THE TURF

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19840, 14 May 1927, Page 4

THE TURF

FIXTURES. Way 12. 14—Esmont R.C. May 19 and 21 —Wanganui J.C. June 1, 3 and 4—Dimedin J.C. J-me 3,4, B—Auckland R.C. June 3. 4—Otaki-Maori R.C. June 18 —Napier Park R.C. June 22—Hawke's Bay Hunt Club. June 24, 25—Hawke’s Bay J.C. June 25-—Oamaru J.C. July 2—Ashburton County R.C. July 12. 14, 16—Wellington R.C. July 21—-Waimate District Hunt Club. July 23—Sooth Canterbury Hunt Club. July 28. 30—Gisborne R.C. July 30 —Christchurch Hunt Club. EGMONT CONCLUDES TO-DAY GOOD RACING ANTICIPATED. EEVIEW OF THE CARD. CSy "Kestrel.”) At the Hawera racecourse to-day the Egmont Racing Club’s winter meeting will be cAjnciuded. Though the acceptances are not so large as they were for the opening day. there should be some go Ord racing. No doubt there will again be a large crowd of turf enthusiasts to ensure the success of the meeting, and also many who will be eager to get a line on forthcoming events in ih<* big cross country campaign which will be continued, with the Wanganui fixture next week and the Auckland Itacng Club’s Great Northern meeting the first week in June. An average of over eleven a rare will enable investors to sort out the likely ones with a greater degree of certainty and may give some of those runners who an* hampered by lack of room in big fields to make a better showing. Several of those competing <»n Thursday were obviously capable of improvement in contrition, and may be returned winners in the not distant future. With a fine staff of officials, both honorary and clerical, to back them, the president. Mr J. Gray, and the secretary, Mr E. P. Cox. should again have the business of running the meeting working with its usual machinelike precision. Proceedings commence at 11.40 a.m. to-day with the NGAMUTU HACK HANDICAP.

One can scarcely go past the trio at the top of the handicap, in search of the dividend payers, even though Toapaiti showed a lot of pace in the concluding event on Thursday. The Antagonist , gelding held the lead for six furlongs and only compounded when the homo stretch wag reached, to finish sixth. However Onward’s third to Town Bird an£ Baby Bun in the Telegraph Hark should entitle her to support and she may be able to account for Baby Bun and Toapaiti. Then follows the only event over the battens, the MANAWAPOU HURDLES HANDICAP. <Of 200 sovs ; 1 ’/a miles.)

It cannot be said that this is a strong field and it may be further weakened by the defection of Peter Rosa, who is also engaged in the Adamson Steeples. Euchre finished well back on Thursday and on that form must be discarded, even granting that she struck one fence hard. Zircon jumped well in the Tongahoe Hurdles to finish fourth but the best exhibitions were given by Mount Marta ansi Dead Sweet and they should be hard to beat. Mount Marta.* it might be mentioned, won this event last year. A newcomer is Elvaette who has shown a penchant for winning on the second day of a meeting. The others should not trouble this trio and the field may be preferred in the following order: Mount Marta. Elvaette, Dead Sweet. The third raee is the cross country event, the ADAMSON STEEPLECHASE HANDICAP »Of 300 sovs; about two mites.)

Passin’ Through has the position of honour anti, though he failed to rise at the sod wall in the final round of the Egmont Steeplechase the Guianforte gelding may be improved by the outing. Peter Rosa ran a really good rare on Thursday and beat all but the winner, to whom he issued a determined challenge over the concluding stages of the big race. The To Aroba trained gelding should be the elect of backers to-day and he. with Parsin’ Through and Eonmark. may engage the attention of the judge. Form in the open >print the first day should be a good guide for the MOKOIA HANDICAP.

Dcgage had her first race since last spring on Thursday and will improve with racing. Benzora won nicely but a rise of eleven pounds may find him out. though he will have the services of B. H. Morris, which means a lot. Both Oration and Bonogne were unlucky in the Flying and should do better to-day. Sun Up did not impress but Pop Off and Tip Tree ran good races. However, they may be summed up thus: Bonogne, Oration, Benzora.

A flutter over five furlongs will follow in the SHORTS HACK HANDICAP. (Of 150 sovs; five furlongs.)

Berinthia will carry number one sad-dle-cloth and, as she ran into fourth place in the Telegraph Hack, she must be given a royal chance to-day in this weak field. Eka will also be difficult to dispose of and Nastori is stated to possess ample pace to keep her in the front over this distance. The other sextette do not appeal as likely to provide a return to investors and Berinthia, Eka and Nastori may be backed in that order. A good even field is carded for the DAVIDSON HANDICAP. (Of 250 sovs; 1 mile & distance.)

