RACING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 19142, 7 October 1925, Page 8

RACING.

SEASON'S FIXTURES. October 8, 10 —Whangarei Racic:: Club, October 8. 10—Dunedin Jockey Club. October 9, 10—Masterton Racing Club. October 16, 17—Oamaru Jockey Club October 17—Carterton Racing Club. October 21, 22 Riverton Racing Club. October 24—Esrmont-Wansanui Hunt. October 24 , 26—Wellington Racing Club. October 26—Waikato Hunt. October 26—North Canterbury Racing Club October 26 Waipawa County Racing Club. October 26—Waverley Racing Club. October 25, 28—-Gore Racing Club. October 29, Sl—Poverty Bay Turf Club. November 4 —Birch wood Hunt Club. November 7. 9—Auckland Racine Club. November 7, 9, 11. 14— Canterbury Jockey Club. November 14, 16—Waikato Racing Club. November 28, 30—Takapuna t locke.y Club. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. " Wager."—Gold Light only won two races at four years old. " Tarboy."—Nigger Minstrel ran fourth in the Craven Plate of 1924. " Inquirer."—The first prize attached to the Brisbane Cup, won by To Kara, amounted to £I4OO and a trophy of the value of £IOO. NOTES BY PHAETON. WINDBAG. THE BRILLIANT. In the decision of the Spring Stakes at Randwick on Saturday Windbag flnce again demonstrated that fine dash o£ brilliancy •which he developed at the back end of his three-year-old oareer, and the fact that he disposed of the Victorian crack Whittier in comfortable style in a fast: -run mile £.ll d * a-half invests his prospects of proving the weight-for-age champion of the season with a very bright tint. Windbag figures in the Melbourne Cup with 9.2, and from the declaration of the weights for the big Flemington race, the Sydney critics especially have expressed the view in forceful language that New South Wales is in a highly favourable position to furnish the winner, for Windbag baa shown that he can both ssrint and stay in a most convincing style. Up to date Windbag has contested 12 races, his record stands in stakes running out to £ 11.737. , The following are the particulars bearing on Windbag's record;— At Two Tears. £. First Canterbury Park (N.S.W.) Nursery Handicap, 5 fur. . . .134 First A.J.C, Nursery Handicap. X mile 754 At Three Years Old. First A.J.C. Warwick Farm Three-year-old Handicap. 6 fur, . . 596 First Moorefield Welter, 1 mile . 174 Second A.J.C. Warwick Farm Chipping Norton Stakes, li miles . . 200 First A.J.C. St. Leger Stakes, 11 miles 2.411 Second A.J.C. Sydney Cup. 2 miles. . 1.200 First A.J.C. Cumberland Stakes, 11 miles . . • . . • • • 1.488 First A.J.C. Plate, 2} miles . . . . 1,477 First A.J.C. New Mexico Stakes, 6 fur, 43-3 At Four Years Old. First Chelmsford Stakes. 9 fur. _. . 1,070 First A.J.C. Spring Stakes, li miles 1,800 THE A.J.C. DERBY WINNER. As was the case last year in connection math the Australian Jockey Club's Derby, the colt to claim the attention of the judge in Erst place in the blue ribbon event of the New South Wales turf had the distinctive place among the juvenile performers of the preceding season, and it is also interesting to i elate that the .?a.n;e sire (Valais) was responsible for the twain. Manfred, who led the field home in Saturday's race, has demonstrated in a marked manner that he possesses a very brilliant da,sh of pace, and the way he caught his opponents in the Derby contest after losing considerable ground at the start was evidently regarded as the big sensation connected with the race. Unless a large number of shrewd men are astray in their judgment, Manfred will prove himself the celt of the season. Manfred's reappearance under silk will probably j be on Saturday next, when the Caulfiell Guineas comes up for decision. THE CRAVEN PLATE. An important race of the Australian turf that holds the record of never having been won by a bad horse is the Craven Plate, which has been decided annuallyon the Randwick course over the long period of 43 years, and the large array of illustrious performers that figure as winners gives it a special plac« in the calendar. It was in the decision of the Craven Plate of 1890 that Carbine reduced the mile and a-quarter rscord to 2m 7s. ,In the interval the race •bas on many occasions been run faster, and Beauford's record (2m 3is) of 1921 now., stands at the head of the list. Gloaming won the race- on three occasions, viz., at four years, seven years, and nine years The star performances engaged in this year's Craven Plate are Windbag and Xhc Hawk, and with the ground conditions favourable for to-day's contest a fast-run race can be regarded in the light of a certainty. THE DUNEDIN MEETING. The Dunedin Jockey Club opens its j Bpring meeting to-morrow, and the fact of I a number of candidates for honours in the New Zealand Cup being engaged will j serve to invest the contests at Wingatui with additional interest. The leading event set down for decision to-mcrrow is the Mosgiel Handicap (one mile and a-quarter), in which the following horses are engaged: —Listening Post 9.13, Count Cavour 9.5, Deucalion 9,2, Kilfane 8.9, Ravenna 8.1, Malaga 7.10. Rivalry 7.4, 1 iff 7.3. Bonena 7.0, Lncinette 7.0, Salerno 7.0, Rapier 7.0.

