RACING.

Waikato Times, Volume 107, Issue 17992, 10 April 1930, Page 10

RACING.

THE WAIKATO CLUB. MEETING AT TE RAPA. CANDIDATES IN THE FIELDS. NOTES AND COMMENTS. (By “Martian.”) The Autumn meeting of the Waikato Racing Club, which will be held at Tc Rapa on Saturday and Monday, will be j the centre of attraction for provincial , racegoers during the coming week- : end. The nature of the acceptance | list for the various events on the first ! day is distinctly gratifying, both in \ point- of numbers and in the quality ! of the horses engaged and some very i fine racing should be witnessed. If ! the club is favoured with fine weather j it will have a very successful meet- , ing. [ The heavy rain which fell in j Hamilton yesterday afternoon was ; just what was wanted for the racing j surface at local headquarters. Prior i to this the going had been very firm. I There was evidence of the fact in the ' number of horses who were displaying i tenderness as the result of training on ; the hard tracks. It will take a lot j more rain to make the course proper ! at Te Rapa anyway yielding. With | what has fallen since the dry spell ; broke, the surface will just yield ; nicely, and it promises to provide exj cellent going on Saturday.

Archieleen, who is Listed with the field to contest the Beerescourt Hack Handicap at Te Rapa on Saturday won on the course at seven furlongs in the spring with 7-12. ' The Archiestown mare, who is trained at Ngaruawahia, is a determined finisher and it would only be a question of her parading near her best to have a bold challenge to throw out on Saturday. Even if she fails on that occasion, the race is likely to do Archieleen .a lot of good and she will be remembered for her second day start.

Vertigern and Count Palatine, the members of W. D. Moroney’s team at Featherston, with engagements at the coming meeting, have reached the scene. Both are in good order for the racing they will undertake at the coming week-end, after which they will go on to Ellerslie for the Auckland Easter fixture. Vertigern is topweight (9.5) in the Storey Memorial Cup, while Count Palatine (9-6) occupies post of honour in the Linley Hack Handicap on Saturday.

Trig is a novice galloper from whom some favourable results have been expected, but so far they have not materialised. The King Nassau — Lady Lilac gelding had been working well at Te Aroha but he went slightly amiss a short time ‘back. Trig has been located at Ngaruawahia of recent weeks. The fact that he has been paid up for on Saturday in the Maiden Stakes at Te Rapa can be taken as evidence that the three-year-old is all right again.

Owing to indisposition, Mr E. 11. ! O’Meara will not be in his usual place | as secretary during the coming meetI ing of the Waikato Club. The im- • portant operations in this department will be supervised by Mr F. D. McVay, of Auckland, the secretary of the Takapuna Club, who will have able assistance from Mr L. Champion.

Rafllight, who is to race with the two-year-olds at Te Rapa on Saturday, is an imported colt by Great Barrier —Headlight. He is in J. Williamson's team at Ellerslie and will be coupled with' Tremetus, if both keep their engagement. The latter has displayed some useful form this season and the bracket promises to be in a goodly measure of demand at local headquarters.

Valuation was showing the effects of. galloping on firm tracks but now that rain has fallen and a measure of easement has been accorded the surface at Te Rapa, conditions have improved for this member of A. Tinker’s stable. ’ Valuation is an acceptor for the sprint event, the President’s Handicap, on the opening day of the Waikato Club’s Autumn meeting and, at his best, this galloper would require serious consideration.

Thurnus is to do his next racing in the Storey Memorial Cup. To many this appears flying at- high game but surprises are not uncommon in the realm of racing. The Thurnham — Elysian gelding has presented successful form in hack company this season, and has the virtue of being capable of running out a middle journey. Whether he will go sufficiently fast for the best of the opposition when the real business is being sought on Saturday remains to be seen.

If Peruse reproduces the form she showed in the Novice Handicap _at Paeroa last month, she will be having something to say in the Maiden Stakes at Te Rapa on Saturday. On the occasion under notice, which was her first start, Peruse did not begin over well but she soon reached, a prominent position in the running. She tired in the concluding stages and finished fifth, but this was only to be expected. Peruse, who is a five-year-old mare by Nassau —• Kinetic, is trained at Cambridge by W- M. Douglas, junr.

