RACING NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 259, 2 November 1925, Page 14

RACING NEWS.

STABLE AND TRACK GOSSIP. FIXTURE.; FOR THE 1925-26 SEASON. RACING. November 4 —Birrhwood Hunt Ciub. November 7, l)— Auckland Racing Club. November 7. ii, 11, i-i—Canterbury Jockey Club. November i_, 16—Waikato Racing Club. November 18—Ashhurst-Pohangina Racing Club. November 18. 10—winton Jockey Club. November 22—Levin Racing Club. November 20, 28 —South Canterbury Jockey Club. November 28, 30 —Taknpuna Jockey Club. November 28, 30—Feilding Jockey Club. TROTTING. November 10, 12, 13— N.Z. Metropolitan ! Trotting Club. ] November 20, 21 —Nelson Trotting Club. I November 21, 2",—Otahuhu Trotting Club. November 27, 28, or December .-, o— Forbury Park Trotting Club. •fudging by the way Remembrance, the three-year-old Derby colt, being prepared by W. Orange, is acting, there is not much chance of him taking his place in the classic event at Christmas. Single Mint, which is engaged in the Great Northern Trotting Derby, is a very promising sort. He can go very fast quarters, and better still, is solid, and it would be almost impossible to make him break when strapped up. N. Cunningham worked Wrigley out at a useful pace on Saturday afternoon. The Spearmint gelding is looking well, but be is -a big-topped fellow, and if the tracks keep consistently hard it may be difficult for his trainer to keep him on his feet. A. G. Lee took his maiden trotter Colonel Thorpe to Te Aroha, and was quietly confident the son of Our Thorpe and Lady Natalie would go well. In the race Colonel Thorpe would do nothing right and he gave a wretched display of straight out trotting. Peter McDonald was made favourite in each of his two starts at Te Aroha, but the money did not make any difference to bis chance, and, though lie ran into a place each time, he left his feet too often to win outright. Trotters want to be solid to be entrusted with good money these days. Automaton seems to have gone on the right way since she won the Nursery Handicap at th. Avondale meeting, for fihe finished second to her stable companion, Ngawati, at Gisborne on Saturday. Automaton is engaged in the Welcome Stakes at Ellerslie next Saturday. She is a full sister to Automne. The Messrs. Newdick Bros, have a team of five horses in work, but they only had Grey Peter racing at the Te Aroha meeting. The Grey gelding is ■very well, and in the Hot Springs Handicap he conceded starts ranging up to 84 yards in a mile and a half and had the race won two furlongs from home. Reliance was finishing on very well in the Te Aroha Trotting Cup, and had ho gone right in the first half-mile he would certainly have been much nearer the winner. R. Hall has worked a wonderful improvement in the Gold Bell gelding during the twelve months or so he has had him, and he should win more races with the gelding. Buz Buz won the Te Aroha Cup nicely, and from start to finish the Australian-bred mare went an even race for S. August. Towards the end of last season the daughter of Charming Bells reached the top of her form and won several races, and she- has begun this season well, having won at the Wellington Trotting Club's meeting and also at Te Aroha on Saturday. Southern writers have always had a good word for the pacer Black' Admiral, and their judgment was borne out during the past few days. Tlie geldinowon a big handicap at the Greymouth meeting, and on Saturday scored again at the Timaru fixture. "He went 4.30 1-5, and as he won comfortably by three lengths lie could no doubt have qualified for the New Zealand Trotting Cup had he been driven right out. Romantic, a three-year-old by Romeo, owned by Mr. H. Friedlander, has been going along all right in bis work at Ellerslie, and it looks as though he may run prominently this season. He was started on thirteen occasions last season, but only ran into a place on one occasion, when he finished second to Hyde Park in the A.R.C. Musket Stakes. Those behind him included The .Thorn, King's Speech, Le Choucas, and Merry Damon. After being off the scene for a lon°time, Oruarangi, one of the best of our pacers a couple of years ago, made a re-appearance at the Te Aroha meeting. He was started in the Cup and in the middle stages of tlie race was showing all his old dash. However, le stopped before the last quarter came to be undertaken, but he went sufficiently well to suggest that when thoroughly tuned up, he may pick up 'a good stake. It was always rumoured that Black Pearl could muster up a fine turn of speed, but in her races last season the Hal Zolock mare proved very erratic on the mark and would not start ritrht. At Te Aroha on Saturday she happened to jump straight into her straps, and foing off at a great pace, she must have een nearly 70 yards in front of tbe field at one stage. W. Willetts just had to sit on her and let her run alone to win as she liked. Just what trial a maiden would have to run to be backed as a certainty at a trotting meeting these days, is hard to determine. Dillon Huon, which is practically a maiden, in his final workout at Epsom, went a mile and a-quarter in 2.46, or 2.13 to the mile, and yet. handicapped at Te Aroha on a 2.29 mark, he was beaten into second place. Of course. the track at Epsom and the course at Te Aroha are totally different, but even bo a maiden responsible for a trial like that of Dillon Huon would be considered unbeatable. The Te Aroha Trotting Club's meeting on Saturday was a great success, despite the fact that the fields were in some cases on the small side. Last year the meeting was held in March, and the weather waa not too favourable, but on Saturday the conditions were ideal, and attracted a much bigger attendance Everybody was well provided with money, and, with two races to go, the totalisator receipts were the equal of the total amount handled at the meeting last year, when there were seven eventa on the programme. The increase at the conclusion of the racing on Satur«laj* was-f OSOS-

