STABLE-AND TRACK NOTES.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 172, 23 July 1929, Page 15

STABLE-AND TRACK NOTES.

> SEASON'S FIXTURES. (By WHALEBONE.) July 25.—South Canterbury J.C. July 25, 27—GIsborne Racing Club. July 25—Walmate District Hunt Club. Mervette lias rejoined A. Tinker's team in active commission for the work of the new season. The Luculhis —Brayton mare has been working on the hills, and will shortly be seen on the tracks at To Rapa. Elysianor finished third in the Trcntham Hurdle Race, and this was his fir?! start for some mouths. He is engaged »t the South Canterbury meeting, the Christchurch Hunt meeting and also at the Grand National meeting, and he has only to keep right to be hard to dispose of.

The following horses from the Auckland province have been nominated for events at the Christchurch Hunt Club meeting, to be held on August 3: Kawini (Longbeach Hurdles), Glendowie, Young Thurnham and King's Guard (Homcby Steeplechase), Gendowie (Hunters' Plate).

Maunga won the Homeby Steeplechase at the Christchurch Hunt meeting in 1927 and last year he fell when going well. His leg filled and he was unable to fulfil engagements at the Grand National meeting. Maunga is entered for the Homeby Steeplechase again next month, and by the manner in which lie won at Trentiiam recently he will be among l those fancied.

Nukumai figures among those engaged in the Jumpers' Flat Pace at Riccarton. He annexed the event' with 10.G in 1924 and also in 1925 with 11.9. He was unplaced the following year with 11.13; Ngata scoring withy 12.13. Nukumai waS awarded 12.12 in 1927, but finished out of the money, while last August he won with 12.9.

Lord Ranald has been paid up for in the Grand National Steeplechase, but he is also engaged in the Enfield Steeplechase on the same day. He lias only started steeplechasing this season, but has quickly made good, winning in his last two efforts. He may not be seasoned enough to contest the big events at Riccarton, butiie should be heard of in minor steeplechases before the meeting is through.

Wiltshire has hecn taken up again hy R. Syme since the latter's return from the Wellington meeting, where he ful* filled racing engagements over the jumps and steered Horomea to victory on two occasions. Wiltshire is heing sent along seriously in his preparation at Te Rapa. The other morning he went over five of the big jumps and did his work well, while he also pulled up in good order after his flat efforts, last week. If Wjlt : shire continues on as he is doing the Day Comet—Lady Lobelia gelding will be at Riccarton next month.

The Homeby Steeplechase, to be run at the Chmtchurch Hunt Club's meeting on August 3, "has attracted seven of those engaged in the Grand National Steeplechase, to be decided ten day 3 later. They are Glendowie, King's Guard, Maunga, Fabriano, Radiate, Young Thurnham and Lord Ranald. So far this event has not been a good guide to the big event at Riccarton, for during the. last six seasons Eerie, who won the event, finished third in the Grand National, while a couple of seasons later Maunga won the Homeby Steeplechase, with Peter Maxwell and Charlatan in the places. A few days later Beau Cavalier annexed the Grand National, with Peter Maxwell and Charlatan second and third, respectively. These are the best performances of horses placed in the Homeby Steeplechase in connection with the National.

Reremoana has resumed work again on the track at Hawera under O. Cox's supervision. He has had a spell extending over several months on his owner's property at Kai Iwi.

It was somewhat surprising to see Comical's name missing from the list of acceptors for the Grand National Hurdle Race. He finished third, in the Winter Hurdles at Trentham and looked like having more than a passing show at Riccarton with 10.0.

Awapunj stables will be well represented at the Grand National meeting, to be held at Riccarton next month. Novar and Mister Gamp (J. P. Coyle), Red Fuchsia, Glyn Dim, Blue Paper (Mrs. A. McDonald), and Otairi, Home Made and Atareria (L. Knapp) Ijelng booked to leave for the Southern trip at an early date. The sister to Hoariri, who will race as Wild Country, is making good progress under H. Rama's guidance at Ellerslie. She has been in work for some months and is now building up nice and solid. Wild Country, who has shown pace on several occasions .in. her track essays, comes from a family that is noted for speed. Craigmore won the Trial Hurdle Race at the Dunedin winter meeting last season, and after being beaten by Nucleus in a similar event at the Grand National meeting, accounted for the Spreydon Hurdles and the Sydenham Hurdles, beating, among others, Red Fuchsia and Gaze in the latter event. He has not raced much since then, hut is among those entered for the Longbeach Hurdles at the Christchurch Hunt' meeting; and also has engagements at the Grand National meeting.

