THE RACING WORLD

Dominion, Volume 35, Issue 283, 28 August 1942, Page 6

THE RACING WORLD

FIRST JUVENILE EVENT

The Field At Wanganui

(By The Watcher.) For bo early In the season an entry of 11 for the first two-year-old contest, the Debutant Stakes on the second day of the Wanganui meeting, is quite satisfactory. As a matter of fact, a big field here is not desired, as the start is on the beginning of the home turn, and runners drawn wide in a big field would have very poor prospects. _ „ Particulars of the entry are as follows.— Pallelle, J. Hughes’s ch. f., by Man s Pal—Guardianelle. Screen, G. M. Currie’s hr. f.. by SpiralMotley. , , , Sea Spi, Mrs. L. M. Lamb s br. f., by Phaleron Bay—Ruling Spi. t Wildboy, Mrs. L. M. Lamb's b. c., by Gynerlum—Parakeet . „ Royal Heir. A. Mclntosh's ch. c., by Hunting Song—Fair Queen. Fort Koval. I. T. Stanners’s ch. g., by Broiefort—Royal Flavour Matawene, W. Coulter's b. f.. by Marr tarina—Rawene. Kaitedie. F. Bristol's ch. g., by Detoe — Lowecourt. , , _ . Caithness, W. J. Hargreaves’s ch. f., by Tiderace—My Own. . . ■ B. L. 11. M. Glazebrook's, by Broietort— Hunting Lodge. Lang Bian colt. Battledreßß.

A P.A. message from New Plymouth states that Battledress was scratched at v a.m yesterday for his engagement at the Combined Hunts meeting tomorrow’. Gone to Hawera. -

P. Burgess has gone to Hawera. with Voltaire. Sanction and Flahuluk. He will ride Voltaire himself ■ and J. Garth the other pair. R. J. Hawes will have the mount on Indian Sun.

Qood Claws Field. A good class field seems assured for the Marangai Handicap, the principal fiat race on the o-pening day of t the Wanganui spring meeting. The entries include Yogi, Old Bill, " Piastre, Centrepoise and Gladynev. Killed in Action.

George Corkhill, another jockey who served his apprenticeship at Awapuni, has been killed in action. Years ago he was apprenticed to Mr. E. W. at-soii, and later he left for the East, where he followed the racing seasons and rode with much success in Singapore, India,* Burma, Ceylon. Mauritius and South Africa. Sister to Bashful Lady. Blissful Lady, a six-year-old sister to the Winter Cup winner, Bashful Lady, has been taken in hand again after a spell from racing of about 18 months, and is now a member of J. A. Howland’s team at invercargill. As s throe-year-old, Blissful Lady won four races and was placed seven times in 18 starts, but failed to win during tlie next season, being placed five times ill 15 appearances. Last season she met with an accident shortlj- after being put into work.. Luck.

For the Woolston Handicap on the second day of the Grand National meeting a Christchurch punter was given a ticket on No 10 by mistake. He noticed the seller s error and went back to the window and exchanged it for a ticket on the horse be wanted to back. On reflection he decided that getting the wrong ticket might be a lucky omen, so he went, in again and put ill'each way on No. 10. No: 10 was the winner, WUldw Wood, whose combined dividends totalled over the century. Scratchings Posted.

. Hinkler and Te Haka were scratched at 12.30 p.m. on Tuesday for all engagements at the combined hunt club's meeting at Hawera tomorrow. Veteran Trainer.

Noticed in the birdcage at Ellerslie on Saturday was trainer C. Morse, who was making his first appearance for some months. He has had a bad run of illhealth. and it was .pleasing to note that at long last he was able to be out and about again.

Slaying and Sprinting. Surprise has been expressed at a New Zealand Cup winner in Happy Ending proving smart enough to .win against sprinters at the Grand National meeting. The records show that when Sir Modred as a three-year-old won the Dunedip Cup, run over two miles and a distance, he was saddled up again the same day- and ran third in the Publican’s Handicap, then run over a mile and a quarter. On the second day of the meeting Sir Modred won the Railway Plate, run over six furlongs. In the season of 1884-85 Vanguard started in seven races and won six. He won the Geraldine R.C. Handicap (one mile and a quarter), the Geraldine Cup (two miles), the New Zealand Cup (two miles). Turquoise, in receipt of, 231 b., beat him in the .Setwards' Stakes, run on the second dayHe then won the Dunedin Cup (two miles and a distance), the Marshall Memorial Stakes (one mile and a quarter), and the Tramway Plate, run over six furlongs. Locbiel was another very noted horse over all courses in the 'eighties, a Newmarket Handicap one day and second in me -Australian Cup the next . day. He also .performed similar feats in New Zealand. Answers to Correspondents. “Trooper,” Waiouru: (1) £4/19/-. (2)

Foxola. “F.R.,” Trentham: £53/13/-. Inquirers for the scratching time of Bolovna in the Islington Handicap are informell that it was 10.46 a.m. on the day of the race.