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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVII, Issue 169, 16 June 1927, Page 9

FIXTURES. June 18—Napier Pork R.C. June 22—Hawke’s Bay Hunt Club. June 24, 25—Hawke’s Bay J.O. June 25—Oamaru J O. FROM STABLE AND COURSE. (By “Binocular.”) E. Shaw, who had a shoulder blade broken when Blue Hall fell with him. at Wingatui, is reported to bo making, a good recovery from the accident, and will be able to ride Charlatan in his Riccarton engagements in August. Gold Acre is among the regular workers at Ellerslie under M. Ryan’s charge. The Linacre Aureity gelding was a good performer over sprint courses when at his best, and it would bo pleasing to find him reproducing his earlier form. Passionate failed to land a stake at the Auckland winter meeting, although track conditions were in his favour. It is stated that J. Anderton intends to give the San Erancisco gelding a run in hurdle events at the "Wellington Steeplechase fixture, to be held at Trentham in July. Blue Autumn, the rising two-year-old full sister to Ngawati, is said to be showing promise in her work at Gisborne. She recently ran half a mile in oOsecs, and great hopes are expressed concerning her racing next season. Scaramouche was given a race at Ellerslie during the recent meeting, but the Cynic gelding was hardly forward enough to do himself justice. He is to bo kept going in view of the early spring meetings. 'Ash Tray, comments “Whalebone,” promises to bo in good solid racing condition for the early spring meetings. The Tea Tray filly does not appear as well grown as some of her age, but 6he is a good solid built sort, and is carrying plenty of condition. True Blood was prominent till the straight was reached in the King George Handicap at Ellerslie on the second day, while on the final day he finished second to Master Doon in the York Handicap. He is only three years old and should be more than useful next season.

Rahepoto, who showed promising form over the hurdles at the recent Auckland meeting, may race at Trentham next month.

Auckland papers record the sale of Memsaliib by Mr M. Wells to Mr A. Brown, president of the Bay of Plenty Jockey Club. D. P. Moraghan, the well-known Ellerslie trainer, is nominating both Master Doon and Kamehamelia for races at the Wellington winter meeting. A repetition of their Auckland form would make them dangerous at Trentham next month.

During one of the preliminaries at Ellerslie on the final day of the recent meeting the horse ridden by the clerk of the course, Mr A. idelby, turned sharply and went with the field, after depositing his rider on the turf. At the time it was not considered that Mr Selby had suffered as a result of the incident, but for the past two days (says the Sun) ho has been confined to his bed with injuries to his ribs.

Never has a race for the One Thousand Guineas been won with 6uch ridiculous ease as was the case on April 29, states an English exchange. Cresta Itun, from the first furlong, was showing her rivals a clean pair of heels, reminding one of the old phrase: “Eclipse first and the rest

nowhere. Nor was Balding leaving anything to chance, for ho wisely kept her on the stretch till the post was passed. Although Lieut.-Colon.el Giles Loder’s three-year-old is by the chestnut Hurry On, and is out of a mare by Bridge of Earn —who has sired mostly chestnuts —the filly is a brown. Her great grandam was Adula, a sister to Pretty Polly, who was, of course, a chestnut, so it is not easy to sre whore Cresta Run gets her colour. Uhe has well-developed quarters that droop a little, an intelligent head, and is altogether a charming filly. She is, nevertheless, somewhat highly strung, and was on her toes going to the post. Balding did not excite her by allowing her to canter to the start with the others, but was last out of the paddock and trotted most of the way down. Gilpin’s charge dashed into the lead as the tapes wont up, and it is no exaggeration to say that she “came home alone,” her time being slightly faster than that of Adam’s Apple on "Wednesday in the Two Thousand.

Next autumn both the Rangitikei and Man iwatu Clubs have applied for March 21 and 22. The "Wanganui District Conimitteo has declined to be in the argument, and it will be left to the date;, committee to decide. The autumn date for the Manawatu Club is listed 'to follow the "Wellington meeting, and in the past there has been some friction with Rangitikei. This season the Rangitikei Club secured the March dates and the Awapuni meeting was put back to the end of April. Erom all points of view it is, comments “The Watcher,” highly desirable that these matters should be settled with a minimum of argument and ill-feeling, but surely a major club which calers for the best class of horse and has no fewer than three classic events on its programme should be entitled to prior consideration. The arrangement in the past whereby horses competing at Trentham were transhipped direct to Awapuni to race the following week is undoubtedly the best from all points of view. The country clubs have claims, certainly, and these claims receive due recognition, but the fact should not be overlooked chat if it were not for the clubs and the status of Manawatu and the main centres, the standard of racing in New Zealand would bo very low indeed.

Racing riders in England not being hedged around with so many legal restrictions, have more latitude than those of New Zealand (says an exchange) . Amongst their tasks is one of doubtful satisfaction, an endeavour to tip u inners. 'This appears to result in a good deal of correspondence —not ahr ays of a complimentary nature. After the last Grand National one London pressman received a note from Golders Green, signed “A Mug,” and suggested that he would be better tipping dust bins. His retort courteous was that if ever he got the Golders Green job he would look out for a cracked mug!

Hon. G. Lambton, who retired from the position of Lord Derby's trainer last year, now contributes articles on current and future racing events to the London Evening News. They appear every Monday and Thursday, but, practical as. he is, it is improbable the Hon. George will be more successful than the average newspaper racing man in putting backers on the road to wealth. Many followers of racing are greatly influenced by trainers’ opinions—no matter how unsuccessful the trainer—whereas if they adopted their own, they would find themselves quite as well off at the end of the year. Sydney has at least one big punter who does not defer to the opinion of anyone, and so far he lias had no cause for regret.—Exchange.