RACING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 19148, 14 October 1925, Page 8

RACING.

SEASON'S FIXTURES. October 16. 17—Oamaru Jockey Club. October 17—Carterton Racine Club. October 21. 23—Riverton Racinsr Club. October 24—Esmont-Wanganui Hur.t. October 24, 26—Wellington Racing Club. October 26—Waikatq Hunt. October 26—North Canterbury Racing Club. October OG—Waioawa County Racing Ciub. October 26—-Waverley Racins Club. October 26. Racing Club. October 29. 31—Poverty Bay Tuif Club. November 4—Birchwood Hunt Club. November 7. 9—Auckland Racins Club. November 7. 0. 11. li— Canterbury Jocks? Ciub. November 14, J«—Waikato Racing Club. November 28, 30—Takapuna Jockey Club. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. C.T.C.—When a yearling Te Kara, was sold by auction at Epsom for 41gns. "Wager."-—The iotalisator investments on the Auckland Cup in the years named were, as f0110w1920. £29,117: 1921. £25.549|; 1922, £21.046: 3923, £26,956: 1924. £23,5701. NOTES BY PHAETON. GREAT NORTHERN GUINEAS. The open character of the issue connected ■with the Great Northern Guineas augurs well for the classic, event set down for decision at Eilerslic on 7 attracting a good field. Runnyjtnede, winner of the Hawke's Bay Guineas, who figures in the Ellersiie 'race, also claims an engagement in the New Zealand Derby, and that, of course, leaves the matter in somo uncertainty as to the plnn of campaign that Mr. J. S. McLeod will decide upon for the chestnut gelding next month. As Runnymede has been nominated for other important races at the C.J.C. meeting, it looks as though the chestnut gelding is more likely to race at Riccarton than at Eilerslic next month. THE CANTERBURY CUP. The Canterbury Cup is one of the oldtime events of New Zealand, round which are entwined many memorable incidents, and it is alway3 highly pleasing to find a strong list of entries lodged for the long distance weight-for-age event that has retained its prestige for each a long stretch of years. The list of entrants for this year's Canterbury Cup is decidedly satisfactory, and a strong held should be found at the post on November 11 to fight for supremacy. The following is a list of the horses engaged:—Rapine, Gold Ijigrht, Te Kara, Mnsketoon. Sunart, Count Cavour, Duo, Runnymede, _ Tann-dees, Beacon Light. Star Stranger, Kilfane, Ratakaua, Deucalion, Ceratrepiece, Malaga. Tiff, Tiega, Tresham. Cland.hu. Bonena, Zouave, La Reve, The Banker. Phoenix Park.

HEROIC AivD THE NIGHT PATROL.

The Victoria Amateur Turf Club's meeting will be continued today. The Herbert Power Stakes, which is run over a mile and three furlongs at weight-for-age, with penalties and allowaitces ia the leading event for decision. Heroic and The Night Patrol., who are the pair in whose prospects mo'st interest will be centred, are respectively cast in a 101b penalty. jn tlie decision of the Caulfield Stakes on Saturday la3t Heroic (9.0) defeated The Night Patrol (9.4) by a neck. In to-day's race The Night Patrol will be called trpon to carry 10.0 and Heroic 9.10, so that although the weights go up the pair will meet on exactly the same terms as in last Saturday's race.

THE CAULFIELD CUP. A trio of English-bred horses are engaged. in the Caulfield Cup to be run next Saturday, - viz., Our Prince Xby Bachelor's Double), Brown Rajah (by Btown Prince), and Honan (by Chaucer). Our Prince was bought in England by Mr. S. .Green for 2>f!o„-ris. but though he won a couple of races he "was r&garded as a disappointment, and was sent up to auction in Melbourne last year, when he was quitted at IOOOgs. It will be interesting to note which side had the best of the deal as between vendor, and buyer in the sale of Our Prince. THE TOTALISATOR IN SYDNEY. The totalisator has not made the headway in New South "Wales that was anticipated, and the pencillers have not been greatly affected by the legalisation of "the automatic dispenser of the odds."_ In fact, not a few instances could no doubt be cited wherein the bookmakers beat the machine in a pronounced manner in regard to the money handled. A Sydney cablegram to hand giving particulars of totalisator investments_ at the Australian Jockey Club's recent spring meeting states that the sum handled amounted to £274,912, which represents a shrinkage of £31,601 compared with the previous year's figures at the corresponding gathering. The bookmakers are apparently competing very successfully with the totalisator so far as Randwick is concerned, SOLARIO'S ST. LEGER VICTORY. • The victory registered _ by Sir John Rutherford's colt Solario ir. tha St. Leger Stakes is the firs: occasion for seventeen years that the favourite his got home first in the time-honoured classic event at Doncaster. Apart from the fact of Solario ruling favourite (remarked the London Daily Telegraph) the victory of Sir John Rutherford's colours was everywhere most popular and adds: "Sir John was_ for many years Conservative M.P. for the Darwen Division of Lancashire, and lives outside Blackburn. All his life he has been assoociated with horses, thoroughbreds and hunters in particular, and, while ha has gained distinction with his horses in the show ring, he has also done well in the hunting field, and in point-to-point racing. Altogether a fine type oi English sportsman and gentleman owns our latest classic winner."

