STABLE AND TRACK NOTES.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 11, 14 January 1929, Page 12

STABLE AND TRACK NOTES.

(By WHALEBONE.)

SEASON'S FIXTURES,

January 19—Bay of Island Racing Club. January 21'—Ashhurst-Fohangina B.C. January 22, 24—Wairoa Racing Club. January 22, 24, 2«—Wellington R.C. January 12—Wairio Jockey Club. January 12, 14—Thames Jockey Club. January 16, 17. —Foxton Racing Club. January 16—Opotiki Jockey Club. January 19 —Ngaruawahia Racing Club. January 26, 29 —Takapuna Jockey Club. January 29, 30 —Pahiatua Racing Club. January 30—Clifden Racing Club. January 13, February 2—Egmont R.C. B'ebruary 2—Matamata Racing Club. February 6—Tapanui Racing Club lebruary 7, 9—Gisborne Racing Club. t ebruary 7, 9 —Taraanki .Jockey Club. February 9, 11—Rotorua Racing Club. February 13 —Clifden Racing Club. February 14, 16—Dunedin Jockey Club. February 14, 16 —Wanganui Jockey Club. February H, 16—Poverty Bay Turf Club. February 16, 18—Te Aroha Jockey Club. February 20, 21—Gore R.C. February 21—Tologa Bay J.C. February 23—-Canterbury J.C. February 2a, 25—Te Aroha J.C. February 27, 28—Dannecirke R.C. Mr. W. R. Kemball has brought into his stables at Masterton, from the stud farm, a dozen two-year-olds. H. Hawthorne is to take them in hand. Just after the start for the Puriri Handicap at the Thames on Saturday Roman Pearl was chopped back and sent to last place. After that she could not make up the ground lost. Charitaine was finishing on at the end of the Waitakaruru Handicap at the Thames, and the brown gelding looks like picking up a small race very shortly. Valroe was made favourite for the Waitakaruru Handicap, but after being out in the lead with <Jlenstar till the straight was reached the son of Valkyrian failed to stay on, and was fifth at the finish in a field of seven. Flying Tresses, winner of the first division of the Tapu Handicap on Saturday is a full sister to the Goldfields Cup winner, Flying Juliet, both being by Borneo —Penella. Flying Tresses has not done much racing and had only started twice this season prior to her win.

The Paper Money filly Flicker continues to pay her way in Sydney. It will be remembered she was sent across to Sydney to race at the ponies some time back, and she soon proved her smartness by scoring two or three wins. At the Moorefield Park meeting on Saturday she took on the horses, and in the Three-year-old Handicap dead-heated for first place.

A few seasons ago a galloper arrived from Fiji and was raced in New Zealand with moderate success. Now word has come from the Islands that the brilliant Fiji-bred mare Bagpipes is coming to the Dominion to try her pace against the gallopers here. She won three races at Brighton Park (Suva) recently. A Fijian writer expresses tht opinion that the opposition 'in the Dominion may be too strong for Bagpipes.

Usually Ohinemuri is soon singled out in front in her races, but at the Thames on Saturday in the Hauraki Plains Handicap she did not show her characteristic dash in the first furlong and was about the middle of the field. She was fifth at the home turn, but from then on she put in good work and just got up to deadheat with Modest Boy. In another stride Ohinemuri would have won outright.

Maori Boy, who has been racing very consistently without getting much money, scored a fine win in the Waitakaruru Handicap. E. Manson had him in behind Glenstar and Valroe till the straight was entered when he brought his mount along and won well by a couple of lengths. The son of. Lucullus is a sturdy customer, and carried his 9.0 in good style.

The win of Subdivision in the Puriri Hack Handicap at Thames on Saturday was a very comfortable one and quite good enough to warrant him being ticked off to score in better company. He had 8.12 in the saddle, but made light of his task and beat his opponents pointless. As he ran the six furlongs in 1.15 and will have considerably less weight to carry when he takes on open company, he should be able to pay his way. Hβ is a very fast beginner and this will be in his favour over short courses. Subdivision is trained at Takapuna by F. Smith.

