SPORTING

Southland Times, Issue 21851, 31 October 1932, Page 10

SPORTING

NOTES BY

SIR MODRED.

Entries for the Winton Jockey Clubs Annual races close this (Monday) evening at 7 o’clock.

The Melbourne Cup (handicap) £7200 (2m.) will be decided to-morrow afternoon.

Payments for the New Zealand Cup, N.Z. Derby, Oaks and Welcome Stakes are due to-night.

It is understood that A. H. Eastwood ■will ride Fast Passage in the New Zealand Cup race.

Acceptances are due at noon to-mor-row (Tuesday) for the New Zealand Trotting Cup (2m.).

Ayrmont Chimes has been withdrawn from all his engagements at the N.Z. Trotting Cup meeting.

H. N. Wiggins could not ride Korokio 'in N.Z. Cup, as he has to fulfil A.R.C. contracts on Nov. 5.

The clashing of the Auckland R.C. and Canterbury J.C. meetings next month is very unfortunate.

Horse owners, trainers and jockeys will presently realize what A.R.C. and C.J.C. clashing spells.

Wanganui mare Korokio has arrived at Riccarton for the New Zealand Cup and other races.

Hunter’s Moon is to join Compris in Melbourne and'the pair will leave for Ceylon very shortly.

All going well Compris and Hunter’s Moon should win for Mr C. L. Loyon in the Far East.

In his third tilt at the C.J.C.’s Stewards’ Handicap Autopay will be piloted by D. O’Connor.

Merry Peel was kicked at the post for W.R.C. Pearce Handicap and subsequently ran badly in the race.

An application is to be made to have hurdler Jayson's name removed from the schooling list.

The breeding of the V.R.C. .Derby winner, Liberal, is of great interest' and value to Maorilanders.

V.R.C. Derby winner, Liberal, has three strains of St. Simon and three of Musket in his make-up.

The totalisator returns at Wellington Trotting Club, meeting, on Saturday, showed a shrinkage of £1959 5/-.

The Smuggler is making a satisfactory recovery from the injuries inflict- 1 ed uppn him by Signaller..

The Wrack juvenile, Indianapolis, won brilliantly at W.T.C. meeting, pacing a mile and a half in 3.26 1-5.

Can White Nose win his second Melbourne Cup to-morrow, and thus equal the record held by- Archer?

Champion pacer Harold Logan recorded an impressive success at the Wellington Trotting Club’s meeting.

North Island trainer, L. G. Morris, has arrived at Riccarton with the crack sprint galloper Cadland.

H. Wiggins decided not to go to Australia to ride Havering in Melbourne Cup—Ashley Reed will not act as jockey.

Ex-Maorilander A. Reed wished .to pilot Denis Boy in Melbourne Cup, but Havering’s owner was not willing.

Provided Gaine Carrington can stay, as his people claim, he has a good chance in Melbourne Cup.

Had Royal Silk started and won N.Z. Cup Trial at Wellington, he would have been penalised for N.Z. Trotting Cup.

The Southland-bred pacer, Nelson’s Victory, won a good race at Wellington Trotting Club’s races on Saturday.

At the Dunedin J.C. Summer meeting the stakes will total £1945, as against £1760 last year, an increase of £lB5.

It is very satisfactory to find the Dunedin J.C. increasing the stakes for the Summer meeting in December.

Taking advantage of the dry S.RU. track, F. J. McKay has been giving his youngster pupils nice work of late.

Mr T. H. Lowry’s team, Chrysology, Aesculus, and Senior, have left Trentham to race at Auckland meeting.

Nox-th Islanders appear to be of the opinion that the Riccarton going will suit the crack sprinter, Cadland shortly.

The Wellesley Stakes winner, Red Manfred, is definitely under orders to leave Trentham for Riccarton to-day.

The North Islander, Aga Khan, is to accompany Historic and Eminent to Riccarton to contest minor C.J.C. events.

Successful recently over Trentham battens, Pahu is to start in the New Zealand Cup, with W. E. Shand in the saddle.

The report current ,to the effect that the C.J.C. will try the five shilling totalisator out on one day of four savours of conservatism and reluctance.

