RACING AND TROTTING

Press, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23267, 1 March 1941, Page 13

RACING AND TROTTING

BANKS PENINSULA R,C, ATTRACTIVE PROGRAMME AT MOTUKARARA The Banks Peninsula Racine riniVc cour^^dlv^ 0 " the Motukarara lacc 5 - in everv°’ufX P r siy ls ® s to be successful eti j way. The fields are all welldefections £ ?£ eno ‘« ke >y to be many track ?? galloping events. The snecial n=«H, Cert f in . to be fa st, Two ChristL^i S h Cn P r - tr,ins will run from 11 a « ™ rch ' 'eavmg at 10.40 a.m. ,and the co^clij£ P n et, 7 e Ay' and wi ' l return at Win " of . the Programme. The the fmm.S nP>f ystem wUI be in use, and be£ f e 0 n' o suTp g one°d * e eXbected to w£ ) d tUk^ a Ab b ey ,V l n i l nd Us . S,akCS: Wil,ow h a li ra n? ra High-weight Handicap; Greenbank, Blue Abbey, Good Health. Ai^ V^ r ?, wa . Trot: Swa gg er J ack, Dunkirk, All Gallant. Peninsula Cup: Not Out, Iceland Spar, Knight Commander. AhurlrJ Hack Handicap: Wild Fox. King Gustavo, Kurawhj. Kinloch Handicap: Synthetic, Don't Forget. King's Toast. Waihora Park Trot; Statuette, Talak, Scapa Flow. Forsyth Hack Handicap; Lady Derby, Airline, Halt. > Bracketed horses are as follows: Waircwa Trot: Admiral Fucus and All Gallant; Canadian Prince and Dan’s Bride: -Dawn Grattan and Direct Bingen: Eileen Grattan and Swagger Jack. Kinloch Handicap: Cymric and Areas. Waihora Trot: Cinchona and Scapa Flow; Falaise and Shadow Boy. Forsyth Hack Handicap: Ryetown and Wmchelsea. The programme is as follows: 12.30 pun.— MOTUKARARA JUVENILE STAKES, of £135; six furlongs—Ann Mle, Arctic Dawn, Avenal, Bloss, Bright Lad, Citizen, Haughty Lad, My Abbey, Pride of Camprie, Rawhamai, Rod Ace, Roman Son 8-7; Bascule. Blue Bouquet, Llndus, Miss Saone, Sir Grey, Willow Wood 7-11.

Lio p.m.— TERAWERA HIGH-WEIGHT HACK HANDICAP, of £760; one mile—Streamline 10-6; Jewish Lad 10-5; Greenback 9-10; Princess Minerva 8-8; Great Bramble 9-7; Blue Abbey, Night Shift 8-6; Dropped Catch 9-3; Good Health 8-1; Allas, Chit Chat 9-0. 1.50 p.m.— WAIREWA TROT, of £160; 3mln sscc class: one mile and a quarter—Admiral Fucus, All Gallant, Canadian Prince, Dan’s Pride, Dawn Grattan, Direct Bingen, Dunkirk, Eileen Grattan, Embassy, Festivity, Glenlee, Mervyn Derby, Narvik, Night Beam. Portfolio. Prince Travis, Real Grat-' tan, Rosa Derby, Shannon Lass. Special Agent, Swagger Jack, Technique, Vera de Oro, Volo Maid, Walkari Chief, Wllla. Young Hey sor; Silver Flesh 48.

2.35 p.m.— PENINSULA CUP, of £350: one mile and a quarter—Wardress' 8-10; Dorla 8-8; Winning Rival/8-7: Not Out 8-1; Iceland Spar 7-6: Entail 7-4: The Wrecker 7-2: Knight Commander, Glenora Boy 7-0, 3.20 p.m.—. . AHURIHI HACK HANDICAP, of £185; six furlongs—King Gustavo 9-0; Mlltiades 8-10; Lord Midas 8-6; Nightglass 8-5; Treasurer 8-4; Master Flash 7-13; Wild Fox 7-12; Star Wink 7-9; Kurawhl, Palo Alto, Swiftcourse 7-7.

