RACING NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 215, 11 September 1928, Page 12

RACING NEWS.

STABLE AND TRACK NOTES (By WHALEBONE.) FIXTURES. •eptemner 13. 15—Wanganul J.C. September ID—Manawatu Hunt Club. .September 22 —Aabburton County R.U Heptember 22—Napier Park K.C. September 22. 24—Avondal* J.C September 27. 28—Ueraldine K.C September 20—Palraranga Hunt Club. September 29 —Hawke'a Bay J.C. October 6—Knrotr Jockey Club. October «. B—Auckland Racing Club October 11, 13 —Donedin Jockey Club. October 13— Carterton Racing Club. October 20. 2-I—Walkato B.C. October 22— Waverley Racing Club. October 22—Walkato Huut Club. October 22—Walpawa County R.C. October 22—North Canterbury R.C October 25, 27 —Poverty Bay Turf Club. October 20, 22—Wellington K.C. October 20. 22—Gore R.C October 27—Masterton Racing Club. October 27—Banks Peninsula R.C. October 31—Blrchwood Hunt Club. Lolonia, (lie dam of Lomint and Chamour, lias thrown a colt foal to Catmint. She is to he mated with Kilbroney this season. Karamu will be given a race on the. flat on the first day of the Avondale meeting and will contest the Grey Lynn Hurdle Race on the second day. At the corresponding meeting twelve months •go Karamu won the hurdle race referred to. The Te Rapa-trained hack Foreign Fancy displayed her usual dash of pace In the Elcetric Hack Handicap at ;Marton. Unless she can develop better staying qualities her chances of winning a race are not over bright at the present time. Lady Suzanne looks to be improved with the few easy sprinting tasks that •he haft been indulged in and is building up into shape very quickly. She has been entered for the Nursery Handicap, to be run on the concluding day of the Avondale meeting.

Banket won a couple of two-year-old events at Wairarapa meetings last season and ran second and third respectively in another event. Banket ie by Psychftlogy' from OrOflno; -whose - data d'Oro ww a ebter to Desert Gold. She is engaged at the Wanganui meeting.

Broad Acre, who accounted for several sprint races last season, has been paid up for in the Flying Handicap at Wanganui. He has not had a race for •onto months, etill if in ,«ny .way approaching his best form he should perform creditably jluring the Wanganui meeting;

Although To Koroke failed to show Up in the Marton Handicap, he may do better at Wanganui, where he is engaged In the- Seafield Handicap of seven furlongs, the distance of which may be more to his liking. It is some iime since the chestnut gelding won a race and a, win' for him is overdue. % /-

Owner-trainer H. Ram* took Hoariri to the Taranaki Hunt Club meeting, and the race Be had there should improve him. He is engaged in the Frying Stakes at Avondsle, and all going -well -with Hm in the interval he will he a runner in the Dig sprint event at the suburban fixture. ,\ '..*

With a reeord of three wins in his last three starts, Pale Star has proved him-: self a useful performer and is sure to command strong support if started at the Wanganui meeting next Thursday. He has not been meeting strong fields in the pMt and wffl find the opposhkn at 'Wangnnui much more difficult* to osni? €Onißjb' : ';.' • • *':.., '"'•""*

TTilboi ■ tan -. sseond to? Pals'.'' Star alt the Marten meeting, and on thai showing he wffl torn to be reckoned with to his forthcoming engagements. At the Grass!KotkMatl meeting he finished '-, second to CraJgmore in the Sydenham '■■ Baea, and he will have some friends fat the Okehu Hurdles at Wanga- ' noi+siTnnrsday if started. , , . BteVis Fiend, who claims an engageis sent in the Swanson Handicap at Avoni. stole oil tho opening day, developed, winning form st the Te Kuiti meeting held at Xnerslle last June, when Tie i accounted fori the Hangatki Handicap. The: Swift Flight gelding has a lot of pace and should race prominently in i^eomwtoto^cnrr^ Sines, being reeommissioned by J. Williamson, The Lover has made- goodprogress in Ms preparation at heaeV J natter* and is bowling along very reely in his track work. Last seasoir the Romeo gelding gave evidence of staying on over a middle distance, and it would not surprise to find him developing much improved form during the current term. The Lover will probably have his first race of the season at the Avondale meeting next week.