Wellington jockey, S. Wilson, will ride Red Manfred, Aga Khan, and Royal Routine at the forthcoming New Zealand Cup fixture.

All going well in the meantime, B. H. Morris will pilot Drumfire in the N.Z. Derby, and his brother, L. G. Morris, will ride Rocket in the classic. ■

There are seven races only on the programme for, the second and third days of the Canterbury Jockey Club’s N.Z. Cup meeting next month.

It is expected that the Awapuni trainer, Mrs A. McDonald, will have the juvenile filly La Modeme at Riccarton and youngster Wait and See at Ellerslie.

The leading event of the second day txf the South Australian J.C.’s recent meeting was won by Fulmond, by Limond from Full Swing (half-sister to Marsa, dam of Night March).

In reflecting on the fact that Melbourne trainer, James Scobie, had trained horses for one of his patrons, the Hon. Agar Wynne, for fifty years, and also that Scobie had ranked as one of Australia’s crack cross-country horsemen, in the days when “Tommy ’ Corrigan, R. Batty and other jumping jockeys were powers in the land, where the turf was concerned, the writer on Saturday last erroneously classed The Doctor’s Orders as a V.R.C. Derby candidate from his trainer’s establishment. As a matter of fact, the galloper referred to is a well-performed five-year-old gelding by Tippler (imp.) from Neirene, and is therefore of too advanced an age to be eligible for any Derby event necessarily confined to juveniles. Attention has been directed to this almost inexcusable mistake by several readers, two of whom witnessed the son of the New Zealand mare Neirene (by Martian.—Cuiralba) score in

Victoria as a four-year-old, and the questioning of one and all was pleasing in a way, as it demonstrated the fact that keen interest is taken in Australian racing prospects and results, very many of which are of far more than passing interest to Maorilanders.

The Wanganui feminine New Zealand Cup representative is particularly well bred on her sire’s line of parentage. Redfern, sire of Korokio, was a high-class, performer in England as a two-year-old, and won £6962 in stakes that season. His owner died, and, with the old English rule in force, his engagements lapsed. The late Sir William Cooper then purchased him for export to Australia. Redfern was a winner at Randwick, but an accident led to his early retirement to the. stud. He is by St. Denis, whose dam, Brooch, was a half-sister to Sceptre, while the grand-dam, Ornament, was a sister to Ormonde. Meriden, dam of Korokio, is by Challenger (son of Isinglass) from Merry Widow by Wallace (son of Carbine) from the Thunderbolt —Instep mare La Cheville, a half-sister to Aura, dam of Aurum, Auraria (winner of the Melbourne Cup), Aurous and Golden Slipper, and grand-dam of Aurarius, who produced Desert Gold.

Apart from the fact that he was bred and reared in Victoria, as the product of an Australian sire and dam, the pedigree of the V.R.C. Derby winner of Saturday, viz., Liberal, is of exceptional interest in Maoriland and again demonstrates the value of the St. Simon— Musket cross which has been responsible for many classic winners, long distance performers, and sprinters, not only in New Zealand and the Commonwealth, but in England, South Africa and other countries where the thoroughbred equine is admired and treasured. With New Zealand’s representative, Gaine Carrington, beaten into second place at Flemington during the week-end, it may be claimed that Liberal was easily the most welcome of the Australian entrants to. score from a Maorilander’s point of view, and also because his victory will strengthen the hands of Australian and Dominion studmasters, owners and enthusiasts who have been fighting the battle of the colonial-bred stallion for many years past—in Southland Balboa has proved a tower of strength in this connection. Liberal owes his origin to the enthusiasm and faith in colonial-bred racehorses of several well-known Victorian sportsmen still in the land of the living, and, it is needless to. say that they would be somewhat excited onlookers at Flemington when the son of Windbag prevailed, while they would not neglect to recall the fact that the A.J.C. Derby and V.R.C. Derby of the current season had been gallantly secured by Australian-bred colts, Peter Pan and Liberal respectively, or to couple the latter’s triumph with his recent victory in the Caulfield Guineas on October 8. New Zealanders interested in the thoroughbred horse, quite apart from wagering considerations, and they are many in the land, will naturally regret that the Taranaki representative, Gaine Carrington, had to ’ be content with second place, but they will find solace in the breeding of Liberal and the deserved lift his triumph will extend to many persevering Australian breeders.

