NOTES AND COMMENTS

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 60, 8 September 1926, Page 7

NOTES AND COMMENTS

(BY i'VEDETTE.")

RACING FIXTURES.

September 9, U—Wanganui J.C. I September 15—Dannevlrke R.C. September 16—Daunevirke Hunt Club. September 24, 25—Ashburton County B.C. September 24. 25—Napier Park R.C. September 25. 27-Avondale J.C. September SO, October I—Geraldine R.C. October 2—Hawkes Bay J.C. October 7—Kurow J.C. October 7, 9—Whangarei R.C. October 8, 9—Otaki Maori R.C. October 9—Oamaru J.C. October 14, 15—Dunedin J.C. October 18-Carterton K.C. October 23, 25—Wellington R.C. October 25—Waiknto Hunt Club. ' October 25—W«ipawa County R.C. October 23. 25, or 25. 27—Waverley R.C. October 25—North Canterbury X.C October 25, 27—Gore R.C. October 28, 30-Poverty Bay Turf Club. October 29, 30—Masterton R.C. October 30—Banks Peninsula R.C. October 30, November I—Thames J.C. To-morrow at Wanganui sees the first racing fixture of any consequence of the IM6-27 season. Some of our best horses are due to make their reappearance, the three-year-olds meet for the first time in the Wanganui Guineas, and some of the two-year-olds make their bow in the parade after the third race. Their first really serious: business comes on Saturday in the Debutante Stakes. Owing to its sandy formation the Wanganui course can stand • almost any amount of rain, so that the going should be quite good. Proceedings will open with the Maiden Plate, in which High Pitch should be a good favourite. If he runs up to his track form ■ and escapes trouble on the journey he should justify his backing. Tea Time showed plenty of speed at the Marton Meeting over five and a half furlongs, and on the better going at Wanganui he should play a prominent part. Raukura and Bronstell showed pace last year as two-year-olds. Raukura, who is one of F. Tilley's team, may be the better of the pair, Macroom is another three-year-old who improved throughout last season, and at her last start put up her best performance, but was easily beaten by True Blood, who was conceding 241b. Barrier positions and- riding, will be of some importance, but a trio whose class and speed may tell are High Pitch, Tea Time, and Raukura. I£ Nukumai was in the form of last season he could be looked for to play a big part, in Okehu Hurdles with 11.13. Koauau is well and a mile and threequarters with 10.12 should suit him. Lucullent, having raced all through the winter, should strip a very fine horse. Comedy Prince is still uncertain, and he came a complete, cropper at Riccarton, which may not improve him. If all goes well with him, however, he can never be left out of calculations. Enare, Alaric, and Tame Fox will be meeting the dyed-in-the-wool hurdlers, and of the trio Enare appeals most. There is no doubt that he should have won at Feilding instead of dividing with Rangisarto. Santiago does riot appeal, but Tawehi appears to. be improving with his racing over hurdles. Revel at 9.2 is a possibility. Enare, Lucullent, and Koauau may do best. , One ia in the dark in regard to the condition of both Bonhomme and KUperon, who are'engaged in the Putiki Handicap. Kilperon is a New Zealand Cup candidate, however,_go it is reasonable to presume that he is well forward. Bonhomme, if at his best, should give some idea of the' real quality of Mah Jong, who should have a decided advantage in the matter of condition. :Of ? the known quantities he appear*, easily, the best. Kilbrongyth should see a very short price in'the Seafield Handicap. Tiega will be improved by his race at Feilding, but on Riocarton form Kilbroi:syth should hold him safe at even weights. Archeen ;;ahother engagement/•• Oration .and Santonio do not appeal, Vaward and Kilia both at their best may show up, but there does not appear any justification for going past the top weight. Lygander has a good deal in his favour in the Guineas, for he will be racing on hi* own track. Kiosk also has this advantage and a further one in that he raced in the winter in New South Wales, and «o escaped some of the cold weather in the ■Dominion. Kiosk will be improved by his race at Feilding, but there seems gome doubt about whether he will run out a mile. Lygander, on the contrary, ran Limcnck to a»head' over • seven. furlongs at Awapnni last autumn, and on this he should be favourite for to-morrow's race. That there is little amiss with him was shownby his gallop at Wanganui over . seven furlongs about a fortnight ago. Seatown has had to be stopped in his work, but he had; plenty of solid toil and poseibly the spell would do him no harm. His chance appears to be the next best to .tnose of Lysander and Kiosk. Rascal has done plenty of-racing, and when it is considered how cheap he made Paddon appear in the Trial Plate at Trentham, he should not do badly at Wanganui. Hanging out on this track will be.his handicap. Aly■on was a smart filly last year and a rare sticker. She was raced over a mile and a quarter, at Feilding, but ran as she was backed, badly. One should hesitate before discarding her absolutely. David Garrick may require time, but there is not much doubt that he is going to be a very useful three-year-old. Tea Bell may not be quite good enough, while Resinous appears tobe out,of his class. Lysander has to be first choice, with Kiosk a::.: Seatown the next best. For all his 10.2, Paddon wii; not want for friends in the Durie Hack Handicap To judge by his recent efforts, he is a class galloper, and weight should not trouble him in hack company. Elysianor is not badly treated at 8.5, and Note may do well. Penman, although he failed at/ Awapuni, no doubt will again be well supported, for he had been doing very good work at Napier Park. Sovena at 7.9 does not appear by any means out of it, ■while Mountain Star, ridden by a capable lightweight, has an outside chance; With any luck at all, Paddon looks best, but Elysianor and Sovena should also go well. Te Monanui is due to make his first appearance of the season in the MarangaiHandicap, and probably 9.7 will find him out thus early. Mask may need a race «r two, but Euphonium can be looked for in a prominent position at the finish. He wag none too lucky at Feilding. Civility ran on go strongly at-the end of the Winter Cup that it would not be surprising to find her wind up a good favourite to-morrow. Mandane. and her mnte, Shining Armour, are unknown quantities in condition, but as Shining Armour is a New Zealand Cup candidate, it is safe to assume that he. is fairly well forward. Hipo and iTanadees- will have to improve on their recent efforfs rather considerably. Of'the second half'of the handicap, outside of: Shining Armour, Rouex and Ring Potoa; appear the most likely. Rouex ran very solid races- at Riccarton, and there does not appear any reason why he should riot-see out a good 8% furlongs on a course like that at Wauganui. Civility, the elect, of F. Tilley's (either Mandane or Shining' Armour), and Kouex, may. do best.- •. ' • - , ; The Flying Handicap should provide a great race. Reremoana and Grand Knight should beat all those close to them in the handicap,' although" Mireusonta has tlie advantage of being well seasoned and a great beginner, a decided asset on a track like that at'Wanganui. Of the lightweights,'Archeen may do best, for it must be raid there was a good deal of merit in his yrird at tjie Martoi? Meeting. Reremoana,. Grand Knight, and Archeen, may •how up. Nearly everybody •■who was at the North Taranaki Hui.t Meeting is on the look out for Jazz Baby, a three-year-old by Tea Tray from Dixieland. The Onkap.itinga Racing Club of South Australia is known as an enterprising body, and itn meeting on Easter Monday has become :i notable fixture in the Commonwealth.; Next year the club has ar^ ranged to giro a stake of £3000 for the Great Eastern Steeplechase, claimed to

