RANDWICK WINNERS

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 263, 27 January 1928, Page 6

RANDWICK WINNERS

I TIBBIE IN WINNING VEIN By Cable. —Press Association. — Copyright. SYDNEY, Thursday. Anniversary Day was celebrated today in beautiful holiday weather. All sports meetings were largely attended. At the Jockey Club meeting at Randwiek the going was good. Following were the results of the principal events: Adrian Knox Stakes. —Justify, 8.5, 1; Black Duchess, 8.5, 2; Ascalon, 8.5, 3. Eight started. Won by half a* head. Time, 1.375. Anniversary Handicap. —Tibbie, 8.0, 1; Don Moon, 8.5, 2; Honan, 8.4, 3. Thirteen started. Honan led entering the straight, but at the distance Tibbie made a run and after a great effort won by half a length, with threequarters of a length between second and third. Time, 2.31—a record for the race.—A. and 2s T .Z.

turn of speed and his ability to ge“ a good position early will be in his favour on Saturday, although the class is harder than when he last raced on that track. Ruffles and Town Bank are others from the AY oods stable who are regularly on the tracks. Neither have galloped seriously for several weeks during hich they have been spelling. There is a likelihood of Town Be nk going to the Egmont and Taranaki lixtures, but as he must have the st.ng out of the track it will depend on whether rain falls in the interval if the trip is to be undertaken. TWO FOR TARANAKI Phil Brady has Ned Kelly and W«mday entered for the Taranaki circuit. Both are doing well in their work. “The bushranger” may be given a run on the flat down there. He has the t«mdency to run out on right-handed tracks, and is by no means an easy horse to pilot. Now that Alec Cilmer is on the injured list, wit! a broken collarbone, a new rider will have to be found for Ned Kelly when he gees over the battens next, and t rat won't be in his favour, at short not ee YVenday is not top class, but she

when that period of competition comes round again. PETER MAXWELL ON THE SCENE Heter Maxwell is back on the hard feed after a spell in the paddock, fhe Marble Arch—Jena gelding should be able to keep his place with the best dt the travellers over the big country when the autumn and winter meetings roil round. A victory in the Grand National and a second in the same event in successive years is a good recommendation. The bigger the country the better Peter likes it. Pouri, who has been the stable's best stake earner this season, is on the easy list at present. His virtue is in being such a good stayer. The Spalpeen—Koicvi . gelding was operated on for throat trouble in the off season and can be rated among the percentage who have come through successfully. BRIGHT DAY AND COMA Ted Wilson is working Bright Day and Coma. The former lias had a few outmgs over the battens. A second at the recent Stratford fixture being his best to date. While Bright Day is destined to play his part with some

credit as a hurdler. Th-r. better prospects for him in high races. * Coma, the Day Comet—The It—gelding, is very small and rated at all highly on hit Bright Knight, who got injured racing at Woodville in tire scrinY* turned out and it is doutbful a .. k Lord Multifld gelding will t* jL ls ' action again this season. a * NEW TRAINER DOES WELL A. Tinker, although he has be.the business for only a short tinreV a fairly useful team around him m promising jumping candidate Gw dowie, who won two races this including the AVaikato Cup steepiech at Cambridge, has been indulxedhT good spell. Th© Lucullus only to do well m training to bT particularly useful proposition at tv latter part of the season. Archeen and King Mere are the t» latest tp be placed in coir mission fre® this quarter. This pair will h* ready for the meetings on the country circ- • and they should both win races. Mervette, who has shown a wonder ful improvement since Tinker toocharge of her, is going on nicely. ThLucullus —Brayton filly gives promi* of getting a middle journey in go* style. Although she has taken a W time to come right. Mervette holdout bright hopes of being a good fc. vestment for Mr. Fraser Smith, wfc paid 300gns for her as a yearling. A VETERAN OWNER-TRAINER

“Bob” McMiken, the veteran ownertrainer, who made Matamata his headquarters for several seasons, has been Cij at Te Rapa this season. Farndon sad Always are the members of his teste c and both were on the winning list it a the Taumarunui meeting. The former who is a hurdler, has been off the scene since, owing to an injury. The pair were taken to Taranaki for the holiday racing, and are still there. Always is entered at Egmont but the absence of Farndon’s name from the lists is prima facie evidence that he is still a “cot case.” ' i • Ramblin’ Kid is working again at Te Rapa. The Winterbura gelding competed over hurdles on several occasions last season, when he was askec to do quite a lot of travelling. A win in a Bracelet at Hawke’s Bay mv his solitary success. With the ex- ! perience he has had the Winterbouru* gelding, when rightly placed, shook keep the opposition busy in a mik ! and a-half event over the battens.

His fault in the past has been that he * did not stay on too well. WHERE USEFUL SORTS RESIDE | Te Aroha is a populax centre with I trainers. The paspalum surface makes '■ this a good galloping circuit at ail I times, but particularly when tht | weather is so arid. A. E. Cox’s team has had a great innings this season, and there are more ; successes in prospect. Mosaic is oflt for the season. Nancy Lee will be at Takapuna and, despite her Mg weight, the Lucullus sprinter is likely to keep the best of them busy. kau is another who is going on the good work, while Valkon will w j on deck: a little later on. Jack Wallace has had a good innings vrith Tea Time, who will race well at the Shore if recent past form is any guide. Te Koroke is der his charge these days,, and there will be money for the well-bred sot of Humbug and Tigritiya before very long. He will also be at TakapunaKing Lu, who has well proved jj worth this season, is having a woj* earned respite. King Arch, also in Bob Hines’s string, is going to Takapuna, but will be resw for the later racing round the counux Queen Arch has had a few’ monl r* spell, but is back again on the trainw tracks. . The w’inter racing wiu her best, as she likes to get into turf. Lady Spalpeen is one ol m team who will be at Takapuna W high-weight racing. The bpajP®? mare has freshened up a lot, ana » may surprise by her efforts. HANNON’S STRONG TEAM Dick Hannon’s team, of course, forO the principal workers at j Lord Star and Wedding March wiU£ available to add to their hurdling: ® later on in the season. Ripon AD who is to join Wedding March Takapuna racing, only requires to on better to be troublesome, »» of cent racing has done him a. good, and in the company he - AHhef during the week-end the Quin gelding is capable of s^. wl ? g who * are Pegaway and Desert Glow. whojg= among the workers at Te A pr . are to keep their Takapuna Cup gagements. At the weight a- w(ic distance most people this delve into racing affairs, Desert Glow. The Day Comet ge» ing, who won the Cup on 11 course in mid-December, W*S the result of a collision the post, but his recent wort that the effects of that injury passed away. , . , It must not be taken that I prospects are hopeless, no 'T,, _ *ill from that. The Lucullus gGdms not have the class against him he had when he was beaten Auckland Racing Club Handicap- on will be up with most of Saturday, but. t o ,, ll ’’® partingthe final pinch will find him THE YOUNGSTERS _ Prodice is to go North to to** I<r place among the two-ywr-fL?Ybt-week-end racing. The ades filly will be better suited grade there than she was at rr at Christmas-New Year. ~‘i n-rring-a winner at Takapuna in The Begum is another of tn year-olds from this centre wno ' seen in action at Takapuna. Chief Ruler filly has been unlu J^ e to have the thick end of a. sia r yet. She has been especially cjtent, and it will be a track watchers this way if sn to show up at the week-end.