TO-DAY'S RACES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20988, 26 September 1931, Page 7

TO-DAY'S RACES.

JPIELDS AT AVONDALE.

REVIEW of prospects.

the cup contest.

T OHRIEI well fancied.

Quantity as well as quality i s repref°r t^ie fi rs t day of t i, 4 AWadale Jockey Club's Spring Meet jjrf gad all that will be required to «iSdrt the success of the racing is fine gather- The course was in splendid order yesterday and, unless there is rain, {if should be excellent. pe following are the details of the liids, with a review of the prospects in race by " Archer " 11.30—MAIDEN PLATE, Of £160; 7 fur. First Division. Second Division: st. lb. St. lb. Actaeon ; -82 Ruby Dawn 7 n Bnsle Call ..82 Alacrity 8 2 Pon't Lap ..82 Desert Star . 8 2 Granado • • . 6 2 Great Emblem 8 2 Satilhowline • 8 2 Heremia ■ ■ 8 2 jTlaminagh . . 8 'J Kingsway 8 2 Lncidna • • . 8 2 Loterie 8 2 Ikreehnl • • S 2 Pal -..82 . Tui Mint ..82 Scotland Yard 8 2 Whakapara ..82 United ... 82 / (TifpOtl*? S 2 Woodful . • 8 2 Art Gallery 7 11 Amber Link . 7 11 Cat-i-mes . 711 Autahi 711 Jicelli Tea 711 Lady Musk 711 Lady Noreen 711 Restaurant . 711 March*tte 7 11 Toujours 7 11 Brackets: Lucidus and Loterie. Marechal »nd Pal. Royal Gallant aud Scotland Yard. s"ai Mint and United. Whakapara and -'Woodful. Tarporley and Amber Link. Art Gallery and Autahi, Cat-i-mes and Exaggeration. Excellc T*a and Lady Musk. Lady Jsoretn and Ligh Step. Marcbette and Ewtanrant. Ruby Dawn and Toujours If there are rriora than 23 runners the Hc6 will be run in two divisions, as given above, and dividends will be paid on the irinners of th divisions only. On recent form Haulbowline and Actaeon may be the best in th*. first division, but Granado. Marechal. Tarporley and Lucidus may have chances also. United and Heremia read nicely placed in thr second division, but 'they may recei\t strong opposition from Great Emblem. Toujours. Kincsway. Amber Link and Lady Musk. Horses who may b« well supported are HAULBOWLINE. ACTAEON. UNITED, HEREMIA. 12.22 KINGSLAND HURDLES, Of £150; li miles. et. lb. st. lb. Monetize 10 13 Nassock . 9 2 Patutahi .10 6 Neil ....90 gt. Ames . ./9 12 Cargen . . 9 0 Land Measure 910 Russet Moor 9 0 Slump 9 I Kouranui 9 0 Unoco . 9 5 Whakama 9 0 Monetize and Patutahi have the best credentials, but at the difference in weights they mav be troubled to beat improvers like St. Ames Unoco Cargen. Russet Moor and Whakama. Nassock is also a possibility, but his jumping form lias not been good. lutestors may favour UNOCO. ' ST. AMES. PATUTAHI. I.7—CHAMPION HACK PLATE, Of £SOO ; 7 fur. st. Ib. st. Ib. Catorca • • .'$ 9" Jalldy Karo . 8 9 City Lap ..89 Valueless • • 89 lvaianaapai • • 8 9 Curie • • • . 7 12 "Biddj's Boy • 8 9 Aspian • . 7 12 Full Measure 8 9 Gibraltar • • . 7 12 Brcnie Tray . 8 9 Speedmint • . 7 12 Biddy's Bo? 'displayed fine form at his last start anc his prospects appear very bright Caloma, Full Measure. Valueless. Jalldy Karo, Karangapai and Gay Lap are other well-performed hacks who should run good races, but if Aspian is relatively as good a three-year-old as he was a two-year-old he will make it difficult for the best of them. His track form has been excellent and! he Bhould be very dangerous. Curie. Gibraltar and Speedmint may all perform aolidly. but the main fancies maj be BIDDY'S BOY. . ASPIAN. CATOMA. 1.57 —AVONDALE CUP, Of £300; li miles. st. ib. st. lb. Historic .99 Standfast .. 7' Q Lady Pam . . 8 12 Te Hoia . 7 1 Taneriri . . SlO Malahat . 7 0 Valroe ... 8 0 Autumn Sun 7 0 Motere . . . 7 10 Little Doubt 7 0 True Blood . 7 7 Air Laddie 7 0 Cessation ..75 Spear Lad ..70 Maori Boy . 7 3 Flying Prince 7 0 Cray Cockade . 7 3

