RACING.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 421, 9 December 1911, Page 3

RACING.

The Takapuna Jockey Club have received special permission from the Minister for Internal Affairs to run off the events postponed from last Saturday to-day. The committee have arranged to start the first race, the Rakino Handicap,at 1.45 p.m.,and the last event, the Welter Handicap, at 4.5 p.m. Admission to the course will be free, and holders of grandstand tickets will be admitted on production of the same, otherwise a charge of 2s (id will be made, a special steamer for the conveyance of horses will leave at 10 a.m. to-day. An item of news that sporting men will be interested to learn is that the southern trainer, R. Mason has practically decided to settle in Sydney, and thus put a long-standing promise into execution (so said Mr Chisholm to a Sydney pressman). It is further understood that Mason will continue to train chiefly for Mr G. D. Greenwood, who since the death of Mr G. G. Stead has been his principal patron. Mr Greenwood, it is believed, has decided to race on J large scale in Australia, and thus will the ranks of the Commonwealth be strengthened.

It H almost certain that Mr 11. Friedlanders stable will be represented at the Auckland Summer meeting by two of his two-year-olds, Anna Cariovna and Canniorc. The latter, which is a well-grown and good-looking colt by Soult from St. Magaret, has not yet sported silk. With another of his division going to Dunedin for the Chritsmas meeting, H. Thomson has not decided which he will take himself, but it is more than likely that he will be found accompanying that booked for Auckland.

It is now generally thought Los Angelos and Culprit, will journey to Ellerslie instead of Manawatu, but there seems to be a little doubt upon the point Los Angelos has built up since the Cup meeting, and is looking particularly well, but his tasks have not been strenuous.

H. Cutts returned to Canterbury from his unsuccessful trip to Feilding with Autumnus and Avarice last Saturday. He says that the heavy state of the track, coupled with an indifferent start, and the fact that he was badly bumped by Ebonaire just after leaving the barrier, were important factors in accounting for the poor display of Autumnus in the Feilding Stakes." The race was really no test of merit. Under favourable conditions, with an equal start, Cutts is of opinion that both Ermengarde and Autumnus would have beaten the winner.