AUCKLAND TOPICS.

Otago Witness, Issue 3414, 20 August 1919, Page 48

AUCKLAND TOPICS.

By Digger. The Auckland District Committee has decided that <no information, is to be given to the press as to the refusal of licenses or as to those held- over for consideration At tho annual meeting of the Auckland Racing Club the president (Hon E. Mitchelson) stated that one of the reforms badly needed was that licenses should be granted by the Racing Conference and not by district committees. Evidently he was right. ■ . ... Prince Charleroi is moving very well in his work, and gives every promise of reproducing the form he showed last spring. Crowhurst and Phyllona, two members of Dr Beveridge's team, are in steady work. The former looks well to the eye. Penella, the half-sister to Arch Marella., seems to be improving. She was not up long enough last season, and ran very green in her races. .... Royal Irish is back on the tracK, looking as well as ever. Age seems to have little effect on the hardy son of Soult. Hopfield is now an active member of Thorpe's team. He will be given another opportunity on the flat. Mullingar has rejoined Stenning s team The son of Marble Arch looks benefited by his spell. 'W. Tozer is handling a smart two-year-old ' filly by Robert the Bruce—Little Mabel. .t«i i. Of the Lucullus youngsters at Ellershe the one out of To Aroha shows the most promise. The promising hurdler Garryowen, who met with a slight mishap, is in work again, looking none the worse._ Lombardy is schooling > in fine style, and should do well over sticks. Mary Bruce is the latest to be tried over sticks. She shapes well for a beginner. P. Conway has taken in hand a very racy-looking customer by Marble Arch — Lady Bobs. Guiding Way, who put up a remarkable performance at the Takapuna summer meeting in 1917 by winning the four hurdle events in two days, has been taken in hand by J. Lambess to be tried over the big fences. T. Taylor has been granted a trainer's license. * Ho has the speedy Renona looking very bright at present. The English-bred Arrowsmith is. still being given light exercise. He seems to have grown accustomed to his new surroundings. Marconi and Lady Elysian are now being worked under the supervision of thenowner, Mr J. 0. E. Jackson. Mr Homer's horror. Canzonet, Mistress Biddy, and a Lucullus youngster, are now being trained by A. Adolf, who was

associated with their late trainer (G. Gilchrist) for a considerable time.