RACING NOTES

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 7, Issue 41, 18 January 1944, Page 8

RACING NOTES

Now in Open Class The Te Aroha owned Flowerburn is nominated for the Devonport Handicap .six furlongs., to be run at the Auckland Midsummer Meeting this month, and will have to coinpete with several of the best open class .sprinters in the province. Patu Po Spelling The Nightly—Belcaire gelding, Patn Po, a promising candidate in the Wellington provin.ee>. is out for a spell, one of his legs filling at the. Manawatu meeting. Hotel Proprietor S. Cameron, who rode Exeter and Royal Glory to victory at Elierslie has the distinction of being a country hotel proprietor in the Waikato.

A Likely Stayer Foxwyn by Foxbridge—Vera Acre lias been racing very consistently of late, and will now be competing in open company. He will probably be among the contestants in the Takapuna Cnp this month and Avili be suited to the distance. The Highest Weight The highest weight yet carried to victory in the Wellington Gup was 10.4, under which Advancc won at Hutt. Park over a mile and a half in 1903. I The Takapuna Cup Twenty-one nominations have been received lor the mile and a hall Takapuna Gup to be run at tho Auckland Midsummer meeting. On this season's running i'orm is best represented by Roy j al Merit, Merry May, Volifoxy Trav- j encore, Jeif and Foxwyn. Enjoying, a Holiday Duncannon, trained at ; is now enjoying a paddock holiday | on the Danncvirke property of his owner. i i Not Yet Ready A New Zealand and Wellington Cup winner Happy Ending, who is slowly returning to i'orm again was made a firm favourite for the Marton Cup, but his running went to show that his backers were too premature. Another case of the punters being ready, while the. horse was not. !He Made Good J Now that Expanse has made good by winning the Great Northern Derby. the Bulandshar —Expense colt is likely to prove, a payable proposition in big open handicap races, and next season should be racing prominently in the principal cup events. He is up to weight and has a line finishing run. Wanganui Winter Meeting It is now a considerable' time since the Wanganui Jockey Club has been. able to race on its own course. It is., however, anticipated that its winter meeting in May will be held at Wanganui, but the club •is awaiting word from the. military authorities as to when the property will be vacated. An Offer Declined An oiler of 600 guineas was declined for Bonnie Cheli*. a four year fild mare, by Salmagundi from the Australian bred Cetchela. Will Do Better One of. the disappointing galloper* at Ellerslie Avas the Te Rapa t- allied Belle Fox. It is anticipated she will not be long before making amends especially on left-handed courses. Four Successive Wins By her victory in the Hazlett Cold Cup Aurora Australis registered hex fourth win In succession, and the racing season has yet six months to go. A Fine Average The Mr Standfast—Wee Ague. l ? mare, Alethea, winner of the Watrarapa Cup on New Year's Day, foi this season registered four lirsts and one second in five starts. She was bred by Mr A. 11. Storey, oi Te Awamutu, and was sold al the 19-11 National Sale. Destroyed Silver Fox. fractured a fe.tlocU while running in the Hazlett Cuf} at the Dunedin meeting, and had to be destroyed. A four year old by Salmagundi—Silver Sail he was ' a good performer last year, and war, just on tlie eve of again striking winning form. A Win For The Raker The Croupier—-Kippet Let; gelding, The Raker, after acting as run-ner-up to Palfrey in the Dunedin Cup, went one better on the second day when he Avon the Jockey Club Handicap in true, racehorse style. He has proved a sale ring bargain for at the National Sale in 193S he Avas secured by his present osvner for 75 guineas.

RACING FIXTURES

Jan. 29: Auckland Kacing Club Feb. 5: Matamata Kacing Club Feb. 12: Rotorua Racing Club Feb. 1[): Waikato Racing Club Feb.- 26: Te Aroha Jockey Club March 4: ■ Franklin Racing Club March 18: Ohinemuri Jockey Club March 25: Bay of Plenty R.C. April 8 and 10: Auckland R.C. May i;j; Poverty Bay Turf Club at April 15: Avondale Jockey Club Te Aroha May 20: Waikato Racing Club June and 5 or 8 and 10: Auckland Racing C'.ub