RACING NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume L, Issue 111, 10 May 1919, Page 11

RACING NEWS.

(By WHALEBONE.) FIXTURES. May 111 -Kawakawa B.C. Way 13, 11 and 16 —Marlbonugh R.C. May 11 and 15—Egmont R.C. •« May 14 —Waikato Hunt Club May 15 and Ifr—South Canterbury J.C. May 17 aud 21-Otahuhu T.C. Winter. May 2-2 nnd 23—North Otago J.C. May 22 and 24-Wanganui J.C. May 2!i—l'aratahl Cait.-rton R.C. May 31, June 3 and ii—Auckland R.C. June 3, 5 aud 7—Dutiedin J.C. June 3 and 4 — OtaUl Maori It.C. June B—liorovvbcuua R.C. June 12 aud 14—Glsborue R.C. June L'l -Poverty Hay Hunt Culb Juuc 20 and 21—Napier Park R.C. June 27 and 28— llavvke's Bay J.C. July s—Otago Hunt Club J »- S. 10 and 12—Wellington R.C. ANSWfIRS TO CORRESPONDENTS. SPORT. -Kakamn never won the Summer Of J) at the Auckland meeting. The reflorted purchase of Surveyor by Mr. ltl.-liiuoifi is now denied. Almonor is reported to have gone into Mr. W. G. Stead's stables at Hastings. Miillingar is not to go to Hnwcra for the Egioont Meet lug. The Cambridge Hunt Club will hold their meeting. originally fixed for May 11, the lirst week in July. II Gray rode three winners on Thursday at iho Mnnawntu meeting, and has a fine record this season. Warplane-met with interference in the Martiivviitu Slakes, in which he finished third to Desert Hold and Lucid. The .-.iicieni Patronymic, after a long spell, has been engaged at tlie Egtuont meet ing. ltov Iteed rode Hurry up and The Speaker ill Ilieir successes at the Manawatu meeting. Monnernt was go! to Whangarei on Thtirsdnv night, spn.-e being eventually fouud for be'r on ths Kanieri. From latest accounts J. O'Shea. who is laid up with Influenza In Melbourne, Is making good. It .1 Mnsnn is on bis way to Sydney to brinir over the yearlings purchased In Australia fur Mr. H. I). Greenwood. V,' Hawthorn, who trains for Mr. W. R. Kenibnll. will be over from Sydney to take over some more of that owner's horses. .1 Williamson has had would be buyers for l wo of Hie two-year-olds he hns at Ellerslle. but not for sale was his reply lv each case. Imported I.uct-.llus has n speedy filly In MNs Hold, who should pay her way further as she gns older, but she is not n Desert Gold. y. 1 Rae is bunting a useful sort of geldlns by Oeneral Soul:. Rig enough If good enough for any department of the Jumping game to look at. Rriiish Arch would have been brought over for the A.R.C. Great Northern meet lug. but space was net available on any bout coming to N.Z. Mr. W. Stone, of lnvercnrgill. clnims to have been offered Spanner for .ToOgns by Mr. I".. W. Alison, inn., when Mr. Alison, sen., arrived on tlie scene nnd persuaded his son not to sell at that figure. Hood paternal advice. Gloaming. i lis thought, will be quite blm-elf attain ere long. He and Sasanof worked harder for their three-year-old successes than any two geldings of that age the writer can remember. It would surprise some people If Spalperior, was able lo fulfil his encasement at Egmont after the way he pulled up after winning at Avondnle. lie is on the minimum mark in ihe Egmont Steeplechase. Wonder i< occasionally referred to as a p.-mv. but the daughter of Cnmpflre is over the 11.2 standard. Wonder seems to have luck at the barrier, and she cun gallop Twelve months aco Hurry Up. by Advance, had not raced. lie has won about half n dozen races in the Interval, nnd Is acting in keeping with his name. He is sure to improve further. The Otahuhu Trotting Club meeting. which opens on Saturday, will be one of the best, if not the best, from an all-round point of vi.-w. ever held by the club at Uexnndra Park, judging from present lndieallnns. Mr. Absolum. the secretnry, is one of the most pleased of men with the acceptances. I lories for courses. Sir Fisher, who ran sec,ed to Sleight of Hand in the Karere Hurd.et. Nt Awaptinl. won flint race last year in about half il second faster time, l-iirryliiir U.S. nnd the previous year, carrying 111.3, was second to Lennta, when the going was holding. Cade!. Hie full brother to Lady Energy, i* assessed as the second best of the hacks engaged in the Railway Handicap at Egmont. Blue und Black, who is racing '..-.lav ut Whangarei, has 171b less In the s-me' ie. Canzonet 5..7 and Bine nnd Black. 7.7. jp Auckland representatives in tlie Telegraph Handicap at the same meetIng. The speedy Vance has top weight, 9.8. Uuripos. one of t.ie best hurdle horses In the South Island, has been awarded top -wniebt in the Tongnhoe Hurdles at •Hnwcra. and with 11.8 will need to he oivle at hi-' best to keep some of those helnw lilm bnsv. Munster hns 10.1 In the same ncr. and the distance should suit him. but h» is mt an everydnr customer, and sometimes jumps a lilt wildly.

