OAMARU MEETING

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22723, 8 May 1937, Page 11

OAMARU MEETING

AN EXCELLENT CARD THE PRESIDENT'S HANDICAP CHANCES OF LUCKY JACK Strong iields are efigaged at the Oamaru Trotting Club's meeting today and the excellent card should be productive of some fine racing and possibly a few surprises. The For bury system of betting will be used, the win machine paying dividends in the proportion of 75 and 25 per cent, and the place machine three dividends in the. ratio of 33 1-3 per cent. Telegraphing last evening the Herald's correspondent stated that the following may be well supported:— Innovation Handicap.—Native Huon, Pilot Peter, Beethoven. Advance Handicap.—.Jane Worthy, Wynan, Colonel Grattan. Stewards' Handicap.—Moerewa, Connenora, St. Lyria. President's Handicap.—Lucky Jack, Morello, Big Author. Papakaio Handicap.—Coherto, Donald Dim, Starwyn. "Waikaura Handicap.—Axiom, Prince Harvester, Parrish Chimes. Enfield Handicap.—Southern Smile, Lucky Jack, Rocks Ahead. Electric Handicap.—Waipahi, Sage King, Esplendor. Acceptances:— 11,15—INNOVATION HANDICAP, of £UtU; trotters; limit Ji.U); V/., miles.—Beethoven, Betty Driisus, Civil Officer, Fluke, Great Thorn, Jenny's Guy, Native Kowhai, Pilot Peter, Premier, Shadelaiul, Swift Guy, Parrish Guide, Traveltone. limit; Harvest. Note, 30yds bhd; Native ITuon, '18; Fairy Brooks, J 3'-'. 112.30—ADVANCE HANDICAP, of £130; limit 3.-13; 1% miles.—-Adverse, Charles Russell, Colonel Grattan, Cmsheen, Don Ae.ron, (jreat Don, Grattanclla, Guy Azaleas, Jane Worthy, Karoro, Kind's Jubilee, King Drusus, Locust, Mandrel!, Master Dido, Lord Zetland, Seascape, Sustenance, Sylvie's Best. Wynan, limit. 1.125 STEW A RDS' HANDICAP, of £180; limit 3.35; IVa miles. —Ability, Casino, Civic, Connenpra, Dundee, Fay Bey, Gallinford, St. Lyria, Vinco, Worthy Need, limit; Aircraft, Diversion, Embark, Just Shandi, Moerowa, Oversight, Player, lied Pi peon, IJeylena, Seaward do Oro, Waipahi, Wee Wrack, 112 yds bhd; Silver Laddie, 21; Night Voyage, Norman Grattan, 30. Bracket: St.. Lyria and Bed Pigeon. 2.S—PRESIDENT'S HANDICAP, of £375; limit -1.31; 12 miles.—Francis Lincoln, Marie Celeste, Morello, Pot Luck, Young Frank, limit; Big Author. Rocks Ahead, Sea Gift (T.), 112 yds bhd; Lucky Jack, 3(>. Bracket: Francis Lincoln ami Marie Celeste. 2,IO—PAPAKAIO HANDICAP, of .0175; limit 12.55; 1% miles.—Aircraft, Donald Dim, Fortex, Gold Salute, Icovus, Jean Drusus, Leitrim, Marsceres, Master Dido, Moana Tama. Reno, Reylena, Royal dc Oro, Sea Trail, Silver Guy, Snowy dc Oro, Starwyn, Norman Grattan, limit; Celebrity. Coherto. 12.vds bhd; Belle Grattan, 3G. Brackets: Norma Grattan and Belle Grattan, Reno and Celebrity. 3.IS—WAIKAURA HANDICAP, of £175; trotters; limit 4.0; 1 mile and 5 fur. —Braemar, Gracie Fields, Highratc, limit; Sphinx, 12yds bhd; Axiom, Golden Bingen, Walter Wrack, 21; Fairy Brooks, Guy Hugo, Prince Harvester, 36; Parachute, Parrish Chimes, •18; Helen's Bay, St. 3.SO—ENFIELD HANDICAP, of £220; limit 2.-KS; l'/ 4 miles.