RACING AND TROTTING NOTES

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18576, 26 September 1928, Page 2

RACING AND TROTTING NOTES

RACING FIXTURES. September 27, 28—Geraldine Racing Club. September 29—Hawke’s Bay Jockey Club. October 6—Carterton Racing Club. October 6—-Kurow Jockey Club. October 11, 13—Dunedin Jockey Club. October 22—North Canterbury Racing Club. NOMINATIONS. October s—North Canterbury Racing Club. HANDICAPS. September 29—Dunedin Jockey Club. October 15—North Canterbury Racing Club. ACCEPTANCES. September 26—Kurow Jockey Club. September 27—Hawke's Bay Jockey Club. September 28—Carterton Racing Clud. October s—New Zealand Cup. October s—Dunedin Jockey Club. October 17—North Canterbury Racing Club. PAYMENTS AND FORFEITS. October s—Dunedin M’Lean Stakes and Guineas. October 19—New Zealand Cup. October 26—New Zealand Cup. TROTTING FIXTURES. September 27, 28—Geraldine Racing Club. October 6—T*urow Jockey Club. October 22—North Canterbury Racing Club. NOMINATIONS. October s—North Canterbury Racing Club. HANDICAPS. October 15—North Canterbury Racing Club. ACCEPTANCES. September 26—Kurow Jockey Club. October 17—North Canterbury Racing Club. RACING NOTES. Acceptances for the Kurow Jockey * Club’s meeting will close at eight o'clock to-night. < * * * * At the Geraldine Racing Club's meeting, to be held to-morrow and on Fri- « day, the first race each day will be i started at 12.30 p.m. *= * * * , The Geraldine Racing Club’s meeting will be commenced to-morrow, when Christchurch patrons can make the trip by the 8.50 a.m. express train, while they ] can be back in the city at 8.46 pan. On ; Friday a special train will leave Christ- ; church at 8.30 am., and is due back • at 8.43 pan. « 1 * * * * Set Sail and Pink Note may not be . quite ready to rim out a mile and a ] quarter, but their Geraldine Cup form , will be of interest, in view of other j engagements later on. * * * * A year ago Rapier ran second to Set ' Sail in the Geraldine Cup, but both ! of them had had .a race the previous week at Ashburton. Rapier will have his first race of the season in the : Squatters’ Handicap, but he is not at ! his best vet. * * * » Silver Coot put up a solid performance when he ran second to First Sight at Ashburton. A repetition of that form will make him hard to beat in the Squatters’ Handicap at Geraldine. * * a % Gay Sonnet, who is now trained at Riccarton, has been showing evidence lately of a return to form. A race at 1 Geraldine should effect a big improve- < ment * * * *r 1 Antrim Boy and Mime are a pair of novices who will be seen among the i hurdlers at the Geraldine meeting this - week. a a * a In the Styx Hurdle Handicap, on , the last day of the Grand National , meeting, Carinthia won easily from Red : Heather, while Erin-go-Bragh was ■ fourth. These three will be racing at , the Geraldine meeting. He * * The Geraldine course should suit 1 Malmsey and she will keep her opponents very busy to overhaul her in the rim home. * * * ' Thorndale and Donne may be sent : to Geraldine, to race on the second day. It was on the second day of last year’s meeting that Thorndale commenced his sequence of successes. * * * • Mr W. Quirk has presented the Kilbroney gelding. Sachet, to the South Canterbury trainer, P. T. Hogan.

