RACING NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume LV, Issue 251, 22 October 1924, Page 10

RACING NEWS.

■} - - - -L =. (STABLE AND TRACK GOSSIP. (By "WHALEBONE.") RACING FIXTURES, SEASON 19?4, Oct. 25. 27 —Wellington J\.C. Oct. 27—Nona Canterjjur-y R.C. Oct. 27 — Walpawa County B.C. ; Oct. ??—Waverloy R.C. ! Oct S7 —Walkato Hunt Clufc. i Oct. 57, 2'J—Gore R.C. Oct. 30, Nov. I—poverty Bay Turr Club. M>v. 1, 3—Auckland U.C. ' I Nov. s—Birchwood Hunt Club. Nov. s, 10—Waikato H.u. I Kov, ¥, IQ, is. 15—Canterbury J.c. Nov. 15, 17—Thames J.C. Kov 1» —AsliUurst-Pohanfrlna R.C. Kov. 21, 22—Soutli Canterbury J.C. Nov. 2-2 —Levin H.C. Kov. 20, 27 —Winton J.C. I Kov. 29 and Dec. 1— Takapuna J.C. I iSov. i 9. pec. J.C. Decemher s—Metbven R.C. ' December o—Taumarunul0 —Taumarunul R.C. jliecember 10, 11—Wooavjlle District J.C : December 13 —Waipa R.C. 1 DecenUjer S!6 —Waipukurau J.C. ! December 20, 27 —Uuneriin J.C. December 26, 27 —Westlanil R.C. i Dnceiriber 30. 37—Taranaki J.C ; December 20, 27, 29 —Man.awatu R.C. ; December ao, 30, January 1, 2 —Auckland R.c. InecomlJor 3,0, Jan. 1, 3 —GroymoutU J.C. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS, jJ.\V.H.— (1) Rotli Oaulus and The Qrafter. which won tbe Melbourne Cup, a.re by I ijQzo-r-lnrtustry. (S) As far as 1 csn ascertain he \vj|s foaled in 1892 and went to the stud about 1*895 or 1896. F.L.—stork was scratched at 1.15 p.m. for the JeUicoe Handicap' on tUe day or tne race. Is(nsarcli has thrown a oolt foal v> Romeo. A. J. tycFlinn is to go ta Welttngrton this week to ride Kalakaua. W. S. Bagby will bb on Importer an<l Kenmore at "WeUin&ton, W. Rennle will steer I.no Abbey, First Call and Wailu at Te Rapa on MQi\da.v. G. Young- will ride Shanks In th,e Maiden Hunters' Steeplechase at Te Rapa on Monday. , A hunter by Robert the Hruce is the latest addition to \V. Patterson's string- at Ellersli?. Irene Bruce and nan Qu,tn are tyro or B. RpsVn's memnts qt"' the \Va(kato Hunt MoetiUK- _, King Clieops, Glenotus, and Plttsworth were brought back to Auckland by the Maheno yesterday. Musketoon, Importer,' and QTaw'bH tl gc ■were sent to Wellington h> tr»in on Monday evening. E. Stansway will be on Vice Versa and Syndicate at the Walkato * Hunt CluU's Me?(lng next Monlay- ' Iricludoa "in' hT - Wiggins', mounts at Trehttia'm arc Pencils, Lauglitng- Stock, at»rahell »nt|. River. Esthonla, Qulinre, ana Ben • Nevis have been liken 10 Te Arona, where they wiu Be iralnea"t»y -Wclr owner, P. Scally. " Master O'Rourke. Gold Jacket, Peter Rosa, ana Miss. .Vera wtn be. among V 7. jpnes; mo\mts at .thp Hunt: Club/s Meet in? nextj Momlay, 4 Irapuka; which was started in the Park Handicap on Saturday at Whangarei, na.tr teres his supporters Tor about-six furlongs, but then' faded out, and finished fiStH: ■ \zi?.: ■;" #% ■'■ Equitable : got fangied up in a wire fence reeeilily,* an'aiwas joft }6e" e«sy -. lislr' for a few flays. He,has made a good recovery, , and will probably mull his erisagement In the Wa.verley Cup. > J*t-. \V. T. }i:aziei?s~rournyear-oid marf jialzle Dazzle," by Kllbroney Trom SlmpeT, ;tias gone to"Mr::T. h. LowTy's stud in jiawke's Bay ttr ie mated with Grandcourt, '. by Captivation.'ason of Cyllene. : 1 ' • Hoariri -won a double at the ■Meeting — the County Handicap «nth.c flrst day and the Kauri Handicap on the second. r Judging by the manner in which ha Completed his Hsks he shouia do well on the country circuit. * Gold Jacket is in good rorm just not;, • and must be bard to beat in ruture I events, judging by his display at Wha,ngarei.. On Saturday he was in charge across the top, and beat Far North by % neck, at tne M^--... ?-. -;

