Toxeuma and the Hawke’s Bay Stakes

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 944, 10 April 1930, Page 14

Toxeuma and the Hawke’s Bay Stakes

Cylinder and Chrysology in Too

Excellent fields will be seen out ac the opening tomorrow of the autumn meeting of the Hawke’s Bay Jockey Club, and with good going there will no doubt be some stirring contests. Most interest will be taken in the Hawke’s Bay Cup. which is run over a stayers’ course of a mile and a-half. The Hawk is on top and if produced fit and well he may be hard to beat. Spearmiss has had a race or two recently and this good stayer has the necessary credentials. Balloon has been racing well of late, and his Awapuni running can be overlooked: he should be more at home on the roomy Hastings track. Mountain Heath's last outing was a successful one, at Napier Park, and then there is the smart three-year-old filly Duellona, who is engaged in the Ellerslie classics next week. High Court has not shown much form of late, but Hon Quixote reads well, for he is an improved three-year-old endowed with stamina. In receipt of half a stone ; from Duellona he should beat the latter. Tall Timber and Mothplano complete the field, with the latter preferred, for previous efforts indicate staying blood. It is an even field and should furnish a most interesting contest. The Classic It is unfortunate that there are only half a dozen left in the Hawke’s Bay Stakes, but it is a fine quality field. Toxeuma was very unlucky in the Manawatu Stakes, for he appeared to bo squeezed at a vital stage of the contest. He is in great order just now, and he should fare well in this engagement, which is but a prelude to his Ormond Gold Cup venture at Hastings on Saturday, and all being well, the valuable Easter Handicap at Ellerslie the following Saturday. Toxeuma looks almost certain to win two of these three events; the hardest will be the last, at Ellerslie. Cylinder is a brilliant two - j year-old, and it is to him, and an- ! other two-year-old in Chrysology, that one looks for most opposition to Toxeuma. j Jenny Diver ran surprisingly well at ; Awapuni in the two-year-old classic, l but the race seems to rest between Toxeuma, Cylinder and Chrysology. Other Events Golden Shadow showed such splendid form at the recent Manawatu meeting that he is sure to go well in his hack engagements. Kahikatoa stands out in a. class above the others in the Nursery Handicap, which will serve to introduce the costly yearling, Courtesy.

Tunbridge’s Manawatu outings were followed up by success at Masterton last week, and as he is a stayer above all things the High-Weight almost looks at his mercy. Admiral Drake is reported to be al- ; most back to’ his best form, and if that : should be so he should trouble the opposition in the Autumn Handicap, a race that has been won by some really good horses in the past. Head Serang will be in keen demand in the sprint, the Porangahau Handicap, as a result of his two good runs at Awapuni. He bumped up against a rare snag in Fernden the second day, but the previous day he was right up with the placed horses in the six in that never-to-be-forg Ttten finish. However, there is plenty of trying-out tackle in this event, and one of them is the speedy ! filly My Own. Another is the A.R.C. j Easter Handicap candidate Great Charter. Riding Engagements Riding engagements known to have | been made for the meeting are: A. E. Ellis.—Toxeuma, Balloon, Admiral Drake, Grattus and Kailioro. H. Wiggins.—Cylinder, Jiu Jazz, Don Quixote, Rory Mor, Golden Shadow and Royal Parade. The following horses are expected to be in demand for their engagements tomorrow: Mangatarata Hurdles— RA KAUPONGA ZIPPO R WI DMOREANA Poukawa Handicap— GODDEN SHADOW KEEN j Nursery Handicap— KAHIKATOA PAKITERE Hawke’s Bay Stakes— TOXEUMA CYLINDER Hawke’s Bay Cup— DON QUIXOTE MOUNT AIN HE AT If High-Weight Handicap— TUNBRIDGE AUCTIONEER Autumn Handicap— AD M TRAD DRA K E RORY MOR Porangahau Handicap— HEAD SERANG MY OWN

THE ACCEPTANCES

HORORATA MEETING LIST OF ACCEPTANCES FIELDS FOR SATURDAY Press Association CHRISTCHUPtCIT, Wednesday, Following are the acceptances for the Hororata Racing Club’s meeting on Saturday:— TRIAL, PLATE Of £SO; 5 furlongs

ARRIVALS DUE J. H. JEFFERD’S TEAM Advice lias been received that five members of J. H. Jefferd’s team will .arrive at Ellerslie on Sunday. Following the usual course the horses will again be accommodated at E. C. Rac’s stable*. The personnel of Jefferd’s team will probably be Star Stranger, Cylinder Don Quixote, Hunting Day and another whose selection has not been definitely decided on. Chief interest will be centred upon Hunting Day’s showing in the Easter Handicap, an event for which he is a strong favourite, while the prospects of