J First Raid has had his weight increas- • ed a K Geraldine for his Ashburton win, Out he will be a warm favourite for the Ohapi Hack Handicap, run over his pet journey, five furlongs. He is in another race, at seven furlongs, but his task is more severe, even under a lighter weight, as the opposition is stronger, while the longer distance will be an additional handicap. First Raid is engaged in the Dunedin Guineas, but there is nothing in his form so far to mark him off for classic honours. * * * * An alteration which has been made in the schedule for the Royal Show is of special interest to owners of thoroughbred horses. The New Zealand Insurance Company’s seventy guinea gold cup for the best thoroughbred has a new condition, that the winner must be Dominion-bred. At present the class reads that the animal must be bred by the owner. • * * * Vaward has made a complete recovery from the effects of his bolt some months ago, when he smashed his hoofs and could not stand for weeks afterwards. He has teen in E. J. Ellis’s stable at Washdyke for some weeks, and is coming along nicely in his work. * He * * Because Star Stranger won the Trentham Gold Cup with 9.4 in 3min 22isec (an Australian and New Zealand record), many people, including scribes, think that the Martian gelding is well entitled to favouritism for the New Zealand Cup with 9.6 It seems to be completely overlooked, says the Dunedin writer, “ Sentinel,” that Trentham is the fastest course in Australia and New Zealand over both short and long courses. When track and atmospheric conditions are favourable at Trentham. horses can make very fast time. Gloaming ran 45sec after being blocked twice during a race, and times recorded from a mile and a half up to two miles prove it to be an exceptionally fast track. It is then a shallow way of analysing a horse’s chance to say he can win because he has from a mere time point of view recorded a good gallop on a particularly fast track. The fact that he got close to Rapier last year, when conceding 201 b, is a much more reliable line to his chance. On paper Star Stranger has not a chance with Footfall, who ran him to a dead heat last year, and now comes in on 51b better terms. Footfall should also beat Rapier and Count Cavour at the weights. A horse’s chance on paper is one thing, and what may happen in the New Zealand Cup run in November is another question to be decided on the training track. * * * When new stewards entered upon their duties at Albion Park (Queensland), the chairman (Mr H. A. Wolfe), addressing the jockeys before the races, said: “ Interference and its twin brothers, foul and careless riding, will not be tolerated, so far as this board is concerned. Interference will be regarded as seriously as pulling a horse up, and it will be met with a term served outside the racecourse gates. I have no desire to tell you anything about malpractice. You know what that is. We ask that you play the game. If there is anything you want to know, you can always come to the stewards. We are here to assist you. We all serve the one master—the general public-—and it is our desire to see our masters get the best possible service.” As showing that it was meant., the stewards had several persons “on the carpet.” _ No action was taken, but advice was given. * * * * The owner of Gothic did not engage the English-bred horse in the weight-for-age races set down for decision at the Australian Jockey Club’s meeting, but apparently he is hopeful for another meeting with the New Zealand champion, for, according to a Melbourne writer, he expressed his readi ness to make a match for £IOOO, to take place in Victoria. It is held to be very unlikely that the owner of Limerick will enter into any match-making proposal; indeed, it is not at all certain that the horse will be taken to Melbourne. With regard to Gothic’s prospects of beating Limerick, it is worth remembering that Gothic, fresh from his victories in the Newmarket and C. M. Lloyd Stakes, was considered to have a good chance of defeating Limerick in the All-aged Stakes at Randwick. The honours were, however, all on the side of Limerick in the mile weight-for-age race, and Gothic was easily defeated. However, though no meeting between Limerick and vjotnic eventuates next month. Gothic 'may have an opportunity of wiping out the defeat he met with from Limerick last April before the spring campaign is concluded. Limerick is booked for a trip to Melbourne, where there are several weight for age events in which the pair can meet. TROTTING NOTES. Nominations for the Auckland Trotting Club’s spring meeting, to be held on October 13 and 17, will close on Friday. * ¥ * HThe Great Northern Trotting Derby will be decided next month. Final payments are due on Friday. * * * * Work on the new grandstand for outside patrons at Addington is going on at a rapid rate. It now seems likely that the stand will be finished in plenty of time for use at the November fixture. It will be a fine building when it is completed, and in addition to being in a good position for the racing round the turn out of the straight, those in some portions of it will get a clear view right down the straight. • * * * The threc-year-old filly by Rey de Oro from the American mare by A 1 M'Kinney, in F.G. Holmes’s stable, is an attractive pacer. She has come on a good deal during the last few months, and she is now pacing along in good stvle. * * * * Ilackthorne i*— .-nd and is pacing with plenty oi needom in his work. He will be racing at Methven next month. * ♦ * * Golden Bubbles has furnished into a good-looking mare and she is pacing well in her work. She is quite a useI ful performer in her class. * * * * The two Cup horses, Peter Bingen and Queen’s Own, who are trained at Addington, are still having an easy time. Yesterday morning Peter Bingen had the hopples on for the first time for about a fortnight, but he was merely jogged a few rounds. Queen’s Own was also worked with the hopples. Leading St Maura, the Cup mare did about a mile and a half, but the speed was so slow that there were very few horses in training who could not have beaten the time for the journey. Peter • Bingen has never looked better, being j big and well, and his trainer is well • pleased with him. Queen’s Own. too. | looks as though her brilliant effort, at Addington last month has done her good. She is profiting by her easy tasks, and is on the big side. F. G. Holmes, like J. J. Kennerley, is more than satisfied with the appearance of his Cup candidate. No doubt early next month both Peter Bingen and Queen’s Own will have to do much more work to fit them for such a trying race as the New Zealand Cup.

Y* 7 - J- Tomkinson’s two latest arrivals, Glideaway and Tonic, are doing steady work at Addington. E. Carlyon’s filly by Logan Pointer is now being sent along in her training w<^p c - She is a useful sort of pacer. Tamerlane,, who usually does his w °ric at New Brighton, was at Addington yesterday morning, but he was not worked at all. *■**=:= Audubon Mac has done a fair amount of work since he came from Blenheim It is possible he may change hands in a few days.

NAPIER NOTES. (Special to the “Star.*’) NAPIER, September 26. Royal winner of the two-year-old race at Napier Park on Saturday, will probably be a competitor in the Wellington .Stakes at Trentham next month. Golden Shadow, which has run a couple of good races at Dasnevirke and Marton this season, had the bad luck to get tangled up in a wire fence the other day and may be off the scene for a short time. Bennanee is regarded as being likely to need a long rest before he races again, if he ever does. Kaiti and First Prince will be runners at the Palcuranga Hunt meeting on Saturday. Both are pretty well just now.