.'Bracket-, Lady Pam and Spear Lad. The form and doings of the candidates tre well known and need no repetition at this stage. Taneriri. who is very fit. Historic and Cessation appear as likely as any. but Gay CocKade, Te Hoia, Standfast and Malahat may nl 1 be dangerous. Lady Pam nay run a good race although she does not •npear to be quite at her best, and True Blood may be another with a chance. The favourites may iricluip

TANERIRI. HISTORIC. CESSATION. 2.42—AVONDALE STAKES. Of £500; two-year-olds: col's and geldings 6.0: fillies. 7.9: 5 fur. st. lb. st. lb. Solarium 8 0 Merry Way 7 0 Sea Ruler ..80 Timorous ..70 Foreign Money 8 0 Posy ..79 Tea Trader 8 0 Rulanut - .79 Bell Topper 8 0 Whirlalong ..79 Jxjombinatinn 8 0 Ri'pling Waters 7 9 Miss Linley 7 9 Sastruci 7 9 Broken Rule . 7 9 Lady Whirlwind 7 9 Muscadine 7 9 Te Waipu 7 9 "low Ligct 7 9 Brackets: Tea Trader and Lady Whirlwind, Ruhnut and Posy. Glow Light nnd llerry Way The fides 13 large and so many of the candidates hare been sprinting smartly that the issue i 3 remarkably open. Sastrugi. Bulaniit, Pos •• an Broken Rule have all the benefi' of a race, but Bell Topper. Ruler, fea Trader Lady Whirlwind. Merry Way. To Waipu and Whirlalong have all been galloping well enough to be *orthy of consideration. The main fancies may be S.\ STRUG. RU LAXUT -PO S Y BRAGKET. TEA TRADER LADY WHIRLWIXI) BRACKET. 3.32—F LYIN C STAKES, Of £'275; G fur c . st. lb at. lb. ! Oiipremar.? " 9 5 Hunting Day 8 0 I Jjady Quez 9 4 Croupier 7 ' i.acaneili 9 0 Tea Chat 7 8 I oilvermine . 8 ;0 Golden Wings 7 8 r>/ Money 8 lit Honiton 7 3 I ttefresner 8 8 King Ford 7 1 ! Sfl 1 „ nua ' ® '' King Colossus 7 0 | ■"'Kb Comedy 8 0 Croupier's foini lias drawn marked atten- ! to his prospects which look good, j •'though th< fur* tha* he lias u cough has : * en caus >ng some uneasiness Golden j ,' n S9 and High Comedy are brilliant j s°ung horses with irood chances also, while ; "Preniac.v. Laoy Wuex. Refresher. Mitna I J^ enua ' lea Chut and King Colossus have | been working well enough to be worthy j con siderat ion I'he main fancies may be j CROUPIER GOLDEN WINGS. / lIIGI] COMEDY. 4.I7—SWAN SON HANDICAP, Of i 1135: 1 mile t , _ st. lb st. lb 7° r d Yal 9 5 Prototnmt. 712 'J H Stonehenge 7 9 Country 9 1 Gibraltar 7 9 Unremon; 8 12 Tarclia . 7 9 8 IV Kairuri 7 8 Dominican 7 7 K%m. c P 'Km H 6 Ladv Vane 7 7 ifmhourmp ~8 2 Cape Gold 7 7 <V? J. Jumper 8 2 Running Over 7 7 e ' er Jackson 8 2

