RACING NEWS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22392, 13 October 1934, Page 17

RACING NEWS

By Sentinel.

There will ..be racing at Auckland, Masterton, and .T.imaru to-day. The' ; ViA.T.C?' meeting - will commence to-day. The'Caulfield Gup -will be run on the;final day, Saturday of nest-week. Mahetbo is going on well in Mb work. He has"-no engagements prior" to the Riccarton carnival, but ; F.: Christmas hopes to have him at- his best for the Canterbury .Jockey. Club's meeting -next month, y■•--'/ ■■:■ :■'-. .'■'••: ■ ■;■■■ ■ The "Wellington Racing Club, has made application to the'president of the Racing Conference;;.under va recent amendment of the Rules .of Racing, for permission to carry; put the,^ : draw for barrier, positions an hour ..before each'race. Red Boa started his spring campaign with 7.8 r in the Spring Handicap at Ashburton. His-'record since then 'reads firsts second, second, first, first,' second, and; he-is on 8.4 in the Flying Handicap at Washdyke. 'The ten-year-old South-lander-looks most likely to bring about the downfall, of Knockfin. The* twb-year-old ; Trevace, who is engaged in the Welcome Stakes at Auckland _to-day, is an attractive-looking juvenile, with- any. amount of speed, but the fact that he has not had a race may be a; bit against him when, he goes to the post. However, if beaten, the race is sure to do him. good, and his turn may come later on in | the season. -7:'.

The, fact that Hikuaja has won the last two graces'that he contested will warrant the So»,of Speardance plenty "of support iir\hack events at the meeting at Ellerslie. He is engaged in two niile contests at the fixture, and the distance should suit him, as he stays better than most hacks. This four-year-old has always possessed abundance of speed, but" it was not until last winter that he became really solid.'. *'; \ - ' :

Allegretto, who figures in the Trial Hurdles at Ellerslie to-day, is reported to he showing promise in his schooling tasks at Teßapa. So far the Day Comet gelding has had no public experience as a hurdler, but he possesses plenty of speed, and is a proved weight carrier, two valuable assets in a jumper. In conforma,tion;i4,rierettd:is an ideal'type ; fbr ; hurdle racing, iand with experience should do well in the netf* department.

Although two members of his team haveSbeeh' nominated for. the Wellington Raciiij Ci u h's meeting, H. Nurse will take onry: Polydofa, to Trentham, where two her preparation for Riccarton. engagements. Her stable mate, Knockfin,' will noiVmake the- trip; 'but - she js, going on welh> and she niajj'be. seen to' advantage ujjt.to a mile during the next few weeks> starting off withVtbe. sprint; at -'Washdyke "■■>. h . ". Polydora,V who > has. forfeited her engagementsl >at; Orari, < Oamaru,''• and .Dun.in the Teschemaker'Handicap. "She* v will require' all. the'- raciiig; her trainer'can giye/Rei? if she be tuned up for the NewiZealandi Gwpf;ap£LM slie does not go to !thepost to-day it vwill be fairly safe to assume.,that*her;trainet/ias decided;,that i it wilJ ; 'Bbt-be atdyisabreiv.to screw her Up fon; a-^bririile!cjpritest. .;.■:.'*: -...'■'."!■ v"\k-x,\;\ ..■' Sweet' Agnes "wori over : nine'furlprigs at. meeting., v b'iit'.-' Mr Ji.Etfleriryg has given an indicatiohvthat he :does riot fate.her, so highly>>vith:r : %ti extra'furlong to!-travel. In th'eJHea.theo'te.jH^ndi'cap; Xttute furlongs) l ' Sweet Agnes ; woh when'''in-' ; Teceipt of' ; 4lb frpm Polydora (unplftceA) .7 'ln the Teseheraaker Handicap,"Bweet: Agnesi receives 61b]frbm!the other ;mafe. In the Heathebte Handicap;, Argentic (a was;' Sweet' Agnes, but ia-the Teschemaker he has to concede 21b.

Although7Gay Marigold usually requires a-race" or two before reaching her best, her;:lateiife%,ack work, has been encourag-. ing, ajid-she' ; may .strike!-form earlier ra'ari usual this season. She is due to make ber-Vfirst appekrarice in the Flying Handicap I .'at Ellerslie to-day, in which event she .will be meeting several smart gallopers who have had the benefit of recent racing and are fairly, well seasoned. •However, despite the fact, 'Gay Marigold can be relied on to put up a creditable showingyiand is likely to beat more than beats heK :

There have been some marked yana-. tions lately, in the figures, of: different handicappers. In the Flying- Handicap at Oamaru, Red Boa was handicapped to give 41b to Knockfin. Knockfin did not start, and has not raced since. Red Boa in "three outings has recorded,, two wins and.a second, aadii'n'the'Fljring Handicap at ; Washdyke 19 only 31b above Knockfin. Knockfin was popularly regarded as thrown in at Oamaru, but she is set a much harder task to-day. Red Boa started off', at Oamaru 121 b below Silver Streak and after a dead-heat, a win, :and . a second, now receives 71b ; from.'.the lastnamed.

Probable riders at Washdyke to-day include:—B. H. Brodie, Red Boa, Hunting'Go, Top Rank, Tuirau; E. Leckie, Waterpower, Brown Pearl, Wonderful, Lucky Locket; D; O'Connor, Gold Knight; R. Beale, Black DukerF.'laeram, Lycidas; W. Cooper. Reminder; W. Cotton. Red Racer; JL Mackie, Kerbside; G. H. Humphries, Some Shamble, Cranford, Silver Jest, Back Lead, and Invoice; J. W.; Jennings, Trumpet Blast; A. Russell, Silvox, Sibella, Elbanor,. Sweet. Agnes, and Stability; A. Messervy, Ranelagh, Gold Paper, Quite Soon, Silver Lark, and Highbrow; W. H. Jones,. Sky Rover, Joyous; A. H. Eastwood, Argentic, Silver Streak, Secret Paper, Unseen, . Bright Prospect.

Golden Promise, who won a division of the Canonbury Stakes at Randwick for his breeder-owner (Mr 6. F. Moore) last Saturday, may develop into a colt of the highest class He is a brown colt by Limond from Lady Bentinck, by Absurd from Bonny Portland, by Bonjform from Helen Portland, an Australian-bred mare by Dorchester, so that he is half-brother rto'Belvdir and Topthorn, both of whom were winners when trained by F. D. Jones at Ricearton, as weir as being a brother in blood to Golden Hair, whose

dam. (Lady Cavendish) is a sister to Lady Bentinck. This is a- family from which Mr Moore has bred many good performers, Reremoana, by, Hallowmas from Bonny Portland, being one of its outstanding representatives. Golden Promise attracted a lot of attention when offered for sale at Trentham in January, and he might have realised a big price but for an opinion that Mr Moore was not anxious to.sell. He-,was a well-grown and goodlooking colt, and now that-he has demonstrated his galloping ability it is hard to say how far he may go. ...