RACING NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 104, 4 May 1928, Page 13

RACING NEWS.

STABLE AND TRACK NOTES. (Br WILILFBONE.i SEASON'S FIXTURES. -4. s—N"l«on J C. Jlay I'"'. 1- — Esmon: E.G. jlay 12—Ashb'irton County K.C. May 1". u ausanui J.Ljlay -t> —Amberley R.C. <at Riccartom June -4—t'tiiki .Maori K.C. June 2. 4. >i—huoeilin J.C. jnne 2. "4- K.C. June W—NapiT Park Racing Club June 2»>—Hawn ■ s Kay Hun: Club. June —. —Hjwijp? Bay J.C. July Aslibil-ron C-'Unry K.C. July 10, 1-. 14—Wellington K.C. jßly 19—Waimate District Hunt Club. Pedestal l- the name ciaimed tor a rising two-year-old sr»*liiinjr by Tne<pian from Eulogy I'n fli>- -C'>re "f breeding this jUMMiile should earn iaintj on the race track. The Royal Sou'.t—Eliza priding, Kvngzone. > th>' latest addition to the « active brigade at Ellerslie. having been purchased' by a well-known Auckland jportsman. The latest addition to K. H. Cowan's tfani is a four-year-old gelding by Marbte Arcli from a St. Amans mare. This half-brother to Archibald, who is just being broken in at the present time, is stated to be a promising sort. A half-sister to Ijady's Boy by SurTevor from Lady Potoa was railed to Te Awamutn during the week, where he is to join the stable presided over by A Cook. Thi- tilly is to be prepared for racing as a two-year-old during the coming season. Paoia is noui commencing to put on the right, condition to fit her for a further racing campaign. This mare is quite at home in heavy going, and when she gets back to her best form once more should be capable of picking up further stake money.

The Leighton—Flora McDonald y«ung•ter in R. H. Cowan's stable, who was recently added to the list, is again doing light tasks at Ellerslie. He has grown and thickened out considerably, and is now a shapely-looking juvenile. This brother to Dumb lane will race under the name of Cymon.

During the week a rising two-year-" old gelding by Peach Brandy from Cool Lass was dispatched to Hawera from the Auckland Stud Company's property at Otahuhu. This gelding, who is a half-brother to Cool Mint, has been placed in R. Brough's hands to prepare for his future racing career.

Since resuming work at Ellerslie after a sobrt spell, the Kenilworth filly, Golden Wedding, has not been hurried in her prepartion, with the result that she is now building up in condition. This filly has grown a good deal during the present season, and promises to into a good-looking mare.

51. McCarten received a handsome cheque as a result of Limerick's recent Tisit to Sydney, his five winning mounts being worth £350 8/6, made up aa follows: Raweon Stakes, £25 18/6; Chipping Norton Stakes, £37 10/; Autumn Stakes, £87 9/; All-Aged Stakes, £108 15/; King's Cup, £90 16/.

Segment h»3 not had a race for some weeks; still, the chestnut gelding is getting through plenty of work at Eller•lie. and W. Gall has him looking particularly well at the present time. Segment is entered for several races at the approaching Egmont meeting, and will probably be taken down there early in the coming week.

In her two races at the Waikato meeting Princess Ronnie failed to run up to expectations, which is hard to account for, as she had been doing exceptionally good track work prior to the meeting. She will probably make her next appearance in the Cornwall Handicap, providing track conditions are favourable.

Judged on his race on the first day at the Waikato meeting, when he raa third in the Berescourt Handicap. Levenside should be quite capable of paying his way in hack company. This gelding has previously shown his ability to handle heavy going, and this will be an advantage to him during the winter racing term.

Pouri and Peter Maxwell are both entered for the principal jumping events at the Wanganui winter meeting, and are expected to fulfil their engagements at that fixture. At the conclusion of the Wanganui meeting both these horses are to be shipped south, and will race at the Dunedin winter meeting, to be held on June 2, 4 and 6.

Most owners are naturally pleased when able to own a winner, but Taboo's Gwnej djfl not appreciate what he considered the flattering estimate placed on his Solferino geldinsr's win at Timarn. ■with the result that the horse remained in his box on the second day (says the Dunedin writer, "Sentinel"). Some held the idea that Taboo was handicapped for his winning margin and a little extra for being a more than usually good actor in heavy going. Taboo was handicapped to meet Mime, who ran second to him in the Don caster Handicap, on 141b worse tc-ms over the same distance. The handicapper's lot,, like that of a policeman. is not a. happv one. I hare heard

men growl isays "Pilot") because they

reckoned they were not given the opportunity of winning two races in succession with the same horse. "The handicappers are too rough on the winners." they have argued. bnt they have made the same fuss about alleged'y bad handicapping when a horse in some other stable has been afforded the opportunity they con fended was denied their own. "Good linndi capping." with some men, amounts to hnvincr an advantage of 71b: or at leas'" the belief thev have, as there are rowner® and trainers who really do not know when they are well or badly treated. The\- look at the actual weight and do not rr ri much further into the matter. The remark is occasionally madu: "Why doesn't the Press take it Bp'"' Well, fighting the battles of anv owner or trainer on the subject 01" *ei<?hts is a thankless task. Tt is risrht when you are on the side of the inan who is suffering an alleged injustice; but it is quite a different matter when it has to be nointed ont th»+ same individual's horses are too well handicapped by comparison with those of someone else. With some racing men there is no such thing as "give and take." it is "take" all the "time, if fowibla.

£nlla. the six-year-old gelding bv Lucullus rrom .Miss Kolmar. who ha"* not raced for some time, is in work again at Ellerslie. Sulla displaved a lot ot pace when first put into training, but was rather disappointing as a proposition. e

Dan Moragnan. who until quite recently was training with a fair amount or success in the Taranaki district, ahs ''ommeiiivH operation- at Ellerslie. He ha* had the Royal Soult gelding. Kvn~zone. placed under his charge, "and" the bis chestnut is to be {riven a course of schooling to prepare him for hurdle racing in the future. This trainer has had a ions experience in the racing same and .luring- the last tew seasons was associated with Clo*efire. Crossfire. Flying Shot and Irapuka when thev we're winning races around the Taranaki province. LIMERICK AND CARBINE. "Touchstone." in the "Australasian." says that Limerick resembles Carbine inasmuch as he can both gu fast anr? stay: it is all the same to him whether the distance js one mile or two. That i> the test of a true champion. But Limerick, tho-ugh undoubtedlv entitled to be classed a "great horse." must vet perform mightier deeds, before he can be rated "a* good as Carbine." as somiof his ardent admirers with short memories were hailing him recentlv. Do no L forget, you worshippers of the rising sun. that as a three-year-old Carbine, nfter being nearlv down corning to the home turn, interference causing him ti> drop back to last, won the Svdnev i ur

with 9.0—121b more than weight for age -*-and the following year again won it with 91b more. The minimum weight was then 6.0. and in this first ( up Carbine defeated such performers as Melos. Abercorn. and Lochiel. Only once did Carbine finish out of place, and that was. beyond question, a fluke. It was in that never-to-be-forgotten Canterbury Plate at Flemington. when Hale* r - Abercorn. and CBrien on Carbine, were so occupied in watching each other that the pacemaker. Sinecure, was allowed to steal nearly a quarter of a mile start, and was only caught near the £ni--h by his stable companion. Abercorn. while Carbine, havim: injured his foot. w»eased up by Mick O'Brien.