SPORTING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17327, 26 November 1919, Page 11

SPORTING.

—i ■♦. RACING FIXTURES. November '26—Takapuns Jockey Club. November 26, 27—Wioton Jockey Club. November 20, December 1— Feildmg Jockey Club. * November- 28. 20—Forbury Park Trotting Club. December 4— Methven Racing Club. December 10, Wcodvill© Jockey Club. December 11—Bay of Flenty Jockey Club. December 17. Lake County Jockey Club. December 19—Taumarunui Jockey Club. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. W.T., Grey Lynn: Sir Frisco's name did not appear amongst the list of contestants at the Ashnrst Meeting. " Kiritahi Station:" Goldfinder (by San Fran—Dazzle) won the Canterbury Cup of J>§J2. He ranked as a five-year-old at, that nine, and carried Ost Sib. " Wager." Kerepeehi.—lceberg contested the Maiden Hurffle Race and Orakei Hurdle. Race at the A.B.C. Winter Meeting in 1317, and ran unplaced in. each event. "Inquirer," Te Puke: Horses the property of the same owner are bracketed; and it follows, of course, that the dividend would be paid on each horse forming the bracket. " Subscriber," Newmarket: The weLght-for-age scale i» framed under each heading, thus: Five, six and aged. Therefore a horse at seven years old would be regarded as one of the aged division. " Wager," Devon port: At two years old, Tinopai was raced on two occasions as Jeu d'Esprit She won her iftst engagement when raced as Tinopai. This was in the A.R.C. Welcome Stakes of 1912. " Kahorc." Kllerelie: At. the A.R.C. Summer Mating of 1917-38, Hymestra (Bst 61b) ran a dead-heat with King Lupin (Bst 12lb) in the Railway Handicap; won the Royal Stakes under Bst 9lb, and the Newmarket Handicap under 9st 6lb. Hymestra ranked as a throe-year-old at the period named. NOTES BY PHAETON. POPULAR TAKAPUNA. The popularity of meetings held at, the North Shore under the auspices of the Takapuna Jockey Club was strikingly exemplified on Saturday last, when a record crowd crossed the harbour in order to assist at the spring gathering held by that body, and it proved one of the most enjoyable of the many pleasant meetings held at the marine suburb. The weather was beautifully line, there was not, si single jarring note throughout the whole day. and. with good fields and several exciting contests eventuating, those who made the journey to 'Devonport were well I repaid. As the totalizator receipts on Saturday exceeded by £1955 the sum ! handled during the whole two days in | 1916. it would seem safe to conclude that an increase of something like £40.000 will I hare to be noted if the weather on the j second day should prove favourable. ROYAL IRISH, THE GAME. It is truly remarkable how old geldings at times retain their brilliancy, and, bo far ;;s Auckland is concerned, Royal Irish is entitled to a good place. Here he is, 11 years' old. after much racing, and found equal to winning a race like the Alison Cup, in which a very solid pace was set from the start, and which ho had to win at the right end by true grit It was one of the most genuine triumphs on the part of a veteran in a race of like class registered' here for a long time past, and the congratulations that came to John Williamson on the success which attended his colours when carried by Royal Irish at the North Shore wer e of that warm and hearty character meaning much to be stored in memory. ' BAY OF PLENTY CLUB." Tn view of the situation ruling the Bay of Plenty Jockey Club would appear to have taken a wise step in advancing the date of their annua! meeting a. day, for such will enable visitors from Auckland to leave here on the evening of December 10. and be back on th« morning of the 12th. The alteration made, there can be little doubt, will enable a good number to make the journey that would otherwise have been compelled to remain in Auckland. fibrseOTmers are ?gain reminded that nominations for all events close to-day at 5 p.m., and these may be lodged either with the secretary, Mr. Jack Guinness, at Tauranga, or with Mr. H. Hayr, Victoria Street, Auckland. LEAVES FROM MY NOTEBOOK. The president of