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Southland Times, Issue 20675, 22 December 1928, Page 10

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NOTES BY SIR MODRED. Nominations for the Wairio Jockey Club’s Annual gathering on January 12 close on Friday next. The Auckland Cup and Great Northern Foal Stakes will be decided on Wednesday (Boxing Day.) The Auckland Trotting Club’s leading event of the season, Auckland Trotting Cup, is due on Thursday next. Acceptances for the Waikouaiti Racing Club’s Annual fixture on New I ear’s Day, close on Monday evening (December 24.) The Gore Trotting Club’s Annual fixture on Boxing Day is creating very warm interest in local light harness circles. The champion Invercargill-owned pony. Flicker (Paper Money—lllume) was returned a winner in Sydney this week. The Dunedin Jockey Club’e Summer meeting will open on Wednesday (Boxing Day) and continue over Thursday (December 29.) 0. E. Hooper, who takes Queen’s Own to Auckland, had charge of the ex-Soutfa-lander prior to the mare entering F. G. Holmes’ stable. Local trainer, F. W. Ellis, will leave for Wingatui with his D.J.C. meeting representatives on Monday or Tuesday. Invercargill trainer F. J. McKay will probably produce Taramoa and Slanther at the Cattle Flat meeting on Thursday. The Southland-owned pacers, Firelight and King Pointer, may race well at the Auckland Trotting Club’s meeting next week. The handicaps for the first day of the Southland Racing Club's Summer meeting on January 2 and 3 are due on Friday next (December 28.) The locally-owned black yearling brother to Remindful, by Balboa—Reminder, has had the name of Black Boa conferred upon him. When Coomassie’s younger full sister, now spelling, is stripped for racing purposes she will be identified by the name of Some Maid. Jolly Money, who won a double at the recent Takapuna meeting, will race in the Railway Handicap at Ellerslie with H. W’iggins as his rider. Royal Flower, the three-year-old filly who accompanied Gold Tinge to Auckland, is a sister to Ark Royal, last season’s Dunedin Guineas winner. The Australian J.C.’s Summer meeting opens at Randwick to-day and continues over December*26, when the Summer Cup (Im. and 5f.) will be run. When G. Young won on Gladioli at the Warwick Farm meeting in Sydney recently, the filly was second fancy and won well in experienced hands. It is reported that the Australian-bred filly, Miss Joycie, who was recently returned to her owner to be spelled at Winton, has been injured in a paddock accident.

Chang, by Day Comet —Lady Frisco, who ranks as a full brother to White Comet, is a promising two-year-old colt under the care of A. Tinker, at Te Rapa. The brilliant Paganelli, who will carry 9.3 in the Railway Handicap at Ellerslie on Wednesday next, is reported to be in great heart for the stern task now before him. The Waikato-trained hurdling novice, Berinthia, by Mountain Knight—Civilisation, may be found racing well over the sticks at New Plymouth and Stratford shortly. The old number-board on the Southland R.C.’s course, which has seen its best days, has been discarded, and will be replaced at the forthcoming local Summer fixture. Inquiries made during the past week strengthen the impression that numerically strong fields will compete in the two-year-old events at the Southland R.C. Summer races. Seven G.N. Derby candidates, viz., Cashier, Kinross, Moorgas. Tcheka, Briar Root, Gold Money and Aggressive, are engaged in Queen’s Plate (one mile) run at Ellerslie on Wednesday next. As great interest will be taken in the running of the PJccarton-trained Red Heckle at the Auckland R.C. meeting, it is worthy of note that he is engagecj in the Christmas Handicap (Im.) on Wednesday. Despite the fact that some very clever hurdle racers are to be found invariably racing at Ellerslie, South Islanders will give Wliarncliffe (10.12) a chance in Grafton Hurdles at the A.R.C.’s meeting. Six galloping fixturee and four light harness meetings in New Zealand will come up for consideration on Boxing Day, southern racegoers being mostly interested in proceedings at Gore (trotting) and Wing atui (galloping). The withdrawals from the Wyndham Cup comprise Set Sail, Black Duke, Circulation, King Balboa, Lucy Locket. Kilmoyler. Cupid’s Dart, Apache and Panorama, leaving a well-balanced field of twelve to contest the southern New Year’s Day attraction. With Gay Sonnet, Father O’Flynn, and Camisader eliminated from the list, the very satisfactory field of nine remains in the President’s Handicap at Wyndham, thus ensuring an open sprinting field seldom met with at similar southern fixtures. As was generally expected in well-inform-ed circles, Listening Post was one of the non-acceptors for the New Year Hurdles at Wyndham, but the very useful field of seven remains and this should lead to a very interesting race to open the W.J.C.’s programme. Auckland reports are to the effect that Hoylake remains at the head of the quotations for the Auckland Cup, with Oratrix next in demand, while Aussie is most in favour for the Railway Handicap, with the W’aikato representative, Paganelli, a strong second fancy. At Wingatui on Thursday morning (reports “Sentinel” in the 0.D.T.) Set Sail and Lucy Locket, after cantering a circuit, came over seven furlongs at a good working gallop. They travelled a bit leisurely over the first two furlongs in 30, and completed the distance in 1.42. The outside of the course proper was in use. In his final gallon at Riccarton on Thursday Sir Roy beat Battle Colours over six furlongs in Imin. 16 3-ssecs. Sir Roy was sore when he started but afterwards galloped freely. This reads like a promising effort for the Manawatu meeting, at which Sir Roy is due next week. As Star Raid is due to race at Dunedin next week it is instructive to note that he ran five furlongs with Night March at Riccarton on Thursday morning. Night March was slightly in front at the winning post in 12 4-5. As Star Raid was giving away weight the gallop ranks as a smart effort. When racing at the Ascot pony course in Sydney last week. Mr W. T. Hazlett’s three-ypar-old filly, Flicker, was beaten into third place in the 14.2 Handicap (sf. and 66yds) under 8.11 (top-weigth). heads separating the placed horses. On Wednesday of the current week at the Roseberry meeting at

