RACING NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 45, 22 February 1929, Page 13

RACING NEWS.

STABLE AND TRACK NOTES.

SEASON'S FIXTURES,

(By WHALEBONE.)

February —Canterbury J.C. February _7, li.S—Dannevirke R.'C. February 28—Waipu Raciug Club. February 1!S, Alarch 2—Marlborough KC Jlarrli '2—Banks J'cnlnsula U.C. March ti, 7— Kangltikei K.C. March. S. !) Napier K.C. March f—Franklin liacing Club.

Miss Me re i a lias beclj sold by Mrs. W. Graham to a West ('oast buyer.

Aberfeldy lias not raced since the last Wellington meeting, but lie id due to make his reappearance at the C.J.C. summer meeting to-morrow. He is not likely to be at his best.

Stormy, who is now attached to A. Cook's stable at Te Awamutu, has been entered for the Tuakau Handicap, the open sprint event at the approaching franklin meeting. °

Neil and the Quin Abbey-Mountain Dream lilly in J. Buchanan's stable were sprinted three furlongs on the outside of the course proper at Ellerslie yesterday morning and both youngsters shaped nicely.

Avonoourfc is still running. out in the paddock, and it is unlikely that she will race again this season. The Lucullus filly will lie brought in before the winter to be prepared for racing at the early spring meetings.

Rapier is galloping well at Rieearton, and yesterday morning beat Limerick over seven furlongs. J-Ie is an acceptor for the Midsummer Handicap at the C..T.C. meeting to-morrow and should be very near at liis best.

Imperial Spark lias not won out of his turn, for one lias to go back to the Easter Handicap at Feikling in 1926 for his last success prior to scoring at Woodville yesterday. He was second to Blimp in the Cup on the first day.

Last season Sudden Storm won the Craven Plate, at Rieearton with 7.9, just beating Gold Brick by a head. She has 7.10 in the same event to-niorrow and should go a good race. She will be suited by the distance, for she is not a quick beginner.

Great Star is reported to he in good fettle at Rieearton, and it looks as if he may be hard to beat in the Halswell Handicap there to-morrow. At the recent Wellington meeting he was second in the t)ouro Cup after leading nearly all the way.

Tapestry, who scored at the Woodville meeting yesterday, after finishing third in the Maiden Plate on the first day, is a, three-year-old filly by Acre. She had ■liown promise at the Foxton meeting last month, when she was placed in each «f her two starts.

The Viscount, the brother to Count Cavour, is among those engaged in the Trial Stakes at Rieearton to-morrow. As • two-year-old last season he failed to tet into the money in four starts, while his season after eight starts he still Retains his maiden status.

Pride won the New Zealand Oaks for Mr. G. D. Greenwood last November, after running third in the Hagley Handicap, nine furlongs, oil the previous day. She has only had one start since then, but is engaged in the Midsummer Handicap at Rieearton to-morrow.

Marriage Bell, by Tea Tray—Gold Treasure, owned by Messrs. J. C. and P. S. Gleeson, with a foal at foot by Moabite, is expected to return to Auckland from Australia shortly. She has since been mated with Canusa, by Swynford from Scotchlike, a sister to the dam of that good performer Son-in-law.

Eight remain in the Middle Park Plate, to be decided at Rieearton to-morrow, and they include Goblin Market, who annexed the event last season. Since then he has only started on a few occasions, his best effort being when he ran sccond to Crown Area i nthe Jockey Club Handicap at Rieearton in the spring.

Red Heckle, who won the Great Northern Derby last month, has not raced since, but he i<s amonjj those entered for the Peninsula Cup, one mile and • quarter, to be run on March 2. Nightmarch, who annexed the New Zealand Derby and the Dunedin Cup, is also engaged in the same event, and has to give Red Heckle 31b.

Disrank, winner of the Victoria Handicap on the first day of the Woodville meeting, races in the same ownership as Commendation. He is a three-year-old gelding by Lord Quex from Morganatic, and is trained by Geo. Jones, at Awapuni. Disrank got on the winning list at the Foxton meeting last month, ■where he won the Motuiti Maiden Handicap.

