EGMONT CUP

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 33, 9 February 1939, Page 4

EGMONT CUP

Good Field Engaged At Hawera CONTESTANTS DISCUSSED REVIEW OF PROSPECTS It generally takes a good handicap horse to win the Egmont Cup, whicn has a history dating back to aBB2, and the prospects are that the winner of to-day’s race will have to be classed with the useful division, for the field is a really good one. The Flying Handicap (six lurlongs) and the v/hareroa Handicap (seven furlongs) aie the other open events for the opening day of the Egmont Racing Clubs summer meeting, which will De concluded on Saturday. The hack events have filled well, tnere being as many as fourteen in the Waipapa Hacx. Handicap, run over eight and a-naif furlongs.

VVin-and-Place Betting. The v. in-and-place totalisaior will be operated at the meeting, the cluo thus reverting to tne system wmcn ruled lor a couple ot seasons out was dropped two years ago. yea*, unaer the single-pooi method, the totalisator hanuiea Xto,Sdb iUs on the first day ana tne turnover at the meeting aggregated £32,288. I'he first race is to start at 12 noon. Eight are engaged in the Ohawe Huruies, the nisi event on the programme, and Opunake form points to ohanga. Red sun should improve, and rango is another that must be respectea. Airam won on tne Taranaki summer circuit, ana it would not be surprising to find Ad bpirit snowing up. However, one comes bacn. to Onanga, Rea Bun and Airam. The held for the r tying Handicap provides sulnciem lor three piacdividends if there is no scratching, but Amigo is also engaged in tne Cup ana Taituru, firing ana Aiyth are in uit Whareroa Handicap, wady ma won impressively at a rentnam. Amigo, even with uj, would be nard to ixai if started here. Race Can is getting into form and should win any time. Airing won well at opunake un saluruay and may again oe hard to beat Life Guard is sm<.rt ana a win should come Ins way on the circuit. Lady Ina, Airing and Rile Guam may uo best. rhe Trial Handicap held of thirteen is an excellent one, and track and race torm points to Le Marquis. Darthura anil Fiancee. Egmont Cup Field. The Egmont Cup field several cup winners in Wotan (Melbourne ana tending Cup), Brazen King (Vvanganui cup), Dungarvan (Marton Cup), Aussie Ra (Taranaki, and Egmont Cup), Rustem (Pahiatua : Cup), Winsome lu (Opunake Cup> j ana Lickem (Stratiord cup). Wotan i has not pleased in his latest essay.,, | failing in the Stratford cup, but in- j Dulicu stable generally Knows the! strength ot its candidates. Brazen j King was galloped on in the Mana-' watu Cup, ana at 8.12 he has the same weight as in the Stratford Cu v , I which engagement he had to forego. I He won tne Vvaveney cup wiln b.ix and the McKelvie Memonal at BuiL> with 9.4, and if he strips at all weil he must be given an excellent chance. Amigo put up some excellent displays at ’i rentham after winning at Awapuni and being unlucky ai Marton He is a better- mree-year-oia tnan hie [ record suggests. Dungarvan was ui winner at xaunercniKau ana he ap-' pears to be getting oacK to his bicc' form. Aussie Ka was a winner on the • Taranaki midsummer circuit and 1 went so well at Trentham that nisi Opunake failure can be overlooked. i Lady Furst is a tnree-year-old Siegfried fitly wno has won in her two starts this season, making her recon: six successive wins, i hough she scored easily by live lengths over ten furlongs at Napier FaiK in November, beating curie, Skyway and Plaaie, the opposition is stronger today and she will be well tested. Ncg Cuttie does not impress. Homily »m--pressed at Ellerslie and was not disgraced at Trentham. so she may be expected to improve. Winsome Lu won at Opunake and may do well in the higher grade ot handicappers. | Rustem carried 7.8 in the Paniatua i Cup and must have a good chance here. He carries the same colours as, the 1932 winner, Arixi Ra. Eickem f won the Stratford Cup convincingly, I and in spite of his i rentham laiiut- • he will not lack iriends. Dainty sue j scored on the second day at Stratford and she is reported to be in goou order. Te Huia appears to be outclassed. The three-year-olds. Lady Furst and Homily, appear «.o comprise a strong division, and the best of them may be Amigo and Eady Furst, with Dungarvan and Brazc.i King outstanding > among the older

