OMOTO EVENTS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23020, 23 April 1938, Page 11

OMOTO EVENTS

SECOND AUTUMN CAED

TRACK SOFT AFTER RAIN MONIPERE WELL FANCIED Tho Greymouth Jockey Club's second autumn meeting will be held at Onloto to-day. The betting will bo uuder the singlo pool system. 1 Telegraphing last evening, tho Herald's correspondent stated that the woather promised to be fine, although tho track would be on tho soft side. Horses likely to be in demand were:— , Trial Handicap.—Love Affair, Polistina. Dobson Trot.—Kay Francis, Free 1 Author, Lady Marigold., Railway Handicap.—Great Memory. Glenacre, Drink Up. President's Handicap.—Monipere, Hoy Bun, Potent.' Itunanga Handicap.—Acceptable, The Sandwichman, Pelmet. Omoto Trot. —Harvest Gift—Kate Bingen bracket, Big Nelson. Ahaura Handicap.—-Emineline Girl, Drini Up, Maroha. Farewell Handicap.—Wine Card, Acceptable, Monipero. Acceptances:—

12.35—TRIAL HANDICAP, of £7O; « fur.—Love Affair, 9.0; Polistina, 8.0; Gold Coat, 8.0; Queen Linda, .8.2; Necessary, fc'ayo, Patuma, 8.0. • . > I.IS—DOBSON TROT, of £BS; limit. 2.27; 1 mile.—Atarau Queen, Colonel Wrack, Kay Francis. Lady Marigold, Poggy Petrova. Prince Travis, Ronew, Wild Deer, limit; Azure, 12yds bhd; Free Author, 24; "Harvest Gift, 3(1; Kate Bingen, 48; Nahlin, 60. Brackets: Colonel Wrack, Wild Deer and Kale Bingen; Peggy Petrova and Prince Travis.

I.SS—RAILWAY HANDICAP, of £80; oy 2 fur. —Drink Up, 8.13; Gilford, 8.4; Rotokino, Great Memory, Glenacre, 8.3; Owlsgleam, 8.0; Gayspear, 7.8; Patuma, Princess Margaret, 7.0.

2.3S—PRESIDENT'S HANDICAP, of £125; 1A miles—Rebel Chief, 9.4; Potent, 5.2; Roy Bun, Monipere, 8.0; Windward. 7.10; Contract, Gas Mask, The Sandwichman, 7.0.

3.IS—iRIJNANGA HANDICAP, of £80; GY 2 fur. —'Amount, 0.0; Paper Note, 8.10; Pelmet, 8.7; Arrowrose, 8.3; Delium, 7.13; Acceptable, The Sandwichman, Copyist, /.12; Rebel Star, 7.10; Silver Lark, 7.0. 3.55—0M0T0 TROT, of £BS; limit 3.2; 1% miles. —Atarau Queen, Azure, Colonel Wrack Kay Francis, Lady Marigold, Peggy Petrova. Renew, Wild Deer Prince gravis, limit; Harvest Gift, 12yds bhd; Kate Bingen, 21; Big Nelson, Nahlin, Superb, Little Colonel Wrack, Wild .Doer and Kate Bingen; Peggy Petrova. Big Nelson and Prince Travis; Renew and Little Gordon. 4.3S—AHAURA HANDICAP, of £100; 1 mile.—Windward. 9.0; Potent 0.1; Drink Up, 9.0; Maroha, 8.13; Contract, 8.0; Ojvlsglcam, 7.13; Glenacre, 7.11; Gas Mask Clubman, 7.10; Gold Boy, 7.8; Gold Coat. 7.0. ' S.IS—FAREWELL HANDICAP, of £BS; ey fur ._ Rebel Chief, 0.8; Wine Card, 9.4; Pelmet, 8.0; Arrowrose, 8.5; Metal 8ird,8.3, Potent, 8.2; Drink Up, 8.1; Ac«ptable, Monipere, 8.0; Great Memory, 7.0; Courtyard. /.3. Silver Lark, 7.0. QUEENSLAND STEWARDS engagement terminated THREE MONTHS' NOTICE GIVEN [from oxnt own correspondent] SYDNEY, April 14 Mr. A. P. Wilson, chairman of stewards in Brisbane, and his two brother officials have had their engagements terminated. Last week they were given three months' notice. It is understood that the committee of the Queensland Turf Club and the stewards have npt seen eve to eye for some months, and in inner 'circles the news came as no surprise. Mr. Wilson was a steward and chairman of stewards for several jears in New Zealand. NOTES FROM EVERYWHERE TRACK AND STABLE GOSSIP

Ethiop and Brigadore are now trained by I<\ McHugb at Marton.

Valpai has been showing signs of lameness since contesting the Brighton Hurdles and his future does not look too promising.

Hunting Star is displaying improvement in condition with the two recent races he has liad and ho will have to be respected in his coming engagements.

The Great Northern Champagne Stakes .winner,. Russian Ballet, lias completed her racing as a two-year-old, but will resume work in time tor her three-year-old engagements.

One of J. Winder's team for Avondale at present at Ellerslie, Pirate King, has not been asked to do a great deal lately, but ho is in forward condition and, as he showed a glimpse ol returning form at Mataniata, ho may be a very likely prospect in tho hack sprints.

When Aspire paid a three-figure dividend at Invercargill in November, tho owner, and trainer, J. A. Rowland, did not support her, but ho snared m her half-century dividend at Riverton on. Monday. This was her third succew. Aspire is by Weathervane from the Winkle mare, Obligio.

Prominent for a greater part of the journey in the Eden Handicap of one mile on the first day at Ellerslie, Bronze Wing has been engaged for the Waitakere Handicap at ,Avondale on Wednesday. He is ono of the most promising hacks at Ellerslie and has been given every opportunity to develop.

Bad- weather prevented the Feilding Jockey Club's meeting being as successful as was anticipated and the totalisator turnover declined by over £II,OOO but tho club paid £3596 7s 4d into tho Treasury, taxation for the meeting being made up as follows:—-Totalisator tax £1641 8s sd; dividend duty, £l/94 19s; stakes tax, £37 16s; and amusement tax, £122 3s lid. • -••? . .'

: When lie raced at Riverton, winning tho Riverton Steeples on Monday from Arctic Star, Tangled had been in work only six weeks, out he had been - fed and exercised occasionally on his owner's farm before being returned to L. Knapp. He will remain with S. Barr at Riccarton until after the Grand National, and Knapp will probably do tho northern circuit with Riotous and Forest Glow.

Quadroon and Florence Mills, tho full relatives who were being trained by L. Wilson at Awapuni, both met with trouble when racing at Feilding. Florence Mills was galloped on'and had her off hack tendon stripped from the back of the knee to the fetlock. Quad-' mm, whe has never been sound, broke down a furlong from home in the Oroua Hack Cuo, which he won and he will b : absent Trom racing for some weeks at least.

At a meeting of the committee of the Waipa Racing Club on Thursday the progress of the improvement schemo to tho racecourse was discussed. Mr. A. H. Storey stated that the reconstruction would not be completed for Borne months, but when finished the racecourse would be without superior in the Dominion. About 20,000 people could be seated 0:1 the terraces and see everv part of the course. A tribute was paicl by the chairman, Mr. J. G. Young, to the practical interest ,of Messrs. M. H. Tims and A. H. Storey in the work.