AUCKLAND MEETING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18388, 2 May 1923, Page 6

AUCKLAND MEETING.

■-;'■": ' ' _____ ' ';- 1 . NOTES ON THE RACING. BY PICADOR. "' '" Honours among the -. trainers were very evenly divided ■ ,at V the Auckland Trotting Club's Autumn Meeting, A. Julian iPyramus, twice) being the only mentor to to more than one race. Others to prepare a. winner were: A Ayers (Lady. Irving), W. Keleey (Mulwaree). '*' J. Bryco (Alto Chimes},;;.. J. Teddy, juu., (Anselm), ■F. Holmes :, {Lady Joan), A. McSweeriey' (My Junior), G:. G. Hill (Blair Audubon), W. J. Tomkinson (Worthy Bingen), A. Bryce ■ (Reliance), P. Riddle : (Minton Derby), —. Bullock (Ivy, Audubon), W. Orange (Brendo), G. Paton (All Bell), and 0. G. Lee (Heather ( Girl).

F. Holmes (Lady Joan and Pyramus),' J. Bryco (Reliance: and Alto Chimes), R. A. McMillan (Anselm , and Heather Girl/, with two wins each, t were the. most successful among the riders and.-■ drivers, while A; Ayres (Lady Irving), W. Keleey (Mulwaree), A. Julian (Pyramus), A. ;McSweeney (My Junior), W. • Willetts . (Blair ■ Audubon), W. J. Tomkinson (Worthy Bingen), P. J Riddle (Minton Derby), A. Corrigan (Ivy Audubon), W. Orange (Brendo). and G. Patori (All Bell) each steered a winner..; ■'.-•.".'. "_/'■•-'■■ .',"■•,.5. -r.

- - After his convincing s win on the firot day Worthy Bingen was a pronounced favourite for the Barn Handicap, Trot, but he left backers lamenting; by running across to the outside fence pear the crossing, arid.stopping before the field had gone more than two furlongs. Evidently, he is a bit of a wayward gentleman;:" i'." :'!.:.;. " •,,,.•" " Only' two favourites proved successful during the day. these being; My. Junior 'if and Blair Audubon, who were successful in ; the two concluding events. ■ .- ~ . •,;^ v .....

A feature! of the day's racing was the sen-: sational . dividend returned by Lady Irving when she annexed the Barn Trot Handicap and made a return of /something in 'the vicinity of a century to her few Supporters, This wa« not. the only, surprise win of the day, for in the next race,, the Manukari Handicap, another little fancied one in Mulwaree prevailed and paid close on a. half-century. These are two of the largest dividends that have been paid at Alexandra Park for. come time, j : ;■ " .' ' -.:.;■ :

Lady Irving, a fine-looking .< mare by Sir William out of an Irvington mare. Tan unnoticed on the first day. and nobody seemed to know a great deal- about .her,- but getting to the front early she was never doing her best, and . won: the« Barn Handican with something in band. She hailsfrom Canter-' bury, and it is something out of the ordinary for. a representative from that province to pay such a long price. More should be heard of this mare. • ? Reta Huon went a good race in th© Barn Handicap, but she had no chance of conceding the winner such a big start. -Considering her first day showing she made an excellent return for 6econd.;- . - ■ . Mulwaree registered a surprise win in the Manukau Handicap, which" was his first sine© coming, to the ■ Dominion. He'appears to have improved somewhat of late, but he may never reach good class. _■ Had. she struck a gait quickly in 'the Manukau Handicap Florrie Bingen must have won. for she tangled for fully a furlong before- settling down and thus lost all of her handicap. Under- the circum-tancee her second was a meritorious one. This mare is very s—lart. and should win races next season. Her form at the meeting was very consistent, two starts resulting in two seconds. Patiently driven by J. Bryce, Alto Chime« »made his effort over th© final quarter in the Prince of Wales Handicap, and staying «n better than he has -done on occasions won nicely. '. ' . '~■.-." The public .went solidly for the Australian horse Sheik in : the Prince of Waleg Handicap, and he gave them an 'excellent run. but found the task of givine Alto Chimes a .bit beyond him. Sheik has done well in New Zealand, having earned £1095 in stake money and a gold cup valued at lOOgns. Lady Joan paced two good races, winning the Liverpool Handicap and running third in the Prince of Wales Handicap. She was responsible for most of the pace in the latter event but tired over the,. concluding stage* "V?,while rshe, is capable of going two miles solidly she is more at home over shorter courses at the present juncture. : The gentleman who races under the assumed name of Mr. Remington " got more than the £500. expended in the purchase of Pyramus by the two successes and the second registered by the Australian-bred mare in* her four starts at the meetins. Pvramus is a. solid mare, and is Undoubtedly on the improve,, and she should be seen to advantage again. "":'■':•..-. '■:••'-,: « ,*-.■•■: Imnorted Rev De .Oro showed o'entv or speed in the Adams' Memorial Handicap, but he failed to stay, and was well beaten at the finish- With more racing he may manage to stay better. ■'■.-■ Anselm was specially ' reserved for' the Adams Memorial, and though he left his feet on two occasions: during the running nevertheless managed io»win. This fellow is very speedy, and should fee a bett«r day.

