RACING.

Waikato Times, Volume 111, Issue 18625, 3 May 1932, Page 11

RACING.

(By “Martian.”)

FROM TRACK AND STABLE

FIXTURES AHEAD. May 4, n—Egmont. May 12, 14—Wanganui. May 13, 14—Southland. May 21 —Waikato. May 21—Ashburton. May 28—South Canterbury. June 1,3, 4—Dunedin. June 3, 4—Otaki-Maori. June 3,4, B—Auckland.8 —Auckland. June IG, IS —Hawke’s Bay. June is.—south Canterbury. June 23— Egmont-Wanganui Hunt. June 21, 23—Napier Park. June 25 —Ashburton. July 2 —Oamaru. July 6 —Dannevirke Hunt. July 12, 14, 16— Wellington. Julv 21 —Waimate Hunt. July 23 —South Canterbury Hunt. July 28, 30 —Gisborne. July 30, August I—Manawatu. New South Wales. May 7—Moorefleld. May 14 —Tatlersall's. May 28—Warwick Farm NOTES AND COMMENTS. THE EGMONT MEETING. HORSES FROM THE NORTH. __ The Winter meeting of the Egmont Racing Club will be held on Wednesday and Thursday. The track at Hawera will be holding as the result of recent rain. Aladdin has completely recovered from the effects, of injury at the Oamaru meeting. It is reported from South Canterbury that his Australian trip is deferred.

Nominations for the Winter meeting of the Waikato Racing Club, to be held at Te Rapa on Saturday, May 21, will close at 3 p.m. on Friday with the secretary (Mr E. H. O’Meara), Hamilton, or Messrs Blomfleld and Co., Auckland.

Fernden is an acceptor for the hurdles at Hawera to-morrow. The Redfern gelding has been schooled at Waverley in company with that good jumper Gilgui, and has shown that lie can negotiate the fences in good style

Richfield is engaged at the Egmont meeting, having the handy weight of 7.7. in to-morrow’s six furlong event and a similar impost in i!ic chief distance race. The Acre—Pergola gelding, by his third at seven furlongs on the concluding day of the Manawatu meeting last month, indicated that he was returning to form.

Gold Dawn will come in for some

attention from investors in the Mcßae *ioHandleap;*thd Hen '.furlong race on the 9 opening tfaV&'f tlie Turnout meeting. The Day Comet —Red Dolly mare had her latest success in the Prince of Wales Handicap, of nine furlongs,. at •Vwapunl last month. While she has a good weight (8.7) to-morrow, Gold Dawn can be expected to show further improvement at miudle distance racing.

The Riccarton trainer, A. McAulay, on being asked what horse impressed him- most during the Australian trip, said that -the Champagne Stakes and Sires’ Produce Stakes winner, Kuvera, was the outstanding youngster in the Commonwealth. In colour and in conformation lie was very like Nightmarch.

Of a recent work-out of horses engaged at the Egmont meeting, a Taranaki News writer says:—Easter Time demonstrated that he is still going the Tight way by leaving seven furlongs behind in great style in lmin 31 sec. He had the assistance of Little Doubt over the last three, and did bis task really well. Little Doubt also worked In good style and should not take long to come back to his best.

Chopin carried 8.4 Into third place In the Autumn Handicap, at the Marton meeting. The Lord Quex —Tuneful gelding lost a lot of ground at the start of Saturday’s race. He was travelling very fast over the final stages of the mile and a quarter and, with an even despatch, must have been particularly prominent. Chopin is engaged in the Mcßae Handicap at Hawera to-morrow with 8,6.

Gaswyn, a four-year-old gelding by Gasbag from Lady Ahvyn, owned by Mr H. J. Waller, of Foxton, shaped well for a novice in the Kairanga Hurdles on the second day of the Manawatu meeting. He was always up with the leaders and went to the front crossing the top, but lost ills rider at the second to last fence, at which stage he looked a probable winner. Gaswyn jumped with any amount of ■confidence for a beginner and more is likely to be heard of him later on in the season. Cruachan's engagement at Hawera to-morrow is In the Tongahoe Hurdles in which he has 0.11. The King Mark —Straga gelding worked well in his recent schooling over hurdles at Te Rapa. The chestnut is handily placed for the coming race and as he is partial to a holding track he should, with any luck in the running, be capable of taking a hand in the settlement of the mile and a half event ahead.