the Auckland Racing Club, Hon. E. Mitchelson, returned from a vis'it to Sydney on Monday last by the Maheno. Outing his stay in New South Wales, Mr. Mitchelson paid a visa to Kandwick. where he observed many improvements. There was, however, no racing on the A.J.C. ground during his visit, but he journeyed to Rcsehill and Canterbury Park on various days when racing was in progress at those places. Mr. Mitchelson comes back from his Australian visit thoroughly convinced that Ellerslie is in every respect well up to anything he witnessed on the other side of the Tasman Sea. a Shortly after Royal Irish had registered his victory in the Alison Cup I went in search of his owner- ! trainer, Mr. J. Williamson, in order to ascertain the exact age of the! veteran racer who has placed himself so prominently in the limelight as a wellpreserved veteran, and I ascertained that he bad completed his eleventh year. This, I found out subsequently, is borne out by the Turf Register, which shows that the brown celding ran as a three-year-old in 1911. It may be accepted as quite certain that even John Williamson, with all his optimism and knowledge of handling unsound equines. entertained no hopes some seasons back of Royal TriVh racing at eleven years old. for his foreleg? had to be fired. To keep Royal Irish on. his legs can be voted a genuine triumph, and it is highly pleasing to know that the man most deserving enjoys the full fruits of the patience displayed in dealing with a difficult case. The fine weather that prevailed on Saturday last no doubt played a strong part in encouraging a largo number of visitors to the Takapuna Meeting to wait for the concluding event of the programme, and the crowd present to witness the favourite, Lord Kenilwortli. win the Cheltenham Handicap comprised many thousands. That the speculative spirit was strong- to the end of the day at the North Shore gathering was strikingly illustrated in connection with the six lurlongs race, trie sum invested reaching to £10.394, whirl, was £412 in excess of the. amount put through on the leading event, the Alison (up. When the Australian-bred Khublai Khan finished up in third place "in the decision of the Holjsoii Handicap at K!lersli on the sth inst, he was widely ticked off as an early winner in " hack" company. The highly-bred son of Aryan and Tartar made a rea pea ranee on the scene at Takapuna on Saturday laet. when he was saddled up to contest the Ngataringa' Handicap with 9st lib, and lie always stood out. favourite. The food-looking bay horse «as making a gm.ril effort t'> improve his position all the way up the hack and across the "top stretch, hut he never got closer than third, and «as unplaced at the close of the cont <■:.«. Australian bred Lord Kenilwortli. awho ran ,i fiivt and a (lose second at the A.B.C. Spring Meeting, wag pounced upon as " the good thin:.'' of the afternoon at the Takapuna meeting on Saturday last, when he set, out to contest the Cheltenham Handicap tinder the handy impost of 7.st 12Jb. Lord Kenil worth always stood out favourite, and. jumping off well, he had worked.! himself into the lead two furlongs from home and scored decisively from Simonides. Ivord Kenilworth wan timed to run hjs six furlongs in lm 13 4 5;-, and, as lie completed his task with ease, it is quite evident that he i* an accornplishh-ed sprinter.

The Tiri Hurdle Race, decided at Takapuna on Saturday last, was summed up in favour of Movement, and the connections of the Taranaki mare appeared to be quite in accord with that view, for she was always forcing the pace. Tenacious, however, ehot up with a very stiff challenge at the last hurdle, and the Gluten gelding, r getting the best of the favourite, won by half a length. Possibly a, little too much 5 use was made of Movement, but that must not be allowed to stand in the way of a proper appreciation of Tenacious' winning effort, for he was being hard ridden two furlongs from home. A Bill was recently passed by the New South Wales "Parliament, whereby country clubs in that State will be allowed 5 per cent, instead, of 3 per