TO-DAYS RACING

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXI, Issue 18974, 27 March 1924, Page 6

TO-DAYS RACING

WELLINGTON MEETING OPENS AN INTERESTING PROGRAMME The autumn meeting of the Wellington Racing Club opens today and concludes on Saturday. The programme for to-day is a fine one, and in all the handicap events the fields will be large. A review of the card, together with the latest notes from the course, fellows.

THE FIELDS REVIEWED LITTLE OPPOSITION FOR GLOAMING. Thompson handicap a puzzle. (By 14 Early Bird”) Excellent fields will contest the han idieap events, but the number of runken in the Challenge Stakes and St. faeger is unfortunately very poor. In meh case it is a matter of quality lightening the quantity. first exent set down on the card ■he

9 Mctieally no opposition for the |H in the price may be a risky one. Hl only remain in the distance I. ■ * Z. ST. LEGER STAKES Of 1,000 sovs; 1J miles).

H the Waimate meeting last Thurs- ■ _Jhe Polymnian was very backward. ■ Wasn’t very far from the ■ ®r of the Waimate Cup, and he | «be benefited with the outing. I fai k* 3 h«en disappointing. Bad f ifMa has the best credentials, and no /pbt will see a very short price. n.l might almost be said that the Xsiaess of the day will commence with me third event on the card,, which is 4he High Weight Handicap. A baker’s dosen are engaged herein, including a few quite useful performers on the flat, and of these Bonecto and Vindictive appear to be the best. It has been claimed that Father’s Vajeq* the Vice-Regal representative, yWbulu ncVer ha.ve been beaten by Tuajhine at Napier Path three weeks ago, land principal interest centres upon the maeeting of this pair in the Plunket mursery. There are several others engaged in the race from which the winder may come, but with a good run Father’s Voice, Rouex and Lake Uru should be prominent. What a fine field is engaged in the Thompson Handicap. Look at it: THOMPSON HANDICAP (Of 1,000 sovs; one mile).

heads the ii>t in Rapine, Napier at tea furlongs up. The intervening make of him about h° r9e - PiHiewinkie had ntly. and although finishwas not his true form, one of the prime fancies, favour that she has a for the Trentham V mkie and Cupidon recent form. Murihaupo has weight he is entitled to, this |g|||B earned by a smart performance Hazlett Memorial, run over a Winning Hit has shown a desire back, and another southerner Peak is in nicely if ready out a solidly run eight furlongs. would be suited by a longer disbut Suggestion is one of the likeSunny Loch won last week south. Good Sport has been a very ■fistent performer over sprint disbees, and it is expected that he will I a mile out well. He did a very fine hl over the distance a couple of rniflgs ago. Irapuka and Alfort arc h recent winners over eight furfa, and they must be numbered fag the possibles. Of those lower m the list, F»d Wink, Royal Box, X and Landslide promise to be in " tunning. It is an exceedingly diffi--I°. sum D P’ bere is an at'*«*4Bine, Gold Light, Good Sport. gmK event is the SilI^Bl^ in which fifteen engaged. Many ColBme<fl««!^B 1 r tUnUi ’IBl,iSht 1 B l, iSht Eye ’’ B. Carrington, J* y Vall been running ■ • ’LI as evidenced bv

the fact that they are all, with the single exception of the first named, recent winners. General Carrington, Many Colours and Lady Gay are a fit trio. This brings us to the 44 second leg.” This is the RAILWAY HANDICAP. (Of 500 sovs; six furlongs.)

The above sixteen represent a good even field of sprinters. Mireusonta, Solfanello, Razzle Dazzle, Mustard Pot, King Merv, Martian Miss, Hipo, Quest, Lady Fingers and Refrigeration are the most fancied of the seventeen acceptors. King Merv, Razzle Dazzle and Hipo are a trio from which the winner may come.

There are no less than twenty-six engaged in the final race of the day, the Tinakori Handicap, and they are a pretty fair crowd of hacks too. Loyal Maid, Entre Nous and Zaragoza are three likely ones.

