CAP & JACKET

Observer, Volume XL, Issue 9, 1 November 1919, Page 26

CAP & JACKET

[By the Eably Bibd.]

RACING FIXTURES. October 30, 31.—Poverty Bay Turf Club. November I—Tanitahi-Cnterton R.C. Annual. November 8, 12—Auckland Racing Club, Spring. November 15, 19—Otahuhu Trotting Club. Spring. November 22, 26—Tnknpunn Jockey Club, Spring.

The concluding day of the Auckland Trotting Club's meeting was held in fine weather to a packed attendance, and brisk speculation. £70,166 was handled at the meeting. The visiting teams made amends for their failures on the opening day. Aranuli, Fair Puritan, Oruarangi, King Capitalist, and Overate, each won a race. Timbell was a surprise packet in the Ellerslie Trot Handicap, being only seventh favourite. His supporters benefited by a good dividend. Cutts had the big gelding well. B. Shadbolt's Fair Puritan had no trouble to defend the field in the Innovation Handicap, after Temple fell, by three lenghts. Sheath and Mahon's, Puwhenua, ran a good race and secured second money. Cunningham's team had all the worst of the luck at the meeting. Oruarangi ran two sound races at the meeting, being second in the Spring Handicap and then won the Alexandra Handicap from a choice field. Lord Rose ran fully up to his best track form by capturing the Spring Handicap and only missing the Alexandra Handicap by half a head. Stiff luck! A. Smith's King Capitalist was found equal to defeating his opponents in the Remuera Handicap, Bronze Patch and Hint filled the places. The ancient Geo. M. Patchen gelding, Eccentric, ran two sound races well-handled by A. Julian, catching a second and a first. He still retains a good dash of pace. Overrate ran consistently, coming to light with a third in the Mountain Trot and winning the Hillsboro' Trotting Handicap by the small margin of half a head. The aged Specialist—Mayton mare, Tc Awa, beat Kempsey, who ran two very consistent races at the meeting. The owner-trainer, W. Kelsey, had the Australian gelding well. The concluding event—the Insulation Handicap—went to the seventh favourite. Prince Childe, who had not been pleasing the track watchers in his final try outs. Arthur Shepherd deserves credit for he keeps the old horse on his legs. The management of tho meeting was perfect, as was fully expected with Mr. C. F. Mark, at the helm, backed up by a capable staff. The big figures handled by the totalisator staff was a bit of an eyeopener, £70,166 shows to what prominence the sport has come into favour. Mr. T. H. Davey, the genial stipendiary steward, was not troubled much, but had to call the stewards together for the way McKendnck drove Kewpie, and the race went to Tp Awa,

Nice handy fields started each day at the gathering, an average of nearly eight per race, giving punters two . chances; to draw dividends in each race, which probably accounted for the big tote turnover. Jps Bryce, the Fying Scotchman, did not land one winner. Something very unusual for the consistent James who drove some attractive finishes. The namesakes, J. T. Paul and J. W Paull, attracted Judge R. B. Lusk's attention on several occasions. The former had tlireo wins and J. W. P. rode Dorothy Dimple. Syd Groat had two well-deserved wins, handling both Marble Hall and Lord Rose, The Papatoetoe trainer and reinsman, 11. Hall, drove Gold Girl and rode Mount Albert. Redshaw, W. Kelsey, Hamilton, Shndbolt, Barraclough, Julian, Shaw. MaeMaster, bad a win each at the meeting, either riding or driving. The trotting horse, Welcome South has been transferred from W. Kelsoy's care to J. Lynch's stables, to prepare for the Otahuhu Trotting Club's meeting. Mr. F. J. MacMancmin started on the opening day, and Mr. C. O'Connor, on Wednesday, both these .oxpert wcilders of the level's filled the bill satisfactorily. The Roto*3!»a Racing Club have had the aruurtd 'iteoting passed by the parent ciub. M?\ R. B. Lusk. as judge, and Mr. C. O'Connor, as starter. It looks as if Mr. Siefert got a brilliant- two-year-old when he gave lOOOgns for the Lucullus—Merry Nif gee gee, who left four furlongs behind at the Wellington Racing Club's Spring Meeting in fast time of 46 3-5 see. The following New Zealand Cup horses started on the opening day of the W.R.C. Meeting—Vagabond, Mascot, Hurry Up. Hindi, and Bingha m. The Wellington Handicap was won by Kilrush Bst 21b, the place getters were, Hetaua, 7st and Bagdad, 7st 411). The mile and three furlongs took 2ni T9 4-ssec. There is a good deal of schooling work going on at the present time at Ellorslie. During the past week All Talk went over the battens, pleasing the onlookers, The colt by Lucullus—Recaup, joined the unsexed division during the past week. Dr. Ring was the operator. Johnny Paul was schooled on Thursday morning, clearing the obstacles without accident. W. Tozer has relinquished his past as stud groom to Mr. J. Paterson's One Tree Hill stud. C. MacMancmin is now in charge. A. J. McFlynn and B. Deeley were riding at the Wellington Racing Club Spring fixture. J. Stone has arrived at headquarters with Nanatane and Anaconda, the latter gave a very brilliant display over a few of the big battens on Saturday. Mr. R. B. Lusk was present in his official capacity of Judge at the Wellington Racing Club's Spring Meeting. Bonne Mabel is now an occupant of T. J. Carmont's stable, the filly is looking in nice fettle to start on her two-year-old career. The same owner-trainer has Persian Prince and Merry* Prince in full work. The hunter, Nyassa, has been indulging in. several jumping lessons during the past week. The big chestnut battles his way over the timber * most, pluckily. Garryowen had some good schooling work at Ellerslie. He gave his pilot, Keepa, a nasty fall when fencing alone, but flew the battens in company. On Thursday, Silverton and Lombardv finished in front of Lady Bruce over the schooling battens. Thotrio give, promise of being useful in this department of sport.

Joe Conquest is one of the busy bees in the saddle at headquarters. Last week he rode four or nVc gallops every morning. Maungapotae has been very diligent in his schooling lessons during the past week and although not a proficient fencer, practice makes perfect in time, The most perfect jumpers at the present time on the flat and over the steeplechase fences over the hill are Tenacious and Notability. They schooled together on Thursday— (hurdles and steeple fences) and again on Saturday, leading four others home in good time. M. J. Lynch's Great Northern Guineas candidate, Clonmel by Marble Arch—Sweet Alice, is doing well at the. present time under J. E. Thorpe. A stable mate to the above gelding. Bedford, is doing as well as his best followers could wish, and in company with Batholia are reeling off the furs satisfactorily: Big Corn was sent over the battens on Saturday with F. Speakman. the returned soldier, in the saddle. The big chestnut is in good shape. Royal Mark, one of John Negus' charges is being put through the mill to educate him as a hurdler an7l shaping fairly well. W. Windsor, after waiting the best part of eighteen months has got back his 'chaser, John Buuyau, who was held up by the shipping in N.S.W. The gelding is looking extra Avell. Seville showed a clean exhibition of hurdle jumping during the past week, and was afterwards ridden by a lady in the centre of the course.