TROTTING.

Otago Witness, Issue 3833, 30 August 1927, Page 57

TROTTING.

FIXTURES. September 10. —Otago Hunt (one event). September 17. —Wellington T.C. September 24.—Ashburton R.C. (two events). September 29, 30.—Geraldine R.C. (four

events). October 6. —Kurow J.C. (two events). October 8, 10.—Oamaru J.C. (tour events). October 10.—Methven T.C. October 15.—Inangahua T.C. October 15, 19. —Auckland T.C. October 22. 24.—Greymouth T.C. October 24.—Oamaru T.C. November 8, 10. 11. —Metropolitan Spring. November 19, 23.—Otahuhu T.C. November 25, 26.—Forbury Park T.C. December 3.—Waikato T.C. December 10.—Northland T.C. December 15. 17.—New Brighton T.C. December 26.—Ashburton T.C. December 26, 27.—Westport T.C. December 26. 27.—South Wairarapa. December 26.—Gore T.C. December 28.—Winton T.C. December 27, 29, 31.—Auckland T.C. TO CORRESPONDENT. “Argument,” Oamaru. —Ahuriri started five times last season. His placed performances were- first in the New Zealand Cun and third in the National Cup to Logan Lou and Alan o’ War.

TRACK TALK. By Adonis. A COMMENDABLE SPIRIT. Of recent seasons the Oamaru Jockey Club has. in racing parlance, experienced a run of “outs,” and so it is doubly pleasing to learn that the Trotting Club is giving half the stake attached to the Waikaura Trot, which will be decided at the Jockey Club’s spring meeting. It is the commendable spirit behind such offers as this that cuts the foundations away from the assertion by a speaker at a recent annual meeting that, so far ’ as trotting and galloping were concerned. “ never the twain shall meet.” The trotting- meetings in the North Otago town enjoyed a wonderful popularity. and when the club moves over the road into its new home on the galloping course the meetings will be even more powerful magnets to owners and public. THE SIRE OF PF.TERWAH. According to an article written in a New York paner bv Walter Aloore, it would seem that Etawah. the sire of that brilliant trotter Peterwah. was not popular with the majority of American critics. This is what the article says: “ The self-appointed juries that have rendered their verdict that the family of Etawah is not a desirable tribe of harness racehorses are now having their verdicts set aside by the higher courts, i.e.. the summaries of races, every year ami every day. The first standard under which a sire is judged by rights is the number of 2.10 performers he has. and the higher percentage of trotters in his 2.10 list the higher he is graded. In that field Etawah has a higher pereenti age than almost any living sire, as in

his list of 36 2.10 performers there is but one pacer. The lateral member of the family is Peter Etawah. 2.32, who has been raced as hard as any horse of recent years, starting his turf career as a three-year-old when owned by Franklin Downs, of Boston, and raced by Thomas W. Alurphy. When Air Downs cleared out his racing stable Peter Etawah became the property of George T. James, of Newark. N.J.. first going to the bid of W. L. Bull, of Alelfa, Va. ‘Tommy’ Baxter, of Flemington, raced him up to the present season for Air James, the handsome little gelding seldom failing to add fame to the standing of the Etawahs. He raced in the Grand Circuit early last year, taking his present record of 2.3 J in the third heat of the 2.4 race at North Randall, Ohio, in one of the most stubbornly contested pacing races of the year. The field included Tarzan Grattan, 2.32; Skeeter AV., 2.22; and five others. He lowered his record from 2.42 to 2.35 in the race, and is one of the few horses of the real fast brigade to take a faster mark after leaving the Alurphy stable. Lameness in the middle of the summer kept him out of racing for several weeks, but in the fall he was a veritable bear to beat. On account of Berry's engagement with the Hanover Shoe Farms stable this year the Etawah gelding was shipped by Air Jones to Nat Ray at North Randall, Ohio, for wintering and training. His first appearance of the year in an important event came the last day of June at Akron, Ohio, in the Inaugural Pace, which included about all the good pacers in the country and the champion race gelding of recent years. Sir Roch. 1.591. The purse had a gross value of 9000dol. Sir Roch. a pronounced favourite in the wagers, but whether on account of the track being of the three-mile pattern or for some other reason not made public, finished in the ruck of the big field, the second heat being his best effort. Pete Green won the first heat in 2.35, a mighty performance over the track, which is not only of unusual type, but is reported to have been hard and unfit for fast time. Trampsmug won the second in 2.52. with Peter Etawah fourth in the first ami sixth in the second heats, then winning in 2.61, 2.101. But the third mile he won in 2.61, a highly creditable effort over such a track, and closed out the race with a fourth heat in 2.101 in one of the biggest surprises that will happen this year in harness horse circles. The net result was that Peter Etawah, from a partly discredited family, triumphed over all the fashionably bred steeds in the country, the two-minute variety and all. The career of Peter Etawah to date ranks with the best of pacers of this era if he should not perforin brilliantly again this season, but he is prettv likely to keep the fame going.”

THE GORE CLUB. "With the new season showing over the horizon there has been a rush of club annual meetings, and among the most recent of these was that of the Gore Club, which was held last week. The club enjoys but one day's racing each season, but it always attracts very liberal patronage from both owners and the public, and a long series of successes has been recorded. Some horses that have carried silk at Gore meetings have later been seen in high-class events further afield, and among the runners at the last meeting were Author Jinks, Great Bell, and First AVater, all of whom have since raced well on metropolitan tracks. The large attendance at the annual meeting, together with the fact that 26 new members were proposed at it, justifies the belief that the club will experience still another successful season. The suggestion that a trophy should be attached to the stakes for the cup will be generally applauded. A FANCIED CUP CANDIDATE. Even though the running of the New Zealand Cup is still over a couple of months ahead, there is a disposition to fine the probable winners down to three or four, and included among these is Talaro. The Canterbury-owned and trained pacer was a most consistent performer last season, being in the money on 12 occasions out of 17 starts, anil headed the list of winning horses for the season with £3455. But though he was 12 times in the money he finished first on only two occasions—in the August Handicap at the Aletropolitan Club's meeting at the beginning of the season, and the Auckland Trotting Cup in December. At the recent meeting at Addington he had several starts, and although he did not get in the monev he finished on well. In the National 'Cup he stumbled badly when pacing well in the run home. A northern writer recently expressed the opinion that talaro was not entitled to a. nomination for the Cup. as his time record of 4.24 3-5 was registered by him when he finished fourth in the President's Handicap. Tn that race, however, the stake was divided into four prizes, and so Talaro's fourth constituted a placed performance. Apart from this, however, Talaro was on the end of the New Zealand Cup (4.28). while after winning the Auckland Cup he was handicapped on 4.27 for the President's Handicap. The great Audubon gelding is justly entitled to his

nomination, ami a review on his previous performances leads to the belief that,’ fit and well, he will be close up at the finish of the big two-mile heat in; November.

