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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 11, 15 May 1939, Page 7

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REVENUE FROM RACING The Hon. W. E. Pnrrv, Minister of Internal Affairs, has quoted figures in respect to the New Zealand totalisator turnover for the past three years. The amount put through the legalised machine reached the • enormous total of £23, the nett returns to-the Government being the very appreciable sum of - Sl2 806. The Treasury receipts for the three rears from totalisator and art unions totalled £2,099, 180. ©RED ON SOUND LINES At the Egmont meeting the Hack Scurry was won by Golden Chase, and his win was so full of merit that it is anticipated that he wMI have : very successful racing career. On breeding lines he should rank high as he is a half brother by Hunting : Song to Lucullus his dam Unreasonable being a half sister by Ab. surd to the Wellington Cup winner 1 JVlaioha. THE NORTHERN TOUR The Day Comet-Swoopalong repre- : tentative, Sky Pilot, opened his northern tour auspiciously by winning the Egmont Steeples in very fine -.style. Both his galloping and jumping were of a high Standard. Sporting writers who attended the meeting were of the opinion that Sky Pilot was somewhat short of work, :and that he will be materially benefited b^ T his race. If this be >o his performances a!t Tc Rapa and Ellerslie will be full of interest to the ■sporting public. HORSES FOR COURSES '.The sporting saying ''Horses for is often reiterated, and sea son by season there are many racing . results which bear out the justinca. -rtion for the belief that some courses • suit certain candidates to a greater -extent than other competitors. The latest instance is that of the Chief Ruler mare, Galilee.vln March last she was victorious in the Franklin Cup run at Pukekohe, and lasit week .triumphed on the same course over n similar distance in the Foley Memorial Handicap. In each case she defeated strong fields. Probably the jbest illustration of 'Horses for Courses' is that of the Acre gelding, ttir--Jand, who at the Waikato Racing •Club's Te Rapa course has won five sprint everits each, time in a most " .-convincing manner, while on other -iracks he fails to register similar -performances.

[TO TRAIN AT IvLLERSLIE , Trainer Fred Davis who lately J 9 .sold his Woodville establishment, has ■ decided to take up his location at Ellerslie. The principal members of [ his team will be Mr W. H. Gainlord's horses including Coronation, ! Silver Stick and Pern. TREBOR WINS AGAIN Mention was made in this column recently relative to the improved form of some of the Spear darn representatives. Trebor's seven wins in succession were referred to, but since then he has won the besit race of his career by prevailing in the principal event at the Egmont fixture, over a strong field and running the mile and a quarter in 2.5, a record for the race. WAIKATO HANDICAPS The Waikato Racing Club's meeting on May 20th a<nd 22nd will be partly in the nature of a certain raiser for the popular Great Northern meeting. The weights appeared up to time, and are being widely dis cussed, on account of the season's form of most of the entrants being fairly well known, lit will be remembered, that for the greater part of the 193S<-39 season the racing tracks were on the hard side, while the opposite is likely to be the case for the rest of the term. In 'the Te Rapa Steeples All Irish has been awarded pride of place with 11.4, by virtue of his last winter'g performance. He is executing solid track so his allotment may be justified. Valpeen 11.2 i s still a very fine jumper, but has not retained his pace of five years ago. Riotous 10.8 is a very game and consistent customer, but is evidently not improving, while Black Marlin showed at Pukekohe that he is well and capable. Sky Pilot is nicely treated with 10. 3 and is sure to be spirjtedly supported. Don Erma. 10.1 a double winner at Paeroa in March last is such a fine jumper that he cannot be left out of calculations and among the lower division capable contestants such as Roxy„ Allegretto, Ivinkle and Adsum may be depended upon to keep the favourites well up to their work. In the President's Handicap Round Up heads the list with 10.4, and is asked to concede no less than -iClbs to no less than fourteen entrants in at the minimum. He has thus got a very difficult task, and may even lind it hard to beat Golden Sheila at a difference of 171bs. The Takanini stable may depend on Valamito 8.12, De Friend 7 .), Gay Rose 7.7, Sylvanus 7.3 and Black Musk 7.2 are lfcniently treat, ed, as they are all capable of candling fairly heavy going.