The Winter Steeplechase

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19904, 5 June 1936, Page 11

The Winter Steeplechase

AUCKLAND CARNIVAL ENDS.

GOOD FIELDS FOR TO-MORROW

FOURTEEN IN BIG EVENT THE PROSPECTS REVIEWED The Great Northern meeting of the Auckland Racing Club will conclude at Ellerslie to-morrow when the chief event set down for decision will be the Winter Steeplechase, which ‘has drawn the fine field of fourteen acceptors. Throughout, the fields are well-balanced and good racing should result. Following are the fields with a review of the prospects by “ Martian ”:

An Interesting newcomer is Windsor Lad. who \\'on so convincingly in his first. public appearance at Te Awainutu. He should take a lot of heating here. although the opposition he will be pitted against on this occa—sion will be much stiffer than that which he accounted for at Te A-wa-mutu. Allegretto is improving all the time and he will keep Windsor Lad fully up to it. Then there are Tangled, Gascillo, The lliker and llluminagh. all of whom should prove equal to solid efforis so ihai the issue bears a fairly open aspeCt. llomeira. Ardmanning and Irish Llomet are likely improrers \\iih chances. but the best supported may be—\\'la\'ltSOll LAD ALLEGHETTU TANGLL‘U 11.33. ORAKII HURDLIS. or £275; ii "“105. El. 11). SI. ll). Contact . . . ii 9 llcnlghted . . m o Klnfl’ “odor to I: United . . . D 0 Modern .\iaid i 0 i2 Winding Trail 0 0 Sport. Song to t It is a small yet interesting field. (lonlnct has failed to complete the course in his two. essays so far and so has to be taken on trust on this occasion. ~King .\iestor 1s a pos—sibility. but .\lodern .\lald makes greater appeal. she won attractively on the second day or the Walkato meeting and while her exhibition of last Saturday and Wednesday left room for improvement she may do better to-morrow. Sporting Song is the form horse of the race and after Wednesday‘s showing what beats him should \\'in. Benighted is the best of the others in a race in which the best supported may be— SPORTING SONG MODERN .\IAID CONTAUT [

The open mile has attracted a fine field and a good race is assured. Horsalu slluulll gm well. hut seVeml further down the lisl may be preferred. mm Whelu's Cornwall success points slrnngly [.O hls (‘lulms nml the form of l’ukanul In the sumv event would Indll'nle an excellent vlmnce for the llunling Song cull. tll'uloful \\'lll be having: Ills first slur! at lhe meeting uml ll‘ m'mlul-ml lw \\‘ill nol lack a .\lrunx fulhmlng nll lhu machine. scol—llunl and tiny lhm- 4|l'\‘ llumlily placed.

whlle Knight of Australia, Korero and Tooley Street will add interest to the contest. Con Fuoco 'was responsible for an lmpresslve effort in the Corn—wall Handicap on openlng day and moth--lng among the light-weight dlvision makes greater appeal than the .\luskeloon six—year-nld. Sea Fox, Arawa Rose and Coronis possess chances, but the rammed dlvlslon may be found among— CON FUOCO GRATEFUL PAKANUI 1.26.

Old Billy Boy won so attractively on Wednesday that his extra pound—ago should not stop him lo—morrow. \‘aipcen has been Jumping as well as Pvrr and is not without prospects. and 'i'hesnis is capable of improvement on latest essays. Golden England may improve, but he should be held sure by Forest Glow, who will be meeting Billy Boy on slightly better terms on this occasion. it remains to be seen whether he can turn the tables. Gusciile, Dark Princess and Ardmnnning are possihililies, while of the oihers Irish Comet and Windsor Lad appeal must. As a number of those entered here claim a previous engagement in the 'l‘amaki Steeples the chances are that the field will be depleted by scratchings. At this stage it would appear that the public may prefer the credentials air—— FOBES’I‘ GLOW BILLY BOY THESPIS

