FIXTURES.

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 40, 15 August 1925, Page 20

FIXTURES.

August 20, 22—Wellington Racing Club. August 29—North Taranaki Hunt Club. September 2, S—Murton J.C. September s—Otago Hunt Club. September s—Mannwatu Hunt Club. September 10, 12—Wunganui J.C. September 10—Dannevirke II.C. September 17—Dannevirke Hunt Club. September 18, 19— Ashburton Count}- B.C. September 19, 21—Otaki Maori R.C. September 24, 25—Geraldine R.C. September 2(l— Napier Park R.C. September 20, 23—Avondale J.C.

Acceptances for the Wellington Fleet Meeting close on Monday at 9 p.m.

Handicaps for the North Taranaki .Hunt Meeting are due on Monday.

Broadwood has evidently got over his soreness, for he is reported from Eilerslie to be galloping well again. c

E. J. Ellis did not wait for the concluding days of the Grand National I .Meeting, hat went home after the first day with Cassella, Magheva, Golden Sarto, and Loughrea. Maghera was in a bad way after the Grand National Steeplechase. J. Ro?s, who has had charge of Mr. 1 T. Russell's team in North Otago for some years, contemplates starting aa a public trainer.in Oamaru. There is some comment in the South concerning the clashing of the Auckland and Christchurch Spring ■ Meetings. The clash, as a matter of fact, does not affect either meeting materially to judge by last year's experience, for the Auckland Meeting was held a week earlier, yet only one or two horses came from the North to the New Zealand Cup Meet-

ing. Waetea arrived on Thursday morning at Riccarton, yet was asked to race in the Islington Handicap on the 6ame afternoon. Naturally he made no showing. Father's Voice is in steady work again at Randwick.

The two-year-old parade has been arranged for to-day at Riccarton. It is understood that there will be fewer juveniles sprinted than usual. None are expected from Sir George Clifford's or R. J. Mason's stables

Red Wink is standing up to his work at Riccarton. J. B. Pearson has sprinted him once or twice already, and sofar he has not shown any ill-effects. The Otaki-Maori Racing Club, applied •to the Dates Committee of the New Zealand Bacing Conference to change ths datet of its Spring Meeting from September to early in November. Both the Canterbury Jookey Club and ths Ashhurst Racing Club objected to the change, and Otaki will have to race in September aa previously arranged, Auckland reports are to the effect that Lady Ridicule is in great order, and it is suggested that she will b« worth keeping in mind for events in the early spring. Musketoon is stated to be looking better than ever. There is no mistake about the quality of the English horse, and if he is better than he was last year he should win some good races. Master Doon is coming on nicely in his work at Eilerslie. With the racing he had through the winter, and being brought on steadily, he should be a very fit horse for the early spring meetings in the North.

M. J. Carroll has two two-year-old fillies in work at Te Rapa. One by Archiestown from Lady Gwendoline is named Macrbom, and the LuculltM— Brayton filly Mervette.

Sartist is not being raced again at Riccarton, because it is thought by his connections that he does not do well on a soft track: Sartist, who is owned by Mr. G. Fulton, a steward of the Canterbury Club, is a more than useful galloper, who will win' good races in the South.

Highway will not race at Trentham, and 0. Morse did not pay up for him on the concluding day at Riccarton. He was not satisfied with the weighte allotted. ■ ■ •

Solferite, a Solferino as hi« name suggests, is a galloper above the average. His effort on Thursday wag a particularly impressive one, for he ran out the six furlongs on the heavy track in a manner that suggested hie proving a good middle distance horse later on.

An exchange says that the London and North-Eastern Railway has adopted the ancient custom of naming each of its locomotives, except that in this instance they bear, the names of favourite racehorses rather - than the names of I famous eventa in English history. Tims far the Turf kinss honoured are Ormonde, Robert le Diable,; Donovan, Persimmon, Flying, Fox, Hermit, Papyrus, Lancaster, and Ladas. The Southern Bailway has a number of onnines named after famous English jockeys, including Steve Donoghue. A Sydney jockey, now in England, is better placed than having a railway engine Horned after him. He owns a row of cottages at Bandwick bearing the names of horses on which he won important ■ races. Chamour is the name claimed for the Auckland two-year-old by Catmint from Loloma. . Hall Mark was 'sold at auction in Chmtchurch yesterday morning for 340 guineas to Mr. J. A. Homer, of Southland. , He should be a good proposition for his new owner, and P. Hazleman, his old trainer, has him well forward at the present time. Alfonso, a four-year-old by Gay Lad from Majestikoff, was sold for 45 guineas. Mr. W. R. Kemball's pair, Blue Hall and Trespass, were passed in, ISO guineas being offered for Trespass. After tho sale Trespass was sold to Mr. F. Nelligan, and Blue Hall to J. P. Pearson at.satisfactory prices. Joyeuse, the three-year-old by Gay Lad from Wantville, failed to find a new owner. Erie nnd Kilfane were withdrawn from their third day engagements at Riccarton before the publication of the weights.