SPORTING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16050, 16 October 1915, Page 4

SPORTING.

RACING FIXTURES. . October 20. 23—Auckland Trotting Club. October 23, Wellington Racing Club. October 25Waikato Hunt Club. Octobei 28, 29—Poverty Bay Turf Club. Novembsr 8. 6—Auckland Racine ClubNovember 6, 8 13, Canterbury Jockey Club". _ . November 9. 11. 12—N-Z. Metropolitan Trotting Club . ~ , November 17, 20—Otahuhu Trotting ClubNovembeit 24. Takapuna Jockey Club. December —Waipa Racing Club. , December 31—Bay of Plenty Jocksy Club. December 27. —Thames Jockey Club. December 27. 28— Taranaki Jockey ClubDecember 27. 30. January 1. 3—Auckland Racing Club. . December 28. 29. 31—Auckland Trotting Club January 13, Whangaroi Racing Club Jvnuary 22Northern Wairoa Racing Club January 26. 29—Takapu la Jockey Club February 3, s—G'sbOns Racimr Club. February 10, Poverty Bay Turf Club. February 12—Te Kuiti Racing Club February 18, 19—South Auckland Club. ' February —Roto*ua Jockey Club. Mar;h 3—Opitiki Racing Club. March 4, 6Te Aroha Jockey Club. March 8. 11—Otahuhu Trotting Club March 17. 18—Ohinemuri .lockev Club. April 5. B—Auckland Trotting Club June 24—Waikato Trotting ClubANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS L.G.0., Epsom.—As you infer, the names were incorrectly given in the tele-graphed list. Waqek.—Tho published records give the imported mare First Glance the credit of running a mile and a-quarter in 2m 5 l-ss, when she won the North Otago Cup last January. Chortle's time for the Awapuni Cup was similar to that credited to First Glance. NOTES BY PHAETON. THE CAULFIELD CUP. With the fact strikingly emphasised that the Caulfield Cup has invariably proved a most difficult problem for those who speculate on racing, such serves to always invest the great mile and a-half race of the Victorian turf with a special interest. In years gone by some great fields have lined-up at the post to contest the Caulfield Cup; and in 1885 no less than 41 went into the starter's hands. On several occasions in the interval there has been a field of over 30 but in recent years the number of starters has not been above 28, and with the list of horses engaged reduced to 19 after the final acceptance this year's Caulfield Cup field may prove the smallest on record. The New Zealandowned Reputation having had his engagement continued, such points to Mr. W. E. Bidwill giving the black son of Martian an opportunity to grace the list of winners. With Bst 81 b Reputation has an impost 6lb under weight for age, and, remembering that the mile and a-half was cut out in 2m 82s, when he dead-heated with St. Carwyne lor the Spring Stakes (w.f.a.), run at Randwick a fortnight back, that clearly proved the New Zealand horse to be all that his enthusiastic admirers contended- A weight-for-age contest and that lor a handicap are. of course, two very different matters; but all being well with Reputation to-day he should be equal to playing a part in the settlement of the question. The English-bred Cyklon, who is held to be nicely treated with Bst 31b, has been beaten in both the races he contested at Caulfield; but he has been well up each time under a weight-for-age impost A horse that has been booked to win a good race on several occasions is Burrabadeen. The son of Bobadil silenced the opposition in the Eclipse Stakes on Wednesday last, and with only 7st 71b opposite his name in the race under review he may rank a leading favourite. A good three-year-old in at the minimum demands attention. Patrobas is held to be the beet of his age owned in Victoria, and with only 6st 71b in the Caulfield Cup it is only reasonable to suppose, in the face of the enthusiastic references made to him and the winning form he has displayed, that if the V.A.T.C. handicapper. Dr. Lang, had the privilege of rehandicapping Wallace's three-year-old son he would certainly not allow the colt to figure amongst the minimum division. The following is a list of the horses engaged in the Caulfield Cup:—Uncle Sam 9.9, St. Carwyne 9 7 (including 141b penalty). Golden Wire 8.9, Reputation 8.8, St. Spasa 8.7, Garlin 8.6, Cyklon 8.3, Defence 712, Aurifer 7.12, Miss Meadows 7 4, Burrabadeen 7 7. Wishing Cap 7.7, Amata 77, Lavendo 7.2. William tho Silent 0.13, Gladwyn 15.13, Robert the Bruce 6.8, Prince Bardolpfi 6.7, Patrobas 6.7. THE NEW ZEALAND CUP. Matters in connection with the New Zealand Cup remain in a remarkably quiescent state, and there will probably be no marked livening up in connection with the Southern race until after the acceptances are posted next Friday. Canterbury writers continue to still hint that Mr. C. G. Daigety is more concerned over Warstep's weight-for-age engagements than the New Zealand Cup, and the fact of