Whangarei Contests Will Be Full of Interest

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 813, 6 November 1929, Page 12

Whangarei Contests Will Be Full of Interest

Prospects for Tomorrow

The spring fixture of the Whangarei j Racing Club opens at Whangarei to- j morrow and will be concluded on Sat- j urday. The meeting holds out every j inducement of being a splendid sue- | cess. “Early Bird’s” review of the j : fields is given below: J The spring fixture at the Northern j convincing ground is very popular with Auckland sportsmen. Good fields will be seen in action, a dearth of runners in the open sprint being the only ! drawback on an otherwise line card. ! The maiden platers will have first say in the Spring Plate There are some very speedy sorts engaged here, and it makes the field a bit better than the average seen out in this class. Speed merchants are Crimestor and Norval Tea, and likely improvers are Measurer, Tetro rchatv (who has been doing good track work), Tukunoa, Valorient, Lady Eustace, Land Measure, Section, Snowplane, Valquette and Wild Country. It should be quite a good pool, with this pair at the head of the quotations: NORVAL TEA CRIMESTOR Kensington Hack Handicap Some of the possibilities are en-

gaged later on in the day. Eombarder has been doing excellently in his work at headquarters, and Red Lion, to.o, has done everything asked of him. His turn may not be far off. Patytahi won races at Gisborne, and Idem will be a nuisance if he can foot it with the leaders on this turning course. Pellette is speedy, and so too is Roman Pearl. Big Bertha and Mauriaena are distinct possibilities, and of those further down the chances of Haviland and Diamond Queen appeal most. Best backed will be RED LION BOMBARDER CARL IDEM Huanui Hack Hurdles The 10 acceptors should furnish quite an interesting contest. Golden Wedding rather stands out, for she is in tip-top order and is a good jumper, feerang will be making his debut over the sticks and is a likely sort. Sleepy Sol has not had many chances to fill his early promise. Sea Comet -can jump and is well seasoned, while interesting novices are Night Comet (who showed promise at Cambridge.), Mountain Guide and Automne. Favourites will probably be GOLDEN WEDDING SLEEPY SOL Whangarei Gold Cup This field is a good one and a bit

stronger than usually seen out. Delightment will be at long odds if he sees the post. High PiT i'ii raced C*l at Avondale and Ellerslie, but raced badlt* in the big race av Cambridge lust week, never appearing on the scene till it was too late. Perhaps that form can be overlooked. Le Choucas ran second to Eager Rose at j his last start, and as he likes this 1 course he may be one of the hard ones. : Transformer may, and again may not. be caught right. Maori 801 is a fancied light-weight, and so too is King Emerald, who has been working well. Wendav failed bad]} | at Cambridge, and Sir Archie is back ; on the flat again: probably his lew races over the sticks will have done him good. Thursby and Palmares , are not without chances, for DOtn I finish well. Liaison ran a better race ; at Cambridge than generally given credit for, and she may be the pick of those on the minimum. It is a , hard race to sum up, but this pair will at least come in for pronounced backin&* HIGH PITCH LE CHOUCAS County Handicap Confined to horses that have been trained in the district for a certain npvinfi is known about the condi-

period, little is known a pout me conuition of those engaged. Right apd Left, Welcome Home. Sunny Morn, Light wood, Kildeer, Blue Bonnet. Furore and Cynique all have pace, and of this octet the favourites may be SUNNY MORN LIGHT WOOD Hikurangi Hack Handicap It is not often that a horse lhat has run third in the Avondale Guineas figures in this race a few weeks after the classic, but Imperial Prince is the exception. His form then was good enough for this class surely. Bombarder and Red Lion must be fancied, especially if they miss their first engagement. Gay Cockade gave the hot odds-on favourite, Refresher, a hard race at Ellerslie, and on that showing may be the goods. Roman .Pearl and Brampton are fancied to a certain extent, and of those at the bottom Diamond Queen and Royal Seagull are preferred. Best backed may be IMPERIAL PRINCE GAY COCKADE Manaia Handicap Probably the half-dozen acceptors will see the post and thus ensure for the careful punters a second dividend. Lady’s Boy is now up in the handicaps, but he is a good sort and can carry the weight. Oration is in nicely in this field, and The Begum Trill only need to improve a little on Cambridge running (where she was a good fourth) to lead them a merry dance. Cymon may be a good three-year-old sprinter, and Macroom and Envoy complete the field. Small field and all that ! it is, it will be an interesting contest, ! with marked honours favouring THE BEGUM LADY’S BOY Parahaki Handicap Some of these horses are engaged earlier, and in the case of two, Maori

