RACING NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 76, 30 March 1928, Page 10

RACING NEWS.

STABLE AND TRACK NOTES. (By WHALEBONE.) SEASON'S FIXTURES March 30. 31 —Mnsterton B.C. March ."1 — Whuugnrel B.C. March 31 — llororata K.C. April 7—Tuapfiui County J.C. April 7, I)—Walrurupu B.C. April 7, 9 Fulling J.«\ April 7, 9—Aucklii""' K.C. April T, l». lo—ki-. clou B.C. April 9— Beaumont B.C. Ai>ril 9—Waipukurau J.C. April 9—Kuf. ara B.C. April 9. 10— Cunterbipy J.C. April 1-'—VVustliind K.C. April 14 Oreymotith J.C. April 14, 18--Avoudale J.C. April 18—Beet'tori J.C. April 18. 19—Manawatu B.C. April 21, 23—Marlborough B.C. (at Tren-

tham). April 27, 28—South Canterbury J.C. April 27, 28—llawke's Bay J.C. April 28, 30—Wnikato li.C. May 4, s—Nelson J.C. May 10, 12—Egmout B.C. May 12—Amberley B.C. May 17, 19—Wanganul J.C. May 20—Ashburtou County B.C. Juno 2. 4 —Otukk Maori B.C. June 2, 4, 6— Dunedln J.C. June 2, 4. ft—Auckland B.C. June Hl—Napier Park B.C. Juno 2<t--Hawke's Bay Hunt Clnb. June 22, 2a—Hnwke's Bay J.C. July 7—Ashburton County B.C. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

DOUBTFUL. —Prince Papa did not start on the first day of the Ohinemuri meeting.

R. E. McTavish will ride Appellant, The Thorn and Solanio in their engagements at the Whangarei. meeting tomorrow.

Kauri Park pleased by his effort over six furlongs on the No. 1 grass track at Etterslie yesterday morning. Providing this gelding trains on satisfactorily he can be depended on to pay his way in the future.

Sea Comet waa sent over the big fences on the flat at Ellerslie yesterday morning, giving a good display of jumping. This gelding has not been raced for some time and may require a bit of racing before he is at his best again.

Tanarere has been sprinting in improved form 'of late and is gradually geting into racing condition. ' The brother to Hoariri may be given his first race in public at the Auckland meeting to be held at Ellerslie next month.

Judge's Box has won over nine furlongs in hack company during the present season. Although she is meeting better performed horses in the Waipu Handicap at Whangarei to-morrow she can be relied on to run out the mile event fairly well. ' V, 1

Welktte has been steadily on . the im; i prove for some weeks tad if better conditioned than he has.aver been since coming' to Ellerslte. When this gelding - gets, back to forni again he should be capable of raping'successfully among the hack class. The Quin Abbey gelding, Yaqui, who ra«ed successfully at the Auckland summer meeting where he annexed the Ferguson Handicap, is being treated to a short spell. Yaqui will be taken up again later on and prepared for racing ' during' the winter months. . The Te Rapa-trained Ned Kelly will meet several good sprinters in the Stewards' Handicap at Whangarei; still, he can be depended on to run a creditable race. , Racing ovfcr hurdles during the spring. meetings has not Impaired his pace, for he performed well in flat races on the Taranaki trip.

When schooled "it Ellerslie yesterday mornidg Simplicitua gave; a clever. dieplay of fencing over the steeplechase fences on the flat. This gelding is in great condition at. the, present time and judging by hie performance yesterday morning he is likely to shape well over country during the coming jumping season. \ " •;/ %m Sine* joining A. Julian's stable the Bisogne two-year-old, Bulolo, has done exceptionally well. This youngster was fiven a run over six furlongs on the No. grass at Ellerslfoon Thursday morning, whs* : his showing Indicated that he is likely to hold hie own with others of a similar age when put to the test.

Clockwork gate a creditaUe display over the steeplechase fences on the flat at headquarters: during the week; Although ha was inclined to run about a little at hie fences, he jumped them safely, and when he has had the required amount of schooling may heequalto racing with success in minor steeplechase events. a. •. v.

When Appellaiit annexed'the Shaftesbury Handicap on this opening day of the Te Aroha meeting he defeated a good field of well-performed hacks, eeveral 'of whom have won racesintheintervaK Summed up on his Te-Aroha form Appellant should , give a good Socount of flumself in the Portland hick race. atWhangarei to-morrow. '■ v

On the form she displayed when she captured the Stewards' Handicap at the Taranaki meeting, High Finance will no doubt be the medium of strong support if started in the Stewards? Handicap at Whangarei to-morrow The Paper Money filly possesses a rare dash of pace which will enable her to get a good piosithe ™' * •B re * t *»««t on country racecourses; -

aatiSfc 6, T 4t ™tf«tered •gainst him at the Franklin meeting, Harbour View r»U a creditable race on the second day of that fixture. He looks improved with thaw*,- he had 1 there, end shaped in good styled * half, i mile sprint at Ellerslie yesterday, s ,X- 1 Ing. Harbour View races w*p with the going on the heavy aide andcsnl* regarded as a likely tha winter season. / *™ " Circulation registered her Ifarst win this season when she scored in ttie Bettto. land Cup at InvereargillonWsdhesday Last season the daughter of PaperlieoM ran second to Bet Sail in gi" pup at the Southland summer meet? ing, and the following day ahe wo* the Southland Handicap of one mfla and a* nuarter. Her only, other success was when she annexed the Provincial Handi> i n p at the Dunedin winter meeting,, this event being also ran W a distance of t«n furlongs. Circulation stays faMy •''■ afctaiiM '~1 lik ■