THE RACING WORLD.

Auckland Star, Volume XLI, Issue 293, 10 December 1910, Page 9

THE RACING WORLD.

» ■ <By WHAXiEBONE.) FIXTURES. Dec. 1(5 and 17—Christcburch B.C. Summer Dec. 16—Rakaia R.C. Annual Dec. IG—Alexandra J.G. Annual Dec. 23, 2G and 27—Manawatu R.C. Summer Dee. 26 and 27—Thames J.C. Summer Dec. 26—Porangahau R.C. Annual Dec.- 26 and 27—Dunedin J.C. Summer Dec. 26, 29. aud Jan. 2 and 3 — Auckland R.C. Summer Dec. 26 and 27—Taranaki J.C. Christmas Dec. 26 and 27—Reefton J.C. Midsummer Dec. 27, 31, Jan. 7 — A.T.C. Summer Dec. 28^—Ashhurst-Pohanglna R.C. Annual Dec. 31 and Jau. 2 — Greyniouth J.C. .Midsummer Jan. ?, and 3—Rangitikel R.C. Summer Jan. 2 and 3—-Ilawke's Bay J.C. Summer Jan. 2 and 3—Stratford K.C. Summer Jan. 2—Wyndham R.C. Annual Jan. 2 and 3—Walrarapa R.C. Summer Jan. 2 aud 3—Vincent J.C. Annual Jan. 3 and 4—Southland R.C. Summer Jan. 21 and 22—Foxton R.C. Annual i-'eb. 2—Karloi J.C. Annual Keb. 2 and 3—Gisborne R.C. Summer The pony Mistime is now being trained at Kllerslie by R. Hah. B. Deeley had the mount on "Lady Moutoa, which won the Flying Hack Handicap on the opening day of the Woodvllle Meeting.

The Auckland Trotting Club have no cause to complain over the entries received for their Summer Meeting, and a record gathering should result.

Roxes have been engaged at the Ilarp Inf Erin for the following trainers: —S. Wadded (7), J. U. l'rosser (li), U. Cutts (5., and J. Fryer (.1). . .

It is reported that an effort was made to purchase the pony Red l.upln recen.ly, but although an offer of DOUgs wus .'undo for his possession, it failed to lead to business.

The mare Lady Dot was badly kicked when at the post for the Cautley Handicap at the recent Takapuna Meeting, and It is doubtful if she will see the post during the Christmas Meetings.

Don Quex. which was injured when contesting the hurdle race on the second day of the Takapuna Meeting, Is making a good recovery, but is not likely to be seen out at the Christmas Meetings.

The horses. Mlchaeioff, Omati, and ll.hldane were offered for sale at auction yesterday by Messrs. A. Bueklaud and Sins, hut in each case the bidding failr'd to reach the reserve placed on them, and rhey were passed in.

T. Qnlnlivnn, private trainer to Mr. K. .T. Watts. Is expected to arrive 'n Auckland to-morrow with Bridge. The >dorc. Maori King. Winning Post, and Midnight Sun. which will carry Mr. Watts' colours at the A.lt.C. Summer Meeting.

So far the work on the tracks at Rllerslle lias been the most uninl erestinf- I remember before a big Cup Meeting. The arrival of the visitors, most of whom will be here next week, should put a bit of life Into Ihe proceedings.

Soultlform. by Soult—Athol. which won the Hack Scarry at Woodvllle oil Thursday, was sold at ihe last Glenora Park sales as a two-year-old. At 55gs he was knocked down to Mr. G. D. Greenwood, who afterwards passed him on to his present owner at the same Qgure.

The Luck of Racing.—Just before Royal Xews was sent out to eontesr the Trial Handicap at Takapuna. Mr. Davies refused Jin ofTer of 2.Mlgs for the colt. During the race tlie son -of Wairiki broxe down, and Mr. Davies disposed of him recently for '_-ogs, W. Tozer gettlnc him, at which price he should be a bargain.

Retting on the Auckland Cup and Railway Handicap doubles has not been of n sensational character lately. Kopu still holds his position as fnvourite for the Cud, and very short prices are going about doubles with him and the fancied candidates In the Railway Handicap. Pencillers with bier early books ore not at present on velvet.

Although Mr. Watts' colt. Midnight Sim, managed to win the Maiden Plate at Woidvllle. for which he started favonrite. his performance. according to a Southern writer, was not a very encouraging one. In view of his r.real Northern Toal Stakes engagements. Midnight Sun only hud 0.9 In the saddle.