Boy and Liaison, they would stand royal chances if reserved for this, parv ticularly the latter. Ti Tree, Hipo, Owairaka, Thursby, Cynthia N. and _• the improving Gem light. If started I here Liaison would be preferred, but t in her absence there will be no lack , of backing for ’ Ti TREE 1 GEMLIGHT ’’ The following are some of tomor--13 row’s RIDING ENGAGEMENTS L. Mans-on.—High Pitch and Gav Cockade. H. Gray.—Le Choucas, Ti Tree, Land Measure and Lady’s Boy. E. Ludlow.—King Emerald and Big e Bertha. H. Gilmer.—lmperial Prince and EnR. McTavish.—Eombarder. r J * Conquest.—Roman Pearl and u Measurer. il W. H. Jones.—Diamond Queen and n Tetrarchate. e A * McGregor.— Adjuster and Right t and Left. >. Davies.—Thursby, Palmares and _ War Officer. E. Manson.—Maori Boy. E. A. Keesing.—Crimestor. H. Dulieu.—Golden Wedding. N. McGuire.—Serang. E. Stanway.—Sleepy Sol. L. Husband.— Bob Amans. it I J. Chandler.—Cymon.

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12.0 spring plate 3 Of £110; 6 furlongs Crimestor ..SO Land Measurer ..So Measure . . 70 le rachate . S 0 Miss Mavis 7 o Tukunoa ..SO Norval Tea ' 7 » Valorient ... so Sea Sons' 7 o i Howlck ... s 0 Section ? 7 o Good Idea ..79 Snowplane 7 Lady Eustace 7 9 Valquette ' ] 7 ’9 1 Wild Country 7 9 12.40 KENSINGTON HACK Of £13.0; 6 furlongs - Eombarder . S 9 Mauriaena 7 0 1 Patutahi ..87 Haviland . . 7 i t Carl Idem • • J ‘ Diamond , Red Lion . • ® v Queen .. . 7 l t pellette .• - ,* IX Luxurious . 7 0 2 Roman Pear) * * Waiau Lady 7 0 Big Bertha - 1 * 2 J 20 HUANUI HACK HURDLES Of £150; 1£ miles 197yds v Golden Mountain Wedding . 10 6 Guide ... 9 0 ■' Sea Comet . 9 5 Michael ... 9 0 Sevang a. ..90 Night Comet .9 ft Sleepy Sol ..90 Autumne . . 9 0 r Adjuster .90 Bob Amans . 9 0 1 i O WHANGAREI GOLD CUP V- *.•) ». 1 Of £475; 11 miles. 1 Delight men t S 6 Wendav ...70 1 High Pitch . 8 :i Sir Archie . 7 0 ; Le Choucas . S Thursby ..70 y | Transformer, s 0 Liaison ...70 Maori Boy . 7 8 Palmares .70 King Emerald 7 5

2.50 COUXTY HANDICAP Of £120; 6 fur. | Right and Blue Bonnet 7 0 Left . . 9 10 Furore ...70 i Welcome Mineral ..70 Home . . 9 2 De Aka ...70 , Sunny Morn 810 Cynique ..70 I Lightwood . 8 5 Marble Arch Kildeer . . 713 miy .... 7 o VJ *-> "j HIKURANGI HACK , Of £135; 7 fur. Eombarder . 8 9 War Officer . 7 9 I Imperial Mountain 1 n£i ri ?'i'S • • ? 7 Guide ... 7 2 q Keel i- 10 P --SO Diamond Gay Cockade 713 Roman Pearl 7 10 Va,quette\ ' 7 o Brampton ..79 Royal Seagull 7 o 4.20 MANAIA HANDICAP Of £225; 6 fur. ) s Boy . 9 o Cymon . . 7 3 o ) £r at l? n •• - • 7 7 Macroom . I 7 X [) rhe Begum . 7 2 Envoy ...70 * PARAHAKI HANDICAP Of £150; 1 mile. I ff oTre 0 Tre? 0y ! sl2 Gemligi'n ’ § J Hi e po day . .: I * R ?hymd • J 0 Quineoma . 8 8 Palmare* * 5 J! 0 HESS’. : : I s s ' - • «

