STABLE mo TRACK NOTES.

Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 59, 11 March 1930, Page 12

STABLE mo TRACK NOTES.

% j (By WHALEBONE.) *i SEASON'S FIXTURES. March 15, 17—Wellington R.C, March 15, 17—Ohinemuri J.C. March 17—Opunake R.C. March 20—Waimate R.C. March 22—Bay of Plenty J.C. March 22, 24—Oamaru J.C. March 20—Opoliki J.C. March 26 and' 27—Manawatu R.C. April 3, s—Wh'angarei R.C. April 3, 5—S. Canterbury J.C. April 4, s—Masterton5 —Masterton R.C. Afjril 11 and 12—Hawke's Bay J.C. April 12— Otaul.au R.C. J-, April 12—Hororata R.C. 1 April 12, 14—Walk a to R.C. Page Boy ran sufficiently well at the Franklin meeting on Saturday to say that his turn is again not far off. He did not get too' good a passage in the straight, and then finished fourth. He is worth keeping in mind. a — 1 k Since capturing a double at Rotorua Graud Spirit has done well, and W. Gall s has the Peach Brandy filly in tip-top i order for her autumn engagements. Grana . Spirit is engaged at the Ohinemuri meeting next week, and if taken to that fixture should again run prominently. 1 Wenday is engaged at the Wellington i meeting and should run,-well if taken south. A mile and five furlongs, the dis- • tance of the High-weight Handicap at the Franklin meeting, is a bit beyond her, ; but with the shorter distances at Trentham she should bo a much tougher proposition. Richfield has been allowed to drop out of the Thompson Handicap, and retains > his place in the Railway Handicap at Trentham on Saturday. He should go - well in that event, for at the last Welr lington meeting he finished second to . Meadow Lark in the Telegraph-Handi-L cap, which was a pretty good perform- ; ance. j Tetrachate went a solid race when he acted as runner-up to Currajong in the \ Waiuku Handicap last Saturday and ; might have been closer up at the. finish only for running wde at the home turn. Tetrachate has a good turn of speed and should have excellent prospects in hack sprint events during the next few • months. Cynthia N. looked in nice order when ■ she went out to contest the Tuakau I Flying Handicap at the Franklin rneet- , ing on Saturday. She was not very well : fancied, but beat everything except Eaglet. This was a good effort, for she ; came from a long way back, and over a » little further distance she should col- , lect a stake before long. Kawini looked in good order when ha i went out to contest the Puni High-weight and, although defeated, put up a creditable showing. The racing that he is now having on the flat will stand him in good : stead for the approaching jumping sea- , son, and, all going well, in the interval, ' R. Hall should have a profitable season 1 with the Formative gelding. Royal Duke, the four-year-old son of 1 Tea Tray and Persis, who won both 1 sprint evepts at the Napier Park meet--1 ing, is evidently back to his best' form again. As a three-year-old last season Royal Duke was successful on three occa- . sions and, judged on his latest efforts, > Ms trainer, H. B. Lorigan, should win . mdre races with him before the season , ends. L ■ By winning the Franklin Handicap ■ Hyde Park ran right up to his recent ! track form. He made most of the running during the race, but had to'" be ridden out to hold off Royal Doulton at the finish!' N. Cunningham produced the 1 Marble Arch gelding in great order, arid it would not surprise to find him winning further races before the present season is much further advanced. , Sir Mond was started on a couple of occasions at the Franklin meeting on Saturday. He finished third in the Bombay Handicap and was second in the Buckland Handicap later on in the day, and if he had not swerved when the pressure was applied in the latter race he would probably have got the stake. : Sir Mond has run very consistently and should pick up a stake soon. Paganelli was not accepted for in the Thompson Handicap, an event he won last season, but he figures among those left in the North Island Challenge ( Stakes. Paganelli