Victoria Park she won easily in the race selected for her and returned a remunerative price. The daughter of Paper Money —lllume has proved herself a little racehorse of rare merit since she arrived in Sydney and has seldom, if ever, been out of a place. She is now being called upon to carry heavy weights in the ranks of the lilliputian racers, and it is on the cards that she will presently be called upon to face the music in opposition to horses on the leading galloping courses of the Sydney metropolitan area. When raced as a two-year-old in this country’ the grand-daughter of the noted brood mare, Simper, was twice second and twice third in nine starts with performers of her own age. In a big field at the Wellington R.C.’s Spring fixture she was beaten a length by Staghunter (claimed as the best youngster of the season) in the Roseneath Handicap, and again at the C.J.C. New Zealand Cup fixture she acted as runner-up to Staghunter in the Irwell Handicap, beaten by two lengths. These were both impressive performances -for a little one, as she had strong fields behind her on each occasion and the time was good. It will be interesting to see how the descendant of Paper Money shapes in “horse” company in Sydney if tried out in that division.

Writing in the Otago Times of Thursday morning's work “Sentinel” reports that Pink Note and Equerry broke away from the mile post on the outside of the course proper at Wingatui and came over the final seven furlongs in 1.37. Pink Note finished well and full of running, and it could be considered a good gallop for Equerry, who has improved considerably since joining J. Feilder’s stable. For the purpose of comparison with the gallop of Pink Note at Wingatui on Thursday it may be pointed out that under similar conditions on the S.R.C.’s track on Tuesday Queen Balboa and Sparkling Eyes ran seven furlongs in 1.35 2-5. On Thursday morning Queen Balboa and King Balboa ran the first seven furlongs of a mile in 1.37 3-5, and Apache beat Paris over the last seven furlongs of about a mile in about 1.34. When being landed in Invercargill from Nightcaps both Possum and the two-year-old filly, Some Glen, by Some Boy II Blind Eye, by Vice Admiral—Unawares, by Gipsy Grand—Ambush, by Vanguard— Fairy Maid, by Albany—Titania, got into trouble, with the result that both lost skin and hair. The youngster was sore when she made her debut on the local tracks, but galloped well on Thursday and was walking about fully the following morning. She is hardly likely to be seen at her best at the approaching S.R.C. fixture, but Some Glen promises to develop into a smart galloper with age and experience. In the meantime she greatly resembles Mantua at the same age, and is also like Silver Paper’s half-sister, Aspiring, but has not the same driving power behind and is lighter in colour. Possum, the other visitor from the coal country is a three-year-old son of Balboa—Castashore mare and a fine, big upstanding gelding at that, the ideal cut of a horse to furnish into a fencer at four and five years of age. At the same time Possum can gallop speedily and resolutely and may develop into a juvenile in winning form during the autumn season. The big gelding lost some skin in the mishap referred to, but failed to be troubled thereby and has been moving freely in his work here. The novices mentioned are here under the care of the owner’s son, R. Dockerty, who has had a considerable experience of the racing game as an identured horseman. One day this week the writer was pleased to renew’ an ancient acquaintanceship with a veteran of the Southland turf in the person of Mr F. Hewitt, who at the age of 82, continues to take a modest interest in the racing affairs of the home province and is always ready to discuss the province of Southland as an ideal district for the production of high-class and lasting thoroughbreds. In the early days of the local turf Mr Hewitt was mine host of the North Star Hotel, Dee street, and was known as the owner of the first winner of the Winton Derby, a very fine filly called Laburnum, who unfortunately, came to a sad end at a later stage of her career as the result of putting her foot in a rabbithole on the Winton course. In those bygone days the veteran sportsman was associated with quite a number of successful gallopers and jumpers and among them may be mentioned Cathedral, Marjory Moore, Plunger, Ci vis, Heathfield, Aparima and others whose names do not readily occur. In those far off days the Winton. Queenstown and Cromwell Derbies used to attract widespread attention in Southland and Central Otago and led to the breeding of quite a number of useful horses.

