THE PERTH MEETING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20152, 12 January 1929, Page 15

THE PERTH MEETING.

WEST AUSTRALIAN DERBY.

NEW ZEALAND GELDING SCORES. Details of the racing at the Perth meeting are now to hand. The following was the result ot the classic event: WEST AUSTRALIAN DERBY. Of £IBOO. For three-years-olds: Colts and geldings, 8.10; fillies, 8.5. li miles. SECOND WIND, E. Lee Steele's ch g. by Grandcourt or Psychology—First Blow. S. 10 (R. Morley) i DAWN OF YOUTH, br g. by Eaton Youth—Hazel Dawn. 8.10 . . . . 2 EIIGOTIC, ch c, by Ergot—Lady Dresden. 8.10 . . 3 Also Started.—Coolbarro, Daistep, Prince Nassau, Herode, Casperial, Carvene. Second Wind, who started favourite, won by a length and a-half from Dawn of Youth, and the latter was separated by a similar distance from Ergotic. Time, 2m 3515. Second Wind was bred by Mr. T. H. Lowry, of Hawkc's Bay. from whom he was purchased last year by Mr. E. Lee Steere. . WELLINGTON GOSSIP. QUIET TIME AT TRENTHAM. FOXTON CUP PROSPECTS. [BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.] WELLINGTON. Friday. The high-weight handicap events at Trentham in the past have been in the nature of graduation classes for really good gallopers, to name Mask and First Sight as the most recent. A run through the list at present does not suggest anything but the imported Tidal. Royal Lineage, Zeuxis and Cobham may be possible improvers. Tidal was not himself at Ellerslie, as he was suffering from a minor ailment, and if he has recovered by the time the local meeting comes round he may be a likely one of the party A careful consideration of the candidates in these events on the day is usually well repaid. The class engaged at the Foxton Club meeting is quite good for a country fixture. Night March has been left in the Foxton Cup, together with Toieuma, whose form at Ellerslie was very good. Teri, a winner at Tauherenikau, Kilmis3 and Discourse are light-weights who may run well, and Lady Limond may show something of her true form on her home track. Few horse 3 trained at Trentham have been -asked to gallop during the past few days, and it will be toward the end of the next week before matters brighten up. In point of fact, track work at Trentham prior to the Cup meeting is always of negligible quantity, for, as practically all the horses have been well raced over the holidays, they require only a few sprints. Many horses have them at home before arriving right on the eve of the meeting.

Southerners appear to be confident that Childsplay will play a prominent part in tho Wellington Stakes. The filly has escaped a penalty, and will carry 8.3. Honour will have 7.8, including his 10lb. penalty, and Ceremony 6.12. Childsplay last season showed herself one of the most brilliant gallopers seen out for a long time, and she should certainly test the juveniles of this year. She appears to be working well at Riccarton, and galloped well yesterday morning. However, Ceremony should be hard to beat at five furlongs with only 6.1'2 up. He is brilliant. Hynanna is reported to be working well, and evidently tho faces he had during the holidays have improved him. He may not be quite tuned up even for the "Wellington Cup, but he should be soon getting into the limelight again.