NOTES AND COMMENTS. H. Gray to-day rides Tarleton, Viewpoint, Winning Hit, Imperial Spark, and Hipo. R. Reed will ride Rapine, Mireusonta, Tauhine, Glaive and Clandhu to-day. H. Wiggins will ride Santonio, Zaragoza, and Star Shell. Tigerland has changed hands and his new owner is Sir Charles Campbell. By his victory in the Windsor Handicap at Oamani, The Harp has incurred 71b penalty in the Tinakori Handicap at Trentham. Civility did not run up to the expectations of her owner-trainer at Bulls, and the accommodation booked for her and Siaosi at Trentham has been cancelled. Last year Ashley Reed won the Thompson Handicap on an outsider in the three-year-old Highland. To-day he rides Good Sport, one of the fancied division. Of those jockeys who will most likely be riding in the Thompson Handicap this afternoon, H. Gray, A. Reed, and C. Emerson are the only ones who have previously scored in the race. Hector Gray holds the record for the Thompson Handicap, having won the raee three times, and in succession too. His wins were scored on Sasanoff, Arrowsmith and Rouen. Only two horses have won the Thompson Handicap more than once since the race was instituted 32 years ago. Waiuku won for Mr S. McGuiness three times on end, and more recently Ladoga won twice in succession for 44 Mr T. Soames. ’ ’ One of the best performances registered in the Thompson Handicap was that of Sasanoff, who did the mile in 1 min. 38 secs with 9st. 91bs on his back. That time is a full second better than the next best. Printemps, who won the Thompson Handicap two years ago, is engaged again this afternoon. Printemps has 7st to-day, and when he captured the handicap he carried 7st 51bs. In the thirty-one races decided in the Thompson Handicap, three-year-olds have won five, four-year-olds ten, five-year-olds nine, six year olds three, and aged horses four. Rapine, Parody, Lady Fingers, Gold Light, and Mireusonta, engaged at Trentham to-day, were successful on the same course at the Autumn meeting twelve months ago. Gold Light, 2nd, 8.2 (8.13), Silver Peak 8.13 (8.4), Cupidon 8.12 (8.7). Sunart 5.6 (8.2), and Printemps 7.7 (7.0), were among the twenty-four run ners in last year’s Thompson Handicap. The comparative weights are shown, today’s adjustments being given in parentheses.

Tempe and Idleness will be coupled on the machine in the Tinakori Handicap to-day, provided no scratchings are recorded before the race book goes to press. Thus is due to there being one more acceptor than the “tote” has diala.

A slight change has been made by the Wellington Racing Club in regard to the starting time of the first raee this afternoon. It was originally decided that it should be 12.30 p.m., but in order to fit in with the railway service it has been altered to 12.20 p.m. Dancing Doll, who is at Trentham to fulfil engagements, is presumed to be in foal to Romeo. In regard to racing mares after they are in foal, and the supposed bad effect upon the unborn offspring, it is interesting to recollect that Indian Queen was successfully raced by T. Quinlivau when she was in foal to Merriwee, and the foal was King Billy, whose deeds left no impression that he had been adversely affected by the racing his mother had had. That it had no bad effect upon Indian Queen is to be gathered from the fact that shA

subsequently threw Aborigine and Maori King to Merriwee, Our Queen tp Birkenhead, and Our King to Multifid. CANTERBURY NOTES By Telegraph.—Special to “Chronicle” CHRISTCHURCH, March 26. While doing steady pace work on the ploughed track at Riccarton, Red Gown met with an accident, fracturing one of her shoulders, and she had to be destroyed. The loss to her owner-trainer, R. W. King, was a serious one, as she was a useful performer on the flat and she showed promising form over the sticks last winter. .She had not been long in work after a spell, but she was coming on nicely in her preparation for the winter racing, and her prospects in some of the rich hurdle races seemed very bright. J. B. Reid, who finds the English winter too severe, is expected back in the Dominion about September. In his latest letter he stated that the Cooltrim mare Punka had foaled a colt to Archery. Punka was one ot the mares Mr. Reid sent Home from New Zealand after mating her here to English time. WAVERLEY RACING CLUB NOMINATIONS. Trial Stakes, of 115 sovs.; 6 furlongs.—Hallownoon, Wee Sandy, The Banker, Campbird, All Melody, Arsene Lupin, Merry Jest, Ceres, lola, Inahman, Dainty Pearl, Kerry Antrim, Pirouette, Bonogue, Manitere, Gold Pah, Colonne, Elsinora, Sly Wink, Objector, Frau, Glengarive, Fire Brigade, Eurella, Lupass, Roosevate, Gold Peak, Garry Maid. Wairoa Handicap, of 190 sovs.; 6 furlongs—Arran, Hallownoon, Lively Fire, Lochson, Orchid, Awake, Ecuador, Civility, Ngata, Black Cruiser, Crossfire, Bute Sound, Thunderclap, Hipo, Loved One. Pouma, Some Red, Amber Tips, Hori. Westholm Hack Hurdles, ot 150 sovs.; 11 miles.—Roman, AU Melody, Bonny Rill, Bute Sound, Tuki, Country Life. Snatcher, Vanchineel, Tatton Park, Big Push, Polthogue, Dignity, Silent Dick, Kaforte, Mountain Gold, Night, Pouri Hoihi, Festive