The trotter Chesscy is being given steady work at Epsom. The chestnut came across from Australia some time back, but he has not been raced much. Musketoon, which heads the handicap for the Mitchelson Cup, went a good round on the course proper at Ellerslie on Saturday morning. He was accompanied by Star Eanger, and both finished on terms. Cocoanut, which is in the Gordon Handicap, showed some speed at the recent Wellington meeting when she ran second to Birthmark in the October Handicap. Cocoanut is engaged at the Ellerslie meeting. Royal Tea, which is in tlie Welcome Stakes at Ellerslie on Saturday, lias yet to make his appearance in public. He is by Tea Tray, and is a fine looking colt, of whom good things are expected. He was not started in the Avondale Stakes , owing to the going, but since then has gone on the right way. | I Finelli, with 7.13, appears to be nicely placed in the Shorts Handicap at Ellers- . lie on Saturday. She is a great beginner and can go fast. She won twice with I this impost last season—the President's I Handicap at Avondale, beating, among others, Royal Blood and King Merv, and j the Waihou Handicap at Te Aroha, those behind her including Iyng Merv, Broadwood, Pavo, and Dan Quin. If she is in her best form she will be in demand. Rampion, the half-brother to the locally owned Royal Present, is a good colt, for he has started twice in Australia for as many wins. He annexed the Breeders' Plate at Randwick at the recent A.J.C. meeting, and then went on to Flemington to take the Maribyrnong i Flate on Saturday. He is in the Mimosa I Stakes, six furlongs, to be run on Thursday, and in view of his two successes will have to put up 141b penalty ii started. This will bring his weight to 9.10. Manfred is a great colt, and his latest success iv the V.R.C. Derby makes him one of the few to win the two Derbies. Among them during recent years were Sylvanite, Poseidon, Mountain King, Prince Foote, Beragoon, Biplane, Richmond Main (which dead-heated with Artilleryman in the A.J.C. Derby), and Salitros. His victories as a two-year-old included the A.J.C. Sires' Produce Stakes and the Champagne Stakes. This season he has won the Three-year-old Handicap at Flemington, and after being left badly in the Heatherlie Handicap at Caulfield, annexed that event. In the A.J.C. Derby he again stood on the mark, losing 100 yards, but won by a length and a-half. The Caulfield Guineas resulted in him refusing to go away at all, and he took no part in- the race. He however won the Cox Plate at M'oonee Valley, and added the Derby to his credit on Saturday. His next outing will be in the Melbourne Cup to-morrow, in which he has 7.8, and has drawn No. 1 position (on the rails). In the circumstances he is sure to be well supported. The race has been won several times by a three-year-old, and included among them was Sasanoff.

THE TIMARU MEETING.

