RACING TOPICS

Waikato Times, Volume 106, Issue 22689, 17 August 1945, Page 4

RACING TOPICS

RIDERS FOR TOMORROW LORD DARNLEY UNLIKELY SOME HACK PROSPECTS (By ’‘.Martian”) Riding engagements for the Pakuranga Hunt mepting at Ellerslie tomorn.w include:—H. N. Wiggins. Ralfron, King’s Pride: J. Williamson, Kindroon. Airport, Bay Jim: s. Tremain, Our Gold, Chaka, Tu' Maro; T. Green, Colonel Dink. Beau Martian, Black Ace; R. Gibbs. Chung Chong. Gaelic Salute. Camp Queen: M. Coon, Watchette, Forest Hill: C. Gillings, Dies Faustus. Cu-na-Mara; W. 0. Ensor, Yorkish; R. B. Ireland, peter Gregor; R. Trebes. Omaio; G. Hughes. La Fillette, Stepiand; A. Gordon. Night or Nights, Waiting, Lady Adornment; A. I.eatham, Jovial Song; J. Ragby, Nawab, Sir Leon, Stable Boy; R. George, Tarzah; M. Edwards, Sir Dingle; A. C. Messervy. sir Dink: V. Anderson. Kentish; L. Fagan, Lightmint: M. Lynch, Eire Boy; A. C. Gulland. Ratal; Mr C. Buchanan, Superb. Unlikely Starter Owing to transport difficulties between Lyttelton and Wellington Lord Darnley, one of the early favourites for the Jellicoe Handicap, is practically certain to be withdrawn from his Pakuranga engagement. He was still at Christchurch on Wednesday. The Siegfried gelding, who was unluckily defeated in the Parliamentary Handicap at Trentham, is still in hacks and his next start will probably be in this class at Wanganui. Increased Stakes Tncreased stakes have been decided on by the Auckland Racing Club for the Spring meeting on . October 13, the Mitchelson Cup. the principal event, bein gincreased rrom £1 500 to £2OOO, while the stake for the Manukau Hurdles has been raised to £750, an Increase of £IOO on last year. The stake Tor the CliiTord Plate, weight-for-age, one and a-quarter miles, to be run at the Summer meeting, has been increased to £1250 from £IOOO. Plans for First Edition First Edition, who is now in Eric Temperton’s stable at Awapuni, is unlikely to contest the Bullock Webster Handicap a I Ellerslie tomorrow, and most contldeuce will be placed in United Nations, with whom P’irst Edition and Blue Title are bracketed. First Edition fell at Hastings but was not harmed in the mishap and. according to present intentions, he will start in the Combined Hunts’ Cup at New Plymouth on September l. Dual Acceptances Dual acceptances for the Pakuranga meeting are a marked feature. Trainer F. Smith has Balfron and Regal March in the Jellicoe Handicap, and Coronaire, Regal March, Yorkish and King’s Pride in the sprint. Yorkish is also in the hack race. or this contingent Regal March is regarded as a llrst-class proposition in whichever event she contests and Y’orkish will be one of the rancies ror the back race. A Hack Prospect A hack prospect In one or the divisions of the First Sylvia Park Handicap tomorrow is Old Scot, who will need to reveal only a little improvement on Great Northern running to be a prospective winner. This hack won at his first start at Whangarei in May, and then in a hack event at Ellerslie in June he carried the field along at a smart pace to the distance, only to eventually weaken Into fourth. On that showing he should have prospects in the current term. Credentials of Chaka Another hack with prospects in the opening division of the First Sylvia Park Handicap at Ellerslie tomorrow s Chaka, who showed promise at Te Aroha in May when he finished third in maiden company. He followed up that performance with another third at the Hawke’s Bay fixture. He has been kept going in the interim and the encouraging nature or his work would suggest more than an outside chance for this well-conditioned half-brother to Corot. Likes it Soft

Heavy going tomorrow will enhance the projects of Colonel Dink, w : ho has been working along freely in his preparation i* Kbersi^ie^. Hp Tailed when taken to Trentham last month but be now appears to have put on more racing condition and should lack little on that score for tomorrow.

