SPORTING

Northern Advocate, 3 December 1921, Page 6

SPORTING

AUCKLAND SUMMER MEETING.

WEIGHTS FOE CHIEF EVENTS,

FEILDING, This Day,

The following weights have been, declared by Mr F. J. McManenxin for events to be run opening day of the Auckland Earing Club's Summer Meeting:— Auckland Cup, of 3500sovs; 2 miles: Amythas 9.12, Sasanof 9.2, Royal Star 8.11, Maioha 8.0, Rouen 8.7, Uncle Ned B.G, Vagabond 8.6, Grasbag 8.5, Molyneux 8.4, First Salute 5.3, Sunart 8.1, Rude 7.11, Starland 7.11, Trespass 7.11, Poo Chow 7.9, Lovemateh 7.8, Pluto 7.7, The Hawk 7.7, Admiral Codrington 7.3, Royal Abbey 7.3, Paonui 7.3, Tinohoro 7.1, Festivity 7.0, Strategy 7.0, Isatbel 7.0, Mangamahoe 6.10, Malaga 6.10, Warlove 6.10, Egotism 6.10, Penitent 6.10, Insurrection 6.8, Ivhublai Khan 6.7, Flight Commander 6.7, Glencanny Forest Gold 6.7, Truthful 6.7, Aureate 6.7, Clcasant-a 6.7, Taipairu 6.7, Prince Martian 6.7, Bluff 6.7, Sylvan 6.7, Persian King 6.7, .Stylish Lady 6.7, Perfect Day 6.7, Night Time 0.7, Marble Slab 6.7, Master Rohan 6.7, Nightraider 6.7, Archie 6.7, Pine Arch C.7, Sunray 6.7.

Hallway Handicap, of 200sovs; (5 furlongs —Amythas 9.13) Solfanello 9.13, Affectation 9.7, Rational 9.0, Silver Link 9.0, The Hawk 8.10, Thespian Bii), Mcrmin 8.9, Listowel 8.9, Bindle 8.7, Maioha 8.7, Absurdum 8.6, Vespucci 8.6, Anomaly 8.5, Golden Bubble 8.3, Landslide 5.3, Pavo 7.13, Miss Mimic 7.13, Mustard 7.1.1, Kinsom 7.11, Illumination 7.10, Geoffrey 7.7, Cool Stimulants 7.7, King Abbey 7.G, Inah- 7.6, Blackmail 7.6, Grotesque 7.5, Tigrinia 7.4, Jfichaela 7.2, Right and Left 7.0, Prince Abbey 6.13, Prince Randall 6.13, Do volet 6.12, Fulsome <;.11, Queen Abbey 6.7, Tinihanga (3.7, Radiant Light 6.7, War Path 6.7, -Still Sea 6.7, Peter Maxwell 6.7, King Pellicule 6.7/ Namutere G. 7, Scrimmage 6.7, Purple Spur 6.7, Royal Blood 6.7, Awake 6.7, Santorini 6.7, Shortland 6.7, Toa Taua 6.7, Tommy Rot 6.7, Prince Jewel 6.7, Tireless C.7, Whitianga 6.7, Limelight 6.7, Miss Vera 6.7, Ruruwai 6.7, Danger Zone 6.7, Humboldt 6.7.

Gloaming's two successes at Feilding indicate that the champion has made a good recovery from tbe trouble that affected him in Sydney. That this was not known before he was stripped at Feilding is remarkable, but even on '■lie morning of the Feilding Stakes day some of the leading sporting writers stated that he was not ready and probably would not start. If he was not ready, then he is a more wonderful gelding -than most people supposed, for it i-; a v big job to beat such a smart youngster as Rational over five furlongs in lmin 1 3-ssec. The son of The Welkin took a second longer when he won last year, 'but the track was holding on that occasion. .

Though top-weight with 9st 131b in the Octe Handicap, at Woodville, Statuette has earned the position. Her record last season is the remarka'bly small, but effective one, of two wins, one second, and one third in four starts. The winning brackets were two of' the principal sprint events in the Dominion, the A.R.C.'s Railway Handicap, and the Wellington R.C.'s Telegraph Handicap. Statuette got her second place at Feilding twelve months ago, Gloaming being (the only one good enough to beat her in the Oroua Stakes.

F. D. Jones lias engaged accommodation for six horses at Ellerslie, which points to his having a strong team for the A.R.C. summer meeting. He expects to arrive in Auckland about December 18.

The executors of the estate of the late W. J. Douglas have the honour of providing the head of the handicap in three races at Woodville, with Mountain Lion, Tinihanga and Taipairu.

Similarity in names inevitably leads to confusion, Poanui and Paoanui toeing a case in point. Fortunately there is little chance of any serious misunderstanding with these two horses, as -they race in quite different class events. Poai.ui is a four-year-old gelding by Potoa —Soabird, and has raced so far thi.i season in hurdle races in the Auckland province. Paoanui is a four-year-old filly by King Mark— Kiihara, owned in the Hawke's Bay. district, and races in the better class handicaps.

