SEASON'S FIXTURES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 19214, 31 December 1925, Page 6

SEASON'S FIXTURES.

EVENTS IN PROSPECT. NOTES AND COMMENTS. January 1, 2—Auckland Racing Club. January 1, 4—Groyrnouth Jockey Chi 3. January 1, 2—Hawko's Bay Jockey Clu . January 1, 2 —Marton Jockey Club. January 1, 2—Stratford Racing C lub. January 1, 2 —Wairarapa Racing Club. January I—Tirau Racing Club. January 14, 16—Thames Jockey Club U lakapuna). , . January 20, 22. 23— Wellington Racing Chili January 22, 23—Fox ton Racing Club. January 23—Ngaruawnhia Racing Club. January 23—Bay of Islands Racing Club, January 29, 30— Takapuna Jockey Club. February 6. 8 To Kuiti Racing Club. February 13. 15—Rotorua Racing Club February 27, March I—To Arohit Jockey Club. DATES OF COMING EVENTS. January I—Great Northern Derby. January I—A.R.C. Handicap. January 2—A.R.C. Royal Slakes. January 2 —Clifford Plate. January 20—Wellington Clip. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. " Lochiel."—Many thanks for your verykind letter. " Monocle," Remuera.—At two years old Mimetic started favourite for the A.R.C. Royal Stakes. "Inquisitive." To Awamutu.—Somo Boy 11. (by Cyrus) contested niny races in Auckland. Ho was retired at seven years old. " Sport."—-The distance* of the A.R.C. Handicap has been a mile and a-half since 1889. From the date named Nonette is the only three-year-old that has won the race in question. NOTES BY PHAETON. Muraahi, who has led the field homo in the A.R.C. Handicap in two previous years, figures among the acceptances for to-morrow s race. Old Surveyor is found standing up satisfactorily even in the face of a sting in the ground. The veteran is not, however, yet back to form. At the sale of yearlings at Ellerslie yesterday it was announced that Mr. G. L. Stead was leaving Cambridge, where he has resided for several years past. Glenross proved equal to staying out a mile course last season, but he has finished unplaced in eßch of the races he has been called upon to contest over eight furlongs this season. With 7.3 opposite his name the three-year-old Nincompoop was given a good chance to win the Electric Handicap at Ellerslie on Tuesday, but the concluding furlong puzzled him. Royal Present appears to have quite lost his form, and he was unable to make any show either in the Christmas Handicap or the Plunket, Welter HandicapTall Timber won the Plunket Welter Handicap at the right end, and good grounds can be advanced in enunciating the view that the son of Hy melius will carry his winning record further at an early date. Lady Constance, who won the December Stakes of £2OOO at Randwick on Saturday last is owned by Mr. S. W. Phillips, a son of the late Mr. P. A. Phillips, once Mayor of Auckland, and for many years town clerk of this city. Joy King. the two-year-old brother to Mimetic, shifted under pressure at a critical stage of the Criterion Handicap contest on Tuesday, and with a less-experienced horseman than R. Reed in the saddle he might have been beaten for first lilace. Mimetic seemed to be improved by the raco he received in the Railway Handicap, but he was not in favour for the Criterion Handicap, run on the second day of the A.R.C. meeting. The son of Comedy King again ran unplaced, and ho has lost caste. With a brace of wins to the credit of Reremoana at tho A.R.C. Summer Meeting the son of Hallowmas is well in the limelight. The big chestnut won both of his races at Ellerslie in such attractive stylo as to entitle him to be ticked off for further early distinction. A good-looking two-year-old sister to Boomerday and Gala Day (by Quin Abbey from Bell Crispen) figured among the lota submitted to auction at Ellerslie yesterday, but, though only a reasonable reserve was placed on her, she was aJlowed to be passed in. When Black Cat got the best of Sun Up in the Electric Handicap quite a number must have been thinking of handling a (dividend of the first order, but the daughter of Absurd went down decisively to Glentruin, who was conceding her three-year-old rival 31' lb. Those who have all through contended that naze was no more than a moderate must be accounted to have had that opinion completely endorsed at the A.R.C. Summer Meeting. Tho Demosthenes gelding figured in the Summer Cup with 7.6. but at no stage of the contest was he closer than sixth and a good way from the leaders. Mr. E. L. Riddiford had a double string to his bow fof the Summer Cup with Royal Divorce and Fool's Paradise. Tho two bearers of the cerise and white chequers were both in the picture when it came to a race home from the half-distance. Fool's Paradise endeavoured to beat The Thorn for first place, but in this he failed, and Royal Divorce seemed a little late with his final run. Soveral of the yearJinga from Mr. R. Hannon's stud entered to be sold at Ellerslie yesterday were missing from tho scene, and it was announced that their absence was due to an escapade while being brought to the railway yards at Cambridge. While travelling along the roadway several of the youngsters broke away from their attendants and they were injured to such an extent that it was deemed necessary to send them back homo. The sum invested on the totalisator at the Auckland summer meeting of 1924-25 amounted to £422.445 10s. The investments on the first two days of the present summer meeting amount to £'227.208 10s. It will, therefore, require £195.337 to go through the machine on January 1 and 2 if last year's total is to be equalled. The fact of tho programme this year being limited to seven 1 races each day against eight Jast year leaves tho matter in some doubt. Romney (by Shepherd King from the Seaton Dclaval mare Elegance), a two-year-old half-brother to that good stake-earner Landslide, figured among the lots sent up to auction at Ellerslie yesterday, but he was not sold. This colt is a promising sort, and on looks and breeding ho could, be summed up as a very promising member of tho thoroughbred family. Romney was bred by Mr. Ernest Alison, and in the event of his remaining unsold he will probably carry the well-known chocolate jacket later on. How dangerous it is to form hasty conelusions in regard to a racing performance, Glentruin on tho first day and Glentruin on the second day furnishes a striking example. Tho chestnut mare saw all the field home In the first division of the Railway Handicap, and on that performance it seemed as though tho chestnut mare could bo left out of calculations fo? the Electric Handicap on tho second day. However, Glentruin flounced down on her opponents in the decision of the last-named race and a dash of tho old-time brilliancy was found with her.