SPORTING

Greymouth Evening Star, 26 June 1928, Page 6

SPORTING

AUCKLAND T.C. (Per Press Association.) AUCKLAND, June 25 Auckland Trotting Club’s acceptances for Wednesday, second day, are: Manukau Handicap, 1£ miles (2.19 class). — Andover, Admiral Lock, Beatty, Concertina, Gold Sound, Hohora, Mars, Maid of the Mounatins, Master Huia, Master Councillor, Peter Grattan, Red Star, Uramic limit; Cute Lad, Harvest Child, Scandal 12, Uncle Bert 36 (Dad’s Hope and Dundas Boy ineligible). Royal Handicap, 2 miles 4.54 ' class). Colonel Thorpe, Etta Cole, Roez limit; Call Boy, Repute 12 ; Golden Gate, Kolmar 24 ; Bingen Star 36; Roma. Bingen 48; Gold Sovereign, Sebisca 72; Anseline, Maxegin 84 ; King Capitalist 96 ■ Raima 120.

Prince of Wales Handicap, 2 miles (4.3 class). —Dalmeny, Lady Dunmore, Loci? Moigh, Native Prince, limit; Talent 12 ; Gold Jacket, Peter Swift, Tom Thumb 24; Peterwah, Quality 36; Logan Chief, Sea Pearl 48; Talaro 60; Imprint 78. Adams Cup Memorial, 2 miles (4.37 class).— Gohl • Dial, Hughie Wallace, Lady Joan, Lingfield, Lord Nepean, Luvan, Nelson Tasker, Taipare, Uncle Bert, limit; Bing Boy, Pageant, 12; Harry Aududon, 36; Jackie Audubon, Western King, The Shrew, 48; Harold Thorpe, 60. Two-year-old Trotting Challenge Stakes, of 175 sovs., one mile and aquarter. —Koro Peter v., First Wrack. Members’ Trot, 2 miles (4.40 class). — .Great Change, Kempton, The Tartar, Tiger, Salvo, limit; Real The Great, Tradesman 12; Petroleuse, Tamerlane 24; Rose Bingen 48; Sister Beatrice 84; Waihaka 108 ■ Young Blake 120, Peter Swift 132. Liverpool Handicap, I 4 miles (2.17 class)—Cora Tacks, Cute Lad, Dad’s Hope, Daytime, Dillon Huon, Haerenga Pai, Harvest Child, Hohoro, Lady Joan, Lingfield, Mars, Master Councillor, Moko Chief, Napland, Neerson, Pitaroa, Ursuline, limit; Free Advice, Gold Dial, Hughie Wallace, Tamerlane, Van Rich, Young Blake, 12; Bing Roy, Great Actress, Lord Nepean, Pageant, Parkwood 24 ; Loch Moigh, Native Prince,’ 36. . Au Revoir Handicap, 1 4 miles (2.13 class).—Harold Thorpe, Henry Logan, Lady Dunmore, Talent, Western King, limit; All Bell, Dalmeny 12; Cardinal Logan, Imprint, Tom Thumb, Talaro 24; Peter Bingen 36; Logan Chief 48; Jewel Pointer 60. RICCARTON NOTES. (Special to “Star.") CHRISTCHURCH, June 25. After a lengthy spell Footfall, Chide, and Paperchase have rejoined the active brigade at Riccarton. On Saturday they were given light tasks and look in the best of health. F. D. Jones intends racing Roscrea at Ashburton and Trentham, before taking him to Australia. Limerick s half-brother has not done much work, but is an attractive galloper. The Chatham Island sportsman, Mr C. Wishaft, has purchased Centrepiece from Sir George Clifford, and intends using the Ace’s son as a sire. Judging by his recent track efforts, it is only a question of Chickwheat doing his best at Ashburton, to keep the opposition busy. Unfortunately, the gelding can- seldom be induced to put much heart into his work with the colours up. It was thought that a course of schooling over the hurdles might remedy this deficiency. Aberfeldy is being kept going with a view to racing at Trentham. On Saturday, with Cynelli as companion, he gave a nice display in his schooling task. Limerick has started on his preparation for Spring racing in. Australia. As he has been kept jogging about during the past few weeks, the champion should come to hand quickly, for he is in the best of health.

