RACING NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 15, 19 January 1926, Page 9

RACING NEWS.

STABLE AND TRACK GOSSIP.

(By WHALEBONE.)

fIXTURES FOR THE 1925-26 SEASON SS 23 30—rakapuna J.C. LSruarv 11- 13— Poverty Bay Turf C. ffiary is! 15—Rotorua R.C. fffiry IS—Toioji Bay J.C. wiruary 18, 20—Wanerinui J.C. fjruary 20— ranterßury J.C. fSruary 24. 25—Oore R.C.

OSWERS 10 CORRESPONDENTS.

tfIGER (Grey Lynn).— ln horse breedju<r the relationship is counted from tie dam, not the sire. Thus two foals from the same mare are related, but two foal 3by the same sire from, different mares are not considered as related. You are right in both your contentions, and win the wager.

J. Buchanan is handling a two-year-M gelding by Catmint from Merry Roe. Lady Cavendish won the Stakes last year, and she i≤ engaged again to-mor-roW. Though True Blood was left in the Wellington Staked he was not sent to Wellington. Boseday has been Lightly blistered, jjid will be taken up again after the Wellington meeting. A. Driscoll will ride Ma Boughal and joine oi W. Donaldson's team at the Bay of Islands meeting. Prettjinan, which has been off the ICjne for some time, is now back on the tricks at Ellerslie again. Two-year-olds have won the Wellington Stakes during the last three sea50ns. Limited appears to be the best of that age included in. to-morrow's race. W. Eayner was to take Mask, The Horn, Anklet and Deluge to Trentham. ill four are stated to be in splendid fettle and are expected to run well in tieii engagements. Vaninnia, the brother to Te Kawa, was stepped out over three furlongs it Wanganui last week, and he covered the distance in good style. Hβ is engaged at the Foxton meeting. fiet Sail, which is in the Telegraph jDudic&p at Trentham to-morrow, has iieen performing well in the south in ipriifc races, and she will not lack friends in her engagements at Trentham. Mosaic is in the Apprentices' Plate at Wellington to-morrow, with 7.7, and he Is sure to have some friende after his rariig in the Auckland district this IMon,. Mr. ; W. J. Wilson has leased a four-year-old gelding called Bighi, by Thurnkm—Tiresome, and a three-year-old filly by Some Boy Isingurcb. to Mr. J. T. Young, Te Aroha. Neither of them Ma yet raced. Economist and Modern appear to have been performing well in the south, and. they will have some friends in tie Anniversary Handicap at Trentham to-morrow. Tommy Dodd, which heads tie 'list in this event, is also useful. Ten yearlings from the Koatanui Stud ere to heboid by auction at Wanganui oa February 19, the day between the racing dates of the Wanganui Cup meeting. Five are by Limond, four by Absurd, and one by Harrow, Among F. Tilley's team at Trentham this week will be Tamatete, Ohui, Limited and Enthusiasm. Followers of this stable are sanguine concerning Enthusiasm's chance in the Cup, while Tamatete and Limited are expected to perform well in their engagements. _ The Thorn and Deluge had an interesting gallop at Wanganui the other morning over five furlongs, The Thorn apparently holding his companion safely at tie end in 1.1 3-5. He has only got to repeat that gallop to be hard to- dispose oi in the Wellington Stakes to-morrow. .The Wellington Stakes will be decided to-morrow, and it looks a3 though Kay Cavendish will go out favourite. NiriiSonpoop, which showed up at the Auckland meeting, is said to have been galloping brilliantly at Trentham, and he, Limited* and The Thorn, which won at Ellerslie, may be most fancied of the Offlers. There was some schooling , over hurdles at Ellerslie this morning. Mangapiko (E. Stanway) jumped two pony hurdles and Mjg hurdle well. Praiseworthy (Regan) periormed well over a couple of obstacles. *&ile Kamehameha (Rowel went over. four nicely. Some Bother and Finmack jumped ten hurdles, but they did not have any pace on. except over the last two. Xgatea negotiated four hurdles well.

The Wellington Cup comes up for decision to-morrow. Te Monanui, which 18 now at the head of the handicap, is jj°t set an impossible task to win with "•1, though it is a burden that has not been carried to victory since Achilles w °n in 1907 w jth 9.4. Listening Post, *!th 9.0, has been racing well in the South, and has shown previously that w can go a mile and a-half. Grand won the Marton Cup, one mile a-quarter. and is nicely placed with ■ 8 - Royal Divorce has yet to show to over a mile and a-lialr, while ran second in the Manawatu a p on Boxing Day. Surveyor won th\ j- T «nt last year with B.S, and this year "W8.2. He annexed the Goldfields"Cup on Saturday. Star Strangrer is a ?°od three-year-old, while Clarinda was Ba ccessful in the Manawatu Cup last dentil. Of those lower down Star finger and Gala Day read the best, l> Monanui, Listening Post Star Scanner may be the elect VJl en the machine closes'.