Billy Boy is a regular worker at Ellerslle at which centre special attention is being given to schooling, with the Great Northern Steeplechase in view. There has been mention that a trip to Melbourne is being considered for Billy Boy. but this is not likely to he undertaken until after the Auckland Club's Winter meeting. The Arohiestown —Lady Lila gelding was successful in the Autumn Steeplechase, about three miles, at Ellcrslie last month. Billy Boy is a splendid jumper, who has a good turn of speed. With the work he will gel between this and June -l he will be in very advanced condition and capable of making a bold bid for coming honours despite his 10. Id. Wiltshire's engagement in the Kgmont Steeplechase to-morrow will occasion more than ordinary interest in view of the programme that is available over the cross-country season for the local jumper. Wiltshire, with 11.3, has the top impost for tomorrow's event, which will be decided over about two miles and a half, but it, should not prove a prohibitive weight for a horse of bis calibre, with the services of W. Bennie. Wiltshire got through a lot of schooling at Te Rapa prior to his departure south.

Lapstone is a Waikato owned galloper engaged at the Egmont meeting. The Lapidary gelding showed winning form at the Ohinemuri and Te Kuiti meetings. Kis abiltv to begin quickly will be all in favour of Lapstone to-morrow in the Hack Scurry Handicap, in which five furlong event he has 8.8.

Pangolin, who was a useful hurdle performer, has taken some time to fully develop for steeplechase needs, but he is now well on the right road. The Panmure —Bengaline gelding, who is trained at Awapuni by L. Knapp, made a successful visit north in March, when he won in steeplechase company at Paeroa. On Saturday he accounted for the cross-country event at the Marton meeting, in which he carried 9.13 and won by fifteen lengths. Pangolin has had hi? weight advanced Gib for the Egmont Steeplechase in which he again promises to be formidable as he is well seasoned, has pace and is a good jumper.

Colonel Cygnus, one' of Mr J. M. Samson's Irish purchases, started twice at Oamaru and was given a similar programme •at South Canterbury. He failed to get into the money in any of his raefis, hut in his second race at Oamaru, also in both of his engagements at Timaru, he was finishing on very strongly. He is a big horse, who seems unable to jump out smartly, but with age and mere racing experience he may develop good form over longer journeys, as there is no doubt as to his ability to gallop once he is properly in action.

Mangani, who contested the Marton Steeplechase, in which event lie was ridden by N. Syme, finished second on Saturday to Pangolin. The effort draws attention to the future prospects of the Day Comet gelding in ■the division. Mangani, xvho carries the colours of the local trainer, A. Jackson, lias proved a competent performer over the big fences. He can be expected to go on improving in ■condition for jumping tasks from this out. Mangani has been nominated for the Great Northern Steeplechase, having 9.3 in this race at Ellerslie next month.

Without doubt the Tippler colt N.E.F. is one of the fastest two-year-olds in Australia. Up to five furlong? he has no equal, but unfortunately he cannot stay, At Warwick Farm, on April 9, ridden by T. Webster, he gave a great exhibition of galloping to win the Ingleburn Nursery, and broke the course record for five furlongs and ahalf when he recorded lmin 7fsec N.E.F., despite his 9.5, set up a long lead early, but turning for home ran right off the course. In the process of running wide he lost his advantage but he finished very fast at the end to defeat . narrowly Atucas. and Gravure. Strangely enough, N.E.F. lias run out to the middle of the track after turning for home each time he has raced at Warwick Farm. He did the same, thing in the Kirkham Stakes, boring out Tingalba all the way down the running. He was narrowly vanquished in that race, but had lie beaten Tingalba he would certainly have lost the race on protest. MEETING IN TARANAKI. THE EGMONT OLUB. PROGRAMME AT HAWERA. INTEREST IN JUMPING EVENTS. Tile Egmont Racing Club’s meeting will be opened to-morrow at Hawera and concluded on Thursday. As this fixture ushers in the jumping season proper if will be of more than ordinary interest. Te Rapa trained candidates in Gruachan and Wiltshire are engaged in hurdle and steeplechase company respectively. The acceptances are as follows:—-

