RACING NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 261, 3 November 1928, Page 15

RACING NEWS.

STABLE AND TRACK NOTES

(By WHALEBONE.)

FIXTURES. November 8, 5, 7, 10—Canterbury IP November 8. 10—Whangarei R C .November ir>, i<;_Winton Jockey Club. November 17—Levin Racing Club. November 17. lD—CroniWeli Jockey Club. November 21. 22—Otaki Maori Racine Cub 'November 25, 24-Bouth Canterbury JC November 24. 20—Te Kuiti K.C. Although Tea Time was not produced at the Dargaville meeting he has been entered for sprint races at the Whangarei meeting. Ho has previously raced with success on the northern course. Kawainga put up a good showing by in second place in the Maidet Plato ;it Avondale on Thursday, and when-she has had more racing is likely »to do u lot better. J. Williamson is keeping Corinax up to the mark, and the brown gelding Is getlng through his work at EllersMe in iirst-inte style. He is now looking in great heart, and when the holiday meetings arrive, he should be right at the top of luh form. Tho aged gelding Bannock, who has put on condition during the last month or so, sprinted a fast four furlongs at ■ftllerslio during tho week. This gelding has plenty of speed, although he has done- little good as a racing proposition up to the present time. Tho latest addition to J. F. Tutchen's team at To Rapa is Marble King, who was trained at Te Aroha last season. The Marble Arch—Miss Amans gelding won threo races as a three-year-old last season. Ho can begin quickly, and is likely to be more solid this season. When Quincoma fell in the Kaihu Hurdles at tho fence by the six-furlong post ho was going exceptionally well, and as ho was just making his run it looked as though he would be in the money. R.. Hall produced the Quin Abbey gelding in tip top fettle. Another defeat; was recorded against Desert Glow when he ran unplaced in the Dargavillcr Cup; still he went a fair race and may: soon get a stake. He is •""gaged at -the Whangarei. meeting, where Jihey race the reverse way round, and it may suit him better. Ohinemuri appears to have lost her form completely, as she failed to show up at any stage of the Hobson Handicap on "the first'day of the Dargaville meeting. She has had a fair amount of ratfing and was a good stake-winner daring the latter part of last season. When Judge's Box went out to contest the Hobson Handicap she looked in capital condition and was expected to run well under her light impost. However, she failed to get near the leaders in the early stages and was well back at the finish. Miss Alma made, most of the running in the Kaihu, Hurdle; Race on the first day of the Dargaviile meeting and looked like being in the money, when she tipped o.ut at the hurdle in the straight. She will* have her next outing at the Wliangarci meeting and may do better. After an easy time during the last few weeks Jolly Money has resumed work again at Ellerslie, although his tasks have only been light up to the present. He has been given a course of physic and providing he does well from now on he will fulfil his engagements at the Whangarei meeting. New Moon, who was injured a few weeks ago owing to coming into collision with the door of his box/has come round more quickly than was at first thought would be the case. The little Kilhroney— Marsala gelding, who is in JJt. Tutchen's team at Te Rapa, has been entered for events at the coming meetings at Te Kuiti and Takapuna. • One of the most impressive wins at the Dargaville meeting on Thursday was that recorded by Big Bertha id the second division of the Maiden Plate. The Romeo mare singled herself out from the rest of the field over the last furlong and won most decisively. Big Bertha was making her first appearance in public in the race referred to, and judging.,by her effort she should turn out useful. It i 3 doubtful if Transformer will ever be as capable a handicap performer as he was a season or so back. The Thurnham—Mangamaire gelding, who is being kept going by W. Woods on the tracks at Te Rapa, is hitting out more freely of late. Transformer likes the going on the firm side, and as his weight is down towards the minimum these timas- there should, be some prospects ftfrjwini (faring the next few months. When' Fernden/scored in the first division of the Maiden Plate he fought out : 'thViteuV.in very .game style and thoroughlyi deserved the win. Fernden w»a purchased by his owner, Mr. J. Pohlen, of- Matamata, as a.yearling at the Sydney bloodstock sales for 130gs. and ho looks like turning out a good investment. Fernden will not be raced very extensively during the present season as ho is still growing, and his owner intends to allow him plenty of time to develop. Big prices were paid last Easter for yearlings that were likely to prove early winners, but it cannot be said that hopes were realised (says "Poseidon"). In a good' number of instances, more than IOOOgs was handed over for a well and fashionably-bred yearling. Of the six races decided in the Sydney metropolitan area this season not one has gone the way of a four-figure purchase. In fact, three of these winners are raced by their breeders. Malvina sports the colours of the wife of Mr. Hunter White, breeder of the filly, while Comanche, winner of the (anonbury Stakes, is raced by the breeder, T. J. Haylen, owner-trainer of Royal Money, who was successful at -Hawkesbury, also bred the youngster. Claredo was a high-priced yearling to win last Saturday, having been knocked down at OOOgs. He looks like justifying that price. Twinkle Star cost 300gs, and has already redeemed herself. The chief winner thus early in the season, Gold Tinge, was purchased In New Zealand. He is by Paper Money, a sire whose stock did not sell too well last Easter. The other successful sires this season in Sydney are Tippler (Malvina), The Verderer (Comanche), Sarchedon (Twinkle Star), vShillinglee (Royal Money), and Claro (Claredo). k

