STABLE AND TRACK NOTES.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 232, 1 October 1929, Page 12

STABLE AND TRACK NOTES.

SEASON'S FIXTURES.

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October 2—Manawatu Hunt Club. October 2—Birch wood Hunt. October ~ —Napier Park R.C. October s—Kurow J.C. October 7—Auckland R.C. October 10, 12—Dunedin J.C. October 17, 19—South Canterbury J.C. October 2S—Waverley R.C. October 28—Waikato Hunt Club. October 28—Waipawa County R.C. Tfc is reported from Christclmrch tha Sir George Clifford lias been in hospits for the last fortnight and. that his condi tion is causing serious concern. Mr. C. W. Anderson experienced ba luck last week, when Jiis brood mar Potona died at.Takanini. A post-mortei examination disclosed the fact that sh was carrying a dead foal. Havering is reported to bo looking i great order after Jiis racing at th Wanganui meeting. He is doing tli bulk of his work the reverse way roun at Hawera, in view of his engagement at Ellerslie. The Peach Brandy—Lethargic fill, Manona is making steady progress unde W. H. Hawkins 5 care at Ellerslu although she will not be required to rac until later in the season. Queen's Choice is a most consisten sort, and despite that fact was one of th least backed in the Spring Handicap a Hastings on Saturday. Kick Off had t do his best to beat him at the finisl and Queen's Choice is worth keeping i: mind the next time lie is seen out. High Court was galloping well prior t the Hawke's Bay meeting on Saturday last, and he finished third in the Sprin, Handicap to Kick Off arid Queen's Clioici This four-year-old was successful in th Dannevirke Cup last season and h should be hard to beat with a bit mor racing. Eayonnant, who figures in the Hunters Steeplechase, to be decided at Ellcrsli next Saturday, did not impress ver much by his display over the steeple chase course a few mornings ago. H negotiated the fences safely, but was tiling badly at the end of the journey. The racing Hannibal had at Avondal has sharpened che Catmint gelding u] considerably and lie is putting more das! into his track work since that meeting Hannibal figures in the entries for thi Hobson Handicap, to be run at Ellersli' on Monday next. Masher scored on the . first day of tin Wangaimi meeting and was unlucky oi the second, when he was beaten int< fourth place. His next start was a' Hastings on Saturday, and he scored by i very narrow margin. He is by Gay La( from Astinome, who was a good mare h her day, and is trained by A. Quinlivai at Palmerston North. - Hunting Cry won well at Wanganui ii his only start there and in consequent lie was solidly supported for the Hawke'. Bay Guineas on Saturday. He was ahvay; handy and had the event won a furlong from home. Hunting Cry is a half brother to White Fang, by Hunting Song and is trained by. J. Cameron at Hastings He is engaged in the Great Northeri Guineas; % Admiral Drake, after his showing ai ■ Waiiganui, where he ran second t< 1 Eaglet and second to Laughing Prince ii j the Eclipse Stakes, was expected to tak< a lot of beating in the Hawke's Baj [ Guineas on Saturday, but he was easily beaten at the finish by Hunting Cry ant only got second place by a narrow mar gin. Evidently he is not going to b ( above the average. - By finishing in fourth place in tin President's Handicap on the concluding day at Avondale, Flying Juliet gave cvi dence of. an early return to her besl form. The Romeo marc was a consistenl performer last season, during whicl period she was successful in winning six. events, besides being in the monej on several other occasions. She is engaged in th'o Flying Handicap ai Ellerslie next Saturday and on her Avon dale running she should show up in thai ! event, which is run over seven furlongs. Goshawk was given his first race tliii season at the Hawke's Bay meeting oi Saturday and was prominent till th< turn, where he faded out. Goshawk was a good sort last season., for in sevei starts, after finishing out of the monej in his first three, he was second in the Flying Handicap at Auckland, won the King Edward Handicap the next day, anc woif the Wellington Handicap and tin Pearce Handicap at Trenthain about z fortnight later. He went amiss and wa< not' raced again till last Saturday. Chrysology, who finished second tc Simba in the Nursery Handicap at Hastings on Saturday, is by Psychology fron Desert Gold, and is own®d by Mr. T. H Lowry. Prifr to the meeting this coll had shown great galloping ability and lit was well supported for the event, but the more experienced Simba beat liiin easily at the finish. However, the effort oi Chrysology was most encouraging, and ii he goes on the right way he looks like turning out the best of the progeny of his illustrious dam so far. Chrysology is among those engaged in the Welcome Stakes, to be decided at Ellerslie next Saturday. V My Own could only finish fourth in the Wanganui Guineas in a field of four, but evidently she has improved somewhat m the interim, for she nearly beat Admiral Drake for second place in the Hawke s Bay Guineas on Saturday. She is a half-sister to Simba, who won the Debutante Stakes at Wanganui, a half-sister to Runnymede, and a full-sister to Raasay. 'Last season she showed some promise, -Winning one event and_ being second on four other occasions in her first four starts, but she failed to get into the money in,her subsequent efforts. Included among the three-year-olds engaged in the Great Northern Guineas is Supremacy, who proved himself a firstclass performer when racing as a two-year-old last season. The son of Chief Ruler and* Lucella is the only candidate engaged in the mile "classic" event who lias not had a race this season, and that may tell against him when meeting wellseasoned,opponents. Owing to the fact that Supremacy is trained at Te Awamutu, little is known regarding his track doings or condition, but if produced at lus best next Saturday he should be cap--arice regl - tevhlg , a credi table perform-

King Acre, -\vlio scored at the Hawke's Bay meeting on Saturday, is a three-year-o.ld by Acre from Sylvia March. Ho started four times last season, but failed to get into the money. When Pompeius scored in the Pakuranga Hunt Cup in August his victory ■was most impressive, and despite the extra poundage he is likely to be one of the hardest to beat in the Hunters' Steeplechase at Ellerslie next Saturday. This gelding is a bold fencer, can handle weight, and has far more speed than the majority of jumpers racing at the present time. Pompeius is also "well seasoned as the result of his racing during the winter months" and he is sure to command strong support if he goes to the post next Saturday.