NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 18 December 1928, Page 3

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

(BY ‘'MAECENAS”) No race meetings will be held in the Dominion before Boxing Day. The brief spell will whet the appetite ior the holiday meetings. Considering the large number of meetings field at the same time, the acceptances for the Taranaki Jockey Club meeting must. o& considered satisfactory. Desert Glow, who won the AVuipa Cup under 7.13 last Saturday, is engaged in the coining Auckland Cup. This gelding has the light impost of 7.0, but even with that luxurious weight, and the fact that he is well, lie is not likely to oomo into increased favour for the big two-mile race. In winning the big sprint handicap at the AVaipa meeting under the big weight of 10.6 that brilliant gelding Aussie demonstrated that he is now as well as ever lie was. This means that Aussie will have to be seriously considered for the Railway Handicap at Ellerstie, despite his 9.9. The acceptance for the Auckland Cup received on Friday last revealed a great weakening of the field, such fine performers as Star Stranger, Rapier, Footfall, Te Kara, Piutliair, Beacon Light, First Sight and many others failing to survive the payment, and as the field now appears it cannot he classed as a strong one. The big grey gelding Eli Timi appears as an acceptor for the Auckland. Cup. As, on recent form, Eli Timi could not win a hack cup, it would appear that liis presence in the twomile handicap of the Auckland Racing Club can only be due to the intention of helping along the funds of the nor-, them club. For tire racing year ended July 31, 1928, the amount extracted from fob. lowers of racing in the form of taxation amounted to the huge sum of £564,032. Is it any wonder that the totalisator figures are showing a big. decline, and can one agree that, racing, folk should be saddled with such a huge penalty for the right of following their favourite pastime. Supremacy is to be ridden in the Great Northern Foal Stakes by K. Reed. If the northerner lias made age improvement since winning the Avondale and Welcome Stakes, the big classic for two-year-olds to be decided at Ellerslie on Boxing Day may not be the certainty for Honour generally agreed on. Since lie won the AYeloome Stakes at Riccarton last November, Honour lias got through a great amount of work, and at present is a very fit youngster. That Honour is good there is no doubt, and. if lie is to be beaten in the Great Northern Foal Stakes it will take a finst-class two-year-old to accomplish the task. Supremacy lias done all that was possible by winning in each of two staffs, and is a brilliant galloper, but whether the equal of Honour remains to be seen. Limerick is again in work at Riccarton, and last week went a. fast lialfmile and pulled up well. Some think there will be a difficulty in winding up the great sou of Liniond, but trainer F. Jones does not appear bo have any doubt on. the matter, and says that Limerick will be raced in the Hazlett Memorial at the Dunedin meeting next February.

[ TROTTING. NEAV BRIGHTON MEETING. fßv Tflfif-rapD—Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, Dec. 17. The New Brighton Trotting Club’s meeting concluded to-day. The weather was fin© and the track fast. The attendance w r as good. The totalisator handled £18,745, as against £13,928 10s on Anniversary Day last year. The total for the meeting was £39,244, as compared with £31,051 last year. Results are: IN NO A r AT lON HANDICAP. Of 140 soys. One and a. half miles. 3 Dilnon 1 1 Sonoma Child 2 11 Arikitoa 3 AYon by four lengths, with two lengths between second and third. Great Abdullah was fourth. Time, 3.27 3-5. SHIRLEY HANDICAP. Of 150 sovs. Two miles. 6 All Peters 1 I Molly Molioy 2 13 St. Petrox 3 Won by four lengths, with three lengths between second and third. Oval was fourth. Time, 4.48. WAIMAJRI HANDICAP. Of 375 sovs. Two miles. 1 Harvest Child 1 6 lvotuku Jack 2 2 Shadowland 3 , AYon by a. length,with three-quar-ters of a length Between second and third. A\ illiam the Great was fourth. Time, 4.35 1-5. SUMNER HANDICAP. Of 140 sovs. One and a quarter miles. 14 Becky 1 6 Avonwood 2 2 Audrey Dillon 3 AYon by a neck, with a head be(tween second and third. Baron Bingen was fourth. Time, 2.53 4-u. AVON HANDICAP. Of 140 sovs. One mile. 5 Milo Min to 1 J 3 Arran Chief 2 i 1 Lord Bingen 3 j Won by half a length, with two lengths Between second and third. Bonnie Prince was fourth. Time, 2.17 1-5. NEAV BRIGHTON HANDICAP. Of 200 sovs. Two miles. 2 Sarsaparilla 1 12 Kandolpii 2 7 Young Carbine ' 3 Won by two lengths, with a neck between second -and third. Wild Helie was fourth. Time, 4.45. BEACH HANDICAP. Of 18U sovs. One and a quarter miles. 5 Granite City” 1 4 Sahib ~ 10 Mrelight 3 Won by half a head, with a length between second and third. Dundas Boy was fourth. Time, 2.50 2-5. FAREWELL HANDICAP. Of 140 sovs. One mile. j 1 Loburn 1 j 5 Granite City j 2 Lulu Lad 3 \Vpn by six lengths, with three lengths between second and _ third. Brutus was fourth. Time, 2.15. ASHBURTON CLUB’S HANDICAP. AUCKLAND, Dec. 17. Handicaps for the Ashburton Trotting Chib’s meeting are: Advance Handicap, one mile and a half.—Brook Pointer, Daring Boy, Devon Child, Grace Huon, Great Huon, Hilda Orton, Howdah, Doll Dance. Lady Cello, Lady Oram, Lady AVrack, Oinadora, Salute, Slogan, Snowy Huon limit, Madam Locanda