. Racing for Mr A. G. Hunter, owner of his sire, but not his breeder, the V.R.C. Derby winner, Liberal, is trained by F. Foulsham, of Melbourne, and races as a colt who first saw the light of day in Victoria. In commenting on the success of Liberal in the Caulfield Guineas recently “Chiron” in The Australasian, relates an interesting story of the origin and career of Liberal, as follows:—“Mr Alec Hunter owns Liberal, and many people are under the impression that he bred the colt because he happens to be the owner of his sire, Windbag. Mr Percy Miller, however, has the distinction of being the breeder. When Windbag was retired from the racecourse, Mr Hunter purchased him for the Northwood Park Stud at Seymour, in the Goulbum Valley, and Mr Miller sent 20 mares to him, among them being two daughters of The Welkin—Myosotis and Kanooka. Myosotis produced Chatham and Kanooka became the dam of the speedy Winooka, who was third in the Epsom Handicap behind Chatham. The Welkin was a son of Flying Fox, and Windbag seems to nick well with mares having Flying Fox blood in them, which suggests that mares of Blankney II and Cooltrim would be good mates for him. The following season Charade was sent to Windbag, and the result was Liberal, for whom Fred Foulsham paid 225 guineas as a yearling at the Randwick sales. He was acting on behalf of Mr Hunter. Two Melbourne men must be watching the career of Liberal with rather mixed feelings. He was on offer to one man early in the year, but after consideration it was declined. Another owner could have had a half share in the colt at a moderate figure, but he was not much attracted by Liberal and Mr Hunter remained the sole owner. Still the two men who turned him down are good sportsmen, and they do not begrudge Mr Hunter his good fortune. Although Windbag is a tail male descendant of Hampton through Bay Ronald and Dark Ronald, the strongest line in his pedigree is St. Simon, of whom he has two crosses through St. Frusquin, the sire of Magpie’s dam, and the other through Charlemagne 11., who, it will be remembered, was the sire of that fine stayer Carlita. There is another line of St. Simon in Liberal, which comes through Comedy King. The three strains of St. Simon in Liberal are backed by a similar number of crosses of Musket. Stepniak, as the sire of Nithsevo, the granddam of Windbag, introduces one, and another comes through Multiform, a son of the Musket horse Hotchkiss. Further back there is a line of Trenton, and in the next generation appears the name of First King, one of the great Australian stayers. It will be seen that Liberal is chock full of staying blood, and there is no reason so far as his breeding is concerned why he should not stay any distance. The doubt about him at present is whether he has matured sufficiently. He is still backward and should be a much better horse next season than he is this year.

In the foregoing paragraph the breeding of Liberal is given from an Australian viewpoint, but there is another side to the story which concerns New Zealand very deeply and the influence Maoriland-bred horses have exercised on the Commonwealth thoroughbred on and off the turf. Liberal is a son of that good racehorse Windbag, by imported English sire Magpie (Dark Ronald) from the Oamaru-bred mare Charleville, by Charlemagne II (imp. son of St. Simon) from Nithsevo, by Stepniak (crack sire of matrons and descendant of Musket) from Shepherdess (an Australian mare). With reference to Windbag’s dam Charleville, she was bred by the late Mr O. R. Wise, of Oamaru, a noted and genuine sports-

man in his day where horses, greyhounds or men were concerned, and she ranks as a sister to Charlotte, and a half-sister to Orange Lily (Sant Ilario), Ardmore (Vario), and Killiney and Kilbarry, a filly and colt respectively and both by Kilbroney. Then, on his dam’s side, Liberal is again of New Zealand descent, as he is out of Charade, by Comedy King (Persimmon) from Perplexity, by Multiform (Hotchkiss) from Problem, by St. Hippo from Ellerslie, by Trenton (son of Musket). Problem was the dam. of Solution (Soult), a brilliant and stout New Zealand racing mare, and she was sent to Australia round about 1900 in foal to Multiform, the result being the filly Perplexity, who foaled Charade, and the latter in turn gave Saturday’s V.R.C. Derby winner, Liberal to the turf.

