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Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 14 October 1924, Page 3

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FORTHCOMING FIXTURES. Oct. 16 and IS —Whangarei . II.C. Spring. Oct. 17 and 18 —Oamaru J.C. Spring. Oct. IS —Carterton R.C. Annual Oct. 25 and 27 —Wellington II.C. Spring Oct. 27 —North. Canterbury R.C. Annual. Oct. 27 —Waikato Hunt Annual Oct. 27 —Waipawa County R.C. Annual. Oct. 27 and 29 —Gore R.C. Spring. Oct. 27 —W T averlev R.C: Jubilee. Oct. 30 and Not. 1- -Poverty Bay Turi Club Spring. Nov. 1 and 3 —Auckland R.C. Spring. Nov. I—Upperl—Upper Clutha R.C. Annual. Nov. B—New8 —New Zealand Cup. Nov. 8 and 10 —Hamilton R.C. Annual. Nov. 8, 10, 12, and 15 —Canterbury J.C. Metropolitan. Nov. 21 and 22 —South Canterbury J.C. Spring. Dec. 26 and 30, Jan. 1 and 2—Auckland R.C. Summer.

TROTTING. AUCKLAND ACCEPTANCES. CBY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION. AUCKLAND, Oct. 13. Xhe following are the acceptances for the second day of the Auckland trots : —• Green Lane Handicap.—Lady Stepney, Don Zolock, Catchlite, Lady Fin a, Florali ne limit,' Grey Lady,- Nga-tira 60yds bhd, Elsanore, Betty Moko 72, Golden Gate 120. Newmarket Handicap.—Billy WMiizss, Grattan Thorpe, The Texan, WYigley, Rosie Thorpe, Hohora, Toll ' Chimes’ Puclu-ma, Ohilde Audubon, Bell Tower, Golden Park, Native Prince, Admiral Hood limit. Dr. Dillon, Tingle Bert, lied Star, Bicolour, Zolock Palm 12 yds bhd, Ivy Audubon, Nelson Tasker 36, Grey Peter 4S. Alexandra Handicap.—Coal Light, Jewel, Harold Junior, Dreamalion limit. All Bell,. Taurekareka 24yds bhd, Hi no, Linden 36, Dean Dillon’, Logan Chief, Blue Mountain King 72, Man o’ "War 96. .Rem uera Handicap.—Spirit Bell limit, Some Jay./,, The Tartar 12ycls bhd, Audex 24, Golden Gate, Don Douglas 36, Lord Roberts. Gold Sovereign, Rloi Alto, Battery Belle, Maggie Pronto, Nipper, Rostrevor 72, Mint Boy 98, Van, Cap 108,: Eva. 108, Haricot 132, Bronze Patch 148. Manukau . Handicap. Woodvale limit, Master Councillor limit, Pan! 12yd.s bhd, Kewpe 12, Pitaroa. Hue Coronado, Taurekareka 24, Her Ladyship,. Nita Bell, Sal Pointer 36, First Carbine. Comedy Chief 48. Junction Handicap.—Directive limit,Golden Moss limit, Brownwood 12yd* bhd. Lord Nepean, Rua Pere, Ivy Audubon, Signorella. Prince Lyons 24, Holly Boy. Golden Hope 36. Goldman.. Reliance, Delavan Bill 48, Coal Light 72. King Lear, Billy Sea 84. Hillsborough- ' Handicap.—Rostrevor limit, Le Todd 12vds bhd, • Wimmera King, Wild Nut. The Squire 24, Rose Bingen, Pyramus 36, -King 1 Capitalist 48. - : livfi.ula.tion Handicap.—Stanmoor, Ursuline, Gold Flake, Nipper. ‘Waiterere, La Favette, Leewbod. La- Sonnette limit, Glan do re. Golden Moss. Conscript, Brendo, Buz Buz, Logan Rothschild, Haricot. Profiteer 12yds bhd. Cole Drift, Huon Grattan 24. Signorella, Prince Lvons. Delavan Bill 36. Master Councillor, Lord Minto, Goldman 48. R ACING AT RANDWTCK. BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT SYDNEY. Oct. 13. Young easily headed the winning jockeys’ list at the Randwick meeting with six winning mounts. Mason was the most successful trainer with four wins. THE CAULFIELD CUP. LIST OF ACCEPTORS. MELBOURNE, Oct, 13. Caulfield Cnp acceptors are: Engleheld, Purser, Easingwold, Wynette, Hie Hawk, Night Patrol, The Monk, King Carnival, AH. Sunshine, Accarak. Backwood, Yacamunda, Soorak, Dighton, Featliernest, Suomi, Spearage, Cc.mptrnl!er, Isis, King Graculus, Polynesian. Textile. Beeline, Brown Rajah, •Valamita, Tookarbv, Miss Disraeli, Sii Dighlock, Drebiah, W r allaii-ak, San Antonio, Lanidae, Dernbqnks.- These are subject to inter-Stato scratchings. MELBOURNE, Oct, 13.

