RACING WORLD.

Auckland Star, Volume XLV, Issue 215, 9 September 1914, Page 3

RACING WORLD.

.{By WHALEBONE.). RACING FISTTKE3. Sept. Iβ and lf>- Avondale J.C. Sprtnß. September o—Danntrrirke R-C. Spring. September 10 and 11 —Ashburton B.C. SprinsSeptember 2J and 26— 'TTansanni J.C. Spring. September 2S and 20—OtaUi Maori K.C. Spring. October 3—'Napier Park Tt.C. ?prln?. October 9 and ](>-—'Danprlin .T.c. Spring. October in—Hamrko'.i 'Bay J.C. 'Pprins. Oct. 14 and 17—Auckland T.C. Sprbg. Octdrter 13—Ola-sterton K.C. Spring. October 2i and ■Jβ— Wellington B.C. Spring. Nov. 4 and 7—Aui-kliipd B.C. Sprinc. XovembP.r 7, 0, 11, α-l—Canterbury J.C. Spring. Kov. IS and 21~Ota:bi:hu T.C. Spring. Nov H5 and 'JS—Tatipuna J.C. fcpring. Dec 12—Bay of Plenty J.C. Etec. 26 and. 29 and Jan 1 and 2 —Auckland B.C. Summer. Dec, 2R and 2(v— Tbrcmes 3.C.. Dec. 2S, r.O and T.C Sununes Jan. 7 and S —Wnajicarei B.C. Jan. 29 and SO—T.ikapuna. J.C, Summer. Feb. 10—Itotorua. J.C. Feb. 13—Te Kuiti RC. iAXSTVEBS TO COEKESFOXDEXTS. AB-fiCXTELNT.—Coromandel tvon thp Summer Handicap of the third day of the Taiapuua Jockey Club's Snmmer Meeting on February S, 1010. Mr X TOckcy's 'horses Kaween and 'Laveraa are. -now being worked on the tracts at Elicrrfic. The Pakiiranga llnnt Club are holding their annnal point-10-poinl steeplechases on Saturday nest. The Gladstone geldinc Hazel ton li.'is been taken in hand again by .r. Chisholm after a short spell. At the Ascot stud farm Mr. M. Erson's bay mare !?rella. by Lupin—Blaze., has loalcd a bay colt to General Lutour. Barh-n-irc. which has hern luvinc an easy time of it Fiuce the A.X.C Winter MeetiDg. is again amongst the active brigade at EllcrElie. So little rain has fallen during the past month or two. that tbe tracks nt lOllerslie are Retting hard end dry, and a good downpour would , have a very beneficial effect. Although the programme of tbe Tuiapnna Jockey Club for the coming season lias not yet beeo passed by the committee, it Is understood that the amount to be given away in stakes during the four days' racing will total £6,809, as aguinst £ti,fUs last season. A start is being made at Eilarslie with tbe formation of the hurdle track in the centre of the course. When f.bis is completed everything will be in readiness for work to be commenced on the new ?r.-i?a track, which is to bp laid down on tbe site of the present schooling gallop. The stjjlion Robert the Bruce, by Scottish Kins—Moorooroo, is to be at the service of breeders this season, his fees being fixed low at £7 7/ for thoroughbred mares, anil £5 5/ for farmers' mares. Robert the Bruoe is a well-bred norse. Gor. by Scottish King, by Wallace, his dam iloorooroo by Trenton, he has a double strain, of the celebrated Musket Mood, and comes from a great racing family. Owing to a slight mishap he never raced, but retired early, a sound horse, to tbo stud, this being his second season. Knller particulars- can bo obtained from TW Tozer, EUerslie, or F. •Stennins, Green Lane.

