SPORTING

Southland Times, Issue 19462, 29 January 1925, Page 3

SPORTING

NOTES BY SIR MODRED. Forbury Park Trotting Club meeting opens today. Takapuna J.C. Summer fixture begins this afternoon. N.Z. Trotting Stakes due at Forbury Park on Saturday. Gisborne Racing Club Summer acceptances close on Friday. The first race at Forbury Park to-day is get down for 12.30 p.m. Takapuna J.C. Summer meeting will be concluded on Saturday. The Tokonui-Fortrose Hack R.C. meeting will take place to-morrow. The Otautau Racing Clubs Steeplechase Handicap (2*m.) will be worth £l5O. H Goldfinch will have the mount on Royal Present in Takapuna Cup. Pacers Great Hope and Taraire left for Perth (WA) on Saturday, January’ 24. Mr I. G. Duncan will take possession of the Hderslie Stud on February 4. Riverton trainer, W. McKay, will race Fairy Ring and Sweet Melody at Tapanui. J. Bryce, junr., and A. Bryce will have charge of Taraire and Great Hope in Perth. A trophy valued at £25 will be included in the stake for the Otautau Cup, £2OO (11m.). Local light harness horses, Ada Bell and ! Clonmel, were well when they left for Forbury Park meeting. J. A. Rowland’s pupil, Maytime, moved well in a six furlong sprint with Salerno on Tuesday morning. Despite his failure in good company at Trentham on Saturday, Pelham is expected to run well in Takapuna Cup. At latest advice the Clarenceux mare, Andante, was continuing to make progress on the road to recovery from her accident. The Waikanae foals and stallions will not be removed to Elderalie Stud until the manager (Mr Handley) returns from Syd- ■ ney in April. The final event at Forbury Park to-day, ' the Flying Handicap (harness), £325 (Im.), : will not be decided until the late hour of < < 5.45 p.m. Ex-Mao inlander, G. Price, has several of his pupils, including Stony, The Cypher, Windbag and Collaroi, engaged in the Sydney Cup, £6OOO. ■ 1 New Zealander V. (/Neill, who trains and partly-owns the VJLC. Derby winner, , Spearfelt, now has a very smart hurdler, < Flamberge. in his stable at Caulfield. < Mrs Soper Whitbum, who was the lead- ■ ing owner of no less than 63 ladies who ; won races in England last year, secured 22 < races and the sum of £11,458 in stakes. * ■ The Australian crack, Beauford, who is now reported to be working well, has not ] raced since The Hawk beat him at Rose- ] hill (Syd.) in September of the 1923 season. ( C. Elliott, who headed the fist of win- ] ning jockeys in England for the past season, ; is the first apprentice to attain that honour since E. Wheatley topped the list nineteen years ago. R. J. Mason has been absent at Trentham during the week (writes “Observer” of the Otago Witness), and the members of his team, including Gloaming, Nincompoop and Chignon, have been on the easy list. On their trainer’s return home, they will be ‘ moving along again, as I understand they ' are likely to leave for Sydney about the end of next month. Carnot, the stable’s only representative at Trentham, showed promising form on Thursday, and looks like being a useful sort. This need cause no surprise, when his breeding is recalled, i He is by Clarenceux from Yawn, by Cool- : trim from Quietest, so he comes from the ' family that gave Wakeful to Australia, and i whose representatives in New Zealand in- 1 elude N'octuiform, Midnight Sun, Bon Ton, Bon Reve and Eligible, to mention only a few. The publication of training reports in | England was originated by the London 1 Sportsman in January, 1866, a course which at first incurred the resentment of the stewards of the Jockey Club, who threaten- ! ed to warn off the proprietors and staff. Since then, training reports have become an essential feature of sporting daily newspapers, and have long been acknowledged—even by owners and trainers—to have been . cf immense benefit to the national sport. However, there are still