OPENING DAY

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22464, 7 July 1936, Page 7

OPENING DAY

good fields engaged

JHE WELLINGTON STEEPLES

KEEN CONTEST EXPECTED

DISCUSSION OF PROSPECTS

The Wellington Racing Club's Winter Meeting will be o|>ened at Trentham todav, when the chief events will be the Wellington Steeplechase and the Whyte Handicap. Horses from practically all parts of the Dominion will be competing and the various races appear very open. Tho win and place system of betting will be in operation. Telegraphing last evening, tho Hf.bai.d's correspondent, stated that track gallops had thrown very little light on the events ami form at the recent meetings, with a preference for those who could handle heavy ground, appeared the best to follow: The following horses may bo supported in their engagements:—• Mariri Steeples. —Electric Flash, Dozio, llluminagh. Woburn Handicap. —Hunting Star,

Bantry, Ponty. Victoria Hurdles. Ethiop, John

Charles,-- Blue Tiger. Stewards' Handicap.—Mother Superior, Royal Dance, Wino. Wellington Steeplechase.—Palm, Dia-»

inoiiil, Dunmuro. Trent lianu Hurdles. —Tho Smuggler,

Black Marlin, Streamline. Whyto Handicap.—Alchemic, Lapel, Epris. Te Aro Handicap.—Hunting Queen, Hunting Maid, Windward. Acceptances: — Details of■ fields: —•

PURCHASE OF BLENHEIM SOLD TO AMERICAN SYNDICATE GENEVA, July f> The Aga Khan has sold his horse Blenheim for nearly £50,000 to an American syndicate, headed by Mr. Pierre Dupont de Nemours, of the famous armament firm. Blenheim is a nine-year-old by Blandford from Malva, and in he won the English Derby for the Aga Khan., who has two other Derby winners, Bahram, by Blandford and Mahmoud, by Blenheim, this year s winner. Blenheim has been standing at Marly la Ville, France at a fee of 400gns. and latterly at £.joo. heim himself won £14,58:3. He is the sire also of Pampeiro, the best two-year-old in Franco in 1934. Vermeil 11., Mnmtaz Begum, . Stratosphere, Wyndhain arid other winners. NOTES FROM EVERYWHERE TRACK AND STABLE GOSSIP The Limond mare, Prolyxo, produced twin colt foals prematurely to roxbridge. .The Southland gelding Parasang was fillowed to drop out of the Wellington Steeplechase, but he may contest other cross-country events later at the tweeting. The, two Canterbury IJrood mares, Sailor's Hope and Disdainful, have arrived in the Waikato on a .J*' 81 " to the English-bred stallion, I" ox-, "ridge. Sailor's Hope is the dam ot Waterline. East Passage and Streamline.

I'otir of the winners on the dav -of tho Wellington Racing Club s "inter Mcctiim last year arc engaged again to-day. Thev include Prince Aero in the Stewards' Handicap, and Hunt•n.i Jav in the Victoria Hack Hurdles, jjaniond, the winner of the Mann Hnek Steeples twelve months ago, is in tile VNollinjrton Steeplechase this time, ana Arctic King, the winner of the Te Aro Hack, is in the Why to Handicap.

