RACING AND TROTTING NOTES

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18614, 16 November 1928, Page 2

RACING AND TROTTING NOTES

RACING FIXTURES. j November 16, 17—Winton Jockey Club. November 17—Levin Racing Club. November 21, 22—Otakl Maori Racing Club. November 23. 24—South Canterbury Jockey Club. November 24. 26—Te Kuiti Racing Club. November 30, December I—Feilding Jockey Club. November 30, December I—Taranaki Jockey Club. December B—Ashburton County Racing Club. December 12. 13—Woodville District Jockey Club. December 14, 16—Oamaru Jockey Club. NOMINATIONS. November 20—Ashburton County Racing Club. November 21—Oamaru Jockey Club. November 23—Woodville District Jockey Club. HANDICAPS. November 16—Takapuna Jockey Club. November 19—Feilding Jockey Club. November 27—Ashburton County Racing Club. November 28—Oamaru Jockey Club. December 3—Woodville District Jockey Club. ACCEPTANCES. November 16—Te Kuiti Racing Club. November 19—South Canterbury Jockey Club. November 23—Feilding Jockey Club. November 23—Takapuna Jockey Club. December 4—Ashburton County Racing Club. December 6—Oamaru Jockey Club. December 7—Woodville District Jockey Club. TROTTING FIXTURES. November 16, 17—Winton Jockey Club. November 17, 21 Otahuhu Trotting Club. November 24—Wellington Trotting Club. November 29, December I—Fo1 —Forbury Park Trotting Club. December B—Ashburton County Racing Club. December 14, 15—Oamaru Jockey Club. December 15, 17—New Brighton Trotting Club. NOMINATIONS. November 20—Ashburton County Racing Club. November 21—Oamaru Jockey Club. November 22—New Brighton Trotting Club. HANDICAPS. November 27—New Brighton Trotting Club. November 27—Ashburton County Racing Club. November 28—Oamaru Jockey Club. ACCEPTANCES. November 16—Wellington Trotting Club. November 22—Forbury Park Trotting Club. December 4—Ashburton County Racing Club. December 6—Oamaru Jockey Club. December 11—New Brighton Trotting Club. RACING NOTES. Acceptances for the South Canterbury Jockey Club’s summer meeting, to be held on Friday and Saturday of next week, will close at eight o’clock on Monday night. * * * * Nominations for the Ashburton County Racing Club’s summer meeting will close at eight o’clock on Tuesday night. * * * Nominations for the Oamaru Jockey Club’s meeting will close at eight o'clock on Wednesday night. * * * * According to present indications, there -might be a useful team of Riccarton horses for the Auckland Racing Club’s summer meeting, while a number of owners from this Quarter will patonise the Manawatu fixtue. * * * * Chickwheat is to be tried again over hurdles at the South Canterbury meeting next week. He may make a useful horse at the jumping business later on, but he has not come to hand so quickly as was hoped. __ * * * * The Oamaru Jockey Club is making complete arrangements for the requirements of visiting horses at the opening meeting on the new course on December 14 and 15. There are over sixty stalls and thirty new loose boxes, and the club is arranging for both sleeping accommodation and meals on the course for the attendants of those horses which will be stabled in the loose boxes. This arrangement is one which will appeal to visiting owners and trainers, and in its effort to cater for their requirements, the club should be well patronised with nominations and acceptances. * * * *• The soreness which has kept Episode off the tracks since her return to Wanganui from Auckland last month has now disappeared, and the Limond filly is to be put into work again with a view to fulfilling her engagements at the Auckland summer meeting, all going well. * * * * Seatown ran .such a good race at Waver ley that he is spoken of as a possibility in the Feilding Cup, at the end of the month. Piuthair has also been accorded nomination, and if she benefits by her outings at Levin and Otaki, these two horses, who have been off the scene for so long, may be in the firing line at the finish. * * * The Wanganui trainer W. Rayner has just broken in a bay filly, Imprudence, by Royal Lancer —Joanfaix. The filly was foaled in England and imported, together with her dam, by Mr G. M. Currie. Imprudence is a compact, neatly built filly, and shows any amount of quality. She will not be two years oid until January, and will not race for some time, but if looks go for anything she should prove able to gallop when her time comes. * it * * This year the value of the Melbourne Cup to the owner of the winner was £9569 and a cup valued at £2OO. The owner of the second horse received £2OOO, and the owner of the third £l£oo.