“CHANGING THEIR COATS.” ” In the course of bis interesting pre-: sidential address at the annual meeting of the Auckland Trotting Club, Air J. Rowe spoke in condemnatory terms of the clause in the 1924 Gaming Amendment Bill, which allows clubs to change front galloping to trotting or trotting to galloping. That clause had brought about a very unsatisfactory state of affairs. Several racing clubs in the South Island, he said, had made application to change over to trotting, and he understood there were some trotting clubs in the North Island anxious to change to galloping. He had always stated that trotting did not want extra days at the expense of galloping, neither did the racing people want trotting clubs to change over to them. The clause was a most vicious one, and had brought about much dissatisfaction among the clubs. If a club had a slight reverse it agitated for a change, instead of trying to meet the situation. The sooner, the clause was -epealed the better it would be for all concerned. The Trotting Conference was opposed to any of its clubs making a change, and was not hankering after any of the Racing Conference pc-mits, but would do everything possible to continue the friendship and goodwill which had always existed between the two branches of the sport. This spirit of re-, ciprocity was one that should be fostered, in the interests of both turf organisations and the two branches of the sport. With the hand of friendship extended by each association, the sports could not help but be of assistance to each other, and with the removal of the objectionable clause of the Bill referred to the associations would not be placed in the positions of arbitrators for clubs wishing to change their; constitution. THE LUCK OF THE GAME. That luck, or whatever you like to term it (says "Orion”), plays a strong part in deciding the earning? and value of a horse, will hardly be challenged, and particularly does this apply to the trotting sport. Frequently cases crop up where one horse will win a good stake without bettering his handicap, while another will knock seconds off in earning a few pounds a + ‘ached to second or third place. No better instance of this can be cited than in comparing the performances and earnings of Jewel Pointer and Logan Park. Just over twelve months ago Jewel Pointer began the season on a 4.38 mark, and with wins and placed performances has earned £IB2O, and is now on a 4.31 mark. In other words, to earn £IB2O has cost him seven seconds in his handicap. Contrast this with Logan Park. In his last start prior to the Addington meeting this month he was handicapped on 4.42, but on the opening day at Addington he won a mile and a-quarter event worth £2OO to the winner. On the second day, over two miles in the Belgium Handicap he was handicapped on 4.37, and won in 4.30 1-5, earning £250. On the third day. in the Heathcote Handicap, in which he did not start, he was handicapped to go 4.29. From this it will he seen that while Jewel Pointer gets £IB2O when improving from 4.38 to 4.31, Logan Park gets £450 improving from 4.42 to 4.29. Air Aloodabe, owner of Jewel Pointer, has every reason to consider himself fortunate. TIGHTENING THE LIMITS. At recent meetings of the Auckland Trotting Club some of the looser-class fields have filled to such an extent as to necessitate the undesirable practice of lining the limit horses up in two rows, and so it was generally expected that there would be a tightening up of the conditions attached to these races. The programme for the current season’s meetings have just been issued, and a glance at them is sufficient to prove that the Programme Committee fully appreciated the position; so much so that it can safely be prophesied that the new limits and restrictions will ensure fields of reasonable proportions. At the spring meeting the Improvers’ Handicap last season carried a limit of 3.30, but there were no conditions that pre-

vented any horse from starting, even the roughest maiden. For this season’s meeting the limit has been tightened to 3.281, and the race is now open only to horses that have gone 2.20 or better to the mile in a race. At the summer meeting the limit lias been subjected to a further tightening to 3.27. This tightening of the class, and the attaching of conditions thereto, will not, of course, be appreciated by the owners of horses that would have to give away seconds to be among the starters, but it will be generally applauded by those who like to sec fields in which every horse has an even chance of winning. IN SADDLE AND SULKY. Wallroon and Homer have been placed on the schooling list. Handicaps for the Wellington meeting are due on Wednesday. Handicaps for the New Zealand Trotting Cup are due to-day. Rarebell Direct has been thrown out of commission, and is to be mated with Nelson Derby. M. B. Edwards has made another start on the pacing gelding Brown Admiral, a half-brother to Black Admiral. Nelson Bingen has four representatives in the New Zealand Trotting Cup in Great Bingen, Peter Bingen, Sea Pearl, and Escapade. * A second payment of the 1927 New Zealand Derby Stakes is due on Thursday. At the same time nominations are duo for the 1929 Derby Stakes. The four-year-old gelding Author Jinks has contested 16 races since December last, and his record is five wins, two seconds, and two thirds. . The Oamaru Club has drafted an attractive programme for its meeting on Labour Day, and the eight events on the card carry stakes amounting to £2025. Nancy M'Kinney, the half-sister to Peter M’Kinney and Audo Bell, is training on nicely, and will be included in A. G. Wilson’s team to race in the spring.

J- Al'Kewan has Pert Pointer moving along nicely, and the Oamaru winner will in all probability be one of the fancied ones at Wingatui on Saturday week. he 1927-28 season of trotting in Tasmania Was opened at Launceston on Saturday, August 15. Starting barriers were used for

the first time at Tasmanian meetings, and apparently were very successful. Tin Zolock is a much-improved mare in appearance since she left the tracks last season. When put through a careful preparation she should go fast enough to win races in November and December. A neat filly by Man o’ War is being educated by the Auckland mentor, J. Shaw, who also has the Derby candidate Warplane, by Man o’ War —Air Raid, in steady work. , The Auckland Cup carries a limit of 4.28, and is restricted to horses that have done 4.31 or better. That means that the field will practically be made up of horses from Canterbury stables. N. C. Price is working a three-year-old filly by First Fashion from Alone. The youngster is a nice pacer, but as she is still growing, it will be some time before she is seen at her best. At last Dame Fortune has smiled on P. Riddle. At a recent meeting in Sydney he won a two-mile race with Sheik going Amin 28sec, and also won a stake with Happy Rosa. At the same meeting F. R. M‘Farlane won a mile race with Nimble Direct. Rey Logan, the promising four-year-old son of Rey de Oro, has resumed work at New Brighton after a spell of several weeks. A buyer was recently nibbling at him, but even the big price offered did not tempt the owner. A second payment of 2sovs in connection with the New Zealand Derby Stakes, which is Tun at the November fixture of the New Zealand Metropolitan Chib, is due on September 1. At present 35 three-year-olds stand their ground. The Auckland Club intends to perpetuate the memory of its late secretary, Mr C. F. Mark, probably by the erection of a suitable tablet in the main grand stand. The inclusion of a Mark Memorial on the pro- , gramme each year will act as a further tribute to the deceased secretary’s memory. A recent addition to A. G. Wilson’s ; stable is the pacer Audubon Chief, who has not done much racing to date. He is by Great Audubon from that good mare Silver Princess, who was successfully raced by the Ashburton owner, R. M’Donnell. Loganwood is being restricted to light exercise. The son of Logan Pointer and Myrtlewood is now entering upon his seventh racing season, during which period

he has proved a rare bargain to his ownertrainer, Mr G. W. Dransfield, and his winning total is 894350v5. Luvan, who stepped into second place behind Uncle Bert in the Adams Memorial at the Auckland winter meeting, has been put into work again with a view to his being raced at the spring meetings. The Australian-bred mare is a high-class pacer, and looks like being a profitable proposition . during the coming season. Mr H. F. Nicoll, president of the New Zealand Trotting Conference, is breeding extensively to the American stallion Wrack, and a good batch of the two-year-olds has been nominated for the Sapling Stakes. Among them is a filly from Pearlchild, dam of those good performers Sea Pearl, Nantwieh, and Childe Pointer. The bigger the course the better Wallace Mac likes it, and if the Wingatui Trot is run on the main track he may be found pacing a sound race. The black gelding has an ungainly gait, but can get to the end of a mile and a-half in good time, and will be a winner the first time he does his best in a race. A pacer that will probably be found showing improved form during the present season is Jack Mac, a four-year-old gelding ‘ by Cathedral Chimes from a Sir Hector mare. He started in seven races last season for a win and two seconds, one of the latter being at the Riverton Easter meeting, where he followed Sea Hawk home. Chimes has come through the winter well, and the Cathedral Chimes five-year-old will probably be found racing prominently during the present season. She started on live occasions last season, and only managed to pace into third place at the Invercargill meeting, but she showed that she has a nice turn of latent speed, which the extra year on her age might help her to produce. The North Otago mentor. J. Henderson, has a nice team to work on for the coming season, and promises to bo well up among, tho leading stake-winners when the final meeting is reached. Terence Dillon, Final M'Kinney, and Brentloc are pacers that would grace stalls in any stable, and it will be surprising if the firstnamed does not step his wav into Cup company. With no immediate engagements planned for them, Ingle Bingen and Arctotis are merely being jogged at Forbury Park by C. Hadfield. Arctotis shows no sign of the leg swellings that caused worry some time ago, and the two chestnut trotters will in all probability be put into strong work in time to compete at the Oamaru meeting on Labour Day. Trotting has made giant strides of progress in Auckland during the past few seasons, and at the annual meeting of memiDers of the Otahuhu Trotting Club on Friday the president (Mr H. R. Mackenzie) clearly proved this by stating that whereas 19 years ago the assets amounted to £27, the capital account now stood at £29,900. P ,ofit or t ' le P ast season was ±/iyil fs Bd. The roan gelding Mulwarce is one of the regular workers at Epsom. The son oi Honest Huon —Grace only won one race last season, the Steward’s Handicap at the '' aikato meeting, but he went 2.16 2-5, showing that he still possessed plenty of speed. In the past he has never been a stayer, and now that he is getting on in years the chances are that he will be kept to sprint distances. The disappointing Ties Bon is in work, and looks well, but she has let the stable down so often that there is not likely to be any very pronounced inclination to support her at the Otago Hunt meeting. O. Reed got her to travel well for most of the journey in the Electric Trot at the last Beaumont meeting, but she weakened when nearing home, and finished in third berth.

