THE SPRINT CONTEST

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19892, 22 May 1936, Page 10

THE SPRINT CONTEST

Tooley Street Reads Well GOLD MISSION IN FORM Te Rapa Represented The open six has drawn one of the largest sprint fields we have had here for some time and the luck of the running may not be without its bearing on the issue, although the roomy Te Rapa course will obviate this aspect to a large extent. The form of Gold Mission at Hawera was good and H. Dulleu’s representative will carry confident support. She won attractively on the first day!

at Hawera, going under narrowly to One Whetu on the second day of the meeting. She looks well and should run prominently to-morrow. Enge, Tradesman, Gay Rose and! Greek Gold are likely improvers,! while Scotland, a useful sprint performer when right, was successful! over a middle distance at Avondale last month. Bellkyrian and Gay Seton are susceptible to improvement but

their latest efforts have not been Impressive. Riccarton stables will be represented in Tooley. Street and he makes strong appeal. He won in hack class over the distance at Oamaru and since then won over seven furlongs and a mile at Riverton. Handily placed as he is with 7.7 he should carry the opposition along. Silver Briar races well fresh, but after her spell from racing she will have to be taken on trust. Princess Star’s form is more recent and on her second to Tonnerre at Avondale she must be oonoeded good prospects. True she stood lljtle chance with Tonnerre on thaf, occasion, but she beat the balance of the opposition i Just as decisively as Tonnerre ac- ! counted for her. Prior to that performance she had run two good seconds at Whangarel. Further down the handicap are j several likely light-weights and these

| include Puss Moth. Bonny Gnv. Velocipede, Wahine Reihi. and Whirling, I while Prince Acre, a Stewards’ llani dirap winner last season, would need ! only 1o be near his best to make his presence l’elt. The public, however, j may prefer the chances of— PRINCESS STAR TOOLEYSTREET COLD MISSION