RACING.

Thames Star, Volume LIX, Issue 16624, 21 October 1925, Page 6

RACING.

FIXTURES Oct. 21, 22—Riverton R.C. Oct. 24 —Egmont-Wanganui Hunt. Oct. 24, 26—Wellington R.O. Oct. 26—North Canterbury R.C. Oct. 26—Waverlev R.C. Oct. 26—Waikato Hunt. Oct. 26—Waipawa County R.C . Oct. 26, 28—Gore R.C. Oct. 29, 31—Poverty Bay Turf Club. November 7,9, 11, 14—Canterbury Jockey Club. November 10, 12, 13—Metropolitan Trotting Club. NOTES BY “SASANOFF.”

Pi non lias bad. a steady measure of work at Te Rapa with a view to making her appearance fairly easily in the new season season. An old leg trouble which recently called for veterinary supervision has come against the King Lupin Mignon filly. It will be a pity if it has any serious effect on her preparation.

Miss Ford will probably be seen out again in hack company at Te Rapa. The Day Comet—Wenonah mare lias been something of a disappointment so far. While she has galloped with confidence in private she has not clone so well when the colours were up. if this member the Tutclien’s team would settle down in the early stages of her, racing it would be an advantage.

Windbag was always at 5 to 2 on for the Craven Plate, at Randwick, and 119 proved the good thing the betting indicated him to be. Although in front of only Pilliewinkie for the first six furlongs, the favourite was always within five lengths of Pantheon, who acted as pacemaker, and be turned for home second, took charge at the top of the straight, and won with a lot in hand by threequarters of a length from Pilliewinkie. Despite the ease of his victory, Windbag registered the smart time of 2min which lias been bettered only twice in the 22 years’ history of the race, and only outside Beauiford’s course and Australasian record.

Muscari has furnished appreciably of late weeks. The Solferino—Rose Red gelding went awry in the wind last season when lie was diagnosed for veterinary attention. It is to bo hoped that l he comes back all right. On that point, so far as can be judged at present ,prospects seem favourable for this well bred sort.