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Hawera Star, Volume L, 23 October 1930, Page 3

SPORTING

RACING IN AUSTRALIA NOTES FROM FLEMINGTON. (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph Copyright). MELBOURNE. Oct. 22. W. J,oh nst on’e »\vill ride' 3?ent'h.eus in ithc Camtala Stakes and Home-dale' in the. Oaks. Cragford was scratched to-day for all Flemington including the Melbourne Cup. To-day’s Werribee Cup resulted: Darpuna 1, La-mpra 2. Spang 3. The winner is owned in Tasmania. This is Darpuna's third .successive victory liere. The New Zealand horses Stealth and The Swell were unplaced in the \\ elter. NORTH CANTERBURY RACES LIST OF ACCEPTANCES. CHRISTCHURCH, Oct. 22. Acceptances for the North Canterbury Pacino, Club meeting on Monday a rc : Higlnveight Handicap, ot 100 sovs., one mile.—-Smithereens 10.3. Semper Ranitiis 10.2, Miss Mercia 0.13, Disconrse 0.11, Pangolin 9.11, Fresh Breeze 9.5, Night Dew 9.0. Bnngiora Clip, of 225 kovs.. one mile and a quarter.—Starshooter 9.0, 1 Count- Cavour 8.13, Rauelagh 5.13. Desert Song 8.8, Malmsey 7.12, Beau Geste 7.10. View Hill Handicap Trot, of 110 sovs., one mile and live furlongs.— Tiny Uria. Carol Nelson, Clapliam, Worthy King, Orui, Antrim Audubon. Golden Harvest, Le Fashion, Goldsworthy, Neil Dillon, Brent Elect, Patsy de Oro. Ruby, Silverstream, Skillieeorn limit, Great Audo 48yds bbd, "White Stranger 72, Actor 84, Dipnoi 132. Kiowa 158. Flying Handicap, of 130 sovs., six furlongs.—Great Star 9.9. Gay Sonnet 8.13. The Raider 5.6, Subdivision 8.6, Miss Mercia 7.8. Oxford Hack Handicap, of 120 soys., six furlongs.—Cliarmeuse 9.5, Sapient 8.9, Semper Paratus 8.8, Gompris 8.6, Homecoming 7.11, The Dove 7.2, Night Recital 7.2, Trek 7.2, Solwit 7.2. Fernside Handicap, of 120 sovs., seven furlongs. —Thorndale 8.12, Smithereens 8.8. Miss Mercia 8.4. Ravine 8.4, Some Lacl 7.9, Tip Tree 7.7, Night Dew 7.7. I Ashley Trot Handicap (saddle), of 1 110 sovs.. one mile and a' quarter.— Tiny Uria, Legerdemain, Radley, Worthy King, Peter White, Te Akia, Grand Marnia. Kathleen Dillon limit, Kanieri ]2.vds hi id. NOTES AND COMMENTS (By “Maecenas.”) Omen’s relative. Moerangi. impressed at tiro Taranaki Han't Club meeting, and if sent to Hamilton for the WaiI knto Hunt Meeting next Monday should T;.ke pome beating. • * * * * Although Consent only ran third) in his recent race at Otaki. lie is likely to see a short price in better rOivipTiny at Trentliani next Saturday. Count Palatine was the unlucky competitor at the Into meeting of the Auckland- Racing Club. He looked really well when, sent out for a gallop at the Master-ton meeting last Sat nrday. Present indications point to This goiding being one of the favourites l for the big handicap at Trcntliam next Saturdav. *' * * • * The Acre gelding, Playground, was heavily supported on the opening day of the last meeting at Otaki, but he was not assisted much by his rider. On \ the following day Playground won, and he followed up this win by another victory at Masterton last Saturday. Like most of the stock of Acre, Playground litis plenty of size and. will gain further successes ere long. •Jr * * * Atholspenr and Spcarmiss represented Owner-Trainer B. Burgess at the Masterton meeting last, Saturday. It was their first public, appearance since their unsuccessful visit to Australia. Both Joo-kcd well and in their respective races- showed up prominently over the final stages. If this pair show a slight improvement on the form they will soon pay back some of the money expended on them in their trip across the Tasman. * * •» * * As Toxoum.a' avas not accepted for in the Slvc-rtiS Handicap to be decided on the opening day of the Wellington Racing Club's sprng meeting and was allowed to fall- out of the Harecurt Cup (run under weight-for-age conditions on the second day), it is possible that tit is brilliant, gelding is causing his trainer some trouble. * * * * Historic was not accepted, for in the principal handicap to lie run at Trenrliam next Saturday, but all going well, this useful gelding will take, his place in the Harcourt Cup field l on, Mienidny next. In the past Historic has run _ , well under his welter handicap, but I is nor quite good enough to win under such handicap. As ho is not Quito- up to a true weight-for-age standard, his trainer is finding it difficult to place 1 lisfo rie. The ex-Hawera trainer. U. Murtagli. has not had any luck with his team in Victoria, and has taken them across to ■Sydney. Like many of our trainers ! during the. last non pie of years, Murtagh has found, that the fortunes won J from the bookmakers, of Australia' are not as easily got as some would have one imagine. Possibly the expensive season to New Zealand trainers and ioiwners that have visited- Australia of late may prove ft blessing in disguise for No",v Zealand racing, as it may be the means of keeping - a good many of nttr best, horses in the Dominion in for tire. •*« # * Bor nil on appears as an acceptor for both the Wellington and Waverley meetings, but if his two-year-old sister does well. Fermion may accompany her to Trent ham.