Included is Shining Armour (7.7) who. with 7.0, ran second to Glengariff last vear after filling the role of run-ner-up on the opening day. Ngata, Hipo and Yoma also contested the Davidson Handicap in 1926 so they should know the course. In spite of the fact that Yoma only got home by a nose from Orazone on Thursday, the topweight is again preferred to Vivo and Ngata. The concluding event is the BOROUGH HACK HANDICAP. (Of 175 sovs; 7 furlongs.)

This is the largest field of the day, seventeen having accepted, and those smartest to begin from the seven furlongs peg should have the most say in the concluding stages. Paitonu has been racing most consistently of late, though he has had more than his share of minor plaeings. However, he has proved profitable to follow and may be relied on to run a good race again to-day. Manly’s win on Thursday was full of merit while Partaga finished well in front of a bunch. Others to show promise of an early win were Bisox. Orcades, Onward, Lady Acre and Toapaiti. When the judge is reached it mav safelv be assumed that Paitonu, Partaga and Manly will be a prominent trio.

TOTALISATOR TURNOVER STEMMING THE DECREASE NEW SOUTH WALES’ EFFORT SYDNEY, May 13. With a view to popularising the totalisator, the revenue from which has for some time shown a decreasing tendency the Government has framed new regulations which will operate from The chief amendment is that whenever possible all dividends shall be calculated so as to assure that each investor on a placed horse will receive a return of not less than a unit of the investment on which the tote is operated. and this will ensure that backers of placed horses will, at least receive their money back. \nother amendment deals with the number of dividends in a race, and provides that there will be two dividends if not less than four and not more than seven starters, and thre-e dividends if eight or more starters. The ratio of division for a three-dividend race of the amount available for distribution is fixed at 50 per cent, for the first horse. 30 per cent, for the second, and 90 per cent for the third. The ratio for one and two dividend races remains unaltered. DOMINION EXPORTS DIRECTION GOES TO MALAY STATES Messrs Wright, Stephenson and Co., Ltd., have received advice from Kuala Lumpur. Federated Malay States, that the three-year-old gelding,. Direction, purchased 'by them at their January sale and shipped in February, has arrived safely at his destination. Direction, who was bred by Mr W. E. Bidwill, of Rototawai and is by that good horse Elevation from the Charlemagne II mare, Miss Mildred, has created an excellent impression m Kuala Lumpur. He arrived in very good order and the purchaser Mr Delamore, m expressing his pleasure with the horse, states that a very considerable amount of interest has been aroused in the horse since his arrival. He is the first thoroughbred from New Zealand to go direct to the Federated Malay States and should he gallop up to expectations Mr Delamore states that other racing men there will naturally look to New Zealand to supply their requirements in the future. Messrs Wright, Stephenson and Co. Ltd., also advise that they have had quite a number of enquiries from other countries, including South America, for copies of their yearling sale catalogue and the poster advertisement illustrating some 50 yearlings offered at last vear’s sale. The continued successes in Australia of New Zealand horses, and particularly the recent victories of Limerick, have also been instrumental in bringing forward quite a number of enquiries. At the firm’s next January sale, the Koatanui studmaster, Mr G # M. Currie, will send forward a fine batch of both colts and fillies by 1 Limond, which undoubtedly will be a special attraction. WANGANUI WINTER MEETING. Acceptances for all first day events at the Wanganui Winter meeting close at 8 p.m. on Monday next.

AUCKLAND JOTTINGS NEWS AND NOTES (Special to "Chronicle.”) AUCKLAND, May 13. The Papakura trainer, J. T. Jamieson, is due to leave Auckland next Friday for Sydney with Le Choucas and the two-year-old Prince Otto. Booked for Australia. The latest horses to be placed under orders for Australia are Mosaic and Nancy Lee, both of whom have of late been showing signs of returning form. They are to go across for the spring racing. A Leading Amateur. Mr S. Howard is to have the mount on Town Guard in the Carbine Plate, the event for amateur riders to be decided on the second day of the Auckland winter meeting. Gold Jacket’s Rider. Jockey Reilly is to have the mount on Gold Jacket in the Cornwall Handicap and he will also be on Arch Queen. On the second day of the Auckland fixture he will steer Storm Fiend. After the meeting Reilly will make the trip to Australia.

A Smart Gallop. At Ellerslie yesterday from the time point of view the best gallop was done by Modest Boy and Judge’s Box, who finished together at the end of five furlongs from the new five-furlong post, running the last four in 50 2-ssee and the last three in 38 2-5 on the outside of the course proper in dead going. Favourite for the Northerns.

