RACING

Wairarapa Daily Times, 16 March 1932, Page 5

RACING

FIXTURES.

17th March. —Opunake. 17th March. —Waimate. 17th, 19th March. —Wellington. 17th, 19th March. —Ohinemuri. 19th March, —Otautau. 19th, 21st March. —Westport. 23rd March—Opotiki. Stith, 28th March.—Wairarapa. 26th, 28th March.—Feilding. 26th, 2Sth March. —Auckland. 26th, 2Sth, 29th March. —Riverton. 26th, 28th March. —Beaumont. 28th March. —Waipukurau. 28th March. —Kumara. 28th, 29th March. —Canterbury. 30th March. —Westland. a26lh March, 2nd April.—Greymouth. PHAR LAP’S PROSPECTS. AGFA CALIENTE, Tuesday. Phar Lap is regarded as the question mark for the forthcoming handicap. Although he is no longer favourite, it is recalled that previous favourites have been beaten, and the horse’s record Avould normally make liini favourite. However, the shortness of his training time in America, and the recent injury to a hoof, also tiie fact that lie Avill for the first time race on a left-hand turn track, haA'e someAvhat detracted from his pre-race prestige. Woodcock continues reticent, and refuses to roA'eal his best mile and a quarter. “If Phar Lap is in his best form,” he said, “he will run the legs off the others.”

Mr Davis commented: “Barring anything unforeseen, Phar Lap will go to the post and give a good account of himself in the handicap.” Due to his change from, one hemisphere to the other Phar Lap is now putting on instead of taking off Lis winter coat. It Avill probably be necessary for liini to be clipped. BRONZE EAGLE SCRATCHED. AUCKLAND, This Day. Bronze Eagle Avas scratched for the Avondale All Aged Stakes at 9.00 o’clock to-day.—(P.A.) TURF NOTES. Historic, Avho is reported to be looking particularly bright and Avell, is to make Ids reappearance at the ManaAvatu meeting. W. .T. Broughton Avill ride Weatherstep," Lyrical, Late Jest, Goy and Pass On in their Trentham engagements. S. Wilson Avill be on Clangor, Fairway and Eminent. Monev Mine Avas so severely injured Avhile galloping at Invercargill last Thursday that it is feared that he will not race' again. Academy, who changed owners at the sale of Mr G. J. Barton’s horses last week, has gone into the Wingatui stables of R. G. Reed. One of the Ellerslie horses booked to race at Paeroa on Thursday is Puriri Park, whose mission Avill be the Ohinemuri Cup. Up to the present this Australia n-bred son of Treclare has not raced beyond a mile, but be has Avon so well at that distance that there is no reason AA'hy he should not get a mile and a quarter and even longer distances successfully. There is an abundance of staying blood in his pedigree, and lie is certainly bred well enough to run any distance. He has never looked better than at present, and he should lie capable of a very solid effort this Aveck.

Mrs A. McDonald has decided not to include Chief Cook and Chief Clerk in her team from Trentliam. 11. Gray will ride Inflation and H. N. Wiggins Chief Marionette, but no rider had been engaged at latest for La Moderne. Alan McDonald will be on Blacksmith in the Rim a High-weight.

Mr W. R. Ken:ball had the very bad luck to lose his two-year-old colt Cape Royal at Caulfield on Saturday. A Press Association message states that during the running of the Orrong Two-year-old Handicap, Cape Royal got on the heels of Karundok. Both fell, and each received injuries necessitating their destruction. As Alpine Rose was killed in the hurdle race at the same fixture, the equine mortality was high. The loss of Cape Royal is the more unfortunate, as his success at Caulfield last month promised, not only a useful career, but a good advertisement for his s're, Cape Horn, who was imported from England. As some compensation for this loss. Rulanut, another juvenile member of Mr Kemball’s team, won the Calliope Handicap at the holiday meeting at Moonee "V alley, while his stable companions, Spear Lad and Lady Pam, picked up miifor place money.