RACING NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 143, 20 June 1927, Page 13

RACING NEWS.

I STABLE AND TRACK NOTES (By WHALEBONE.j | Lava has ended her turf career an< will probably vbjc Tea Trav or on of the Elderslie stud horses." j Rascal, who was engaged at Xapie I Park oa Saturday. " and who wa I scratched, has been 'sold to co to Wes ! Australia. Piperenzo. an English-bred mare b< '■. Lorenzo-Piper, had her tirst race at th< j Xapier Park meeting on Saturday. Sa< | snowed up till the turn and eventual!' I finished sixth. Peneus appear- a- thou-i: h.- ivii make good over hurdles, for at Xapie Park on Saturday, he finished second ; He was a good performer on the flat j but has not done much racing over tin j battens. i i Arataura. who annexed the Hu-dle* a' j Napier Park on Saturday is an ; gelding by All B!a.-k. He won a Hish weight Handicap a: Pahiatua this 4a x son while he has been placed on severa ■other occasions on the flat. j Bonny Rill was second to Matmga ir .the Wangaaui Steeplechase, and on thai (showing was thought to have a -ooc j chance of winning the Xapier even? or ! Saturday. He finished seconu, but apparently had no chance of beatin* Crown Coin. = The imported Greengrocer was a runne. at Xapier Park on Saturday and finished third. It was stated when he first raced in the Dominion that he was likelv to win tbjs season and on his performance ■on Saturday it looks as though chij prediction will he fulfilled shortly. " I The success of Crown Coin iu the |Na P Ler Steeplechase was not nnantieij arrer nis running at Wanganui |.n tne Grandstand Steeples. On" that j occasion he was second to Peter Max- | jell and finished on well. Crown Coin I will have to be reckoned with in bigjrer ■■ events this season. "'" | G. Reed, who for very ruanv vear* was a prominent trainer of both' -alI lopers and trotting horses in Ota~o ha* again applied for a trainer's license.' He has king Abbey in his stable, and is i hacking him about the roads until the i L lCen^., ls , granted. When this happens ■ he is likely to have several additiouVto ; ai* team. Affirm, who ran second at Caulfieid on Saturday, is an ex-New Zealander. He , was bred by Mr. G. L. Stead, and raced | here as Witness Box. He is a full brother ; to Koyal Box. Tarleton. and Judge* Box being by Xassau from Bravton7 Laitv' who finished second at the same meeting | was formerly owned by 3lr. W. G. Stead j She is a filly by Leighton from Odditv. Mint Leaf, who dead-heated with Huikai at Xapier Park on Saturday, has not won a race since he scored in the Paul Memorial at Taranaki autumn ! meeting last February. He appear* to jhave been a bit unlucky on Saturdav, J for the rider of Huikai got a good break ■on the field as they turned" for home ; and Mint Leaf just got up to Huikai on the post. Stan Davidson's achievement of riding fi Te winners at Newcastle recently has been equalled twice at metropolitan meetings in Australia. \t Bate* Vale (WA) on September 21. IWI, Joe Trenoweth won the programme on Loch Isle, Arthur M-J (swice), and Moonlight IL J. Toohev rode five successive winners at Rosehill on May 12, 1923. He scored on Volpi. Jocularity, Fair Exchange, Lion Isle and Lashey. Several jockeys have ndden six winners in a dav at coontrv meetings m AnstraKa. The record was pot np at Hnntly (XX). where Albert Whittaker pilited seven winners in one arternoon. Whittaker afterwards rode in Melbourne. Because when Mr. G. F. Wilson experimented wita a flattering handicap in the June Stakes at Randwick recently the topweight. Boaster, won. it may be hoped that he will not be driven to' the other extreme. No true sportsman like* to see the good horses crushed to make a .Roman noliday for the rubbish (remarks the "Sydney Sun.") The latter have their proper spheres on the suburban courses, where the smaller stake* are worthy of their class. Good prizes deserve the competition of the be** horses. Second-«lass animals can be weighted so that they have a winning eaance Such a policy will soon drive down the hne the squibs that seamper along with light weights and sometimes j apset their betters. It is when the topnotchers are sent to tne suburban courses to race out of their class that tne handicapper can reasonably chip the weight on them. The handicapper ha* no need to regret now that he did no* give Boaster two or three pounds more because other owners were so satisfied with the weights that there were two better favourites than the Magpie elding; just as neither Fiseom nor Jackstaff started favourite in the Grand .National ne won after a flattering handicap had been issued so that the topweights would have a fighting chance