Small Fields to Race at Whangarei

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 505, 7 November 1928, Page 12

Small Fields to Race at Whangarei

PROSPECTS FOR TO-MORROW

ALTHOUGH fields are Oil the small side, the programme to come up for decision at Whangarei to-morrow, on the occasion of the opening of that club's spring meeting, is such as to arouse interest. A review of the prospects appears below.

A special train leaves Auckland Station at 6 a.m. to-morrow and also on Saturday, when the fixture will be The conditions at Whangarei are reported to be very favourable, with the course in excellent order. The first item on an eight-race programme is the 12.0 SPRING PLATE Of £120; 6 furlongs Envoy Fane Owairaka Viburnum Fancy Boy Cynique Lucklaine Furore Mussie Echelon Snowdrift Sunny Morn St. Ames It is a big field for the course, and much 'will depend on the positions at the post, particularly at the six. Envoy, Owairaka, Fancy Boy, Mussie and Furore all raced in a similar class at Avondale last week, and were showing up at varying stages. The actual favourites may be Fancy Boy and Envoy. The draw will also play a part in the second event, the hack sprint: 12.45 KENSINGTON HACK Of £140; 6 fur. Vallar .... 9 0 Segment . . 7 11 Jllingar ... 8 11 Exalted. ..75 Hone Heke . 8 8 Turn 7 0 - Air King ... 88 Camp Prince 7 0 Mosque ... 8 8 Sulla 7 0 Abbey Queen 8 0 Frothblower 7 0 Vallar scored handsomely last Saturday, but if badly drawn all his be- i ginning qualities will not win for him —that is how good he is. Hone Heke is coming back to form, and Air King paid a dividend at Avondale the first day. Abbey Queen seems unlucky, but Camp Prince’s turn cannot be ! far off—he went (two good races last ‘ week. Sulla and Frothblower are also'; likely ones, the former having a chance ‘ on this course. Best backed may be Vallar and Hone Heke, Quite a good field will contest the ; 1.25 HUANUI HACK HURDLES Of £165; 1£ miles x 97yds. Mangani ... 11 7 Mangaiti ..90 Ripon "Abbey 10 4 Lord Abbey 9 0 Clockwork . 9 11 Just Quietly 9 0 Wenday ..98 Miss Alma . 9 0 Mashoor ..93 Mangani has won his last three starts over the sticks, and is now right up in the weights., Ripon Abbey goes fast, and that is the type of jumper required for Whangarei. He won all the way at Te Rapa. Clockwork and Wenday are possible, while Mashoor and Mangaiti are good jumpers in form. Then there is Lord Abbey, not to mention Miss Alma (a possibility on Avondale running) and Just Quietly to make up a nice field. The favourites may be Ripon Abbey and Wenday. Seven are left to contest the big event', the 2.20 WHANGAREI CUP Of £SOO and Gold Cup of tne value of i £SO; 1J miles. Mint Leaf 8 5 Transformer 7 1 Desert Glow 7 11 Siaosi ... 7 0 Papatu ... 7 6 Sleepy Sol . 7 0 Thursby ..76 Mint Leaf is at the head of affairs, and he will find the turns a bit difficult, but it is a small field and that will assist him. Desert Glow' was right up fourth at the finish of the Dargaville Cup, and he reads as one of the best under the conditions. Thursby and Papatu are on the same mark, and each is capable of putting it across. Transformer has shown no form for a long time, and Siaosi wall be all the better for his run last Saturday. Sleepy Sol went a fine race in the President’s Handicap at Avondale last week, and that run should improve him, if sent for this race. Totali'sator investments should favour Desert Glow and Thursby. The event confified to district horses is the 3.10 COUNTY HANDICAP Of £125; 6 fur. Te Monanui 11 10 Turn .... 7 6 Right and Michael ... 7 6 Left ... 8 12 Sunny Morn 7 0 Fiery Lad . 8 8 Gazerin .70 Exalted ..82 Viburnum . 7 0 Kildeer ..82 Furore ... 7 0 Glenetta . . S 2 Blue Bonnet 7 0 Kaiwanga . 8 2 Of course the top-weight is several classes above the remainder, and if he has done the work must be hard to head off. They are a poor lot otherwise, and those drawn well in will have the say at the finish. Te Monanui and Kaiwanga should be in the market. A six-horse field is engaged in the 3.50 HIKURANGI HACK Of £>4o; 7 fur. Illingar .... 8 4 Segment ... 7 4 Mosque .... S 1 Brampton ..71 Bombarder . 7 11 Nassock ... 7 0 Recent form has something to say in favour of Mosque, Bombarder and Nassock, w T hile Illingar, Segment and Brampton are three that are capable of springing a mild surprise. Two that will be in great demand should be Bombarder and Nassock. Next on the card is the second leg, the sprint: 4.30 MANAIA HANDICAP Of £250; 6 fur. Awarere ... 9 4 Ballymoy 11. 7 0 Oration ... 8 9 Serang. ... 7 0 Tea Time . . 7 12 The small field will suit horses like the top -weight, and in fact, the whole quintette should be at home with only five runners engaged. Awarere