The Royal Fusilier colt. War Song, was not long In giving his new owner a return for the money expended on his. purchase recently, for after running second ln the Kloctric Handicap on the opening day of the Woodvllle Meeting, he accounted for the Railway Handicap on the second day of the gathering, in which he carried 8.10. War Song was one of the cheapest horses sold ln Xew- Zealand for some time.

The contention that a change often works •wonders ln a horse was further proved this week, when Rauparaha won the Woodvllle Handicap, which is the best performance recorded by the son of Seaton Delaval since he won the St. Oeorge Handicap at the A.R.r. Autumn Meeting of 1908. When Rauparaha changed hands In the winter, Mr. Mulr let him go lor sometliiiip; like 70gs, at which price he was an undoubted bargain. H. Gray bad the mount on Rauparaha on Wednesday, and ■the ex-Aucklander was sent out favourite.

Mr. W. Lyons ls expected to arrive from Sydney by the Wimmera to-morrow. In a recent interview ln Sydney Mr. Lyons made some very outspoken remarks on racing In New Zealand, which in the main most followers of the game will agree with. He was very severe on the practice of sending horses out of the paddock so early, and also the eight-event programme. Mr. Lyons winds up with the statement that "Racing in Australia is a pleasure, with a good sound ring and clean racing. After seeing racing in all parts of the world, he ventured to say that In Sydney at the present lime racing is carried on better than anywhere else." Trainers who visit the country meetings are loud in their . complaints against the Railway Department in their methods of the carriage of racehorses, and evidently they have just cause for complaint, lieturning from the recent Ohaupo Meeting, the horses were shipped somewhere between 8 and 9 in the morning, and reached Tenrose about four, and were detained there until close seven o'clock, when they were landed at Ellerslle, a wait of just on four hours, and only a mile away from •their destination. ' Application was made to have the horses unshipped at Penrose, and they would have walked to Bllerslle in about ten minutes, but owing to the fact that they were shipped at Ellerslle It was compulsory to take them back to that station, snd a long dreary wait of three hours was experienced through the red tape methods. The matter should certainly claim the attention of those In authority. The appeal lodged by the owner of Lady Wilhelmina against the decision of the Otahuhu stewards in the Mararoa case has been dismissed by the New Zealand Trotting Association. One does not wish to discuss the case, but it seems strange that such a big discrepancy lv the times put up by Mararoa should be passed over, especially in view of the fact that the stewards, with the whole of the evidence before them, unanimously recommended that Ihe appeal be upheld, fresh evidence being adduced which caused them to alter the decision given on the course in favour of Mararoa. The rule to which the association refers the stewards of the Otahuhu Club refers to 'the time for the lodging of the appeal, and If the appeal was dismissed on this slight technicality, whi-h was no fault of the owners, then there Is not much encouragement for stewards to probe Into matters of this sort. The full particulars of the decision will be awaited with Interest. Mr. G. D. Greenwood recently wrote to the "Referee" regarding his bad luck in handicap events, evidently in the interests •*-__ the public. A correspondent gets back ln the following sarcastic letter to thesame paper: "It was pleasing to read in your last issue a letter from Mr. Greenwood that the champion three-year-old Danube was recovering from the unfortunate accident he met with at the New Zealand Cup Meeting. It must have been very gratifying indeed for Mr. Greenwood to have go mneh