The well-known staying handicap performer, Bilbo, came back from his unsuccessful and unlucky trip to Oamaru fresh and well and can be placed as haying benefited by his racing in the White Stone City. With the son of Greyspear and the relatives, Queen Balboa and King Balboa, F. W. Ellis will have three stout long distance gallopers to represent his training establishment at holiday fixtures. The trio mentioned are all very well at present and it will not be for want of racing condition if they should fail to do their mentor credit during the holiday season. The Some Boy ll—Russian Mark mare, Coomassie, who has only had two races during the current season, is to make her debut in open company at the Dunedin J.C. Summer fixture next week. She is to contest the Federal Handicap under the minimum weight (7.0) and will have the assistance of L. J. Ellis as the lad on top. J. McChesney has done well with Coomassie of late and the speedy four-year-old may race well under the weights she will be called upon to carry under her promoted status. She may not prove equal to earning success at her first attempt, but she should run well and a considerable amount of interest will attach to her showing next week, as she is certainly one of the best young racehorses of her sex produced in the south for some years past. Five promising gallopers from local stables are down to race in the Trial Plate at the Wyndham R.C. meeting and although they will meet several more experienced rivals who may beat them, they are almost certain to attract attention and may repay close insoection w’ith a view to future engagements as follows: —Full Fling (J. A. Rowland). Banner Boy (F. W. Ellis), Remindful (F. Muir), Red Boa (G. Hope) and Joan Perkins (F. W. Ellis). W. Stone will race Silver Paper and Aspiring at the Manawatu meeting next week (remarks the Lyttelton Times), after which they may be hurried through to Invercargill, where they have engagements on January 2 and 3. They went north on Thursday night. These two have not done a great deal of fast work lately. Miss Grace Maher, the lady mentor, met with a nasty accident at Awapuni on Wednesday, when pursuing a horse round a paddock. The saddle on the horse she was riding slipped round, and Miss Maher was thrown heavily, breaking several ribs. It is announced that R. Reed will ride Supremacy in the Great Northern Foal Stakes. The latest reports regarding Supremacy are that he has been doing nicely, and his meeting with the southern cracks is being eagerly awaited. With Reed in the saddle he should lost nothing on the score of horsemanship. Clever, winner of both the two-year-old events at the Woodville meeting last week, is a daughter of Psychology and Miss Cute, an English-bred mare by Charles O’Malley. Clever can lay claim to three strains of St. Simon, so that it would be a surprise did she not develop the racing trait. Mr W. T. Hazlett’s gelding, Beacon Light (says a northern writer) is again hors de combat for the time being, which accounts for his absence from acceptance and nomination lists for the’ holiday meetings. While it may be found possible to get him strung up enough to run out a good mile or a mile and a quarter before he finally leaves the track, it is hardly likely that this good horse- and he is a good one—will again be

got fit enough to run out a mile and a half or further. G. New’s apprentice, A. G. Murray, is accompanying Captain Gage Williams to Ellerslie and will ride Staghunter in the Railway Handicap and Catkin in the Auckland Cup. Murray has ridden five winners this season, and his riding has been favourably commented on by competent judges. As he can ride at 7.0, Murray should get a share of riding at the meeting. Last week F. Tilley' was a bit uncertain about Laughing Prince fulfilling his engagement in the Auckland Cup. The Quantock colt has never shown a real liking for a long journey, but his form this season suggests that he now has a better chance of getting a distance than ever he had, and it has been decided that he will be a runner in the big handicap on Boxing Day. With a view to preventing trouble at the start of races such as occurred in Auckland recently, the Greymouth Jockey Club has secured a device consisting of a huge motorhorn, electrically fitted, which will be placed at a suitable distance from the starting post and used to recall a race in the event of a false start. Before the race for the Te Awamutu Cup on Saturday, F. Loomb, trainer of Prodice, who is looked upon as the chief hope of the Aucklanders in the Derby, remarked to an Auckland pressman that he thought she would need a race before being at her best. He certainly summed the position up to a nicety, because it was only in the last furlong that Prodice weakened a little, and though she was fifth at the finish, she was not more than a length and a half away. “That race will do her good, and another before the Derby should see her at her best on Derby day,” said her owner-trainer. The more the acceptance list in connection with the Auckland Cup is studied, the more does the opinion become fixed that the issue of the big race set down for decision at Ellerslie on Boxing Day is extremely open, says the New Zealand Herald. The imported horse, Hoylake, has reached the scene, and. though it would probably have been to his advantage had he been raced at Woodville last week, his condition is noted quite satisfactory. Vertigern’s appearance fully bears out the view that he is a greatly improved horse, and much interest will be centred in his work when he comes to be slackened out. Advices to hand from Wanganui credit Mask with training on splendidly, and he is expected to reach Ellerslie on Thursday. Count Cavour is booked to arrive early, and standing out as he does the best-tested stayer of the field, it goes without saying that much interest is centred in his prospects.

WINTON TROTTING CLUB. ACCEPTANCES RECEIVED. The following acceptances have been received in connection with the Winton Trotting Club’s Annual meeting on December 29: COMMISSIONERS’ HANDICAP (harness), £l5O. One and a-half miles.

Barrier positions: Lily Harold (12), Sunfire (2), Wavesoon (1), Ellegro (17), Baker Girl (15), Country King (6), Irish Queen (13), Adois (9), Reo Chimes (7), Cloverly (16), Loch Carron (10), Erin’s Fortune (18), Sunchild (14), Princess Pointer (11), Wild Bingen (5), Southern Light (4), Nona Bingen (8), Wild Voyage (3), Weary Dillon (1), Marvin Dillon (2). SOUTH HILLEND HANDICAP (saddle), £l6O. Trotters only. One and a-half miles.

