RACING AND TROTTING

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22431, 18 June 1938, Page 17

RACING AND TROTTING

gkeymouth j.c.

TO-DAY’S PROGRAMME

yiie winter fixture of the Greyniouth Jockey Club, to be held on the Omoto racecourse to-day, should be successful ; -n every way. The track is reported to be in good order, but -robably slow, and the single pool «stem will be in operation. A special passenger train will leave Christchurch at 5.45 a.m. and will arrive at Greymouth at 11.40 a.m., the first race being timed to start at 12.35 pm The return train will leave Greymouth at 7.55 p.m. . The following horses can be expected to race prominently:— Caimata Hack Handicap: Bright Prospect and Lady Middleham. June Trot: Temeraire and Juliana. Brush Hurdles: Sir Rosenor and Gasmask. ' Grandstand Handicap: Swordstick and Linguist. Flying Handicap: Potent and Acceptable. Winter Hack Handicap: Emmeline Girl and Great Memory, Kalata Trot: Green Tanger and Juliana.-

Final Handicap: Swordstick and potent y The programme is as follows:

12.35 pm.— * KAIMATA HACK HANDICAP, of £7O, Six furlongs. st. lb. st. lb. Great Gay Spear .. 8 7 Memory 9 S Gilford .. 8 6 Gillie .. 813 The SandLady wichman 8 5 Mlddleham 810 Queen Linda 8 2 Gold Boy .. 8 9 Mazzini .. 8 0 Bright Bit o’ Blue 8 0 Prospect 8 7

15 p.m.— JUNE HANDICAP TROT, of £7B. 2min 27sec class. One mile.

RACING FIXTURES •Tune 18—Hawke’s Bay J.C. June 18—Bay of Plenty R.C. June 18—Greymouth J.C. June 25—Ashburton County R.C. June 25—Dannevirke Hunt Club. June 25—Waipa R.C. July 2—Oamaru J.C. July 2—Marton J.C. July 5,7, 9—Wellington R.C. July 9—Westport J.C. (at Riccarton). July 16—Hawke’s Bay Hunt C. July 16—Waixnate District Hunt C. July 23—Rangitikei Hunt C. July 23—South Canterbury Hunt C. July 23—Matamata R.C. July 28, 30—Poverty Bay Turf C. July 30—Taranaki J.C. July 30—Christchurch Hunt C. August 6—Poverty Bay Hunt C. August 9, 11, 13—Canterbury J.C. August 20—Pakuranga Hunt C. August 27—Otago Hunt C.

HAWKE’S BAY J.C.

TO-DAY’S PROGRAMME [THE PRESS Special Service.] WELLINGTON, June 17. There are several fresh horses engaged in the fields at Hastings tomorrow for the second winter meeting of the Hawke’s Bay Jockey Club, the two jumping races especially being benefited by the newcomers. Rain has fallen since last Saturday and with frosts the going is likely to be slower and softer, but if the day is fine it should be‘in good order. Betting will be single pool. Brackets are Proclamation and Morning Fight and Hastings West and Golden Melody in the Hastings Trial

Handicap and Don Erma and Booklaw in the Steeplechase. The following horses may be supported:— Hastings Trial—Proclamation-Morn-ing Flight bracket and Hastings WestGolden Melody bracket. Hawke’s Bay Hurdles—Begorrah and Soho.

Havelock Hack Handicap—Mendelssohn and Royal Spades. June- Steeplechase—John Charles and Kahunoke.

Rotopai Hack Handicap—Gold Ballad and Tractile. Corinthian Plate —Skyful and Umpire. Final Handicap—Huntette and Jazz Boy. The programme is as follows:

11.30 a.m.— HASTINGS TRIAL HANDICAP, of £IOO. Special weights. Five furlongs and a half. King’s Hope Elettra Allmetic Royal Ace Hastings West Golden Melody Hillside Morning Flight Brilliant Acre Arabic Proclamation

FOR SYDNEY i

TEAM FROM ELLERSLIE

‘ [THE PRESS Special Service.! AUCKLAND, June 17. The Ellerslie trainer, R. S. Bagby, contemplates leaving for Sydney on July 2 with a small team for the spring meetings. The star of the team r will be the brilliant Stretto, who won from six to 11 furlongs this season, and is again doing well after having a short spell, after her effort in finishing second to Francis Drake, 7-6, in the Easter Handicap, one mile, in which she had 9-6.

Stretto failed on a previous visit to Australia, but if she repeats her New Zealand form she should do better on this trip, even though the handicappers are likely to take good care of her.