VICTORIA RACING CLUB. FIRST DAY. LIBERAL WINS THE DERBY. PETER PAN SUCCESSFUL. (United Press Assn.—Telegraph Copyright.; (Rec. 6.30 p.m.) Melbourne, October 30. The weather was fine and there was a big attendance including a number of New Zealanders for the first day of the Victorian Racing Club’s Spring meeting. Protea had a comfortable win in the Wakeful Stakes Elmaros finished fast and should win a race at the meeting. Protea cost 60gns as a yearling and has won many races. Rapsonia, ridden by A. Knox led all the way in the Maribymong Plate. The winner’s dam, Steel Wings, is a sister to the New Zealander Biplane. The New Zealanders Prestige and Limarch failed to show up. Peter Pan enhanced his Cup prospects with a strong finishing run in the Melbourne Stakes. Rogilla and Middle Watch made good efforts. Peter Jackson showed improvement. Lough Neash was- fair but Compris proved a disappointment. Liberal had a brilliant win in the V. Derby. He was interfered with as a result of Kuvera falling in the straight entrance. Gaine Carrington ran a great race but tired over the last bit. Liberal’s rider J. Munro won the Melbourne Cup on Liberal’s sire Windbag. Liberal is engaged in the Melbourne Cup. He was bred by Mr P. Miller and is trained by Fred Foulsham who had Mollison. Denis Boy ran a good Cup trial in the Cantala Stakes and finished fast. He was second to Dermid in the same event last year. His trainer, F. McGrath won the Cantala Stakes previously with Amounis twice. His rider, H. Jones, won on Vaals. The sectional times for the Melbourne Stakes were last six Imin 15|sec.; Derby, first four 511 sec, last four Sljsec, last six lmin 17;|sec. Cantala Stakes, last four 48sec, last six lmin 13Jsec. The stakes values to the winners were: Derby £2800; Maribyrnong Plate £1050; Cantala Stakes £1050; Melbourne Stakes £525; Wakeful Stakes £356; Hotham Handicap £3OO. M. McCarten had a fall on Kuvera in the Derby but escaped injury. The rank outsider Roc won the Hotham Handicap comfortably. He is not engaged in the Cup. He is trained by the veteran Jim Scobie and was bred by his owner, Mr E. E. D. Clarke. The Cup candidate Yarramba finished strongly. W. Duncan rides Peter Pan in the Melbourne Cup. Liberal carries four pound extra and his weight is now 7.6. Denis Boy is now topweight. Rulanut is an acceptor in Tuesday’s Highweight Handicap; Dilly and Tessie are in the Mimosa Stakes and Rulanut and Actaeon in the Yan Yean Stakes. The results were: WAKEFUL STAKES, £5OO. For three-year-old fillies. One mile. Protea 8.9 1 Elmaros 8.4 2 Waltzing Lily 8.9 3 Sixteen starters. Won by two lengths, third three-quarters of a length away. Gravure was fourth. Time lmin 42sec. MARIBYRNONG PLATE, of £l5OO. Second £3OO, third £l5O. For two-year-olds. Five furlongs. W. D. Bauld’s b c Rapsonia, by Curialis—Steel Wings 8.10 (A. Knox) 1 F. Smithden and S. G. Gamworthy’s b c Blixten, by Night Raid— Receipt 8.10 2 A. Wynne’s b f Lisburn, by Blankney ll—Trenody 8.5 3 Twenty-two started. Won by half a length, a similar distance between second and third. Mr W. R. Kemball’s N.Z. colt Metro (Chief Ruler—-Kilteel) was fourth. Time, lmin 2|sec. VICTORIA DERBY, of £4OOO. Second £BOO, third £4OO. For three-year-olds. One mile and a half. A. G. Hunter’s b c Liberal, by Windbag—Charade 8.10 (J. Munro) 1 Smith Bros’ ch c Gaine Carrington, by Hunting Song (imp.)—Left 8.10 (T. Green) 2 C. B. Kellow’s ch c Tophole, by Heroic —Green Peach 8.10 (W. Duncan) 3 Twelve started. Turbine held a big lead during the early stages of the race, but tired. Liberal was in seventh place at the home turn, but finished brilliantly to win by three lengths from Gaine Carrington, with Tophole one and three-quarter lengths off in third place, then came Ruach, Oratory and Streperous, with Turbine and Oro (second in A.J.C. Derby to Peter Pan) the last two to finish. The Sydney representative, Kuvera, fell at the straight entrance. Time, 2min 34|sec. MELBOURNE STAKES, of £750. Second £l5O, third £75. Standard weight-for-age. One mile and a quarter. R. R. Dangar’s ch c Peter Pan, by Pafltheon (imp.)—Alwina 3yrs 7.11 (W. Duncan) 1 L. Haigh’s ch g Rogilla, by Roger de Busli (imp.) Speargilla syrs 9.1 2 J. S. Felhan’s blk h Middle Watch, by the Night Patrol (imp.)— Aspirant 4yrs 9.0 3 Nine started. Won by a length, a length and three-quarters between second and third. Induna was fourth. Time 2min BJsec. CANTALA STAKES, £l5OO. One mile. Denis Boy 8.11 (H. Jones) 1 Winooka 8.11 (S. Davidson) 2 Dermid 8.7 (A. Knox) 3 Ten starters. Won by two and a half lengths, third one and a half lengths away, Chatham fourth. Time lmin 39.1 sec. HOTHAM HANDICAP, £4OO. One and a half miles. Roc 6.11 (E. Britt) 1 Perinthus 6.7 2 Yarramba 7.5 3 Eighteen starters. Won by two and a half lengths, third a length away. Havering was fourth and Manawhenua eleventh. Time 2min 34sec.