The Hurdles should provide a finel rontosl. The ton—weight Val W'atch \\'il be a better mare for her race on‘ \\'mlnosday when she ran a good raCE.‘ while her condition lasted. Soloist is‘ u possibility ‘hut Jolly Beggar should amount for him. He was one of the unlucky cents-alums in the great. Northern on Saturday and had he not‘ gone out when he did at the. second‘ lo lust fence lherc is no doubt may he would have carried the (llly. 'l‘he‘ Smuggler will provide him with solidl npnnsilion aflrr the \\'n)’ he shaped on Wednesday and others to add interest in tho cunlest. include Master Musk, lionim-t, .\lodern .\lald and Silk Sex. In a gum] betting race the best sup—porlod may be— JULLY BEGGAR Till-I SMUGGLER VAL \\'ATCII

Tim open sprint provides ample - 'nln‘ for solm'iinn. Namakla's form my lhn svvonti day was gnarl, hut she - now up in Hip wriglits and \\'ill lim'n' ! m- \\‘m-k rut, nut in make amends i‘ni~ iw- Sl‘i‘UHL! on \\'crlnesdny. Enge -«|m\\'ml up ll\'!‘l‘ lIIC ilisinnr‘u 0n the: ‘ll'Sfi {lay at To linpa, \\'liile Adalone xml (mic! .\lisslnn have reconl, goorl mm] in Drummond them. Dollar Bill‘ m-c‘n-wl a i-liock on ilio Wednesday; will may he soon to bctim' nilvantagei w-inom‘uw. Grvek Gold and Trades-i mun are likely improvei's and Pussi \i Ilh \\'ill m-eri only to reproduce “'Bl l iiuin form in be in ii. at lhe finish. I'i'ince .\Cl‘l‘. at the weights. reads \\'ell u'ir‘r the way hl‘ shaped on \Vednes—ll_\' and hp should heal more than acmunt. for liim. .-\lby should run well inil other pmspr‘ris inn‘lildi‘ Ti'iline. mum Nona. \\‘hii'liuy. ’l‘u liui and Dark I ~lv2uluw. In H ITnv boiling race HiCl‘l‘l {mum ln- guml suppm'i l'm‘ihrmningi DOLLAR WILL l’lllell". .\lllil‘l I i’i‘ss .\ltl'l‘ll .

sh)- hemls Hm list, in the first divi—.~;un and un tho \\u)‘ ho rarrivrl his 11.3 in the (Im‘ltinc Plate on \\'Bdnes—day lu- is nut out of it hvro. [momm—uunun is u [YUSril'illl}, while Duuegal

and .\lungulmlm should run well in the class. Ilnl‘k Shallow won so well the 011101' llny llml he will have to be seriously Considered. Llon Heart. was n disappointment on the first day bul may go lnettm- on 11115 occasion. l’rnfcssimml, Landlubbel‘, Cyllaros and Lo Ijlmssour should add interest to llm issue which may be summed up In favour of —- DARK SHADOW SKY LION HEART 4.15.

Queen Nona is a consistent place—getter and she can be relied upon for a forward showing. Black Man and High Tea should run well and Bantry. Ballymoney and Mustang will all he assured of support on the machine. Armacourt should soon make amends, while One should not be long in showing improvement on his latest essays. Other likely improvers im'lude Hawthorn, Survey and Full 01' Scotch. Vs’hen the ilnal flgunes are hoisted there should be a strong inquiry [01! i-iIGH TEA BANTRY AHMACOURT

Should Improve. Teddy Bay appears to he imprrwln: with every rare amt he should not he long in opening his \\'lnning necount ever the stieks. (in \\'cdnesdny his showing in the Panmttre llurtllcs, In which he run second to Sporting Song. held prmnise ut‘ hotter things. The Smuggler. The Smuggler' was responsible fur a meritnrlotts performance in running second to Clarion Call In the Remuem Hurdles the other (In): The \\'lngn—tul jumper \\'as unlueln' in meeting such a tit horse as Ctarton (tall and he may make amends tu~morrow. Illumlnagh. . After his fine Showing on the first day of the meetlng llhtminnxh was well summrted for the Hunt llluh Clip On \\’etlnesduy, hut he. failed In jump with the (lush he displayed rm opening (1:1)} met while he finished right up l‘nnrth he never ltltllU‘ll ltlit‘ rulehing the winner, Shy Wln Wall. ; Shy emltlrmetl the .L'nml inmressinn lln rreutetl in his enmmenwntv an the first, tlny of the \\'Jtilmtu meetingr when he \\'Hn the (Zurhine l’lttlt‘ tm‘ \\’etllleStl.ty in fine sl)le. .\lwuys hnntlily plat-er! in the runnhm he eume‘ through in .mlixt l'ushlun nnee the rent luminess ”1' the race \\:I~ enteretl nnl‘ Tooley Street. 'rlllllt')‘ Slrt'l‘L tinunrite t'nr the Kill}: (ienrge ”Illlllit'Jll the other (lay. tailed In renliae e\||eettvlinn<. but there wt.» little in it .II the lrlllxll .thnt ll) his tlt'th llu \\us hull tli>:t-.teetl. 'l'he tir>t the hurses tl.t.~hetl put the lmnt pruelt wally in Hue .Iml Ulll} lhe ‘llllgt' \\uu tn a pusnttuh to :cwmtr lhrnL ‘

