SPORTING.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 19 October 1926, Page 8

SPORTING.

C.J.C MEETING. WEIGHTS FOR STEWARDS’ HANDICAP. (BY TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION.) WELLINGTON, Oct. 18. The Canterbury Jockey Club’s handicaps have been declared by Mr. J. E. He nr vs, the weights for the Stewards’ Handicap, of 1500 sovs., six furlongs, being: Reremoana 9.13, The Hawk 9 11, Grand Knight, Glentruin 9.6, Ladv Cavendish 8.11, Commendation 3.10* Orchid 8.4, Mireusonta 8.3, Inferno 7.13, Set Sail, Shirley 7.12, Money Order 7.11, Baldowa 7.10, Comic Song '7.9, Sun Up, Father O’Flvnn, Nincompoop 7.8, Vouug Lochinvar, Nadalino, Black Cat. Finelli, Fool s Paradise 7.5, Centrepiece 7.3, Moorland 7.2. Volant, Licinius, Arpent 7.1, Booster, Corn Money, Royal Ramon, Circulation. Gold Box, Lava, AVelkne, Precious, Scrip, Lady Desmond, First Acre, Finora, Epistle, Joy Bird, Paper Chase, Rosenor, Receipt, Glen Times, Helen, Kilris 7.0. GORE HANDICAP:?. WELLINGTON, Out. 18. The Gore .Hading Chib's handicaps are : —■ . Pukerau Hack Handicap. —Arrowmir Pink Terrace 9.0, Frivol, Sweet. Melody 8.10, ObLigio 8.8, Spearmaicl, Pit-on 8./, Solzia, Real Glad, Flying Mist, King Cup 8.4, Soldier's. Hop© 8.2. Good As Gold 8.1, Warseer, Olympia 8.0, Rlarader, Sightseer, Royal Kilt, Ballnragard Blattle 00-louns, Credit, Mudlark 7.12. Mataura. Trot Handicap.—Stockade Junior, Nihilist. Junior, Hereweka. Celestial, Wood Pointer limit. King ■Pointer, 'Nelson Fay, Ciandinal Bine 12 yds bhd, First Glanc-e, Chimes, Lingfield, Quickmatch, Underviewer 24, Socialist, Roving Don 36, Mate o’ Mine, Luokv Prince 48, Jazafock, 'Rollicking Bells 60, Lucky Dillon 72 Lucky Harold. Hylas Free Lance, Ding Dong Bell 84, Colehill .120, . . ■Gore Cup,—Riaivenna 9.2, Pull Swing 8.5, Pink Note 8.3', Overdrawn 8.2, Mountain Lion 7.12, Kilfa.ne 7.5, Bonnie Winkie 7.3, Gerania.l 7.2, So I toe, Diivdnial: 7.0. Waiinea Hack Handicap.—Bilbo 9.0, Jack o.’ Lantern, Tlhim.olo.ni on 8.13, Jolly Glad 8.9, Sweet Melody 8.8. Equerry 8.4, Rattle Colours, Stratilinaver, Hungry Mill. French Belle 7.9. Labour Day Trot. —Baritone, Beau Chimes, Bob Derby, Needles. Carillion, Jock’s Pal, Mac’s Lady, Chiming King, Cov Bells, Dawson Bingen. El Cnron, Fairy God. Golden Dawn. Haera, Lady Zita. Nelson McElwyn, Queen Betty, Robert Bell, Rosnleen, SundownvSunshower. Tangarene, Vasilika, Young Bingen, Canute limit, Aard, Spring Chimes 12ycls hhd. First Water, Gillie Callum, Quo Vadis 24, Day Pointer. Dillon Blake 36. Celestial, Hereweka. Wood Pointer. Minnimax 48, Chimer 72. First Toll 84.

Flying Handicap.—Set Sail 9.2. Comic Song 8.8. Ecuador 8.7. Corn Money. Warhaven 8.2, Master Sandstone'7.l2, Bugle Note 7.10. Vnldamo. Corn Rigs, Receipt 7.5, Ardour. All Style, Atepo. Dangle 7.0. Eastern High-weight Handicap.— Happy Days 11.0. Coastguard 10.12, Bilbo' 10.5. Soldier’s Pride 9.12. Equen v 9.9. Ayrovski 9.7. Quarrelsome 9.3. Red Art. Prompter, Maungamoe 9.0.

