RACING FIXTURES.

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 96, 20 October 1926, Page 7

RACING FIXTURES.

October 23, 25—Wellington R.C. October 25—Waikato iluut Club. October 25—Waipawa County R.C. October 23, 25. or 25. 27—Waverley R.C. October 25—North Canterbury R.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. Friday night will be a busy one for owners and trainers, for future meetings, requiring attention on that day are the C.J.C. Metropolitan Meeting, and the Poverty Bay, Banks Peninsula, Thames, ami Waikato Meetings. Handicaps for the first day of the Masterton Meeting, to be held at Trentham, will be declared next Tuesday. Some very useful horses trained on the West Coast of this island figure amongst th£ acceptors for the Waverley Meeting, which is to be held next Saturday and Monday. A number of those engaged are good enough for the best company, and the Waverley fixture should not be by any means the least successful of the week-end. One or two powerful stables wHich usually send horses to Trentham in October have elected to patronise Waverley this year. „,„,, -rr , In the Shorts at Eandwick The Hawk carried 10.5 and Young Lochinvar 7.12, the latter finishing fifth after being prominent all the way, while 10.5 anchored The Hawk. In the Stewards' Handicap Tfie Hawk has 9.11 and Young Lochinvar 7.5, so that Young Lochinvar, under a lighter scale, meets The Hawk on lib worse terms. The drop in the scale obviously is all in favour of The Hawk, but on Randwick form, both fit and well, Young Lochinvar should finish in front of the Martian gelding. Enare, who has shown attractive form over hurdles, has a weak field to beat at Waverley on Saturday. First Acre at his original weight (8.0) in'the Wairoa Handicap at the Waverley Meeting would have been hard to beat. Now he has* to shoulder a 101h penalty, which places him within two pounds of Kiosk. . Barryanda, a Great Northern Guineas candidate, figures amongst the 7.0 division mi a six-furlong hack race at Waverley. She is a three-year-old filly by Martian from Per Anna, trained by 0. Cox at Hawera. At.her only appearance to date shie was left1 at the post, but showed a useful turn of speed once she left the barrier. Welkine, who has some high-class handicap engagements, including the C.J.C. Stewards' Handicap and Auckland Kailway Handicap, is a three-year-old gelding bjr The Welkin from Angelina. He has ai yet to race, but claims an engagement _n_the October Handicap at Trentham on Saturday, in which he is weighted at 7.4. Jf Ruakura has gone on the right way •ince racing at Wangamii she should see a * short price in the Maiden Race at ■Waverley on Saturday. On Tuesday of last week at Randwick, before being sent to Melbourne, Valicare established a track record on the tan, galloping six furlongs in lmin 12".sec. From a Iflying start she covered the first furlong in 12scc, two in 23"4 sec, three in 35% sec, four in 47, /_sec, five in a fraction under a minute, and the last furlong in __*_BCC The Victorian colt Cromwell is apparently keeping quite sound. Last Tuesday week he was given his first fast work eirice his leg trouble, galloping ten furlongs on the grass without being extended in'2min 25sec. When the last mail left Melbourne Rampion and Limerick were equal favourites for the Melbourne Cup, with Pantheon, Manfred, Pilliewinkie, The Banker, Spearfelt, and Heroic next in request in that order. There has been little Derby betting, but in what there has been Rampion jV'in slightly more demand than Limerick. Being" yet a comparatively young man, F. Williams, trainer of Rampion, looks like putting up a good record in connection with classic events. A few seasons ago Williams won both the A.J.C. and viR.C. Derbies with Salitros, and hopes to repeat the performance with Rampion, who already has one Blue Riband to his credit. ,Wiil'arns '* *>°t noted for spectacular gallops with his horses on the tracks, but he has a way of turning them : out fit for their arrangement, says an exchange. He was a capable horseman in bis day, and he had not long entered the list of trainers before he showed that he knew- how to prepare horses as well as lide thism,. For some years, Williams has been a -regular visitor to the more import- j Wit Melbourne Meetings in charge of horses, and it rarely has been his lot to return home empty handed. One of the most reliable gallopers he ever put - a Band on was Greenstead, who greatly helped to put him "on the map" as a trainer. '■-Mr. J. E. Brien states that at his KingHeld Stud .in New South Wales there is _, yearling brother