STABLE AND TRACK NOTES.

Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 186, 8 August 1930, Page 11

STABLE AND TRACK NOTES.

COMING . EVENTS,

(By WHALEBONE.)

August 12. 14. 36—Canterbury J.C. August 23—Pakuranga Hunt Club. August 23 —Ha wise's Bay Hunt Club August 27—Dannevirke R.C. August 28—Dannevirke Hunt Club. August 30 —Taranaki Hunt Club. September o—Marton J.C. September 11, 13—Wanganui J.C. September 13—Otago Hunt Club. September 20—Ashburfon County R.C. September 20, 22—Avondale J.C. September- 25. 27—Geraldine B.C. September 27—Ilawke's Bay J.COctober 4—Napier Park B.C.

October 4—Kurow J.C. October •!, o—Auckland K G. October 9, 11— Dune<lin .T.C. October 10. 11—Otaki-Maori R.C. October ic, IS—South Canterbury J.C.

Sir War'rigal showed promising form at the recent Great Northern meeting and subsequently won the Hunters' Steeplechase at the Waipa winter fixture in good style. I-Ie is among those entered for the Pakuranga Hunt Cup and should go well.

The latest additions to the juvenile ranks at Ellerslie are a couple of fillies from Lady Ridicule and The Sapling, respectively. They are inmates of N. Cunningham's stable and are promisinglooking sorts.

Dark Marble, a half-brother to Sir Archie, by Lapidary from Lady Marble, has joined F. Gilchrist's team at Ellerslie. Informant, in the same stable, has improved a good deal since he arrived here and is a promising-looking juvenile.

Cat-i-mes has improved in condition considerably during the short time she has been in work at headquarters and is growing into a very solid-looking mare. She has been showing a fair amount of speed on the track, but may want a bit of racing before being seen at her best.

Kairuri, who is still enjoying a spell in the paddock, will resume work again next month. This gelding displayed good promise for a novice hurdler last season and should be a payable proposition in jumping races around the country circuit during the present term.

Rodger, who is engaged at the Pakuranga Hunt Club meeting at Ellerslie this month, had only one race last season and that was when he won the .Maiden Hunters' Steeplechase at the Waikato Hunt meeting last Labour Day. He is by Rotomanuka, a trotter.

The Lueullus mare Avoncourt, who has not raced since the Avondale meeting, will in future do service as a brood mare. Avoncourt will be mated with Spear Dance this season. Rehautai, by Lueullus from Aquatis, will also visit the same horse.

The English Jockey Club stewards have fined Stanley Wootton £50 for exercising a horse at the Salisbury meeting without holding a trainer's license. They reprimanded Wootton for his carelessness in not applying for a license after his return from Australia, when his brother Frank was training his horses.

Tui Mint., the three-year-old gelding by Catmint from'Adi Vunivola, is making good progress under W. Patterson's guidance at Ellerslie. He is furnishing into a. good-looking sort and has a nice free style of moving in his work. Tui Mint will be seen out at some of the later meetings.

.Biddy Comet was an unlucky threeyear old last season, for she managed to win only one race —a division of the Maiden Plate at the Waikato autumn meeting—while she was placed on eight other occasions. She is due to make her next appearance at the Pakuranga Hunt meeting ac the end of the month, and she should be a more solid filly this season.

Rosshire showed good form at. the recent Wellington winter meeting, being narrowly defeated in his two engage-, ments. He is a big upstanding sort who looks like being a good three-year-old, and his appearance at the Pakuranga Hunt meeting, for which he is entered, will be awaited with interest.

Karapbti started on only two occasions last season, winning the Ruakura Stakes, live furlongs, at the Waikato meeting. He is entered for the Sylvia Handicap, seven furlongs, at the forthcoming Pakuranga Hunt meeting, and as he has done well in the meantime he should show to advantage as a three-year-old.

White Wings, flic full-sister to Agrion, lias not raced since winning the Flying Handicap, six furlongs, at the Poverty Bay Turf Club's summer meeting. She is 'reported to be going very well at Takanini, and has only to strike her true form to be very hard to beat, for she has plenty of pace. She is entered for the Pakuranga Hunt meeting at Ellerslie this month.