Sir. H. A. Tlaicr arri'e.l from t he ; S<>nth oa a visit to Auckland on Monday. A. Vi"ri;h- inri C. Price whose terms .it disqualification recently cxpirpd. Dflvo hpen rv-llrensed br the Wansanul District Committee. X O'Shc.i has been engager! in ririe Gold Lac in the A-.-aada'p flakes ncil Wednesday. Jockey Club Is flseU for Wednesday, SepTh<* Mujkerdaln soldlus Chasm l.« now being worked at Ellerslie under tbo supervision of l>. Moraghan. Tlip Poult gelding M.ir-.oni. whi--h bas been off the scenr for some rune, is betas hacked about, again, preparatory to going Into active work. The "Higbden" owned colt r.irifonn is stated to have hren sharpened up- considerably by the race ho had at Mart on. last week. The Gluten filly Rosea, which has been located in the country for some time, is baci again at Ellerslie. and Is now workins under the supervision of .1. Cbaafc. Thn Wairiki—Botfly marc trained 'at EUerslle by J. McHugb. bos had the .name of Wsuerfly Wainroi for her. Watcrfly is engaged In the hurdle races at Avondale nest week. Tbe Soiitborn Imndii-appor Mr. .1. H. r\,llock is sUU Indisposed, mid in bis abspn.ee Mr. 11. <'i.vl c 'has been appointed to frame the weights fnr the. Otaki R.(J. Spring Mceling. .4. J. MoFIiDD. who had hi s rcliarhone broken Ihrough Waterworks failing with him iv the stccp!ei-basi- .it Xlarton, is progressing satisfactorily towards recovery, but will be unable to ride at the Avondale or Wansaaui meetings. Indications point to Multiply .md Chortle being 'the popular sclectJou fur t.h« n™ Zealand Cup and .-'tow.Trd.-i" Flandi(%ip, for. alUlougll tho nominal lons for lie lastnamed event have yri t,> „„ j n ~ snnrt price is alrreiriy being taken abuut the (_iisbornc ccMubinatiou, Mr. T. {*.. Daris is a. run of luck with Di Gama, and bis win ou Saturday makes the third successive victory t-cored by the >"en- Zealand-bred horse. Di liama wafj barked don-n to a vexy short price by his connections, and it is safe to =ay that tbpir banking accounts have been materially lrfcreased. The only three-year-olds Mr. Morse had to compare «-bon framing bis adjustments '■ for the first day .if the Avondale uieeting "ere Bedford and Chime, wbkh. on the woight-for-age scalp, be assessed as being of equal merit. Bedford, a. colt, bulng uvrarded. 7.'), and Chitnc. a filly, 7.4. Uoth havo jib less than they are required to carry under weight-for-age conditions. The foUo-K-ins names havp been claimed for jounssters ensaged at tic Avondale J.C. Spring ileeting:— c n eby Penury—Cylrma, NovaUon; eh c by Obligado—Crecy, Credo; b flUy.br Glengo^rle—Piyllis. Lady Phyllis; b fiJly Iby Bezonian—ljady Hnne,' I.ad'y of Gourdes; t> fiHy iby ilarble Arci—Hesper,. Porphyxy;-ci nlly GHaaudo.

The -English St. Leger. the Lift of the season's classics, will Ire decided at DJncaster to-day. The Poverty Bay trainers hare formed an association, :he firit president being the exAuckland trainer. V. lycromb. Mullingar. the only three-year-old engaged in the Avondale Cup. hae been :{w.ir<'led 7.1, which is olbs less than wcigntforage. The Merriwee ge'dlcg Taoli was sent oul favourite fir the Jumpers' Flat ilUce at 'Sandotvn. Park, on August 20th, but got hung tip in tho-taprs, ant! rpoiit any chance he might have bad. TS" New Zealand Cup conciliate Expect Is stated to have wintered well, and furnished into a fine-looking horse. He did a useful gallop over a mile on lip track at Wanganui last week. and. all going well in the meantinie, it is intended to race him at the ■\Vang:inui. Ilnwke's Bay. and Wellington Meetings, -which should season him nicely for the tiro-mile race la November.

At the recent Poverty Bay Hunt Club meeting, a lot of interest-wae taken in a twofurlong flutter bet-ween Trainer F. Jjoomb'f two-year-olds. Pacific Slope (California— Helena). Tallea-u (Obligado — PanJine), Trainer G. Jones' Arch—Lottie filly. P. Malone's Multifool (Multifld—Flag), and Trainer F. C. Porter's Achilles gelding. The California youngster was last away, but bowling along in great style soon caught the others and was first home.