Shirley, Trega and Kaitl, two-year-olds engaged in the Wellesles Stakes, have won races previously 1 this - season, while Lady Cavendish has run a couple of seconds and £ 'third. ■ These, •will probably .be the best ranged, candidates- ■ . ... . Lady Patience was thought to be a good thing, for .the. K».wo ?l W .flicfip.«t rei on Saturday, -but was done with at the entrance to the straight, and nnished in the ruck. She nearly fell on the flay 'Wflgn.Jn « gpo.fl BqsfflQn.. . Black. Ranald is due to make his appearance at the Wellington Spring Meeting next Saturday, when he is down to contest \he Wafniir Handicap. \l he minis his engagement this'wilt be his flrst start since t!i« last New Zealand Derby Stakes, Whicl) he ■vvon.- . "' . With. 11 Q. SanUqg-o, wWch ran second in the Grand National Hurdle pace, .does not seem to be overburdened in the Firs.t Hurdle Ha.ndip))p at Trentham next Saturday. ' W» a«\4 W?.S Mickey w«l cbmma.nd most confidence of the others engaged. " "•"" VP. Lanfdar.v. ridden W H,. put in a great' nntsh in the'Titoki Hack Handicap aj Whangarel on Saturday, and just got un to dead-heat. W(th Ami. which came into, jhe straight with a long lead, an<l under- nunishment nearly got the big 'portion or the stake. ( DorindV, 'which had started earlier in the day ft t wnansarei pn Seturdaj, when she 1 finished third in the Park Handicap, was I saddled up for the Farewell Handicap, (WO. O.U?y wqn. the event, Th.is U first I success since, she won at Rotorua I season. . . ! cawnpore Failed to apt in the mud on the second day . of the Whangarei Meet- ' ing, and the best he could do was to Ilnisti th(r(J to QHlnvardia and Bowman. With : Sariastar gut or the. way it lookea as if the Marsden Handicap would be a efoqd I thing - for him, apd he was supported J accordingly. ' ■ Qpld Light appears in tho WeUington l-RacftgCUib. Handicap wltfi !».!». qr em j more than she carried at Avondale, and a ■furlong "shorter, .to traverse, if she has I gone on the right -WW she wafs i sVartefl .in Auckland, she will take som.c *t Ti-cntnTO ne:?t Saturday. Merry j fisy dnd W»s¥ct9Rn W !U n.ot pcff\ep^t|. , Gardenia, the four-year-old flliy by I Ronprprm— Is mcludcu a.mong ! the acceptors ror the October Handicap 'at I Trentham on Saturday. She has been ,sta>te£l three tiipes previously, and hass ! won'on each occasion. D'egage, which is ■ included ip the ileld, t\tm, Ueen in w(nnin(r form recently, having annexed three - eyents on enc(. ' ,; KwsJiwen J.umpea in ihe m\mr\\ i Hack Hurdles af Whangarei on Thursday, biit on Saturday showed much improvement, and .eventuaUy won We. event from ; GqW Plane, which stayed on better than the others. Scottish Knight was thought to' ha\e a gppd ohance Irf \l\e Hurdles as the result fif )iis flnfshing , third on' the opening- day, but he was well back on Saturday. . v Titaness showed a fair dash or speed qfi Ih.e opening day Of the Whangarei Meet- , inSrv when she-finished second to Hoarini. On Saturday, in tl\e Kamo, Handicap, Lady Frederick and Quaestor we're ' ill front when the .straight W»? reached, and it looked as though they would secure the chief nrijes. However, T'!wess then pijt in a good run on }hb/ rails, go.t home from Quaestor'by half a lengtli. ' , Cool Stimulants apparently runs better : "nder-weltei- Wiphts \hm ottorwise. Qp Thursday at Whangarei, In tne Parahakf I Handicap, which had an 8.0 minimum, he I was always In.a:winning nositipn, on Saturday, in a handicap with a P ( .7 minimum,, thp reversp was the casp. He never i. scemnd to have ;i chance, and his pirort iii I •the straight 'wlie'n lih attpmptea to go up. to the leaders was short lived. When Cie 'condUiQiis sujt hlni Cool Stimulants lias to be reckoned with, for he is a good horse» ■ • • ••■'