Royal Stan . . 12 Barrier positions: Young Midge (2), Merce Bingen (3), Blue Lady (1), Fortress (6), Pattie Bingen (4), Keen Derby (5), Dummy Bingen (1), Saxon (2), Royal Stan (3), Jade (1), Buck Up (2). WINTON TROTTING CLUB HANDICAP (harness), £4OO. Class 4.46, Two

Barrier Positrons: Limosa (2), John Dee (1), Hush-a-bye (4), Stockade Jnr. (3), Auto (5), Sunshdwer (1), Streak (3), Slump (5), Marines (2), Logan Hanlon (4), Hylas (3), Revolt (1), Miss Adonis (4)» Hector’s Own (2), Liberal (1), Warepa (2). SPEEDWELL HANDICAP (harness), £2OO. Class 2.57. One and a-quarter miles.

Barrier positions: Imperial Thorpe (3), Needles (1), Northope (2), Logan’s Drive (10), Reta McKinney (5), Lou Thorpe (6), Alva Lass (9), Sunbell (8), Lady Freeman (4), Glen Wilkes (7), Streak (2), Stockade Jnr. (4), Pleasant Wave (3), Logan Hanlon (1), Denver’s Doll (5), Sunshower (2), Nelson McElwyn (1), Warepa (1), Hector’s Own (2). STEWARDS’ HANDICAP (harness), £l6O. Class 3.37. One and a-quarter miles.

Barrier positions: Lady Zita (7), Playwave (3), Musical Chimes (10), Princess Thorpe (8), Shady Spot (2), Erin’s Chance (9), Southern Light (4), Coy Bells (6), Baker Boy (1). Haera Ra (5), Limosa (11), Needles (2), Sunshade (3), Lou Thorpe (1). PRESIDENTS HANDICAP (harness), £lBO. Class 5.6. Two miles.

Barrier positions: Combine (2), Sunspeck (4), Royal Stan (5), Pattie Bingen (1), Snider (3). Ruby Bingen (2), Gardenella (1), Peter Lin (2), Bob Wilkes (1), Buck Up (2), Jade (1), Peter Boy (3).

MEMBERS’ HANDICAP (harness), £l5O. One and a-half miles. Lily Harold . . Lt Woodburn Sunfire .... Lt Chimes Lt Country King . Lt Nona Bingen . . Lt Fairwave ... Lt Wild Voyage . . Lt Reo Chimes . . Lt yds bhd Black Friar . . Lt Willie Wilkes . 12 Cloverly .... Lt Lady Zita ... 24 Chimeaway . . Lt Jolly Maid . . 24 Baker Girl ... Lt Weary Dillon . 24 Sunchild ... Lt Marvin Dillon . 24 Wild Bingen . Lt Eiffel Tower . 24 Meteor .... Lt Auto .... 36 Barrier Positions: Lily Harold (11), Sunfire (15), Country King (5), Fairwave (7), Reo Chimes (2), Black Friar (12), Cloverly (14), Chimeaway (3), Baker Girl (4), Sunchild (8), Wild Bingen (9), Meteor (10), Woodburn Chimes (1), Nona Bingen (13), Wild Voyage (6), Lady Zita (2), Jolly Maid (5), Weary Dillon (1), Marvin Dillon (3), Eiffel Tower (4). FAREWELL HANDICAP (saddle), £2OO. Class 2.22. One mile. -Imperial Thorpe Lt John Dee ... 24 Baby Joan . . Lt Sunstorm ... 24 Honest Ned . .Lt Miss Adonis . . 36 Lou Thorpe ... Lt Liberal .... 48 yds bhd Wilma Dillon . 48 Glen Wilkes . 12 Marinca ... 48 Dawson Bingen 12 Warepa .... 60 Barrier positions: Imperial Thorpe (3), Baby Joan (4), Honest Ned (2), Lou Thorpe (1), Glen Wilkes (2), Dawson Bingen (1), John Dee (2), Sunstorm (1), Liberal Wilma Dillon (2), Marinca (3). WYNDHAM RACING CLUB. ACCEPTANCES FOR NEW YEAR’S DAY. The following acceptances, have been received in connection with the Wyndham Racing’s Club’s Annual meeting on January*!, 1929: NEW YEAR HURDLES, £175. One mile and five furlongs.

HAWKE'S BAY JOCKEY CLUB’S MEETING. ACCEPTANCES FOR FIRST DAY. (Per United Press Association.) Napier, December 21. The following are the acceptances for/the first day of the Hawke’s Bay Jockey Club’s Summer meeting to be held on January 1 and 2:— MAH ORA MAIDEN, £lOO. Five furlongs. Last Mark De Guerne Gold Medal Town Section Whakotirangi Gold Area Bernera Tutira Moth Plane Ngahuru Monetize Sylvan Dell Good Cheer Irish Court f. by Acre—Ruse Speedaway Joskin Blackpool Trisogne Princess Elizabeth Boy D’Or Merry Mixture OTARAIA HANDICAP, £lOO. One and a-quarter miles.

DUNEDIN JOCKEY CLUB. ACCEPTANCES FOR FIRST DAY. (Per United Press Association.) Dunedin, December 21. The following acceptances have been received for the • first day of the Dunedin Jockey Club’s Summer meeting on December 26 and 27: SUMMER HURDLE HANDICAP, £2OO. One mile and three-quarters.