many English owners and trainers who hate to see newspaper reporters about the tracks; but in , • the Old Country, as in Australia, owners i and trainers have more to fear from train- ;. era who tout for punters and bookmakers > than from newspaper representatives. . . ; The DJ.C. Committee is contemplating * making a change in the position of the I judge’s box at Wingatui. The change will, no doubt, be made in the direction of fol- < lowing the idea adopted at Trentham and Riccarton. It would be an excellent idea ! (remarks “Sentinel” in the Otago Witness) to place the judge’s box at Wingatui di- • 1 rectly in line with the southern end of the stewards’ stand, so that a stipendiary steward or a couple of the honorary offi- I' cials could occupy a direct position over i’ the judge, so that in the event of an ob- j vious mistake in the placings it could be I rectified. At the present time no one is in a position to say whether the judge is right or wrong unless it is a ohotographer. The ex-Victorian. N. Scobie, won 10 races with four horses in England last year (remsufcs Sydney Referee*. The total winnings were £3754. Scobie trains for Sir ‘ C. Hyde, for whom F. Dempsey has been retained to ride in England this season. E. de Mestre did better than any other Australian trainer, but O. Bell, who trains prin- i eipally for Sir Hugo and Lady Cunliffe- • Owen (Maorilander H. Gray rode for this stable when in England), did not fare at all badly with 13 winners of 25 races of the , total value of £7690. Bell is a son of Sir I J. P. Bell, who owned Jimbour Station, I, near Dalby. (/Sullivan, who hails from New South Wales, trained five winners of 10 races, and their earnings were £1731. | u some of the younger members of Aus- i tralia’s prominent trainers went to England they would probably do well as soon , m they accustomed themselves to altered conditions. According to rumour one young Sydney trainer is seriously contemplating giving the Old Country a trial. The English-bred imported young sire, Archery, who raced in that name in the CHn Land, but had to have it changed and , ran several times as Charlie Chaplin (rernark? ‘The Clubman” in the N.Z. Sporting j Review . had his first name reverted to ! w ben he reached the Dominion. When the son of Tracery came under the hammer at , disposal sale at Elderslie he realised i ♦ guineas, at which figure it can be that, as he was practically unproven ' with only a few foals to represent him, and a fair number of nice mares whose progeny will advertise him later let us hope, the ■ price can be considered satisfactory, as ■ aVe 0I ? e f° r proved horses J so a m the Dominion in the past. Archery’s I new owner is a New South Wales studmas90 Tracery horse has been lost us we have had an opportunity n reaittmg what his real value is. That I ■ l a Lj Oa „J* BSs^»e d after his stock have J His reputation as a racing machine ! as not a very favourable one, as his €arßcr ou the turf wh of abort duration. .

Mr J. J. Leahy, his new owner, has the advantage of getting him as a now matured horee who was specially selected in England by a successful studmaster for his own use and given the best mares he possessed, a recommendation in itself. It is hoped that Archery will get some equally good mates in New South Wales and reward Mr Leahy for his enterprise. A New York cable announced last month the death of August Belmont, the wellknown American sportsman. August Belmont, reputed to have done more than any other three men for the advancement cf breeding and racing in the United States, also played a prominent part on the turf in England and France. He owned the famous Belmont stables and controlled the syndicate running the Belmont race-track, claimed to be the most superbly outfitted course in the United States. The Lexington Nursery Stud, inherited from his father, is