THE RACING WORLD

Dominion, Volume 35, Issue 282, 27 August 1942, Page 7

THE RACING WORLD

WANGANUI GUINEAS

FIELD Material For Fine Contest

(By

The Watcher.)

Though it is probable that some• of the three-year-olds appearing in the ''aJ’Kanui Guineas after forfeit have been left tu through an oversight, there is ., ull ’P. material for a first-class contest. At present the Held numbers ’AI anil it iiieluiles well-performed two-year-olds ol last year In Representative, Beau Vaals Dominate, Indian Sign, Hippodrome, Broadcaster and Boulder Dam. with the likelihood qt several others improving on last season s form. Maidens. . ~ Two of Lite tuaideus engaged tn the Wereroa Stakes at Hawera on Saturday. Bright Gesture and War Effort, are tn the Wanganui Guineas.

Jockeys at Ilawera. . Riding engagements for Haw era include: S. Anderson, Vitement. Enlarge and Lactose: D. W. Redstone, War Effort, Saxon Tor and Auburn Lad ; E -„ Teu }{ ton. Colossal Chief, Rakete: Mr. Ken Duncan, Beau Monde; S. Waddell. Golden Valley. Pleased It was Reuaseor. Mr. L. H. Collinson stated at 1 aliucrstou North recently that though his horse Foxiana was beaten In the National Hurdles, he was glad It bad been b.v Renaseor. He added that he bought Snowshoe, the da u ot Renaseor. as a yearling At M alkanac, just as earlier he had bought Martulla, the dam of Foxlana. He also said that he had raced Martulla and Snowshoe and that he had daughters from them by Loronaeli at present running In the same paddock. American Racing. ... A New York message states that w. f,. Boeing's favoured Devil’s Thumb won the 40th 12,000-dollar Grand Union Hotel Stakes. SI Ratogaward’s Devil's Luck was second and Hyperion third in a neld of 13 two-year-olds. Myron Selznlck s Can’t Wait won the 10,000-dollar Saratoga Handicap, beating Mrs. Payne Whitney s Swing-and-Sway by a head.

Auckland Juveniles. Some sprightly-looking juveniles, as yet in the kindergarten stage of t heir „ car H e ® r .’ took part in a short sprint before the nrst event at the Pakuranga races on Saturday, and Mr. Geo. Forsyth's Cambria Park — Carmelia gelding Lord Luck showed a nice turn o-f speed to lead eight other two-vear-olds past the judge. A 1 ermeer Aureole geldin.g which will race in the interests of the Hon. E. R. Davif and Mr. O. Nicholson also revealed promise to nnIsh second, a couple of lengths [ahead or Meermint (Vermeer —Speedmint). , An Oration —Fireclay iillv was fourth, [and came Duke Star (Ninth Duke—iStiar Luck) and Gav Winkles (Martarma—Waiwene). Brief '(Solicitor-General —Gold I Paper), Doll Dinks (Dink—Danesia). and a Buiandshar —Stretto filly also took part in the parade. The "Star” says that Uie value attached to the parade must have satisfied Takanlni trainers with the forwardness of their juveniles, as the Vermeer—-Aurola gelding Meermint, Brief, and the Oration —Fireclay filly were all prominent at the finish, and some of these were doing their work in the right manner at the end.

Change of Stables. Native Song has had another change or quarters He was taken to Rlccarton by the Te Rapa trainer J. L. Muir, but on his return north he was handed over to A, Wright at Awapuni.

For New Season. The St. Boswells—Rule Britannia colt, half-brother to Miss Leighbn, has joined the stable of IT. Gray. This youngster was purchased at the last National Sales by Mr. J. Rudsets, Te Awamulu. for 200 gns. Win Improve. Pakuranga form will now have thrown some light on the prospects for coming meetings, and one noticed among the beaten division which can be expected to Improve a great deal on his fifth In the Sylvia Park Handicap is the Hunting Song gelding Peter Gregor (says the “Auckland Star”). This three-year-old lacked condition as he did not have an exhaustive preparation, and he wilted only inside the last furlong after, running a nice race behind the leaders throughout the journey. To Visit Coronach. The dual Railway Handicap winner Bronwen is to be mated with Coronach. For Ilawera. The -Takanlni trained filly Golden Galiev is to leave today for Hawera. She will be ridden on Saturday 'by S. Waddell.

A Surprise. According to a northern report the win of Lord Chancellor last Saturday surprised even the stable, though It was anticipated that -he would make good.

Answers to Correspondents. “Heretaunga Mary”: Roseman also started in the Hunt Cup Steeplechase on the second day ot the Grand National meetln“R.D„” Marton: (1) £l/17/6. (2) £l/9/-. “Two Muss,’* Wellington: Information Be, ‘Jack,” Hatuma: £l5/14/6; £3/18/6.