—Aristotle, Battlefield, Big Author, Mario Celeste, Mocast, Morello, Nobio Prince, Rocks Ahead, Southern Smile, Young Frank, limit; Francis Lincoln, Pot Luck, Lucky Jack, 12yds bhd. Bracket: Marie Celeste and Francis Lincoln. ■I.2S—ELECTRIC HANDICAP, or £175; saddle; limit 2.15; 1 mile. —Central Parrish, Coherto, Esplendor, Irish Peach, Marsceres, Reno, Sago King, Sky Wink, Social Pest, Waipahi, limit; Belle Grattan, Racketeer, 12yds bhd; Renown's Best, 2t; Priceless. 30. INCREASED STAKES PAKURANGA HUNT MEETING GOOD PRIZES FOR AUGUST The race committee of the I'aktiranga Hunt met yesterday and decided on the programme for its next totalizator meeting at Ellerslie in August. The stakes were increased by £650 from £I2OO last year, making a total of £IBSO. The programme is as follows: —Greenmount Steeplechase, of £200; Harris Memorial Hack and Hunters' Hurdles, of £150; Sylvia Park Handicap, of £150; Jellicoo Handicap, of £300; Paktiranga Hunt Cup, of £550; Auckland Hack Handicap, of £150; Ladies' Bracelet, of £150; and Admiralty Handicap (formerly Dunedin Handicap), of £2OO. The stakes for the Paktiranga Hunt Cup have been increased by £2OO and the Jellicoe Handicap by £IOO. All the other races have been raised £SO. Conditions were altered in the hurdle race, making it open to hack hurdlers and qualified hunters. The distance of the Jellicoo Handicap is to be one mile instead of Ik miles. The Pakuranga Hunt Cup Steeplechase is to bo for qualified hunters irrespective of a horse's winnings. Formerly, it was restricted to horses that had 'not won a race of any description of the value of more than £IOO (hunters' races excepted). Jhe stake of £550 will be allotted as follows: — First horse, £-'SOO and a trophy valued at £25; second, £125; third, £75; and fourth, £25. Mr. F. J. MeManemin was appointed hamlieapper, Mr. E. V. Sutherland judge, and Mr. G. L. Stead starter. NOTES FROM EVERYWHERE TRACK AND STABLE GOSSIP London will race at Pukekohe, and is doing well in his preparation at Huntly. Miss Vera, the dam of Vera Aero and Lornacre, has been sold, and will visit Autopav in the coming season. The Westport-owned gelding, Master Reynard, has arrived at Jlicearton. Ho has joined the stable of D. O'Connor, who will make an early start to educate the horse for hurdle racing. The two-year-old filly, Guinea Fowl, and the yearling filly by Beau Pere — Timid, both owned by Mr. G. U. Macdonald, are being sent homo from Riecarton by H. and A. Cutts for a spell. Pennyplain is in regular work at Tirau under the guidance of his owner, Mr. Sefton Banks. Pennyplain is a very safe conveyance, and will have his' first race this season in the Hack Steeplechase at Te Hapa, where he will be ridden by L. Dulieu. The successful Macquarie Stud, Wellington, New South Wales, the property of Mr. H. A. Taylor, is to be dispersed in June. The catalogue will include the three stallions Melfort. whose yearlings sold well at the Easter sales in Sydney, Rampion and Koomeeln.

Two interesting yearling colts have recently been handled by Mr. Sydney Smith,* of Ladbrooks. They are the property of Mrs. W. Mackenzie, .of Dunedin, and are to be sent this week to F. Shaw at Wingatui, to be broken in and put through their early education. One is a son of Nightniarch and Palantua, both New Zealand Cup winners, and the other is a brother to Palantua by Paladin from Mantua Palantua, who is also at Ladbrooks, has another colt running with her by Nightniarch.