STABLE AND TRACK NOTES.

Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 33, 8 February 1930, Page 16

STABLE AND TRACK NOTES.

SEASON'S FIXTURES.

(By WHALEBONE.)

February B—Gisborne R.C. February B—Taranaki8 —Taranaki J.C. February B—Mntamata R.C. February 13, 15 —Dunedin J.C. February 13, lu—Poverty Bay Turf Club. February 13, 15 —Wanganui J.C. February 15, 17 —Rotorua R.C. February 19, 20—Woodville District J.C. February 20—Toloira Bay J.C. February 22,' 24—JDargaville R.C. February 22—Canterbury J.C. February 26, 27—Gore R.C. February 26, 27 —Danuevirke R.C. February 27—Waiapu R.C. February 2S, March I—Marlborough K.C. March I—Banks Peninsula R.C. March 1, 3—Te Aroba J.C. March 5, 6 —Raugitlkei K.C. March 7, B—Napier Park K.C. March 7, B—Cromwell8 —Cromwell J.C. March B—Franklin8 —Franklin R.C. March 15, 17—Wellington R.C. March 15, 17 —Ohinemuri J.C. March 17—Opunake R.C. March 20—Waimate R.C. Marcli 22—Bay of Plenty J.C. March 22, 24—Oainaru J.C. March 26—Opotiki J.C. March 26. 27—Manawatu R.C. April 3, s—Whangarel R.C. April 3, 5—S. Canterbury J.C. April 4, s—Masterton R.C. April 9 —Hawke's Bay J.C. April 11, 12—Otautau R.C. April 12—Ilororata R.C.

Marchelte is the name claimed for the rising two-yeur-old filly by Limond from March, who ranks as a half-sister to Te Te Kara and Queen March.

Benzora ran a creditable race in the Flying Handicap at New Plymouth on Thursday. It Avould not surprise to llnd him-running prominently over sprint distances at the autumn meetings.

The racing Sir Mond had at Takapuna should find him a much improved horse the next time'he appears in public. Sir Mond is bred the right way to gallop, and when he has had a bit more racing should be capable of paying his way?

Quincoma failed to show up in his two races at Takapuna and it may take him a wfyile to get back to, form again. Howe.ver, the racing he is getting on the flat will serve to improve; his condition for jumping, races later on in the season.

Hakanoa, who has had an easy time since the Waipapakauri meeting, will have his next outing at the Rotorua meeting during" the doming week. Consistency has been a feature of Hakanoa's racing during the present season and he is sure to get strong support the next time he goes to the post.

The Southern two-year-old Praise will make her next appearance in the Champagne Stakes at Dunedin next Thursday. Latest reports from the South state that Praise is galloping up to her best form again, and she is expected to put up an improved showing in the "classic" event at Wingatiii.

As the result of injuries received through being kicked while at the post for the Takapuna Cup, Eager Rose has had to be cased up in her work. Owner A. Kemp had the Day Comet mare very forward prior to the mishap, and it is to be hoped she will be able to resume work again at an early date.

After his placed performance in the Moana Handicap at Takapuna, Loving Cup will be in demand at the approaching meetings on the country circuit. The Quin Abbey gelding figures in several hack events at the Rotorua meeting and if started should perform creditably, among the class she will be meeting there. Royal Saxon has been responsible foi* several good track efforts recently and is likely to run prominently at the Dunedin meeting. At Trentham last month Royal Saxon registered an attractive performance when he defeated a strong field in the Summer Handicap on the final day of the Wellington meeting, and if he repeats that form at Wingatui he will be hard to beat.

In her two contests at the. Takapuna meeting Nassau Lady failed to impress, and she will have to improve if she is to pay her way in the future.

Bizarro is due to have his next outing at the Dargaville meeting, to be held on February 22 and 24. This gelding has been working in improved style during the past few weeks and may pick up a stake at the northern meeting.

Our Comet is hitting out very freely in his track work at Ellerslie and is furnishing into a good-looking juvenile. He displays plenty of pace and has a resolute style of galloping when extended, and should do well when the time arrives for him to race.

Silvermine was a good sprinter last season, but he has not had a great deal of success this season, his only succcss being over a mile- and 110 yards at Egmont. He subsequently finished third in the Railway Handicap at Ellerslie with 8.10. On Th ur .sday he had lib less to carry, and he showed that he had lost none of his sprinting ability by running that good horse Paganelli to a head.

Although Good Boy has done little fast work since he raced at Takapuna, no fault can be found with his condition, for he is looking very bright and muscular just now. T. A. George intends taking the chestnut gelding to the Rotorua meeting, where he should be capable of acquitting himself creditably among the class he will be meeting there.

As a two-year-old Carl Idem showed fair promise by winning one race and finishing in the money on four other occasions. However, this season he has hardly shown the form expected of him, although he went a fair race when he filled third place in the Ferry Handicap at Takapuna to those two useful hacks, Tuku and Volimond. He put up a further good effort when he ran fourth in the Wynyard Plate and is likely to do better in his next few outings.