cent, under I the old Act. The Premier of New South t Wales stood sponsor for the Bill, and that, of course, ensured the necessary support to carry it through. It is expected [J that with a. larger percentage the country . club will now show a stronger desire to favour the machine as against the bookmaker. • Miss Kllice, the highly-bred daughter • of Bronzino a"nd Elegance, who had not won a race since February last, when she scored in a Maiden Handicap at To Awa--7 mutu, came out of her shell unexpectedly j at Takapuna on Saturday and beat a field of 20 in tire Melrose Handicap. As Miss Kllice figured ninth in order of favouritism, " it may be inferred that a solid dividend > followed her victory at the North Shore. 9 The Mystification gelding Step followed. Un his "hurdle victory at Ellerslie a fortnight back by winning the Ponui Hurdle • Race at the Takapuna meeting on Satur--1 day. There was a field of 14 to oppose 1 Step, but he made short work with the 9 lot. Jumping boldly throughout. Step romped home an easy winner, and he • finished eo well as to lead to the conclu- ' eion that he will stay a longer course than ') a mile and a half. t When Royal Irish defeated Tinopai by 1 a neck in the Alison Cup, he was in receipt of 191b from the Stepniak mare. In the St. Andrew's Handicap (run over a course a furlong and a-half fess than Saturday's race), the pair will meet at a difference of 141b. On figures it should be a close thing between the pair. Possibly Tinopai will be more benefited than her rival by Saturday's race, but the I veteran can be depended upon to put up another game bid for victory. Catalani, who figures in the Railway Handicap with the minimum impost, is 1 identical with the English -bred mare by 1 Catmint—Symbolism, sold by auction in ; Canterbury recently for 825gns. Further f than she is now the property of Mr. A. J. Nicholls, of Wanganui. nothing is known regarding the highly-bred mare's future. 5 Catalani is to be trained by R. Brough, of t, Hawera. 3 The Feilding Jockey Club open their - spring meeting on Saturday next. The i , leading event is the St. Andrew's Handil' cap (one mile and a-half), in which the l I following horses are engaged :- i 90, Dusky Eve 8.11, Athens 11. 8.1, iiMarqueteur 7.12. Rose Pink 7.11, First t.' Salute 7.7. Windorah 7.3, Night Raider 1 7.0, Moutoa Ivanova 6.15, Warstar 6.7, » Bingham 6.7, Sjlenus 6.7. The Taumarunui Racing Club has received a, capital list of Dominations for their annual race meeting, and a successful gathering should result. The weights are duo to make their appearance on or 1 about Tuesday next. , A slight mistake crept into the list of t i weights for the A.R.C Railway Handicap. I Hymestra's impost in the sii furlongs rare , .being given as 8.12, instead of 8.11. $ I In a field of 11 saddled up to contest I the Borough Handicap at Takapuna on j Saturday last, the Taranaki mare Madam i ' Ristori was made a strong favourite, but •■ i it was a very close thine between victory , j and defeat with th e daughter of Marble II Arch, for Heather Moon, who fought it • i out most gamely with the favourite, ran I his rival to a head. ' Auckland-owned two-year-olds are not 1 being heavily taxed this year. There was only a quartette of starters for the £250 at Takapuna, and for a race of a similar value set down for decision at North Shore to-day, there aro only three acceptors. The aged division were strongly in evii dence in the decision of the Alison Cup on , Saturday last. Royal Irish, the winner, is 11 years old, Tinopai nine, and Mulliugar seven. Brightnight. a three-year-old half | brother (by Wolawa) to the New Zea iand Cup winner Noctuiform. won the Flying Handicap at the Queensland Jockey Club's meeting on the 15th inst. TAKAPUNA SPRING MEETING. , TO-DAY'S MEETING AT NORTH SHORE. The Takapuna Jockey Club will bring their spring meeting to a conclusion today, and the acceptances for the eight events forming the programme are such . that racegoers ran be depended upon to again cross the harbour in strong force, in order to assist at the gathering. The first event is tir--d to be started ,at about noon. STANLEY HANDICAP HURDLER, of SCOsovs; one mile and a-half.