The Australian-bred three-year-old Cyrille, by Humbug—Courante, has gone wrong, and has been sent back to his owner by A. Quinlivan. The half-brother to Valicare was just in great order for racing, and the trouble is bad luck for his owner, the Koatanui stud-groom, J. Low. Cyrilles trouble is not serious, but it has been decided not to go on with him in the meantime, but to give him every chance to get right again. He had been working along well on the beach at Porirua.

The catalogue of the Koatanui yearlings to be sold by auction at the next January sales at Trentham is already available. In all Mr G. M. Currie will offer six colts and four fillies. Four of the colts are by Limond, and all the fillies, the other two colts being by Thespian. The Limond youngsters include a brother to Agrion (from Waterwings), a sister to Commendation (from Eulogy), and a sister to Episode and Honour (from Homage). Motley’s first foal is amongst them, a colt to Limond. Pennon has a colt to Thespian to be submitted. The yearlings represent the successful families oi Koatanui, and should be much sought after. Honour, the brother to

tne Limond—Homage filly, set a New Zealand record last year at 2300 guineas.

How much would the motor-cars parked at Flemington on Cup Day be worth? It is difficult to estimate, says a Melbourne writer, but probably £1,000,000 was spent in their purchase. It is considered that 2000 cars were parked in the non-members’ reserve (the old bird-cage), while about 1600 were located in the members’ reserve. In addition, hundreds were parked on adotmcnts adjacent to the Hill, and in ihe public drive, where the hire cars are located. In the reserves, firemen patrolled the rows of cars in case of * * * * At least a few people were determined to get points of vantage from which to see the Cup. As early as nine o’clock a few people paid admission fees at the turnstiles. A little later there were a number of people scattered over the course, the majority being on the Hill. By 10.30 the real Cup crowd began to arrive, and by eleven o’clock there were as many on the course as at an ordinary race meeting. As a fact, some of the stall-holders on the flat arrived on the course as early as 6 a.m. They had to set up their wares in tempting style. * * * * Only a short two months ago the standing phrase applied to Australian three-year-olds was “ the mighty and unbeaten Mollison.” At this period Strephon was unheard of, except that he had won a minor race “ down the line" in Victoria at odds which suggested that his connections had ignored him. Then came Mollison’s Waterloo in the A.J.C. Derby, and the further complete failures which preceded his retirement to the paddock for a spell. Strephon’s stock then began to appreciate, and reached its climax by his great attempt to win the Victoria Derby and Melbourne Cup double. There is a chance that Mr Sol Green will consider the question of sending Strephon to England to race. This would not Le the first Australian thoroughbred to make the trip, though it is a long time since a high-class fiat performer was sent abroad. It takes horses a long time to become acclimatised in England, but, as Strephon is only three years old, there would be plenty of racing ahead of him after he had spent some months at Home.

