RACING NEWS & VIEWS

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 10, Issue 62, 13 December 1946, Page 6

RACING NEWS & VIEWS

Now Optimistic Many of the Dominion’s loading sporting writers have at last awakened to the desirability of the walkup start being re-instituted. A Wellington sporting journal, which for years has practically ignored the subject, says: “The walk-in start seems certain to come.” Floral Dance

The Cambridge owned, but Taranaki trained, Floral Dance, is to be a contestant at Te Awamutu on Saturday.

The Leading Horsemen With his share of wins at Kiccarton, W. J. Broughton retains his lead for the New Zealand Jockey Championship, with Holland the runner-up.

Auckland Cup Riders In the Auckland Cup G. Hughes is to have the mount of Hormuz and J. McFarlane will be on the N.Z. Cup victor, Catterick Bridge. The latter is due to arrive at Ellerslie this week.

Morrinsville Gallopers , Morrinsville is to be represented in the Auckland Cup by the winners Valley Boy and Sylis. Both are good battlers, but will , have to meet the top class on Boxing Day. Southern Entrants

Signal Officer and Thornbridge are to leave Riccarton this week en route for Ellerslie to compete at the Cup fixture. They have the advantage of being, by reason of their Canterbury efforts, at the top of their racing condition and they will have time to get used to the righthanded track by Boxing Day. Returned To Gisborne

Kindergarten has been returned to Gisborne by the Palmerston trainer, jVI. Thompson, who found it impossible to put the champion through a strong preparation. After the Harcourt Stakes, the horse’s weak fetlock*joint filled again, and that was the end of training operations. . ,

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