TONGAHOE HURDLES. Of £75; li miles. Otairi, 11.11; Landmark, 11.2; Tenacre, 10.10; Just an Idea, 10.7; Full Mark, 10.5; Cruachan, 9.11; Fernden, 9.1 ; Callapat, Banbridge, Kawhakina, Puawhato, 9.0. TELEGRAPH HANDICAP. Of £GO; 6 furlongs. Royal Bengal, 9.0; Orby’s Choice, 8.1; La Crown, 7.7; Illuminate, 7.1; Tavora, 7.0. EGMONT STEEPLECHASE. Of £150; 2} miles. Wiltshire, 11.3; Birkbeck, 10.8; Make Up, 10.7; Omeo, Pangolin, 10.5; Nukumai, 10.4; Callamart, 9.13; King’s Counsel, Just an Idea, 9.12; Copey, 9.4; Hard Gold, 9.0. FLYING HANDICAP. Of £100; 6 furlongs. Havering, 8.8; Silvermine, 8.7; Orapai, 7.13; Green Linnet, 7.10; Richfield, 7.7; The Tiger, 7.6; Hampton Park, Hampden, 7.5; Little Doubt, 7.4; Ganpai, 7.2. HACK SCURRY HANDICAP. Of £6O; 5 furlongs. The Tiger, 10.2; Cereal, 8.9; Lapstone, 8.8; Forceful, Merry Hunter, 7.8; Right Bower, 7.4; Sceptic, 7.0; Moakoon, 7.0; Our Own, 7.0. McRAE HANDICAP. Of £120; 11 miles. Puriri Park, 8.10; Gold Dawn, 8.7; Chopin, 8.6; Easter Time, 7.10; Richfield, 7.7; Foghorn, 7.3; Capetown, Calamine, Mount Shannon, 7.0. TAWHITI HACK HANDICAP. Of £75; 7 furlongs. Orby’s Choice, 9.0; Davistock, 8.9; Bon Eve, 8.5; Tentcall, B.J ; Illuminate, 7.13; Captain Dan, 7.12; Kissless, 7.10; Sparkling Morn, 7.9; Tanglroa, Trader Horn, Fantastic, 7.71 GALLOPS AT TROTB. PERMISSION REFUSED. WHANGAREI, Monday. Subject to the approval of the New Zealand Racing Conference the board of the New Zealand Trotting Association granted the Northland Trotting Club permission to hold two galloping races in conjunction with its trotting meeting in Whangarci on May 21. The secretary of the club, Mr A. F. Thomson, stated to-day that lie lias received advice from the conference that it does not approve of the two galloping races being held, and in consequence permission was refused. “This is most unfortunate and hard to understand,’’ said Mr Thomson, “particularly as the two v aces were for local horses and as the autumn meeting of the Whangarei Racing Club lias been abandoned. With these two races on (lie programme the. Trotting Club could, in all probability. have held a successful meeting, which is essential in the interests of the Trotting Club’s finances, which have suffered in common with those of other clubs. Several racing clubs hold trotting events on their programmes to which neither controlling bodies takes exception.’’ (Continued in next column.)

PHAR LAP’S HEART. OX WAY TO SYDNEY. WELLINGTON, Monday. • Preserved in spirits, and resting in a large goldtlsh howl, Phar Lap’s lieart arrived on hoard tlie Makura to-day from America. It. will he transhipped to the Maunganur on Thursday and forwarded to Sydney. The ultimate destination of the heart is unknown In Wellington.