the three-year-old Snub having won his opening engagement is expected to further give the Southern sportsman confi- i dence to entrust the latter with tho Riccarton errand on the first Saturday in j November. Though there is probably nothing ! much to enthuse over in connection with 1 Snub's victory at Wingatui. the ea:isiactory j declaration made in usually reliable ' quarters is that Martian's son shapes like a 1 stayer. With a 71b penalty counted in, Snub I has 31b tinder Weight-for-age. so that he will i not require to be first-class to take a proini- i nent hand in the finish. The five-year-old i Ripaldo. who figures in the Cup with Bst 3lb, I registered a very pleasing performance on t Thursday, when, he romped over the opposition in the decision of the Spring Handi- i cap at Masterton with Bst 9lb in the saddle. ! The son of Charlemagne 11. is credited with ! being a better horse now than at any pre- | vious juncture of his career, and that he, will form one of thf Cup field is regarded in the light of a certainty. The next few days ! may be expected to furnish some light as to! the horses likely to contest this year's Cup I at Riccarton. With a doubt, expressed as to j Waratep starting, that circflhslance may be • expected to play a part Hi keeping certain horses in tho race, but quality will not apparently this year be a striking feature of the New Zealand Cup. LEAVES FROM MY NOTEBOOK. The character of the acceptances received last night in connection with th© Auckland Trotting Club b Spring Meeting augur extremely well for a highly successful opening of the season at Alexandra Park next Wednesday: and it should only requ.re lino weather to find a large concourse of visitors at the Epsom ground. Bourlang, the two-year-old half-brother to the ftre Zealand Derby winner Balboa, of whose success in the first race in which ho carried silk news recently came from Ade- ' laide, had a further success credited to him, ' on Saturday last in South Australia, when ! he silenced the opposition in tho Morphetvillo Plate- The New Zealandors who assumed the indifferent attitude when tho I good-looking son of Bezoninn was in tho sale ring at Alexandra Park in January, when they allowed the bay colt to be passed in, have good reason to chide themselves, rSourlang is estimated as a good colt, andone that may be quite up to Derby standard. I W Adams, who came to an untimely end a. s the result of a fal\ from Gladful in the | hurdle, event at Hastings, was one of our first flight horsemen, amd his demise came as a sad shock to his many friends, though little hope was held out for his recovery from the outset. Adams had not been connected with the turf seriously more than the last few years, but during that time steered Majton to victory in the Great Northern Hurdles and Winter Hurdles (Wellington). Glenmore m the Wanganui Steeplechase. and other events. Ngatoa in the last Grand National Steeplechase, besides claiming a very creditable winning percentage on various other horses. Ho was equally at home on the flat, amongst his most noteworthy successes, being Hyettus in the Prince of Wales Handicap, and Haskavne in the York Welter (Ellerslie), and Lady Louisa in tho Foxton Cup. The untimely loss of W. Adams from the ranks of New Zealand horsemen is deeply to be regretted. The public had a field day picking winners at Masterton on Thursday, no less than four first favourites bciuig returned in the leading position. Otter. Rinaldo. Miacara and Gold Foil were very warm orders away from the course. There is reason to expect a fair percentage of outside trotting performers and enthusiasts at the opening meeting of the season at Alexandra Park next season. Wallace Wood, from Christchurch, and the Americanbred Rotomanuka from the Waikato are regarded a certain 0 be seen in action, and both of these will curry heavy support in their engagements. Trotting enthusiasts have been very busy of late with their charges at Alexandra Park where tho caretaker has tho course and grounds in perfect order for the opening spring meeting of the Auckland Trottin' Club on Wednesday next. Amongst our best performers indulging in steady work may be mentioned. Master Park. Ludski. Alf Mc Kinney, Prince Rufus, Wallace M.. Flora McKinney . George R„ Futurity. Sundial and Belle Gray. B. Greenwood has again taken up his quarters at Otahuhu with Congo, who, however, may not be seen thoroughly at hi's be«t at next week's meeting at Alexandra Park Congo will be remembered as the winner of a maiden event at tho Waikato trottiua meeting in the winter. " ' Acceptances for all events to be run at tho Waikato Hunt Club's meeting close tonight at nine o'clockClaude Browne waa amongst those who returned from Sydney during the week.

