AUCKLAND TOPICS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2848, 14 October 1908, Page 56

AUCKLAND TOPICS.

Br Taiko*. October 12. Nominations *for the classic events in connection with the Auckland Racing Club closed on Friday night, the seven events claiming 1044 entries — an increase of to less than 235 compared with laet year, acd a record for the club. The list may be added to with entries lodged at other centres. In view of their successes at Hastings, it may be taken as practically certain that Dennis Morraghan will go on to Riccarton with the Auckland trio, Master < Delaval, Master Soult, and Elysian, to fulfil C.J.Cspring engagements. As & ■ sir-year-old Master Delaval has reached the starter's hands on three occasions, and won twice; and, all going well with him in the meantime, the bay son of Seaton Delaval' is bound to carry a good deal of ' Auckland money in the New Zealand Cup contest. The Soult colt Elysian, who followed up his Avondale Stake victory by annexing the Hastings Stakes in comfortable fashion against a select field with a penalty of 71b for tho Avondale, win, claims an engagement in the Welesey Stakes, to be decided at the Wellington ■ Racing Club's meeting on the 21st inst. No penalty attaches to the Trentham race. .ASolm, who accounted for the second Hurdle Race at Randwick last week, was secured by the well-known Auckland bookmaker, W. Lyons, prior to the race for 200gs. As the event was worth 300gs 4 the presumption is that the conditions of sale provided for the delivery of the son of Euroclydon to the Aucklander after the race. The record established by the Aucklandowned Soultline in covering six furlongs in lmin 12isee, draws attention to the fact that this is the second time that a eon of Soult has hoisted record-breaking time at Randwick. The other occasion was when Maniapoto, also by the Auckland sire, ran a mile ond a-half in 2min 32isec, in the spring of 1905, equalling Noctuiform's great ■performance of a few da.ys beloro on the same track. Foalinge at tho Glenora Park Stud Buring the week are ac follows :— Moire (by Mahaki— Maude), colt to Soult: Merry Xif (by Merry Hampton — Aroma), colt to Soult; Lady Rush (by Hippocampus), colt to Gluten ; Lady B. (by Pilgrim's Progress —Lady Bevys). filly to Soult. Putty, who had to be destroyed in Australia a few days ago owing to injuries, must have cost his owner a tidy sum 6ince VO went across to Australia from Auckland, v no less than 15 failures have been

registered against his name since he left here in the summer of 1905. Putty won I the Auckland Cup in good style, but after ', crossing the Tasman Sea he only accounted for one decent race, that being at Randwick last season. The St. Paul gelding Dawlanus has been sold to a Gisborne sportsman for lOOgs. The Soult gelding Duart va-5 shipped south on Thursday to fulfil engagements at the Otaki and Wellington meetings.