RACING NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 56, 7 March 1929, Page 14

RACING NEWS.

COMMONWEALTH TURF.

WELLINGTON RACING CLUB.

STABLE AND TRACK NOTES.

(By WHALEBONE.)

Sky Rider, who won at the Rangitikei meeting yesterday, is a four-year-old filly by Day Comet. Last season she failed to get into a place, but this season she nas been in the money on several occasions. She is owned by J. P. Coyle.

Providing Imperial Prince has mad© any marked improvement since he raced at Ellerslie during the Christmas carnival, he has a good opportunity of getting on the winning list in the Buckland Handicap on Saturday next at the Franklin fixture.

The imported horse Spear Dance has been sent home to hie owner, Mr. J. Pohlen, at Matamata. He wae not seriously tried whilst under F. Stenning's care at headquarters, and it is just possible that the Spearmint horso will take up stud duties next season.

Patearoa, who annexed the Ngatiapa Handicap at Bulls yesterday, is a four-year-old gelding by Acre, and has been placed on a couple of occasions this seaeon. He finished third in the Tararua Hack Handicap, five furlongs, at the recent Pahiatua meeting.

The Te Awamutu trainer A. Cook has a couple of useful gallopers to represent him in the Waiuku Handicap at the Franklin meeting. Recent form indicates that both of them should be equal to acquitting themselve-5 creditably, and they are likely to receive good support if they go to the post.

Eeeent track work points to Gay Cockade being on the improve, although it may be some time yet before the Depredation gelding reaches his beet form. He has done well since commencing work at Ellerslie, although he has ha**! very little racing, and it will probably take another season to find out the extent of hie galloping ability.

If Unoco can reproduce the form he displayed when he captured the Oliinemutu'Hack Cup at the Rotorua moeting he would take some beating in the Onewhero Handicap at Pukekohc Tne Some Boy 11. gelding, who is reported to be going on the right way at Matamata, is cure to get good support on the day.

Ruling King, who was favourably commented on in this column a few weeks ago, has been brought across to TUlerslie several times by owner W. Kemp and exercised in the centre of the course. By Chief Ruler from Miss Ethel, this half-brother to Gold Money and King Emerald certainly looks like developing into something above the average.

The two jumpers, Glenotus and Potoanui, who are due to make their next appearance in public at the Ohinemuri meeting, are both getting through a sound preparation at Ellerslie. They do the bulk of their work on the tan track, and owing to the hard state of the ground have done little schooling work for some time past. However, they are both proficient jumpers, and will require little schooling to fit them for their coming contests.

Cas'hier was a most promising sort early in the season, and his effort in finishing second in the New Zealand Derby showed that he would stay on all right. Since then, however, his racing has been confined mostly to mile races or thereabout. At Waiijranui last month he was unlucky not to have won the Victory Hack Handicap. He next made his appearance at tha Rangitikei meeting yesterday, when he annexed the Clip. Cashier should win other good races.

When Big Bertha won the second division of the Maiden Plate at tlie Dargaville meeting in the spring she defeated her opponents in such convincing style that further successes were predicted for her. Hjwever, she has only started twice since then and finished out of a place on both occasions. The Romeo mare is engaged in the Waiuku Handicap at Ptikekohe next Saturday and may do better at that meeting, where she will have the advantage of racing on her home course.

Catoma continues to make steady progress under J. Thorpe's guidance, but owing to the fact that he is still growing, the half-brother to Chaniour and Lcmint has not been required to do any very serious tasks to date. He is occasionally given a run along over half a nnle on the course proper, and judging by the manner in which he accomplishes his work he should be quite capable of upholding the family reputation when his time comes to race.

British King was taken up to Pukekohe yesterday to fulfil his engagements at the Franklin meeting at the end of the week. The King Sol horse shaped well in a couple of sprints at Ellerslie during the last week and, being an improved horse, is likely to rum well in whatever race he contests at the meeting. While galloping at Ellerslie yesterday morning, British King collided with a trestle and is slightly sore as the result, but it should soon wear off.

Three minor placings comprise Whaka King's best efforts during the present, season, and the King Lupin gelding will require to make marked improvement if he its to reach the winning , list. He figures in the Waiuku Handicap at the Franklin meeting next Saturday, in which event a largo field is likely to go to the" porit. In a race of this description Whaka King's quickness from the barrier will. be a valuable asset, and it would not surprise to find him registering an improved showing- in the event.

Acceptances for the first day of the Wellington Racing Club's autumn meeting close with the secretary, Mr. J. M. Griffiths, at 9 p.m. to-morrow.

SEA PILOT'S GEELOXG CUP. MELBOURNE, March 9. The Goelong Cup resulted :— SEA PILOT 1 PRIME DON •> SAILING HOME 3 Won by a length, three-quarters of a length between second and third. Time 2.19.