NOTES FROM ELLERSLIE. The Harp of Erin. Ellerslie, has provided a fair Quota of recruits for the frontAmongst- the first to offer their service* -when the initial call for recruits was sounded in August of last year. Chas. Hodder and S. Adolph (who had made the Harp of Erin their home for years) fell into line and shouldered the rifle, and it is pleasing to leafn that, at latest, both were still above ground, though they had experienced many exciting adventures in the firing-line. Since the lead given by the above-mentioned pair, several habitues of the old Ellerslio hostelry have been offering their services to their country, notably J. A*3olph. K. Ifwerson. E. Warner. R. Percival. and others; while at the present time J. Tilsey, H. Cojpestaie, RKelly,, anil T. Taylor are all awaiting orders to join the training camp, the quartette named all having passed the medical test within the past week. Tripoli is still being persevered with by W. G. Irwin at Ellerslie, and may be taken to Cambridge for competition- However, it is doubtful if the Oblie&do mare is quite as good as she was. and her backward positions at the finish of her Avondale engagements would suggest that she is "not improving with age. It will be remembered the Obligado mare was one of the last to finish in both her Avondale engagementsGold Foil made amends at Masterton for the failure at Hastings on Saturday last, and there is reason to belicvo the chestnut's victory was fully predicted throughout the Dominion. A. Neale should be regarded with f/irther successes by Gold Foil's aid. and there are critics down Hawke's Bay way who fully expect Donnelly's castoff to turn out a first flight sprinter. As a two-year-old Gold Foil gave exceptional promise. The gelding in Preston's care at Ellerslie known as Goldfast will not race under that name, which was disallowed. It will probably figure on the card at Cambridge as Pre-eminent, and has been going along fast enough on the track to fill his party with confidence of catching the judge's eye in a hack event. Colonel Soult looks Tittle the worse for his trip to Randwick, but nevertheless appeared to relish being back at his old Ellerslie quarters yesterday.. He was aeon by the writer yesterday disporting himself in the paddock with unmistakable signs of satisfaction. Mr Taylor has Holdfast and a two-year-old by General Latour—Kirsty in work on a private track at Epsom. The juvenile gives promise of turning out useful later on. His dam. Kirsty. will be remembered as whining many sprint events for C- E. Major. _,f ro 7! now on the work indulged in at Ellerslie each fast morning should be decideuly interesting, for trainers will need to be sharpening their charges up to fit them for the approaching Ellerslie fixtureW. Sharpe has the two-year-old by Master -Leolantis mare in work at headquarters. This brown colt is a half-brother to Goldcatcher. who is likely to be raced in the other island before long. It is more than probable that Loval Arch will be taken South to compete at the Trentham meeting Moraghan's filly got to the end of a round the other morning in fair time. Sylvite, the sire of the three-year-old brown filly in Heaton's charge at Ellerslie, was by the Derby winner, Sylvanite from Twilight. Monojack is not likely to be seen