RACING FIXTURES.

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 53, 11 September 1928, Page 9

RACING FIXTURES.

September 13, 15 —Wanganul J.C. September 19—Manawatu Hunt Club. September 22—Asliburton County R.C. Eeptembor 22—Napier Park B.C. Soptember 22, 24—Avondale J.C. September 2T, 28—Geraldlne R.C. September 29—Jfakuransa Hunt Club. September 20— Hawkes Bay J.C. October o—Carterton R.C. October ft—Kurow J.C. October 6. B—Auckland R.C. October 11, 13—Dunedln J.C. October 13—Mastorton R.C. October 20. 22—Wellington B.C. October 20, 22—Gore R.C. October 20, 24—Walkato R.C. October 22 -Waverley R-C. May Me Good. Hunting Day, the two-year-old from J. H. Jefferd's stable, impressed in the two-year-old parade held at Marton recently. He will probably race at Wanganui, and some idea as to his true capabilities can then be formed. The Rosehill Mcetlnn. ' The Rosehill Meeting, to be held next Saturday, will give horses engaged in big events at the more important meeting a further chance of a gallop m public. All the best horses at present racing m Isew South Wales aro nominated for some race on the programme. Good Class. The Rosehill Guineas, run over a nine furlong course, will be decided on Saturday n«t. The event has drawn the best of Australia's three-year-olds, but for some reason Prince Humphrey was not nominated. However, he is entered against Limerick in the Hill Stakes (one mile), also run on that day. In addition to Prince Humphrey, Raasay, Reonui, Cimabue. and Satrap are nominated for the Hill Stakes. A Classy Lot. Cimabue is among a strong lot nominated for the Camellia Stakes, of seven furlongs, to be decided at.Saturday s Rosehill Meeting. Other New Zealand-bred ones figuring in the same list are Fool s Paradise, Boston, Reonui, and First Acre. A Decided Favourite. Although the Australian Jockey Clubs Derby is not run till 20th September next, Mollison is quoted at an absurdly short price. Of the others engaged, Prince Humphrey, Raasay, Ramulus, and Stalden are equal second favourites. Has the Performances. Amounis has 9.7 in the Epsom Handicap, which event comes up for decision at Rand•wick on 29th September. While admitting the weight a substantial one, Anrounis may fully extend Australia's best middle-dis-tance horses in the event, as he appears to be very well. Should Develop Early. • In Ceremony, Mr. G. Currie appears to have got a brilliant youngster, and his track work suggests his being hard to beat in early two-year-old races. As Ceremony is a full-bother to Lysander, it would be surprisiug if he docs not develop early form. Can Gallop. The Wellington-owned filly Francolin showed speed in her first public outing (the parade at Marton), and she is galloping well on the Wanganui tracks. It will come as no surprise to find this buy tunning well at Wanganui next Saturday. Royal Elm Injured. When Royal Elm fell the second day at Dannevirke he was thought to be unhurt, but since that Trainer T. F. Quinlivan has had an anxious time with the lilysian celdinE, who appears to have suffered internalfy. He is an unlikely visitor to Wanganui. Episode. Episode was our best two-year-old, and on last season's form was etones better . than any of those engaged against her in Thursday's Wanganui Guineas, but very often a champion two-year-old will go back during a winter and utterly fail when produced as a three-year-old. On the other hand a most moderate two-year-old has made such amazing progress in a certain tim» that when produced at three years he IV displayed form up to weight-for-age standard. Judging by her track work, Episode has made age improvement, fsuch be;ns the case, there is little likelihood of her being defeated at Wanganui in spite of the fact that she has not had the advantage of a race in public this season. For Wanganui. The Hawk and Goshawk leave for Waneimui next week, and from there to Avondale, where they will remain for the Auckland Spring Meeting; in fact, it is quite possible that Mr. J. M. Cameron s pair will remain in the Northern district until after the Auckland Cup Meeting at the end of December next. Hard to Win. In the early spring races are not hard to win in Australia with horses well forward in condition, and in the past New Zealand trainers have crossed to Australia and won with horses incapable of doing any good in this Dominion. But as the season progresses, and the better class of Australian horse strikes form, it takes a good one to beat