GERALDINE MEETING

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21910, 20 September 1934, Page 9

GERALDINE MEETING

good fields engaged NEW ZEALAND GUP HORSES REVIEW OF THE PROSPECTS Good fields are carded for the opening of the Geraldine Racing Club's meeting to-day and the form should provide a line on the prospects of horses at the more important metropolitan meetings to follow lator on. The candidates .include a number of entrants for the New Zealand Cup and the running of these will be watched with particular interest, especially those engaged in the chief event, the Geraldine Cup. The single pool betting system will be used. Telegraphing last evening our Canterbury correspondent stated thai, there was -every prospect of fine weathur and the track would be fast. The following horses were likely to be well supported : First Hurdles. —Black Duke, Free Air, Starshooter.. Ohapi Hack. —Rebel Chief, Theatin, Moonbeam. Geraldine Cup.—Polydora, Mnnetlio, Some Shamble. Geraldine Trot. Guy Mauritius, Agilitv, Don Wrack. Squatters' Handicap.—Knockfin, Gayseme, Grecian Prince. Rankapuka Handicap.—Dollar Prince, Colossian, Sam Smith. Orari Trot. —Don Wrack, Shoelace, Ironsile. Beltield Handicap.—Silver Sight, Red Bon, threat Star. ■ Details of the fields:—

12—FIRST HURDLES, Of £115; 1 mile S fur. »t. lb. «t. lb. Free Ait i .10 6 Coll .... 9 0 Black Duke . 912 Reminder ..90 ' Stars looter . 9 2 Lyoidas ... 9 0 Pharaoh ... 9 0 Jolly Beggar . 9 0 12.40—OHAPI HACK, Of £100; 5 fur. »t. lb. at. lb. Money Flies .90 Wino ... 8 8 First View .90 Foreign Star . 8 8 Moonbeam . 811 Impossible . 8 8 Delico . . 810 Theatra ... 8 8 I Spy ... 8 9 Blacklend ..88 Arro<i'fomi .88 Night Gem .88 Rebel Chief . 8. 8 Forceful ... 8 8 First Course . 8 8 Violenta ..88 Top Coal ..88 Horotiu ... 8 8 Coat of Arms. 8 8 Teohftlla ... 8 8 Honour's Lass 8 8 Epris ... 8 8 . Unsetn .'.BB Lndy Onslow . 8 8 Bracket I Top Coat and Coat of Arms. I.2O—GERALDINE CUP, Of £140: li miles Bt. lb. »t. lb. Dstclo ... 9 7 Manetho . . 710 • Polv Hora /. . 810 Red Racer . 7 4 Rantlagh ..86 Locksley ..70 > Prin;e Val . 8 1 Red Dance . 7 0 v Bomo Bbambie 8 0 Horowhenua . 7 0 2—GERALDINE TROT, Of £105; limit 3.43; li milos -•Agility ... . Lt. War Betty . .L t. Canzionehot . . . Lt. :rd«. bhd. Dandy Loranda. Lt. De Soto ... 12 Irooaide ... LC- Don Wrack . 12 Locust .... Lt. Graham Direct . 12 Marie Potts . . Lt. Guy Mauritius . 12 Nelson's Child . Lt. Starvale . . . 12 Radiant . i . Lt. Adsum . ... 30 Shoelp.ee . . .- Lt. Imposter ... 36 2.4S—SQUATTERS' HANDICAP, Of £105; 6 fur. / .. st. lb. st. lb. Mobile ... 9 0 Gaysome . . 712 Palermo '..87 Fairweather . 7 8 Guarantee ..85 Grecian Prince 7 6 . Knockfin ..81 Royal Sceptre 7 0 Haulbciwline . 8 1 Quietly . . . 7 6 Dismiss . . .80

3.2O—RAUKAPUKA HANDICAP. Of £105; 7 fur. st. lb. St; lb. Dollar Prince ,8 13,. Braw Lad . 7.4 Sam Smith ' 1 Some Good .73 Gold Cross» . & 6 Doiran ... 7 3 Travenna .. 8 5 Hostile ... 7 1 Colossian .• 8 0- Wonderful .'7 0 Jacobin « • • 7 11' Milnrow '. • 7 O Sibella . 711 Wee Musk . 7 0 Weatherly ..79 Tunneller . . 7 0 Water Polo 7 7 Silver Step .70 Bracket Sam Smith and Hostile.

