TROTTING FIXTURES.

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 120, 23 May 1930, Page 6

TROTTING FIXTURES.

M*y 31 June 3.— C»ntorbur? Part T.C iaue 7 — Asiibcrton T.C. Reminders. ■ Acceptances for the Great Northern Meeting are due to-night at 5 o'clock. Otaki acceptances close on Monday at 5 p.m. . . The Taumarunui Meeting. Two divisions will make/ii ten-evont pro gramme at Taumarunui to-morrow, that is unless scratchings in. the Maiden and Matapura Handicaps reduce the field. At present the Maiden Handicap is se\;en over the safety number and the Matapura Handicap twelve over. The principal, event is the . ' ( PRESIDENT'S HANDICAP, of 150 sors.; one mile and a quarter. - ■■'-■'■- st. II). • st.lt) Maori Boy ... i> 0 Flying Juliet . 1 \ i'rince Val ... S 4 Page Boy: ... 7 0 Princo - Macrooin ... ' 0 of Orange 8 3 Flying Prince . 1 0 Thursby .... 7 4 Tinolioa 1 0 Transformer ..7 4 Maori Boy and Prince Yajr may be the favourites,, and it is noticed that both are engaged later in the day in the sprint event. If Prince Val. is started in his first engagement he shoulu go _ well. The track conditions should give Flying Prince his chance, although he, like the others, lias his name included' in the later race. Of the others in the six-furlong event nothing appeals more than Takutama, who appears to be well, placed at 7.7. Horses who" ap ear to be well placed ■in the other events are: Town Bird, Luminary, Royal Visitor, Sister White, Sir Kay, Ruling Chief, On Top, Snow Prince, Sea Cob, and Lunette. In the South. Fields are good for the Ashburton Meeting, which is to be held to-morrow, and as usual there are almost as many in the two' trotting' races as' in "the six galloping events. The "leading flat race is the AUTUMN HANDICAP, of 170 sots; one mile and a quarter; : • . . . -,- ■■ st lb 'st lb Arifciwai 8 8 Glenrowan .. 1.5 Starshooter .. 8 G Discourse .... 7 0 Haze 711 Solmuri '..... 1 0 Arikiwai appears to be still working, although showing signs t>t lameness afterwards. Starshooter appears to be much the better proposition, for there is nothing amiss with him. The minor events include the following possibilities: Audience, Quarterdeck, Punchestown, Winsome Hind, AlJolson, Sapient, Greenaway, and The Raider. Prince Val Working Well. Prince Val had has latest racing at the Avondale Meeting, but he did not reach the firing line in either o£ his starts. It was reported that Prince Val was suffering the effects of a kick sustained while at Ellerslie the preceding week. 'The Valkyrian—Sports' Queen gelding is down to contest the President's Handicap (one mile and ti quarter) and the Flying Handicap (six ■ furlongs) at Taumarunui to-morrow His recent track work at, Matamata has been of the favourable order, and. Prince Val may be capable,of improved form. Pour! Under a Cloud. As the result of the fall-he had in the Autumn Steeplechase at Ellerslio last month, one of Pouri's forelegs filled, but the-damage cleared away. Last Saturday morning Pouri was schooled over the country at Te Rapa in company with Jtawhetu. Everything was all right with the gelding then and for. some time later, but during "the afternoon the. leg injured at Ellerslie again came up. TheWaikato "Times" says that while the horse is not lame, and the hope is that everything will clear up well, it would have "been much more "advantageous to his preparation to have avoided this mishap. '■' Pouri's particular mission at Ellerslie next: month ~is the Great Northern Steeplechase,l although he is still in the big hurdles, and, it is not unlikely, will also go to the postfor that erent. .' ■.-■■"'.'• "■ Southern Items. ■.-.-••- Though Straightcourse will not be facing at Ashburton to-morrow, if he goes on all right he should perform* well- at the Dunedin Meeting. '■' Greenaway and Swiftray will represent Mr, G. D. Greenwood, at Ashburton tomorrow. T. Green is expected from the North to ride them. ; • Jaleux is having a spell for.a week, and he will not be racing at Ashburton. ;He has earned a rest, as he has been in commission all through the season. I. Tilson will ride Quarterdeck, Tariff, Weather Raid, and Subdivision at Ashburton to-morrow. 11. Young's mounts at Ashburton will include Haze, Kentish Lady; and Arrowmiiv ■. ■■ • - ■■■! G. Humphreys will ride Toawai, Craigavon, and Garvary< -■ A. H. Eastwood will handle Glenrowan, Divinette, Gas Ring, Arrow Maid, and Rascal in their Ashburton engagements. Royal Mint" has " done well since his arrival at Riccarton. He will be ridden at Ashburton by J. W. Jennings. G. Barr will pilot Royal Heritage in the Longbeach. Hack Handicap at Ashburton. Lord Ranald was out yesterday morning doing useful pace work on the sand track. Transformer. ' Transformer lias, evidently, not closed his career as a flat racer. ' The Thurnham —Mangamaire gelding is in , the leading event, at Taumanmui to-morrow, in which he has 7.4. ..Transformer,-even at this light impost, would require to display a marked improvement in his latest form to be seriously considered. As he has been schooled over hurdles of recent times at Thames, he may hold on better than he has been doing in his latest efforts on the flat. Musketoon's First. One of the latest additions to the active brigade at Ellerslie is a yearling gelding by Musketoon from Picture that has recently been broken in by W. Ryan. The youngster is moulded on solid lines, and his'future will be watched with some interest, for the reason that he is one of the first of his sire's progeny to go into training. On the maternal side the youngster is related to King Lv, his dam, Picture, being a half-sister (by St.. Amans) to that horse, and he belongs to a family iliut has been represented by several use--I'iil winners in recent years. Archibald at Ellerslie. .Among the visitors "to put in an appear-j ance at Ellerslie is Archibald, who arrived from Huntly in charge of B. S. Paterson on Tuesday. Archibald is engaged in jumping events at the Auckland Racing Club's Winter Meeting, and he has been brought to Ellerslie early in order to get some schooling before the meeting. It is over two years since he raced last, and he may therefore require some racing before he reaches anything like his old form. It is unnecessary to add that he .was extra good when at his besi. Wellington Winter Programme. : The Wellington Racing Club has issued its programme for the Winter Meeting on Bth, 10th, and 12th July. There does not appear to be any change from last year's arrangements, the Wellington Steeplechase and Trentham Hurdes being the big events of'the first day, the Parliamentary Handicap that of tlie seeoild day, and the Winter Hurdles and July Steeplechase those of the. third day. The winner of the Trentliain .Hurdles, as .usual, can i:un iu'.~th'e. t Winter Hurdles .without ,nen;i.lty, and the maximum weight in the Wellington Steeplechase is fixed at 12 stone.

