TURF TOPICS

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 13, 19 May 1939, Page 10

TURF TOPICS

(By Zetland) WAIKATO JUMPING CARNIVAL On Saturday and Monday next the Waikato Racing Club -will stage its jumping carnival nt Te Rapa, Hamilton. With li>7 acceptances in seven events there should be stirring eon. tests throughout, while the jumping events will naturally arouse the enthusiasm of the racing public. Saturday's programme will open with the Melville Hack and Huntnrs' which includes several candidates that have not lately bcci» seen out in public. High in, the esti.. mation of investors will be SKY PILOT GADGER UREKLAW It is likely that the Otorohanga Hack Handicap may be a division race, but there will no doubt be spir ited support for VAL LIT ORA KING STAR VAAL Great interest is sure to be evinced in the Waikato Hurdles. The chief fancies will probably be ESTEEM AIRAM AGOG The President's Handicap, one mile and a. quarter, is the principal flat event and the contestants include a fine galaxy of racing talent. A well fancied trio may be GOLDEN SHEILA VALAMITO DE FRIEND The Tc Rapa Steeples, with prize money totalling £750, will' create a wide interest. Backers of form may incline to the chances of SKY PILOT BLACK MARLIN ALL IRISH With an acceptance of 30 in the Stewards' Handicap, the open sprint event, the chib and committee decided to run it off in two divisions. In the first contest Orate. Tosh, Brazilian Royevrus, Maori Song and ißaehrlor King Hfe likely to be well <supDOited and the favourite selections in the first division may include MAORI SONG TOSH BACHELOR KING ► In the second division on this particular Course, backers may favour FARLAND NOTIUM ROYAL BACHELOR Saturday's thrills will conclude with the Horotiu Hack Handicap i'or which the favourites may be REQUIEM SACCONE BEESWING