When the Victoria Derby field lined up at the barrier, it seemed rather un usual to find neither R. Lewis nor F. Dempsey among the riders. It is difficult to remember another occasion in the last thirty years when Lewis did not take part in the Victoria Derby. His successes in that race —and they are many—will always be remembered, his last especially, for he was nearing his half-century when he got Trivave home ast November. Dempsey, for his part, cannot consider the Victoria Derby one of his unlucky races, for he already has steered two winners of it. Lewis had started his Blue Riband successes at Flemington long before he had reached Dempsey’s present age. But in the ordinary course Dempsey should last many years in the saddle. There is no reason why he should not be a useful man on a horse after he has achieved middle age. Thus there will be plenty of time for Dempsey to win more Derbies at Flemington, though he may never equal the wonderful “ classic ” record of Lewis and Hales. * * * * Statesman, winner of the Melbourne Cup, is bred on first-class staying lines (says a Melbourne writer). His sire, Demosthenes, was imported from England to New Zealand in 1913, and quickly made his mark as a sire of firstclass stayers, notably Amythas, a great horse which the connections of Gloaming would never tackle over a distance; Oratress, the New Zealand Cup winner in 1920; and Gasbag. Oratress, by the way, is dam of Oratrix, who ran second in the A.J.C. Metropolitan last month, and equalled her dam’s performance by winning the New Zealand Cup. I believe that that first-class New Zealand rider, Maurice M’Carten, on Derby day denounced me for stating tnat Demosthenes was not a sire of stayers. I was never so foolish as to write such a misstatement of fact. Possibly he was reading some other writings. Demosthenes is bred on first-class staying lines, and proved worthy of his lineage. After standing for some years in New Zealand he was bought by Mr Percy Miller for 5000 guineas and transferred to Kia-ora, New South Wales. In his later years he became uncertain with his mates, *nd was not perhaps a great loss when he cT id suddenly at Easter, 1925.

Amounis, the six-year-old son of Magpie and Loved One, has long since won a good place with the famous geldings that have graced the Australian turf, and he added another bright page to his already attractive record when he carried 9.5 to victory in the Williamstown Cup last Monday, compassing the mile and a half journey in the fast time of 2min 32 i sec. When submitted to auction as a yearling in New South Wales in the season of 1924 Amounis was bought by the Sydney trainer J. W. Cook for 300 guineas. At the opening of his three-year-old career the son of Magpie won four races in succession, and in the hope that he would win the Australian Jockey Club’s Derby the Sydney sportsman, Mr A. P. Wade, was encouraged to buy him for 3000 guineas. Amounis failed to develop the Derby standard, and after registering a brace of wins in handicap events he was sent to auction in the autumn of 1926, and was allowed to go to Mr W. Pearson, a well-known Sydney bookmaker, for 1800 guineas, for Amounis has won over £17,000 in his colours in the interval. TROTTING NOTES. Nominations for two trotting events at the Ashburton County Racing Club's meeting will close at eight o’clock on Tuesday night. * * * * Nominations for four trotting events at the Oamaru Jockey Clubs meeting will close at eight o’clock on Wednesday night. The New Brighton Trotting Club’s summer meeting will be held on December 15 and 17. Nominations will close at noon on Thursday. .** * * Nominations will close next Friday for the summer meeting of the Auckland Trotting Club. The club offers liberal prize money, catering for the best horses in the Dominion. The Auckland Trotting Cup has a stake of 2200 sovs, and a gold cup valued at 100 guineas, is restricted to 4.27 horses, while the Rowe Trotting Cup, for unhoppled trotters, is a 4.35 race, with a stake of 1000 dovs and a gold cup valued at 100 sovs. These are the leading events on a very attractive programme.

Mr G. S. Simpson has been appointed handicapper for the Manawatu Trotting Club.

The South Canterbury-trained trotter Nelson M’Kinney can go very fast, but he is deficient in stamina. In his races at the recent meeting he showed a lot of speed, but even a mile and a half was a trifle beyond him at the speed he was required to go to keep with the opposition. Nelson M’Kinney is by Nelson Bingen from Rosie M’Kinney, a trotter who had a good deal of speed when racing. * * * * Fight Ever put up some fair races at the recent meeting at Addington without winning. The Australian pacer has been troubled with his feet for some time, and is now only just working in his best style in training. Fight Ev *r, like several others now racing, is finding it difficult to succeed against young and improving pacers. JOCKEY DISQUALIFIED. (United Pr«M Assn.—By SHectrlo Telegraph.—Copyright.) SYDNEY, November 15. A leading jockey at unregistered race meetings, Albert Callinan, was to-day disqualified for two years owing to his unsatisfactory handling of Obedient at the Rosebery races yesterday.—Australian Press Association.