important factor L WIU be an which Lord Vai I Z Ven race ' in pat Peter T f Land mark. Taurua. Ganfia win' Te M ° ney ' Catch ' Em - Gibraltar should " em ° re and -ybesolidt^rttr oll^63 - GANPAT, peter JACKSON. tar-jha. 5-2—HENDfcRSON HANDICAP, Of £150; 7 fur Eaglet 8 o la n . u 8t - lbas ?,? I! Hr- |-n L A IfS' 4 !?! RoyalPi!„r,p> I C Bronze Tray 7 0 I i ' °» eua and Royal Artist have recent form to recommend them and they should possess good chances. Prince Val is also well and may be difficult to beat, while Puriri Park has been galloping nicely and should run a sound race. Eaglet and Sir Mond may not be ready yet anu th. best of the others may be Rose, Tetrarchate. Flying rince, Chief Link, \ olimond and Autumn un. In the absence of Croupier investors may favour ROYAL ARTIST. PURIRI PARK. PEWA. FINAL TRACK WOBK. GALLOPS AT AVONDALE. GOLDEN WINGS GOES FAST. AN ATTRACTIVE HALF-MILE. BY ARCHER. Weather and track conditions were good for training operations at Avondale yesterday, when all the fast ivork was performed on the outside ot the course proper, where the trestles were out about 54ft. There was a heavy dew on the ground early, but the course improved under the drying wind on Thursday and some very smart sprinting was accomplished. The honours of the morning rested with the Flying Stakes candidate Golden Wings, who reeled off a fast half-mile attractively, and others to go well were Orapai, Lady Quex, King Colossi's and several of the two-year-olds. King Colossus (Bioughton) ran his first furlong in 14s two in 26 3-ss. and completed five furlongs in 1.5 4-5. It was a nice piece of work and the three-year-old finished on very solidly. King Colossus is on the improve and will not be disgraced among the good sprinters he has to meet to-day. Illuminagh (Everson) sprinted three furlongs in 39 S-ss. He wa3 carrying a fair weight and his effort was quite satisfactory. Haulbowline (Ludlow) and Sastrugi (Broughton) dashed over three furlongs in 30 l-os, a very smart gallop. They kept well together all the way and there was little between them at the finish, both working pleadingly. Rulanut Sprints Well. Air Laddie ran an easy four furlongs in st> 1-53. Beverage was to have gone with him. but he was too sore to muster up any speed and wae just allowed to run along steadily. Rulanut (McDowell) arid Posy (Johnson) were too gcod for Glow Light (Ludlow) over three furlongs in 36 4-ss. This was the first gallop after breakfast, when the track was a trifle faster than earlier. nut had a i?hght advantage oyer Posy at the end and went very pleasingly. Witnagood move up Golden Wings (McDowell) went away fast from the half-mile post and he pleased by running home in 50s, which was really good time with the trestles out so far Golden Wings was kicked along in the last furlong, but ran on well right to end. His gallop will bring him into greater favour for the Flying Stakes, in which he will be ridden by W. J. McDowell, who will claim an apprentice allowance. Lady Pam (Mulvihill), and Spear Lad (McDowell) were associated over seven furlongs in 1.35. They finished together, but Spear Lad wa4 being kicked along at the end to keep with Lady Pam. who is an improved mate fcr her racing at Wanganui. Cape Gold (McDowell) ran four furlongs without being bustleu in 53 l-ss. and Actaeon (McDowell) later went comfortably over the same distance in 52 3-3s. Actaeon ran creditacle races at Wanganui and he may do a little better to-day. Broken Eule's Three Furlongs.

