OTAUTAU RACES

Southland Times, Issue 23182, 24 April 1937, Page 10

OTAUTAU RACES

FIELDS FOR TODAY PROSPECTS REVIEWED The annual meeting of the Otautau I Racing Club which was postponed last month will be held today. There is J ample material to supply good racing, but some of the fields may be on the small side. The betting will be on the single pool system, with the opening event timed for noon. Some riding engagements are: G. Barclay, Red Treasure, King Willow, British Star; E. Baker, Amelita, Corban, Orderwood; C. Humphries, Double Shot, Western Song; H. Phillips, Ballad, Bow Street, Ramana. The acceptances are as follows: Noon. CROWN STAKES HANDICAP, £5O. Six furlongs. Topsywood 9 0 Burwood 8 8 Golden Song 813 Obligement 8 8 Bow Street 8 11 Silken Lad 8 8 Western Song 8 10 British Star 8 7 Baitruin 8 8 Nine have accepted for the Crown Stakes Handicap, in which Baitruin and Burwood will be coupled. Topsy Wood raced well at Riverton and will command support. Golden Song has been fairly consistent and Bow Street is a likely improver. Western Song is well forward and the coupled pair have been doing well on the tracks. The fancies may be Bow Street Topsy Wood Western Song 12.40 p.m. WALLACE HARNESS TROT, £65. Class 3.43. One mile and a-half. Reconnoitre It Royal Bond It Erinola It Happy Morn It Gold Streak It Prince Charles It Sunart It Acqua Bond It Dazzling Sun It Drumbunnif It Abel It yds bhd Guy View It Fortune King 48 Ghandi It Vinola 72 An acceptance of 15 for the Wallace Harness Trot promises to provide a good race. Abel is consistent and Aqua Bond has shown a fine turn of speed. Drumbunnif has shown speed in her races and so has Erinola. Ghandi may be the favourite and Prince Charles’s form entitles him to consideration. The fancies may be Drumbunnif Aqua Bond Ghandi 1.20 p.m. OTAUTAU CUP HANDICAP. £ll5 15/- (including trophy). One mile and aquarter. Ashaway 8 13 Ardchoille 7 11 Amelita 8 8 King Willow 7 9 Double Shot 8 4 The Otautau Cup has five acceptors, but Ardchoille may be reserved for a later race. Ashaway despite his weight will be fancied, but it is doubtful if he can give Amelita five pounds. F. W. Ellis has the mare in good order. Double Shot is galloping particularly well, but the final dash may find him out. King Willow stays well, but the favourites may be Amelita Ashaway 2.0 p.m. RINGWAY HACK HANDICAP, £5O. Seven furlongs. Johnny 9 0 Red Treasure 713 Ardchoille 8 11 Ramona 7 7 King Willow 810 Silken Lad 7 7 Corban 8 4 Orderwood 7 7 Eight have accepted for the Ringway Hack Handicap, but six of the runners have other engagements and it is difficult to forecast the actual runners. Johnny won so well at Riverton that if started here he would be fancied. Ardchoille is in good health and so is Corban. Red Treasure, Orderwood and Ramana are useful and if they all start the favourites may be Johnny Ramana Corban 2.35 p.m. OTAUTAU STEEPLECHASE HANDICAP, £lOO. About two miles and a-half. Trisox 10 6 Hunting Go 9 11 Black Banner 10 5 Possum 9 6 Miss Winston 10 1 Calamure 9 0 Shillelagh Wood 9 12

The Otautau Steeplechase has drawn a rather useful lot of jumpers and it promises to be a fine race. Trisox is entitled to respect and Black Banner’s form at Riverton was most impressive. Miss Winston is likely to be an improved mare, and so is Shillelagh Wood. Possum will have a following and Hunting Go will be having his first outing over the big timber. The best backed may be Shillelagh Wood Black Banner Miss Winston 3.10 p.m. BAYSWATER SADDLE TROT, £65. Class 3.43. One mile and a-half. Reconnoitre It Crown Peak It Loyal Emblem It yds bhd Gold Streak It Labour Chimes 36 Dazzling Sun It Fortune King 48 Abel It John Desborough 72 Ghandi It College Boy 84 Drumbunnif It There is another good field in the Bayswater Trot. The coupled Crown Peak and Labour Chimes are a likely pair and so are Drumbunnif, Abel and Ghandi. Fortune King and Loyal Emblem are coupled and the fancies may be Crown Peak-Labour Chimes bracket Ghandi Drumbunnif 3.55 p.m. STRATHMORE HACK HANDICAP, £5O. Six furlongs. Rodeur 9 5 Western Song 7 7 Ballad 9 3 Ramona 7 7 Red Treasure 7 11 Orderwood 7 7 Verdure 7 9 Four of the runners in the Strathmore Hack Handicap have prior engagements and there may be some scratchings. Rodeur has proved herself to be good, while Ballad is assured of support. Verdure and Ramana may be the best of the others and the favourites may be Ballad Rodeur Verdure 4.40 p.m. MACAULAY MEMORIAL HANDICAP, £75. One mile. Galleon 9 0 Humbug 7 11 Beam 8 8 Johnny 7 10 Double Shot 8 1 There are only five in the final event. Galleon’s form at Riverton will assure him of support. Beam won well at Riverton and Double Shot is very partial to this distance. Johnny, if reserved, would be fancied, but the best backed may be Galleon Double Shot ASHBURTON T.C. DATE OF WINTER MEETING CHANGED (United Press Association) ASHBURTON, April 23. The Ashburton Trotting Club has been granted a change of date from June 12 to June 9 for its winter meeting when the Sapling Stakes will be the principal event-