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Wairarapa Times-Age, 22 March 1939, Page 9

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INTEREST IN AWAPUNI GOLD CUP

(By

“The Cynic.”)

The Awapuni Gold Cup usually provides a race worth going a long way to see, but, despite the many keen contests provided in recent years, not for a long time has public interest been so wide in the race as exists in this week’s contest at the Manawatu autumn meeting.

BAY OF PLENTY RACES

ACCEPTORS FOR SATURDAY. (By Telegraph—Pless Association.) AUCKLAND. March 21. Acceptances for the first day, Saturday, of the Bay of Plenty Racing Club’s meeting, for which the betting will be win and place, are: — 11.45 —Trial Plate Handicap; 5Jf: Gamos, Star Vaal 9.2; Broadway Bill 8.6; Gazeful 8.3; Silver Cloud 8.1; Fours Miss Dawn, Valvern Triri, Gold Spot, Little Idea, Snare, Meadow Rose, Hai Mangu, Delmar, Paxeno, Miss Rangi, Taunn 8.0.

There is promise of a good field lining up for this popular w.f.a. event, but the Okawa’ owned and bred colt Beauoartir and the South Island champion Royal Chief will take the stellar roles on the stage at Awapuni on Friday. With these two horses alone engaged a thrilling duel is assured.

Beaupartir was most impressive m his St Leger success last week where he left no doubts about his claims to be regarded as the best three-year-old of the year apart from Defaulter. He is a generous galloper from whom one. can always expect a great race, and his fine combination of brilliance and stamina make him an ideal proposition for a race like the Awapuni Gold Cup. Royal Chief left the impression last week that racing was improving him and the Manawatu meeting would find him very nearly at the top of his form. His great effort in the Thompson Handicap was borne out by his splendid second in the Autumn Handicap to Peerless, who had lOlbs the better of the weights according to the w.f.a. scale. Peerlegs must be taken into considI eration on Friday on her recent form, while Taurangi, Gay Son and Homily also have to be regarded as likely to add further interest to the contest.

12.30—Jack Tanner Memorial Handicap; 5Jf: Brazen Bold 8.3; Hunto 7.5; Monte Cristo 7.3; Pantheist 7.2; Trig Station 7.1; Bronzeshar, Surtoy, Wyndora, Foxsen 7.0. I.ls—Gate Pa Hurdles; l|m: Airam 11.4; Stansted 11.0; Inness Lad 10.7; Kilberis 10.5; Star Artist 9.4; Lady Defoe, King Musk, Royal Dame, Jolly Dance, British Sovereign, Count Roussillon, Allmetic, Ngakaru, Clooneen 9.0.

Consistency Rewarded. Success for Beaupartir in the New Zealand St Leger Stakes was the reward for consistency, for this colt, in any ordinary year, would have swelled his winning total with, the two Derbies. Beaupartir, who was bred at Okawa, and is raced by Mr T. H. Lowry,gave his Hawke’s Bay owner his third St Leger success, his other winners being Balboa in the 1915 N.Z. St Leger and Desert Gold a year later in the G.N. St Leger. Desert Gold did not contest the classic at Trentham, but won the Challenge Stakes, which in that year, was run on the same day. Mr Lowry’s success in the other classics, the Guineas, Oaks and Derbies has been greater. Soltano, Desert Gold, Doree, Bjorneborg and Estland all credited him with Guinea successes; Desert Gold won the N.Z. and G.N. Oaks; and Balboa, Desert Gold (2) and Estland (2) were blue riband winners. Second Success. Although a fourth is the furthest back from second that Beaupartir has been in his racing career to date, he has won only two races —the Queen’s Plate and the N.Z. St Leger. However, he has been a good winner and the classic at Ellerslie looks easy for him. Big Two-Year-Old. One of the biggest two-year-olds at Awapuni is the Fox Earth —Delhi Queen gelding, who is a member of L. G. Morris’s team. This handsome, big chestnut has made rapid progress in the past few weeks and it is possible that he will be given his first race this week at Awapuni. He leaves the impression that it would not take much racing to bring him into winning form. Coming On Well.' The Crooner has been thriving on a diet of pace-work with sprints home, and his racing this week at the Manawatu meeting should bring him very nearly to his best for the Easter meetings. The four-year-old Nigger Minstrel horse appears to have grown since he was last raced and, as he is showing no signs of soreness, it would appear probable that he will have to be taken into consideration at Easter. Horses for Courses. The “horses for courses” adage should not be overlooked in the case of Rakahanga at Awapuni this week. The Ngatarawa filly has a penchant for the track. De Bretts. De Bretts, who won her first race at the Poverty Bay meeting in July, 1937, and has not raced since she was unplaced the second day of that-meeting, has been acquired by Jim Manuel and looks as if she might be a useful sort later. De Bretts is by Defoe from that Former smart galloper Startle, and she should be all the better for nothaving been bustled early.

