MAY RUN ON MONDAY

Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 78, 29 September 1934, Page 23

MAY RUN ON MONDAY

ROYAL LINEAGE AT PAEROA

(Special from "Early Bird.") AUCKLAND, This Day. Among the arrivals at Paeroa for the Taumarunui Meeting during the present weekend has been that good hurdler Royal Lineage, whose form at Trentliam and Riccarton during the 'winter was so good. He was not entered for today's racing, but lie is engaged on Monday, and it is expected that ho will be a starter if the weight suits. After racing there Royal Lineage will be taken on to Ellorslio for the Spring Meeting next month. Among the earliest arrivals at Paeroa wore the Gisborne horses, these being Grand Sport, Sporting Blood, and Gainsfid, in addition to Royal Lineage. J.hey are all to race at the Taumarunui nxture and will then move on to Ellershe for tho Auckland and Avondale Meetings, and it is possible they may also stay tor the Takapuna fixture later on. In the past Gisborne horses have had to undergo some trying experiences in making the trip to Auckland, but profiting by *xperiencc_ an early start was made on this occasion, the meeting at Paeroa affording them an excellent opportunity of breaking a wearying road journey. Some surprise was expressed at Kellys being taken out of the Great Northern Guineas, for without a-doubt he had more right to be included in this classic field than some of those left in. At the Pakuranga Hunt Meeting the three-year-old wns rather unlucky to be beaten by Gipsy Moth, but in the meantime he has been doing everything asked of him on the tracks and he may prove to be not very far behind the best of his age in the province. The next appearance of Kelly will probably now be in the hack mile at Ellerslie a fortnight hence. LORD VAL'S MISSIONS. Apparently all hope of making a stayer of Lord Val has been given up, for he was not entered for the Mitchelson Cup. On the first day of the Auckland Spring Meeting he will be seen out in the seven furlongs Flying Handicap, and he may be given another trial over a shorter middle distance in the ten furlongs handicap the second day. Hitherto Lord Val has been a big disappointment, his failure to hold off a moderate like Delrain when he appeared to have the Jellicoe Handicap won at the Pakuranga Hunt Meeting being outstanding. That smart filly Gay Blonde appears to be tho best of those left in "the- Great Northern Guineas, and, that she is_ well she has demonstrated .by her sprinting efforts this'week'at Takanini. In the Guineas she will meet the Wanganui classic winner Pin Money, and as both have improved since their two-year-old days the clash way be interesting. However, Gay Blonde was always better than the southern youngster and she may again prove her superiority next month. In the meantime the filly is expected to line up with the sprinters at Paeroa on Monday and it is difficult to see anything engaged beating her. It was expected that Impasto would contest the sprint today at Paeroa and then take on the principal handicap on Monday. This is the President's Handicap, run over eight and a half furlongs, and it is an ideal track for a speed merchant to win at a middle distance, _ for brilliancy rather than speed is required. Impasto was a fine two-year-old, and it

