Turf Topics

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 111, 17 January 1940, Page 8

Turf Topics

A CENTENNIAL FIXTURE ACCEPTANCES FOR TO-MORROW Acceptances for the first, day of the Wellington Racing Club's Centennial Summer Meeting. !o be held at Trentham on January IS, '20 and 22, are as follows:— 12.12—TRENTHAM HIGH WEIGHT HANDICAP Of £350; 1 mile Small Hoy, Raana 10,8, Golden Ridge 10.-'5. Shy 9.13, Lockit 9.12, Limbohm 9.11, Cood Sun 9.10, Silver River 9.9, Hunting Moments, White Rajah 9.8, Cay Fox 9.4, The Ring, Haupongi, Little Robin, Race Boy, War Lap. Harina 9.2, Arabic, Chere Amie, Colibri, Cymric, Espcrance Ray. Kalika, King's Toast, Lord Puck, Phil, Ruling Star, Scold, Thrasos, Twenty Grand 9.0. 12.54 -WELLINGTON STAKES Of £700; two and three year olds; weight for age; 5 fur. Absolve 7.3, Doria 7.2, Lambourn, Sir Beau, Kentucky 6.12. 1.38— APPRENTICES' PLATE Of £300; apprentice riders; 7 fur Brazil, Greatford 8.7, Nelumbo, Te Ore, Titter 8.4, Algerian, Chief Lord, Meadow, Not Out, Scarteen, Wings of Song 7.11, Classform, Flying Flag, Hearth, Lady Tinkle, Millament, Mvarion.. Pearl of Asia, Sceptre Serenata, Veldette 7.8. 2.22—FITZHERBERT HANDICAP Of £350; two year olds; 5 fur Grandora 8.10, Beau Courier, Chary 8.9, Don't Forget 8.8, Phaleron Song 8.4, Stencil, Kadina 8.2, Lancelot, Retrogression, Speedwell 7.10, Croupisino 7.8, Courting 7.7, Radio Call, Taane Pango 7.5, Shikari Chablis 7.4, Locrian 7.3, Cicada, Lady Govern, Triple Crown 7.0.

3.7—WELLINGTON CENTENNIAL CUP Of £3000 and gold cup valued at £200; IYi miles Royal Chief 9.G, Catalogue 9.3, Beaupartir 8.11, Ccntrepoise 8.10, Malagigi 8.9, Beau Vite 8.7, Sly Fox Willie Win 8.4, Siegmund 8.2, Old Bill 8.0, Queen of Song 7.13, Lady Montana 7.12, Gladynev, Du Maurier 7.11, Norseman, Beau Repaire 7.9, Thermidor, Mishna, Toolcy Street, Fils de Vaals 7.8, Tidewaiter 7.6. Baran, Laughing Lass 7.4. Globe Trotter, Moorsotis 7.3, Blonde Princess, Mona's Song, Raeburn, The Wrecker, Windsor Chief 7.0. 3.S4—RUAPEHU HANDICAP Of £350; f> fur Sir Crusoe 9.;"), Gold Dale 9.0, Autolite 8.13, Gold Chase 8.12, Siglow 8.10, Punarua 8.8, Little Dorrit Phenomenal 8.7, Pekoe 8.4, Nclumbo 8.3, Great Flight 8.1, Ma.vfair 7.11, Passenger 7.10, Buccaneer 7.9, Areas Beauly, Dark Water, Desert Son, Floral Robe, Golden Melody, Gay Gipsy, Lord Lynn, Prediction, Sky Limit 7.7. 4.39—TELEGRAPH HANDICAP Of £1000; 6 fur. Amigo 8.10, Bronwcn 8.9, Arvakur 8.7, Black Thread 8.2, Disdain 8.1, Counterblast 7.13, Brunhild, Race Call 7.12, Spanish Lad 7.10, Duncannon, Sleeveless 7.8, Alunga, Night Eruption 7.7, Olympus 7.3, Rakahanga, Sternchase 7.2. Blonde Princess, Endorsement, Lexden, Lord Cavendish 7.0. S.2S—ANNIVERSARY HANDICAP Of £450; 1 mile Paper Slipper 9.7, Ned Cuttle 9.2, ! Full Hand 8.13, Dictate, Flammarion 8.12, Haughty Winner 8.11, Lady Leigh 8.10, Baran 8.9, Trcbor 8.6, Sleeveless 8.5, Boldstep, Galtemore, Gay Mimic 8.4, Parotonga 8.3 Cricket, Flame Queen, Le Toquet. Miss Appellant, Nereus, Solaria, 'flu Wrecker, Yogi 8.0. CENTENNIAL CUP COUPLED HORSES Horses bracketed on the totalisator on the first day of the Wellington Centennial Cup meeting will be: I-lighweight Handicap: Chere Amie and Colibri, Cymric and Esperanee Boy, Kalika and King's Toast, Lord Puck and Phil, Ruling Star and Scold, Thrasos and Twenty G and. Centennial Cup: Toolev Street and Tidewaiter, Laughing Lass and Globe Trotter. Moorsotis and B'onde Princess, Mona's Song and Raeburn. The Wreckcr and Windsor Chief. Ruapehu Handicap: Pekoe and Gay Gipsy. Oragon and Saxon Tor have been •cra'ciicd for all engagements at the leetir.g.