H. Rama has just taken in hand a two-year-old filly b y AntagonistCountry Picnic, and a geldin*g of the \T Si b / ****** fron/count?; Hoariri firstme ntioned is a sister to advw/*?' a " ordin S to Southern advices, has quite recovered from the lameness winch came on him recently and caused his withdrawal from the New Zealand Cup. Finelli the speedy daughter of Finland «2S V, We " v known a 8 a Provincial sprint galloper, has dropped a filly foal t " lumi Inat1 natl o" at the stud farm of Mr. J. Malcolm at Horotiu. After the racing at Avondale the Waikato-trained Wenday i s being taken North by her trainer, A. P. Brady to race at Whangarei. Wenday did some usg £?*£*" prior to leavh * fcJPST 1 nomination s have been received To,k I 6 *P*! n S m «?ttoS oi the Takapuna fw7 A ? leaßin S Mature is that T«J£« ne », a T e Wn paid "P for in the rakapuna Plate, which shows the popularity of that event. F F Calamine, a three-year-old filly by Callagham from Decima, who is engaged in the Apprentices' Plate at Riccarton to-day, is expected U shape well during the southern trip. She will also contest the New Zealand Oaks at the Canterbury meeting. Although he has no Immediate engagements, The Lover is getting through plenty of serviceable work at headquarters, and is doing well. This gelding is a good, useful sort, and on* that is likely to win a few decent races before the present season is over. Chang (Day Comet—Lady Frisco) and Prairie King (King Nassau—Arizona Maid) are two-year-olds in A. Tinker's team at Te Rapa who are coming forward nicely as the outcome of the work they have been getting of recent times. They will not be required to race for some time. Present intentions with regard to Commendation are to give him a race on the second or third day of the C.J.C. spring meeting, as a preliminary to the Stead Gold Cup. The big Limond gelding is not nearly at his best yet, and it may be a few months before he strikes his top form. Sir Mond, who is steadily on the improve, is displaying plenty of pace in his latest track work and he shaped nicely in a half-mile gallop with Avoncourt on Thursday morning. He may be given a race at the Te Kuiti meeting, which takes place later on in the present month. Fraser, the Raceful—Miss Roseland two-year-old, who is trained at Te Rapa, is to have his next outing at Takapuna. When Fraser finished a close third to Flying Prince and Awamutu on the concluding day of the Waikato Club's spring meeting he was having his first race with the colours up. Luininary has been placed in' A. Jackson's-charge at Te Rapa for future training. The chestnut gelding by Day Comet—Thurnline has started on three occasions this season, but he was beaten out of a place each time. He has not been asked for much on the tracks of late, and will be all the better for this let-up. Among those entered for the Alison Cup at the Takapuna spring meeting is Seatown. This horse has not done much racing Bince he won the Grandstand Handicap, one mile and a-quarter, at Ellerslie in 1927, but he showed recently that he was returning to his best form when he ran third in the Waverley Cup. Seatown is engaged in the Auckland Cup. The fact of Seatown being freely nominated for various events at the Takapuna meeting is ample evidence that the chestnut son of Archiestown is training on satisfactorily. His third in the principal event at the Waverley meeting was a good effort, considering that it was his first race for a long time, and he should be a much improved horse when he goes to the post for his next race. When investments on the totalisator during the last few months fell in Sydney, it was popular to attribute the decline to the unpopularity of new methods of allocating dividends (says a Sydney writer). But Sydney was not the only centfe which experienced a decline. At the Auckland spring meeting there was a drop of about £7000 a day; at the Brisbane Guineas meeting on Saturday, a decline of £4193 occurred, while in Adelaide the investments for the two days of the spring meeting fell away by £i 2,481. The comparison in each case is with the previous year's figures, but even the latter were far below the peak figures of two or three years ago. Clearly there is a widespread restriction in the amount of money available for betting. CHIDE OUT'OF ACTION. FOOTFALL FOR CANTERBURY CUP. CHRISTCHURCH, this day. It is probable that Celerity 11. will be a starter in the Stead Gold Cup. Reremoana was out doing useful work this morning, and he looks in rare good fettle. He was allowed to drop out of the Stewards' Handicap, but he has other engagements next week, and he is likely to race well as he usually can be relied on to show his best form at Riccarton. , Footfall, who was withdrawn from the New Zealand Cup about a week ago, lias made excellent progress* since then. His lameness has disappeared, and under constant attention there appears now to be little amiss with him. He has done a lot of useful work this week, and this morning he Was allowed to stride out freely over a mile and a-quarter. He got through his task in good style, and pulled up well. Provided he goes on all right during the next day or two he may be a starter in the Metropolitan Handicap on Monday, as a preliminary to the Canterbury Cup, in which he may play a prominent part, provided the ground is firm by Wednesday. The three-year-old gelding Chide will not be able to race at the Canterbury Jockey Clhb's meeting. He strained a muscle inside one of his hocks, and he may require a spell for a few months. This is bad luek for his owner-trainer, Mr. G. Murray Aynsley, as the gelding had been galloping brilliantly, and he ooked like getting out of hack class very soon. m , ■■~!,> *, 3 _!■_ ■ :