A , Sint T winnin 8 the Maiden Plate at the Avondale meeting in April last Kerry. Dance has had one race only, running unplaced in the Beereseourt Handicap at Te Rapa, later on in the same month. He is stated to have furnished into gelding and u due to make his first appearance this season at the approaching Avondale meeting. By Nassata from Glissando (winner of the Avondale Guinea* in IJHr,), Kerry Dance is bred the right way, and there is every reason to regard his future turf career in a promising light.

During the tatter part of last season Ohinemnri developed good winning form. After securing a runaway victory in a hack race at Ellerslie she went on to Avondale, where she won the Oakley Handicap, in which she defeated some useful- hacks. She was again in evidence at Rlleralie during the Auckland winter meeting, when she defeated a large field of well-performed horses in the Kfng George Handicap, which was her best performance of the season. Clhinemtrri will make her reappearance at the Avondale meeting next week.

Desert UA was * fairly good performer l«p« aeasop, H* started on seven orenwio**, winning, two/events and being placed on two other occasions. i n his J tit etart he accounted for the Maiden lt*c», mix furlongs, at Levin, and, after Waning unplaced m hie next three •tarts, was third and aecond reapeetlvely in the two next events he contested at the Rjrmont winter. meeting. He then •Mounted U-r the Ptrrifti. Hack Flat ijW »'♦ Ww Wnrigimni' meeting, Wftt 52Ji hU l * kt * Un ' H * » engaged. tliiwto.. mt at

Joy King, who won among other races the Thompson Handicap at Trentham last season and has not raced since the autumn, has Seen nominated for the Napier Park meeting. Taaneriri, the three-year-old brother to Hoariri, who has recently recovered from an attack of strangles, is now doing easy work in the Otahuhu district. He was started three times last season, but failed to run into a place.' ! The Prince of Wales Stakes, for two-year-olds, decided at the Napier Park spring meeting, has been reduced from five to four furlongs, but the nominations for the event to be run *n September 22 only amount to half a dozen. It has been decided to turn Te Monanui out for a long spell. It was feared that his leg had gone "for keeps," but luckily this is not the case. It is confidently expected that time will work a complete cure. He will be takep up again for the autumn racing. Singleton is engaged at the Wanganui meeting. He has won up to a mile, and by the way he finished at the Marton meeting last week he looks as though he will go further. He is in the Putiki Hack Handicap, one mile and 110 yards, on the first day. * Mask won the Marangai Handicap at Wanganui last season with 8.8, and for the forthcoming event was awarded !>.#, but evidently his connections did not agree with the handicapper and he was not- paid up for. Mask had been going along all right in his work at Wanganui recently. Toxeuma, who showed to advantage when he beat Roscrea at the Wellington winter meeting, has been nominated for the Xapier Park meeting. He has been going nicely in his work recently, according to southern reports, and is" expected to make his presence felt early this season. ... Cyrille, who claims ah engagement in the Wanganui Guineas, is by Humbug from Courant, and therefore a halfbrother to the brilliant Valicare. He was purchased by J. Lowe, of Trentham, fqr 475 guineas and only started once last season, running unplaced in the Debutante Stakes at Wanganui.

I Baskier Is engaged in the Maiden Hack Race arid 'Also the' Wanganui Guineas on Thursday. Last season, as a two-year-old,-he only started on three cessions and his best performance was in finishing third in a juvenile event, five furlongs, at the Wairarapa summer meeting. He is owned by Mr. C. Elgar and is by Archery from Mnrihiku, therefore a half-brother to Essential.

