RACING NOTES

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 05, Issue 58, 27 May 1942, Page 8

RACING NOTES

NOT FOR ELLERSLIE Mr E. N. Fitzgerald's Native Song, a half-brother to Kindergarten, will not be a competitor at the Auckland Winter meeting, but will be racing at Napier Park, Hastings and Trcntham. RE-COMMISSIONED The Wellington oAvncd Sir Crusoe, a good AA'inner last season, lias again been put into Avork after a lengthy holiday.He is such a consistent candidate that his reappearance under the colours Avill be Avelcomed. MAY BE A GUP WINNER Cuddle, the heroine of two Auckland Cups, is now on the property of trainer T. R. George at Masterton. Running with her is a AvellgroAvn colt faol by that good sire Beau Pere. IN OPEN CLASS Harmony, a successful performer in the hack ranks, is progressing so well in lier track work that she is confidently expected to be quite a payable proposition in the open class. FAILED TO STAND El Maynell, the Wanganui hurdler who suffered a partial breakdown last year, but Avho Avas re-cammisl- - recently, has again failed to stand a preparation, and therefore will not carry racing colours this winter.. POSITION OF STARTER Mr R. H. Skipwith has been appointed starter to the Pakuranga Hunt Club, Avhicli Avill probably stage a race meeting at Ellerslie in September. Although the days of racing have been curtailed by 50 per cent, there are at least a feAAclubs, Avith a one-day meeting each year, that Avill be alloAA r ed to carry on, Avithout that one day reduced by half T A HAWERA SURPRISE The real surprise at the Hawera meeting Avas the victory of the Palmerston North hurdler, Kanui te Pai. He was. an acceptor in the Tangahoe Hurdles and also in the Mc-Rae Memorial 1 Handicap, and Avas looked upon as a certain starter in the first mentioned eA r ent. On the day he Avas withdrawn from the hurdles and to the surprise of the racing assemblage lined up Avitli a strong field in the big event. Galloping freely in the heavy going he took charge before entering the home turn, and won going away, in a manner ayoi - - thy of a good handicap horse.

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A genuine surprise was registered at the Timaru fixture by Valeron. whose few supporters on the win machine received a dividend! of over half a century. His trainer Ernie Ellis did not deem it worth while to have even a single ticket on his entrant. PAYING THE PENALTY Dc Friend Avoni the Morningside Steeples with 11.10. The following week with a drop of 14lbs lie ran unplaced in the Egmont Steeplechase, fading out of the contest after a mile and three-quarters had been traversed. Now lie is allotted top weight of the day 12.9 in the Greenlane Steeples, and going up the hill may find the "poundage" a steadier. YOGI IN WORK The Hawke's Bay bred and owned Yogi is again in work at Hastings, and is to make his re-appearance at the next Napier Park meeting. There was a time when his breeder intimated that £10,000 would not purchase Yogi, so this Bulandshar representative has some distance to> go to justify the high' opinion previformed of him. AUCKLAND SCRATCHING Volifox Avas Avitlidrawn from the Corn Avail Handicap at 12.30 p.m. on Monday. MELBOURNE CUP DATE ALTERED Because of a new order, restricting holidays to Saturdays, Australia's greatest horse race, the Melbourne Cup, has been changed to Saturday, November 7. According to a Melbourne official, the race had been booked' as usual for the second Tuesday in November, Avhich is a holiday. RACING FIXTURES May 30—Wanganui Jockey Club May 30—Napier Park Racing Club May 30—Dunedin Jockey Club May 30—Auckland Racing Club June 6—Wanganui Jockey Club June 6—Auckland Racing Club June 6—Dunedin Jockey Club June 13—HaAA T kes Bay Jockey Club June 20—ManaAvatu Racing Club June 27—ManaAvatu Racing Club July 4—Wellington Racing Club July 11—Wellington Racing Club 25—South Canterbury H.C.