Other members of the team will be the rising two-year-olds High Caste Wapaugh, and Konneta. High Caste is a half-brother, by : the Blandford horse Bulandshar. to Stretto, and he is a very masculine type with great strength. He was broken in several months ago, and has been kept at steady work in the meantime.

Wapaugh is a bay colt by Seigfried from the Rossendale mare Polonaise, and was purchased at the Trentham yearling sales for 270 guineas. He is a likely type, and would probably have brought more, only for a slightly enlarged hock, which was probably due to an injury. It does not appear to affect him.

Konneta is a bay filly by Bulandshar from Sunny Hours, and was purchased at the yearling sales for 290 guineas. She is moulded on very even lines and may be speedy. Wapaugh and Kon-

ASHBURTON COUNTY R.C. HANDICAPS

TIMARU TROTTING CLUB

NEW RULES ADOPTED

New rules were adopted at a me. ting of members of the Timaru Trotting Club. , , .. A long discussion took place on the rule providing for the election of president and vice-president by members instead of by the committee as formerly. A motion that the rule governing the election o the president and vicepresider' by members be rejected was defeated at a secret ballot, and the proposed new rules were adopted.

FOR BETTER JUMPERS HUNT CLUB’S SCHEME (By Carbine.) A scheme which the Manawatu Hunt Club has for improving the classes of hunters and jumpers generally in its district includes the importation of an Irish hunting stallion. This appears to be an excellent idea, sure to receive general approval. The strength of the Auckland province in jumpers is due partly to the importation of stallions bred to beget lumpers.* For instance, after Day Comet was brought out to the Waikato the number of good jumpers increased considerably. Day Comet furnisnes only one of several instances, so the Manawatu Hunt Club’s scheme, besides being sound in logic, has satisfactory experience to support it.

neta are both owned by Mr Max Steinberg, whose colours have been successfully carried in Australia this season by the good three-year-old Elanage. Wapaugh is a half-brother to the Winners Gay Court and Blue Boy, and Konneta is a half-sister to Karl and Sergia, both useful performers.

TURF GOSSIP

Reminder Nominations for the Grand National Steeplechase, Winter Cup. Grand National Hurdle Race, Beaufort and Lincoln Steeplechases, and Sydenham Hurdles, to be decided at the Canterbury Jockey Club’s Grand National meeting in August, will close at 5 p.m. on Friday next. - Nominations for the Wellington Racing Club’s winter meeting will close at 5 p.m. on Monday. Stable Hands’ Union The Hon. G. R. Hunter presided at a meeting of owners and trainers held at Riccarton for the purpose of discussing the demands recently made by the Stable Hands’ Union. Mr H. R. Sellers, secretary to the New Zealand Racing Conference, attended the meeting. During the discussion is was pointed put that the conditions of work in racing stables differed considerably from those in trotting stables, and it was decided to appoint a committee to meet representatives of the Canterbury Trotting Owners’ and Breeders’ Association next week. The following were appointed;— The Hon. G. R. Hunter. Messrs A. Svme, A. Cutts. F. D. Jones, and H. Nurse. At the conclusion of this conference a meeting with representatives of the union will be arranged and the demands further discussed. Cla<ssic Entries The nominations for classic events received bv the Canterbury Jockev Club total 759 for six events, as against 545 for the same races last year. Details are as follows, last year’s figures being shown in parenthesis;— Welcome Stakes 118 (73). Middle Park Plate 72 C 52). Champagne Stakes 143 (961. Challenge Stakes 141 (99). Derby 185 (145). Oaks 100 (80).

A Small List The following entries were made in Wellington for leading spring handicaps in Australia:— _ , A.J.C. Epsom, one mile —Stretto. Jack Tar. Sly Fox. Nelumbo. A.J.C Metropolitan, one mile and five furlongs—Stretto. Jack Tar. Royal Chief. Cerne Abbas. Sly Fox. Caulfield Cup. one mile and a half — Sly Fox. Catalogue Amigo. Nelumbo. _ Cantala Stakes, one mile —Sly Fox, Amigo. Nelumbo. Melbourne Cup—Catalogue. Sly r ox. Amigo. „ . . The entries from the Dominion are the smallest made for many years.