Murihiku Handicap.—Corn Money 9.0, Warhaven. Overdrawn 8.13. Happy Days 8.12, Bugle Note 8.5. The Cheat. Corn Rigs 8.3. Miss Winkie. Receipt. Valdama 7.13. Some Kid 7.9. Doleful Ditty. Apple Dighton. Soltoe 7.7. ACCEPTANCES FOR WATKATO HUNT. For the annual race meeting of the Waikato Hunt Club, which will take pfac© on Monday, October 25, acceptances have been received as follow : Maiden Hunters’ Steeplechase, of £2OO, about two miles and three-quar-ters. —Bahadur 10.12, Sea, Comet 9.6, Mangapiko 9.2, Torch, Pekapai, Tnmnki Boy, Billy McCracken, Pattern, Wb a renin, Vernier, Miss Penury, Lady CulluS. Hazelburn, Tres Bon 9.0. Bardowie Hack Welter, of £2OO. six furlongs and a half. —Green Bonnet 9.0, Luxurious 8.11. King Arch, i.laeroom 8.3. Branson, Bright Comet, Loyal Day. Coma. Davtaro, Aware re, Bracken Abbey, Gold Glide, Baley Damon 8.0, Arinagour. Joy Germ 7.13, Miss Comet, Venus Abbey,’ Abbess, National Lass, Day Lass, Lucy Glitters, Tinoiti, Day Rose 7.8. Waikato Hunt Gup. of £7OO, about three miles. —Oakleigh 12.7, Hypothesis 10.12. Cureaform 10.9, _ Advent 9.10, Ngahinepouri 9.8. Banjuke 9.7, Beau Cavalier, Lupineel, Pendavis 9.3, Sea Comet, Hazelburn, Raymond, Tres Bon, Billy McCracken, Bahadur, Dimfight 9.0. Hunters’ Hurdles, of £350, about a mile and three-quarters. —Revel 10.11, Flowing Bowl, Pendavis 10.0, Star of East, Bourn, Advent 9.11, Marble Crag, Tnmakana 9.7, Hallowmorn 9.5, Fair Abbey, Ngarara, Gold Rep 9.0. Ladies’ Bracelet, of £2OO, one mile and a. quarter. —Revel 12.9. Star of East 12.6. Tamakana 11.5, Bourn 11.2, Monday, Bizarre, Ngarara, Kninehameha 10.i2. Gold Rep, Pouri, Indemnity, The Drifter, Lupineel 10.7. Members’ Memorial Handicap, of £450, one mile and a quarter. —Te Kara 9.12, Lord Star, Town Bank 8.7, Bright Day 7.13, Barometer 7.9. Charlady, Master Doon, Gold Jacket 7.0. Bruntwood Handicap, of £2OO, one mile. —Pinon 8.8, Wenday 8.4, Quinsilia, Winsome Bov 8.0, Papatu 7.12, Luxurious 7.10. Wiltshire 7.7. Tinokea 7.5, Red Comet, Farndon, Ballacliulish, Red Mar, Day Lass, Lucy Glitters 7.0. Instow Handicap, of £350. furlongs.—Te Kara 9.4, York Abbey 9.3, Pavo 9.0, Quineoma, Day Guard 8.0, Kingfield 7.5, Master O’Rorke 7.4, Aussie 7.2. Master Doon, Dobben 7.1, Curraghmore, Flying Juliet. Miss Vera, Arch Opal 7.0.

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

(By “Maecenas.”) The only rac-e meeting to be held this week is that of the opening day of the Wellington Racing Club, on Saturday next. Although the fields in many of the races at Carterton on. Saturday last were of very limited size, the club had much better finanaci'l results than it expected. The Carterton Racing Club has only a- one-day permit, but such limited scope lias not prevented the club from having up-to-date appointments and course. Just recently tide country ciuh erected a new totalisator house costing £llOO. L. G. Morris is making a quick recovery from Iris operation, and w ll he seen in the saddle at the Canterbury Jockey Club’s meeting. Vesper us was backed at Carterton on Saturday as if unbeatable, but he bad to be hard ridden by R. Hag by to beat the moderate Hokioi. Although Buck Days had to strike her colours to Gourmet at the Carterton meeting on Saturday last, her pcrfoimance was a good one. She met with interference at barrier lise tbit cost her .many lengths, and was then only beaten bv a nose. The Taranaki-trained Vivo was heavily supported for the Carterton Hack on Saturday, but had a very bad run,

eventually finishing well in fourth place. Bay Dighton met a poor lot in the Maungaraki Handicap at Mr© Carterton meeting, but even then could only finish fifth. But had in-: rider rot covered such a lot of ground at the straight entrance, Bay Dighton may have paid a dividend. Grand: Knight met with an accident last week which, however, v as slight, and may not prevent the. English-bred horse from starting in ’ b<> Champion Plate at Trentham on Monday next. Grand Knight appears in the papers as an acceptor for the first day of the Wellington meeting, but I understand he was not accepted for, his name appearing bv error. Merry Day had every chance against the poor field that opposed her at the Carterton meeting on Saturday last, but is evidently a back number. anticipated, Polonaise proved at Carterton that her second day’s form at Otaki was wrong. Even on Saturday Polonaise gave Note mid others half a dozen lengths’ start over the last two furlongs, and then wort nicely. She is fast, hut, despite her breeding, may not stay. After winning at the recent Otaki meeting, the joint owners of Black Mint were offered the good price of £6OO by Mr. E. Riddiford for the gelding. One of the partners was prepared to accept the offer, but the other would not entertain it. After his poor showing at the recent Otaki meeting, trainer F. Tilley and owner T. Duncan decided to sell the high-strung Bonhomme, and he was bought- by Air. Stan bridge, owner of First Line and Asleep. In future Bonhonime wiil be trained at Otaki by D. Webster.

After competing in the Maungaraki Welter at the Carterton meeting on Saturday last, Tempean took charge of his rider, P. Burgess, and careered madly down the course, but was eventually pulled up. He then bounded off again! and, after going half a mile, raced straight at a fence that divides the course from the road, and. falling, gave his rider a nasty fall. Burgess was sent to hospital suffering from slight concussion and a bruised shoulder.

Evidently the owner-trainer of Degage has designs on the New Zealand Cup with this fine mart, as he was very anxious to know whether Degage would incur a rehandioap for the New Zealand Cup if successful in the Champion Plate at the coming Wellington meeting. The penalty conditions attached to the Now' Zealand Cup iread : “The winner of any race of the value of £4400 after declaration of the weights, or race or races totalling £SOO in value, shall he liable to rehandicap.” This, of course, would make it appear that- the winner of the Champion Plate (worth £BSO to the winner) must certainly be rehandicapped ; but although the opinions of various prominent racing men have been sought, they have not been unanimous on just whether the winner at TrenHiam can he penalised. Personally, I contend that rule 7, part 18, in the Rules of Racing, overrides any special conditions inserted by the club. This rule clearly states that no horse shall carry extra weight in a handicap in consequence of having won a weight-for-nge race. Surely this is clear enough.