RACING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18964, 11 March 1925, Page 6

RACING.

SEASON'S FIXTURES. NEW Zi«i.A!!n. Starch 13. U—Napier Park RacinK Club. March H. 17—Ohinemuri .Tocltev Club. March 20. 21—Rangitikei Racine Club. March ?l~Bny of Plenty Jockey Club. March 26 and 23-Wellington Racing 4 rub. March 28—Matamaia Racing Club. April 1. 2—-Manawaltt Racing Club, April U. 13— Auckland Racing Club. April IS, 20--A»ondftli» Jockey vbib. .Inno 3. (">, B—Auckland Knvau Club. AUJ.TBAt.ia. March 7 -Victoria. Raring Club. April 11. 115, 15. IS Australian Jockey Club. NOTES HV PH.A ETON, 'HOUSES FOR. AUSTRALIA. A contingent of hop>»\t Irom the Auckland 'district will leave for Sydney Oionly t<> take part in the aujumu and wit ier riming sis New South Wa'.iv. Ji- lias now been definitely arranged that To Kara will leave for Sydney mi March lit. Ho will be accompanied by John B>.\ and Ngarura, who may pay their way in minor events. To Kara lias proved himself a. tirat-f. lass .'layer, and his -recent victory in iW To A rob A Cup indicated that lie wan in excellent condition. I! bo receives roa.sonablo treatment ir«>m the Australian hamlieupprrit and reveals hi-, best form the sou or General Latour tdmuld run prominently in tln> long-distance events. Tt> Kara lias not been over-weighted for the Sydney ('up with 8.11. . His victory in the Auckland Chip was achieved under the impost of 8.4 under that were agaiiwt fast time being recorded, and the manner in which he finished up his task roost impressive. That line Itorae, David, bos been asked to Concede To Kara a stone in the Cup. Should he prove capable, oi doiti.i; «i, tie will bo veil entitled to rank with the great ones of the turf. SI'A KI'KI.T THE STAYEIi. The victory of SpoartVlt in the- King's Plato' of two miles, at weight for age. on the concluding day of the V.11.C. Autumn Meeting cmphaaisps Uu> stamina of the Victorian colt. This feature is all the more pointed from the fact that two ,-roved ,«avers in Lilypond and Back wood occupied the places behind the three-year-old in tin* classic event. The three horses mentioned met m {hi* fast Melboii.rue Cup over tho same, course under banc icap conditions, and took pari in a stirring -finish. Back wood, carrying 8.2, finished first, Spoarielt, with 7.C, second. and Liiypond, B,U, fourth. .In the Kins'* I Matt; SpoarfeltV weight was H.O, Lilypond's 8.11, and Backweod'.- ' .1. From the account ol the race to hand Spearfelt won decisively at tho finish on Saturday. lie is apparently destined to make his murk as a true stayer, and without doubt the good strain of Carbine blood that comes to him through his sire will assist him in this respect. BOOKED FOR A St'ELL. A notable absentee from the nominations for the Wellington Racing Club's Autumn Meeting is Gold Light. nfonnation comes from tho South to the effect that the male is being turned out for a speil. This fine daughter of Hymettua has liad a t : ,re::i ous season, and has richly earned a rest. i.nininencing early m the season. Gol.i .1 i,el,t was in excellent condition when sjo at- o.inted for the A vondale Chip in St.pt em her under the impost, of 9.3. The following month she carried 9.9 into second place behind Musketoon in tho Wellington Handicap, and won the Champion Plate on tho second day of the Wellington Spring Meeting under weight-for-age conditions. At the Canterbury Jockey Club's Spring Meeting! Gold Right finished m second place in the .New Zealand Cup to Huiiart, carrying 9.0. In the Canterbury Cup of 2J miles she won easily under weight-ier-age conditions and equalled the tune record for the distance. She concluded the meeting by annexing the Stead. Gold Cup. At thtf Fliers lie Christinas meeting Gold .Light finished fourth in the Auckland Chip with 9:0, and subsequently wwn the King's late of one mile and the Auckland plate of one and-&-half miles in brilliant style At the Wellington Cup .meeting Gold Light made a, great effort to win the chief event under the burden of 9.7, but was bealen into second .place by Surveyor. In the Wellington Racing Club Handicap, the following day, the Uym-sttus mare carried 9.12, but Jailed to get a place in the mile and three furlongs race. The manner in which Gold Light maintained her condition during a strenuous season, in which her staying capacity under substantia! weights was taxed to the utmost," speaks volumes fur tier stamina it also say-<, much