Jottings The John Grigg Stakes winner Ortyx has been nominated for tne Oamaru meeting. After winning her first race Ortyx did not win again. She started 13 times for one win, one second. and six times third. . The Croupier colt engaged in tne John Grigg Stakes has been appropriately named The Raker. His dam. Kippit Lee was got by Arausio from Snowshoe, by Kilbroney—Snowstell, by Clanranald. _ , , The Shambles gelding Culverden, who is engaged in the hurdle r ace Greymouth to-day. has started _ five times this season without gaming a place. He is an aged gelding from Heath Lass, who is a half-sister to iritprop and also the dam of Royal Saxon and Hounslow.- Culverden was foaled in 1928. and is now owned and trained by D. A. Withers, of Greymouth Curie, whose form on the fiat nas made him favoured in hurdling events, is to compete in the Hawke s Bay Hurdles to-day. He is handily # weighted with 9-12 and now that he is becoming more seasoned to the game should not be long in being returned a winner. Si. Simon Blood

In the pedigree of the Derby winner, Bois Roussel, are three strains of St. Simon. On his sire’s side the St. Simon strain comes to him -.through Chaucer and Sanctuary, and on the dam's side through Concertina. The most interesting point to New Zealanders and Australians in the pedigree of Bois Roussel is the inclusion of Carbine’s name. Plucky Liege, dam of Bois Roussel, is by Spearmint, son of Carbine, who won the Derby of 1906, and who later on crossed the Channel to France and scored a victory in the Grand Prix de Paris. The list of entries for the great French race this year is not at hand, but it would appear safe to conclude that Bois Roussel is among the number engaged. -V Reinstated

Last November a sensation was created by the disqualification of Western Australia’s leading trainer, J. J, Kelly, and jockey, W. Dillon, in connexion with the running of Hybla, owned by Mr E. Lee Steere, chairman of the Western Australian Turf Club Committee, who was not in any way implicated. On appeal to the committee, Kelly was reinstated, and the punishment of Dillon reduced to one of suspension. Members of the turf club held a meeting to discuss the case. It proved abortive, however. Recently Dillon was reinstated as a licensed jockey. Thus ended one of the biggest turf sensations Western Australia has known.

Improvements at Trentham At the Wellington Racing Club’s winter meeting last year the steeplechase course in the straight was moved from the inside fence to the outside fence, the brush half-way down the straight, and the double in front of the stands being placed on the outside of the track. It was decided at a meeting of the stewards this week to move the obstacles in the straight back to the inside of the track. It was also decided by the stewards that the steeplechase course should not be again flagged. Two horses had to be pulled up last year through running inside the flags. The only change in the fences is that the brushes of the double in front of the stands are to be moved about JO feet further apart. This will enable the horses to get a better sight of the second fence. The boarded obstacles along the back have been rebuilt, and they have been padded on the top.

BAY OF PLENTY J.C.

PROGRAMME FOR TO-DAY [THE PRESS Special Service.] AUCKLAND, June 17. The win and place system of betting will be used at the Bay of Plenty Racing Club’s wipter meeting at Tauranga to-morrow. Owing to the large number of acceptors, 21, for the Novice Handicap, it is probable that the race will have to be run in two divisions, which will be necessary if the safety number of 16 is exceeded. In the event of the divisions being necessary the total prize money will be increased to £l4O, the winner of each division to receive £55, second horse £lO, and third horse £5. • The weather was fine at Tauranga to-day and the course is expected to be in good order for the time of the year. Horses likely to be well supported include: Novice Handicap—First division; Hessketoon and Devon. Second division: Ngawiri and Midland.

Stewards' Handicap—Mai de Mer. Alyth, Raceline. Bay of Plenty Steeplechase—Bells of Bow, London, Mio Lume, Opotiki Handicap—Kena, Light Comedy. Requiem. Waioeka Handicap—Raceline, Mio Fratollo. Bonnie Son.