GERALDINE RACES POPULAR WITH PUBLIC

ANNUAL MEETING OPENS TO-MORROW. The Geraldine Racing Club's annual fixture will be commenced to-morrow and concluded on Friday. The club has attracted excellent fields for most of the events, and, although there will be only five starters in the Geraldine Cup, the lack of numbers will find ample compensation in the class of the competitors, three of them being prominent southern candidates for the New Zealand Cup. The Geraldine meeting is very popular with the public, and it can be re lied on to attract patrons from all parts of Canterbury. The 8-50 am. express train will provide excellent transit from Christchurch on the first day, while a return train will reach the city at 8.4(5 p.m. On the second day a special train will leave Christchurch at 8.30 a.m , and will arrive home at 8.43 p.m. The following is the programme:— FIRST HURDLE HANDICAP, of 130 so vs. One mile and live furlongs. st lb st lb Panorama 10 3 Antrim Boy 9 5 Chickwheat 10 2 Royal Laud U 4 Red Erin-gro-TJeather 10 2 bragh 0 2 Carinthia 10 1 Mime 9 0 Radiate 9 6 Judged on the form they showed at the Grand National meeting, Carinthia and Red Heather should be hard to beat, though the latter will find the journey a trifle too long for him. Erin-go-Bragh may set the pace in the early stages, but he is a non-stayer. Chickwheat should be an improved horse since last he raced over hurdles, and his form is worth watching, in view of future events. OHAPI HACK HANDICAP, of 110 sovs.

each of his opponents, but this should not cause him much difficulty over five furlongs.

Set Sail and Pink Note represent the best class in the field, but they may not be quite ready. Set Sail will be making her first appearance since Easter, while Pink Note has been off the scene even longer. Town Bank, on the other hand, should be at his best, as he was strung up at the Grand National meeting last month. He can run out a mile and a quarter well, but he will find some trouble to concede 211 bto Malmsey. Prompter does not appeal.

Apex, handicapped at 3.45, registered 3.30 3-5 when he ran second at Ashburton last week. He has this big pull in the handicap, and only has to re peat his form to win.

Rapier, apart from the fact that it is his first race since the autumn, will find the journey too short. Gay Sonnet, though not quite ready, is rapidly getting into her best form, which is good. On Ashburton form Silver Coot looks certain to beat Money Mine, Tuahine,

Buoyant and Polydectes, and with average luck he should win. Front Rank, who has not raced for some time, may show up. RAUKAPUKA HANDICAP, of 110 aoifl. Seven furlongs.

Merivale is a promising three-year-old, who has shown evidence of staI mina. and she should be hard to beat. I Zeuxis was unlucky at Ashburton, as he did not get a run in his race, and he may show up prominently. OR All I TROT <in harness), of 115 sovs. One mile and a Quarter.

If Apex is reserved for this race or fails in his earlier engagement, he will be hard to beat. In his absence, Lough Neagh may show up.

First Sight has a brilliant burst of speed, and he has demonstrated more ; than once that he can stay a mile. His j superior condition will give him an I advantage over most of his rivals in i this race. Gold Mint may do best of the others, but he requires patient handling. He does his best when not made too much use of in the early stages of a race.

GERALDINE CUP TO BE DECIDED TO-MORROW.

THREE NEW ZEALAND CUP CANDIDATES IN ACTION. (BY MARTIAN). The Geraldine Racing Club's spring meeting, to be decided to-morrow and on Friday, promises to be highly successful. With one exception fields are large and of good quality, and the racing should be very interesting. Only five have been paid up for in the Ger- | oldine Cup, but as three of these are New Zealand Cup candidates the race will be invested with a good deal of interest. The card opens with the First Hurdle Handicap, in which a number of the contestants have recent form to their credit. Panorama heads the list, and though he has pretty fair form in the North Island, he may need a race to bring him to his best. Chickwheat is very well and should take a hand in the finish. In his only previous start over hurdles, at Timaru, in July, he was third to Nine of Spades and Royal Land, and he should do better soon. Carinthia and Red Heather will fight their Styx Hurdle battle over again, and now that the latter meets his conqueror on 91b better terms, he has a chance of reversing positions. Erin-go-Bragh is due and his fourth in the Styx Hurdles suggests that his winning turn is not far away. Mime is showing a lot of promise in his schooling and his efforts will be closely watched. If Chickwheat runs up to his best and lumps well he should very nearly win, but Carinthia and Red Heather won’t be far away. F'irst Raid beat a promising field of youngsters at Ashburton last Saturday and if started in the Ohapi Hack Handicap he will be in great demand. Pound Note, a gelding by Paper Money —La Paix, lias not been on the scene for a long time, but showed a lot of promise in the Lyttelton Plate at the C.J.C. midsummer meeting. Royal Flow r er should do best of the others. Apex ran such a good second to lone at Ashburton on Saturday that he will be warmly fancied for the Geraldine Trot, in which Harry Locanda and Young Bingen may offer most opposition. Set Sail (9.4> heads the handicap in the Geraldine Cup, but as she has not raced since running unplaced in the