At present there are over fifty horses trained at Awapuni, Palmer3ton North, but the biggest proportion of them is owner 1 by sportsment not resident in the district. Work is proceeding apace with the erection of the new electric totalisator and ibuildings at the Awapuni racecourse, and the new machine will be in operation on Boxing Day. It is claimed that when the totalisator house is completed it will be -the most up-to-date in the Dominion. R. J. who has been slightly indispose'! for some time, is now nearly himself again, and he expects to be able to leave for Auckland with a team of five horses on December 10.

Among Sir George Clifford's winning representatives at the Timaru meeting last week was Dame Straitlace, a three-year-old filly, who had only raced once previously. She won a race restricted to horses that Lad not captured a stake worth 05 sovs. Dame Straitlace is by Kilbroney—Discipline, and is therefore a half-sister to the Martian hors:- Adjutant, who is now doing duty in the Hokianga district.

Brave Deed, who won another minor event at Timaru, also carried the co-l-ours of the Racing Conference president. She is a four-year-old mare (by Antagonist from Gallantry, the daan of Toa Tere. Gallantry is a half-sister to Autumnus, the sire -of Winning Hit.

The New Zealand Cup winner Royal Star is getting through great work at Riccarton, and he is expected to be amongst the runners in the Auckland Cup. As a rule the winner of the big racd at Christchurch is too well cared for by the northern handicapper, but Lochiel, St. Hippo and Warstep won both events.

Tho many friends of "Charlie" Jenkins one of the greatest jockeys that ever threw a leg over a saddle in New Zealand, will be pleased to hear that the old-time horseman is in the pink of condition, and regularly exercises horses on the Bulls tracks. "Charlie" appears to have lost none of his aibility in the saddle, and everything points to him "coming back" in real earnest.

A Sydney writer, with a taste for statistics, has worked out that Mr E. J. Watt's horses have won stakes to the tune of £44,198 during the last ten years. The figures eclipse the ■winnings of leading Australian owners, principal of which were Mr P. A. Connolly £82,286, and Mr S. A. Rawdon £25.555.

Commenting on the rcmnrkaJblc fact that a New Zealand Cup winner has never sired a winner of that race, the "Otago Witness" states: iSome winners of past New Zealand Cups ended thoir careers far away from the scene of their triumph. Spade Guinea, the winner in 1886, broke a leg whilst running in a Melbourne Cup. Lochiel and Manton, wlio won in 1887 aftd 1888 respectively, found their way to Australia, where the former achieved great success as a sire. Tirailleur, who won in 1889, met with a fatal accident whilst racing in Victoria. St. Hippo, the winner of 1892, went to Queensland, and became buried in obscurity. Wair-ku, who won in 1897, afterwards rac:d in England and was brought bac-k to New Zealand. Seahorse, the winner of 1899, was sent to England, and afterwards ended his career in America. Canteen, who scored in 1903, terminated his career in an outlandish part of Australia; and so did Grand Rapids, who won in 1904. Noctiform, who won after starting one of the hottest favourites ever seen in the race, met with an accident whilst racing over hurdles in England, and that was the end of him. Ardenvhor, who won in 1916, is buried in oblivion in some part of Australia, and Midnight Sun, who scored in 1912, has also faded from memory.

Tommy Rot, who ran second to Gloaming in the Oroua Stakes, is evidently an improving three-year-old. As a two-year-old be won three race 3, and he put up a decent-performance when he ran third to Waimatao and Nursing Sister at Ashhurst the other day. He is a full brother to Listowel, being by Absurd from the Dutch-fored mare Lysistrata.

Kail, the winner of a hack race at Felding, is. a five-year-old gelding that has been slow to show form, but he has won twice this season and been in place in each of his other two starts. He is by All Black, his dam, Mistress Wiggs, bred .by Mr E. J. Watt, (being ti half-sister to a speedy customer in Tatterley.

Kyoto, who scored in both hurdle vace3 at Feilding, has been one of the most-raced horses in the Dominion during the past four months, having started twelve times for four wins, two seconds and a third. He is one of -the Maniapoto tribe, from a mare named Brilliant Step. This is one of the many mares served, by Maniapoto that are not named in the Stud Books. Valley Rose, who was still racing among the hacks at Feilding, earning a winidng bracket —her first this season, and she failed to win last season —is a five-v ear-old that does not justify her lineage. She is by Solferino from the aristocratic Ailsa, "by Wallace —Faraway. Ailsa was a fine sprinter in her day, but she has thrown nothing nearly as good as herself. Wrangle, by Hymettus —Snooze, is a hall'-brother to Viyella, the Absurd filly that had a reputation early in the season, but has not yet justified it. The Vauxhall Handicap at Takapuna this week was Wrangle's first winning effort.