RACING FIXTURES.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18208, 15 July 1927, Page 2

RACING FIXTURES.

2 6 —Wellingrtors Racing Club, buy 21 —Wairaate Hunt Club. : ’>- y 22 —South Canterbury Hunt Club. Tuly 30—Christchurch Hunt Club. iLug-ust 0, 11, IS—-Canterbury Jockey Club. NOMINATIONS. fuTy i s—Christ charch Hunt Club. July 22 —Canterbury Jockey Club. HANDICAPS. •uJy 13—Canterbury Jockey Club. ■uly 25 —Christchurch Hunt Club, kusust I—Canterbury Jockey Club. ACCEPTANCES. *u?y IS—South Canterbury Hunt luly 22 —Canterbury Jockey Club, lufy 27—Christchurch Hunt Club, iugust 4—Canterbury Jockey Club. TROTTING FIXTURES. -«!y r*—Walmate Hunt Club. ' v'y —S.ir.th Canterbury Hunt Club. Augruss? »t, 30, J2—Metropolitan Trotting Club. HANDICAPS. Fuly 19—Metropolitan Trot ting Club. I ACCEPTANCES. ' i\y IS- South Canterbury Hunt Club, i lugust 2—Metropolitan Trotting Club. RACING NOTES. "•dominations for all events at the steeplechase meeting of the Christchurch Hunt Club, close with the secretary of the Canterbury Jockey Club to- <» * * # South Island horses had a good refcord at Trentham yesterday. In two taces they were first and second, while d win in a third event, and a deadbeat for second in a fourth gave a' total of six dividends for the day. «* * * # An. inquiry was held by the judicial si wards of the Wellington Racing Club yesterday into an incident which occurred in the Te Aro Handicap, the concluding event on Tuesday. After i ; , race C. Davies, the rider of Te j Xawana, lodged a complaint against lb S. I ’agby, the rider of Rowley, on the ground of interference. The stew-,-1 • s dismissed the objection, but warned Bagby to be more careful in future, and not to overlook the consequences of interference. * An announcement was made at Trentham yesterday that W. 11. Bowden had been fined £3 for using sharp j spurs, * * After the Parliamentary Handicap j yesterday, the judicial stewards of the f Wellington Racing Club suspended S. f Henderson for careless riding. Header- | son rode Master Doon, who started j from wide out, but was rushed to the front, and crossed over to the rails in the first fifty yards.

Sir George Clifford has sold the three-year-old colt, Card Trick, by The Ace from Counterfeit, to the Wairarapa trainer, B. Burgess, and he raced in his new owners interest at Trentham yesterday. Drawing an outside position at the start of the Maiden Handicap, he was showing up in the early stages, but he laded out on reaching the I course proper, finishing last. * * 9 * 11. Cutts •will leave Wellington tonight with Wild Work, on his return trip to Riccarton. She was unlucky in her first day’s race at Trentham, but performed disappointingly yesterday - * * * * Arikiwai and Philanderer raced below expectations at Trentham, and F. D. Jones will return home with the j pair by to-night’s steamer .without waiting for the third day’s racing. -Jf. Hi Hi H. Nurse is undecided about racing Chickwheat and Cornstalk on the third day of the Wellington Racing Club’s meeting. It is possible he will bring them home by to-night's steamer. *: « Aberfeldy was sharpened up by his lace on the first day at Trentham, with the result that he gave a greatly improved display in the Corunna Hurdle Handicap yesterday. He was never further back than fourth, and he took xhe lead about five furlongs, from home to win very easily. His jumping throughout was first-class. He is only a young horse at the jumping business, being a four-year-old brother to Wedding March, by Quin Abbey, who has shred some useful hurdlers from Cranium, a good performer in the . fame department. Aberfeldy ran r > nicely that further successes may b.. expected for him shortly. He is owned by the ex-Riccarton trainer, R. W. King, who had him in Sydney for a j Arne, but returned him, a few months j r;■ i.o Riccarton, where A. K. Wor-1 : , Id has since had charge of him, with ] very happy results, as he has made , great progress Kaikaku was responsible for another j good performance in the Corunna ; liurdle Handicap yesterday. He jumped well and finished on well to get second. He * * * Vexatious was unlucky iri the early stages of the Corunna Hurdle Handicap, but she was putting in great work ever the last two furlongs. ss it The rise in weight settled Bonena yesterday, and he never looked like a x inner in the Corunna Hurdle Handicap, though he finished fifth, not far behind the placed horses. Be vis showed great brilliancy in the early stages of -the Corunna Hurdle Handicap yesterday, and with a bit of experience he will win plenty of hurdle races. He is a fast and clean jumper St K N Guncase was going strongly in the C crunna Hurdle Race yesterday till t c straight was readied, but he faiied at the business end. lie is deficient in stamina. * * * sf? York Abbey made a creditable start rv. a hurdler at Trentham yesterday. He gave the impression that he had been well schooled, and he should soon * # * The three-ycar-old, Duke Abbey, one Ci the Quin Abbey tribe, scored a very attractive win in the Maiden Handicap at Trentham yesterday.- He was always prominent, and he had the result beyond doubt a long way from home. Further successes will come his way next season, and in much more pretentious company. * * 9 There was a lot of merit about t win in the Seatoun Handicap yesterday. She began slowly, and she still near the. tail of the. field at b e entrance to the straight. Her rider . ypeared to be very busy at this stage, it when she commenced her run she r-.'-Oi • r;m up to the leaders and she won She is steadily improving, ... d, like most of Winkie’s stock, she t ay develop into a stayer of good . nough class to win in decent open company.