situated in one of the richest blue-grass regions in Kentucky. It has for generations supplied many of the best horses bred in America. Mr Belmont won innumerable races on the home tracks. He was credited with the saying: “I only believe in superiority dn the turf by the victories achieved in hard-fought contests ‘against worthy opponents.” In England his colours figured on the wanner of the Two Thousand Guineas, Norman 111., in 1908, and on Tracery, winner of the St. Leger, four years later. But it was never his luck to gain the honours in the Derby. Bridegroom 11. put up a good fight in running third to Wildfowler and Jeddah in another St. Leger. Tracery was the best horse he ever sent to England. His interest in that great racer, sire of Papyrus, probably led to Mr Belmont promoting the match between Papyrus and his Zev, the best of the American three-year-olds, last year—an adventure that aroused much excitement on both sides of the Atlantic. Mr Belmont inherited much of his wealth from his father, but was himself head of the banking firm of August Belmont and Co., and was one of the largest ground landlords in New York. On February 27, 1910, he married his second wife, Miss Eleanor Robson, a young actress, born at Wigan, Lancashire. The age of the bridegroom was given at 57 and the bride as 31. PINE BUSH HACK RACING CLUB. SUCCESSFUL ANNUAL FIXTURE. INCREASED GATE TAKINGS. (Our Special Reporter.) Favoured by excellent weather conditions, the annual fixture of the Pine Bush Hack Racing Club was held yesterday. There was a large attendance, both of residents of the district and visitors from outside, a noticeable feature being the large number . of motor cars from all parts of the province ' drawn up on the ground. The track was in | fairly good order, and though the fields were not large, the racing was interesting at times, some exciting finishes being seen, this being a tribute to the excellent handii caping of Mr Currie. The good work done ; at the starting post by Mr A. D. Mclvor, and the prompt work of Mr Couser in the judge’s box, were also prominent features of the day’s sport. All the various officials did good work, and a special word of praise is due Mr William Diack, who as secretary was the right man in the right place. The gate takings amounted to £2O, an increase of £5 on last year’s figures, while a sub- . stantial increase in the list of membership . is also recorded. During the afternoon it was reported that Mr Agnew had disposed of the promising pacer Ten Bells to Mr T. Henry, of Invercargill. Goldfire (dam of Goldmark, the winner of a double during the afternoon) has at present a foal at foot to Songbird, running on Mr Ive’s property at Wyndham. Following are the results:— MAIDEN PLATE of £7, second £1 from j stake. Welter, weight-for-age. One I mile. M. Kennedy’s b m Miss Malvern, Calibre —Lady Walden, 6 years, 10.5 (H. McLeod) .. 1 Oatlands 10.5 (Pankhurst) 2 Sunbeam 10.8 (A. Cameron) 3 Also started—Pallart 10.8 (M. O’Connor), Ginger Boy 10.8 (E. Beange), Emotion 10.5 (Callaghan), Soldan 10.3 (T. Pemberton), Trixie 10.0 (A. Blee). Trixie was the first to show out from a good start, but Sunbeam soon took the lead for most of the journey, but in the run home Miss Walden overhauled the leader and won easily by two lengths from Oatlands with Sunbeam 3 lengths further back. Time, lmin 56secs. WAIMAHAKA HANDICAP of £B, second £1 ’ from stake. Seven furlongs. : Mr H. Anderson’s b m Goldmark, Mark- | hope—Goldfire, 5 years, 9.10 (H. McLeod) 1 Balglory 9.12 (T. Pemberton) 2 Buttercup 9.0 (J. McChesney) 3 ’ Also started—M’dle Fedalma 10.0 (McMullan). Goldmark early assumed the lead, and on the home turn was 20 lengths ahead, but Balglory put in a good run but could make no impression on the leader, who won by two lengths, six lengths separating second and third. Time, lmin 