LEAVES FROM MY NOTEBOOK. Despite the poor form displayed by Phoenix Park his owner. Mr. T. H. Dowry, would -ippear to entertain the view that the Kilbroney gelding has a good race concealed about him, iox he was accorded his horse a nomination for the Canterbury Cup, which event is ru.* over the lons course of t-fv'o miles and a-quarter at weight-for-age. As time wears on it will be interesting to note whether Phoenix Park has justified his inclusion in a weight-for-age event, or whether such formed an instance of flattery. When the final acceptances for an important handicap are posted it is not without interest to cast an eye over the nomination list for the same. In a perusal of the list of horses handicapped for this year's Caulfield Cup I found that the number of horses weighted below 7,fi for the race in Question numbered no less than 158. The final acceptance revealed that, only a trio composing that division remain in the race, viz., Kanchani. (G. 12). Isoscittir (0.12), and Raith. The trio in' question all rank as four year olds. Royal Divorce has been counted out of a place in each of (he four races he has contested this season, but unless some keen judges are astray in their judgment the T-kiglisb-bred horse will claim the attention of the judg'- iif. an early date. Advices to hand from Wanganui credit the good working bay horse to. be both looking well and galloping attractively. Royal Divorce is '.vol: engaged in events near at hand, so that he will have the opportunity of taking a place among important winners during the spring campaign. .As was to anticipated The Dawk's unplaced performance in Die decision of !he Graven t-Jiate at Raridwiek hist wee-k has caused his owner to remain doubtful in regard to the wisdom nf undertaking a campaign in Victoria with the New Zealand g-ldnig at, this stage. The weight-for-''-e talent on the Victorian is likely to he .strang at T'lemi.rigton nest month, and a short re?-r>-te mav T>rove to be advantageous to The Hawk. Windbag went to the post for the Craven Plate. with odds of 5 to 2 laid on his (ihility to wi:i the mile and a-cjuarfer weitrhMoracre race. In referring to the race the Sydney Morning Herald remarked:—'To de» scribe the running, all that joed be said is that Monro just brought Windba" to 'the. front wtien he felt inclined that w.iv a'rr] in*.- horse won in a enntei hv the h-st' p-n-t of a length, Diliiewinkie finished we'll, but tiou mg hice enough. Two horses that realised hi.eh price* when no Id as yearling-- in Australia in Buece«"i-»> reasons that have yet to win a race are Fin- p-ivn+Ow Comedy Kir*—Ransom) and Victorian King (by Comedy rung—l,aciv Victoria!. The fir«t-named colt was bouehi'by Mr. O. K. Fallnoer for 2600gns in 1923 and the latter in fell to the bid of ihe ranmvsskmer acting for Mrs. L. E. Buxton at 2300gns. The mishap that came to the Derby •winner Manna during the contest for the St. Leger wart a badly wrenched fetlock. A "cording to a statement made by his rider. S. . Ponoghue, the trouble happened as the colt reached the starting post, where he nulled up very abruptly arid swung round. It is held to be Quite certain that Manna will never race again. It would reeui as though Mr. A. B. Williams will rtce his horses at Rice art on next jnonth m preference to Ellerslie, as Rapine, Mimetic, Star Stranger and Joy King nil ligtii-famong entrants for events set down i?, r ,«9cinon. Nt the Canterbury Jockey 5-nibs bpnnu Meeting.