should be veiy hard to beat in that event if the course is firm ; after his success at Taranaki recently ' and his second to Cimabue in the Jack- • son Stakes. In the latter event the.track » was very heavy, conditions that are not '• to his liking. As a result of his good effort in the 1 Franklin Handicap Desert Glow is likely 1 to come into favour for hi 3 engagements 1 at Paeroa. The aged son of Day Comet j put up a very creditable showing in the ( Herries' Memorial Cup at Te Aroha and s "the racing there has evidently improved < him. Ho ran second to Royal Doulton in i the Ohinemuri Cup last year and should ] again have excellent prospects in that 1 event next week. • Valuation claims an engagement in tin* i Railway Handicap at Trentham next i Saturday and will carry out his engage- t ment in that event.- He has previously j :been successful at Trentham, winning the 1 Tinakori Handicap, six furlongs, at the s autumn meeting last year, when he was \ timed to run the distance in 1.12 3-5. He ] will be competing in open company on ] Saturday, but that will not debar him ] from having plenty of friends on the j day. < Spring Abbey looked to have the Onewhero Hack Handicap at the Franklin = meeting won when the straight was ] fairly entered upon, but Motere finished c very fast and managed to get up in time } to dead-heat with him. It looked as f though Spring Abbey's rider saw the T danger a bit too late. Another stride t and Motere had him beaten. Spring c Abbey has been rather unlucky recently, i for at the Te Aroha meeting he and Te f Hoia dead-heated. 2 — f Oil King, Hampton Park, Silene and i Jolly Prince were associated in a gallop s over five furlongs on the course proper t this morning. They went from the mile barrier to the tliree-furlong post and Oil King (who got the best of the start) s and Hampton Park were in front at the T finish; The first three furlongs took - 36 3-ss, half mile, 50 1-os, and the full C distance 1.3 2-5. Jolly Prince was eased c up after going three furlongs. a Improved with his two races at Te 0 Aroha,: Currajong went a good race and p finished on impressively to win the Wai- a uku Handicap on Saturday at Pukekohe n The win marked the initial success of ii his trainer, M. K. Lindsay, who was I recently granted a license and is now S training at Ellerslie... Currajong showed u useful form at Te Aroha, where he ran f second to Tetrachate on the opening day n arid occupied a similar position to Awa- 1 mutu on the final day, and lie is likely h to get more before the country meetings a are oyer. b

The well-known horseman H. Gray is to be married in Wellington on March 19 (says a Southern writer). Gray has not definitely decided where lie will reside In the future. Count Cavour has been galloping well at Trentham, and he is engaged in the Trentham Gold Cup at the Wellington meeting. In this event last season he' finished second to Rapier. * Big Bertha got knocked back during the running of the Buckland Handicap at Pukekohe on Saturday; otherwise she would have been much harder to dispose of. She finished third, despite that fact. Paitonu has been paid up for in the Thompson Handicap. This gelding performed well at the Rangitikei meeting last week, and he should be one of the best of the light-weights engaged. He can run a good mile. Royal Doulton came from a long' way back in the last half-mile of the Franklin Handicap to get second. If she had been well placed in the earlier stages slit; would have about won, for she finished at a great rate. Royal Doulton was unlucky. Wedding March, who has been off the scene for a good while, was among the field that contested the High-weight Handicap at? the Franklin meeting on Saturday. He raced fairly well and with a few more outings should be in good trim for hurdle events. Branson showed improvement on his Rotorua form by finishing third in the Tuakau Flying at Pukekohe last Saturday. The Greyspear gelding is engaged at the Ohinemuri meeting, but nothing