WANGANUI RACES

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXI, Issue 18785, 19 May 1923, Page 6

WANGANUI RACES

EXCELLENT ACCEPTANCES PROSPECTS FOR TO-DAY Given fine weather, the concluding day's racing to day of the XTanganui Jockey Club’s Winter meeting should be as successful as that on Thursday. In all but one event very fine acceptances have been received, and the racing should be keen all the time.

TO-DAY’S PROGRAMME IHE ACCEPTORS P.EVIEWED. (Ry ‘ 1 Early Bird”) The rain on the evening of the first day’s races, and one or two light showers vesterday would not hurt the course, and it should be in as good going order ns on Thursday. The acceptances are remarkably good, the total being only two less than on the first day, with an average of over twelve acceptors per race. Winners ag'iin appear to be well concealed. A start will be made at 11.45 a.m. with the BABGOWNIE HACK HANDICAP (One mile and distance)

A handy-sized field of a dozen appears in this race, but Lady Glissas, Suntfy Vale, Megan and Ribbonwork appear in other events also. There will be about nine runners, which is an ideal betting race. Horses engaged who did not run on Thursday are Birkenella, Left and Flying Planet. Kao-

punters. En Route and Ruddy will be the mounts respectively of H. McSweeney and A. McDonald. Unfortunately there is only one steeplechase event on the programme, and strangely enough this has drawn the smallest field of the day, as will be seen: GRANDSTAND STEEPLECHASE (About 2% miles)

Although having only six starters, what a fine race they should make of it. The top of the handicap finds Uakleigh, and he should go better than he did in the big event of the first day. First Line was finishing strongly on Thursday, and with only one pound more he should be handy at the finish. Whipcord strikes one well, despite his eight pound rise in the scale, and with the pace more even throughout he will be prominent. The shorter distance ■will favour Silent Dick, who will probably make the pace for the field. Ranui will meet a much more solid proposition that when he beat the hacks, and with E. Copestake up on Whipcord another rider will have to be found. Te Maire ran a fair race the first day, improving on his Egmont running, and it’s worth noting that he is meeting Ranui on no less than 26 ICs better terms, so on paper

tane ran a great race in the Connolly Handicap, and so did Megan. It is B hard race to analyse, and punters would be well advised to follow the money if in doubt. Silver San and Left are nicely handicapped in this opening event. This will be followed by the RATA HACK HURDLES (About 1% miles>

There are fourteen continuing their Engagement, among those outstanding being Militaire (put up a stone), Price, Mountain Peer, Lady Hill, Sling Camp, The Curragh, Nukumai and Complimentary, from whom the leaders should come if first day ’s form is to work out well. Price is a newcomer, and Sling Camp and Lady Hili ran good races on {Thursday. The open hurdles is the third race &n the programme,’ the acceptors being

The held contains only three who contested the Century Hurdles, those out of this race being Omahu, Tinokalia, Mangawai, Black Art, Kohu and Sling Camp, their places being filled by Buddy, Complex (who arrived here yesterday),-Gold Star, Mervotia, White Banger and Banogue. En Route ran a great race the first day, but he has gone up nine pounds for affair second to Tinokaha. Ruddy reads well, and inay make up for Omahu’s failure. Gladful and Vagabond both ran well forward in the Century, and the shorter distance should suit the latter if previous running is to be taken as n guide. Complex is spoken of as being 4 4 set” for this race, and Gold Star, Mervotia and White Ranger are an interesting trio, Mervotia in particular. There are only nine runners, Including the Kemball bracket, but the race presents a difficult problem for

he should be able to turn thq tables surely! But if all things worked out in actual practice as they do ' on paper, well a totalisator would perhaps be superflous. As before stated, a very fine exhibition of racing and jumping promises to be witnessed, and Ranui and Whipcord are at least two great jumpers. The several fences removed from the course proper and the rails re- : placed, the way is cleared for the

i This should provide a great race, ‘ [ with its seventeen acceptors, two of , whom claim other engagements, so J slight reduction may be made in the number. Rouen won in handsome fashion ■ in the Connolly Handicap, and the j going will be favourable again for him this afternoon. The Bezonian gelding has been raised 91bs, and “he concedes an extra 51bs to Quest, third the first day. Kinsem and Tame Fox should be seen to better advantage, and a similar remark applies , to Boomerday and Correspondent. , Zircon failed the first day, and Amber Tips and Crucelle are among the I possibilities. Kareao is to be a j starter. Lochson won at Hawera , iover a similar distance, and Lady Kotiripo, Roman and Megan should ' ensure the pace being on the whole s way. Helen Rufus was troubled by I the last furlong, and the distance of . to-day’s race should suit her better. With the likelihood of a big field the j holders of good positions in tho ; early stages will have a big say in ' ' the result. Quest did not have the • best of good luck in the Con- ' nolly Handicap, nor did Correspon- ’ I dent and Tame Fox; in fact, this trio ’ i met more than their full share of 1 • trouble. - 1 The sixth event follows, and points e Ito the fact that the end of the meetr ling approaches. This is the