S. Waddell's team Tor Trentham Will j consist of Dazzling Light, Beacon Light, Father O'Flynh, Gold Light, Gardenia, i-nil Shirley. It Is stated that It is uncertain whether Gaillard will come North lor tlie Ur-at Northern Guineas. He is training: well at Wanganui Just now. j J. 11. JeiTerd leaves Hastings 011 Friday ror the North with Landblrd, Tuahine ana Gauntlet, which are engaged at the annual meeting of the Waikato Hunt Club. J. Roach, who has fteen out or tho sad- | die sinoe the Grand National Meeting, 1 owing- to accident, will no" riding , again at , the WaiUa.t.o lllint Club's Meeting. Ho will steor Gambler's Gold. ; l". D. Jones, M. McCarten, and C. need returnud from Sydney by the Aialieoo yeslerday," and lert ror ttie sotitii ny the Main Trunk last evening , . S. Walls, the wcllknowii Auckland rider, wns a passenger by tt\o sanie steamer. Messrs. Alison's train for mc A.n.C. ] Spring Meeting is duo at Ellerslie on I Friday. Two or them —Landslide and j lirolatique—-are engaged at Hamilton on , Monday, and wUI be entrained to Te napa 1 on Saturday. ■ I Glentmin is (loins only easy tasks at j Riccarton. but it is imped 10 have bur strung: up lor serious contests later In the season (says "Argus"). The hand--1 some importi'cl mare looks in the best ol' [ health. Mr. J. D. Ormond has disposed qf Taradiddle (Absurd —Marty) to the West Australian sportsman, Mr. J. Ollara, whopreviously purchased Early Dawn, half-sis-ter to Taradiddle. Early Dawn won many races in. Western Australia.

R. J. McTavish will be on Multini, Kaikahu, Prince Abbey ana Bright Day at the \\3atkato Meeting: on .Monday. Ginger Carl Will be ridden by H. Comvay in the Maiden Hunters' Steeplechase. A. McCormac will be on Royal Present, and L. Manson on Amll'orm. Lady Lois was started" on a couple or occasions at the ,Whangare| .Meeting on Saturday, finishing third, to her stable companion, Hoarlri, in the Kauri Handicap and winning the President's Handicap latrr in the day. She was npt greatly fancied, and returned, a n'ce price. Polonen is lOoXthg particularly well just now, and he promises to make his presence felt In events he starts In bnfore the spring: racing Is over. Joy RKle. "1 tpc same stable, should certainly be improved by the racing- ho grot at Wliangarci. A nice field is engaged in the Walnul Handicap at Wellington on Saturday, and probably when the machine clpacs I'rlniemps, Happy Days and Soli form will bn among those best supported- Mount 'Harta will also have friends arter her ryhnlng in the Hawke's bay liutneae. Automne. which has reached Auckland from (Usborne,. will be onp or the candidates ~ro.r .the A-R-C- Welcome Stakes on Novemhe'r 1. The son of Autumn looks very well, and he Will not la.l* Tor supporters on the day. . It Is ddubtrul whether he will contest the Welcome Stakes at , Riccarton on the following Saturday. The Waipa Racing Club has received notification that Its programme ror the annual race meeting In mid December, at which £1000 in stakes w|ll be given for I a one-tday meeting, has been approved by ! the District Committee qf the Racing OonI ference, -*ith the exception that tho third eVent on the programme should be styled tne Trial Plate. There arc some smart-sprinters engaged in the Shorts Handtpap at Treiithani on Saturday. Tukia will bo making her first appearance this season, and '■> -I should not prevent her from giving a pood account qr herseir. She was second in \tie. A.8.0. Railway Jlandicap with 8.2. and won tho. Royal Stakes with 8.6. Royal Divorce is a good sort, while TCillocra recently showed that he was back to rorm by beating Santonio at CarVefton. Lady Fingers, Refemoana. Motley, Last Crust and Fool's Paradise are aMP. engaged, so' that the public have' been set a hard" task In finding the winner. '. " -. ■