The ox-Australian sportsman Mr. A. VV. Coy. of Broken Hill fame, whose white, orange slee-es nnd cap colours were well known on English racecourses. Is .lend, so the cable informs us. During last season the late Mr. Coy had n number of horses In commission, .and with My Denr won the New- Oaks Stakes, nnd later the Midsummer Stakes, nt Newmarket, with the same Ally, his filly Deep Sen ruiii'i-ig second in the Bury Handicap nt Ihe same meeting. I The dividend paid hr Slelglil of Hand In I the Knrere Hurdles nn Wednesday lit the Ma.inwatu meeting was about tho best for n hurdle rac since last autumn at Feildlng. \ when the Glsborue owned Lord Alnslle paid n little more. Walpunon. who broke a leg! recently. nl»o paid ,'i good ono nt Awapuni on Bovine Day. Sleight or Hand does not locnr a penalty r..r the Great Northern Hurdle race by reason of his win. Nor <i.,e« Master Lupin, who won on the second any. The reception Desert wold and Sasanof -e.-eived on the opening day of Ihe Mnnawntu meeting was a rousing one. That which greeted Ihe mare, who was coupled lv the machine with her two year-old stable companion Lucid, who finished second, was as spontaneous and pleasing as if the great mare bad accomplished a much greater fear. Warplane had 101b penalty as against 31b penalty on the mare and none on Lucid. Th" other starters were Ermine, coupled with Warplane. Amythas, Manila, llelnua. Lady Ball, and Miss Gold, all previous winners The combination Desert Grid and Lurid paid nearly even money. lv h.-i last three ra.-es Desert Gold has had thn-e dltTcrc.it riders. A. J. McFl'lin bad i lie mount and rode her a real good race ii: the A. B.C. Easter Handicap. C. Emerson was giveu tho ride in the Awapuni Gold Cup. when she finished second to Sasanof, ridden by 11. Gray, who rode her in the Manawatu Stakes, which she won. She i.as thus won twice with Gray In the Buddie, both six furlong races, her only wins since she returned from Australia, her record being two wins, three seconds, and a fourth. In Ihe Taranaki Stakes she put up a record for I he course, and in the Manawatu Stakes was a lifth of a second outside Ihe record for the race, but with the weight it was the fastest run six for Ho. particular race. She lowered her oTvn time which she registered at two years old carrying S.H. Tills was 1.13 3-5, which ls the record for the race.

The opening meet of the hunting season in Auckland is being held to-day, sinning ut tno v\ est T'aiunki Hull. The progeny of Demosthenes keep speaking convincingly in races. The imported sou of Desmond has bad a goud array of j winners this season, and all are well named, j Mr. Cliff Ctowthcr, recently returned from the war zone, was a spectator ut EUet'sllu this morning, and was met there by many , old irieiids uud welcomed heartily. Nobleraun has been an unlucky gelding lv several races during the past two uioutus lv which he has Just been topped ou. \ ugubouu beat him a head lv Hie Longbm-u Handicap on Thursduy. The two-year-old Murihiku has demonstrated her speedy qualities again over live furlongs us she did at Ellerslle. 'Ibis was in the Clovcrlea Nursery at Awapuui, lv which Bugliy rode her. Jack Fletcher, a one-time prominent hor s e. man in Auckluud, is amongst those riding work at Ellerslle of a morning. The old fork seat was in evidence in Fletcher's case, very pronounced after the Sloan style. Chimera, :t cast-off of Mr. T. 11. Lowry's stable, by Finland, curried lib more than Desert Hold at Avvapunl on Thursday, and ran six furlongs in 1.13 with 11. Gray, the same rider, tip. With the weight It was v brilliant effort. Chimera has improved with racing since Easter week. At Ellerslle this morning useful work was done by a number of horses engaged at ihe coming meeting of the A.R.O. Knurl King and Keystone jumped v few hurdles in company, aud later on Entente Cordlnle was led by a red roan hack from the Norm Shore'over a circuit. Jumping fust, the buck led all the way. The school was with il view to glviug Entente Cordlnle confidence. Sasanof and Desert Hold were ihe tin doubted cracks of the Maniiwaiu meet InsWarplane had the best of Ihe luck in Retting out of a pocket In the Manawalu Pro dnee Stakes on the first day as compared with Affectation, nnd bis win In thai race and bis third to Desert Hold, allowing that mare 71b. from a