-■v With a ; lap, to go in the Liverpool ' Handicap .: Snowshoo :• appeared ■ to be too far . back { to stand 'a: chance,' but he : finished as only ; a- good one can,'-and'Secured| third h place. There ' tfre few more brilliant pacers i than gelding in the Dominion; ,;;; ' ~'.■,' '-'■' 'I C. G. " Dunleavy was -to have ridden Lady Evelyn in the Farewell Handicap, but while doing her preliminary the mare fell and gave him a nasty shaking. Another rider was substituted. ,;: ; : v :.'-: " ;'y ■~-;;. ; That good trotter Al Mack was very groggy after contesting the Members' ; Trot. Handicap, and/now that his infirmities are. troubling him it is doubtful whether he will do much more ' racing. Ho ' should be ' a good proposition ; for breeding purposes. : Pani was going great guns when things went wrong with him in the Liverpool Handicap, and had all gone well must have run prominently. : \'\ :;;/ MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.., ■ To ( anyone not abreast of the progress : that the light-harness sport has made in Auckland during the past decade a visit to Alexandra Park, the headquarters of . trotting in Auckland, on the occasion of the second day of the Auckland Trotting Club's Autumn Meeting on .Saturday last would have shown striking evidence of the increasing popularity of the sport, in these parts. One drawback - here ■ to . further . progress . is the fact that each year there is no racing from about April: to October, '■' and i extra permits are urgently required so • that ; : the ; sport can be kept alive during the intervening months. Perhaps it is as well that there.<is,to bono trotting here during this winter, for the race-track at Epsom has been subjected to some : severe ordeals since being laid down in grass, and the several months without pacing will enable .the; track to be got in (rood .order for next season. I believe that the : Auckland Trotting Club intends to do everything possible during the intervening months to get the' track into as high a state of perfection as can be done for the opening of the new season. There is no doubt that extra permits are urgently required here for. the further advancement of this popular sport, and when racing legislation next occupies the attention" of Parliament Auckland's claim for inoreased permits -will no doubt receive favourable consideration.'■;. :: The . successful ■ Australian ■ driver., P. Riddle, accompanied. -by , Mrs. Riddle and family, is returning ,to Sydney .-. with Minton Derby, Argus, St., Lucia Lad, and Sheik by the Marama, -which is expected; to sail on Friday. Riddle has' made many friends during . his. stay in Auckland, and also became very popular with the local trainers. It is his intention to return to Auckland with a! team of horses in - time for - next season's trotting. .'■_.' ' ; - '■'-'.?-:':.'.i '.: A Hendricksen has sold : his two-year-old Copra to Mr. F. Smith, a patron. of R. W. Franks' stable. Copra is a chestnut gelding by Great : Audubon . from Cocoanut, hence a half-brother ;to Moneymaker! ■. and ' ColenutHe is engaged in the New Zealand Sapling: Stakes ;at Ashburton ■ next month and the principal three-year-old classics next season. The price is reported to , have been a substantial one. '. ..;,:■'-, ; ;\,' -■'■'.- ■ ■■ ■ - An effort is to be?blade to get the connections of Man-o'-War to send this .good horse to the . Thames to give an exhibition of pacing on' the occasion- of the Thames Trotting Club's:annual meeting, which takes place on Saturday. The: appearance of Man-o'-Wax would be a; star attraction at the country gathering. ;'?;t :■-...:;. -j:-, ;: -.■; ;..;. : :!;,/.:■".;'.v;,-:, /'There were two trotting) events on the programme at the Amberley Racing Club's meeting, held at Riccarton on Saturday last. The Kowai Trot was won by ;Pakoti, with Eric Rothschild and Lord Clan in the other rjlaces:! while Transport annexed the Teviotdale Trot, Quiver and > : Prince Burlington being second - and third -respectively. ■; ■' Globe Derby, Haricot, and Lady Evelyn are ;to be shipped back to Australia: by the Marama on Friday in charge of.their trainer, A. G.Rae, The Melbourne trainer has been right out of luck in the Dominion, and, though his horses earned about £500 in place money, the trip has been a costly one for him. ."■-'•'• ..'-' : - 'vx-.j*.i: ■;'..■•.- .'■

;'c Fred Holmes hurried back home :after the Auckland autumn meeting, taking his horses. Lady ' Joan, ';. Bonny ' Logan,. Rey de Oro, and Willie Lo? an south by the Main Trunk express -on Sunday evening. He hag a number of -v horses "'■'■" engaged at the Forbury. Park meeting, which : opens to-morrow. '.. .

. 'Following on her recent -success, at • the Auckland ■ Trotting Club's Autumn Meeting a Press Association message from Dunedin states that Lady Joan has been penalised ,12yds. '■'■ in the Princ© of' Wales Handicap at the Forbury Park Trotting Club's Winter Meeting, which opens to-morrow. ; , ; /■" P. Riddle will :': have pleasurable recollections i'fo his first ..visit .to Auckland,- for during his stay, here horses trained by him won £3385 in stake-money, besides two gold 1 cups, -both, valued atlOOgns..:,-'