out at the A.R.C- Spring Meeting, though his stable companion. Jack Delaval. promises to be in good form to do duty for F. Stenning. The Marble Arch three-year-old in work under J. Chisholm's care at Ellerslie is not, as has been stated, a relative to Arch Girl, but claims Lady Rose as its dam. Tararu Jack. Kidderminster. Chime. Genevieve, Delenda, and Sea D'eil were amongst those indulging in fast work at Ellerslie cfn Thursday last. It transpires that Genevieve is not eligible to compete in the Victoria Hack at Cambridge. having won more than the stipulated amount Vinaka has been taken up again at headquarters, and should be capable of performing satisfactorily before the season is far advanced. The Glengowrie—Miss Winnie chestnut Is shaping weil at Ellerslie. reeling off halfmiles in good time with Redman as a companion. Yankee Doodle, who has been up some lime after a spell, is going along nioely under Geo. Lindsay's care at Avondale. Try Fluke was schooled over the pony hurdles at Ellerslie on Thursday, and shaped particularly well. Worcester ran & merry six furlongs at headquarters the other morning. He always is a great galloper in privateXicomar continues to train on well at Ellerslie. and should get on the winning list j again shortly. Jack Delaval and Mullingar wejp sprinted again at Ellerslie the other morning, making good time without doing their best. Hemisphere is going along nicely at headquarters. and covered a circuit fln fair time on Thursday with Crispeen as a companionA J. McFlynn suffered a severe shaking at Ellerslie yesterday when Soultikoff fell with him whilst schooling. St Lewis and Marconi were schooled at. headquarters cm Thursday, both giving a fair exhibition King Phaeton, a maiden hurdler, in j Patton's charge, has been schooling well at Avondale of late. STUD NOTES. BY PHAETON'. j ENGLISH SIRE FOR AUCKLAND. A Sydney cablegram to hand states that the English-bred horse Clash of Arms fell | I to the bid of Mr. Ernest Alison, at an j | auction sale held in New South Wales on i I Tuesday, and that can, I suppose, be inter- 1 ! preted in the sense that the list of thorough- 1 , brods in Auckland will shortly receive an J addition- Clash of Arms, it may be men- ; tioned. was highly estimated when a young-! j eter. and before he had reached yearling 1 i estate he realised 730gns when offered i at auction in England. Bearing in : mind that the stud fee of his sire Poly- j melus is 'JOOgns, (hero is some reason to ; conclude that Daure Fortune was on the side ' 1 of Mr. Alison when Clash of Arms fell to l i his bid last Tuesday for HOcns. A con- I I sideratson of the pedigree of Clash of Arms I shows him to be a highly-bred horse, the leading lines reading as follows: — CLASH OF ARMS Sire: Polymelus. by Cyllene (son of Bona Vista) from Maid Marian, by Hampton (son of Lord Clifden) from Quiver, by , Toxooholite (son of Longbow) from a ' daughter of Young Melbourne ' and Brown Bess. Dam: Blue Blood, by Buckingham (son of r,alonin) from Sugar Loaf, by Gallinulo 'son of Ifonomy) from Morgaaette. by Springfield (son of St. Albans) from Lady Morgan, by Thormanby (son of Windhound) , THE LOTTERY OF BUYING AND BREEDING. A big price for a stallion no doubt plays' I a part m securing the particular equine ini volved a good