LEAVES FROM MY NOTEBOOK. At Hastings or. Saturday last th» Demosthenes gelding Duo, who had not claimed the attention o£ the judge in first place since he won the Trentham Gold Cup on April 3. 1921. succeeded in interrupting the long series o£ defeats registered against hi 3 name in the interval when he got home first for the Spring Handicap. It was. however, a close thing between victory and defeat with Duo. as Kilceit ran him to a head. Duo is engaged in the New Zealand Cup with 7.7. Included among the two-year-olds sent across to Sydney recently by Mr. W. G. Stead was & half-brother to the Caulfield Futurity Stakes winner. Father's Voice, in the shape of a colt by Sarchedon from Shrill, who will race under the name of High Pitch. In his training work since his arrival at Randwick High Pitch w&8 credited with shaping promisingly, and he was considered to have a good chance in the Breeders' Plate, but he did commence well in that race, and as a result was counted out of the place-getters. The knights of the book and pencil who operate at Rand wick have been fortunate on many occasions in escaping strong reverses in important events by horses included in the outside division registering victories. The win for which Bard of Avon was responsible on Monday in the decision of the Metropolitan Stakes is to be included among the results in their fa:tour. Bard of Avon had no credentials for a race extending to a mile and five furlongs, and the only race he won last year was the Mississippi Mile at Broken Hill, in which he carried 7.7 and had to be ridden out to win by a head. Bard of Avon was got . by a little-known sire in Urney, & descendant of Ardoon, another horse of whom little is known, but here a strain of St. Simon comes into the pedigree through a very noteworthy channel, St. Frusquin being returned as the sire of Ardoon. Fuji San, who placed himself well in the limelight on Saturday last when he defeated Heroic at weiglit-for-age ill the October St a es, run at Ftemmgton, had at least one previous noteworthy performance to recommend him, as he won the Doncaster Handicap, run at Bandwick last April. Fuji San is engaged m the Caulfield Cup with 8.1.1, and he figures in the Melbourne Cup with 8.8. The nominations received in connection with the Waikato Hunt meeting, which is I fixed to be held at Te Rapa on Monday, October '26, augur well for a successful gathering. A pleasing feature of the nominations is the number of horses engagoi in the jumping events. The weights will be . declared by Mr. \V. Russell on the 19th inst. Phoenix Park, the four-year-old son of Kilbroney and En Parole, appears to be of the same moderate standard this season as in the preceding one. At Hastings on Saturday last he figured as a contestant in th> Spring Handicap (one mile and , but, ' though put in with the, handy impost of 7,5, he was well beaten by Duo (5.0) t-nd Kilceit (8.6). Phoenix Park figures in the New Zealand Cup w:th 7.4. The Dunedin Guineas, which comes up for decision on Saturday, is the next classic event to claim attention, and with 13 horses engaged tint should ensure a good conte-t. Father O'Flynn. who led the fie'd home in the Wangaimi Guineas, has had his engagement- continued despite the fact of his being cast in a 7111* penalty. The New Zealand gelding Pilliewmkie, vcho was purchased in Sydney recently by Sir Samuel Hordern, had his first race under fresh colours on Saturday last, but Buccees did not come his way. _ He was beaten by two brilliant performers In Windbag and Whittier. Commendation, winner ot the Nursery Handicap at Hastings on Saturday, is a half -brother to Humbug and Epitaph. At the sale of the Koatanui yearlings m February last he was bought cheaply for SOOgns by Mr. W. H, Gaistord. Rjtmpion, who wen the Breeders' Plate & *t Randwick, is a half-brother to the ■ Auckland-owned, gelding Boys*! Present.

WHANGAREI RACING CLUB.