K. S. Williams’ Memorial Handicap —Mai de Mer, Alyth, Orac. Otara Hurdles—lnness Lad. Kilberis, All Irish.

Farewell Handicap—Hunting Blood Farland, Orate. The programme is as follows: —

ENGLISH RACING

ASCOT GOLD CUP

(UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION —COPYRIGHT.) LONDON, June 16. At the Ascot meeting, the following was the result of the ASCOT GOLD CUP, Of £IOO each, with £SOOO added and cup valued at £SOO for the winner. Second horse £ISOO, and third horse £750 from the stake. Weight for age. Two miles and a half. W Woodward's hr hj. FLARES by Gallant Fox—Flambino syrs •• 1 Lord Glanely’s br hj Buckleigh by Sansovino—Surbine 6yrs •• m , •• * W. Barnett’s b c Senor by Trigo— Wish Marden 4yrs .. 3 There were 10 starters. Won by a neck; third horse a neck away. The Ascot Gold Cup has held a prominent place in the English racing calendar for many years. . . Many of the greatest scions of the thoroughbred family have their names enrolled as winners of the Ascot Gold Cup, Fisherman, , Isbnomy, The White Knight, Trlmdon. who all won twice. Doncaster, St. Simon, La Fleche, Isinglass. Persimmon. Cyllene, William the Third. Bayardo. and Solario are very noteworthy names that come to mind. The gold cup that forms the trophy is valued at £SOO and is greatly prized. Last year Lady Zla Wernher, wife of Colonel Sir Harold Wernher, furnished the winner with the four-year-old Precipitation, who ran the course in 4min 18 4-ssec, the second fastest time recorded for the event, the best being Golden Myth’s 4mln 17sec, registered in 1922. Precipitation was bred at his owner s private stud. , , .. French sportsmen have furnished the winner on two occasions, and in 1924 Massine and Filberte de Savoie finished first and second respectively. Three years ago Baron Edouard de Rothschild was considered to hold a champion with Brantome, but the French colt failed to run up to expectations. In 1936 Omaha, who carried the colours of the American sportsman Mr W. Woodward, owner of Flares, made a bold bid for victory, but the English-bred mare Quashed, owned by Lord Stanley, proved just a little too good for the American horse, whom she defeated by a head. Thirty-eight years ago Merman, an Aus-tralian-bred horse, by Grand Flaneur, won the Ascot Gold Cup in the colours of Mrs Lily Langtry (Lady de Bathe), and The Grafter, by Gozo, another horse from Australia, finished in third place. France furnished a staunch favourite with Perth 11. who started at 4 to 1 on and failed to get closer than fourth. Merman and Precipitation are the only two winners of the present century to have run in the interests of a woman owner.

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WAIPA R.C.

ACCEPTANCES

War Buoy Back in Work After a fairly long spell, away-from the tracks, War Buoy has been placed back in work at Yaldhurst by M. B. Edwards, and he has done well during his absence. Although he'hadbeen eased in his training on several occasions, this represented War Buoy’s first real holiday since he commenced racing as a two-year-old, and it is to be hoped that the change finds him racing with renewed vigour. It is probable that he will have his next outing at the local meeting at Addington next August. Gamble, who broke down just before the recent championship meeting, is making a good recovery and there is every prospect that he will stand up to a further preparation.

TROTTING NOTES

A Reminder Acceptances for the light harness events on the Ashburton County Racing Club’s programing will close on Tuesday at 8 p.m. Newcomer to Epsom .

The Jack Potts—Marama Rosp filly recently purchased by the Auckland sportsman Mr J. Gee has made her appearance at Epsom, and she is reported to have, created a favourable impression. Marama Rose is by Matchlight from Dandy Rose, a mare who has left a number of useful performers, including Rayon d’Or, Keeping Sound Kibo has been doing useful tasks under G. McKendry at Addington for several weeks now, and to this stage of her preparation she has been moving freely. It will be some time, however, before she will be asked to race again, and more serious work may reveal the soreness that has been associated with all her racing. * Consistent Temeraire claims two engagements in the light harness events to be decided at the Greymouth Jockey Clubs meeting to-day, and a repetition of his recent form should find him prominent. In his last 14 starts he has been placed on 11 occasions, and although he has failed to win when matched against very weak opposition, he has performed with creditable consistency, and a victory for him' would be dpserved. Handsome Colt

The three-year-old colt by Truman Direct from Mollie Pointer, the dam of Silver de Oro, Llewellyn’s Pride, Blair Athol, and Jane Worthy, has been recommissioned by his owner, and he has grown into a handsome horse during a spell extending over several months. When worked at Addington last season by S. A. Edwards he displayed a good deal of promise, but it was decided that he needed more time, and the patient policy adopted with him appears to have been to his advantage. A Reappearance Trinidad has been back in work at Addington for some time, and he is due to make his reappearance in the Winchmore Trot Handicap at the coming Ashburton County Racing Club’s meeting. He raced in the early part of last season without winning, and in the previous season he started 10 times for no placings. In a similar number of outings in the 1934-35 season, when he was a six-year-old, he won one race and was twice placed. His form altogether has not been greatly attractive, and it will be interesting to see if age has worked any improvement in him.