36secs. ISLAND TROT (maiden) of £7, second £l. . One and a half. ; A. Agnew’s b g Ten Bells by Coldstream i Bells—Clara Bell, 6 years, 36yds (McI Mullan) 1 I Our Star limit (Bromby) 2 ■ Silban 10yds (McDonald) 3 j Also started—Lady Russell (Mortimer), ■Keynote (E. Mitchell), Blue Sea (Morton). General Wild limit (W. Cameron). Secret , Link 24yds (Mackay). ■ Ten Bells and Our Star early sorted themI selves out, and fought out a good finish, • Ten Bells winning by a bare length with Silbon 20 lengths further back. Time, 4min 2secs. ' PINE BUSH CUP of £l4, second £2. One i mile and a quarter. ' W. A. (Brighton's b m Balglory by Balboa—Glory, 4 years, 9.5 (J. McChesney ) 1 Highburn 11.10 (Pemberton) 2 M’dle Fedalma 9.10 (McMullan) .... 3 Also started—Lady Lil 10.0 (McLeod). Lady lil was first to break the line but going out of the straight Highburn assumed command with Balglory handy. On the run home Balglory wore down the leader ; to win by a length with M’dle Fedalma six lengths further back. Time, 2min 19secs. TITIROA TROT of £lO, second £2. Two D. Tither’s b g Dan Wallace by Wallace L—Commander mare, aged, 12yds (owner) 1 Ten Bells 60yds (A. Cameron) 2 Moonglow 240yds (McMullan) 3 Also started—Lady Russell (Mortimer), Keynote (Mitchell), Blue Sea limit (Morton), Secret Link 24yds (Mackay), Kernell 36yds (Morton), Prejudice 84yds (W. Cameron), Silbon 156yds (McDonald). Dan Wallace took the lead early and trotting well throughout held on to win by two lengths from Ten Bells with Moonglow ten lengths back. Time, smin 25secs. DISTRICT HACK of £7, second £l. One i mile. M. Kennedy’s b m M’dle Fedalmo by Calibre —Fedalma, aged, 11.7 (Callaghan) 1 Lady Lil 11.7 (McLeod) 2 Ginger Boy 10.0 (Beange) 3 Also started—Sunbeam 10.0 (W. Cameron), Trixie 10.0 (Blee). M’dle Fedalma showed out quickly closely attended by Lady Lil and Sunbeam, who ran into the lead on the bend but in a good finish M’dle Feldama came through to win by a bare length, Sunbeam a length back. Time, lmin 57secs. FLYING HANDICAP of £lO second £2. Six furlongs. * ; H. Anderson’s b m Goldmark by Markhope—Goldfire, 5 years, 10.12 (McLeod) 1 Buttercup 8.7 (McChesney) 2 Highburn 11.4 (PembertonJ •• M •« 3

Also started—Balglory 10.10, (McMullan), j Miss Walden 9.10 (Callaghan), Pallart 8.7 (M. O’Connor), Oatlands 8.2 (Pankhurst). Goldmark assumed command early in the race and won easily by a length from Buttercup with Highburn a length further back. Time, lmin 22secs. FAREWELL TROT of £7, second £l. One mile.

A. Jenkins’ b m Our Star by Our Thorpe —Harold Rothschild mare, 5 years, limit (R. Bromby) 1 Prejudice 24yds (W. Cameron) .. .. 2 Moonglow 120yds (McMullan) 3 Also started—Dan Wallace 36yds (Tither), Kernell 24yds (Morton).

Our Star went off well and was soon in the lead while the back marker Moonglow was fast making up his handicap. In the run home Our Star held on to win easily by 5 lengths while in a good finish for second money Prejudice beat Moonglow by a bare half length. Time, 2min 36secs. FORBURY PARK TROTTING CLUB. ACCEPTANCES FOR TODAY’S RACES. DUNEDIN, January 28. The following are the Forbury Park Trotting Club final day acceptances to be held to-day:— VAUXHALL HANDICAP (harness), £215; trotters, class 4.3 J. One mile and five furlongs.

WYNDHAM RACING CLUB COMMITTEE MEETING. (From our Correspondent.) A Committee meeting of the Wyndham Racing Club was held in Currie’s Buildings, Wyndham, on Tuesday night, Mr E. J. Traynor presiding. The financial statement in connection with the New Year’s Day races was tabled and discussed, and was passed as quite satisfactory. All accounts in connection with the meeting were tabled and passed for payment. Correspondence was received from Messrs Cruickshank and Armour protesting against the fine imposed upon them in the Victory Trot Handicap on New Year’s Day. The matter was considered at