WAIPAWA ANNUAL

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 36, 5 November 1937, Page 14

WAIPAWA ANNUAL

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At Hastings To-morrow v £S. THE FIELDS REVIEWED

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The annual race mr^ting of the Waipawa County Eacing Olub will be heid under th'e management of . the . H.B. Jockey Club to-morrow on the Hastings racecourse. The fields with a couple of exceptions, have filled well and even the two small lots leave results very open. The racing track has seldom "becn in better ' condition and, whiJe the gcing will be fast, there is such an excePeiit sole of grass that there will be little or no jar. The betting will be on the" single pool system. Eesults of the Canterbury races will be relayed over the loud speaker - as soon as knowtt. Pollowlrg is a review the runners. — Noon: HOMEWOOD HUEDEES Abou: one mile and a-half. Oiiiv tour TiniL'ers but each possessing fair clianco of success according to roccnt happe.nings on the track. Iddo, showir'.g some signs.of soreness, soon thrcws it c-fE and his schooling and track crials ha*' 3 been of a 'satisfactory nature lliis lasi. week. Begorrah won a double at Gisborne last July, the last time ho started over . the kurdies, and' prior' to .that finished sec ehd.at. Hastings to-Iddo. As he is iit" and wiTT have A. E. Lord in the saddle he shoiild give the "Hastings trio soinpthing to do to head him off. Although Top Hat stili' ca'rries a big knee* contracted at Wanganui, he is gallppirig and jumping like an early winner. Cletrac, who is having his flrst" race over the hurdles, has- racing condition' and * has * given quite a • few first class schooling. displays, so may trouble the best of the* small field. Favouritism may be disputed by BEGOKRAH and IDDO.j- ... - 12.40 : OTANE HACK 'FLYING' • -.•'*• Six furlongs. .. " ; Son and Heir has his full' Ioad, -f6r he has scarcely' earned 9st.' Possichei at his .best is - a good " haclv and his galloping. of late shows him. back to his best. Trailer is a possibijity, . but perhaps six furlongs is a - little too short for him. Granvale Tan. seeond. to The Bigot last month here . and the Bigot then scored.an outright. win and a de'ad-heat for. first at Trentham, the Greenmeadows gelding will not ' be . al* lowed to pay any out size dividend. Felicitation ran two fair races at Gisborne last week, notching a first and a second, in the latter case acting as riinner-up .to a hack that will win at the best meetings. Anbe goes fast and may surprise. Joe Louis went impressively yesterday morning, but is suffering f roia an abscess in his mouth. Marsyas, Seyfried, Hamarin, Tullamore, Thala and' Le Toquet have all won races, but not recently, still are all working well enough to enter caleulations. Gaelic Song is only- so-so, but the manner in which Larwood hns been galloping *during the week suggests that this half-brother • to Eound TJp and Bodyline will be a distinct outside possibility. There is plehty'of material to select from and, if started in this race in preference to the open flying, FOSSICKER may be the netual favourite with the next in demand FELICITATION and SON AND HEIR. s 1.30:; IMPERIAL PLATE. Six furlongs. Maiden ■' conditions. A , rough chanee has Kikiroki, while Tapurau is a little backward on account of an iaterrupted preparation. Lovelilt was not impressive at the last Hastings' meeting, -buf Oha might be a surprise packet. Daryill's track work has not been "very . impressive. Reasonable enjoys some reputation ' and it -.is only natural to " expect that he is now' a better ,horse than when he - ran second to. Liridfum at Hastings ; last month. This ; Greenmeadows colt- may be the favourite. Power Chief '. may start in the - Epsom. King 's , . r- , * ' ■1-

Hope when trained here was disappointing after showing promise in private. He is now trained at Waimarama by his owners, Messrs J. Gunn and A. Ellingham, the latter an old hand at -the game. Clavercourt may run- a surprisingly good race, as she is on the improve and in racing condition. Great Sandy will need to show considerable improvement. Jacynth and Star Lad are two distinct possibilities as is also Fundy Bay. Mahuta! has improved more than most here this last week . or two. The xemaining trio Tommy Atkins, Golden Memory and Haile Selassie,' though scarcely recommendations, are capable of running fair races.' This is the biggest field of the day and of the. most investments may be on REASONABLE,' MAHUTAI and STAR LAD. , * 2.15: WAIPAWA COUNTY HANDIf CAP. ' 1J mile. Pladie . looks in great nick, but hia disappomting .form at the last . Wellington meeting suggests that his looks may " beiio " him. Soho ..will be all the |>etter for tk trip to Trentham and, with a 51b.- apprentice allowance, must be a serious consideration with 8.6. The hack form of Royal Minstrel at Wellington was first-clSss and, as he is now every bit as fit, if not- fitter, ho must gq -very close to accomplishing the "hat trick. " Maine has not been gallopiug iu a manner pointing to success, but some will bear in npnd that she won the W.R.C. Whyte Handicap when very i'ow gave 'her even .an outsidts chance. - Gay Hunter dead-heatcd with. De* Friend last Saturday, so this Gisborne repres'entative enters th'e count. Tres Sec may contest the '* Epsom. BusteY Brown 's f ailure in hack company- at- Bulls last ,week-end. should see. him at a liberal pric'e. Wbat will car'ry more 'machine moneythan ROY1 AL MINSTREL, SOHO and GAY HUNTER? ; . • 3.0 : r EMPIRE ; NURSERY HANDI- . * CAP. Diana/Tetrix worked poorly yesterday. morning and it' is quite possible she may be sickening for a cold, a maladv prevalent in ;North Island stables at present, so ! that - followers of .this filly would do • wisely to-mor-row to ascertain how she is. Jeanne is nothing above average class, but still was -third .to Sudan and Diana Tetrix at Hastings last month. Merry Simon. went well enotigh yaiterday morning to gain quite a few friehds. ' Laughing Song* is ' improving and would not surprise in. the' leastif first. back into the bird-cage. Sweepaway has yet to show a winning gallop. Three .that may appeal RTe MERRY** SIMON, JHANNE, DIANA ' TETRIX. ' . 3.40 : EPSOM -. HANDICAP / II mile Tres Sec, a fit horse, has proved himself a bracelet • winner. so the - weight conditions- are nothing new to him, tlie same applying to ITmpire, who won at his last, start, which was at Waverley on Labour Day. Lacquer has not raced for some time. but that will not keep her Greenmeadows admirers from backing her. Aube has twice won an amateur rider's race, and if in the same condition as when defeating Cletrac last July at* the Hawke 's Bay Hunt meeting, will prove difficult to dispose of with only. 81bs. above the minimum. Cletrac will in all probability contest the hurdles, leaving the race to his stable companion^ Power Chief. Beechgrove has no form to recommend* him. Parry ran* a fair race at Wellington, and in the Duke of . Gloucester Cup was close up fourth, so that hes too is a consideration. Most betting may be for UMPIRE, TRES SEC and PARRY. 4.25: HOMEWOOD FLYING HAN- '"■■■ DICAP. : . ;* - Six furlongs. . Pakanui * has not * been harshly treated .with 9.0, and has -only to leave the barrier withf the - others to have a good. sh'ow. * Bunfight has only -one raceto her credit over a fairly .long period, so' with 8.1 has 'none -the best of the'argument .,on performances. Sir Nigel is certainly ,,, going a "little better than he » has been doing, but ; being without a win for' some time his followers may-