Yoma, like The Hawk, is one of the old brigade, for lie was foaled a year alter the son of Martian. Yoma has worn well and last season he performed well during the autumn, winning the Egmont and Taranaki Cups and being just beaten by Rapine in the Wanganui Cup. This season he appears to have been racing a bit unluckily, for ho has been placed in several good handicaps without getting a winning bracket. He was third in the Taranaki Cup on Thursday, and may do better at Wanganui next week.

Vertigern has not performed very prominently since he won the Paul Memorial at the Taranaki meeting just twelve months ago, his best efforts being second to Hunting Cry at the Auckland spring meeting and second in the Consolation Handicap at Wellington last month. He was rather unlucky in the latter event, and showed that 'he was returning to form. He ran a great race in the Taranaki Cup on Thursday, but had to go under to The Hawk, who is a stablemate of Hunting Cry, who beat him in the spring. Vertigern will have to be reckoned with in big events during the autumn.

Paganelli has prove dhimself a great sprinter, and though beaten on occasions recently he has been burdened with very big weights. In the spring he accounted for the field in the Shorts Handicap at Trentham with 0.8 and, going to Riccarton, was just beaten in the Stewards' Handicap when carrying 9.11. These efforts, in addition to the three hard raccs he had in Sydney, evidently told their tale, for he was subsequently beaten in the Feilding Stakes. Ho was tried over a mile and a quarter in the Egmont Cup, but failed, and thus, registered his only unplaced performance this season. He was second in the Palmerston North Stakes, and his next effort was at Taranaki on Thursday, when he carried the steadier of 9.12 to victory in 1.13 1-5. That r*as a brilliant performance, and his price in the Taranaki Stakes to-day, an event he won last season, will be very short.

Leitrim showed good form at the Auckland summer meeting, and in consequence he was thought to have a good chance in the Flying Handicap at Taranaki on Thursday. He finished third, and on that showing should be hard to beat before liereturns home.

Dolomite is not a very reliable betting proposition. He w«on at Riccarton shortly after his arrival from Australia, but in his next eight starts failed to get into the money. He was at a long price at Taranaki on Thursday, and just stayed on long enough to score.

Reports from the South credit Pink Note with training on in satisfactory style, and he is expected to show up at the Dunedin meeting next week. He ran second to Nightmarch in the Dunedin Cup twelve months ago with 8.6 in the saddle, and is engaged in that event next week with 8.13.

Acora has been a great performer this season, and there is no doubt this three-year-old filly is a brilliant sprinter. Though she had only been once out of a place this season, it looked as though she had more than her share of weight in the Juvenile Handicap at Taranaki on Thursday, but she carried it successfully. The time, 1.1 2-5, showed that there was not much loitering on the road.

Hard Words, though beaten at Taranaki on Thursday, ran a good race and was by no means disgraced, for he was meeting a very speedy and wellperformed one in Acora. Hard Words has raced well himself this season, for, after a couple of races in which he was unplaced, he finished third and second respectively in his two outings at Trentlian, won a double at Takapuna, and was second on Thursday. Mr. F. Earl appears to have in Hard Words a gelding that will do him good service when he matures.

The Hawk is a wonderful horse, for he is eleven years old and still able to win in good company. As a two-year-old he won several races and continued to score for the Douglas Estate till lie was disposed of in the 1922-23 season, J. Cameron, his present owner-trainer, securing him for the sum of 500gs, owing to the fact that he would not pass a veterinaigP surgeon when examined on behalf of a prospective purchaser, who was inclined to pay a very much higher figure. The Hawk has been a great winner for Cameron, for . in his first season ha recouped him for his outlay. He was later taken to Australia and won good races over there, including the Caulfield Futurity Stakes. The Hawk finished second in the Wellington Cup, one mile and a half, last season, and he was at a long price on that occasion, which was one of his best efforts over a mile and a half. He has little to his credit since then, except a win over six furlongs at Otaki, while he was third in the January Handicap, one mile, at the recent Wellington meeting. He was little fancied for the Taranaki Cup on Thursday, but won nicely by half a length, so that he is by no means a spent light yet. Altogether The Hawk has won in prize money and trophies approximately 24,40150v5, OOOOsovs being when raced by the Douglas Estate and the balance'since he was acquired by J. Cameron.

Tc Awha, who scored at Gisborne on ThUiv.day, is .a three-year-old filly, by Lord Quex from Makere. She raced well at the recent Waipukurau meeting, winning the Juvenile Handicap and running second in another event. She is trained by W. D. Young.

Havaspot ran two excellent races at Trcntliam and was very unlucky on the first day of the Takapuna meeting. He was well beaten on the second day and again at Taranaki on Thursday., It is hard to account for his most recent efforts in view of his brilliant finishing runs at the Wellington meeting, but, judging him by his initial displays, his recent form is too bad to be true.

Red Fuchsia was having his first race since early in the spring when he was saddled up for the High-weight Handicap at Taranaki on Thursday. He has come to hand quickly and lie will have to be considered for forthcoming jumping events. This makes three wins on end for him this season, for he won the Sydenham Hurdles at Riccarton and the Hack Steeplechase at Marton in his two previous outings.