STABLE AND TRACK NOTES.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 241, 11 October 1929, Page 12

STABLE AND TRACK NOTES.

SEASON'S FIXTURES. (By WHALEBONE.) October 17, 10—South Canterbury J.C. October 2S—Waverley R.C. October 2S—Waikato Hunt Club. October 28—Waipawa County K.C. Oct. 24, 26—Poverty Bay Turf. Club. Oct. 26, 28—Wellington R.C. Octobei , 28—North Canterbury R.C. October 19—Masterton R.C. October 24, 20—Poverty Bay Turf Club. October 26, 2S—Wellington R.C. October 2S, 30—Gore R.C. Prince Val suffered no ill effects from his race at Ellerslie and will probably bo on hand to contest the open sprint on the first day of the Waikato Club's meeting. Prince Val will have to do his future racing in open company. Valstreet (Valkyrian—Queen Street) will probably inako a, reappearance at Tβ Rapa. Valstreet, who got into the money on the country circuit last season, is showing some pace on the Mataniata track. Horses trained in the Auckland district who figure in the nominations for the Poverty Bay meeting, to be held on October 24 and 26, include: Taneriri, Manawhenua, Owairaka, Pellette, Atapai, Partial Eclipse and Gold Lily. The half sisters, by Potoa and Raceful respectively, froia Tamahinc, who were in C. Garment's stable at Matamata, have been returned to their owner, Mr. F. Rose, at Tirau. One contracted a cold and. the other will be given hill work for a while. Valsier has been shipped over to Gisborno and will be racing at the East Coast meetings during the next few months. Tho Valkyrian gelding has shown considerable promise in his track work, and when ho reproduces it in a race he will be hard to beat. ,H. Rama has Thunderstorm coming on nicely and the half-brother to Airtight has improved a good deal during the past month or two. He was given a fast work-out over three furlongs on the No. 2 grass track at Ellerslie. yesterday morning and displayed a fair amount of pace for a novice. Partial Eclipse won a double at the last Gisborne meeting and is entered for the forthcoming meeting of the Poverty Bay Turf Club. Since then the daughter of Nassau has started in the Dunedin Handicap at the Pakuranga meeting, but she was meeting a much better class than sho encountered on her last visit to Gisborne and finished out of a place. Master Roley, who has been in the money in his last two starts over hurdles, will have his next outing in the Hunters' Hurdles at the Waikato Hunt meeting. He will be meeting several improving jumpers at the country fixture and will need to improve to have a winning chance. Calithe figures in three events at the Waikato Hunt meeting and should show up in whichever race he is sent out to contest. He showed promise over the big fences at Ellerslie and may probably do better over the level country at Cambridge. Last season Hakanoa put up several good performances around the country circuit, and although he was equal to winning six races during that period he is still eligible to race in hack company. Tho Valkyrian gelding has a couple of-engage-lnents at the Waikato Hunt meeting, to be held this month. Pellette is among the nominations for the Gisborne meeting. She figures in the Junction Handicap, five furlongs, on the first day, which should suit her. At Marton she was fifth in her first effort of the season, a five-furlong race, after leading till -well into the straight, while at Wanganui she was second to Zarcne over six furlongs. Singleton is to maka his next appearance at the Poverty Bay meeting at Gisborne, and, judging by his running at Auckland, ho will be hard to lieat if the handicapped , does not put too high a value on those performances. He was fourth each day in the big handicap events at Ellerslie and the class he is to meet down below is not nearly as strong as he encountered here. During the present season Democratic holds an unbeaten record, having woneach of the three races that he has contested. He has won twice over hurdles and once on the flat, and although these events were confined to qualified hunters only he won very easily on each occasion. Democratic is engaged in the Hunters' Hurdles and the Ladies' Bracelet, to be decided at the Waikato Hunt meeting on Labour Day, and if produced at the meeting he is likely to command strong support. Glenstar is due to make his next appearance at the. Waikato Hunt meeting, at the end of this month, and the Day Comet gelding should be an improved galloper by the time that meeting is held. Glenstar was up with the leading division for over a mile in the Pluuipton Handicap on the second day of the Avondale meceting, and when lie is properly seasoned should be capable of running out a solid ten furlongs. In the four races Flying Juliet has contested this season she has failed to reproduce the form sl'.e displayed during the past term. The Romeo mare has beeu entered for the Members' Memorial Handicap, of one- mile and a quarter, to be run at the Waikato Hunt meeting on Labour Day, and possibly she may shape better on the country course. Last season Flying Juliet was successful in winning on six occasions in good handicap company, her best effort being recorded in the Talcapuna Cup, in which she defeated several good performers. Dutch Money was a most promising two-year-old last season. She only started on four occasions, being second in her first two efforts, unplaced in the next, and finishing up the season by winning the Juvenile Handicap, five furlongs, at Wingatui, carrying 8.2, in the smart time of 1.1 1-5. Dutch Money had one start at the Grand National meeting, in which she finished close up fourth in the Longbeach Handicap, six furlongs. She won the Longbeach Hack Handicap, six furlongs, at Ashburton in her next start and yesterday won the Maungatua Handicap, seven furlongs, at Dunedin, with 9.6, in good style. Dutch Money is in the Dunedin Guineas to-morrow and after her recent form should be favourite for the event. She has 8.5 in that event.

That good sprinter Nancy is engaged at the Gisborne meeting. _ This mare, who has a second and a first in the A.R.C. Railway Handicap to her credit, has not raced since last January.

Demoiselle, the dam of Democratic, recently produced a colt foal to Lueullus but both died a few days after foaling. Demoiselle was by Demosthenes from Golden Ball, and Avas owned by Mr. T. J. B. Stewart, of Mount Albeit.

Top Speed, who scored at the Dimediu meeting yesterday, is a four-year-old, by Tractor from Summer Bloom. He was not started as a two-year-old, and last season contested four races without getting into a place. In consequence he paid his right price yesterday, for ho had nothing previously to commend him.

That promising hack Fcrndcn figures in a couple of hack events at the Waverley meeting, to be held on October 28. Fernden contested four races last season, being successful on two occasions, while his'form was sufficiently good to indicate that he would be likely to improve with age and racing experience.

Imamiut, after finishing with a greatrun in the Avondale Stakes to get second place behind Lineage, was expected to be very hard to dispose of in the Welcome Stakes. She went away well and had every show half way down the straight, but was beaten into third place. Imamint will do better later on.

At Randwiek the other Jioruing F. McGrath mentioned that Mr. J. Brown had decided to have Magnifico and Bob's March operated on for respiratory trouble. Bob'e March, who gave great promise as a two-year-old, went wrong in the wind early in hie three-year-old careert and when Magnifico was put into training by F. McGrath a few months ago he- was found to be similarly affected. Magnifico is Windbag's three-year-old brdther, and cost 4000gs as a yearling. Dr. W. C. Ring, of Auckland, will operate. He hae had remarkable results in New Zealand, and it is to be hoped he adds to his success with Mr. Brown's horses.

Straightcourse, who finished second in the Trial Stakes at Wingatui yesterday, is owned by Sir George Clifford. He is by The Ace'from Winning Way, who was a'smart two-year-old in her day, annexing, among other races, tho C.J.C. Welcome Stakes and the Great Northern Foal Stakes. Winning Way is the dam of Winning Hit, who won the New Zealand Derby and Great Northern Derby and put up an Australasian record (which still stands to-day) for a mile and a quarter, when he won the Stead Memorial Gold Cup in 1921, his time being 2.3 1-5. Straightcourse only started three times as a two-year-old last season and was in- the money once, but will do better later on.