TWO GREAT SPRINTERS

Taranaki Daily News, 12 April 1935, Page 9

TWO GREAT SPRINTERS

r GOLDEN HAIR AND REREPAI AT NEW PLYMOUTH TO-MORROW THEOKOARI HANDICAP CONTEST (By “Hurry Ou.”) THE racing public dearly loves to see outstanding horses in action, X because they give to the turf that glamour and atmosphere that have led to the name, the Sport of Kings. The Taranaki Jockey Club has always used every endeavour to give its patrons the opportunity of seeing horses of the best class in action, and at its special one-day gathering at New Plymouth to-morrow the Okcari Handicap contest will see two of New Zealand’s best sprinters racing. These are Mr. G. F. Moore’s chestnut mare Golden Hair, who has proved herself against the' best in New Zealand and Australia, and Mr. Cecil A. Boles’ brown colt Rerepai, whose two wins at Trentham have stamped him as one of the most promising sprinters. As among the other acceptors are Diatomous, Orapai, The Tiger and Lady Kyra, this event should be a fine contest, but it is safe to say that most interest will be taken in Golden Hair and Rerepai.

. When first put into work under 0. Cox at Hawera in 1932, the LimondLady Desmond , filly Golden Hair did not take long to demonstrate that she was a galloper above the ordinary. In her first two races at Marton ‘ and ‘Wanganui she failed to display anything of the pace expected of her but her effortless style of > galloping attracted favourable notice, and it came as no •surprise to find her filling second place at'Trentham in October. From then onwards she was never out of a place. She won at Awapum and Stratford &nd then proved her class by beating the brilliant Golden Wings in the Taranaki Stakes. She was third to Dole .and - Fracas at Trentham in March and-followed this by taking the Manawatu Sires’ Produce Stakes in great style. She was then taken to Sydney where

Few three-year-olds have made greater progress this, season than Rerepai, who is trained by R. Hatch at Awapuni. The son of Paper Money and Killena has proved himself a first-class sprinter, as two decisive victories over really good fields at Trentham-will show!

As a two-year-old he was trained- by J. L. Gray at Takanini and shad seven outings. The only real form he displayed was at the Takapuna-spring meeting, where he won the Cambria Handicap on the opening day and beat all but that good filly Gay Blonde on the second. During the winter he was transferred to Hatch’s stable, and he made his first appearance as a three-year-old at Mar.ton, where after receiving a bad start he was beaten by only a head by Blackman in the Tutaejiui Hack Handicap. Going on to Wanganui he won the hack sprint both days in slashing style, especially on the second occasion, when he came with a great run from a seemingly hopeless position.

she rilled third place behind Hall Mark / and’ Maid of Orleans in the A J.C. Sires’ Produce Stakes and was fourth behind the same pair in the Champagne Stakes. After wintering in New Zealand she was taken back to Sydney in the spring; but failed to produce the form expected of her. However,' at Melbourne she soon began to display a vast improvement. In her first start in Victoria she beat Closing Time in brilliant fashion at Moonee Valley , and followed this up by two victories at Flemington, the

Rerepai next came into the limelight at' Avondale in November, when he scored a decisive win over King Musk and Tray Bit in the Champion Hack Handicap. On the second day he was sent out to oppose Gay Blonde in the Guineas, but was . again no match for that good daughter of Gay Shield. After a second to British Columbia at Takapuna at the end of that month he was

second being the V.R.C. Oaks. -Brought back to New; Zealand she failed in. the Great Northern Derby on New Year’s Day at Ellerslie but made amends by beating Mother Superior and company in the Royal Stakes. , She was then given a rest and did not make another appearance until the Thompson Handicap at Trentham in the middle of March. Though asked to carry four pounds ' over weight for age, she scored in. great style , from Cricket Bat and Red Manfred. Her only other race that season was in the Great Northern. Oaks when she just toyed with her two opponents. Last spring she was taken across the Tasman for the, third time, with the Epsom Handicap as her objective. After her arrival she was working so attractively that she was one of the most discussed candidates for the big mile. However, she was unlucky enough to contract, a prevailing ailment and was never able to produce her true form. On arrival back in New Zealand" in November she was turned out for a month and then placed in work again in-January. She was given a ran at the Egmont meeting -in February but was not nearly ready to show her best. Her outing to-morrow will be her next race and she will strip a much fitter mare. Her recent track work at Hawera shows that she is back in racing trim and she should be ready to put up a great effort in the Qkoari Handicap.

away from the racing arena until the second day of the Trentham meeting in January, when, starting ninth favourite straight-out and eighth on the place he scored in the Metropolitan Handicap, with Mother Superior and Wheriko in the places and Golden Wings, Diatomous and Burnish among the unplaced division. He -was fourth in' the City Handicap, which was won by Princess Doreen, on the final day. Rerepai made his next appearance two months later at Trentham, when he accounted for the opposition in the Railway Handicap, coming along with a dazzling run just as Emissary appeared to have the race won. It was the effort; of a really good colt. He was not produced on the' second day, nor at the Manawatu meeting a week later, but he claims two engagements at Easter. He figures in'the Easter mile at Ellerslie with 7.10 and in the Great Easter at Riccarton with a pound more. So far no indication has been given as to which will be his mission, but probably a decision will be reached after his showing at New Plymouth to-morrow.

Though so far, he has earned distinction only as a/ sprinter, the breeding of his dame Killena suggests that a middle distance will not trouble him later on. The dam is by that great sire of stayers Kilbroney from Ena, who was by Royal Artillery from the imported Stresa, by Orvieto. .