ASHBURTON MEETING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20982, 19 September 1931, Page 9

ASHBURTON MEETING.

TO-DAY'S FIELDS REVIEWED. NEW ZEALAND CUP HORSES. aTRAIGHTCOURSE'S PROSPECTS. Canterbury a' thC .?, Prinff ni «tings in the <ho Ash - Cantorhi.r« n!! Club to-day. Our s z dcui : tß^ihnt heavy which lvJ Vr * C,t ' n,ul tho tTack. for some U V 1 R " nimer -liko condition order. 1<! ' Ultl bo in satisfactory review^of" 1 U ilcCfT,,;ulros - with n dent- 1 prospects by our correspon--I.O—LONGBEACH HANDICAP, Of £95; G fur. ii . ou "'Ts Sol-wit ' o o K- r ul U o l us 90 Pixie Gold ' ' ■* t p isht ..00 MiVii* n •; i D kourmel . .90 WeatlJh- al o 1 8 Owlstl.ght o o Rose of Orange 9 o This i s a fniri, cvcn fioW and> (ho favourite 1B wed concealed. However, strong support may be forthcoming for SOLWIT. JASON'S QUEST. weatiierly I.4O—SELMA TROT, Of £OS; lji miles, limit 3.15. Arion Axworthy Lt. Native Colo Lt. Claranda Lt Notable [ LI DeLT ReV / ! Lt' WiT Guy ' .' ! Lt' fee.«•«{• nL G ° rdon • Lt. Doll Banco : '. 21 Gold Paper . . Lt, Liuella .... 30 Harvest Earl . Lt A likely trio to dispute favouritism comprises GOLD PAPER. CLRO, PLAIN SILK. 2.20-ASHBURTON HANDICAP, Of £120: 1 mile st. lb. st. lb. Gay Creßt 0 0 Royal Love ..73 Charmeuse ..89 Dunraven . .73 J-own Major . 713 Dulen ..." 7 2 btraigbtcouiso 711 The Dovo ..70 lianelagh . . 710 Topere .. . . 7 0Marshooter . 7 5 Miss Mercia . . 7 0 Martian Chief 7 S Seven New Zealand Cup candidates are engaged, including the present favourite. Gay Crest, who ha« not been overburdened. Be has been galloping well lately, but will hardly be at his best. Charmeuse, Straightcourse, Ranelagh, Martian Chief. Royal Love and Dunraven have all cot through pleasing tasks and there is little to choose between them. Provided that conditions are favourable, an interesting tussle should be staged, and most support may bo gi\en to ' STRAIGHTCOCRSE RANELAGH, CHAKMEUSE. 2.SIS—TRIAL PLATE, Of £75: 5 fur. Bt. Hi et. lb. Colonel Cygnus 8 10 Tho Quorn 8 0 Moorbird ... 8 10 Metal Bird .80 Trek ... SlO Palace . 80 Water Polo ..80 Earthquake ..SO Eclair ... 8 0 Irish Chieftain 8 0 Manetho ... 8 0 Dollar Raid ..80 Waiwene ... 8 0 Monastic ... 8 0 Grecian Prince 8 0 Elgindale . . 7 0 Tres Sec 8 0 Golden Hint; 7 0 Some useful sprinters, mostly three-year-olds, are engaged here, and another difficult problem confronts investors. On recent race and track form the favourite division may comprise MOORBIUD. PALACE. GRECIAN PRINCE. 3.3O—FA I RFI CLD HACK, Of £125; li miles. st. 1. st. lb. Taragona ... 90 Water Power . 710 Minerval ... Sl3 Ramo . . .78 Hounslow ..89 Royal Limond 7 7 Semper Para lus 8 5 Palmary ... 7 0 Locksley .84 Night Cap . 7 0 Quinopal . .83 Revision . .70 Riri 8 3 Three more New Zealand Cud candidates. Taragona. Minerval and Riri, will appear in this race, and all should race promiI nently Locksley's win over a mile at ! the Grand National meeting cannot be over- | looked, whilo Ri mu is a solid galloper over ! the distance and Semper Paratus has only to reproduce track form to upset calculations. Investors may show most confidence in LOCKSLEY, RIRI, TARAGONA. 4.S—SPRING HANDICAP, Of £100; 6 fur. st. lb st. lb. Great Star ..95 Sleipner ... 7 4 Quantum ... 8 5 Pakitere ... 7 2 On Top .... 8 1 First. Raid ... 7 2 Royal Baby ..81 Arch Arrow . 7 0 Arrowmir ... 8 0 Ravine .... < 0 Convoy 7 12 Class is fairly well represented. Although Great Star h;;s a solid impost, his chances cannot be overlooked. Quantum and On Top are speedy over the distance, and Sleipner is well seasoned. Another contest is anticipated and the best supported may bo ON TOP, SLEIPNER, GREAT STAR. 4.4!) —RAKAIA TROT, Of £100: li miles: limit 3.31. Actor . Lt. Yds bhd Dusolina . . . Lt. Llewellyn . . 12 Lilv Bingen . . Lt. Mountain Oro . 12 Location .. . Lt. Sandy Pointer 21 Pageant d'Or . Lt. Bracken .... 30 Sundown . . .Lt 1 rice ess .... (.0 Stowaway . . . hi. rackler . . Investors may pay most attention to fSANDOWN, PAGEANT D'OR. BRACKEN. - ' " ! AMALGAMATION PROPOSAL. CONFERENCE AT TE AWAMUTU. [from orm own correspondent. ] TE AWAMUTU, Friday. A conferenco of representatives from the Te Kuiti and Waipa Racing Clubs was held | at To Awamutu last evening to consider the possibility of amalgamation of racing interests, and a concentration of activities at Te Awamutu. Tho meeting, which was presided over by tho Woipu. Club's president, Mr. A. S. Wallace, was most cordial, and'after a full discussion and a statement of the financial position of both clubs, I it was decided that the Waipa Club shou d i send a deleKrdion to Te Ivuiti at an early | date to investigate the situation. Jho dele- | gates appointed were Messrs. A. S. Wallace, i F. Quin, A. H. Storey, M. 11. lims and J. | T. Young. j j THE DEATH OF EQUITAS. SUCCESSES AT THE STUD. [iiY TELEGRAPH. —H-VCTOO TtEPOHTKR. ] WANGANUI, Friday. Tho well-known brood mare Equitas was found dead in her paddock yesterday. Equitas, who was by Advance, was a firstclass performer in her day. _ Included in ><«» HucceßHcrs wore lh<> C.J.C. Btcw;»nl.s and Members' Hnndicaps and the Wellington Champion Plate. At !he stud her first foal was Oratress, another first-ehisß mare, who won n New Zealand Cup and dead-heated in a Wellington Cup, while she in hor turn lias left another New Zealand Cup winner in Oratrix, and an Auckland and Wellington Cup winner in Concentrate Oliver progrriv of Equitas include Murihaiipo. Martianette, dam of Martian Chief, Equitant and Lntorlocutor. A. McDONALD'S CONDITION. [BY TELEGRAPH. —PACING REPORTER.] WANGANUI, Friday. A. McDonald, who has not yet completely recovered from the injury ho received when Omeo fell with him in tho Lincoln Steeplechase at Iticcarton, was present at yesterday's races. His back has been giving him a lot of trouble, but ho iB improving steadily.