Mendip was a good' performer la* season, winning four events, while he victories were' the Trial Hack Handicap; five fmilongs, .at Egmont; Ngatiapa Hack Handicap, Tutfonge, at BaniHikei; Te Hack Handicap, at the Ifanawatu autumn meeting, and the Borough Handicap, seven furlongs, at the Egmont meeting, which was his last atari. ;He .'is engaged at -Wanganui this "weeK. , t~> '""';>.-:

Reremoana continues i© please in his work at Hawera and on Thursday, in company Desmond, ran four furlongs $tos.wa9 a length in front at the finish and promises to racing has Last season -ho romtwsnenl;«|jf\ ishsiii ng unplaced in 'the and : >the' Eclipse Stakes at Wangan.ui and it was not till the summer that he was really at bis best. He is engaged in both the events jnen>toned at Wanganui this week, but he will probably be in need of a race . In the interval between the Putiki Hack .Handicap- and the Seafield Handicap daf -Thursday, aftwo-" year-eM parade will be held. The following entries rece|lpj fori the parade:—Tobaeaoland, SymbeUo, Courtlike, Pont d'Or, Grand JurjfcCoon Song, Valprei; Monaloff> fnntfnr Human Lake, Ten, Qneen* Praoea, Ceremony, Alloy, Imperial Guard, Insurgent. Count Palatine, Dresden China, Perseus, Speedh'ght, Air Laddie, Push, Sapient, First Money, DneOona, Eoa-glow, Catalin, Rongitoa; Rule Britannia, Modestrian, {

Cimabue had his first race kfate arriving in Sydney at Randwick on Saturday, S^^^S^M* tMss£ Trajnway *Mdicap. He wan On* dtlfbn leaders st the distance, and was beaten into third jdace jit the. finish. He had 9.3, or lib less than the winner, Amounis, carried,

and it- wanm" fine performance seeing the calibre of Araounil, and the time in which the race was. run, 1.24 i, which equals the course record,, and is only a quarter of a second outsidethe Austral- i aaten record Ric-cartonv■■f}:::.^<-'--*M ' ■^3*^-' 1 '

The Wanganui Guineas is the first classic race of the season, and after forfeits were declared nine remain in. Full Feather, owned by Sir George Glifford, ha« to give Weight to all the Others engaged. These include the brilliant Episode, who was the best two-year-old last season. This filly -has been working well at Wanganui and should stay on all right. Full Feather ia reported to have been going along all. right in his work at Riccarton and as a two-year-old he showed *'-gotA r Light only commenced- racing at the. Wellington winter meeting, bat haa iince won over five furlongs. Moutoa Treasury won nicely at the Martott meeting and she was finishing on. She ia by Paper Money from Moutoa Ivanovo, a futfsister to Sasanof. She should run «tt> * !i?* all rignt if breeding counts for AvS h to"| P Soae may Pr ° Ve {he 3tr ° ngeßt

Mar H,Jf OW top Wei * ht 5n th « TardL I w " dlCap : one mile a "d »0 would tak W^ n r ant Vv and if at hi * beat would take a lot of beating, for he has SOOd at a w«n £ * w tanCC - *** «*«>™ h« won the Waiorongomai Handicnn seven furlong-, at the Otaki.jEßfc ;ng, and later was secondun the Waver- : ley Cap, one mile and: a-quajter He J won tike Levin Cup, of eimilar;;diatauce7 »ndjr« runner-up to Manly injthe.New riymouth Handicap, one mile and lio yards, at the Taranaki summer meetina Paitonu waa tihird in the Easter Handle cap, one mile and'* distance, ef the Egmont autumn meeting, and the Empire Handicap, of similar distance, at Wanganui, while he also accounted for the Timi Kara Memorial Stakes, nine iWt>W*i *t of.,the. fore, will «ui bm.