WANGANUI.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1586, 16 September 1920, Page 12

WANGANUI.

Prospects for Wanganui Meeting— Notes on Intending Runners —Demand Galloping in Good Style at Fordeli —Tenterfield’s N.Z. Cup Engagement.

WANGANUI, Monday

W’arrawee scored another win foi J. Peachey at the Manawatu Hunt Club meeting, and he won in such style as to point to him placing other races to his credit before long. He looks in good trim after his recent racing, which appears to have benefited the son of Wolawa, who will be hard to beat in his Wanganui engagements.

Egmont Park is being sorted out by some good judges as the pick of the handicap in the Flying at Wanganui, but Kinsem, with 6.13, or only 61b. more to carry, is one that will only need to be at her best to run a great race.

Marqueteur is a good one, but he will have his work cut out to concede 31b. and a beating to Oratress if the daughter of Demosthenes is anvwhere near her best in the Spring Handicap at Wanganui. Marqueteur will, however, have the advantage of having had a race, and this should tell in his favour.

Zola was sent for a round over the hurdles the other morning, jumping in his usual clean style, but he bled rather freely afterwards. He has been worked steadily since without showing any further signs of the trouble, so that W. Rayner is hopeful that lie will be all right for the meeting here. Chimera and Little River have arrived to fulfil their engagements at the Wanganui meeting, and both look very well, though so far they have not been asked to do any very fast work on the track here.

Some very welcome rain has fallen during the last 24 hours, and this

will have the effect of improving the training tracks here, as they were on the hard side. The course proper looks in splendid order, and the going promises to be excellent for the meeting next week.

The new tote is completed, and everything is in readiness for an official trial, which is to be held in the course of a day or twoFrom all accounts both Arrowsmith and Amythas will be here to compete in the Eclipse Stakes, and the meeting of this pair of brilliant performers over nine furlongs, together with the best of the others engaged, should provide a rare treat for racing enthusiasts, who like to see the best horses competing at weight for age. Arrowsmith is said to be more forward than Amythas, but the latter is credited with doing good work at Riccarton, and can be depended upon to run a great race. Demand is said to have been galloping in good style at Fordeli, and he is expected to run well in the Wanganui Guineas. Listowel continues to do well on the track, and there can be little doubt it was the heavy going which stopped the son of Absurd at Marton. Desnite his i’the la her meeting this

colt will have many admirers when he strips for the Wanganui Guineas. If he should win for Mr. G. M. Currie it would be a very popular victory.

Tirana has freshened up a lot, and on his recent, running is likely to pick up a race or two-later on for H. Johnston.

Of the New Zealand Cup candidates which are being trained here Tenterfield looks the most likely to score in the big event at Riccarton. The son of Sea Prince appears tb be very well, though a bit above himself yet. Another six weeks’ training will make a lot of difference, and he should be in great nick by the time the Cup meeting comes round. He hit out nicely in a mile gallop on Saturday, when he had Rebuff and Gladful as companions. Pretty Bobby is looking nice and fresh after his race at Marton. He is in the big hurdles at Wanganui on the opening day with 9.2. The acceptances for the Wanganui meeting will not be due until Friday next, but it is safe to say that they will be satisfactory, as Mr. H. Coyle’s handicaps have been well received. That the racing will be of a high standard goes without saying, and no doubt the meeting will be a big success from every point of view.

Recent form points to Rouen (9.1),

Warrawee (8.10) and Crucelle running well in the Durie Hack, but if Seasprite is back to her best form she will take no end of beating, and Fa.rce should also run well.

Mill o’ Gowrie is in good fettle just now, and if started in the hurdles should run prominently- The distance —or\3 mile and a-half —will be to Zola’s liking, while Otauru Kid’s recent performances will lead to him oeing strongly fancied.

If Manhattan starts he ought to carry his 10.0 well forward in the Hack Steeples, in which Sir Solo (.11.13) is nicely weighted. Ngakanui (11.10) cannot complain on his Marton running. There is every prospect of a very good field in the Spring Handicap, in which Oratress (9.3), Volo (8.12), Trespass (8-0) have earned their weights. Bonnetter (8.5) is hitting out nicely on the tracks. There' are several good hacks in the Putiki Hack Handicap, in which Admyra holds pride of place with 9.0, or 31b. more than Warrawee. The racing the latter has done has improved him, but he will have his work cut out to beat such speedy ones as Crucelle (8.2). Isabel (8.1), and Re-

With Arrowsmith in the Flying the topweight was easy to pick, and he cannot be said to be badly treated with 10.4. Hymestra (8.10) is looking remarkably well, and one so brilliant will keep Arrowsmith going. Kinsem (6.13) reads the best of the lightweights. Catalin! appeared to be a bit sore after a good gallop on Thursday, but moved very freely on Saturday, and there does not appear to be much the matter with the English-bred mare. Admyra, Vasilkov, Trespass, Missgold, Rose Queen, Listowel, Chimera, Bonnetter, Hymestra, and a number of others are all doing good solid work on the tracks here