MANAWATU MEETING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20922, 11 July 1931, Page 9

MANAWATU MEETING.

WEIGHTS FOR FIRST DAY. LARGE FIELDS INDICATED. [BY' TKTjKOTiAPII.—I'RESS ASSOCIATION.] PALMERSTON NORTH, Friday. Handicaps for the first day of the ManavrjiiVL Racing Club's Winter Meeting, to be held on July 22 and 23. are us follows: KIWITEA HUNTERS' HURDLES, of £IOO, U miles.—Monetize, 11.4; Hymgreat, 10.8; Landmark. 10.6; Hard Cold, 10.2: Unoco, U.l)* - : Gueress, 0.8; Day Lass, ■ 9.6; Warfilla, Evening' Hero, 9.3; Sir Moment, Okapua, 9.2; The Budget, 9.1; Mandate, Jiu Jazz, Braggart, Desert Lad, Gourmet, Star Girl. Pleasant Surprise, Incx, Gambler, Whuhgaroa, Lough Neagh, Starbird, Winnagari,' Hiriatore, 9.0. RANGITANE PLATE, of £IOO, 6 fur— Hystririe, Soviet, 10.0; Beverage, Gran Chaco, Park Acre. Thrasher, Wallaruh, 9.12; Acrospire, Callan, Miss Chatter, Silver Fern, Sweet Sue, 9.11; Nightmare, Royal Orense, 9.9; Acre—Merry Sarto gelding, Constant , Sun, Curie, Fiji, Gibraltar, Interlocutor, Merry Hunter, The ~ Mirror, Tigerish, Vitaphone, Zeebrugge. 9.3; Flower, Foghorn, Lotus Lily, Tavora, 9.0. AWAPUNI STEEPLECHASE, of £250, 3 miles.—Red Fuchsia, 10.13; Claremore, 10.9; Omeo, 10.5; St. Warrigal, 10.2; ; Spalpiko. 10.1; Dark Prince, 9.13;. Nukumai, , Royal Acre, 9.12; Corneroff, 9.11; Copey, Winter Day, 9.5; Fine Acre,. 9.4; Pangolin. 9.3; Heather Lad, Revel, Kaokaoroa, Senora, Modestrian, r Winnigan, Beau' Regal; 9.0. ' CLIFFORD HANDICAP, of £2OO, 1J miles. —Merry Damon, 10.9; Little Doubt, Manawhenua. 9.llMoutoa Treasury, Palm, "9.6; Royal Game, Arikira, Black Mint. Royat Opera, Llyil Du, Spearform, 9,0.

RONGOTEA HACK HURDLES, of £IOO, Is miles.—Monetize, 10.13; Goshawk, 10.9; War zone, 10.7; Callamart, Hymgreat, 10.3; Landmark. 10.1; Hard Gold, 9.11: Callapat, 9.9; Staghunter, 9.7; The Warden, 9.5; Unoco, 9.4; Auctioneer, 9.3; D/vy Lass, Postman, Spearmiss, Coon Song, 9.1; Evening Hero, Okapua, Mandate, Star Girl, Gourmet, Soviet; 9.0.

