RACING NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 65, 18 March 1925, Page 10

RACING NEWS.

TRACK AND STABLE GOSSIP. (By "VYHALEBONE.) FIXTURES FOR THE 1925 SEASON. March 19—Walmate n.C. Marcil 20, 21—Hangitikei R.C. Marcli 2 I —Bay or Plenty J.C. March si, 23—Oamaru J.C. March 25— Otatitau K.C. Marcn 2C, 28—Wellington R.C. -March 28—Matainam R.C March 28—Amberley H.C. April 1, 2—.Manawulu n.C. April i, 2—Southland n.C. April 4—Hororata R.C. April A, o—Wostporto—Wostport J.C. April 11—Tuapelsa County J.C. April 11, 13—Auckland H.c. April 11, 13—Fellding J.C. April 11, i:i—riivorloii R.C. April ii, 13—Walrarapa n.c. April 13—Heaurnont H.C. April 13 —iiuniaiu R.C. April 13—Waipulcuiau J.C. April 13, li—Canterbury J.C. April is—Westlancl R.C. April IS—Uroymouth J.C. April 18, 20—Avondalo J.C. April 2l'—Reel'ioii J.C. May 1, 2 —Marlftoroug-U R.C. May 1, 3—South Canterbury J.C. May 8, 9 —llawke's Bay J.C. May u—Amberley R.C. May 13, 14 —Eginont R.C. May 16 Canterbury R.C. May 21, 23—Wanganul J.c. June 3, 4, o—Dunediii0 —Dunediii J.C. June 3, 4 —Otakl-Maorl n.c. Juno 3, 0, B—Auckland U.C. June 19, 20—Napier lark R.C. June 20—Brackenileld Hunt Club. June 24, 2 s—Hawke's Hay J.C. June 20, 27—Ashburton County R.C. June 27—Hawke's Ray Hunt club. July S, 11—Wellington R.C. July 18 —South Canterbury Hunt Club. July 23 —Waimatc District Hunt Club. \ July 23. 25—Glsborne R.C '■ I Musketoon, which has been having , a short let up, is Lack atrain on the tracKs at Ellerslio, and looks well. I Golden Krist, a two-year-old by Nassau —Spangle, owned by Mr. C-. L. Stead, was i anions those engaged at Paerou, but railed ! to show up. ] I Kalkahu made his llrst appearance over | hurdles at the I'aeroa meeting , , and finished j second to Luriillent. Kallvitlui is a pro- j raising- candidate lor hurdle honours. The Hamilton Racing , Club, who were granted an extra two days this season, will hold a meeting , at Tβ Rapa on April SO and 30. The stakes will total £3501). Aberfcldy, which won a two-year-old event, at Takapuna, has since railed to show up prominently. lie was never dangerous in his engagements at I'aeroa. Lucullent Is more than useful over the " sticks." lie won a double at Te Kulti, and, going on to I'aeroa, ran llrst and rourth in his two engagements. He is good al a mile and a-hair. Prince RuTus, by the way he finished [ at Paeroa, should not be long in showing , j to better advantage. . This (jelrtlng raced well over the sticks last season, his wins including , - the Century Hurdle Race al Wanpanul. J. Williamson does not seem to have j much luck with his team just at present.! He took Loyal Irish, Archibald, and Wlilzuro to Ohlnemurl, but railed to land a stake. They were not started on the second day. , . Knig-hthood would have been much closer up in the .second hurdle race at Paeroa If he had not hit the last fence very hard, nearly putting , hjs jockey (Watson , ) out of the saddle. , THe latter made a good recovery. i I Connemara possesses a rair amount or j speed, and should do well at hurdling If not rushed at her fences. At Pjaeroa on Saturday she went oil' at a great bat, but had too much pace on at the third hurdle, which brought her to grief. Tall Timber, which won the Maiden Plate at Tβ Aroha, was started twice at tins I'aeroa meeting, llnishing second and third respectively!-. Tall Timber, which is by Hymettus—«ed Pino, looks as, though h'c is going , to be useful In hack Company. j Golden Bubble displayed some or his old time form at I'aeroa yesterday, when he won the St. Patrick's Handicap. Getting out smartly, he led all the way, scoring , by a length. This fi-elrtinir was the llrst Absurd to race, and he is rioiv eight years old. ...--. ■ — - ' | Glenotus was inclined to shirk his task at the second fence or the double at Paeroa yesterday, but otherwise he ] jumped well, winning nicely by a long-th at the finish. Glenotus should show up prominently in some ol" his engagements ' during , the winter. . Gay Comet is a useful hack. He has' b'cen racing- most consistently at country meeting.? this season. On the first day at l'neroa lie was beaten by a head by. Royal Form, but won very nicely on the second clay. Gay Cornel will do better in more select company. I Matinee ran two good races at tho ' Oliinemuri meeting , , finishing second to Tresillian in the Cup, and winning , the Paeroa Handicap yesterday.. In the latter event he drew Tin. l position, and was a : very hot favourite. However, he hopped. out smartly, and was never headed. ■ Desert Glow is a very useful sort, lie has plenty of pace, and seems to race well in we.Her events. At I'aeroa yesterday. arter he had allowed Gold Jacket and Forest Gold to malco the pace for most, of the journey, he put in a run on the out- : side, and won easily at the finish. Royal Form, sinro winning at Takapuna, ' has pone on the riprht way. At Pneroi he j won the Kom.iti Hack Handicap by a heart. ! He and Gay Cnmot lvul a treat battle rlown ' the Straight, but-Royal Form stuck to his task well, and Just squeezed home. He seems to be tho making of a good hack, i Gold .Taclcet showed un prominently in the Ohine.muri Cun. eventually finishing , third. On this showing , -he was. thought to have- a good change in tho Welier Handican yesterday, anil, thontrh he was always handy, he had to go under to Desert Glow. Gold Jacket will be heard of again. Air Oueen is running well in her two-year-old engagements, piie finished third on the first day of the Ohfnemuri mnetiiiK-, end yesterday she was paetlv the frost or those "which were saddled nn against, Merry Dnmon. Air Qnenn should ho. a ' useful sprinter with a little more expertonce. Merry Damon was started in a couple i or events at t*ie Ohlnemuri ' moettni?. In tho flvo fnrlonsrs on tho first day tiip son of Pnivrlamon was iust beaten ny King T.u. after putting in a great nnlMiine effort, in Hie straight. Yesterday, with 10.0. Merry r>amon was rmrio n very warni favourito. hut onco the strnisr'nt Vfii reached, the issue was never in doubt. | Peter Maxwell was little fancied In tho ' Netherton Welter at Paeroa on Saturday, nnd, arter a great race with Recent down the straight. Peter Maxwell got fie decision by hair n length. Yesterday ho was made rourth favourite Tor the Handican, but he seemed to run very wide at the turns, while hn was <ilßar.noinf.ocl in l?^ t t0 get up 0,1 ,Ile >™We in the' B. Rosen, the Australian ligot-weigHt, who came to the Dominion last season art took up his residence in Auckland, is riding very well Just now, and he occupies a prominent position in the winnin? jockeys' list. At the Ohinemuri meetinghe had ten mounts, winning four races being , second in throe, and third twice' His best performance was yesterday when he rorie three successive winners—Merry Damoh, Matinee, and King Pot. " Marble Town ran well on the first day of the Ohinemuri meeting, after getting none the best or matters in the ear'v stages. On this performance he was solidly supported by the public, for the Miners' Hack Handican yesterday and just failed to get the chier portion or the prize by three-quarters of a length. Marble-. Town is a four-year-old fitly ) 5 v Archiestown —Lady Marble, and is one of F. Stemiing's team. King Abbey was given a couple of outings over steeples at the Ohinemuri ing. He contested the, hurdle race each j day, and later took on the cross-country event. On both days, though he did not win. he showed His usual dash or pace, leading Tor more than three-quarters or the Journey. He can jump the big fences well, and should bo hard to dispose or in some of the smaller steeplechases during , tho winter. Snake, from tho same,stable, was tried over tho steeples on the first day, but fell. '■' j

