Hunt Club Fixture At New Plymouth

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1063, 29 August 1930, Page 13

Hunt Club Fixture At New Plymouth

Tomorrow's Programme and Prospects

By

“EARLY BIRD."

Tomorrow's racing comprises the Taranaki Hunt Club's annual fixture at New Plymouth, and on this occasion an attractive card is to be presented. Several very promising horses are Pfoingr to be seen in action, and they include Chief Link, one of the best two-year-olds last season. As is customary at these meeting’s a number of horses claim two, and even three engagements, so that the issue is rather clouded for the people away from the results Wh ° might be interested in the £_J? ra *, a ' v Y as . not far removed • [ r> ., tbe JiY' nni . n 9 list last season, and this Thespian gelding has alMatden Scur^ 9 ' °" °P“"ake tm^ St sea ® on Orapai was placed on tiueo occasions. He has been showing affect r in J ameness . but this may not . Ahhough he llas raced f aiL -|y con _ sistently Hop wood did not score a win during the winter racing, but he was Placed on several occasions. His turn may come in the Stratford Handicap !■— i ■ cou *j‘ 3e d °es not prove too small lor him One of his most dangerous opponents will be Te Atiawa, who was m the money recently. Chief Link is another engaged, and if he can concede both those named weight and a beating he will have to be seriously considered in more important events .. ' Lea won well at Trentham, and it Gray has the mount again will Hack some heading oft in the L'renui Copey’s Ellerslie form at the Great Northern meeting, which he followed up by a second in the Egmont Hunt Lup shorUy afterwards, points to him as nkely to be very much at home in the Maiden Hunters' Steeplechase. Ke-

ports from New Plymouth indicate that Ngawhaa has schooled well Fikimai stands out in the LepperHunters’ Hurdles, despite his weight. However, he is under a cloud and may be an absentee. It will be interesting to see how the Auckland novice jumper, Day Lass, fares here. She was very unluckv the Bracelet at Ellerslie last week, and with a more experienced rider in the saddle she might have won. In the Hunters’ Hurdles the same day she went very well for a novice. The Hunt Cup has the usual crowd of hunters engaged; it is remarkable

how long some of them last. If he has got over his Trentham experiences bon o’ Mine will probablv be the best while Maidos, AVaitaunaha and Hui-ra-bgi Girl will keep him busy. * , The "Warden's Trentham running : points to him in the Waihi Hack, and

Calithe has the best credentials of those engaged in the Hunters’ Flat which is not confined to amateur riders’ The following horses will come in' for good support in their engagements: Lepperton Hunters’ Hurdles: DAT’ I,ASS SON O' MINE Opunake Maiden Scurry: ORAPAI A RAUKUK U Maiden Hunters’ Steeples COPEY NGAWHAA Waihi Hack Handicap; THE WARDEN CALAMINE Taranaki Hunt Cup: SON O' MINE MAIDOS Stratford Handicap: HOPIVOOD TE ATIAWA Hunters’ Flat Handicap: CALITHE POTENCY Urenui Hack Handicap: GOWAN LEA TENTCALL The Riders The following are some of the riding row- SementS announced for tomorand ‘ MuS’fe SnaPPer ' Molissa ’ H. Gray. —Orapai, Te Atiawa, Royal Finance, and Anno.ver. 5; Syme.-—Waitauhaha. W. Rennie.—Ngawhaa. A. E. Ellis,—Chief Link. ?* Warden. A. McDonald.— Huirangi Girl. J. Brown. —Arvada. L. Jarvis.— Moerangi. d .® nkin . s ’ —Maidos. Miss Opaku, and Pikimai. L. A. Pine. —Tenteall. J. M. Pine. —Hopwond and Calamine. G. Brown. —Just John. The acceptances are as follow;