SPORTING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21216, 23 December 1930, Page 15

SPORTING

forthcoming meetings.

RACING. December 26.—Walpukurau Meeting. December 26. 27.—Weatland Meeting. December 28. 27.—Taranaki Meeting. December 28, 27.—Dunedin MeeUng. December 26, 27, 29.-Manawatu Meeting. December 28, 18, January I, 2,—Auckland Meeting. December 31, January I,—Greymoukh Meeting. January L—Walboualtl Meeting. January 1, 2.—StraUord Meeting. ■January L—Wyndham Meeting. January 1. 2.—Hawke's Bay Meeting, - January 1, 2,—Marton MeeUng. January 1, 3.—Walrarapa Meeting. January 2. 3.—Southland Meeting.

RACING NEWS.

By Senunkl,

, Nominations for the Wairio meeting are cue to-day. . ■ Acceptances for the Wyndham meeting uro. due to-day. , ?• Goldfinch will ride Paganelli, Royal Artist, High Comedy and Eager Rose nmeting firSt day ° f tbe A ucbland Cup English, breeders have adopted the idea ot returning the purchase price paid for mares beheyed to be in foal if they should prove empty. The English trainer M. D. Peacock won, 67 races with 37 horses last season. A ext on the list was Frank Butters who won 57 races with 28 horses. The English trainer H. S. Persse recently sought an injunction against two ..men yho, it was alleged, extracted inicrination from stable boys in regard to trials and used it for a tipster's business. be little was thought of Night Raid as. a yearling that he was sold at 150 guineas in 1919. He ran six times with- - out success as a two-year-old and was then sold at 120 guineas. Night Raid nas then sent out to Australia and on ~ beate? Eeaand * where he sired a-world It has recently been decided-in England, as the result of,a test case, that use of the totalisator on greyhound lacing is Quite legal. A charge was laid , against all the operators working in a . totalisator under an 1875 Vagrancy Act. It was dismissed on the ground that the operators did not benefit by the betting, hut were merely servants of the Gfey- - 11( ? a P“ Company and hence did not wager within the meaning of the Act. Double event betting is receiving a -great impetus in England. The latest reports show that a 10s bet landed £7OO 13s. " This on top of over £3OOO for 10s .over;the Cambridgeshire and Cesarewitch ■ftiu make things move in England next • - season. There is no doubt that Desmond enriched New Zealand with two good sires in Demosthenes and Limond. Hence it 3s . cresting to read in a recent number of the Sporting Life that Desmond freQuently stuck hia toes in rather than go on with the. winning of a race. r If a riding school is started in New , A cal and the first question 'asked should be .. v. ny do some riders have their knees on a level with or. above a horse’s withers. According to pictures in a batch of papers wh I ch _recently. arrived from England and ' ® united States the most successful rmers m those parts of the world ride with a much longer leather than some use in this country. The question naturally arises-i-po the New Zealand riders know more about horsemanship than they do in England and the United States? Lhromadyne .is on the boom for the Railway Handicap, but the fact remains that he has not yet met and defeated a highclass field. He may, of course, not be able to do more than win, but at times , the cold analysis of form compels one to adhere to the dictates of -proof. This season Chromadyne won at the Pakuranga Hunt meeting, but won from an ordinary held. At the Auckland spring meeting - Chromadyne won the Shorts Handicap in fi?avy going, but did not in/his latest form ■- give a line as to what heimight do when up .-.againat 'a, really high-class'field ofiP ni S er -? such_as- he will naive to meet in Railway Handicap. He -may be all that his admirers claim, hut proof of form . la success in good company. Some of the EngiQsh papers are reaping , a harvest over the publicity campaign that is being carried on by the Betting Control Board. The. board has been taking fullpage advertising space in Sporting Life amongst its statements is tbe thriller that an all-up accumulator would have returned over 800,000,000 to one at Wolverhampton. Only one favourite scored during the. day, and the totalisator dividend heat the bookmakers’-closing price four times out of six. Apparently, the English fielder will soon be extinct, according to ideas published by the Betting Control Board, and will he able to iexist only on •A3 16 crumbs from the racing stables. In the meantime the double market supplied by the totalisator and the fielders seems to have infused a fresh life in TWlish racing. 1 , “ ‘ ’-r a , ffill'hook for the first ?£?r the n Auckl /? n i meet -i n S' when be will aide My Own. Gesture, Love Song, Gold Day Simba, Gay Court, and La Pdupee. J-heinany fadures that have gone down , nsainst the name of Satrap, a New Zea.iand bt. Ueger winner, since he went over : - to Australia, dp not seem to have entirely ! " his connections over there. , ' be work again in hopes ot yet redeeming to some extent the Do- ! , : ” ,d hto “• «• ■ A fid i^i l en^r * es f°r hack events .at the Auckland summer meeting is Bayacre, the three-year-old gelding, by Acre from Bayana, dam also of Kinana. This ;geldmg was racing in Australia early in the present season. He won two sixiurlong _ races, and also finished in the money ui .several other events, including Vl- nd t 0 Ve i lm 1 0nd in the Hobartville loD g s - Since .returning to New Zealand (says an exchange) Bayacre won the Hokio Handicap, five fur- : longs, at the Levin meeting last month, vhen he carried Bst 131 b. These performfinces indicate that Bayacre is a bit above the ordinary run oL hacks, and if taken to Ellerslie he should perform well After seeing Ut Majeur make a runaway race of the Cesarewitch, English back era did not think there was any likelihood of his being downed by anything of Jim own age before the close of the season, they were undeceived on that score at iiiverpool at the commencement of last month. In a field of six on November 5 ■ the Liverpool St Leger, one mile and °°k e d such a certainty for Ufc M a i au r that he was sent out at odds on. Although he led a furlong from home he was beaten a short head by the Gainsborough colt, Eamesee the Second, who was conceding him 31b. English critics do not accept the result as definitely proving Rameses the Second is the better colt. In their opinion Ut Majeur was a trifle stale as a result of his Cesarewitch preparation. A valuable acquisition to the bloodstock or New Zealand has been secured in England by Mr Ralph Holden, of T e Mahanga, Hawke s Bay, who has purchased for his Mana Stud the stallion Siegfried. Bred by Lord Howard de Walden in 1925, Siegfried is a bay horse, by Son-in-Law from I lra Mist, by Sunstar, and his purchase lor the Dominion is interesting because he tv ill be the first son of Son-in-Law to come here. Siegfried is to be shipped from England by the Ruahine next week and will reach his new home early in the new year. bomm-Law has a great record as a sire in England, where his progeny have won races worth well over £200,000. His progeny include Straitlace, Comedy Ring hoxlaw, Scamp, and Bucks Hussar. Straitlace won £24,131, and was sold as a brood mare at the Hulton sale for 17,000gns. . Son-in-Law was a great stayer and is a sire of stayers. His influence has been marked in the stud records in England where he is highly prized. As a winner at a mile and a-half, Siegfried seems to have inherited stamina from his sire and he . may also transmit it to his progeny when he gets the opportunity at the stud. Siegfried will commence his stud career next year and the advent of a horse of his breeding will no doubt be welcomed by i breeders. Siegfried’s best performance on "the race track in England was to win the -Bessborough Handicap, worth £1695, one mile and a-half, at Ascot in June of last year, beating a field of 25.