! Cornstalk again ran disappointingly j 1 in the Maiden Handicap at Trentham j i yesterday, never getting near the front. ] _ sf * * «* Philanderer showed up in the early j stages of the Maiden Handicap at , Trentham yesterday, but he collapsed j a long way from home It was a very j poor effort. *■ * * * Royal Head was responsible for an j attractive performance yesterday when j he ran second to Peho in the Seatoun } Handicap. When trained at Riccarton he was only a moderate, but he appears to have made great improvement with age, and next season he may win j good races. He is a brother to Royal | Stag. Moorfowl and Wild Ilind, so s that he was an excellent family record j to recommend him. * * 9 j Wild Work ran a patchy race in the ,• Seatoun Handicap at Trentham. She was well enough placed in the early ■ stages, and after losing her position |at the home turn she came on again i with a good run in the straight. She | will need to do much better to win. 4* * * * Taitaiata won the Hack oteeple- ; chase at Trentham yesterday very 5 easily, after coming on the scene late j and settling the favourite, llokioi, at i the last fence. He was prominent on the first day till he fell at the sod wall seven furlongs from home, and his chance was estimated very lightly yesterday, when he was the outsider of the field. 8? * * -SNukumai’s performance in winning the Parliamentary Handicap yesterday was one of exceptional merit. He was one of the leaders all the way, and he came round the home turn outside of two horses. Several of his opponents seemed to be going well when the straight was reached, but Nukumai was travelling very easily at this stage, and he came away without an effort over the last furlong. He. won by four lengths, and it is hard to say what this margin could have been increased to. He has never been better than he i 3 at present, and he. will be at a very short price if he starts in the Winter Hurdles on Saturday.

Master Doon ran a good race in the Parliamentary Handicap, but after making all the running he was stopping at the end. ** * * * Allowsy, a three-year-old by Limond, I shaped well in the Parliamentary , Handicap. He will start the new j season low down in the weights, and he should soon win a good stake. * * * Chickwheat was backed very confidently in the Parliamentary Handicap, but though he was in a handy position at the end of half a mile he was never going really well, and he retired a long way from home. The conditions were to his liking, and it was a very poor performance. ijt * :•= Black Mint finished on strongly in the Parliamentary Handicap, and. his winning turn should come soon. * * v ss* Fairy Tidings made an exhibition o£ her opponents in the High Weight Handicap at Trentham yesterday. It it a long time, in fact, since a useful field has been made to look so cheap in a race. Her owner-trainer, P. T. Ilogan, was very confident, and she justified his opinion, staying on in a ; surprising fashion. » * * * Beau Cavalier was bustled off the! mark in the High Weight Handicap yesterday. It was a good perform-1 ance on the part of the steeplechaser, j who was never far from the front, and j who went to the front after going half a mile, staying there till Fairy Tidings and Merle headed him in the straight. It was further evidence of the fact that Beau Cavalier represents good form. * * * * King Du registered a high-class per- j formance when he won the Members’ Handicap yesterday. lie began slowly and was one of the last on to the ! course proper. Then he put in a bill- j liant run, which placed the race be- j yond doubt in a furlong. He is a four-year-old by Lucullus, and he is likely to win sprint handicaps in the best company next season.

Solrose ran another good race in the Members’ Handicap yesterday. She was well back in the early stages, but she started a good run three furlongs from home. Fifty yards from the post she looked certain to be second, King Lu having the result in safe keeping at this stage. Miss Hupana then came with a late run and Solrose was lucky to hang on long enough for a dead-heat. A stride past the post Miss Hupana was more than a neck in front of the Oamaru mare. * * * Sun Up had every chance in the ; Members’ Handicap, being one of the j early leaders, but he collapsed on ! reaching the course proper. i** * . 1 j Nincompoop finished on well in the | Members' Handicap, and on this form j he may soon be a winner. | Whermanui should be worth keeping ! in mind for early engagements next : | season. lie was going well for over J five furlongs in the Members’ Handicap, and then faded out gradually. =9 =* * » Deluge looked a possible winner of the Members’ Handicap a furlong from the post, but after that he stopped very quickly. * * * ifi Fairy Herald was showing up at the business end of the Members’ Handicap. It was a good performance, as he drew a position wide out and had. , to run over a lot of ground. ft * * * Arpent was unlucky at the start of , the Members’ Handicap, and though he 1 was prominent near the outside as they raced for the course proper, he soon faded out again. He appears to > be below his best form at present. I 9 « * * I Denier, the winner of the Petone L Handicap, is a three-year-old by Bisogne, and, like most of his sires progeny, he has a great burst of speed. I He is not partial to more than six fnrlongs at present, but his brilliancy j, will enable him to win lots of races, j while he should improve in stamina next season. # »•: Jjt .•> » Thumus was backed for the Petone T Handicap with great confidence. He . never looked like a winner, but he 5 will do better before long, as he is a . smart galloper. i ‘ s HIGH-PRICED YEARLINGS, t > t By Telegrraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright, r Aus. and N.Z. Cable Association. , LONDON, July 14. i The Aga Khan caused a sensation at i Newmarket by paying 14,000 guineas , for a yearling colt by Papyrus—Cun- ; dart. This is 500 guineas below the sum I Lord Glanelly paid for Queensign, i which never won a race, though lie sired a few win tiers.