STABLE AND TRACK NOTES.

Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 221, 18 September 1930, Page 16

STABLE AND TRACK NOTES.

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September 20—Asbburton County R.C. September 20, 22—Avondnle J.C. September 25, 27—-Geraldlnc It;C. September 27— ffawke'e Bay ,T.C. October 4 —N'apSer Park K.C. October 4— Kurow J.C. October 4, .6—Auckland K.C. October 9. 11—Duneclin J.C. October 10, 11—Otaki-JKaori R.C. October IC, 18—South Canterbury J.C, October IS—Masterton K.C.

Luminary,, who won the Gonville Hurdles last Saturday at Wanganui, is to fulfil his engagement in the Grey Lynn Hurdle Race at Avondale on Monday. L. Bulieu, who piloted him on that occasion, will again have the mount on the Day Comet gelding.

Make Up, who lias shown promise as a jumper during the short period he lias been racing over hurdles, will contest the Kingsland Hurdle Race on Saturday at Avondale. H. Dulieu has been engaged to ride him, and the son of Surveyor should go well.

Lineage, who won the Avondale Stakes last year, has been brought north for the Avondale Guineas, in which event he is to be ridden by B. H. Morris. Lineage ran third to Cylinder and Arisus in the Wanganui Guineas last week, but those who finished behind him were not good.

A. Swhey has, besides Taumai, Volimond and Honiton at Avondale. Honiton will not be raced at the Avondale meeting; but has engagements at the Auckland spring fixture a little later on. At the conclusion of the Avondale meeting these horses will be brought over to Ellerslie, where they will remain till after the meeting there.

Commandant, who is entered for the Avondale meeting, is one of Mr. T. H. Lowry's team. He is an Australian-bred colt by Legionnaire from Bees in Amber, and had his first race in the Okawa Maiden Plate, five furlongs and a half, at the Hawke's Bay Hunt meeting, beating Acmil by a head. He has not started since then.

First Acre, winner of the Squatter's Handicap last spring at Randwick, was a runner in the second division of the Flying "Welter at Canterbury Park. He looked in good order, but 9.8, and the fact that he made the home turn very badly,, set--tied any chance he might have had. The run will improve him considerably.

Waimuri, who created a surprise when she led from end to end in the Sylvia Park Handicap, seven furlongs, at the Paku'ranga meeting at , Ellerslie last month, is due to have, her next race in the Champion Hack Plate at Ayondale on Saturday. This filly has done well s'ince she raced at Ellerslie and lias never looked better than she does at the present stage.

The Te Aroha trainer A. E. Cox has a team of three at Avondale—Miss Albyn, Black Make and Indolent—who are all engaged on the first day of the forthcoming meeting. Indolent won several hack races a couple of seasons ago and was expected to develop above the average, but his form last season was disappointing, ashe failed to win a race in a dozen outings. However/he is looking ■well at present and may do much better this season.

The name of Speedminfe- has been claimed for the Catmint—Serita Thurnham filly, who is trained at Takanini.

Good reports are to hand concerning the two Leighton two-year-olds, Royal Artist and Roseric, in E. Pope's stable at Takanini. Both are galloping well and are expected to make a good showing in the Avondale Stakes on Saturday.

R. E. Brown has recently taken in hand a brown two-year-old filly by Valkyrian from Titaness, who will probably race under the name of Lady Beatrice. Although she has only been broken in about two months, she is doing nicely and is a promising-looking youngster,

Type, the two-year-old who was brought north for the Avondale meeting by S. Reid, failed to get into the money in the Debutante Stakes at Wanganui on Saturday. Although a , bit on the small side this filly is solidly built and is a racylooking sort. She is by Leighton from Merit, an English-bred inare who showed a lot of speed when raced in the same colours.

Victorians are now moving towards Sydney, and from some of those >who have arrived it is learned that Waterline was not altogether disgraced by his third to Wise Force and Amounis in the Memsie Stakes. The muddling pace was all to his disadvantage, and when the pace was turned on in the half-mile sprint home he ran into some trouble at the three-furlong post. Waterline carried 9.4 to the 9.8 of Amounis. In the Metropolitan Waterline has 141b less to carry.