scale weight computation looks the best form of the two-year-olds that competed, and there were some pretty good ones in evidence thereat. The Mnnawntu Racing Club's Autumn meeting lias now to be numbered with the fixtures of the past, and will be remembered for a number of striking reasons. First of nil it was not so largely attended ns was the case last year, and there were not so many horses tal.lng part. A- It was not extensively boomed for patriotic pur poses the money people did not roll up In such strong force. A biz drop In the tolallsator turnover was recorded, hut thai must have 1 n expected. The figures for tb» two days fell short of last year b.v £17.071. ThN will appenr to tunny n large sum. but really It is not so. Last rear was not nn ordinary one. nnd the conditions were entirely different. As n mntler of fnet the totallsator turnover showed the lnrge increase of CH.SRI over the meeting of 1017. The profits over the meeting, which will this year go to the club's funds. will be substantial. The best race there has yd been for the Avvapunl Cup was when Chortle put up Ihe previous record for the race, narrowly beating Balboa, with Merry Roe. Ventura and Pavlova fighting for i In- place money. Indeed, the first-named trio were nearly In line, and the race was run in 2'tt. Chortle was also a great gelding. Thill Desert Hold may have been short ~r a gallop ls quite likely, but Hint she bus not lost her clash Is certain, as she came out on the second day. and. with the minimum penally ~r lllb, as acninst the maximum of II lb nn the best nerformer of the two-year-olds, won I liFlfteenth Mnnawntu Stiikes In such n wit* ns to settle all arguments about the relen tlon nf her pace. She won easily in : l.'l J "> and that is vvilliln n tilth nf a second of her previous time, when as a two year obi she carried 01b less and won in 1.1.'1150, which Is the record time for the nice. The unexpected happened when Desert Gold put in an appearance for the Awapuui Hold Cup. It was commonly reported that she would not be produced, nnd that kept a lot nf people away from ihe meeting Not only was she on band, but she played her part so well against Sasanof that hi had to put up record time for tlie course nnd to nearly equal the Victorian recori made by Imported Magpie when he ilefentei her at Flemlngton. The mare was well iv she could not have run the fine race sh, did. A nice or two nt Trenlliiiin migli have benefited her. but she vv.l i n nenlnst a bard tn«k. Snsnm.f was never s, thoroughly seasoned, and Desert Hold ha probably never met a belter performer ove the distance. Hive Sasanof his due. fo he is an out and out enrol one. and hi trainer. George Jones, knows how In get horse well with the best of them. "The Nolo Books of a Spinster Lady. presented in volume form, have oeen Ir teresting readers at Home. Notable mc are dealt with therein. A story collceruin the visit of the Into T"r, ,1 Archer lo 111 famous surgeon. Sir James Paget, Is lliu told:-Archer, having been severely bitte by a horse, went to Sir James Paget fo [advice. "And when do you think 1 shall li all right?" said he, after the wound ha been examined and dressed. "I think yo will be fairly yourself again in aboiil si weeks!" said Sir James. --Ililt I shall h all right for Ihe Dero.v?" asked Arctic "Let mc see." replied Sir .lames, "when I the Derby?" The famous Jockey, with compassionate smile, enlightened Hie other Ignorance. "Yes: I think you might go. replied Sir James. "Ho: Yes: but. S James, what I mean is—shall I be able I ride?" "Perhaps better not." said S James: "better drive:" "I am afraid. S Jnmcs." cried Archer in despair, ','yn haven't the least idea who I am:" "No . . renllv. except Hint I have Hie pleasure . addressing Mr. Archer. Flier I must te you."' said Archer, "what you are in yni profession I am in mine." And he pn eneded to explain his position. Sir Jain. Facet, much Interested, ninnnir oilier quo tions. asked him: "If you are not able I ride, what difference will It make to yoi do yon suppose?" "About £2.00f)" "li deed! And micht 1 nsk. If it isn't in pertinent, what may be the nverace i: come vnu mnke a year by your profession' "Ahorit £7 nof) or fs.nno." "Vnu may w, say." exclaimed Sir James, '-that you nl In vonr profession what 1 n"i In mine, only wish my earnings equalled yours."