That bonny little pacer Asset is one of J. N. Clarke’s active team, and she is moving nicely in her work. She wasraced at the Forbury Park winter meeting, and led a big field home on the second day. She led most of the way in her first day’s outing, but the steady breeze that was blowing right down the track stopped her in the last bit, and she was beaten out of a dividend.

Among those entered for the first Sires’ Produce Stakes at Forbury Park is a tinee-j ear-old filly that claims 'Sonoma Harvester as her sire,, while her dam is Madame Shaw, whose son Cannonball raced so well at the recnt meeting at Addington. The filly, which is owned by Hr Guy Hoskins, has in her breeding a fine foundation on which to build a successful track career. There are few southern meetings at which Hereweka is not a starter, and J. Clearwater has the Rothschild Jr gelding in work down Portobello way with the idea of trying to win the Wingatui Trot at the Otago Hunt meeting. Hereweka paces fairly well either with or without the hopples on, and at the last Waikouaiti meeting finished particularly well to win the mile, and incidentally pay the biggest dividend ever returned on the course. The Flower Child gelding Spring Flower is among the workers at Forbury Park when the weather allows, and will line up with the Wingatui Trot field at the Otago Hunt meeting. He is somewhat nervous when in the barriers at the start of a race, and takes some coaxing away, but when once on the way shows a nice turn of speed. At the Beaumont Easter meeting he divided the thick end of the Electric Trot rtake with Hector’s Own. Though Forbury Park is, as it were, still carrying its winter coat, the course bears ample evidence of the care bestowed on it by Caretaker Mason, and with a return of the long-absent fine weather the track will be freely used by trainers who have mapped out a spring campaign for their charges. Considering the wretched weather, there have been remarkably few occasions cn which the horses have not been allowed on the track. Lee Bingen looks nicely placed on the front of the Wingatui Trot : at the Hunt meeting, and promises to be one of the favourites. The track will, however, need to be fairly firm for him to do his best, as he does not hit out with much determination when the going is holding. He was taken down to Invercargill to win a race last season after having shown a

good trial at Forbury Park, but in the heavy going he was gone a long way from home.

The success of the Don Pronto breed in Australia will probably result in Metal finding favour with breeders in the Waikato who have brood mares with trotting blood in their veins. Metal, who did service in the Waikato last season, is a son of Don Pronto (2min 2Asec), out of Annie Bells (2min 19sec), and tracing his breeding right back, speed is shown all along the line, there being a big array of the family with records of better than 2min lOsec. Metal himself is a compact free-legged pacer, and already a number of well-bred mares have been booked to him. The announcement that Mr A. S. Mabee had been appointed secretary to the Auckland Trotting Club came as a big surprise to those who were of the opinion that he was certain to step into the position of chief stipendiary steward, rendered vacant by the retirement of Mr Davey. The appointment will, however, be an exceedingly popular one since Mr Mabee, by his tactfulness, geniality, and thorough knowledge of trotting affairs is well qualified to keep the club on the high pedestal on which the late secretary placed it. In his capacity as stipendiary steward Mr Mabee acted fearlessly and conscientiously. At last the much-discussed trotting sensation, known as the Gathered Gold-Pro-menade case, has reached finality, the principals, Walter M'Carthy, well known in Auckland as owner and trainer of the speedy mare Promenade, and William Matterson being found guilty. In being ordered to come up for sentence any time within two years, and bearing in mind the terms of imprisonment imposed on connections of masqueraders in New Zealand, the accused can at least count themselves as being fortunate. It is to be hoped that others with an inclination towards such fraudulent methods will not get it into their heads that there are places on the earth at .which they can adopt these methods without running any very great risk.

After a two-months’ illness, the famous American light-harness sportsman Mr Will Durfee, died at his home at Portland, on July 19. The late Mr Durfee was amongst the most highly regarded members of the American turf, and occupied a prominent place as a citizen of California. During his association with trotting he won the Panama Exposition eient with White Sox. He was a close friend of Mr F. Holmes, of Upper Riccarton, and of Air Robert A. Smith, of L°s Augeles. It was through the advice of the late Air Durfee that Air Holmes purchased Logan Pointer for stud duty in New Zealand. Rey de Oro was a pupil oi the late sportsman’s stable when that pa P, cr , brok « down. Air Durfee’s death "ill leave a big gap m the ranks of trotting enthusiasts in the United States. Dan Huon, winner of the Wingatui Trot at the Otago Hunt meeting last year is in steady work again with - /iew to’ competing at next week’s meeting. Beiim by Denver Hucr. from a Dillon Bell mare the aged gelding .. bred on speedy lines: but has done very little to prove it. and is not now likely to step to a much tighter i ; <v l f e Was ridden l ast year by the Seacliff horseman J. F. O’Connell, who quickly had his mount out in front and on the nan jw ribbon of good going on the track. A. AlLcllan, on Spring Chimes, on at least three occasions tried to pass the leader, but in doing so he was required to pull out on to softer going in which the chestnut Four Chimes gelding slithered about and lost ground, finally finishing in second place. Since then Spring t hinies has paced some fine races under saddle, and at the Easter meeting of the Riverton Racing Club paced into third place from 132yds.

CANTERBURY DOINGS. By Observer. The handicaps for the New Zealand Cup made their appearance a few days ago, and this race will form the subject °of much discussion during the next couple of months. The field has a very long tail. 39 horses being on the minimum, with eight more 61b or less above it. Those above 8.0 number nine, and they are a good lot. Provided half a dozen of them land at the post they will give class to the field. , r /' • J - Russell appears to have given plenty of thought to his work, and it will stand close inspection. Soon the candidates will be racing in various parts of the Dominion, and their form will throw more light on what now looks a great puzzle In common with other parts of the Dominion, we are experiencing a spell of unfavourable weather. A lot of rain has fallen during the past week, and as a result the Riccarton tracks are still soft there has been very little fast work lately and the trainers are rather perturbed’ Horses which were tuned up to race at the Grand National meeting are not seriously effected, but good galloping ground is required for horses which have only recently been taken in hand As usual many of the Riccarton'stables "Hl open the spring campaign at Ashburton next, month, but some will delay their first appearance until the Geraldine meeting a week later.

Count Cavour is bowling along freely in useful tasks, and present indications suggest that T. H. Gillett will have him in good order for the New Zealand Cup He is not likely to race before the Dunedin ™ e sg ng ’ af -* er 1 , wlncll Trentham will offer trvouT SU ’ ta b e °PP° r tunity for a Cup

°’’’ nald . is working along with the idea of racing Aberfeldv, Alaster Black, and Spode at Geraldine. Aberfeldy may be nominated for the hurdle races, but it is probable he will be a competitor in flat events. He claims a New Zealand Cup engagement, and his trainer 1? aaxiou s to see how he will shape among the flat lacers before definitely fixing his future programme. °

Battle Colours has done well since he came to Riccarton. He had a busy time ast season and D. Campbell, who acquired him recently, has not set him any severe tasks yet. He will not be required to race until the season is well advanced, but he should be a useful performer later on Moorland will probably be raciim at Ashburton next month. He Pol -n. and he only requires to race up to hia best form to earn some money early m t, ie season.

