SPORTING

Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 7018, 18 September 1929, Page 14

SPORTING

Notes by “Avis.”

Nigktmnrcli has been rehandicapped 21fc. for the New Zealand Cup, making the weight 9.'0.

Leontes, a five-year-old gelding by Sea Prince, which made a world’s “two miles hurdle record at Mooneo Valley, covering tho distance in 3.364, contested 18 races last season and ran unplaced each time.

Kick Off is eleven years old and prior to his second in the Seafield Handicap and his win in the Higgio Handicap at Wanganui, the last time he got a prize was as a four-year-old, when he was third to King’s Trumpeter and Sunart in the J. D. Ormond Gold Cup at Hastings.

The following riding engagements are announced for the Avondale meeting:—E. Keesing, Crimestor, Lineage, White Eang, and probably Singleton; W. H. Jones, Tetrachate, Silcno, To Atiawa, and Barometer; H. Wiggins, King Emerald; E. McTavish, Alloy, Vanessa, Dave, and Standfast; B. H. Morris, Historic and Silvermine; H. Dulieu, Sir Archie and Eahepoto; J. Burgess, Sleepy Sol; L. Dulieu, Waltzcr; H. Jones, Automne; W. J. Pascoe, Amor, Leader; J. Caminick, Restaurant, Some Lady, King Win, Bizarre, Valsicr, and True Blood; E. Ludlow, Grand Spirit, Good Boy, Welkne, and Catoma; G. Chandler, Queen Arch; H. Goldfinch, Prince Humphrey; C. France, Prodice; A. Tinker, Paddon; L. Manson, Hyde Park; K. Voitre, Puithair; A. G. Murray, Star Stranger.

When Cashier led the field home in the Marangai Handicap last Thursday for Mr. T. A. Duncan to be credited with the thick end of the stake and in the next race Laughing Prince and Consent filled first and third places respectively for the same owner, it looked any odds on the Huntcrville sportsman topping the list of winning owners for the” Wanganui Jockey Club’s spring meeting. Still, to make assurance doubly sure, Laughing Prince annexed the Eclipse Stakes on Saturday, and to wind up a bumper meeting for the owner of Otairi station Consent kept his head in front of Havering'in the concluding event. With tho help of these three representatives Mr. Tom Duncan was credited with stakes amounting to £1145 during tho meeting, this sum being more than a quartor of the £4225 offered in stakes by the Wanganui Club.

The South Canterbury threo-ycar-old Pink Coat struck himself recently and may be unable to fulfil his engagement in tho Great Northern Guineas,next month.

C. Davis has been engaged to ride Lady Limond in the New Zealand Cup. Davis, who has served his apprenticeship period, is now attached to G. Ncich’s stable at Clarcvillo, and rode Full Mark when he won both days at Marton. He is a capable light-weight and has made a good start for the season. \

Division in Maiden Plats at Avondale. As the number of acceptors in the Maiden Plate to be run at the Avondale meeting next Saturday exceeds the safety number, the event will be run in divisions. The stake money has been increased to 270 sovs, the winner of each division to reeeivo 100 sovs, second 25 sovs, and third 10 sovs. The divisions are as follow: — First division: Alley, Bob Amans, Carmint, Clopton, Dark Prince, Gay Duke, Hannibal, Lucky Alice, Measurer, Mountain Guide, Neil, Onewhero, Prairie King, Bose Willonyx, Shine On, Te Hoia, Theodolite,. Valquette. Second division: Bert Hinkler, Bonny Day, Catoma, Crimestor, Fraser, Gold Lily, Lord Hopetown, Mauriaena, Mon Star, Nassock, Otranto, Perfecto, Kestaurant, Section, Snowplanc, Tetrachate, Valorient.