RACING AND TROTTING NEWS

TROTTING.

By Sentinel.

January 7, B.—Heefton Meeting. , January 7, B.—Thames Meeting. January 18, 12,—'Vincent Meeting, January 14, 15.—Foxton Meeting. .January 17.—Camara Meeting. January 17.—Bay of Islands Meeting. January 20, 22.—Walroa Meeting. January 20, 22, 24.—Wellington Meeting, January 24.—Wairio Meeting. TROTTING. December 26.—Ashburton Meeting. December 26. —Gore Meeting. December 26, 27.—Walrarapa Meeting. December 27, 30. 31.—Auckland MeeUng. December SO.—Wlnton Meeting. December 30.—Heefton Meeting, January 10,—Tlmaru. January 29, 31. —Forbury Park.

Nominations for the Forbury Park meeting are due on January 8. Gold Treasure is reported to be .doing well under A. J. Julian’s charge, and has improved since joining the stable. Wracklep and Harold Logan are still disputing favouritism for the Auckland Cup. Great Chenault is reported to be in fine condition for bis engagement at Ashburton on Friday. . The Gore-trained pacer Erin’s Fair carries more than average promise, and is expected to blossom out into a winner during the holidays. Travia - Wilkes, an . upstanding chestnut hy Travis Axworthy from Doris Wilkes, w heraced oZf the .southern holiday cirCU o7 is a particularly promising sort. _ bt. George showed signs of returning to his best form at the Forbury Park spring and should race prominently at the couth Walrarapa meeting. There is a fairly general opinion that surprise Journey will be a hard horse to peat in the Rowe Handicap at the Auckland'meeting. . With a good horseman up, Guy Bingen ■ should win one of the mile saddle races down south ' during the holidays. Jewel Pointer :has heen working impressively/ and may place himself among the winners before the Auckland Cup meeting- is over. . Within the next few days light-harness enthusiasts will have plenty of food for their sporting appetite.. There will be meetings at Gore and Ashburton on Boxing Day, to he followed by another at Wmton on December 30. The light-har-ness horse will also help the 1 interest in’ Invercargill? Walkouaiti - Wyndham. and . The successes of Stanley. T. quickly brought the/ Scottish trainer J Young •J’ efore ,l h l PaMio,. bit (says Orion # ) it would -have been a very lean period had it not been for the victories of the trotter. The other horses brought out have not fared at all well, and it would seem that it is no use bringmg anything but real class horses to New Zealand. The middle-class pacer finds' there are hundreds of his standard about. Many horses imported to New Zealand have proved failures,, among them being ? a: ®,P : tvho was sold for a good price shortly after he arrived in Auckland, but who has failed to win a race, and two third places m 12 months in moderate company nr all he,can claim. There may be time yet for the, roan horse to, make, good, but he will have to show considerable improvement on anything he has given us’so far. Although the Rowe Trotting Cup does not come up for decision until the final day of the Auckland Christmas fixture {says the New Zealand Herald), interest m it is none the less keen, and, while it is to be expected that the result of the Association Handicap on the opening day will have a bearing on the prospects ™1?k C m mp - etl & rs -’x cannot he denied * bat , w i t l h Tome Writer, and Kempton engaged the .southern trainer C. S; Donald holds, a etrong hand. Writer won the Dominion Handicap at Addington last 35 LSsec, his stable mate ’ was c ° n o ed mK tbe winner yards, being seoond m 4min-33 3-ssee. s^ owe d further improvement on the last day, when he ran Engagement to a head, registering 4min 31 3-ssee ionic was a winner on the middle day accounting for the So.ckburn Handicap m The Belfast trio will pl . e ,? tj e °hd opposition at