J. Beale has had Arrowmir placed under his charge. He is being built up at present, but it is intended to race him at Kurow. Sunny Loch enlivened a dull morning at Riccarton last week by giving -a brilliant exhibition of jumping in a school over five hurdles. Philanderer is making good progress in the earlj' stages of his education as a hurdler. Following on a couple of experiences in the jumping ring, he was schooled over the pony hurdles last week and shaped well. H. Nurse is educating two more of his team as jumpers. Poacher was schooled over a few hurdles last week, but Lancer has been confined, so far, to preliminary efforts in his trainer’s paddock. F. P. Claridge had an idea of putting Mali Jong to hurdle racing, but the Comedy King gelding shows no liking for the business. lie shaped badly when tried over the pony hurdles last week, with Armchair to give him a lead, and then was put into the jumping ring, where he again showed a dislike for the obstacles. Mr G. Gould’s three-year-old colt Jericho, by Archery from Judith, is making slow recovery from the serious accident that occurred to him in the autumn. He is far from right yet, and it seems doubtful if he will ever race again. In the meantime he is to do a light stud season. H. Ellis has the two-year-old filly Silverarc looking in good order, and though she has not been able to do much fast work during the past week, she may not suffer from a short rest, as she was fairly forward. The present intention is to race her in the Trial Plate at Ashburton next month. She is by Marble Arch from the Birkenhead mare Link Up, whom she greatly resembles. J. M'Combe has five horses in active commission, though the heavy tracks have restricted their ,operations lately. It is probable that the stable will be well represented at the Ashburton, Geraldine, and Kurow meetings. The Auckland jumper Kawini, who suffered serious injuries in the Grand National Hurdle Handicap, has made a wonderful recovery, and he has been sent back to his home. J. Boyd has Tarleton looking well, and it is probable the Nassau gelding will be schooled this week, as it is intended to race him over hurdles at the Geraldine meeting. G. Reed is devoting a good deal of attention to the Gay Lad—Snapshot gelding. He is a well-grown and promising young horse, who should turn out useful later in the season. Money. Order is going along well in his preparation for spring racing. He showed all his old speed when tried out at the Christchurch Hunt meeting, and he should pay his way in sprint events this season, provided he trains on, as he gives promise of doing at present. The two-year-olds in F. D. Jones’s stable, who are at present under G. Reed’s care, are being given useful pace work. They are in the best of health, and they should be ready to show some form at the summer meetings, which will be as early as they will be wanted. Winkie’s Best is under a cloud at present. This brilliant galloper has been a source of worry to R. Emerson throughout his career, and it seems doubtful if he will survive another severe preparation. '■ Silver Paper, the two-year-old by Paper Money from Silver Peak, continues to do well in his work at Riccarton. He has come on wonderfully since he arrived here from Southland, and as he has given evidence of some galloping ability, he is likely to show up in early engagements, the first of which will be the M'Lean Stakes.

Air F. Williamson lias purchased the three-year-old gelding Amor from Air C. G. Dalgety, and he has gone into T. H. Gillett’s stable, to replace Sun Up, who had to be destroyed at Trentham last month, after breaking a leg. Amor is by Archery from Warlove, a sister to Stardancer, by Alartian from Stepdancer. He started three times last autumn, without being placed, but he may develop useful form this season, over a distance. He is in the New Zealand Cup, which is some evidence that his former owner and trainer believed him to be endowed with stamina. J. J. Shanahan arrived at Riccarton last week, and has joined T. Dtemellan. They have half a dozen horses in work. Note and Beaming are very forward, and ready to show their best form "whenever required. The three-year-old Ramoses, by Sutala from Egotism, has been purchased from Air G. D. Greenwood, and he is in strong work. Goosestep was brought from the West Coast last week, and looks as if he would soon be at his best. He was accompanied oy a eounle of maidens— Toomyvara, by Gay Lad from Sleepy Head, and Craftsman, by Long Range from Wind Up, by Advance fr i n a Stepniak mare. The intention of the two AVest Coasters is to remain at Riccarton until after the New Zealand Cup meeting, prior to which they will do some racing on the southern circuit.

Alt G. Gerard has sent the Paper Aloney—Christmas Rose mare Paper Rcse to Hawke’s Bay. to be mated with Psychology, a son of Tracery. In choosing this !Y ate , be , wa s probably influenced bv the fact that. Amourette, by Psychology £ OI B. Lovelock, is a promising member of his Riccarton team in G. \l. Pine’s stable. The same owner's Lucinette, by Alartian from Lady Lucy, is due to foal to Limond, and she will be rested this season.

Dalgety has bred a number of fillies during the last few years, and his stud has gradually increased in size. He has nearly completed arrangements for their mating for this season. His three Alartian—Stepdancer mares were mated last season with Tea Tray. A\ arlove, the youngest of the trio, has foaled a filly. Stardancer is due to foal shortly, and Warstep has proved not in foal. They will all bfl mated with Weathervane, the Lemberg horse at Elderslie. Spotlight, by Nassau from Stardancer, is in foal to the Kinloch stallion Diacquenod, and will be mated again with that horse, who is by Diadumenos, a son of Orby. Starmist, by Autumnus from Stardancer, will go to Paladin. The brilliant Limelight will start her stud career this season, but her mate has not been decided on. Goldstep, by Autumnus from Warstep, will go to Kinloch to be mated with Paladin or Diacqutf*

jiod. Wartone, "by Soif.erin o from Warstep, pow owned by Mr C. G. Dalgety, is in foal to Paladin, and will visit him again. Mr Gr. Murray Aynsley has gathered _ a useful collection of brood mares, and he should have plenty of young horses to carry his colours latsx on. Disdainful and Reproachful, both by Bonny Glen from Lady Disdain, are in foal to Paladin. The former will be mated with Alrowsmith, but Reproachful will be allowed to buss a year, as she has never bred two seasons in succession. Contempt, also by Bonny Glen from Lady Disdain, is in foal to Martian, but as she will be late in foaling, she will be _ rested this season. Orange . Blossom, by Nassau from Nantes, is in foal to Paladin, and she also will be rested for a year. Contempt and Orange Blossom are both represented by Arrowsmith yearlings, their first foals. There has been very little work on the local trotting tracks lately, as they have been soddened by recent rain. At Addington there has been nothing more than slow jogging, in the centre of the training It is reported that some alterations are contemplated to the training track at Addington, and a large quantity of earth 1S evidence that something is to be done shortly. Rumour has it that a cinder track will be put down, also a walking and jogging track inside the present circuit. Baron Bingen, the youn£ brother to Great Bingen, in J. N. Clarkes stable may make his first appearance next month at the Methven meeting. . J N Clarke has recommissioned the four-year-old Asset, who looks in the best of health to start fast work. N. C. Price is working a three-year-old filly by First Fashion from Alone, at New’ | Brighton. She is a nice cut of a pacer, | but she will not bo at her best for some time, as she is growing. The four-year-old gelding Pageant, y Logan Pointer from Agnes W„ is the latest addition to W. J Tomkinson s team He showed promising form when he ran second to Sadie Huon at the Ashburton County Racing Club’s meeting last month The Derby winner, Shadowland, has also been put 'in work by the same trainer. Concliff has been taken in hand a g a 'u after a spell, and looks in good Older to commence preparation for spring Away is a regular attendant at the . e Brighton track, and is shaping well in his Auguste Dillon is being kept busy at New Brighton, but this onetime brilliant pacer is not nearly so good as hewas. The death is reported of Marion a , brood mare who won fame as the dam ct Audacious, winner of the August Handicap at the recent Addington meeting.