CANTERBURY PARK TROTTING CLUB. HANDICAPS FOR FIRST DAY. (Per United Preen Association.) Christchurch, December 21. The following are the handicaps for the first day of the Canterbury Park Trotting Club meeting on January 1 and 2:— INTRODUCTORY HANDICAP (harness), £2OO. Unhoppled trotters. Class 3.40. One and a-half miles.

TIMARU TROTTING CLUB. ENTRIES FOR SUMMER MEETING. The following nominations have been received for the Tiniaru Trotting Club’s Summer meeting on January 12:— CLAREMONT HANDICAP (harness), of £120; unhoppled trotters; lim.— Scuttle, Blue and Gold, Appear, Tot Logan, Peter Lin, Kereta, Great Nelson, Kyra, Chisholm, North Queen, Koro Peter, Eileen Wood, Lucky Voyage, Midland, Pavo, Decrepe, Great Applause, Sabatini, Wee Patch, Bon Boy, Cole Light, Pattie Bingen, Fama. IMPROVERS’ HANDICAP (harness), £120; lAm.—Nonsuit, Mary Locanda, Karina, Dillinda, Roddy, Otaio Rose, Lady Cello, Frances de Oro, Rose Queen, Quickbine, Snowy Huon, Adon, Onoto, Direct Red, Our Maud, Bingen Maid, Le Thorpe, John Noble, Pink Sugar, Doll Dance, Myra Locanda, John Appear, Slogan, Devon Child, His Lordship, Wee Brent, Sunny Bob, Lindbergh, Hakari. PRESIDENT’S HANDICAP (harness), of £350; 4.36 class; 2m. —Fight Ever, Wharepiana, Roi I’Or, Macaranda, Omaha, Firelight, Lady Matchlight, Lingfield, Glideaway, Dundas Boy, Sunfish, Jean McElwyn, William the Great, Avenger, Epigram, Billy Sea,, Event, General Bingen, Menember, Author Jinks, Harold Burwood, Evelyn -xicanYia, High Jinks, Wrackler, Jolly Pet, votuku Jack, Invader, Real Light, Tranq>fast, Bonny Spec. LEVELS HANDICAP (harness), £150; 3.36 class; 14m.—Auto Minto, Pet Locanda, Mary Locanda, Rafa, Roldena, Pretty Pointer, Beverley Audubon, Red Swithin, Young Author, Curfew Boy, Harold Logan, Juno de Oro, Wild Nita, Listen In, Ixigan Brae, Direct Red, Erin’s Lynn, Eiffelton Lass, Lough Neagh, Lilly Bingen, Monopole,

Sylvia Logan, Mountain Ore, Locanda Lu, Royal Locanda, John Appear, Our Bird, Actor, Forward Maid, Sir Author, Wild Voyage, Vecto, Slump, Dan Logan, Vican WAIMATE HANDICAP (harness), of £170; unhoppled trotters; 4.53 class; 2m. — Scuttle, Tim Wood, Lady Fan, Len Wood, Tot Logan. Peter Lin, Kereta, Avalanche, Kyra, Sea Queen, Koro Peter, Repute, Nelson Prince, Molly Molloy, New Metford, Vic. tor Bingen, Carclo, Great Applause, Nelson Prince, Bon Wood, Ruby Bingen, Quickfire, Commander Bingen, Little Johnnie, Pattie Bingen, Blue. Thorpe. PAREORA HANDICAP (harness), of £180; 2.52 class; Ifm. —Milo Minto, Macaranda, Arran Chief, Dillon Gold, Lingfield, Glideaway, Dundas Boy, Sunfish, Great Triumph, Avenger, Searchlight Lad, Lulu Lad, Event, Warepa, Author Jihks, Travis Axworthy, Harold Burwood, Okoura, Evelyn Locanda, High Jinks, Wrackler, St. Bridget, Bonnie Prince, Real Light, Brutus. SALISBURY HANDICAP (harness) of £160; 4.46 class; 2m. —Whakataua, Milo Minto, Yoicks, Mercury, Beverley Audubon, lone, Great Logan, Royal Serene, Bessie Huon, Apex, Curfew Boy, Great Triumph, Jane de Oro, Wild Nita, Becky Mine, Kiowa, Hard Knocks, Erin’s Logan, Travis Axworthy, Royal Locanda, Erin’s Royal, Chef, Our Bird, Delightful, Star Lady, Vecto, Slump. FAREWELL HANDICAP (saddle), of £160; 2.19 class; Im. —King Abdallah, Lagan King, Great Logan, Royal Serene, Sunfish, Great Triumph, Nelson McKinney, Bingen Patch, Nipper, Hackthorne, Author Jinks, Mavis Wood, Golden Dillon, Sylvia Logan, Okoura, Erin’s Royal, Satin Bird, Chef, Direct Tod, Gibraltar, El Caron, St Bridget, Nan Brent, Forward Maid, Macaranda, Fair Dillon, Exclusive, Horotane, Brutus, Roger Lyon, Billy Whizz.

