PUNTERS WILL TRY FOR EVENS AT TARANAKI

NZ Truth, Issue 1262, 6 February 1930, Page 13

PUNTERS WILL TRY FOR EVENS AT TARANAKI

HAS PROVED A MAGNET

Money and Mounts Will Be There For Provincial Meeting

CUP AND FLYING DRAW CLASS

; From a racing viewpoint/ the Taranaki Jup fixture of 1930 bids fair to eclipse any of those held ' m the butter province for some years past. This reasoning is gauged by the tone of the acoeptance list for opening day, when some class handicappers and sprinters are engaged. ; ' ': '

•"THE contest for the £760 Cup ce'rl v tainly promises to be interesting,. ,; * with horses of the calibre of 'Pegaway, Bright- Glow, Vertigern, Corinax, In the Shade, Piuthair and Yoma engaged. ,'•■'■',..■■ '•: " Shrewd, Lucy Rose, Marjoram • and The Hawk are the most notable of the other eight engaged. Pegaway is well loaded,with 9.8, but he is one of the few horses built:, tjx carry a welter burden and, besides having won over twelve furlongs last season will come across from the Waikato with the. strong recommendation of / having downed the dual important Cup winner, Concentrate, over ten furlongs at weight-for-age on January 2 at Ellerslie. • : V ' v ' ■', Bright Glow's second ''m the > Wellington Cup shows her up as a promising contender for the prize,, „- while Vertigern. is stated to. be; coming on and is reasonable, m poundage— on his best form of last season. Corinax's second to Prodice m the 1 . Takapuna Cup was a worthy efforij, but In the Shade's late form has: riot been up to his New Zealand Cup second of the spring. • T Yoma and Piuthair are two previouswinners of the race to be considered, while there is a fair race for Shrewd sooner or later. , /.-..'■ • Lucy Rose never raced up 1o Ellerslie fornl at Takapuna, while R'awhakina, Monsogne, Hipo and Mister Gamp hardly appeal as being m the same class as those near the top of the handicap. . f . • 'Marjoram, which captured; the Pahiatua Cup, is m light enough 'to prove or disprove whether he' has real' staying ability, while The Hawk is also m at the minimum — a luxurious impost for one of his former classy deeds. :It is generally believed Jack .Cameron has some hopes that his . old love still has a good race •within him. Here is his chance if he can come back. However, summed up, late form points to. Pegaway, Corinax and Bright Glow fighting put the stake. The Flying should note a classy field of sprinters lining up, with Paganelli and Cimabue , at the top. They are •cracks at their best, but have heavy loads to carry, and weight rilays its paf t well. However, neither can . ever be counted 1 out. S- , : Punters may look, further down 'the list; with Eaglet, Siiverminej Benzora, Bady Quex, Leitrim and Ridgemount all to claim attention and give much •bother for/the final sifting. / Eaglet's run at Takapuna, where she' finished second to Valuation, may sharpen her up ( for the task. If Lady Quex is m the same form . as when she played with the opposition up north, last week, she ;' will take a power of beating. ;■ Silvermine and Benzora are down a bit m poundage^ while Ridgemount's

likely of the others to offer the real ' opposition. The dual victory of Hard Words last week and his beginning ability probably will make a strong appeal for the Juyenile Handicap, though with his penalty there may be doubt m some minds over the matter of giving weight away to some of a year older. Blue Paper, Valpre, Quinola, Royal Finance, Rose Lupin, Acora and Foot Rule , can all,, be regarded ;^s^.possibilities;' but on his second to Gesture at Trentham, and two 'subsequent victories, it seems wise to look for Hard Words to give most trouble to the end. The Moturoa Electric for non-win-ners is a puzzler with eighteen engaged. With a reasonable get-away the local candidate.. Peg Black, would

The Swell will only need to be at his 1 .best to pace it with the. Mimi HighWeight lot, though Valkon m his old form would make no race of them. He has been infirm, and will have .to be»;seen on the day before estimating his prospects. Marjoram (if reserved), Hopwood, Manly and Tenacre are all worthy of deep consideration. Anbridge ' and The Warden may appeal to some for the Timaru Hack, while 'Te Hoia from the Pegaway stable, is one with a future. However the heads will want nothing but Havaspot, and with Bagby aboard Jamieson's charge may be urged to victory. He wants a strong horseman.

dash at Trentham into ,, second place behind Cimabue after getting none the best of the dispatch is worth noting. ■ ■/•■ X/ady; Quex won this race last year, and on her hojme track, fit and' well, ;should again , figure among:' those jwhiclr will trouble'; the judge m his' 'placings.. ' •■' '•>,•'■.;'.;...• ■'•'','-■•' :. Fort he 1 Waitara Hurdles the • class is -not top.- hole/ „ but Royal^i' >: Acre has 'earned his pouhdfige, arid, ; .. probably wi|l be sorted' out ., as., the" ■one'tp'do the job. ' " y / ; . : ; ;'; : Vivo-and Panorama appeal- as; most;

be hard on three placed performances this season. Perennis, from Te Awamutu, is one with some promise, while Royal Visitor hails from the Pegaway stable. There is room for a surprise victory m this class. Dolomite can go fast enough to show up' prominently m the Okato Hack crowd, but is a moody customer and ; lias to be risked. /If not his day, Grecian's form at Woodville m the spring should get ■him handy.