—Notability 10.8. Battletide 10.6t Happy Valley 9.2. Te Toa 9.9, Campiire Jack 9.0, Lady Elstow 9.0. Slowcoach 9.0, Backfire 9.0. Totara Jack 9.0, Waikura 9.0. CAUTLEY HANDICAP, of 2Sosovs: six furlongs.—Mill o' Cowrie 9.5, Twamai 9.5. . Simomdes 8.10. Madam Ristori 8.9. Crowhurat 8.9. Bilholia 8.3, Hmeamaru 7.11, Stilts 7.10. Rockfield 7.7. Kin» Abbey 7.5, Canzonet 7.0, Heathermoon 6.9, Xama-a-roa 6.7, Jocular 6.7, Canow!ndra 6.7. VAUXHALL HANDICAP, of iOOsoTs; five furlongs— Miss Ellice 10.J, No Mistake 9.10, War Tank 9.10. Miss Leslie 9.8. Clonmel 9.6. Phyllona 9.1, Pretty Ethel 9 1. Oak Abbey 8.13, Finkop 8.12. Formalin 8.11. Winning Lass 8.11. Emerald Hill 8.11, Elate 8.6. Generalissimo 6.5. Forward L»ady 8.5. Ultra Virtu 8.5, Kip Kop 8.5. Valley Queen 8.4, ! Pentagram 8.1, isingarca. 8.1, Actrice 8.0, I Merry Nell 7.12. Gold Plane 7.12. Salvaless 7.12, Scrap o' Paper 7.12. Waikorea 7.12. ' I Impudence 7.10. St. Carl 7.10, Kumara 7.10, i Merry Prince 7.10, Riga 7.10. Lord Masterj ful 7.10. Waifftapai 7.10. Loved One 7.10. j ST. ANDREW'S HANDICAP of SOOsovs. ,-,one mile and :: turlong.—Tinopai 9.5. Lord •Kenilworth 8.7. Bedford 8.7. Roval Irish 8.5. Gold Kip 8.0. Mullingar 7.9. Ohinewairun. . 7..'J, All Talk 7.2, Kf.briquetle 7.1 Windorah ! 7,0, Waiuta 6.9, Killard 6.7, Lady Energy 6.7. Persian Prince 15.7. Delysian (i.7. C'orre- , gidor 6.7. I KAKINO HANDICAP, of 250sovs. five furI longs.--Landslide 9.7, Jaffna 7.3, Lovelight I 6.12. I'UPUKE HANDICAP, of 200sov?, seven. I furlongs.- -Tama-a-roa 9.3, Khublai Khan ,8.1.3, Kilbeggati 8.11. Miss Elliee 8.9. Tinokaha 8.6. Night-time 8.6 General Stephen ' 8.5. M>3tres Biddy 8.5. Golden PeU.l 8.4. General Advance 8.2. Woody Gien 8.1. Multi- . plane 8.1, Persian King 7.13. Don't 7.12. . Lady Klysian 7.9, Tom Moore 7.7, New Zealand 7.4. Admiral Advance 6.13, Hessian 6.12, Act rice 6.12. Monocrat. 6.12. Peria 6.12. KAWAU. HURDLES, of 250sovs. about one mile and three-quarters.—Movement 117, Luperino 10.12. Tenacious 10.12. Garryowen 10.8. Marconi 3.9. Entente Cordial© 9.0, Seville 9.0. j WELTER HANDICAP of 275sovs. seven furlongs.-. Gold Kip 9.10. Simonides 9.10. Kelcanui 9.2. Housewife 9.2. Fabriquetle 8.13. Corregidor 8.5, Kereone 8.2, Elate 7.7. Glen C»nnie 7.7, Scottish Knight 7.7. TAUMARUNUI RACING CLUB. The following is a list of the nominations received for the Taumarunui Racing Club's : meeting, to be held on December 19: — j MATAI'UNA HANDJCAP.-Exeel, MiddleI mark, .Happy Valley, Jocular. Monocrat. | Lady Elysian, Royal Prince. Penella.. No ,',. Bother, • Whitehall. Forest Gold. Navana, Master Shirley, Explode. Toby, Potaerau. 1 Independence. Lady I'elain, Bell of the ' Gump. Zimnue, Valley Queen. 1 j CUP. —Mill o' Gowrie, Persian King, i Mcltrhikofi. Corregidor, Luperino, KD- , beggan, Gaycium, Independence, Madam '.Ristori. Escaped. Silenus. \\ NOVICE HANDICAP.-Romance, Backfire. Bonnie Mabel. Penella, Dead Sweet, 1 . Pitoro, Lady Elstow, Calm Abbey, Earl .; Marshall. Kitty Lewis. Master-Shirley. Te- ' ora. Irish Abbey. Elate, Kuranui. Bell of _ , the Camp, Pablo. ' j OWHANCO l HANDlCAP.—lsingarch. Persia:! Prince. PenelJa, Lady Elstovr. Forest , Gold, Manopole. Ditto. Mala Am, Sir Clyde, - Elate, Novation. General Stephen. RANGAROA HANDICAP.—King Abbey. Jocular. Royal Prince. Caballero. Kil- ' l>eggan. Calm Abliey,- Gaycium, Potaerau, , i Madam Ristori. Valley Queen. i\ TARINGAMOTU HANDICAP. - Middle- - ! mark. Monocrat, Backfire, Penella, ' Dead , Sweet. Monopole. Glenval, .-luplode. Winsome Art, Elate, Pablo, Ditto, General " ! Stephen. •| MANUNUI WELTER—Reka.nui, Melt, t. 1 chikoff, Persian Prince. Corregidor. Forest | Gold. ■ Ditto. Elate, Novation, Kilbeggan, .•Escaped. Silenus. ]\ M ATI ERE HACK HANDICAP.-Middle- • mark. Happy Valley, Romance. Monocrat, Lady Elysian. Royal Prince. Penella, No 5 Bother Whitehall.. Teora, Earl Marshall, , Lady hlstow. Monopole, Ditto, Luperino , Glenvale, Mata Ara. Toby, Irish Abbey, Independence, Bell of the Camp. Kuranui. J Zimniia, Excel, Knight.

