Derby And Stewards’ Handicap

Dominion, Volume 36, Issue 36, 6 November 1942, Page 6

Derby And Stewards’ Handicap

ON THE SAME DAY

(By

The Watcher)

In connexion with the ylsit of .Nizam to Ricearton, he cannot run in both the the New Zealand Derby and the Stewards Handicap, as this year they are run on the same day, and are successive events. Avondale Scratchings. ~. .. Baitron. Wee bun. Molly M.irtla, I ok r Ring, the Taraheke filly, and Gay Wink e have 'been withdrawn from the Avonda e Stakes. Aero King was scratched fo > .the Members' Handicap at 2.30 p.m. and Beau Vaals was scratched for the Electric Handican at 430 p.m., both on -Monday. Gay Miss” 7.7, is in the Electric Handicap., A The° principal event; at Napier tomorrow, the park Stakes, promises, to provide a very interesting contest. On Wellington form and at the, distance Rakanul will appeal, but th .®. R UCK A' 0 “ whether 9.10 may not beat h’m- .Centre, noise. Gayest' bon, Gay Genet and Ched Sington will all have, friends on- their re-, cent showings, is a distinct, possibility In Rhe hands of a capable lightweight.- Rakanul and Gayest Son. may carry most support. the question of eliminating unwieldy fields by the barring of maidens at Metropolitan fixtures except in special races, the Wellington club has already made a step in this direction. This r in the champion Hack at the au unin meeting. ’When this event -was.instituted by Mr Hubert Li Nathan with 'the donation of.a gold cup he made Rhe stipulation that maidens were to be barred J. bls prohibition has remained in force, but it has not affected the field in the slightest. In fact it is one of the best races on the programme. Except last March, there has never been less than a double-figure field and competition has been keen and -he race interesting. Brother to Whackie. " . ■ One of the maidens at Napier tomorrow, Oisuara. which is the name of the sire Arauslo spelled backwards, is a fullbrother to W-hackle. He is a three-year-old out of Mercian Lass, and. like Whackie originally, is owned and trained •,y his breeder, the Greenmeadows trainer, W McKinnon. According to all reports, there is every' chance that Oisuara will emulate the, deeds of his elder -brother. Trained in the Bay. The 'Monarch, who is down to run tn the Park Stakes at Napier, is now in the stable of H. Griffith at Hastings.

Fresh Juveniles. Six of the nine ' two-year-olds engaged at Napier Park tomorrow will be having their first race, though two of. them, Benares and La Serena, were in the. Hastings Stakes field,, and did not run. Benares is Mr. F. Ormonds b. f. by Bulandshar—High Art. so she is a halfsister to Ivar. La' Serena is Mrs. G. A. Edmonds’s b... f. by . Phaleron ; BayMartial Ladv.' thus a sister to Dominate. La Serena will be bracketed with Barrosa, who ran fourth in the Hastings Stakes. Of the other newcomers -Master Dash is Mr. R. Gregory's b. K. by Gynerium— Roval Dash; Haughty Queen is Mr. C H. Slater’s b. f. bv Thoio—Tlgrone-Sky-hawk is Mr. R. H. -Hohlen'-s hr. or blk. g. bv Defoe —Falcon. Falcon is an English mare, half-sister to Ellangowan, -being by Flamingo from Latninermuir. by Sunstar. Gyros is Mr. F, .B. Donnelly's b. c. by Thelo—Perimeter, by Weathervane from the Achilles mare. Peirene. Trained nt Hastings,/.. The horses-.raced bv the,late A. McIntosh, of Gisborne,.-have been taken over bv the Hastings trainer, W. Griffith, who w'ill handle them for the trustees. ...... H’h tho Same Everywhere. An overseas "service-man Introduced himself to W. ■ J. Broughton at the recent Wellington meeting .ns a jockey in his own country who had ridden some-300 winners. “Of course,” -he said in the convere M'ln “things are- different in our'country. We don’t bother about the honour and glory. We ride for the kale." The idea that “the kale” did hot play a part in New Zealand also, appeared to tickle Broughton immensely as he related the incident later.. In England Now. The English Minister for Agriculture has asked owners of horses and ponies; in the general national interest, to destroy any non-essential animals. It will be a wrench for many men to take tins stop with old favourites. No rationed feedingstuffs are now supplied except for agricultural horses, pit ponies, town horses, and a limited number of thoroughbreds and hunt horses. The Minister pointed out that the grass consumed by non-essen-tials in summer and the hay in winter should be kept for essential animals. Answers to Correspondents. . “Wager;” City: (1) £l/10/-.- (2) £l/19/;. £l/4/-. (3) £2; (4) £2/13/0; £l/b/-. (5) • x ‘2/4/-. ' ' ’7 ’ ' ’ * ’ . ““D.R.,” Wellington: .Qi ~£2/16/61 £1 10/6. (2) £2/0/6. (3)- £4/7/-. (4) £5/7/-, ‘‘Royevrus.” Otaki: (1) £22/17/6: £‘> 19/G. (2) Yes, all handicap fields, -with the exception of two-year-old events, have a minimum topweight of 9.0.' • ■