them. Just now the financial barometer in Australia is no higher than our own, and that means that most racehorse owners are anxious to win even minor races with good-class performers. To prove this one need go back no further than last Saturday's Tattersall's Meeting at Randwick, where we find a good miler like In the Shade, and who appears to have shown his best form, able to only run third. Considering this mile welter was run in the great time of lmin 37% sec, and In the Shade had to carry 9.12, is it any wonder third was the nearest he could get? Will Pay His Way. Pale Star has now won four races on end, and is now out of hack class, but the Rules of Racing permit the running out of nominations, so at Wanganui the gelding will race in such class, but afterwards will have to take part in open company. A word of praise is due to Trainer 'Ij. Goodwin, who has Pale Star in great nick. In second-class handicaps this gelding should manage to keep his end up. Good When Well. Paddon, who has been off the scene for over fifteen mtnths, is to be put into work again by his owner, Mr. George Seifert, who expects to have the Archiesfcown— Lady Frisco gelding ready for the autumn and winter meetings. Paddon, at his best, is a smart galloper, but had to be put aside owing to a poisoned leg, from which he has made a complete recovery. Although Paddon has won his way out of hack company he should still be equal to pacing successfully among the open class. A Good Performor. Prior to racing and winning at the recent meeting of the Otago Hunt Club, the thrce-tfear-old Silver Paper established several track records at Southland. It was subsequently stated that Silver Paper would De sent to Australia immediately, but evidently these plans have been changed, as a Southern exchange says it is understood that in the course of a few days' time filver Paper and his two-year-old half-sis-;r by Some Boy ll—Silver Peak will deOart for Canterbury. The youngster may be given a run in the Trial Stakes at the ikshburton County Racing Club's Spring Meeting, but Silver Paper will not be a •tarter at the inland gathering. The pair Vill then go on to Riccarton to gain the •dvantago of good tracks and the assistance of smart galloping companions. Following a sojourn of about a fortnight the Relatives will entrain for a Southern trip, und the journey may be broken to give fiilver Paper a race at the Kurow Jockey Club's fixture on 6th October. A move will •hen be made _to Wiugatui, wlu-re the •tablemates claim classic engagements at the Dunedin Jockey Club's Spring Meeting. - A Bargain at 30,000 Guineas. An English writer says that one of the best bargains a man ever made was that of Mr. Martinez de Hoz when he paid 30,000 guineas for the then tlrec-year-old Cragapour in the summer of 1913. Most people know what the horse did when racing for Mr. Bower Ismny, who bouijlit him a3 v yearling from Sledmere at Doncaster for S2OO guineas, but many are probably not aware what a marvellous success Craga*nour has proved as.a stallion in the Argentine, where his stock won over £600,000 ■in stakes. One of lii.s best runner:', Uie now twelve-year-old Buen Ojo, won twelve out of the t'-venly-eight niccs he conlcstfd, worth collectively ;C23,G00. CrnvtiinoHV finished first in the bumping English Derby of 1912, and was disqualified.

About Perception. Says an Australian exchange:—New Zealand owners are finding Sydney an excellent market for their horses. Perception, the sale of which was effected through the agency of H. Chisholra and Co. recently, being the fifth to change hands during recent weeks. Like Raasay, Perception has been transferred to Frank Marsden's stable. The new owner is Mr. S. J. Gore, a country sportsman who has registered "brown, pink Maltese cross" as his colours. The gelding is by Psychology (imp.) from Amyriu. At Canterbury Park a few weeks ago he opened his winning account by spreadeagling a field of moderates in a six-furlong race, but galloped in a style which suggested the probability of staying being his forte later on. On a recent Saturday he ran third to Eugia and Figure at Rosehill, doing well towards the end of the six fui'longs. Odds and Ends. Mime is to be tried over hurdles. He has been schooled privately, and is said to shape well for a novice. The North Island jockey L. A. Pine, who has had little luck of late, will go South iv a few days, find will be riding at the Asliburton, Geraldine, and Dunedin Meetings. ■ j