Lily Harold . Lt Erin’s Fortune . Lt Sunfire . . . Lt Sunchild . Lt Wavesoon . . Lt Princess Pointer Lt Ellegro . . . Lt Wild Bingen . Lt Baker Girl . Lt Southern Light . Lt Country King Lt Nona Bingen . . Lt Irish Queen . Lt Wild Voyage . . Lt Adois . . . Lt yds bhd Reo Chimes . Lt Weary Dillon . 24 Cloverly . . . . Lt Marvin Dillon . 24 Loch Carron . . Lt

Young Midge . . Lt Snider .... 24 Merce Bingen . . . Lt Helen McGregor 36 Blue Lady . . . Lt Bob Wilkes . 48 Fortress . . . Lt Jock Bingen . 60 Patty Bingen . Lt Harold Moor . 72 Keen Derby . . Lt Victor Bingen 96 yds bhd.Tade 108 Dummy Bingen 12 Buck Up ... . 108 Saxon .... 12 Alpha Wilkes . 120

miles. Limosa . . . . Lt Denver’s Doll . 24 John Dee . . . Lt Nelson McElwyn 36 Htish-a-bye . . , Lt Hylas 60 Stockade Jnr. . Lt Revolt .... 60 Auto .... . Lt Miss Adonis . 60 yds bhd Hector’s Own . 60 Sunshower . . 12 Liberal .... 72 Streak . . . . 12 Warepa .... 72 Slump 12 Lenamhor . . 84 Marinca . . . 12 Desert Star . . 96 Logan Hanlon . 12

Imperial Thorpe Lt yds bhd Needles Lt Streak .... 12 Northope . . . . Lt Stockade Jnr. . 12 Logan’s Drive . Lt Pleasant Wave 12 Reta McKinney Lt Logan Hanlon . 12 Lou Thorpe . . Lt Denver’s Doll . 12 Alva . Lass . . Lt Sunshower . . 24 Sunbell .... Lt Nelson McElwyn 24 Lady Freeman . Lt Warepa . . . 72 Glen Wilkes . . Lt Hector’s Own . 72

Lady Zita . . Lt Haera Ra . . . Lt Playwave . . Lt Limosa . . . . Lt Musical Chimes Lt yds bhd Princess Thorpe Lt Needles . . . 12 Shady Spot . Erin’s Chance . Lt Lou Thorpe . 12 Lt Sunshade . . . 12 Southern Light Lt Nelbar .... 24 Coy Bells . . Lt Sun bell . . . 36 Baker Boy . . Lt Hylas .... 84

Combine . . . Lt Peter Lin . . 36 Sunspeck . . . Lt Bob Wilkes . 36 Royal Stan . . Lt Jock Bingen 48 Pattie Bingen . Lt Victor Bingen 96 Snider . . . . Lt Buck Up . . 108 yds bhdJade .... 108 Ruby Bingen . 12 Peter Boy . 108 Gardenella . . 12 Alpha Wilkes 120

st lb st lb Carinthia . . 10 11 Gayoma . . 9 1 Tunamoe . . 10 8 Parader . . . 9 0 Cupidon . . Jovial . . . 9 12 Taramoa . 9 3 . 9 0 VICTORY TROT HANDICAP (harness), £185. Class 3.57. One mile furlongs. and ive Jereldiere . . . Lt yds bhd St. George . . Lt Decoy Bells' 12 Sea Hawk . . Lt Alva Lass . 24 Sunfire . . . . Lt Needles . . 24 Jolly Maid . . Lt Sunshade . Princess Thorpe . Lt Coldstream 24

Musical Chimes Lt Guard 24 Bricklayer . . Lt Lucky Harold 96 TRIAL PLATE, £145. Five furlongs. Some Signal ’ 9 0 Red Boa . . 8 0 Wine Tray . 8 7 Haulage . . . 8 0 Full Fling . . 8 3 Jean Perkins 8 0 Banner Boy . 8 1 Roselure .. . 8 0 Some Toff . 8 0 Songbird—Vjce Remindful 8 0 Admiral m. 8 0 WYNDHAM CUP, £500. One and a-quarter miles. Pink Note . . 9 0 Bilbo . . . 7 5 Gay Sonnet . 8 11 Sarnia . . . 7 0 Booster . . 8 FV award . . 7 0 Queen Balboa 8 7 Solzia . . . 7 0 Royal Saxon 8 3 Arrowy . . . 7 0 Rotor . . . 7 8 Equerry . . 7 0 MIMIHAU HACK HANDICAP, £150. Six furlongs. Lady Blue . . 9 0 Money Mint . 8 0 Insolence . . 8 12 Ace of Hearts 8 0 Arrowy . . 8 12 Louise . . . 7 10 Cetchela . . 8 9 Baffin Bay . 7 10 Red Racer . 8 8 jiA? lil , Takaka . . 8 6 PRESIDENT’S HANDICAP, £220. Six furlongs. Booster . . 9 9 Money Mine . 7 3 Black Duke . 9 7 Eaton Bells . 7 3 Rin Tin Tin 7 10 Battle Maid . 7 0 Royal Tractor 7 8 Coomassie . . 7 0 Some Rose . 7 8 DIGGERS’ SADDLE TROT, £145. Class 3.42. One and a-half miles. Country King Lt Spot Locanda Lt Heart’s Desire Lt Meteor . . . Lt Erin’s Pet /.. Lt yds >bd Erin’s Own . Lt Chiming King 12 Larsen (late Mountain Queen 24 Erin’s patch] Lt Overture 36 Imperial Bingen Lt Suncross . . 36 Bellwin . . . Lt Caesar . . . 36 Real Home . Lt Winnie Adois .... Lt Chrysler 48 Rosaleen . . Lt Kensitas . . 72 Baker Girl . Lt VISITORS’ HACK HANDICAP, £160. One mile. Camisader . . 9 2 Filosei . . . 7 8 Cupid’s Dart 8 12 Salmo Salar 7 7 Paris . . . 8 7 Attractive Phaestar . . 8 2 Ladv 7 7 Red Racer . 8 2 All Smiles . 7 7 Takaka . . 8 2 Polling Day . 7 7 Rotorex . . . 7 10

