TURF NEWS AND NOTES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 8 March 1940, Page 3

TURF NEWS AND NOTES

CURRENT TOPICS FROM STABLE AND COURSE Carterton Meeting Tomorrow HANDY FIELDS IN ALL EVENTS PROSPECTS OF KEEN AND INTERESTING RACING (BY “THE GRAFTER.") Turf patrons are promised good sport at the Carterton Racing Club’s annual meeting, which is to be held on the Taratahi course tomorrow. The eight events on the programme have all attracted satisfactory* entries. Horses that should show up prominently, if recent form is any guide, are the following!—■ MAIDEN BLATE: Master Solway. Locrian. CARRINGTON HIGHWEIGHT HANDICAP: Primak, Kehlia. WAIRARAPA COUNTY CUP: Dainty Sue, Galteemore. CARTERTON HACK HANDICAP: Acrobat. Floral Robe. GLADSTONE HACK HANDICAP: Trench Law. Sky Limit. BUNNY MEMORIAL HANDICAP- Alunga. Liane. ELECTRIC HACK HANDICAP: Kurrawong. Valiant Lady. TARATAHI HACK HANDICAP: Arabic. Augment. The fields are as follow:—

Five Out of Six Fell. i According to a Gisborne message all the starters except Dutch Ace fell in a six furlong race at the Waiapu meeting. “The second and third horses were remounted by spectators to got the minor placings." Unless the tails occurred after the horses had passed the winning post, and the original riders were able to weigh in correctly, these minor placings do not entitle the horses to any prize money. In hurdle races and steeplechases special provision is made that when a rider is unable to continue, after a fall a horse may bo taken over the remainder of the course by a bystander, and no limit is imposed on the amount of overweight so carried. There is no such dispensation in connection with flat races, and the amount of overweight allowed by the rules in any circumstances is only 21b. Tipping In Australia. Radio advertising by tipsters has been made illegal in Australia, and the pirates who used to infest the air are denied wireless privileges. Apparently the law does not run in the Federal capital territory, as Canberra has become the headquarters of many of the fraternity, who approach their dupes by circulars. Two-year-old's Success. Mysito added -to the season's stead-ily-growing list of two-year-old winners when he won at To Aroha. A bay colt. Mysito is a son of the Phalaris horse Myosotis, and the Marianna —Rawene mare Princess Rawene. and he descends from the Rose of Denmark taproot through Thyra. the ancestress of Royal Artillery. Sarcherie. Ethics, and First Principle. Rawene was a half-sister to the Winter Cup winner Epris, and Princess Rawene. a half-sister to the useful Waiwene. was a winner of races on the West Coast. At the sales last year Mysito was purchased by Mr R. Comer, of Ruawai. North Auckland, for 70 guineas, and is now a member of F. Smith's successful

Takanini loam. Danger. It is reported that the two-year-old colt Royal Descent lias been thrown out of training owing to the develop-' ment of respiratory troubles. His brother. Arvakur, developed the same trouble, but was successfully operated on. His now-famous half-brother. High Caste, is described as a very massive colt, and as extra size creates danger in that direction, he may go the same

MAIDEN PLATE, of £80. Six furlongs. Authoress .. . 8 12 St Grace .. .. 8 12 Balgowlah .. . 8 12 Black Ronald — Batsham 8 12 Fair Wand g. 8 12 Equity 8 12 Locrian 8 R Golden Wattle 8 12 Lady Govern 8 5 Manahau .. . 8 12 Maharajah .. 8 5 Master Taxometer .. 8 5 Solwav 8 12 Yurilla 8 rRose Mimetic 8 12 CARRINGTON HIGIIWEIGHT HANDICAP. ol £100. One mile and 80 yards. Ruling Star .. 9 10 Primak 9 0 Kehua 9 4 Eackblock .. 9 0 Buccaneer .. .. 9 4 Dark Water .. 9 0 Lacan 9 2 WAIRARAPA COUNTY CUP. of £150. One mile and a quarter. Siegmund .. .. 9 7 Galteemore .. 7 6 Tooley Street 8 5 Trcbor 7 0 Dainty Sue .. 7 13 Good Sun .. .. 7 0 CARTERTON HACK HANDICAP. of £100. Six furlongs. Te Ore 9 0 Floral Robe .. 7 9 Plenteous .. .. 8 13 Wakarara .. .. 7 7 Acrobat 8 2 Master Kurrawong .. 8 0 Solway 7 7 Jungle King .. 7 13 Eeagle 7 7 Gay Artist .. .. 7 9 Timothy 7 7 GLADSTONE HACK HANDICAP. of £100. One mile and 80 yards.

Trench Law .. 9 0 Titter 8 1 Siglow 8 12 Kehua 7 9 Sky Limit .. .. 8 6 Dark Water .. 7 7 BUNNY 'MEMORIAL HANDICAP. of.£120. Seven furlongs. Lardy Furst .. 9 0 Sporting Gift 7 0 Globe Trotter 8 6 Jeanne 7 0 Alunga 7 11 Autolile .. .. 7 0 Lord Miss Cavendish 7 8 Appellant 7 0 Liane 7 ELECTRIC HACK HANDICAP of £100. Five furlongs. Plenteous .. .. 9 0 Balgowlah 7 7 Kurrawong .. 8 0 Equity ' 7 7 Gay Artist .. 7 9 Yurilla 7 7 Valiant Lady 7 8 Beagle 7 7 Wakarara .. .. 7 7 Pari a to 7 7 TARATAHI HACK HANDICAP of £100. Seven furlongs. Siglow .. ■.. ..9 0 Gay Fox o o 0 Lindrum 8 13 Acrobat 7 HI Arabic 8 12 Gay Artist .. .. 7 7 Hui 8 11 Augment .. .. 7 7 Sky Limit .. .. 8 8 Piastre 7 7