Now that some rain has fallen the prospects of several horses with engagements at the local meeting will be enhanced. Among them is Lady’s Boy, who is now trained here and is to contest the President’s Handicap on Saturday. Lady’s Boy has shown good form at middle distance and sprint journeys and he is likely to be running on at the business end of the coming six furlongs when others are stopping.

Transformer is to' reintroduce himself to Waikato hisWdquarters for the racing of the coming meeting. The Thurnham —Mangamaire gelding was trained for a period at Te Rapa from where he was produced for some successful efforts a few seasons back. While he has had several starts this season, Transformer has failed to record a win. Although he is engaged at the minimum in the Storey Memorial Cup on Saturday, there will be no gpecial demand for Transformer. If he wins his followers will be entitled to the good return which will come their way.

Etchi Rangi, who is engaged in the Maiden Stakes at Te Rapa on Saturday, is being prepared at local headquarters by H. Eva. The three-year-old filly by Day Comet—-Bunday has done very little racing in public and for that reason she will be at a disadvantage compared with several of the field she will be opposed by in the six furlong race ahead. Etchi Rangi is possessed of a handy turn of speed but whether she is sufficiently forward to run this distance right out is doubtful.

Vali will be a representative of •I. T. Jamieson’s stable for sprint racing on the opening day of the Waikato Club’s Autumn meeting. The Valkyrian—Potona three-year-old who has some attractive form to his credit this season, should be capable of acquitting himself with distinction. ALali may not begin as well as some of the others but he will only require to keep within striking distance to be a nuisance to the best of the opposition when they are hard at it down the two furlong straight.

Motere, owing to his lack of ability to make progress out of the barrier, has disappointed on several occasions during the present season. The Lord Quex —Lovematch three-year-old redeemed himself to some extent on the concluding day at Te Aroha last month, where he got to the front fairly early on in the Piako Handicap of nine furlongs and 100 yards and stayed ihere. At the Franklin Club’s fixture the same week Motere divided the leading honours with Spring Abbey at nine furlongs. On that form the member of W. Stone’s team at Te Awamutu would require to .be given some consideration in the Linley Hack Handicap, one mile, at Te Rapa on Saturday.

In the Shade, if he strikes the going to suit him, will be among the well fancied candidates for Cup honours at Te Rapa on Saturday. While the form of the Australian Sun—-Violet II gelding has not been over impressive this season he has won in good company. As he stays on well the distance of the coming race will be readily within the capabilities of this member of J. T. Jamieson’s team who is not overburdened with 8.9.

Nassau Lady was very consistent In the early part of the season when she had five second placings to her credit from nine starts. The form of the Nassau —Principal Lady mare since the New Year has not been so good and the explanation probably is that she has trained off. This member of F. E. Loomb’s team is down to contest the Maiden Stakes at Te Rapa on Saturday. If she could reproduce her form of early season, Nassau Lady would be hard to beat as she stays on well.

Le Ghoucas is going to tackle highweight company on the opening day of the local meeting. The Magpie— Kiki gelding heads the weight list with 9.7 for the mile event under notice. He was the winner of the Cup at Tauranga last month but his form over the latest season has not been of the particularly prominent order. For the coming event Le Choucas will be racing against some useful sorts and he will require to he at his best to prevail with his weight. Still he must not be ruled out altogether as he can run a good mile.

Tradesman came under notice by a double victory in two-year-old company at the Ohinemuri Club’s meeting last month. He carried 7.8 and 8.4 in those engagements, which were of five furlongs and a half and six furlongs respectively. The Raceful— Lady Birdwood gelding began well each time and readily eclipsed his fields for pace. Tradesman has made good progress in the interval under the charge of his owner-trainer, H. T. Reilly, at local headquarters. He has 8.12 to carry in the Juvenile Handicap on Saturday, but he is in the order to give a good account of himself.