4 p.m.— KINLOCH HANDICAP, of £200; seven furlongs—Don’t Forget 8-7; Paper Note 7-13; Shikari 7-10; Cymric 7-6: Areas, The Wrecker 7-5; Rebel Star 7-4: King’s Toast 7-2; Synthetic, Aggravate 7-0.

4,40 p.m.— , WAIHORA PARK TROT, of £170; 3min 39sec class; one mile and -a half—Banford, Cinchona, Direct Bingen. Ngarlmu. Shady Glen, Silver Flash. Southland, True Guide sor; Falaise, Top Hand, Scapa Flow, Shadow Boy, Statuette, Talak, Surprise Potts 24.

5,20 p.m.— FORSYTH HACK HANDICAP, of £165; seven furlongs—Airline 8-0; Halt, Sweet Mystery 7-10: Bramble, Blue Abbey 7-12; Byetown, Lady Derby 7-8; Royal.. Refrain, Wfncbelsea '7-7. ■'

RANGITIKEI E.C. PROGRAMME FOR TO DAY [THE PRESS Special Service.] WELLINGTON, February 28. Good all-round fields are engaged for the autumn meeting of the Rangitikei Racing Club, to be held at Bulls to-mor-row. The weather is fine and set fair, and the going should be fast. Betting will be win and place. The following horses may run prominently:— Trial Plate—Jumna, Swell Chance, and Wildfire. Flock House Handicap—Gold Bridge, and Beau Monde. Pukehou Hurdles—Foxiana, Great Quex, and Selkirk. Ngaio Hack Handicap—Circular Note, War Credit, and Coierica. Rangitikei pup—Ruatiti, Dainty Sue, and Kotua. J. H. Perrett Memorial Handicap—Kotua, Val Pere, and Hunting Lore. Bailey Memorial Handicap—Cheerful Lady, Red Cat-Scandal bracket, and Kentucky. Santoft Hack Handicap—Parlato.; Pretty Lass, and Miss Whcriko. The programme is as follows: 12.15 p.m.— TRIAL PLATE, of £9O; six furlongs— Fly by Night 8-7; Greek Idol 8-7; Jumna 8-7; March Easy 8-7: Midvane 8-7; Ringless 8-7; Swell Chance 8-7; Te Wehi 8-7; The Hawker 8-7; Uvedale 8-7; Wildfire 8-7; Battledress 8-0, Greek Step 8-0; High Tone 8-0; Polario 8-0; The Wanton (formerly Midia-i filly) 8-0. 12.55 p.m.— • FLOCK HOUSE HANDICAP, of £115; one mile and a distance—Last Acre 12-6; Gold Bridge 12-5; Hokumai 12-1; Dunmanway' 11-11; Beau Monde 11-8; Goldgain 10-10; Luath 10-10. 1.35 p.m.— PUKEHOU HURDLES, of £150; one mile and. a half—Great Quex 11-0; Hailover 10-6; Foxiana 10-0; Selkirk 9-12; Airshot 8-12; Great Night 9-6; Debretts 9-4: Wineberry 9-0; Travail 9-0; Dbhham 9-0; Gold Tray 9-0; Gold Nut 0-0; Toorak 9-0. 2.20 p.m.—

NGAIO HACK HANDICAP, of £120; six furlongs—Circular Note 8-10; War Credit 8-10: Silver Shekel 8-6; Colcrica 8-4; Hingoraft 8-0: Rlngling 8-0; Star Zone 8-0; Tau-Uru 7-10; Pretty Lass 7-10; Pitmark 7-10: Phaleron Song 7-7; Squeers 7-7.

3 p.m.— RANGITIKEI CUP, of £275; one mile and a quarter—Dark Eagle 9-0; Dynasty 8-8; Gay Pox 8-5; Piastre 8-4; Dainty Sue 7-12; Ruatiti 7-U: Notium 7-7; Colonel Bogey 7-7; Mataroa 7-6; Screen Star 7-2: Kotua 7-0.

3.40 p.m.— J, H. PERRETT MEMORIAL HANDICAP, of £115; seven furlongs—Don Quex 9-4; Kotua 9-4: Hunting Lore 8-8; Val Pere 8-8; Talenta 8-8: Silver Shekel 8-4; Coler(ca 8-2; Myarlon 8-0; The Monarch 7-13; Pitmark 7-9; Colibd 7-7; Goldgaln 7-7.

