RACING NEWS & VIEWS

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 11, Issue 72, 27 August 1947, Page 3

RACING NEWS & VIEWS

A Convincing Victory • The Matamata owned and trained Fox Hunting, won the Pakaranga Hunt Club Cup, of £llsO, from end to end. Owned by Mr M. Tims he has proved a payable proposition for last season in four starts he won at the Pakuranga and Auckland meetings in August and ran a second at Te Aroha in October. He is a seven-year-old black gelding by Hunting Song—Lady Rampion, and he has not been over raced should be quite a good proposition .again this season. High, Oasis Filly Destroyed

The two year old filly, Myrna, has had to be destroyed as the result of an accident sustained while track galloping. Liked The Mud

The Paeroa sprinter, General Menteith, who won the Admiralty Handicap at the Pakuranga fixture, fairly revelled in the very heavy going. He is all the better for the gallop and on soft track in the next few weeks should score again. A Likely Winner

The Hawke’s Bay three-year-old, Demonic, by Defaulted—Gay Telen, winner of the 1947 Great Northern Foal Stakes at Ellerslie, is undergoing a strong preparation in view of contesting the Wanganui Guineas. Having been allotted a spell of six months from January last, he has furnished into a very fine colt, and should this season prove one of the best of his age. Tiger Tan Improving One of ' Ellerslie’s improved gallopers is Tiger Tan, as shown by his second in the Jellicoe Handicap. He is sure to be spiritedly supported in his Avondale engagements. Back To Work

Monte Cristo, a Thompson Handicap winner, is in work again at Trentham. If he strikes form before the tracks become too firm, he is sure to register a good performance over the battens.

He Required Time Te Ark, a runner-up at the Pakuranga meeting, is a five-yearold by Te Hero. He is taking time to strike form, but should be a payable proposition this season.

A Hardy Veteran Bournemouth, victor in the Sylvia Park Handicap at Ellerslie, is now in his tenth year. He was off the turf last year, and appears to have benefited by his lengthy paddock holiday.