TURF-TOPICS

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 31, 3 July 1939, Page 2

TURF-TOPICS

ACCEPTANCES RUNNEKS AT TRENTHAM The following are the acccptances for the fiivst day of the Wellington Racing Club's meeting on July 4:- - 11.25 MARIRI HACK AND HUNTERS' STEEPLECHASE Of £350; about 2miles Silver Sight 11.7, Cottingham 11.2 Hanover 10.13, Bridegroom 10.7, Rapa Waiata 9.13 s Chile 9.9, KikL roki, Count Willonyx, Lactose 9.7. 12.9—WOBURN HANDICAP Of £350; 6 fur Wild Talk 9.8, Shining Hours 9.3 Halley, Susan, White Gold ; Phenomenal 9.0, Rex Maitland, Lucullus Boy 8.11, Rarotonga. 8. Conversion Auto Sweep, Blonde Princess 8.3. High Test, Erlick 8.7, Joe Louis Viraeious 8.6, Gcmnra 8.5, Regicide, White Rajah Floral Robe, Little Ruse, Tc Ore 8.2, Bcauly, Cushla's L?,st, Gay Hunting, Great Bramble Lady Cygnus Laughing Song, Neptune, Night Eruption, Royal La.;sic Te Halci, War Cloud 8.0. 12.45—VITTORIA HURDLES | Of £350'; IVi miles Fireguard 11.7, Erebus 11.5, Ponty Lustial 10.13, De Friend. Export 10.10 Arabon, Misurina 10.4, Jewelled Girdle 9.12, Contract 9.10, Mount Val 9..6 Vantoon 9.5, General Ruse 9.4, Toper 9.3, All Blood, Far East Sunburn Tutor, Whakao 9.0. J ' I.3O—STEWARDS' HANDICAP Of £450; 6 fur Majority 10.3, Catalogue 9.12, Amigo 9.11, Flammarion 9.10, Royal Bachelor 9.8, Rebel Mate 9.7, Conn. ; tcrblast 9.5, Kathbella 9.4, Lord [Cavendish 9.1. Notium, Prince Acrej Grey Honour, Besiege 8.12. Fleet Street, Gay Seton 8.9, Taitoru i |8.5, Bachtlor King 8.4. Solaria 8.3, ' Matoru, Sporting Gift, Strip 8.2, | Aureus, Jan R ; dd, Peacock 8.0. j 2. 9—WELLINGTON STEEPLE. ! CHASE Of £1000; about miles All Irish 11.5, Riotous 10.13, John Charles 10.8, Courtyard 10.4, Power] Chief 9.13, Survoy 9.13, Gold Wren 9.10 Chile Slaver 9.0. I ' > 2. 52—TRENTHAM HURDLES Of £500; 1% miles Silver Sight, Curie 10.13, Esteem 10.10, King Rev Fireguard Recollection 10.5, Royal Dance 10.2, Loom-, bination 9.10, Innes Lad 9.7 Ellanui ' 9 Manawatu 9.0. 3-32—WHYTE HANDICAP Of £600; 1 mile Haughty Winner 9.2, Maori Song 8.11, Trench Fight. Whirling B.IC, Quadroon, Sly Fox 8.9, Lady Montana 8.8, Lowenberg 8.7, Alma, Mea Mca, Valmint 8.6, Mungutoon 8.", i Monipere. Ned Cuttle 8.2, Mataroa, 'Mishn.a, The Crooner, Yours Truly B.o' Lazybonas, Rollickcr 7.13, Kena [Might 7.12, Tidcwaiter. Waitaka 7.10, Jack Tar 7.8, Corroboree, Deficit, Du Maurier, Gay Rebel, Lord Moutoa, Rusttm Skyrena, Sky Way War Lap 7.7. 4.I2—TE ARO HANDICAP Of £350; 1 mile El Meynell 9.8, Centrepoise 9.7, Vcrev Lights 9.5, Colfort, Wagner 9.1, Windsor Chief 8.13, Le Toquet 8.12, Hutana 8.11, Bow Street 8.9, Vocal 8.8, Happy Heels, Lanvood 8.7 Colonel Bogey, IT:;ile Selassie; H'Uipongi, Little Robin, Renascor, Selkirk, Warehi 8.0. THIRD DAY WINTER HURDLES Of £750; 2% miles Erination 11.5, Courtyard 10.8, Silver Sight 10.6, Esteem, Curie 10 1 /rrjreguard 9.13, King Roy 9.12, Sin - . voy 9.11, Ponty 9.11, Royal Dance 9.8, Silk Sox 9.6, Disturbed, De Friend 9.5, Inncs Lad 9.4, Contract Ellanui 9.0. (By Zetland) ''THEE GOLDEN APPLE" A race limited to horses owned by women has been introduced at Hurst Park, England. It is called "The Golden Apple'' and is a mile handicap of £250, including a cup valued ct £25. The name given to the event has reference to the judgment of Paris, son of Priam King of Troy, when Venus, Juno and Minerva each claimed the golden apple to be award cd to the most beautiful.