4.25 p.m.— BAILEY MEMORIAL HANDICAP, of £200; seven furlongs—Red Cat 8-8; Gladynev 8-8; Olympus 8-7; Alunga 8-3; Cheerful Lady 8-3: Veldette 7-13; Lord Cavendish 7-11; Kentucky 7-9; Black Robe 7-3; Sporting Gift 7-0; Cherry Oak 7-0; Scandal 7-0; Rustem 7-0. 5.5 p.m.—

SANTOFT HACK HANDICAP, of £115; five furlongs—Parlato 8-8; Sunny Knight 8-7; Ringllng 8-2; Army Girl 8-2; Star Zone 8-2; Newbury Queen 8-1; Pretty Lass 8-0: Miss Whcriko 7-12; Eurotas 7-12; Goldburn 7-12: Cheetah 7-9: Wildfire 7-9; Uvedaie 7-7; Dark Water 7-7; Greek Idol 7-7; Squeers 7-7: Army Girl 7-7.

INVERCARGILL T.C.

TURF GOSSIP

Reminder Nominations for the Oamaru Jockey Club’s autumn meeting will close at 8 p.m. next Wednesday. The sum of £2310 will be given in stakes over the two days, the principal events being the Oamaru Cup, of £323, one mile and a quarter, and the Gardiner Memorial Handicap, of £2OO, over the same distance, At Molukarara To-day

The Banks Peninsula Racing Club’s meeting to-day will command widespread attention, as several good class horses will be competing, and many of them are likely to be seen out at Trentham later in the month. The programme will open with the Juvenile Stakes, for non-winners at the time of starting, and some smart sprinters will be saddled up, including the two-year-olds Bascule, Blue Bouquet, Hindus, Miss Saone, Sir Grey, and Willow Wood, while the older division will be ably represented by Ann Mie, My Abbey, Arctic Dawn, Haughty Lad, and Citizen. This should be a closely contested race, and speculation will be widely distributed. High-weight Conditions The Terawhera High-weight Hack Handicap has drawn a useful field, including the jumpers Streamline and Jewish Lad. Blue Abbey’s form at Wingatui entitles him to serious consideration, but he may be reserved for his later engagement. The Cup Field All of the nine acceptors for the Peninsula Cup are expected to parade, and one of the best contests in the history of the popular event can be looked forward to. Wardess has stood up to recent hard racing very well, and although she failed at Wingatui to race up to her Trentham form, she cannot be left out. Doria will be making her first attempt over a mile and a quarter, and her win over a mile at Wingatui suggested that the ordeal may not be beyond her. Winning Rival has been suffering from slight soreness since Wingatui, and the hard ground will not favour her. Not Out will no doubt be in keen demand. He has been working well since he won the Craven Plate, and the distance should not trouble him. Iceland Spar is another who would appreciate a softer track, but such a solid stayer has always to be reckoned with. Entail, The Wrecker, and Glenora Boy have fair chances only, but Knight Commander is a decided possibility. He was definitely unlucky at Wingatui, and although he may not have beaten Trench Fight, he would have filled second place. The value of the stake to the winner will be £3OO, so that there will not be any allowances. Hack Events -

The Ahuriri Hack Handicap bears a very open appearance, and more than half of the field will be entitled to notice, while in the Forsyth Hack Handicap investors will be faced with another intricate problem. The Open Sprint Interesting contestants in the Kinloch Handicap will be Don’t Forget, Paper Note, and Shikari, who have not been seen out for sortie time, and Areas will be having his first race since joining his present stable. A fast-run six furlongs should be recorded, and it would not be surprising if the light-weights, King’s Toast, Synthetic, and Aggravate, raced prominently. At Hokitika

The recent meeting of the Westland Racing Club was one of the most successful and enjoyable in late years, and a small profit should be recorded. The racing was interesting throughout, and the improvement effected to the track since the previous meeting was the subject of much favourable comment. Novice Contestants