Great Autumn Handicap, she will not be inucb in demand. Pink Note (S. 10) raced last when he won the Dunedin Cup in February under S.o, and he. too, may need a race to sharpen him up. He is doing very well in his wprk, and may be more forward than is supposed. Town Bank (8.7) showed a return to his best form when he beat a high class field at Riccarton last month in the Islington Handicap, and when he was third to Black Mint and Kihniss in the Heathcote Handicap. If he repeats that form he is going to be very hard to beat. Malmsey (7.0) finished a fair second to Hoylake in the Ashburton Handicap, and she has only to race as well again to get some of the prize money. Prompter is out of his class in this field. and Town Bank and Malmsey should have the finish to themselves, with Pink Note next. Interest in the Squatters’ Handicap will 'be increased by the presence of Rapier, whose 10.1 will prove a burden against lighter-weighted and better-con-ditioned horses. Gav Sonnet ran well at the Dunedin winter meeting, and is especially good on a slow track. Tuahine, if she strikes a firm track, will command strong support. Front Rank i 3 moving along nicely on the track, but Money Mine should account for her, while Silver Coot's narrow defeat at Ashburton at the hands of such a good one as First Sight will ensure his going out well favoured. In fact, the Paper Money gelding looks the winner. Polydectes and Buoyant should be improved 'by their outings on Saturday, but the place-getters at Ashburton, Silver Coot and Money Mine, should be the hardest to beat, with Tuahine most likely to show a lo.t of improvement. Wreath of Myrtle showed up well in his engagements at Riccarton. and should certainly be in the running in the Ruakapuka Handicap, in which he is nicely weighted with 7.11. Waterlow was backed and beaten at Riccarton, but she is very well, and should take a hand in the finish. F'irst Raid is engaged again, while Camisader’s track efforts at Wingatui point to an early Apex is again engaged in the Orari Trot, and if started should race well. Wild Voyage should do better than at Ashburton, while Lough Neagh's forward running last Saturday suggests that he will be hard to beat from 4Syds behind. The day’s racing will close with the Belfield Handicap, in which First Sight has only to start to be the hardest to beat. Gold Mint raced well for a mile at Ashburton on Saturday, and the distance now will be more to his liking. Of the others, probably Gold Brick will be most fancied. Vaward has not raced for a long time, while Lucy Locket, if at her best, is worthy of support. Gay Sonnet is again engaged, and is sure to race well. Her most recent successes have been over seven furlongs, but at Riverton last April she was second to Apache over a mile. Earlier in her career it took her all her time to go six furlongs. SPRING CAMPAIGN IN SYDNEY. NEW ZEALAND HORSES IN GOOD FORM. (Special to the “Star.") SVI'XEY. September 20. New Zealand men and were particularly plentiful at Roschill on Saturday, when a very large crowd journeyed to the suburban course to have a last look at prominent horses in action prior to the big- Australian Jockey Club meeting. The course was very fast, and the form displayed was decidedly instructive in regard to the spring double. Sion, because of his very easy win in the Camellia Stakes, is now a solid first choice for the Epsom Handicap, while Eionscup lost favour for tin- Metropolitan by his weak finishing effort in the Roschill Cup. won bv Resource. As Jocelyn beat Resource comfortably at Twttersall’s meeting a week earlier, George Price's mare is now a solid first choice for the Metropolitan. Concentrate was a great winner Tor the bookmakers, for few knew It was in the race, and it was almost a case of. "Write your own price.” His connections missed tin- opportunity of a great win, although Mr It. .1. Murphy, his before’ the race, invested a f.'w pounds, on him at long odds just in case the three-year-old "came home.” X.-w Zealand horses contested nearly every race. The natural leader is Lime-rb-iv. He has now won tw ntv-six races and has not beer, d<feared in his Inst twelve starts His stake earnings are now £34,117. LIMERICK SHOWS HIS PACE. Ridden by the Sydney jockey, .T. Tootaey. in the Hill Stakes. Limerick was set a stiff task, and he showed what wonderful pace he posesscs. With five furlongs to go. Satrap and Jine were just ahead of Prince Humphrey. with Raasay and Solltas at intervals, Limerick twelve to fifteen lengths behind the leading pair. Then l.imerick commenced his run, and at the turn two furlongs from home he was up with Greenline, Satrap and Prince Humphrey. Prince Humphrey hung on to Limerick for About a furlong. and then the ■ hampion came away to win. easing up. by about two lengths. It would by very interesting to know Just li«*w fast he went from the livcfurlong post to a point a furlong from home. There is - no doubt that he i.~ entitled to inclusion amongst the mighty horses of this part of the world. The hard track, no doubt, prevented him hitting out in the first furlong or so. Prince Humphrey was not disgraced, and his was an excellent effort, lor he was out near the front ail tlm wav. Quite a reasonable price con Id be got from the bookmakers on the Limerick I, Prince Humphrey 2 principle, Greenline ran a decent t ace for a handicapr**r into third place, and Ransay performe«l fairly well, but his Derby cham-e looks so remote that bis new owner has decided to spell him for a few months. Satrap has earned a position now. Cut ofT by a hurdle from the result of the field on the outside of the barrier, he showed plenty of pace, but again failed to nta.y, and finished last. He looks well enough In himself. J. Toohey, who rode Lirraerick. will l>e on the black's real opponent in Winalot in the weight-for-age races at the big meeting at Randwick. As R. Reed will pilot the Dominion's champion, there should be no failing on the score of jockeysjlip. NINE FT ARTS, NINE WINS. The Victorian three-year-old gelding, Mollison, maintained his unbeaten r c C ord in the Rosehill Guineas, which was his ninth victory in as many starts, and brought his stake earnings up to 119,391. As a Derby trial, the race ~ . t w triumph for him. He is a brilliant customer, but grave doubts were held about bis staying. Accordingly, when Hamulus raced him all the way to the

