RACING NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 53, 4 March 1926, Page 13

RACING NEWS.

STABLE AND TRACK GOSSIP. (By WHALEBONE.) FIXTURES. March 3. 4—Dannevirke R.C. March 3. 6—Nelson J C Uarcli G—Banks Peninsula R.C. March 6—Matamata U.C. Uareh 10—Opotiki J.C. E. Stanway will be on West Abbey if started at the Matamata meeting. Holymond has "oeen turned out for a spell. After the Te Aroha meeting she became sore. The Nassau gelding Golden Krist, formerly trained by \V. Stone, is now under the charge of C. Coleman at Ellerslie. The hurdler Kaikahu, says '"Argus," which showed fair form as a hurdler last 'fiison, i.~ now doinjr duty as a ha'.-k. He will later be put into work in view of winter engagements. Mr. C. M. Emanuel. the owner of Royal Tea. leaves for Sydney to-mor-row. Royal Tea is to start in the two-year-old handicap at Rosehill on Saturday, in which he has been weighted at 7.6. Hypnotic, a youngster owned by Mr. W. G. Stead, snowed promise at Woodville recently, and yesterday at Dannevirke he dead-heated with Decoy Bird in the Maiden Plate. He is a three-year-old gelding by Absurd. The steeplechaser Erie is to have a race this month in the Opunake Cup, so is looks as if she was well on the way to being ready to show her beat fcrra in jumping events at the early meetings during the winter campaign. Epistle has been racing well this seaKi.n, anil yfster.iay at iJannevirke siie added anot'er -r.ike to lut credit. She is by Polvdamon —Communique, and in her ten starts this reason has won seven race?, and been second on another occasion. The yearling by Paladin from the imported mare Persian Lilac (darn of Kukume) has been broken in by T. H. Gillert. who now has the youngster aa a visitor to the tracks. He was purchased by Mr. J. S. Barrett in November for ioO guineas, and looks a likely sort. Mr. A. B. Williams" horses are prettyfit just now, judging by the way they performed at Dannevirke yesterday. Decoy Bird dead-heated with Hypnotic tor first place. Mimetic was second to Epistle, Gauntlet occupied a similar position in the Cup, and Tuahine was runner-up to Willow Wai in the Rakaiatai Handicap, while My Hobby won the Makirikiri Handicap. "Ingoa Pai' , writes as follows: —The Maori" names often given to horses are singularly inappropriate, and for this reason I "should like to congratulate Mr. F. D. Jones upon the name given to his Saxby—Sopra gelding (Reo Nui), Sopra meaning high voice, ami Reo Nui meaning big or great voice. It is to be hoped "other owners will follow his excellent example In nomenclature. There i≤ some interesting history attached to Johnny Faa, the sire of Income's dam. He was sold in ISSS as a yearling in the Dunedin saleyards at Iβ guineas, and as a fine, well-grown, good-looking and stoutly-bred youngster really went Tor a song (writes "Sentinel He was got by Trefoil from La Bohemienne by Casivelaunus (son of the Derby winner Caractaeus) from Remnant, by Caledon —Giana. by Sir Hercules. La Bohemienne belonged to the Gipsy family founded by the mare of that name, and foaled in New South Wales in 1840. Manton, Gipsy King, Canard. Coeur de Lion and St. Crispin were amongst the best known of the Gipsy tribe. Gitana. the dam of I Remnant, also threw Calumny to Tra'dueer. Calumny won the Xewmarket Handicap of 1875, and her stable-mate Lurline won the Australian Cup run at the same meeting. Lurline won the Dunedin Cup in 1874. Trefoil, the sire of Johnny Faa. was got by King of Clubs from Forget-me-not, the dam of Mikado 11, Lady Zetland, and Lord [Zetland, a brother to King Cole, the ] sire of Nelson. Johnny Faa first apIpeared on the turf when he won the two principal events run at the Taieri Amateur Turf Club's meeting of He had a hip down, and after passing , through the late Mr. H. Goodman's

