McKELVIE MEMORIAL

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 254, 27 October 1939, Page 4

McKELVIE MEMORIAL

OPEN HANDICAP AT BULLS GOOD FIELDS ENGAGED The J. F. McKelvie Memorial Handicap will provide the main feature of the Rangitikei Placing Club's spring meeting at Bulls to-morrow, and with a field of eight engaged the issue appears very open. Perhaps the field may be smaller when the starter gets his hand on the lever, as Cuisinier is in the hurdle race and Chief claims an engagement in the Farewell Hack Handicap. Lady Montana is topweight with 8.8. She has been placed this season, but last year she won the Wellington Racing Club Handicap and the Autumn Handicap at Wairarapa. Play On has not won for more than a year but at his best he would have a chance. Royal Star II appears to be getting back to the form which enabled him lo win the Wairarapa Cup last New Year’s Day. Corroboree beat all but Yours Truly in the C. F. Vallance Memorial at Mastertoil recently. Cuisinier’s win in the Highweight Handicap at Masterton suggested that he would be in the picture if started here. Lord Moutoa finished well into third place behind Hunting Cat and Yours Truly at Otaki, and with his light weight he should be hard to beat. Red Chief Is a promising hack and Verey Lights was responsible for some good efforts last season. Probably Lady Montana, Royal Star II and Cuisinier will be accorded most support. Arrivals at Bulls Several of the visiting trainers have already arrived at Bulls, and more are due to arrive to-day and on the morning of the races. L. G. Morris has booked accommodation for four, D. T. Marks and B. Burgess for three each, Leo George for two, and P. Burgess, A. Jenkins, C. Stowe, C. Davidson, Puti, T. L». Baker, J. E. Olsen and J. Sullivan one each. Light rain yestcicw will put the track in perfect order, and the going to-morrow should be excellent. A feature of the appointments at Bulls is the fact that motorists may drive right in on the grounds to park their ears, admission to the enclosure being obtained from the parking area. The additions and alterations to the ' members’ stand will also be appreciated. the club having spent upwards of £2OOO on this work. The starting times for the various events to-morrow are as follow. 12.30—Trial Stakes. 1.15 Sandon Hurdles. 2.oo—Ohakea Hack Handicap. 2.4s—Rangitikei Plate. 3.30— j. F. McKelvie Memorial. 4.15 Clifton Handicap. s.oo—Farewell Hack Handicap. Two trophy events are included on the programme. A trophy valued at £25 has been presented by Mr. T. A. : Duncan for the McKelvie Memorial, ■ and the rider of the winner will be presented with a gold-mounted riding whip by Mr. James Bull. There is also a trophy for the winner of the Rangitike; Plate. RACING IN VICTORIA MOONEE VALLEY CUP FIELD (,(>(.I) SAI.I TE IN COX PLATE Received Oct. 26. 10.30 p.m. MELBOURNE. Oct. 26. Acceptors for the Moonec Valley Cup ore: L’Aiglon, Rivctle, Ortclle’s Star, Gay Prince, Aurous, Pantoon, Gilltown, Prince Sion, Frill Prince, Anpapejo. Lusson, Leif, Bathing Beauty, Ellison. Acceptors for the Cox Plate are: Buzalong, Catalogue, Mosaic, Cooranga, Land Law, Beau Vito, Cavallo, Reading, Billposter, The Progeny, High Caste, Gold Salute. Forded trainer D. T. Marks has a large team engaged at. Stratford tomorrow week. Taurangi is i’J t ll '' Stratford Handicap, Russian Ballet and Red Cat in the Flying Handicap, Tuatara in the Trial Stakes, Ruatiti in the A. W. Budge Memorial, Russian Ballet in the Highweight Handicap, and Scandal in the Farew ell Handicap, i A. E. Ellis had his first mount, in the Dominion since his return from an Australian trip with Defaulter and Gold Salute when he got. up on Knight Commander at the North Canterbury meeting. It was a winning mount, too, for Knight Commander, a pronounced favourite, scared comfortably, though narrowly, in the Highweight Hack Handicap. Ellis was at 'Lrcntham last, week but did no! get a mount the first day and left, for the South Island. After making the trip from Takanini, Lapidarian had to forgo hi.s engagement in the Hunters’ Hurdles at the Waikato Hunt Club’s annual meeting at Cambridge on Monday. His last-minute withdraw al was due to the fact that he was ineligible owing to having won the Triad Hurdles, of £350, at the Auckland Racing Club’s spring meeting. The event on Monday was lor horses who had not won a. race of any description of the value of more than £250, or races of any description of the collective value of £5OO prior to the time of starting. The same conditions applied to the Ladies’ Bracelet Handicap, in which Lapidarian was also engaged, RACING FIXTURES I Oct. 28—Bank® Peninsula Racing Club. ! Oct. 28—Rangitikei Racing Club. Oct.. 28—Rotorua and Bay of Plenty H.C. I Nov. 3. 4 —Whangarci Racing Club. Nov. 4—Napier Park Racing Club. ; Nov. 4—Stratford Racing Club. Nov. 4. 6. 8, 11—Canterbury Jockry Club. Nov. 11—Napier Park Racing Club. Nov. 11. 13 —Avondale Jockey Club. Nov. 18—Levin Racing Club. Nov. 18—Southland Racing Club. Nov. IS, 20—Waikato Racing Club. Nov. 25—Otaki-Maori Racing Club. Nov. 25—Ashburton County Racing Club. Nov. 25. 27—Auckland Racing Club. Nov. 30, Dec. 2—Feildir.g Jockey Club Dec. 9—Hororata Racing Club. Dec. 9. 11—Woodville District Jockey Club, Dec. 16—Waipa Racing Club. Dec. 23, 26, 27— Manawatu Racing Club. Dec. 26—Waipukurau Jockey Club. Dec. 26—Westland Racing Club. Dec. 25, 27—Dunedin Jockey Club. Dec. 26. 27—Taranaki Jockey Club. Dec. 26. 28. Jan. 1. 2—Auckland Racing Club. Dec. 30. Jan. I—Wairarapa Racing Club Dee. 3". Jan. 1 —Greymouth Jockey Club.. . Dec. 30. Jan. I—Hawke's Bay Jockey C'.ub. |