SPORTING.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 17 October 1924, Page 8

SPORTING.

FORTHCOMING FIXTURES Oct IS—Carterton R.C. Annual Oct. S') and 27 — Wellington R.C, Spr ng Oct. 27 —North Canterbury R-C Annual. Oct. 27 —Waikato Hum Annual Oct .27 — Wai p ) w'a Co un ty R.C. Annual. Oct. 27 ami *.'!.) —Gore R.C. Sprtng. Oct. 27—-Waverley ICC. .lulu bn Oct. 30 and Nov. I--Poverty Ray Tm-t Club Spring. Nov 1 ami 3 —Auckland R.C SpGn*r. Nov. I—Upperl—Upper Chitlin R.C Animal. Nov. B—Now8 —Now Zealand-'Cup. Nov. 8 mid 10 —Hamilton R.C Uinuai Nov. S, 10, 12, and 15 —Can terbun ,1.0 \P>.!i;-m Nov. 21 and 22 —South Canterbury J .C. Spring. Dec 26 and 30. Jan I ml '2 — Auckland R.C. Summer. CESAREWITCH STAKES. L Y CwBLE— PRESS ASSOCIATION —COP VP.IGHT, LONDON, Oet. 10. The. Cesarewitch Stakes resulted: Charleys’ Mount 1, Bolet 2, Satan Savernake 3. Thirty-four ran. Won by a length, with a neck between second and third.—Reuter. SUOMI. AND THE HAWK INJURED MELBOURNE, Oct. 16. Suomi is under a cloud owing, it is understood, to leg trouble. He went to the beach to-day. The Hawk over-reached when galloping.' The trouble is not thought to be serious, but the horse was visited bv, a veterinary surgeon. GLOAMING LIKELY TO MEET HEROIC. MELBOURNE. Oct. 16. Great interest is still shown in Gloaming. He ran three furlongs easily in 44see. • to-day. He is likely lo meet Heroic on Saturday week at Moonee, which course is a nine furlongs track. G. YOUNG’S MOUNT. MELBOURNE. Oet. 16. G. Young rides The Monk in th-~-Caulfield Cup. AGA KHAN WINS OVER £40,000. LONDON Oct. 1.6. The owner of the winner of the Cesarewitch Stakes, the Aga Khan, has won over £40.000 in stakes this year. WHANG ARE! MEETING. OPENING DAY’S RESULTS. (liY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION. WHANGAREI, Oct. 16. Splendid weather prevailed for the opening day of the Whangarei races. The course was in good order and the attendance large. The, totalisator handled £18,691, against £13,351 on the same day last year. Results:— •Maiden Plate, six furlongs.—-Cawn-pore 1, Pinon 2, Arch Amie 3. Scratched : Hoariri, Koraki, Laeeinaker, Drawbridge. Moreen, Quaestor. Won by two lengths. Time, 1.16 2-5. Kensington Hack Handicap, 6 furlongs.—Sandstar 1, 'Winkle’s Wheel 2, Praiseworthy 3. Scratched: Lapidary, Lady Patience, Drolatique, Fail-lands, Lady Frederick. Won hy a length and a half. Time, lmin 16 - 2-ssec. ITuanui Hack Hurdles, l£ miles. — Tom Moore 1, Tetahi 2. Scottish Knight 3. Scratched : Menteur. Won by four lengths. Time, 2.50 2-5. Whangarei Gao. one mile and three furlongs.—Gold Jacket 1, Far North 2, Ruapapa 3. All started. Won by two lengths, with a neck between second and third. Time, 2.20 4-5.

■County Handicap, 6 furlongs.—Hoariri 1, T-itaness 2, Quaestor 3. Scratch ed : Lady Lois, Far North, Tina Tama, Gum Chips, Lady Diamond, Mangahewa. Won hy a long head. Time. 1.17 2-5. A protest against the winner for alleged interference with Titaness was not sustained. The rider of Hoariri was severely cautioned for careless riding. Hikurangi Hack Handicap, seven furlongs.---Winlue’s Wheel 1, Tactician 2, Sleepy Sol 3. Scratched : Lapidary. Arch Amie. Comet King, Kendal.'Won by two lengths. Time, 1.31. Manaia Handicap, 6 furlongs—Abbey Bell 1, Nocturne 2. Joyride 3. Scratched: Cool Stimulants, Prince Rufus. Mon by l’onr lengths. Time, 1.15 2-5. Par aha ki Handicap, 7 furlongs.—Cool Stimulants 1, Tekuri 2, Lapidary 3 Scratched: Far North, Dorinda. Won by half a length. Time, 1.30.