Consequent on his loss of form, Fresco has been thrown out of work and-is to be given a lengthy spell on the West Coast.

Oriflamb gave another pleasing display over the big fences on Saturday, his only mistake being to run off at the second of the double. Should he come out of his Ashburton engagement all right, he will race in some of the minor, cross-country events at Trentham..

A recent addition to the jumpingbrigade is Amorist, who gives more than average promise for a novice. Another newcomer in the ranks of jumpers is No Response, who schooled well on Saturday. Island Fastness and Toawai, in D. Jones’s stable, have been recommissioned, with a view to early springracing. The former, who was purchased by his trainer in Australia, promises to develop into a useful three-year-old. Despot and Lancer are both engaged at Ashburton, after which they may be sent to Trentham. Nincompoop has benefited by his short spell since racing at Wingatui, and he is to be given a chance of making good in the Winter Cup. NEWS AND NOTES. (By “Whalebone.”) Carbine has left a real mark on the English Derby. His son Spearmint won the premier classic; Spearmint’s son Spion Kop was successful; and now Spion Kop has his Derby winner in Felstead. Felstead must have shown some form this season, for prior to the Two-Thousand Guineas, in which he finished fast in sixth place, he won one race and finished second in another. His owner, Sir H. Cunliffe-Owen, backed Felstead early at 100 to 1, and also purchased a share in a ticket which drew the colt in one of the big sweeps. It is also said that the owner named was suffering from influenza on Derby Day, but the result of the race cured him. H. Gray rode for the owner in England. There are few things more wearisome than a long interval between races. At Sydney pony meetings, it is generally “action” all the time, owing to the long programmes, and it speaks well for the management of those fixtures that they can run races at an interval of 20 minutes. At “horse” meetings in Sydney, the time between races ranges from 30 to 40 minutes according to the length of the programme, lint 35 minutes should be long enough at any course. Miss Annie Helm, a typiste, drew Felstead in the London Stock Exchange sweep on the Derby. Her employer presented her with the ticket. First money was £250,000, and

Miss Helm sold a quarter share in the ticket to Sir Hugo Cunliffe-Owen, owner of Felstead. It is said that Miss Helm proposes to continue in her present job, but as it is cabled she is 35 years of age, it would be safe to bet she will not be long in deciding there are many things better than typing. A cobbler drew Black Watch in the Stock Exchange sweep, and after selling half, he will benefit to the extent of nearly £20.000, and it was for that amount the drawer of . the unplaced favourite, Fairway, sold five-eights of his ticket. He remarked: “That’s quite enough to get for a £1 ticket.” He now has good reason to be pleased with himself for looking at matters in that light. Captain Griffith, assistant commissioner of police in Nigeria, did even better out of Fairway. He drew him in the Royal Calcutta T.C. sweep, and it is cabled he sold a, half-share in the ticket for either £27.000 or £54,000. Both figures are given. The Champion Plate, a mile-and-a-quarter weight-for-age race on the programme of the spring meeting of the Wellington Racing Club will henceforth be known as the Harcourt Cup. The Wellington Racing Club committee recently decided on the change to perpetuate the memory of the late president of the club, Mr J. B. Harcourt.

The following riding engagements have been announced for Te Kuiti races, which will be held at Ellerslie this month: —S. Henderson, Glendowie, Billy Boy, and Lomint; R. McTavish, Thursby; C. Carmont, King Emerald; G. Holland, Rahepoto, Plane Pearl.

Zircon injured himself just before the start of the Auckland Racing Club’s winter meeting, and was unable to fulfil his engagements at Ellerslie. But it is stated that the gelding is now well over his trouble, and in all probability he will be seen out at the Trentham meeting next month. Zircon looks well and impressed Ellerslie track-watchers with a fine display over the big fences a few days ago.