Honiton, who has been working at Te Rapa of late, having been transferred .from Te Aroha for her training, gives the impression of being well forward for the racing she will fulfil during the coming week-end. The Marble Arch —Lacemaker filly first came under notice by a double success in the minor company at the Takapuna Club’s Summer meeting. Her pace and staying powers impressed on those occasions and the prospects of Honiton adding to her record before the season runs out are entitled to favourable consideration- Her engagement. on Saturday is the Linley Hack Handicap, of one mile, in which she has 8.2.

Wild Time is a two-year-old who has given evidence of being on the improve, for which reason a useful performance can be expected of her in the racing she will fulfil at the coming meeting of the Waikato Club. It was on the occasion of the Ohinemuri meeting last month that Wild Time showed her best form to date. The Catmint —Shebang filly, who is a member of F. E. Loomb’s team, filled second place in her first start, while, at her next appearance, she divided the honqurs for second with Bells of Shandon. Wild Time had 7.4 and 7.9 in those respective engagements and as she is likely to have improved in the interval, 7.11, her impost on Saturday, does not rule her out of the issue.

Gold Money is one acceptor in the President’s Handicap at Te Rapa on Saturday, who will be benefited by the rain which has fallen in this district during the past couple of days. The Paper Money—Miss Ethel marc has 7-13 in the race ahead. She has not done a great deal of racing of late but there is no doubt about her quality when she is keyed up for the job. Gold Money has been getting through her recent work on the Ellerslie tracks in a manner to anticipate she will parade in good order on Saturday.

Sweet Whisper will be entitled to a measure of consideration among the field which is to contest the Maiden Stakes at the Waikato meeting. She is a three-year-old filly by Lucullus —Kuratau, which places her as a half-cist-er to Storm Fiend, the. latter of whom has shown useful form. Sweet Whisper came under notice on the concluding day at Paeroa last, month when she finished third to useful gallopers in Chromadync and Tenakoe in the Waihi Handicap of seven furlongs. The sting out of the ground will provide galloping facilities which will favour Sweet Whisper.

Desert Glow, after winning the Ohinemuri Gold Cup and running third in the leading distance event of the second day at Paeroa, was expected to figure prominently in his engagements at Whangarei. The Day Comet —Lady Winsome gelding failed to reach the money in his two starts last week. Desert Glow stands his ground in the Storey Memorial Cup at Te Rapa on Saturday in which event his prospects are not likely to be dismissed lightly. Provided it does not. become yielding, the track here will suit the To Awamutu trained galloper who is in good order'just now.

Stonehenge, -who is an acceptor for the Maiden . Stakes on Saturday, is trained at Te Rapa by A. Tinker. He is a six-year-old gelding by Feramorz —Marble Star and therefore ranks as a full-brother to Mosque, who is also in the stable and races in the same interests- Stonehenge has had a couple of outings this season but he did not display any marked prominence in them. The fact that he is now better served on the score of condition should be something in his favour when Stonehenge is next saddled up.

Envoy had his first start at a middle distance when he ran second to Maori Boy in the Mclnnes Memorial Handicap at Whangarei lasa week. The Absurd —Bornze gelding was unplaced at his second day start in similar company. Envoy is one of the horses listed at the minimum for the Storey Memorial Cup on Saturday. While there is no reason to anticipate that he will be in any marked measure of demand, Envoy may prove equal to a useful effort. JOCKEYS RECOVER. K. Voitre, who has been able to ride work at Awapuni during the past week, will be in the saddle again at Hastings to-morrow. Ho had both arms fractured in an accident on tiie New Plymouth course two months ago. The jockeys A. Hobson and G. Lamb, who were admitted to the Palmerston North Hospital nearly three weeks ago and wero unconscious for several days, arc reported lo be making •satisfactory progress toward recovery.

C- Eastwood, who was severely injured at the Takapuna meeting in January, has made a good recovery. He has been on the (rack at Riccarl,on this week, and expects to be riding again at Easter.