Unless there are extraordinary develop ments at Ellerslie, this poundage fcs.not likely to be reached. Nominutions lior nil events close on Monday, Kith June* Pink Coat Going into Work. Good news comes from the South regarding Pink Coat, who is about to start on another preparation. - Unfortunately, there are.formidable "ifs" about his istaiicling up to-solid work. All his adbnirers will uope for the best, for there; is no doubt about his class after his Harcourt Cup victory on three legs at TrEiitliain last spring. It is said lie is to go fc> Australia if all goes well with him. lie may not be a Phar Lap, who "apparently is quite a freak, but if Pink Coat1 really stands up to the stress of trailing he should prove a worthy adversary ;for the Night Raid gallbpei\ Amusing Comment. One of the beat known writers of rucing topics, "Ajax," has the accomjjanying paragraph in the "Evening Standard (writes "The Post's" London correspon dent): -Mr. Boydie Davis, the Aueklander, usually brings the whole family.: Hie children are a most colourful lot,: and it is rather amusing to see them a3l trotting after papa, who is sometbiiw' of. a whirlwind on the racecourse. He still sticks to his periscope binoculars, j and he, has his own ideas on jockeys. It1-cannot be said he has ever cone in for fashionable riders. I think W. Balding has been with1 him ever, since he ?et up in this country, and whatever else may jbe said, the owner-trainer turns out life horses looking big and well. He seems:to have got a very nice lot of ■ two-year-oMs, and when they win it is usually at. a good price.,. "'...."■ A Run of Success. ; New Zealand-bred hprees have fceen very successful' in minor races in Australia this month. Bondi (Bonifon.i—Secret Link), won the Welter Handicap, one mile, at the West Australian Turf Club's Meeting 'at Perth on sth May, carrying 9.10 and running the distance in Imin 43'4sec. Bomdi started at a double-figure price. He is a halfbrother to Silver Link, winner of the Auckland Easter Handicap and Railway Handicap, and dam of Silvermine and Chief Link. At Canning Park, Western Australia, on 10th May, Chips (Paper Money—Killena) won the first division of the Canning Purse, seven furlongs, <and Insurgent (Kilbroney—Zia) won the second division. » Waicullus" (Lucullus— Waiputeie) won the Mentone Handicap, one mile and a quarter, at the Mentone Club's Meeting on 3rd May. ' He carried 8.7, was favour ite, and his time was 2min 7%»'.c. At the Port Adelaide Racing Club's Meeting on 3rd May, the much improved Prince Paladin (Paladin—Lovelorn) won the John Lewis Stakes, weight-far-age, of £300, six furlongs and a half. Prince Paladin, who is five years old, carried 8.11 and his time was linin 19sec. Prince Paladin is a half-brother to Menela us, winner of the New Zealand Cup and Auckland Easter Handicap. Super Ruler ' (Chief Ruler—JSoynette), owned by Messrs. R. J. and H. D. Matthews, of Hamilton, was third in the Maiden Juvenile Handicap, six furlongs, for' two-year-olds, at Rosehill on 10th May. The race was won by Marsala, a Tippler filly, owned by. Mr. Colin C. Stephen, chairman of the Australian Jockey Club, and Alpen was second. Super Ruler, who was fourth favourite, was ridden by M. M'Carten. He.is a brother to Ruling Chief. . ' ' On the last day of. the AJbury Cup Meeting Ring Boy (Kilboy—Jiu Jitsn), carrying S.lO, won the President's Handicaps one mile, in Imin 39 3-ssec. He started at a fair, price. Ring Boy was afterwards purchased by a Sydney sportsman, and has entered C. O'Rourke's stable at Mascot. On the same day Star Boy (Lucullus—Starella) won the Highweight Handicap, seven furlongs, carrying 9.0, in. 'Imin 28sec. He was a good favourite. Star Boy was bred by Mr. W. Dunn, of Waihou, and is a brother to Belle Star.