CANTERBURY PARK MEETING.

NEW ZEALANDERS UNPLACED.

(United Press Assn.—Telegraph Copyright.) (Rec. 6.30 p.m.) Sydney, October 30. At the Canterbury Park races today the only New Zealanders competing were Lavington in the Maiden Handicap and Auda in the second division of the Highweight Handicap. Both were unplaced.

WELLINGTON TROTTING CLUB. OCTOBER MEETING. CUP TRIAL TO HAROLD LOGAN. ARABOND SUCCESSFUL. INDIANAPOLIS IMPRESSES. (Per United Press Association.) Wellington, October 29. The October meeting of the Wellington Trotting Club was held at Hutt Park to-day in fine but overcast weather. The attendance was large and the track in first class order.. Two brilliant performances during the day were registered by Harold Logan and Indianapolis. The totalisator handled £14,900 15/-, against £16,860 for the corresponding meeting last year. The results were:— PETONE HANDICAP. £l2O. Class 3.52. One and a-half miles. 4 Wah, 60yds bhd (S. Eagan) 1 1 Louis Bingen, 48yds bhd (R. Townley) 2 2 Stanley Bingen, 36yds bhd (J. Bryce, jun.) 3 Also started: 3 El Merit 12yds, 6 Miss Leda 36yds, 5 Mr Penalty 72yds. Won by a length, third a length and a half away. Miss Leda fourth. Times: 3min 47 3-ssec, 3min 49 3-ssec, 3min 51sec. NOVICE HANDICAP, £lOO. Class 3.45. One and a-half miles. 1 War Officer, scr (M. B. Edwards) 1 2 Desert Maiden, scr (W. J. Tomkinson) 2 4 Iron Man, scr 3 Also started: 5 Storm Queen scr, 6 Match King scr, 3 Trada scr, 5 Tecla scr, 8 Donum scr, 9 Tenor scr. Won by a length and a-half, third four lengths away. Tecla fourth. Times, 3min 33sec, 3min 33 2-ssec, 3min 41 l-ssec. OCTOBER HANDICAP, £2OO. Class 4.36. Two miles. 4 Arabond, 12yds bhd (W. Pringle) 1 • 1 Nelson’s Victory, 24yds bhd (O. E. Hooper) 2 2 Sir Guy. 36yds bhd (C. S. Donald) 3 Also started: 9 Country King scr, 3 Bracken scr, 7 Kelp scr, 8 Herod 24yds, 10 Raydus scr, 5 Tactless scr, 11 Major Lind 24yds, 6 Great Parrish 36yds. Won by a head, third same distance away, Major Lind fourth. Times, 4min 36 2-ssec, 4min 35 3-ssec, 4min 35sec. NEW ZEALAND CUP TRIAL HANDICAP, £3OO. Class'2.43. One and a-quarter miles. 