THE RACING WORLD.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVI, Issue 45, 22 February 1905, Page 6

THE RACING WORLD.

(BT VTHALEBONEJ ,' ;■•" EACING FIXTURES. February 18, 22, and 25—Gtahuliu Trotting Club Saamiei , . February, 22, 24, and 25 — Bnnedin J.CAutuin:i "iarch I—'luaknu Racing Club Annual. i;arcli 2 and S—Wangamii J.C. Autumn, iiarch 3 and 4—Westport J.C. Autnmn March 7—Akaroa Comity R.C. Aunoal March 11—Wailii 3.C. Annual March IS —Northern Wairo-i R.C. Autnmn ilirch 17 and IS—Obinemuri Joclcoy Club Annual <iprii 1 aud s—Avondale J.C. Autumn March 30 and April I—Wellington B.C. Autumn April 22, 24, 25—Auckland R.C. Autumn

W. Kirk rode sis winners out of seven races at the Walroa meeXUijj on. ode day. ilachiuo Gnu Is in work for the Mana■watu Stokes, una i 3 said to be Ojoins well. Strathavon has been cnjoyiitß a fe-w days' spell at his owner's place at Otahuhu before going back to J. Roe's. Acceptances for all events at the Tuakau Racing Club'a annual meeting, to be held on March 1, close to-night at 9 o'clock. J. Cbaafe, jtra., brought back with him from New Plymouth a three-year-old colt by St. Clements. Hakaria and The Needle were brought back from Gisborne last Sunday, after their successful trip to that district. Noteorini did not return from New Plymouth last Saturday, as stated. He is to bo on to Wangamii to fulfil his engagements There. Mr B. Armitage purchased a two-year-old colt by Daystar during his visit to New Plymouth. The youngster was brought from the South hist Saturday. Mr B. Armitage disposed of Idasa after the Bgmont Racing Club's summer meeting. Mr Cooper was the purchaser, but the price paid did not transpire. Nmna changed hands during the progress of the Egmont Racing Club's nieetlng. He ran in A. Hall's nomination in the Normanby "Welter, in which he ran second.

Nominations for all events at the Ohinemurl Jockey Club's annual meeting, on March 17 and 18, close on Saturday next, iiie 25th inst.

Idasa's name was wired through by the Press Association as running second to Chola in the Nonnanby Welter, but this was an error, as Numa filled that position, Idasa being third.

Kidney Pai, who has been made favourite time after time in various events at Epsom, has at last managed to win a race, she accounting for the Pony Trot last Saturday.

Bookmakers doing business at Epsom on the opening day of the Otahuhu Trotting Club's summer meeting were badly worsted by the punters. It is stated that it would take £1000 to cover their losses on the day's business.

The connections of the Auckland mare, Lady Annie, were asked by the stewards of the Egmoiit Racing Club to explain that mare's running in the Waimate Handicap on the second day of the meeting. The explanation was considered satisfactory.

The Sydney mare Legbreak gave a greatly improved display in the Otahuhu Trotting: Cup. which she won, to what she showed in her essays at the Auckland Trotling Club's meeting at Christmas time. Vrobably she is thoroughly acclimatised now.

Out of respect to the , memory of the late Mr George Richaxdsnn. whose death totvk place on Tuesday ol liist week at Napier, horsemen .and trainers wore crape during the progress of the Poverty Bay Turf Glair's meeting.

Fashionable, who has not raced for two or three months, was on tbo scene again at the Otahuhu meeting last Saturday. P:isliionaule, who is looking a lot lighter than I have ever seen him, was made favonrite for the Pony Cup, but could not get nearer than third.

V.S., an aged black gelding by Viking, was nearly bringing off a surprise iv the Maiden Trot at the Otahuhu meeting lost Saturday. Had he trotted kindly Instead of running all over the course he probably would have won.

The acceptances received for the lUrtorna Jockey Club's meeting, the opening day of which is taking place to-day. :u-e a record for the club. Out of the "number handicapped by Mr J. Chadwh-k for the meeting only two have derlim-il their cn-jge-ments, and one of these has broken down.

Xetwithstandiri'g the big rounter-attrat-tion in the final of the bands' competition last Saturday, at which v was catimated there were 20,000 people present, the amount put through tlio machines on the opening day of tEe Otahuhu Trotting Clnb"s meeting was nearly equal to that of tbe corresponfllog day last year.

Someone at a recent race meeting, evidently not pleased with a decision Riven by the racing judge, got into the judse's box after the business of the Srst day was over, or before proceedings opened on the second day, and with a laitfc cut out on the. Inside of the door of ttie box the name or the judge and the w©?ds, "is blind " On seeing them the gentleman remarked to a bUna/ , official ' "* Bs tice is proverbially

A native, wW* Is acknowledged to be one ot the smartest hands in selling race cards to the colony by those who have seen him so employed, was having an enforced spell ? r a . mc ?^ ns , or nnd «aa asked the reason -Oh," came the frank reply "my poor .Mend he lose all the money he

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Ed to. write to TM> Prank Ross, of Brantwood, thanking him for allowing the club the use of his kennels during the past year, and asking Sot a giTniinr favopr during the ensunlg season. The election of officers resulted as under:—Master of the hounds. Mr Norman Banks; deputy-master, Mr Wynne-Brown; secretary, Mr Mervyn Wells; huntsman, Mr C. Selby; Meets Committee, the master, deputy-master, the secretary, and Dr. Roberts.