definte has been decided regarding the trip to that meeting. Glena Bay won the High-weight Handicap at Pukekohe on Saturday in good style and he should be very difficult to beat in similar events if taken to the Wellington meeting. M. J. Carroll has got him in excellent condition and he is better now than at any stage of his career. Jenny Diver won over five furlongs at the last Wellington meeting, but disappointed on the first day of the Napier Park fixture last week. However, she won on Saturday, and may again show to advantage in the Plunket Nursery Handicap, five furlongs, at Trentham on Saturday. Treasury was well supported for the Waiuku Handicap at Franklin on Saturday. He was soon in front and led into the straight, but then had enough and finished fourth. Treasury can go fast over a short distance and with a little more experience should see out six furlongs all right. Motere showed winning form at th" Te Aroha meeting, when he accounted for the Piako Hack Handicap, and ran up to that effort at the Franklin meeting on Saturday. He put in a great finish and just failed to head Spring Abbey. If he had made hi& run a trillc earlier he would have won. Carlaris, who had failed in his previous starts this season, returned a substantial dividend when lie scored in the Onewhero Handicap, and this was not surprising, as he had no earlier form to his credit. He finished on at the right end in the race and may be capable of winning further races in similar company. Vali looked in nice condition when he was sent out to contest the Pukekohe Handicap at the Franklin meeting on Saturday. He was in the picture all the way, but failed to head Respirator or stall off Gemlight, the trio going past the post together. Vali should run well a 1" Trentham if taken south, though the St. Leger Stakes may be a bit too far foi him. Respirator went one of his best races this season when he participated in the triple dead-heat in the Pukekohe Handicap last Saturday. The big Tea Tray gelding had been working well at Ellerslie and was produced in good order for his race at Franklin. Respirator, who has been schooled on several occasions recently, is engaged in hurdle races at the Whangarei meeting. There was some good racing at the Franklin meeting on Saturday, and the handicaper, Mr. F. J. McManemin, must have been pleased with the finishes. Glena Bay won by a length, which was the largest margin, while a dead-heat and a triple dead-heat also resulted during the afternoon. A. word of praise is also due to the starting of Mr, A. Vincent, who got his fields away in good • style.- f Hunting Day is among those accepted ■ for in the Railway Handicap at Trent- . ham on Saturday. He has performed well this season, _and won nicely at ' Napier Park last week. Though the . company he will be meeting is much stronger than in that event, he should ' go well. He was thought good enough to ■ run in the open sprint, the Newmarket Handicap, on the second day of the Auckland summer meeting. Chromadyne has run consistently since making his debut at the Takapuna meet- ■ ing, where-he ran two seconds. At Te . Aroha he led into the straight in a severifurlong race, but found the distance a bit ' beyond him. He was the leader into the . straight in the Bombay Handicap, six furlongs, at Franklin on Saturday, and ' half-way down looked the winner, but . I'm Alone just managed to get half hid head in front on the post. Chromadyne is a useful hack who should do furthei • good service for his owner, R. Hannon. The accident that occurred to Aggres- • sive during the running of the Buckland Handicap and later necessitated her destruction, was most unfortunate for ■ her owner, Mr. T. Impey. Although a four-year-old, Aggressive had not done much racing, though her recent win in > the Waitoa Handicap at Te Aroha indicated that she was a promising sort and likely to do a great deal better. Apart - from her value as a racing proposition, Aggressive was a particularly well-bred filly, being