RACING NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 103, 5 May 1926, Page 12

RACING NEWS.

WHEEL AND TRACK NOTES. (By ORION.) FIXTURES. MTar 13. 15—Egmont fc.C. May 15—North Canterbury R.C May 20, 22—Wanganui J.C. June 1, 3, s—Dunedln J.C. June 3, s—Otaki-Maori S.C. June 3, 5, 7—Auckland E*C. Pittsworth should be Improved as the result of his efforts at the_ Waikato meeting. He finished second each day. Polyphemus was a starter on the second, day of the Waikato meeting, but failed to show up prominently in the Flying Handicap. Gala Day showed -up for a while in the Te Rapa Handicap at the Waikato meeting on Monday, but dropped put before entering the straight. Ripon Abbey was prominent for a good way in the races he contested at Te Rapa, but failed to stay on, and finished out of a place. Constellation made a bold bid for the Te Rore Handicap on the second day of the Waikato meeting, but failed to withstand a final challenge by Serang. Tall Timber was prominent to the straight in the te Rapa'Handicap oh Monday, and it should not be long before he is again on the winning list. He is a pretty good horse. Silver Tray, which won at the recent Hawke's Bay meeting, is a two-year-old filly by Tea Tray—Miss Girons. She •eco'red very comfortably. • Silver Tray is trained by H. Connop, at Woodville. Kingfield ran a good race in the Flying Handicap on the second day of the Waikato meeting, beating all but King Merv. He has shown pace in previous efforts, but he was in open company on Monday. He will be- in demand when saddled up again. King' Smock just reversed the performance he put at Te Rapa at the autumn meeting last season. On Saturday he was second in the Puketaba Handicap, an event he won last season, while on Monday he won the last event on the programme, in which he finished second last year. . , King Lv won the Great Northern Guineas after running fourth in the Avondale Guineas. He has failed to get on the winning Jist since then, though he has been placed. He Taced well at Te Rapa on Monday, getting fourth in the Te Rapa Handicap, one mile, to Ruapapa, Charlady and Bright Day. '. New Moon has raced rather unluckily of late, for he has been in the placed division on several occasions without i getting into the money. Earlier in the • season he won a race at Rotorua. At ! the recent Waikato meeting he did not get away well on the first day, but at ■ ■ the finish was only beaten" by Serang I On the second day he ehowed up for a s while, but failed to run into a place. A short let-up might do New Moon soni< good. The practice of some judicial commit tees in the Auckland district of cau tioning jockeys for interference seemi to be wrong. They have to suspend i jockey, even if it is only for one race The rule clearly states: "A horse mai be disqualified for a race even if sucl horse or any horse belonging to th< same owner .... jostle another horai or the jockey of another horse in thi same race, unless it is proved that thi jostle was wholly caused by the faul of some other jockey, or that the jostlei horse or his jockey was partly in fault The jockey of any such horse shall b< punished by the stewards by suspensioi from riding." The four starters in the Ormom Memorial Gold Cup attracted the atten tion of all on the course, every vantag< point being occupied to see the prelimi naries and the actual race, says "Thi Watcher." Grand Knight drew 1, Glen truin 2, Heremoana 3, and Rapine 4 Eeremoana was always, favourite, an< r he closed just short of four figures, ove: ,* £200 ahead of Rapine. The other pail were not very seriously considered. £t\ ' a race it can be. described in a fey words, Reremoana being taken to thi front, given a breather between thi • four and three-furlongs posts, and thei I coming away again to win in recorc time for the race and the course, 3-5: [ better than Gloaming's lm 38 4-5s ii the same race in 1922 and 1023. Glen 1 truin and Grand Knight tailed him fo: 2 most of the journey, but could' maki 5 no impression. Rapine was two length f to the bad .in the first hundred yards ; and went further to the rear as the; f ran. At the half-mile he was eight t< . ten lengths behind Eeremoana, gettinj b all the dust, and while from there hi - put in a bulldog finish, and finished j i creditable second, his chase was hope less. Reremoana's victory was a ver; 1 popular one, and over a mile he wa 1 convincingly the best horse. 1 " ~ 1 The Auckland District Committee ha - issued a circular to racing clubs unde - its jurisdiction, giving the correct pro 1 cedure' in the event of a race having ti be divided, and if the instructions ar< ■ followed there should be no difficulty ii 3 the future. Briefly, a field of thirty ' three horses is set out* and two of then r are owned by the same owner. Fur ■ ther, it is assumed that there are onl; 1 twenty four spaces on the totalisator ! , The bracket is put on the two horse ' which race in the same interest, am then, starting at the bottom, the horse are coupled in pairs until they will fi in the twenty-four ' spaces. In othe words, from seventeen . (inclusive) on wards the horses are bracketed. Thei the whole of the horses are numbere< consecutively, irrespective of brackets and the odd numbers go in one divisioi and the even numbers in the othe . division. In addition, the circular re fers to the division of races in thqs< cases where there are eight events pro vided on the original programme, ant • increasing the prize-money, as well a " allotting second and third prizes in thes< j divisions. The District Committee 100 l - on such, a procedure as being distinctly I opposed to the rules, which provide tha . no programme, once approved by a> dig - trict committee, shall be altered withou ; their authority. In cases of races ii 1 divisions, where it is illegal, to operat 5 the totalisator on each division, onb I the winning horse in each division shar* . in the prize-money, the two winners tak - ing the whole of the stake 'payable, ti ' the placed horses, in equal shares,: am . no other stake-money shall be payable