is in good order, and Oration, too. Te„ Time will set a merry pace round thn track, and he reads as the most danger, ous of them all. Ballymoy H. been showing some improvement of late, and now has her chance, but 0 Sprang one cannot on his form recommend him. Favourites may be Tea Time and Oration. The first day’s card closes with the 5.15 PARAHAKI HANDICAP Of £150; 1 mile. Scat 3 6 Wenday . . , g g Sleepy Sol. . 9 2 Baby Bun ..82 Auriculus ..89 Master The Thorn 8 5 O’Rorke ..82 A couple of these are in earlier events, but if reserved for this thes* horses, Sleepy Sol and Wenday, should both go well. The favourites may r* Auriculus and The Thorn. THE RIDERS The following are some of the riding engagements made for to-morrow; R. McTavieh: Bombarder, Vallar and The Thorn. A. Tinker: Mint Leaf and Oration (if Awarere does not run). J. Cammick: Sleepy Sol, Segmen; and Sunny Morn. R. Beale: Mussie and Auriculus or Scat. K. Gill: Tea Time P. Brady: Wenday. S. Henderson: Hone Heke and Fie:; Lad. E. Garrett: Lord Abbey. H. Goldfinch: Kildeer and N. Syme: Mangani. R. Olive: Clockwork. H. Dulieu: Te Monanui and Jus; Quietly. A. Stead: Siaosi and Abbey Queer. R. E. Thompson: Ripon Abbey. S. Tremain: Transformer. H. Lee: Desert Glow. LATEST WHANGAREI NOTES (Special to THE SUX) WHANGAREI, Tuesday. The Kensington racecourse at Wbaligarei is in excellent # condition for thf meeting on Thursday. The local horses are doing nicely. In a spnr over six furlongs, Glenetta header Michael and Sunny Morn. Just Quietly, out for a spin, bolted three times round the track. Mosque has arrived from Taurang* Te Monanui is working well and keeping sound. Right and Left looks well, though ;* trifle burly. Amos has gone in the wind and is to be sent home. Gazerin h-;* broken down. Viburnum is on th* improve. Goldfinch will ride Kildeen, Cammick will be on Sunny Morn, and Henderson on Fiery Lad in the County Handicap. Dulieu rides Just Quietly i 1 the Hurdles.

Onkaparinga Steeplechase Notwithstanding that attendances* race meetings and totalizator inves*' ments have been below those for corresponding fixtures last year. OnkaP* ringa Club has fixed its one-day meting programme for Easter same as last year, providing * s -- in stakes, of which £3,000 is attach to the Great Eastern Steeplechase. richest race of its kind in Austro* Sir Roseberrv was taken across 0) Garrett to contest this race autumn, but the horse went wrong the eve of the meeting, and was sold. The country is not difficult here is a chance for an New Zealand owner to get & va,u stake. RACING FIXTURES November 3, 6. 7. 10.—Canterbury J. C. November 8, 10.— Whangarei A. November 17. —Levin R.C. November 17—Waipapakaur! R.«* November 14. 15. Winton R.C. November 21. 22.—>Otaki Maori .£ November 23. 24 —South Canterbury November 24. 26.—Te Kuiti R-.C- j.G November 30, December I. November 30, December I.—Fendniß December B.—Taumarunul R-C; December 7, B.—Cromwell J-C- _ December B.—Ashburton C’ty RADecember 12. 13.—Woodville Din- -