■Mr. W. Ryan cod Inn us to have bad luck •wjtb iMtirrJiuax. >'Hhc son of .M.erriwi;e -was taken lo ilt. Kcmbla Grange yesterday, and started in thp Jumpers' Flrt Race. He carried the confidence of his connections, who put a lot of money on him. but. accordin? to a private cablegram, the best he could do- was to run second. Mr. Tlyan Ims Don- hacked his horse on three occasions. and Uc has bPtva licaren each time, .-while the only time he let him run for the etake ho won easily. Such is the luck of ley-Waitotara Racing Club was held rccentlj-, when the chairman explained that in vipw of rlio present. outltx>k occasioned by the wax, the committee felt that it wa« taking too much on Themselves to deride whether to carry on the annual race meeting or to abandon it. and thought they should have an expression of opinion from the members OB the subject. After discus-r-ion it was decided that the meeting be held if the "programme was 'passed by the Wauganui District Committee. POINT-TO-rOIXT RACES. The annual point-to-point, steeplechases of the Pakurauga Hunt Club will be held at Mr. Isaac Gray's farm at Pnpatoetop on Saturday next. Five races will be held— ligfat-weigrtU, farmers', heavy-weight, ladles', and boys'. The first event starts at 1.45 p.m. THE PATRIOTIC MEETING. A meexin; of the committee of the Pakurajiga Hunt Club -was JieW yesterday afternoon, wheD the balance-sheet in connection with the recent patriotic meeting promoted by the club was discussed.. The accounts pat before the meeting 6howcd a very satisfactory state of affairs, and it was estimated that about £125 -would be available for to the-fund. It -was decided, to donate the sum of £15 15/ to-Mr. F. D. Yonge for ibis -able services In connection, with, tie gathering... , - , .

iAVO>iDALE .I.C. SPRIN-G SICETEINGv Acceptance.-! for all events on the opening day of the Avondale Jockey Club's Spring Meeting cK-o with the secretary,.Mr. 11. n. H-ayr, on Friday next, tile lltli inst., at 'J p.m. TIIF. ASCOT STUD SIRES. The Ascot Stud sires. Elysian (2), Penury flO) and Coronet IS) are to be at the servfte of breeders this season, the list of the former being already full. Elysian's services were rapidly booked at Otgs, and he ."Penis destined lo fill a high place in the racing .records of the Dominion. Penury Is an knpnrtort horse by Galllnulc—Dowerless. and comet; from the great family from which Bl.Ur _\;hol, Hampton, Eayardn, Poseidon and Bobrikoff sprang, so that great, ptaying blood I? prominent in his breeding. In his first fieason In New Zealand .he sired Want and Lady Penury, both, "f which show great promise. His fee Is fixed lotv at 3>"gs. Coronet, which i<; to stand at lOgs, waa specially secured by Mr MacKenzie to mate with Soult marcs, and such a well-tried sire is sure to be sought after. Coronet was a great performer himself, and his stock, which include such, horses a? Crown Pearl, Con the Shaugnran and Coronetted, have proved him as sue. ceasful at the .stud, as he was on tie racecourse. SCHOOLING AT ELLERSLIE. There was a bit of schooling work witnessed at Ellerslle yesterday morning, in view of the forthcoming Avondale meeting. over five hurdles, the former getting a break at the start, and leading al! the way. King Try was a bit troublesome, and it was some time before be could be indnced to -commence his task. Watcrfly and Pip were given a similar task, both fencing fairly well. T.ariy Sabretache alone schooled over ihu hurdles, maJiing no mistake. Companion alone was sent i_vep Fix hurdles, but was not ridden at his fences, aud as a consequence fpneed slowly. The Glad Eye and Hawardpn. two aspirants for Jumping honours, were given a turn over the pony hurdles, both giving a satisfactory display for beginners. Vestal. Atahaere, Chris and Golborne started together over the big fences in the centre of the course. The sod wall McKinnon. escaping without injury. Golborne was afterwards remounted, and fenced in good style. The other trio jumped well. Chris being taken off after jumping the stone wall, Vestal and Atahaere taking them ou the secoud time, both giving a good display of fencing. Koto alone jumped the bis fences without mistake.