Epsom, aima ’ .Snrprise Journey, and Peter M Kinney all in form the struggle f M.v ß iiP remacy 3 Wlll be keen - However with three good strings to his bow, Donald b^T e a fine chance of annexing the Cup again this year. If track work does pot assist in picking ° r the workouts at Epsom fo-P+l? P ro U de excellent entertainment ■tor the- t ra ck, watchers who , attend in b L, mO / m^ s ; At one time was unusual to find more than half a dozen b J-hat time has gone (says Park A ?h™ n fb» S f ar +- an f at , Alexandra t the «st work is being given l? I^ Up 1 bora93 ’. tbe attendance of touts -I 1 ,? 6 , ,f trial over a mile and a-half between three or four fast pacers is very - interesting, and though trainers a years haok_ resorted to all sorts of ruses, and got out of bed about the time the milkmen were starting their rounds, m order to have a secret trial, there is not much of that done nowadays, and most trainers _ work their horses openly. Tins, has much to do with mamtaining the interest in the sport, because if the secret methods were still'adopted and the public kept completely in the dark the sport would soon begin to die and attract very little .support. , ■ NOTES FROM ADDINGTON. (Special to Daily Times.) CHRISTCHURCH, December 22. Holmes’s stable will be represented' at the Auckland meeting by Proud Dillon, who went north last evening under the care of M. Holmes, who will drive the gelding m his engagements. Proud Dilion nas niade a lot of improvement since going mtp the Riccarton stable, and at last months meeting at Addington he put up a good performance when h e won the Metropolitan Handicap from a 4min 39see Twu ln n 4rm ? ?.? sec - heating a fair field. d^ v tb ® ® r , and Stand Handicap on Satnrd 6 t> lß Bet . to do 36sec. - “ lr Barton’s Australian-bred gelding Surprise Journey is engaged in a rG i e i ra , ces on . the opening day of the t>rnl£bl?V> m +t!' in A’ bat bis raiEs i° n will probably be the Association Trot, of two miles, in which he is very nicely placed. At the New Brighton meeting Surprise bhrfiJn K i?OT y 120 ya ? ds beat a big field m the Seaview Handicap, imin SOsec class. As he has not been penalised for, his win. hia chances off the end of a 4min 38sec class appear rosy. He is a fine trotter, with a great burst of speed TTI/ J h + e stages of his rales! RJLTf Ctor l eS a K Forbl,r y Park and New Brighton show him to be at the top of his J R^W Sh f a !T and Hawhitiroa, Fl/fr? pj y i s stable >.and Arethusa and h lying Cloud representing D. Warren the fn? h?t?i r e h nf n + D f erby i hkeirto/esuH in a battle of tactics. Red Shadow is a very good horse when racing in front while Arethusa, perhaps, does best if a waiting race.. Both stlbles have r° n ll trn,gs qulte capable of setting a verj warm Pace, and if track conditions are favourable it would not be a surprise to see a new record for the race estabp[esen.fc this held by 20 q ? k T? ’ wh “’ t ln 1923. want 3min Hpll l rec °rd for the New Zealand I.’* wSilffn g» ;'a”| r, T a „ 3 S n „i: S isTsil 4 ‘ ssec ’ and Native Chief In the early betting that has taken church ° K-vrnlrl "j Ueklan . d Cu P in Christenuren, Harold Logan ie a slightly better favounte than Carmel and Wrackler while another Canterbury horse in Free 4Se C |re 3 th oUr nl h 1°” the AJthoueh there il l y i 10rses se F lousl y fancied Hfv™ ;' s Probably more interest being Jfme At on/? r 8 r . a , ce than for a loft was that Stage '^ e Seneral opinion huf ee the Hal ’ olCd Wra™S, 3 ~s< s < “ d th e c -r To S /^ ck , work of Logan’s Pride and on mtfors r P A? complex?! Jewel pjfotor 4 last month oewci iointer raced as though he was ?-c?i?s b a Cl lnt° f is be i St , form ’ and as be requires a lot of work, he should be an improved horse this week. Back to his