American Importations A disappointing feature of the season is the comparative failure of the American importations to develop top class, with perhaps the exception of U. Scott. Fremont opened the season in very encouraging style, and big things were confidently predicted for

him. However, he has heen backed and beaten on several occasions recently, and his form has suffered an unaccountable lapse. Starwyn was expected to make good last year, but his recent efforts do' not merit the high opinions formed of him. Bill B does not impress as, any better than the average middle-class pacer. Bing Crosby is a handful at the harrier, but appears to be settling down with racing, and it would not be surprising to see him turn out a top-notcher, says “Sentinel” F. J. Smith has a couple of maidens in Auckland, Cloverdale and. Langdale. but on what they have shown they are likely to do little better than other importations from the United States. It is hard to put for— • ward a reason for the failure of American horses to make good in this country unless it is the wide difference in climatic conditions that obtain. They are given every opportunity to settle down in the Dominion, and at the start show extreme speed, only to fail to maintain the progress when domiciled here for some time. One of the reasons advanced is that they do not get a real chance to get acclimatised. Leaving America in the summer, their blood is thickened up to stand the rigours of winter, but upon arrival in Hew Zealand they again enter upon summer, and naturally their physical condition is not ready for the change. This fact is forcibly borne out by reasoning that a horse can quickly become acclimatised in both Australia and South Africa, and an 'English horse can visit America without any deteriorating effect, but the crossing of the equator has a big effect upon them

Colonel Wrack scr Juliana . 24 Loyalette . scr Temeraire . 34 Prince Travis scr Orby Lad . 36 Stamboul • . . scr Hadiant Prince 36 Talk! • scr Silver Letitia 36 Tru Beau . scr Kate Bingen . . 48 Wicklow Lady scr Lady Ann . . 48 Cream Harvester 12 1.40 p.m.— BRUSH HURDLE HANDICAP, of £100. One mile and a half. st. lb. st. lb. Contract 9 4 Gasmask 9 0 Chaste 9 4 Guilder 9 0 Haulbowline 9 3 Culverden ,. 9 0 Conception .. 9 0 Sir Rosenor 9 0 8.15 p.m.— GRANDSTAND HANDICAP, of £100. One - • mile and a quarter. st. lb. st. lb. Silver Ring 10 1 Swordstick .. 7 11 Alby 8 10 Maroha 7 5 Linguist 8 3 The SandPotent 7 13 wichman 7 0 Supreme Court 7 11 8.50 p.m.— FLYING HANDICAP, of £70. Five furlongs and a half. st. lb. st. lb. Land Raid .. 9 9 Copyist 8 9 Financiere .. 8 13 Potent 8 9 Acceptable .. 8 12 Metal Bird .. 8 4 Bon Tray 8 10 Queen Linda 8 0 Arrowrose .. 8 10 Polistina 8 0 Golden Dart 8 9 3.25 p.m.— WINTER HACK HANDICAP, of £80 One mile. st. lb. st. lb. Great Lady Memory 9 1 Middleham 8 5 Emmeline Gold Boy .. 8 4 Girl 8 12 Bright Maroha 8 10 Prospect 8 2 Chaste 8 8 Gilford 8 1 Gillie 8 8 The SandContract' .. 8 7 wichman 8 0 3.55 p.m.— KA1ATA HANDICAP TROT, of £78 3min 2sec class. One mile and a quarter. Colonel Wrack scr Wicklow Lady scr Cream Green Tanger 12 Harvester scr Orby Lad .. 12 Juliana . .scr Radiant Prince 12 Loyalette • scr Silver Letitia 12 Prince Travis scr Kate Bingen 36 Temeralre • scr Lady Ann .. 36 Tru Beau . scr 4,30 pm.— PINAL HANDICAP, of £70. Six furlongs and a half. st. lb. st. lb. Silver Ring 10 6 Supreme Land Raid .. 9 9 Court 8 S Alby 9 1 Swordstick .. 8 5 Financiere .. 8 13 Metal Bird .. 8 4 .. 8 12 Polistina 8 0 Arrowrose .. 8 10 The SandGolden Dart 8 9 wichman 8 0 Potent 8 9