turn, and at the commencement of the final and ninth furlong, Mollison was under pressure to hold Hamulus, the cry went up: ‘ lie's beaten," but at that very moment he confounded his critics by shooting away, when the whip was applied, to gain a two lengths’ advantage. which he held comfortably to the post. As he . ran the distance In Imin 52sec it. was a creditable effort, and it certainly looks as if be will "stick” as well as any of the other fancied Derby candidates, while his brilliancy is undoubted. An idea prevails in some quarters that Hamulus is not too genuine in a pinch, but, be that as it may. he had every chance. The New Zealander Roscrea, as at Randwick, was unruly at th- harrier. lie drew the outside place. No. 11, and began slowly. He was giving Mollison and Hamulus a long start at the half-mile, and made a go.-d effort to the turn. lie finished on well enough in the straight, but was not making a great deal of impression on Mollison—or Hamulus, for that matter—at the end. Roscrea’s Derby chance is fancied by F. D. Jones, and. while it cannot be said that lie has no chance with the Victorian champion, he will-have to improve on last Saturday's form, even though a further three furlongs have to be covered The remafnder of the field were hopelessly outclassed by the placefillers, and it looks little use considering them for the classic event. 11. O’Donnell's charge, The Happy Warrior, should go close to winning one of the three-year-old handicaps at the big meeting at Randwick. Prince Humphrey was not entered for the Guineas. AN EPSOM TRIAL. Sion's winning effort in the Camellia Stakes was a great Epsom trial. He is a bad horse at the barrier, and" has earned the "rogue’s pen” or outside the hurdle at the barrier. He was lucky at tb<- start, however, for after being on his toes the barrier rise saw him moving in, and he was out in front in a flash. Always well placed, he came on in the straight D~ w in with ridiculous ease from another Epsom candidate in lilack Duchess. As Sion carried Sst 51b, against his Sst 411) in the Epsom Handicap. and was meeting the majority of possible Randwick adversaries on equal or worse terms, naturally he went to the top of the lhile handicap market in a trice. Sion, a four-year-old brother to the last Epsom winner, Vaals, is a colt with a history. Bought by Mr E. Moss as a yearling for 4 100 guineas, he cost Hint owner a fortune in bets, and finally, after being- placed first in a race at Randwick, he was sold to Mr Robert Miller for 1600 guineas. Mr Miller won a race with him and passed him on to his present owner for 900 guineas. He has won three times now for Mr I. Felix. The mile course at Randwick has a straight run out of three furlongs, and enhances the prospects of a horse lik-- Sion, whose barrier habits are doubtful. If he jumps out at all well he will be very hard to beat. Cimabue was an unlucky runner, but he would not have beaten Sion on Saturday. Ridden bv A. Reed, the little Leighton gelding jumped out well, but was interfered with at the end of two furlongs. He was always in trouble afterwards, and his defeat should not be held against him. Anambah. who was one of the Fpsori favourites, was well beaten, and has gone out of favour. Fuji San looks likely to be a thorn in the side of Cimabue. In the Shorts, Black Duchess, who fin-, ished second to Sion, carried Sst, against her Sst 71b in the big mile. She was having her first run for many months, but Sion appears to hold her safe. From what lias been seen at the three meetings. Warwick Farm, Rosehill and Tattersalfs, the winners at those gat borings, Amounis, Kafuma and Sion, appear to dominate the Epsom Handicap I position. Karuma has developed iameness, however, and is a doubtful starter. A horse that is not in the limelight, but which gave Limerfck one of the races of his career, in Valparaiso, Is selected as the one likely to trouble most of the trio named. A GREAT FINISH. The Rosehill Cup saw a big plunge on J. T. Jamieson's candidate, In the Shade, After Sion’s victory—for In the Shade was a good third behind Ivalloni and Sion at Randwick—there seemed some justification for the betting, and it was evident that the people most concerned fancie.d the New Zealandowned horse. He was not over-judici-ously ridden by J. Toohey, who tried to win at the turn, with the result that Jn the Shade, not a true stayer, weaken- < d, and was beaten into fifth place, but not much more than a length frorr; the winner, Resource. Resource, who had run a very creditable second to the Metropolitan favourite, Jocelyn, in the Spring Handicap, at Tattersall’s Meeting, and wl\o is not In the Metropolitan, ' was at a very liberal price, and won | well. The Victorian Spearer. ridden by I Ashley Reed, and at forlorn odds, finished on into second place, three-quar-ters of aL length behind Resource, with Lord Kennaquhatr. Bacchus and In the Shade almost in line half a. length away. Bacchus, with 9.1. was a long way back . .idly. He received a great run on the mils to the turn, and for a while looked «>d again, however, at the finish. W. Kelso, with Bacchus and Fordant, appears to. hold a strong hand in the Metropolitan. Jtionscup had .T. Pike up. and, although always prominent, failed to go on with it in Hie straight. The French horse is a magnificent individual, but whether lie does better at Randwick remains to be seen. He has receded in made for him again cautious people will Oratrix ran a great race to the turn The Kiibroney mare, who looks very bright and well, went to the front after two furlongs, arid showed the way for i the next six furlongs. Here her condi- | tion gave out, and she retired. It was i a good effort, however, and she should do well on the trip. George Price's candidate, The Dimmer, was a disap- • pointnient, but injured a fetlock in the race, and of the others Mollison’s. stabl#mate. Mountain Prince, pleased as well as any of the unplaced Metropolitan candidates. If R. Reed rid.-s Oratrix in the Metropolitan she will have at least a good outside chance. ONE FOR THE RING. 11. IR Lorigan’s candidate. Concentrate, in the seven furlong high-weight first division, provided a real benefit for the bookmakers. Boaster, who was a good fourth to Amounis at Randwick, and lie voir, a three-year-old Rossendale gelding from George Price’s stable, were both backed for large sums. Con.cent.rate, ridden by Ashley Reed, always well placed on the rails, came on in the last 100 yards to beat Revoir bv a head, with Boaster a head away. Concentrate finished particularly well, and Revoir was by no means disgraced, for be w«s hardly as patiently ridden. Boaster was the unlucky runner, for with 10.13 tip, against Concentrate’s H and Devoir's S.O, he received an interrupted passage. As well placed all the way as either of the other pair, he would have won. Tie is a mate of Sion's. Concentrate has hardly grown at all, hut what there is of him is all good. He surprised even his own connections who let him run more or less unbacked. It lias always been contended that if any of the New Zealand tin ee-vear-olds sprung a surprise by improvement and r-al stamina this year Concentrate will l.e the one. It is no certainty that ho will challenge Mollison in the Derby, but if he does it is quite on the cards that if anything worries Mollison over th< last furlong of the Derby it will be Concentrate. Both he and his sister oratrix had their Jlrst run in Australia at Rosehill. OTHER EVENTS AT ROSEHILL Hurdle horses are poor in Sydney. The hurdle race at Rosehill was won by Myan, who gave a decent display of jumping out In front. The rider of the favourite, Tressady Rock, allowed Mvan to g.-t too far away, and could never bridge the gap. The less said about the rest of the field the better. The second division of the Highweighl. was won easily by the favourite Kugiu who had finished third to Karuma and Hnbarshon at Warwick Farm Eugia, n. solid four-year-old by Eudorus fi tin Elcia, was always handy to the leaders, and, taking charge a furlong from borne, won easily. As on form * look -4 the certainty Q f the dav in t ne handicap events, quite a reasonable price was on offer, to which the big bo! tors helped themselves. King V?l1, who ran ibout a. good deal in the straight and ben finished second, may pick up a stake soon. COOL CHEEK. All Sydney has been laughing since the Victoria Park Pony Meeting of last week at one of the coolest ringing-in

