STABLE AND TRACK NOTES

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 230, 28 September 1928, Page 12

STABLE AND TRACK NOTES

(By WHALEBONE.)

FIXTURES.

September 29—Pakuranga Hunt Club. September 29—Hawke'a Bay J.C. October 6—Carterton Racing Club. October 6—Kurow Jockey Clnb. October 6. B—Auckland K&clng Club. October 11, 13—Dunedin Jockey Clnb. October 13—Masterton Racing Club. October 20. 24—Waikato R.C. October 20. 22—Wellington B.C. October 20. 22—Gore R.C. October 22—Waverley Racing Club. October 22—Waikato Hunt Clnb. October 22—Waipawa County R.C. October 22—North Canterbury R.C. October 25, 27—Poverty Bay Turf Club. October 27—Banks Peninsula R.C. October 31 —Birchwood Hunt Club. November 1, 3—Dargavllle Racing Club (at Avondale). November 3, 5, 7, 10—Canterbrny J.C. November 8. 10—-Whangarei R.C. November 14, 15—Winton Jockey Clob. November 17—Levin Racing Clnb.' November 17—Waipapakauri Racing Club. November 17. 19—Cromwell Jockey Club. November 23, 24—South Canterbury J.C. November 21, 22—Otaki Maori Racing Club. November 24. 26—Te Kuiti R.C. » November 30, December I—Takapuna J.C. November 30, December I—Feilding J.C. December B—Taumarunui Racing Club. December B—Ashburton8 —Ashburton County R.C. December 12, 13—Woodville District J.C. December 14, 15—Oainaru Jockey Club. December 15—Waipa R.C. December 26^—Waipukurau Jockey Club. December 26, 27—Dunedin J.C. December 26, 27—Westland R.C. December 26, 27—Taranaki J.C. December 26, 27, £9 —Manawatu R.C.

When sprinted at headquarters yesterday morning Billikins shaped in promising style and 6he will have plenty of support if started in the Dunedin Handicap to-morrow. The Lucullus mare is a fast beginner and that will greatly assist her in the contest for the Dunedin Handicap.

The Limond gelding Royal Lineage impressed the track watchers by his resolute style of galloping during a sixfurlong task at headquarters yesterday morning. The brown gelding is in capital condition and is a likely sort to pick up a stake during the Auckland spring meeting.

The chestnut three-year-old Freehold will have his first run this season in the Dunedin Handicap at Ellerslie tomorrow. He hit out very freely in sprinting tasks on the No 1 grass track yesterday morning and judging by his effort he will soon reward his connections with some stake-money.

The Lover, who looks improved as the result of his race at the Avondale meeting, worked attractively oveV a round on the No. 1 grass at Ellerslie yesterday morning. He is engaged in two events at the Pakuranga meeting to-morrow and is sure to be well supported in whatever race he contests at the meeting.

Although Sir Archie failed to run prominently in the Avondale Cup he looks all the better for the race and has been shaping well in his work in the interval. He ran the best six furlongs of the morning at Ellerslie yesterday and was running on strongly at the finish. Sir Archie has invariably shaped well in his races at headquarters, and with his light impost in the Jellicoe Handicap he is sure to take a lot of beating.

The Taranaki-trained huntei Huiraugi Girl was given a trial over the big fences at Ellerslie yesterday morning and gave a gbod exhibition of safe jumping. She does not appear to have a great amount of pace, still she has previously won races through her safe jumping ability, which is a great asset when steeplechase country _ has to be negotiated. She is to be ridden by R. E. Thomson in the Cup and will be well served as far as riding goes.

For the first attempt over Ellerslie country the chestnut gelding Te Horea gave a most promising exhibition for one of the hunting brigade, fencing cleverly and displaying plenty of dash at his fences. Te Horea is engaged in the Greenmorunt Steeplechase at the Pakuranga meeting and his showing in that event will be closely watched in view of the fact that he may be a starter in the Hunt Club Cup later on in the day.

The owner of Sports King, Mr. P. Clothier, in addition to Red Comet, has. a two-year-old filly by Valkyrian —Sports Queen in work. Sports King surprised even his owner at Avondale, as the gelding was a sluggish worker on the Matamata track, and had not been galloped over four furlongs at any time. The Matamata track is never what' may be termed heavy, so that it is apparent the heavier going at Avondale suited him better. This points to Sports King going a distance.

Sleepy Sol did a useful gallop over a round on the No. 1 grass track at headquarters yesterday morning and although he did not register particularly fast time for t"he circuit he did his work well and was running on at the finish. The Marble Arch gelding is in first-class condition for .his race in the Jellicoe Handicap to-morrow, but he has not had a run since last season and that may be somewhat against him when required to run out a solid ten furlongs:

Restaurant, who had to be eased up in her work last week owing to kidney trouble, is on the improve again and was sent over a round on the No. 1 grass track at Ellerslie yesterday morning. She only went fair and did not appear to gallop with her former dash and it may take a little time before she returns' to her best again. It was unfortunate that her trainer, W. Gall, had to ease Restaurant at this stage, as she was galloping in good style prior to the trouble and looked like being an early winner.

Since he was first schooled over the big fences at Ellerslie Importer has never put a foot wrong and was early picked out as a horse likely to develop into a good steeplechase performer. He gave a clever jumping display over the big fences at Ellerslie yesterday morning and it will require something above the average to defeat him in the Pakuranga Hunt Cup to-morrow. W. Ryan has the bay gelding in tip-top racing fettle, in fact, he has never been better, and it will not be for want of condition if he fails to reward his trainer with a victory.

In the Shade, who was injured at Randwick yesterday, is one of J. T. Jamieson's team, and is owned by Mr. W. S. Glenn. He won the Easter Handicap at Ellerslie last season, and subsequently scored iij the Autumn Handicap at Avondale, which was his last start before leaving for Australia. Recently he ran a good race in the Rosehill Cup, "and it was expected on the showing that he would soon get on the winning list. It is very bad luck for his owner that the accident occurred at this stage* . •