Pointer T ould be a hard Prohorses f ° l ‘ any of tho South Island Advice had been pleasing Addingwu i k u vatc , hers bcfore she left for Auckland by the manner in which die s ovniVT her work, and she ! 1 l ur e Tf i ed t 0 “PProve a good deal on be l rnm i pn , bllc , sb °wingg. It should tlained ]unvever > that when Lodcp d K h b J ' ce at Oakhaxnpton trial? executed several sensational ' %h* y J° d, , sa PP 01nt with the colours P- olio may have made the imDrovepient claimed for her, but her recent racmf Ü b ? s been , p o thin S above the average. -Nelsons Vigjory, who is engaged in 'meetbgs eV Is to ? the Gor ? andß in ton meetings, is a four-year-old gelding bv kt e°r n + hp ln f n ’ • Misfortune? the Other dam f of Erin > Fortune and starter?™ ?? l '^ ormel ’. s - .Last season he started 10 times, winning four race* “X iii 1 bei “E the Visitors’ Handiap, oi a mile and a-half, at Invercargill n 3mm 29 2-ssec, and the Toi Tois Hauls ° n T e ?! g ’ at 7 Wyndham in 2min seec : In the Wmton Cup Nelson’s m lirV. d j- !P in «se P c for two 3 a See a dlStlDct P° ssibili ty for ELLERSLIE TRACK NOTES. < Special to Dahi Times.) A. opiSf r ‘jsss? tt y tra “* though the times were nothing exceptional iveariy all the fast work was accomplished out PTOper J thfflags were out 40ft It was after the breakW in sStaed" o? V am? jt «, the - cou . rße Proper. Jumping was aHerJd r + tbe dlfltance «Me the course sg a -i~rimi s i e t s& effort” a, lutdy on thlf’ a ° d adso ‘ dn ’ sbe d very resomteiy on the course proper. CyUnde? 53 2 W I 1-S J! c * an d the last four and 2 CvTindcr?ll Str ? ge j’ Count Pa!at mc, « lmd ? all.pleased, especially Star Stranger, who finished very resolutelv me •frigg?* , “ e “ “ ll ’ *»■ iris wa* sv^Ss^^Vas: a ver y bright appearance and was l«T‘‘ g y«e e £ f £s andrduKfcbs*s.G«S !!1 °' Dw ' for °a Wiggins) was responsible iSjrthe*fiS > ?n°r| r i ß^ en lurl4a?runthree in i 1 * I ' ss ® c > two m 26sec, the full dirfo l ; s ®?’ f ? ur - in 51 3-ssec. and ine lull distance in Imm 33 2-sseo th, q q^r^-ajr^ia*! S^2j*=sgaß|«B Gesture (H. Wiggins) was going very easdy alongside Oratorian (Ludlow) when four furlongs in pLr > ’ tbe firet being run in 12 3-ssec Wcularfv 8 W ea l ano? d . oes not please parand w. She ?V n bard condition, d?l o£ a dash. en SPrmtlDg witb a and?fln^ n * S furnishing into a nice colt, sldn^i 1 ? 8 "’fl 1 e n? u gb to be worth condom off ■ Juvenile Handicap at in +?? n g '+ J Ce I? to bave Ms first run D xu b ® f G^ ea * Northern Foal Stakes, hirst Sight- (Humphries) and Gustavo (Pascoe) ran their first four in 52 2-ssec, to*o completed seven furlongs in Imin of d^, eC ;nd F A Mt * Sight went with plenty of dash, and Gustavo was being urged to keep up with him at the finish. Gustavo does not give the impression that he is a S f g 0 i? ack worker. He; is Lnll/i stamp of three-year-old. and the + £5 lm °u of the trainers who saw hun at Riccarton last month is that he time Pr ° Ved a g °° d deal in tbe mean ‘