length, and eventually the secretary was instructed to write Mr Mclvor for further explanation. The Racing Conference report on the meeting was tabled. The reports were without complaint. Messrs Traynor, Currie, and McGlinchey were appointed a sub-Committee to confer with the Trotting Club in an arrangement for the use of the Club’s property for their trotting meeting. CANTERBURY NOTES. LIMELIGHT AND TIFF. (Special to the Times.) CHRISTCHURCH, January 28. Though Limelight claims an engagement in the Dunedin Cup it is doubtful is she will make the trip south next month. C. J. Dalgety also has Footfall engaged, and probably he will rely on the three-year-old. Limelight is on the easy list at present, and she may not be hurried, as if she misses the Dunedin trip, she may not be needed again until the Great Autumn Handicap. This may be her last race as, though she is quite sound, it is unlikely that she will be kept in training ? f ter the present season. The four-year-old gelding Tiff, by Martian - -Lady Disdain, is still running out, but it is probable that G. Murray-Aynsley will take him in hand again about April, provided he has got over the trouble which caused h.s retirement after the Dunedin Jockey Club’s Spring meeting. He will then be put irto Zealand Cup. work with a view to competing in the next New Zealand Cup. BOWLING. SOUTHLAND v. INVERCARGILL. A. GRADE. Owing to an error in yesterday’s report, Stephenson’s rink was shown 29 and Piercy’s rink 14. This should have been Piercy 29 Stephenson 14. This would make Southland 36 up, instead of 6 as shown. THE OTAUTAU CLUB, (From our Correspondent.) LOCAL COMPETITIONS As usual, considerable interest is being taken in the competitions being run in connection with the Otautau Club, and seme interesting games have been witnessed. The first round has now been completed, and the second round drawn up by the Selection committee. Following are the results:— Gordon Cup Championship.—Saxelby 20 v. Hay 19, Mills 19 v. Hodges 15, Coulter 20 v. Wesney 12, Timpany defaulted to Renowden, J. Scatter defaulted to Sinclair, Moore 32 v. Sibbald 12’, Walker 22 v. Ferry 14, Porteous 21 v. Buchanan 13, Knighton 22 v. Brooker 14, Hall 29 v. Dawson 14, Francis 21 v. Lumsden 17, Laing 20 v. Stevens 14, and W. Scatter 25 v. Roberts 19. President’s Handicap.—Porteous (scr.) 23 v. Saxelby (3) 12, Hall (6) 22 v. Brooker (scr.) 15, Lumsden (2) 25 v. Walker (8) 23; Wesney (8) defaulted to Timpany (10); Knighton (1) 20 v. Buchanan (2) 15; Laing (5) won by default from Dawson (8) ; Francis (scr.) 19 v. Stevens (scr.) 10; W. Scatter (scr.) 30 v. Hodges (10) 26; Sibbald (10) 34 v. J. Scatter (2) 21; Kirk (3) 24 v. Moore (scr) 21; Hay (scr) won by default from Sinclair (8); Ferry (10) 34 v. Roberts (10) 26; and Renowden (2) 22 v. Mills (scr) 18, Coulter a bye. Handicap Doubles—Hay and Saxelby (scr) won by default from Brooker and Timpany (4) ; Mills and Ferry (2) 23 v. Knighton and Hall (2) 17; Francis and Buchanan (scr.) 24 v. Dawson (4) 19; W. Scatter and Sinclair (2) 21 v. Moore and Renowden (scr.) 20; Stevens and Kirk (scr.) 20 v. Porteous and Walker (scr) 19; Lumsden and Sibbald (4) 27 v. J. Scatter and Roberts (4) 16. Following is the draw for the second round. All matches are to be played on or before Saturday, 14th February : Gordon Cup Championship: Knighton v. Mills, Renowden v. Coulter, W. Scatter v. Francis, Hall v. Porteous, Walker v. Saxelby, Laing v. Sinclair, and Moore a bye. Preaident’s Handicap: —Porteous scr v. Timpany 10, Francis scr v. Knighton 1, Hay scr v. W. Scatter scr. Laing scr. v. Renowden 2, Coulter 6 v. Lumsden 2, Kirk 3 v. Ferry 10, and Hall 6 v. Sibbald 10. Handicap Doubles —Francis v. Buchanan scr v. Hay and Saxelby scr, Stevens and Kirk scr. v. Mills and Ferry 2, Lumsden and Sibbald 4 v. Coulter and Hodges 4, and W. Scatter and Sinclair 2, a bye.