division. Dual Engagements. Filetto and .Judgment appear to have it on the opposition in the Juvenile Handicap, in whicn Valeria.! and The Tryst are possibly the most likely improvers. . For the hack sprinters there is the Tokaora Hack Handicap, with Namara al the head of the handicap ana two Opunake winners, Professional | and Mischef, lower down the scale. Ramleh has already won on tne Ha-. wera course, but Namara and Profes-i sional may be preferred. The Held for the Whareroa Handicap may be reduced to halt a do..*-ii through dual engagements. Triune and Entail may be the best of the lot. Amatory is not yet out of hacks but he is given a chance in the Waipapa Hack Handicap. Among the re-: mainder Nercus, Eastern Heir,! Bumble, War Lap and Dark Eagle I make most appeal. The following may be in request in their respective engagements to-day . Ohawe Hurdles.—Ohanga, Red Sun Flying Handicap.—Race Call, Airing, Life Guard. Trial Handicap. —Le Marquis, Fiancee, Darthura. Egmont Cup.—Amigo, Brazen King, Dungarvan. Juvenile Handicap. Judgment, Filetto, The Tryst. Tokaora Hack Handicap.—Namara. Professional, Ramleh.

1 .... ' Whareroa Hack Handicap.—Entail. ■ Triune. ! Waipapa Hack Handicap.—Nereus, Amatory. Eastern Heir. 1 Following is the list of acceptors 12.0: OHAWE HURDLES.

(Of £150; li miles). Red Sun . .. 10 12 Ohanga .. . . 9 12 Donegal .... loll Don Erma J < Pango .. .. lol' 1 Book law .. .. 9 (> Airam . . . . 10 8 All Spirit .. 9 (j 12.40: FLYING HANDICAP. <OC £200 ; furlongs). ‘ Lady Ina . . . 9 0 Airin-' 7 4 1 A m i**o .. S t Life Guard j Raco Call .. 8 3 Alyth .. .. 7 n | Taitoru .. .. 7 13 Amoroso .. 7 0 ■ 1.20: TRIAL HANDICAP. • Of £150;: 5 furlongs). Fiancee .... 9 0 lx? Marquis . Tidal Gift . 8 Sir Col . . . . Highball .. . S 9 Gitana Lass 8 7 Flambergo . S 7 Daithura .. . 8 7 Crestman ... s 7 Carmody ■ ■ . 8 7 Lady Boden . 8 7 Sang Blue 8 7 Oak Light . 8 7 2.15. EGMONT CUP. (Of £500; H miles) Wotan . . .. 9 0 Homily .. .. 7 9 Brazen King 8 12 Winsome Lu 7 7 Amigo . . .. 8 5 Rustem .. .. 7 7 Dungarvan . 8 1 Lickem .. .. 7 7 Aussie Ra .. 7 12 Dainty Sue . 7 3 Lady Furst . 7 10 Te Huia .. . 7 0 Ned Cuttie .. 7 10 3.0: JUVENILE HANDICAP. (Of £150; furlongs). | Filetto . . .. 8 13 Chief Lord .. - n 1 Judgment ..89 Miss Jack 7 2 Pretty Lass . 8 3 The Tryst 7 1 Valerian .... 8 2 Kilometre .. . 7 0 Algerian ... 7 4 Kriemhiid 7 (' Gold Card .. 7 3 Pantheist 7 0 3.40: TOKAORA HACK HANDICAP. (Of £150; furlongs). Namara ... 9 7 Mischel .. .. 7 10 Te Huia . . 8 10 Daisy Chain . 7 8 Professional . 8 8 Silver Gift . 7 « Ramleh .... 8 3 Cienthawn - ~ Amoroso ... 82 Flamberge . . 7 7 Judgment ..82 Le Marquis 7 7 4.20: WH A RERO A HANDICAP. (Of £150; furlongs). Taitoru ... 93 Airing . . ... 8 2 Triune .. .. 8 10 Red Sand 8 1 Entail .. .. 8 5 Barley Almond 8 0 Lady Kyra 8 4 Alyth 7 13 5.0: WAIPAPA HACK HANDICAP (Of £150; 8j furlongs). Amatory ... 90 Viracious 8 0 Te Huia ... 811 War Lap 7 12 Nereus .. .. 8 11 Dark Eagle 7 11 Earl Colossus 8 10 All Bunsby 7 8 Eastern Heir . 8 9 Wynardo .. . ■j <? Bumble .... 8 3 Karerenui 7 7 NaughtyMariettaS 4 Resin guard . 1 1