WINTER RACING

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21492, 16 May 1933, Page 7

WINTER RACING

THIS WEEK'S FIXTURES WANGANUI AND TE KUITI INTEREST IN JUMPERS GREAT NORTHERN HORSES h The jumping season will be continued with tho Wanganui Jockey Club's Winter Meeting on Thursday and Saturday and the Te Kuiti Racing Club's Annual Meeting/at Te Rapa on Saturday and Monday. With tho exception of the Woodville Meeting, to be held next Saturday week, these are the only fixtures prior to tho commencement of the Great Northern carnival at Ellerslie on June 3. By reason of the fact that there will be a number of candidates for Ellerslie competing at Wanganui and Te Rapa, form at both meetings will attract considerable attention. Tho conditions at Wanganui are so different from those at Ellerslie that the form thero may not prove a particularly good guide for the northern meeting, although the running of some of the horses should give an indication of their fitness at tho present juncture. Most notable among tho Groat Northern candidates engaged at Wanganui is Callamart, who is an acceptor for tho Century Hurdles. Callamart failed in a short hurdle race at Hawera, and he may find some of his more speedy opponents very difficult to beat on Thursday, as ho is more solid than brilliant anrl will be more at homo over the long distances at Ellerslie than in the shorter ones at Wanganui, where the turning course and the light hurdles are in favour of horses with pace. Consent, who earned a 71b. penalty in the Great Northern Hurdles as the' result of his win at Hawera, is another whose/running will be followed with interest. Consent's fine speed should assist him greatly in short distance hurdle races, hut so far his jumping has been nothing to enthuse over, and whether he will,be a good proposition over the bigger fences at Ellerslie remains to bo seen. However, the easy fences at Wanganui should be to his liking and ho should make a bold showing in the Century Hurdles.

The class in the Wanganui Steeplechase is by no means strong, and tho race might enable Omeo to make a return to form. It is, some time since Omeo was on the winning-list, but ho has been a most unlucky horse, who would have possessed a * much better record only for unfortunate mishaps. He is reported to have looked bright and healthy when lie finished fourth in the Marton Steeplechase at tbe end of April, and with the benefit of that race and the work he has had in the meantime he may make an improved showing >u Thursday. MISHAP TO JAYSON ELLERSLIE TRIP UNLIKELY // Mr. V. T. Keeble's jumper Jayson stifled himself while contesting the Adanison Handicap at Hawera and it is now very doubtful whether lie will bo brought to Ellerslio to keep-' his engagements at the Auckland Racing Club's Winter Meeting. His stablemate, Beacon Fire, however, is making good progress and is expected to be on hand to compete at Ellerslie. Beacon Fire has an engagement in the Empiro Handicap at "Wanganui on. Thursday and his running in ■that Tace will be followed with a good deal of interest. PLANS FOR GANPAT NON-STARTER , AT ' WANGANUI [by telegraph—OWN correspondent] WANGANUI, Monday Garipat will not be a starter in the Century Hurdles at the Wanganui meeting on Thursday, hi 3 owner having intimated tonight his intention of scratching him tomorrow morning. So far as can be gathered there is nothing amiss with Ganpat, but he is unlikely to fulfil any Wanganui engagements. / —3 HAWERA TRACK WORK ii GOOD JUMPING BY COPEY [from our own correspondent] U HAWERA, Saturday Hawera' stables are well represented in the acceptances for the Wanganui meeting, und the work of tho local candidates this morning was watched with interest. The fast work'was accomplished on the course proper, tho pegs being out 22ft., and tho going was good, but not fast. La Crown (W. Pine), from a fast flying start,.; galloped five furlongs in 1.7. Subsequent gallops made this a good effort. Carfex (Vaughan) went a working gallop ' ,©ver a mile, running homo tho last three furlongs in 435. March Alone (Shield) . and Weathervane occupied 55 l-5s for four furlongs. Starting slowly from the five-furlongs post, Aga Khan (Duncan) and Diagancr registered 1-8 3-5 for the journey, the last half-mile being run in 53 3-ss. Both horses again ■worked satisfactorily, with Aga Khan going the easier at the finish. ' Little Doubt (Coyle) and Awaken (Vaughan) galloped seven furlongs in 1.38}. Little Doubt ,• led his companion throughout and finished on well, a length and a-half in front. _ The final half-mile occupied 553. Davistock shaped nicely in his effort with Round Table over three furlongs in 41}s. Tentcall (W. Pine), Gibraltar (Duncan) and Attentive (Fcasy) were companions over eoven furlongs in 1.37. Attentive led throughout and finished up his task in good style two lengths ahead of Gibraltar, with Tentcall another two lengths back. Attentive's performance was attractive. Instalment (Brough), after beginning smartly, slowed up over the final furlong of half a mile in 53!5. . The Great Northern candidate Copcy (Tixiker) gave a spectacular exhibition over the schooling hurdles in company with „ Green Linnet (Grindlay). Copey outiumned his mate at every fence and fairly revelled 3n his work. .T, Frio not risking the incurring of any further rehandicap, consequently Coney will not race again beforo £oing to Ellerslie.

notes from everywhere track and stable gossip Some good schooling work is likely to be accomplished at Ellcrslio this morninsf. hurdles will be erected on the outside of the course proper. One of those likelv to '•o some jumping is the Great Northern Hurdles favourite Thespis, .who is to bo brought in from Takanini to be schooled. ■Riding engagements for the To Kuiti JJacing Chib'B meeting include:— A. Murray. •tarpoil(.y i Sweet Whisper, Searcher and Queen Nassau; J. Burgess, Thespis; J.. J-haplin. Trishna; G. Jenkins, Princess Tahne Mea: H. Wiggins, L'Allegro. "'gallic, Musgo, Prince Val. One of the recent recruits to the jumping I'ngade at Ellcrslio who is showing aptitude J n her schooling is Nofamint, who has Jenced in good ■'iyle on the occasions on she has been tried over the pony hurdles. Notamint has irado some improvement during the past few weeks and is Cnr rying more condition than earlier in the Beaacrn. G. Murray Ayn°,ley has named his two i>°i ?. 1! » fi'lies both chestnuts. The one by paladin from Orange Blossom has been aPtly named OrriH. while the Pfladin—T?efilly will race n» Chid'len. The ormer is half-sister to Silver and Jne |-tter is a full-sister to Chide. Both are althy, well grown and very promising. I;! RACING FIXTURES May ao. 22—Te Kuiti Racing Club (at Te «apa). \u y —Wocdvillo District Jockey Club y'V y 31, June 1, 3—Punedin Jockey Club, une 2, 3—Otaki Maori Pacing Club, ® 3, 5, 7—Auckland Racing Club.