THE CENTENNIAL CUP THREE-YEAR-OLDS FANCIED Three-year-olds have a good record in t;he Wellington Cup and this year's field comprises several whose form has been exceptionally good, and, while they will meet with very solid, opposition from some of the older division, the younger horses will play a prominent part. After his line return to form at the Auckland summer meeting, where he defeated the brilliant Beau livre in the Great Northern Derbv and Clifford Plate, Beau Vite "will make a strong appeal'. Fils de Vaals who was third in the Derby, won the Summer Cup earlier at the meeting, displaying fine staying stamina. He is the type who improves with racing, and the fact that he is preferred by his owner to the dual Auckland Cup winner Cheval de Voice suggests possibilities. Beau Repaire, second in the Summer Clip, was successful in the Christmas Handicap, when he ran the mile in 1.H7. A determined colt, he Avill not lack support at Trentham. Gladynev is racing very solidly and Avon the Te Awamutu Cup. He *vas a very close third in the Summer Cup and won the Nathans' Memorial Handicap decisively to run a mile and a quarter with 7.11, his Wellington weight, in 2.6. The extra distance should not be to his disadvantage. Globe Trotter won the Wairarapa n mnnnpr thnt ilvpiv ntten-

Cup in a manner tnat mew auent,ion to his stamina, and Moorsotis Kvill he improved by the racing he had at Ellerslie. Top-Weight's Chances. The top-weight, Royal Chief, is a class horse and his chances, even with 9.6, cannot he denied. He finished a very close fourth in the New Zealand Cup and despite his apparent inability to go with the held in the early stages, he should be to the

fore at the finish. Catalogue, though in the veteran class, is right up to form and he demonstrated that lie retains his dash by running a very solid race in the Auckland Cup. OnCl- for the fact that he was kept on the outside of the field all the way, his rider never getting the chance to take him to the rails, he might have won.

Beaupartir displayed good form last season but should be safely held by Beau Vite. Centrepoise Avon the Metropolitan Handicap at Riccarton but his efforts lately have not inspired confidence. Malagigi has been showing up in his races in Australia and will be well supported if ridden by M. McCarten. Sly Fox, Siegmund, Old Bill and Tidewaiter appeal most of the others Beau Vite, Catalogue, Malagigi and Old Bill will probably be in most demand. Other Prospects. Horses likely to be well supported in their engagements at Wellington to-morrow are: —■ Trentham High-Weight Handicap: Raana, Golden Ridge, The Ring. Wellington Stakes: Absolve, Doria Apprentices' Plate: Wings of Sony Sercnata, Pearl of Asia. Fltzherbert Handicap: Grandora, Stencil, Radio Call. Ruapehu Handicap: Little Dorrit, Nclumbo, Buccaneer. Telegraph Handicap: Disdain, Amigo, Rakahanga. Anniversary Handicap: Baran, Lady Leigh, Paper. Slipper. JOCKEYS FOR TRENTHAM Riding engagements announced for the first day of the Wellington Racing Slub's Summer Meeting are as follows: — A. Jenkins-: Siegmund. G. A. Tattersall: Old Bill. W. J. Broughton: Beaupartir, Lam-

bourn, May fair, Flainmarion. H. N. Wiggins: Laughing Lass. B. H. Morris: Disdain. A. E. Ellis: Royal Chief, Lockit. P. Atkins: Centrepoise, Brunhild, Yogi, Absolve, Siglow. A. Messervy: Moorsotis, Doria. C. T. Wilson: Thermidor, Paper Slipper, Counterblast, Retrogression Great Flight. H. HSbberd: Willie Win. L. J. Ellis: Speedwell, Beau Repair, Ami go, Lord Lynn. R. Mackie: Rebellion, Dictate. M. Billington: Not Out. H. Callahan: Trebor. "»■*" S. Anderson: Hunting Moments. C. P. Shields: The Ring. C. G. Goulsbro: Le ToqU3t, Royal Star 11. (second day). W. J. Mudford: Chief Lorl, Kentucky. Globe Trotter, Sternchase Triple Crown, Dark Water. Bold Step, Airflight (second clay). E. E. Baker: C!assform. B. StoAve: F'.ying Fla;;, B nuly. C. Cnmeon: Neluinbo (Apprentices 1'lale).