RANGITIKEI CLUB

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23489, 28 October 1939, Page 9

RANGITIKEI CLUB

SINGLE POOL BETTING USEFUL FIELDS ENGAGED McKELVIE MEMORIAL CONTEST CHANCES OF ROYAL STAR 11. Useful fields are carded for the Bangitikei Racing Club's Spring Meeting at Bulls to-day, when the chief race will - bo the J. F. MeKelvie Memorial Handicap. Since the last meeting a congid'erablo Amount of work has been done to improve the track and with the rfecent fine weather the going should bo in good order. The betting -will bo under the single pool system. The following horses may bo well supported: — fr r ia| Stakes. —The Siniler, Raco Away. Sandon Hurdles.—Du Manricr, Spender. Ohakea Hack Handicap.—Hunter's Eve, Sir Crusoe.- v Eangitlkei Plate. —Earl Colossus, Pekoo. ilcKelvio Memorial Handicap.—Royal Star 11., Corroboree. Clifton Handicap.—Russian Ballet, Laughing Lass. farewell Hack -Handicap.—Flying Acre, Red Chief, Colin camps. Acceptances vogo—-TRIAL STAKES, of £!> os special wdiehts; i> f" r - —Bonidene, Deflation, Defy, Fnuvcttc Goldburn. Israel, Mantcau, Morarinhad Race Away. Segra. The Sniiler. The MVvst Trevelyn Hold, Tuatara, Waimutu. S5; Miss Wheriko, Royal Consort, 7.7. 115—SAX.DON HURDLES, of £1,10; \y 2 miies.— Spender, 10.3; Du Mauricr, Cuisinli>r 10.-; Golden Memory, 0.12; Golden Ridttfi 9-11; Battle Pomp, O.S; Air Shot, Priniha. Gascon. High Peer, Royal Lack. 9.0, 20— OHAKEA HACK HANDICAP, or £f>o; 6 fur.-—Hunter's Eve, 9.1; Varimond, sq~ Night Eruption, Punarua, B.G; Pretty t'oga 5.4; Colincamps, Sir Crusoe, 5.3; Vasrr.nes S.O; Variance, 7.12; Royal Sign, 7.11; Filett'o, Little Dorrit, Patahi, 7.7. 2 45—RANG ITIIvEI PLATE, of £llO and' trophv valued at £ls; gentleman riders; i mile and a distance. —Earl Colossus, 11.6; Tekoe 11.3, Seyfried, Bing Boy, 11.2; Donegal, 11.0; Hanover. Rticnzori, Baron Bold, Moonlight Bay, Hokuniai,, Royal Homance, 10.10.