Kamehameha’s recent form has been particularly good, and his owner has now decided to give him a. chance to earn distinction at the Wellington Racing Club’s winter meeting at Trentham next month. His stablemate, Master Doon, will accompany him on the trip. Kamehameha is a promising ’chaser, and when he becomes thoroughly seasoned he should do well over the big country. Not many years ago the form of South Island jumpers was considered much below the northern standard, but during the past two seasons our handicap performers have improved considerably in strength, and at present they are little inferior to their northern rivals. At the last Wellington winter meeting ,the South Island contingent proved a very formidable one, and through the agency of Bonena, Wharncliffe, Aberfeldy, Peho, Fairy Tidings, Kaikahu, Fairy Herald, and Sun Up, no fewer than eight races were credited to the South. Again this year southern stables will be well represented at the approaching Trentham carnival, and their representatives give promise of being well up to the standard of previous years. Jovial simply played with the opposition in the Tahuna. Steeplechase on the concluding day of the Dunedin meeting, and as his outings at the Wingatui fixtures are bound to have improved his condition a good deal, there is no saying that he will not prove a stumbling block for the northerners in the shorter cross-country events at Trentham. The Babe’s recent form has been particularly good, and with a handy weight to carry in the Wellington Steeplechase he is going to be difficult to beat. He looks a hundred per cent, better horse this season, and it is almost certain, provided that all goes well with him, that he will pick up an important race during the winter. Fairy Herald, who is quite a mudlark, raced well at Dunedin, and as he is at home on cither a firm or a soft track,, he should show up in at least one of his races at Trentham.

Amor, who has raced consistently but without much luck recently, will contest hack events at the fixture. The three-year-old is improving all the time, and his winning turn cannot be far off.

Perhaps Canterbury's chief hope among the handicap performers at the approaching meeting will be Gold Mint. He is easily the most improved horse at headquarters, and keen track-watchers say that he has never been so well as at present. At the recent Dunedin fixture Gold Mint won a double and the determined manner in which he battled out to the bitter end on each occasion stamps him as one of the gamest horses at present racing in the South Island.

Town Bank, who was recently acquired by Mr J. M. Samson, of Dunedin, did not show up in his Ellerslie engagements, but before that fixture he gave distinct promise of returning to form. He is engaged at Ashburton next week, and his running there should give a line on his Trentham prospects.

At the present time J. A. Rowland the Southland trainer, is keeping Celerity IL, Flying Mist and the rising two-year-olds, the colt Bachelor Boy (Tea Tray—Santaljne), and the unnamed filly by Some Boy IL —Sabor (imp.) in steady exercise, but early next month they are to begin spring preparations in earnest, (heir ultimate goal being Riccarton in November, if the prospects are favourable. The youngsters arc both Welcome Stakes candidates.

WITH THE TROTTERS. Already our Australian friends are handing the next Melbourne Trotting Derby to Koro Peter. The fact that the Auckland youngster beat a field al Cambridge at a 2.36 gait has got the wind up the Commonwealth enthusiasts properly. The success of Sonoma Child in the New Zealand Sapling Stakes has b'rouht his sire, Sonoma. Harvester, into the boom. Neeratte, the dam of Glenelg, will visit the American stallion next season.

Trotting is booming in Germany. The light-harness sport there is the best staged in European nations. The two-year-old trotters Koro Peter and First Wrack will begin from a [.landing start in their contest at Auckland, and the totalisator will be open, 'rile race will take place tomorrow.

The recent death in America, of Millard Sanders removes a. prominent figure in the light-harness world. Sanders firmly established his place in trotting history by driving Lou Dillon at. a. 2.0 gait, in August, 1903, and in October of the same year reduced this time by half a second. During the last few years, through being forced to abandon racing as a result of a stroke, he was a successful salesman of a patent carpet sweeper.