RACING NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 231, 29 September 1928, Page 16

RACING NEWS.

STABLE AND TRACK NOTES

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FIXTURES.

'October 6 —Carterton Racing Club. <*•*?• obcr ©— Kurow Jockny Club. Mctober 0, B—Auckland Uaoiufi Club. 'October }j, 18—Durtiiain Jocfcey Club. 'October 13 —Magtefton Racing Club. 'October 20. 24—Walknto II.C. October 20. 22—Welllagton R.C. 'October 20. 22—Gore K.C. October 22—Waverley Racing Club. October 22—Walkato Hunt Club. 'Oetober 22—Waipawa County B.C. ■October 22—North Canterbury E.C. ■October 23, 27—Poverty Day Turf Club.

Vaward, who bolted some months ago •*nd smashed his hoofs badly, is apparently all right again, for he Was a ■starter at the Geraldine meeting.

t.ommendation's name figures in the (two sprint races to be run at the Auckland spring meeting, although at the Itimo of writing there is no word from Awapuni as to whether the Limond ;ge!ding is likely to come north for the ♦fixture.

The chestnut gelding Salamander has Ibeen training on satisfactorily since ibeing r worn missioned after a few .months' spell. He was given his first imprint yesterday morning at Ellerslie •and it will not be long before he is ready to race again.

The racing War Officer had at Avondale has hardened the War plane gelding in condition and he is likely to do better •.the next time he is seen out in public. He ran a solid race in the fc>waiwon Handicap at Avondale considering it was hid first run since last January.

Gay Sonnet, who is now trained at Kiccarton, was a very useful sort last •reason, winning on half a dozen occasions and being placed in seven other events. On Thursday she was second to First Sight at Geraldine and can be expected to improve.

The aged gelding Kyoto has done plenty of schooling work since joining W. Garrett's stable at Ellerslie and %andles the big fences with plenty of confidence. He is due to make his first ■appearance in. a race over steeplechase country in the Onehunga Steeples at the Auckland spring meeting.

Gay Cockade is making steady progress under W. J. Hawkins' guidance at Ellerslie and is showing improvement in his track work. This gelding won - a xix-furlong race at the Bay of Islands meeting in January last and when he becomes seasoned should show up in hack company around the country meetings.

The hard race King Emerald had in tho Avondale Cup caused the Nassau gelding to lighten up a good deal and he has not been required to do anything approaching hard work since. He went a good race for about ten furlongs in the big event at Avondale and would probably have done better on a firmer track. However, the season is not far advanced and he may do better when the ground becomes hard again.

Storm Fiend, jvho scored a win and a dead-heat for first place in hia two starts at the Avomlale meeting, is to have his next race at Ellerslie during the coming week. The Swift Flight gelding wily needs \o win a small amount to place him beyond hack company and he should have no difficulty in earning the required amount before the present season is much further advanced, for he has plenty of pace and is staying on better than formerly.

The local two-year-old filly* Norval Tea, who received slight injuries through colliding with a fence while trying to rim off the track, at Elleralie a couple of weeks ago, is again in work under j\. Julian's charge. This filly was showing plenty of pace in her training tasks and it was intended to give her a raca *fc the Avondale meeting but for the mishap. A three-year filly by Catmint has recently joined A. Julian's team and was working on the track yesterday morning. The Quin Abbey mare Nurjahan showed some promise at the Avondale meeting by finishing close up behind the placed horses in the Mount Albert Handicap. She is a full-sister to Loch Abbey, who was a useful sprinter that won several races around the country circuit in the Auckland province a few seasons back, and resembles this latter very much. Nurjahan, who is* trained by B. S. Barrow, at Rotorua. is engaged in hack events at the Auckland spring meeting. »

Since coming to Ellerslie Laughing Prince has got through a lot of solid work and promises to strip in first-class condition for his races at Ellerslie next week. He won five events last season as a three-year-old and captured £3190 in stake-money. He was defeated in the Great Northern Derby, the New Zealand Derby anil the Wellington Cup, all run over one. mile and a-half, which points to the Quantock horse being better suited in races run a shade under twelve furlongs. Laughing Prince is not what could by anv means be termed a bur horse and when required to carry solid' weights he may be at a disadvantage.

Since racing at the Avondale meeting Hoariri has been having an easy time", his tasks being confined to short'sprints' only, which he lias been executing in brilliant fashion. The Antagonist horse is now right back to his best racinrr form once aj/ain and his owner. 11. Rama, lias been well repaid for persevering with this horse, who has often displayed siirns of unsoundness during his preparation in the past. Hoariri is engaged in sprint races at the Auckland spring meeting and with track conditions favourable he is sure to take a power of beating, despite the increased poundage he will have to carry, as the result of his two wins at Avondale. •

When "Mr. Constable" gave a high price for the Ncv,- brad Raasay after his second to Beonui at Rosehill. he intended running him for the A..T.C. Derby. The colt's form in the Hill Stakes nt Rosehill not only cs used him to abandon that intention, hut decided him upon spelling the chestnut. Baasay was raced until fairly late last season, »nd. an he was ready to run well at his nrst start. In the current one, he may nave needed a longer let up than it was possible to give him iw view of his spring ' 8 to do easv exercise until it is time to send him ,r * faei as *' m m

• Catkin •was galloped over a round of the No. 3 grass track at Ellerslie this morning and covered the distance in 1.44 2-5, the last six furlongs taking 1.24.

