Late Racing.

Observer, Volume XXXVII, Issue 49, 11 August 1917, Page 23

Late Racing.

Mr Billy Windsor, the ownertrainer of Gluepot, left for Ricoarton< by the S.S. Monowai, on Tuesday.

Lady Penury and Tangihaere were very well before they left for the South and should not come back empty-handed from the C.J.C. meeting.

The C.A.T.C. meeting donated all the profits of the gathering to the various patriotic funds.

Humour says that a Victorian owner offered a fair price for the 'chaser, Waimai, prior to the C.A.T.C. meeting which did not lead to business.

D. Cotton leaves on. the 26th for Geraldine, Ashburton, where he has engagements and will probably he riding at the C.J.C. spring fixtures at Riccarton.

On Saturday the novices, Devastation, Phospherous and another were schooled over the small hurdles shaping well for beginners.

Chas. Davis, while schooling a horse named Sweet Airs at Flemington., was killed recently.

Theresa and Gold Fran were schooled together on Monday over the small battens, shaping flairlv well for novices.

Hawkins schooled Gluepot over the sod wall twice, the double fence and the water jump before leaving: for Riccarton.

Recently at Canterbury Park. N.S.W., no less than nine horses fell in the Maiden Plate. Some serious accidents occurred to the riders and horses competing.

T. A. Williams, the ex-Auckland trainer, had one among the number. Black Thistle, which came to grief. The rider, O'Connor, was injured.

.Sam Henderson, the rider of Marconi and Gluepot in the C.J.CNationals, leaves for Riccarton on Thursday.

On Tuesday, Theresa was sent over three of the big schooling battens, getting over the timber smartIv. Preston was the rider.

Captain Lock gave Gold Fran a lead over three big hurdles on Tuesday morning, both fencing carefully

Sylviarod was. another aspirant for jumping honours.. Slipping at the first fence made the horse timid. He baulked twice and flew two hurdles afterwards.

Fresh blood has been elected on the committee of the Auckland Racing Club in Mr E. W. Alison, jun.