TURF TOPICS

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 40, 24 July 1939, Page 3

TURF TOPICS

(By Zetland) WINTER CUP MOUNTS In the Winter Gup H. Wiggin will have the mount on Lord Caven dish, while Dungarvan will be riddc by W. J. BroughtoA. GRAND NATIONAL FAVOURITES The present favourites for th Grand National Steeplechase are Sur voy and Power Chief and for th Northern Hurdles Fireguari and Charade. JACK TAR AND THE JELLICOE The Avinner of the Whyte Handi cap at the Wellington meeting, Jacl Tar, lias since been treated to ; respite from work. His next appeal ance in public will probably be i; the Jellicoe Handicap at the Paku ranga Hunt Club meeting on Augus 19. . TOO PREVIOUS At the Hawke's Bay Hunt meeting trainer J. M. Cameron was fined £] for using blinkers on his competing entrant. At the inquiry it was showi: that the rule allowing the use ol blinkers does % not come into fore? until August 1 next. In years tn come trainer Cameron will be able to claim that he was the first in, New Zealand to adopt the use of the apparatus in- a race. CHANGE OF LOCATION La Vie and Jonathan, owned bv Mrs S. L. of Wanganui, a,nd trained during the present season at Ellerslie, have been transferred to Alex Cook's stable at Te Awa. nuitu. In the case of Jonathan it is hardly to be expected that on account of advanced age he will win many more races, but the filly should be a good , stake winner* during hei three year old carcer. OWNERSHIP UNCHANGED

Although it has been stated *hat Agog changed hands in Auckland Inst week the Cape Horn gelding i s still to be raced by Mrs R. Roberts, under whose racing colours he wa3 victorious at the Waikato winter meeting. BIG BETTING FIGURES The largest totalisator investment, £29,417_ in a single race in the Dominion was registered for the Auckland Cup ,at Ellersl'ie in 1920. The largest support, £9297, on a .single horse, was in the Great Northern FoaJ Stakes Avon by Menu in at the 5 same meeting. IN AMPLE SIZE Easily the biggest two-year old in work at Ellerslie is the Tide-race-Auicate filly. This juvenile is from the same family as Desert Gold, Gold Trail and Gold Rod, and is. a member of R. S. Bagby-s team.

THE ROYAL COLOURS The three year old colt Dhoti purchased last week from the Aga Khan by the Duke of Kent, for the purpose of being raced in Australia, won three races In England this year, and stakes totalling £3557. In the matter of class he should have a Avinnin.g career In the always providing that he becomes acclimatised sufficiently earlj r . It is well and truly known for many years past, light from the inception of lacing 111 New Zealand, its leading owners have season by season, continued to send over to ''the other side" its best perand incidentally it ma 3' here be stated they have met with quite an appreciable share of success. On the other hand very few Australian owners have reciprocated by sending over to this Dominion any of their racing representatives. The mention of this fact leads up to a suggestion that if emanating from the right quarters,, might lead to the Duke cf Kent, who is shortly to be installed as Governor-General of nominating his English purchase I'ov flic Auckland or Wellington Cu«js. It is understood that the Royal representative will pay a visit to New Zealand in December or January next in connection with the

Centenary celebrations, and it is quite possible that as a true sportsman he may like to have a representative carrying his racing colours here at an appropriate time. RACING FIXTURES July 2 ( J: Chrisl'church H.C. July 29: Manawatu H.C. August 8, 10, 12: Canterbury J.C. August 19: Pakuranga Hunt August 31: Egmont AVanganui H.C. Sept. 2: Taranaki H.C. Sept. 2: Otago H.C. Sept. 7, 9: AV'angauui J.C. Sept. 9: Gi'eymouth J.C. Sept. lfi: Foxton R.C. Sept. 16: Ashburton County R.C. Septi 16, 18: Avontlale J.C Sept. 21, 23: Geraldine R.C. Sept. 23: Marton J.C. Sept. 30: Otaki Maori R.C. Sept. 30: Kurow J.C. Sept. Oct. 2: Oliinemuri J.C.

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