NOTES FROM ELLERSLIE. a a There is little doubt that horses fore tunate enough to be well placed near the ■ inside at the starting posts at Takapuna have an advantage over those drawing ._ outside positions, while the horse with y an average "amount of speed that can work i its way to the front before the home bend t is reached has all the best of matters in y most cases. Miss Elliee, Step, Golden ' Petal, and Lord Kenilworth were a quartette who really had Uheir races won when f they entered the straight in the lead. Depredation moved sore- in his prelimin--5 ary for the Alison Cup, and though his r coicurs could be distinguished prominently j Before the straight entrance, he never . put any real dash into his work on the i firm track, and was well outside the placey money. He. will be taken home to New 6 Plymouth, but his owner-trainer is undecided as yet whether he will contest ty,e Auckland Cup. It will probably defc peifH upon whether he throws off the sorep nes< he is troubled with. Misß Leslie did not begin with he'r >* customary dash on Saturday, and probs, ably found her welter impost troublesome. However, if the daughter of Ely•j sian could draw a favourable position at the starting post for to-day's engagement i she would need consideration on her ■- Ellerilic display, where she showed up e each day with tha beginners. 8 The placing of Persian King second in p j the Ngataringa Handicap on Saturday met a ' with surprise by occupants of the meme j hers' stand, but several near the judge's box have no doubt as to the correctness of the placings. Persian King is stated to have been unfortunate, meeting with interruption at one stage of the race. i Phyllona, who was made favourite for r the Melrose Handicap at Takapuna on 1 Saturday, was reported to have galloped . very attractively on the North Shore track during last week,'which probably i accounted for her position in the mar--5 ket. She failed to gain place-money. All Talk does not seem quite good enough for the handicap class, but up to ' nine furlongs in the welter class may be . worth consideration. He was tried as a i hurdler in private and cleared fences well r enough to suggest he would be dangerous • to the opposition if given the opportunity. Bedford was finishing on well in fourth f place at the close of the Cheltenham Handicap on Saturday last, but did not move . off the mark with the same dash as some ; of the speedy beginners. However, the - son of Bunya does not appear to be ' going hack entirely with his increasing ' years and if started day will not be ! altogether discarded. Pretty Ethel surprised onlookers at , Takapuna by the speed she displayed in the early stages of the Melrose Handicap. . and if she can repeat the Fame dash must . be troublesome in sprint hack events in the near future. * i Formalin ran a creditable third in the • Melrose Handicap at Takapuna on Saturday, arid can be kept in mind when the i : hack fields happen to be weak. Neither King Abbey or Generalissimo, : hacks with reputations for jpeed, were produced on Saturday. Quite a number [, are anxiously waiting to give their sup- , port to the former when he is stripped for j action over a sprint course. ; i Night Time, who finished fourth in the r Borough Handicap on Saturday, caught , the eye pleasingly as one likely to perform i creditably in hack company before the • , • season is very far advanced. " He will probably start in a seven-furlong hack event , •to-day with P. Brady in the saddle, but ' i may not be thoroughly ready to shpw his . best over that distance yet awhile. Pendoon could do no better than finish , fourth among the hack hurdle class at Takapuna on Saturday. That was the best he was capable of, but on his track work he may be expected to do better with a 'j little more