The Big Treble

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 974, 17 May 1930, Page 12

The Big Treble

NORTHERNS AND CORNWALL

So close is acceptance day (next Friday) in connection with the season’s leading jumping events the two Northerns—that some line may now be secured on the horses likely to see the post. Reports from the various centres and form at Egmont and Wanganui gives a lead as to what horses are definite starters.

Ticked off as sure to be on hand in the Hurdles are Elysianor, Mister Gamp, Wiltshire, Mangani, Pouri, Roman Abbey, Kawini, Star Comet, Omeo, King’s Jest, Aurora Borealis, Daylight, Glena Bay, Kauri Park, Prince Du, and Kamehameha. This in itself is a field rich in quantity and quality and would ensure a puzzling and interesting race, and unless anything unforeseen happens all are certain contestants. But include Glenstar, Mountain Guide, Bright Land, Horomea, Royal Elm and Maunga, and one feels safe in assuming that the field will be drawn only from these horses. Among the entries is the pair from R. Hannon’s stable, Roman Abbey and W r edding March, but the latter is almost a certain non-starter. Mister Gamp is coming on all the time and is expected North. Awapuni’s woman trainer, Mrs. A. McDonald, is not coming, for it is rumoured that Red Fuchsia has gone amiss. Glenstar has done poorly on the Southern trip and the connections may elect to keep him for a shorter distance. Wiltshire’s owner-trainer will attempt the double, and this applies also to Roman Abbey, Omeo, Kawini, Mangani, Pouri, Kauri Park, Aurora Borealis, Daylight and Kamehameha. During his visit to Ellerslie at Easter trainer W. McKinnon stated that he had intentions of bringing up King’s Jest, but matters in the interim would have much to do with the undertaking. It is significant that Graltus, another of Mr. J. D. Ormond’s horses, will be here for the Carbine Plate, and that points to King’s Jest’s presence. However, a summary of the position may l?e gleaned from some of the riding engagements made in the Great Northern Hurdles Elysianor L. Dulieu Mister Gamp .. W. J. Bowden Wiltshire N. Syme Star Comet P. Brady Mangani H. Dulieu Pouri R. E. Thompson Roman Abbey ~ W. Rennie Prince Lu .. R. Syme Kawini R. Olive Kauri Park J. Burgess Omeo L. Jarvis Aurora Borealis .. F. Foster

The Steeplechase There are 30 in the Great Northern Steeplechase, and the fact of 23 of them claiming an engagement in the Hurdles points to form in that event having a distinct heaping on the chasers’ race. Several of the connections of these horses, notably of Kawini, Wiltshire, Pouri, Mangani, Omeo, Daylight, and Kauri Park, have already intimated that all going well with their charges on the first day they will be competitors over the hill at Ellerslie.

Then there is Star Comet, a practically unknown quantity insofar as i actual steeplechasing goes. Yet it is obvious that he would not have been accorded a nomination had the men behind the guns not had something to go on. Possibly Star Comet’s running in the Hurdles will decide his fate. Operators are taking no risks with Democratic, and he occupies a prominent position on the “charts.” Fabriano will not be here; and a hack steeplechase will be more suited to Wenday, Double Soult and Odin. To sum up, it looks like the field being comprised of the following: Wiltshire, Kawini, . Mangani, Pouri, Star Comet, Omeo, Roman Abbey, Democratic, Kauri Park, Matu, Maunga, Airtight, Ponjola, Daylight, Aurora Borealis, and Kamehameha. With few exceptions riders in this event will be similar to those in the Hurdles. Cornwall Handicap \ So far as the big flat race, the Cornwall Handicap, is concerned, the only really interesting move announced during the past week has been the en- , gagement of Hector Gray for Standfast. Then there is the statement made by returned sportsmen this week that Goshawk is under orders to return here for his Cornwall Handicap engagement. Perhaps there will be absolutely nothing definite in this respect for a few more days. At this stage it would appear that among the likely runners in this event are Corinax, Goshawk, Seatown, Eager Rose, M*aori Boy, Paddon, Mendip, Pa.hu, Atholspear, Nassock, Standfast, Prince of Orange, Lucy Rose, Pompeius, Sea Cob, Sir Mond, True Blood, King Emerald, Imperial Prince and Ivawainga. There may be one or two others to be included, and perhaps three or four of those mentioned w’ill drop out of the race by 5 p.m. next Friday, acceptance time.

