RACING AND TROTTING.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 204, 2 October 1914, Page 11

RACING AND TROTTING.

RACING FIXTURES. October 3—Napier Park B.C. Spring. October 9 and 10 —Dunedin J.C. Spring. October 10—Hawke l s Bay J.C. Spring. ACCEPTANCES. October 2—Dunedin J.C. Spring. October 7 —Hawke's Bay J.C. Spring. TROTTING FIXTURES. October i 4 and 17—Auckland T.C. Spring. October 26—Oamaru T.C. Annual. October 26 and 29— Greymouth T.C. Spriag. ACCEPTANCES. ! October 20—Greymouth T.C. Spring. October 21—Oamaru T.C. Annual. TURF" TOPICS. An account of a visit to Coldstream Lodge wiJl be found on page five of this issue. An interesting feature of the racing at Napier, Park to-morrow will be the meeting of Sea Pink and Multiply, in the Park Stakes. Having been off the scene for some time, Sea Pink may hardly be at his-best, but not so Multi-. ply, who raced successfully so recently as the Grand National Meeting. Though New Zealand will not be so strongly represented at the meeting of the Australian Jockey Club, which starts to-morrow, as in many previous years, "there will be no lack of local interest in the fixture. The leading attractions of to-morrow's card are the A.J.C. Derby and Epsom Handicap, and in each case the issue is remarkably open. If betting operations can be taken as a criterion, Royal Laddie, First Principle, and Amata should have a good deal to say in the decision of the mile handicap, but in a race of this description everything depends on a horses ability to get a good position in the early stages. Ringform's withdrawal leaves New Zealand without a representative in the Derby, but a Dominion owner, in Mr E. J. Watt, has a worthy one to carry his colours" in the Australian-bred colt Mountain Knight. That the son of Mountain King will acquit himself creditably admits of no doubt, but reeent form points to both Woorak and Ravello being his masters. Other important events on to-morrow's card are the weight-for-age Spring Stakes and the First Hurdles. In the latter the Dominion has two very worthy representatives in Merrimax and Silver King, and the latter in particular should give an excellent account of himself. Obsono showed a return to his very best form by appropriating the Belfield Handicap at Kurow yesterday, his performance being the most meritorious registered'at the meeting. . ■ : . The Canterbury Jockey Club receives entries for several events at its November Meeting up till nine o 'clock this evening. The races that will require the attention of owners are the Stewards' Handicap, Metropolitan Handicap, Jockey Club Handicap, Members' Handicap, Canterbury Cup, ,Stead Cup, and Juvenile Plate. Clynelish was supported for the Kurow Handicap yesterday, both on the course and in other centres, as if the result was beyond doubt. Unfortunately for his backers, he got cut out at the start, and was never able to make up his lost ground. Doris Wilkes, who has a great private reputation for speed, was made a staunch favourite for the Waitaki Trot at Kurow yesterday, but though she got well away she could do no better than finish fifth. The alterations to the stewards' stand at Canterbury Park are now well in hand, and will be completed in ample time for the Club's Summer Meeting. - In its new f orni the stand will have nearly twice the present accommodation, and will be up to date in every respect. When competing in the Waitaki Trot at Kurow yesterday, Black Salin, Granger, and Stanley's Discovery fell, but fortunately neither the horses nor their riders were apparently much the worse for their mishap. Later in the afternoon Granger was successful in the Dash Trot for which Irwin, a halfbrother to Woodbury, was made a staunch favourite. Amended plans for the new stewards' stand at the Metropolitan Course have now been prepared and it is understood the work will be started on immediately after the November Meeting. Though not so elaborate as that originally decided on, the new building will be a particularly handsome and convenient structure. .Forest Child ran another creditable race in the Waitaki Trot at Kurow yesterday, but from a time point of view it hardly equalled her Geraldine per-

formance, when she acted as runner-up to Emilius. First-class progress is being made with the new training track at the Metropolitan Trotting course, and it,should be completed towards the end of this month. Originally it was intended to bank the turns to the height of four feet, but to this the owners of the property on which the course is situated objected. As it ss, there will be a slight banking at each of the four turns, though not nearly so much as was originally intended. The huge fields that contested the two trotting events at Kurow yesterday were quite" beyond the limitations of the course. Falls occurred in both races, and interference was common. ~ The .Auckland Trotting Club receives entries for its Spring meeting up to this evening. Despite the fact of her having done very little work lately, Win Soon still maintains her position as favourite for the New Zealand Trotting Cup. For some time past Win Soon has been so badly troubled with festering corns that her trainer has been'able to do practically nothing with her, and even if she sees the post in next month's race, she cannot be at her best. Stop It, the dam of Salix and Yura Dillon, is again in work at Alexandra j Park, Auckland, and is showing just as j much speed as ever. Blackness has been returned to her owner, and her place in J. August's stable has, beentaken by a full-sister to the speedy daughter of Blackehild. The North Island pressmen who visited the Otaki Maori Meeting are up in arms against the treatment meted out to them at that fixture. Complimentary tickets were sent to each paper, but when the representatives arrived at the course they were compelled to pay an entrance fee, besides purchasing a programme of the events: A-complaint was lodged, and it appears that the privileges were sold, the officials of the club foregoing their jurisdiction over these matters, and could offer no redress. As the result of the racing at Kurow the following rehandicaps have been declared for the Dunedin Jockey Club's meeting:—Electric' Handicap: Obsono Bst 121b, Moonglow 7st 41b, John Barleycorn 7st 41b. Taioma Handicap: John Barleycorn 9st 51b, United Service Bst 111b, Leading Lady Bst lib. The poor showing he made in theSpring Stakes at Eosehill was probably responsible for Kingform's withdrawal from the A.J.C. Derby.. The following, from a London paper, shows that proprietary racecourses do not pay as well in in Australia: —"As the shareholders have failed to raise the money to pay off the debentures in the : Clifton Park Eacecourse Syndicate, Ltd., Blackpool, the receiver,. Mr James Todd, is selling the concern to Mr Carver, of Blackpool. The ordinary share capital is £61,000 in £1 shares. Three years ago, after the opjening of the Summer Steeplechase Meeing, they soM for 30/-> It is ! intended to continue the racecourse, and steeplechase dates have been granted for next season." T-EMPLAR.