WELLINGTON NOTES. (From Our Own Correspondent.) August 25. Arter a good deal of uncertainty the Wellington contingent for the Marton a meeting has been definitely prided. h Degage and Aro de Vai go up the day £ before the races, and will be accompanied c bv Panther, who will start m the maiden. The remainder, who are at Wanganui, will go from there. D. MCauley taking Tresham, Chips, and Hokioi and H. 1 elford Bronstell. If the track suits Grand 2 Knight will start in the open spnnt 7 event. 11 • 1 The three high-priced two-year-olds in J Lowe’s stable, Jet Black, Salt letiel, r and Flying Binge, after having a couple <. of races here, will be shipped to Australia. where they will race m the colours } of a South Australian sportsman. Air K. < Jollv. who is at present on a world tour. A. Goodman has been schooling Modern at Trentham with a view of taking hei to Marton, but owing to her displays ] being unimpressive her trainer has de- ] tided to remain at home. : Passionate, recently purchased by All H Symonds, was tried at the pony fences , this week, but refused to jump. As he - is getting on in years, A. Godfrey, lus ( trainer, will have a hard task to win with him. although he should pay expenses 1 if well placed. . , i The Kilbronev mare Tannadice. formerly in J. APLauglilin’s stable at 1 rentham, has been retired from the track, and will go to the stud. ~ , ’ Private advice frim R. Reed states that he will arrive here in time to ride at the Marton meeting, where his retainer, J H Jefford, has s me horses engaged. Recently he rode in Queensland, but was unsuccessful in piloting a winner. Trentham stables are fully’ represented at Wanganui, and include Indian Sage, Tresham? Nadarino, Royal Game, Degage. Lausanne, and Orchid, besides several . "youngsters in the Debutante stakes. The last of the New Zealand contingent for Australia, C. Neagle, with seven horses, leaves for Sydney to-morrow. Air J. Henry, wh had Indian Sage and Nadarino under offer, did not complete the purchase. If they’ do not go to Western Australia, they may be. purchased by a well-known Dunedin owner, who has made an offer for them. AUCKLAND TOPICS. By Digger. During the week Air A. G. Quartley received an inquiry from Australia about the price at which he would quit Beau Cavalier. The horse had been inspected, and negotiations were proceeding at time of writing, so that it is possible he may have been’ sold when these lines appear. The son of Chesterfield has freshened up wonderfully since racing at Riecarton, and shows little effect of his hard winter campaign. . ... -ci As Mr T. Clegg is now living in Sydney, it is his intention to race his four-year-old Jazz Baby there. With that purpose in view, the son of Tea Tray and Dixieland was brought from New Plymouth last week and will be shipped to Sydney by the Alaheno on Friday. Jazz Baby should pay his way well this season. The lameness that sent Haerera off the scene some weeks ago did not prove as serious as at first surmised, and J. Thorpe has again started working this speedy gelding. He has been well cared for during his respite, and should soon return to his best condition. Arch Queen is the latest addition to 11. Ilastedt’s team. She won one race last season, but docs not look a good proposition, and at present is very’ light in condition. Last season Whaka King, a fine big son of Ring Lupin, displayed plenty of speed, but lacked the ability to finish solidly. He

was not a well-seasoned horse, and it is left to the future to decide whether the weakness was physical or due to lack of condition. Last week he showed his usual speed, but failed to run on, but it cannot be said that he is nearly right. P. Conway took charge of him after Pukuranga, and will train him in future.

After schooling in a promising manner before the Great Northern meeting, Tall Timber ran badly in the real tests, and so disappointed his owner that he was turned out. J. Buchanan recommissioned him last week, and he is to be given another chance to get back some of the substantia) sum expended in his purchase. Winsome Boy, whose best so far is a victory in a moderate hack field, is working at Ellerslie under H. Jury’s direction. He is small and will have to be placed to do any good at minor fixtures. J. T. Jamieson paid up with only two of his charges at Marton. Le Choucas and In the Shade arc the pair in question, and both are engaged in the one race. As In the Shade has an engagement in the Eclipse Stakes at Wanganui, his running in the Railway Handicap at Marton will be looked upon as a guide to his prospects in the Wanganui weight-for-age race. Mussie, who claims an engagement in the Trial Plate at Marton, is a three-year-old sister to that rather good performer Scat, and is in the same ownership. Last year, as a novice, she showed good speed in a juvenile event- at Paeroa, and at that time was regarded in a very promising light. Little is known about her subsequent progress, but it is hardly likely that she would be asked to travel if not fairly forward. Several of the Auckland trainers allowed their charges to forfeit their Marton engagements, but a big contingent of northerners may visit Wanganui the following week. Parfait Amour is doing well under his owner’s direction. He has done a large amount of solid work and will soon reach racing trim when the tracks improve. Mr Emanuel intends to commence working Royal Tea and Royal Lover next month. The hunter Glcndowie, who showed up so promisingly in June and who subsequently went slightly amiss, is seemingly all right again. It is hoped that nothing further impedes his progress, as he is distinctly a horse of possibilities. A. Tinker, who in future will combine training with riding, has taken charge of Glcndowie, who makes up a team of five in charge of Tinker at Te Rapa. The others arc Mervettc, a Nassau —Demon a two-year-old, a Valkyrian—Gravitation marc two-year-old. and a gelding by Archiestown from Ladv Lila.

RACING IN NEW ZEALAND. TARANAKI HUNT RACES. Saturday, August 27. The Taranaki Hunt Club's meeting was held in fine weather. There was a good attendance, and the course was slightly holding. The totalisator figures were £14,203 10s. an increase of £2171 10s, compared with last ygar. Results: — LEPPERTON HUNTERS’ HACK HURDLES, Of SOsovs. One mile and a-half. 2 —Just John, 11.0 (R. Eagar) ~ .. 1 7 —lnahman, 9.0 (C. Bracken) .... 2 I—Lady Acre, 9.8 (W. Rennie) .... 3 Also started: 9 Rafa 10.5, 6 Rayo 9.12, 5 Flowing Bowl 9.10, 3 All Wind 9.10, 4 Sea View 9.0, 7 Waitaneahu 9.0. Won by half a length, with three lengths between second and third. Time, 3min 6 l-ssec. OPUNAKE SCURRY, Of lOOsovs. Five furlongs. 10 — Mon Desir, 9.0 (H. Mills) .... 1 I—Miss1 —Miss Mercia, 9.0 (R. M'Tavisli) .. 2 11 — Gold Dawn, 9.0 (George) 3 Also started: 4 Fermanagh, 6 Tange-

rim, 9 Resin, 5 Patrolet, 2 John Nod, 8 Warflame, 3 Broad Acre, 7 Advance Camp, 12 Apathy 9.0. ' Won by two lengths, with half a length , between second and third. Time, Imin ; Glsee. HUNTERS’ HANDICAP STEEPLECHASE, Of 90sovs. About two miles. 2—Maidos, 10.5 (A. Ellis) 1 1 — Sea Comet. 10.5 (W. Rennie) .... 2 B—Haurangi8—Haurangi Girl, 10.0 (R. E. Thompson) 3 Also started: 7 Porakura, 3 Franfield 10.5, 8 Molly Paul, 11 Passport. 4 Gay Paris, 9 Michaelmas, 12 Excelsior, 6 Atene, 5 Paul Lucerne 10.0. Won by one length, with 20 lengths between second and third. Time, 4min 14see. Rennie was severely reprimanded for his careless riding of Sea Comet. STRATFORD HANDICAP, Of lOOsovs. Six furlongs. 4 —Monaghan, 9.13 (M. Gray) .. .. 1 2— Denier, 9.0 (L. A. Pine) 2 3 — Partaga, 9.2 (B. H. Morris) .... 3 Also started: 10 Te Monanui 10.13, 9 Euphonium 10.2, 1 Hipo 9.9 (bracketed with Mint Leaf 9.4). 8 Vivo 9.7. 6 Bevis 9.G, 1 Mintleaf 9.4, 7 Pop Off 9.2, 5 Toapaiti 9.0. Won by three lengths, with half a length between second and third. Time,.. Imin 18 2-ssec. TARANAKI HUNT CLUB CLP STEEPLECHASE, Of lGssovs. About two miles. 1 — Banjuke, 11.3 (H. M'Sweeney) .. 1 2 — Gilgai, 11.12 (A. M'Donald) .... 2 3 — Sea Comet, 10.2 (W. Rennie) .... 3 Also started: 5 Rayo 1.0, 4 Oneroa 10.5. 7 Atene 10.0, 6 Haeremai 10.0. Won by a head each way. Haeremai was fourth. ’ Time, smin 27sec. M’Sweeney, the rider of Banjuke, was suspended for seven days for careless riding. WAIHI HACK HANDICAP, Of lOOsovs. Seven furlongs. 2—Bright Glow, 9.0 (T. Tito) .... 1 T—Bisox, 9.11 (A. M'Donald) .. .. 2 9 —D rmod, 9.0 (H. Mills) 3 Also started: 4 Manly 10.8. 6 Tawhei 10.0, 3 Angolo 9.11, 8 Troilus 9.9, 7 RadiI ate 9.8, 5 Closcfire 9.4, 10 Advance Camp 1 9.0. Won by half a length, four lengths between second and third. Time, Imin 33 l-ssee. HUNTERS’ HANDICAP FLAT, Of 90sovs. One mile and a-quarter. i I—Lady1—Lady Faye, 10.0 (W. Rennie) .... 1 , 2—-Pink Rose. 11.6 (L. G. Morris) .. 2 • s—Grand5 —Grand Lupin, 10.5 (F. Corlett) .. 3

Also started: 4 Flowing Bowl 10.10. 3 Lady Acre 10.2, 9 Sea View 10.2, 7 Pikimai 10.0, 6 Inahman 10.0, 8 Paul Lucerne 10.0, 10 Waitanehau 10.0. Won by four lengths, with one and a-half lengths between second and third. Time, 2min 23sec.

