RACING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18325, 15 February 1923, Page 5

RACING.

THE TURF IN AUSTRALIA. ;: ACCEPTANCES "FOil BIG EVENTS:; A. and N.Z. MELBOURNE. Feb. 14. The Viotoria Amateur Turf Club's meeting opens on Saturday next. The following are the acceptances for the leading events to be run on the first day:— , THE OAKLEIGH PLATE of £2000; 5} fur.Demetrius,, 9.4; Weedah. 9.3 Sunburst, 9.1; Lisnavane. 9.0; Battleplane, 8.12; Kosina. 8.7; War ant on, 8.6; Blue Cross, 8.5; Abbeville, 8.5; King Carnival, Sonora, 7.11; Charlecote, 7.10; Coleus. 7.9; Skirling, 7.8; Quiokshot, 7.6; Little Flower, .'7.6: Threecasta, 7.4; St. Roseate, Sylosen, Chelidori, 6.11; Jack Horonda, 6.9. For the second day the following acceptances have been posted for the leading raoe:— ■/■■•:.: -'. /./,;.•■; ■•.;'.;-• - THE 26th CAULFIELD FUTURITY STAKES of £3000; 7 fur.—Eurythraio, Demetrius, Wish Wynne. Antarian, Easingwold, Caserta, Salatis, Battleplane, Rosina, Golden Beauty, Maid of the Mist, Little Flower, Desires, Sylosen, Intriguer, Kingsfield, Mediterranean, Boronia, Black Beard, Mestisa, St. AntonPendulous filly. THE AUSTRALIAN CUP. .. .« A.' and N.Z. ' MELBOURNE, Feb. 14. The first acceptances for the Australian Cup include the New Zealand horses, Radiant Light, The Cypher, Insurrection, Molyneux. Truthful was withdrawn from the Cup to-day. No New Zealand horses are engaged in the Newmarket Handicap, ,'•:.;■,•-•■.* »..,, " " ' ' '...'■■'--' THE TARANAKI CUP. The Taranaki Jockey Club's Autumn Meeting opens at New Plymouth to-day when the principal event, wil be the Taranaki Cup. of £750, li miles, in which the following horses are> engaged:— Off, 9.10; Sunart, 8.10; Surveyor, 8.8; Mark Time. 8.3; Zircon, 7.8; Tinohoro, 7.5: Stork, 7.2; Kareao, 6.11; Crucelle, 6.9; Skylight, Cammy, 6.7. -. ■•.-_■ ~-.:;' TARANAKI SCRATCHINGS. ';'-: [BT TELEGBAPH.— ASSOCIATION.] NEW PLYMOUTH. Wednesday. Sunart has been scratched for the Taranaki Cup, and The Hawk and Lady Ridicule tor all engagements at the Taranaki Jockey Club's Meeting NOTES FROM ELLERSLIE. BT ABCHEB. At Ellerslie yesterday morning Hokemai and Totara Jack were companions in a schooling task over the sod-wall, double and stone-wall. Both horses gave satisfactory displays, although Totara Jack chanced the stone-wall a bit. .-.'•■ ..-.•■- ■ , .. _ -'.. By the Wakatere the ' racehorses Bute Sound, Canowindra, Briflht Light, Gold Plane,- Shortlaud, Boomerday, Peter Marwell, Toddy, Elsie Aroha, and Narrow Neck, all of whom have engagements at the Thames Jockey Club's meeting, were shipped to the Thames yesterday. ~ , The Southern light-weight, E. Garrett, is to have the mount on Narrow Neck in the Goldfields Cup. ■ " \. , ', ' Mr. R. Wynyard officiated as judge at the combined meetings at Te Kuiti, and will proceed to the Thames to officiate in a like capacity at the meeting there on Saturday and Monday.