genuine sympathy accorded to him. No doubt the loyal supporters of his stable will further sympathise with him when they read of the bad luck he is' meeting with In handicap events. . . . Probably Mr. Greenwood is the- luckiest man who has ever raced in the Dominion. He has hardly had a taste of bad luck yet. Why, It was only a few days ago I read in a sporting paper that Mr. "Sam Bradley, who was considered one of the luckiest and most popular sportsmen In New Zealand many years ago, had not won a race for nearly seven years until he won with First Wairlkl at the last Auckland Spring Meeting. In last week's 'Referee,' there was an- account of Armlet's bVilliant record, showing that she had won S.W24 —a mare that Mr. Greenwood paid only 500 guineas for. I will now give some further particulars showing that Mr. Greenwood has' been particularly lucky, not only In weight-for-age races, but in handicap events as well. Since Mr. Dick Mason, the king of trainers, first unfurled his colours ac the New Zealand Cup Meeting two years ago, Armlet has won five handicaps (including the Great Easter and Thomson Handicaps). Miss Mischief six, I'crle dOr two, Danube two, Formden one, Lady Iteina one, Dlrectoire one, Ortou one ; total, nineteen races. lOleveu of the above handicaps were compiled by the C.J.C. handicapper. In addition to the above he has won eleven classic and weight-for-age events, viz., C.J.C. Juvenile Plate, A.R.C. Royal Stakes (twice), C.J.C. "Welcome Stakes, IV.J.C. Jackson Stakes, C.J.C. Challenge Stakes, Waiiganai Guineas, Ilawke's Bay J.C. Hastings Stakes, W.R.C. Wellesley Stakes, W.H.C. Champion Plate, and last, but not least, the Canterbury Derby. For an owner to only win nineteen handicap events and eleven classic and ' weight-for-age events amounting to a total ot over £10,000 in two years, and win a race witli almost every "horse he has raced, is luck that a great many owners would be proud of. It ls to be hoped, for Mr. Greenwood's sake, that the handlcappers will carefully consider his misfortune, and be more generous to him in the future."

AUCKLAND TROTTING CLUB'S SUMMER MEETING.

The following nominations have been "received In connection with the Auckland Trotting Club's Summer Meeting, which takes place at Alexandra Park on December 27 aud 31 and January 7: — FIRST DAY.

Introductory Trot Handicap (Saddle), one mile and a-balf.—Qui en Victoria, Lady Roberts, Peary, .Miss Tuxie, Merry Kate. Wahwahta_.ee. Bob G., Lady Roskiil, Mersey, Miss Salisbury, Hula Belle, Bronze Bell, Black Gin, Elk.

Wait.'ma ta Handicap (Saddle), otic mile and a-half. — la__o, Yankee 'Doodle, Miss Tc.xie, Little Paul. UaiolU Abdullah, Nelson, Wild Marie, Lady Wilbelmiua, Autocrat, Hell Gray, llu.iu Leal. Eureka, Madam Melba. Good Friday, Our George.

Auckland Trotting Club Cup (Harness), Iwo miles. —Lady Love, Viscount, Hamaptiku, Cavalier, Elor.niz. Str.-ing.er. Rothschild Junior, Lady Cherry, Paimnui, Baxter, Kawenc.

Eden Handicap (Optional), two miles and a quarter.--'Lai.lv Love, Klrlkirlroa. Tableau, Le.ua (_., Turk, Bert. Haldane, Lady Park, lVEaglesfield. Autocrat. K'.va George, En-ri-ka. Syren, Elsie's Child, Vigorous.

December Class (Harness), one mile and a-half.—Miss Hell Boy. Bazainite. Bert. Mersey. Lady Wilmington. Count. Phvllistiua, Receiver, Hena. Wild Nell, Alf. McKinney, Captain Bell. Black Prble. Glaneila. Svlvie, General Jor.bert. Kltii. Plaintiff .Smuggler. Great Nortlieni (Saddle), one mile.—Scotia Maplewood. John Harold. itoljex. Woodbury, Cavalier, V.S.. Taihoa, Lady Cherry, Papanui, Mis.-; Wilson. 'Karon Leugpn

«t. Heller's Handicap (Harness), one mile —Lord .Specialist. Jungle, St. Michael. Mali Honey. Annoyed. Bell Gray. Phylllstlna, Xormintson. Rosle Wilkes, Wild Nell. AH McKinney. Rothsc-hild.Junior, Wallace Wood. Orlando. Pasha.

I'an.v Cup Handicap, r, furlongs and a-hnlt. —Prophesied. Blackbird. So_.tiin.-lla. Arawa Toggy Pryde. Mistime. Parawal. Caedmon! Kunttan. Pairawantn. Jack Dol.iv.il. Malka. Hamadryad, Blue Vale, Miss Stella, Red Lupin. SECOND DAI". Maiden Handicap (Harness), one mile — T.ady Specialist. Lord Victor, Miss Bell Hoy. Lady Roberts. Black Mire. Speciality, Merry Will, Peary, Dr. Jim, Bazaitiite, Bob 0., Mersey, Monotype, Annoyed, Dimboola, Master Park. Pathlinder. Normlntson, Captain Roil. Black Pride, Sylvle, Copper King, Spy, Pasha. Epsom Trot (Optional), three miles — Lady Love, Klrlkirlroa. Tableau, Scotia, Viscount, Lena (J.. Little Paul. Turk, Bert, Haldane. r.ady Wilmington, Harry Mace, King (leoi-ge, Eureka, Syren, Stranger, Plaintiff. Mikado. Summer (.'up (Saddle), two miles.—All Night, Maplewood, Hamapuku, Woodbury, Cavalier, Lady Cherry, Papanui, Baxter, Rawene. Waiteknurl, Tramway Handicap (Saddle), one mile. — Lord Victor, Jungle, Bazainite, Miss Tuxie, Bert. Nelson, Annoyed. Lady Wilhelmina, Madam Melba, Good Friday. Elsies Child, Glaneila. Sylvic, Copper King, Orlando, Our George. Mikado. Ranfurly Class ITandlcnp (Harness), one mile.—Maplewood, John Harold. Royal Victor, Cavalier, Floranz, Sweet latch, Cady Cherry. Miss Wilson.

