RACING NEWS

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 229, 27 August 1937, Page 12

RACING NEWS

TO-MORROW’S FIXTURES. RACING AH D TROTTING. OTAGO HUNT MEETING. (By “Spectator.”) There will be racing at Dunedin to-mor-row, when the Otago Hunt Club’s meeting will bo held, also trotting at Auckland under the auspices of tho Auckland Trotting Club. The following horses are likely to find favour in their engagements at the southern meeting Soavicw Hack and Hunters Hurdles. — Sunward, Toreador, Royal Pal. Broekville Trot. —Native Song, Master Garry, Happy Morn. Otago Hunt Club Cup Steeplechase.— Kelly the Crow, Lycidas, Glenmure. President’s Handicap.—Dissemble, Valantua, Janet Gaynor. Tally-Ho Handicap.—Araboa, McHeath, Mount Val. Wingatui Trot.—Sylvie’s Best, Parrish Chimes, Peter Wrack. Hunters’ Flat Handicap.—Tautau Maid, First Spec, Night Sail. Vnuxhall Handicap.—Uithyia, Gambler 6 Luck, Solpit. The following are some of the riding engagements for tho Otago Hunt Club 3 meeting:—J. Dooley, "Vallock and Sir Roscnor; W. AlcEwan, "Vantoon and Hanlon; J. Richards, Grey'Hawk and Pink Robe; W. Shand, Royal Pal and Puller; P. Spratt, Illora and Toreador; W. Cooper, Scotsden; A. Messervy, Dissemble; and IL Andersto’n. Pallaform.

AUCKLAND TROTS. At the Auckland trotting meeting the following may find most public support: Introductory Handicap.—Colleen Murphy, Laxly Bunker, Elissa. Mount Eden Handicap.—Guido Peter, Bronze Queen, Top Hand. . , August Handicap. . Last bracket, Our McKinney, Star Pronto. Grey Lynn Handicap.—Crocus-Sandusky bracket, Bedford, Lucky Love. Royal Oak Handicap.—Swordsman, io Kahu, Carl Mack. Onehunga Handicap.—Munga langi, Our Peggy. Compass. Orakei Handicap.—Musketeer, ArgolisGreat Chum bracket, Lucky Love. , August Handicap.—Nervio s Last-King 6 Warrior bracket, Lady Fame, Kenworthy.

Lucullus Lad Sold. A patron of A. Jenkins’s stable has purchased from Mrs C. E. Twist the nye-ycai-old Lucullus—Fairy Mark gelding, Lucullus Lad, at a price said to be about 500 guineas. Some of the form of this gelding has been very promising, and he should be a good type for the jumping game. Death of Lord Reading. Mr C L. Orbell has had the misfortune to loso his jumper Lord Reading, who was found dead on Tuesday morning, apparently having attempted to gallop through a wire fence. Lord Reading, who was by Lord Warden from Bello of New York, was a very promising young horse, of whoso future high hopes were entertained. Team For New Plymouth. It is intended that Fcrsen, Gay Rebel, and olivette shall keep their engagements at the combined meeting of the Taranaki and the Egmont-Wanganui Hunt Clubs, and arrangements have been made for them to leave Auckland for New Plymouth at tho ueck-end.

Hawke’s Bay Club’s Profit. After allowing £512 3s Id as depreciation on buildings and £l7O 7s 9d as depreciation on plant, the Hawke’s Bay Jockey Club shows a surplus of £985 Is 7d on the year’s working.

For Australia. F. Davis, who will leave Wanganui on Wednesday on route to Sydney, will have a select little team to represent him in Australia, all four members of which— Courtcraft, Francis Drake. Homily, and Aiwai—are well forward. They have done a full share of fast work, and when they have had tho finishing touches put on at Randwiek they should bo in great order. Women Trainers.

The Rules of Racing in Australia prohibit women trainers, so that lire J. Campbell will not. appear as tho trainer of Willio Win in his engagements over there Ho was entered as trained by Ins owner. Airs Campbell, however, is making the trip with tho horse, and Mr Coop is going over later. Willie Win will be quartered at Mentone. An Oaks Candidate.

Accomplice, tho Night -Endorse thrce-voar-old filly in H. Telford s stable at Trentham, is facing an early preparation with the New Zealand Oaks in view. A Kiosk Gelding. Tho four-ycar-old gelding Parakino, by Kiosk from Colourlinc, has been sent from Wanganui to be trained by D Cotton at Ricearton. Colourlino is by Nipg<w. Mmstrcl from Civilisation, dam of Civi itj. Parakino has not done very much racing, but broke his maiden status at Wanganui a few months hack.

Given Away. Alcssrs J. S. and W. E. Hazlctt have given Signaller to a friend to bo used as a back. Tho breakdown of the Balboa gelding was unfortunate, as ho promised to make a hurdler above the average. Wild Chase’s Programme. Wild Chase is not expected to race before the October meeting of the Wellington Racing Club. He is to be prepared with a view to his contesting the New Zealand Gup. Well Related.

Bronze Arrow, a six-year-old sister to Golden Dart, and the three-year-old Short Circuit, half-sister to Rebel Chief, who are in work at Ricearton under K. T. Ellis, son of the late Mr R. Ellis, will be joined soon by another daughter of Finora by W’inning Hit. Koatanui Foalings,

Tho first foalings at the Koatanui stud aro two colic* by tho Colorado stallion Ringmaster, out of W’aterwings and Impetuous respectively, and a colt •by Posterity out of Spiral’s sister Drawl.