AUCKLAND CONTROL

DISTRICT COMMITTED POWERS OHINEMURI’S RELIEF MEETING The disqualification of J. j . jockey, for three months, by ’the £ kato Hunt, in connection with running of the Hunt Club Cup Rec . chase, was endorsed at vested meeting of the Auckland Districted mittee. Several applications for Ii CP rJ were considered and reported o* I the licensing committee. f Oliinemuri Jockey Club’s applies® for May 24 next as date for h(£ f a special Karthquake Relief was approved. The following programmes w ert proved: —Waipa Racing Club, jw. ber 34: Thames Jockey Club, Jaa 9 and 11; Bay of Islands Racing January 18: Alexandra Racing Ch December 26; Xgaruawahia Ra Club, January 18. A deputation from the AuckJ Country Racing Clubs Assoc:*waited on the committee in conne with the association’s suggestion • some scheme be evolved whereby various district committees sb have more effective control of rain their respective districts, waited the committee, and it was decide reply to the association, after fcav heard the views expressed by mbers of the deputation: "That, in ! opinion of the committee, the island Provincial Country Racing cir i Association should endeavour to range a meeting between the Auck v representatives, provincial and mpolitan, on the New Zealand Ra Conference, to meet represents from the association to discuss \ position in regard to their endear* to have an alteration made ir 1 powers of the district committees 9

GREAT TRAINER I

J. HOLT, OF VICTORIf TURNED OUT NEAR-CHAM I After lie had won the Cau/fi Stakes the performance of High-; came in for considerable criticisr ( some quarters. Yet the man most f cerned, J. Holt, was perfectly tied with the showing of the sc: High field. There is not a gr- , judge of the racing game that L and though we have a numbtrainers of great experience and t f ledge, the Mordialloc "wizard shown, year after year, his pre-cr ence in his profession—that is, a gards horses aged three year: older, says the “Australasian.” It was not until a few years that he bothered with two-year-He specialised in getting horses in their first and second season shown good galloping ability, and . W when they came into his char? * developed them into champions. ! now nearly twenty years since be ! ! the V.R.C. Standisli Handicap his own mare Carette. At tha:2«| he was training at Berwick, or ; nearby Gippsland centre, and j*' charge of one or two jumpers Later he came to Melbourne. CttJßjf liis best horses at that time / Meerut, who won numerous Little more than ten years ago j F Australian owners sent him . and Yandil to train. With downed Magpie more than on# Sr began a veritable career of triuEtßr standard weight-for-age races ep* similar events with penalties avflg lowances. Among the many . class performers which have through Holt’s hands in the Uf-mB years were Eurythmic, Tanga: v , Easing wold. Heroic, Lily pond, MpP Charter, Maple, down to the rjg, stars of the team. High Syce p~ Highland. Genial Personality Holt is also a rare hand at P-j§L ing jumpers, and has done we*-Y ; the comparatively few he hasscew So far Grand National succtf: been denied him. With Cote in the saddle Telecles was beat# more than a neck in Fisconfi 2 record National Hurdle* L the nearest Holt has been to a National victory, though Ktatej Boyd) won an Australian chase. Except wiry horses °* land’s type, he turns out his o'~ . in blooming muscular conditio- ; . anijfies of the art of a perfect - Their preparations are literally to the minute, yet for the race?weeks preceding the ma * n . ol ; |f«s Holt almost invariably has W* just that shade more forward rivals, which means the tween success and defeat. j genial personality, and P j among th© large dumber *d° J come in c ontact with him. KM had kindled a very warm jgjfr the Mordialloc wizard. supremely c onfident of his jfflß get the best out of his charg#‘j» does not disregard the cbaDoJB ; horses in other stables, and » -summing up the qudlitv of lfce ' he has to beat. Never known to be so c onfident of great race as he was of S High Syce in the CaulflcM knew he had a great horse stripped him for the race w condition. Since High rf>' cr 'IB into work for the Caulfield '_l(| suffered one or two minor j, ; which quickly yielded to treet* 1 * RACING FIXTUB® NOVEMBER 17. 9—lVhangiirei K.C . I ' tt, 11. l.'i, 16—Canterbury J- L I 16, IS—Waikato K.C. -0. 21—Winton J.C. 20. 21—Otaki Maori R.C. 22—Levin R.C. 23. 25—Te Kuiti R.C. 20. Dec. 2—Takapuna J-C* 30. Dec. 2—Feilding J*C. dlcembeb 7—-Ashburton County R.C. 6. 7—Taumarunui R.C. - 33 , 3 2—Woodvilie District 14—Waipa R.C. 38, 19—Egmont R.C. 26—Waipukurau J.C. 26 —Westland R.C. 26, 27—Taranaki J.C. 2*», 2S—Dunedin J.C „ . '•« * t 2S, Jan. I—Greymouthl—Greymouth J* u *