TURF-TOPICS

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 30, 30 June 1939, Page 2

TURF-TOPICS

(By Zetland) |

TRAINING ON Since competing unsuccessfully ot the Great Northern meeting the .\latamata owned lloyal Dance has been training on satisfactorily. He is said to have improved in his jumping, and if this be so he may tak? some heading oft in, his Trenthan, engagements next month. THE CANTERBURY NATIONALS The C.J.C. National meeting is to be held on August 8th } 10th ind 12th. The Auckland province promises to be well represented at the fixture for it has nominated the following: Grand National Steeplechase; Ail Irish, En Tour and Smilin' Thru'. G.N. Hurdles: Erination, Roy;d Dance, Celtic Lad, Tutor, Innes Lad King Rey, Ellanui and Awhiowhio. Winter Cup: Whirling, Rollicker, Royal Bachelor, Black Thread, Royal Appellant, Maori Song and Gay Rebel BREED WILL TELL Gases are continually cropping up where the old-time sporting saying

"Breed will tell" is fully applicable, A recent instance that came under this heading is that of the Hunting Song gelding ) Maori Song winner of the Woodstock Stakes Handicap at Te Awamutu. For several seasons Hunting Song has been at the head of the winning sires list in this Dominion, while the dam of So.ng Mungakino, lias a decidedly hig'.i rank pedigree being by the Block (sire of the famous Desert Gold. Nigger Minstrel and many other fin-! performers) from Mongonui, by on 3 of the best licrses the world has ever produced, Carbine. Mrs Ti.. McDonald's chcstnut will, under ordinary circumstances, be racing at Tren. tham in July and Riccarton in August It is an established fact that the Hunting Songs race best when the sting is out of the ground, so it mav be more than likely that successes may be registered on the southern tour by this pcrfortner of high lineage. KING KEY'S DEBUT After ranking high for the past four seasons in the open handicap class, and prevailing in a number of important events the Te Puke owned Raccful-Hillman representative, King Rey made his debut over obstacles at Te Awamutu on Saturday in the O-ra-kau Hurdles. His good deeds in ilat events had not been lost sight oi bv the we'ght adjuster, for lie was called upon to carry the impost of ll.li'and concede up to 381bs to se\eial candidates that had previously competed in hurdle races, move or ~-ss prominently. In the actual runniug he was soon in the leading division, and in, the second round was never far from the leaders. H; eventual!;,"

finished third to Lady England o.') and General Ruse 9.0, so it wouH perhaps he very near the mark to offer the opinion that honours oi t.ie race went to him on th>s occasion. Tile track was decidedly heavy so his performance was dist.nctly a high grade one. RACING AT TE AWAMUTU The Waipa Racing Club was favour jd with fine weather conditions lor its Winter Meeting on Saturday, but the track was decidedly heavy and quite in favour of the mud lark* The Matinee gelding, Gadger well known to Bay of Plenty ''sports'' re. gistered a clearly defined victory in the Andrew Kay Memorial Steeplej chase, putting in a fine finishing run to defeat Wasp and fifteen other contestants. British Nation, by British Empire. Archquil, who has become more solid with racing, accounted for the First Division of the Arapun'i Handicap with Little Ruse and Star Yaal in the places. The W T oodsteck Stakes brought out

a field of eighteen, the favourite division comprising Gay Rose, Gay Rebel and Maori Song. Mon Acre, accompanicd by Sergia, Du Maurier Maori Song and Cheval de Volee cut out the early running. Half a mile from home Maori Song hit the front and led into the straight from Gold Vaals and Kaspian. Half way down the home run the latter was in front, but Maori Song finished on strongly and won by \ ncck. After an inquirv relative to interference to Gay Rose in the straight the latter was placed second and Gold Vaals third. The honours of the race went to the lat_ ter a.s he carried 9.1 against the 7.1 i and 8.2 of Maori Song and Gay Ros<i respectively. All Irish and Erination were first and second favourites for the W. G. Park Steeplechase. Putting up the best performance of his jumping in great .style, Sc. Musk prevailed from Pyrenees and Kiform. The winner's absolute gameness served him in good .stead, and now his condition is solid he may add to hi; winning list during the winter. The Second Division of the Arapuni Handicap went to the RuapapuSibford gelding, Hutana, who by season of his strength, got through the heavy going ir. a most commendable manner. the runner-up, canie out later in the afternoon, won the Hairini Handicap from 13 others, nis backers receiving the best dividend of the meeting. The bracketed pair Besiege and To Monowai, were first favourites lor the Paterangi Handicap. The first named soon got to the front, maintaining his advantage won by two lengths from Iloyevrus. who covered a lot of ground throughout. The totalisator handled £3-1,, 1 .">8 against £40,058 last year, when thu meeting was held at Tc Rap a.