The local owner H. Rama lias definitely decided on a trip to Australia with his two gallopers, Hoariri and Taneriri, and they will be shipped to Sydney by the Maunganui on Friday next, March 1. Taneriri, who is still a maiden, should be capable of paying his way at the suburban meetings around Sydney, and Hoariri, providing he gets the going to suit him, is also likely to pick up a stake.

Sir Archie is making steady progress under F. Stenning's care at Ellerslie and will have his, next outing at Pukekohe, where he is engaged in the Franklin Cup. He won this event 12 months ago. but owing to injuries received in a train accident when returning from that meeting was unable to race again for some months. He has had half a dozen starts during the present season, but has failed to return to the form he displayed prior to the accident.

Pink Coat, the two-year-old by Hunting Song from Red Edna, is among those engaged in the Middle Park Plate at Riccarton to-morrow. He has only started a couple of times and has won on both occasions. He was first started at the Oamaru meeting last December and scored nicely, while last week he took the Champagne Stakes at Dunedin, winning in hollow fashion. Pink Coat wa3 purchased as a yearling by Mr. J. 51. Samson for 150gs. and after he won at Oamaru was sold to Mr. J. Morrison, of Timawi, for IOOOgs. He will be one of the fancied division for the Riccarton classic.

Lady s Boy has been having an easy time since he raced at the Takapuna meeting with the result that he has lesnened up and put on some surplus condition. He has been entered for the open sprint race at the Franklin meeting, to be held early next month.

The Romeo-Isingarch filly in J. Buchanan's stable has improved and put on condition since she was broken in a short time ago. Although only a rising two-year-old, she is settling down to her work very nicely and promises to grow into a good-looking youngster.

Ali Baba, winner of the Maiden Stakes at Woodville, is a five-year-old gelding by Wilderness from Sureland. He had only contested two previous races this season, running unplaced in both of them, and that no doubt accounted for the big dividend attached to his win.

After a short spell away from the track, Bombarder has joined the active brigade again, looking all the better for his let-up. His latest win this season was registered at the Bay of Islands meeting in January, where he defeated a weak field in the Maromaku Handicap.

As the result of ricking himself during the running of the Waitoa Handicap on the first day at Te Aroha, Sir Mond has been on the easy list since that meeting. He is making a good recovery and has been nominated at the Frankton meeting, by which time F. Gilchrist expects to have him in racing order again.

Te Money, who had to forego her Te Aroha engagements owing to injuries received while being loaded in her owner's motor transport truck, is just about all right again. The temporary absence from the training track is not likely to affect her a great deal and she will probably be ready to race again by the time the Franklin meeting takes place.

Royal Duke, who scored in the Ruahine Handicap at Woodville, is a three-year-old by Tea Tray from Persis, therefore a half-brother to The Fox. Royal Duke put up a fair performance at the recent Wellington meeting when he carried 9.1 and beat a useful field in the Camp Handicap, six furlongs, running the distance in 1.13 J. He is trained by H. B. Lorigan at Trentliam.

Bed Heckle is being kept in strong work, and looks in excellent order for autumn engagements (says a Christchurch writer). It is intended to start him in the Peninsula Cup next week, after which a trip to Trentham is in contemplation. He is the outstanding candidate for the New Zealand St. Leger, while he may be a runner on the second day in the Trentham Gold Cup. He may also go on to the Manawatu meeting for the Awapuni Gold Cup, and then he will visit Auckland at Easter to contest the Great Northern St. Leger. Red Heckle has not been overtaxed, and he should make a high-class four-year-old.

Prior to leaving by the ferry steamer from Lyttelton on Tuesday night, G. Paid stated that he would not definitely decide about taking Aussie to Australia for the autumn meetings until he returned home. There was every probability, however, that the trip would not be undertaken, but it is hoped to make an invasion for the spring fixtures. Aussie will ba kept in commission for autumn racing in the Auckland district, and will again be a contestant for the All-Aged Stakes, over six furlongs, at the Avondale autumn meeting—an event he won twelve months ago under 9.10. Paul was naturally pleased with the result of his long journey to Dunedin, and was lavish in his appreciation of the hospitality accorded Mrs. Paul and himself during their stay. A furnished house was placed at their disposal, and everything possible was done to make their first trip to the. southern city one to remember.