Class Sprinter. Suleiman was a certainty beaten in the Railway Handicap at Trentham on Friday by running off the track below the false rail. He must have lost half a dozen lengths, yet he was beaten by only a head. On Saturday, Percy Burgess kept the brilliant Acre gelding in check through, out and did not let him have his head until the race was in safe keeping half a furlong from home. Even then Suleiman finished in the middle of the track.

More’ used to the right-handed going in the Auckland district, Suleiman runs true at Ellerslie and other meetings and there is little likelihood that he will be troubled through this fault, in the A.R.C. Easter Handicap next month.

Ferriby. The Trial Plate winner at Waimate. Ferriby, is a four-year-old gelding by Nightmarch from Charmeuse by Paladin—Charmilia by Charlemagne II— Armilia. He has pace and will no doubt improve in stamina .

Night Dress. Night Dress ran a patchy race in the Waimate Cup. He was well placed up to about five furlongs from home but then dropped back. He came on again in the straight and finished well to get third.

Argentic. Argentic looked as if he might stay on and win the Waimate Cup .when racing with Swordstick to the home turn. He had a 51b allowance but the best he could do was to struggle on into second place.

2.o—Tauranga Cup; Um: Llangollen 9.4; Scotland 8.3; Te Hai 7.11; Kena 7.10; Glen Abb, Balinavar, Royal Bachelor 7.3; Day Wind, Sergia, Black Musk. Jayola, High Tea, Calorie, General Ruse 7.0. 2.45 —Alf Brown Memorial Handicap; 6f: Kakarere 9.0; Rainier 8.12; Son of the Soil 8.11; Midland 8.7; Luleen 7.9; Rothoon, Noisy Night, Irish Belle 7.7. 3.3o—Greerton Highweight Handicap; lm: Haile Boy 9.13; Royal Abb 9.3; Mio Fratollo 8.13; Ureklaw 8.12; Spinning Wheel 8.10; Electric Spear 8.8; Tralee Rose 8.2; Bronze Step, Hikutaia, Kotahi Acre, Rothoon 8.0. 4.15 —President’s Hack; 7f: Haile Boy 8.13; Eastern Heir, Kenneth Robert 8.8; May Song 8.7; Ohmaha, British Nation, Spearford 8.4; Town Section 7.13; Gay Sister, Ngawiri 7.10; Ora King 7.8; Bonroe, Sen Acre, Noisy Night 7.7. s.o—Flying Handicap; 6f: Llangollen 9.13; Orate 9.1; Tosh 8.3; Enge 8.1; Gay Seton, Lornacre 7.12; Triune 7.11; Mon Acre 7.6; Gold Vaals, Pirate King, Corato 7.3. Likely Sorts. With more experienced riders up Dinah Dhu and Dranoel will win races. Dinah Dhu, a two-year-old filly by Caledon —Sandra, and Dranoel is a four-year-old gelding by RobespierreRose of Orange.

RACING FIXTURES

March 23, 25. —Oamaru J.C. March 24, 25.— Manawatu R.C. March 25. —Birchwood H.C. March 25, 27.—Bay of Plenty R.C.