Kohi Hack Welter Stakes, of 105 sovs.; 7 furlongs.—Miss Mickey, Brigadier Bill, Waiotama, Khartoum, Valencia, Gidgi, Manitere, Sir Pam, Skylight, Tamakana, Carnbee, Sanforte, Mountain Gold, Lupass, Opa, Gold Peak. Patea County Cup, of 300 sovs.; li miles. —Eerie. Marqueteur, Euchre, Ora’s Delight, Snatcher, Black Cruiser, Velociform, Crossfire, Thunderclap, Stork, Kareao, Otapawa, Mort Avis, General Carrington, Empyrean, Crucelle.

Oturi Hack Handicap, of 125 sovs-; 6 furlongs.—Lively Fire, Rehutai, Brigadier Bill, Waiotama, Orchid, Sunny Vale, Blue Peter, Gidgi, Gold Pah, Mountain Ore, Yoma, Carnbee, Interest, Eurella, Night, Gold Peak.

Ngutuwera Hack Handicap, of 150 sovs.; 1 mile. —Campbird, Ceres, Sir Pam, Pirouette, War Loan, Otapawa, Skylight. Dignity, General Carrington, Sanforte, Interest*, Opa. President’s Hack Handicap, of 115 sovs.; 5 furlongs.—Lady Hamua, Waipoto. Hallownoon, Te Kawa. Wee Sandv. Rehutai, Coinah. Waiotama, Orchid, Blue Peter. lola, Dainty Pearl, Kerry Antrim, Ruby Ring, Vanchineel. Colonne, Loved One, Erin’s King, Mountain Ore, Yoma, Empire Camp, Midnight Camp, Carnbee. Glengarive, Eurella, Night, Pouri Hoihi.

ISLAND, CHALLENGE £ STAKES. ,000 so vs; seven furlongs). Bg (G. Young) .... 10 0 (H. Young) 8 11 ent (W. S. Bagby) .. 6 12 bcc needs little comment, but

t/wi (H. Gray) 8 10 8 7 *olymnian (C. Emerson) ly* (G. Young) .. .. 8 7 nest (M. MeCarten) . 8 7 filler* 7 7 nbtfal starter.

Rapine (R. Reed i 9 8 Pilliewinkie (D. Cotton) 8 13 G«ld Light (F. Caddell) .. 8 13 Bonnie Pinkie (R. Bagbv) 8 8 Cupidon (G. Young) .. .. 8 7 Murihaupo (M. .MeCarten) 8 6 Winning Hit (H. Gray) .. Sil < er Peak CO. Voight) .. 8 4 8 4 u Sunart (J. Barrv) 8 2 / Suggestion (J. O’Shea) 8 1 Sunny Loeh (E. Lowe) .... 7 13 Good Sport (A. Reed) .. .. 7 12 Irapuka (Manson) 7 10 Alfort (A. Tinker) .. .. 7 10 > Red Wink (H. Burns) .. 7 6 \ ‘King Mnrv ( ) 7 6 f Royal Box (W. H. Jones) .. 7 5 Tippetts) 7 3 "Butler; . . .. 7 0 7 0 s B^b - v 6 11 6 9 Watts i .. .. 6 7 A - >,ne > •• .. starter. 6 7

Mireusonta (R. Reed) .. .. 8 12 Solfanello (A. Oliver) . . . . 8 7 Razzle Dazzle (F. Waddell) 8 6 Mustard Pot (M. McCarten) 8 4 Listening Post (0. Voight) . 7 11 King Merv (A. Reed) .. .. Y 11 Martian Miss (C. Reed) . . 7 11 Hipo (H. Gray) 7 9 Quest ( ) 7 6 Top Score (H. Burns) . . . . 7 4 Lady Fingers (W. S. Bagby) 7 4 Passionless ( ) 1 Prince Martian ( ) .... 6 9 Refrigeration (- ) .. .. 6 9 Backsheesh (W. Tippitts) .. 6 7 Lady Liffey ( ) 6 7