Nigger Minstrel is a noteworthy absentee from the nominations lodged for the Canterbury Cup. The brother to Desert Gold figures among the entrants for the Stewards' Handicap (6 furlongs), Jockey Club Handicap (1. mile), and the Stead Gold Cup (li mile). The English-bred mare Glentruin. who has the record of winning the Stewards' Handicap in two successive yea-rs (1923 and JO'2-l) again figures as: an entrant foj the big spruit race of the spring season at liiccarton. The owner of Hoariri has evidently some thoughts of giving the son of Antagonist an opportunity to distinguish himself, at Jyiccarton nest month, as the brown geldcsg figures among the entrants for the btewariis Handicap, Jo'ckev Club Handicap. Jblectric Plate and Stead Gold Cup.

Lady Constance, who won the Canonbury Stakes at Randwirk on Saturday is a daughter of Chrysolans, an horse by lioi Herode (sire of T.ie retararcui. The Motukorea Stud recently puttered a recfwctiori in the list of brood mares by the (,'eath of Sylvan, a hisbly-hrixl daughter of Xfjpssfrdy and Silvana. who succumbed to the /vftcr effects of foaling. Elegant.*© (dam of Landslide) has this season foaled a filly to Tea 1 ray.

NOTES FROM ELLERSLTE.

by archer. The outside of the .course proper at F.Heralie was available special gallops iu Ellerslie yesterday. Mnsketoou went steadily over a round in ~ni '*¥• running the last four furious.-; An «Ss._ Town Bank sprinted four furlongs nicely in »1 4-sa. Erne has recovered from s the mishap lie met with at Avondale ancJ is Olice again bowling along in good style a. J*, tiers lie. J noticed him striding along -peels' on the sand yesterday. Erne is a tinlliant galloper, and should accoinpli&A sometmna good over sprint courses this aXfason. Polonett and Gala Day covered a round at a sound pace on the sand yesterday, running the last seven furlongs in "a 43 l-ss. The former was improved by his race at Avondale, and is coming.on ,_apace. It should not be long before he is showing good form again. The four-year-old chestnut mace, by J)ay Comet from a Penury mare that is btVng trained at Ellerslie by F. Storming LV-s been named Nippen. This mare ha 3 mM been in work very long, and her trainer i-.'' not hurrying her. It is reported that Te Kara will leave 1o Awaniutu for Trentham on Monday next. I am credibly informed that after completing his engagements at the Wellington Spring Meeting To Kara will be taken _on io Riccarton to take his place in tne Ncw Zealand Cup field. | Tho imported horse Peach Brandy has been thrown out of work. T. George does ! not intend to persevere. with him. any further. Peach Brandy will probably be returned to his owner. Bahama will in future race in the interests of F. Stenning, and is expected to join that trainer's team at Ellerslie this wceK. Bahama is a three-.vcar-old gelding by Nassau from a Glenapp mare, and was formerly trained at Nevv . Plymouth by E. George. He started on four occasions last season, and his. best performance was to run third to Shut Eye and Euccrnal in the Borough Juvenile Hack . Handicap at the Taranaki Christmas meeting. Marble Bell and Joy Hide, ran .a useful four furlongs on the sand at EHersiie yesterday. The former was disappointing lnat season and failed to win a race,, a thiru. in the Autumn Handicap at \\ bangarei being her only placing in eight starts. Archibald is moving along with his usual freedom, and has a very healthy appearance. His stablemate, Ballymoy If., is also doing nicely and should be in splendid form when asked to race. The outing he had in the Plying Stakes Handicap at Avondale did Merry Damon good, and he will be a different proposition next month. There has been nothing special in his recent work, but he is answering all demands in pleasing fashion. The future looks bright for Merry Damon. Since winning the Gordon Handicap at Ellerslie last spring Gold Fern has been a failure, and her farm has been much below that of her full-broiher, Rafa. Possible she may do better this season, though, her turn may have to come when the class is not too strong. Knighthood and Nucleus were associated in a working gallop over six furlonss on the sand at Ellerslie yesterday. The former is engaged at Trentham. Nucleus seems to be doing better again and may be on the improve. A number of horses were schooled over hurdles at Ellerslie yesterday. Kauri Park (W. Rennie) and Rafferty (S. Walls) gave a good display over fences. Panchito (E. Warner) cleared eight hurdles without mistake. Marble Slab (E. Rae) and Auburn (W. Feilding! jumped four hurdles safely, and Betty Bruce (Regan) went over one less. The Te Awamuiu-trained peldinsr John Dix has been nominated for minor events, at the Canterbury Sprint: Meeting. John Dix is a stablemate of Te Kaia. The totalisator house on "Tho Hill'' . at Ellerslie has been enlarged, as the building, as it formerly stood, was scarcely large enough to meet ioquirements.

