RACING NEWS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20906, 21 December 1929, Page 24

RACING NEWS.

FIXTURES. December 26. —Waipukurau Meeting, December 26, 27. —Taranaki Meeting. December 20. —Westland Meeting. December 26, 27, 28,—Manawatu Meeitng. December 26, 28. —Dunedin Summer Meet*

mg, December 26, 30, January 1, 2.—Auckland Cup Meeting, December 28, January I.—Grcymoutb meeting. January I. Waikouaiti Meeting. January. I.—Wyndhani Meeting, January l.—Waiau Meeting. January 1, 2.—Wairarapa Meeting. January I, 2. —Hawke’s Bay—Meeting. January 1, 2, —-Stratford Meeting. January 1. 2.—Marton Meeting January 2,3, Southland R.C. Meeting. January 7, B.—Reefton Meeting. January 15, 16.—Foxton' Meeting. January 18, 20, 22.—Wellington Meeting.

By Sentinel. Handicaps for the Southland Racing Club s meeting are due ou December 3U and acceptances on the following day. Acceptances for the Waikouaiti and Wyndfaaiu meetings are due on Monday. .Nominations for the Vincent Jockey Club s meeting are due on December 30. The weather was showery at Wingatui yesterday morning, but did not prove sufficiently adverse to interrupt training operations. 1; riday is, however, almost invariably an off morning, and all the horses seen on the track were restricted to steady pacing. The tracks presented a fairly busy appearance and confirmed the impression that there are quite enough local horses to make a success of the Dunedin summer meeting, which starts on Boxing Day, Several visitors are booked to race, and as the existing weather can hardly be perpetual it only requires 'an improvement in that direction to provide an enjoyable meeting. , should be some interesting work at Wingatui to-day and on Tuesday next, m hen tlio final fast work for the Dunedin summer meeting will take place.Heather Lad continues to stand up to fairly solid work, and although both his forelegs look doubtful, they seem to be callous, as there is no visible evidence of soreness in walking or galloping, t , Ho S an h aa arrived with Night Lad. Palmary, and Water Power. Waving Corn is being worked over more ground than usual, and as -she generally finishes on well may be one of the fancies for the Waikouaiti Cup. . Several horses at Wingatui are suffering from colds, - which were, no doubt, contracted as a result of a long spell of damp, cold weather.

Amongst the members of J. Feilder’s team at Wingatui is the thre-year-old gelding Nonchalant, a brother toDonalbam, who has been showing useful winning. form in Victoria. Nonchalant stands 10.14, and wi.ll be benefited by time. They were got by Paper Money from Glen Helen, by Treadmill—Glenowlet, by Clanranald. . , T . he three-year-old gelding Skysign, who is' in work nt Wingatui, is developing into a big. powerful sort, and looks like being useful. He .was got by Solferino from. Miss Morn* by Bezonian—Portland Lass, by Bill o Portland. J. W. Lowe has arrived at Wingatui with Glare and Quantum. Both horses look m excellent shape and were allotted Btea dy pacing yesterday morning. . was* amongst those worked at Wingatui yesterday morning, and with the easy going in her favour may be a starter at the Dunedin summer meeting. The recent rams will prove a blessing to some horses engaged at Wingatui, as the improvement in the state c f the going may see them start at the meeting with a much better chance than if the tracks had remained hard. Money Mine is bowling x along very freely in his work and will not iuil during the holiday meetings through lack of racing condition. Duke has been responsible for a good deal of solid work but has not been up against the watch.

.Djdujcnssmg the contemplated meeting Nightmarch and Chide in the autumn, a Sydney writes ventures the opinion that the first time they clash Nigfitmarch is sure to be favourite, in Sydney, at all events.

The North Island rider, L. T. Daly who has decided to make Wingatni his r» Uar *j- rs ’ make a good start at tne Dunedin summer meeting, as he has been bonked for every flat race on the nrst days card. His mounts will bo lardy, Meitui, Money Mine, Wig Wag Waving Corn, Sailing Home, and Tarquinius Daly will thus receive a fair opportunity to make good at the outset of his Sruith Inland career. T. Wilson is handling a three-year-old' gelding by Anomaly from Golden Clasp, a mare that raced at Wingatni some few /* R0 ’ 5! as B°t by Douglas from p„„ lu ' te mare Douglas won the Napier and 1899 th<s Hawkes Ba y Cup of 1898

. * s reported that the crack American jockey Earle Sande will be attached to a pi eminent stable in England next season,

A glance at the breeding of some of the two-year-olds engaged at Wiagalui ninv prove of interest. Kerbside cap be passed over as a non-start Or. Royal Raid is a nne, big gelding by Night Raid from n htepmak mare. Palmary was got by Paladin from Bonne Bouche, by Boniform —Heathen, by Phoebus Apollo—Hilda, by Musket—Ouida. Banderilla was got by Last Dart from Suez, by Solferino--Panama. by Vasco—Elysium, by Stepnmk —l'araway. by Bill o’ Portland. Tarquimus was got by Night Raid from Week End (dam of Economist), by Holiday House Maid of Bedale. Conipcnsation was got by Anomaly from Hard Lash, by Penates—San Severn, by Saint llano— Savanna, by Stepniak. Parysia was got by 1 ractor—Moulin Rouge, by KJbroney—Directoirc, by Wairiki—Queen Anne, by St, Leper. Shirada ’was got bv laper Money—Papbia, by Birkenhead— Aphrodite, by Aprembnt—Watersprite, by Tradueer. Rosy Morn was got by Hunting Song—Sanguinary, by Sylvia Park Sanguine, by Amemont—Last Chance, and Water Power was got by 'J raetor from Charybdis, by Downshire—"■hmlpool, by St. George—Watersprite, by Tradueer,

W. M'Dona/ld has Solgele in capital order for holiday racing. He is engaged at the Dunedin and Waikouaiti meetings as well as on the West Coast, and so far his programme has not been definitely settled.

During the absence of P. V. Mason in Auckland, the home team is being kept going by J. Scobie. Goblin Market, Pride, Swim-ay, and the two-year-old Ozone are all in regular work. In the meantime their tasks are of an easy character, but the three first-named arc all forward enough to be got ready for racing with a few- smart gallops. Ozone is going along quietly. This well-grown youngster is a hkely sort, provided he remains sound. The five-year-old mare Discordia met with an untimely end at Riccarton a fewdays ago. She pulled up suddenly when working slowly on the plough, and it was found that _one of her hind legs was broken. This was the third mishap in the last six weeks in almost the same place on the track, but in the case of both Glengariff and Discordia, the break was traced to faulty bone formation. Discordia was bred by Mr D. H. Roberts, and wag by Warplane from the Kilbronev marc. Killjoy. She was taken over from Mr Roberts (Jiis season by her trainer, F. Christmas, who anticipated a successful trip with her to the West Coast meetings.

About 70 horses from Riccarton stables will be racing in various parts of the Dominion during the approaching holidays. More than half the number will do the West Coast circuit. A. M'Aulay gave Nightmarch and True Shaft a rest after they returned from Australia, but he has taken the pair in hand again and will make an early start to prepare them for. another campaign. They are reported to be in bright condition to commence work again. It seems probable that they will do their autumn racing in Australia. The Easter carnival at Kandwick will be the chief objective, but it is possible that they will race in Melbourne before going to Sydney. This, however, is a detail that has not been settled.