STABLE AND TRACK NOTES.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 216, 12 September 1929, Page 15

STABLE AND TRACK NOTES.

SEASOIvS FIXTURES. (By WHALEBONE.) FIXTURES. September 12, 14—Wanganui J.C. September *Jl—Ashburtori County R.C. September 21, —Avondale J.C. September 2G. 27—Geraldine R.C. September 28—Ilawke's Bay J.C. October —Manawatu Hunt Club. October 2—Birchwood Hunt. October s—Napier Park K.C. October s—Kurow J.C. October 7 —Auckland R.C. October 10, 12—Dunedin J.C. • October 17. 10— South Canterbury J.C. October l'J—Mcsterton R.C. October 24, 2<"—Poverty Bay Turf Club. October 2S—Wellington R.C. The local two-year-old Manawhenua registered a pleasing performance ovei three furlonjrs on the course proper at ICllerslie on Tuesday morning last. This youngster lias done a solid preparation, and has hardened up in condition quite a lot during the past month. A number of two and three-year-olds were exercised at the starting barrier on the two-year-old track at Ellerslie yesterday morning and shaped satisfactorily. Included among them were Thais, Chansonctto. Manawhenua, Wild Country, Tetraeliate, Neil, Tambourine ana (Jood Idea.

The New Zealand colt Honour, who is now favourite for the A.J.C. Derby, is reported to be galloping in great style at Randwick. He registered the best gallop of the morning over six furlongs on September 3, after giving Jaleux a start and beating him in 1.172- The gallop took place on the course proper at Randwick, with the flags 30ft out from the rails, which makes his performance all the more creditable.

The Avondale Cup candidate Taneriri has been working in improved style at Ellcrslie during the past few weeks, and H. Kama has the Antagonist gelding in great fettle at the present stage. Taneriri raced well in several of his earlier contests, and with the minimum poundage in the l>ig event at Avondale he should be capable of putting up a creditable performance, providing he gets a favourable position early in the race.

Since being recommissioned after a spell throughout the winter months, riemlisxlit has made steady progress under J. Williamson's supervision. The Treelairc gelding has thickened out a good deal since he raced as a two-year-old, and he looks like developing into a good sort during the present season. He has been given several short sprinting tasks during the past couple of weeks, and it will not. be long before he is in racing trim again.

Ruling King, one of the local favourites for the Avondale Stakes, has developed a cold and mav be unable to fulfil his engagement ill the two-year-old ''classic" event. His owner, Mr. W; Kemp, expected the son of Chief Ruler and Miss Ethel to run prominently in the race referred to, and his track efforts certainly pointed to him having a firstclass chance. It is very unfortunate lhat this promising juvenile has contracted a cold at this stage, and it is to be hoped that lie will make a speedy recover v.

'Honour figures in the A.J.C. Craven Plate, and the last three-year-old winner of that race was Biplane, another New Limerick and Winalot each ran second at three years, but the former was unlucky not to have won. It wa-s. Munro more than Windbag who beat him (says a Sydney writer). Limerick compensated by winning the following year. Last year the Derby winner Prince Humphrey, was beaten by Amount and Fourth Hand. New Zealanders differ as to whether Honour will stay. A trainer, who has had experience of the same family, is confident he will, while others from the Dominion will not stand him on the score that he is too much of the Absurd type. He is a heavy bodied colt. On what was seen of him in the A.J.C Sires Produce Stakes, there will be nothing (faster in the Derby.

After racing at the Pakuranga meetin"-, where he ran second to Sea Comet m°the Greenmount Steeplechase, Marifca has been doing most of his work around the roads. He looks bright and healthy, and has resumed work again on the track at Ellerslie, where he will be prepared for future cross-country events.

When betting on the Epsom Handicap commenced one of the top-liners on the charts was the New Zealand-bred Perception, who is trained by Frank Marsden at Eandwick, for Mr. C. B. Quinan. Subsequently, , however, the gelding failed to fill a place in two race? at Rosehill. and his price for the Rand wick race eased considerably. At Warwick Farm, lit' registered a performance which directed attention to his prospects, a stout finishing run along the rails carrying him to victory in the Glenlee Handi-

cap. a 7.7 limit race, over a mile. He is again in demand.

When the New Zealander Second Wind put up such a poor display at Aspelidale races on August 31, Jack Holt, who trains the West Australian Cup candidate, was very disappointed. Second Wind was backed down to odds 011, and a large parcel of money was invested, on him. Other owners and trainers who had horses competing in the Park Handicap were surprised at Second Wind's showing. One good judge put it down to the unsuitability of the course for such a horse as Second Wind. He finished fifth more than a few lengths .behind the winner, Waicullus, another New Zea-land-bred horse.