Colt’s Championship, prize for which is I a handsome trophy —Sibabld v. Timpany, Ferry v. Walker, and Roberts v. Hodges. DOMINION RINKS. WON BY HAMILTON TEAM. WELLINGTON, January 28. Weather conditions being favourable, the rinks championship contest in connection with the Dominion bowling tournament was continued to day. Stewart (Dunedin), the only two-lifer left in the competition, was defeated in the sixth round by Matthew Walker (Auckland), and thus reduced to one-life plane. The round was completed as under: B rerun er (West End) 23 v. A. Smart (New Plymouth) 19; Pilkington (Hamilton) 24 v. E. J. Hill (Wellington) 16; Walker (Auckland) 20 v. Stewart (Dunedin) 18. Semi-final: Stewart (Dunedin) 23 v. Bremner (West End) 18; Pilkington (Hamilton) 22 v. Walker (Auckland) 21. These were splendid games, excellent play being shown by all the teams. In the final, Stewart’s team seemed to' go to pieces, and Pilkington had a walkover, winning by 27 points to 16. The winning team, Wamham, Wilson, Mclntyre and Pilkington, hold the rinks championship for the ensuing year. The runners-up being the following Dunedin team: Gregory, Smith, Bentley and Stewart. < ATHLETICS VISITING ATHLETES. FOUR TRACK MEN AND CYCLISTS COMING. WELLINGTON, January 28. At a special meeting of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association, the chairman reported that a cablegram had been received intimating that four track men—Parker and Grehan (Queensland), and Whyte and Hyde (Victoria) —and the cyclist,-Furness (New South Wales), would leave for New Zealand about February 4. It was suggested that the guarantee from the larger centres desiring a meeting should be £BO, and from the smaller bodies £4O. Wellington, Canterbury, Otago and Auckland will be required to guarantee the larger sum, and Masterton, Palmerston North, Timaru and Invercargjll the smaller. Wanganui is exempt on account of the New Zealand championships being held there. If possible Gisborne will be included. It was stated that Hawera might give a guarantee of £3O for an electric light meeting, and the chairman, on learning that the meeting would probably attract enthusiasts from Wanganui and New Plymouth, suggested that a £2O guarantee might be accepted.

INTERNATIONAL MEETING. THREE RECORDS BROKEN. NEW YORK, January 27. (Received January 28, 5.5 p.m.). At the international indoor athletic meeting, Nurmi won the three-quarter mile, breaking the world’s record. The distance was covered in 3min 3 4-ssecs. Willie Ritola, the FinnL.i-American runner, broke the world’s record for the three miles for the second time in a few days, winning in 15min 4secs. Harold Osborne, an American, broke the world’s indoor high jump by one inch, reaching 6ft 6 l-Bin. RUGBY. THE ALL BLACKS’ TOUR. BADLY TREATED BY ENGLISH UNION LONDON, January 27. (Received January 28, 7.5 p.m.). It is learned that the All Blacks were very dissatisfied to find that the Rugby Union ,which is believed to have made £40,000 out of the New Zealanders’ tour, only provided them with third-class travel between London and Liverpool and secondclass aboard steamers. The All Blacks sent a wireless message to Sir James and Lady Allen expressing thanks for their many kindnesses. NEW ZEALAND UNION. TOUR OF NEW SOUTH WALES. WELLINGTON, January 28. At a meeting of the New Zealand Rugby Union to-night, it was decided to grant the Auckland Union a loan for the purchase of Mount Eden Park. A request from the South Island Maoris to present the Maori members of the All Blacks with a greenstone pendant cut from an ancestral stone was granted. The New South Wales Union wrote, denying that they were negotiating with France with regard to a tour.’ In reply to a request of the New South Wales Union, it was decided to offer the best available team outside the present All Blacks to play four matches in Sydney. SOCCER. ENGLISH TEAM FOR AUSTRALIA. NO NEW ZEALAND TOUR. LONDON, January 27. The Daily Mail says a large number of names have been sent in for the Soccer tour of Australia under the management of Mr John Lewis. The New Zealand arrangements failed owing to the difficulty of a financial guarantee. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. LAWN TENNIS. THE DAVIS CUP. LONDON, January 28. (Reemed January 28, 8.15 p.m.). Britain has issued a challenge for the Davis Cup.