racing. He has not been taken ' in hand seriously for a. preparation more than a couple of months. To, Toa and Happy Valley were a pair of hack hurdlers s%en out at Takapuna , last Saturday who may require time and i reasoning over fences, when they may imake good. Both were prominent in the early stages last Saturday. M. McDonald, who rode Royal Irish to victory in the Alison Clip on Saturday, only secured the mount owing to Reed being over-weight. McDonald will ride the :xui of Souk again this afternoon, , while he has also -been engaged to ride ' Windorah in his Feilding engagement on Saturday. i I Battletide was only defeated by Nota- , ' bility for second honours in the Ponui i ! Hurdles the last few lengths, and if he ; ! had not started in the Melrose Handicap .'■ earlier in the day it looked as if Nota- ? bility's supporters would not have reaped ■ ; a dividend. \ Mullingar cannot be a back number yet . awhile, for he made the pace merry for a mile in the Alison Cup, and then : ! finished on again in third place, clearly '. ! indicating that his party have every i ' reason to view his prospects in the near [ future with some hope. Mountain Gold was noticed up hand}' to 1 the placed horses at the close of the Alison | j Cup on Saturday, on which showing the ' sou of Multitid and Necktie should prove ' a serviceable member of C. Coleman's I team over middle distances; Manuka vi finished, with the second J ; bunch in the Ngataringa Handicap last . j Saturday. but failed to get among • the placings. The son of Wairiki ;s evidently on the improve, and will be kept in mind for minor meetings. Tom Moore made a good showing ; j throughout the Ngataringa Handicap inst I Saturday. He is by St. Paul from Maggie Moore, who won a few hurdle races down in the Taranaki district when racing. When Garryowen and Movement went out to make the pace as fast as possible in , the Tiri Hurdles on Saturday, their horsemen played right into the pockets of the connections of the well-seasoned Tenacious, for they beat themselves, and Tenacious came along with something in reserve over the business end and leaped the large end of the stake. If the .-ice '■ had been run under ordinary conditions • Movement would probably have won, and i though she has a few pounds more to carry this afternoon she may again be elected favourite. Valley Queen, who finished third to No Mistake and Miss» Leslie in the fivefnrlotig hack event at Ellerslie, will be a competitor in a similar class at Takapuna to-day. Con was very sore and cut about after . the fall experienced at Takapuna on ', Saturday, which is the cause of his absence from the acceptance card to-day. H. Robinson, ,1. o'Shea, and Stan. , Reid were New Zealand horsemen who , returned from Australia by Monday's boat. Prince Charleroi and Stammer recently , joined J. Chishoim's team at headquarter?. B. Deeley will ride Mullingar in his engagement at Takapuna to-day. { Fabriqiiette is to be ridden bv Downing . m the principal event at Takapuna tol day. H. Goldfinch, who arrived from the " South yesterday, will probably be found , riding A alley Queen in her hack enjiaifement to-day. One of J. o'Shea's mounts at Taka- . puna A this afternoon will be War Tank in th¥ hack sprint. - Rathlin and Middlemark were a pair of _ hurdle aspirants to school satisfactorily 1 over hurdles at headquarters yesterday. " Battletide will be ridden by E. Warner - in his hurdle engagement to-day, while H. Burt will ride Notability. Slowcoach made a fair showing in the - hack hurdle class at Takapuna. last Satur- ; day. r. Tutchen will probably have the _ mount on him this afternoon. ; Uncle Ned is likely to figure among the , nominations for the Manawatu Cup, to be run on Boxing Dav.

AUCKLAND SUMMER MEETING.

CUP AND RAILWAY WEIGHTS.