place in the limelight, especially when such is backed up by brilliant performances on tho racecourse, but after all it is the blood and other things that tell How I Musket was secured m England for ooCgns is a well-known story, and Soult, another marked stud success, was actually knocked down at auction m the same quarter in the year he was shipped to New Zealand , for llogns. Musket did not have a. great array of admirers when he came to Maoriland in 18/8; indeed, there were not a few who expressed the opinion that the big brown was more likely to beget coachers than racehorses. In quite a short space of years, however, the son of loxopnolite won a place with the greatest sires the world has known Soult was regarded pretty much as a ioke when he went to Glenora Park, but though greatly neglected for several years his descendants have captured stake money to the tune of over £150.000 And this was the I Soult who was flippantly termed "a joke'" it one were called upon to name one of the worst horses trained in Auckland, the Enjlish-bred St. Leger would certainly receive a big vote from those who are qualified to sum up the chestnut son of Doncaster and Atlantis. Though St. Leger was not worth a row of pins as a racer the records show lie topped the list many times as a sire* and he begat one of the greatest mares (Cruciform) that has graced the turf of the Australias. The foregoing remarks are simply prompted in order to show that the purchase of stallions is very much of a Tottery, and that it not infrequently happens that a horse with no performances, and one openly scouted fairly distances extensively boomed candidates when 11 comes to work at the stud. Clash of Arms comes to Auckland I fancy without a single winning bracket . adorning his name. It will be highly interesting to note the record that a life y 8011 of Polymelus as King Soult, whose turf career was unfortunately cut short last year by an accident, worthily takes & place amongst aires of the season this year. Got by Snnlf frrXH Lady Musket (a daughter * an™ Muskerina by Musket), it will be recognised that King Soult has some rare strains of b'ood in his veins, and, being a horse of commanding physique, he is well worthy of attention at the hands of breeders. The trotting sire Gold Bell, -who is this season stationed at Sylvia Park has again a strong list The following are amongst the - noteworthy mares mated with AT. Capitalist Merry Bell horse • "WarkxrowV, Mam of St. M.Vhael). .Print s En"*"® Mistle- Bronze Bell, Miss Dulcc. Lady Park K Tuxie. Mattie Be »- Diamond Bell! Waitenf the English-bred Petit Tor. a <U«?h£?*2f Wolf's Crag, and the Peter mare Poppt ; I « t ' t Tor - .r ° was mated last season ££th ■ with Lucullus and Merry Moment, jrfcs at one stage thought to have missed, but her , fPL o **?* would lead to the impression 8? S&i' —"AkSi;

