A GUIDE TO FORM

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 18898, 29 May 1936, Page 11

A GUIDE TO FORM

ALLEGRETTO IS WELL. i __ I l i THE CHANGES OF GAY ROSE 5 JOLLY BEGGAR I.\' GOOD HEART. i (By ".\lartian.") I It is' douhtful whether the goingl was over in better order than it is Just now for a Winter meeting at Ellerslie. I lndlseretlon. Nothing has been schooling better at Te Rapa in the, few days preoeed—ing the \\‘aikel-o meeting than lndiscrc—tlon and as he was not produced at. the local meeting interest will attach to his showing~ Vat Aurkland. It should not lie for lurk of condition if he fails to give of his best at Ellerslie. Should Make Amends. The unlut‘kiest horse on the second day or the recent Waikato meeting was undoubtedly Pukeko, who after losing lengths at the start, was finishing on into fourth berth right on the heels of the placed division. He should never have been beaten—and would never have been had he Jumped away correctly. To-morrow he is an acceptor for the first division of the .‘lervols Handicap and 'what beats him should win.

M JOLLY BEGCAR. Jolly Beggar, winner of the Grand National Hurdles laet year, hue earned his epure as a etayer and Jumper above the average and his fine showing on the first day I or the Walkato meeting was In Impressive perlormenee and one that will claim him a strong following for his engagement In the Great Northern Hurdles to-mor-row. He Is Improving all the time and It Is the improving horse with proved ability to handle the distance that appeals for a gruelling race of this kind. '

Munaatoon. .\lungatoon is a horse of surprises, but after the way he shaped on the tracks at T 0 Raina last wee-k one could well he exnused i‘or anticipating that. it' a surprise were recorded, it, should come from this direction. In com—pany with his stablemate, Lagoon. lie clocked the best figures of the week over seven 'i‘urlongs. Certainly on the score of condition he will lack‘ nothing in this direction when he goes into the siartcr's hands. A Flt Horse. 'l‘ooiey Street has performed well in the south, and on that showing he was exported to run a. good Tilt'l‘. in tho Stewards’ Handicap at Te ilapa, but he was never dangerous and finished well back. On Monday he drew No. i in the .\laeroa. Handicap and was always among the lenders. He came through on the rails over the last bit and was‘only beaten by a head 'hy Puss Moth att he finish. Tooiey Stret is a tit horse and he should make his presenlos felt at Ellerslie. Greek Gold. ‘ The showing or Greek Gold in the open six on the second day of the Waikato meeting was on encouraging one and he may prove equal in the months ahead of improving on that! exhibition. After being well back in the early stages of the running he was going great guns in the very final Stages to finish right up on the heels of the placed division. He will he a better horse for the race and may be seen to greater advantage at. Ellerslie. Improves With Racing. Valpeen had two outings at. the VVailiato meeting. In the Waiketo Steeplechase on the first day he wast well up early. but soon dropped backl and was never seriously in the picturel afterwards. On Monday -‘he was a]— ways well back and failed to |net any—where near the leaders, piamond and Roxy, throughout. Valpeen lookedl a bit on the ‘hig side. and the racing he had at Esmont and Te Rape should help to improve his condition can—- . siderahlv by the time the Great ‘Northern Steeplechase comes up for decision. Tritium-n. It is doubtful whether Tradesman is the horse he was a couple of seasons a-g‘o, but still he is by no means a. spent light and a line through his showing on ‘the first day here would suggest that he is not altogether out of it in the open sprint on the first day of the approaching Auckland meeting. He had been working rea—sonably well prior to the local meeting and the race he had here on Satur- I day is bound to have effected improvement in his condition. Prince Acre. Prince Acre, having ‘his ilrst start over a sprint distance for a spell, wast hacked and beaten on the second day of the Te llnpa meeting. The outing he had. lmwerrr, should have improved him and he may do better next limo out. A horse Hint is rupahlc of win—ning u slrwurds‘ Handicap at ’l‘ren—them last season is surely «volt treated on tiw minimum in tho open sprint, to~ marrow. lie l’mliml in in the Sir—warris‘ last Sf‘tlSllll and tho rlnss he was pitted against \\‘us by no means mediocre. A Strong Possibility. A perusal of tho t‘nrm ni‘ Puss Moth over both days 01' [hr \Vnikniu meet ing points strongly in his rlianrow‘ in the open sprint iii iClli‘rsliv nu Satur—day. tin the trrst day here he ran a tine race into third liciliud Royal Dance and lingo and mode full amends the following day when he stayed on gallantly in .1 gruelling finish with 'l‘nnley Street and (told Mission in take the thick end of the nurse. The tintinint Holdingr is an excellent pros—pect for Ellorslie honours.