Lightweight Prospects Chung Chong continues to work t S ho iS iniH iF le J, slle ln Preparation Tor J ,? lllco £, Handicap and indications are W 1 1 P e one of The favourites on the day. Again yesterday his figures were the best of the morning, 1.23 2-5 for furlongs. Chung Chang is in his element when the ground is sort and handilv placed as he is with 7.5 he should carry the opposition along. J Safety of Riders

t(r A’ t ?, l i ls^ was . afhPPF those participathe Grand National meeting. He Sil-L requires mechanical assistance to tenr k ’ b an - v ver y noticeable extent, in 3 case draws attention to the l ar lf e r_ aHowinS’ unsound horses to start in a race. The horse which brought l 1 ™ P re n n , l ’, inr °rtunate position » T ? b . ? bleeder, and this trouble caused a r rash into a hurdle. Horses ob- ,' ou ?‘y unsound should not be allowed to start m a race, especially one over jumps. in fact it- is questionable if loxiana should have been allowed to start Lincoln •■'teeplechase. Unsound e?£nt S n? a /Lr e ? ! », a lot of trou ble in the JhiP hvit h falling, and a most undesirin ,n connection with them. danger he inulide imo'Trf?? Backed at Tr«ih.m

J‘ OX t was confidently supported in at 6 Trpmham ” ai ? dira P on tbe second day rnaJ ha,! ham ' but whatever prospects he U 1 J lB I P° sses - sp d were lost through a ?f EllerSMfi.n 11 oH 11 ? e , recalled that tvG,Ui r G . • on J ,in e 2 he finished fast into third behind Tuis and Nepeta and a ,lo , n ,i? r that rorm w °ultl ‘see Sim an H and /cap. fl n 1 311 or tomorrow’s AdmirChances of New Battle If New Battle could produce the form he showed in the late Autumn and earlv winter he would have good prospects to" ?u D rrOW He' V was U' n ,h ? 1 Horn WCII when he fell ln a e ve^rrTe^’ I r s n he.r?n%^o , Ay S ir a - e r ,l enl o Awatiunt°'whpr’ h H sh °w^'improvement a't indfea ed , Mn a ralr ™ ce “if JSfiaf ,h V Improvement that he may be coming- rigrht ag-ain Topweioht’s Chance ran T a°a W H,m U t rV 'V' 15 ,lst ln P“uranga Hunt Cup tomorrow and as hf> ha? been schooling: well at Te Rapa he shoSw have excellent prospects in the class engaged. A winner or .New Zealand’s three hig hurdle races, the Great Northern the doe- a,ul the AVlnter Hurdles. Town co " test a t,unt CU P. hut tag? hf- b^ en dualmed and will S *L*” Pj» ce ‘.n fife Held. He has had «ini ° . rare in a steeplochasp. in the wh i nh np h t^ n . a S te^, T hase last montS, in Mhich he ran off too early ror anv real m he° n formed hIS ca!li,b,litles « « 'ohiHr

Divisions Not Likely Although the nominations Tor the Tar”combined mlSg I"Zn,X dfvision 1 races wm ISr, ) e h U,S fln P Rtl ,fl »f uivision laies will not be necessary The good run-out from the barriers at the six and seven-rurlong posts makes the sa’retv limit for these races 3n. and it is not expected that this number will be exceeded in any race.

Sleepy Fox’s Jrain'er While in Australia Sleepy Fox i« heinaH- Payton. PaytoS’s who vui? one of Sidney’s leading- trainers died suddenly and B. r. Payton, who was studying- at the university, lert to take charge of the team. Today he is well established as a leading- triiner. 11 Likely Three—year-old

Among the likely three-vear-olds on fusion or the Second Silvia r ark Handicap, Balgowan was runner-up to Saltwater at his last annear anee, a division or the Su “erv hS ™ at the Avondale meeting at Ellerslie tn April. Since then he has trat S 'Sot 2 nicely and should strip in g-ood heart fo? racing- at the Pakuranga tlvtnre ror