Some little-known horses will parade in the Juvenile Stakes at Motukarara to-day. Arctic Dawn is a three-year-old colt by Defoe from Aurora Borealis, and is owned by Mr J. H. Grigg; Bloss is a three-year-old filly by Nightmarch from Miss Pur-au, and is owned by Mrs H. Gardiner; Pride of Campne is a three-year-old filly by British Empire from Traysock, and is owned by Mr J. T. Johnson: Red Ace is-a three-year-old gelding by Cockpit from an Ace of Diamonds mare, and is owned by Mr V. Neale; Bascule is a two-year-old colt by Foxbridge from Rose Latour, and is the property of Mr H, D. Greenwood; Lindus is a two-year-old gelding by Colossus from Greymist, and races in the same -interests as The Wrecker; Miss Saone is a two-year-old filly by Blahdonian from Saone, and is owned by Mr J, Porter: and Sir Grey is a two-year-old by Friday Night from Grey Lass, and is owned by Mr J. Munro. Unusual Mishap ,

Select, a promising two-year-old by Portoftno, from Unique, broke both forelegs while galloping in company with Blissful on the course proper at Epsom (Victoria). Select suddenly faltered. and one of his forelegs snapped Within a few strides the other foreleg also snapped. Select turned a somersault.

Change of Stables Mr W. Devon has made anothei change in Sydney, and has transferred his horses O Rakio, Feminhero. and Woortongi from W. McGee's stables at Randwick. to those of G. Allen, at Warwick Farm. Early Bird and Bogilla. who were trained by McGee, and are now spelling, will be sent to Allen at the termination of their holiday.

TO-DAY’S PROGRAMME

The. Invercargill Trotting Club’s meeting will be held to-day, when big fields will go to the post in all events. Win and place betting will be in operation. The following horses may race prominently:—

Trial Handicap—Fervent, Slieve Donard, Bonnie Sandy. Murlhiku Handicap—Late Harvest, Shanghai Peggy, Gold Logan. Jelllcoe Handicap—Gleam, Passing By, Jorroeks.

Southland .Handicap—Pleasant Guy, Warfield, Indian Wrack. Coldstream Handicap—Lochiel’s Pride, Oregon, Jackie Coogan. Waiklwi Handicap—Geelong, Late Harvest, Shangai Peggy. Visitors' Handicap—Black Label, Direct Bell, Jorroeks.

Au Revoir Handicap—Warfield. Worthy Cross, Pleasant Guy. Following is the programme:— 12.45 p.m.— TRIAL HANDICAP, of £130; 3min 43sec class; one mile and a half—Arlon Lad scr; Arion Queen scr; Bonnie Sandy scr; Bronze Girl scr; Brown Cloud- scr; Cathay scr: Come Away scr; Fervent scr; Hlppona scr: Koeslan scr; Lustrous scr; Recast scr; Redoubt scr; Scarlet O’Hara scr; Scatterbrain scr; Southern Wrack scr; Sunnydell scr; Swagger Jack scr; Trevathan scr; Two Crowns scr; Slieve Donard 48; Rey Chimes 60.

1- MURIHIKU HANDICAP, of £130; 4min 9sec class; one mile and five furlongs— Burns scr: Ginger Guy scr; Gold Logan scr; Gold Weed scr; Helen’s Tower scr; Jimmy Bond scr; Kerrwood Bingen scr; Late Harvest scr;- Our Worthy scr; Sea Max scr; Shanghai Peggy scr; Skipaway scr; Stirling Maid scr; White Damp scr; Lord Ernleigh 48; Kilbirnie Dan 60; Traveltone 60: Samara 72; Lee Boy 84; Parrish Chimes 168.

2.5 p.m.— „ . JELLICOE HANDICAP, of £170; 3min 53sec class: one mile and five furlongs— Desert Cloud scr; Direct Bell scr; Gleam scr; Happy King scr; Irish Guy scr; Jorrocks scr; Passing By scr; Star Voyage scr* Turco scr; ,Coherto 12; Ennack 12, Pontoon 12; Seascape 12; Capri 24.