wm Ho Stay? l Grateful has been showing good: form since he commenced racing in| open company, his successes including} the Prince of \\‘ales Handicap, nine; i'urlongs, at the .\ianawatu meetins,| and the .\laliino Handicap, seven fur-i longs, at the l-‘cilding Easter meeting. lie was started in the Gordonton Hanv , dicap, one mile, at the Watkato meet-' ing on Monday and was installed favourite for the event. He wasl never further back than about fli’th.‘ and came along with a good run in that straight to win narrowly vi’rom Velociw node. 'lle has been re—handicapped: from 7.11 to 3.2 in the Cornwall Han-i «lirap to-morrow, hot this should not] seriously inconvenience him. provided] he is capable of running out the distance. lilumlnagh. Among the likely improrers who must. he numbered nmong the. pres—peots for the forthcoming Auckland meeting is the To Awamutu—tralned 'llluminagh. 'whose third at the \Vm’kato meeting held promise of better things as it. was his first. appearance for some time. 'l'rne he. has not yet l‘Oat'lll‘fl {:oan class hut in the Hunt Club Hurdles on Saturday he will be! meeting rmnpai‘fi' in which he can rea~ sonahly be expected to show to ad—vantage. Raolng consistently. Velocipede has been racing well during the last few months. and he looks likely to go on with it. At Whangarei he won a double, and at Te Awamut-u the had Galilee dolns 1191‘ best to beat him in the \Noodstock Stakes. On Saturday he 'was started in the President's Handicap at 'l‘e Rana and was always about third. He finished in great style and, heading Scotch Nation, who had been in the lead all the way, at the distance. beat him home by three-quarters of a length. On Monday, despite this good effort. he was allowed to go out at long odds in the Gordonton Handicap. He was again handy to the leaders throughout and looked like winning half a furlong from home, but Grateful finished on a bit too good for him. to beat him ‘by half a length. \‘eloei—l node is engaged in the Members" Handicap at Ellcrslie. Pnkanul , Pakanni is entered for both the Cornwall and the open sprint 10-lllol‘-row, the opening day of the Great‘ Northern meeting at, lilterslic. and: whichever be her mision she, will have i to be seriously reckoned with it 111:“ quality of her recent. essays on the tracks is it true indication of herl physical conditions. That, she is at good one when right, there is no gain-1 saying and it should not he overlooked } that she was responsible for the best figures of the morning at Ellerslie the‘ other day. 1 Scotch Natlon. The ruling favourite for The Great; Northern llurdlos 'tu—morrow. Scotch Nation, has the credentials to com—l lunnd respect and with :1 stand up he will take a. lot. of heating, llis tine fencing ability coupled with his speed on the tint will stand to hi-tu' and it will he a good one that lowers his colours. llis tine. second on the first day of‘ Ihe W'aikuto meeting; When, after en-‘ deavouring to win the big mile and a quarter from end to end he *faded only in the very final stages. was stril‘lns‘ indication of his present splendid; physical condition. day no". ' ' In the summing up 01 ‘Cornwali‘ prospects for the Great Northernt mating of 1936 the credentials of Govt Rose are well worthy of consideration. i In the Cornwall of last year she was runner-up to Lord Val and this sea-l son ll'lßl' exhibitions in the Easter‘ Handicap and again at Avondale have‘ drawn attention to the possibility of her bettering that performance or lastl season. In the Easter Handicap she' came right. from the rear of her field to finish a close third, while more re—rently at Arondale she was running over everylhim,r all he finish to finish within hali’ :1 length 0i" Scotland. ‘ Lion Heart. | Lion Heart‘s impressive success here on the first day pointed strongly to his claims for consideration in the second division of the Jervois Mandi» cap to—iuorrow. ilnndily placed in the handicap as he is with 7.13 he makes strong appeal as he is bound to be improved by the race he had there! At Te Awnmutn the son of Gay Shield and Shelmng was short of a race, butl he was right, in it for the first flve‘

