EGMONT RACES

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 104, 4 May 1937, Page 4

EGMONT RACES

STEEPLECHASE MEETING NEXT WEEK’S FIXTURE WANGANUI NEXT MONTH One of the important winter race meetings in the district is that to be held by the Egmont Racing Club at Hawera next week. The Egmont meeting opens on Wednesday, May 12, the Coronation Day holiday, and will be concluded on Saturday, May 15, which is a halfholiday. The fixture should be a successful one.

Acceptances for the first day of the Hawera meeting are due to close next Friday at 9 p.m.

Last year's winner of the Egmont Steeplechase, Rasouli, met an untimely fate, but the runner-up, Forest Glow, is engaged next week. Forest Glow has been set to carry 10.2, against the 10.5 which he had last year.

Twelve months ago Valpeen carried topweight, 12.7, in the Egmont Steeplechase. This year Tudor has the honour with 12.3, an impost which he has earned by his consistently good performances.

Last year One Whetu won the Cornwall Handicap at Ellerslie after racing at the Egmont meeting, where he failed in the Mcßae Cup but sprang a decided surprise in the second day sprint. Next week One Whe 4 -u claims an engagement in the Mcßae Cup with 8.11. • The Hastings - trained Contact notched a double at Hawera last year, winning the Tongahoe Hurdles and the Manawapou Hurdles. It will be interesting to note whether some of those engaged in next week’s events can endeavour to emulate that performance.

The totalisator turnover at Hawera last year was £26,191 for the two days, Thursday and Saturday. The weather the first day was showery and conditions were far from pleasant. With the promise of a large crowd on the holiday next Wednesday, the Egmont Club should he well placed for a substantial increase.

Preparations will be commenced this week for the extension of the carparking area at the Wanganui course, and the improvement should be appreciated by patrons of next month’s meeting. Nominations for this meeting are to close next Monday week.

Baffles, the new Blandford-Waffles sire imported by Mrs. Gaine Carrington fop the Waikato, has reached his new quarters. He cost £6OOO os a yearling and represents some of the most stylish blood in England. It is stated that the two-year-old Night Raid colt Settlement, which was sold last week by Mr. VV. C. Simson, of Nukumaru, is not to go to Australia after all. The report Is that he has been purchased by Messrs. H. H. and N. Barlow, . of Christchurch, and will be trained at Trentham by H. Lorigan. Mr. Grogan, by the way, is looking after the Lord Warden-Maypay yearling colt which is to be submitted, on Captain Crawford’s behalf, at the Trentham sales next January.

A Bargain. Thermidor cost her present owner 200 guineas, and at the time it was considered she was very well sold. She has, however, almost repaid the outlay, and is set for more successes. Her finishing run suggsted she will do well over a distance of ground. She is a half-sister to Minerval.

Mazir For Waipa ? Mazir is now running out in the paddock both night and day, but this does not mean that his racing for this season is over. Although not suited to winter track conditions, fine weather may rule for the Waipa and Waikato meetings, and the Whirlwind gelding would not require much track work so justify him competing there. Coveny’s Wins.

R. E. Coveny, who rode The Sandwichman in his successes at the Nelson and Marlborough meetings, was riding (or the first time since he was seriously injured in a fall at the Canterbury Jockey Club’s Easter meeting in 1933. Coveny, who is now training a small team at Blenheim, is given credit with riding his mounts with all his former vigour. Tout Le Monde. Tout Le Monde, who, opened his winning account over hurdles at the Waikato summer meeting at Te Rapa, in February, has been schooling in dashing style on the tracks at Te Rapa, and indications are that the son of Limond and Aspic will win further races over the obstacles for J. Fryer in the months ahead. Tout Le Monde is a splendid jumper ana hfts speed on the flat renders him a dangerous opponent in the best of company. • • » • Unracod Novice. Race Boy, which appears among the nominations for the Egmont meeting, is owned by the Waverley trainer G. A. Reid. So far he has not yet raced. A rising five-year-old by Raceful, he is from Cochineal, by All Red from Peroneal, by Achilles from Prelude, by Merrie England from Prologue. This is a family which has produced several smart winners. For Jumping Events.

Ruadina, the brother to Ruaform. who, it will be recalled, opened his racing with a long-priced dividend at New Plymouth last September, has done well since he was lest seen in public, and it is understood that he is being prepared with jumping engagements in view this winter. In the same stable Ruaform is also well forward and, improved by his race on the flat at Awapuni, will be in great heart to resume jumping at Hawera next week. Early Education. The Iliad—Anne Shakespeare colt and the Iliad—Princess Argosy filly, bred anu owned by Mr. J. M. Samson,’ are to be taken in hand during the next few days by Mr. K. Austin at the Elderslie Stud. The Anne Shakespeare colt is a brother to Gold Standard, sold at 1000 guineas to a Sydney owner. Gold Standard is regarded as a very promising colt, but will not be seriously tried until next season.

' Advice regarding future plans for I Maypay has been received by Mr. M. (Grogan, at whose Westmere establishment the Paper Money-mare has been (served by the Phalaris horse Phaleron (Bay to English time. When it is ascertained that she is definitely In foal Maypay will be shipped to Kentucky, United States, where her next mate will be a son of the great American [sire Black Tony. She will then he 'sent on to England for her owner. Captain Crawford, who, after all, has inot parted with her, despite the rumoured sale to the Aga Khan at ■ 3000gns.

Enjoyable Afternoon. As guests of the Oamaru Jockey Club, about 100 visitors to last week’s meeting were entertained by a visit to the Elderslie stud last Friday. The managing director (Mr. K. Austin) arranged for a parade of sires, mares and foals, and young stock, and gave interesting information about each lot. The stud paddocks and all the stock are looking exceptionally well just now, and the opportunity given to the majority of those present to pay their first visit to Elderslie was much appreciated, states the Christchurch Press. The assemblage was later entertained at afternoon tea in the picturesque grounds fronting the old homestead.