TO-MORROWS EVENTS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22099, 3 May 1935, Page 9

TO-MORROWS EVENTS

JIcIiAE HANDICAP FIELD

SjpgOENT WINNERS ENGAGED

SPRINTERS IN FLYING

The presence of a number of JVuck- ■ land horses will give added interest to .-'the Egniont Hacing Club's winter meot"&L g at Eawera to-morrow and on ilon- '■" day. The Aueklanders .engaged to-mor-fro;v ..include Lucidus, Royal Secret, • Queen Nona, Orac, British Columbia, Sirona : . Ki"S Mestor, Lion Heart, Te ' "-Jlni. King Win, Try Luck, Trishna Kurapae, and among them ■""they should be capable of annexing some ■*' s take-monev at tho meeting. Keith Lu [ also an acceptor, hut lie is not to the trip. The chief Hat events to-morrow will v.,be the Mcßae Handicap and the FlyHandicap. The Mcßae Handicap has Attracted 'a field of eight, Aga Khan 'being topweight with 9.0. Aga Khan jjas not been performing well, but a reproduction ol )iis best would give him «;ian undoubted chance; Chief MarionI'i'ette failed at Feilding last month, but --she has several good performances to ■'her credit this sen son and it will not bo "'to her disadvantage that the tracks are /becoming softer. Marton Placegetters T~ "Lady Ronald. Trishna and Tahurangi -fwerc the placegetters in the Aldwortli -. Stakes at Marton last Saturday. Trishna " irill meet Lady Ronald on 31b better ilerius, while Talnirangi, excluding a 51b allowance lie claimed, will iwmeet her 61b better. The three-year-old j|; Tahurangi may be the most likely of the to improve and he may go very well. '"■ However, on recent form Lady Ronald "Cind Trishna are both entitled to serious the latter having been '■very consistent lately, > > Davistock won recently at Masterton -j- : and should make a forward showing. i ! 'Ruri is nicely placed. He met with a mishap at New Plymouth last month : #'biit is reported to have made an excellent recovery and is: expected to strip --Mrell to-morrow. Ruri won the race last iiyear with 7.6, narrowly defeating Prince -; Colossus, and in view of his latest form -•'lie looks to have a good chance of the performance this year ,1-with 8.3 Sirona has shown improved : ; fcrm lately and she should not be dis*f{toaced with her light weight. It should be a fairly good betting race and some who may be fancied are Ruri. Davistock and Tahurangi. The Sprint Contest Last year's placegetters, Orapai, British Columbia, and The Tiger, are again engaged in the Flying Handicap, in which there are also some other smart sprint-x-:.ers. Orapai usually shows his best form this time of the year, when the , , easy track conditions are to his liking. . [British Columbia and The Tiger have k'troth performed very creditably in their attest engagements and a repetition of -<e„the dash he displayed at Avondalo , place British Columbia well in the picture. Boughal has been racing consistently : '.'lately and is a speedy beginner, who should go well. Refresher will relish the easy ground and the - same applies to the consistent Cawbeen. Like most of the progeny of Hunting Song, Cawbeen is in her element in soft going. Cottesmore and Full Throttle both have some recent form to recommend them and ![■' thev may be preferred to the other lightweights. Carfex arid King Mestor. The bears an open aspect, but some • who may command strong support are Columbia. Cawbeen and Cottes'■ii'ihwre. . '.'Wl.,. . ? •;:i'ii;;■ _ —' ■•■■■■ ■ — 2 WORK AT HAWERA TRACK SOFT AND SLOW s'' AGA KHAN NOT SUITED i [by telegraph OWN" correspondent] 'HAWERA. Thursday „,r. Training operations at Hawera this J,, morning were extremely busy. How- " there was surprisingly little galcx'loping. Arter the heavy rain which fell -•"last night the outside, of tho course ?• proper, oi which all the galloping was done, was soft and slow, although it was not cutting up badly. Frieslana improved on his recent efforts to finish a length ahead of Carfex, with Golden Hair well back, at the close of five furlongs in 1.8, a =mart effort. Friesland is in excellent nick nt present, but Golden Hair again v.-ent disappointingly. Bantry, New Leaf, Royal Dispute and the Colossus— Lady Egleritine gelding were nil sent out of the barrier at the seven furlongs peg. They went on to run three furlongs down 'the back stretch in 42 3-ss, Bantry and the Colossus gelding being in front at the finish, a couple of lengths ahead of New Leaf, with itoyni Dispute a similar distance back. New Leaf shaped much better than he Lias done of late.

Instalment set a fast pace over the early part of -five furlongs, but was tiring fit uie close, to register 1.9 4-5. Instalment is very lightly shod, which accounts in sonie degree for the smart times ho has registered in hi* two gallops aince arriving at Hawera, Silver "Wings sprinted a couple of furlongs, putting plenty of dash into her work. Aga Khan conceded Ruaform about ten lengths' start over six furlongs, but was unable to make up the leeway by three vi lengths in 1.23 3-5. Ruaform worked nicely for a hurdler, but Aga Khan was not at home in the going. Unless tho track dries before Saturday, Aga Khan is unlikely to ' run in the Mcßae Handicap Gold Gleam sprinted half a mile alone in 5515. Sirona was scut six furlongs at a working gallop pace, bowling along in good style. Topiiiorn sprinted three furlongs impressively in .103, a good effort. He was making a good deal of noise at the close, but seemed to be going strongly. Taura Lad was schooled alone over fences, a brush, the post and rail, sod wall and hencoop, giving an excellent dmplayHe; will be ridden on Saturday by bis trainer, A. Jenkins, who also will be on <_■ Lady Jtobald. • The oth-r member of his > team. Out»J>«n,' will be ridden by L. 11. Jones. V ... ' Waita.inaha has gone amiss and will not ho a runner at the meeting. It ' 8 unlikely tbar he will race again. Tudor jvill not start in the Egrtiant Steeplechase,' while Capolla ii Abbey is also a doubtful runner. Most ttf the visiting horses have already arrived, and indications point to there being veiy bcratchinjjs.

HORSES FOR lIAWERA

AUCKLAND TEAMS DEPART

Mr. K. B Hines' horses King Mestor Kin«: Win left To Aroha yesterday to fulfil their engagements at llnwern to-mor-fow and on Monday. J. W. Cathro's pair -ry Luck and Engi also loft Takunim tor *3 aw era yesterday is not nmons tnc for the first day, but he is nominated ior the Kind's Jub/iee Gold Cup on Monday.

TE KUITI RACING CLUB

nominations close to-day

or »iiiiatiotis for the Te Kiliti Racing Llub's annual meeting, to be held at fe Rana on May 23 and 25. close to-day with Messrs. Ulomfield and Co., Auckiana. 5 p.m., or M-ith (he secretary, Mr. H- O'Meara, Hmnilton, aU 9 p.m. RACING FIXTURES M«J 4. i>— |lawKe« Jockey Club Jus 4 f, W.Hthml Kiicmg Club J"» i <5~-lvjnit.nl Kaoiiig Club. '["X fi tinn, d:ii !;ii'kev (Miib vjuy (} Raciuu* Club Mv 11. lit— \\ Jockey' Club ?;*s jr.. is WmiKunni Jockey Uub. '• IS Southland Racing f a * J'. IS Marlborough Racing Club, kui io '\*liburton County Racing Club. 24.-2S—Te Kuiti Racine Club Sapa).