RACING FIXTURES.

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 51, 7 September 1928, Page 7

RACING FIXTURES.

September 13, 15—Wanganui J.C. September 19—Mauawatu Hunt Club. September 22—Ashbiirton County It.C. September 22—Napier Park K.C. September 22, 24 —Avondale J.C. September 27, 28—Geraldlne B.C. September 29—Pakuranga Hunt Club. September 29—Hawkes Bay J.C. October o—Carterton R.C. October 6 —Kurow J.C. October 6, B—Auckland R.C. October 11, 13—Dunedin J.C. October 13—Masterton E.C. October 20, 22—Wellington K.C. October 20, 22—Gore n.C. October 20, 24—Waikato R.C. Octooer 22 R.C. October 22—Waikato Hunt Club. October 22—Watpawa County R.C. October 22—North Canterbury R.C. October 25, 27—Poverty Bay Turf Club. October 27—Banks Peninsula R.C. October 31—Blrcbwood Hunt Club. Reminders. Nominations for tlie Pakuranga Hunt Club Sleeting close at 5 p.m. Acceptances for all first day's events at the Spring Meeting of the Wanganui Jockey Club will close to-night at 8 o'clock. Nominations for the Spring Meeting of the Napier Park Racing Club will close to-night at 8 o'clock. A Promising Three-year-old. Toxeuma is reported from Greeumeadows to have done very well since winning the Trial Plate at Trentham, and that W. M'Kinnon, private trainer to Mr. Frank Ormond, has the Arrow-smith gelding in great order, and hopes to have a tough proposition by Hawkes Bay Guineas time. The Waikato Cup. The Waikato P.acing Club decided last week to reduce the distance" of the AVaikato Cup from one mile and a half to one mile and a quarter. While the latter distance is more popular with horse-own-ers, it is regrettable that clubs have had to bow to their wishes to owners, and it certainly does not go towards the improvement of our thoroughbreds. Waikato Failures. The Waikato pair, Town Bird and Lucy Rose, had worked well prior to coming South, and it was anticipated that the pair would secure gome stake money at Marton. Town Bird showed some speed in his race, but never looked like winning. Lucy Rose was not prominent, but as she had seasonable trouble, some excuse can be offered for her. Our Horses in Australia. As there were nineteen runners in the second division of the three and four-year-old handicap at the recent Rosehill Meeting, the New Zealand-bred Gesto did well to finish seventh, almost on terms with Roscrea, who ran fifth. In the same event the Wellington-owned . Boston is credited with showing a lot of pace, and "Pilot" remarks that he may yet do some good for his owner before returning. Will Permission'Be Given? The Westland Racing Club intend to race at Riccarton in December if permission can be obtained. Mr. J. Noble, the club's handieapper, has offered to give his services free of charge for the next meeting. Did Better Than Was Expected, The imported gelding The Immigrant, formerly trained by J. T. Jamieson, is now under the charge of A. Hall at Marton. The Immigrant was carrying a lot of condition on Wednesday, a feature that was lacking in him when up North. As he has had little work of late, his showing at Marton was better than his trainer expected. The Immigrant will be taken quietly for a time, and will not race again for some weeks. A Good Performance. 4t one stage of the Spring Hack Cup, decided at Marton last Wednesday, £>mgleton was actually last. When one realises that Lady's Boy was setting a tor-i-id pace, and that Pangolin was going nicely in second place, it will be realised that Singleton did well to run a good third. On this gallop he should not lose any friends. Steeplechases Not a Success. In the past the Waikato Racing Club haß made an effort to popularise steeplechases by putting such events on thenprogramme, but in the main they were failures from every point of view. JNow the club has decided to delete the Clarkin Steeplechase- from the spring programme, and in its place will appear a race lor hacks, to be run over a mile. To be Tried at Jumping. Siaosi, who is being educated for the jumping business at Te Awamutu, has been nominated for the hurdle races at the Avondale Meeting. The Elysian geldinc also figures in the fcihotapu Handicap, with which the coming fixture will be concluded. Siaosi has plenty of size for the jumping game, and having more pace than is usually found m a hurdler, it would be no surprise to find him making good at it. He Will Yet Make Good. Roscrea was a good favourite for the second division of the three and four-year-old handicap at Rosehill, and after being well placed in the early stages was actually running second an the straight, but contrary to the expectations of Trainer p -.-D. Jones (and other good judges), Rogcrea weakened over the final stages to finish fifth. After the race Jones said: "I expected him to stay, but a bustling race like the one in question was not m Roscrea's favour." Will Race in Australia. With a view of fitting him for early spring racing, In the Shade was taken to •Australia with other members of lraraer J T. Jamieson's team. Of course, it was not intended that the gelding should be kept in cotton wool, but it now looks as if In the Shade will do his spring racing in Australia, as he is not returning with Mithra, Lorient 11., and Ti Tree. As the etable luck has been out so far, perhaps hopes are entertained that Prince Humphrey and In tlie Shade will balance matters in future engagements m Australia. Undecided. Trainer J. Brown has Bisox, Silvermme, Llanore, and Silver Rule nominated for next week's Wanganui Meeting, but Llanore and Silver Rule will be certain absentees, while Silver Mine may not run till the second day. Bisox's movements are ■uncertain, and it is more than likely that she, too, will be allowed to _ forego her Wanganui engagements, in which case she •will race in the Avondale Cup. Tattersail's Meeting. Tattersall's Club Meeting takes place in Australia to-morrow, and chief interest to New Zealanders will be Limerick's performance in the Chelmsford Stakes, to be run over a nine-furlong course. As Mol]ison- id not opposing our champion, the race appears to be at the mercy of Limerick. Candidates engaged in the big spring handicaps are catered for at Tattersall's Meeting in the Tramway and Spring Handicaps, and in the past winners of these races have afterwards run prominently in the most important handicaps. A Slight Reduction. For the season 1928-29 the Canterbury Jockey Club is allocating slightly less prize money than that paid away by the club last season. The following is a summary of stakes. 1928-29. 1927-28. .£ £ Grand National Meeting 10,000 0,600 Spring Meeting 17,400 17,700 Summer Meeting 2,000 2,000 Autumn Meeting 0,500 0,700 £35,900 £30,000 Has the Right Blood. The unnamed Southland two-year-old I filly by Some Boy 11. from Silver Peak, has been nominated for the Trial Plate at the Ashbm-ton Meeting this month. She isi a very smart galloper, as phe showed in the two-year-old parade ;it the Otago Hunt Meeting last Saturday, when she occupied a prominent position all the way in her division. Hostile Demonstrations. In commenting on tho hostile dftinonstration against The Dimmer and M. M'Carten when they returned to the "birdcage" after winning at Rosehill last week, "Pilot" wrote: "Cheer when you win, and