cynical Kid. 1 Considering it was his first ouiing for a lon;.r spell Cynical Kid gave a solid display in lhe Hunt Club Gui" at Ellerslie on \\'crlnesday and did well under the circumstances in finish as close up as he [ill]. \\'erincsday's" outing is sure to have cfi‘ccicd improvement in his ('Uilililivn and hi“ should do heiicr \\'hcn ncxi in'orluccdil Sporting Song. . ' i The display of Fpm‘iin; Song on‘ \\'edncsday wins an innui‘m‘emcni on his rh‘si—iluy cxhihliinn and ihc chanirt'v; 0i horscmcn «ms nu «lnuhi‘ a con— Lrihuiory factor in his imni'ovcd shuw< ing. (in \\‘crlnnsviay hc had the Set—l vices of (1. Thomson. who has hci'ni riding \\iih marked success at. ihei fixture, his niher \\innin-x mounts be—ing Tangicd and Clarion Call. I Prince Acre. ‘ Princc Acre saw his best exhlhiiion‘ for some time when he dcnd—heaicfl.‘ for third in ihc King George Handicap and it was nniy in the Final fifty .\‘nrdsi 01' so ihni hc i‘ndcd nui. A! the dis-i Lance. it looked as if he \\‘uniri carrY‘ the day ‘iiowcvci', he may do better shoriiy. cspeciali)‘ when soil. irncizs are cxncricncerl as his hcsi races have been run under such condiiions. ‘ Greek Gold.‘ 4 Among the, likely improvers noted on the initial days of the Ellerslie meei was the Lucullus gelding Greek Gold, who finished close up on the heels of the placed division. in 1110 King George Handicap on \Vedncsday. He showed encouraging form ill; 'l‘c ’l‘e Rana also. so should not hr long in making amends as he has now reached a favourable posiiion in the Handicaps. An Imphossinva Display. Improved by his race on ihc first day Tangled gave an impressive exhibi—tion of fencing to \\'in the Hunt Club

Cup on ”1" second ilil)’ 0f the Auck—lami Summer narnivni anri iw mm in a manner indiraiive of further success. Never furii‘ier back than second he drew to the lead as the field raced along the back to enter on the final round and from then on he was never headed. VII watch. Val Watch was having her first public outing for a spell when she contested the Remuera Hurdles on \Vednesday and on the way she shaped she should he a good prospect for her next engagement. She was always handily placed to the pacemaker in the deciding stages. clarion Uuli, and

while she faded at the end such is quite understandable In View of “11 pace at which the rxce was run. Va] Watch should he a holler mare for Wednesday‘s race.