Dominion Handicap (Saddle), one mile.— lago, Yankee Doodle, Hamapuku, Miss Tuxle. Robex, D'Eaglesfield, Autocrat, Nelson, lluon Leal. Madam Mclba, Taihoa, Baron Leugen. Waitekauri, Smuggler.

Dash Handicap (Harness), .one mile. — Lord Specialist, Lady Love, Jungle, St Michael, Count. Ballot, Bell Gray, Phvllistina, Rosie Wilkes. Wild Nell, Alf. McKinney. General Joubert, Orlando. Pasha.

Christmas Handicap, about four furlongs and a-half.—Sea Slave, Prophesied, Blackbird, Lord Menschikoff, Soatcnella, Arawa, Manurerc, Peggy Pryde, Parawal, Caedmon. Kuratau, Mantelus, Pairawaatu, Jack Delaval, Mighty Atom, Hamadryad, B.ue Vale, Miss Stella, Madam Silk. Red Lupin. THIRD DAY. Trial Handicap (Saddle), one mile and a-hnlf.—Lady Specialist, Lady Roberts, Merry Will. Peary. Bazainite, Miss Tuxie, Merry Kate, Bob G.. Sylvia Park, Dimboola, Hula Belle, Bronze Bell, Black Gin, Copper King, Pnsha. Ward Handicap (Harness), one mile and a-hnlf.—lago, John Harold, Hamapuku, Harold Abdullah, Bert, Mali Honey, Lady Wilmington, Floranz. Autocrat. 801 l Gray, Phyllistina. Wild Nell, Alf. McKinney. General Jonbert, Kini, Orlando. Waitekauri. President's Handicap (Harness), two miles.—Lady Love, Cavalier, Lady Tark, Rothschild Junior, Tapanui, Baxter, Rawene, Waitekauri. Association Trot (Optional!, two miles and a-half. —Lady Love. Royal Albert, Kirikiriroa, Tableau, All Night, Viscount, Lena G., Little Pabl, Turk. Haldane, Lady Wilmington, D'Eaglcsfleld, Autocrat, King George, Syren, Stranger, Vigorous. Park Handicap (Harness), one mile "and a-half.—Lord Specialist, Miss Bell Boy, Speciality, Bazainite. Bert. Mersey. Miss Salisbury, Count, Auckland Girl, Phyllistina, Receiver, Hena, Wild Nell, Alf. McKinney, Captain Bell, Black Pride, Sylvie, General Joubert, Kini, Smuggler, Mikado.

Onslow Class Handicap (Harness), one mile.—Maplewood, John Harold, Royal Victor, Floranz, Sweet Patch, Dillon Bell

Telegraph Handicap (Saddle), one mile.— lago, Jungle, St. Michael, Hamapuku, Robex, Woodbury. Nelson, Annoyed, Lady Wilhelmina. Autocrat, Clive, Bell Gray, Gray W.. Normlnstnn, Huon Leal, Rosie Wilkes, Eureka, Madam Melba. Good Friday, Taihoa, Wallace Wood, Orlando, Our George, Pasha, Smuggler, Waitekauri. New Tear Handicap, six furlongs and a-half.—Sea Slave, Pn-vpnesled, Blackbird, Lord Menschikoff, Seatonella, Arawa, Manflrere, Peggy Pryde, Mistime, Parawai, Caedmon. Kuratau, Frauleln, Pairawaatu, Jack Delaval, Maika, Hamadryad, Bluo Vale, Miss Stella, Madam Silk, Red Lupin.