RACING REVIEW.

Waipukurau Press, Volume XXII, Issue 20, 16 February 1927, Page 3

RACING REVIEW.

FORTHCOMING FIXTURES. Ugsth and south. February 17—Tologa Bay J.C.’ February 17, 19—Wanganui J.O. February 19—Canterbury J.C. February 23, 24—Gore R.C; ■ • February 23, 24, 26—Nelson J.C. , February 24—Waiapu R.C. February 25, 26^—Woodville D.J.C. February 26, 28—Te Arolia J.C. March 2 3—Dannevirkc R.C. , March 3,-5— Marlborough RU. March s—Matainata R.C.. > , March s—Banks Peninsular R.C. March 9—Opotiki J.C. , . March 11, 12—Napier Park R.C. ' March 12—Franklin R.C. jiarrtTl7—Opunako R.C. March 17, 19—Ohinemuri J.C. March 17—Waimate R.C. March 17, 19—Wellington R.C. March 23, 24—Rangitikei R.C. March 23, 24 —Oamaru J.C. -March 26—Bay of Plenty J.C. March 26—Waipapakauri R-.C. March 30 —Otautau R.C. '' March 30, 31 or April 27, 28— Manawatu R.C. . “' April 1, 2—Ashburton County R.C. April 2—Whangarei R.C. ■' April 2, 4 —-Westport J.C. April 6, 7 —Southland 'R• C. April 7 —Masterton R.C. Auril 9 —Hororata R.C. April 16 —-Tuapeka County J.C. x April 16, 18—Wairarapa R.C. April 16, IS—Feilding J.C. April 16, 18, 19—Riverton R.C. April 16, IS —Auckland R.C. April IS —Beaumont R.C. April IS—Waipukurau J.C. April IS—Kumara.R.C. April 1S ; 19 —Canterbury J.C. NOTES AND COMMENTS. HERE AND THERE. Gold Step, a full sister to Footfall .has been put into work by G. Murray Aynsley at Riccarton. She is a four-year-old. Rapier won the Wellington Cup and ou that showing he was thought to have a great chance in the Dunedin Cup on Thursday. He was well up, according to southern reports, till he fell. Sir George Clifford is usually represented in the Dunedin Champagne Stakes and he has won it on fifteen occasions. His colours were carried on f Thursday by Broadmoor by Panmure from Heather Brae but he failed to get into the money. Beuzora, after her Wellington and Egmont running, looked the best of good things for the -Flying Handicap at New Plymouth on Thursday and so it proved, for after about a furlong she was never headed. Te Monanui ran another great race in -the Taranaki Cup, but he was again destined to get beaten to one of the lighter-weighted division. The son of Potoa has started in twelve races under big weights this season, and he has just missed collecting some most valuable prizes. He has been second three times, third five times, and unplaced twice, while his only victory was in the Plumpton Handicap, at the Avondale spring meeting. Flaming Ray, who won at Dunedin on Thursday, is. a five'-year-oTd marc by Clarenceux, Formnal, her dam being a fvflf sister to Bon Spec, who among- other races, won the C.J.C. Winter Tup, and afterwards was sold to go to Sydney. Flaming Ray won at Waikouaiti as a three-year-old, and was placed in a hack event at Ashburton. Last season she failed to run into a place in five starts, but this season she scored in a seven-furlong event at Greymouth, while she was / second in a mile race at the same fixture. In the winning sires’ list for the first ' half of the current season, Absurd is in the lead with £12,709i. Then comes Solferino £12,336, Paper Money £11,244, Quin Abbey £8784-1, Limond £8737-1, Lueullus £7640-1, Kilbroney £7322, Catmint £7134, Martian £6298, Polydamon £5940, Day Comet £54621, Archiestown £45171, Elysian £4335, Boniform £45191, Nassau £39291, Autumnus £33281, Bisognc £3280, Acre £3104, Greyspear £3032-1, Tractor £2791, Leighton £2970, Sarto £2923, Marble Arch £29121, Roseworthy £2900, Kilboy £2779-1, Thurnham £26591, Gay Lad £25471, Tea Tray -£25261, Merry Moment £2486, Hallowmas £2-147, Some Boy £2345, Potoa £2260. About 100 tickets for admission to the Epsom and Ascot meetings in May and June next have been received from England by Messrs Thos. Cook and Hons,. tourist agents. This is for the Derby . and Ascot Gold Cup fixtures, and the prices range.from approximately 2 guineas to 4 guineas each. This includes motoring from London, seats in one of the stands (according to . the \ price paid for the ticket), and a meal

on the course. The tickets arc evidently sent out for New Zealanders who intend taking a trip to the Old Country and would like to be present at the race meetings mentioned, but this is the first time ‘hat such a procedure has been adopted in regard to these select fixtures, Observes the racing scribe of the e 1 Auckland Star. ’ ’ WANGANUI ACCEPTANCES. A Wanganui exchange to hand shows that, as previously published in the Hawke’s Bay papers, half the horses were' omitted from the telegraphed acceptance list for the Victory Welter Handicap, to be run to-morrow. It should have read as follows: — .. - Victory Welter Handicap, 1 mile and a distance. —Kilmiss 9.3, Outfit 8.13, Great Day 8.11, Captain Gazelcy 8.10. Blend 8.7, Acred 8.6, Onward Partaga, Bent 8.4, Capitulation 8.3, Inoe 8.2, Archon, Troilus 7.9, Left, Airtight, Blue Peter, San Pedro, Lieut. Bill 7.7. The weights to be carried in the weiglit-for-age Jackson Stakes, to be run on Saturday next, arc as follow: — The Hawk, Inferno, Rcremoana, Grand •Knight, 9.0, Tukia 8.11, Lysander, Limited 8.7, Melissa 6.11. WAIPUKURAU PROGRAMME. The programme for the Autumn meeting of the Waipukurau Jockey Club is an attractive one of eight events, the principal being the Waipukurau Cup, of 300 sovs, and no race is endowed with less than 150 sovs. Nominations for this popular Easter Monday fixture close on the 28th prox.