BY PHAETON. Tlie near approach of another summer meeting a* Ellerslie under the A.R.C. is heralded by the declaration of the weights for the Auckland Cup aDd Railway Handicap, and with a large number of horses engaged in each race, Mr. F. J. McManemin's adjustment provides material for a deal of consideration. THE CUT. In framing the Cupthandicap Mr. McManemin selected Gloaming to head the! list, and in awarding The Welkin gelding ! an impost 101b over age he has I not left it open to any doubt how he regards Mr. G. D. Greenwood's flyer. It' may, I think, be regarded a* doubtful if! Mr. Greenwood will set his horse the task of winning the Auckland Cup under 9st 101b. Sasanof (9st 61b) can apparently be written out. Vagabond (Bst 101b) has received an impost lllb in excess of that which he carried to victory in the New Zealand Cup, and he can be ticked off as j one well taken care of; and Mascot, who is J placed on the same level as the Martian , gelding, is to be preferred, for she won I the Canterbury Cup, in good style. Some ! Boy 11. (Bst Sib) JLs an attractive little I horse, but a journey considerably | less than two miles will, I think, i bo more to his liking. Uncle Ned j (Bst 81b) has received his fall deserts, and at a difference of 91b I would prefer Dusky Eve. This son of Signor was responsible for a good performance in February last, when he won the Wanganui Cup (one mile and three-quarters) in 2m 595, and he is regarded as a stayer. Snub (Bst 61b) I take to be nicely treated, and all being well with him on Boxing Day he will, I fancy, prove the safest to trust from Bst upwards. The Martian gelding ran several good races in Australia, and his concluding effort in the Melbourne Cup under Bst 81b was not without merit, even though he was counted out of a place. Depredation, Dusky Eve, Battle Song, and Mangamahoe, who are all awarded a like impost7st 131bcan be voted a highly interesting quartette. % Three years back Depredation scored a victory in the Ellerslie race under 7st 51b; Dusky Eve carried j 7st 31b to victory in the WaDganui Cup, in l which he ran a mile and three-quarters in 2m 595; Battle Song won the Napier Cup i under 7st 101b, while Mangamahoe scored '■ a victory in the King Edward Memorial ! Handicap under 7st 101b. Landed at the I post in his best form Depredation would ' be popularly selected to beat his rivals on j the same mark. Mangamahoe's effort over a mile and a half course this month was performed so well that it seemed as though he cbuld have gone further; and possibly Richard Hannon may elect to give his highly-bred brown gelding an opportunity to distinguish "himself over two miles when the Auckland Cup comes up for decision on Boxing Day. Heathereote j (7st 81b) managed to get up into third place in the New Zealand Cup, and as he showed that he could stay he has earned his impost. Melee (7st), Lucid (7st), and Affectation (6st 131b), and Blue Cross (6st 71b) read to me the best at the tail of the handicap; but it is quite likely that something further will loom up from the. light-weight division before the day arrives. THE RAILWAY HANDICAP. Some Boy H. heads the list in the Railway Handicap with 9st 21b, and set for the race he will probably beat more than will beat him. King Lupin and Silver Link are each awarded 9st lib, and that leaves them both with a chance. Spanner (Bst 131b) will have a large number of followers if he reaches the scene in proper form. Rossini and Surveyor, who are labelled level with Bst 121b! can be voted a dangerous pair. Rossini is accepted as an accomplished sprinter, and though Surveyor has so far failed to earn a winning bracket this season he is marked good up to a mile and a-quarter, and this three-quarters of a mile race may not puzzle' him. However, the two three-year-olds may find