JUMPING SEASON

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 97, 11 May 1937, Page 13

JUMPING SEASON

The Egmont Meeting TO-MORROW'S PRQSPECTS Tho opening of the jumping soason proper at Hawera to-morrow (Coronation Day) should attract conisiderable interest, for there are several proved jumpers engaged in the Hurdles and Steeplechase, most of them claiming engagements in more important events over obstacles at Waikato and Auckland. The going at Hawera will be heavy. Fieids are xxot particularly good numerically, although they are sufflcxently strong to furnish spirited sport and excellent finishes. The meeting will be concluded on Saturday, when there will probably be several fresh horses making an appearance. Win and place betting wjll be in force, First and f oremost on to-morrow 's programme is tho Egmont Steeplechase, There will be considerqble interest taken in the Australian, ROnnie Rq116x, tvho was successful at Flemington a eouple pf months ago and if as good as reported he shoqld go close to winning, If ggttled down, Forest GJow ig a horse with a fine recprd, albeit he has won pnly two crosa cQuntry events, and he may improve on his second placing in this race twelve montha ago, Pahu hua failed very often in the north, but there has been some improvement since he waa domiciled in the South leland, Don Erma ie in good form and, after Uia second and first at the Ohinemuri meeting two months back, he will carry a lot of Taranaki support. Cynical Kid ie reported to be yery fit and improving, while Invictue, if he takea to 'chaM. ing eeriously, may be dangerque, for he had akeady shown his abi][ty to jump country, Then there are two mere i South Islandera in Sky Pilot and Monaetip, whp have been schooled over the trying .Riccarton fences, so the Hawera obstaclep should hpld no terrorp for them; they are both regarded as promjsing. Forest Glow and Don Erma may he thp e}ect of backem, Tho Hurdlers In the Tongahoe Hurdles Clarlon Call will make his reappearance and the stable also has a useful second strong in Hunting Queen; both will go good races. Sporting Song has lately been mixiug it and that may not help him against good performers, Tout le Monde impressed wben ho won at Te Rapasin the late summer and he is going to ,be an acquisitxon to the ranks of hurdlers; he will perhaps get number one vote for to-morrow 's race, Boughal is very fast and. may stay in froot if be jumps at all well, while Dancing Lady ia a promising novice. The maiden race, open to horses of all ages, should see the two-year-old Vadanoe doing well after his good Second at Woodville recently, It is a nice field, with plenty of unknowa youngsters engaged to make it a tricky if very interesting contest. Other runnexis at Hawera to-morrow that phonld show up in their engagements are Surella, One Whetu, Eagle's Eye and International, while it would not be surprising to find Red Manfred on top in the sprint if the going is not too bad. Horses likely to attract attention

TONGAHOE HURDLES. — Tout le Monde, Hunting Queen. CORONATION STAKES — Vadanoe, Fafner, Te Huia. FLYING HANDICAP. — Lady Ina, Solaria. TELEGRAPH HACK.— Surella, Flyu ing Chief, Kara. • EGMONT' STEELPECHASE.— Forest Glow, Don Erma, Bonnie Rollox. McRAE CUP.— One Whetu, Aretic King, Master Cyklon. HACK SCURRY,— Eagle's Eye, Erehus, First Chapter, TAWHITI HANDICAP. — International, Taitoru, Gold Mission.