cases engineered in these parts. A six-year-old Sir I lighten mare Supremacy was entered in a maiden handicap as Malster Jolly, with one poor performance in the country, as against her real record of three wins in Victoria. Accordingly she was handicapped at £>.o in modest company, and won the second division of a maiden handicap with easi. She was quietly backed in the Leger enclosure and in the city with the S.P. bookmakers, but there was a suspicious quiet in the paddock betting ring. On the night of the race the mare and her owner, a. Mr 11. H. Hutchinson, disappeared from human ken. and so far are untraced. The trainer, W. E. Crockett, I was a victim, and the Victoria Park I officials to date have imposed life disqualification on the mare and Hutch inIson. but it is understood other wellknown people are likely to he involved. It is Stated that approximately £3oui> teas cleared by betting in the Leger, on the totalisator and with the S.P. merchants. Some of the last-named people stopped payment of cheques, however, when news of the trouble was broadcasted. As the mare carried the brands of a well-known stud and had decided markings, the whole affair is no compliment to the officials concerned. FIRST ACRE JN THE COUNTRY. That hardy gelding First Acre was taken to Menangle on Tuesday for the Cup, a seven furlong event. Jn a big field of eighteen he was top weight with 9.0, but a. 51b allowance for T. Webster brought his impost to 8.9. A trifle sore before the event, No. 16 at the barrier was in his favour. Tn the actual race he began wdl and was handy to the leaders at the turn. Over the last 300 yards, vigorously ridden, he got up to beat the favourite Linatic by a head. Considering he had run such a. great race at Randwick in the company of Epsom Handicap horses, his connections were fortunate to place their bets at good double figure odds. Young Webster rode him well, and also landed another winner during the day in Lyn Dighton. Jazz Baby, with 8.3, finished fourth in the Cup to First Acre, after being prominent all the way. The long straight found him out. Gay Crest was a runner in the three-year-old handicap, but was never sighted. Tea Rose started in a six furlong high-welght event, but, after showing pace to the turn, failed to tome on. This was her first run in Australia. 11. B. Lorigan has her in his charge. THE JUVENILES. So far as has been seen there are cm champion two-year-olds about at Randwick. The Victorian filly Silver Wings (Magpie—Mockery) is a. smartlooking youngster, and has handled herseif well in the trials. Lady Seaborn (Eord Quex—Lady Ball) .trained by W. J Donovan'for Mr W. G. fetead, ran the smartest half-mile, or rather more than that distance—on Tuesday morning, when she beat five others in her heat in el a sec. Traymobile (Tea Tray— Tireless) is a shapely colt with plenty of dash, and one who should be useful. All the youngsters—twenty-six—went from the barrier and had the colours up. The hot dry Spring is likely to make the a i umi i°m Nyungsters, and quite During the last week the .average temperature daily has been over 85 degrees The appearance of the country in the run to Menangle was suggestive of New Zealand in February after a hot sumHANDICAPS. METHYEN TROTTING CLUB. The following handicaps have been declared by Mr F. C. Thomas:— WESTWARD HO HANDICAP (in harness), of 105 sovs; closs 3.52; one mile and a half.