howl when you lose is the slogan of many racegoers. On the previous week tho same combination failed, but, as pointed out, The' Dimmer drew wide out, aud had to be kept going at top in the early stages to gain a position, a feature that left him minus a finishing effort." The Sydney writer says that an owner should not be elated by cheers, nor upset by hoots, as it is tho pocket that expresses these displays. A Moral for Tipsters. Now, on one of the Principal Newspapers of Athens there was a Racing Man Whose Payroll was Equal to ■ that of an Ambassador, owing to the Fame and Esteem in which he was Held by the Populace who attend the National Games. And Every Morning in his Column he would ask, in Bold Type: "Who Gave You the Winner Last Week?" Hoping and Praying that No One Would look up the Files to Call his Bluff. In the evening He Would Roll Along to His Ollice in his Koyce,' Distributing Largesse Among the Sub-JMitors aud other Slaves who Crowded Round Him, and would Dictate his Column to a Steno Graphic Wench of Surpassing Beauty. And his .Raiment, being of Exquisite Texture, wan a Marvel to Behold. Yet of a Sudden he Seemed to Become Poorer, Selling His Motor Chariot, and His Raiment Became Shabby, so that Even the Office Staff Marvelled until, One Day, one of them approached him without a Salaam, saying Boldly: "How Comes, it that You No Longer Honour Your Humble Servants with tho Sight of your Motor Car and Your Big Cigar, which is Even as that Depicted in the Car Toons of Thomas W. Ebster?" And the Great Man hung his Head Shamefacedly aud Said: "I've been a Fool, My Boy, an Ignoramus. I've Been Backing my Own Tips." Moral: The Shoemaker who Says There s Nothing Like Leather Usually Wears Carpet Slippers."—"Athletic News." Odds and Ends. The Auckland trainer J. Williamson was a spectator at the recent Marton Meeting. He has just spent a pleasant holiday with the well-known breeder, Mr. G. Currie at Koatonui. It was given out not long since that H. Burt had relinquished riding, but at Marton last Wednesday Burt rode Waltzer, and stated that for the present he has no intention of retiring from the saddle. Simper, dam of Gold Light and Co., produced a filly foal to Chief Ruler at Mr. J. Donald's stud farm at Wanganui, where she is on a visit to Grand Knight. Mr. J. S. M'Leod intends leaving for Sydney next.Monday. Gesto, if all goes well, will take his place in the A.J.C. Derby. This sportsman experienced very bad luck the other day in losing a fullbrother foal to Raasay. Bennanee had his first serious gallop since racing last autumn at Hastings last Saturday, and in running three-quarters of a mile in lmin 18]/£sec he did surprisingly well. The Catmint gelding will go to Wanganui next week to contest the Marangai Handicap, eight and a half furlongs.