Meetinns between cracks of all ages are always Interesting, but Just now a large section of form followers are very deeply concerned about the doings of the jumpers claiming engagements nt Egmont next Wednesday. Wanganui the following Wednesday, arid nt the Auckland Haelng Club's meeting commencing on May -'lis!. It does not do to lonn hnsty conclusions about the prospects of some horses. The writer saw Sleight of Hand less than n year ago with a pair of legs that looked beyond redemption lie bad done sonic linril raeiitt. nod had gone wrong, and had been treated in Hie hope that he would go through the winler campaign. After running anil falling In the Wellington Steeplechase be ran unplaced in the last Grand National Hurdle Race, and had nol started again until Thursday ivhen in a mile and fhreenmirtcrs hurdle race, carrying 11.13. he won In 3IS 2-.". very unexpectedly from 'Mnst-r Luoln 11.0. Sir Fisher 11.0. nnd amongst others Thrace 11.fl: so unexpectedly Indeed, Hint his supporters received for' each £1 they invested a re'uni bordering on the retrlon of a third of a century. It was one or Phe lanr-st dividends nald over a hurdle rnce In New Zealand for n considerable time. The New Zealand Grand National Hurdle Rnce winner of fwn sensons buck seems to have been regarded by racegoers, If not by the hnndicnpper (Mr Henrvsl. who roil, top weight on him. as n spent light. Whether lie will go on racing nnd stnnd remnins to he seen, hut the performance has rnised his stock for the Great Northern, for whicli he hns not enrnetl any pennlt-v. Tlie second tn him. and the win of Master Lupin on Thursday with the same weight ou ills back, viz., 11.13. has entised Mr Bull's geUUng n|so to be regarded wlt'b further respeefT The distances were shorter than the Great Northern, but the weights each of Ihe runners have io en.ry are about Hlh less all round, by a strange unanimity of opinion. Sir Fisher and Master Luipl-i appear to have represented 'he same thing over the mile ami threequarters. The extra distance will suit Master Lupin, 'hut a lilt or extra lime will suit .Sir Fisher, und some jumping and more racing would be helpful to Thrace, and the further distance, 100. Thrace did not nearly run up to his Hamilton form, when he covered a mile and three-quarters and r.o vrmls with 12.3 in 3.10. nor tn his form at .Ellerslle. The racing should help him to do better three weeks hence. The racing Master Lupin has had hns left him pretty fit. Many will be surprised if his owner sends lilm on a flat ra.-c mission to Mnrlboroug-b. Mixing it is not good business.

Accommodation has been secured at ; Ellerslle and Grecnlnuc for a number ot v horses which are expected to come North I for the Great Northern Meeting. There will be a lot of visitors. I i THE GREAT NORTHERN MEETING. j Tho first acceptances for this meeting arc ( distinctly good, also the nominations for l minor events on the three days' programme. J A review of the handicaps appeared lv our I j Wednesday's Issue, nnd nothing has I occurred lv the Interval to cause any change 1 of opinion regarding the merits of the pro- < ■ liable, runners, though Sleight of Hand hns 1 advanced lv favour as a result of winning 1 tin the first day at Felldlng, and surprising ' I most people who regarded him ns n spent I light. The defection from the G.N. Hurdles ' arc Tekn. British Arch, and Walmal (who ' hns cost "wickers who supported him for the , double some money), Municipal, Aurore. I Yankee Jack. All Talk, Seadown, Tlnlroio, Silver Pine, Totnra Jack, Garry Owen, Reformation, nnd Pnpanul. Walmal and Yankee Jack have cried content for the G.N. Steeplechase, the defections from , which nre Master Strowan. Coalition (ii , vvell-bacUetl candidate), Tlrnu twho was very , sore when he finished up at Avondalel. Mnr- . conl, Aurore, Tlnlroto (who Is not yet tit for a race like this). The Channel. Yellow and White, and Speedwell Mac. Walmnl's slock has gone up now thnt he has been reserved for the Steeplechase. He has not been very conspicuous at Ellerslle of late. The defections from tlie Cornwall Handler? are Tinopai. Detroit, Tabasco, and the North Shore-owned trio, Talainnl. .vocktield, aud Slowcoach, tlie stable being, however, still represented by the better-treated though erratic Housewife. Parisian Diamond did not break down at Wootlville when he knocked himself. He appears to be freely iiomlnaied all round, and. of course. If he comes and is produced very tit at the mectlm: may have n chance In one of the welters— perhaps one over a shorter distance. ENGLISH RACING. Sir A. Black's br .- The Panther, by Tra- I eery from Countess Zla, and the ruling favourite for some time past for the Derby, on May- 8 won the Two Thousand Guineas. It Is Just twelve months ago since he ran second In a lirst division Held of fourteen! !ior the Norfolk Two-yenr-nld Plate. This, lie followed up on June i by winning the! Ilnrtlow Two Year old Plate. Ilrsl division, vviib :il starters, odds of 11 to in being laid) nn He covered Ihe Chesterfield five fur-j lons course In great style, winning by eight lengths, and from that time forward was a | .pn unceil fancy for the Derby, lie was aivon every opportunity to furnish nnd develop when II was discovered -how hill j Hunt in:.l good he was. He is In Ihe New . market Slakes. Derby, and St. lexer, audi . Ihe Felipse and Jockey Club Stakes. Itiichan. who was second in the Two Thousand to The Panther. Is a bay colt by ' Smistar from llamnnuc. and opened bis I winning a.-count with the Spring Two Year, . old stakes on May l.'i nt Newmarket, neat- . Ing twelve others "and won ihe July Stakes by a head, beat ing two others, bis next essay being to win the Chesterfield Stakes i others. Including Lord Glnnclys Dominion ' iby Polvmeliis- Osvrun). who had previously ' run third In ihe Exeter stakes, third In the [ New Coventry Stakes, after winning the ■ lilt.-h Two Yen- Old Slakes from nineteen • .titers, and third In the second division nf the Maiden Two Year Old Plate, after winnine the lirst division of a similar ra.-e with a ilosen starters Buehan nnd Dominion , iire both well engaged ahead.