1 Harold Logan, 36yds bhd (A. Holmes) 1 2 Red Shadow, 24yds bhd (J. Bryce, jun.) 2 6 King Pointer, scr (O. E. Hooper) 3 Also started: 3 Glenrossie scr, 7 Logan’s Pride scr, 4 Impromptu 12yds, 5 Carmel 24yds. King Pointer led in the early stages, but Logan’s Pride soon took charge from King Pointer and Glenrossie with Harold Logan and Red Shadow early in good positions. Impromptu and Carmel began slowly. Glenrossie went to the front half a mile from home and led into the straight from King Pointer, but Harold Logan came brilliantly to win easing up by two lengths. Red Shadow finished on to cut out King Pointer by half a neck. Glenrossie three lengths back fourth, with the others well beaten. Times, 2min 39 l-ssec, 2min 41sec, 2min 43 2-ssec. BOROUGH HANDICAP, £l3O. Class 3.36. One and a-half miles. 1 Indianapolis, scr (W. J. TomkinsonX 1 5 Native Berry, 36yds bhd (M. Holmes) 2 4 Smooger, scr (J. E. Smith) 3 Also started: 3 Little Victor scr, 8 Arthur Chimes scr, 6 Mihad scr, 2 David McElwyn scr, 7 Worthy Queen 60yds. Won by six lengths, third threequarters of a length away. David McElwyn fourth. Times, 3min 26 1-5 sec, 3min 25sec, 3min 28 l-ssec. PRESIDENT’S HANDICAP, £l5O. Class 4.52. Two miles. 2 Stanley Bingen, 36yds bhd (J. Bryce, jun.) 1 1 Louis Bingen, 48yds bhd (R. Townley) 2 3 Wah, 96yds bhd (S. A. Eagan) 3 Also started: 5 El Merit 12yds, 4 Mr Penalty 84yds. Won by half a neck, third six lengths away, Mr Penalty fourth. Times, 4min 44 4-ssec, 4min 41 l-ssec, 4min 42sec. SHORT HANDICAP, £lOO. Class 3.7. One and a-quarter miles. 2 Desert Maiden, scr. (W. J. Tomkinson) 1 6 Bingen Wrack, scr (J. Bryce, jun.) 2 1 Iron Man, scr (C. S. Donald) 3 Also started: 4 Storm Queen scr, 5 Tecla scr, 3 Trada scr, 7 Donun scr, 9 Tenor scr, 11 Guy Star scr, 10 Hemlock Hero 12yds, 8 Jean Parrish 12yds. Won by four lengths, third a length away. Tecla fourth. Times, 4min 47 4-ssec, 4min 49 2-ssec, 4min 50sec. ELECTRIC HANDICAP, £l5O. Class 2.48. One and a-quarter miles. 1 Nelson’s Victory, 24yds bhd (O. E. Hooper) 1 2 Dusolina scr (L. Frost) 2 5 Kelp (J. J. Kennerley) 3 Also started: 9 Country King scr, 7 Bracken scr, 8 Purser scr, 10 Raydus scr, 6 Baron Bingen 12yds, 4 Herod 24yds, 11 Major Lind 24yds, 2 Sir Guy 24yds. Won by a length and a half, third a length away, Country King fourth. Times, 2min 46 2-ssec, 2min 46 4-ssec, 2min 49 l-ssec.