SPRING MEETING. The Whangarei Racing Club's Spring Mooting, fixed to open at Kensington Park to-morrow. and which will be continued on the following Saturday, promises to be the most noteworthy race gathering held in the progressive northern town, and it should only require th© weather to be in keeping with the season to find racegoers journeying in strong force from many iioints to assist thereat, for special train and steamer arrangements are announced. The following is a list of the horses engaged in the various events: MAIDEN PLATE of £100; 6 fur ; Sst. each.—Dave, Marveelieb, Archeeno, Kendal. Tail, Cherry Girl, Quinoria, Gold Mint, Royal Plight, Scot Free, Allegiance, Le.wis Poto, Tapuhi, Delightmint, Aurumavis, Creation, Wild Arch KENSINGTON HACK HANDICAP of £140; 6 fur.—Exactly, 9.6;; Sleepy So , 8.10; Titan ess, 8.7; Farndon, 7.3-; Comet King, 7.10; Quincoma, 7.9;. Owen, 7.7; Tintoretto, 7.6; Mosaic, Irish Jig, 7.5; Ciocifwork. i.3; Ma Boughal, King Multifid, Elva Rosa. Golden Autumn, Marble Mount. Ornia, Florent, 7.0. HUANUI HURDLES of £ ICO; lj miles.— Tom Moore. 10.10; Poteen, Zircon, 1v.'.0; ie Tahi, 9.8; Bright. Light, Peter Rosa, 9.5; Flowing Bowl, Elstow. Smoke, Bretland, Miss Bramble, Mangahewa, Golden Glint, Marble Glass, Lord Thurnham, 9.0. WHANGAREI CUP of £.100; 1 milt- 3 fur. —Ruapapa, 8.10; Arch Amie, 8.6: Passionate, Bocmerday, 8.4; Barometer, Right and Left. 7.11; Doleful Ditty, Far North, 7.4; Lightwood, Adi Vunivola. Kawini, Take Take, 7.0. COUNTY HANDICAP of £125; 6 fur.— Lady Patience, 11.7; Scrap o' Paper, 11.0; Lady Lois. 10.12; Titanesa, 10.3; Lightwood, 10.2; Just Quietly, 10.1; Comet King, 9.11; Take Take, 9.6; Clockwork, 9.4; Bowman, 9.3; Ma Boughal, 9.0; King Multifid. 8.12; Florent. 8.6: Delishtmint. 8.4; Aurumavis. 7.12; Mangahewa, 7JO; Sunbar, 7.5; Bellisarus, St. Lucas. Tepuhi, 7.0. HIKURANGI HACK HANDICAP of £135; 7 fur.—Adi Vunivola, 8.13; Farndon. 8.8; Kendal, 8.7; D&ddy's Girl, 8.5- Irish Jig, 3.1; Adornment, 8.0: Ma Boughal, 7.10; King Multifid. 7.8; Golden Autumn, 7.2; Creation. Golden Sovereign, Marble Mount, Wenclay, Allegiance, 7.0. MANAIA HANDICAP of £2OO ; 6 fur.— Rational, 9.12; Hoariri, 9.8; B oadwood, 9.5; Exactly. 7.11; King Cheops, 7.4; Day Guard, Nocturne, Lady Lois, 7.1; Sleepy Sol, 7.0. PARAHAKI HANDICAP of £150; 7 fur. —Ladv Patience. 9.10; King Cheops, 9.6; Day Guard. 9.3; Fompey, 9.2; Titaness, 8.12; Bute Sound, 8.10; -Just Quietly, Smoke Concert, 8.4; Adornment, Sunbar, 8.0. The Railway Department announces that a fast passenger train will leave Auckland for Whangarei to-morrow morning at 5.25 o'clock, returning the same day and the train arrangements for Saturday wiij be on the- same lines. The Northern Steamship Company's Manaia leaves Auckland for Whangarei tonight at 10 o'clock; and also on Friday night at the same hour. The Manaia will return each race day leaving Whangarei at 10 p.m. THE FIELDS REVIEWED. BY ARCHER. Racing will open with the Maiden Plate. This event should provide a better botting race than in previous years, as there are a number of candidates with really good chances. Cherry Girl, Gold Mint,, and Ws*-eelish_ may bo the popular fancies. The Kensington Hack Handicap has drawn a good acceptance, and issue looks verv open. The top-weights. Exactly and Waltzer, performed well at Avondale, and their chances must be respected. Lower down the list there are some improving hacks, and a good race seems probable. With a knowledge that they have been working well backers may go for Sleepy Sol, Mosaic and Qpuincoma. Another good field is engaged in the Hnanui Hurdle? and there is, plenty of material engaged to make spirited betting. H : « close second to Llewellyn at Avondale will ensure Poteen of g"od snnoort. A reproduction of thit effort will make him very hfsrd to beat. Hi« chief danger may come fmm Zircon and Te Tahi. The field that goes to the nost for the Whangar©' Cup will prob-bly be the c!as*ie«t that has ever contested an event on the northern course. This being the case the nrospeets for a good contest are bright. The pooular selections may he Barometer, Ru»napa and Far North, and <-ho"ld make a good showing. With no knowledge of the condition of many of the candidates for the County Handicap it is v«n- difficult to gauge their prospects. Lady Patience invariably runs well in races of this description, hut I fancy she likes the ground firm. Titnnees has reeent winning form, while Sunbar and DeligrMmint have previously shown pace in minor compnnv. The lightweights, Delightmint and Sunbar, will no doubt be in demand, as they are probably improving.. There is a well-balanced field in the Hikurangi Hack Handicap, for which Adornment, Irish .Tig and Marble Mount mav be the most favoured candidates. The. meeting ,of Rational. Hoariri, and several lesser lights in the Manaia Handicap should provide one of the most interesting events of the day. It should he a good betting race, with Hoariri, Exactly and Rationa.l in demand. Earlier results may help considerably to select the winner of the Parabiki Handicap, as many of the acceptors have previous engagements. Avondale form points to Waltzer and Titaneea being in the firing line. WHANGAREI TRACK NOTES. [BY TEIiEGBAPH. OWN COBP.ESPONDENT.') WHANGAREI, Tuesday. Of the horses worked at Kensington Park this morning. Lady Lois and Hoa.iri went fast over six furlongs. Hoariri has settled down nicely in his work, though the mare had the advantage at the finish. Lightwood was responsible for a good gallop from the mile post. He was picked up at the six furlong post by Allegiance. Both horses gave a good display, the laurels resting with the son of Limelight. Allegiance did not race kindly at Avondale, but the imported horse is expected to race well on the local course. Just Quietly has been on the easy list, with an injury to the foot, but has cow recovered and will be a starter at the meeting. Sur.bar and Titaness had the pace on over six furlongs. Both went well and finished together, but Clockwork was too good for Smoke Concert arid St. Lucas, and Tapuhi finished level ovar the same distance. Scrap o' Paper moved nicely over a round. If the stable elects to start this horse in the County Handicap he will command a lot of support. Wild Arch joined Lady Patience at the six furlong post and accompanied his stablemate home. For a green horse he shaped very well. Lady Patience did a round in good style. This ma r e is a great favourite with the Whangarei followers of the turf and if Mr. J. Hoey decides to reserve her for the Parahaki Handicap she will probably be among the favoured division. Elstow has not been indulged in fast wo tk, most of his tasks having been carried out on the plough. Florent covered four furlongs, but her time was only moderate. The daughter cf Bronzino did not relish the soft going too well. Delightment moved freely over half a mile. He is looking well and will be a starter in the Maiden Plate. Mr. Tierney's colt should run well forward in this event. He will be piloted by W, H. Jones. Aurumavis ba-s ricked a joint and he is a very doubtful starter at, the meeting. Ma Boughal is only being_ given a light preparation, as it is considered that the son of Absurd will act better under this treatment.