be the richest steeplechase in Australia. In all, £5100 will be given in stakes for the day's racing. The club is leaving nothing to chance, for already it has published maps of the' course, and the programme, and has sent them through.all the States of Australia and New Zealand. Mr. G. Gerard will probably have acouple of two-year-olds to represent him at the Dunediri" Jockey Club's Meeting next month, Fair Exchange (Paper Jj one y—Fair Fight) and Silver Coot (Paper Money—Fulica) being the pair that G. J. Pine has in most forward condition at present. The three-year-old Paper Boy has done well lately, and he may add to his winning record before long. He will probably be a visitor to Wingatui next month, in which case he can be regarded aB a promising candidate for the Dunedin Guineas. Paper Rose may accompany him on the trip. This mare is very light in condition, but her form at the Grand National Meeting demonstrated that she has the gift of galloping, and she only has to go on the right way to win her share of races this sea-, son. Though Rapier has done no work on the tracks lately, he has been kept in regular exercise. • His injured foot is mending nicely, and H. Nurse should soon have him in active commission again, in preparation for spring engagements. These include the New Zealand Cup, a race for which he has many admirers. He has given evidence that he can stay a mile and a quarter, which is as far as he has been tried. ■ < The four-year-old Cyrene, who won the Welcome Stakes two seasons ago, has got through a lot of useful work lately, and though not at his best yet, he may prove useful later on.