Claramore, looking well, completed a useful task with four furlongs in 55 3-ss. Claremore will race on the flat to-day, but will probably run over hurdles on Monday, wlien he should be capable of a very sound effort. , , Broken Rule (light boy) easily defeated Loombination (Mclnally) over three furlongs in 36 4 ss. Broken Rule was kicked up at the finish, but she was running on resolutely. This filly did not jump out well at Warganui, but ran a good race and is one of tiio likely ones in the Avondale Stakes. Orapai (Wiggins; and Ladv Quex (l.ucflow) sprinted , four furlongs in 50 4-ss. Orapai lust. having his head in front at the finish. They were urged aloasr in the straight, but both worked well and are in first-class racing order. Little Doubt (Wiggins) and Gibraltar (Ludlow) were not bustled to run six fnrlongs in 1.-23 4-5. Little Doubt has not been racing well, but Gibraltar s prospects of winning another race shortly appear bright. , , . Supremacy and Motere vrerß out dome steady pace work. Supremacy is in good heart and Motere also looks very brigat and healthy. . On the inside grass Maori Boy covered six furlongs easil in 1.31. It is some time since Maori Bot displayed any form, but he has been standing ud to his work very sa tisfactoril'? lately and might reproduce some of h;s ola dash before the spring campaign if through RIDING ENGAGEMENTS. JOCKEYS' MOUNTS TO-DAY. The following is the list of riding engagements for tho Avondale meeting to-day:— J. M. Pine.-Little Doubt, Stonehenge, Grand Tea, Kazan. 11. Gray.—Taneriri, Manawhenua. Biddy's Bov, Heremia, Bell Topper. Taurua. W. Brouphton —Air Laddie. Kairuri, King Colossus, Sastrugi, Haulbowline. Gibraltar. S. Wilson.—Granado. . . 11. E. Stochley.— Peter Jackson, Turin park. W. J. .McDowell.—Posy. Spe;ir Lad, Cape Gold, Pew«.. Golden Wings. L. G. Morris.—Rulanut. Actae-on, Historic. Lady Quex K. Voitre. —Timorous. Curie. Lady Para. Clopton. lea Glial. Dominican. A. G. Parsons.-Wild Country. Scotland Yard. Tetrarchate. Bronze Tray. E. Ludlow. Merry Way, Pal, Tarclia, Hunting Day. L. Manson.—Great Emblem. Sir Mond. Muscadine T Williams.—Neil. A. G Murray.—Restaurant, Bennie, Gay Cockade W Renn ie. Moneti* i R. Olive.— P.itutahi. J C'lennints.— Russet Moor. IF. N. Wiggins.—Cessation. Croupier. Jall d v K n to. fe Money Whakaparn. Lady Whirlwind. A. Dick. Whirlalorig. The Jack Jumper. United. .» I-'.. Manse n.—Desert Star. I'e \\aipu. F Foster. —Supremacy. Landmark. If Dulieii.—St. Ames R. S Bagbv Cntonia. Gnnpat. Eaglet. Refresher H. Goldlinch.—Marechal. High Comedy. Tea Trade', Lord Val C. Thomson - Cat-i rries. I' Atkins.—Autumn Sun K. A Keesing—True Blood. Bugle Call, Bmken Rule . ~ . _. , W. B Flower.—Silvermine. Chief Link AVONDALE SCRATCHINGS. I'he following scratchings for the Avondale meeting were announced yesterday :-rM aiden Plate.—Exaggeration. Glenrata. I'ova I Gallant. Light Step Champion Hack Piute—Beverage Swanson Handicap.—Gay Court Kingslarid Hurdles.—Simeon Avondale Stakes—March Alone. La Moderne. t'rinee Pombal Air Lassie. Divola. Ml Engagements. Lnion. RACING FIXTURES. September 2»>. 2H—Avondale. Jockey Club September '26— Geraldine Racing Club. October ll—N:ipiel Par Racing Club. October 31 Kurow Jockey Club. October 31, s—Auckland5 —Auckland Racing Cliib. October 0, IJ—Otaki Maon Racing Club. October l«i — Dunedin Jockey Club. October IT—South Canterbury Jockey Club. October 11'—Masterton Racing Club. October 17. 19— Dargaville Racing Club.