SOUTHLAND HANDICAP, of £275; 4 min 45sec class; two miles —Bankstock scr. Crown Peak scr; Dan McGrew scr; Gandhi scr; Indian Wrack scr; Pleasant Guy scr; April Direct 12; Silk King 12; Warfield 36. 3 'COLDSTREAM HANDICAP, of £150;, 3min 39sec class; one mile and a half Blue Spot scr; Jack Bond scr; Jackie Coogan scr: June Tide scr: Lochiel’s Pride scr; Nancy Guy scr; Polling Day scr Temple Bar scr; Trevathan scr; Bellond 12; Cheval d’Or 12; Embargo 42; Llsette 12; Loyalist 12; Lunch Hour 12; Oregon 12; Rev Chimes 12: Black Label 24; Debtor 24; Happy Erin 24; Peter Young 24; Gayola 36.

4 WAIKIWI HANDICAP, of £145; smin 4 sec class; two miles—Burns scr; Ginger Guy scr; Gold Logan scr; Helen's Tower serf Jimmy Bond scr; Kerrwood Bingen scr; Late Harvest scr; Shanghai Peggy scr: Stirling Maid scr; Geelong 12; Lord Ernfeigh 12; Special Bond 12; Gelert 36 Kilbirnic Dan 36; Traveltone 36; Samara 48; Lee Boy 60: Jimmy Drusus 120, Parrish Chimes 168.

4 VISITORS’ HANDICAP, of £160; 3mln 55sec class; one mile and five fur'ongBlack Label scr; Gayola scr; Peter Young scr; Bondsman 12- Drummer Boy 12, Indianola 12; Prince Charles I®. Direct Bell 24: Gleam 24; Jorrooks 24; Waterloo D 1 rect 24.

S AU P REVOIR HANDICAP, of £175; 2min 55sec class: one mile and a Quarter ApiH Direct scr; Crown Peak scr; Dan McGrew scr Gandhi scr; Pleasant M s iS King scr: Sumvorshipper scr; Warfie.d 24. Worthy Cross 24.

RACING FIXTURES

March I—Franklin R.C. March I—Rangitikei B.C. March l~Banks Peninsula R.C. March 7, B—Cromwell J.C. March 6—Olifdei R.C. March B—Carterton R.C. March 8. 10—Taranaki J.C. March 13, 15—Wellington R.C. March 15, 17—Ohinemuri J.C. March 20. 22—Manawatu R.C. March 29—Waimate R.C, April 4, s—Whangarei R.C. April s—Otaki Maori R.C. April s—Otautau R.C. April 5, 7—Westport J.C. April 12—Tuapeka County J.C. April 12, 14—Auckland R.C. April 12, 14—Feilding J.C. April 12. 14—Wairarapa R.C. April 12. 14. 15—Riverton R.C. April 14—Waipukurau J.C. April 14— Kumara R.C. April 14—Beaumont R.C. April 14. 15—Canterbury J.C. April 19. 21—Wanganui J.C. April 19. 21—Avondale J.C. April 19. 21—Greymouth J.C. April 26—Reefton J.C. April 26—Waverley R.C. April 26—South Canterbury J.C,

FRANKLIN R.C.

TO-DAY’S PROGRAMME

TROTTING FIXTURES

March I—lnvercargill T.C. March B—Thames T.C. March B—Tiroaru T.C. March. 15—Wyndham T.C. March 22— Westland T.C. March 27. 29— Wellington T.C, March 29— Cambridge T.C

OWNERS AND TRAINERS

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(THE PRESS Special Service.]

AUCKLAND. February 28. The weather has been gloriously fine today and the conditions promise to be very favourable for the Franklin Racing Club s autumn meeting at Pukekohe to-morrow. Good fields are engaged, and provision has been made to run the Dynes Fulton Memorial Handicap in two divisions if the safety number of 22 is exceeded. Horses likely to be well supported include;— Waiuku Hcck Handicap; Glen Connell. Chain Acre, Surpai. Puni Hurdles Handicap: Silver Eagle, Lapidarian, Master Appellant. Bombay Handicap: Land Court. Sealaw, Lady Pay.

Franklin Cup: Clinch, Gay Rosette, Augment.

Tuakau Stakes: Himalaya, Kronos, Panoni.

Dynes Fulton Memorial Hack Handicap Night Pilot, Corot, Foxwood. Pukekohe Handicap: Rex Maitland. Softly, Merry Vaals.