Singleton was not raced . from- the Napier autumn meeting last March till the Gisborno winter fixture at the end of last month, when lie ran third in the open sprint on the first day and won the Waikanae Handicap, one mile, on the concluding day. Singleton has been entered for the Jellicoe Handicap, one mile and a quarter, at the Pakuranga Hunt fixture, and if brought north should run well in that event.

Paddon only recommenced racing at the reccnt Waipa meeting, but lie quickly showed a return to his Lest form, running thijd in the Stewards' Handicap at Trentham, third in the Clifford Handicap, one mile and a quarter, at the Manawatu meeting last week, and winning the Newbury Handicap, nine furlongs, on the concluding day of the latter fixture. He has been entered for the Jellicoe Handicap, the chief flat event, at the Pakuranga meeting, and if started should be hard to dispose of.

Sir Kay started oil only live occasions lasjt season and finished second in three of those races. Austerity beat him by a head in the Onepuhi Handicap, one mile and a distance, at Feilding at Easter time, and Rose Lupin defeated him by a neck over live furlongs at Taumarunui. At the recent Waipa meeting Marble King finished a neck in front of him in the President's Handicap, six furlongs, the chief sprint event of the day. Sir Kay is entered for the Pakuranga Hunt meeting.

Barometer won three events on end at the start of his racing last season—the Jellicoe Handicap at the Pakuranga Hunt, meeting and the Marton Handicap and the Heaton Park Handicap at the Marton Spring fixture. He subsequently failed in the King Edward Handicap at Ellerslie and the Waikato Cup in the spring, and was not raced again till the last Great Northern meeting, when he ran unplaced in the. Cornwall Handicap and the King Gqorgc Handicap,'while.'he also failed to get . in the money in the Woodstock Stakes at, the Waipa winter meeting, which was his last effort. Barometer again figures among the entries for the Jellicoe Handicap at the forthcoming i'Pakuranga Huntmeeting.

King Swift (T. Williams) was schooled over four hurdles yesterday morning at headquarters and got through his task well, giving his best display to date.

Zippor left Napier on Monday for Riccarton to fulfill engagements at the Grand National Meeting. He is reported to be very well.

The Auckland horseman R. W. McTavish, who has not enjoyed the best of health during the last two months, has made a recovery and expects to be riding work again next week.

The Awapuni trainer R. E. Hatch has leased Braggart from Mr. W. G. Stead. Braggart is by Lord Qucx from Bon Espoir (a half-sister to Paganclli) and is a full-brother to Sir Kay.

Fresh Breeze* who won the Hunters' Phife at South Canterbury and finished third in a similar event at Riccarton last Saturday, is engaged in the Hunters'' Hurdles." to be run on the opening day of the Grand, National meeting.

On account of the heavy state of the going there was no grass track available at Ellerslie yesterday morning and the bulk of the work was executed on the sand track. A number of horses with engagements at the Pakuranga meeting were given strong pace-work, but none of them was asked to go fast.

Royal Opera, one of. the lightweights engaged in the Winter Cup, proved himself a good galloper last season, winning on seven different occasions. His last success was in the Easter Handicap at Feilding, in which event he beat several good handicap horses. Royal Opera is trained by his owner,. Mr. C. Smith, at Opaki, and is expected to put up a good showing in the big mile race at Riccarton.

When Hunting Call won the Kia Ora Handicap at Trentham last month he put up a smart performance, beating two good ones in Coon Song and Blue Paper. The son of Hunting Song and Sanguinary has not had a race since then, but is freely entered for hack events at the coming meeting at Riccarton. HuntingCall lias only been once out of a place in his last six starts, and if taken South should give a good account of himself.

Good Boy and Escalus have commenced work again at Ellerslie under T. A. George's supervision. Both these horses were given plenty of work around the roads during the past month and are in good order for this time of the year. Escalus is a four-year-old gelding by Romeo from Glengowan, and only had one race in public. He is built on very solid lines, and when lie has had more racing experience should develop into a useful sort.

Although beaten in the Longbeaeh Hurdles at Riccarton last week. Mountain Guide ran a fair race and is likely to do better in his coming contests. He is engaged in the Trial Hurdles to be run on the same course next Tuesday, and as this event is run over one mile and threequartcrs the distance will suit him better. The Auckland-owned gelding has also been accepted for in the Grand National Hurdle Race, to be decided two days later. If started in this event he must have more than an outside chance, for he is a reliable jumper and a good stayer, while few hurdlers this season have shown more consistent form.

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