AUCKLAND TROTTING CLUB. POSTPONED MEETING. DIRECT MORNING CHIEF WINNER. BRENT ZOLOCK BEATS SPRINTERS. (Per United Press Association.) Auckland, October 29. The postponed second day of the Auckland Trotting Club’s Spring meeting was held to-day in showery weather. The track was holding. There was a fair attendance. The totalisator receipts were £19,883 as against £27,823 on the second day last year, a decrease of £3940. The results were: GREEN LANE HANDICAP, £lOB. Class 3.48. One and a half miles. 1 Nell Volo, 24yds bhd (F. J. Smith) 1 2 Win Huon 60yds bhd (J. Lee) 2 4 Hue Coronado 84yds bhd. (W. Heintsotham) 3 Also started: 9 Autumn Lu scr, 7 Grand Triumph scr, 8 Katalo scr, 3 Manna’s Son scr, 6 Askaso scr, 5 Mattie Herbilwyn 72yds. Won by a length and a half, third a head away. Times 3min 44 4-ssec, 3min 43 4-ssec, 3min 41sec. NEWMARKET HANDICAP, £lO5. Class 3.6. One mile and a distance. 5 Nellota, scr (F. J. Smith) 1 4 Stormy Mac 24yds bhd (W. Broughton) 2 10 Worthy Chief scr (G. Grimmond) 3 Also started: 2 Cimarron scr, 11 Cogent scr, 12 Free Gift scr, 1 Lislea scr, 9 Mountain Sun scr, 8 Our Summer scr, 7 Regina Derby scr, 6 Fisher 24yds, 3 Raider 24yds. . ■ ■

Won by three-quarters of a length, third two lengths away. Times 2min 59 sec, 2min 57 2-ssec, 3min 0 3-ssec. Lislea and Cimarron broke at the start. LABOUR DAY HANDICAP, £225. Class 4.35. Two miles. 1 Direct Morning 36yds bhd (J. Cockbill) 1 3 Brentlight scr (R. Kennerley) 2 2 First Flight, 36yds bhd (G. T. Mitchell) 3 Also started: 4 Camui scr, 3 Real Girl scr and Peter Pirate both bracketed with Brentlight, 6 Dan Direct 12 yds, 5 Anon 24yds, 7 Gold Treasure 36 yds. s Won by a short neck, third two and a half lengths away. Times 4min 42 2-5 sec, 4min 45 l-ssec, 4min 44 3-ssec. After a mile Direct Morning headed Camui, Brentlight, Anon, First Flight and Dan Direct which were all bunched. In the straight Brentlight challenged but Direct Morning held out. Peter Pirate came up to finish fourth. JUNCTION HANDICAP, £lO5. Class 3.37. One and a half miles. 5 Margaret Wallace 12yds bhd (G. Phipps) 1 1 Realty 48yds bhd (S. Groat) 2 ■ 3. Pukemiro 48yds bhd (W. Cutts) 3 Also started: 2 Guid Hairst scr, 6 Prince Etawah 12yds, 4 Francis Lincoln 36yds. Won by three-quarters of a length, third half a head away. Times 3min 38 l-ssec, 3min 36 l-ssec, 3min 36 2-5 sec. Realty secured a fine lead into the straight from Pukemiro, Prince Etawah and Margaret Wallace but broke and fell back into fourth place. He made an excellent recovery to come second. HILLSBORO HANDICAP, £ll5. Class 3.38. One and a half miles. 4 Marble Star, 12yds bhd. Millen) 1 3 Moko Girl 24yds bhd (W. Dye) 2 1 Moko Bells 36yds bhd (J. T. Paul) 3 Also started: 9 Billy Carbine scr, 6 Hue Coronado scr, 2 Parrish Belle 24 yds, 7 Carl Mack 60yds, 5 Windchat 72 yds, 8 Kolmar 108yds, 10 Jock Bingen 132yds. Won by two lengths, third three lengths away. Times 3min 39 2-ssec, 3 min 39 4-ssec, 3min 39 l-ssec. Marble Star went off galloping but was soon in front and stayed on well to the finish. Windchat was fourth, three lengths away. CAMPBELL HANDICAP, £lO5. Class 3.40. One and a half miles. 1 Wee Machine 12yds bhd (E. S. Groat) 1 3 Stormy Mack scr (W. Broughton) 2 2 Lady Amanda 24yds bhd (R. A. McMillan) 3 Also started: 7 Gold Seam scr, 8 Mazda scr, 6 Pedlar scr, 9 Historian scr, 5 Sister Chris scr, 4 Betterwin 12yds. Won by a length, third three lengths away. Times 3min 35 2-ssec, 3min 37 sec, 3min 37 3-ssec. Stormy Mac led most of the way until in the straight when Wee Machine forged ahead. REMUERA HANDICAP, £125. Class 2.48. One and a quarter miles. 5 Brent Zolock scr (W. Hughes) 1 1 Peter Pirate 36yds bhd (A. Julian) 2 1 Brentlight scr (R. Kennelley) 3 Also started: 1 Real Girl scr bracketed with Brentlight and Peter Pirate, 9 Anon, 12yds, 8 Te Wahia 12yds, 4 Kewpie Guy 12yds, Kewpie’s Triumph 24yds, 6 Nelson Tasker 24yds, 7 Pageant 24yds, 2 Little Guy 24yds. Won by three lengths, third threequarters of a length away. Times 2min 51 2-ssec, 2min 50 3-ssec, 2min 54sec.