Buckland Hack Handicap: Glen Connell, Golden Bonnet, Bronze Bird. Bronze Emerald and Lady Acushla are bracketed in the Waiuku Hack Handicap and the Dynes Fulton Memorial Hack Handicap. The programme is as follows: Noon—

WAJUKU HACK HANDICAP, of £220; seven furlongs and a distance—Cham Acre 8-11; Glen Connell 8-10: Surpai 8-7; Valdene 8-5; Estro 8-3; Maxown 7-13; Lady Acushla 7-10; Bronze Emerald 7-8; Red Warden, Buccaneer, Justina, Royal Fawkes, British Mint 7-7. 12,45 p.m,— PUNI HURDLES HANDICAP; of £275; one mile and a distance— Lapidarian 11-2; Silver Eagle 10-8; Knight of Australia 10-4; Master Appellant 10-3; Mia Acre 9-12; Agog 0-10; Cappy 9-9; Bright Idea 9-1; Conflagration 9-0. 1.30 p.m.— BOMBAY HANDICAP, of £200; six furlongs— Rey Lu 8-0; Kingcraft 8-12; Land Court, Kaalooa -8-11: Lady Pay, Heroic Star 8-9; Nithmount. Foxmint 8-8; The Pacifist, La Rosita, Sealaw, Audax, Hunting Chief, Golden Survey, Successful, Royal Melody, Northlander, Lady Reynard, Hlneiti, Lucky Lady, Last Survey, White Mark, Landsman 8-4. 2.15 p.m.—

FRANKLIN CUP. of £725; one mile and a quarter —Foxsen 8-11; Black Musk 8-2; Clinch 7-13; Gay Rosette 7-12: British Talent 7-8; Augment 7-6; High -Delight 7-3; Pern, Full Hand. Wildore, Queen City, Barrister, Clipper, Brahman, Prival 7-0. 3,5 p.m.—

TUAKAU STAKES, o£ £220; five furlongs—Kronos 8-11; Panoni 8-10; Miss Gay 8-6; Kincaid, British Camp 7-7; Autosoore, Opwatla 7-4; Purple, Vermeer, Telyu, Gayjax, Raehl Nui 7-3: Himalaya 7-2; Funny Fox, Prince Louis, Powys, Tagalie, Third Degree. River Plate, June Tide, Auto Lass 7-0. 3.50 p.m.—

DYNES FULTON MEMORIAL HACK HANDICAP, of £350: nine furlongs— Happy Ending 9-12; Acreman 8-8; Venture 8-0; Night Pilot 8-13; Mysito 8-10; Corot 8-0: Court Favourite 8-8; Hunting Bee 8-5; Hackenschmidt, Estro 8-0: Gold Card, Limdveyor 7-13; Maiora, Gold Spot 7-10; Maxown. Foxwood 7-8; Bronze Emerald, Horeke, Mendelssohn, Lady Acushla, Raepata, Flying Vixen, Vitcment, Inness Lad, Auburn Lad 7-7. 4.35 p.m.—

PUKEKOHE HANDICAP, of £350; six furlongs—Young Paddon 8-5; Merry Vaals 8-4; Aero King 8-1; Grandora 7-11; Brazen Bold, Lornacre 7-10; Rex Maitland. Foxola 7-8; Orate 7-6; Softly 7-3; Brazilian 7-2; Ngawlrl, Trilllarch 7-0.

5.20 p.m.— BUCKLAND HACK HANDICAP, of £220; six furlongs—Hunter's Rose 9-0; Glen Connell 8-11; Verulam 8 : 10; Glenbevan, Bronze Bird 8-8; Radiant Vaals 8-5; Ohmaha 8-1; Kadina 7-13, Golden Bonnet 7.-8; Land Court. Mayfair, Onetea, The Pacifist 7-7.

TARANAKI J.C.

ACCEPTANCES

(PBZ33 1330CUTI0X TZLEGEiV.)