RACING FIXTURES. (Id Now Zealand.) Oct 4. 6.—Dunedln J.C. Oct. 5. 6.—Otak! M.X.C. Oct. 12, 13.—Masterton K.C. vv V Oct. 13.—South Canterbury J.C. '■>■■••■ Oct. 13. 15.—Auckland R.C. " "^ Oct. 20, 22.—Wellington R.C. '-'.VCTT' Oct. 27.—Rangltikel K.C. ,",, Nov. 3, s.—Avondale J.C. *""• Nov. 3. 5, 7. 10.—Canterbury t.V. (In Australia.) , Oct. 13, 20.—V.A.T.C. Not. 3. 6, S, 10.—Y.K.C. (Centen«ry). TBOTTIHQ FIXTURES. Oct. 6.—Now Brighton T.C. Oct. 6.—Waikato T.C. OcL 20, 22.—Auckland T,C. Oct. 20, 22.—Greyaouth T.C. Oct. 32.—Oam&ru T.C. Oct 27.—WelUngton T.C. Not. 6, 8, O.—N.Z. Metropolitan T.C. is expected that this season he will be back to his best form and thus do good service for his owners. He was tried over a middle distance at the Avondale Meeting last autumn, winning a mile race and then finishing a good third on the second day over a mile and a quarter. A GLOAMING IN MUD. Cliromadyne was such a good mudlark on the flat that his efforts over the fences in future will be followed with the greatest interest. This ungainly-looking fellow was-a regular Gloaming when the conditions were at their worst, and he has been seen beating a good class sprint field by lengths. Ability to handle bad going is a very necessary essential where the winning of big hurdle and steeplechase contests is concerned, so Chromadyne has only to learn to fence well to be a rare prospect as a jumper. He has displayed promise and his efforts at Paeroa this weekend may show if he is going to take to the jumping branch of tho game. Although lacking- in inches. Gay Marigold does not -want in pace and gameneps, as she has proved before in her races. It is a peculiar feature that she lias won six races, all of them on lefthanded courses, at Te Rapa and Takapuna, which makes it apparent that sho is not seen at her best on right-handed tracks, which is the way most courses go in this province. Gay. Marigold is working brilliantly at Ellerslie and while sho has to take on open company now she should be able to be placed with success in open events with a light weight. She has already won over a mile in open coiflpany. Her reappearance is arranged for the next meeting at EllerKlio. In the past three-year-olds have run some very good races in the principal flat event on the second day of the Auckland Spring Meeting, especially those horses that have shown up in the Guineas on the first day. For the £500 - King Edward Handicap on October 15 two Guineas candidates in Sporting Blood and The Khedive have been entered, so that their probable presence in the field will lend added interest to the event. Both are to race this weekend, The Khedive being under orders to compete at Napier Park and Sporting Blood at Paeroa.

While Mr. J. D. Bundy has only Some Shamble racing at'present, he has some young stock coming on and in due course they will be tried out. The two-year-old filly Pink Abbey, by Pink Coat from Some Shamble's dam Some Abbey, is boin^ broken in. but It is unlikely that she will be trained until next season. Some Abbey is being mated this season with Shambles, in the hope that she will again produce another as good as Some Shamble, who was her first foal.

racing had been singularly free from accidents, but in two falls which occurred, two jockeys, Riley and Baker, were fatally injured. The evidence, including that of the stipendiary steward, conclusively proved that each fall -was a pure accident. Subsequent to Baker's fatal fall at the last Summer Meeting the chief stipendiary steward (Mr. C. Gomer) and Mr. B. N. Sandilands, stipendiary steward, inspected the course under instructions from the conference. In their report they stated that, in their opinion, the course was of too turning a nature to be a good racecourse, and accidents were likely to occur at any time. They concluded by saying: A careful inspection of the course, added to our personal experience in supervising actual racing upon it, leads na to the conclusion that the track does not lend itself towards safe and clean racing." * PLAN NOT APPROVED. The club then had a plan prepared which overcame all the objections raised by the stipendiary stewards, but the conference refused, without giving any good reason and without indicating any objection, to approve the new lay-out. It warned the club that if it constructed the new course it might not be allowed to hold any races on it and the whole expenditure might be wasted. In face of this the committee decided that it would be injudicious and too risky to go on with the scheme. After somewhat prolonged negotiations with the president of the Auckland Racing Club it was agreed that the Takapuna Jockey Club should be granted the use of Ellerslie racecourse to carry out its four days' racing until the liabilities of the club were liquidated. The period of the concession is five years, commencing with the 1934-35 racing season, subject to extension for a further period not exceeding two years if at the expiration of the five years the liabilities of the club are not then liquidated. Other reasonable . conditions wero satisfactorily arranged. Mr. Alison mentioned that members of the club at the end of last season would, when the liabilities were extinguished and the club was dissolved, be admitted as members of the Auckland Racing Club ■without entrance fee or ballot.