12.15 p.m.— HAWKE’S BAY HURDLES, of £250. One mile and three-quarters. st. lb. st. lb. Small Boy .. 11 7 Mahala 9 10 IddO 11 7 Rapa Waiata 9 6 Soho 11 4 Pladle 9 6 Lone Raider 10 7 Booklaw 9 0 Begorrah 10 2 Spender 9 0 Curie 9 12 1 p.m.— HAVELOCK HACK HANDICAP, of £125. Six furlongs and a half. st. lb. st. lb. Gold Ballad 9 0 Jacynth 8 0 Sardlus S 13 Haile Selassie 8 0 Royal Record 8 9 The Treble .. 8 0 Paul Robeson 8 8 Royal Spades 8 0 Red Witch 8 8 Gaiwind 8 0 Mendelssohn 8 5 Sunny Lass 8 0 Wilful Lady 8 2 Panerua 8 0 Colleen Gain 8 0 1.45 p.m.— JUNE STEEPLECHASE, of £200. Two miles and a half. st. lb. st. lb. John Charles 11 3 Harbour Bar 9 0 Don Erma .. 10 0 Booklaw 9 0 Kahunoke .. 9 11 Royal Toast 9 0 Master Hector 0 4 Acron 9 0 Skerryvore 9 4 2.30 p.m.— ROTOPAI HACK HANDICAP, of £125. One mile. st. lb. st. lb. Thala 9 9 Flying Hunting Mint 9 4 Comedy 8 5 Shani 9 1 Gironde 8 2 Gold Ballad 9 1 Trailer 8 0 Shirred Mahutai 8 0 Ribbon 8 1 Red Cockade 8 0 Seyfried 8 5 Refulgent 8 0 Tractile 8 5 3.15 p.m.— CORINTHIAN PLATE, of £100. One mile and a quarter. st. lb. st. lb. Umpire 11 13 Inheritance 10 7 Buster Skyful 10 7 Brown 11 10 Coll ’ .. 10 7 Tres Sec 10 12 Mesurina 10 7 GainsSd 10 12 4 p.m.— FINAL HANDICAP. of £150. Six furlongs. st. lb. st. lb. Big Dook ., 9 12 First Chapter 8 0 Slippery 8 9 Short Circuit 8 0 Jazz Boy 8 8 Buster Speed 8 8 Brown 8 0 Padishah 8 5 Sardius 8 0 Huntette .. 8 3 Paul Robeson 8 0

(press association telegram.) Handicaps for the TIMARU, June 17. Ashburton County Racing Club’s winter meeting have been declared as follows: — HINDS HURDLES, of £125. One mile and a half and 100 yards. st. lb. st. lb. Travenna .. 11 5 Grampian .. 9 6 The Surgeon 10 11 Chaste .. 9 6

Silver Sight 10 11 Top Rank .. 9 2 Last Link 10 9 Acceptable .. 9 0 Sunny Comet 9 11 Gasmask 9 0 Superex 9 11 Guilder 9 0 MAIDEN STAKES, of £100. Six furlongs. st lb. st. lb. Comus 8 10 Lord Hawke 8 10 Royal Refrain 8 10 Paper Money The Wrecker 8 10 Wai-iti g 8 10 Chanteur 8 10 Mazzamarch 8 10 Stealamarch 8 10 Off Parade 8 10 Maori Maid 8 10 Master Garonne 8 10 Dingle 8 10 Balboa— Papernilla .. 8 10 Saber g. 8 10 Rex Maitland 8 0 Sheeny 8 10 Crack' o’ Dawn 8 0 Birch Boy .. 8 10 Phenomenal 8 0 Bahama Maid 8 10 Miss Bluff 8 0 Merrymarch 8 10 Our Pal 8 0 Patuma 8 10 MAYFIELD HACK HANDICAP, of £150. One mile and a quarter. st. lb. st. lb. Wagner 9 6 The SandPalmyra 9 5 wichman 7 7 Settlement .. 8 7 Aymon 7 7 Nocturnus .. 8 5 Gay Lyric .. 7 7 Moonraker .. 8 2 Sheeny 7 7 Valantua 7 12 DROMORE HACK STEEPLECHASE, of £1S0. About two miles. st. lb. st. lb. Polydora 11 3 Survey 9 10 Monastic 10 6 Nightbound 9 3 Chile 10 2 Uncle Jim .. 9 2 Flashlight .. 10 1 Culverden .. 9 0 Sunward 9 13 Guapo 9 0 MORETON HACK HANDICAP, of £100. Six furlongs. st. lb. st. lb. Cocksure 9 9 Glenacre 8 3 Financlere 9 8 Robant 8 2 Rose of Tralee 9 5 Countervane 8 1 Potent 9 3 Hunting Thermldor .. 8 12 Chorus 8 0 Volo Dale .. 8 11 Asset 8 0 Valantua 8 7 Elbanor 8 0 Strip 8 5 Patuma 8 0 Lady MiddleMaori Maid 8 0 ham 8 4 Nautipol 8 0 Mazzini 8 3 MARONAN HANDICAP, of £150. Seven furlongs. st. lb st. lb. Ponty 9 10 Courtyard .. 8 0 Last Refrain 9 5 Wagner 8 0 Waitaka 9 0 Palmyra 8 0 Haughty Supreme Winner 8 12 Court •8 0 Valmarch 8 9 Great Star .. 8 0 Moneyless .. 8 7 Metal Bird .. 8 0 Royal Gallant 8 3 The MasGreek Gold 8 1 querader 8 0 Swordstick 8 0 Handicaps for the trotting events at the Ashburton County Racing Club s winter meeting on Saturday, June 25, are:LYNDHURST TROT HANDICAP, ol £120. 3min 43sec class. One mile and a half. Devotion .. scr Quest .. scr Fragment .. scr Regal .. scr Garment .. scr Rerekohua .. scr Glenholme .. scr Silk King .. scr Grand Slam .. scr Stamboul ;. scr Marfax .. scr Special Edition scr Marque .. scr Sterling Pointer scr Pecunia .*• scr Super Jack .. scr Peter Bee .. scr Tinker .. scr Plymouth .. scr Smile Again .. 36 Poker Face .. scr WINCHMORE TROT HANDICAP, of £130. 3min 39sec class. One mile and a half. Chieftainess .. scr Attain . 12 Devotion .. scr Idlealong . 12 Eddystone .. scr Karoro . 12 Glenholme •. scr Lady Slipper . 12 Gun case .. scr Privateer • 12 Ping scr Purveyor • 24 Radiant Prince scr Otaua . 36 Trinidad .. scr Precious Metal 3o Wax Vestas. .. scr Llewellyn's Pet 48 Wee Potts .. scr Monty Chimes 108