Brent Zolock early established a lead of six lengths and was never dangerously challenged. INSULATION HANDICAP, £ll5. Class 2.57. One and a half miles. 1 Realty 12yds bhd (E. S. Groat) 1 3 Hdmeward 24yds bhd (S. August) 3 6 Jersey Thorpe scr (W. Mahoney) 3 Also started: 4 Nathaniel 12yds, 5 Pukemiro 12yds, 7 Lady Coronado 24 yds, 2 Rolfe Audubon 24yds, and Worthy Cause 24yds bracketed, 8 Some Dillon 36yds, 9 Hohora 48yds. Won by a length, third half a length away. Times 2min 53 3-ssec, 2min 53 l-ssec, 2min 55 3-ssec. YACHTING INVERCARGILL BOATING CLUB. Under ideal weather conditions, the Invercargill Boating Club held its first race of the season on the estuary on Saturday afternoon. The opening function of the club took the form of a picnic .to Sandy Point on Labour Day when ideal weather also prevailed. About a hundred and fifty picnickers were present and in the afternoon twenty-five boats of all descriptions were anchored off the Point. For Saturday’s race a full sail southerly breeze veering to southwest as the race progressed and a good tide gave the yachtsmen a chance to test their skill and the capabilities of their craft. Two new boats, the Colleen, a Takapuna class boat recently purchased from Dunedin, and the Una, a locallybuilt Norwegian type of yacht owned by Mr J. Nelson received their first official try-outs against the other boats but neither showed out very prominently. Both these boats will probably do better when their skippers get more used to them. The triangular course chosen gave the boats a good test on all points of sailing and the variation of the wind gave plenty of windward work. The following were the starting times after handicaps had been allowed: Una 2.18, Colleen 2.20, Ulva 2.21, Huia 2.22, Spindrift 2.26, Ariel 2.28, Evelyn and Vai 2.30. Ariel, Evelyn and Spindrift worked the channel on the beat to windward making short boards. The remainder of the boats made a long board into Pleasure Bay in the calmer water and then out again. No alterations took place in th"e position of the boats oh this leg and of the scratch boats, Evelyn turned ahead of Vai. On the lead in to Pleasure Bay, no alteration occurred but on the next leg out to the channel, Spindrift which was sailing w,ell, passed the Ulva and Colleen. Huia had fallen well back and retired at the end of the first round to effect some repairs to the bowsprit which had become unshipped. Spinnakers were set on the run up the channel but beyond the Ulva passing Colleen, no alterations in positions took place and the times for turning at the end of the first round were: Una 2.58, Spindrift 2.59.20, Ulva 3.1.45, Colleen 3.2.20, Ariel 3.3.30, Evelyn 3. 3.50, Huia 3.5, Vai 3.5.50. The wind had veered more to the west when the second beat to windward took place. Spindrift went into the lead and was followed round the channel stick bv Una, Ulva, Evelyn, Vai, Ariel and Colleen in that order. Only two boats, the Vai and Colleen took advantage of the fair wind into Pleasure Bay and set their spinnakers. The positions at turning the Pleasure Bay stick were the same as at turning the Channel stick but on the beat out from there, considerable alterations took place. Vai and Ariel came up fast on the other boats, the Una, Ulva and Evelyn falling back.

The positions on turning the channel stick for the final run home were: Spindrift, Vai, Evelyn, Ulva, Ariel, Una and Colleen. Spinnakers were set but no alteration took place except that Ariel was able to creep up on Ulva and dead-heat with her for fourth place. The finishing times were: Spindrift 3.34.5, Vai 3.37.15, Evelyn 3.38.14, Ariel and Ulva 3.39.45, Una 3.41.11, Colleen 3.43.