to the , Derby winner, Rampion. The colt will be offered for sale in the autumn. He bears a striking resemblance to his distinguished relative. THe two-year-old full sister to Rampion, now the property of Mr. P. Osborne {owner of Valicare), is growing very (quickly and is already 16.0 high. Black Duke, who has earned a 51b penalty for the October Handicap at Trentham, bringing his weight to 8.2, is evidently a smart galloper. On the opening day of the Dunedin Meetin- he was a big disappointment, but on Satu. vhe made Very complete amends. Black Puke is a four-year-old gelding by Balboa from Amata. Roseday continues to cause his owner trouble, and there is not much likelihood of his racing again' at least in the near future, says a Southern exchange. The ailment troubling him has baffled even experts, for whilst he may exhibit pronounced lameness after exercising he may be like a two-year-old shortly after in the paddock, and giving every encouragement to his connections to keep him in commission. Air. F. E. Loomb, the Te Awamutu owner-trainer, experienced a stroke of bad luck this week when his black mare Finclli (Finland—Trebelli) got cast in her box, considerably damaging herself in her •truggles, necessitating veterinary assistance. Finelli was approaching her best form again, and was to accompany other members of the team to Trentham and Biccarton. As it is the mare may never lice again, states a Waikato writer. The trio for the South are Deßert Glow, Fhaola, and Black Cruiser. The firstnamed is the Auckland province's sole representative in the New Zealand Cup, ■while he has been accepted for in the Wellington Racing Club Handicap and IWainm Handicap at Trentham next Saturday, besides which he has engagements in principal handicaps at Riccarton on each of the four days. Phaola, a three-year-old daughter of Catmint and Hyades, is in the Wainui Handicap and the Champion Plate at Trentham, and the New Zealand Oaks and other important events at* Riccarton. Black Cruiser will tackle hurdling events at both meetings. He has lately been enjoying a spell after a fairly strenuous winter's racing, but has freshened up and may do .well on the trip. The other two look bright and well. IThe liquidators of the Morrinsville Racing Club have applied through the Waikato Racing Club for permission to hold a meeting at Te Rapa on 15th January. •Money Order is proving an unfortunate gelding, and apparently the severe cold which developed lately will keep him off the scene for some further period. When he really recovers and strikes his best form he Bhould be a hard nut to crack in any sprint company. Starflight, a two-year-old winner at Bimedin,, is fairly ananimou-ly claimed to be a useful juvenile, and one selected to Btay on. He is a, half r brother to that good mare Limelight, by Archery from ptardancer. •The Orari trainer, R. C. Keeper, will bring Volant and Ronaki north on Saturday, - for the North Canterbury Racing Clubs-Meeting, to be held next Monday. These two, with Bonomel and the two-year-old Solgele will comprise Keeper's team for the Canterbury Jockey Club's fixture next month. .'According to a Southern critic, Front Bank.- was decidedly unlucky in the Dunedin Guineas. She was badly placed near the rails in a closely-bunched field in the early stages of the journey, and was hampered all the time. She still had a great chance when the straight was reached, but ehe was stopped badly through a horse -oming'back on her when she was making

her'effort. The ground she lost in having to go round on the outside certainly cost her second place, if not more. Margaret Birney was responsible for a smart performance in winning the Kaikorai Handicap at Wingatui on Saturday. She was out in front early, and she made an exhibition of her opponents, clearing right away ,from them in the straight. On this form she can be marked off for further' honours very soon. The Riccarton trainer, W. Ellis, in whose colours she races, has not had much luck lately, and the success of his mare was very popular. The Riccarton jockey, C. Emerson, struck an unlucky patch at the Dunedin Jockey Club's Meeting last week. He had ten mounts during the two days, but the only occasion on which he was placed was when he finished second on Pink Note in the October Handicap on Thursday. The New Zealand Cup candidate Full Swing showed unusual dash in the Rani'urly Handicap on Saturday at Wingatui, but she disappointed by fading out at the business end. It transpired subsequently that some of her racing plates became twisted, and this would account for her collapse.