Justify was paying a good price when he finished third in the second division of the Tapu Handicap. The son of Gay Lad has not done much racing, but he has pace and will not be long picking up a small stake. On Saturday he was not in the limelight In the early stages, and to get third had to pass several horses. He is -by Gay Lad, one of the finest looking horses to ever race in the Dominion, but who was retired from the race track after being beaten in the New Zealand Cup when regarded as a certainty for the race. Justify is owned and trained at Takapuna by *Mr. W. J. Wilson, who also has another promising hack in Arihana.

The win of the Some Boy 11. gelding Good Boy in the Parawai Handicap was on the cards, but he paid a good price in view of his recent efforts. At Ellerslie he ran some good races, winding up with a close second to Eager Rose. On that run he looked a good proposition at the Thames on Saturday, where he was favourite in the second division of the Tapu Handicap, in which he had 8.13 and was beat a length by Valuation in 1.16. Later in the day he had 7.5 in the Parawai Handicap, but the prospects of Leitrim and Lucy Rose were preferred by backers. However, Good Boy is a hardy sort and he downed the favourites and won in 1.27 4-5, not bad travelling for a hack.

To all appearances the New Zealandbred filly Pamona, who was raced by Mr. Vivian Riddiford as Chit, has lost none of the brilliance she displayed in Melbourne as a two-lear-old last season. Under difficulties she won the Kiata Handicap at Moonee Valley on Saturday, December 15, in brilliant fashion, says the "Globe." Though she drew No. 7 at the barrier, Pamona was outside two horses practically all the waj\ She had the pace to hold her position, despite the fact that she covered a lot of extra ground, and even turning into the straight was wide out. At the distance she was outside three others —Switzerland, Claronga, and Hawick, the four being almost in line; —but managed to wear them down. It was Pamona's first start for several months, and she went out at long odds. The filly has won two races, has been second once, and third once, from five starts in Victoria. ,

Frothblower's latest form has been a little disappointing. The Quin Abbev gelding ran fourth in the Parawai Handicap, which was not a very attractive effort, although he was at the tail of the field at one stage. Bizarro, who won the High-weight Handicap on Saturday from end to end, had started six times previously this season for two thirds. Last season he did not race at all. He is now six years old and is by Absurd from Flora McDonald. Ramblin' Kid was made a good favourite for the High-weight Handicap on Saturday. No doubt this was because of his easy win in the only, hurdle race he contested at the recent Ellerslie meeting. Weight of money did not assist Ramblin' Kid and he never got near the leading division. The Paper Money mare, High Finance, ran a fourth and a third at Ellerslie, and looked a good thing in the Flying on Saturday. She made an exhibition of the weak field, and at no stage did she allow the others near her. In her present form she looks like winning more races. Master O'Rorke ran a very poor race in the Flying Handicap. He showed a glimpse of his best form on the final day at Ellerslie when he finished fourth and on that run looked to have a chance of getting in a place in the Flyin°on Saturday. However, he failed badly and was beaten all the way.

J. S. McLauchlan, one of the three men warned off by the English Jockey Club for allegedly obtaining information from one of S. Wootton's apprentices, is a leading starting-price bookmaker, doing business in London and Edinburgh. As there are others in the firm, the usual business advertisements appeared in London papers after McLauchlan was" warned off. According to one member of the firm, McLauchlan was in America in June and July, when the matter which brought about his disqualification occurred, and it was contended he was not directly concerned. However, the stewards of the Jockey Club must have been quite satisfied McLauchlan knew what was going on, and that led to his punishment. In this connection an English writer says: "A matter of some importance was the withdrawal of the riding license of one of Stanley Wootton's apprentices, Neil Carrol, by the stewards of the Jockey Club, on the complaint of that Epsom trainer that the lad had infringed his articles of indenture in divulging stable secrets in regard to the chance of a horse before it won a race. Ido not suppose that the boy realised the value of the information he gave, for he is only a youngster, and I trust that his license may be restored to him before the beginning of next season, as he had no idea he was doing wrong. However, Wootton was quite in order taking the line he did, for there are too many people interested in betting, whether as backers or bookmakers, who make a practice of trading on the turf innocents to their own sn\vantage. It is those people who should be pilloried and warned off, not the poor little youngsters who may be lured into the acceptance of trifling sums for the betrayal of their employers' secrets."