PROSPECTS FOR TO-DAY

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22398, 20 October 1934, Page 19

PROSPECTS FOR TO-DAY

(Special to Daily Times.) WELLINGTON, October 19. The very heavy rain this morning has definitely softened the Trentham track for to-morrow’s racing, and this, with several scratchings, has somewhat changed the previous anticipations. ' The two-year-old races have dwindled still further, and there will now be no place betting in the Taita Handicap, while Galilee’s absence ■is very disappointing. The weather prospects for to-morrow are betterand it will not take much drying to bring back good going. At the worst, unless further rain falls, it will be soft and slow. . The training operations have been singularly uninformative, but there was one impressive galloper this morning, and that was Cherry King. He is likely to start in the concluding event, in which there is every chance that Synagogue will pot run. His trainer desires to give him only one race at the meeting, and will probably keep him in the stable until Monday. . , , T T Riding engagements include: —L. J. Ellis —Spiral, Palermo, Vintage. Dollar Prince; A. E. Ellis—Aga Khan. Diagano, Davolo; S. Wilson —Hazoor, Bay Area, Sporting Blood; P. Burgess, Chile; R. Drinkwatcr, Revision; R.. E. Thomson, Illuminate; Si. H. Nicol, Palm; F. Thompson, Vitaphone; N. Trillo, Diamond; W. J. Broughton —Might, Synagogue, Courtega,

Round Up; Severe, Copper Ring; A. Russell—Elbanor, Copyist, Hororata; M. Kirwaii, Polydora; A. H. Eastwood—Aesculus, Nightguard, Gay Boy, Top Coat, Nightlass;, J. W. Jennings, Penelope; P. Atkins—Red Manfred, Slippery,. Haut Monde, Hunting Lodge, Cherry King; L. H. Jones-Catalogue, Good Hunting, Aigul 11 e;. ESeiim'; B; H, Morris—Legatee, Cyclonic: Brambletbrii, 'Cadland u S.. Anderson, Romp Along; W. E, Pine, Arctic King, Cawbeen; E. Leckie, Waterpower, Consummation; H. N. Wiggins—Walton Park, Pin Money, Flamniarion, Mother Superior, Going Gay; J. D. Martin, Lady Ronald; G. Norris, Cricket Bat. No rider has been engaged yet for Autopay. The final public selections may be:— Hurdles—Revision. Chile. Illuminate. Tiata Handicap.—-Haut Monde, Hororata. „ . ■Wainui Handicap—Princess Doreen, Might, Sporting Blood. Rimutaka Hack Handicap— Dombey, Courtega, Diagand. Wellington Handicap. Polydora, Spiral, Brambletorn. Wellesley Stakes—Severe, Legatee. Shorts Handicap—Autopay,- Cadland, Slippery. _ ; October Hack—Cherry King, Davistock, Cyclonic. . Further scratchmgs are Host, Gay Bor, .and Matrimony,