STABLE AND TRACK NOTES.

Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 229, 27 September 1930, Page 18

STABLE AND TRACK NOTES.

COMING EVENTS. (By WHALEBONE.) September 27—Geraldine R.C. September 27 —Hawke's Bay J.C. October 4—Napier Park R.C. October 4-—Kurow J.C. October •!, 6—Auckland lI.C. That good performer Taneriri has not been standing up to his work as well as expected and his owner, H. Kama, has decided to spell him until next autumn. The local hurdle rider H. Dulieu has been engaged to ride Taumai in the Manukau Hurdles, to be run on the concluding day of the Auckland meeting. Dulieu vvill also steer Mashoor in his engagements at that fixture.

Without doing anything outstanding in the way of fast gallops; Cynthia N. is making good progress in her work at Ellerslie and the imported mare looks really well. She is due to have her first race this season at the Auckland spring meeting.

The Acre two-year-old United displayed a good dash of pace in a sprint over three furlongs one morning this week. This juvenile is thriving particularly well and ,is one of the bestmannered youngsters in work at Ellcrslie. He is a very big gelding and therefore may not be seen at his best till the going is firm, The Some Boy 11. gelding Good Boy has done a solid preparation and T. A. George has him in great order at the present stage. Good Boy has not had a race this season, but, judging by the way he is hitting out in his track work, he should do well when the country meetings begin. Ruling King,- the three-year-old halfbrother to Gold Money and' King Emerald, has been showing marked signs of improvement in his latest track work at Ellerslie. During the week, in company with Gold Money, he recorded a smart gallop over six furlongs, and if he goes on improving will be worth keeping in mind for coming engagements. Sub-editor, who looks improved after his racing -at Avondale, hit out very freely over seven furlongs on the No. 1 grass track at Ellerslie on Thursday morning. The Surveyor three-year-old is engaged in the Auckland Guineas, but it has not yet been definitely decided whether he will contest that event. When thoroughly seasoned Sub-editor should be capable of paying his way. Ridden by E. Garrett, Quincoma gave a dashing display over the steeplechase fences on the fiat at Ellerslie on Thursday morning, although inclined to jump a trifle high. The Quin Abbey gelding has been nominated for the Oneliunga Steeplechase, to be run on the concluding day of the Auckland spring meeting, and, if started, should put up a creditable showing. The southern hurdler Mirabilary has arrived at Ellerslie to fulfil engagements at the coming meeting and her condition indicates that she will strip in good order for her coming contests. So far she has not proved herself above the ordinary as a hurdler, her only success being in the Oringi Hurdles, at the Dannevirke Hunt meeting. Commandant, who now appears little the worse for the. motor journey to Ellerslie —except that he is minus several patches of skin—was given his first gallop at headquarters last Thursday morning. He was sent five furlongs in company with Clirysology, and impressed the track watchers by his resolute style of galloping. He is a long-striding horse, and on that account may require a firm track before being seen at his best. In his initial outing Commandant beat a big field in the Okawa Maiden Plate, five and a half furlongs, at the Hawke's Bay Hunt meeting held last month, but there is every indication that he will do much better before the season ends.

The Australian-bred filly Mon Star, by Great Star from Sylva Larl, has probably ended her racing career and will be mated with Gay Shield this season. The Southern horseman A. McDonald will ride Mirabilary in her jumping engagements at Ellerslie. This rider will also pilot Risk in his steeplechase contests at the same meeting. Royal Day, who shaped encouragingly, for a novice hurdler at the Avondale meeting, will be given a further trial in that department at Ellerslie next week. The Day Comet gelding is a natural jumper and more is likely to be heard of him. Bonnylea looks none the worse for her race in the Avondale Stakes and this filly can be expected to do much better as the season advances. She has a brilliant turn of speed and only requires to stay on a bit better to win races. Bellbird," who won the first division of the Oliapi Handicap at Geraldine, is a four-year-old filly by Songbird from Vodka. She contested eight race© last season and was only in the money on two occasions. Since resuming work at Ellerslie Kairuri has not been asked to do any strenuous tasks, as the Surveyor gelding has 110 immediate engagements. W. Patterson intends to school Kairuri later on, in order to prepare liini for hurdle racing on the country circuit, where he should prove, a payable proposition. The heavy going at Avondale did not suit Operatic, who was having his first race this season. He looks all the better for the outing, but liis owner does not intend to race him again until the going is dry and firm. Operatic showed good promise last season and will do a lot better when he gets track conditions to suit him. Diamond Queen, who claims an engagement in the Trial Hurdles at Ellerslie next week, has been showing improvement in her recent schooling tasks at headquarters. She was sent over six hurdles last Thursday morning and shaped like an old hand at the game, clearing her jumps with any amount of confidence for a novice. I Frothblower, one of the latest jumping aspirants at Ellerslie, gave a promising display over a couple of hurdles on Thursday morning. He was inclined to get up a bit high at his jumps, but further experience should improve him in that defect. Frotliblower is a halfbrother to Hard Prince, a recent winner over hurdles in the South. Risk, winner of tho Hunt Cup Steeplechase at Marton, is due to arrive at Ellerslie early next week to contest crosscountry events at the approaching meet- | ing. The aged son of Elysian has won a couple of steeplechase events during the past couple of months, but the fields he beat were only moderate. He will be up against much stronger opposition at Ellerslie next week. A 1 Jolson, who opened his winning account when he annexed the second division of the Ohapi Handicap at Geraldine on Thursday, is by Limond from Motley. As a two-year-old last season he ran unplaced in each of the three races that he contested, but better results arc expected during the present term. He was purchased as a yearling by Mr. G. J. Barton, of Dunedin, for 500 guineas. Although Courtesy failed to show up 'in the Champion Hack Plate, at Avondale, she is likely to do better in her coming contests at Ellerslie. She has now had time to freshen up after the trying trip by motor van from Greenmeadows to Ellerslie, which no doubt accounted for her mediocre showing last week. Courtesy reeled off a smart five furlongs at Ellerslie on Thursday morning, and her impressive style of, galloping indicates that she will be hard to beat in future sprint events. La Poupee, the Tea Tray filly, who is included in the team brought north for the • Auckland spring meeting by the Awapuni trainer Mrs. A. McDonald, is a racy-looking sort and her trainer expects this filly to prove a bit above the ordinary. In her initial appearance, in the Debutante Stakes at Wanganui, La Poupee, after getting all the worst of the running, finished on impressively to get third money in that event. She is engaged in the Welcome Stakes and is likely to do better after her outing at Wanganui. Great Charter looks improved as the result of his race at Avondale and is putting plenty of dash into his work at headquarters. The son 'of King John and En Parole is a class horse at his best and is certain to get plenty of support in any race he. contests at Ellerslie. R. Alexander, who only took charge of Great Charter late in the autumn of last year, was successful in winning both the Ormond Memorial Gold Cup and the Great Easter Handicap with the bay gelding, and he should have another profitable season ahead of him. The purchase of the Wairakau Estate of Mr. J. McNicol by the Government will probably mean the dispersal of one of the oldest stud farms in the Auckland province. For many years Wairakau, situated about eight miles from Te Aroha, has been a home for the thoroughbred. It was the birthplace of a number of famous performers on the turf. Among these were Soultline, Lottie, Miss Lottie, Te: Aroha, St. Amans, Maheno, Tattoo, Turbine, Romeo, Soltano, Maxwell, Arrau and Woody Glen. Horses bred on the estate now racing include Black Maire and Miss Albyn. It is now proposed to, cut the property of over 2000 acres up for closer settlement.