12ds bkd, His Lordship, Roddy, Wild Voyage 48, Harold Logan, Mary Locanda, Forward Maid 72, Albena. 180. Mitcham. Handicap, one mile and a half.— Aileen Wood, Alton Brook, Appear, Blue and Gold, Bon Boy, Cole Light, Duco, Elando, Chisholm, Great Applause, Great Burton, Little Bingen, Pavo, Quickbine, Sabatini, Scuttle limit, Brent Boy, Waiata Poi 12yds bhd, First Wrack, Leo Bellman 24, Accumulator, Dipnoi, Kereta, King Oscar, Koro Peter 36, Silurian 120, Pieter Timmerman 144. Ashburton Trotting Cup, two miles. —Matagouri, Sahib, St. Bridget limit, Sliadowland, Wrackler 12ydsbhd, Granite City, Kotuku Jack, Sunfish 24, Roi L’Or, Omaha, Avenger, High Jinks 36, Dundas Boy, Lady Match-light 48, Real Light, Genuine 60, Event, Billy Sea 72, Trimmer 96, 'Author Jinks 132. McLean Handicap, one mile and a half.—Audience, Dan Logan, Diowa, Sylvia Logan, Wooden Bridge, Young Bingen limit, Mavis Wood, Nan Brent, Loco, Winter Audubon, Denver’s Doli 12vds bhd, Becky Mine, Bonny Prince, lone, Vecto 24, Great Triumph, Mac de Oro 36, Dick Logan, Muriel de Oro 48, Grand Light 60. Midsummer Handicap, two miles. Actor, Curfew Boy, Dan Logan, Eiffelton Lass, Florrie Pointer, Fo ?- ward Maid, Linosa, Locanda Lu, Lough Neagh, Mountain Ore, Roldena, Sir Author. Yioan, Warrenore, Wild Voyage, Wooden Bridge limit, Golden Author, June de Oro 12yds bhd, Apex, Kiowa, Our Bird. Star Lady 24. Kvana 36, Yikota 48. Yecto, Tune 60, Dilnon, Muriel de Oro 96, Kerwood Bell, Wakataua 108. Boxing Day. Handicap, one mile and a quarter.—Chef, Mac Dillon, Meb limit, Matagouri, Travis Axworthy 12 yds bhd, Kate Thorpe, Okonra, Shadowland, Sunfisli, Wrackler, Avenger, Brutus, Fashion Queen, Milo Minto. Kotuku Jack. Locanda’s General. Sahib. Dillon Gold 36, Harold Burwood, Granite City. Lady Matchlight, Orphan, Roi L’Or 48, Dundas Boy, Event 60, Trimmer, Zemth, Away 72. Author Jinks 10S. ! Winslow Handicap, two miles. —-AcI cumulator, Appear, Brent Boy, Cole j Light, First Wrack, Dipnoi, Duco, Great Burton, Kereta, Koro Peler. Quickbine, Scuttle limit, Quick'ire 12 yds bhd, Carcloe, Kitty Patch 48. Molly Molloy, Nancy Bingen, Nelson Prince, Oval 72, New Pieter Timmerman, Repute 96. Young I Carbine 180, Kerwood Bell 216. Final Handicap, one mile. - Audience, Auto Minto, Billy Whizz, Erin’s Lynn. Exclusive, Kangnloon, Lord Bountiful, Satinbird. Syl /in Logan limit. Mavis Wood, Winter Audubon, Gibraltar, King Abdullah bhd. Great Triumnh. Yoiccs 24, Dick Logan 36, Bratus 60.