Addlepate. the two-ynar-old Illly by Joculator —-Adclicla, which is ono of the stable companions of Kaiti nt Woodyllle. in J. Sullivan's stable, is not bcinp asked at "present to do anything of a strenuous nature, as it has been decided to defer hnr debut until the autumn. I.lke Kaiti, Addlepate was bred and is owned by itr.fp. F." Wall, or Hatuma. r "fhere was some Interference during the runqingr of the two chief races at Carterton'says a Southern writer. In the Cup ty'erry Day got a bad bump, and L. 1, ' r 'der or Lady Ben, was severely cautioned. In t{ie Runny Memorial lUekllt. cap QtißSt got sent right back when holding a 'good position, and 11. Stuart;"rider at Prince Hal, wag suspended for a inqnifi. It Is a.lso, rider was ordered to stand down for mls,K.!Jfia : viour unconnected with tbe racing, and that he is not likely to be seen in the saddle again for some time. Printemps was under otTer to a Dunedin sport prior to winning the October Welter at Dunedin recently, but'the deal did not click (says "Sentinel"). Albert Goodman is now mine host of a hotel in Nelson, and that is the reason why he has been reducing his team, and largely influenced tym tp part W'th, Arpent. Trainlng a ypimgster at Nelson, and perhaps a compulsory shjpping and reshtPPinf him to Wellington was hardly calculated to give a. youngster, a" proper chance.* - The only alternative was placing- h.im with another trainer or selling.' ■■•■-- ....

- All Style, which won the. Clarendon Handicap at Dunedin (says, ''Sentinel"), in which she came with a great rush and nyinp at }fijp> finish,, is o ne of The most crazypaied animals' ever trained at \Vinpatui. She Hag Vfry cxcitublo temnerament, and as soon as' she reaches the jqourse.is on:.the jazz, and docs not seem able to settle to walk. Sflp can, hQWcvr-r, rather up a good gallop. All Style has ficen steadied by doing a lot or alow easy work-on the lead, arid she has 'quietened flpwn a !>it as the result or this treatmont. Shp was gqt.ljy Qay I,a.d fr?m Arch Lassie., hy jMarWo Arch from Lassie Doon,~ by Monororm—Cardoon, by Cardigan—Monsopn, by St. Clair—Jllstral—a sister to ''!" ' ■ ■■■>• :•■. : ," ■• ': . ■ ■Motley, (W. Raynor) went an interesting gallop over six rurlongs. executing her t&slc "witli- plenty of dssli at -"\V"ang"3niil the other morning. From practically a standing start the fllly took Us for the first furlong, and then reeled off, the. second in 25.' 2-ss, three furlongs In !(t 3-ss, and the nrst hair-mile In 50 the three-quarters of a mile being cut oiit In. 1.16 4-5. This made the time for We last five rurlongs 1.2 -J-5, which was pretty sma,Ft travelling, with - Motley- ilnleliing rjclndly- " Th,e fllly is |to goto Qeluge and The Tjiornwere companions. In. a. lUj'tter aver four furlongs. The Thorh (the ,Absur/J —Rose Queen two-year-old) got the better of tje jump-off, to be steadied, and thp pair of them were doing.lt' easy coming up the straight, ppluge b.eing a le.pgth (n front at tjie pos(, b\jt neither wfjs asked to do lils best. The first furlong occupied 13s. flje two furlongs 25 4-SS. and the nnal Suarter also in 25 \ -ss, making the hairllle cpyerijd in Si'3-ss. The Thqrn is tQ fullll his Welleslcy Stakes engagement.