X0.45 a.m.— NOVICE HANDICAP, of £100. Six furlongs. First Division * st. lb. st. IB. Slam . . 9 1 Gold Petal 8 0 Very Glad 8 13 Kotahl Acre 8 0 Hessketoon 8 6 Miss Clipper 8 0 Libra . . 8 6 Spearford .. 8 0 Lapidarian 8 3 Wild Acre 8 0 Devon . 8 0 Second Division Long Span 8 13 Forlorn 8 0 Kia Ora . 8 7 Hempton .. 8 0 King Silver 8 6 Midland .. 8 0 Ngawiri . 8 6 Miss Dawn 8 0 Acella . 8 0 Te Monoplane 8 0 11.30 a.m.— STEWARDS’ of £130. Seven furlongs. st. lb. st. lb. Strathire . 9 8 Senacre .. 8 8 Blue Needle 9 8 Raceline 8 2 Bonny Song 9 1 Chikara 8 1 Mai de Mer 9 0 Racing Lady 8 0 Gay Sister 8 11 Gazeful 8 0 Alyth . 8 10 Miss Mestor 8 0 12.15 p.m.— BAY OF PLENTY STEEPLECHASE, of £250. About two miles and a half. st/ lb. st. lb Lucidus . 11 11 Holly Lu 9 2 Inness Lad 10 2 Electric Flash 9 1 Bells of Bow 9 5 Stray Dog .. 9 0 1 p.m.— OPOTIKI HANDICAP, of £250. One mile and a quarter. . st. lb. st. lb. Airam . 9 0 Brown Lap 8 2 Day Wind . Miss Lu . 8 12 Gay Rebel 7 10 . 8 11 Te Hai 7 9 Gold Vaals 8 8 Requiem 7 8 Light Comedy 8 2 Johnny Walls 7 8 Kena . 8 2 1.45 p.m.— WAIOEKA HANDICAP, of £120. One mile. st. lb. st. lb. Gay Rebel 9 12 Long Span 8 0 Requiem . 9 10 Mio Fratollo 8 0 Strathire . 9 3 Libra 8 0 Bonny Song 9 1 Paunui 8 0 Gay Sister 8 11 Miss Clipper 8 0 Raceline . 8 2 Gazeful 8 0 2.30 p.m.— K. S. WILLIAMS MEMORIAL HIGHWEIGHT HANDICAP, of £150 One mile. St. lb. st. Ib. Hunting Alyth' ‘ 8 10 Mars 10 0 Solomon 8 0 Brown Lap 10 0 Miss Mestor 8 0 Melvanui . 9 13 Hessketoon 8 0 Orac . 9 10 King Silver 8 0 Mai de Mer 9 0 3.15 p.m.— OTARA HURDLES. of £200. One mile and three-quarters. st. lb. st. lb King's Count 9 0 Archer 11 13 Rousillon All Irish . 11 6 Queen Lu .. 9 0 Kilberis . 10 11 Chief Lap .. 9 0 Inness Lad 9 12 Jan Ridd 9 0 Kllladar . 9 8 Floodlight . 9 0 Mio Lume . 9 1 Air 9 Simlnt . 9 1 Commodore 0 Holly Lu . 9 1 Solomon " .. 9 0 4 p.m.— FAREWELL HANDICAP, of £200. Six furlongs. st. lb. st. lb. Llangollen Impasto 9 12 . 9 10 Palustre Hunting 8 4 Gay Seton . 9 0 Blood 8 4 Farland . 8 12 Te Hal 8 0 Hunting Mangukaha 8 0 Mars 8 12 Blue Needle 8 0 Orate . 8 9 Hampton 8 0 Miss Lu . 8 8 Acella 8 0 Day Wind . 8 7

