RACING NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 307, 27 December 1915, Page 7

RACING NEWS.

AUCKLAND TROTTING CLUB. THE SUMMER MEETING. CUP DAY AT EPSOM. The Aucklund Trotting Club's Summer Meeting will be opened to-morrow (Tuesday) at Alexandra Park, when the big event of the North Island, the Auckland Trottiug Cup, will come up for decision. A few years ago, such a thing .is a thousand wound stake for a trotting event was nudre/ ,t of, but so rapid has been the advance tt the sport in Auckland, that the Auckland Trotting Cup is now endowed with this amount, while the minor events carry stakes lv proportion. The big r.ice has attracted an acceptance of a dozen, the field including the Sydney mare. Tho Maid, and the Southern horses, Jewel Chimes, Slccl Bell, Hal Zolack, Princess Sherwood, Cathedral Chimes, and Makomako. Auckland stables are represented by St. Ursula, Master Park. Dr. Cbulney. Prince Itufus, and (..AI., so that the twelve are thoroughly representative of the strongest class in the Dominion. At present The Maid and Miikamako are the ruling favourite, hut the race bears a very oppn appearance, and should produce one of the finest contests yet witnessed .-it Epsom. The minor events have filled beyond the most sanguine expectations, and the afternoon's sport promises to be of a very high standard. THE RECORD. A feature of the Trotting Meeting will be Country Belle's attempt to reduce the mile record of _\7 _■-.. at 1.2.. on Tuesday, and piven anything like favourable conditions. It Is the general nplulnu that the figures are sure to be reduced. The first race to-morrow Is timed to start at about 12.25 p.m., and the acceptances are:— I INTRODUCTORY HANDICAP, of lOOsovs. One mile and a-half. (Totalisalor doses at 12.25). Congo scr Desmond 13s Proud Moor 3s Dolly Hell I.ls Rio Grande Os Lavlnia lis Pnpatina fls Special Bloom. 14s Idlss Huon. jun. 12s DECEMBER HANDICAP, of lOOsovs. One mile and a-half. (Totallsator closes at 1.10). Elma Boy n s Master Grattnn ISs Waterfall lis Rush Child ... ISs Hymen 12s Miss Chevalier. ISs Rotomanuka .. L.Ms Lena Patch .. ISs Belgian Queen. ir>s Wildfire ISs Winston M Ida Nellie rilv. ... ISs Prince Childe.. ISs Lord Thorpe .. ISs Tim Doolnn... ISs Miss Lonsdale. 20s Dorothy Dimple 18s Country Belle attacks mile record at 1.2... AUCKLAND TROTTING CUP. of lOOOsovs. Two miles. (Totallsator closes at 2.10). St. Ursula Scr The Maid 9s Jewel Chimes.. 2s Cathedral Chimes Us Steel Hell :is Makomako ns Hal Zolack (is Dr. Chutney .. 10s Master Tark... Gs Prince ltuTus .. Ids Princess Slier- G.M 10s wood 7s EDEN HANDICAP, of 2_osovs. Two miles. (Totallsator clows ai 2..V.). <Cllve Scr Todd Bells Os Lady Wilmington Is Paul Huon (late Hova Is Fit* Huon) .. lis Blackthorn 5s Matilda I.ls Syric Rs Whlsperlug Willie 13s King Capitalist Os "PARNELL HANDICAP, of loOsovs. Two miles. (Totallsator closes at ...10). Keener.' -Is Sundial 10s Kenia Pointer . Ss George X lis Celtic 10-i Selkirk lis Stone Itcldou.. lUs Derby Dillon .. lis WAITEMATA HANDICAP, of 200sovs. One and a-ijuurter miles. (Totallsator closes at . __). Aotca lioa 2« Resurrection .. 8s Lieutenant -is Full Sail 8s Lady Child 4s Arrah Wanna., lis Flora MeKln'cy <ls I'rlnzora lis The Next "c Mount Albert .. lis GREAT NORTHERN HANDICAP, of 200sovs. One mile. (Totallsator closes at 5.10). Master Park .. scr The Maid fis St. Ursula Is A..tea Roa .... Gs Futurity 2s Prln'ss Sherw'd Gs Ludskl 3s I-idy Child ... 