~The handicaps have been rrameri ror the Mjtchclson Cup, and Mr. f. McManptfliu has awarded Loughrna' pride 'of place with 0.12, or a stone more than Te Kara Is called upon to carry. Lougiirea won the WcU(ngtpn Cup Jiesides other- good races,' while jiist recently' he ran second in the Mosglel Handicap with 10.2 on his back, and it wa,s stated then that he was still'■panaljlp o.f ImproveffleniThe ownpr, wh-Pn all is' consiaerea, htjs np.t got much to com plain about." Te'Kara rah wpll last season, and after dead-heating iri the Auckland Cup with Muraahl, won' the A.n.C. Autumn Handicap with 8.6, while ho. also ran prominently in other events, nuapapa was second in thn Takannna Cup, one mllp qnd arhalf, with T.S. ar\d the following day" won'the Takapuna Handicap, onn mile. Iwn" rtirlonps and a-pair. with 8.0. so that hn must -have a show ir started ip. t|ip nvont- llliimlnatinrt lias yet to provn that hn can stay a lniln arid a-hair. Ho did not appear to advantage Jn the Avondale Cup last, month with ».>!, but on the second clay or the meetinp Wpn the Plumpton ■ Handicap (nino furlonys). linomerdny wi»s Iliirrt'"in the Auckland Cup, while he was secpna in thn I8?t Avondale Cup. ltd is a" jrood iionest sort, and with 7.12 must, be given a cflanco. I prerer Hjm tQ Stprk, o,n ■ tho SSime mark. l.andsliac, ttold 'Jacki't and IVtarble Bell seem to be mo?t r.incied of tl\e others. ■'

YJQTQHIAH TBAIHINQ VQT|;s.. MELBOURNE, October SI. Olqaminp warKea at Ascot this arter■npon. JJoutit is expressed if lie will lie runninir at MoflP«? Valley o.n Saturday. " At Fli'iiiing-ton late this aftornoon, ivia-ln .PgVoi won.l rpiir fuviong-s'in 5 j 4s. jic did six ii| I.IBJ. The Hawk aid useful. \co?*, , ' ' Cup scratchings arc: Spearage, Bombard, ana Rag-.—(A. and K,Z, qabje,) ' ■•;;.

WAIKATO HUNT CLUB. j The Walkato Hunt Club will "old theirJ annual race meeting: at Te llan » I .;H Hamilton, on Monday next. Holds are eng-aged. and there s » o u' d ec some most interesting: racing- ,^ DCC ' dl ! trains will leave Newmarket at ,Ai a.m.., and Auckland (non-stop) S.io a.m., reluiniiij,- at '5.1 5 p.m. and OS, p.m. j AUCKLAND KACINQ CLUB. Huiiters^stcenles" 1 Shorts Handjcap, MJtrheisoi cup, lioruoii Handicap, and Hyins Handicap, to be run. at the Auckland Racing Club's Spring Meeting, P g PL nicnts lor the Great Northern Guineas aim Welcome Stalci-s. close at o p.m. next Friday, with the secretary, Mi. w. oSpence.

TURF NOTES FROM THE gOUTH. (By Telegraph.--Special to ' - Star.'") CIIRISTCHURCH, Tuesday. Em. the Australian-bred two-year-old, by l.ihacre—Sweet .Malt, has lert A. weAilay's stable, and it is understood that he will In ruture lie trained by Ins owner, P. ""oJScalion has earned a 51b PenaW'" t»i.. iiMiiu-ifii-L r*iir> which brinps nib inipo&i , v iTO Snn "SeifWnli will any""; eitrj in the same event, making hl= weiglit ''"Tjirir.ton is booked ror a trip, to Trenthahi. 110 has been working well Wtely, biit when iii Wina-atut tu<; heav y, v ß h ,^ B . destroyed whaluvcr chiinuus lie may n,n<lla Keiimorc lias nren sent "on lls ,B.^° u ro l another spoil. Tho Nassau ?oWlng « « oillliant customer, but since injuring Wβ knee last season has given his trainer cause Klrestlck only to represent S|r oeorgc Cliiioi-d at the northern ilxture. The atrocious weather conditions prevail; ing at Oainaru ror ihfi snrlnff ilxture was disastrous for the club, aqd at the end or the two days' ilxture the totaUsator returns showed a railing- oIT or upwards or £60(10. Two IScw Zealand Gup candidates scored in the two principal events—Led Wink in the President's Handicap on Saturday and Deucalion in the Oamsru Lup yesterday, in fact these two disputed tne honours each day, and the laurels lay.w|th Deucalion,'which wenf on well at the , end or (he mile and » quarter yesterday, and won "ratUcr cotnrqrtably. His win does not entail a penalty i» tne big- races at Rjccurton, in which ho is to be ridden by HI Burns. In a three-horse race ror the I l-'iylng Handicap on Saturday The Harp's 1 racing condition stood to htm, and, arter indulging Rene Mavis and Gold town in tt)e load for hair-a-inile, went on to win very easily. Tione, a blOttier to Solfancllo apd Ro'scday, was a winner at the meeting, but had little to boat. Tjonc is now a slx-ycai'-pld, and would have been out of the hack class long ago had he been anywhere near the same class as his brothers.

