BIG FIELDS DUE ON BOXING DAY

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 230, 17 December 1927, Page 6

BIG FIELDS DUE ON BOXING DAY

AUCKLAND MEETING ACCEPTANCES ANNOUNCED The big Auckland racing and trotting carnival will open at Ellerslie on Monday week, Boxing Day, when the A-R.C. commences its four days summer meeting. On the opening day the Auckland Cup, Railway Handicap and Great Northern Foal Stakes will be decided. The acceptances for the first day, together with final payments for the three classic events, closed at five o’clock yesterday afternoon. A glance at the list of acceptances discloses no surprise defections, the majority of the fancied horses in the Cup and Railway standing their ground. The acceptances are as follow: QUEEN’S PLATE Of £560; 1 mile; special weyghts. st. lb. st. lb.

ROYAL STAKES Of £1,000; 6 furlongs; for two and three-year-olds; special weights, with penalties i and allowance. ] Agrion (3yrs) Marion's Birthday ‘ Eiflalie (3yrs) (2yrs) 1 Ark Royal (3yrs) Frodice (2yrs) i Golden Armour Frince Humphrey i (3yrs) (2yrs) Gascony (3yrs) Patodawn (2yrs) c High Finance (3yrs) Pari (2yrs) j Paganelli (3yrs) Raasay (2yrs) Amplifier <2yrs) Ridgemount (2yrs) { Childsplay (2yrs) Staghunter (2yrs) J Episode (2yrs) White Wings Freehold <2yrs) (2yrs) 1

REMINDERS Marion handicaps are due on Friday next, and first day acceptances close on Tuesday, December 20. Acceptances for Stratford are due on December 22. Nominations will close for the Wellington Racing Club’s summer meeting -.on January 9. Nominations for the Takapuna Jockey Club's summer meeting are due to close on Friday, January 6, at 6 p.m. MEETINGS TO COMI December 17—Waipa R.C. December 26, 27—Dunedin J.C. December 26—Waipukurau J.C. December 26, 27—Westland R.C. December 26, 27—Taranaki J.C. December 26. 27. 29 Manawatu R.C. December 26. 28. January 2. 3—-Auckland R.C. December 30, 31. January 2—Greymouth J .C. December 31, January 2—Wairarapa R.C. January 2—Waikouaiti R.C. January 2—Wyndham R.C. January 2, 3—Hawke’s Bay J.C. January 2. 3—Stratford R.C. January 2. 3—Marton J.C. January 3, 4 —Southand R.C. January 6, 7—Reefton J.C. January 7. 9—Vincent J.C.