RUAHINE HACK .HANDICAP, of £125. 7 fur.—Wallaruh, 10.9; Royal Finance, 10.7; Trojan Melody, 10.C; Winsome Rind, 10.4: Adventus, 10.0; Potoaform. 9.12: Chief Savage, 9.9; Tentcall, 9.4: Paiearoa. Arrowzone, Ivissless, Miss Chatter, 9.0. BROADWAY HACK HANDICAP, of £IOO, 9 fur.—Spearform, 10.5; Air Laddie, Merry Melody, 10.2; Adventus. 10.0; Tunbridge, 9.12; Cook, 9.10; Royal Black, 9.6; Easterly, 9.4; Nea Lap, 9.3; Shootist, 9.1 i Wild Country, Excella Tea, 9.0. STEWARDS' HANDICAP, of £l5O. 6 far.—Tnneriri, 10.11; Great Charter, 10.10; Fitzquex, 9.13;- Maui, 9.11; .Manifesto, Royal Finance. Blue Paper, 9.4: Sight Draft. 9.2; Taranto. Coon Song, Arajean, Juggle, Royal Songster, 9.0. RIDING ENGAGEMENTS. ' . JOCKEYS' MOUNTS TO-DAY. The following is a list of riding engagements for the first day of the Wellington Winter Meeting:— R. E. Thomson.—Unoco. A. McGregor.-—Spalpiko. H. Dulieu.—West Dome, Auctioneer and Kapuna. 1 I. Tucker.—Copey, Nucleus. H. Gray.—Tan eriri, Manawhenua, Normanby. Interlocutor. S. Wilson.—Flower,. Shootist, Royal Game. The Sun. . _ A. Jenkins.—Callapat. J. W. Brady.—Ephialtes. H. Wiggins.—Wild ..Country. H. Turner.—St. Warrigal. " ' R. J. Mackie.—Black Mint..Fitzquex. K. Voitre.—Adventus. J.- Barry.— , . R. C. Miles.—Pangolin, Nukkmai. A. McDonaldi—Corneroff, Llandudno, Red Fuchsia, Make Up. > • ; ..., . ,T.' Green.—Little Doubt, Manifesto, Wallurab. i :* ■■ • B. H. Morris.—Merry Damon, Trojan Melody. :R. McTavish.—Tobacco Land. -., '

J.-Walker.—Umtali. D. O'Connor. —Royal Saxon, Troilus, Fabriano. Callamart. G. Salt.—Amorist, Thurma.J. Smith.—Cristobel. R. Olive. —Dark Prince. F. Foster.—High Pitch, Prince Lu, Lnccss. C. Carmont. —Semper Paratus. I. Tilson.—Royal Mint, Fresh. Breeze. G'. Humphries.— Arazone, Vnlrewa. J. W. Jennings.—Grand Acre. Jj. Dulieu.—Head Sorung, Conjurer 11. P. Mcllroy.—Singleton.

.A. Tinker.—Royal Finance. , A. E. Ellis.—Claremore, Lord Yal, Prince Val.

MORE RAIN AT TRENTHAM. TRACK WORK RESTRICTED. [BY TELEGRAriT.—I'RESS ASSOCIATION. ] WELLINGTON. Friday. Rain continued practically incessantly up till one o'clock to-day, and fast work was again out of the question at Trentham this morning . Horses had to be content with strong pace work on the sand.' 1 The weather now shows signs of. breaking,, and, the present intentions of the .Wellington Racing Club are that the meeting shall open to-morrow., The forecast is for a decided turn for the better, and -a fine day is predicted. 1 The track, bowev.er, will bo very heavy. There were no further scratchings up .to 1 p.m.- v. ; , ■ > , • DEATHS AT OKAWA STUD. GRANDCOURT AND FIRST BLOW. The death is .reported from Mr. ■T. H. Lowry's Okawa Stud of the imported sire Grandcourt; by Captivation from La Huppe. Grandcourt was. imported from England some years ago, and, although not a great success at the stud, sired a: number of very useful performers, probably the "best of his progeny being Second Wind, who has done most of his rucing in Australia. Mr. Lowry also sustained another loss at his stud recently, when the brood more First Blow, in-foaUto Night Raid, also died. First Blow was by Finlan 1 from War Talk and had produced two pood performers in Second Wind and Gascony.

PROGRESS OF L. J. ELLIS. STILL IN DUNEDIN HOSPITAL. [FROM ■ OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] CHRISTCHURCH. Wednesday. 'Tho'-latest advice received concerning L. J. Ellis, who had a bad fall from Topere at Wingatui, is that he is doing very woll. but will bo an inmate of tho Dunedin Hospital for another four or five weeks. , His leg lias mended satisfactorily, but he is troubled by affected eyesight, causod_ through the skull being fractured, and it is on this account that ho is being kept in hospital for special treatment.