The Taranaki Jockey Club has received tha following acceptances for the first day of its Cup meeting:—

WAITARA HURDLES, of £150; one mile and a half and 100 yards—Kaiwaka 11-12; En Tour 10-9; Southern Blood, Celtic Lad 10-3; Foxiana 9-13; War Lap 9-11; Rollicker 9-10; Great Night, Karere-nui, General Rlske 9-5; One Whetu, Resingold 9-0. JUVENILE HANDICAP, of £125; five furlongs—Kaimanawa, Erinseourt B-ll; Panoni 9-10; Prince Plato 8-8;. Impenum 8-6; Ring Chief 8-3; El Maadi 7-9; Hard Frost 7-5; Park Light 7-2; Opuatia, Miss Phaleron, High Tone, Chief d'Oeuvre, Debanquer 7-0. FLYING HANDICAP, of. £200; six furlongs—Royal Star, II 9-4; Gold Dale 8-8; Zest 8-2; Dinky Dl, Kentucky 7-13;. Trig Station/7-7; Screen Star 7-2; Air Flight 7- ' ' MOTUROA ELECTRIC HACK, of £125; five furlongs—Malo, Salvation, Minvaal, Miss Hallomet, Metz, En Volee, Sunfire, Illuminacre, Royal Talkie, Ra Rena, Gold Blaze, Fox'mint, Windsor Glow, Little Rose, Nateire, Valtour, Silver Gold, Gainly, Teasof 8-5. TARANAKI CENTENNIAL CUP, Of £550, including £45 gold cup; one mile two furlongs and a half—Sir Crusoe 9-0; Friesland 8-13: Dark Eagle 8-0; Pheval de Volee, Clinch 7-10; Black Musk 7-9: Olympus 7-8; Piastre, Gay Fox 7-7; Aussie Ra. Notium, Night Pilot, Screen Star, Ascot Bloom, Stencil 7-0. OKATO HACK HANDICAP, of £150; nine furlongs—Venture 9-0; Night Pilot 8- Hunto, Sanction 8-11; Val Pere 8-6; Hunting Bee 8-5; Filbert 7-12; Mahaina, Wave Length 7-11; Martene, General Riske 7COUNTY HACK HANDICAP, of £150; seven furlongs—Penzance 8-2; Mansura, Wave Length 7-12; Le Marquis 7-11; Martene 7-9; Miss Clipper, Gitana Lass, Bidens, Ra Hou Hou, Little Rose 7r7. TIMARU HACK HANDICAP, of £140; six furlongs—Surveyor-General 9-3; Hunto 9- Circular Note 8-10; Boden Park 8-8; Tavoy 8-6; Mountain Fox 8-5; Penzance 8- Kriemhild 8-1; Barry Boy 7-10: Erapire Action, Captain Gale* Minvaal, Windsor Glow 7-7. AUSTRALIAN RACING MEETING AT FLEMINGTON (UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION —COPYRIGHT.) MELBOURNE, February 28. The Victoria Racing Club's autumn meeting will open at Flemington to-mor-row. • „ , Final acceptors for the Sires Produce Stakes, of £3355, seven furlongs, are:— High Title, Basalt. Status Quo, Portable, Kingsdale, Skerries, Beauport, Primavera, All Love, Acceptors for the St. Leger Stakes, of £I6OO, one mile and three-quarters, to be run on Tuesday, are: —Lucrative, Urobroz, Darkfelt, Velocity, Exactly, Positron, Tidal Wave, Spirit of Progress, Tranquil Star, Lalique. New Zealand acceptors for minor events Flemington -. Handicap—Wilson, Tidal Wave.. Brunswick Stakes—Nightbeani. All Veil pleased in the final trial at Mentone to-day, doing half a mile in 48iS6C. High Tide displayed amazing speed, covering three furlongs in 35sec. Pandect is a surprise absentee from the St. Leger Stakes. RIDERS FOR FLEMINGTON (Received February 28, 10 p.m.) MELBOURNE, February 28. M. McCarten will ride Beau Port, Industry, and Saul at Flemington to-mor-row. , McCarten has ridden three winners of the Sires Produce Stakes. ' . „ , A. Driscoll will ride Stentor and Baldasair in the jumping races to-morrow. Improved Since joining J. Young’s Addington team Chateau has made considerable improvement, and his displays of late have suggested that he is one of the most improved trotters racing in his present class. While it is doubtful whether he will ever shine over the longer distances, he should prove a good proposition up to a mile and a bait , . , ...

