Turf News And Views

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 11, Issue 98, 14 November 1947, Page 7

Turf News And Views

The Stewards'’ Handicap Christchurch has two candidates for the C.J.C. Stewards Handicap, whose chances day by day are being increasingly favoured. They are the brilliant Blue Trout by Robin Goodfelow, First. In and Cipher by Nizami—Security. Dominion’s Richest Stake The Auckland Railway Handicap will this year be the Dominion’s richest six furlongs race, the prize money being £3OOO. For the four, days racing the stakes will represent New Zealand’s record total of £52,000. Signal Officer

Southland’s hope for the N.Z. Cup is the evergreen Signal Officer. He has been off the scene for some months, but wilLbe racing condition on the eventful day. Coming Into Line The prize money for the next Wanganui Cup will be £2OOO. The Earle Handicap on the second day will be worth £ISOO.

The Cup And l Stewards The topweight for the 'N.Z. Cup is Bruce with 9.6. At present_ he is reported to be on the easy list consequent upon joint trouble. Longsword 9.4 and Beau le Havre 9.3 are next on the list. The early favourites are King’s Ransom 8.7 and Beau le Havre. The only Auckland entrant is Fox Fable with 7.0. In the Stewards Handicap Voltaic heads th elist with 9.5. As he is, now being trained for middle distances, his chance in the six furlong race may be detrimentally affected: The present favourites are Blue Trout and Theocritus. ; Ban On Prickers

The N.Z. Racing Conference has decided to ban the use of leather bridle checks commonly known as prickers.

Favoured For Derby Quick March, a winner at Whangarei, by Balloch—Marching by Lapidary, has now come into favour for his Great Northern Dreby engagement. Owned By Chinese The 450 guineas colt; Quiloch, which won a fortune in a juvenile event at Melbourne, is owned by an Adelaide Chinese. The price opened at 100 to 1 and. a sporting woman kept on backing him till the quota receded to a quarter of that amount. N.Z. Derby The only Auckland entrants for the N.Z. Derby are Silver Sam and Equator. The latter should be a good colt in due course, but as yet has not won a race. Two Tim Whifflers

In jthe Melbourne Cup of 1867 two horses competed bearing the name of Tim Whiffler. To avoid confusion they were called Sydney Tim and Melbourne Tim. The Sydney Tim started favourite and wen.

Australian Visitors It is considered more than probable that Hiraji and - Proctor will be brought over from’Australia to contest the £IO,OOO Auckland Cup on Boxing Day. If they duly arrive the attendance of the public at Elierslie will surety const.bute a record.