The iuter-State scratchir.gs for the Caulfield Cun are: —Collaroi, DigUt-on, .Merlau. Y'alamita, Dreblali, Comptroller, Brown Kahili, Polynesian. Looking well-after tile trip from Sydney, Gloaming arrived at Flemington this morning. He visited the tracks this afternoon and was led by a boy cn a. hack. R. J. Mason was present. Cliffdale, Blackadder and Balbus have arrived at Caulfield from Sydney. Polyeletan and Solidify arrive at Flemington to-morrow. Scratehings are :. Melbourne Cup : Llanthony. Warwickshire: Caserta. RETURN OF PITTSWORTH. SYDNEY. Oet. 13. The steeplechaser Piltsworth will be "mod in tile next steamer to Auckland. RACING IN ENGLAND. AFFECTED BY ELECTIONS. LONDON, Oct. 10. The Newmarket Jockey Club has postponed the Cambridgeshire to October 30 owing to the general elections making it impossible to secure suJfieient police for the proper conduct of the meeting. The Duke of York Handicap resulted. —Pharos 1, Bucks Yoeman 2, Verdict 3. Fourteen started. "Won by three lengths. NOTES AND COMMENTS. (By Maecenas.) Degage (Kiibronev —Miss de Val) is a very smart filly, and has won in her last three starts. Such a well-bred one should pay her way in open company. Bumptious appears to go well for the Hawera light-weight- L. Pine, and the way Bumptious finished on the second dav at Opaki was a treat to witness. In years gone by the Feildivig Cup was run at the club’s Easter meeting, hut this season, the event will he decided at the spring meeting. Possibly the change will he the means of inducing a better class to compete for the prize. When that successful trainer, C. Oodby, was holiday-making in New Zealand last spring, he was on the look-out for a promising light-weight and was anxious to get L. A. Pine, but as that lad’s father lias a big string in work at Hawera an excellent chance for this liglit-weieht was lost. Bad luck appears to still dog trainer R. Reid, and he canont do anything risht. At the Masterton meeting members of his team appeared to he fitter

tluui any of their opponents in the various' events, and as they had been doing; good work at Trentliam they were mad© favourites in most of their races. However, one cause and another brought about their defeat. Both in numbers and class the Waverley Racing Club nominations are good and the club should again experience one of their successful meetings. Although little Merry Day received a severe bump in the Masterton Cup, and was sent back last, her good staying powers, added to careful handling at the hands of R. Reed, landed the brown mare a comfortable winner. In a field of seventeen runners at Opaki on Friday last the imported Piquant was backed down to a small dividend. From No. 4 position she failed to jump out, and was quickly sent back last. Over the last three furlongs Piquant put in a great run, but the task asked was too much. On her showing Piquant may pay her way in good class sprint races. When Master Sandstone went out to contest the Lawn Handicap at the Masterton spring meeting he bore a remarkably bright and forward appearance. However, this gelding was not considered by the “heads,” as a longer distance was thought to he more to his liking Master Sandstone soon removed this erroneous idea, for, jumping out with extraordinary smartness, the Southland-owned gelding had the race won a long way from home, although at the winning post his rider allowed Peneus to get within half a ; head of him. There be three race, meetings held during the current week. The Whangarei Club will hold their meeting on Thursday and Saturday; the Oamarn Club race on Friday and Saturday, while the Carterton Club bold their annual gathering on Saturday. On the opening day of the Masteiton. meeting the totalisator figures showed an increase of nearly 33 per cent, on those of the corresponding day of last spring meeting. Even this great increase will not show the club a great profit. Indeed, unless this unfortunate club got some relief from the succession of unprofitable meetings it is doubtful if they could have financed the losses much longer. Hawera apprentice riders—L. A. Pine (Megalo) and J. Dombroski (Pronto) —were responsible for good ex_ hibitions on their mounts at Opaki, and the wins named were in a measure due to their ability in making the most of opportunities ofFering. Both lads are riding well at present and should occupy good positions in the list of winning • riders for the current season. It has been stated that Mr. Greenwood paid £IO,OOO for liis pair of two-year-olds, Nincompoop and Chignon. The price looks much too high, hut their breeder, Mr. W. G. Stead, does not believe in giving bis young stock away. What a- wonderful bargain, owner J. M. Cameron secured in The Hawk. Cameron has supported The Hawk to win the Caulfield Cup, and the amount is large. Although a good judge, it appears as if The Hawk’s supporters have taken on a “war risk” in supporting the son of Martian to win suck a difficult twelve furlong race. TJp to the present The Hawk has failed in all his races run over a distance of ground. A number of tlie owner’s New Zealand friends have backed The Hawk to win the Caulfield Cup. and the writer knows of two “parcels” secured about Martian’s son. Although The Hawk was responsible for a great performance on Saturday, in. beating Whittier under weiglit-for-age conditions. the fact remains that he has always failed to mu over a distance, and this balances the odds on what would appear a “good thing” if one were certain The Hawk could run out 1-)- miles. In conversation with one who has had years of experience of New Zealand’ and Australian racing, he volunteered the information that there was little chance of Mason taking' Gloaming to .Melbourne, for there he would meet Whittier, a horse which, my informant said, was “the best in Australasia” under weiglit-for-age conditions. As Whittier had Avon well only a. feAV days previously it Ayas evident he was well-nigh 'at his best. As for The Hawk, according to this authority, he had no chance in life with Whittier.. The result of the Caulfield Stakes soon shattered this assertion.