Takapuna Meeting Opens To-day

Manawatu Times, Volume 62, Issue 24, 29 January 1937, Page 5

Takapuna Meeting Opens To-day

FIELDS AND PROSPECTS. WIN-AND-PLACE BETTING. The Takapuna Jockey Club’s summer meeting opens to-day and concludes tomorrow. The Ellerslie course is reported to be in first-class order and with good fields carded the racing promises to be interesting. The betting will be conducted under the win and place system. The principal event on to-day’s programme is the Takapuna Cup over a mile and a-quarter. Mazir is topweignt and he is reported to have been working satisfactorily. Dark Shadow is next and, a winner of the Waikato and Te Awamutu Cups, he should be among the fancied ones to-day. Con Fuoco is reported to have been unlucky in the Goldfields Cup at Thames, but the pick of the others appears to be Shy, who finished in second place behind Martara at Trentham. Horses likely to be in demand to-day Orewa Hurdles: High Quality, Tudor. Trial Stakes: Survoy, Ngakaru, Salva. Ferry Handicap: Square Acre, Fleetwind, Fox Moth. Takapuna Cup: Shy, Dark Shadow, Mazir. Calliope Handicap: Dragon Moth, Bachelor King, Nuclei. Wynyard Plate: Kilonsoa, Quadroon, Sergia. Zealandia Handicap: Sweet Rose, Galilee, Round Up. Rangitoto Hack: Winlona, Respectful, Vera Acre.

THE ACCEPTANCES.

RACING FIXTURES. January 23, 30: Wanganui J.C. January 29, 30: Takapuna J.C. (at Ellerslie). February 4, G: Taranaki J.C.

12.U— OREWA HURDLES of £200; 18 miles. Tudor 1 9 Kanapa 9 1 High Quality 0 3 Gay Cavalier Merry Lap 9 1 United 9 0 12.42— TRIAL HANDICAP, of £110; 6 furlongs. Orefield 9 0 Huntsman's Raepata 8 11 Chorus 8 5 8 11 8 5 Black Musk 8 9 Lone Flier 8 5 Salva 8 8 Royal Broney 8 5 School Song: 8 7 Pirate King 8 5 Ngakaru 8 6 Droll 8 5 Chief Emerald 8 6 Tiny Star 8 5 ■Cometarium 8 5 Doric Star 8 5 Tidewaiter 8 5 Jan Ridd 8 5 1.27— FERRY HANDICAP, of £175; 6 furlongs. Paso Robles 8 9 Singara 7 10 Fleetwind 8 8 V alrent 8 5 Inquisitor 7 7 Square Acre S 0 Fox Moth 7 13 v'alise 7 13 Whitby 7 7 Gay Egypt 7 13 High Star 7 10 2.17— TAKAPUNA CUP, of £500; 11 miles. Mazir 9 0 Kelly Dark Shadow 8 7 Gay Broney Master Brierly 8 5 Lagoon 8 3 Gay Talkie 7 13 Shy 7 11 3.2— CALLIOPE HANDICAP, of £200 5 furlongs. Bachelor King 9 6 Te Poto Nuclei 8 9 Awatea Airam 8 9 7 9 Dagon Moth 8 5 Min Lu 3.52— WYNYARD PLATE, of £300; 7 furlongs. Professional 8 J2 Mainland 8 b Kilonsoa 8 12 8 b Sergia 8 12 Parquet 8 5 Quadroon 8 7 Gay Sister 8 5 Surella 8 5 8 0 Rulette 8 7 Rollicker S 0 Aymon May Song 8 0 Tosh 7 9 4.37— ZEALANDIA HANDICAP, of £300; 6 furlongs. Impasto 9 6 Mata Hari 7 12 Triune 9 3 Mungacre 7 12 Galilee 8 9 I.ornacre 7 11 Tybalt 8 3 Round Up 7 8 Crooning 8 2 Whirling 7 7 Sweet Rose 8 0 7 7 Armacourt S 0 5.22— RANGITOTO HANDICAP, of £200; 1 mile. Winlona 9 0 Ringshot 7 9 \ era Acre 8 10 Survoy 7 ? Respectful 8 8 7 7 King Theo 8 1 Digitalis 7 7 Trouvaille 7 11 Lady Defoe 7 7 WAIROA ACCEPTANCES. WAIROA, Last Night. Acceptances for the Wairoa meeting are as under:MAIDEN SCURRY, 5 furlongs. Asset 8 0 Hunting Crop 8 0 Eidos Grey Molly 8 0 Hunting Spy S 0 Jay Bird 8 0 MItoca 8 0 Mitzi 8 0 Shani 8 0 Tupal 8 0 Birtown 8 0 Bold Bruce 8 0 Seyfried 8 0 Ihu 8 0 Rapa Waiata 8 0 Pylon 8 0 Mahala 8 0 Triumph 8 0 TRIAL HANDICAP, of £60; 6 furlongs. Minnow 9 0 Fine Stitch 8 4 Pirima 8 7 Tycoon 8 4 Sunny Blonde 8 4 Ballyculane 7 11 Taupiri 8 4 Hinepit 7 7 DISTRICT HACK HANDICAP, of £60; 6 furlongs. Jazz King 9 0 Joe Louis 7 12 Acranna 8 7 Mltze 7 11 Ruinette 8 7 Grey Molly 7 11 Night Speaker 8 7 Pylon 7 11 Mahala 7 12 Paul Robeson 7 11 WAIROA CUP, of £120; li miles. Big Dook 9 9 Lucullus Lad 7 10 Legatee 9 5 Bothwell 7 7 Charade 8 7 Lady Wessex 7 7 Hunting Mars 8 1 Flying Mimic 7 7 PennycomeBlue Garter 7 12 TE KUPENGA HACK HANDICAP, of £75; ; mile. Charade 9 5 En V’idette 7 12 Gay Hunter 8 13 Tractile 7 9 Small Boy 8 10 W ananga 7 9 Hatuma 8 10 Trailer Hamarin 8 2 ORMOND HANDICAP, of £90; 7 furlongs. De Friend 9 2 Blygain 7 7 Hunting Mars 8 0 Wasteland 7 7 Gasman 7 10 Marching Song 7 7 Fossicker 7 10 Flying Mimic 7 7 Quake 7 9 RAL'WA HACK HANDICAP, of £63; 6 furlongs. Gay Hunter 8 12 Perfect Lady 7 10 Huntette S 9 En Vidette 7 10 Fossicker 8 7 Tractile 7 9 Sansfoy 8 4 Royal Solo 7 9 Night Speaker 7 7 Hunting 8 2 7 7 8 2 Ruinette 7 7 Mahua 7 12 Flying Mimic 7 7 Pirima 7 10