Admiral Codrington Belgian Queen 9 9 7 3 L0 2 Wilmoreana . Abisogne . . 9 12 Raukaponga . 9 2 Braeman . . 9 9 Heather Blend 9 0 First Prince . 9 7 Damon . . . 9 0 Jen .... Gordon Swift 9 7 Chrishna . . 9 7 9 0 HASTINGS HANDICAP, £140. Six a-half furlongs. and Rapine . . . 9 13 Epistle . . . 8 1 Huakai . 8 13 Road Hog . 7 4 Queen’s Choice 8 3 Mystum . . 7 0 JUVENILE HANDICAP, £140. Five furlongs. Lordlike . . . 7 13 Cuticle. . . . 7 3 Don Quixote 7 7 Winloch . . . 7 3 Best Friend . 7 7 Gay Virginia 0 My Own . . 7 3 Te Awaha . . 7 0 San Quex . Adept . . . 7 3 Wedding Bells 7 3 7 0 PRESIDENT’S and HANDICAP, £175. a-quarter miles. One Kick Off . . 9 0 Tanagra . . . 8 3 Star God . . 8 9 Gold Bag . . 7 8 Superb King . 8 8 Road Hog . 7 5 Pale Star . . 8 6 Keen .... 7 0 WAIPATU HANDICAP, £120. One mile. Repay . . . 8 13 Topere . . . 8 2 Abisogne . . 8 12 Sylvan Dell . 8 o Plimmerton . 8 9 Imperial Fame 8 0 Jen .... 8 6 Whakare . . 8 0 First Prince Goodwill . . 8 6 Ah al am a . . 8 3 8 0 HAVELOCK FLYING HANDICAP, Six furlongs. £140. Royal Lineage 9 0 Brown Sugar 8 11 Break o’ Day 7 7 Kaihora . . . 7 7 Arrow Boy . 8 9 Winnington . 7 4 Knightlike 8 9 King Manu . 7 2 Repay . . . 8 2 Chopin . . . 7 •> Plimmerton . 7 12 Baby Prince 7 0 Night witch . 7 9 First Ruler . 7 0 King’s Jest . 7 9 Blue Mist . 7 0 Master Cynic 7 9 High Court . 7 0 Charmaline . 7 9 Irish Court . 7 0 Delude . . . Golden Shadow 7 8 Merry Mixture 7 7 7 0 STEWARDS’ HANDICAP, £160. furlongs. Six' Joy King . . 9 6 Epistle . . . 7 7 Aston . . . 8 1 Millais . . . 7 6 Lipsol .... 7 0 Arrow Boy . 7 0

st lb st lb Troilus . .10 13 Guncase . . 9 9 Carinthia . . 10 10 Jovial ... 9 0 Rangatahi . 10 8 Gayoma ... 9 0 Tunamoe . .10 5 SALISBURY HANDICAP, £200. One mile. Page Boy . 9 1 Tardy ... 8 1 Arrowy ... 8 10 Star Raid . 7 13 Paris .... 8 5 Tembroney . 7 12 Money Peer . 8 2 Lady McKenna 7 7 Phastar ... 8 1 Rotorex ... 7 7 Honeycomb . 8 1 All Comment 7 7 DUNEDIN HANDICAP, £225. For two-year-olds. Five furlongs. Nedda ... 8 12 Cossack Chief 7 3 Francolin . . 8 6 Blue Metal . 7 1 Stealth . . 8 3 Jock Dutch Money 8 2 O’Hazeldean 7 1 Colonel Quex 7 4 Leading Boy 7 0 Solmar ... 7 3 The Graphic . 7 0 Captivate . . 7 3 OTAGO HANDICAP, £450. One mile i ind a-quarter. Pink Note . . 8 12 Lucy Locket . 7 11 Queen Balboa 8 2 Sarnia ... 7 0 Royal Saxon 8 0 VawardA. . . 7 0 TRIAL STAKES, £170. Seven furlongs. Busy Lad . . 8 6 Filosei ... 8 2 Singer ... 8 6 Salmo Salar . 8 2 Wine Tray . 8 6 Lady Lizzie . 8 1 Stringbow . . 8 6 Miss Marco . 8 1 Thurlow . . 8 6 Louise ... 7 11 West Dome . 8 6 On Watch . 7 11 Broadfield . 8 2 FEDERAL HANDICAP, £300. Six fur.longs. Black Duke . 9 7 Royal Tractor 7 6 Booster ... 9 6 Wingatui . . 7 5 Gay Sonnet . 9 6 Money Mine . 7 5 King Balboa 8 13 Eaton Bells . 7 4 Circulation . 8 9 Brightling . . 7 0 Rin Tin Tin 7 10 Coomassie . . 7 0 BURNSIDE HANDICAP, £170. Six furlongs. Meadow Lark 9 10 Singer ... 8 2 Latin Quarter 9 5 Filosei ... 8 2 Proud Knight 8 12 Stringbow . . 8 0 Waving Corn 8 7 Win Abbey . 8 0 Killorna ... 8 7 Lady Lizzie . 8 0 Some Signal . 8 6 OTOKIA HANDICAP, £225. One mile. Town Bank . 9 . 5 Camisader . . 8 0 Taboo ... 9 2 Valdamo . . 8 0 Apache . . 8 6 Equerry ... 8 0 Kilmoyler . . 8 2

