STABLE AND TRACK NOTES.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 83, 9 April 1929, Page 11

STABLE AND TRACK NOTES.

(By WHALEBONE.)

SEASON'S FIXTURES. pr }} f' I<>—Avondale J.C. April 10—Reefton J.C. Ap r fj 12. 13—Mast»rton R.C. April 18, _o—Whangarei R C -^ pri J —Hawke's Bay J.C. April 26. 21 —Nelson J.C. April L'7—Amberley R C Al> ril 0 27, 29—Waikato R.C. May o, 4—Marlborough R C May 4—Marten J.C. May a, 11—Efimont R.C. May 11—Franklin R.C.

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

EDEN TERRACE— Whitta's best time for six furlongs is I.los.

Lnoco sustained injuries to a liind leg v hen he fell at the Ohinemuri meeting, but is right again, and will race at tlie Hamilton meeting.

Soloist is the name claimed for the Hunting Song—Lucella colt, who is therefore a half-brother to Supremacy and The Begum.

' ®y finishing second to Arihana in the Maiden Plate, Measurer registered a useful performance, and it should not be long before he loses his maiden certificate. Measurer finished on well, and when properly seasoned should perform creditably in hack company.

It was a fine effort on British King's part that gained him second money in the Chevalier Handicap. He was some distance from the leaders when the field turned for home and finished very fast over the last furlong. If the King Sol horse can reproduce that form in hia next outing lie w ill be hard to dispose of in a similar class.

The consistent Good Boy went a solid race in the Oakley Handicap, but Kawainga was just a little too good at the weights. T. George has the Some Boy 11. gelding in great fettle and a win for him would be well deserved.

Welding March struck himself and went >ore previous to the Avondale meeting aiul whs sent home to the Waikato. Providing he goes on the right way this good hurdler should be seen to advantage during the winter months.

Xuki Boy has freshened up since going into (J. Car in cult's charge at Matamata. The Some Hoy 11.—< hint/, gilding still has a big off knee, but this does not seem to interfere with his work. A short journey would seem to suit Xuki Bov.

At the Avondale meeting twelve months ago Le Choucns von both the Titirangi and Mnrningside Handicaps, carrying 0.9 in the lastnamed event. He is engaged in the Moruinpside Handicap to-morrow■. and with opposite his name he should keep the opposition busy.

Terrapeen. who won a race at Hamilton, was brought to Auckland on Saturday and will go into A. Rhodes' stable at St. Helicr's for preparation for hunt races. Terrapeen has already shown adaptability over small jumps.

Form in the Brighton Hurdles points to Kilburn being hard to dispose of in the two-mile hurdle race at Avondale on V\ ednesday. This horse has been shaping well in his work at El'erslie and will strip in capital condition for his ment in the Hobsonville Hurdle Race to-morrow.

Rod Day, who raced without success round the country circuit, has been turned out on to his owner's place at Okoroire. Red Day will be brought in again for late winter racing. This mare prefers the sting out of the ground and should be a payable proposition in the heavy going. She goes on with it.

Ohmeniuri added another win to her ci edit when she annexed the Titirangi Handicap at Avondale last Saturday. The daughter of Potoa and Unity has been a pood stake-winner for Ownertrainer H. I. Spinks during the last twelve months, and as she is at the top of her form at the present time further successes seem assured for her.

Pouri, who is top-weight in the HobHurdles, to be decided at the # \ ondale meeting to-morrow, has not had a race since he contested the New Year Hurdle Race at the Auckland summer meeting on January 1. He won the Ponsonby Hurdles at the same fixture a couple of days previously and if in the same order to-morrow he should give a good account of himself.

That good horse King Lu registered an attractive performance at Avondale when he defeated several of our best sprinters in the Railway Handicap. He was well back at one stage of the race, but the long straight enabled him to make up the leeway and he finished very strongly over the last furlong. King Lu is right back to his best form again and is sure to have a strong following in whichever race he is saddled up to contest to- , morrow.

Ruby Dawn is showing speed on the track at Matamata, and is a possibility over a short course at Hamilton.

Fiery Comet, owned by A. McArthur, at Matamata, lias made a good recovery from his recent operation and is being hacked about. Fiery Comet is a good stamp of a steeplechaser, and will surprise many if he does not perform creditably later on.

At the West Australian Easter meeting at Perth on Saturday, March 30, Constellation was a well-backed favourite for the hurdles. He looked a winner at the turn, but his rider broke one of his stirrup leathers and he was beaten. The Osborne Stakes looked the best of pood things for the New Zealand-bred Second Wind, and he won easily. On Easter Monday Licinius. who previously raced in the Dominion, lasted long enough to beat another New Zealandbred one in Autobiography in the Autumn Handicap. The St. Leger "was regarded as the best of good things for Second Wind. He led practically all the way, and won as he liked from his stable mate, Coolbarro. The time was 3.4, but it was only a working gallop for the winner. Mr. E. Lee Steere, for whom J. J. Kelly trains, has now won the St. Leger four times. ZIRCON AT ADELAIDE. FALLS IX BIG STEEPLECHASE. The New Zealand-owned Zircon was a starter in the Great Eastern Steeplechase at Onkaparinga on Easter Monday. The 'Australasian," in describing the race, says: Glentronie took up the early running from Zircon, Woomera and Joan Hatan. In the second round Epergne fell at Fallen Tree, and Orange Park threw his rider at the hedge down the hill. Zircon took the lead in the third round, and rapidly opened up a gap from Extortion and Laurelmond. Woomera fell at the first jump in that round and Bang Bang at the jump around the back. Zircon, when going strongly', fell at the second last obstacle. Laurelmond led Glentronie over the last jump, going 011 to win by a length and a-half, with twelve lengths between Glentronie and Ex bourne. Huja was fourth. Namera. Joan Hatan, Extortion and Merri Mac followed in that order.