AUCKLAND TROTTING CLUB. FIRST DAY'S ACCEPTANCES. The folio wine tie the acceptances received for event to be run on the opening day of the Auckland Trotting Club's Spring Meeting, which takes place at Alexandra Park on ■Wednesday next: — MAIDEN HANDICAP, one mile and ahalf.Striker scr, Huia 'late Rainbow) Is, Congo 4s, Casket 7 8 i Fitzroy 99, Singlet 10s, Desmond 10s, Lavima 10s, Favour Royal 10s, Hauraki 10s. Eruption lis. Miss Huon Jun. lis. Roseate 12b, Lo Lawn 12s, Special Bloom 12s. MIDDLE CLASS HANDICAP, one mil® and a-half.— scr, Belgian Queen 7s, Proud Moor 9?. Wildfire 10s, Master Bert 10s, Dorothy LTmple 10s, Sweet Lilian 10s, Lena Patch 109, Patch of Gold 10s. Miss Chevalier 10s, Haurina lis. Bush Child 18s, Arrah Wanna 13s, Sweetmeat 13s, Derby Dillon 13s, Salamander 14s, Miss Lonsdale 14s. SPRING HANDICAP, two miles— lace Wood 6cr. Prince Rufus 6s, Mintson 6s, Wallace M. Bs, Bell Gray 10s. ONEHUNGA HANDICAP, two miles — Clive ecr, Kempsey Ss. Lady Child 7s, Stone Beldon 7a Flora McKinney 6s, Cathedral Chime,, Bs, John Dillon 9s, Joan of Arc 12s, Skylark 12s. MOUNTAIN HANDICAP, one mije and ahalf—Lady Wilmington scr. Blackthorn Bs. Kirikiriroa 9s, Kin? Capitalist 18s, Edward R. 15s, Teddy McKinney 15s, Salvie Dash 18s. STEWARDS' HANDICAP, one mileMaster Park *cr, Annoyed 4s. Wereroa 7s, The Next 83. St. Trella lis, George K. 13s. Full Sail 13s, Huon Patch 13s. OCTOBES HANDICAP, one mile and aQuarter. —Ludski '2s, Prince Rufus 4s, Mintson 4s, Silver Black 53. Dr. Chutney 6s» Cromstall 6s, Huia Grey Bs, Reuben S3. ELECTRIC HANDICAP. one mile.— August Child scr, Floranz Is, Flora McKinney Is, Lady Child Is. Lady Rosier Is, Resurrection 2s, Stone Beldon 2s, Sundial 2e. St Leo 3s, George K. 4s, Reggie Huon ss, Joan of Arc ss. v AUCKLAND RACING CLUB. ACCEPTANCES AND NOMINATIONS. The following acceptances and . general | entries have been received in connection witn j the Auckland Racing Club's Spring Meeting: — ACCEPTANCES. CITY HANDICAP— 9.11. Men? Roe 9.1. Jack Delaval 813. Colonel Soult 8 11. Rewi Poto 8.11. Royal Irish 8 9. Tinopai--8 0, Potoa 7.13. Goldsize 7 11. Mulhngar 7.10. Mummer 7 8. Red Book 7.8. Byron 7.6, Guiding Way 7.5. Loyal Arch 7.5, Eligible < 3. Self 7.2. El Gallo 7.0. GlueUnus 6.7. After declaration of forfeit the following remain m— WELCOME STAKES.— Erroneus. CultTiform. Lady Kilworth. Rekanui. b g by Field Batterylnamorata. Independence, Lady Elysian. Uncle Ned. General Joffre. Waiuta. Marabout. Hyttus, Whitehall, Lady Jack. Rosevear. Native Lady. GREAT NORTHERN GUINEAS —Housewife. Restoration, Desolation. Taj Mahal. Starcross. Colonnade, Glissando, Carillon. 1 : Papapa. Marco Bello. Hydros, Analogue. Torotoro. King's Courier. Gold Lac, vladino. b f by Penury—Cytherea. NOMINATIONS. MAIDEN HURDLES.Epworth. Toreador. Dandy Breeze, King Phseton, Ngapoto, j Lobelia. Automatic, Soultikoff. Tin. Cap- 1 tain Lock. Lady . Sabretache. Tenacious. ! Rambling Rose. Takanini. Marconi. Tararu Jack. Celebrity. Master Regel. Crispeen, Monathol. Monorail. Gwalior, Dunrobin. Centenary. Redhiil, Prince Eddie. MANUKAU —Spalperion. Toreador. Dandy Breeze. Master Strowan. Black Northern. Ngapoto. . Lady Lobelia. Soultikoff. Appin, Takanini. Marconi. St. Lewis. Tararu Jack, Master Repel, Monathol, Monorail. Dunrobin. Prince Eddie. Fagot. SHORTS HANDICAP—GoIdfire, Epworth, Tree Lucerne. Soultane. Glenroy Torotoro. Play-off, Astor. Tact, Prince Soult. fenroe, Hydrus. Kitty Be Hairs, Delenda. Gold Necklet Marble Mentira gelding. Mossman, Fidelio. Maui Nina. Harlestone, Sweet Corn, King Lupin. Kauri King. FLYING HANDICAP—JoIie Fille, Soultane. Loloma. Munster. Royal Irish. Rewi ; Poto, Crawford, Kaimanuka, Astor, Tact, j Prince Soult. Castalia. Bluestone. Chime. ■ Tripoli. Monojack. Ruination. Fionnuala. j Selection. Maui Nina, NicomaT. Worcester. j EPSOM HANDICAP.GoIdfire. Epworth. • Tree Lucerne. Soultane, Loloma. Glissando. i Glenroy. Carillon. Rewi Poto. Play-off. Mul-! linear. Astor. Tact, Prince Soult. Penroe. ] Colonnade. Hydrus. Kitty Bellairs. Delenda. ! Taj Mahal, Gold Necklet. Depredation, j Maui Nina. King Lupin. Nicomar, Kauri ' King. MUSKET STAKES.