Cylinder and Don Quixote, not to mention the evergreen Star Stranger, are highly assessed. Altogether it is a powerful team Jefferd brings for the Easter meeting at Ellerslie, and his enterprise should not go unrewarded. An early visitor at Ellerslie is the hurdler Airtight, who arrived at Onelumga yesterday from New Plymouth by the Ngapulii. Airtight has an engagement in the Brighton Hurdles. RACECOURSE HUMOURS Recalling some amusing experiences in the South Island, a correspondent in a Nelson paper mentions that on one occasion, when a rank outsider headed the favourite at the turn into the straight the crowd upset the judge’s box, and the race had to be declared off, as the judge could not see The finish. At a meeting in Southland the seven horses in a certain race appeared on the card as belonging to seven different owners, but they were all the property of one man—and he was a disqualified person at that. At a Canterbury centre on one occasion the judge declined to act in a race in which he had a horse starting. The honorary starter was in the same position. and he also declined to act. Sub-i-titutes were appointed, and the race was run. The horses owned by the judge and the starter got away with a good lead, and finished weli clear of the rest of the field. The substitute declared it a dead-heat, and it was generally conceded by the course habitues that he had done the correct and graceful thing.

NINE RACES NOW

DIVISION IN MAIDEN THE WAIKATO MEETING Owing to the field paid up for in the Maiden Stakes at Tc Rapa on Saturday exceeding the safety number there will be two divisions, making nine rates on the Waikato Racing Club's card. The following is the result of the MAIDEN STAKES Of £lt)0; 6 fur. FIRST DIVISION

GESTURE WITHDRAWN OUT OF CHAMPAGNE STAKES The crack two-year-old. Gesture, was withdrawn from the Champagne Stakes this morning. Tlio scratching of the filly for the leading juvenile race in the Auckland Racing Club’s Easter programme came as no surprise, for a previous announcement gave it out that Gesture would accompany other members of H. B. Lorigan’s team to Riccarton. Most interest in the Champagne Stakes will now centre in the meeting of Cylinder and Chrysology, with Hard Words, Royal Ruler and Lady Pam to add additional attraction to the race. AUCKLAND RACING CLUB ACCEPTANCES TOMORROW The Auckland Racing Club’s meeting came up for decision on Saturday and Monday, April 3 9 and 21. Final payments for the Great Northern Champagne Stakes, Great Northern Oaks and Great Northern St. Leger fall clue at 5 p.m. tomorrow ("Friday), and acceptances for the Easter Handicap, President’s Handicap, Brighton Hurdle Race, Mangere Steeplechase, Onslow Stakes and Eden Handicap close at the same time with the secretary, Mr. W. S. Spence.

MASTERTON FORM

SOME EASTER PROSPECTS ELICIT FOR ELLERSLIE Special to THE SUN WELLINGTON, Today. ! The southern half of the Xorth | Island is suffering from a drought. All j the courses are as hard as concrete and I unless heavy rain comes soon there is j a danger of the fields for the Easter ■ meetings being smaller than usual. At present the sky is somewhat overcast, but previous threats of rain have proved to be nothing more than threats. Historic pulled up well after his win in the Masterton Cup on Saturday, and there is no evidence of the hard course having affected him. He will be kept going now till taken south L'or the Great Autumn Handicap. He will not need a great deal of winding up after he reaches Riccarton as he is very lit. He is one of the Wellington favourites for the big mile and a-half event and all the available evidence is that he will take a lot of beating. B. H. Morris, who has handled him in all his most important engagements and thoroughly understands him, will again be on top. Concentrate will not race for a while. He was galloped on badly at Awapuni, and his legs were severely cut about. In all probability it will be next spring before he reappears in public. One of the improving middle-distance horses round these parts is Stanchion, who was runner-up in each of the middle-distance handicaps at the Masterton meeting. Stanchion is not very big, and will not carry weight well, but under reasonable imposts will take heading off in coming engagements. He looks to be an excellent prospect for a stake at Easter time. Grecian Best at a Mile Grecian was tried over a middle distance each day at Masterton. He put up a great fight in the Masterton Cup on the first day and in consequence was heavily backed in a slightly shorter race on the second day. Strangely, he did not run as well on the second day. crumpling up badly in the last half furlong. It seems that he will do best in mile events. Panther is very well at present, but he is a hard horse to. follow, and is regarded as a very moody galloper. When in the mood he can win races, and as he is well he should not be altogether overlooked in coming engagements. Rameses did not impress at Masterton, but the very hard track was •against him, and he will be seen to greater advantage when he gets a softer course. Bundles of money were lost over the two failures of Autopay at Masterton. The Paper Money colt was not good enough in either of his races. Backers were not satisfied on the first day and blamed the inexperience of his rider, but there was no room for doubt on the second day. Autopay has not had an easy time since lie started racing and a spell would do him no harm. Open Cheque, winner of the two-