Dark Shadow. . i 0110 of Hll- hisrh lighls of a ,mmdl day's racing on \\'mlm‘mlny a! filler—l 5110 \\ns Hm rlvl‘isiw' munnm‘ in \\'hivh HlO 'l'u lhxwulrninwl [HII‘IC .\‘hmlrm‘ hln‘iml HII‘ nlmnsitiull “\‘m‘ ”14‘ lhw‘hling' slams nl' llw Runl'ln'ly Hamlin”: and Im \\'nn us hv likml H\'l‘l' (ho lusl hzllf—flll’lfllHl. 0n Hu- lh'sl du- nr Hm muvlinv.‘ [ln \\us swim-\\hul Inlhn-ky lu lu‘ lunlll‘n :H'lm' druwingr 2m nnlsilln posiliun 4H lhv hm-I'im: and dill \\'le I.) lilli\|l riu'hl up rum-HI, 'l'his mmn—lu'l‘ n!" .l. I]. King‘s Il‘llln i> :1 run—>isll‘nl :glllnpm' :mnl l'ln-ihvx' .\‘llm'vss >lwuH Im in .\lul'v I'ul- ll‘m. i Scotland. i Smullnllvl i< nu! Hw (‘llhil‘S‘ ul' lll)K'_\l\\' In I'ulluw }l't IH‘ \\:l< :II .‘I I'MM' prim“ \\hvn luv \\HII Hu- hm: lilmrm- |L|mli~ rap lIH \\’wln.-‘\:lJs_ Mn HIU I'H‘.~| 11.1} , II!‘ \\:m Imllvml Fm‘hinu .vn ill ”I" six-nigh! .Iml Hm! HIIIIIIL' .\vz'u-zl In im- : )rl'uh‘ Imn. \\'Mvu I'iuhl llll‘l'~|l'.l[||rl‘ I nu Alnlllxl 11~ in NW .Ihiill} u!' ”I“ \l-I‘n {Hwy-.m- HM HIM II" \\vrll lfn‘ HHJM' ‘ den) men more alrmclixely than an

Avondala when he came literally from the clouds to scatter the opposition. Clarion Gall. When Clarion Call won the Remuera Hurdles on Wednesday he established New Zealand record figures for the distance. His display was altogether a polished one and made amends in some measure for his disappointing cxhibillon in the Great Northern when he fell at lhe last fence with Victory \\’lllill’l easy grasp. It is doubtful whether his figures will he honored for some tinm as it. Wits liy fur the most, inmrnssivc innciug display seen ul. ldllerslie for years. Manqukahu. ~ it is seldom that the llilile England inure, Mnngulmlm. runs it poor race, hul. the sorcnoss Sllii has been subject—i ed in renenllr (liri not enhance heri pl‘uspccls at l-lilrrsiie the other day.l She ran a commendable race on the first day and it. was surprising there—fore that she was one of the outsiders of the (laid in the Ranfurly Handicap. She failed to rare. promiuenlly on tliisl occasion. but had she won her return) would liaVc been the largest yet| [Jium‘ti uguinsi lli,‘l' uumo. Horsemanship. I Tim ovation llmi grm‘lml 1110 returnl 1., mm: of the \"vlr‘run liiiiy Buy anvrl his sln'rrss in lln' (ii-ml. Nurlliul'u‘ .\‘lm'iilw'llam‘ Ur 11m. \\'zis u lrihulivl ulsn In tho riding :uliilily ul‘ liw limnil»i inn linrsvnmn. \\'. liwnnir. \\lmsu ilnu ju‘lgxnont piuywl n lii‘;r purl in [lnt lll'l'lhi'l” ul' ”1:.“ )l‘ur'fi lii;_r l'l'tlfi'Svl'l‘lllll‘ l\'\' (wont. Hilly liu)’ is uuiy llic iTl'lll [lill'hi‘ in ll:i\l' In his i'rmiii u \\'cl-, inn—"lnn. (lruinl \niinnui :iinl (lrmll Xurlln'ru Sliwpli-rlinsrs lillil l|r~ full); l-Mllmh-ll iln' sugmwliun llml liv \\'us: H “mm liulil ll) \\innin;r in lilU>l nl-g lixn-liw >l)‘li‘. ; m l " ’- i

11.15. . TAMAKI STIIPLICHAOI. or £275; about ‘25 milesi st. 11). ll. lb. Emancipation 10 H Comezrn . . . 9 5 Allegretto . . i0 12 Ardmannlng . D 2 Gascilie . . . 10 10 irish Comet. . D 2 \\'indsor Lad 10 7 Electric Flash 0 0 The Hiker . . 10 5 Inulscretion . 9 0 Tangled . . . 10 3 Delis of Bow 9 0 Inuminagn . 10 2 Ruling King- . 9 0 (inset: ... 9 i1