d (Gerrand) and Autopay (E. . ec y were associated in a solidly-run six furlongs They ran the first two m ?5 tllree in 37 4-ssec, and ke.pt well together until reaching the straight where Tenterden drew out to finish ahead m Imin 18 l-ssec. Tenterdea again went in good style, and is an improved horse. Autopay stowed dash finfsh. bUt aPPeared t 0 be trotting in the middle, where he exhibited signs of coreness, Paquito went seven furlongs on the tan with Concentrate. They cut out the first three furlongs m 40 2-ssee, and completed the full distance in Imin 35 4-ssec, being accompanied for about six furlongs by Paratoo who was eased up in the straight. Raqmto was going better than Concen“ate« who was not _ exerting himself to the utmost at the finish. Paratoo worked well as far as'-he went. On the No. 2 grass Courtesy sprinted nve furlongs i n Imin i 2-ssec, taking 12 2-ssec for the first and 24 2-ssec for the farst two. Courtesy gave a good'deal of trouble before she could be induced to move away after walking round to the post, and it was not until her trainer, R. Alexander, got behind her that she went on. Once moving, she went very generously, and reeled off her gallop in pleasing fashion. MARION JOCKEY CLUB. (Peb United Press Association.) MARTON, December 22. J.he following are the acceptances for the first day of the Marton Jockey Club’s meeting:— , Plate, of lOOsovs. Sis furlongs (all B.7).—Desbroney, Ammon Ea, Solange, Wee Acre, Hinewai, Deka, Black Duchess! Salt ■Pot* Troubadour, Gambler, Air Wings, Elizabeth Tar Baby, Valueless, Katrina, Black Plane, Jocose, Pimple Catherine of Aragon, Wallaruh. First Hack Hurdles, of 140sovs. One mile and a-half.—Royal Damon 10.12, Bril«o ~l gh t 912, Discourse 9.9, Guere'ss 9.2, Ca lamart Burnt Note, Lady Alophen, Honewhere, He Whanga 9.0. Juvenile Handicap, of 150sovs. Five furlongs.—Open Cheque 9.0, Trojan Melody 8.12, Royal Routine 8.8, Painkiller 8.6, Tray Bond 7.13, Seneschal 7.9, Sporting Chance 7.8, Interlocutor, View S?J 1 ? a T 7 - 3 > All Humbug, Impetuous 7.2, Rita’s Light 7.0. ’ Marton Cup Handicap, of 400sovs One mile and a-quarter.—Merry Damon 9.2, First Acre 8.13, Euanui, Pahu 8.1, Otairi '•l°’, Son K 7 - 5 > Malayan, Black rPfnT -4, P alloon o 7 -2, Pull Mark, Ravine, Koklhke, Mount Shannon, Rory Mor 7.0. Dash Hack Handicap, of 130sovs. Six furJongs.—Pomp 8.11. Rasouli 8.8, Adelphi F a^ III T Gr . 8 - 1 - Statuary 7.13, Ruling Ipi lef 7 - 12, L ci sure 7.8, Tea Queen, Acco 7.7, Seneschal 7.6, Air Force 7.3, WalP° T ? a ] King- Hinewai, Jadarino, On 7 o” 1, Patearoa> Valorous Knight, Pass Railway Handicap, of 200sovs. Six fur-longs.—-Freehold 9.0, Arisus 8,3, Lord Tho- ? 1 ?o d ’TP ol ?^ ln 81 - Sight Draft 7.13, Pomp 7.12, Honifon 7.9. New Year Hack Handicap, of ISOsovs One mile and 137 yards.—Tunbridge 9.0, Spearform 8.12, Merry Melody 8.9, Auctioneer, Arrowhead 8.6, Nightmare 8.5. Grand Jury 8.3, Robbie’s Mistake 8.1 Kilorell 7.13, Some Acre, War Zone 7.12 Pedestal 7.10 Queanbeyan, Auckland Gas! Royal King, Bon Acre, Decree Nisi, Kiriana, Gambler 7.0. Stewards’ Handicap, of 160sovs. Seven furlongs;—Habit 9.8, Cashier 9.4, Malayan 9.3, Rational II 9.0, Broad Acre 8.9, Ked(jar 8,8, Ravine 8.5, Lord Thomond 8.3 iiimobiu 8.2, Wanderlust 8.0.