ALLEGRE’ITO. Perhaps the most. likely of the Improving horses seen out It To Rape was the Day camel. gelding, Allegretto, whose exhibition In the flick isteeplOChnso MID out of the high lights of the programme. The experience he had In the hunting fleld stood well to him and he literally made hooks of the opposition when It came to the business end of prooeedlnge. Fenoing feet and cleanly throughout ‘ ‘ he won with something in reserve ‘ i and It. will take a good one to i i beat him av. Ellerelle In the Green 1 1 Lane steeples. i fin-longs and improved by that outing hm- nn tho, npposilion off its feet in the hark miir :ii To Rum. llis suc—{"oss was tho nmst improssh‘e of the ' two-day prugramnn- and indicative of ‘un curl)" ruprtitiull. Boughal. Al'lrr his nmnnppearnnor on the first. day 01' Ihr mooiing ihrrr was npiiinisiir support for the big Acre :J'r‘idinxz iinugiini on the Second day of lhr \\‘niiniln inrriing, but after failing in ,iuinp away rnrrrrlly vile was $00“ In a impnlrss position and from then on could make nn inipl‘CSSiOli on his lieid. llmVrver. in the \\‘Ccks prior in ihe meeting ‘he had been working with rustnmary dash in his preparation at TO, Rap-a and his poor form hrrc “'ns not a true indication of his capabilities as a sprinter. His next appearance will he in the .\lembers' Handicap ni Aurkinnd irJ—mOrrOw and it should cause no surprise if he shows to better advantage on this occasion. SPORT OF RACING. | lililZiANlFA'l‘iUX FURNISH. ‘ Ilillilfi'l‘iiill'iiilili ’l‘illli‘sda)‘. \ lum-liu‘: ui' ll\\'li\'iZ~', iii‘i’i‘iil‘i'a .iiili truinvi'a livid .‘ii liirrarinn this xnm'nA lint, \\‘i\ .Ililil'i‘>\4‘ti by ”in Hull. it Hi liunirr, \l.|i.l.v. \\lm Hiilil'li ii \\:is prm inwml in iui'm inaliirtwa‘ in .\lzt‘Mand. \\‘vllinuinn. (lurixtrinirrii. iiltlll‘liili and inwrwuuiit Hl' .1 iiHliiiiiiHll Ivt'2;ini~a» liinil Mn i'~v iiii“~' nt‘ liin 'l’rnltilH ill\\nv-:\ ‘iili il:‘m-.lrr~‘ \~.~'m'iixiluu. ‘ I'\\nri'~. iii‘i‘l‘rii'i‘s .md ii‘:lil\l‘|'< in Hip i’HHHw“; \\‘li'ili .ii'(‘ In in- ivi‘ziiili\"li ,ii ‘mv wr‘uiu -- Hi'ilt"i_ mi): in \iv‘\\ i i |.ii\‘iii; runw-ri-ii m-imn iii till") uriiil‘i's Him .inmw I'ii'iii—". imd writ-n mm- mm i'i‘iwu‘ivni nu wri'nriuiii .l"iilltl ‘ 4 mm :Iv-miwl iii imam ~ iii-inch ..i iCOllliilUUd 111 um autumn)

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FOXTON MEETING. FIELDS FOR SATURDAY. Following are the acceptances for me \vmter meeting or me Foan Racing Club' [U be held next Saturday:— TAB-593795;?-

01’ £60; 6 fur. 5!. lb. 5!. lb. (ifll'Kel' Red . S 5 Rueuzol'i l . S .3 Kentucky Golden Ann . S 3 Sons: . . . S 5 Sunder . . . s :. Helios . . . . S 5 Trcvelyu llolll S 7. Ponouuwuno HURDLES. 01‘ £100; I mile and 5 fur. st. ll). >l. ”7. Speed . . . 10 n Glcmano , . 9 0 Royal Klng' . In :: 'l’u Ran'giKnoll! . . . . 10 l lumau . . D n Blue Boy . . 9 5 thcnnc . . , D U m‘own Pearl 9 0 FOXTON CUP. or £140; 1i l‘llllCF. 5t. lb. ill ll). r'rostrmion . 9 o llnso \‘al . . . S I Davlsmck . . 8 7 Laval . . . . 7 11 Platomous .. S T Alvhvlnir , . I i Gay Boy . . . S r. llnmlng Sllnpcry . . . s 2 Lodge , . 2 :- NIMATANGI HANDICAP. or £75; I". flux st. 117‘ st. ll]. Vinco . . . . 9 0 lmllm< l . . 7 It First Chapter 9 ll .\luvslru . . , 1 [0 State Bank . t5 7 ullull'a lung 7 :1 De Trop . . . S 6 Ellnnuw . . l ‘. 0 Happy uuouu “1' 1mHunllng .. S 2 Ul'ivnl . . l T u Golden Chest 7 13 WHIROKINO HACK AND HUNTERB‘ ETIIPLICNABE. 01' £80; :2") miles st. lb. 5!. “L R. Banquet . 10 10 Talll‘a Lall . . ‘J 7! K. Thomond . 10 10 Tiger Bill . . u l The Ranger . 0 ll lllawarra . . . ll II Battleground 9 G Olukl . . . . l! U KIIIELL MEMORIAL. 01' £90; 7 fl”. St. ll]. :1. lb. West Tor . . 9 2 Land Tax . . 7 H Dlatomous .. 9 0 Arlklra . . . 7 7 Takakua . . . 8 12 Beau Gall‘anle 7 5 Gay Boy . . S I} Boomerang . 7 :1 slippary . . 8 5 Royal Bonkal 7 0 llimulus . . s\ 5 Brown Pearl 7 0 gJuhilee Song 8 3 l ‘ M‘OUTOA HANDICAP. l or no; 5; rur. ‘ st. lb. 5!. :11. 3mm: Boy . . 9 :' Fumlm' . . . 7 D lllnipxn' . . . S 7. Trm’elyn ’Jm Tran . . . s 3 1mm . . . _ 7 u ‘Stl’lvf‘llbll‘d . . 7 H SCI'IDI . . . . T 0 lllcvlval . . . 7 G La Pal'lcuse . 7 U ’ m