AUCKLAND WINTER MEETING

ACCEPTANCES AND NOMINATION! The following Is a list of the aoocptar nnd general entries received In conned with the Auckland Racing Club's Wli Meeting: THE ACCEPTANCES. GREAT NORTHERN lII'RDLE RA> Two miles and a half. st lb si Kauri King .. 11 S Te Onga I Art 11 ."". Vacuum '•' Sleight of Hand 111 13 Cynic I 1 Ettrlpos lo 12 Colonel Soult.. fl sir Fisher lo 11 Yellow .V Black il Thrace 10 lo Gunwale 0 Master Lupin lo Id Keystone '■' Panion 10 7 Minister ' Whlro 10 7 IsM-h Ella II Ditto 1" 0 Klnkorn n Holden Grafton I) 0 lloyal Park ... 1' Crown Pearl .. !' 2 GREAT NOUTIIEItN STEEP!.ECU Al About three miles and a-half. st lb st Walmal 12 7 Yellow & Black 1(1 Height of Hand 11 0 Bore » Sir Fisher .... 10 10 Tarero •■■••■• JJ Tbrnce ....... 1" 1" Yankee.lack .. Il Master Lupin. 10 10 Te Onga !' Troublesome . 10 7 Vacuum I» Arllugton .... 10 3 Grafton lot .. U Tenacious .... 10 3 CORNWALL HANDICAP. One mile at aquartcr. > st lb '* Paris"nDinm'nd 10 12 slraonides ....■ B Bedford -■' 12 l'a.blnlon(,rceiiH l-illar.l . '•» 2 White Blaze . . S Mniigatnnl.oe . II 2 Alteration .... » Mullingnr .... II 2 Honsewlle •■-■ ° .sir Kalph .... '■> 1 Lady l-.nergj . . £ Ilyllus 8 12 Siiuiicre AU Talk » iNOMINATIONS. t ,-,-,,1* tliuidlcilli —Cambridge. St. Cv .leMols i 1.i0.i0 i,i>. ..... ~,,-b Te II Gtilden Petal Canzonet. Mow coat v, ie" ! ! 'eVa. sVephe... K.Dlri Afota.■ 0M Cvnlc <tcp Silver Lode. Elate, Alice .«. mis,. ' Don't, Backfire. General Ativan. i;^!;!r' , S,ourrar7;iucmur'FormaUn:LJr '•„,.' ' Hu.'.i-ss Eudorus, Hessian. 11l ImilVlmail-H yneeil. Comedy Prince, Blue a. ,( |; ivnclla. Llansanuor. Mlrnmar. ■Itzrov Welter. ■ Min.n.ar. Llaiisanm ~„„,.„„.• Pierrot, Comedy Prince, lless R Lady Paula. GU.clon. J ary Br. cc St nn, I'lu-liridtfo Pt. < nrl, (.olden I etnl. tnna not. Coronet g. Slowcoach. General Stop he Bangl Aroha. Step. Stiver Lode l lda Don't. Persian Prince. General Advaiu Idra Woody Gleji. Tnmnron. Independent' Te Mlro. Scottish Knight. Mountain Gol llvpothesis Admiral Advance. Torchllgh ~,;,',„ A l,bcy. y Multiplane, Cutlet, Hallo' '''l'tanfur.y' ' WMter.-Caraurldse. Gold. IVtal Canzonet. Slowcoach. Goner Stephen. Keasprlte. Rr.ngl Aroha. St." Fbtte Don't, Persian Prince, (.enerat A ,'. l 'rc--' Woody Glen. Tnmnron. Independent' To' Mlro. Scottish Knight. Mountain Gol, Vlnvral Advance Gatherer, f adet. llalloi ilincnmaru. Snlvnless, Sanncre, Mary Brur Cliicinn Pierrot. Mirnmnr. Carbine plate.—Mnnopole. Canzone Coronet a Slowcoach. Te Oro. Declnr Omahu, Cynic, Silver Lode Elate. P.,1,1 ■Vice Montrose. General Advance. Idn Woody Glen Independence. Mn Copper. '1 Mlro Hypothesis. Torchlight. Benzine. Mil tinlsne "Gatherer. Marble Star. Formallt lady Paula, niiie.im.iru. Iluslmndroan one'en Johnuv l'nnl. Mirnmnr. ' Maiden Steeplechase.