have grown a little tired. Slippery ran fourth at Bulls, so that there is a kick in the old horse yet. If started in this race instead of the hack six, Fossicker would have a chanee. Flame Queeu, though a promising young galloper, is hardly up to. winning an open sprint just yet. Three -that may not want for monietary snpport are PAKANUI, SIR NIGEL and FOSSICKER. 5.10: FINAL HANDICAP. Five and a-half furlongs. Geira, who will have a 71b. apprentice allowance, reads nicely. placed. Son and Heir is usefiil, while Gasman, back to hack class, must «be more than a mere possibility. Colleen - Gain has speed but of late has not been going too well. Marsyas is periiaps at his best distance, as it' was over * five and a-half ko. -was so narrowly, defeated on the Hastings track last winter. Black Frost requires a race or two to s'harpen iiim up. Pukehou is fast and -is' due P°p'u'p any day . over a short- course. Of the remainihg trio -Winitangi may do best. The, public may look' for, a Tecovery from -either - GEIRA,* GASMAN or PUKEHOU. -

Iddo 10 11 Begorrah 9 13

Top Hat 9 3 Cletrac 9 3

12.0 HOLLYCOMBE HURDLES HANDICAP, of £100: 1½ miles.

Son and Heir 9 0 Fossicker 8 11 Trailer 8-8 Granvale 8 6 I Felicitation .86 Aube 7 12 ! Joe Louis 7 12 Marsyas 7 8

. Seyfned 7 8 Hamarin 7 8 Tullamore 7 8; Thala "f7 3 Le Toquet 7 4 Gaelic Song - 7 4 Larwood 7 0

12.40 OTANE FLYING HANDICAP (hack conditions), of £90; 6 furlongs.

Kiriroki 8 7 Papurau 8 7 Love Lilt 8 . 7 Oha 8 7 , Daryill • 8 -7 Reasonable 8 7 Power Chief 8*7 King 's Hope 8 .* 7 Clavercourt 8 7 Great Sandy ■ 8 *: 7

Jacynth 8 7 Star Lad 8 7 Fundy Bay 8 7 ■ Mahiitai 8 7 .' Tommy Atkins . 8 7 Golden * Memory 8 7 Haile Selassie 8 7

1.30 IMPERIAL PLATE, of £90; 6 furlongs.

Pladie 8 11 Soho * " '* '8 11 Royal Minstrel 8 6

Maine ' 8 *. ' "Gay Hunter 7 13 Tres Sec . 7 5 Buster Brown 7 0*

2.15 WAIPAWA COUNTY HANDICAP, of £150: 1¼ miles.

Diana Tetrix 8 ' 3 Jeanne* 80 Merry Simon 7 13

Laughing Song 7 9 Sweepaway 7 9

3.0 EMPIRE NURSERY HANDICAP, of £90; 4 furlongs.

Tres Sec 11 12 'Umpire .,1110 Lacquer*' 11. ,;7 • Aube '• /JEl.'i

Cletrac 10 12 ' Parry 10 11 -Power Chief 10 7 Beech Grove 10 .7

3.40 EPSOM HANDICAP, of £90; gentleman riders; 1¼ miles.

Pakanui 9 0 Bun Fight' 8 1 Sir Nigel 7 10

Slippery 7 8 Fossicker : * 7 4 Flame Queen 7 0

4.25 HOMEWOOD: HANDICAP (Open), of £100; 6½ furlongs.

Geira 9 0 Son and Heir *8 13 'Gasman 8 9 i Colleen Gain- 8 - 5 : Marsyas 7 8 *! Black Frost 7 8

Gaelic Song 7 4 Pukehou 7 0 Winitangi *.. 7 0 Enfin - 7 0 Clavercourt 7 0

5.10 FINAL HACK HANDICAP, of £90; 5½ furlongs.