Taumai will make his reappearance over hurdles at the Avondale meeting on Monday, where he figures in the Grey Lynn Hurdles. This gelding put up three good performances at the Great Northern meeting, when he accounted for the Penrose, Kemuera and Campbell Hurdle Races. He was taken to Wellington, but failed to get into the money, falling at the last fence in the Winter Hurdles when in a good position. If back to the form he displayed at Ellerslie he should give a good, account of himself.

J. W. Cathi'o lias Emancipation, by Sir Dighton from Patrine, engaged in the Trial Plate at Avondale on Saturday. The Australian-bred gelding was purchased in Sydney for 50gs, and this will be his first race. He is a promising-looking sort and conies from a successful line, his dam tracing back to the Waterwitch family, one of the best producing strains in this country, and from which Medley, the dam of Limerick and Ballymena is descended.

Rosshire is reported to be going along well in his work at Takanini. He is a very big colt and . there is little doubt that he has a good future in front of.him. At the recent Wellington meeting, as *a two-year-old, he ran two good races and showed up till the straight was reached m the Auckland Handicap, one mile, at the Pakuranga Hunt meeting at Ellerslie last month, but he was not quite ready, on that occasion, and he promises to strip a much fitter horee on Saturday. He is engaged in the Maiden Plate, seven furlongs, and on Monday is due to contest the Guineas.

Courtesy only started on two occasions last season, winning the Nursery Handicap, five furlongs and a half, at the Hawke's Bay autumn meeting, and the Russley Plate, five furlongs, at Riccarton. She is by Limond from Homage, and therefore a full-sister to Episode and Honour. She is due to have her first race as a three year-old in the Champion Hack Plate, seven furlongs, at Avondale on Saturday, and if she is in anything like her two.-year-old form she should make her presence felt.

Mosaic, who has been located at Avondale for some little time, has been hitting out well in his work. A season or two ago Mosaic was a good performer up to a mile and a quarter, and if he can be made to reproduce that form there should be some more stake-money in store for him. He is engaged in the Henderson Handicap on Saturday and will be ridden in that event by W. Jones, who has won with him on former occasions.

Grand Tea, who paid a substantial price when he won a hack race at Avondale in the autumn, will have to compete in open company this season. He is engaged in the Henderson Handicap, seven furlongs, on Saturday, in which he will be ridden by H. Wiggins. The Tea Tray gelding is looking in good order, and as ; he is quite at home when the ground is heavy he should have more than an outside chance.

The New Zealander Mr. D. Spence, owner of King Musket, who was present at Canterbury Park, on Saturday, Sept. 6, to see his colt run in the Three-year-old Handicap, took ill suddenly in the evening and early on the following morning had to be admitted to a private hospital for an operation. Latest advices are to the effect that he is making good progress. : ■

The Vasco mar'e Madrid did not distinguish herself on the racecourse, but Mr. H. A. Knight, owner of Limerick, has found her a profitable proposition at the stud. Her first foal, Malaga, won an Auckland Cup in Mr. Knight's colours, and ther next two, Urgency and Zaragoza, both won for their breeder in Sydney. Now Paquito is upholding the family reputation, and his success at Canterbury Park on Saturday increased his stake earnings to £5127'f0r five wins, four of which have been in Sydney. Strangely enough, £2900 of that total has come from minor placings, Paquito's second in the Melbourne Cup yielding £2000 and third in the Metropolitan. £600. ,

The trainer of Hard Words, J. T. Jamieson, subscribes to the idea that few horses (if any) could foot it with his three-year-old for a furlong. He was vindicated in his opinion at Canterbury Park on Saturday, September 6, when Hard Words, drawn 17 at the barrier, shot out clear in a few strides, and was far enough in front at the end of a, furIon" , to cross to the rails. Unfortunately the°early burst left him a trifle weak at the finish and Adrian's March just beat him. ' Hard Words is aptly labelled, because of the names of his sire and dam, Diacquenod and Mazurka, two hard words. .

Auda, who was purchased in New Zealand last season by Mr. D. J. Davis, owner of Phar Lap, and was one of the horses brought from Melbourne to Sydney recently by H. R. Telford, will not be a runner during the spring meetings. He is now holidaying at Windsor,.and on resuming work he will bo taken over by Victoria Park trainer C. O'Rourke, who is' supervising, the preparation ,of a two-year-old for Mr. Davis. Auda showed plenty of pace on the tracks in the Dominion, but did not reproduce his form on race days. When he first came to Randwick he was Phar Lap's regular working mate.