Kiosk was given a half-mile spin on ;he Wanganui tracks on Friday, ana noved very freely, running the distance in 50*s. Civility made her reappearance on the Wanganui tracks last week. She haa freshened up nicely as a result of her let-up since the Manawatu meeting. Break o' Day, which ran second in the Poukawa Hack Handicap at Hast- > ings, has been sold by Mr. Frank Ormond to the native owner, Mr. Hori Tupaea, at a satisfactory figure. A scheme to allow the Oamaru. Trot- j ting Club to race on the Oamaru Jockey Club's course is at present under con- [ sideration. Alterations approximating | £8000 will be necessary, but both clubs i have benefited about £"500 each through \ a recent art union. j AUCKLAND RACING CLUB. Owners and trainers are reminded that general entries for the Auckland Racing . Club's winter meeting close with the secretary, Mr. W. S. Spence, at 5 p.m. on Friday next. TURF NOTES FROM THE SOUTH. (Dy Telegraph.—Special to " Star.") CHRISTCHURCH, Tuesday. The recent rains experienced in this part of the Island have not done any harm to the tracks, and there 13 plenty or opportunity Tor trainers to send their charges along in rast work. The. autumn has been a particularly mild one, and It is not unusual at this season or the year to find the plough track unlit Tor rast work. At the present time it is in excellent order. Charlatan, Canterbury's representative In the Great Northern Steeplechase, is looking well, and Is g-lving every satisfaction in his training efforts at Riccarton. This morning he was given a routing! workout over eight or the steeplechase | fences, Jumping like a stag, and giving i an all round faultless exhibition. Last year Charlatan did not appear to stay well, hut it must be remembered that he 13 a comparatively young horse, and age should work wonders in him. He Is a line type or steeplechaser, and if he goes North, and there is every probability or him doing so. he need not be lert altogether out or calculations. Perhaps the Ellerslie country wii: suit him a good deal better than Riccarton. E. Shaw, who rode him in his latest schooling essay, will probably have the mount In Auckland. Charlatan will do the Egmont and Wanganui meetings en route to Auckland. The Amberley Racing Club' 3 annual meeting will be held at Riccarton on Saturday. Acceptances do not close until to-morrow night, but horses nominated who have been performing creditably or late Include the rollowing: Deucalion, Lady Clarenceux, Miss Minerva, Rapier, Calcite, Carnot, Ferlno, Zaragoza, and Brightling. Deucalion is looking a much better horse as a result or his races at the South Canterbury meeting, and a win should come his way very shortly. That good looking gelding Sprinkler, a brother to Pilllewinkie, i 3 one or the active brigade at Riccarton, and though still carrying a' lot or condition, he is getting through his tasks in a manner that suggests that be should soon come back to his very best form. At his best he is more than useful. The fall 3 received by King Abbey at the South Canterbury meeting shook him up considerably, and he will have to be spelled Tor a week or two In consequence. Red Wink, one or the best racehorses In New Zealand last season, is again inwork, and hopes are entertained that h<s will yet regain bis best form. j ' Clareina ha 3 been recommissioned by J. B. Pearson. R. Emerson has in worls a two-year-old nily named Queen's Bounty, by Clarenceux rrom Bountiful. Gay Jim, a useful sort of hurdler rrom I the South Canterbury district, has been ! taken in hand by F. P. Claridge. G. J. Pine has taken In hand the promising two-year-old. Paper Boy, while R. J. and P. V. Mason have had added to their string a yearling by Sutaia, from Roden. A full brother to Precious Luclnette, by Martian —Lady Lucy, who has proved a big railure as a racing proposition, has been retired from the turf, and will leave shortly for the North Island, to be mated with Limond.