THE SPRING CAMPAIGN

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 77, Issue 210, 5 September 1934, Page 5

THE SPRING CAMPAIGN

MARTON JOCKEY CLUB OPENING OF THE SEASON PROSPECTS FOR TO-DAY. < (By “ Kestrel. ”) ] With the Wanganui spring meeting j due to be held next week more than ( the usual amount of interest will be attached to the Marton Jockey Club’s t spring fixture to-day. Time was when ‘ this meeting was a two-day affair, but ] that was when racing was at its peak, and totalisator turnovers were such as g to enable clubs to offer stakes on a far more generous scale than those which ; figure on the programme for to-day. c Fields for to-day are not too large for t safety and not too small for bettors, ( so a good deal of interest will be ( jvinced in the fixture. Keen followers if form will be there in force to get a r Hine” on Wanganui prospects, and as the meeting is held within 45 minutes’ ft run by motor from this centre no p doubt many will take advantage of v the outing. v The first race to be hold to-day is to n start at 12 noon, and is the

i At this stage of the season the only e piide for investors on two-year-old n aces is provided by the various n ‘parades” at the hunt club meetings, h yvmcony and Severe have done so well g it Awapuni that they must be regarded s is having excellent chances to-day, and li lackers would be justified in declaring I ’or them. The Chief Ruler filly Pro- 1: rail, from the Fordell stable, may also f io in the picture. Next on the list is the ' 12.4« MAIDEN "RACE (Of £55; six furlongs).

Inveresk .... 8 7 Fourteen are carded and they include he Hunting Queen Martianess iracket. Five of the acceptors are trained at Marton, but the favourite nay be provided by the visitors, with Inveresk and Gallant Ki.ight appealing nost and Count Roussillon likely to how up.

Invictus did not have any luck when fitted against the best hurdlers at Ricarton. but on his own course ho should move very hard to boat, while Kinross ind Ruanui should do best of the ithors. The hack sprinters will be seen in

Timorous .. 8 1 As Rest was returned a winner in good company at Trentham there may be reason to have this Hunting Song mare on one’s side. Arena may stick on but Land. Tax makes more appeal. Timorous has several good performances to her credit, and she may be preferred to Land Tax and Hest. A first-of-the season problem is presented in the

Plateau generally races well fresh and it would not surprise to find him prominent. Hazoor will take a lot of beating, and Catalogue is another of the useful type who may be seen to greater advantage later on. Ida Moiling won here during the summer, and Blue Boy generally runs an honest race. Beryl Latour and Lady Ronald will have friends, but investors may prefer Hazoor, Ida Merling and Blue Boy in that order. The hack distance event is the.

Perhaps the best form was that of Solarium, who won in open company at ! Avondale over a mile. If started Hest 1 .vill have friends, while Hark Forrard . ind King Thomond will go well. Spearform may repeat her New Ply- | mouth form, and Santoft and Huke- I manti also appeal. The trio which may be most prominent are Spearform. Hukemanu and Solarium. The sprinters will make their nppearince in the

Cadland, at. his best, would have a royal chance, but Foreign Queen’s winning form at Awapuni should send her out favourite for this lace, which she won last year. Rereatu may possibly turn the tables in revenge for his Awapuni defeat. Pin Money and Good Hunting are others to appeal, but Foreign Queen and Rereatu should do best. The concluding event is the

Eight are carded for this event and they should provide an interesting contest. In the likely absence of Collodion backers may go for Hunting Lodge and Whyte Melville.

12.0 JUVENILE PLATE (Of £50; four furlongs). Gay Sheik .. R 5 Symcony . . RD Hunting Lady Ruler .. 8 0 Chorus 8 5 Severe .. .. 8 0 Legatee .... 8 5 Pomposity .. 8 0 Prevail .. .. 8 0

Overcast . . 8 7 Hunting Redeem .. . . 8 7 Queen 8 7 Tray Bit ..87 Tanni/j .. .. 8 7 Count Maid of the Roussillion 8 7 Air 8 7 Gallant Knight 8 7 Reipar .... 8 7 Tauman . . 8 7 Allington ... 87 Martianess .. 8 7 Tadnos .. .. 8 7

Six arc set down to contcs; the 1.20 OPEN HURDLES . (Of £80; one mile and a-half). Tnvictus .... 11 9 Kinross .. .. 9 9 Ruanui .. ..10 3 Anemometer . 9 0 Silent Bill ..10 2 War Eagle .. 9 0

iction in the 2.0 TUTAENUT HACK HANDICAP (Of 7 ); six furlongs). o Ethiop .. .. 7 13 Arena . . . . 11 Black Man . . 7 7 Land Tax 9 Acrelict .... 7 4 Rerepai .. .. " Mercian Queen < 9

2.45 MARTON HANDICAP (Of £100; one mile and a-quarter). Plateau .. .. * 4 Blue Boy 7 4 Hazoor .. .. S 4 Beryl Latour 7 2 Catalogue SI Flying Prince 7 0 Ida Mcrling . 7 S Lady Ronald . 7 0

3.30 SPRING HACK HANDICAP (Of £80; one mile and 137 yards. Solarium . . 9 0 Spearform . . SO Hest 8 13 Santoft .... 7 7 King Thomond 8 8 Royal Papa . 7 . Hark Forrard 8 3 Wjndale .... 7 7 Landlubber .. 83 Round Score 7 7 Black Man .. 8 0 Bukemanu ..7 7

4.15 BAILWAY HANDICAP (Of £85; six furlongs). Cadland .. .. 9 0 Rereatu .... 7 11 Good Hunting X 8 Pin Monej 7 8 King’s Knave 8 7 Hunting Lodge 7 0 Foreign Queen 8 2

5.0 FAREWELL HACK HANDICAP (Of £70; five furlongs.) Hunting Lodge « Wasteland .. 8 Collcd’an .. 8 Eth : cp .... 8 5 Whyte 2 Melville 7 11 0 Acrelict .... 7 5 0 . Nantong ..70 lleipar .. .. 7 0