RACING NEWS

Northern Advocate, 12 July 1939, Page 11

RACING NEWS

Preparing- For Spring. Master Hotspur has started off with light sprinting tasks, to fit him for spring racing. The Ringmaster colt is developing into a commandinglooking colt, and has built up nicely since last raced.

A Good Purchase. The Iliad colt secured by M. Conza at Trentham last week appeared to be good buying at 180 guineas. He comes from the same family as Beau Vitc, Palestrina and Wotan, and is a well-built youngster showing plenty of quality.

Looks Well. Sovereign Lady, who has not raced since the midsummer meeting at Riccarton in February, has rejoined H. R. Davies's team. Though in work for o long time, this six-year-old Winning Hit mare was lightly raced, starting six times for one win, one second, and one third. Her victory was in the Riccarton Handicap last November, but her good effort in being runner-up to Padishah in the Metropolitan Handicap helped considerably in bringing her earnings to £4§s. Sovereign Lady stayed on well in the Metropolitan, and may be given a preparation for the next New Zealand Cup.

A Sensational Tussle, The recent death of the well-known former jockey, J. Beale, calls to mind one of the most sensational classic races run in the Dominion. This was the Avondale Guineas of 1926, held at Ellerslie on account of the Avondale track being transformed. Speculation' was rife as to who was the better three-year-old. Commendation or Lysander. Beale was on the former and L. A. Pine on Lysander. It was a great duel between the pair all the way up the straight, and finally they deadheated, their time, 1.37. being the then fastest time for the Ellerslie mile. It was such a terrific struggle that both horses were distressed after the clash, and Lysander was never quite so good afterwards.

RACING FIXTURES: July 15: Hawke’s Bay Hunt Club. July 15: Waimate District Hunt Club. July 22: Rangitikei Hunt Club. Jifly 22: South Canterbury H.C. July 29: Christchurch Hunt Club. July 29: Manawatu Hunt Club. August 8, 10, 12: Canterbury J.C. August 19; Pakuranga Hunt lub. August 31: Egmont-Wanganui Hunt Clubs, at New Plymouth. TROTTING FIXTURES: August 5,9, 11: N.Z. Metropolitan T.C. August 26: Auckland T.C. September 2: New Brighton T.C. September 20, 23; Wellington T.C. September 30: Methveu T.C. October 7: New Brighton T.C. October 12, 14: Manawatu T.C. (if further permit available). October 21, 23: Greymouth T.C. October 21, 23, or 25; Auckland T.C. October 23: Oamaru T.C. October 25, 88: Wellington T.C. October 28: Invercargill T.C. November 7,9, 10: N.Z. Metropolitan T.C. November 23, 25: Forbury Park T.C. Dates to be approved by New Zealand Trotting Conference.