RACING NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 152, 30 June 1927, Page 9

RACING NEWS.

stable and track notes.

(By WHALEBOKE.)

FIXTURES for the season,

u—Asbburton Connty R.C. ffi 12. 1-!. IG—Wellington R.C. tniT 21— Waimate Hunt Club. i„,l 23-South Canterbury Hunt. jSlv 23, 30 — I Gisborne R.C. jSy SfHCbristchurch Hunt

E. Stanway is to ride the Maniapoto Kahepoto, in his cngagenier [t the" forthcoming Wellington meeting, jhe same horseman will steer Mount jjarta, and Gold Bain in their respective races at the same fixture.

Ototoa is still being pottered about on He track at Ellerslie, although his tasks are very easy for the present. The Jlullingar gelding, who had his last start at the Takapuna summer meeting, ivas not raced much during the current season.

Master Noel (C. Scott) jumped several jd'fly hurdles in good stylo yesterday jnorning at headquarters. The Archiestown gelding has improved in condition, -md may yet make good- as a hurdler, for ho has' plenty of size to recommend lim.

• Royal March is among the contingent that work during the afternoons at Ellerslie. The black filly has grown into a good looking sort, and although Eta has never raced her track work durj„„ the last few months has been quite promising.

• Respirator, whoso form around the country meetings was decidedly promising, is being kept going by J. Buchanan. The big Tea Tray gelding should make g very useful sort during the coming teason, when the tracks are to his liking, for he does not appear to go well in fed ground.

The Fox is reported to be wintering teally well, although he will not be put into active work again until towards the end of next month. His trainer, J. Lambess, is taking Ivillute to the Wellington meeting, and therefore will leave The Fox running out until he returns j[rom Trentham.

. A promising hurdler in Perle de Leon, mil be given a further chance to add to his winning record at Wellington next month; The Polydamon gelding, who is stated to be a much improved iort, has won in both his last starts over the battens, and is evidently a good useful horse.

. Cynthia N., who is rather a delicate looking filly, is still in regular .work at headquarters. She did not raca very prominently during the. season, and is probably not yet fully acclimatised, although she will need to show improved form to hold her own among those she jrill be required to meet in the future.

A full brother to Assurance, by Gay lad—Assertive, is a well-grown yoiuigster that is at present being prepared for his two-year-old racing career at Ellerslie. "Bert" Jury, who is in charge of T. George's team, during the latter trainer's absence in Sydney, has this juvenile looking in nice condition at the present time.

■ Eahepoto promises to strip in great condition at Trentham next month. The brov a gelding has been doing well since he raced at the June meeting, and is carrying more conditio than lie h n s done for some time past. He has been given plenty of good solid tasks on the flat during the last few weeks, and it has evidently suited him.

Woden, who claims an engagement in the Hack Steeples at Wellington next month, is a greatly improved 'chaser. He finished third at Napier Park in Petane Steeplechase, and a few days later he captured the Woodlands Steeplechase on the opening day of the Hawke's Bay meeting, and also accounted for the June Steeples on the concluding day of the lame fixture.

Paddon won his firs'; race when he Raptured the Novice Handicap at Trentiiim, just on twelve months ago. The .Waikato-owned gelding is again entered for several races at Wellington next month, and although he has now to compete in open company, the speedy chestnut gelding should still he equal to performing creditably.

Speechless is to he taken up again at the end of the week, and will be prepared for spring engagements. The Demosthenes filly raced in promising form as a two-vear-old this season, winning the Juvenile Handicap at the Waifcato autumn meeting, besides being placed on several other occasions. She las plenty of size, and will probably make a good performer as a three-year-old in the coming season.

At the Wellington winter meeting last season, Hokioi finished second to Bo»ny Hill in the Hack Steeplechase on the first day, third to Lady Comet and Hypothesis in a similar event on the second day, and finished up by running secohd to Potoanui iu the Talavera Hurdle Race on the final day. Hokioi is again engaged in the minor steeplechase events at Trentham next month, and judging by his recent form at the Napier Park and Hawke's Bay meetings \he should again play his part well.

Coot, the five-year-old mare, by Cr >wn Imperial ll.—Tame Duck, has been racing very consistently in her last few starts. After being beaten a neck by Inner Harbour at Napier Park in a fivefurlong race, she von the Hastings Handicap at the Hawke's Bay meeting on the first day, and also dead-heated for first place with Butterscoth in the Kidnappers Handicap on the second day «*t the same fixture. Coot is freely engaged in hack events at Trentham next Month, and although the opposition is far stronger she is likely to again run prominently.

The stipendiary stewards inade something in the nature of a raid on skull caps at Hastings last Friday, says the "Beferee," and several well-known lorsemen had their headgear condemned. Mr. Mcllahon said that some of the caps ■ttould afford no more protection than brown paper. It seems nearly incredible that jockeys should be too improvident to equip themselves with one of the new forms of protection offered them. The skull cap is a device that has Saved many lives, and the jockey who neglects to wear the best procurable is llmost on a par with the showman who )«rforms his stunts from the parapet of £ New York skyscraper.

Tho rising two-year-old by Gay Lad— Matata is also at present working under the guidance of B. Jury at Ellerslie. This chestnut is a fine lengthy, well-grown youngster, and appears to be doing well in his early education.