Straight-out support for Catkin in the | Caullield Cup lias been the outstanding item in the latest discussions on the big spring double. Catkin has been backed for the best part of £14,000 (remarks a Melbourne writer). Catkin is a Xew Zealander, , who was f purchased privately in Sydney by Mr.' C. Ruwolt, after the gelding won the last A.J.C. City Handicap, where he started favourite. He is trained by Harry Cabell at Caullield. So far Catkin has not done anything of note on the tracks, but in tasks up to a mile he is doing nicely. Catkin has not yet started in his new owner's colours, 'but he will be a runner in the Heatherlie Handicap or the Memsie Stakes 011 Saturday. Catkin was coupled in the double with Carradale for £5000, and with Melbourne Cup favourite, Crucis, for a similar amount,

Because they are accustomed to see: Holdfast make the pace in his races, racegoers at Warwick Farm on August 13 were surprised •when McCarten steadied the Wedge gelding after going a furlong in the Hobartville Stakes, allowing Gladioli and Toper to rim past him (save a Sydney writer). Naturally, when Holdfast, for whom the race had generally been voted a "certainty," had been beaten, -the wisdom of the tactics employed by his rider was freely discussed, and many were of the opinion that, had he been allowed to run along in front, he would have won. It is questionable, however, whether there are solid grounds for such a contention. Holdfast, though he dropped back a little about the half-mile, where he "was following Gladioli and Toper, experienced a good run along the rails as far as the home turn, and it was in the last furlong that he was found wanting.

Ex-New .Zealand traiiier George Price won the principal double at Warwick Farm on August 31, with Killarney and Tidal (says a Sydney writer). Both his charges are now favourites for the Epsom and Metropolitan respectively. Killarney was always favourite on the course for the Campbelltown Handicap, being pressed closely in the quotations by Margarethal. Receiving a little luck in running, Killarney won in course record time for the six furlongs. The figures were put up in the face of a strong head wind that blew down tlie straight. On the strength of his performance Killarney is now one of the favourites for the Epsom, a race he failed in last year, just missing a place. Probably the unlucky horse of the race was Paganelli, -who ran Killarney to a neck. He finished at a great rate after being badly placed to the turn. The New Zea lander is evidently a sprinter of class and was well fancied on the day after his showing at Rosehill the previous Saturday. While Killarney considerably enhanced his Epsom prospects, he was not alone in that respect.

As a remedy for home-sickness, New Zealand visitors could find nothing'better than a trip to Ohisholm's stables at Band wick. It is a home away from home, and just at present represents a thriving New Zealand colony in Sydney. Go there and say anything detrimental about the land of the moa, and you will quicklv be put in your place. The reason is not*far to spek. The majority of the vast army of visiting horses from the Dominion are stabled at Chisholm >s, and naturally their trainers and attendants spend most of the day with them. What a fortune these horses represent in solid cash! Limerick, Paquito, Paganelli, Aussie, Night March, Concentrate, Oratrix Sea town and Ceremony are among the 'number, and it is doubtful whether anr stables in Sydney have ever before sheltered so many good horses at the same time. If a man owned the lot and decided to sell out he could be on velvet for the rest of his life, and tne IS other New Zealanders at the same stables would also assure a comfortable income. The others are Bright Glow, Tasty, Papatu, Briar Boot, Arikinui, Belcaire, Pomp, Drastic, Pedestal, Ten, True Shaft, Cimabue, Oral, Chief Singer, Royal Duke and three juveniles.

Much has been said about Mr. Hunter White's fortune, or good judgment, m refusing to part with most of his Tippler yearlings at the prevailing prices at the 122S sales, but, after all, he seems to have sold the best of the bunch (says an Australian writer). In his yearling days Toper did not possess the quality of some of his mates, but the Randwick trainer, J. A. Donohoe, was attracted to him bv his relationship to Makura, a speedy but unlucky filly he had raced a couple of years before. Luckily for Donohoe, and his patron, Mr. John Wren, Toper was one of the few youngsters Mr. White sold, and at 270 <T ris. he represents a wonderful bartrain. With one win at Randwick, another at Caul field, and the Hobftrtville Stakes at Warwick Farm, he has already collected £1903 in prize money, and judging by the way he downed Holdfast on Saturday, lie seems to possess bright' prospects of picking up further plums before the end of the spring campaign. Naturally his connections are now looking forward to the Derbies with great confidence, but it must be remembered that most of his opponents in the Hobartville Stakes were not ready for a hard race, and the next couple of weeks will tell ns a lot more about Toper's chance in the classics.