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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 315, 28 March 1928, Page 12

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"EARLY BIRD"

Accopuinre* for the first day of the Auckland Racing Club s airtumn mcetin» close with the secretary, Mr. v*. d. .-sper." at 5 p-r... next Friday. At rhe #arne time final payment* are due for the Cr'-at Northern Champagne H taken. Great Northern Ht. I>rger fitaken, and Great Northern OakjA Change of Stable* Mr. K. E. Jolly'f home- which have Keen trained at Trentham by J. W. I»we, have been given up by the veteran trainer, who 1* not desirous of keeping a large string nowaday*. They were sent up td R. H. Rigby * stable at the week-end. Lowe had charge of jet Black. .-:alt Petrel and Concentration 11., while a couple of other were already Vrith Bagby. Is Fast, but Cannot Stay The Australian-bred gelding Apple Dighton can gallop very fast, but he has the reputation of being a nonstayer. He cleared out from the opposition over the first half of the trying Handicap at the Oamaru meeting, and. though Booster appeared to have his measure in the straight, Apple High ton hung on gamely and won by a narrow margin. It was quite a good performance. Mask for the Easter Handicap All continuing to go well with Mask, be can be safely booked to compete at the Faster meeting here, and his first engagement at Kllerslie during the coming month may be In connection with the Easter Handicap According: to advices the son of Liraond is likely to be in splendid fettle for the mile event. Judging by the way he is getting through his preparation. Though not a quick beginner. Mask

can sprint six furlongs very fast, and there Is no doubt he will be hard to beat over a mile with any luck In the early stages. Booster Has Great Chance Booster carried hi* weight very creditably In the Oamaru Filing Handicap. The pace wan evidently on all the way and. after giving Apple Dlghton a long start from the straight.entrance. he Just failed. Booster should be benefited Lv a race or two. and he should be at the top of his form by fvaater Monday, in which case he will be one of the well-supported, ones in the Great Faster Handicap at Riccarton. First Batch of Yearling* H. and A. Cults last week received the first batch of yearlings from the Htonyhurst Stud, comprising:—Chestnut colt by Winning Hit from Equipment.' dam of Centrepiece and Full Feather; chestnut gelding by Winning Hit from Flltaway; and bay colt by The Ace. from Winning Way. dam of Winning Hit. The two Winning Hit youngsters are the first of that sire's progeny to be placed in commission and they show a lot of quality.

To Ride at/rfasterton H. Wiggins will be in attendance at . t.-.e Ma.uerton meeting on Saturday. ; - nd among h.n mounts he will include * ride--, on Wet Paint. Abisogne, Rameses, Twink and HaurangL Not Going to Whangarei Through failing to take off at the • initial fence in a schooling task yesterday morning Scot Free fell heavily and injured the point of his shoulder. A. Julian has now definitely decided not to take the son of Marble Arch to competed at Whangarei on Saturday. ; This is rather unfortunate for the , popular trainer, for Scot Free appeared to have excellent prospects of annex- j ing the hurdle event. May Win Classic Again The Canterbury sportsman, Mr. G. D. Greenwood, won the Canterbury Jockey Club's Champagne Stakes last season w'ith Kulalie, and with Goblin Market he w'ill be well represented again in this year's two-year-old classic event. Goblin Market has done really well since he narrowly defeated Chide in the Middle Park Plate, and If he continues to progress as at present he will be a vastly improved youngster when he strips at Riccarton next month. Rapier in the Autumn Handicap Rapier, who was allotted top weight, j 'y-x. 'Jib., in the Great Autumn Handi- 1 cap, has had his engagement continued, 1 and all going well, will be a starter.. Arrangements have been made for C. i Emerson to ride the Greyspear horse, : who unsuccessfully contested last year's event with 8.9. Previous win- ! ners of the race with an impost over nine stone comprise: Sasanof 9.13, \ Warstep 9.11, Merganser 9.8, Los An- : gclcs 9.5, Grand Knight 9.4, Zimmer - man 9.3, Red Wink 9.2, and Coniform, ; North Atlantic and Merrie England Worth Remembering Whaka King showed sufficient form j at Paeroa recently to suggest that ! when the King Lupin gelding was stepped out in a *print event he would j be a tough opponent. At Tauranga on ] Saturday he scored a decisive win in the Flying Handicap, and although the j field he beat did not represent very i good class, it was the manner in which ! ho accomplished his task that pleased. It should not be long before the chest- ; nut gelding is again pushing his way to the front. Should Win in Better Company There was a lot of merit in the win i°f Black Luke in the Anniversary Handicap at the Oamaru meeting. He had to make all his own running under i a big weight, and he stalled off Wingai late challenge in impressive style. This performance, following on two wins at Waimate, showed Black Luke up as a horse who has not reached the limit of his improvement, and he may wm in better company before the season is much further advanced. Will Go to Riccarton As lie has not been engaged in tha it the Riverton Racing Club’s Easter fixture, it can almost he taken for granted that the Inver- ; cargill-trained two-year-old Night March will compete at Riccarton dur- | Jng the Canterbury J.C.’s autumn fix- ! f'ue. The son of Night Raid—Marsa, by Martian, is said to be a very nice youngster, who has not been unduly hurried, and he promises to furnish into a good three-year-old. He proved h.s worth in public at the Dunedin Cup meeting, when he got up with a smart run to dead heat with Full Feather in j tiie Hopeful Handicap. When the Class is Weak Durnblane, the winner of the Oamaru Novice Stakes, is a two-year-old gelding by Leighton from the Boniform rnare Flora Macdonald, whose first foal, Royal Mac, was a really good horse if he could have been kept sound. Durnblane was bred in Auckland by Mr. H. Friedlander, and was purchased a few months ago at a long price by Mr. C. A. Shiel, a successful Dunedin business man, whose first venture this is in the racing game. Durnblane has started a few times and more than once has shown fair form, notably at Trentham last January. He does not look as if he would ever reach good class, but he should win more races next season.