year-old race on the first. day at Masterton was thought a good deal of early in his career, and was included in H. Telford's team for Australia. He did not come up to expectations immediately. but won so well last week that it looks as if he will now develop into a fair sort. He had Autopay beaten for speed all the way and stalled him off easily in the final run. If Elicit trains on satisfactorily he will be taken to Auckland for the hurdle events at the Easter meeting, but at present there is a little doubt about his making the trip. He disappointed his followers by not winning the High-Weight Handicap on the first day of the Masterton meeting, but he was rather unlucky in the running. He is in nice condition, and should be a payable hurdler this season. Essential showed a lot of pace in his races at Masterton. but lack of solidity brought about his defeat. Unless he can be turned to good account during the winter the chances of winning money with him looks small. Only one appearance was made at Masterton by Royal Opera, and in that he was not seen at his best. He ran much below his real form and was not produced on the second day. If he keeps sound he will win his share in the winter. \ Back to Form Again Austerity seems to have struck form again. She accounted for the opposition she met on the second dr\v at Masterton very easily, and will be more than useful among the hacks from now on. Tourist has improved a lot in the last couple of months, and has collected a race or two of the hack cup class. His last victory, at Masterton, was well won. but he owed a lot to Bert Morris, who rode a splendid race on him. and made the difference between failure and success. Dolomite was among the failures at the Masterton meeting. He was raeed in a special gear which seems to suit him, and he gave the impression at one stage of the race for the Cup that he might have a say in the finish, but when the real business began lie was missing. He was one of the most prominent of the field early in the race, but did not 'relish the long straight and the hard course and five finished irf front of him. Although Melissa was beaten into third place on the first day at Opaki her backers were very confident that she would win on the second day. Melissa did. but the finish was the closest of the two days, and the verdict went her way by only a nose. The surprise of the race was the forward running of the Australian-bred Malayan, who was always in the fighting line and was wearing Melissa down as the pair crossed the line. Had Malayan won he would have been the third winner turned out at the meeting by the Trentham trainer H. .Telford for Captain B. H. Edkins. Both Open Cheque and Sunkissed, who won the first two races on the card, belong to Captain Edkins. PEGAWAY SCRATCHED SPRINT AT WAIKATO Pegaway, top-weight in the President's Handicap at the Waikato Racing Club's meeting, was taken out at 11.30 a.m.

MANGATAR ATA 11T' RDLES Of £130; l : i miles Zippor .... Oil Wilmoreana 9 0 Rakaitponga . 9 8 Rouex .... 9 0 Ponjola. ... 0 s Purseful . . . 9 0 Kalakaua .. 9 8 Crown Rongo .... 9 2 Emblem . 0 Bendower ... 0 () Sylvia King . 0 IJ Master Arch 9 0 POUKAWA HANDICAP, Of £130; furlongs Golden Lady Lucerne 7 3 Shadows ... 8 13 Prim ax . . . S 7 Bernera .. .. S 10 Corneroff . . 7 Keen .... 8 9 Elizabeth . . 7 4 Brown Sugar 8 6 JIilleuellus . . 7 4 Werata ... 7 33 Glasslough . 7 4 Jago .... 7 13 Martona . . . 7 4 King Manu . 7 9 Royal Court . 7 4 Cloyne .... 7 S Velose . . .. 7 4 NURSERY HANDICAP, Of £130; 5 i furlongs Kahikatoa .. S 13 Kroflite . .. 7 O Pakitere ... 7 9 Pitz Quex .. 7 Ganpot ... 7 7 Ruby’s Step . 7 0 7 0 Acmil .... 7 5 First Whip . 7 0 Merry Cry ..75 Gasconade . . 7 0 Diamond Warworn . . 7 0 Maid ... 7 5 HAWKE’S BAY STAKES Of £400; 6 ji furlongs Toxeuma ... 9 6 Jenny Diver . 7 4 Te Aw ha ... S 13 Chrysology . 7 1 Cylinderr ... 78 Merry Cry . . 7 1

