TURF TOPICS

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 71, 6 October 1939, Page 8

TURF TOPICS

T-AirjRANGA RACES

COMBINED MEETING (By Zetland) The flags will be flying at Gate Pa on Saturday and. Monday on the occasion, of the combined two day's meeting of the .Bay of Plenty Racing Club and the Rotorua-Bav of Plenty Hunt Club. Under fine weather conditions there will be a large attendance of the lovers ail "The Sport of Kings" and with very satisfactory acceptances and the fact that a big percentage of the candidates are in forward condition, the racing should be keen throughout the fixture. The programme will open on Saturday with the Novice Handicap, ever a popular event, notwithstanding that the majority of the entrants are practically unknown, and which makes the task Oil selecting a probable winner more difficult! than usual. Several of the likely division raced at Paeroa this week, and among the popular selections mav be FLYING EAGLE GAZEFUL MAEREANNA Smart hacks are well represented in the Stewards' Hack Handicap, of seven furlongs. Valerian, Ureklaw, Spcarford , Kenneth Greek Queen, Hunto. Star Vaal and Kakarcrc come under the heading by reason of their public performance)?. Spiritcdlv supported by the investing public may be GREEK QUEEN STAR VAAL SPEAR,FORD The Bay of Plenty Steeplechase, run over two and a half) miles, should be the spectacular ovent of the meeting. fo<- a fine exhibition of jumping is practically assured. Biform Gadger. Little Briton. Wasp. Roxv, Fast Wind Chikarn and Herewith jumped well at Paeroa while Pyrenees is generally regarded as a safe conveyance over the fences. The Fanc'ed division may comprise G-ADGER PYRENEES LITTLE BRTTON The principal fl*it event the fixture the Opotiki Handicap, one mile and a cruarter, has not filled espcciallv well, but class is wcelv represented, and a well fought out* contest may be expected. Tn the Handicap at Paeroa. on Monday. King Rev Avas running on 'it t'v <md of the nine."fur,''ongs. and although well loaded with 9.Q will take some beating. Gold Vaal.s 8.8 did not run up to form at >he Ohine niiin but scores nt Tqnran*?'a. Scotland 8.4 's well treatofl. but r>of be nt ton of his form h'st vet. Tn a small fieifi. t ( > H*>i i s f»lwav«: a possibility 'vh'le Reamcm with 7.0 mav be racing on well at the finish. The best supn nl 'tr>d rnnv be FTVr, REV cot,n VAALS SCOTLAND Totalisator figures in thf Waioeka Handicap may point to tin chances GREEK OUEEN R ACELTNE MIA FRATOLL6 Several O't 1 the aeepto r s in r,lie Tv. S. 'Williams' Memorial are also engaged in other events, so the field may l>e a reduced on». If reserved for this event Requiem 'should race nrominentlv as also should Tip Toes Spinning Wheel. Haile Bov showed at Paeroa that he may not long striking form and Ka«pian is improving day by day. Popular with backers mav be REQUIEM TIP TOES K AS PI AN In th> Otar-n HivdJes the favom-t" rn'iy include GENERAL RUSE G ASCYNF CHI KARA Saturday's programme will conclude with the Farewell Handicap and the public may rlacc most reliance on the prospects of LLANGOLLEN ORATE OA Y SETON