WITH THE GALLOPERS

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 383, 18 November 1932, Page 7

WITH THE GALLOPERS

TE RAPA TO-MORROW FOUR BEST PROSPECTS IN WAIKATO CUP. AN INTERESTING RACE. (Notes by "Canard.") Bearing in mind the fact that Royal Artist will not have to oppose him next Saturday in the Waikato Cup', several horses who finished immcdiately behind him in the recent Mitchelson Cup, one would regard the Leighton gelding something in the nature of a "sitting shot" at Te Rapa. For his Mitchelson Cup victory, Royal Artist has gone up 101b, but this rise is balanced to an extent by the fact that there is a quarter of a mile less to travel, and this journey may be more to his fancy than the longer trip. However that may be, the fact remains that the horses that finished second, third, fourth and fifth, and then seventh' and eighth, will'not be in the Waikato Cup field. The sixth horse in the Mitchelson Cup was Te Hoia, and if the track is hard on Saturday he is not likely to improve that much to turn the tables on Royal Artist. On a soft turf there may be a different story. Taking into consideration that Grsat Emblem, View Halloo, Antique and Motere, who chased Royal Artist h'ome at Ellerslie, are among the missing, it is difficult to see the topweight getting beaten, at least by those whom he vanquished at Ellerslie. Ninth in the Mitchelson Cup, and travelling like a train at the post, when the race was all over, was the filly Limeen, and incidentally those who saw her effort were not unprepared for what proved to be a surprise win and a big dividend on the second day. For that win, with Royal Artist out of the way, Limeen has gone up 111b, and she now meets the Mitchelson Cup victor on one pound worse terms. He Looks Right. Strictly, on that, Royal Artist should not have any great difficulty in heading Limeen once again, but it is not as simple as it looks. In the first place, Limeen is improving, probably a bit more than Royal Artist, and secondly the latter is now getting up | in the weights. So after all the position is rathar interesting as between this pair, but the solution may lie in the fact that the Leighton gelding has been at least nfore consistent than j the filly. Their duel on Saturday will ; be interesting. I The position becomes furth'er eomplicated, however, when one commenees to introduce previous form. Take Bronze Tray, for instance. He won the Avondale Cup like a real horse. In that event he was with Antique tailing the field until they had straightened up for the run home. Then the Whanagrei gelding put in some good ones, and getting through without a check on the rails, he beat Royal Artist in comfortable fashion. Subsequently the latter improved considerably, and Bronze Tray, in the Waikato Cup, has one pound the worst of it as compared with their Avondale Cup weights. That makes the Te Rapa race additionally interesting. There seems to be only one other horse that can enter seriously into the calculations for the Waikato Cup, and that is ICing's Archer, whose recent eiforts have been over shorter journeys, apart from his disappointing showing in the Whangarei Cup last week. The muddling pace at which that event was run probably caused him to fail so badly. The Te Rapa track will suit him better and it is probable that he will make a bold showing. Those Further Down. The Waikato Cup issue appears to lie between this quartette, for to win the others engaged will have to reveal sharp improvement. The newcomer who is but returning to former scenes is the Waverley Cup winner, Refresher, whose success over ten furlongs surprised northerners. From all accounts he was very lucky indeed to head off Grand Jury at Waverley, but the latter represents little short of the best handicap form. Refresher may be taken to represent the best form of the remainder, but it takes a genuine stayer to win up the long Te Rapa straight. It was not surprising that Pope's stable deeided to run Royal Artist only in the Waikato Cup, for this gelding is owned by a steward of the club. No doubt Speedmint will be produced in the handicap on Monday, and what is more, she must very nearly win, taking her Ellerslie form as a criterion. Of the others engaged in Saturday's Waikato Cup, they are nothing more or less than an "iffy" lot. Valroe is a good horse on a soft track, and so is Te Hoia. The latter' may even win if the conditions favour a tender-leg-ged horse. Baroseope continues to be backed and beaten, and, of course, one of these days he will bob up and bring chagrin to those wh'o have dropped following him; they cannot go on for ever. In any case he is in the following event and he has a better chance there. Best L'ightweight. Grand Tea loves the mud and his third last Saturday at Whangarei indicates that he is not far from right. True Blood has made of the Te Rapa track happy hunting ground of the past, and it is that probably which induced the handicapper to satisfy his conscience by placing him one pound above the minimum, despite his total lack of form. Eager Rose was one of the best handicappers in the Aucldand province a couple of seasons ago, but subsequently she literally "went to the pack." Now on the minimum she appears to have been taken a risk with, and if there is to be a surprise winner on Saturday it may be this good galloper. Cruachan had a suecessful spell of hurdling in the winter and then came back to the flat, and it must be said for him that he has hot gone a real bad race yet. Master Brierly, the only three-year-old in the race, is thought a lot of by his owner, and Knight of Australia looked like being a ehampion at one stage early last season. That is the Waikato Cup field, and summed up it looks as if Royal Artist need only to have gone on the right way since his Mitchelson Cup victory to be the hard horse to beat, with Bronze Tray the most likely to