Btable was sold to Mr. G. Smith, who was a -well-known cueist of the day. For Mr. Smith Johnny Faa won several races, and was then sold to a West Coast owner, who raced hitp in that part of the world for several seasons, and always kept on picking up races. It will be seen from the above that Johnny Faa was a stoutly bred horse, and if granted a proper chance at the stud might have founded a strong line. King of Clubs, the sire of Trefoil, was got by Ace of Clubs (a son of Stockwell) from the Harkaway mare Irish Queen. Harkaway got King Tom, who in turn sired St. Angela, the dam of St. Simon. King Tom was also the sire of King Cole, whose dam, Qui Vive, was sister to Vedette, the sire of Galopin and grandsire of St Simon. It will be seen that pioneers of bloodstock breeding in the southern hemisphere were on the right track with their early importations, but unfortunately their good work in the way of foundation blood was neglected, only to see tlie revival of the same lines through a different source many years afterwards. FRANKLIN RACING CLUB. The Franklin Racing Club's annual meeting will be held at Fukekohe on Saturday, March 27, and a most attractive programme has been drawn up. The chief event is the Franklin Cup, of 300 soys, one mile and a quarter, and a cup. value oOgns. presented by Messrs. Roul&ton Bros. The other items are: — Bombay Handicap, of 125sovs, six furlongs : Jumpers" Flat Race, of 150sova, one mile and five furlongs; Buckland Hack Handicap. of seven furlongs: Waiuku Hack Welter, of 125so Vβ, seven furlongs; Tuakan Flying Handicap, of 200sovs. six furlongs; Ramarama Hack Handicap, of 125a0v«. five furlongs: Pukeko'ne Handicap, of 200eovs. seven furlong-. Nominations close with the secretary, Mr. A. P. Daysh. Pukekohe, or Mr. A. -I. Farquahar. secretary of tho Avondale Jockey Club, at o p.m. to-morrow. DANNEVIREE MEETING. OTA WINS THE CtT. lily Teleernph. — Press Association. , ) liAXNT.VIEKE. Wednesday. At tho Dannevirkp Racine Club's autumn mpoflna tn-dny the totalisator Investments totalled £1"5.743. compared with 5116.751 for the same day last year. Results: — MAIDEN PLATE. I —Hypnotic (R. McTavishi •_' —Decoy Bird ( R. Reed j * '•i —Logic" 3 •Drad heat. Also starred: (4i Hin<-kapua. f4l Brapman. (6) Delsarto. <3i Windy Nlpht. The third horse was a. length away. Time, 1.14 3-5. PRESIDENTS , HANDICAP. 4—Epistle (E. Punn i 1 6—Mimptic - 3 —Merry Jest '■'■ Also started: (Ot Lucius, (8) Papaponaa, (1) Polyphemus, (i>) Koodoo, (2) Arche.-n. (8) Standard. (10) Tongatotoa, (11) Treadwell. Won by a length. .Time. 1.13 2-5. TAHORAITB HACK WELTER. f>—Piuthair (T. Green) 1 3—wilmon-ana * 2—lmitation M Also started: (11 Indian Sage, (4) Bank Draft. (Gl The Rogue. Won by half a length. Time, 1.28. DAXNEVIRKE Cl'P. 2—Opa (N. Trillo l 1 | i —Gauntlet j>' 'J —Sanctuary ■■ : * AUo started: (31 Martulla. (1) Kilbronsyth. <3> Star Ranger. (6| MuUitour. (8) Son 0' Mine, dOl De Luxp. (7) Fllette. A length separatPd the placed horses. Time, L'.T 2-n. ORINfil HACK HANDICAP. 2—Royal Damon (N. P. Johnston) .... 1 B—Buntfleer - 7—Merry Imp d Also startpd : 14l Minstrel Boy. (ll Nn.stori, (5) Cherry Pie, (9) Sole Mio. (101 Rippling. (6) Idanoe, (81 Seakist. (11l Hakuwai. Won easily by a length. Time. 60 3-3s. RAKAIATAI WELTER. 4—Willow Wai (J. Barry i 1 3 —Tuahine I—Archeen1 —Archeen •> Also started: <7| Gaze. (0) Battle Kniglu. Isi Clandhu. (2) Wristlet. Won by a head, n neck betwen second and third. Tinip. 1.28. MAKIRIKIRI WELTER. I—My Hobby (R. Reed) 1 2—Othon Jj s—Buiterscotch5 —Buiterscotch 3 Also started: (4) Sarty. (10) Charleston. (6) Desert Knight, (7) Revel, (9) Strongholt. (8) Inue, (3) Royal Mint. Heads separated the placed horses. Time, 1.29. AUSTRALIAN RACING. MELBOURNE. March :'.. •T Piko has arrived. He la to ride The Hawk in tli" Lloyd Stakes. OS. YonnK -n-ill ride The Night Patrol and 11. Cairns will bp on Heroic. Pilii"winkip Is eniragcd in the Oorernor's Plate to-morrow —(A. and N.Z. Cable.)

