WAIPA MEETING

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23995, 19 June 1941, Page 7

WAIPA MEETING

'OPEN JUMPING EVENTS

w . G. PARK STEEPLECHASE

OPPORTUNITY FOR GAR VAALS BY ARCHER interesting features of the Waipa jiacim: Club's Winter .Meeting at Te on Saturday should be the two open jumping events the W G. p ft rk Steeplechase and the Orakau Hurdles. p ( ,«- of the candidates tor the W. C. Hark gteeplechase have any recent fotm over country and for the reason that he is one of the best-seasoned horses Gar Vaals looks to have excellent prospects, in spite of his failures at E'lerslic, 'where he fell in the Great Northern Steeplechase arid was a moderate third. The country and (he distance should be to the liking of Gar Vaals and he trietcfnre has a good opportunity to make amends for his recent defeats The top-weight, Tudor, represents class, but he has been out of action since October. ID.'is, and whether he can make a successful comeback seems doubtful Position ot Jewelled Girdle Lack of recent racing might also be against Jewelled G'rdlc, who has not appeared since early in April, after which he had a setback ni his preparation Jewelled Girdle is just the sort to make a first-class steeplechaser and he would have to be considered j( produced fit However latest reports indicate that ho ought be a little backward, although as he will be racing on his home course, he is lik.-l.v to be more familiar with the country than most of the fold. His form as a hurdler has deteriorated, but success in a race of ibis description might be still within bis power* (her light country Black Musk makes an appeal, but he is also in the Orakau Hurdles lid it lias not been announced which "ill be hii minion. If leservcd for the steeplechase lie may be one of the hardest to beat. Lucidiis has not raced for a long time and may not be seasoned enough, although he is a reliable fencer and usually races well fresh. Allegretto will find the opposition stronger than when he won at Tauranga last week, but he may have improved with the run and is always a possibility. Dark Bose appears- nicely placed and should run very prominently. Clansman is an improver likely to make a showing and he appeals more than Simint. Bells of Bow. Kinkle, Tupeotu and Floodlight. Popular fancies may be Gar Vaals Dark Rose Erination and Black Musk Orakau Hurdles Field On recent form nothing reads better than Gold Spot in the Orakau Hurdles. However, he appeared jaded after his efforts at the winter meeting at Ellerslie and will require to have freshened up in the meantime. The chances are that if lie strips in condition satisfactory to his admirers he will probably ' be favourite Black Musk will have to be respected if star'ed. even though he has failed in his latest races. Hessketoon, who won last year with 10.5 and nas 10.8 on this occasion, is likely to he improved after recent racing and this may he his opportunity to return to the winning list. Bisqnit performed very creditably among the hack hurdlers at the winter meeting at Ellerslie, improving at each attempt and winning on the third d i.v. All bas gone well with Bisqnit in the meantime and he should make his presence felt Radiant Bay made « favourable impression ; n winning at Tauranga, and. although lie defeated a weak field, he looks a good prospect. Tavern Song was second to Radiant Bay last Saturday and will require to show improvement if he is to turn the tables. Very Glad, although an uncertain jumper, and N'itnmount are possibilities. but Hutatii and Orient Dawn have no recent form and may not be seasoned enough. Some who may be in demand are Radiant Bay, Hessketoon and Bisquit INTERESTING RULING 'APPEAL UPHELD BY COURT According to a ruling by a South African Judge, Mr. Justice Carlisle, it seems that there will need to be a revision of the racing rules in that country. A jockey named Roy Marlin was warned off for six months after having ridden Dark Renown at Durban on December , 7. but his appeal to the Supreme Court last month was' upheld. Marlin, in his grounds of appeal, took the point that the constitution of the Durban Turf Club committee was irregular; the principles of justice were not observed, and that the inquiry was null and void because one of the stewards at the inquiry Mr W Jackson was at' the. same time witness and judge. Giving judgment, Mr Justice Carlisle quoted a statement made by Mr. Jackson, who was at the start of the race, which was; "I 1 was at the start, and i wish to say that this horse had every chance of getting away, bnt the jockey never tried at all. and he almost pulled the horse's head off It was one of the most deliberate and undoubtedly one of the worst cases I have seen within the last '2O years." Mr. Justice Carlisle said that the conclusion he had come to was that there was no provision in the rules providing expressly that a steward might be both witness 'and judge at an inquiry. Having regard to the emphatic statements made by Mr Jackson, he was satisfied that a reasonable man must_ entertain suspicion that Mr. Jackson was biased.

TO CORRESPONDENTS "Anxious,' Mount Eden.—Fat Boy was not an acceptor for the Bay of Plenty Racing Club's Winter Meeting at Taurangn lost Saturday TURF REMINDERS To-morrow.— Wellington Racing Club, nominations.