TIIE A.J.C. DERBY.

MANFRED'S SENSATIONAL W!N

The victory registered by Manfred in the Australian Jockey Club Derby, run at Randwick on the 3rd inst., was made the subject of much writing, for it was irrarested with a dash of the sensational. Tho following is taken from the Sydney Morning Herald: — The preliminary canters over, the quality three-year-olds made their way to the starting point., and what a thrill was in store for the 80,000 spectators! ''They're off!' They were, all bar one, the one* Manfred. He wheeled round and was left, lengths and lengths. It was evident that Duzifan —a tense situation for him—hesitated. Biri he decided to chase the field; and what a chv-se it was! As six of the horses passed the l stand Avrom and Hampden were in front from Valla, Amounis and Tibbie, with Manfred apparently hopelessly out of it. When the mile post was readied Avrom was well clear from Hampden, then followed Tibbie, and after some daylight Amounis, Petunia, and Vails. Manfred, however, wus creeping up and going along in fine style. There was not much alteration over the next, furlong, but Amounis ran past Tibbie and Petunia approaching the six furlongs post, and Manfred was making up ground rapidly. At this stage the excited pulse of the multitude was so pronounced that already there were cries of "Manfred!" The shouts grew in volume as the colt ran up to Ainounis, n gelding that was considered Manfred's only rival. On they came to the half-mile. Avrom and Hampden were on terms together, but Manfred bad their measure. He said "Good bye" to Amounis and the others when into the straight, and moving along in brilliant style, he won the coveted distinction for bis proud owner, it. was an effort of a super-horse, and one that will be long remembered by those who hud the privilege of seeing it. Last year when Heroic, Nigger Minstrel and SpearfeH were fighting it out stride for stride the excitement was intense; but the A.J.C. Derby of 1925 is indeed a classic, an epic, quite its own. Tt was an exhibition of the thoroughbred real grit and stamina, and good judgment and determination on the rider's part. Manfred is a beautiful rich bay, and he moved round the saddling paddock in such a way an to suggest that he was quite cognisant of his importance. This great colt is by imported Valais from Of ford, by Treesady from Otterform. by Multiform from Otterden, by Sheen.

FORTHCOMING M RET IN (IS.

AUCKLAND RACING CLUB, Friday next "'ill be an important day at the Auckland Racing Club's office, nominations closing with the secretary, .Mr. W. H. Spence, for the whole of the handicap eventh set down for decision at the forthcoming spring meeting at Ellerslie and for the following races to he run at (he summer meeting:—The King's Plate, Auckland Cup. .Railway Handicap, Summer (hip, A.K.C. .Handicap, Grandstand Handicap,and j'Jate. First, forfeits for Inn Great Norths, :i Guineas find Welcome Stakes have also to be declared by 5 p.m. on tlj.i same date. •lAMNAKI NOTES. [BY TEI.KCUArn. —OWN* COJtHESI'ONPENT. ] NEW PLYMOUTH, Tuesday. Rata is looking particularly well and is showing splendid form on the tracks. He is to be schooled over (he fences. Iloiul Mint has improved very much an tie; reuulv of recent gallops. Roman has ioined Trainer Anstis' stable at New Plymouth, and, judging b.v his appearance, the change of climate has not done him any harm. Trainer George will not, have any horses racing at the Wuveriey Hireling, but will probably take a. team to Wellington, including Te Monanui, Oration, and Royal Mint. Muraahi has furnished out very well and looks nicely prepared for a season's racing. Golden _ Plaid is doing nice work, but wants a little time yet. Mr. A. S. Thompson, who for some years past, has acted as clerk of tho course to the Taranaki Jockey Club, the Taranaki Trot,tin" Club, and tho North Taranaki Hunt, left this week for Wellington, where he will reside in future. He carried away with him the best wishes of the respective clubs. The Banker is training on well and is ticked off to run prominently g.t the Wa.verley meeting. ""