RACING FIXTURES.

Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 24, 27 July 1929, Page 23

RACING FIXTURES.

August 3—Christchurch Hunt Club. August 3 —Poverty Baj Hunt Club August 13, 15. 17—Canterbury J.C. August 24—Pakuranga Hunt Club August 24—Ilawkes Ba* Hunt Club. August 2S—Dannevirkf R.C. August 29 —Dannevirke Hum Club August 31—Taranaki Hunt Club. September 4. s—Marton J.C. September 7—Otago Hunt Club September 12, 14— Wanganui J.C. September 21—Ashburtoa County I! C September 21—Napier Park R.C. September 21. 23—Avondale J.C. Septembei 26. 27—Geraldine li.C. September 2S—Hawkes Bay J.C.

Next Week. The Christchurch Hunt Club and Poverty Bay Hunt Club will open the 1929----30 season next Saturday. All horses have their official birthday on Thursday. Nominations for the Pakuranga Hunt Sleeting close on Friday. Handicaps for the Christchurch Hunt Club's Meeting are due on Monday, and acceptances close on Wednesday. Mister Gamp. Advices from Awapuni are to the effect that Mister Gamp is being kept up to his work for the Riccarton engagements. He has been schooled and galloped several times since the Trentham Meeting, and yesterday morning rolled into 'his work in great style on the slushy tracks. Ihe conditions at Awapuni, while they suited him, have been against . most horses trained on that course. Well Related. The team of W. M'Kinnon at Greenmeadows has been increased by the arrival o£ Normandy and Pakitere, both of \vnom are by Arausio out of Hoy and ie Aupuki respectively. Normandy, who ■was bred and is owned by Mr J D Ormond, is a half-brother to Anomaly' Penelophon, Shirley, Rigolctta, King's Jest, and Last Mark. Pakitere, like loxcurna, her half-brother, is held on lease by Mr. 1-V a nk Ormond from his brother Mr. G. C. Ormond. She is said to be an attractive lilly. , Should be Fit. There is uo , keener jumping rider iv Austraha than R. Inkson. ifiding ove? obstacles is his'means of livelihood, but «%, a} SOJ°Z es "• &c w»st, states the Globe. On the -Friday before the cou.eluding day of the V.R.C. Meeting Inkson followed the hounds on his pony hunter, Grey >Girl, and it is estimated that he jumped sixty fences in the course ot the hunt.. On the Saturday lie had mounts m eacn of the four jumping races at Flemington, and, completing the course in all of then,, he jumped the following number of obstables.—Doutta Galla, 12; l'nal Hurdle, 11; G.N. Steeple 23; Footscray Steeple, 15; total Ol' -therefore Inksou cleared about 120 fences in two days. ~ After the races on the Saturday someone asked him what he intended to do on Sunday, ,-md he jocularly remarked: "I think I'll take my pony over a few fences, just to keep my hand in." Point-to-point Racing. The Manawatu Hunt held a point-to-point meeting on Wednesday, which provided a fan- amount of iutcrest. The heavy-weight event, owing to the slow pace, was not very inspiring, and was won easily by Calculation (CalifornianUvihsation). lh e light-weight steeplechase provided a good tussle between }v t V «-' „JJlmOim) a"d tfayonnant (Mr. J. J. Waller). Both outclassed the rest ot the held, and superior condition won the race for Risk by a length. Lieutenant Bill won the Newbury Open steeplechase by six lengths from Hillation Ulympic was a starter, but placed himself out ot court by running off. The Consolation Steeplechase was a burlesque. There were three runners. Law's Koad refused the first fence, and Hot Shot followed Ins example a little later. Mandate was left in i'rou, to win easily from Law's Road, who after some coaxing jumped his fence. Mandate's rider, however weighed in 41b short, so the race went to Law's Road. Win for the Royal Colours. Although Ascot this year was robbed of one of its attributes, the Royal procession, the opening day saw something in atonement in a victory tor the Royal colours. Lyme Regis won the Prince of Wales Stakes, of £2150, a three-year-old event run over a mile and five furlongs He was at double-figure odds in the betting in a field of eight. The success of Lyme Regis had looked fairly certain a hundred yards from the finish, particularly as Childs was riding, and had then got that little advantage which means ever so much as a rule when that jockey is in the saddle, says "Sporting Life." There would be five horses almost nbieast when Lyme IS eg is was in the midst of what proved to be a winning effort, and Defoe, who had been making the running, at a slow pace for a long way, appeared to get a bump when he lost his place a furlong out. He is still an unfurnished horse that will give a better account of himself ia the autumn. Lyme Regis is held under lease by His Majesty from tho National Stud, and is by Swynford from Tilia. His victory was received Svith much enthusiasm despite the fact that ho was an outsider. Taranaki Secretary Retires. After having held the position of secretary of the Taranaki Jockey Club for twenty-one years, Mr. E. P. Webster has decided to relinquish the position. . This announcement, made by Mr. L. A. Nolan (president) at the annual meeting of the club on Thursday night, was heard with regret by all the members present, regret that will be shared by racing men throughout Taranaki and, indeed, the Dominion, says the "News." For his ability, unfailing tact and courtesy to all, Mr. Webster has earned general esteem. Timaru Items. ■ King Balboa won the Prince Edward Handicap in the same easy fashion as when he captured the Timaru Cup last month. The Southland gelding is a great galloper in heavy ground, and he made short work of his opponents in the closing stages of the race, says the "Star." He is a Winter Cup candidate, aud he will help to keep the North Island contingent very busy in that event. The North Island gelding, Elysianor, making his.first, appearance on a southern course, won tho . ukaki Hurdles in attractive style. He was never far behind the leaders, and ho owed his success to outstaying tho opposition. His jumping was clean and fast, and it was au attractive performance. The Southland gelding Paris claimed very few admirers iv the Pukaki Hurdles, and he ran as the betting suggested, occupying a position near the tail of the field most of the journey. He is a younger brother to Apache, and he may pay his way with , more experience. Craigmore showed up well for about a mile in the Pukaki Hurdles, after which he dropped out of (he contest. He has done no racing lately, so this outing should benefit him, especially as he looks well enough to give an early return to the form ho showed last August, when he won the Sydenhani Hurdles at the Grand N.-it'..ual Meeting. Fabriano's fall in the Wai-ili Steeplechase was due to no fault of his own. Mainspring ran down the fence and collided with Fabriano when lie was jumping. Roman Abbey Scratched. Rather belated news has been received that Roman Abbey was scratched for the C.J.C. engagements at 10.10 a.m. on Thursday. His withdrawal will inconvenience a number,of early backers, but no doubt it will clear the air somewhat and point to King's Guard being possibly Mr. R. Hannon's National candidate. This may not be absolutely sure, for with only one horse the Waikato owner-trainer may decide against the trip. A. E. Ellis Leads. The jockeys' premiership for the season •was definitely settled at the South Canterbury Jockey Club's Meeting. A. E. Ellis and L. J. Ellis each rode a winner, leaving the former with a lead of four from his young brother at the end of the day, their respective totals being 61 and 57. There is a day's racing still to be got off, but there are only three flat races in which L. J. Ellis can ride, so he can do no better than finish second even if he wins each of them.

