RACING NEWS

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 5, Issue 35, 30 March 1942, Page 8

RACING NEWS

FOR SYDNEY CUP

Although not yet thoroughly tuned up Beau Yite is executing liis track work in sucli a satisfactory manner that he is to compete in the Sj'dney Cup. ft A BREAKDOWN The well performed Palmcrston North mare. Kotua, has suffered a complete breakdown, and is being returned to her owner. NO COMPLIMENTARIES The Feilding Jockey Club, for its meeting on Easter Saturday and Monday, has decided to have single pool betting and to issue no complimentary tickets. IMPROVING One of Canterbury's best jumping stayers, Slayer, had his first run for the season at Oamaru and was much Improved by the effort. During the next three months he will be kept busy competing at steeplechase meetings. THE EASTER HANDICAP Apart from Kindergarten the popular division in the Easter Handicap include Gay Miss, Neenah, Bronwen, Cherry's Ticket, Marshall Hall, and Llandaff. It is perhaps fortunate for this lot'that Brazen Bold, last year's runner-up, is not among the contestants this year. IMPROVING HURDLERS % Mendelssohn's second to Stokowski At Paeroa marked a distinct improvement in the Hunting Song gelding. He has been schooling well since at Matamata and may only have to be well placed to score a victory before long. The well known Cambridge mentor, T. Morriss, has Mark Anthony looking well, and he should be a good winter proposition. AN INNOVATION Ridifig work at Trentham recently Avas Miss Para Pilcher, a member of Mrs Alan McDonald's staff at Palmcrston North. The fact was looked upon as an innovation for at some of the principal tracks girls are not allowed to rtde exercise. Perhaps in due course the rule may be amended, for there are women owners, women trainers and women secretaries, so it appears there is some justification to allow women riders. THE CHAMPAGNE STAKES Auckland's best two year olds are expected to line up in the Great Northern Champagne Stakes, and a galloping contest between Bonny Pay, Beau Vaals, Travancore, Nizam and Representative is being looked forward to. They are all winners, but it is somewhat unfortunate that Kentish is not included. He is very quick out from the barrier, and has proved that he takes a lot of catching when galloping at top. RACING FIXTURES MARCH 28 —Hawke's Bay Jockey Club 28 —Waimate Racing Club 28 —Gore Racing Club 28, 30—Wetsport Jockey Club APRIL 4—Greymouth Jockey Club 4, 6—Feilding Jockey Club Bonds for Bombers Sales of bomber -bonds from the Ic Puke Post Office tip to Thursday totalled £2000. A local farmer, already.a substantial buyer, has offered to increase his bonds by £200 as soon as £2800 is raised. Rate Collection Record A further rate collection record has been established by. the Waiapu County Council, to which 92.94 pei cent of the rates levied for the current financial year were paid prior to the imposition of the. 10 per cent penalty date. Only £117 aI: European rates remained outstanding, representing only .71 per cent, while substantial improvement was recorded in native collections, which represented 82.1! per cent of the. total levied on Maoris. The county clerk Mr Hicks, regarded the effort made by the Kuropcan ratepayers as remarkable, while the steady improvement in native collections was a feature el: 111 v county work of the past several year>. This was assisted by tile increase in land development in the district and the genuine de-sire on the part of Maoris to meet their obligations.