RACING AND TROTTING.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume III, Issue 828, 5 October 1916, Page 5

RACING AND TROTTING.

SACING FIXTURES. October 7—Hawke's Bay J.C. Spring. October 12—Masterton B.C. Spring. October 13 and 14—Dunedin J.C. Spring. October 21 and 23—Wellington B.C. Spring. October 23—Waverley-Waitotara B.C. Annual. , „ . , October 23—North Canterbury J.C. Annual. October 23—Waipawa B.C. Annual. October 23 and 24—Gore B.C. Spring. ACCEPTANCES. October 6—Masterton B.C. Spring. October C—j}unediu J.C. Spring. October 16—Wellington B.C. Spring. October 16—Waipawa County B.C. Spring. October 10—Waverley-Waitotara B.C Annual. TROTTING FIXTURES. October 14 and 18—Auckland T.C. Spring. October 21 and 23—Grey mouth T.C. Spring. October 23—Oamaru T.C. Annual. October 23—Kaikoura T.C. Annual. October 20—Inangahua T.C. Annual. ACCEPTANCES. October 6—Auckland T.C. Spring. October 14—Kaikoura T.C. Annual. October 17—Oamaru T.C. Animal. October 17—Ureyinouth T.C. Spring.

TURF TOPICS.

The unprecedented wet weather now being experienced in Sydney has occasioned a further postponement of the Australian Jockey Club's Spring Meeting, and according to latest advices it will be gone on with on the 7th, 9th, and 11th inst. The delay is sure to prejudice the success of the meeting for a big proportion of the Randwick attendances is always drawn from country districts, and few of these will remain to see the conclusion of such a long drawn out fixture. Coming just in the wake of the A.J.C. meeting the V.A.T.C. gathering will also suffer to a serious extent. Melbourne trainers will have to leave Randwick before the last day's racing to arrive, at Caultield in time even for the first day there, and as a result fields at both places are sure to be weeded out. So far as the New Zealanders at Randwick are concerned the delay should do them no harm, especially in the cases of Bee and Sasanof for both will be enabled to get over the effects of their first day's racing before tackling the Metropolitan Handicap and Clibborn Stakes respectively. There is little chance of the Rokeby colt Rocksalt fulfilling his engagement in the Dunedin Guineas as he recently met with a mishap that necessitated a cessation of his work. Rocksalt is a half-brother to Obsono, and reports speak very highly of his galloping ability.

To-morrow will be a busy day with the clerical staff of the Canterbury Jockey Club for at 9 p.m. all entries must be in for the Canterbury Cup, Juvenile Plate, Metropolitan Handicap, Stewards Handicap, Stead Memorial Gold Cup, Jockey Club Handicap, and Members' Handicap. In regard to the disqualification inflicted on W. Trask for administering a "dope" to Keynote at the recent Horowhenua meeting, the trainer intends appealing to the Wellington Racing Club against his sentence.

The Dunedin Jockey Club receives acceptances for its spring meeting up till 9 o'clock to-morrow evening. Most of the Biccarton-trained horses engaged will make the trip to Wingatui.

Though he has the largest team of trotting horses in work ever trained from one establishment in the Dominion, James Bryce has again inken out a trainer's license for gallopers.

The training stables at New Brighton presided over by M. Edwards, shelter no fewer than 28 trotting horses, of which number 22 are in active preparation. Adelaide Direct has made a satisfactory recovery from the mishap that befell her early last month. She has recently been put into work again, but can hardly be forward enough to race at the November meeting.

The training tracks at New Brighton are in excellent order just at present, and quite 50 horses are in regular work there. Amongst the trainers who patronise the seaside course are M. Edwards, J. Mcsservey, R. Rcay, B. Jarden, T. Frost, and A. Wilson.

The Oamaru Trotting Club can be congratulated on the support accorded its annual meeting, which in spite of counter attractions has drawn record entries. Every race has filled really well, and with such high-class performers as Glendalough, Bed Mac, Sir Fulham, Cello Sydney Wilkes, Havoc, Electrocute, Lady Haldanc, Don Cscsar, Ben Dillon. Colmena, John Dillon, The Whip, and Stanley's Child engaged, the sport is hound to be of a high standard. Mr Thomas's handicaps are due on the 12th inst. J. Bryce and M. Edwards will have their big teams divided on Labour Day. The former will be represented at the Greymouth and Oamaru meetings while Edwards will have horses racing at Auckland and Oamaru.

M. Edwards leaves for Auckland m Monday next. His team for the ilorthern fixture will comprise Wallace Wood, Reggie Huon, Vice Admiral, Jaylyn, and Pahndale. The Auckland rcinsman J. Lynch has been retained to drive Steel Bell in the New Zealand Trotting Cup, and rumour has it that lie has been laid a tidy sum to nothing should the daughter of Gold Bell prove successful. The Higgins starling barrier will be used at the forthcoming meeting

of the Auckland Trotting Club, under the supervision of ils inventor. To avoid all risks of interference from an encroaching pi.blic the starling places on the Alexander Park track have been fenced off. There are four well endowed trotling events on the programme of the Gore Racing ('bib's .Spring Meeting, entries for which close on Monday next. It is reported from the north that Tangihou is causing his trainer considerable uneasiness owing to unsoundness. At present the gelding

is only being indulged in the light-

est of tasks, and the interruption at such a critical time is bound to prejudice his New Zealand Cup prospects.

J A very attractive programme has been issued for the Gore Racing Club's Spring Meeting which takes place on the 23rd and 25th insts. Ample provision is made for all ctesses of horses, amongst the best endowed items being the Spring Handicap of 100 sovs, Waikaka Handicap of 15t) sovs, and Charlton Handicap of 120 sovs. The programme is well worth the attention of local owners, more especially those who intend taking teams to the Dunedin Jockey Club's Spring Meeting. Entries close with Mr J. Latham on Monday next at 8 p.m. Word is to hand from Napier crediting Desert Gold with being in great heart, and performing brilliantly on the tracks. In the event of the Wellington Spring Meeting being held this month, the bay daughter of All Black and Aurarius may be expected to make her reappearance on the scene in the Champion Plate, but, should the military situation prevent the Trenlham gathering being held, we shall in that case, have to await the C.J.C. Spring Meeting in November for Mr T. H. Lowry's heroine to be seen under silk. The high-priced English racer Redfern is apparently still causing his connections some anxiety as far as racing is concerned. Sydney advices to hand state that he is once again on the retired list, and that he will not make a reappearance on the scene until the autumn. There is a growing feeling that if Sir William Cooper is to get a fitting return for the 5300gns which he paid for the son of St. Denis in England when three years old, such will probably have to be obtained for the horse's service as a sire. •

Bookmakers in Australia pay pretty stiffly for the privilege of following their calling (remarks the "Australasian"). When the V.R.C. raised the license fee for the enclosure from £25 to £75 a bookmaker disputed the increase in court as unreasonable, but facts did not support his contention, and both the V.R.C. and A.J.C. can get more bookmakers than they want at the price. The revenue obtained from this source makes the two big clubs rather indifferent as to whether they get the totalisator or not.

According to present intentions Fiery Cross will be a competitor in some of the handicap events at the Wellington Racing Club's Spring Meeting. Mr W. J. Johnston has been appointed stipendiary steward to the Victoria Racing Club at a salary of £7OO per annum. Master Regal, who was taken to Australia last month, claims engagement in the hurdle events at the V.A.T.C. Spring Meeeing. Amongst the entrants in the chief event at the Oamaru Trotting Club's meeting is Black Eric, by Black Huon from Dora, one of the horses recently brought over from Sydney by J. Brvce. TEMPLAR.