There are (states a Southern exchange) a large number of racegoers who are anxiously awaiting the reappearance o)i Mr. J. B. McKenzie's racing colt Llewellyn in a Tace. His connections claim that he is the best bred horse in New Zealand, and although other owners also claim that their horses have this honour, there are few who will disagree that a combination of Guy Axworthy and San Francisco bloods takes a lot of beating. Llewellyn has made a profound impression on the American trainer, B. B. Plaxico. who in a letter to the “American Horse Review" claims that the colt has done quarters in 31s. and a milo in 2.15. This is eye-opening information, so look out the first time he is taken to the races. It will be “some picnic.

After Biuthair's second in the Higgie Handicap -on Saturday, any doubts about the mare going to Avondale were set at rest and B. E. Hatch left last night with his charge for Auckland. None of the other horses of the ’stable made the trip. Piuthair, with 7.6, is handily placed in the Cup.

AUCKLAND TRAINING NOTES

TVOEK AT ELLEBSLIE AND AVONDALE TRACKS,

Per Press Association, AUCKLAND, Last Night. The weather was fine for the training work at Ellerslie this morning. The course proper with flags twenty-five feet out from the rails was available for fast work, and there wer? some in-terds-tiog gallops. Tho going was good On the course proper, Hold Money completed a six furlong task in Imm 24 2-ssec, and was never extended.WeJkne strode over sevon furlongs in lmin 38 4-ssec. Respirator was a shade in front of Brampton, with Salamander some lengths back at the end of six ’furlongs in lmin 21 3-ssec. Nyola ran home from the three furlong po3t in 41see. The Avondale, Cup candidates, The Lover, Hyde Park, King Emerald, and

Taneriri, were associated over a round and finished as named, completing the journey in 2min 6 2-ssec. Tho last seven furlongs were covered in lnvin 33 2-sscc and the final six in lmiu 20 2-sscc. The Lover and Hyde Park, impressed most, though Taneriri lost several lengths at the start. Adjuster jumped off at tho mile post, and finished the task in lmin 54 l-ssec. Valsicr and Palmares were timed to run six furlongs in lmin 19 l-ssec, covering the last five furlongs in lmiu G l-ssec.

Thursby and Restaurant by a couple of lengths over five furlongs in lmin 7 4-sscc. 80-mbarder and Tetrachate finished in front of Gemlight after covering five furlongs in lmin 5 3-ssec. After breakfast, Eager Rose appeared to be going better than Theodolite at the conclusion of six furlongs in lmin 21 l-sscc.

Gay Cockade was timed to run a similar journey in lmin 20 3-ssoc. This gelding worked nicely and is improving. After jumping a couple of hurdles, Master Clements ran six furlongs in lmin 21sec.

[ Bennie showed to mo.ro advantage than Mountain Guide after traversing seven furlongs in lmin 36 3-ssec. Tho fastest sprint of the morning was put up by Leader and Amor, who finished on terms at the end of half a mile in 51 2-ssec. Leader appeared to be doing the better of the pair. Bizarro, after clearing a couple of brush hurdles safely, was sprinted Six furlongs in company with Diamond Queen, the pair taking lmin 20 2-ssec. Roman Pearl was going better than Catoma at the conclusion of six furlongs in lmin 22sec. Lady’s Boy was too good for Tukunoa over five furlongs, which occupied lmin 8 2-ssec.

Some Lady was not doing her best to accomplish a six-furlong task in lmin 23 4-ssec. It took Good Boy lmin 21 l-sscc to negotiate a similar distance.

On the No. 3 grass track, Corimax was given strong work over six fuTdongs, and shaped better than ho has done for some time past. Golden Wedding and Cynthia N. completed a four-furlong task in 51 2-ssec.

Automne took lmin 23 3-ssec to get to the end of six furlongs. The course proper was available for training work at Avondale this morning. The ftags were 75ft out from the rails, and the going was good, though there was not a great deal of interesting work. Singleton had the better of Merry Mason at the end of half a mile, run in 54 2-ssec.

Running Over and Set Fair, two Gisborne two-year-olds, were sprinted separately down tho straight, but were not timed.

Lord Hopetown and Parrafin ran half a mile in 56 2-ssec, the last three furlongs taking 41 2-ssec. Appellant boat Mauriaena at the