TODAY’S FANCIES a careful perusal of the handicaps, the following half-dozen horses are sorted out as likely to be prominent If they go to the post in the treble event, the horses being named in the order in which they are fancied by “Early Bird.” G.N. Hurdles G.N. Steeplechase Cornwall Handicap STAR COMET ROMAN ABBEY STANDFAST ROMAN ABBEY PONJOLA PAHU AURORA BOREALIS AURORA BOREALIS PRINCE OF ORANG E MANGANI OMEO LUCY ROSE OMEO MATU EAGER ROSE MISTER GAMP WILTSHIRE ATHOLSPEAR

THE HANDICAPS

G.N. HURDLES G.N. STEEPLES CORNWALL HANDP. Of £1,750; 2J miles Of £2,000; about 3J m. Of £1,000; 1i miles Elysianor . . . . 11 5 Wiltshire . . . 11 11 Corinax ... 10 2 Mister Gamp . 11 5 Elysianor ... 9 13 Red Fuchsia • • 11 0 11 0 Seatown . . . 9 7 Wedding March 10 12 Red Fuchsia 11 0 Eager Rose . 9 3 Elicit ...... 10 11 Wedding March 10 12 Maori Boy . . 9 0 Siaosi Wiltshire . . . . 10 10 6 6 Kawini . » . . 10 8 Paddon . . . Mendip . . . S 8 13 13 Bright Land . . 10 5 Elicit 10 6 Paleta .... 12 Star Comet . . 10 5 Mangani . . . . 10 1 Pahu .... 10 Mangani . . . , . 10 1 10 0 Taneriri . . . . 8 10 Prince Lu . Pouri 10 10 0 0 Star Comet . 10 Atholspear . . Marjoram . . . 8 . 8 7 7 Roman Abbey . 9 11 Omeo 9 13 Nassock ... . 8 6 Kawini . . . . 9 11 Roman Abbey . 9 11 Barometer . . . 8 5 Gienstar . . . . 9 9 Democratic . . . 9 8 Merry Mint . . 8 4 King’s Jest . 9 8 * Kauri Park • . 9 5 Standfast . . . 8 4 Kauri Park . . 9 5 Matu . • • • . 9 5 Prince of Orange 8 3 Omeo 9 4 Maunga . • • a 9 5 High Pitch . . 8 3 Horomea . . . 9 4 9 Lucy Rose . . . 8 2 Aurora Borealis 9 4 Airtight • . • . 9 3 Bold Front . . . 8 . 8 2 1 Mountain Guide 9 0 Ponjola . . . . . 9 3 Pompeius . . . 8 1 Kamehameha . 9 0 Horomea . . . . 9 0 Sea Cob . . . . 8 . 8 0 0 Maunga . . . . 9 0 Aurora Borealis 9 0 Transformer . . 8 0 Ponjola • . . Revel . . . . . 9 9 0 0 Daylight . . . . Double Soult 9 9 0 0 True Blood . . Valsier .... Monsogne . . . I'm Alone . . . 8 .* 8 . 8 0 0 0 Rawhetu . . . . 9 0 9 0 . 8 0 Wako King . . 9 0 Odin . . . . . 9 0 Llyn Dhu . . King Emerald 8 . 8 0 0 Whisogne . . . 9 0 Rawhetu . . . «. 9 0 Imperial Prince 8 0 Glena Bay • • . 9 0 Wako King . . 9 0 tsaha .... Kawainga . . . 8 0 0 Daylight . . . . 9 0 9 0 . 8 0 Calithe . . . . Royal Elm . . . 9 9 0 0 Royal Elm . . . 9 0 Mosque . . . . 8 . 8 0 Tiega . . . . , 9 0 Calithe . . . . 9 0 Flying Prince . 8 0