RACING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20303, 10 July 1929, Page 9

RACING.

SEASON'S FIXTURES. July I°. "■ —Wellington H< mk Club. July 25, '27—(l i?l>ornc Racing Club. Witijiist :i— (.'lirislchtucli Hunt, l.'luh. August IK, 17—Canterbury Jockey Club,

ANSWERS 10 CO 111 JIvS I 'OS DKN l'S. " Kupai." To Kuiii.—.\t three years <>1(1 IDicspian started in fifteen nices. his record ill llio a;;e. named being ;i3 followsFivo Miiis, seven times second, once third, and Iwico unplaced Tliospinn ran second to WininiJS "it i" the Great Xorthern Derby, imd "Hid a fimil-'r position to Royal ]tox in 'lie decision of the Great Northern St Lege:. X.R.M. Iti !ho season 19-.V. 27 Kind's

(iunrd tan as a m.\ .veiu'-old. According to the Turf Register he only contested one race J,I that stage of his cali-cr. viz., the Grey .Lynn Hurdle Race (2 miles), run at Filerslie. Last season he started twice, a second jiiul a win being his record The Ponsonby Hurdle h'a.-c ('2 miles) was the laeo m which ]•(• scored a win. This season King's Cuard

lias contested seven races, one win. once second mid live tini.-s unplaced being his record. King's Guard defeated the following tield in the decision ol the Tninaki Steeplechase (about '2' miles), run nt. KllersJie on June last:—Kauri Pink. Aiitight, Master Arch Foxhound. Son (>' j\li:ie. "I'd Town Rambler.

NOTES RY PHAETON

TUB WELLINGTON STFFP LECH ASF. The Wellington Steeplechase, which comes tip for decision to-day. will mark tho *1 It]i routes! that has taken place for that event. Vp to 1000 tho Wellington Racing Club raced on tho Hutt course, ulien they transferred operations to Trentham. so that counting out the year 1913. when Trentham vaS occupied by 12io Defence Department, twenty-!wr contests have eventuated there for Wellington's chief crosscountry event. Auckland-owned horses have played a good jiart on several occasions in the decision of Ihe Wellington 1 Steeplechase. Nor-west, who led the field homo on two occasions (IS9S imd 1903) hailed from Auckland, and Kinteve jut up n simihi.- record in 1901 and 1905. Haydn (1907), Cni.itol (1910). Honnsa (1911). Captain Jack (1911). Onkleigh (192; i). Beau Cavalier (1927) and Pouri (' 192^) are nlac included among M-inuers furnished by Auckland owners Tho Auckhnd-owned lot ensaged ir. totliv's race is composed as follows: —Knwini (11.11. Glendowie (11.1!, King's Guard <9.11), Kauri Park (9 2) and Kamchanieha (9.0). Having finished seco.ul in tho contests that eventuated in tho two previous years there is somo room to hope for a victory coming to Knwini

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES. Brigadier Bill is credited with being a Ketter horse now than at any previous stago of his career, and tho cotod-looking bay son of All Tied is not without friends for tho Wellington Steeplechase.

In tho course of nn obituary notice of the lato Lord Rosebcry " Audax," writing in Horse and Hound, states that tho retaining fee paid to D. Maher as jockey was XIOOO o year.

Gold Cure, tho four-year-oiu son of Gold Soult, who has been off tho sceno for some time, is expected 1 to malic a reappearance st tho Wellington meeting to-day, and as }ie is reported to bo in capital form, he is included among tho fancied division (o cam a bracket at Treutham.

T'nero is probably nothing much to recommend Kamehameha tor the Wellington Steeplechase, but it may be as well to remember that lit can jump big fences and is endowed with a good dash of pace. That Kumehanieha would have won the Winter Steppiechaso run at Ellerslio last winter had he not run off at the last fence is an opinion widely held and possibly tho son oi Demosthenes will behave better at Treniliam.

Mosstrooper, who has registered three successive wins in cross-country events in Vic. toria. is expected to play ft part in the V.R.C, Grand National Steeplechase, which comes up for decision at Flemington next Saturday. Mosstrooper is by the Frenclibred siro Kenihvorlh, who was credited with the parentage of Kendel, the winner of the V.R.C. Grand National Ilurdio Raco last Saturday.

Though Kotweed, winner of this year's Grand Pris do Paris, figured in the nomination of his breeder. Colonel Birkin, for the great French race, he was told to Mr. K. Esmond When offered at ruction as a yearling the reserve placed on Hotweed was 400,000 francs but ns the bidding did not reach that amount he was left on his breeder's hands. The sum involved in the purchase of Hotweed has r.ot transpired, but if Mr. Esmond secured the Bruletir colt at tho sum placed on him when u. yearling ho has especial reason to rejoico over his purchase.

Fairy Herald, who is having Lis claims for tho Why to Handicap voiced in a tuneful key, is one of the veterans engaged in Iho inilo rnce set down for decision at Trenthmi to-day, and it can be said ho has tomo through a largo amount of racing. The only success credited to Fairy Herald this season was registered at tho South Canterbury meeting he'd on tho -Jnd ult., when ho led the field home in tho Doncaster Handicap (seven furlongs), in which race lie t lined 9.12 and beat a field of half-a-dozen in easy style.. Tho soft going at Trenthain. it is argued, will bo to tho advantage of Fairy Herald, who. it is worth keeping in mind, scored victories in the Winter Oats Handicap decided thore in 1927 and 192 c.

WAXCANIJI NOTES

A STRONG TEAM. f];V TIXEOKAI'II. —OWN COnCKSTONDKNT. ] WANG AN UI, Tuesday. Mr. G. M. Citrrio is expected back from Australia in a couple of weeks and on his return a decision will bo como to as to whether tho contemplated trip to Sydney of his team is to be continued. Thaw has been awarded 7.9 in the Epsom Handicap and Mask 9.0 in tho Metropolitan Stakes. They both havo the:r full share of weight, but Mask at his very best would have a chance in the Metropolitan. Whether or rot t.ho trouble in tho shoulder which came against tho Liniond gelding in tho autumn will recur remains to be seen when ho is asked to put in serious work.

Thnw iooka an if lie will he 3 useful performer nexi season, an iie lias built ui> a lot and should bo moro solid than when previously raced lie has shown that ho has a (•'"fid deal of pace and should run a rndc r.t. a font clip, though he has done nothing to mhko liia prospects in such company as ho will meet in the Epsom Handicap. if he »tnlook bright.

If the trip eventuates, it is probable Ceremony will'be tho star performer of the team that is providing he toes on all right. The son of Absurd—Pennon should bo suited by the going over there, and, if ho reproduces Iho brilliancy he displayed as a two-year-old, he will bold ]ii3 own with the best of hi.-s ago.

It is possible that. M. Gardner will take two or three horses to liiccarton. including lioyal Acre and Potoaform, while War I'lame might also muko tho trip. These horses were all in meat fettle tor the Waverley meeting, and Gardner had hopes of winning ■■■ race or twe there, but could not pet '"•in to the scene owins to tho race train he ill« blocked. If not taken south, there will he nothing for his team until the spring sud lie ia anxious lo race them now that they are fit, Koyal Acre will compete in some of (1,0 minor hurdle races if ho coos south. Tho Aero gelding is more stolid now Jliiin ever ami on firm going should bo very tiiird to heat over the small slicks, as ho has *no\vn that he oau jump well. Just John is reported to have improved a et since racing at tho Eernont meeting and he hiift been acquitting himself well in hi« 'ehonlirijf tasks over tho hurdles. I'sitonu is looking in great heart. He will hir. nost nppcaraneo most likely at luvcarton.