WANGANITI NOTES.

HORSES FOR TRENTHAM. [BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN COIiIIESPONDENT. J WANGANUI. Tuesday. T. Quinlivan does not intend to leave Wanganni for Trentham with bin team until a few days before the Wellington Racing Club's Spring Meeting. He has Black Cat, Royal Divorce. Fool's Parad.se, and Dubious all in solid work, and their track doings suggest that they wdl show much better form at Trentham than they did at Wanganui. It appears scarcely possible that Lysander will be ready to show of his very best at Trentham, but he is being given some sha-pening-up work that will probably bring him on very Quickly. Some pood judges will be much astray in their judgment if the brother to Motley does not prove himself one of the best of the two-year-olds this Season. If the weather promises to be fine for the Wellington meeting it is probable Santiago will be taken to Trentham. The son , Fran ;ss looking and going very well and must be hard to beat in his next start if toe going is '»o his liking, . Tiliey will have ti. much stronger team in quality at Trentham and Riccarton than he has had out so far this season, and the prospects are that he will pick up a race or two. Since he has been in Waverley Harold Kayner. _ the well-known trainer, has mace many friends in, that district, arid these decided to show their sympathy with him in his loss over _ihe recent fre which destroyed his stables m a practical manner. The result was that Itayner was arked to meet them the . other day, and he was presented with a famy substantia! purse. , Dubious gives signs of coming on nicely in his preparation for the Now Zealand Cup. T. Quinlivan is confident the gelding will run a good race if he continues on as he is going at present. Al»ric returned home none the worse for his fall at Avondnle, but he will not race again this side of Christmas, as be is to be given a couple of months' spell