oust the favourite from the prize. It is interesting to know that there was a pronounced whisper' about Bronze Tray and the Auckland Cup just before and after his Avondale Cup success. Limeen and King's Archer may be next best, while for those who enpoy a long shot, there is Eager Rose to fill the bill. The Acceptances. First day acceptances are: — TRIAL STAKES OF 75sovs, six furlongs; special weights. Chateau, Kahau, Keith Hall, Kanapa, Chang, Beau Irish, Merry Lap, Blendford, Demylus, Reclaimer, Sweep Lap, Sinking Fund, Loombination, Beryl Latour, Arawa Rose, Transaction, Bell Topper, Good Run, Bisehoff, Schizanthus, Whirlalong, Golden Lady. WAIMAI HURDLES of lOOsovs; one mile and a half. High Commissioner 10.0, Arcade 9.10, Prince of Orange 9.7, Foxhound, Welcome Boy, Te Koroke, Tapapa, Abbey Dream, Maunga King, HuhUna, Carl Hertz 9.0. HAUTAPU HACK of lOOsovs.; seven furlongs. Glenvane 9.2, Imamint, King's Knave 9.1, Woodful 8.7, Puss Moth 8.5, Ruby Dawn 8.2, Holly Holm 8.1, King Win 7.12, Limex 7.9, Gay Marigold 7.7, Lady Lulu 7.6, Illuminelli, Master Norval, Echo Song, Sweet Whisper, Con Fuoco, Consort, Star Mint 7.0. WAIKATO HANDICAP of 225sovs.; one mile and a quarter. Royal Artist 8.6, King's Archer 8.2, Refresher 7.12, Valroe, Te Hoia, Limeen, Bronze Tray 7.11, Baroseope 7.6, Grand Tea 7.4, True Blood 7.1, Eager Rose, Cruachan, Master Brierly, Knight of Australia 7.0. CLAUDELANDS HIGHWEIGHT of lOOsovs; one mile. Chief Joy 9.9, Baroseope 9.5, Royal Ruler 9.4, Soloist 8.13, High Pitch 8.12, Orby's Choice 8.11, Ganpat 8.3, L'Allegro 8.3, Princess Bede 8.1, Haviland, Trishna, Gay Idea, Glen Rata, Illuminagh, Knight of Australia, Catchem, Sub-Editor, Te Waipu, Royal England, Te Taone, Sammy 8.0. TAMAHERE STAKES of lOOsovs; four furlongs. Gay Seton, Star Artist 8.1, Rex Victor, King Ara, Impasto, Killadar, Te Tawa 8.0, Pelagia 7.13, King Musk 7.12, King Mestor 7.10, Wahine Reihi, Trickling Water, Springtime, Poi Dance, Musquil 7.9, Bonny Gay, Enjoyrnent 7.8, Coronis 7.7, Bonny Joyce, Gay Rose 7.5. CAMBRIDGE HANDICAP of 150sovs six furlongs. Paganelli 9.0, Volimond 8.10, King's Archer 8.5, Tea Trader 8.3, High Comedy 8.2, Marechal 7.13, Gold Day 7.7, Imamint 7.1, Valuation, Jonathan 7.0. TAUPIRI HACK of 75sovs; six furlongs. Lord Aintree, Sparkling Morn 8.12, Gigantic, Moonfleet 8.0, Lucidus, Pelting 7.8, Senorita 7.6, Mungatoon 7.3, Searcher, Booklaw 7.1, Valpai, Illuminelli, Wilton, Golden Lady 7.0.