—' Nireus. ! CultTiform. _ Marabout. Argent. Tinkler. Elysian— gelding. Lady Kilworth, Hyttus. Independence. General Joffre, Lady Jack, Erroneous. Rekanui. Lady Elywan. ONEHUNGA STEEPLES.Tarero, Jfeatha Green. Master Strowan. Okaihau, Appin. Waimai. Automatic. Golborne, Nita, Lady Sabretache. Ambassador. Transfer, Taihape. Fireaway. Luperin, Expedition. Fagot. HUNTERS' STEEPLES.— Bill. Roto-o-rangi. Black Bobs. Glenburn, Rapuke. Waimai. Lady Lobelia, Tirau, Monty. Giraffe. Captain Lock. Ambassador, Advancer. Transfer, Prince Leo; Expedition. WELTER HANDICAP.— Fille, Hemisphere. Loloma, Glenroy. Munster, Byron. Royal Irish. El Gallo. Mummer, Crawford. Kaimanuka, Loyal Arch. Prince Soult K&ween, Guiding Way, Castalia. Bluestone. Chime, Tripoli. Gold Lac. Lady Gwendoline. Fionnuala. Selection. Centenary, Thoolomi. Maui Nina. Nicomar, Worcester. HOBSON HANDICAP.; —Plenipot-ent. Glucian. Royal Arch, Persian Prince, Signo. Had}, Sea De'il, Penniless. Chammade. Brookfield. Coleraine, Pendoon. Causeway. Multicipal. Bluerose, Hiero. Kaween. Marne Tenacious. Kidderminster. King's Courier i Mandolin. Lady Glen, Manukau, Redman. Master Florence, Glittering Sands. Soldier, i Blueform, Lady Gwendoline. Gold Necklet 1 Achilleus. Fionnuala." High Jinks, Miss • Avalanche. Centenary. Thoolomi. Hima. 1 Mossman. Genevieve, Fidelio. Depredation. Harlestone, Gallupin, Calais. Maid of Or-' i leans.

GORDON HANDICAP— Harle?i on ?-, "It 1 .1 0; Genevieve, Mossman, Hima, May fie Id. High Jinks. Fionnuala. Achilleus, Gold >ecklet- First Call. Holdfast. Royal Arch. Lady Mabel, Persian Prince, Analogue. Signo. Sea De'il. Te Papapa. Penniless. Chammade, Brookfield. Torotoro Colorame. Causeway Carillon. Bluerose, Hiero. Ma me. Colonnade. Kidderminster, King's Courier. Rambling Rose. Mandoline. Lady Glen. Manukau. Pre-eminent. Redman Master Florence, Lucitana. NORMANBY HANDICAP.— Makura Plenipotent. Glucian, Ghietanns Persian. Prince. Analogue. Sigpo. Hadi. Sea De'il Te , Papapa. Chammade. Pendoon. Municipal. Kaimamika, Bluerose. Hiero, Kaween, Tenacious. Kidderminster. Redman. Glitterins Sands. Soldier Blueform, Lady Given doline. Ruination, Achilleus. Fionnuala Miss Avalanche. Centenary. Housewife, Thoi)loii C^i ß r r Maid?f m O , ;iea^ Dl,ed * tlon ' GaUn^"

OTAHUHU TROTTING CLUB. The Otahuhu Trotting Club have issued the programme lor their spring meetine which is fixed to take place at Alexandra Park on November 17 and 20. A very healthy rise is to be noted in the stake money submitted for competition, the amount t 2 n , th 16 events running out to rtl u v she,5 he ,. two lead ng events are the Otahuhu Handicap of 200sovs and the Liverpool Handicap, the limit in each case being fixed at 4m 4Ss. Altogether the Otahuhu Trotting Club is to be warmly congratulated on the attractive programme submitted for the consideration of horse owners at the opening of another season.