AUCKLAND NOTES.

NZ Truth, Issue 334, 18 November 1911, Page 2

AUCKLAND NOTES.

Owners and trainers willknd;W;.l^iS iate vpf their horses engaged'mtj.he the Auckland Cup, Railway Hahdfiiap, and Graften Hurdles somewhere about November 17, as ? this is the date Mr Morse's adjustments are due. ..'■'.-." fAff ' The Soult horse, Master' Theory, is not displaying any partiality.Tfor. performipg over fences, and if "hiS efforts during the past week . are to be accepted as a' criterion, tbii theory of hurdling will' never be accjjiired by this horse, with all.■'._. the practice m the world. . .".■'•'- f.f It is said -that local punters f arecL badly at the recent A.R.C. ' meeting, and jolly sight. worse at the C.J.C. meeting. The, fortunes;., of punting.; An Auckland penciller had a great £0 to pick the Caulfield-Melbourrie Cup double ahd took Lady Medallist —Bridge for £10,000. The former's victory m the Caulfield made tlj.e 3aid penciller feel jolly pleased with himself, soy pleased that he •laid off £4000; and had Bridge ygoip.g for £60.00, to nothing. Qne can ,01^ surmise how many sleepless nights the poor pencill-r- spent m iiuiUlinj dis castles m the. air. Th» T(jQ.i;isian's win shattered those castlesT Mildura, by Merriwee, is peivorm.ing pleasingly over hurdles at T'Ulerslie, and seems to be the making of a decent fencer. . < c;; \ Tattoo, who became -very sor' j 'before the A.R.C. meeting, basypQtv. sent back to his owner at TcyAvoia, and will enjoy a lengthy,,.spel;lThe latest additioh to Mariefn^^s stable is a mare by Cuirassier from 3ipsy, who is to be tried oyer 'ences., ■■ -. ■ ■ •' v ,-'- i.-iv The Obligado gelding, Obsidian, las resumed work again. under trainer,'Stenning's care.. This- horse, showed a lot- of pace when a t\vo-rear-old; but something went amiss vhich prevented him from perffiling during last season. It was reported that Royal ..Poult rent crohk .while at Sydney, but his jonnections must be houe ful of P^ing the son of Soult round .all rigjjfc, is; they have nominated hi*n yijtsr ivents; ■'; at the Takapuna Q.JW-M9 Spring meeting. • y A A ydi At the Fpilding., Jockey . Cljj&js neetirig, holden at the end.of vhljjs nonth. several Auckland \ Cup cajj^ilates are engaTed: '•. : ;-V It is understood that the A.RTzG. committee are consider mer th.ei;.f?£l/isability of .prodding further r;t.o.alisator accommodation at F-'let?;---ie. The committee would be p^t-io*? visely were. such irhrrovement^xiefT ected. as at. present investors ha-ve io fight .like ' Troians to get nnvnear the coveted snot rdOn •ace days: The puMic are so -sft^ewd ;00. and" they come p.t the machine n the last few minute'? like n tKrilaIq, .with .the res"H . that onlvsh^lf ihe crowd are able to iuvps*. "B,liy. to their .'joy, as the 'ro^ni*- 'of :he raCf* r>roves hevond alj do"^t r An accident. ' forturintelv a<*p->*ed tvlthout fw-irms hoys'ftnnpTippc. ncwir--ed at Filers'!'eVa^t Thnrsrinv-"-.rirn-ng, when thp Pen ton TV! « vpl --filing, Aristocrat, pilo+prl by r '. same to izrief 'while' nei |,n"H'»'t! T.«r. bony hurdles.' Scott snstfirp^ ; a 'ractui'ed shoulder and is Tnoyr -; on inmate, of the hoßTutpi,; nvd irrpssing favorahlv. The hnrs°T wM<*h turnedl a complete" "seven." -\t-pc-iti-inuirpd. ' ..-■ ;Af Monoplane is eviHentlv pH r'Tht ago m as she figures am on cret. ( -t^e hr>Tnir_ation,s~for the Ta l -a™"«i- «i«>tirie. It will be • reme^bpre''' the Monoform maro we^tTVr^uffMrm the eve of tjie A.R.C ™p.o't*n£Wfirt. 'S now at the owner's x fo-m-.' --^t IvrpTngfis-rp.. - A A Thp.. failure of Lupil^ "+ . f:V p ATP .'Of. Snri'ncr irip.^tMip- r.rvt . lnea.l ountprs a small fortnnp .TVo mnrp Jad hep.n dointr trrp.nt t.rpp 1" i.'. T^°'rle nd her admirers thou**M. p^p'"^l^ not lose. Ny

,As Kimona, a half-brother to Petticoat, by Conqueror, ran fourth m- <h° Seymour Handicap or^Saturday. Increased age wiff work a big. improvement m Masterpiece, but Counterfeit would appsar^to- be at the top of her form. Tho^e^i-ho know the ins and outs of the Chokebore stable state Autumnus will turn out better than Winning* Way. •