12.40. V vonx HANDICAP. 0! £500; 1 mile. ‘ 5!. lb. :1. 1b. nvrellu . . . 9 8 Knight or one When: 9 0 Australia . '7 H Royal Uelx‘am . . . 7 8 Appellant 8 1| Km'ero . . . 7 0 ng- Rt‘y . . . 3 3 'l'oolr‘y Street 7 Ai l'ukanul . . . 8 4: Con l-‘uocu . . T s .\qukaluon . . s 5 .\lhs Lu . . . 7 3 urmel‘ul ‘ . . 8 5 5m Fux . . . 7 1 N'ullilnd . . , S I Kcllh Lll . . . 7 U Iiny muse . . s 3 .\x‘uwn nosn . 7 0 lluruwhenul . S 2 Lturunls . . . ’l 0

‘JIINTER BTIEPLICHABI01‘ £750; about 3 miles. 5!. 1b. 5!. lb. \‘alpcen . . . H 8 Dark Princess 9 0 Billy Boy . . 11 1 Ardmannlng . 9 D Thospls . . . 1|) 5 Epalplko . . . 9 0 (301(an Irish Comet. 9 0 England . . 10 5 Windsor Lad . 9 0 Forest Glow. 10 8 Cromwell . . 9 0 Gascme . . . n 1 Unnall . . . 9 0 Town Beauty 9 0

2.5. CAMPIILL MUIDLII. 0t 2400: 2 mile]. 5!. In. It. 1)). \‘al Watch . H 3 Emancipation 9 5 5010151 . . . . H 4 Modern Maid 9 0 Jolly Beggar 11 3 Silk Sox . . . 9 0 'I‘m' smuggler 10 7 Black Marlin 9 0 Mafia-r .\Iusk 10 I Booklaw . . . 9 0 L‘mnact . . . 9 8 King Master 9 0

2.50. VISITORS' HANDICAP. or £350; (‘1 I‘urs. st. lb. at. m.‘ Nanukm . . . 10 3 Solarla . . . s 2 mknuul . . . 0 7 . Alby . . . B 2 Luge . . . 9 l Munsncre . . 8 l \\lfllvne . . . 9 0 Trlune . . . E 0 ..ul‘l Mission 8 1:! Hawthorn . . s 0 i|'-H:n‘ um . 8 13 Queen Nona . 8 0 uJ'o-vk Ijuld . S 9 \Vhlrllng . . . 8 0 Irudesnmn . . 8 8 Te Hal . . . s 0 l‘u~~‘ .\lolh . s 6 Sweet Rose . 8 0 Ih-thrmn . . 8 4 Yalspear . . . 8 0 \"I'fillll . . . 8 4 Dark Shadow 3 0 I .xm-c Acre . 8 3 Johnny \\'3115 S 0

3.30. FITZROV HANDICAP. ur £975: 1 Hula Flu-u. Diviclon. st. 11). st. 11), _‘H- , , _ 10 2 Pruressmnal . S s ‘mhlnallnn «I 10 Landluhher _ S l 3 .551“ , . . 9 9 .\lnrnmg Sun 5 0 ‘ ‘m-lel . . . U 5 .\lnunmln :unmkallm ‘ \l 4 11mm . . . S L) ullmlzlx‘ . . . v '2 Cyllnrus . . . S 1') Milk \‘hmlnw s 1‘.’ To llmm'y . 8 (I ‘n ”l'fll‘l ‘ N H [nun-1mm . . S U I--l.;|\'nn . . s 10 Le tilmssnur . S U

ETITZROV HANDICAP. ”f £275: 1 mile. Second Dlvlllon. 5t. 1!). 5!. lb. Queen Nona . D I? IIorotlu . . 8 4 Black Man . 9 10 llawmoru . . 8 0 High Tgm . . D 10 Salas . . s 0 King Tut . . 0 9 Survey V . . B 0 Entry . . . 9 4 Full 0’ Scotch B 0 Bullymoney . 9 l Klugspear . . S 0 Mustang . . 8 19 \\'hlrlmlnt . . 8 0 Armacourt . 8 9 sn'amlre . . 8 0 one . . . 8 4