Good Boy . . 8 9 Martarma . . 8 0 Goshawk . . . 8 9 Satrap . . . S 0 Lord Guy . . 8 Singleton . . 8 0 Paper Boy . . 8 9 Welcome Piet 8 9 Home . . 8 0 Waltzer . . . 8 9 Whakarite . . 8 0 Abbey Day . _ 8 4 Golden Royal Doultoa 8 4 Armour . . 7 9 Saucy Lass . 8 4 G.N. FOAL STAKES Of £1,500; 6 furlongs. Freehold . . 8 10 Childsplay . . 8 5 Prince Episode . . . 8 Humphrey . 8 10 Prodce .... 8 Raasay . . . 8 14) Marion’s Ridgeraount . 8 10 Birthday . . S Amplifier . . 8 10 White Wings 8 Staghunter . 8 10 ROBINSON HANDICAP Of £400; 7 furlongs Paper Boy . 9 0 Bahama . . . 7 0 Tea Time . . 8 6 Betty Zane . 7 0 Royal Cullgie . . . 7 0 Doulton . . 8 6 Doublemint . 7 0 Judge’s Box 8 3 Dimmer . . . 7 0 Antrim Boy 7 13 Golden Ripon Abbey 7 n Armour . . 7 0 The Immigrant 7 n High Tide . . 7 0 Respirator 7 8 Josie Melville V 0 King Arch . 7 0 Ivillute . . . 7 0 Orchus . . . 7 6 Micrometer . 7 0 Saucy Lass . 7 b Palmares . . 7 0 Whaka King 7 4 Prince Lu . 7 0 Lady Quinsilia . . 7 0 Robinson . 7 2 Tidal .... 7 0 Carinthia . . 7 1 Torquil . . . 7 0 Catapult . . . 7 1 Viburnum . . V 0 Air King . . 7 0 White Light 7 0 Blue Spear . V 0 AUCKLAND CUP. Of £3,000 ; 2 miles. lb. st. lb. Star Stranger 9 6 Transformer 7 1 Count Cavour 9 b Battlement . . 7 1 Te Monanui 9 0 Eden Hall . . . 7 1 Footfall . . 8 12 Royal Mint . . 7 1 Rapier . . . 8 111 Phaola . . . 7 1 Te Kara . . . 8 J Ark Royal . . .7 0 Mask . . 8 2 Desert Glow 7 0 Grand Knight H 0 Delightment . .7 0 Satrap . . . 7 4 Great Charter 7 0 Sennanee . . V 2 Papatu . 7 0 GRAFTON HURDLES Of £500 2 miles Sir Rosebery 11 5 Glenotus . . 9 1 Archibald . . 11 4 Lucullent . . 9 King’s Guard 10 10 0 Anchor . . . 10 10 Daddy's Girl 9 0 Lord Star . . 10 7 Red Comet . 10 4 9 0 Kendall . . . 9 7 RAILWAY HANDICAP Of £1.400; 6 furlongs. Aussie . . . 8 13 Paperchase 7 12 Lysander . 8 7 Town Guard 7 10 Joy King . . 8 3 Gascony . 7 8 Limited . . 8 3 Silvermine . 7 6 Paganell! . . 8 3 Kingfleld . 7 5 Nancy L,ee . .8 2 Sir Archie . 7 0 ; Royal Damon M 2 Flying Juliet . 7 0 Cimabue . . 8 1 A war ere 7 0 Money Order 7 13 High Finance 7 0 NURSERY HANDICAP Of £500; 5 furlongs. Avoncourt . . 0 0 Winnington . 7 3 Raasay . . . 8 7 The Earth . . 3 Amplifier . . . 8 2 Moehau . . . a Ivatarena . . 8 1 Patodawn . . 8 0 7 1 Marion’s Mauriaena . . 7 0 Birthday . . 7 12 7 0 Sir Russel . . 7 8 7 Kotahi .... V 8 Volimond . . 7 0 Aggressive . . 7 8 7 0 High Falutin’ 7 6 Lady Mestor . 7 0 The Begum . V 4 CHRISTMAS HANDICAP Of £600 1 mile. Centrepiece . 8 S True Blood . . 7 6 King Lu . . 8 7 Llandudno . . 7 5 Pegaway . . . 8 4 Doree .... 7 4 Mosaic .... 8 4 7 2 Laughing Ti Tree .... 7 Prince . . . 8 4 High Pitch . . 0 Day Guard . . V 13 7 0 Valkon . . . 7 13 7 0 In the Shade 7 12 7 0 Master Doon 7 7 Thaw .... 7 0 Gala Day . . 7 7 Cohesion . . . 7 0 THIRD DAY G.N. DERBY Of £3,000 li miles. Agrion . . . S 10 Pagan elli . . . 8 10 Ark Royal . . 8 10 Ruanui . . . 8 10 Cimabue . . 8 10 Satrap . . . 8 10 Don Jose . . . 8 10 Singleton . . X 10 Great Thaw ..... 8 10 Charter . . . 8 10 Golden In the Shade S 10 Wedding . . 8 7 : Laughing Ti Tree .... 8 7 Prince . . . . s 10 Wild Pigeon 8 7 Martarma . . . 8 10 FOURTH DAY