SPORTS AND SPORTSMEN.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LI, Issue 16871, 28 October 1925, Page 3

SPORTS AND SPORTSMEN.

TURF TOPICS.

TURF FIXTURES. RACING. To-day.—Last day Gore R.C. To-morrow.—First day Poverty Hay T.C. $ Oct. 31.—Second day Poverty Bay T.C. Nov. 4. —Birelnvood Hunt Club.' Nov. 7, o.—Auckland Racing Club. Nov. 7,9, 1.1, 1-I—Canterbury Jockey Club. Nov. 14, 10.—Waikato Racing Club. Nov. 18. —Askhurst-Pohangina R.C. TROTTING. Oct. 01. —Tc Arolia Trotting Club. Nov. 10, 12, 13. —N.sh Metropolitan Trotting Club. Nov. 20, 21. —Nelson Trotting Club. Nov. 21, 25. —Otaliului Trotting Club. Denmark's recent displays in the south'suggested a fair chance in the First Hurdles. Eonmark took third place on Saturday, but on Monday won bv a nose from Sir Fanciful. * * * * Askari was not the popular fancy for the First Hurdles at Trentham on Saturday. The course must have favored the winner, though* winter form pointed to Capt. Sarto and Frisco Mail both performing well in the mud. * * * * Mimetic iljd some smart, gallops in I reparation ! 'or the Shorts Handicap, under Roy Reed, who rodo, him at Trentham. He covered four furlongs in •19-l Secs. on Friday, .leaving • Star S,ranger over the later stages of the gallop. When Kilmiss won in heavy going at Mart 6ft, it was thought that she might do well in the Riniutaka Handicap at Trentham. She accounted for third place in the first, day’s event, and in the Tararua Handicap on Monday carried W. Bagby to the front, a length ahead of All Style. * # k * Royal Spear, by Greyspear 'from Lady Victoria, a recent addition to R. Alexander’s stable, is to be tried out as a hurdler. In the meantime ho is being given a regular and extended course of education in the jumping ring, where lie shows considerable proiicieuev./ v '* • * *

Commendation left no doubt of his galloping powers in the Wellesley '•Stakes. The Limond —Eulogy colt ran clear away from the field. Prior 1o the Trentham race, liis ability to travel in heavy ground was manifested by r. good performance at Mas tor ton, aud the public showed full confidence ia hint. . „ *

A lot of discussion has taken place lately concerning the handicap of Onyx in, the New Zealand Trotting Cup (says “Argus.”) As a rule, handicappers content themselves with multiples bf twelve yards, the equivalent of a second, but in the case of Onyx Mr.; H. Brinkman broke new ground aiifl placed the Now Brighton mare oil 90yds. * H * ■*

The victory registered by Whittier in the Caulfield Cup gave his sire, Woorak, a good lift in the winning list. Woorak, who is a descendant of Traquair, proved a stud success from the very outset of his career, ai\d the winnings of his progeny now run out to something like £90,000. The merit attaching to the record down to the credit of Woorak is that his progeny have only beck racing for five seasons. * # * *

At one time the Wainui Handicap, at Trentham. Usually gave a g'riOd indicat iriil Of New ZealftM Clip form, but this spring the only Cup entrants to contest the W.R.C. race were Tresham, Tiega, and Dubious. Tioga headed tho trite, but TresHftiiij Sixth in order of favoritism, and ridden by Roy Redd, had a short-hftad win from the Kilbriy—Queen Lizzie gelding, Ho was top-weight, and .conceded 251 b to tho first favorite. Olympic, carrying three pounds less than Ticga, tilled third place. 1$ # iff .J.

The win registered by the Aucklandbred and owner gelding Rawhbtu at It And wick on the .10th inst. proves to have been a big surprise. Under the heading “A Stolen Race” the Sydney Sun had the following bearing on the event won by Rawhbtu:—“lt is a long time since, a leng-distance race at Randwick was stolen in the way that Rawhetu won the Waverley Handicap. This golding, who belongs to a New Zealand riady, had no form to rccommend him to backers. Ho had never won a race out Of a dozen starts, most 6f them in Mcloburno last season, where he gained only two minor places in small races. Further, he had apparently tired at the end of the mile and a-<piarte'r Trial Stakes a week earlier. In the decision of the Wavcrley Hnndicap.tho Day Comet. golding quickly est ablished a substantial lead, which he increased as the field went along, the back. Obviously the jockeys oil the other-horses contesting the race though lie would drop,back to them. Bracknell swung on to Mirthmaker, and even Dialogue did not, try to take the lead —perhaps he couldn’t. The others gradually made up a little ground between the six-furlong and half-mile posts; nevertheless Rawhetu swqjig into the straight with a lead of six lengths, and he.eahfo homo an casv winner by two lbiigHis in front of the favorite, Solidify, in the fast time of .''min Ojsoe. While some bookmakers did not write Rawhetu’s name the gelding had. a few supporters at long odds, and a few bbokmakers thought they had found ‘money from home’ when they Inid him at 14 to 1. One local punter who backed him to win £4200 got some bets at 50 to 1; but Most of them fit twenties.”

POVERTY HAY TURF CLUB. ' spring meeting opens TO-MORROW. The Poverty Bay Turf Club ’s spring meeting will open to-morrow, aud will bo continued on Saturday. The programme on each day comprises eight races, ranging from live furlongs to a in 11 o and three-quarters. The stake money for the meeting totals £2220. The meeting will be in the hands of the usual staff, under Mr. D. R. DeCosta, the popular and efficient secretary. Mr. H. Coyle is the club’s handicappcr and Mr. R. H. Skipwith the starter, while Mr. R. B. Lusk will adjudicate upon the finishes. The big race of the first day will be the Spring Handicap, of 250 sovs., for which Scotch Mixture, Barrier, The Author,

Chaplin and Cohesion liuvo accepted. Among the oilier 'events bigger fields are fotiiid, as in the Maiden Scurry, which with eighteen acceptors has a good margin for se Witch jugs; the Roseland Hack with sixteen acceptors, the October Handicap with fourteen, and the First Hurdles, with nine. The transport facilities will be of the customary Character, catering for the comfort lin'd convenience of the public, both from the city and country. The course is reported to be in good Older, aild provided the weather remains good, there is littlo doubt that the meeting Will be highly successful.

lElec. Tel, Copyright-United Press Atom.) MELBOURNE, Oct. 27. Melbourne Cup sort tellings: Phoenix Park, Nigger Minstrel. George Harrison rides Aeciirak in the Moltham Handicap and .Melbourne Cup.