RACING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19447, 1 October 1926, Page 10

RACING.

SEASON'S FIXTURES.

October I—Geraldine Racine Club. October 2~HawkeV Bay Jockey Club. October 7—Kurow Racing Club. October 7—■.Masterton Racine Club. October 7. 9—Whangarei Racing Club. October 9—Oamaru Jockey Club. October 14. 16—Dunedin Jockey Club. October IG—Carterton Racing Club. October 23, 25—Wellington Racine: Club. October 25—Waikato Hunt. October 25—Waipawa County Racine Club. October 23. 25. or 25, 27— Waverley Racing Club. October 25—North Canterbury Racine Club. October 25. 27—Gore Racine Club. October 28, 30—Poverty Bay Turf Club. October 30—Banks Peninsula Racing Club. October 30, November I—Thames Jockey Club, November 2. 3—Cromwell Jockey Club November 3—Birchwood Hunt Club. November 6. B—Auckland Racine Club. November 6 8. 10. 13—Canterbury Jockey Club. November 13. 15—Waikato Racine Club. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. • "Inquirer."'—Town Bank (9.5) ran third to Degaee (10.1) and Lord Star <B.2i) in the Cornwall Handicap, run at Ellerslie on June 3 last. " Ignoramus."—The New Zealand rule bearing on the subject reads as follows: *' Two-year-old races shall not be run prior to the Ist I>ecember over a distance exceeding five furlongs nor prior to the Ist March in any race exceeding six furlonss ttor at any time in any handicao in which horaes of any aire other than two-year-olds or three-year-olds are eligible.

NOTES BY PHAETON. THE HAWKE'S BAY GUINEAS. One of' the old-time classic events of the New Zetland turf is the Hawke's Bay Guineas, and the race set down for decision at Hasiines to-morrow will mark the 43rd contest that has taken place since it wan instituted in 1880. This year's contest •hould have marked the 47th. but in a weak moment the committee of the Hawke's Bay Clubi' withdrew the race for four voars (1916 to 1919). It has. of course, to be recognised that altered had militated against the clnb securing "elds up to the previous standard. However, pleasing to relate, the Hawke's Bay Club subsequently reinstated the classic event on its spring programme, and it is pretty safe to conelude that it is now established as a permanent fiilnre. With 10 horses engaged in io-mosrow's race matters shape well for the elub securin? a good field. Commendation has incurred a 7lb penalty as a result of his dead-heat in the Avondale Guineas, w,hich raises his impost to 9.3. but that ;ireumstance is not, I think, likely to affect the situation so far as favouritism is concerned. for the Limofid gelding is cast on solid lines. Seatown mty be expected to be a better horse at Hastings than when he ran second to Lysander in the Wanganui Guineas, and he will probably prove to be Commendation's strongest rival. LIMERICK'S RACING CAPACITY. There is undoubtedly a great deal to imbue New Zealanders with the hope that another Derby victory is likely to be registered at Randwick to-morrow by a horse hailing from this Dominion. No one will rtxjuiro to be told that the eauine who stands out as New Zealand's nuin hope is Limeridt for the son of Limond has been •xtensiv'My proclaimed under the heading. The well-versed critic of the Sidney Sportsman is included among the admirers of Xiimerick. and in a recent issue of that journal he penned the following: " Limbrick must be a very tough bit of Irorseflesh. for when he ran at Warwick Farm and was beaten by Rampion he looked as though he had had quite enough racing, and Jones said that he would have to be •asy with bid if he showed any signs of going off his feed. Instead of throwing in the towel. Limerick continued to do well, aud, instead of easing him up, Jones was able to slip a couple of very smart gallops into him and then bronght him out tad beat Windbag. One of the right sort evidently is this Limerick. Limerick has never been over anything like a mils and a-half. but if there is one thine more than another about which Jones is confident, it is that Limerick will' stay. " "You haven't seen this horse at all yet.' was Jones' verdict. ' When he won at Rosehill he surprised us by jumping out juicily—a thine he never did before in Li 3 life. He was eoing so fast in the early part that McCarten had to drive him hard at the finish, and people got the idea that he was, not too good a finisher. Well, take it from me. finishing is bis long suit. He waa just starting to put in hiu finishing run at Warwick Farm when he was blocked and ■wring out across the course. He had no ohance from the word so in that race, ;*or he began so slowly that there was not time lor him to catch a really fast colt like Rampion. Then at Randwick. when he beat Windbag, they gave Limerick so much ■iart that he was never asked to show what he could do in a finish. It will greatly disappoint me if anything can finish better than Limerick.' "

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES. Roaeday is in training at Wingatui. but. tie veteran is not regarded serionaly bo far *s the New Zealand Cup is concerned. After the final forfeit for the Australian Jockey Club's Derby, which fell due yesterday, the list of horses engaged was reduced to seven. The New Zealand-owned pair, Limerick and Royal Tea, are among the acceptances. Mr. A. B. Williams has left both Rapine and .Star Stranger in the Metropolitan Stakes, to be. run at Randwick next Monday. Rapine is down for an engagement to-morrow in the Spring Stakes, which is run over a mile and a-half at weight-for-age. Mr. J. S. McLeod haA a double string to bia bow for the Nursery Handicap to be ran at Hastings to-morrow. Tallisker. halfbrother to Kick Off, and Gannymede (half brother to Runnymedo). being the pair ■landing in the nominations of the Hawke's Bay Sportsman. Antomne, who }jas not been ranged up with'the winners since he ran a dead-haat with The Author in the Telephone Handicap at the Poverty Bay Meeting, in February last, is credited with the division that may bfi axpected to earn distinction. When High Fitch won the Henderson Handicap at Ellerslie last Saturday he was responsible for an attractive performance over seven furlongs, for he was timed to ron the distance in lm 27 2-Ss. The Sarchedon »relding having been paid up for in the Hawlco's Bay Guineas, he is apparently to bo given an opportunity of earning classic honours at Hastings tomorrow. and the character of his perllonn(iJK« will bo awaited with iiome interost. k rumour ww current to the effect that Te Monariui was likely to be again transported to Australia. So far as spring «Bgajre?nenta are concerned, however, the tail of Potoa is apparently to be left to whi Honours in New Zealand. Tbe New Zealand geldimr Tommy Dodd, who was "bought some months back by a Melbourne sportsman, has won two races (or his new owner since the present season opened, bin moat recor.t victory being gained in the gandown Park Plate (six furlongs), in which race he carried 8.8 and beat a field *f a dozen. Advices to hand from Christchurch credit Money Order with training on very satisfactorily. and the prediction is offered that be will win * good race at four vears old, b«rt tbe opinion ia ventured that such is wore lilel? to happen in races up to a mile j than bavond that distance. TEE CAULFIELD CUP. Vwd IIX MELBOURNE. Sept. 30. been eer&UsheTl for the