A GOOD RECOVERY J. . Fergus, who sustained a broken collarbone when Survoy felt ; with him ft Filers lie on June Ist has fully recovered, anil will have the mount on Royal Dance at the Wellington meeting thi.s week. | BIG PRIZE MONEY The New Zealand racing clubs that have distributed more th?n £10,000 in stakes during the 1938.39 season are Auckland £58,300. Wellington £38,600, Canterbury £35 625 Waikato £45.350, Dunedin £14,995, Manawatu £13, 065, Avonda'e £12,720, and Wan. ganui £10,635. FREELY ENGAGED A little over a year ago very little was known, from a racing point of view, of the Whirlwind representative, Paddy the Rip, but early in the 1938-39 season he came into prominence by winning races in Auckland iin a manner that denoted he might in future gain form in even better company. It would now appear that a trip to Australia is contemplated for h'm, for he has been very fredenominated in leading events. His name, by no means of the common garden vancty, is in the li.sts for ti.e Epsom and Metropolitan Handicaps and Cauir.eld and Melbourne Cups, MONETARY RESTRICTIONS Season, after season when New Zea. land horses are taken over to Australia to compete for the rich stakes offered on the other side, numerous | sportsmen take the opportunity of ( indulging in holiday trips, and while | in the Commonwealth ei ter the betting markets in order to poHicipate ' in the dividends accruing to this Dominion's victories. But with the monetary restrictions now in force 'the position is likely to be difficult indeed, inasmuch as it will be by no means an easy matter to take much betting money out of New Zealand. This being no it is more than probable that while the number of New Zealand thoroughbreds sent over the water will be larger than previously, the muster of our ''betting sports'' will be less than ever before. Some day a way may be found to get over the difficulty, but in the meantime there is an obstacle somewhat diffi-; cult to negotiate. AJ AX AND DEFAULTER When the New Zealand three year old champion, Defaulter, was taken over to Australia i l the .summer it was expccted that in weight for age events he would meet the Australian champion, Ajax. Fate, however, decided that thev were not io meet in the 1938-39 season, but it is on thd cards that they may do so in the coming spring. Australian critics in March last were of the opinion that up to a mile and a quarter Ajax would be superior to Defaulter, while over longer distances Defaulter would prevail. In the Melbourne Cup two mile.s, Ajax, who will scon rank as a five year old, has been handicapped at 9.9, not at all a prohibitive weight, when it is remembered that Carbine was victorious in a field of 36 with 10.8, whi.'.c Defaulter now listing four years is asked to cairj 9.5. The Victorian handicapper has seen both horses racing in Australia and doubtless his assessment may be termed the correct one. Time will tell whether this be so, and in the meantime thousands of Australian sportsmen will be keenly awaiting the day on which Ajax and Defaulter are to do battle for turf supremacy.