URENUI HACK HANDICAP, Of lOOsovs. Six furlongs. I — Wanderlust, 9.2 (A. Ellis) 1 s—Onward,5 —Onward, 9.11 (B. H. Morris) .... 2 II — Broadacre, 9.0 (C. France) .... 3 Als'- started: 3 Sovena 9.11, 2 Airtight 9.5, 7 Flying Shot 9.5, 10 Arapeta 9.2, 8 Resin, 6 Gasnapper, 4 Broadacre, 9 Patrolet 9.0.

Won by two lengths, with a neck between second and third. Time, 2inin 20sec.

RACING IN AUSTRALIA. AGRION RESUMING TRAINING. SYDNEY. August 27. The New Zealand racehorse Agrion is improving, and will probably resume training at the end of the week. It was cabled on the 19th inst. that Agrion’s heels were giving trouble. PIUTHAIR AND CLARINDA. SYDNEY, August 23. The race horses Piuthair and Clarinda arrived by the Mahcno in goo-d condition. SOUTH AUSTRALIAN GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE. .ADELAIDE, August 28. The following is the result of the South Australia 1 Grand National Steeplechase: — Huja, 10.8, 1; Kiltender, 10.2, 2; Donanton, 10.6. 3. Twelve horses started. Won easily by 15 lengths. Time, 6min 4sec. ROSEHILL RACES. SYDNEY, August 28. The Rosehill races were held in fine weather and the course was in excellent condition. Results: — August Handicap.—Drawbridge. 7.3, 1; Fondant, 7.11, 2; Tibbie, 8.11, 3. Five horses started. The winner led all the way, and won easily by three lengths. Time, 2mm 192 sec. Parramatta Mile.—Anorient, 8.4, 1; Lady Clara, 8.4, 2; Fool’s Paradise, 9.4, 3. Eighteen horses started. Won by three and a-half lengths. Time, Imin 44isec. WILLIAMSTOWN RACES. MELBOURNE, August 28. Tlie following is the result of the August Handicap at "the Williamstown races:— Affirm, 8.7. 1; Sunmorn, 6.9, 2; Anan Louise, 7.7, 3. Twelve horses started. Won by three-quarters of a length, lime, 2min 19£sec.

RACING IN ENGLAND. THE EBOR HANDICAP. LONDON. August 24. The Ebor Handicap, 1285sovs, one mile and three-quarters, resulted: —Cap-a-p.e 1. Poet 2. Review Order 3. Sixteen started. Won by half a length. THE GIMCRACK STAKES. LONDON. August 25. The Gimcrack Stakes (for two-year-olds), 1451sovs, six furlongs, resulted: — Black Watch 1, Celandine 2, Three Star 3. Fourteen started. Von by a neck. WEIGHTS, ACCEPTANCES, ETC. MARTON HANDICAPS. Trial Plate. Six furlongs.—Aropeta, Wild Pigeon. Cione, Mussie, Komak, Aro do Vai, Facia, Taurimu. Vigilance, Helotis, Tanagra, Maui, Calithe, Blimp. Fee Simple, Plane Gold, Pur, Royal Black, all 8.7. First Hack Hurdles. One mile and ahalf.—Pencils 11.10, Arataura 10.4. Jovial 10.2, Peshwa 9.13. Taitaiata 9.12, All Wing 9.4. Ramblin’ Kid 9.3, Red Fuchsia, Break o’ Day 9.2. Hangawera, Hyama. Miss Potoa, Wailong, Royal Day, Paddy’s Hope 9.0. Spring Hack. Eight and a-half furlongs. —Koauau 9.0, Red Comet 8.6, Teri 8.4, Great Day, Troilus Boy 8.2, Grand . National, Radiate 8.0, Tintoretto. Closefire 7.13, San Pedro 7.11, The Curragh 7.6.

Marton Handicap. One mile and aquarter.—To Monanui 9.10. Nukumai 8.12, Imperial Spark 8.2, Mint Leaf, Tresham, Star Area 7.8. Alloway 7.4. Vivo 7.2. Royal Mint, Tame Fox. Mount Marta. Starboard Light, Killock 7.0. Hunt Cup Steeplechase. About three miles. —Banjuke 11.9, Buckeye 10.11, Birkenose 10.10, Rayo 10.10. Handy 10.1, Oneroa 9.13, Franceeldt 9.10. Two Up, Atent, Risk. Birdsgrove, Maidos, Ruby Ring, Panchito 9.7. Electric Hack Handicap. Six furlongs.— Town Bird 9.3, Kalos 9.0, Bank Note 8.9, Lady Limond 8.5, Lady Cynthia 8.2, Chips 7 12, Duke Abbey, Reckless, Marsurd 7.11, Sovena, To Kawana 7.9, Bronstell 7.4, Flying Shot 7.3. Miss Mercia, Volplane 7.2. Wanderlust 7.0.

Railway Handicap. Six furlongs. —Grand Knight 9.8, Degage 9.5, Star Stranger 9.1, Orchid 8.4, Kiosk 8.3, Le. Choucas 8.1, Beaumont 8.0, In the Shade 7.13. Hipo 7.9, Cohesion 7.5, Huikai, Miss Hupana 7.3, Partaga 7.2, Inner Harbour, Starboard Light, Phantasy, Royal Land, Topiate 7.0. Tuaenui Hack Handicap. Seven fur-

longs.—Mister Gamp 7.13, Amoto 8.11, Butterscotch, Boy. To Kawana 8.9, Bronstcll, Mandarine 8.6, Rarakau 8.5, Archon 8.2, Limosa, Lady Fave, Tanagra, Gourmet 8.0.

MARTON JOCKEY CLUB. NEW PLYMOUTH, August 28. ' The following re-handicaps have been de elared for the Marton Jockey Club’s meeting :—

Hunt Club Cup.—Banjuke 12.2, Maidos IC.I. Electric Hack.—Wanderlust 7.10. Tutanenui Hack.—Lady Faye 8.6. NEW ZEALAND CUP HANDICAPS.