G. Holland, who was successful on Kawini in the hurdle race on the second day of the Hamilton meeting, will pilot the Formative gelding in the Great Northern Hurdles and Steeplechase. Kawini, the present favourite for the two "Northerns,” will probably be brought to Ellerslie on Tuesday for schooling.

Rahepoto’s Fine Showing, Rahepoto, Tall Timber and King of the Air lined up for once round over the hurdles yesterday. At the very first fence Rahepoto outjumped his companions and, taking every obstacle in his stride, proved himself too good for Tall Timber, who lost ground at each hurdle. King of the Air ran in the rear the whole way.

Bing the Ball Sold. The sale was effected yesterday of the five-year-old Hapsburg-Indenture gelding Ring the Bell, the purchaser being the Australian sportsman Mr Carney. Ring the Bell was recently raced by Messrs J. 0. and P. S. Gleeson, for whom he won some races, although he failed to come up to expectations. Probably he is not even yet acclimatised. Last week the English-bred gelding was tried over the battens but on Wednesday morning he fell, or rather sat, on a hurdle and as a result was decidedly sore. It was his new owner’s intention to ship him to Sydney to-day, but on the advice of the trainer, E. Pope, Ring the Bell will remain at Ellerslie and make the trip to Australia on Friday next. Bright Sol was purchased by the same sportsman and was shipped aboard the Marama this afternoon. Off to Australia.

The well-known Auckland trainer of light harness horses, J. left by the Marama this afternoon for Sydney. He is acting on behalf of a prominent Auckland sportsman, Mr M. Moodabe, in negotiating for the purchase of th*? pacing entire Western King, owned by Mr Aubrey, of Parkes, New South Wales. Western King has a record against him of 4.32 for two miles, registered when he won the Epping £5OO. In the event of the deal eventuating the cheque to complete the transaction will run into four figures. Western King is closely related to the well-per-formed Machine Brick, winner of the last Otahuhu Cup and the latter is the sire of Auto Alachine, a winner in Auckland and who recently ran second in the final of the Sydney £lOOO, and also the sire of Alachine Gun. Machine Gun was recently purchased by an Auckland sportsman, Air G. McMillan. Should Western King develop as have his distinguished relatives he will be a distinct acquisition to the trotting stock of the Dominion.

(Of 175 sovs; six furlongs.) Helen .. .. 8 8 Denier .. .. 7 10 Baby Bun .. 8 - Toapaiti .... 7 0 Onward .. . . 7 12 Bright Glow 7 0 Mcn-sogne .. 7 12 Ranee .. .. 7 0

Euchre .. -.11 3 Dead Sweet 9 0 Zircon .. . . 10 10 Troilus .. .. 9 0 Elvaette - - 10 10 Festive . . . . 9 0 Peter Rosa .. 10 10 Pekatahi .. 9 0 Mount Marta 9 13 Just John 9 0 Cold Peak 9 7

Passin’ Throu’ 11 9 Birkenella ..11 '1 Omaha .. ..10 13 Little River.. 9 13 Peter Rosa .. 10 9 Lady Spalpeen 9 2 Kendal .. .. 10 6 Gilgai .. 9 0 Dick 10 4 Sanforte .... 9 0 Lady Comet .. 10 3 Rayo 9 0 Eonmark .... 10 1 Tres Bon .. 90

(Of 225 sovs; six furlongs.) Degape .. .. 9 5 A vol a .. .. 7 8 Benznra . . - - 9 5 Bevis .... 7 8 Oration .. . . 8 5 Pop Off .. 7 0 Bonogne .... 8 3 Papaponga .. 7 0 Sun Up .... 8 1 Tip Tree .. 7 0 Lady Bentinck 7 10

Berinthia ..9 0 Royal T ' and * 8 2 Kawhakina ...” 0 Denier .. .. 7 12 Wingold .... 7 0 Nastori . . . . 7 9 Tangenm ..70 Subdivision .. 7 9

Yoma 9 2 Shining Armour 7 7 Diogenes .... 9 0 ‘Vivo .. .. .. 7 3 Ngata . . -. 8 12 Lady Anstruther 7 2 Hipo 8 4 Royal Mint .. 7 2 Nukumai ..81 Danae .. .. 7 0 Income .. .. 7 13 Capt. Gazeley 7 0

Partaga .. .. 9 1 The Swell ..74 Paitonu .. .. 8 11 Mister Gamp 7 0 Manly .. . . 8 11 Gold Collector 7 0 Acred . . .. 8 8 Lady Acre .. 7 0 Bisox .. .. 8 5 Romantic .. 7 0 Or cades .. .. 7 12 Komak .. .. 7 0 Onward .. .. 7 12 Otapawa ' 7 0 Sovena . . .. 7 10 Toapaiti ..— 70 Henna .. .. 7 10