RIVERBANIv HANDICAP (In harness) of 115 sovs. For unhoppled trotters class 5.C. Two miles.

Fiv. 3 furlongs. First Raid 9 t lb 10 Tea Girl at lb 8 12 Campanula 8 12 Pound Note 8 12 Bon Rose S 12 Saxi S 12 Full Flight 8 12 The Roj'al Flower 8 1 2 Missioner S 12 Waving Corn 8 12 Refrain 8 12 First Raid is &' > T ing away 12lb to

GERALDINE CUP, of 225 sov s. One mile st lb i quarter. *t lb Set Sail 9 4 Malmsey 7 0 Pink Note Town Bank S 10 S 7 Prompter 7 0

GERALDINE TROT (in saddle), of 120 sovs. One mile and a half. Our Maud scr yds bhd Du Maurier scr Harold Dee 24 Mountain Ore scr Young BJnffen 4S Apex scr Eiffel ton yds bhd Lass (»0 Solitude 12 Erin's Lynn 72 Harry Locanda 12

SQUATTERS’ HANDICAP, of 110 sovs Six furlongs. st lb st lb Rapier 10 l Silver Coot 7 5 (Jay Sonnet 8 10 Polydectes 7 2 Rascal 8 1 Jtonaki 7 2 Tuahine 7 8 Buoyant 7 0 Front Rank 7 7 Shandre 7 0 Money Mine 7 7

Bt lb St lb Camisader 9 0 The Waterlow 8 5 Missioner 7 7 Hina Maunga 7 12 Amourette 7 7 Wreath of Zeuxis 7 7 Myrtle 7 31 Claret Cup 7 7 Cay bird 7 9 JPhastar 7 7 Meri vale 7 9 Star Raid 7 7 First Raid 7 8 Beaming - 7 7

Rogan de Oro scr Apex scr Prince Chimes scr Otaio Rose BC r Becky Mine scr Hilda Orton scr Frances de Rama scr Oro scr I,e Thorpe scr Roll Dance scr Wild Voyage scr Lncanda Ru scr yds bhd Rittle Author scr Harry Rocanda 12 Du Maurier scr Ecstasy 36 Island ijasa scr Rough Neagh 4$

BBLFIELD HANDICAP, of 120 so vs. One mile. et lb st lb • Gay Sonnet 0 0 Gold Brick 7 7 Vaward 8 10 Nine of First Sight 8 0 Spades 7 7 Lucy Lockett 8 0 Bronstell 7 2 Gold Mint 7 30