Miss Gowrie has been turned out for a long spell. Courageous is striding along in splendid stylo and is expected to obtain a share of the stake money at Trentham. Miss Ransom is well forward, and has been doing good work on tUe track. She should be in good form for the Wellington meeting. Thurnbell has put up some fast times recently on the training track, and has only to repeat them to get some of the stake money at Trentham. Mr. Kembail has brought into his stables at Masterton from the stud farm a dozen two-year-olds. W. Hawthorne is to take them in hand. Some of the youngsters are said to look above the average. FORTHCOMING MEETINGS. TE AROHA JOCKEY CLUB. The To Aioha Jockey Club will hold its annual raco meeting on Saturday and Monday, February 16 and 18. Tho programme issued in connection therewith is cast, on tho samo lines as that of previous years, and with £4llO allotted in prizemoney that should ensuro a strong list of entries. Tho leading events of the programme are the Herrics Memorial Cup Handicap of i'6so, tho Chamjnou Hack Cup Handicap of £3OO and the President's Handicap of £'4oo. The two principal sprint handicaps are respectively worth £340 and £250. The two-year-olds are catered for in the shape of a brace of handicap events, each of the value of £2OO, and two races for tho hurdlers, each carrying a stake of £2OO, provide for the jumpers. From the programme, which will be found published in another column, it will be seen that nominations for all events must bo in the hands of the. secretary, Mr. G. A. Bush, To Aroha. or with Messrs. Blomfield and to.. High Street, Auckland, on or before Wednesday, January 30, at 5 p.m. EG MONT RACING CLUB. . The Egmont Racing Club's Summer Meeting is fixed to be held on Thursday, January 31, and Saturday. February 2. The leading events of the programme are the Egmont Cup of £7OO (ly njiles), tho Tonka Stakes of £4OO (1i miles), and the Nolan Gold Cup of £350 (8J furlongs). Tho leading sprint events are tiio Fl.ving Handicap of £3OO and the Waimate Handicap of £250. Nominations for all events close next Monday. January 14, at 5.30 p.m., with the secretary, Mr. E. IJ.1 J . Cox, Hawera. NGARUAWAHIA RACING CLUB. Acceptances for all events to be decided at tho Ngarunwaliia Racing Club's meeting on January 19 close to-day (Saturday), at 5 p.m., with the secretary. Air. A. B. Jones. THE MATAMATA MEETING. LIST OF NOMINATIONS. For the Matamata Racing Club's meeting, which is fixed to bo held on Saturday, February 2, tho nominations aro as follows:

TIRAU HIGH-WEIGHT HANDICAP.— Schorr, Flying Archie, Gold Rain, Prince Lu, Te Koroke, Luminary, Ma urea, Ashleigh, Star Cornet, Glena Boy. Niblick, Ripon Abbey, Ah \Vera, Gala Day. WAHAROA HANDICAP.—Lord Hopctoun, HiJne Heke, Te Waka, Lucy Rose, Crown Arch. Asmodeus, Hakauoa, Queen Comet. Always. Whaka King. Indolent. Master Lu/ Knha. MATAMATA CUP.-Vulsier. Scat. Glen Star. Schorr, Red Day. Regent, Ramblin' Kid, _Princo Lu. Te Koroke, Queen Arch, Siaosi, Flying Juliet, Wenday. The Lamb, Mncroom, Eh Timi, Orchus, Tinoiti, Berinthia.

HINUERA HANDICAP. - Gold Lily, Otranto. Lady Wallace, Flapperette. Crown Arch. Unoco. Sports King, Dainty Arch, Flying Tresses, Swift Flight, Archileen, The Jack Jumper. Archette. Prince of Orange, Semi Arch. Tanetoa. Whitiora. Whakama, Katusha. Foxhound. Dav Guide. Town Hull, Little Toy. OKOROIRK HACK CUP.—Hone Heke. Lovebnnd, Glen Star, Flying Archie. Funic, Joy Day, Valroe, Ramblin' Kid, Luminary, Ilftkanoa, Prince of Orange. Always, Glena Bay. Black Maire, Ripon Abbey, Roman Abbey, Foxhound, Master Rowley, Some Lady, Red Star.

RAILWAY HANDICAP.—Leitrim. Mussie, Luoy Rose. Atapai, Regent, Town Bird. New Moon, Boomerday. Macroom. Katarena, High Pitch. Takutama. PUTARURU STAKES.—Knightstown. Copey, Cruacham. Silver Division, Val Street. Oscar, Kosovo. Master Latour. Day Comet filly. Prince Val. Valkvrian gelding, Asmodeus. Tetaome. Flying Tresses, Snow Prince, Lady Mestor. Archileen. Claremore, Valkyrinn gelding, Dainty 'Manners, Flapperette. Kiri. Kilbroney gelding, Whakama, Katuscha. Frazer, Day G-uirle, Town Hall, Musket. King Latour gelding. Arcade. WALTON HANDICAP.—Baby Bun, Lucy Rose, Gold Rain, Prince Lu. Town Bird, Te Koroke. Lady Mestor, New Moon. Boomerday. Some Lady, The Lamb. Macroom, Eh Timi, Tinoiti, Bush Pitch, Borinthia,