(PEES3 ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) AUCKLAND, June 17. The Waipa Racing Club has received the following acceptances for its winter meeting on June 25:— ANDREW KAY STEEPLECHASE, of £200 and trophy value £25. About two miles and a quarter. st. lb. st. lb. Mio Lume .. 10 13 Floodlight .. 9 4 London 10 8 Etcetera 9 1 Cynical Kid 10 2 Aramis 9 1 Holly Lu .. 9 5 Arcadian 9 0 King Mestor 9 5 Ground Swell 9 0 Electric Windsor Lass 9 0 Flash 9 4 ARAPUNI HANDICAP, of £150. Six furlongs. (To be run in two divisions.) st. lb. st. lb. Du' Maurier 10 6 Kia Ora 8 0 Pirate King 9 7 Te MonaForest Acre 9 5 tekapa 8 0 Professional 9 1 Ngawiri 8 0 Superior Iskra 8 0 Guard 9 1 Te Pouroa .. 8 0 Fleetwind 8 11 Midland 8 0 Alyth 8 10 The Trimmer 8 0 Sen Acre 8 8 Tralee Rose 8 0 Te Poto 8 3 Hesketoon .. 8 0 Poland 8 1 Paunui 8 0 Chukana 8 1 Huntsman’s Susan 8 0 Chorus 8 0 Sing Lee 8 0 Manawahe .. 8 0 Libra 8 0 Orwere 8 0 Miss Mestor 8 0 Devon 8 0 Rackle 8 0 Spearford 8 0 WOODSTOCK STAKES, of £300. One mile and a quarter. st. lb. st. lb. Master Light Comedy 7 0 Brierly 9 0 Kena 7 0 Gay Rose .. 8 9 General Ruse 7 0 Malagigi 8 6 Melvanui 7 0 Enge 8 0 Requiem 7 0 Valmint 7 11 Barrister 7 0 Airam 7 10 Palmint 7 0 Day Wind .. 7 a Gay Rebel .. *7 0 Gold Vaals 7 4 Brown Lap 7 0 W. G. PARK STEEPLECHASE, of £450. About two miles and a half. St; lb. st. lb. All Irish 11 5 Kinkle 10 8 Windsor Lad 11 4 Mio Lume 9 8 Valpeen 11 3 London 9 3 Bryce Street 10 10 Inness Lad .. 9 0 Lucidus 10 9 Electric Flash 9 0 ORAKAU HURDLES. of £250. One mile and three-quarters. st. lb. st. lb. King’s Queen Lu .. 9 0 Archer 11 13 Sinking Kilberls 10 11 Fund 9 0 Lady Professional 9 0 England 10 1 Solomon 9 0 Inness Lad .. 9 12 Hopalong 9 0 Killadar 9 8 Mana 9 0 King Mestor 9 2 Orac 9 0 Mia Acrea .. 9 0 Golden Spahl 9 0 Count Roussillion 9 0 SEDDON HANDICAP of £200. Seven furlongs. st. lb. st. lb. Rollicker 9 10 Hunting Prince Acre 9 2 Blood 8 2 Gay Seton .. 8 13 Horowhenua 8 1 Erndale 8 13 Mangukaha 8 0 Hunting Sweet Rose 8 0 Mars 8 11 Salesman 8 0 Gold Vaals .. 8 8 Cappy 8 0 Orate 8 8 Youngs Maori Song 8 8 Paddon 8 0 Te Monowai 8 3 Besiege' 8 0 Du Maurier 8 3 HAIRINI HANDICAP of £200. One mile. st. lb. st. lb. Loombination 9 12 Hempton 8 0 Gay Sister 8 11 Libra 8 0 Alyth 8 10 Miss Clipper 8 0 Silver Glow 8 7 Paunui 8 0 Aero Queen 8 5 Lady Kew .. 8 0 Raceline 8 2 Hesketoon .. 8 0 El Meynell 8 0 Arawa Rose 8 0 Mio Fratollo 8 0