WAIKOUAITI RACES.

i following are the acceptances for the Waikouaiti races:— Tviak Plate. Six furlongs. All 8.10. Mips Tembaron. Solanum, Beulah, Good Gift, Winter Garden, Uxbridge, Mystic 1 rince, Invictus, Glass Jug, Stringbow, Nonchalant, Tea Urn, Corn Queen, Skysign, Stareve, Some Gift, Hot Tea. BRAY MEMORIAL HACK HANDICAP, Of ISOeovs. Five furlongs. - r , fit* lb. st. lb. Master Nanette .... 7 5 Anomaly ..98 Tea Urn ~75 § i £ } ra • • • • 8 9 Stareve ~ 7 5 Bulolo . . .. S 3 Miss Tembaron 7 5 Rosewood .. 8 1 Maid of Mars 7 5 Iracsono ..8 1 Winter Captivate .. 7 10 Garden ..75 Crossbow ~ 7 7 . WAIKOUAITI CUP, Of 52osovs. One mile and a-quartcr. r r , st* lb. st. lb. " 9 0 Raid 7 9 I ootfall .. 8 13 Waving Corn 7 3 l?wn Major 8 9 Evening .. 7 0 Pink Rote 8 9 Topere .... 7 0 Money Mine 8 8 Compris .. 7 0 Meprisant .. 8 5 Red Racer 7 '0 opoon ~ ~ 8 3 Dumblane .. 7 0 , R T<JW Year ’ Trotting Handicap of xeoeovs. One mile and a-half.—Captain H- e nth, Wattle Bell, Molly Desborough, iiailade, Frank Mac, Knowledge, Almont Clingy Dillon Bird, Madam Locanda, Bernie Bingen, Glenlogy, Wallace Mae sor. King Oscar, Eiffelton Lass 24yds bhd, Gold Chimes 48, Hawkesbury’s Pride 60. HIGH-WEIGHT HANDICAP, Of ISOsovs. One mile. L . at lb st -lb Evening .. 10 11 Appeal .... 9 0 Dumblane .. 10 5 Glass Jug .. 9 0 Solmun .. 9 13 Uxbridge ..90 Mhrtis ..9 8 Colonel Royal Flower 9 5 Crawford 9 0 Meitui .. .. 9 5 Felony .... 9 0 Rotorex .. .. 9 2 Corn Queen 9 0 Good Gift ..90 ORBELL STAKES HANDICAP, Of 200sovs. Seven furlongs. \r a v , m st.lb. Meadow Lark 10 9 Thorndale .. 8 9 Meprisant .. 9 11 Topere .... 8 9 Raid .. 9 3 Compris ..89 El Boa .... 8 13 Sapient .... 8 2 Evening .. 8 10 ' Domain Trot, of ISOsovs. One mile.— Great Scott, Dolly Chimes, Captain Heath, Prince Bingen, Rough Sea. Glenlogy, Molly Desborough, Scotty Bingen, 'D'-Cob. Dillon Bird, Almont Cling, Locanda, Frank Mac, Author Wilhnge, Knowledge, Lord Antrim, Wallace Mac scr. King Oscar 12yds bhd, Overture 24, Gold Chimes 36. HAWKSBURY HACK HANDICAP, Of ISOsovs. Six furlongs. , st lb st lb Master Meitui .... 7 13 Anomaly .. 9 9 Captivate .. 7 12 Colonel Quex 8 10 Crossbow .. 7 9 Bulolo ~. ..8 9 Nanette ..*7 7 Rosewood ..83 AUCKLAND RACING CLUB. THE ROBINSON HANDICAP. . , (Peb United Press Association. 1 AUCKLAND, December 22. ! _ Owing to the acceptors in the Robinson Handicap exceeding the safety number, the Auckland Racing Club has divided the field and increased the stake to oOOsovs, the ‘winners receiving 250sovs, i second 35sove, and third 15sovs. The divisions are:—First: Tetrachate, Havaspot, Awamutu, Brilliant Lady, Manawhenua, Indolent, Srow Prince, Rose Lupin, Crown Arch, Sea Song, Praetor, Merry Lu, Loving Cup, Creina’s King, Howick, Click Clack, Rekaraurau. Second: Tobaccoland, Big Bertha, Haviland > Pere nnes, Arrowzone,’ Rafflight, Archileen, Ilkey, Lucky Alice, Money Mint, Detonator, Gay Idea, > Smithfield, Master Latour, Lord Val, Valreina. Cargen. WAIRARAPA RACING CLUB. (Peb United Pbess Association.) ™, . MASTERTON, December 22. , tne following are the acceptances for the Wairarapa Racing Club’s meeting:— Jilectric Handicap. Five furlongs First Money 9.0, Silver Coot, Mandy 8.9, Coon Song 8.3 Hunting Call, Souchong litra7 otrayo tray ? ' 7 ’ Projection ’ Crash, Mi 1Featherstbn Hack Handicap. Seven furlongs.