A Family Gathering. 'Five members of the Ellis family, all brothers, were officially engaged at the South Canterbury Jockey Club's Meeting, and they played a prominent part in tho proceedings, two as trainers and three as jockeys. F. W. Ellis, whose headquarters are at Invercargill, trained King Bal boa, the winner oE the Prince Edward Handicap, while E. J. Ellis has Silver Light, the winner of the Craigmore Hack Steeplechase, in his Washdyke stable. The three riding members of the family all claimed a winner, A. E." Ellis bein" on (sweet Refrain, L. J. Ellis on King Balboa, and A. S. Ellis on Silver Light. It is doubtful if a similar family record has been witnesesd at any meeting in New Zealand. Odds and Ends. Kaihoro is shortly to go into active work jigam at Napier. She is said to have done well during her spell. Mr. Jinks, the Derby favourite, won the £4000 St. James's Palace States, one mile, on the opening day of the Ascot Meetin<* He scored very comfortably from Totalisator (Hurry On—Carina) and Agtab (Papyrus— Sundart) and five others. Cragadour. who was purchased on the eve of the Ascot Meeting by Mr. John JI Cormack from Lord Astor, raced at that meeting in their joint interests, and afterwards ho. was to go to Ireland to race there until the end of next season, when he will be retired to the stud. Perle de Leon was due to leave Hawkes Bay yesterday en route for Riccarton. It is reported that D O'Connor, who. rode Fabriano in the Wellington Steeplechase, will steer Overhaul in his Riccarton engagements Episode was to have been <--ont to Australia to be mated with Moabito before this but the daughter of Eulogy gashed her leg bi.«llv recently through getting tangled in .-, --.re fence. The wound was healinjr uicclx when it was reopened by. .again getting foul of a wire fence, and fh<? leg is still in a bad way. Tt is hoped £ nZ]L he able l 9 mako tilo trip shortly 1< lilley has his team in steady work and hopes to have Glenartney and Lau"h ing Prince ready for the Wanganui Sprin» Meeting. The long spell of wet weather has prevented the Fordell horses beiug given as much work as their trainer would have liked.