4—ORARI TROT, Of £105; limit 3.5: li miles Grace McElwyn Lt. yds. bhd. Handicipper . Lt. De Soto . . . 12 Ironside . Lt. Don Wrack . . 12 Locust . .. . Lt- Guy Mauritius . 12 Pretender . . Lt. Royal de Oro . 12 ■ S&ge Kins « Lt. StelJa Derby ■ .■ 12 Shoelace . . Lt. Doris Derby . 24 War Betty . . Lt. Llewellyn's Pet 24 , Wink Eye. . . Lt. Adsum .... 86 4.4O—BELFIELD HANDICAP. Of £105: 1 mile 100 yds. st. lb. st. lb. Great 3tnr . 9 0 Beau Geste . 7 7 Red Boa . . 8 8 Wise Cboieo . 7 6 Silver Sight . 8 6 Sum Smith . 7 6 Red Racer . 8 0 Top Coat . 7 6 Rin Tin Tin . 7 13 Sun Gem- . . 7 6 Cough . . . 712 NOTES EVERYWHERE c - TRACK AND STABLE GOSSIP H. N. Wiggins and T. Green will be riding at Foxton on Saturday. Wistgiu3 will steeT Leo Colossus and Gold Mission,; while Green will ride Atikirn and probably one or two of the members of F. Davis' tsam. The veteran Fordell trainer F. Tilley was •t the Wanganui races each day, but he is row unable to move without assistance, and . witnessed the racing from his motor-car, which wm parked at the rails near the birdcage. •• j) •• 'fhe novice Dawn Princess displayed plenty of puce in her races at Wanganui last week and with the improvement she should make she may be equal to opening her winning account in the near future. Dawn Princess is a five-year-old mare by Chief Raler from • Princess Fran and she is a robust type who should thrive on racing. Usually a gocd beginner. Bodyline failed to jump out with his customary brilliancy in' his two races at Wanganui last week and on each occasion he failed to show up prominently. The three-year-old is capable of hetter performances and it naay not bo long before he improves upon his latest showings, as he has been displaying all his former speed on the tracks. When Leo Colossus ran unplaced in the Trial Handicap at Wanganui last Saturday he was one of the principal sufferers in the crowding that occurred near the top turn and under the circumstances he did very Well to finish in the bunch just behind the placed horses. Leo Colossus is in great heart at present and should give a good account of himself in the hack class at Foxton.

Winooka and J. E. Pike resumed their "partnership at Randwick one morning last when the crack jockey took the horse j for steady work on the cinders. "He knows -he is home again," said Pike , •run. Winooka is stated to look particularly ■well, his appearance being anything but -'hat of a horse who travelled from the Northern Hemisphere only a few weeks ago.

L. J. Ellis returned to Christcburch after riding at Wanganui last week and he will be engaged at Geraldine Ellis had 13 mounts at Wanganui without riding a v.irner, the nearest he could get being a 'second on Spiral and thirds on Royal r east. Burnish nnd Pomp. Ellis will be at Ellershe to ride the members of Mr. G. M. Curne s team at the spring meeting next month.

Illuminate, surprise winner of the Gonville Hack Hurdles at Wanganui last Saturday. was leased at the end of Mny for two years by Mr A. Lile from the breeder. Mr. A S. Cleland. Illuminale could always 'gallop fast and some winning form on the -flat, but hif initial efforts at hurdling were not, very promising. However, r»e is improving and his latest performance was very encouraging.

(i F. W. Davis, the trainer of the Wanganui ■Guineas winner. Pin Money, ha,s a great 'record in that event. When riding. Davis -won it on three occasions, on St. Mark in -189), Renown in 1900. and King Billy in 1905. Since then Davis has trained five winners. Bjorneborg and Estland for Mr. T. H. Lowry, Highland for himself. Red •Manfred last year for Mrs. M.S. Curie, rand now Pin Money for 'Mr. A. Gustofson. *- -

9. Tl'R. George who is to train at Trentham _in future, is at present in Blenheim completing arrangements for his transfer, rle will return to Trentham probably next "week and the three horses he will bring to -join Synagogue are Might, the Diacquenod , five-year-old Diamond, and Boomerang, the two-year-old brother by Iliad to Might. The "lastnamed is owned by Mr. V. Riddiford. fcwhose stable at Brentwood Farm George •may ultimately occupy. George anticipates building up a fairly' strong team with additions during the next few months.