A Possibility Nincompoop has been a trifle unlucky in important handicaps tru* season, and witr: an ounce of iuo-k he may be led in a winner. The Absurd gelding acted as runner-up in the Winter, Invercargill, and Waimate Cups, and on that form he cannot be discarded for the Great Easter Handicap at Rlecarton. in which he will carry the luxurious impost of 7.5. Brother to Count Cavour The Viscount, the two-ear-old broi ther to Count Cavour, resembles, the latter very much in looks, and no doubt his owner, Mr. J. 3. Barrett, will be elated if he follows in the footsteps of his eider relation. The Viscount, , who receives his education at Riccarton, has not been asked to do a : great deal since he was placed in serli ou* training, but it is obvious that the ; outing he had at the Banks Peninsula meeting has brought him on a. lot. He ; is bound to make steady improvement ; during the autumn and winter, and the i indications are that he will develop into a very commanding three-year-old. Gave Promise as a Hurdler A few months back Tarieton displayed impressive form over the smaller battens, and it was thought at the time that he would develop into a | really good hurdler. However, he i subsequently went off, and. as he showed symptoms of unsoundness, it was deemed necessary to give him a brief respite from active training. With a short let-up he threw off the • ailment that affected him, and he is now bowling along freely in his work at Riccarton. During the past few weeks he has acquitted himself satisfactorily on the tracks, and it is quite on the cards that his trainer, J. Boyd, will pick up another race or two with the aged Nassau gelding. Rarangi’s Surprise Not a great number of racing enthusiasts expected Rarangi to prevail in the Tauranga Cup on Saturday, and consequently much surprise was evinced when she narrowly defeated the favourite, Queen Arch. The daughter of General Lament was always in a handy position, and three furlongs from home assumed the lead, staying ; there to win by a neck. In January, at ; the Waipa meeting, Rarangi showed a ; glimpse of form by running second to ; Scat, but since that fixture she had j failed on a number of occasions. Now j that Rarangi has made a start perhaps she may be encouraged to go on j with it. A Good Horse Over a Journey I King Balboa appears to have been ; responsible for a very attractive per- ! forrnance when he won the North : Otago Cup at the Oamaru meeting ; last week. He led from the start and was going easily at the finish. At the ! Dunedin Cup meeting last month he j won a mile and a-quarter hack race, • and since then he had been successful ! twice in open company at Gore. All i the indications point to hirn making a i good horse over a journey, and prob--1 ably proving better than his sister, j Queen Balboa, who is expected by ! southerners to win a big stake dur- ! ing the autumn. PI ing Balboa is an - j other descendant of the highly successj ful mare, P’airy Benzie, who has left ; a long line of good winners. To Race at Whangarei Notwithstanding that she failed completely in her latest engagements, Ballyrnoy 11. must certainly possess an excellent chance of adding the Waipu Handicap to her credit when that race comes up for decision at Whangarei on Saturday. The daughter of Son-

ning has been kept going in useful tasks on the track at Ellerslie, and although she has not done anything of note she is in good heart, as was evidenced by the manner in which she got to the end of a mile yesterday. RACING FIXTURES March 28, 29—Southland R.C. March 30, 31—Masterton R.C. March 31 —Whangarei R.C. April 7. 9—Feilding J.C. April 7, 9—Wairarapa R.C. April 7. 9—Auckland R.C. April 7. 9, 10 —Riverton R.C April 9—Waipukurau J.C. April 9, 10—Canterbury J.C. April 12—Westland R.C. April 14—Greymouth J.C. April 14, 18—Avondale J.C Anril 18. 19— Manawatu R.C.