OTAGO HUNT HANDICAPS. C The following weights have been de- I dared by Mr C. E. Hassall (handicapper) c for the Otago Hunt Club’s races on September 10: — I Sea View Hunters’ Hurdles Handicap, of Q 125sovs. One mile and a-half.—The Babe t 11.9, Malaga 10.9, Ecuador 10.6, Thistle- i crown 10:2. Parader 10.1. Arcos 10.0, Royal f Wink 10.0. Fabriano 9.7, Royal Despatch t 9.6, Ahika 9.5, Monko 9.2, Lutliy 9.0, Bandalero 9.0. ■’ President’s Handicap, of HOsovs Five 1 furlongs.—Royal Saxon 9.9, Cassolette 9.8, , Ronaki 9.4, Royal Head 8.10, Ark Royal , 8.9, Scottischc 8.7, Flying Mist 8.5, Credit 8.5. Appian Way 8.5, Royal Asset 8.1, J Exidc 8.1, Craigmore 8.0, Captain Sarto , 8.0, Honey 8.0, Larkaway 8.0, Great Spear J 8.0, Felony 8.0, Sachet 8.0, Differential 8.0, 1 Compression 8.0. Puff 8.0, Arch Abby 8.0. , Hildreth 8.0, Clarewai 8.0, Thurlow 8.0, -j Songbird gelding 8.0. J Jockey Club Handicap, of 130sovs. One mile. —Overhaul 10.2, Wingatui 9.7, Vaward 9.1, Solrose 9.0, Miss Winkie 8.11 Soltoe 8.9, Black Duke 8.5, High Gear 8.0, Blue Dragoon 8.0. Arpent 7.13, Court]v’ Kosc 7.13. Fairy Tidings 7.10. Hurdy Gurdy 7.8, Bonena 7.8, Coastguard 7.8, Lucy Locket 7.7, Tholomon 7.7, Divinial 7.7. , Otago Hunt Club Cup Steeplechase - Handicap, of 150sovs. About tw o miles and a-half.—Kipling 11.11. Isla Bank 11.9, ! Andy 11.6, Nightraid 11.5, Cashman 11.5’. ‘ Blazing Light 11.3, Mazama 11.0, Green- ' stone 11.0, Wapping 10.13, Royal ’ Fashion 10.11, Royal Wink 10.11. Peter Marion ' 10.10, Happy Mac 10.10, Message Boy 10.7, Monko 10.5. Goodform 10.0 Mataipuke 10.o’, ' Bandalero 10.0, Decision 10.0, Sartoize mare 10.0. Hunters’ Flat Handicap, of 125sovs. One mile and a-quarter.—Malaga 11.7, Ecuador 11.4, Parader 10.12. The Babe 10.12, Jolly Glad 10.8. Arcos 10.8, Miss Garanco 10.4, Armchair 10.0, Royal Fashion 10.0. Luthv 9.13. Royal Despatch 9.12, Fabriano 9.10, Bandalero 9.7. Brockville Steeplechase Handicap. About two miles.—Tuki 12.7, Vice Grand 10.12, Ranui 10.11, Kipling 10.3. Andy 9.12, Osterman 9.9, Cashman 9.7, Blazing Light 9.5, Galway 9.6, Greenstone 9.5, Jovial 9.4,’ Mettle Drift 9.1, Thistlecrown 9.0, Happy Mac 9.0. Royal Wink 9.0, Peter Marion 9.0, De Cruse 9.0. Dick Travis 9.0 Decision 9.0, Rag Tag 9.0. Vauxhall Handicap, of 115sovs. Six furlongs.—Royal Saxon 9.3, Cassolette 9.1, Ronake 8.11, Lady Tractor 8.4. Royal Head 8.3. Ark Royal 8.1, Arrowy 8.1, Scottischc 8.0, Money Mine 7.13. Top Gear 7.13. Appian Way 7.12, Divinial 7.10, Royal --sset 7.8, Exide 7.8, Captain Sarto 7.7, Craigmore 7.7, Felony 7.7, Sachet 7.7, Kory O’Moore 7.7. Hildreth 7.7, Busy Lad 7.7, Honey 7.7. Wingatui Trotting Handicap (saddle), of 120sovs. One mile and a-half.—Lee Bingen scr. Red Abbey scr, Caesar scr, Doncliff scr, Sunspot scr, Luvisca scr, Celestial scr, Cocoa scr, Cora Locanda scr. Merrigal 12yds behind, Dan Huon 24. Huegood 24. Trusty Child 24, Tres Bon 24, Ivy Rothschild 24, Hereweka 48, Wallace 'Mac 48, Spring Flower 48, Bernia Pointer 72, Drake • 84, Pert Pointer 96, Cliffcton Chimes 96. WANGANUI J.C. HANDICAPS. , Okehu Hurdles. One mile and threeI quarters.—Brigadier Bill 11.2, Koauau 1 11.2, Santiago 10.13, Passin’ Through 10.5, Tawehi, San Pedro 9.11, Just John 9.9, s Arataura 9.5, Troihis 9.2, Peshwa, Taitaiata, Killoch, The Curragh 9.0. , Putiki Hack Handicap. One mile and , 110 yards.—Polydictis 9.0, David Garrick r 8.11, Cerf 8.9, Teri, Cochineal, Romantic 8.7, Mister Gamp 8.6, Elysianor, Anchor, - Great Day 8.5, Gintoretto 8.2, Radiate, , Mandarine, Barryander 7.13, Airtight 7.12, s Athcnry, Archon 7.10, Limosa, Komak, , Grand Lupin, Greengrocer 7.8. , Seafield Handicap. Seven furlongs.— e Royal Game 9.0, Le Choucas 8.12, Lausanne 8.12, Palita, Beaumont, Monaghan, EuphoJ nium 8.11, Thaw 8.6, Hipo, Nadarino 8.4, r Cohesion 8.3, Vivo 8.0, Damaris 7.13, , Bevis, Jay Bird 7.10, Partaga, Cosmetic 0 7.8, Starboard Light, Royal Land, Cochia neal, Mountain Top, Pop OF, Glen Innes *- 7.7. i- Durie Hack Handicap. Six furlongs.— Town Bird 9.3. Denier 8.10, Bank Note •- 8.9, Vast Acre 8.8, Lucky Days 8.4, CochiL, neal 8.3, Arch Arrow 8.1, Nastori 8.0, 1- Avro 7.13, Chips 7.12, Reckless, Marsurd, n Wanderlust 7.11, Tekawana 7.9, Sovena, ‘t Henna, Break o’ Day 7.8, Tea Time, Carrigallen 7.7, Bronstell 7.4, Miss Mercia 7.3, Volplane, Arode, Vai Mussic 7.2, Aropeta, Vigilance, Colithe, Broad Acre, Gas Nafiper, Oratrix, War Flame 7.0. 0 Marangai Handicap. One mile and 110 t- yards.—Civility 9.8. Te Monanui 9.7, Dogage, Beacon Light 9.4, Edep Hall 8.12, S Mask 8.8, Imperial Spark, Bennanee 8.1, Royal Game 8.0, Shining Armour, Monaghan 7.11, Indian Sage, Star Area 7.10. a- Cohesion, Novar 7.7, Mintleaf 7.5, Alloway io 7.4, Kaiti, Vivo 7.2, Mount Marta. Royal If Mint, Tame Fox, Joy Bird, Iloromea, A Pantagruel, Starboard Light, Hangitwcra it 7.0. '

Flying Handicap. Six furlongs. — Rcremoana 9.10, Lysandcr 9.6. Grand Knight 9.4, Civility 9.4, Shirley 9.2. Orchid p .l. Oration, Kiosk 8.0, Paleta 7.13, Le Chou-

cas, Lausanne 7.12, Laughing Prince 7.11* Nadarino 7.8, Whenuanui 7.5, Kaiti 7.4, Town Bird 7.3, Doree 7.2, Lady Limond, Cosmetic, Huikai, Glen Innes, Royal Land 7.0.

ECMONT-WANCANUI HUNT HANDICAPS. Hunters’ Hurdles. One mile and a-half —Aratawia 11.4, Pink Rose 10.6, Ramblin' Kid, Rafa 10.4, Wilderness, Hangawera 10.1, Lady Acre 9.13, Inahman 9.11, Flowing Bowl, All Wind, Sea View 9.10, Attractive, Pikimai, Grand Lupin, Doyleston 9.9, Bisnioor, Trouble, Paul Lucerne, Alarm, Heremai, Rayo, Franfeldt 9.7. 'Hack Hurdles Handicap. One mile and a-half.—Tawihi 10.9, Arataura 10.4, Troilus 10.1, Preshwa 9.13, Modern 9.10, Bevis 9.8, Killoch 9.7, Royal Land 9.5, Great Day 9.4, Ramblin’ Kid 9.3, Break o’Day 9.2, Ilangawera, Miss Potoa, Hyama, Paddy’s Hope, Attractive, Gold Jinks 9.0. Maiden Handicap. Five furlongs.—Excess 9.0, Panther 8.13, Mussie 8.5, Arapeta, Royal Black, Corbel, Ring Boy, Firmanagh, Rosebush, Fee Simple, Golden Prospect, Fort Alice, War Flame 8.2. Waverley Hack Handicap. One mile. —« Cerf 9.0, Cochineal 8.12, Bisox 8.12, Romantic, Mister Ganin 8.11, Sovena, Henna 8.8, Barryander, Mandarine 8.4, Radiate 8.3, Airtight 8.2, Volplane, Archon 8.0, Komak, Limosa, Oratrix, Kawhakina, Gourmet, Service 7.12.

Egmont-Wanganui Hunt Cup. Two miles and a-half.—Banjuke 12.8, Gilgai 12.2, Craigowen 11.0, Maidos 10.11, Handy, Rayo 10.7, Hangawera 10., Franfeldt, Parakura, Ruby Ring, Bismoor, Risk, Antene, Del Sarto, Akbar, Excelsior, Hacremai, Passport 10.0. Flying Handicap. Six furlongs.—Orchid. 9.0, Oration, Kiosk 8.13. Monaghan 8.12, Hipo 8.5, Huikai 8.2, Vivo 8.1, Cosmetic 7.13, Denier 7.12, Partaga, Bevis 7.10, Pop Off 7.7, Heliotis, Royal Land 7.0. Hunters’ Flat Handicap. One mile and a-quarter.—Arataura 11.13, Cochineal 11.10,-. Lady Faye 11.8, Flowing Bowl 11.1, Inahman 10.11, Rayo, Lady Acre, Sea View, Risk, Trouble, Paul Lucerne, Craigui, Bild’s Grove, Pikimai, Alarm, All Windi 10.7. Waikau Hack Handicap. Six furlongs.— Bank Note 9.0. Cochineal 8.8, Arch Arrow 8.6, Mastori 8.5, Onward 8.3, Wanderlust, Atarerea, Miss Pat 8.2, Carrigallen 7.12, Gas Napper 7.6, Aropeta, Fermanagh, War Flame, Grand Lupin 7.5.