Oval scr Molly Molloy . 24 Our Lorna . . scr Carclo .... 24 Koro Peter . . scr New Metford . 36 yds bhd Sea Queen . . 60 Lonesoke . . . 12 Lady Fan . . . 72 Pieter Great Amazon . 72 Timmerman 24 Young Carbine 72 Repute . . . 24 TEMPLETON HANDICAP (harness), £225. Class 3.33. One and a half miles. Sylvie Logan . scr Sonoma Child . 12 Baron Bingen . scr Kiowa .... 12 Kate Logan . . scr Winter Audubon 12 Hard Knocks . scr Pet Locanda . 12 Audrey Dillon . scr Binscarth . . 24 Lord Bountiful scr Becky Mine . 24 Vikota .... scr Albena .... 36 Audience . . . scr Great Triumph 36 Apex scr Erin’s Royal . 48 yds bhd Muriel D’Oro . 48 Nan Brent . . 12 Dick Logan . . 48 Horotane . . . 12 St. Bridget . . 60 Springtime . . 12 Firpo .... 72 Loco 12 Wakataua . . . 84 Young Bingen . 12 CANTERBURY HANDICAP (harness), £1100. Class 4.29. Two miles. Talent . . . . scr Kingcraft . . . 24 yds bhd Logan Chief . . 24 Money Spider . 12 Author Jinks . 24 Quality .... 12 Vesuvius . . 24 Western King . 12 Waitaki Girl . 60 Logan Park . . 12 Ahuriri . . . 72 LYTTELTON HANDICAP (saddle), £225. Class 3.34. One and a-half miles. Pair Dillon . . scr Golden Author 12 Direct Chimes . scr Kiowa .... 12 Roldena . . . scr Nipper .... 12 Lord Bountiful scr Avonwood . . 24 Great Abdallah scr Logan King . . 24 Locanda Lu . . scr Donard .... 24 Florrie Pointer scr Mavis Wood . 36 Jackie Logan . scr Alvira .... 36 yds bhd White Sun . . 48 Glenrowen . . 12 Kreisler . . . 48 Star Lady . . 12 Sunfish .... 84 Mercury . . . 12 STEWARDS’ HANDICAP (harness), £300. Unhoppled trotters. Class 4.44. Two miles. Marvin Jnr. . . scr Nourmahal . . 36 Nelson Ata . . scr Our Ladv . . 36 yds bhd Sarsaparilla 48 Katute . . . 24 Kerwood Bell . 48 Nighborn . . . 24 Duke Bingen . 72 Wild Hebe . . . 24 Audominion . . 84 Bonny Belmont 24 Bonny Spec . . 96 Len Wood . . 36

ISLINGTON HANDICAP (harness), £300. Class- 2.48. .One mile and a-quarter. Fashion Queen . scr Acre 12 Kotuku Jack . . scr Golden Bubbles 24 Genuine .... scr Zenith .... 24 Lady Matchlight scr General Bingen 24 Orphan .... scr Away .... 24 William Fight Ever . . 24 The Great scr Logan Holme . 24 Dundas Boy . . scr Black Admiral 36 yds bhd Golden Devon . 36 Jolly Chimes . 12 Countryman . . 36 Pluto 12 Acron .... 48 Trimmer ... 12 Bonny Logan . Firelight ... 12 60 RAILWAY HANDICAP (saddle), £250. Class 2.17. One mile. Chef scr Okoura . . . 24 St. Bridget . . . scr Bing Boy . . . 24 Sungleam . . . scr Sahib .... 24 Shadowland . . scr Bingen Lad . . 24 Dick Logan . . scr Loburn .... 24 Succession ... scr Granite City . 24 Sunfish .... scr Darknite . . . 36 White Sun ... scr Countryman . . 60 yds bhd Milo Minto . . 24 AU REVOIR HANDICAP (harness), £300. Class 2.16. One mile. Lord Bingen . . scr Orphan . . 12 Great Triumph . scr .Avenger . . . 12 Searchlight Lad scr Firpo 24 yds bhd Mate o’ Mine . 24 Fashion Queen . 12 Granite City . 24 Harold Burwood 12 Omaha . . . 24 Arran Chief . . 12 Golden Devon . 48 Dillon Gold . 12 Logan Holme . 48 Lady Matchlight 12 Logan Chief . 84 AUCKLAND RACING CLUB. SHOT SILK SCRATCHED. Auckland, December 21. Shot Silk was scratched for the Robinson Handicap at the 'Auckland Racing Club’s meeting at 4.30 to-day.