for Hie ability of h«-r veteran trainer, Stewart Wadded!, in keepins bet strung up to concert pitch throughcut a heavy season's racing. "WELLINGTON AUTUMN MEETING, Interest, will shortly be focused on the Wellington Racing Club's Autumn Meeting, for which entries closed last week. The 'Thompson Handicap has attracted 34 nominations, and the mile race is sure to provide an interesting contest. The Treiitham Gold Gup, of two miles, under weight-for-age conditions, has drawn II entries, but this number Includes Gloaming, who is expected to leave for Sydney before the Wellington meeting. Auckland horses include Surveyor and Far North. Following are the nominations for the Thompson Handicap and Trentham Gold Cup,:— THOMPSON HANDICAP of lOOOsnvs., one.■mile,- Bonnie Gold, Clandhn. Claririda, Civility, Crown Star. Deluge, Far North, Fool's Paradise. Gay Juliet. Gaze. Gleams. Good Sport, Hipo, Ilka, Imperial Spark, Koodoo, Martian Miss, Many Kittle, Mountain Lion, Musc&ri, Piliiewjnfcie, Quest, Heremoana. Red Wink, Srsafcher, Siaosi. Sun Up. Surveyor, Spoony, Sunny Loch, Suggestion, Tresharn, Uralli*. Winkie's Best. TRENTHAM. GOLD CUP, of lOOOsovs.. two. miles.—Agitata, Far North, Gloaming, Pilliewinkie, Quiescent, Bed Wink, Stork. Surveyor, Suggestion, The Banker, Tresharn, OHTNEMURI JOCKEY CLUB. Tho annual meeting of the Ohineinuri Jockey Club, which opens on Saturday at j Paeroa, is always one of the most popular j oi country fixtures. Excellent acceptances | have ,been received for tho opening day's | events, and good contests should be wit- j unseed in the various races. A feature of ■ the meeting is that it marks the opening | of the cross-country racing in the Auckland • district, and tho< steeplechases are always I a popular fixture. The Cup has attracted | 13 acceptors, and oil recent form a really j good contest should be witnessed. A special • train will run from Auckland to Patron and back on each day of the meeting. LEAVES FROM MY NOTEBOOK. | Surveyor has been nominated for tit* Thompson Handicap and the.Trentham Gold I Cup at tho Wellington Racing Club's Autumn j Meeting, Judging from the manner in which the veteran son of Nassau has been per- ] forming this season, he should bo worthy of respect, in both events, despite the fact that he has yet to get two miles Rucccssfuilv. Tho manner in which ho stayed out the mile and fl-half in the. .Wellington Cup suggests that, the two-nillo journey lor Ihe Trentham { Gold Cup Should not be beyond hi- powers. : The Nov.* Zealand St, l.egcr, to be decided | at. the Weilin.iton Racing Club's Autumn Meeting, has not attracted the mo.-t prominent ' hree-yea r-r.hkt o! the season, though in the absence of Count Favour a good contest -may bo provided. Of those remaining j in the event The Bunker, Quiescent, Airi- ' tifte. Lady Bentinck, Shining Armour and I Siaosi.^ have done a fair nmount of raring, i but none of them has shown the ability ' to get a mile and ili ree otiarfei-.-i under j weicht-for-nge eo.ndttiors. 'l'lk- Banker has \ to his credit a victory in tho .Stratford Cup, j of ft mile and a-quarter, and Siaosi 'has \u,n j over a mile and 110 yards, Tarleton, who wrn i-.xpceted t-. pej-forrn well this season, and started favourite for Ihe New Zealand Cup, recorded hi, fii t. win for the season on Satnrdav, when he ncoounted for the Cup at the Hanks I'eintignla Racing Club's meeting. The field wa not, a strong on", Haze and St arm. ml ri iI i ji-t the minor planes. Ta riot on carried t ; .H, and covered the mile and a-q;;ai!er in .ho. .v. AUCKLAND UWmi CIAIIS. | MEETING OF COMMITTEE. ; A meeting of ihi Auckland H.u'-in« Cluh. Committee was held yesterday. Mr. J. M. Carpenter «t« tipiH.irited a steward of the club in place of the hile Mr, < has, Hanson, j Two new members were elected. The foMowing transfer* e.-ere approved : M. J. Carroll to Mrs. F. I). Mcl.iyrr, Ctirraghmote; It, R 11 i ties to I,'. Ilall, Queen Arch. It wan decided lo have plans prepared forthwith for the- erection of an no to-date tea kiosk to bo built at the Gilcrshe Kacecs'iurso. The building will 1 1 tiri'-k and the work carried out by the cfof/.-i own Rt-ftlf. if. was also decided to have plans drawn for the. erection of a concrete, stand on the "Hill," at Kller-d ie. Tht.i work will be commenced after the e o m plot inn of the lea kiosk, BLOODSTOCK SALE. A. and X.Z. MELBOURNE, Mar. 10. s , ttlea New Zealand gelaitw Pluto realised SOOtoja,