—Lucretia 8.11, Johneen 8.7,-Ball Dress 8.6, Fitzquex 8.4, Kilbroney, Projection, Rothen, Courtlike 8.3, Saltpot, Zephyrus, Valquette, Half Acre, Leyland, Grey Witch, Ankira, Lady Ronald 7.11 Pn iF Se uL Handicap. Five furlongs.— 7B ld m n Wmß >? ?yPe 7.10, St. Roger 7.6, .Teller Aeis, Distortion 7.5, Buster 7.4, Sailing. Porlock, Acorn, Miladi, Saturation 7.3, Flower 7.1, Invite a xr al l ap ? C „ u Pa Q nc mile and a-quar-Faiiff ?2 Stl 9™ t' 13, Ull leather. White Fang 8.2, Don Jose, Arrow Lad 8.1, Staghunter 7.11, Shrewd 7.8, Admiral Drake 7.7, Ravine, Stanchion. Duellona 7.2, linateagirl’ Royal Parade 7.1, Clnny, Dainty Ways, Hawkshaw, Jayson 7.0. y Ohampmn Hack Handicap. One mile § t p 1 n a „ leh r £ c ? urae B *2. Adventus 8.1, Lady T ,wl T T l l Pln|? ’ Jayson. Hawkshaw, Air Eaddie, Johnseen 7.1.2, Arajean 7.11 Fitzquex 7.9, Rothen, Courtlike, Ephialtes 1 76 D w lO j’ Fra ° tlon * Cessation, Fallow 7 () War del Y Handicap. Seven furlongs.— RLniTiJr a< i A? ikinui 8 5 > Tourist 7.13, ?r ack 7J2, Ravine, Noteworthy 7.11 Maun Make Up, Royal Game 7.9, Chopin Coon Song, Dolomite 7.? P Wharekara Handicap? Six furlongs Lady Reno 8.11, Portray 8.10 Pixie Gnl,i 712 G Rk? ist IS 7i<)’ vf her ’ Sharp Thorn, Mythology 712, Valrewa, Attar, Silver Fern Glidl? Novice Stakes. Seven * furlongs (all Rotation, Bright Skv Ha ! f Acre, Joie De vll. Taura Lad, Cessation, Grey Witoh TTwofn‘/i USSfGold Sand. ’ Va!rewa ’ Midnight Echo, GREYMOUTH TROTTING CLUB IPeb United Press Association.) TKb CREYMOUTH, December 22. following are the acceptances for rbfin Grey TT Trottin S Club P Guiness Handicap. Class 3.54. Twelve furlongs and a-half.—Willie Derby Com preemise, Dillon Logan, Timi less Nel Dillon. Fleet Arrow Tekimra L e Fashion, Plain Silk. Dark Girl, Oxford v e U st on ’w S ff 6r r?° Se ’ ® hortl -V. Golden Harvest, Netta Ora, Ron, Great Thought 12 r X°?b? a % Aristotle SC r, Allanora 4JS™ 24 ■ Nya "° Bilk 3C - Express Handicap (trotters). Class lifh i we . ! \ e fmiongs and a-half—Gift, Sn^ir Par Guy. Real Money fc kh^r BellS ’ Fa ’ ry Land > Wikitiroa, -Nelson Moon scr, Esbine, Titerrv Peter BiSn b 9i’ ChiWe B ° y ’ Fatti e GoWen lpray r 4B an 36 ’ NaDCy Bin^ea ’ Electrm Handicap (saddle). Class ®i? ht furlongs and a-half..— Worthy King Homeward Bound, Major Brent. Llewellyn, Play Girl, Belle SomerI 0 ”'„ P ar ' na - C°%n , Bond. Madam Locanda, Radley, Pomtol, Chide de Oro. Harold Bingen, Nelson Parrish, Flying Kate, Dillonetic, Kawana, Belle Lon-i? ilw wT 1 Pi arve ?, t . Girl --, Audience 12yds bhd, Bine Glen, Binscarth 24, Loco 36 Dominion Handicap. Class 3.38. Twelve furlongs and a; half.—Real Girl, Morrison, Park wood, Major Lind, Colonial Boy, Milo Mmto, Festival, Hallswell Queen High ',V nks . Nelsonian, Katomba, Author ?'.. a i n o’ ,i St i , G , eo S ge ,’- Geo,^ e p cr, Kreis. o/ I r? yds , bl A cI ’ Sodium, Mac d’Oro. Hostess 24. Royal Comrade 60. Summer Handicap (trotters). Class 4 28 fourteen furlongs and a-half.— Golden Spray, Rea] Money, Childe Boy, Nancy