7s Casllng 4s Master 11am .. 7s | ST. lIELIER'S HANDICAP, of loOsovs. One mile. (Totallsator doses at 5.7>..1. Walnut scr August Child .. 5a Sliver Black .. 2s Resurrection .. 7 S Hui.i Gray .... 2s Huon Patch ... 7s Scenery 3s Joan of Arc ... 7s i VVereoa 4s The Scout 8s Rena Pointer .. Os ! WHANGAREI RACING CLUB. The following nominations have been received for the Summer Meeting of the Wha- . ngnrcl Racing Club: — Flit ST DAY. Maiden Plate, fix furlongs.—Miss Avalanche. Union Jack, Lady Gwendoline, Poropltl. Lncltana. Lady Crlspen. Hemisphere, Lady .Mabel. Causeway. Coleralne. Lady Annas, Master Florence, Master Regol, Mulsh, Flying Feather, Dolly Clements! Lady Myrtle. Romanul, Barney Paul, Miss Saracen, Kill Laval. Vladlno. illliara. Kensington Stakes, five furlongs.—Genevieve. Yankee Doodle, Try Fluke. Bogey, Vladinoy. .Coleralne. Achllleus, Delenda. Chime, Slgno, Rome, Malsey Pop, Blue Garment. First Hurdle Handicap, one mile and three-quarters.. —Poropitl, Gwalior. Laverna, Black Northern. SI. Curio, Ranza Mist, Automatic, Marconi. Regain. .Master Regcl, Luperln. Red Hill. Spalperlon. i Whangarel Cup. one mile and n-quarter.— -Selection, Soldier, Gold Fran, Lady Amal. Gold Lac. Christine. Lady .Penury. Worcester. Jolie Fille. Munster, .Marconi,' Siguo, St. Auilel (late Othello). Railway Handicap, five furlongs.—Mossman. Lucltana. Bogey. Vladinoy. Causeway, Achllleus, Delenda. Master Florence. Slgno, Flying Feather, Fremantle. Publicans' Purse, seven furlongs.—Lady Gwendoline. Lady Amal. Yankee Doodle, Try Fluke, Christine. Hemisphere, Coleralne. Worcester, Chime, Glittering Sands, Blue Garment. Hack Race Handicap, seven furlongs.— Union Jack. Sandy Lupin, Prince Royal Catania. Dolly Clements, Lady Myrtle. Romanul. Barney Paul. Miss Saracen, Rome. Kill Lavai, Vladlno, Master Hegel. SECOND d)AY. Flying Handicap, five furlongs —Genevieve. Lucltana. Yankee Doodle, Try Fluke, Bogey. Vladinoy, Coleralne, Causeway, Achllleus. Delenda. Worcester, Master Florence. Chime, Signo, Flying Feather, Master P.egel. Settlers' Handicap, one mile.—Union Jack, Sandy Lupin. Christine, Prince Royal, Master Kegel. Nlldah, Flying Feather, Luperln, Dolly Clements, Lady Myrtle, Romanul, Barney Paul. Rome, Kill Delaval, Vladlno, Blue Garment, St. Amiel (late Othello), Fremantle. Second Hurdle Handicap, one mile nnd u_l..—Poropitl. Gwalior. Laverna, Black Northern. St. Curio, Rauza Mist, Automatic. Marconi, Regain. Master Regel, Catania, Luperln, Aratupu, Lady Myrtle, Red Hill. Spalperlon, Fclthcii. Ansae Handicap, live furlongs.—.Mossman, | Lucltana. Bogey, Vladinoy. Lady Mabel, i Causeway, Lady Amans. Master Florence. I Sign.i. Maisey I'op, Flying Feather, RoI mnnul. | .Park Handicap, one mile.—Selection, , Soldier, Gold Frau. Lady Amal, Gold Lac, I Yankee Doodle. Try Fluke. Christine, Hemisphere, Lady Penury. Achllleus, Worcester, Jolle Fille. Minister, Chime, Glittering Sands. Slgno, Kill Laval, St. Amiel (late Olhelloi, Marsden Stakes, seven furlongs.—Miss Avalanche. Lady Gwendoline. Gold Fran, I Hemisphere, Coleralne. Plenipotent. Chime, ' Glittering Sands, Jolie Fille, Dolly Clenii eats, Spalperion.

Farewell Handicap, six furlongs.—-Gene-vieve, Yankee Doodle, Try Fluke. Christine. Vladinoy, Coleralne, Achlllens, Delenda, Chime, Slgno, Nildah, Bine Garment, Fremantle.