NOTES FROM ELLERSLIE.

GOSSIP OF THE TRACKS. BY ARCHER, The special horse train that, le:'t for Whangarei yesterday was well patronised, and took no fewer than forty-six horses from Ellersiie. The horses to leave Ellersiie were Irish Jig, Golden Sovereign, Trill, Maveelish, Barometer, Quincoma, Quinoria, Peter Rosa, Lord Thurnham, Bute Sound. Far North, Zircon, Passionate, Kendal, Gold Mint, Broadwood. Boomerday, King Cheops, 1 e Tahi, Mosaic, Sleepy •Sf?l, Marble Mount. Pompey, Bretland. Exactly, Dave, Cheiry Girl, Right and Left, Bright Light, Owen, Tintoretto, Rational, Scot Free, Wenday, Flowing Bowl, Arch Amie, Archeno, Day Guard, and Farndon. Ruapapa, Royal Flight. Golden Autumn, Poteen, Daddy's Girl, Doleful Ditty and Miss Bramble joined the train Avoudaie. while Smoke Adi Vanivola, Adornment and Waltzer were railed through on the express. It has been fairly quiet at Ellersiie since 'he A\ondale meeting and the only doings of note during the past week have been (®, cor ded by horses engaged at Whangarei. | With the approach of the Waikato Hunt meeting the work performed by the hunters '8 receiving plenty of attention, and there should be interesting work during the next few weeks. Rational is to meet his engagements at the W hangarei meeting, and he arrived from New Plymouth on Saturday. His trainer did not accompany him, and he will be temporarily under the charge of A. Julian. As he has been sent a lons way to compete at the meeting it may be assumed that, his connections expect him to race prominently. The three-year-old Gold Mint has shown pace in each of his three engagements this season and was noticed racing close to the leaders for over four furlongs in the Avoni dale Guineas. Gold Mint seems to be on the improve and should make a bold showing the field of moderates he will • encounter in the Maiden Plate at Whangarei. Marble Mount waa responsible for a useful gallop when he defeated Kina Cheops over six furlongs on the outside of the course proper at Ellersiie on Saturday. It i should cause him to come into calculations for hack events at Whangarei. where he is to bo ridden by that good light-weight W. H. Jones. Marble Mount ie a fouriyearold bay horse by Marble Arch from Clatter and is trained by W. Gall. He has run unplafed in each of his two starts to date. Maveelish finished so close to the placed horses in the second division of the Mount Albert Hack Welter at Avondale that many people thought she was third. On this running she rhould be one of the dangerous candidates for the Maiden Plate at Whangarei. Zircon has been shaping well in his schooling lessons at El'erslie and has been jumping straight and fast. At Wanganui last month he went a good race for a mile and a-half in a hurdle event and should have benefited bv thai experience. As he raced well on the flat at Avondale, he la not likely to lack support in the hurdle events at Whangarei. Miss Melva has not been in work very long, but is doing nicely. She showed to advantage in a schooling gallop over four hurdles at Ellersiie on Saturday with Te Tahi. Miss Melva has been a Good winner over hurdles and may not yet be past her days of usefulness. A gelding by Quin Abbey s that is being trained at Ellersiie by A. Robertson has improved considerably in appearance since coming to headquarters. I have not noticed him being sent along fast, but have been impressed with the progress he is making. The manner in which Barometer gsjiUoped at Ellersiie on Saturday with Boomerday and Right and Left pleaded the trackwatchers. It was a very satisfactory effort and he is 6eeminglv all the better for his racing at Avondale. Barometer should take a deal of beating in the Whangarei Cup to-morrow. Irish Jig has trained on satisfactorily of late and iook« as well as ever he did. Hia form at the Pakuranga Hunt meeting, when he finished third to Ripon Abbey and Queen Arch in the first division of the Auckland Handicap, should make him worthy of consideration in hack events at Whangarei. 