OTATJTATJ MEETING. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) IJfYES-CABGILL, "Wednesday. The Otautau Bacing Club'e annual meeting tras held to-day in good weather. The totallsator handled £9676 10/, as against !£9400 last year. Results axe: — CROWX STAKES. I—*Solzia—A. E. Didham 1 3 —Schottische - - —Spearmaid '■> Also started: (31 Glenham (coupled with Sohottische). Ml King Cup. (8) Blavas.,o, <V> Jolly Fellow, (Ti Lady Balboa. (3) Strai linaver. (6) Swim Ashore. Won by three lengths. Time, 1.18. BAYSWATEB TROT. 6—Lelth Chimes— J. Langford 1 I—Liberal '■! 2—Ballln Lad ■'> Also started: (ISi Amazon, (4) Lady Freeman, (Ql Lojraehete. IIJJi Maeanacaie, (10) Wee Spark. (8) Kerrwood Bell. 1") Our .Srar. (5) l'ostinark. (3) Dixie Dillou, 111) Nivnhone. Won by three lengths. Time, 3.42. OTACTAC 'CUP. 6—Tommy Dx>A\\ — J. Andrews 1 I—flerania! U ■I —Full Swing •'! Also atarterl: \.7i Rarenua, >4i Tli» Cheat. (~i Kilfane, (5) Frnnraise, i'.)i Coiintersrroke, (Si Ftight. Wun br a head. Time. 2.11. RIXGWAV HACK HANDICAP. 4—.Srhottisfhe—L. J. Ellis 1 6—Spenrniaid 2 7—<:ioth«lile :: Also wtarted: <."!> B'.ue Dragoon. i2i Bonnie Ollvp. (li Kins Balboa. ■■!! Rippling I»ikt>. i.«i French Belle. Won by a neck. Time. 1.4 2-5. OTACTAT! STEEPLECHASK. 2—Karanga—L. E. Smith 1 7 "J 3—Mettle Drift :', Alao started: (Ci I'nrlo Bob. (1 i Cassels. fSi Kiplins. 11<>) Mazanr.i. 1 o> Flag l.ieurenant. <4) Scamp, c>) Blazins I.lcht. i"Ji N;artira. AVon by a length and a half. Time. 5.30. WALLACE TROT HANDICAI , . o—Wee SparK—H. Burrows 1 2—Coy Bells -J 3—Peterrilie :s starred: (18l Dovpdalp. (loi Oenrsett<», (Hi F-eetriiin. l3i Midnight Bells, ill Mornlnsr Chimes. i7> Koils. i4i T.aily 7At:\. <1U Young Tom. ilin Kerrwoo.l 8.-11. m Dixie Dillon. i7> Siwwrap. ft 2) Moor I'lilmes. Won liv a li'nirth and a half. Time. .1.4." 3-O. STR.\Tii>rnrti-: hack riAXDiCAi". a—Jiirk o" Lantern—A. S. Kills 1 .) —Kins Cup •' 4—Navy ■,„ ;; Also warred: ill Ilmi] Pie, i-'i Kippllnir Lake. ITI cjofhilile. ifi' Riibo. IRI Avrlm Asl-.orp. tf» t \v.il = py's i:;fr. w<.n )>y a ienytli and a lialf. Time, 1.17 li ">. WAlKOrrtl" WKLTICR. 2 —Solioe—Metoalfe 1 r> —Oi-Uijjio 4—Blooms :; Also started: fi) Qii"on Baiboa. i3l Dazzllns Light, (2i riallranrk, ITI Fli-iir. Won by tight lengths. Time. 1.43.