RACING FIXTURES.

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 85, 10 April 1926, Page 23

RACING FIXTURES.

'April-12—'Avondale J.CI Autumn. April- H—Reefton J €. Autumn. April IS and 17—Wellington R.C. Autumn: April 21 and 22—Manawatu R.C. Autumn. April 22—Waipapakauri R.C. Annual.

.ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

"£ s. d.," Palmerston . North.—For flat races, to the jockey of a horse placed first, second, ■ or-thlrd, £i Per centum on the net amount payable to the owner, but in no case less ■• than a losing fee-in the same race. In hurdle races and steeplechases £9 per centum. .

'. The Wellington Racing Club's. Meeting next. Thursday .and Saturday and the Reeftbn Meeting on Wednesday are the facing fixtures for next week. The Avoiidale Meeting,, which opens to-day, will be concluded on Monday.

The racecourse, like any otter comnidn battleground, brings out all the beat or all the worst.in humanity. It reveals in »lt> nakedness the modest victor or the cheerful, loser—6l" otherwise. Some in the racing game appear to receive more ■ than, their '.share of-"ill-luck,' yet,always come up smiling and take the small particles "of good and appreciate them. On the contrary, however, an individual who whoops, loudly in success and display* ill- .. temper in defeat makes one almost agree yith the, cynicisms of a-very prominent official -whose complete summing up is: ''The sport of racing? Sport? Bah!" ■;. The. general received for'the Wellington Meeting are just as good as they were expected to be. A'big field is certain for the Thompson Handicap, and «n acceptance of 28 is two over the previous best; Not only, numerically via the field'good, but quality also is-well to the fore. At this stage a likely quartette.may lje Royal Divorce, Baldowa, Los Ambus, ■and Kijbronsytn., One or two in the sprint event are also in. the Thompson Handicap, but if Civility: is'run in the 'Railway Han -„ dicap she will,have plenty of friends. Shirley and Mr. A. M'Donald's elect, Polyphemus or Killocra, may be also in keen demand. Enar'e came wp from the South yesterday, '' and is to go 911' to 0. Cox's stable at Hawera; .... -Judging by the' brief cable news refeeived from .Sydney, New. Zealanders are buying'quite a number of yearlings ,at the sales. Mr. W. B. Kemball has pur- , chased three so far, all at seemingly bargain prices. The Sarchedon—Welkm ' Queen colt at 250 guineas reads yell on -breeding, arid being' an August ioal he en>uld< come to hand early. Mr. Kem■•.'ball's other purchases were both ftllies, one-a chestnut by the English horse Orby's Pride from Lady Manners, whose dam" Trip Trip is a three-quarter sister to Bob' Cherry, the dun of Eurythnuc, 'cost 390 guineas. This too.is an early foal, and;also a first foal. The other at 100-guineas' is an October filly by^Biplane from '.the Charlemagne 11. mare Konceg.Valles. .. J. M'Comb.e also .purchased three yearJiiigs early in the wed:, a colt by Comedy, King from Kiiniiigada f0r,825 guineas,.a filly by Rossendale from Scintilla, an English' mare by Flying Orb,' for 340 guineas, and a gelding described^ the catalogue as black or prey, by The Tetrarch. horse Governor—General from Venusia.by the Carbine. horse lucile, tor o/thTfiist day of the sales Mr. W. .J: Jorgenseti. purchased -a chestnut co}. by ©uantock from Martian Princess for M 0 guineas, and Mr.' X W. Alison a roa;.. colt by the Roi Herode horse Grey Monk ;from;Adina*by Don Reynolds (imp.), for 120 guineas. ■ ■■-..- , - „, Almost everybody is conversant with •the reputation of the Aintree fences over tvhich the Griin'd National Steeplechase is ■decided. 'There is a legend of the Ai.ntree Club secretary taking -a. famous :ama, teur '-rider-owner to see what was: in store for him. '.-That'll make you fellows ■cratch your-heads?" he said, at one horrible obstacle.- "Don't know about the others,".-was the answer, "but I'm scratching : my. nag.";' .... : .., . ._, ' Already many people are looking-loi^ ward' to the Trentham Gold Cup, ,to_be decided next Saturday.; Gold: Light, Rapine', and Count Cavour. can be looked on-as more or less : certain ■ starters-and then there are. still Grand Knight and Income,-.and the three-year-olds Mast ana Star .Stranger. There is eveV' ea h,vW tope'for..a race to ..irousc the highest •' '"^etor 11 did not loot' right at Riccar^ ton, and it was surprising tiiat he._}vaß made favourite ,on the second day. With ■ Corn Money .he has been sent back homy,: but Los Ambus will probably make the trip to Wellington and Awapuni, together .-with Receipt, .who is engaged at Ircn'tharft, Other Southerners who are ed, for" thi meeting next week are bet bail, Listening Post, and Baldowa. . ■ -:, VisitbrVto Trentham. next week will noticeon the totalmtor buildings in both enclosures new eWsUie. clocks, which ■are synchronised with tl;e office do*.. In addition there is on each toUhsator face a dial on which will, be shown the ' latest'time for investing on each race, ah tte dials are in black with' gold hands ■Ind figures, and Will add to the general -^^^ ge^ t tT^SnextTh r day has dwindled down m a very to'ppointing fashion, and it looks as if only ,Cat Call wnib« sent out to opposefitai Stranger. .On form the stake looks .1 mmm. received their- preparation at £• Pi ;5? Murray King was a rank out■lSsSrsitK|' S spefi It *™ intended to race . Young Lothinvar at the Wellington Meetmg, but he Is suffei-ing from shin soreness, and has had to be thrown out of commission., Sir George Clifford has sold the two-year-old. Sightseer, by Autumnus; .from Telescope, to .a patron of O. Gieseiers ■ stable at Wingatui. Sightseer, who i» a trother to Retrospect, has not done any raT^ Comedy King-Joycu^ colt, who realised 2100 guineas at the, Sydney sales this week, and who is a brother to Joy King and Mimetic, Probably ,was not boulhtfor New Zealand.- Mr. A. B. Wil, liams had ordered his Sydney representativeto go to 2000 guineas for the colt, and as no news of a purchase has been received no doubt the colt has gone to an Australian at 100 guineas over the limit Tall Timber was given a schooling lesson over the ;pony hurdles at EUerslie on Thursday, and shaped very satisfactorily for a beginner, says the "Herald. , Tall Timber is an ideal stamp for a jumper and when he has gained experience should make'a, class'hurdler, as he is young and * It" is gUnder stood that Lady Ridicule is to keep her engagements at- Trentham ; nextweek. She is none the worse for her effort in-the Easter Handicap, and on her form ia that event should make a bold showirist in the Thompson Handicap, ,vyi'»s "Archer."