AMBERLEY FIELDS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23031, 7 May 1938, Page 13

AMBERLEY FIELDS

* SINGLE-POOL BETTING G. B. STARKY MEMORIAL THE LIKELY FAVOURITES The Amberley Racing Club will hold its annual meeting to-day, with sinclepool betting. There are five-horse fields in two of tho events, but the other fields are up to standard. The Herald's correspondent telegraphed last evening that fine weather had been' experienced in the districtthat day. The following horses were likely to be well supported:— Novice Stakes.I—Scuffle, 1 —Scuffle, Night Hawk. Brackenfield High-weight Handicap. Bright Prospect, Paper Note. Teviotdale Trot.—Acuitv. Wee Potts. Glasnevin Handicap. —Wine Card, Acceptable. G. B. Starkv Memorial Handicap.— Happy Night,' Rabhle. _ " Seadown Handicap.—Financiere, Lady Leigh. Kowai Trot.—Acuity, laiki. Amberley Handicap.—Davolo, Mungatoon. Acceptances:— 11.45—NOVICE STAKES, of £IOO. 7 fur. —Dividend, Gillie, Gold Coat, Gold Trek, Knight Commai'der, Merry March, I'apernilla, Pipiwhauroa, Princess Margaret, Plumage, Rangemoro, Ruling Star, The Wrecker,. Restrain, 8.7; Gay Parade. Night Hawk, Scuffle, 7.12. 12.20—BRACKENFIELD HIGH-WEIGHT HANDICAP, of £IOO, 7 fur.—Paper Note, 10.10; Acceptable, 10.3; Courtyard, 10.0; Drink Up, 9.13; Supremo Court, 0.8; Grampian, Dropped Catch, 9.0; Owlsgleam, 0.5; Bright Prospect, 0.2; William Rufus, 0.0. 12.55—TEVIOTDALE TROT, of £lO4, limit 3.43, IVi miles. —Acuity, Chaise, Muriel Axworthy. Master Tommy, Pamelus, Rose Potts, Straight, True Glow, Wee Potts, limit. 1.40—GLASNEVIN HANDICAP, of £IOO, 7 f ur .—Pelmet, fi.ll; Wine Card, 5.4; Acceptable, 7.13; Great Star, Golden Chant, 7.7. i 2.15 —G. B. STARKY MEMORIAL HANDICAP, of £l3O, V/. miles.—Happy Night, l). 0; Rabble, 8.4; Drink Up, 8.1; Marohp, 7.13; Shirred Ribbon, 7.5; Gillie, Settlement, 7.7. *. o 50—SEADOWN HANDICAP, of £IOO, 6 fur.—Cocksure, f).l; Financiere, 8.13; Great Bramble, Lady Leigh, 7.10; Owlsgleam, Flame Queen; Passenger, X'apernilla, Glenacre, Gay Lyric, 7.7. ■ N - 3.25—K0WA1 TROT of £lO4, limit 3.5, 0 fur.—Acuity, Boreas, Chaise, Coleridge, DarlT Dow,. Last Hand, Master' Tommy, Our Dorrie, Rerekohua, Red Lap, Rose Potts, Straight, True Beau; True Glow, Iruo Pronto, Wee Potts, limit; Taiki, 12yds blid; Green Tanger, 30. 1 ' 4 O—AMBERLEY HANDICAP, of £120; n fur. —Davolo. 0.6; Linguist, 8.3; Mungatoon, 7.0; Glenogil, Rabble, 7.7. RICCARTON WORK MANY SPRINTING TASKS POLYDORA AT THE FENCES [by telegraph —own connkstondent] CHRISTC.HURCH, Friday As no grass track was available at Riccarton yesterday, all horses to race at Amberley to-morrow were given fast work to-day, most of the tasks being half-mile sprints along the back, where the going was considered to bo better. The best gallop was credited to The Wrecker and Lady Leigh, who recorded 51s, while Financiere and Scufllo finished in front of Improvident in 51 2-ss. Gay Parade and Gay Lyric followed in 51 l-ss, Grampian and Sir Hugh recording 525. Others run over this distance included Linguist, 525, Night Hawk and Gold Trek, 53 l-ss, Great Bramble, 545, Rabble and Happy Night, 54 2-ss, and Glenogil, 55 l-ss. Courtyard and Rangemoro ran five furlongs comfortably in 1.6 2-5. Willie Win and Steulmarch did strong \vork over tho same distance in 1.8. Davolo, assisted by Flame Queen and Golden Chest, covered six furlongs in 1.19 3-5. Drink lip finished well in front of Bright Prospect after taking 1.23. . Gillie and Settlement strode over a mile in 1.49. Palmyra and Owlsgleam sprinted three furlongs in 40s. The latter has been taken over again by her owner, Mr. W. A.' Sy'ine, and is now in D. O'Connor's stable.

Polydora Was sent out to do her first schooling of the year over tho big fences, but an otherwise dashing display was spoiled -by her slipping into the first, and second fences, stopping her at each. She got over both on tho second attempt and jumped the next three well. She would probably have done better in company, or with more pace, on nearing the" fences. Flashlight jumped five-of the steeplechase fences very well. There is no doubt about his ability to jump country and he will he a decided acquisition to the southern steeplechasers during the winter. The Grasper gave a mixed display over four hurdles. Surcoat again created a good impression in some schooling over the pony hurdles.