WAIPA RACES

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 4, Issue 119, 20 June 1941, Page 8

WAIPA RACES

MEETING AT TE AWAMUTU FIELDS FOR SATURDAY Excellent acceptances have beer received for the Waipa meeting tc be held at Te Awamutu on Saturday so contests of a high standard shoulc be assured. The following horses may find public support :— The fields arc * —- ANDREW KAY MEMORIAL HACK AND HUNTERS' STEEPLECHASE, of £200, and trophy value £25, aboul two miles and a quarter. British Sovereign 10.6; Tupeotu 9.10; Centaurus 9.7; Paint 9.6; Conllagration 9.5; Gomrie, Rival 9.2; General Riske, Rod Mohr, Mio Generate, Strathern. Merry Valet, Dav Bonnet, Waititi, Mate, Surpcen, Red Appellant, Gay Movie, Gold Brocade, Sweet Nothing, Goldation, Brandon Hall, Bellaghy 9.0. The programme will open with the Andrew Kay Memorial Hack and Hunters' Steeplechase, which has drawn 23 acceptors. On recent form Conflagration, Red Appellant, British Sovereign and Paint may be well supported, and a trio mostly fancied may be British Sovereign, Conflagration, Paint. ARAPUNI HACK HANDICAP, of six furlongs and a half. First Division. Royal Pilot 8.8; Estro 8.1; Glenbevan 8.3; Royal Son 8.1; Royal Sister, Ugly Duckling, Dorset, School Song, Etaro, Marina's Song, Lady .Bamburj', Poker Dice, Winning Tray, Air Port, African, Elisc, Snow White, Miss Eureka, Golden Survey, Acquest 8.0.

Second Division. Glen Connell 8.11; Bronze Bird 8.7; Little Rose, Nan Vaals 8.,"; Royal Jay 3.4; The Pacifist 8.2: Kara Avis S.I; Bronze Emerald, Se;. Eaglet, Natal, Successful, Ray Song. Taku Kara, Stvlishman, Joy Vaals. Diagonal, Eboily Star, Buccaneer. Bournemouth, Royal Melody, Bronze Meter 8.0. Tlie biggest field of the day is the Arapuni Handicap of six and a half furlongs, no less, than -ft having been listed for the flutter. Quite a number of the contestants have reccntlj' shown capability, and the elect of investors in the-first division may include Lady Bambury, Glenbevan Royal Pilot, And in the second Stylishman, Little Rose, Bronze Bird. VV. G. PARK STEEPLECHASE ol £350, about two miles and a half. Tudor 12.0; Jewelled Girdle 11.8; Erination 11.2; Gar Vaals 10.10; Black Musk, Lucidus 10.8; Allegretto 9.10; Dark Rose 9.4; Simint 9.,3; Bells of Bow 9.2; Clansman, Kinkle, Tupeotu, Floodlight 9.0. The W. G. Park Steeplechase two miles and a half, will commend a strong field of proved jumper?. Tutor 12.0 and Jewelled Girdle 11.8 are good on their day, but have little to their credit of late. Erination's recent running his pointed to him being on the down grade, and Gar Vaals lias lately been missing places through falling. Black Musk 10.8 is the speediest of the field, while Allegretto is perhaps a more capable cross-country jumper. Dark Rose and Clansman are both recent winners. High in the estimation ol backers are likely to be | Black Musk, Allegretto, Gar Vaals. WOODSTOCK STAKES of £300, onf mile and a quarter. King Key 9.0; Te Kawiti B.G; Ou Jean 8.4; Gold Vaals B.it; Young Paddon 8.2; AY r ild Ore 7.1,'J; BritiaJ'lalent 7.10; Kaspian 7.7; Kilcasn 7.7; Raecline, Pocket Venus, Lord Waitangi, Krlick, PJiilemup, Hunting Bee, Don Quex, Vitement 7.0. Seventeen middle distance candidates are listed for the Woodstock Slakes, one mile and. a quarter. They include winners during tin; past few weeks in King Key, Brit ish Talent, "Wildore, Kileasli am? VjUvment. Those prominent in the totalisator figures may be ' Our Jean, Young Paddon, British Talent.

ORAKAU HURDLES of £230, one mile and three-quarters. Black Musk 11.7; Gold Spot 11.1; Hessketoon 10.8; Bisquit 10.1; Radiant Bay 9.4; Tavern Song, Verj Glad, Hutana, Nithmount, Orient Dawn, Surpai 9.0. A good even field may compete in the Orakau Hurdles. The top weight 11.7 is Black Musk, who if reserved , for this may take beating. In hi 9 absence the favourite division may be Gold Spot, Hessketoon., Bisquit. HAIRINI HACK HANDICAP of £175, seven furlongs. Town Survey 9.5; Royal Pilot 8.8, Hinkler 8.12; Harmony 8.5; Royal Pay 8.4; Mio Fratollo, Prince Rewa. Nyola, Koura Eka, Radio Call, Flying Vixen, Land Court, Marchby, Hutuwai, Sea Eaglet, Golden Survey, Snow White 8.0. The Hairini Handicap should be a solidly contested event, in which the invQstments may take a wide range. Among the fancied candidates may be Hinkler, Harmony, Town Survey. PATERANGI HANDICAP of £225, seven furlongs. Monte Cristo 10.1; Gold Money Song 9.6; Te Takina, Royevrus 9.4; Erndale 9.3; Royal Bachelor 8.12, Flying Acre 8.11; Lord Waitangi 8.5; Gamos, Te Haka, Sure Pay 8.1: Hunto, Cheval de Bataillc, Corona tion, Erlick, Acquest, Respectful, Sunoln, Trilliarch 8.0. The day's racing will be brought to a close with the Paterangi Han dicap of seven furlongs. Sprinters of I recent merit are included in the list, and the issue is very open, is the weights arc on the welter scale, and the distance just a littl'e longer than some of the entrants appreciate. The investments will be of a spirited nature, and among those much in favour will be Cheval de Batille, Flying Acre, Te Takina.