Young Tom . . scr Kawhaki . . . scr Dorothy Mac . scr yd bhd Master Peter . scr Benmore . . . 12 Bob Wilkes . . scr Real Lady 24 Ruth Wilkes . . scr Audo Bell . . 36 Our Kid . . . scr Bonny Spec . 60 Annette . . scr Lazarus . . . 60 Border Lass . . scr Blue Thorpe 60 Happy Rosa . . scr Wee Olga . . 60 ELECTRIC HANDICAP (saddle); £300. Class 2.18. One mile. Kanuknot . . . scr Irish Schoolmate . . scr Whispers . . 24 Van Director . . scr St. Maura . . 24 Lord Bingen . scr Pessimist . . 24 Lucky Dillon . scr Lady Embrace 36 Rare Bell Direct scr Pearlie Chimes 60 Glen Wilkes . . scr Ben Ohau 60 s bhd Menem her 12 MUSSELBURGH HANDICAP (harness), £275. Unhoppled trotters. Class 4.54. Two miles. Ladv Evelyn . . scr Dillon S . . 24 Real Lady . . scr Wild Hebe . 36 Young Tom . . scr Lady Ellwood 48 Bonny Spec . . scr Darkest . . . 60 Wee Olga . . . scr Merry Bingen 96 Fox Trot . . . scr Audominion . 108 yds bhd Woodlass . . 132 Swiftbine . . 12 DUNEDIN CUI ’ (harness), £1025. Class 4.32. Two miles. y<3 a bhd Whispering Away .... 12 Willie . . . . scr Jack Potts . 24 Adair .... . scr Ouimet . . . 24 Harbour Light . scr Harrv Linden . . . . scr Audubon . . 24 Loganwood . scr Lady Joan . . 36 Logan Chief . 48 CHATHAM HANDICAP (harness), £275. Class 4.04 furlongs. One mile and five Caribu . . . . scr Bonny Boy . 12 Logan Lass . . scr Kinness . . . 12 Azaleas . . . . scr Gala Pointer . 12 General Mirella . . . 12 Bingen . . . scr Winter Alpha Bingen scr Audubon . . 24 Hals well Park . scr Edward Logan Ham Ion scr Harwin . . 24 Hereweka . . . scr Brentloc . . 24 Reta . . . scr Harry Dillon 36 Black Raven . scr Great Form . 48 Day Pointer . . scr Gold Chimes . 48 yds bhd Try Soon . . 12 OTAGO HANDICAP (harness), £375. Unhoppled miles. trotters. Class 4.48. Two Lottie Direct . scr Peter Lady Irving . . scr Timmerman 36 Money Spider scr Merry Bingen 36 Darkest . . . scr Audominion . 48 yds bhd Proud Ata . . 72 Snorter . . . 24 Peter N apland . . 36 McKinney . 96 Clonmel . . . 108 KING GEORGE HANDICAP (harness), £325. Class 3.50. One mile and five furlongs. Kanuknot . . . scr Firelight . . . 12 Wharepiana . . scr Nelson Mac . 24 Ada Bell . . . scr Glen Wilkes . 24 Logan Holme . scr Our Nurse . . 24 Daphne Bird . scr Rare Bell Direct 24 Ratana . . . . scr Harold Kelpie .... . scr Burwood . . 36 Bessie Logan . . scr Mawhariti . . 48 yds bhdChoubra . . 48 Miss Dean . . 12 Lenamhor . . 60 Pointalena . . 12 Fashion Queen 72 Desborough 12 Bell Harold . 72 Queen’s Own . 12 FLYING HANDICAP (harness), £325. Class 2.16. One mile. Irish Whispers . scr Peter Bingen 24 yds bhd Gleaming . . . 24 Dillon Wilkes 12 Linden . . . 24 Donside . . 12 Lightnin’ . . 24 Adair . . . . 12 Ahuriri . . . 24 Sir Henrv . . 