TROTTING NOTES

Reminder Acceptances for the Timaru Trotting Club's meeting close on Tuesday at 9 p.m. Still Going One of the most popular and consistent pacers to race in New Zealand in recent years, Logan Derby is still in commission in Australia, and latest reports suggest that he is racing as well as ever. Speedy Maiden While Swagger Jack has yet to win a race, this novice pacer has the ability to hold his own successfully in useful company, and when he learns to settle down smartly from the barrier he will have little difficulty in winning races. This season Swagger Jack has been placed in nearly all his races, usually after a poor beginning, and more favourably served at the start of the Wairewa Trot Handicap at the Banks Peninsula Racing Club’s meeting today, he will be expected to be prominent. Death of Peterwah While being exercised on the track at Ascot early this month Peterwah collapsed and died, repons 'the "Trotting Record.” Foaled in America m 1921, Peterwah was imported to New Zealand by Mr R. C. Fisken, and he proved a great success as a racehorse, earning more than £6OOO in stakes and taking a two-mile record of 4mm 23 4-ssec against a field of pacers. Some seasons ago he was purchased for stud duties in Victoria, but he was not the success anticipated in this department. While he left a number of good performers, mostly trotters, in New Zealand, his progeny have not been greatly to the fore. However, Peterwah will be remembered as a brilliant trotter and as a fine horse. He was never beaten m the Melbourne Show in the stallion class, and in Adelaide he earned similar honours.

Timaru Train Arrangements For the Timaru Trotting Club’s meeting, a special passenger train will leave Christchurch on Saturday, March 8 at 8 a.m., arriving at the racecourse at 11.12 a.m. It will stop at Addington, Sockburn, Hornby, Templeton, Holieston Burnham, Dunsandel, Rakaia, Asnburton. Hinds, Orari, and Temuka. A return train will leave Timaru at 5.00 p.m., and is due at Christchurch at 9 p.m. A special horse train will leave Christchurch on the same day at 6.80 am. arriving at the racecourse at 10.80 a.m.’ The return horse train will leave the racecourse at 6.20 p.m. For the convenience of race patrons, the 8.35 a.m. Christchurch-Invercargill express train will stop at Washdyke to set down, and the Invercargill-Chnst-church express train (Timaru depart 4.34 p.m.) will, if required, stop at Washdyke to pick up passengers. Great American Pacer

Single G, “'the horse that time forgot,” died recently in the United States of America at the age of 30. He got his name from a white mark, representing the letter G on his forehead. Single G was one of the world s greatest pacers. His best time, Imm SSJsec, was not remarkable when compared with Billy Direct’s Imin Sasec of Dan Patch’s Imin 551 sec, but it was his consistency and durability that won him lasting fame. His total winnings were £24,000, a record for races, although other horses earned more by augmenting their totals in exhibitions. Single G raced for 14 seasons, and in the last seven never failed to turn in a two-minute mile, the last at the age of 15. Altogether. Single G contested 154 races (involving 434 heats), of which he won 98 and was second in 34. Only five times in 14 years was he out of the money. He won 230 heats in 2min lOsec or faster, 134 in 2min ssec or better. 54 in 2mm 2sec or under, 32 in 2min Isec or faster, and 12 in 2min or better. He was the first horse to win two heats in a race in faster than Imin 59sec, his figures being Imin 581 for the first heat and Imin 58Jsec for the third. Going to the stud at ’the age of 17, Single G sired Dick Reynolds, Imin 59Jsec, Doctor H. Imin 59Jsec, Green Valley. 2min, and Single Stive, 2min. His only representative to race in New Zealand is Bill B, Former Champion

War Buoy figures among the entrants for the principal handicap on the Timaru Trotting Club’s programme, and it will be interesting to see how this former good pacer performs. He started in three races early this season without showing a great deal of his early brilliance and his efforts over a period have suggested that he is a spent light. War Buoy, now a 10-year-old, commenced racing in 1933 as a two-year-old, winning at his first start and then going on to record a victory in the New Zealand Sapling Stake in 3min 21 3-ssec. He maintained his unbeaten record the next season, when he won four races, including the New Zealand Derby in 3min 16 l-ssec. At the end of his five-year-old racing he had a record of 14 wins, four seconds, and a third for 19 starts, but since then he has done little of note, winning three races and being placed on eight occasions in 35 outings, and his prospects of returning to form are not bright.