Binnen, Nelson Moor, Sparkling Bells, Ability Bonorn, Ockley Wood, Bramdean, Lrreat Glee, Pattie Bingen scr, Repute 24yds bhd. Intermediate Handicap. Class 4.24. furlongs and a-half.—Silver Sea. Dillon Chimes, Willie Derby, Great Huon, Chancellor Boy, Rafa, Fleet Arrow, Rollo Somerton. Royal Time, Irish Author, Dark nii iM ,^°6 an ) Dan Newton, Lord iMatchhght, Lomar, Audience, Grand CanVican. Golden Harvest scr, Real Huon 12yds bhd. Bessie Dillon 36. Grey Valley Handicap (saddle). Class 3.7.—Ten furlongs and a-half.—Great Adventure, Auto Minto, Lightwood, Belle Dorimer Kate Logan, Tahoe, Wallace Bogan, Loco, Cranleigh, Some Guy, Binscarth, Bessie Dillon, Schoolmate, Harvest Girl scr Stowaway 12yds hhd, Audrey Festival. Wild spur 24, Danny

Dash Handicap. Class 2.28. Eight furlongs and a-half.—Real Girl, Denver City, Katomba, Somerby, George Rey, Jupiter, Author Franz scr. Our George, Major Lind, Colonial Boy, Milo Minto, High Jmks, Kreisler 12yds bhd, Mac d’Oro