'That good horse Te Kara has, been nominated ft>r the Instow Handicap at the Waikato Hunt meeting. Auckland racegoers will be pleased to renew their acquaintance with this fine stayer, as he has not been j seen in action in New Zealand for some i months. Reports from Te Awamutu credit j Te Kara with making good progress in his preparation. Compared with last year, when he finished third with 9.7. Ruapapa is nicely handicapped in the Whangarei Cup at 8.10. Ruapapa had his first run this season in the Plumpton Handicap at Avondale and finished seventh after beins; out forcing the. pace with Alfort. His effort left the impression that he may not be long in returning to the winning list. W. Townsend has had his team increased, to four by the addition of the Quin Abbey mare Quinvardia. Last season Quinva.rdia was trained at Avondale by S. G-. Lindsay and won the Marsden Hack Handicap at Whangarei. She has just completed a spell. The hurdler Narrow Neck has been causing his trainer some anxiety and has been placed on the easy list. Narrow Neck had been doing nicely, and it is a pity that he had to be eased up at this stage. S. Henderson will have the mount on Right and Left in the Whangarei Cup. He has also engaged to ride Sleepy Sol. Cherry Girl, and Miss Bramble at the northern meeting. Sleepy Sol won, a double at the Whangarei Autumn Meeting and all going well he will probably attempt a similar feat tomorrow. He is engaged in the Kensington Hack Handicap and in the Manaia Handicap A. Morrow has effected some improvement in Sulla and has the Lucullus gelding sprinting well. Before being entrained for Whangarei yesterday Passionate did a working gallop over seven furlongs on the outside of the course proper at Ellersiie. He went steadily over the first three furlongs and came home the last four in 5Gs. The No. 1 Grass was available at Ellersiie yesterday, but there was not much fast work. Serang and Holymond spurted thiee furlongs in 425. Gala Day covered a round in 1m 565. Sir Rosebery got over six furlongs in 1m 225. Tactician ran four furlongs in 655, Te Tahi ran a good race into fourth place in the hurdle race on the first day at Avondale, and was expected to make a bold showing on the second day, but fell. Te Tahi has previously won over hurdles at Whangarei, and has only to run to his best form to be dangerous in the Hnanui Hurdles to-morrow. Two hacks that should be worth keeping in mind at Whangarei are Quincoma and Mosaic. Both, finished fourth in their respective divisions of the Mt. Albert Hack Welter at Avondale, and seem to have* done nicely in the meantime. Racing at Avondale probably benefited Far North, and he seems to be free from, the bleeding trouble that affected him last autumn. There is always a doubt wHh horses that previously bled, but this solid little stayer may make his presence felt over the final furlong of the Whangarei Cup. Racegoers have always considered King Cheops to be at his best in heavy going, and reports from the north indicate that he will have the conditions to suit him at Whangarei. King Cheops ran his best race for some time when he finished second in the second division of the Welter Handicap at Avondale. Recent form has shown Hoariri to be a good and consistent sprinter. His finishing effort in the President's Handicap at Avondale was impressive, and he is certain to be in keen demand for the Manaia Handicap at Whangarei. It it more than likely that a few Auckland horses will be engaged at the Wellington Spring Meeting. Auckland representatives did well at Trentham last season, and this may encourage more of our trainers to patronise the gatherings at that centre. Exactly ran two fine races in the sprint events at Avondale, and is certainly on the ' improve. She has two engagements at ! Whangarei to-morrow, and on recent form take a lot of beating. If reserved for the Manaia Handicap she will have a j large following.

RACING IN VICTORIA.

THE CAULFI ELD GUINEAS, FINAL ACCEPTANCES, Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Reed. 9.35 p.m.) MELBOURNE, Oct. 6. The final acceptors for the Caulfield Guineas are:—Garrula, Redshank, Ma nacre, Manfred, Bondi, Ambassador, Royal Harvest, Petunia, Phocion, Amounis, Inferno, Koyal Embrace, Valiska colt, and Hilaria tiliy. J. Munro will ride All Sunshine in the Caulfield Cup. . Honan arrives in Melbourne to-morrow, Lat»st scratchings are:—Caulfield Cup: Hampden, Nisservsnd. Player and Meenah. Melbourne Cup: Head on and Gon nod. The New Zealand-bred Gladys Lillian has accepted for the Debutant Stakes.