SPORTING.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LVII, Issue 10016, 4 March 1929, Page 4

SPORTING.

FIXTURES. March 6, 7—Rangitikei Racing Club. March 8, 9—Napec Park' Racing Club. March 9—Franklin Racing Club. March J4—Waimale Racing Club. March 16—Oamaru Jockey Club. March 16—Opunake Racing Club. March 16, 18—Wellington Racing Club. March 16, 18—Ohinemuri Jockey Club. March 20.—Poengaroa-Te Puk* Racing, Club, March 20, 21—Manawalu Racing Club. March 23 —Horarata Racing Club. March 23—Bay of Plenty Jockey Club. March 23 25—Westport Jockey Club. March 30, April I—Auckland Racing Club. March 30, April I—Feilding Jockey Club. March ?0, April I- Wairarapa Pacing i Clubi April 1, 2—Canterbury Jockey Club. April 6, 10—Avondale Jockey Club. April 6, 10—Avondale Jockey Club. April 18, 20—Whangarei Racing Club. April 19,’ 20— Hawke’s Bay Jockey Club. FRANKLIN MEETING. The following is a list of the accep. tonces received lor events to be run at the Franklin Racing Club’s annual race meeting to he held at Pukekohe next Saturday;— I’UNI HIGH-WEIGHT. Of £150; li miles.—Glena Bay 10.12, Kawini, Wilt, shire Uralla 10.7, Sleepy Sol 10.5, Maurea 10.0, Berinihia 9.10, Harbour View 9.7, Bizarre. Mashoor, Regent, Paris Model, Kaiwlimiga 9.0. WAIUKU HACK HANDICAP. Of £130; 6 fur.—British King 9.0, Frothblower 8.7, Green Bonnet 8.6. Whaka King 8.5 Bagpipes 11.. High Rose. Some Lady 7.13, King Peg 7.11 Bahama 7.10. Hone Heko Big Bertha’ Te Taone. Envoy 7.3. Joy Germ 7.2. Queen Comet, Fernden. Night Comet, Blue Sky, Perfecto. Sulla, Brilliant Light 7.0. FRANKLIN CUP HANDICAP. Of £400; 1J miles—Royal Doulton 9.0, Desert Glow, The Lover 8.0, Hyde Park 7.9, Tidal 7.8, Schorr 7.7,’ Maori Boy 7.4, Gold Money Eager Rose 7.2, Hakanoa Fur North. Sir Archie 7.0. BUCKLAND HANDICAP. ""Of £120; 6 fur.—Curl Idem 8.7, Flying Prince 8.4. Cymon 7.8 Imperial Prince 7.6. Helium, Refresher 7.3. Bennie, Currojong, Moterc. Pellette’, Snowplane. Cady Suzanne, Etehi Rangi 7.0. TUAKAU FLYING HANDICAP. Of £240 ; 6 fur.—Branson 8.7, Kingfield 9.0. Tea Time 8.6. Lady’s Boy 8.1, Prince Lu 7.7, Tiie Begum 7.4, Hakanoa. Macroom. Value. Hone Heke, Green Bonnet, Royal Biood, British King 7.0. ONEWHERO HACK HANDICAP. Of £120; 1 mile 1 fur.—Mussie 8.11, Star Comet 8.3 Maurea 7.13, Te Money 7.12, War Officer 7.5, Arcliieval, Big Bertha, Unoco 7.3 Salamander, Gay Cockade, Bonny Day, Canmint. Moshoor 7.0. PUKEKOHE HANDICAP. Of £150; about 7 fur and 22yds.—L’Orient 9.0, True Blood 8.6, The Thorn 8.4, Archeen 8.3 Macroom,’Hakanoa 7.5, Barometer, British King, Liaison, Serung, Yaqul, Bahama. Auriculus, Some Lady, Archi. leen, Cynthia N. 7.0. BOMBAY HANDICAP. Of £120; 6 fur. —Queen Comet Alapai BAO. Red Lion, Archileea 8.2, Whakama. Hiata 7.11, Salamander, * Steady Fire, Asmodius, Pessimist, Panawhaka, Copey- Bonny Bay, Mybla, Princess Electra, Tukunoa Lineroo Lord Hopetoun. bnewhei’d The Dansant. Standfast, Thurnus Ciitiquc, Havil’and, P. Hazel geld.. Measurer, Night ’Comet. Little Gift. Shine On. Waiau Lady Liona. Merry Lu. Joy Girl 7.8. BAY OF PLENTY JOCKEY CLUB. New Moon hoe to be added to the list of nominations for the Tauranga Cup, Greerton. President’s Hack and Flying Handicaps. Add to Trial Plate—Chestnut gelding by Winterbourne. MaunganuL Handicap.—Add Merry Lu and Chiescanor. Herries Memorial Hack Cup.—Bran* son should read Brampton. Add Max-cn Mint. President’s Handicap.—Ardmore should bo Merry Lu,

NOTES. The committee of the WhaEatane Racing Club have decided lo allow their annual races to lapse Ibis year owing lo a shortage of hoi'ses In the district (says “Calendar” in the Dpoliki Herald). Opotiki equines have of late years been the mainstay of the fixture, but with practically all the teams away visiting the larger centres the hopes of the Whakutane Club were TaSt bright, so it was decided to abandon The fixture. To make a small meeting pay without a tolalisalor permit Ts'a hard proposition, no matter how small the sake money. To set an old-established Club go by the board fills one with regret, as the Whakatane fixture has been in existence in the vicinilp of forty years. In the old days it had a place in the Turf Register, as looking over one of 1888 the other day 1 came across' the results mentioned. If the Whakatane Club could purchase a suitable property to lay down a track it should not be a hard task to pi’oeure / a totalisa’tor permit. If this could be done it would only be a matter of a few years when they could be making a fair margin of profit. In fact with direct * ail way communication they are really in a betttr position than Opotiki in this respect. R White, a prominent Queensland squatter, was disqualified By the stewards of the Queensland Turf Club for twelve months for improper practices as the owner of Karadui at the Ascot course ou February 16. The trainer Stansfleld, and the jockey, Hornery’ were disqualified for similar periods. At the auction sale of Mr J. “Baron’s" horses in Sydney recently, Magniflco (by • Magpie—Charleville), the two-year-old brother to Windbag’, was included in the catalogue. The offic. iating auctioneer boldly stated that he would not start the colt for a bid of less than 2000 guineas. There was no response and Magniflco went out 'of the ring unsold. Mr “Baron” paid 4000 guineas for Magniflco as a yearling, and it is held to be quite oeytain that the colt will not be raced at two years old. Avant Courier, by Valais—Courante. who was bought when a yearling for t 5500 guineas by the Melbourne sportsman Mr E. M. Pearce, has been leased for a period of two years to the trainer A. E. J. Austin, and he will be raced in Queensland. Though Avant Courier has failed to develop the form fondly hoped for he registered at least one noteworthy feat when he defeated Trivaive in the Caulfield Guineas.