STAKES ON UP GRADE

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 14, 9 October 1937, Page 19

STAKES ON UP GRADE

(Special— from ' ' Early Bird")

Auckland Team To Go To Trentham N0RTHERN ACTiyiTIES

AUCKLAND, This Day. The general trend in . stakes in the province is definitely on tbe mcrease. For instance, at tbe late spring meetings, at Te Rapa and Ellerslie (Takapuna) the tbird and fourtb weeks in November, tbe four handicap events to be run .within tbe week are worth in all £2025,. ah average per race' of £605. The Waikato Cup is worth £650 and" the Aiison Cup at Takapuna £500. The mmTmum stake at Te Hapa is £200 and practically the aame at Takapuna, withthe exception of tbe maiden events. A move in the directon of kueping up the distance- of handicap .races has been adopted by the Takapuna Jockey Club for its iixture next month, und this is particularly pleasing in view of the faet that local horses claiming an engagement in tbe Auckland Cup and other valuable handicap races at Ellerslie at Christmas and New Year will now bave tbeir last chances of a race in public aft'orded bv the mile and a quarter event each day, instead of a mile and a quarter and a mile, as before. In an ell'ort to encourage tbe owners of two-vear-olds, tbe Takapuna programine also provides for a £250 stake- for tbia class. For Handicaps Mazir is not regarded as a sprinter, altbougb reports from Te Aroha indicated tbat be has been- revealing plenty of dasb in bis short work. This he pfoved the iirst day at Paeroa, where be "was up bandy to bis field at. the distance in- the open six and sbowed; tbat he "would not ,be long in getting' iltito trim tbat would cause 'bim-to be conaidered next timo be is stepped oufc.in a handicap., . He is to race -over Seycn furlongs at Ellerslie this afternoon and on Monday be ig to take 0n« tho ] mile and a quarter handicap. - >■ Mazir t may race better tba'n ever this seasqn. j Tbe same programme -at tbe Auck- ! land meeting now in progress at EUefs- ! lie has been mapped out for Royai 'Ap- i pellant, and in addition be is • engag&d,! in tbe mile on Monday. The failuro ] of the Appellant gelding.to win-at ten ! furlongs should not be taken to iniply tbat be cannot stay beyond a mile, for be has run some excellent races , over the longer journey and in bis fprm now he should not experience- any difficulty to get tbe distance. Hoyal Appellant is also engaged in the mile and a , quarter handicaps at Avondale a week bonce at-tbe suburban club 's second spring fixture and those races ought to suit him nicely. Flans For Gallio, Beveral Auckland horses figure among ihe entries for tbe Wellington" fixture openipg on Thursday week, among' tbem bejng Nordie Song, Lady Ruler, Boughal, Tavern Song, Rollicker, King Key, Enge, Gallio, Scotland, lmpasto, Maori Song, Tosh, Wbirling, Parquet, Itaepata, Privy Sea], Dutcb Girl and Te Hero, all of whom are scbeduled-l'o fulfil engagements here at Ellerslie and Avondale- prior to tbe Wellington fixture. Apparently Te Hero is all right again, for in addition to remaining. in the Wellesley Stakes be is also entered for Avondale. Taking a Iine througb Gallio 7s nominations for future events, it is apparent tbat be.is going to be tried sbortly over middie and longer distances, for idter. competing in tbe Ellerslie sprints this week-end it is" probablo tbat be ■will take on the handicaps at Avondale, both these races .being run over a mile and a quarter.- The son of .General Latour has been entered for tbe eievcn furlongs Wellington Handicap and the H arcourt Stakes, tbe latter contest, ■which be won twelve months ago' in nnpressive manner, being a weigbt-for-age event, If he comes right back to his best form Gallio 's presence wilJ lend considerable interest to the bandi- . cap and weight-for-age racing this season. Monday 's Problem Altbough fhe Onehunga Steeplecbase at Ellerslie on Monday is .an open event, as against the race to-day being confined to haeks and bunters, .there aie not many of tbe best class 'chasers engaged and so tberefore the scale and weigbts may not be much lower, Should this - prove to be the case the ^chances of horses like Windsor Lad, Thespis, All Irish and Lochiel Lad will not, be. cnhanced. One' of the best prospect^ may be Emancipatibn, who fs not m the first fiight, but he made his four, opponents at Paeroa last Monclay look mere moderates. " Then there is Golden Englarid, who struggled home in second place last Saturday; . he is now right down in the weights and if he is a rulmer Cjfji Monday — he pulled np lame and could not run the second day— he might be ftJie hardest to beat. However, Emancipation looks the sounder horse and tberefore the better proposition among the newcomers, but the best of these may find the improving Lochiel Lad troublesome. Perhaps one may learn something from this afternoon 's contest over the Ellerslie hill.