—T'lster. Ynnkr leek Grafton Tot. Marconi. Tltlro. SI John. Speedwell Max, PoHhoßue, Tenncloti: Yellow and White. Tamaki Steeplechase. — Grnfton To Plster Aroha. Marconi. Tltlro. Penetot Tncariinda. Sir John. Heather Boy. No Sill ronde" Bore. Speedwell Max. Master Bljoi roltho'guo. Malra. Yellow and White. Maiden Hurdles. - Monnpole. New Zer land Froxfleld. Fnlr-nte Cordlale. Loohellf Monster. Kevstnne. Colonel Soult, Mestet Signature. Garryowen. Mnltlcipnl. Aurnrt Royal Park. Otarn. Ornheum. Gnnwalt Noiabilitv. Tolera Jack. Reformation. Ornkei' Hurdles— Monnpole. New Zoo bind Froxfleld. Entente Cordlnle. Cynit I.och'ella. Keystone, Colonel Soult. Mester Signature. Benzine. Garrvowen. Eurlpo« Mnltlcipnl. Aurore. Royal Park. Otarn Ornheum. Swastika. Gunwale. Notability Totara .Tnek, Dood. Johnny Paul, Reformn I ion. Hunt Club Hurdles. —Arohn. Dnnrobin Onkley. Peneton. Jncnrnndn. Benzine. Hlku rangl. No Surrender. La Rlnnche. Maste Biion. Grey Star. Swastika. Johnny Paul Hunt Club Cup. Steeplechase. — Aroha Dunrohln Onklelgh. Peneton. .Inenrandn Heather Bot. ntkiirangl. No Surrender. Lt Blnnebe. Master Bijou, Grey Star, Swastika Malra. Itemuera Hurdles. •— Ditto. Tlniroto T'lster Froxfleld, Master Lupin. Lochelln MuiiHter, Pnraoa, Te Onga. Mestee. Kin V-orn. Signature. Art. Garryowen. Euripos Crown Penrl. Golden Grnfton. Mnlticlpal Thrace, Sir Fisher. Whlro. Aurore. Royal Park. Kauri King. Orpbeum, Gnnwnle, Sleight nf Hnnd. Reformation. nurdles. — Ditto. Froxfleld, Master Liioln. Lochelln. Munster, Pnraoa, Te Ongn. Mestee. Klnkora. Art. Garryowen, Eurinos Crown Pearl. Golden Grafton. Mnltlcipnl. Thrace, Sir Fisher, Whlro. Aurora. Rovnl Park. Knurl King. Gnnwnle, Tenacious, British Arch. Sleight, of Hand. Jumpers' Flat.—Entente Cordlale, Yankee .Tnek. Keystone, Signature, Art. Crown Pearl, Golden Grafton, Municipal, Whlro,

,uroro, Royal Park, Otara, Orplieum, Gunpale, Notability, Totara Jack, Sleight of land, Reformation. Visitors' Handicap.—Talnmal, Canzonet, Ciibeggun, Ring Lupin, Escaped, Seusprito, ill Over. Carlyslan, Gold Kip, Mottle Rose, illec Montroße, Stilts. Arran, Mulllngar, 1111 o' Gowrle, Rekunul, Mobsman, iatlicrer Post Haste. Madam Rlstorl, Haljw, Torfreda, Ohlnewalrua, Gayciutn, ocular, Haluta, Elyan, Husbandniau's Jueen, Blue and Hlack. Parisian Diamond, Members' Handicap.— Tulamal, Kllbcggun, ling Lupin, Escaped, All Over, Cnrlyslan, Sold Kip. Stilts. Siinoulues. Arran, Bedord. Mill o' Cowrie, Rekanul. I'oat Haste, 'nddlngton Green, Madam Ulstorl. Hallow, i'orfreda, Ohlnewalrua, Parisian Diamond. Jaycluni, Hippocap, Fabriquette, Wulutn, "abasco. Hurry I'p. OTAUUHU TROTTING CLUB. WINTER MEETING ACCEPTANCES. The following acceptances have been revived for the opening day's csport of the Itahuhu Trotting Club's Winter Meeting, I vhlcli lakes place at Alexandra Park ou I laturdav next:— ] Trial Handicap, one mile ami a-balf.— Jova limit. Favour Royal limit, Canberra Imil. Tlmbell limit. Nancy Drift limit, ! dint Boy 12yds behind, Aranul 12yds, Nga- , Ira ll'vds. Dignity 12yds, Nikora I:2yds, | tenia 12vds, Puril Hell 12yds, Wild l.ad j 2yds, Miss Murphy 12yds, Lunar Dillon ,2yds, Mnetborpe 21yds, Proud Bess 24yds, j tandy Patch IWlyds. I/ord L.msdnle 18yds, I Hy .lunlor tlOyds, Hold Koit (10yds, ltita ; lallndo c.nyds. Speculator UGyds, Logau j H'.yds. ! April Handicap, one mile and a quarter, j Soldier's Dream limit. Charming Boy limit, i lua Pere 12yds behind. Endeavour 12y,is, , kllntson Belle 12yds. Sweet Mint 12yds, ■ lack of Diamonds 12yds. I-ndy S.-fion j Mvds, .lessie Mac .'Kivils. Coal Light Myds, . •Mora 1)111..o Htiyds. Evening chimes ftftyds. | a.lv Morlnnd 4Sy.ls. Sl.annngolden 4Kyds. i l.ntl'v Iturllngtoii l.Syils, Temple 48ytls, •rlic Pearl ROyrts. Confusion .'