BEAU CAVALIER. UNDER OFFER TO SIR ANTHONY HORDERN. AUCKLAND, August. 25. Beau Cavalier, the best steeplechaser bred for many years in the Auckland. Province, is under offer to an Australian sportsman, and there is every possibility of the transaction being completed. Ihe prospective purchaser is said to be Sir Anthony Hordern, of Sydney, and the price is 4000gns. Sir Anthony Hordern has had dealings with New Zealand owners before, and one of his best investments was Pillicwinkie, whom he puichased from the Riccarton owner-trainer Mr R. W. King, the gelding being in Australia at the time. Pillicwinkie won some good races for his new owner, but; ho was unlucky in continually bumping up against Windbag. In the event of Bean Cavalier going to Australia as the »ronerty of Sir Anthony Hordern, it is prob- . able that the Chesterfield gelding wil bo <riven a chance of obtaining fuitiier honours at the famous Aintree (Liverpool) Grand National course. lhe present owner of Beau Cavalier, Mr A. G. Quartlev, has already expressed a wish to take the gelding to England with the object of running him in the Grand National. Beau Cavalier has -captured for his ou nei stakes amounting to £4270.

TAKAPUNA RACING CLUB. COMPLAINT AGAINST TAXATION. AUCKLAND, August 22. •\t the annual meeting of the Takapuna Jockey Club, the president (Mr E. W. Alison. M.L.C.) said that the financial results were not as satisfactory as members could have desired. They would observe from the report that the stake money paid away for the year amounted to £14.025 an average of £3500 per day, the same as was paid away in stakes last year. The total receipts _the club tor the year, however, were £4776 2s 2d Jess than for the year 1925-26. This substantial falling off was due to the exceptionally inclement weather on each day ot tho spring meeting. It would be incumbent upon tho incoming committee to exercise prudent economy and to limit the expenditure as far as possible. With decreases in the totalisator and other receipts by, clubs generally throughout the Dominion it would be necessary to reduce the total stake money for the 1927-28 season. He knew that the committee would be reluctant even to discuss a reduction of the stakes, but there was no alternative under existing conditions if the, club was .to maintain its financial stability. The taxation paid by the club to the Government last year Amounted to £13,564, in addition to which the club paid local rates (£492 10s 3d) and land tax (£145 4s 4d), amounting in all to- £14,201 14s 7d, a sum ot £175 in excess of the total stakes paid. The taxation imposed on racing club’s and the sporting public was not excessive, but was so burdensome that its injurious effects were being seriously felt by the clubs as a whole, and the revenue of the State was also being detrimentally affected.

AUCKLAND TROTTING CLUB. AUCKLAND, August 25. Mr A. G. Mabec. assistant stipendiary: steward to the New Zealand Trotting Conference, has been appointed secretary e£ the Auckland Trotting Club. There were 87 applicants. LAYING THE ODDS. LAST YEARS FINES. The State’s coffers were augmented vJ the extent of £3400 during 1926 as the result of the successful prosecution of bookmakers in the Dominion during that period. There were 420 prosecutions and 373 convictions for gaming offences, against 432 prosecutions and 393 convictions in 1925. The annual report of the Police Department divides the '’bookmakers" offences into the following classes:—

CORE TROTTING CLUB. ANNUAL MEETING. GORE, August 26. The Gore Trotting Club’s annual meeting was held in Young’s rooms on Wednesday. The president (Mr E. A. Pigeon) presided over a good attendance of mempars. The annual report stated that a very satisfactory prolit was made on the past year’s working. Very good nominations and acceptances were received for the annual race meeting, and, favoured with

tine day, the fixture was a most successful one. The public accorded it excellent support, and the receipts from gate takings, privileges and sales of cards constituted a record for the club. The Southland Juvenile Stakes having Ix'en deleted from the i gramme, the committee decided to sub stitute a mile and a-half saddle race, called. the President’s Handicap. This proved very successful and was undoubtedly an improvement in the programme. The Government continues to take toll of the sport, and the taxes paid bv the club were as follows: —Totalisator tax £441 Os 3d, stake tax £9O, dividend tax £794, tax on receipts £2O 8s 3d, amusement tax £53 5s lid, income tax £2 Os 3d; — total £1430 14s 3d. The club’s membership now stands at 192. It is hoped that the membership will be substantially increased during the year. Ten meetings of the committee were held during the last 12 months, and were attended as follows: — Messrs E. A. Pigeon 8. J. F. Grant 9, \V M'Goldrick 8. Wallis 6, Fleming 9, Williamson 8, Scott 6, Inder 5, Adamson 9, Windle 9, Reid 8. M’lntyTe 3, Reynolds 8, Ray 9, Kelly 2. We regret to have to record the loss by death of two staunch supporters of the club, Messrs Owen Kelly and James M'Corkindale. Both of the deceased gentle men had been members of the club for many years, and both had occupied seats on the executive. Mr Kelly having been president for several terms. The sympathy 'of members is extended to the bereaved re latives. Mr A. H. Inder was elected :o fill the vacancy on the committee caused oy the death of Mr Kelly. The balance sheet showed a very satisfactory state of affairs, the profit for the year being £382 13s 9d. The Chairman, in moving the adoption of the report and balance sheet, made reference to the deaths of (Messrs Kelly and M’Corkindale, both of whom hail been actively associated with the committee and the club. The Government taxation was still heavy. He hoped to see the membership greatly increased. The inauguration of the President's Handicap in place of the Juvenile Stakes had proved to be a success. The finances were in a sound position, and the balance sheet was very satisfactory.

The following office-bearers were elected:—President, Mr W. ..PGoldrick; vice-presidents. Messrs T. A. Fleming and W. H. Adamson; committee —Messrs E. A. Pigeon. J. F. Grant, J. Reid, 11. MTntyre. and D. Windle. The retiring President expressed his and the chib’s thanks to the members of the committee and to the secretary for all the help given during the year." Mr Wallis was also to be thanked for his edre of the finances. r>-.d for acting as starter f r the meeting. Mr McGoldrick then took the chair and returned thanks for his election. It was made a recommendation to the incoming committee to give some suitable trophy, other than a cup, to the win.-c.’ of the Gore Trotting Club Handicap. N'e— members to the number of 26 were proposed, and the Chairman, in expressing his appreciation, stated that he would give a trophy to the member introducing the most new members to the chib. TAXATION OF RACING. NEW VIEWPOINT EXPRESSED. AUCKLAND, August 26. Almost without exception the presidents of racing and trotting clubs in addressing members at the annual meetings held during recent weeks have voiced protests at what they have termed the burden placed upon the sport by excessive Government taxation. It is rather interesting, therefore to note the remarks upon taxation made by Mr H. R. Mackenzie (president "if Otahuhu Trotting Club) at the annual meeting of members this afternoon. “Mention has been made by the presidents of other clubs regarding Government taxation,” said Mr Mackenzie, “but as this extra taxation was passed on by the clubs to the public in all instances, 1 do not think the clubs have much to complain about. It is the public who have every reason to complain, and 1 trust that in the near future the Government will see its way clear to reduce taxation, so that the clubs can pass on the reduction to the public, for whom we arc really custodians.

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Prosecutions. Convictions. Fine. £ Carrying on business of bookmaker 21 22 SCO Keeping common - gaming house . . 46 43 1928 Found in common gaming house . . 19 14 37 Laying tote odds 29 29 350 Publishing betting charts Q o ptreet betting . . 6 170 Betting with infant 1 1 25 Betting with bookmaker 1 1 30 ■ ■■■ — Total .. .. 129 115 3400