W. Rayner arrived at. Ellerslie from Avondale yesterday with his team for the Auckland spring meeting. Several of them were worked this morning.

King Emerald, who was not after time, easily traversed half a mile on No. 3 grass track at Ellerslie this morning in 56 l-ss. He is freshening up again after his hard race in the Avondale Cup.

First Money and Alloy ran half a mile on the No. 3 grass track at Ellerslie this morning in 545. The former finished lengths in front of his companion, who is not a good track worker.

On the sand track at Ellerslie this morning Royal Lineage got to the end of a seven-furlong task in 1.35 4-5. This horse looks to have done a fair amount of work, but it may be a little time yet before he is seen at his best.

Hoariri was sprinted home from the half-mile po?t on No. 3 grass track at Ellerslie this morning, and without doing his best, ran 53 2-ss. He appeared to be a bit tender in front after the gallop.

Gold Money was given an easy sixfurlong task on the No. 3 grass track at Ellerslie this morning and accomplished it in 1.26 3-5. She is looking none the worse for her efforts at Avondale.

Star Stranger, who arrived at Ellerslie yesterday in oompany with Hunting Day, galloped a mile on the sand this morning with Mask. They completed the journey in 1.53 3-5 and both appeared to go well.

Episode has been doing a little better during the last week and she worked with plenty of dash in a five-furlong sprint on the sand track at Ellerslie this morning in company with Lysander, whom she beat by several lengths, running the distance in 1.5 3-5.

II is intended that Royal Line, winner of the Prince of Wales Stakes at Napier Part last Saturday, will have her engagements continued in the Wellesley Stakes at Trentham next month.

Waving Corn, who finished second hi both her efforts at the Geraldine meet-

ing, is a three-year-old by Solt'erino from Rosalita, the dam of Twink and Bonlita. She only had one start as a two-year-old, and is appanmtly going to be useful this season.

The Polydamon gelding Radiate, who was sold at the Grand National meeting last month, was not long in crediting his new owner with a stake, for he won a hurdle event at Geraldine on Thursday. Radiate'a winter form gave hinv move than the outside chance at which the southerners let him start.

The Paper Money two-year-old Francolin will go to Dunedin, and run in the McLean Stakes next month. H. Telvord will not make the trip, as he will have mo3t of his team at Carterton. Francolin will go down in charge of G. Williams. B. H. Morris has beer engaged for the ride.

Set Sail is one of-the best .mares rac-

sng in this country at the present time, and she appears to be in as good a form as ever by the manner in which she accounted for. •„ the. „ Geraldine Cup on Thursday. Set Sail is in the New Zealand Cup, and she has only got to. stay on to be troublesome.

First Sight is in good form at present. At the Ashburton meeting last Saturday , he scored' over six- furlongs and won over a mile at the Geraldinc meeting. It is a pity that this horse is not a little better : mannered at the barrier, otherwise he would win some good sprint races. Owing to this faiult seven furlongs or a mile suits him inuch better.

. Rapier had his first outings this season at the Geraldine meetings and ran unplaced in both his efforts, so he is not nearly so far forward as. at this time last season, when he .ran . second in the Cup to Set Sail. He -subsequently went on to Kurow to collect the Cup there, and then scored over a mile and a-quarter at the Banks Peninsula meeting.' In his next start he won the New Zealand Cup. . He can be expected, to perform better later on, for Southern reports say that he is quite all right.

Malmsey is staying on well this season and she should win a good race over a distance before long. Just previous to the Grand National meeting she was suffering from a cracked heel and had not properly got over it, so that, she did not, show her best form. * However, at the Ashburton meeting last Saturday she was second to.Hoylake oyer a mile and i -qu.-rter, ard on Thursday was third to f 'et-Sail, and .Pink Note in the. Geraldine Cup. bjiug less than a length behind the winner. , Yesterday she was rUniicr-up to 'Jlioindale.-

As a two-year-old last season in his last start First Raid (by Night RaidMademoiselle Ixe) finished third to Itoscrea and Lighthearted in "the-Novice Handicap at Ashburton. That was liis best performance up to then. He was raced on a couple of occasions sit the recent Grand National meeting at Riccarton. but failed to get into the money. However, lie was not long in demonstrating that he was the promising sort Southerners predicted him to be, for iie "'on in, his next start at Ashburton last Saturday, and followed this up with another win at Geraldine on Thursday.

Pink Not© was beaten a head by Set Sail in the Geraldiue Cup on Thursday. At the \\ ellmgto.i summer meeting Pink Note just defeated Sot Sail by a head for second place in the Cup and the next day Set Sail turned the tables by winning the Wellington Racing Club Handicap by a similar margin after a great battle over tha last fifty yards with pink Note. The latter subsequently won -the Dunedin .Cup. and is looked upon in the South as having a great chance in the New Zealand Cup 10 which he is weighted at. 7.7, Set Sail having to give him 61b. This was his first outing since iscoring in the Dunedin Cup.

AUCKLAND RACING CLUB.

Owners and trainers are reminded that acceptances for the spring meeting of the Auckland Racing Club, and final payments for the Great Northern Guineas and Welcome Stakes, close with the secretary. Mr. Wj S. Spcncc. at o p.m. next Tuesdav.