-'yds. i Alexandra Handicap, two mlles.-UIo "Irandp limit. Speculator limit. Amberlte hull. Tiki limit. Blnewood limit, Grnttan "lilmes limit. Wonderland ]2yds behind. .a.lv Park 12vds. Klrlkirlron 48yds. Syrlo ! ISv.is. Auckland «:irl IMlyilf. Whist tllsv.ls. lint 120 yds, Gold Boy 132 yds, Blackthorn I.TJvds. Otahuliu Cup. two miles.—Harold Devon Imlt. Alf. McKlmiey 12yds behind. I.le'tennnl 24vds. Derm Dlllou 24yds. Asturlo , 18yds. Hardy Wilkes 4Syds. Mount Allien Handicap, one mile ana I i hilf Monevla lln.il. I-ndy Burlington | Imlt. T- Awn limit. Coal Light limit- Rnsh- | •hllrl. 12v,'s behind. George K. IWlvds. Pn- i -h-nun ."f.v.ls Taneatna 4Sv.ls. Beau'ant lOmK Inora (iOvds. Master Hal OOytls. Lena I'riteh 7-Jv.W Hymen Mvds. T'npiiknrn Hen.lb-en. one mile nnd nhn'f. | mil..ii limit. Gi,1!1p..1l 12yds behind. X.inn- . >cv 12v.N. CoorL-e Akwood 12y.N. Smii.ll.il I Mvds. President Wl'sou 2'"ds. Crda 2'vds. I:,] Junior L'lv.ls. lord Rose 24yds. Miss Holfe iv.yds. Hiion Graltan fiOyds, Bronze I'n'.-h i"o-ds. President - * Hnndlco. .n» mile md a mirier- Manuka Park limit. Comedy 'lilef I'mlt. !„r.l Roineli'ld I'mll. I life Knurl l"v.ls lM.hli.tl llir-.1.l lie.-en I"yds. Prince Pool.. Hyils. Dean nillon 24V,'*. P-e-ntr!c 24vds. Asturlo rtOvds. Gold Clrl WV.R Ft" well TT.in.Hrin. one mile — (Jnl'luoll •,.,!. 110.l |V„ r »n I'n.H C-etn I!t,1« linhl-'l. iVwH iVO :2reV 1 «-d Hose 12v.'s. I tt'lp *«nl«. C.nlranltn 2lv.'s. R<iipii| 24rtR Vnrler "<v,ls. I«n»< Chief 3'Vrds. Bronze Pilch ni'.-ds S-bimriiid-- 3iivi< Dorothy Dimple 3flyds. Troop-r Dillon 4Syds. FOUnriiV PARK TROTS. ALBERT CLING WINS HANDICAP. (By Telegraph Press Association.) DC VFDIN. Frlda". The Forhurv P.irk meeting opened today. The lotnllsato'rs handled £21.0:17 1"'-. compared Willi £22.H2S for the same day last venr. Victory Handicap, two mile. - 4. Alhert Cling, tlnvds behind. 1 : :t. Vice Admiral, 12yds behind. 2; 1. Trlx Pointer. 4Syds I.e. hind. .1. Also started: 1(1. Captain Stnnlev. ser. : :.. Shanghai, scr : 2. Stockade. 12vrts behind- fl. Cello. l'Jvds: Sydney Wilkes. 12 yds: 11, N;inry Smlr. l'Jvds: 7. Pltaron. 24 yds :S. Sungo.l. liovds. Won by two lengths. Time. 4 ."la Domain Handicap, one mile and a half - :.. Moneybox, ISv.is behind. I : 1. Irish Eves. scr.. 2: 2. St. Mlhlel. scr.. .'<. Also started: 7. Luralenii. scr.: S. Lady Mac, 12yds behind: 11. Colden Peter. 24vds he hind: 4. Lord PoVehv. Rnyds; .':. Ouimet. H4vtls. Won liv five lengths. St. cinlr ll'indlcati. two mlb-s.- 1. Win! nts. Itdvds behind. 1 : 0. Eimoor. l'Jvds be hind. 2: 4. lt.-n Bolt, .'le.vds behind. ?.. Also started: .'l. Special Ribbon, s.-r. : 10. Bam boo. scr : 2. Hlta Rose, r.'v.ls: r.. 11-imv .lack. l'Jvds: S. Kor:ika. Pllv.ls ; 7. Miss I.orna. fifivds: fl. Patars. lllvds. Won by a lenclb l.P'l :l hilf. Time. 4.T,.-, Ir, It.nllwnv flnndlcnp. one telle n-d nhnlf--2 Glennln" hei-in.l. 1 : .->. .i iek Arrnh. l'Jvds behind. 2: .1. Blue chimes. 12yds he. Mod :i. AN., started: H Wr.tcbinnn. scr : i-. M„||ee. ot. :i. In'oleranre. «.-r: Hi. «ir Cn-fin. l'Jv.ls: o. 8.-iroop-n. 24--.is : s pMnce Bnrllnp'nn. 'J-'ds: 7. I>l»le Lee -j. r ,U • 4. .!•■.■• Wilkes. ISvflß : 11. Stl'ver «hoe. finvds. Won by a length and a half. Time. Klvli- llamrlcnn. one mile—l. M-ltv = Boe'-Mcds behind. ': o. l-.