by Kilbroney from Vicerine, ' by Birkenhead from Roie, and her value . as a'stud matron later on would be hard to assess. i . Eaglet was brilliant early in the season, winning three- Guineas races— 1 Wanganui, Avondale and Great Northern J —while she subsequently annexed the , Oaks at Riccarton. She also won a couple 1 of" handicap sprints, including the Flying A at Avondale. At Christmas time Eaglet , was second in the Christmas Handicap, one mile, but was beaten into fourth i position in the Great Northern Derby and also in the.Royal Stakes. She was ' not started again till the Taranaki. meet- i ing, when she ran unplaced in the Flying Handicap and fourth in the Taranaki • Stakes. On Saturday she was saddler] 1 up for the Tuakau Flying Handicap, six j furlongs, at Pukekohe, and won very | nicely. Eaglet is engaged in th.-. i rhompson Handicap and also the Cfcal- 4 leiige Stakes at Trentham next Saturday, ! md whichever race she starts in should ' □e very hard to beat. _ , . : _ M

The Hawera trainer E. J. Murtagli is expected to leave for Sydney at the end of the month, taking with him Habit. Arikinui, First Money and Rational 11. i The Auckland lightweight horseman |H. Wiggins-, has been engaged ti ride I Te Awhina, Moa Bird, Glenrossie, Cylinder, and Chief Joy in their respective I races at the Wellington meeting which opens next Saturday. Tourist, who recorded a surprise win in the President's Cup at Xapier Park last Saturday, is a four-year-old gelding by Gay Lad from Snapshot, by Calibre — First Glance, the lastnamcd being an imported marc by Ivosmos Bey from Ophelia 11. Tourist, who is trained by I J. McLaughlin at Trentham, has notched ! three wins during the present season. HORSES FOR TRENTHAM. M. J. Carroll left for Wellington last night with Paganelli. He also took Wenday down for P. Brady. Glena Bay will not be taken to the Trentham meeting. Taneriri was railed to Trentham last night to fulfil engagements at the Wellington meeting. OPUNAKE RACING CLUB. THE ANNUAL MEETING. LIST OF ACCEPTANCES. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) NEW PLYMOUTH, Monday. Following are the acceptances for the Opunake Racing Club's annual meeting next Monday:— HANDICAP HURDLES of loOsovs. One mile and a half. Royal Acre 11 5 Whisogne ..90 Airtight . . 10 0 Quillfire ... 9 0 Omeo ... 10 .> Quarantine g. 9 0 Joke Form .93

MAIDEN* PLATE of lOOsovs. Six furlongs and a half. Gold Tree . 9 1 Just an Idea S (> Cyrette ... 1) 0 Gowaulea . . S 6 Crenna Town !) 0 Miss Chatter S 3 Elysian Lady S 12 Rossferry . . 8 3 Reniora ... 8 11 Ngapara ... S 3 Miss Cobhura 8 11 Gold Zone . 0 S> Bon Eve ..86 Kissless ... 6 9 Homewood . S 6 RAILWAY HANDICAP of 123sovs. Seven furlongs. Latakia ..89 Remora .... 7 0 Monoloff ..81 Comen ... 7 0 Green Acre 7 12 Coal Bag . 7 0 Tent Call . 7 10 Monoie ... 7 0 OPUNAKE CUP of 300sovs. One mile and a quarter. Star Area . 9 0 Kawhakina 7 12 Orazone . . 8 12 Hipo .... 7 11 I'oma ... 8 10 Monsogne ..78 The Swell . S 8 Llanore . ..74 Manly ... 8 (5 ELECTRIC HANDICAP of 123sovs. Fire furlongs. Belle Star ..97 Varsity ... 7 6 Lady Lucerne 8 4 Abatea ... 7 4 Gold'n Flower 8 2 Bon Eve ..74 Quinola ... 8 1 Quin Abbey Anbridge . . 7 13 geld. 7 4 Potency . . 7 12 Master Lupin Potoleer . . 7 12 geld. 7 4 ' Just an Idea 7 G Rapai ... 7 4 ST. PATRICK'S HANDICAP of 200sovs. Sis furlongs. Benzora ... 9 0 Melissa ... 7 7 Richfield . . 8 10 Gold Dawn 7 5 Ridgemount S 10 Te Atiawa .75 Bonogne ..81 Llanore ... 7 0 Just So . . 7 13 Monsogne ..70 PRESIDENT'S HANDICAP of loOsovs. Nine furlongs. Latakia ..92 Rossferry . . 7 13 Joyspear ..90 Remora ... 7 10 Tent Call . 8 7 Corwen ... 7 10 Marica ...SO Joke Form 7 10 Whisogne ..82 Monoie ... 7 10 FAREWELL HANDICAP of 125sovs. Six furlongs. Belle Star .95 Fotency ... 7 10 Monoloff ..81 Potoleer . . 7 10 Lady Lucerne 8 1 Annoyer ..72 Gold'n Flower 7 13 Homewood . 7 0 Green Acre 7 13 Miss Cobham 7 0 Anbridge . . 7 10 Gowanlea ..70 Tent Call . 7 10 Gold Tree . 7 0 Kentish Lad 7 10