24 Pearlie Chimes 36 Tommy Direct 24 John Pointer . 36 Fashion Queen 24 Prince Derby 60 TAKAPUNA JOCKEY CLUB. acceptance; FOR TO-DAY’S RACES. AUCKLAND, January 28. The following acceptances have been dedared for the first day of the Takapuna J.C.’s Summer meeting to be held to-day. TRIAL HANDICAP, £250. Seven furlongs. st lb st lb King Fair Abbey . 7 7 Multifid . . 8 8 Royal Form 7 7 Son o’ Mine 8 7 Scalia .... 7 7 Athenry . . 8 4 Cohesion . . 7 7 Exactly . . 8 2 Queen Bowman . . 7 0 Emerald . . 7 7 Turn 7 7 Larrikan . . 7 7 Harbo’.nr View 7 7 Catcher . . 7 7 Frowning Quinsilia . . 7 7 Beauty . . 7 7 Quincoma . . 7 7 Tago San . . 7 7 Too Late . . 7 7 Te Moanui . 7 7 Felipa . . . 7 7 ZEALANDIA HANDICAP, £450. Seven furlongs. Loyal Irish . 8 9 Bute Sound 7 6 Broadwood . 8 8 Prettyman . 7 4 Sand Star 8 4 Infante . . . 6 13 SaioGi . . . 7 12 Namutere . . 6 11 Spoony . . . 7 11 Smoke . . 6 10 Muse a re . . 7 10 Uralla . . . 6 7 Drawbridge . 7 10 Charlady . . 6 7 HAURAKI HANDICAP HURDLES, £275. One mile and a-half. Scottish Lady Comet 9 2 Knight . . 10 4 Irish Jig . . 9 0 Prince Abbey 9 13 Importer . . 9 0 Vice Versa . 9 8 Tresor . . . 9 0 Tetahi . . . 9 7 Opaloid . . . 9 0 Elstow . . . 9 3 Auburn . . . 9 0 Bitholia . . 9 3 Ardnalea . . 9 0 TAKAPUNA CUP (handicap), £1500. One mile and a-half. Surveyor . . 9 4 Town Bank . 7 3 Illumination 8 7 Gold Jacket 7 2 Musketoon . 8 7 Pelham .. . 6 11 Ruapapa . . 8 6 Right and Royal Present 7 10 Left . . . 6 10 Landslide . . 7 8 Dissertation 6 10 Polonet . . . 7 7 Barometer 6 7 Master Doon 7 5 Tresillian . . 6 7 Gala Day . . 7 5 Glen Canny . 6 7 Bright Day . 7 4 FERRY HANDICAP, £300. One mile and a furlong. Merry Ann . 9 3 Cureaform 7 8 Whetuni . . 9 2 Piton .... 7 7 Steel Bar . 9 0 Daddy’s Girl 7 7 Nancy Lee . 8 12 Lady Hill . . 7 7 Drolatigue . 7 10 Romnate . . 7 7 Knighthood . 7 9 Kamehamcka 7 7 Dodnda . . 7 »

CALLIOPE HANDICAP, £500. For two-year-olds. Five furlongs. Gold Acre . 8 13 Mosaic . . . 7 0 King Lu . . 8 10 Winsome Boy 7 0 Golden The Mahdi . 7 0 Autumn . 7 9 Judge’s Box 7 0 Romantic . . 7 6 Nucleus . . 6 it Le Choueas . 7 3 4i>b«rfeldy . 6 10 Air Queen . 7 2 Hollymond . 6 10 Gold Mint . 7 0 Waning Light 6 7 OREWA HURDLES, £300. About one mile and three-quarters. King Abbey 10 12 Tom Moore . 9 9 Miss Melva . 10 10 Glenotus . . 9 7 Tinokaha «, . 10 9 Karamu . . 9 6 Eon in ark . . 9 9 Guinaform . 9 0 Explorer . . 9 9 Stonewall . . 9 0 STEWARDS' ’ HANDICAP, £600. Six furlongs. Royal Blood 9 8 Golden Pavo .... 8 7 Bubble . . 7 2 Lady Civility . . 6 11 Ridicule 8 6 Quinette . . 6 11 Finelli . . . 8 2 Siaosi . . . 6 10 Dan Quinn . 8 1 Lady Lois 6 10 Alfort . . . 8 0 Princess Lucius . . . 7 9 Ronnie . . 6 9 Master Doon 7 7 Gold Fern 6 7 Broadwood . 7 6 Lock Abbey 6 7 Pelham . . . 7 4