Goblin Market figures among the entrants for Hat events at the (.'rand National meeting. As a two-year-old he showed good promise, for he accounted for three races, including the Middle Park Plate, at Riccarton. This season he was beaten in the Jockey Club Handicap, one mile, at the New Zealand Cup meeting bv Crown Area, and was defeated in the Middle Park Plate by Pink Coat, which was his last start. He is a half-brother to Mandane and a full-brother to Covcnt Garden, who now races in Sydney as Southern Cross.

Rangi Kokiri, who went amiss while contesting a race at Ellerslie l'ast season, has had a lengthy spell at his owner's (Mr. J. Fogarty) place at To Kowhai. The Day Comet —Bunday gelding gives every evidence of being quite sound again, and it is intended to put him into work with a view to further racing next season. The chestnut, who was in A. Tinker's stable at Te Rapa when previously in commission, showed a handy turn of speed, and he should win more races later on. The same owner has a full-sister to Rangi Kokiri, a rising three-year-old, who is to be placed in commission with a view to racing next season. Kjngfield, while not as successful this season as in some previous racing terms, was capable of paying his way (says our Waikato correspondent). His forte has been sprint distances, but the King Lupin gelding ran sufficiently well in the Easter Handicap at Ellerslie to afford favourable prospects at a more lengthy journey than six furlongs next season. The pace to reach a handy position early on in the running lias been an asset to the Cambridge-owned galloper, but age is likely to take some «f the edge off his previous ability in this respect when the best of sprint company is arrayed in opposition for the future.

A half-brother to Red Fuchsia, by Hyme'stra from Xedra, lias recently joined Mrs. A. McDonald's team at Awapuni. This gelding has had the name Magic Land bestowed on him.

A gelding by Adjutant who recently joined R. E. Browne's stable is hitting out very freely in his track work at headquarters. "He is to be qualified as a hunter and will have his first run with the hounds this week.

P. Conway is giving Otranto a good preparation, in view of her engagements at the early spring meetings. The relative to Gala Day and Boomerday moves very attractively in her work, and, having had a bit of racing experience, sliould show improved form in her next few outings in public.

The matter of arranging for a horseman for Paganelli in the latter's engagements in Australia was delayed until the horse's trainer (M. J. Carroll) and Mr. R. Roberts, the part-owner of the Lord Quex —Ringdove gelding, reached Sydney. It is reported from the Waikato that J. Pike, the prominent Sydney horseman, was likely to be approached with a view to riding Paganelli.

• The fact that Revel has been accepted for in two events—a hurdle race and a steeplechase—at the Gisborne meeting indicates that the Gay Lad gelding has trained on in a satisfactory manner. At the autumn meeting of the Auckland Racing Club two seasons ago Revel acted as runner-up to Wedding March in the Brighton Hurdles, while he occupied a similar position to Wiltshire in the Autumn Steeplechase at tlie same fixture. Owing to unsoundness Revei has not done much racing in the interval, but a return to his best form would find him [hard to dispose of in any race he contests at Gisborne.

The veteran Boomerday had to be content /with a third placing from the three starts he had over country at Trentham last week. Since J. P. Tutchen brought him back to his quarters at Te Rapa the Quin Abbey—Bell Crispin gelding has been having an easy time. This trainer was quite satisfied with Boomcrday's displays at Trentham, Avhere the heavy going "encountered was not to Boomerday's best liking.

Pompoms, who has been qualifying ft the hunts in Uie Waikato, has been shaping well in this department. The i Lucullus —Miss Winsome gelding, who • has been a member of A. P. Brady's team of recent months, is likely to be seen out as a jumper at the coming race gathering of the Pakuranga Hunt at Ellerslie. Pompeiua finished second in a flat race for hacks at the Auckland winter meeting, and his condition is well advanced.

Mongani was not sent to the Wellington meeting-, for trie reason that it was considered that the weight given the Day Comet jumper in the Wellington Steeplechase was excessive. The Waikatoowned gelding waa more favourably treated in the Grand National Steeplechase with 0.12 and the Grand National Hurdles with 9.2. His owners have accepted for Mangani in the latter event.

The Brahazon Handicap, a sevenfurlong event, to he run on August 3 at the Christclmrcli Hunt Club meeting, usually finds a number of Winter Cup candidates figuring in the entries, and this year is no exception to the rule. This race usually furnishes a good line to the Winter Cup. During the past six seasons horses who have won or been placed in this event have won or been in the money in the Winter Cup.