BLACK ADMIRAL WINS. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) TIMARU, Saturday. The Timaru Trotting Club's spring meeting was held to-day under favourable weather conditions. There was a large attendance, and the track was in excellent condition. Results of the later events are as follows :— PRESIDENT'S HANDICAP. Two miles. Black Admiral, 12yds 1 Royal Chance, limit 2 Countryman, 12yds 3 Also started : Queen's Own. Talent, Golden Devon. Donside. Harold Burwootl. Won by three lengths. Time, 4.30 1-5. LEVELS HANDICAP. One mile and a-half. Erin Logan, 24yds 1 Granite City, 24yds 2 Edith Chimes, 24yds ' 3 Also started: Mary Gallndo, Binscarth, Crusader, Dumas, Kibiringi, Four Bells, Prince Swithin, Morning Glow, High Jinks. Won by two lengths. WAIMATE HANDICAP. Two miles. Kelman. limit l Duke Bingen, 60yds 2 Charles Dixie, limit 3 Also started: Real the Great, Burnie, Johnnie Bells, Delville Wood. Won by three lengths. Time, 4.47. PAREORA HANDICAP. One mile and a-quarter. Nantwich, 24yds 1 Royal Chance, 60yds 2 Becky Logan, limit ...; -.. 3 Also started : Great Epsom, Pattie Alto, Ratana, Bruce, Ivy Audubon, Calmness, Lincoln Huon, Pointalena. Irish Whispers. Won by two lengths. Time, 3.50 2-5. SALISBURY HANDICAP. Two miles. Trenand, 12yds 1 Rapier, limit 2 Blue Star. 24yds 3 Also started: Plywood, Cardinal Logan, Kate Thorpe, Crusader, Newcourt, Woodlass, Bright Bell, Jim Logan, Choubra. Won by a head. Time, 4.30 2-5. FAREWELL HANDICAP. One mile. Awamoa. limit 1 Rebel, limit o Irish Whispers, 36yds 3

Also started : Glenaray, Henry Tracy, Ella Locanda, Morning Glow, Glen Farg, Schoolmate, Marvin Mac, Rarebell Direct. Won by two lengths. Time, 2.17 1-5.

POVERTY BAY TURF CLUB. •SCOTCH MIXTURE WINS. (By Telegraph.— Press Association.) GISBORNE, Saturday. The Poverty Bay Turf Club's spring meeting was concluded to-day in fine weather. The going was good. The totalisator investments amounted to £15,473, which gave a grand total of £ 28.204 for the meeting, compared with £31,945 last year, a decrease of £3741. The following are the results of the later events:— MAKARAKA HANDICAP. One mile. I—Scotch1 —Scotch Mixture, 9.5 (B. Morris) . . 1 2 —Chaplin, 5.6 2 3—Barrier, S.B 3 Also started: (5) Highway, (4) Startle. Won by a neck, a simitar distance between second and third. Time, 1.42. MAIDEN HACK HANDICAP. Six furlongs. 2—Polar, 8.5 (R. Reed) 1 I—.Teanette. 8.0 2 7—Three Kings, 8.3 3 Also started : Evensong. Gold Streak, Scottish King, Merry Flier, Flying Phantom, Peril, Radio. Vivo, Night Gambler, Red Autumn, Cymbeline. Won by a head, similar margin between second and third. Time, 1.16. WAIKANAE HANDICAP. Six furlongs. I—Nancy Lee, 9.12 (J. Barry) ...... l 3—Mark Over, 7.0 2 3 —Manutai, 7.2 3 Only three atarted. Won by half a length. Time, 1.16. WAIMATA HACK HANDICAP. Seven furlongs. s—Serenade, 7.0 (P. Mcllroy) .... l 3—Princess Nata, 7.0 . _ 2—Blue Jay, 8.9 *" * 3 Also started: (4) Pita, (1) Cohesion, (1) Our Day, (b) Cymbeline. Won by a head, half a head between second and third Time, 1.29. FAREWELL HANDICAP. Sis furlongs and a-half. I—Princess Ronnie, 8.5 (Wiggins) . 1 3 —Waioeka Jack, 8.0 2 2 —Heather Sprig, 9.9 ~ \ 3 Also started: (5) Sophia, (4) Night Gambler. Won by two lengths. Time, 1.22.