NOTES AND COMMENTS. (By Maecenas.) Considering the stakes offering the Carterton Club should have a success fui meeting to-morrow The. two-year-olds seen in action at the Masterton meeting were not a ver.\ promising Jot. If we except two oi three of the youngsters that have raced this season our two-year-olds do not appear to he high-class. After running very poor races at the Otaki meeting, Rouex suddenly do veloped something like his form of lasi season when raced last week at Opaki. On his best form Rouex is not mans removes behind, the best of his age that have raced in the Dominion ot late. Form has ■ been very erratic at several meetings held in this Dominion during the current season. At meetings held recently it was not uncommon to find a horse well supported running last and coming out the following day and winning easily. The three-year-old Nigger Minstrel was landed in Wellington on Wednesday, and was immediately entrained for Trentham. On his form in the Rosehill Guineas and the Australian Jockey Club’s Derby, Nigger Minstrel will be a thorn in the side of his opponents in the various weight-for-age races, not to mention the three-vear-old classical races. Sports returned from Australia, all agree that Heroic was lucky to beat Nigger Minstrel in the Australian Jockey Club’s Derby, and evidently there is much in this assertion, for no less an authority than “Pilot,” of the Sydney Referee, says that the success of Heroic in the Derby was due to his being better conditioned than Nigger Minstrel and Spearfelt. Killoch was not well handled at the Masterton meeting, and if a runner at Carterton to-morrow may give trouble to his opponents. Festivity finished remarkably fast in the Masterton Cup last week, and with better luck at Carterton should be even harder to dispose of, if a comnetitor in the Wairarapa County Cup to-morrow. On each day of the Masterton meet ing last week Star Ranger finished better than any of his, rivals, hut had luck still stood against him. His good showing should earn him respect at the Carterton meeting if his owner-trainer starts that gelding. Bonideer showed lots of pace at Masterton. but the long straight at Opaki does not lend itself to non-stayers,

and, as only to be expected, Bonideer stopped somewhat over the concluding stages. Bonideer claims an engagement at the Carterton meeting tomorrow, and should be better suited by the track there, in which case Bonideer may do better than she has done in her races this season. If Gloaming, Whittier, The Hawk, and Heroic can be brought together by the Moonee Valley Racing Club in the Cox Stakes, the race will arouse great interest, for this event is run over a distance favourable to all four. "Many good judges hold Whittier as the best horse in Australia, over a course up to - ten furlongs, and despite his o-jp-t. 4, tJ>° instance ot' The Hawk in the October Stakes last Sntui-dav. it may be found that Whittier is quite as good as his admirers say, and may be capable of even beating Gleam ing at his advanced age of a long career.

Trainer G. Jones is most emphatic that Nigger Minstrel was unlucky to lose the rich A.J.C. Derby, and states that, besides being stopped in his work prior to the meeting, Nigger Minstrc' had a particularly bad passage in the race. As Heroic only beat the New Zealand bred,colt, one can realise what a had run meant. Evidently trainer R. J. Mason is not satisfied that Heroic is better than Gloaming at weight-for-age, as besidesengaging Gloaming at the Victorian Racing Club’s meeting, the great son of The Welkin has been nominated fothe Cox Stakes at the Moonee Valley meeting. This event is decided over a nine and a. half furlong course, and ns brilliancy more than stamina is claimed for both Heroic and Gloaming, the race should provide a great draw, and incidentally a battle of giants.

, Judged on his remarks, Mr. Knight (owner of Royal Despatch) is still hopeful that the New Zealand Racing Conference will reopen that now famous case and refuse to endorse the disqualification of Jones and McCarten. This view may be a correct one, but if the New Zealand Racing Conference does that, as Mr. Knight hopes, many will be surprised, for it, would mean the breaking off of all reciprocation in racing laws and’ would certainly break a rule of New Zealand racing Is the New Zealand Racing Conference prepared to do this? ■; In years gone hv the Stewards Handicap, decided at the spring meeting (New Zealand Cup meeting) of th° Canterbury Jockey Club, was looked on as the chief sprint event of the New Zealand turf, and on occasion? horses have been “set” for this "vm-o many months ahead. Time has this to a certain extent, for while the race in question is looked on as an important one.- it has its rivals today. and certainly does not reach the important position it held, sav wars ago On° can satrtf' 7 nneseb •v" nernsing the list of nomination* fthis ‘year’s Stewards’ Handican. 'V r there are e-nocl perform engaged_ J 1" list is not a remarkable one .either classically or numerically.