 miles st. lb. st. lb. Et. Warngal .11 0 Land Measure 9 0 J'iu -Jai.7. . . l(i 5 Nassone . -90 Fair" Abbey . 9 12 Distress .... 9 C Mashoor ... 9 12 Town Beauty . 9 0 Te Ilomai . . 9 10 Glen Mnrco . 9 0 Nukutere ... 9 4 Depredate . 9 0 Billy Bov ..94 General Lu . 9 O The clnes is not strong and few of the candidates are very well seasoned. Te Homai displayed distinct promise at his first nttempt over hurdles and flight improvement on that effort should make bin prospects rosy. His chief danger might coinc from Nukutere nnd Jiu Jn v.i. who have both ehown form previously in hunters' races. The prime fancies may be TE HOMAI, NUKUTERE. JIU JAZZ 4.15 —MEMBERS' HANDICAP, Of £150: G fur st. lb. et, ib. Gold Money . 9 0 Lady's Bov ..73 Refresher ... 8 13 Puriri Park ..73 inevitable ..80 Prince Val ..73 Awaken ..,80 I'ukitrro ... 7 2 Manawiienua . 7 11 Tctrnrchate ..70 Lucy Rose . . 7 10 The Jack British King . 7 10 Jumper ..70 Koznn . { .79 Hr-re is an army of speedy sprinters nnd the issue is decidedly open. Gold Money nnd Inevitable .ire mudlarks who have been showing go6d track form, and others who have been going well nre Puriri Park, Awaken, Mnnawhenua and Tetrarchate. Lucy Rose will relish the conditions and others who cannot be overlooked entirely nre British King, Prince Val, Tctrnrchate nnd Ludy'a Bciy. Horses who may find favour "" PURIRI PARK. AWAKEN. INEVITABLE. YESTERDAY'S SCRATCHINGS. ROYAL DOULTON OUT. The following scratchings for Ellerslie were posted yesterday:— ... Jervoia Handicap, First Division.—Royal England, 9.45 a.m.: Trishnn, 10.15 a.m.; Dnycoma. 1.5 p.m. Cornwall Handicap,—Royal Doulton, 1.5 p.m. Members' Handicap.—Volimond, 10.15 a.m. All engagements.—Fairy Bello, 9 a.i 11.; L'Allegro, 1.50 p.m.