3 30— J. F. McKELVIE MEMORIAL '■HANDICAP, 'of £2OO and trophy valued at 1% miles. —Lady Montana, B.S; Play Oil. 8.3; Royal Star 11., 7,10; Corroborec,, 7.V* Lord Moutoa. Cuisinier; Red Chief. -:?yVerey Lights, 7.0. . : i 4 lft —CLIFTON HANDICAP, or £150; 0 fur—Gav Ciiou; !>.15: Laughing Lass, 8.5; Russian Ballot, 8.3; Screen Star, S. 1; Kace offi 7.1£ R?d Cat, 74; Sporting Gift, 7.0. 60— FAREWELL HACK HANDICAP, nf £120; 7 fur.—Brazil, 0.0; Flying Acre, fill* Colfort, 5.7; Red Chief, 8.4; Night Eruption. White Rajah, 5.2; Colincanips. 81- Regicide,-8.0; Great Legion 7.9; Snigger, Thrasos, 7.8; Guiding Light, Caution. tosses!'P# RICCARTON NOTES DICTATE ON EASY LIST NORTHERN horses appear STERNCHASE AND LADY FURST [BY TEIjEGRAPH —OWN correspondent] CHRISTCHURCH, Friday Dictate has been on tho easy 1 list since returning' from Trentham and will not bo a. Starter at the Banks Peninsula Racing Club's meeting at Motukarara to-morrow. The Trentham winner Sternchase has arrived at Riccarton in the charge of Mr. U. G. Bcatson. This good-looking four-year-old. who is b} Lord Quex, closely resembles the stock of Hunting Song, who sired his dam Enchantment, a daughter of Smoke Concert. Enchantment is a sister to Gallant Fox and Ringing Cheer. Sternchase is one of the -few hordes by Lord Quex left entire, and is certainly a' most attractive individual. . Other Hastings >horses, '.Centrepoise ' and the Defoe'filly Authoress; in i'he charge of '■ H. Griffith, and Lady Furst, in-the charge of J. Neaglc, have also arrived. Ruling Star. - Strip. Mosgiel, Half and Half, Second Innings and Lights Out also put in an appear- ' ance to-day Ruling Star; by Chief Ruler from Phrosa, is trained at Trentham for Mr. P. Curtis, of Christchurch, and is due to race' at -Motukarara to-morrow. H Nurse is at present training a two-year-old filly by Gascony from the Psychology mare Symballo. The filly is thus a sister to the. speedy Symcony and a halfsister to The Crooner, besides being closely related to Catalogue. She is built on solid lines and shown promise in the little sprinting sho has done. She was purchased ■ as a ; yearling at Trentham for 120 guineas * by- her " preset owner, Miss 'Edgar Jones, of Geraldine.' _ . . .... : Rebellion has rejoined the active brigade at Riccarton, ancj is in excellent, order to start another preparation: He is being trained In the rn«"»ntime by his part-owner, Mr. VV. U. O'Brien. ■'<* uidi.nG engagements 'JOCKEYS FOR RANGITIKEI Riding engagements for the Rangitikei ' Bacing Club » meeting at Bulls to-day are as follows: — fi. Wllson.v-Royal Sign, The Tryst. G. R. Tattersall.—Faiivette, Vascones. - *H. Stewart. —Great Legion. A. Midwood.-/-Guiding Light. W. Ireland.—Brazil. S. Anderson. —Thrasos, Boniden. -Mr. G James.—Earl Colossus. Mr. M. O'Connor.— Donegal. B. H. Morris:—Varimond. Play On, Laughing Lass, Manteau. P. Atkins.—Colincanips. P. Rae.—High Peer. V, T . 0. McDowell. —Du Manner. J. Chaplin.—Battle Pomp. "W. P,. Pine.—Golden Ridge. !;* L. Daiieu.—The Smiler. TURF JOTTINGS - : ■ <• TRACK AND STABLE GOSSIP ,-i : / ?*'■ The prominent - Auckland amateur rirlcr Mr.- M. O'Connor is to have the mount on Donegal in the Rangitikei Plate at the Rangitikei Racing Club's meetinsr at Bulls , to-day. . , '-" Winner of the Great Northern Hurdles - in HW3, Wee Pat (Kilbroncy—Bother) has produced a fillV foal to the Mardclln Stud •sire' Dink. Much interest will be centred -■in-the progeny of Dink when the tjrue conies - tor them lo begin racing, as he is a half brother, by Nothing Venture, to the successful sires Beau Pere and Gay Shield J ' f AUCKLAND RACING CLUBENTRIES NEXT .FRIDAY General entries, including the Takapuna '. flate and the Ptipuke Plate, for the Auck.land Racing Club's Mid-spring Meeting, to be - held at Ellerslie on November 25 and -7. close with thtf Secretary. Mr. W. S Spence. 5 p.m. next Friday. Details of the prov.Kramme appear elsewhere in this issue. USEFUL PACERS "/ ; THE KENNERLEYS' TEAM The veteran trainer J. J. Kcnnerley and s fl's son Edgar produced a very useful team w - .{bo Auckland 'J'rotting Club's Spring weetirig and* scored two firsts and four minor P, lacings. The winners were Aniywyn and 'nree Bells. Amywyn, although on the small is a cranio pacer, and in scoring dccieivciy in the October Handicap gave Ken&psom Sr "" ''' S '' rst sl,ccess H ' nce « p ttling at Kymmrlcy, who did very well with u ?. Bells lato last season, won the Reniuera •handicap with tho Truman Direct sreldinir. nf • a ! , '"'eciated being on the limit insti":"' ■" "' giving awav 'Mi and 'lB yards to solid ■. 'WproVers. i Vasclyno showed a return to form . ®?" ?hc was a little iniluckv to strike one tin fa ''l ,re °l Josedale Grattan She is ' c-| l er "'an given credit for. Repose and Hoi : y fi howpil iniproveinent. the lalter .;.V e flyiiig benefit from h's race on the first day .- an( running •!.•_'(! >2-r, for third behind Mon•R 1 n, J!' Josedaie Gruttan. The consistent hi. King 'irldfd another minor* placintr to ? hi , t and in going 'J. IS 4-1 indicated that - frmn i Ur f l 'fy-not fllr away. The hard track lit • ® cwn "a out. but Don Acron shaped * e an early stake-earner.