Hymestra (Bst 111b) a very hard nut to crack. In the race of 1917 (at which time he ranked as a three-year-old. Hymestra carried Bst 61b and ran a dead heat with King Lupin (Bst 121b), and he was subsequently dubbed one of Wie best sprinters in the Dominion. The son of Hymettus failed to earn distinction in Australia, but his concluding effort at Flemington in the Cantala Stakes, on the Ist inst.. was not without merit, for he carried Bst 91b into third place with 17 opponents behind him. There is some reason to place a tick opposite the name of Hymestra for the Railway Handicap. Croesus (Bst 61b), Onslaught (Bst 61b), Affectation (Bst 41b), and Lord Kenilworth (Bst 21b) have nothing to complain of; and lower down the list Torfreda (7st 71b), Bonny Briar (6st 121b). and Tinokaha (6st 71b), may repay watching. __a THE WEIGHTS. AUCKLAND CUP of £3000. Two mile*. St. lb at lb Gloamine .. 9 10 Battle Array.. 7 0 Sasanof .. 9 (i Lucid .. 7 0 Vagabond .. 810 Rose Pink .. 613 Mascot .. 810 Affectation .. 613 Some Boy 11. 8 8 Wamlane .. 6 12 Uncle Ned .. 8 8 Hurrv Ud .. G 9 Client ..8 7 The Sneaker.. 6 9 Snub ..8 6 Housewife .. 6 9 Afterglow .. 8 4 Ohinewairua. . 6 9 King LuDin.. 8 3 'Windoriih .. 6 7 Red Ribbon .. 8 3 Starland .. 6 7 Kilmoon -.. 8 1 Bonnie H'ther 6 7 Surveyor .. 8 0 Rose Wreath 6 7 Bonnie Maid.. 8 0 Blue Cross*.. 6 7 Battle Sins .. 7 13 Matatane .. 6 7 Gaziqtie .. 713 Sunart .. 6 7 Karo .. .. 713 Motuihi • ..6 7 Depredation . . 7 13 Gold'n Orozier 6 7 Mangamahoe.. 7 13 Tressida .. 6 7 Dusky Eve .. 7 13 Mountain Gold 6 7 Punka .. 7 12 Moutoa Ivanova 6 7 Tinonai .. 7 12 Rebuff ..67' Alteration .. 711 Bonnie Briar 6 7 Hwithercote ..7 8 Old Gold .. 6 7 Taiamai .. 7 8 Palm Oil ..6 7 Impediment .. 7 8 War Star .. 6 7 L'd Kenilw'rth 7 5 Tabasco .. 6 7 Wardanror .. 7 4 Kileour .. 6 7* Marotiptenr .. 7 4 Killard .. 6 7 Gold Kin .. 7 4 Guerre a Mort 6 7 Ard-na-Kee .. 7 1 Waiuta .. 6 7 MullineAr .. 7 0 Warlike .. 6 7 Melee ..7 0 Falstaff ..6 7 Wardancer ..74 RAILWAY HANDICAP of £1000. Sir furlongs. _ st lb st lb Some Bov 11. 9 2 Trespass ..7 1 Silver Link ..9 1 Statuette ..7 0 King Lurjin ..9 1 Bonnv Briar.. 6 12 Spanner .. 8 13 Ermine .. 6 10 KoFsini .. 8 12 Murihiku .. 610 Surveyor .. 8 12 Kins? Abbey.. 6 7 Hymestra ..811 Hineamaru ..6 7 Gazique ..8 9 Rockfield ..6 7 Acre .. ..8 8 Escaped ..6 7 Croesus ..8 6 Miss Gold ..6 7 Onslaught .. 8 6 Orange Bitt'rs 6 7 4J 11 > tl .. ..8 5 Nantville ..6 7 Taiamai ..8 4 Philomela ..6 7 aS™, .'•■ •' A 4 Archie ..6 7 Affectation .. 8 4 Active 6 7 T Punk ,- -, •■, 8 3 Sundance '.'. 6 7 t.ord Kenilw rth 8 2 Mentmore ..6 7 Hpnetter .. 7 12 First Blow ..6 7 Lingerie .. 712 Macduff ..6 7 Bedford .. 711 Kilbeggan ..6 7 Snlfanello .. 711 Kileour ..6 7 Tismtiya .. 710 Makepeace ..6 7 Warplane ..7 9 Canzonet ..0 7 himomdes ..78 P'nce Charleroi 6 7 Torfreda. ..77 Tinokaha ..6 7 Crowhurst ..7 7 Sneochmaker .. 6 7 »80-peep ..7 7 Comedy Prince 6 7 Killowen . . 7 6 No Mistake ..67 Battle Array 7 6 Sandy M'Donald 6 7 Rose Wreath.. 7 S Fluency .. 67 Killala ... 7 4 Jutland ..6 7 Mim Mimic.. 7 2 Catalani ..6 7 Bitholia . . 7 2

AUCKLAND TROTTING CLUB. The forthcoming summer meeting aX Alexandra Park, to be held under the auspices of the Auckland Trotting Club, promises to be the most noteworthy gathering of its class held in this district: and by offering the sum of £9150 for competition during the three days over which the meeting extends the authorities of that body have certainly placed a powerful magnet on the table to attract, a large list of entries. The prize attached to the Auckland Trotting Cup is £1500, and the other two leading events —the Summer Cup and President's Handicap are each worth £650, while no race of a less value. than £150 figures on the programme. No- \ minations for all events close on Decem- j ber 5, at five p.m. j