Veil, the top weight, appeared to win the first day with something in hand from the consistent but apparently unlucky Sunny Vale, anti the 61bs difference in favour of the Taranaki gelding may not bring them quite together. Alabama disappointed at Hawera, and also here on the first day, for on Thursday the Boniforni gelding had every chance to score, but he was not good enough. Alabama has failed to do himself justice since he had such a hard race at Wellington against Thespian and company, and perhaps he may not be seen at his best till he runs at Auckland. Lady Glissas was a close fourth to Veil, just behind Tlnohari. Bonrina failed, and The Emperor got away badly. Alaric will be making his first appearance in his new owner’s colours, and there is no doubt as to his galloping abilities. Half Red, Merry Ann and Dodo were unlucky, and as on both days at Egmont, Ribbonwork was left. Doleful Ditty could not act in the going at the same meeting, but reports from Hastings credit him with being fast. As on the first day, the field is a splendid one, containing several fine .’tacks, and the probabilities are that something may be able to reverse placings with Veil and Sunny Vale. The meeting finally concludes with ; the WINTER OATS

The soft going may tell against the top weights perhaps, although Golden Bubble raced well under pressure. Listowel ran a good race under the circumstances, as did Triboulet, and Mareian Miss was considered unlucky. Sir Burnett can improve on his last form, and Pouma, for her surprisa win, has to pay the penalty with an increase in her impost of ll&lbs, and this should, figuratively speaking, bring her back to the field. Island may start in preference to Triboulet, and if so this will speak for itself Petunia failed to keep up in the early stages

on Thursday, and it was there that Leithfield failed, although the latter was galloping over everything at the i end. Apart from their form, TTiboulet, Martian Miss, and Petunia were unlucky in the first day’s sprint. In the course of Horatio Bottomley’s examination in bankruptcy, debtor said he had kept a racing stud for upwards of 20 years, but did not lose money. He had won many races in England, and also in Belgium, and had betted considerably on his, horses, but on balance he had not been out of pocket. “I solved the problem,” he said, “of running a racing stud for some years and not losing money on it.” While the prominent Home Country jockeys seem to be getting several mounts every day, Gray during the first ten days of the season which had passed before the last mail left, had only four rides, his record being a first, two thirds, and an unplaced, and the stakes ranging only between £2OO and £5OO. It would thus seem, says an exchange, that if he is making the £6OOO a year attributed to him in some other sporting columns, he is earnining it pretty easily so far as riding is concerned. A deputation, from the Wellington Welcome Week Committee waited on the Minister of Internal affairs on Tuesday to ask for a couple of permits to hold an additional day’s racing and trotting during the Welcome Week. The Minister was sympathetic, but stated that he could promise nothing. Secretary A. E. Whyte reminded him of the fact that Parliament had ratified extra permits on the occasion of the Prince’s visit, and also that the Dunedin Club had been given a permit for the charities at Dunedin, at which the club had lost £l6OO. It means a big thing for the Welcome Week people, as the Racing Club had guaranteed them £5OO if a meeting was held and the Trotting Club offered them 7 5 per cent of any profits from a meeting. Most likely a big deputation will be arranged to meet the Prime Minister on the subject. i (For latest Sporting, see Page 15.)

Kao tan e 9 0 Megan 8 0 Birkenella . 8 8 Left -. .. Y 8 LadyGlissas 8 6 Pirouette 7 0 Sunny Vale 8 3 Ribbonwork 7 0 Silver San . 8 1 Chesforte 7 0 Country Life 8 0 Flying Planet 7 0

Militaire 11 a Savoury 9 2 Price .. .. 10 First Born . 9 0 Tempo .. .. 9 9 Husker 9 9 Alountain Naugnty 9 0 Peer 9 1 Nukufnai 9 0 Lady Hill 9 5 ComplimenSling Camp a tary 9 0 The Curragh 9 3 Empyrean . 9 0

.MAY HURDLES. (About 1 < miles) Gladful . 11 10 Gold Star . 9 5 Vagabond . 10 8 White Ruddy .. . 10 0 Ranger 9 3 . .n Route . V 13 Mervotia .. 9 3 Complex . 0 Banogue .. 9 0

. 11 11 Silent Dick 9 2 First Line . . 10 10 Ranui .. .. 9 2 Whipcord . 10 10 Te Maire .. 9 6

EMPIRE HANDICAP. (One mile and distance) Rouen 9 13 Zircon ., .. 7 8 Kinsem .. . 8 13 Amber Tips 7 6 Tame Fox . 8 10 Crucelle 7 5 Quest 8 9 Lochson 6 12 Boomerday 8 6 Lady Kotiripo 6 9 Correspond’! 8 5 Helen Rufus 6 9 MartianMiss 8 0 Roman 6 9 Kareao 8 0 Megan 6 7 Demos 7 12.

FAREWELL HACK FLAT (Six furlongs) Veil . . • . S 1 q Th eEmperor 7 Alabama S 1 .0 Alaric .. .. 7 it LadyGlissas 8 6 Half Red . Y 4 Sunny Vale s 4 Rfbbonwork 7 Ben Nevis . 8 0 Merry Ann 7 0 Tinohari 7 8 Doleful San Ditty 7 0 Franette 7 R Bravato 7 0 Bonrina 7 7 Dodo .. 7 0 Regard 7 6

(Six furlongs) Golden Pouma 7 9 Bubble 9 2 Island 7 6 Listowel 8 9 Big Push 7 4 Martian Miss 8 6 Petunia . 7 0 Sir Burnett 8 1 Leithfield 6 7 Triboulet . 7 11