SPORTING

Greymouth Evening Star, 24 August 1928, Page 11

SPORTING

RACING FIXTURES.

Aug. 25—Hawke’s Bay- Hunt. Aug. 29—Dannevirke R.C. Aug. 30 —Dannevirke Hunt Club. Sept. I—Taranaki1 —Taranaki Hunt Club. Sept. I—Otago1—Otago Hunt Club. Sept. s—Marton J.C. . Sept. 13,15 —Wanganui J.C. Sept. 19— Manawatu Hunt Club. Sept. 22,24 —Avondale J.C. Sept. 22—Ashburton County R.C. Sept. 22—Napier Park R.C. Sept. 27, 28—Geraldine R.C. Sept. 29 —Pakuranaga Hunt Club. Sept. 29 —Hawke’s Bay J.C. TROTTING FIXTURES. Sept. B—New Brighton T.C. Sept. 15—Wellington T.C. AUSTRALIAN NOTES. (Australian PrestJ Association.) SYDNEY, August 24. The New Zealand horses continue to do well on the tracks. Roscrea did an excellent seven furlongs on the tan in 1.29 J. Arikiwai, who is another member of the Limerick team went with Roscrea smartly. The New Zealanders, In the Shade, and Prince Humphrey did a strong mile in 1.47.

NEWS AND NOTES.

(By “Whalebone.”)

Royal Land has been a bad proposition since being acquired from the North Island, and on the form he showed in the Spreydon Hurdle Race oh Thursday week does not look likejy to make amends for past failures. The eight-year-old gelding Star Ranger, by Martian from Gipsy Belle, went lame a few days ago, and now it Is reported that he has been destroyed. Star Ranger ran a few good races, his successes including three good stakes, the Avondale Cup, Mitchelsoh. Cup, and Wellington Racing Club Handicap. - Tripaway was the medium of heavy Support for the Longbeach Handicap at Riccarton last Saturday, but after showing up till the straight entrance was reached, she faded out over the last furlong, and was beaten out of a place. The Archery mare was not suited by the going, and on a firm track she is likely to do much better. Tripaway is trained by O. R. Wise, jiinr., at Oamaru, and she may not be long in crediting hei* connections with another stake. She is very speedy, and, judiciously placed, will win her share of'races. Rouen is a notable, entry for events to be decided at Dannevirke next week. He is now eleven years old, and has not raced since he ran unplaced in the Canterbury Cup at the C.J.C, Metropolitan Meeting in November, 1923, following upon his success in the New Zealand Cup on the opening day. The veteran Martian gelding The Hawk is reported to be as fit as the proverbial “fiddle,” and is galloping So well up north that it is expected that he Will be capable of showing his best form in his opening engagement this season. In his hey-day The Hawk Was a mighty galloper, and though he fatted to defeat Gloaming, he lowered the colours of the brilliant Beauford. He also jointly holds the Australasian records for six furlongs and a mile. When the Canterbury crack Limerick was pitted against Gothic at Randwick last season, some keen. Australian judges pinned their faith to the English horse, mainly because they expected his pronounced brilliance to win him the weight-for-age race. But they were dumbfounded when Limdrick revealed the greater brilliance of i the pair, and beat the Englishman home by a length. Now Australian racing men are seeking a new champion, likely to bring about the defeat of the all-conquering Limerick, and in, the unbeaten Molliso.n they may have selected a champion capable of defeating the Limond gelding. Limerick and Mollison will meet for the first time when they contest the Chelmsford Stakes at Randwick next month, and over nine furlongs, a great battle is expected. It was in the Chelmsford Stakes that such champions as Poseidon, Mountain Knight, Mountain King, Sasanof, and last, but greatest of all, Gloaming, were unearthed.

Before the start of the Grand National meeting, the southerner Scion schooled impressively over the schooling hurdles at Riccarton, and it was thought that he possessed a good lightweight’s chance in the National Hurdle Race. However, after hitting the stand hurdle very hard in that event, he showed no dash, and finished well back. Scion has been disposed of since to a South Canterbury sportsman, and in the minor class he should pay his way. - Apart frpm the Hawke’s Bay Hunt meeting at Hastings on Saturday and the Dannevirke meeting in the following week, there will be a period of calm on the racing front, broken only with the advent of the Otago Hunt Club’s meeting, on September 1. The next fixture to command the attention of Canterbury sportstnen will be the Ashburton County Racing Club’s spring meeting, which will be held on September 22. The Grand National Hurdles winner Nukumai, has been regarded for some time as one of the best weight-carriers seen out for many a long day, and his versatility has made him easily the most popular horse in the Dominion to-day. His double victory at Riccarton under heavy imposts, was a. great achievement, and racegoers were not slow in recognising his performance in the National Hurdle Race. Though in his tenth year, Nukumai is still a champion hurdler, and he maintains his pace on the flat to such a marked degree that success for him in some of the spring handicaps at the minor meetings in the north, seems assured. Ntfkumai did not race till he was four years old, but since then he has contested 97 races, and to date his stakewinnings stand at £BB5O. One of the most promising of the North Island hurdlers seen out at the Grand National fixture was the Lucullus mare Nucleus. She won her race on the opening day of the fixture, ran second to Craigmore in the Spreydpn Hurdles on the second day, and on Saturday last ran a good fourth in the Sydenham Hurdles, finishing close up behind Red Fuchsia. Nucleus was sold at auction at Auckland last December, for 100 guineas, and since that time she has won for her new owner, Mr P. Ehrhorn, £928.

WITH THE TROTTERS

The new holder of the two-mile race record for trotters in Australasia, Peterwah, left for his home at Gisborne by last evening’s ferry steamer for Wellington. Peterwah will return to' Addington early in November, to complete a thorough preparation for

the New Zealand Trotting Cup, and other important engagement at the premier club’s spring meeting. The aged gelding Burnie went a game race for a mile at Addington on Monday, but he could not live with his opponents over the serious stages of the mile and a-half battle. Louisiana breaks too often to win good races. She has more speed than the average trotter, but until she becomes balanced she will be a risky venture for speculators. The aged gelding Pan Yan now is being trained by L. A. Maidens, who is getting a team together. Maidens has been associated with trotting for a number of years.

The aged pacing mare Haunui, winner of a Greymouth Trotting Cup, is f an inmate of L. O. Thomas’s stable at Yaldhurst. Haunui is an aged mare by Harold Direct from Silver Cup, and does not promise to make much improvement. Jackie Audubon and Peter Bingen, in J. J. Kenherley’s stable, and win-, ners at the recent Addington Meeting, are enjoying a few days’ spell. It js probable that Peter Bingen will change hands in the course of a few days. Mr J. Bryce, who holds the record of having trained five winners of the New Zealand Cup, will hold a strong hand again this year, as; besides Ahuriri, already a double winner of the race, the Nelson-owned gelding, Imprint, has been placed in his hands. Imprint is a great stayer, and in the expert hands of the Hornby trainer, he .will be given every opportunity to make good. The Ostia-Rosebud gelding Snowshoe, who raced with some success in New Zealand a couple of years back, won the Richmond Handicap of 200 sovs in Victoria recently. He was giving away 108 yards in two miles and completed the journey in 4.471. The Rey de Oro gelding Richore, holder of the record of 3.31 for the New Zealand Sapling Stakes, has been sold to Mr J. R. Corrigan, of Hawera. Richore is a very speedy gelding, and, if produced in his best form, will win good races.