11.30—MARIRI HACK AND HUNTERS' STEEPLECHASE, 0g £ 2.V.); about 2% miles st lb. st. II) Royal Banquet 10 11 Llyn Dhu 9 0 IUuminagh . 10 8 Count Miss Winston. 10 (5 Willonyx . 9 0 Dozie . . 10 I! Battleground . 9 0 Lycidns ? - 0 0 Cordon . » o Siroine . . 1) 8 Indiscretion . 9 0 Electric Flash U o Kaokaoroa 9 0 Cometra . . i) -1 Kaola . . . 9 0 High Speed . 0 4 The Ranger . 9 0 12.9—WOBURN HANDICAP, 01 £200; 15 fur. st. lb. st. lb Ponty . 9 13 Ngatirahiri . 8 5 Bantry . 9 9 Caen . . . 8 8 1 lien Braggie . !) 3 liraw I.ad ■t Hunter's Morn 9 3 Hing Boy 8 2 Lionheart 8 12 Golden Anne. 8 0 De Trop . . 8" 11 Goldei Ridge. 8 0 De Friend 8 10 Myriam . . S 0 Hunting Star. 8 0 The Mister Quex . 8 5 ' Sandwichman 8 0 Terry . . 8 5 12.48—VITTORIA HURDLE8, Of £230; l'/a miles. it. lb. st. lb. Hunting Jay. 11 4 Beau Gallante 9 9 Silk Sex -. . 10.13 Black Man . 9 9 John Charles . 10 12 Hunting Go . 9 7 Havering . . 10 U Vinco . . . 9 3 Emotion . . 10 5 Count Ethiop - . 10 5 Willonyx . . 9 o Signaller . . 10 1 Camilla Horn. 9 0 Blue Tiger . 10 0 Santoft . . 9 0 Lord Val 0 13 Te Rangitumau 9 0 Haere Tonn . 0 10 1.30—STEWARDS' HANDICAP, Of £300; 6 fur. st. lb. st. lb. Dungarv3n 9 7 Prince Acre . 8 2 Fair Weather 9 4 Mata Hari . 8 o Royal Dance. S 13 M i no . . 8 0 Mother Albv . . . 8 0 Superior 8 13 Copyist . . 8 0 Hollar Bill . 8 12 Silk Arrow . 8 0 Adalene . . 8 12 State Bank . 8 0 Greek Gold . 8 11 Grand Score . S 0 Half Note 8 7 2.9 —WELLINGTON STEEPLECHASE, Of £750; about 3V, miles st. lb. st. lb Billy Boy . . 11 3 Royal Banquet 9 8 Forest GJow . 10 8 Emancipation. 9 4 Windsor Lad 10 5 Gascille . . 9 o Diamond * . 10 4 Umtali . . 9 0 Pahu . . !) 10 Manawatu 9 0 Dunmure . . 9 9 Miss Winston. 9 0 2.55—TRENTHAM HURDLES, Of £350; l s / 4 miles st. lb. st. lb Val Watch . 11 7 Saltspray 9 9 The Smuggler 10 7 Travelling 9 9 Streamline 10 0 Agent . . . Chile . . . 9 13 Black Marlin 9 3 Journet . . 9 13 Blue Boy 9 0 Buafjrm . . 9 10 Royal King . 9 0 '3.32—WHYTE HANDICAP, Of £300; 1 mila st. lb. st. lb Big Dook 9 7 Maine . . . 7 9 Epris . . . 8 13 Mustang . . 7 9 Dungarvan 8 11 Rose Val . . 7 9 Arctic King . 8 9 Snowball . . 7 9 West Tor 8 9 Boomerang 7 7 Peter Jackson 8 5 Miss Hushabye 7 7 Takakua . . 8 5 Metal Bird . 7 7 Alchemic . . S 12 Shy . . . 7 7 Rona Bay 8 0 Silver Brier .. 7 7 Korero . . 7 13 Daring Deed . 7 7 Lapel . . 7 11 Double Shot . 7 7 Royal Gallant 7 10 Golden King . 7 7 Jubilee Song. 7 10 Bracket: Shy and Silver Brier 4.12—TE ARO HANDICAP, Of £200; 1 milo st. lb. st lb Queen JTona . 9 10 La Parleuso . 8 2 Hunting Queen 9 5 Calshot . . . 8 2 Wotan . . 9 3 Ayresleigh 8 8 0 Vocal . . . 8 11 Helios . . O Contract . . . 8 8 Lady Kato . 8 8 0 Hunting Maid S 8 Corowa . . 0 Santoft . . 8 a La Femmo 8 0 Maestro ' . 8 3 Noire . - Windward . . 8 2