Solfcrlno had another winning repreyesterday In Cocb-y-Bondhu. This /illy looks like turmn? put useful with more experience. : It is un'derstqod that hoth trip Elderslie and tturnsltie 'Studs will"be' submitted for sale early in 1025. Mr. J. B. Reid, the proprietor or Elderslle. has big interests In liugland, and Ilnds it inconvenient to carry on the business in New Zealand.

The following fpalings are reported from Elderslle:—\Va.rlove (ny Martian—Stepdaneb'r), a brown colt lo Archery: Klllag (By Kilhroney—-Orange Pippin), a chestnut fitly to Archery; Leading uidy« (by Royal Artillery—Sopra), a bay fllly to' Archery; (jtardancer (by Martian —stepdancer), a brown colt to Archery; Tanngtiniiitn (by Charlemagne—Aral-te-urq). a bay illly to Archery; Kquitas (by Advance—Muriwai), a hrown Illly to Archery;" Mlchaela (by Rokeby—Jessie l-ewars), a brqWn colt to Archery; NanJYiHe (by Sanquhar—Nantes), a brown illly to Tluirnhani; Kfltrine (hy Kllbroney—Mistime), a bay colt to Archery. At tpe KliHoch Stqd.: Warlovc : (hy Martian —Uady Lucy)' has foaled a colt; Persian Lilac (by Persimmon—White Lilac), a colt, both to. Paladin; and Perarma (by picton— a' colt to Martian."

MATAMATA MOTES

The Matamata trained Qutn Abbey—Miss Winsome illly will carry silk for the llrst< time in the two-year-old parade at the Waikato Hunt CHib's meeting. This will bo an educational gallop for the Matamatatrairied youngaier, which is nqt yet ready 10 undertake a serious race, "-,-- . Tho nnnic Superior has been granted for Mr. O. ,!ri|inston's potoa—St.'" Amans gelding, and .Uobbln tor the"Quin .Abbey— lliapuna gclfljng. Superior has been accepted' rqr at the Hunt Club meeting as the Potoa' gelding.

R. Matcer, the Matamata trainer, has bceti engaged to rldo West. Abbey Tn engagements at the ' forthcoming' Walkato Hunt Club meeting. West Acbey, owned by Mrs. Adams, of Eureka, has been placed |n R. Matepr's hands for preparation fqi-

Probably nottilngr Is showing more promise on- tho Matamata "track' than Mr F Qiun Aht(ey—Miss Winnie nily. ihls unnamed youngster has only been in wprk a few weeks, bqt Is muscling "P well and should be ready ror engagements on the country circuit. Mr. \v. c. vinpsnV s Passionless, which has some good performance's tq' its credit, "as beon. sent'lnto' F: Tutchen's stable at Frankton ror training. Passionless was rormerly trained at Paimersjon' North, but Tor a month or so has been turned out on the owner's place at Matamata: The worth or the Matamata racecourse f? ,?P, o n snl S n P r ln « d.istr(ct Is now being strikingly demonstrated' by the attendance each morning or owners and trainers with \ht, ar « es - A, conservative estimate is that there arc now no fewer than 20 horses, due to race during the suninuTr receiving their preparation "on umcSSm' Among,those nqiiced recently were:—GlenKrs2ht tiMn*Z? r) '• H co Abbe y and s »ont Knignt (J. McSvKeoney); Irene Bruce (W ■«H n ßavW^fT , »' J, ? Watcfl ' Gcn^a ana vs av u (C. Whale); Great Kun Star or the East, a three-year-old Ouin\bbpv Q Ihapuna gelding, mid a Potoa—st Amanl marc A. McArihur) • Red roniot % {hi™; lth tho oxcepuon■ or tw» all Hie owners are residents pf M^tam^?a-