RACING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 20045, 7 September 1928, Page 17

RACING.

SEASON'S FIXTURES. ' gentember 13. 15— Wanganui Jockey Club. September 19— Manawatu Hunt Club. September 22—Asbburton County Racine Club. September 22— Napier Park Racing Club September 22, 24—Avondale Jockey Club. September 27 28—Geraldine Racing Club. September 23 Pakuranga Hunt Club. September 29—Hawke's Bay Jockey Club October 6 —Kurow Jockey Club. October 6, B—Auckland Racing Club. October 11. 13—Dunedin Jockey Club. October 13—Carterton Racine Club. October 20, 22 —Wellington Racing Club. October 20, 22—Gore Racing Club. * - October 20. 21—Waikato Racing Club. October 22—Waikato Hunt Club.

October 22— Waverley Racing Club. October 22— Waipawa County Racing Club. October 22—North Canterbury Racing Club October 25, 27—Poverty Bay Turf Club. October 27—Mnsterton Racing Club. October 27—-Banks Peninsula Racing Club. October 31—Birchwood Hunt Club. November 1, 3 —Dargaville Racing Club (at Avondale). November 3. 5, 7. 10—Canterbury Jockey Club. November 8, 10—Whangarei Racing Club.

NOTES BY PHAETON,

CLASSIC EVENTS IN ENGLAND.

With four of tho five classic events of *he English turf decided this year and no contestant winning a double, it is quite certain that there will be no outstanding performer among the three-year-olds Flafflingo (by Flamboyant—Lady Peregrine), ■who won the Two Thousand Guineas, was subsequently defeated in the Derby. Scuttle (by Captain Cuttle—Stained Glass) scored a victory in the One Thousand Guineas, cut in the decision of the Oaks she went down, Toboggan (by Hurry On—Glacier) being returned the winner. Felstead won the Derby, but a London cablegram to hand states that the colt has been withdrawn from the St Leger. so that it would seem as though Flamingo is the only colt likely to earn distinction this year as a double ■R-inner of classic honours. A,CONTRAST. The most valuable two-year-old event decided on the English turf ia the National Breeders' Produce Stakes, which is run at the Sandown Park summer meeting. A grey colt named Mr. Jinks and a filly named TitSa, who are both by Tetratema, ruled about equal favourites, and they fought out the finish, Tiffin winning cleverly. Tho value of the race was £7102, and, aa the Sandown Park Club only gave £IOOO in added money, owners contributed no less than £6102 to the stake. The Australian Jockey Club's Sires' Produce Stakes can be cited as the most vainable two-year-old event in the Southern Hemisphere, and. when one considers the figures connected therewith and compares ibe same with those of the National Breeders' Produce Stakes of England, it is then the difference in the conditions of racing in the Commonwealth o£ Australia and in the Mother Country is pointedly brought out. The value of the A.J.C. Sires' Produce Stakes, decided at Randwick last April, amounted to ;£7031, of which SUM £SOOO was contributed by the Australian Jockey Club. The stake was divided as follows: Winner. £4881; second, £1000; third, £400; breeder of winner, £400; nominator of sire, £250. A DRASTIC MEASURE. If the Gaming Bill before the South Australian Parliament becomes law, the bookmakers are in for a hot time. In a statement of tho measure an Adelaide journal furnishes the following:—"For a person who has had his ticket revoked because he was suspected of betting, the penalty for re-entering the course is £SO. II caught actually wagering, the fine for the first offence proposes £SO and not more than £2CO; and if the offence is repeated the -punmhmenE~ is imprisonment for not less than one month and not more than six months. More than that, the amendments provide that any person so convicted shall not be admitted to a racecourse for 12 months afterwards. The penalty for a first offence in this direction is a fine of £2O or up to £IOO, or gaol for one month or three months." HIGH-PRICED HORSE. Avant Courier (by Valais—Courante), who realised 5500gns when sold by auction as iv yearling in New South Wales in the autumn of 1926, has managed to win in ;priz e-money a good portion of the sum expended in his purchase, but, unless some keen judges are astray in their judgment, his name will be well on the right side of the ledger when he is through with his four-year-old engagements. The particular race in which Avant Courier is in isvour at the present time is the Epsota Handicap (one mile), in which ho figures with 8.10. The race in question is set down for decision on the 29th inst. NEW ZEALAND CUP CANDIDATE. A horse claiming some notice in the South Island in connection with the New Zealand Cup is Battle Colours, a five-year-old gelding by Solferino from the Besionian maTe Satisfaction. Last season Battle Colours contested U races, and he won five of hia engagements, his best performance being registered at the South Canterbury meeting in April, when he won the Timaru Cup (li miles) under 8.2 and the Autumn Handicap (1 mile 35yds) under 8.11. At Riccarton last month Battle Colourß contested the Selwyn Handicap (seven furlongs), in which ha carried 10.1 into cecond place behind Royal Saxon (9.5). It is for time to reveal whether Battle Colours possesses the necessary stayins capacity that will enable him to win ever two miles, which the New Zealand Cup question call 3 for.

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES. Blimp, winner of the Railway Handicap at Marlon, is engaged in the New Zealand Cup. The Viscount, who is a three-year-old fullbrother to the well-performed Count Cavour, is not, it is Btated, ever likely to raise himself above the ordinary clubs. 11l the field of a dozen that contested the Railway Handicap at Marlon there was only one horse backed for less money than the ■well-performed Star Stranger. At the sale of yearlings he3d at Trentham last January several of the progeny of the English-bred sire Hunting Song came in for admiration, and Mr. A. 3. Williams bought a chestnut colt whose dam is Gay. This colt, v/ho is to race as Hunting Day, is credited with having progressed well and he is booked for an early race. It is extremely iaro to find a cross-country event run in two divisions. Such an incident marked tbo Adelaide Racing Club's Grand National Meeting last month. The 'see was the Euilerton Steeplechase (two miles). Eleven horses contested each division. Highland Laddio (by Winnina Post) bad an easy victory in the first division, but Dez (by lownit) had to be lidden right out to score a win in the second division.

Pale Star, who wound up at seven years old with a v.-in in the Turanganui Handicap at the Gisborne meeting in July, has legistered three successive wins in entering on his eighth year. At Gisborne on August 4 Pale Star won the Hexton Handicap (one mile), at the Dannevirke meeting on August 29 he scored in the Harris Handicap (one Eiile), and at Marton last Wednesday he disposed of the opposition in the decision cf the Tutaenui Handicap (1 mile 137 yds)

. Paladin colt Knightlike, who opened lus three-year-old career with a win at Bastings last month, waa produced at Marton on Wednesday in order to contest the Electric Hack Handicap, in which race lie was weighted at 8.6, but another three-year-old in the shape of Moutoa Treasury,; who was in receipt of 2lb. from him, scored in a good finish. Tho fact of the going keing in a very heavy state at Marton way render tho position somewhat insecure « corning to hard and fast conclusions. 2£outoa Treasury and KniKhtlik® are both ®2£aßed in the Wariganui Guineas*