Retrieve . . . 8 0 Appeal .... S 0 Argyle .... 8 0 Night Royal Rental ... .8 0 Heritage . . S 0 Greaves ... 8 0 Weather Raid 8 0 SANDOWN HACK Of £90; 6 furlongs Sea Raid . . S 3 0 Giggleswick . 7 4 Solmuri . . . 7 12 Miss Bradbury 7 Taragona . . 7 6 Rapina ... 7 2 G LEX D ORE TROT Of £90; 3.42 limit; IS miles Patsy de Oro . Lt Cranford . . . Lt Cora Locanda Lt Willie Derby . Lt Pageant d’Or Lt Lord Nancy Matc.hllght . . Lt McKinney . . Lt Royal Romanos . . . Lt Chenault .... Lt Harold Brent Elect . . Lt Denver . . . . Lt Little Victor . Lt Bush light . . Lt Snowy Hu on . 32 Adjuster . Lt Lydie Pointer . 38 White George Rev . . 24 Stranger . . . Lt Devon Child . . 24 Colorado . . . Lt Wainoni .... GO Brown Logan . Lt Howdali .... GO HORORATA CUP Of £140; li miles Gay Sonnet . 8 13 Starshooter . 7 r, Malmsey . . 0 Aberfeldy . . 7 13 BANGOR HIGH-WEIGHT Of £ DO; 1 mile Chick wheat . 3 0 S Gala Day . . 9 13 Gold Mint . 10 4 After Tea . . 9 Troilus . . . 9 13 Solmuri ... 9 0 BRACKEXDALE HAN DICAP Of £90- 7 furlongs Buoyant . . S G Solgele ... 7 7 Courtlike . . 7 9 Tripaway . . 7 7 SNOWDEN TROT Of £9, ; o.O limit; 2 miles Derby Pointer Lt Flying Prince Lt Brown Logan Lt Prince Chimes 12 Kanieri . . . . Lt Devon Child . Brent Elect . Lt Mat Voyage . GO White Great de Oro . 60 Stranger . . Lt Aubrey Dillon Major Brent . Lt TTowdah . . . Lt Danny Boy Ayrmont Erin’s Royal . 32 Chimes . . . Lt RACECOURSE HILL HANDICAP Of £90: 6 furlongs Sea Raid . . S 13 Miss Sapient . S G Bradbury . 7 6 Revision . . R Heritage . 7 6

HAWK FVF BAY CUP Of £4 oO li miles The Hawk . . 9 0 Duellona . . . 7 12 Spearmiss. . S 9 High Court . 7 10 Balloon . . . 8 4 Don Quixote. 7 5 Mountain Tall Timber . 7 0 Heath . . . 8 3 Moth plane 7 0 HIGH-TV T7>GUT HANDICAP Of £1 JO; 1J miles Grattus . . . 9 7 Primax . . • 8 0 Tunbridge . . n b Jin Jazz . . s 0 r» 4 TV hakaori . . s 0 s 9 Tvimbo .... 8 0 s r> Kaokaoroa . 8 0 Bullford . . . s Sunny Mint. 8 0 s Whakaua . . 8 0 Cook .... s - Hand Over . 8 0 AUTUMN HANDICAP Of £130; J furlongs Admiral Chopin .... 8 1 S 9 Bold Front . 11. Rory Mor . . 8 s The * Author. 7 5 Kinsel .... 7 5 ( hoice . . . 8 Pale Star . . 5 Iluikai .... 8 FORANGA HAU HANDICAP Of £200; 6 furlongs Great Charter 9 0 Royal Parade 7 11 Kaihoro. 8 s Aston . . . 7 11 8 Cuticle . . . 7 0 My Own . . 7 13 Crown Jest . 7 0

Arcadian ..S3 Mangu King 7 Day Guide s Royal Ivingsland ..S3 Visitor ... 7 Stonehenge . S 3 Trig 7 Huhana ... n ] Valorient . 7 12 12 12 i°o 10 Nassau Lady S 1 Ktehi Rangi . 7 Peruse ...SI Miss Albvn . 7 }} aiau Lady S ] Royal Caulis .... 712 Finance . . 7 SECOND DIVISION Guid Day . . S 3 Benighted 7 >3 Division ..S3 Momonatui . 7 Valueless ..S3 Searcher . . 7 White Nose . S 3 Biddv Comet 7 Beila . . .. S 3 Glenison . . 7 Kiri S l Sweet hand Measure S 1 Whisper 7 Sister White $ 1 Lady Day . . 7 Is 10 10 TO 10