-vood ?«yds i-ehind 2- 2. Sooth P'-ir. l'Jv.ls behlrd n H., started- 4. 'tr' Prlee" ser.: 7. n»"ic Child se r ■ fi, Onidroon nr,yd= : .1. Cello, nc.v.'-- Sv-'-ev n-IHM 'l.tvds. Won by two lengths. Time. 2 1(1 4 r>. WAIHAUAPA NOTES. (By Telegraph. Special to "Star.") MASTKRTON. this day. 11. Xlcholl?. who Is training for Mr. W. It. Kemliall at (ipaki, ls to proceed to Australia with several of the Maslerton sportsman's strliij; on the receipt of cable advice from Sydney. X number of Important Improvements are being carried out at the (ipaki racecourse — and not before time. Mr It. Knox has taken In band Mr. T. Hlgglns' string of horses and will put them through their paces during the period Mr. Hlgglns Is eonline.l to the hospital as the result of tlie accident he met Willi recently. Harry Nee has handed over a sturdy looking two-year-old gelding l.y Sir Knox -lteni son to a local trainer In order lo see what tlie youngster is made of. Mr. Nee. a few year's ago. raced Sir Knox with considerable success. As predicted by the writer. Matatua is improving with every gallop, and his win in Wellington on Saturday curl.-bed a number of IMasterton sportsmen to a considerable extent. One punter is said to have landed Just on a thousand as the result of Matatiin's success. Matatua has not yet by any means shown the "lop hole" In form. SOUTH OAiNTEIMiCItY MEETING. LIST OE ACCEPTANCES. TI.MARI". Friday. The following are Ihe acceptances for the South Canterbury Jockey Club's meeting:— Fifteenth Maiden Plate, six furlongs.--Cnttnoh 8.(1, Barrister 8.0, Blue Admiral 8.0, Wellform so. Immense K.o.,The Boss S.l). Bonirr Mac SA Eight Bells S.O, Barrage S.o, Rapid River S.o. Glatlstone Hack Welter. one mile.— Fabis-co !i.n, Zcphlnnd tl.:i. Mirza !) 2. OlcnBhlre S.lO. P.onslgn 8..1. Tunic S.H, Sir 'Medallist 7.11. SI. Cletus 7.11. Smithlleld Handicap. live furlongs.—Eleus n.2, Northnin 8.1.1, Melee 5.7, Gamecock 5.7, Redshlre 5.4, Moo mi) be 7.1.'!. Belair 7.11. ■Sleepy Head 7.11, Hot Air 7.,' i. Braid 7.. i. Leaping Burn 7.2. Benefit 11.12. Tbestius ti.T. Timaru Cup, seven furlongs.—Eleus S.lfl, ■Melee .S.o. Bullet- 8.4, Redshlre 7.111, Indus 7.12. Caverock 7.12. John Barleycorn 7.11. Marianne 7 11, Subterfuge 7.7. Otlpun Steecilechnse, two miles nnd ahalf.—Vascular ll.fi. Knupokonui ll.il. Nita 10.8, Luigl 9.13. Rolling Tide 0.11. Across f1.7. Electric Stakes, /our furlongs.—The Finn R.n, Pax 8.0. Naughty Queen 8.0. Greekson 8.0, Tlie .Sapper 8.0, Adjustment S.o, Radial 80, Hands Off 8.0, Single Hose S.O. Irish Flur&nec 8.0, Loralne S.O. '"c Auan s.o, Kllkennv S.O. Eight Bells S.O, Footlights 8.0, Jewish Maid 8.0. ltosewill Hack, five furlongs.—Jingo 0.0. Kllharry 8.11, Naughty (jueen S.fi. All Serene S.."i, I-adv Superior 5.5, Mythology 8.4. Adjustment 8.2. .Revolution 8.1, The Sapper 7.7. Stray Shot 7.0. Doncaster Welter, one mile. —Burrangong 8.18, All Bendy 8.3, Sisyphus 8.2, Fablsco 7.11. Kllkee 7.11. Partisan 7.11. May Stakes, five furlongs.—.Barrister S.O, Greekson 8.9. The Sapper 8.9. Wellform 8.9, Adjustment R.O. Bonny Mac S.U. Loralne 89. Footlights 80, Rapid River 8.9, Jev"-h Maid 7.11, Valenia 7.11. AUSTRALIAN RACING. SYDNEY, this day. Impediment and Lingerie were scratched for all Randwlck engagements to-day.— (A. and N.Z. Cable.)