I Explorer won the hurdle race at Paeroa I yesterday, and this Is his llrst success ■ since ho scored at tlio corresponding moet--1 ine last year. ■ " Town DanK was started in the Ohinemuri Cup on Saturday, but at no stag-e' <>f the. race did he look like a winner. Hβ seemed a bit sore when he went out to contest the race. Hard tracks do not suit tlie son or Archiestown, I Abbey Dell was" comparatively little ! fancied for the Paeroa Handicap af the Ohinemuri meeting: yesterday. She was always well placed, finishing- second. She, however, had no chance with Matinee which won easily at the rinlsh. There was a rather , peculiar happeningin connection with tho totallsator invest-

merits on tile last race at I'aeroa yesterday. Desert Glow and finlcl Jacket, tlie public fancies, each carried I<i97 tickets, and they finished llrst and second. ■ Dan Qiiin seems to have gone oIT recently, lor he has railed on several occasions to produce the good form lie showed in the spring, lie was g-iven two outinsrn ' ai Paeroa, the second one being- in a mlie yesterday. lie ran prominently for a i while, but then raded out, finishing well ' out or a place. Tresillinn won the Ohinrrnuri Cup at Pacroa like a g-ood one on Saturday. The son of Tressady g-ot away well, and was never further back than fourth position. Across the top he. moved up to Matinee, and, quickly settling the latter in the straight, went on to win easily by a length I slid a-hall". TrcslHian Is cornins alone? well, and will be hard to dispose of in ! ' more select company. THE OHINEMURI MEETING. The annual meeting: or the onincmuri i Jockey Club was concluded yesterday, and altoyvtiier tlie fixture was a most succes»sI nil one, the racing- being- good throughout, i and - tlie. totalizator showing a (rood I I increase. The course has Seen lmproveU : I considerably since the previous meeting, snd the. alteration.-: wore Hilly appreciato-l j ,by tlie public. The secretary, Mr. 11. ) I Poland, M.1 , ., had all the arrangements in I jxeeilent order, and Is to be congratulated on tue success which atlended his efforts. j BAY OF PLENTY MEETING. Tlie Bay or Plenty Jockey Club Will ; hold their annual race meeting- at Tau-rang-a next Saturday. Good acceptances 1 have been received, and the. races should be most Interesting:. Tlie s.s. Matangl will loave Auckland at (J.;;o p.m. on I'riday for Tauransra, arriving hack on Sun- : I day. Excursion fares will be issued. [ THE AUCKLAND CLUB. General entries for the autumn meet- ! ' Ing of the. Auckland Racing Club close at! r> p.m. on Friday with the secretary. At th.; same time lorleils are due in con- , nection with the Great Northern Cham- . paglic Slakes, Great .Northern St. Leger. ! and Great .Northern Oaks.