Plain George scr I.a ma scr Tiny Author s«t Zane scr Locanda Lu scr Direct Red scr Devon Child scr Nigger Irene d'Oro scr Minstrel scr Star Lady scr Lady Bee scr Prince Chimes scr Doll Dance scr Renetta Target scr Dillon scr Pearl Logan sci Muri scr Silver Sea scr Harold Zeta Huon scr Tasker scr Bessie Huon scr Lindbergh scr Queen Peters scr Brown Lady, scr Myrtle Dillon scr Little Author scr Logan d’Oro scr Muriel d'Oro scr Pedro scr Snow Queen scr August Beau Sabreur scr Pointer scr Ariki-Toa scr Rockdale scr Step fast *cr Du Maurier scr Island .Lass scr Shot Silk scr Royal 'Wrack scr Moving yd s bhd Pointer scr Kelburn 1*2 Great Hu on scr Lou Harold 2 4 DRAYTON HANDICAP (in harness), of 3 00 sovs. For unhoppled trotters; class 3.04. One mile and a half. Deceitful scr Molly Bingen scr Tod Bingen scr yds bhd Frontier 12 Accumulator scr White Lupin 2 4 Aileen Wood scr Kyra 21 Brandean scr •Manhattan 24 King Oscar scr Nancy Bingen 24 Golden Girl scr Gold Digger 24 Elando scr Llano 3 0 Carclo 36 Scuttle scr Brent Boy 36 Alton Brook scr Victor Bingen 3 6 Great Burton scr Leo Bellman 36 Lingarie scr Kitty Patch 72 Blue and Gold scr Welcome Little Peter scr Whispers 72 lvereta scr Cor war 84 Audo Wood scr Bon Elect 96 Molly Molloy 06 Commander Boucta scr Bingen 120 :»I O U N T HARDING HANDICAP (in harness), of 100 sovs; class 3.2; one mile and a quarte Pla.in • Georgo scr yds bhd Roger Lyon scr Young Bingen 12 Countess Forward Maid 12 Dillon scr Eiffel ton Lass 12 Moving Kangaloon J2 Pointer scr Great Abdullah 12 Connie Dillon scr Fair Dillon 24 Del Ora scr Doll Dance scr Expedient 24 Pearl Logan scr Auto Minto 24 Silver Sea scr Electric Hu on scr Prologue 2 4 .Queen Peters scr Rap 24 Wallace Roldena 24 Logan scr Pet Locanda 24 Chef scr Beverley Wha katana scr Audubon 24 Jessie Huon scr Mary Locanda 24 Bonny Prince scr Grand Light 24 Ecstasy scr Dillon's Pride 36 Headlight scr Bingen Patch 36 Bonny Milo Minto 3*3 Sylvie Logan 36 Muri . “ scr Great Audo 36 i>itile Author scr Peter Daunt 36 Guide Rangi scr Audience 36 Great Logan 4 a yds bud June d'Oro 4S Master Don 12 Kiowa 1 2 Wrackecu, 60 MET IIVEN CUP* ( n harness), of 200 sovs; class 4. 45; two miles. Mercury scr yds bhd Laplander scr Travis Royal Ax worthy 24 Firelight 2 4 Beverley K reislor 21 Audubon scr Wairepa 2 4 Invader 36 Hackthorne scr Mac Dillon 36 A lev on scr Evelyn Linkman scr Locanda 36 Logan d’Oro scr Royal Serene 36 Denver’s Doll scr Sunfish 36 Our Bird scr Erin’s Royal 36 yds bhd Kate Thorpe 4 8 Real Light J2 Bay Nut 48 White Sun 12 Yoicks 48 Sonoma {Star 12 Sahib 60 Donald 12 High Jinks 60 Great Triumph 12 Tramp fast 13 2 Dick Logan 1 2 Bessie Logan 132 Machine Gun 180 AVOXMOI1E HANDICAP (in harness), 3.45; one mile and a half. Locanda Lu scr Pedro scr Devon Child scr Limosa scr Irene d'Oro scr Dice scr Prince Chimes scr Arikl-Toa scr Lindbergh scr Stepfast scr Becky Mine scr Royal Wrack scr Brown Logan scr yds bhd Whakat.ua 12 Kaneiri 12 Du Maurier scr Brown Moving Admiral 12 Pointer scr Kelburn 12 Lama scr {Solitude 12 Connie Dillon scr Electric Huon 3 2 Del Oro scr Henry Tracey 24 Bingen Lou Harold 24 Wilkes scr Harold Lee 21 Pearl Logan scr Miss Baba 36 .Silver Sea scr Forward Maid 36 Zeta Huon scr Bessie Huon scr Routine 60 Myrtle Dillon scr Kiowa CO Lively Pronto scr Master Don 72 VISITORS’ HANDICAP (in harness), of 55; one mile and a Spring Note scr yds bhd Jolly Roger scr Mac Dillon 24 Marl in do scr Vikota scr Locanda 24 Guy Fawkes scr Warepa 21 .Mercury scr Great Triumph 21 Nipper scr Dun das Boy 24 Awa-iti scr Bay nut j*; Invader 30 pinevale scr Lord Bingen 36 Our Bird scr Sungleam 36 yds bhd Laplander 36 Hustler 12 Erins Royal 36 White Sun 12 Royal Serene 4S Loiterer 12 Dick Logan J % General 48 Sun storm 24 Kate Thorpe 4S Real Light 2 1 High Jinks 4 8 Nan 2 4 Sa bib 441

Frontier scr yds bhd Deceitful scr Leo Bellman 3 2 Tod Bingen scr Carclo 12 Accumulator scr Brent Boy 12 Gold Digger scr Nancy Bingen 3 2 Brandean scr Llano 2 4 King Oscar scr Dipnoi 4S Golden Girl scr WeJcoma White Lupin scr Whispers GO Kyra scr QuJekfire GO Cairn vale scr Kitty Patch GO Scuttle sc.r Molly Audubon 7 2 Alton Brook scr Bon Elect S4 Great Burton scr Lord Tracey 8 4 Blue and Gold scr St Fetrix S4 JCereta scr Molly Molloy V6 Audo Wood scr Commander Boneta scr Bingen 120 Molly Bingen scr Repute 182 yds bhd New Metford 14 * Victor Bingen 12 Tim Wood 1G3 MOUNT HUTT HANDICAP (in saddle), of 105 sovk; class 2.22; one mile. Firet.ail scr yds bhd Young Bingen Avomvood 12 Forward Maid scr Jolly Roger 24 Golden Dawn scr My Sonny 24 Big Bill scr Exclusive 2 4 Dan Locanda scr Mavis Wood 2 4 Auto Minto scr Royal Expedient scr Authoress 34 Roger scr Nipper 24 Solitude scr Pinevale 24 Nigger Dili on Lad 24 Minstrel scr Dona i d «4 Florrie Rollo 24 Pointer scr King Lady Cio scr Abdullah 56 ) ds olid Doreen Dillon 36 St Bridget 12 Hackthorne 36 Vikota 12 Yolcks Bingen Patch 12 Sonoma Star 43 Lady Minto 12 Ware pa 4 3 Milo Minto 12 Wraclcler 4S Sylvie Bogan 12 Firelight 48 Peter Daunt 12 Ivreisler 48 Audienc* 12