OTAHUHU TROTS START TO-MORROW. INTERESTING SPORT IS EXPECTED. (Special to the " Star.”) AUCKLAND, November 16. Of all the trotting meetings staged in the North Island, none are more popular than those of the Otahuhu Trotting Club. The good stake money offered attracts owners from all parts of the Dominion, and the spring fix* ture, which opens to-morrow, is no exception. Local stables are well represented, while the provinces from as far south as Canterbury will have candidates in one or other of the events, and with good fields the racing promises to be of the best. ' All that is necessary to make the day enjoyable is fine weather, with a winner or two on the day. The opening item of the programme will be supplied by the trotters in the Introductory Handicap (3.46 limit). Ten horses have been paid up for, and f hey do not read a very brilliant lot. <_)f the three on the front end Mokanna should have no difficulty in disposing ot Great Way and Golden Huia. The last-named has not been trotting well in her work, and though Great Way trots well on most occasions on the training track, the chances are he will do something wrong in the race. Lady Stepney and Colonel Thorpe are on 12yds, and Colonel Thorpe is more forward than the mare, but neither is an encouraging betting proposition. Royal Bob and Direct Action are on 36yds, and on form Royal Bob is easily the better of the pair. Ilis two wins at the recent Northland meeting last month were impressive, and he would only have to trot as well again to-mor-row and the others would have a job to keep him in view. Billy Carbine, 72yds, is a useful but unlucky trotter, handicapped up to his best, while Gold Star seems to be about in his right place on 96yds. Gold Sovereign is a long way back on 120yds, but he is a class above most of those in the race, and, despite his handicap, he may be prominent at the end. However, something nearer the front may be preferred, and backers may go for Mokanna, Royal Bob and Colonel Thorpe. With twenty-three in the Mangere Handicap (limit 2.56:1) backers have a wide range to select from. No fewer than eleven are on the limit, and if only one is withdrawn all will be able to start in one row. Ursuline and Gold Circle have heaps of pace, but they have always been erratic at the peg and that kind are not good to bet on, although either may win. Halgana is an honest sort, and should go a good race, but Koniniwood may not yet be sufficiently forward to see the journey out. Warplane has speed, but does not impress as a stayer, and although Nella Dillon ran a first and second at North land she will find it harder this time Marionette has disappointed often, and Profiteer is getting on in years. St Bridget raced twice last season in moderate company, and did not get a place. There are five on 12yds, and the best of them should be Travis Axworthy, Trustworthy and Peter Grattan. The last-named has been showdng improved form in his training. Travis Axworthy won at Wei-

lington. The only one further back in the handicap likely to get backing is Nelson Dillon, and off 24yds he will not find it easy. It is an open race, but there is encouragement to have a trifle on Trustworthy, Travis Axworthy or Lord Lu.

Although Western King has been sold and will not take his place in the Jellicoe Handicap, J. Shaw still has Jackie Audubon, Native Prince and Jewel Pointer in the race. The chances are Native Prince will be withdrawn, and the bracket will then be confined to Jackie Audubon and Jewel Pointer The latter will not appeal as a likely winner, but Jackie Audubon will see a short price, and on his form there is every reason to back him in preference to the majority of his opponents. Of the three on the front Mate o’ Mine may be preferred to Billy Sea and The Shrew, although The Shrew is a good mare, and looks better now than when raced at the Auckland meeting. Loch Moigh, 36yds, is on the same mark as Jackie Audubon, and the pair will be the hardest to beat. Gold Jacket, GO yds, is nicely treated, as he has won some good races. Those in demand should be Jackie Audubon, Loch Moigh and Mate o’ Mine. There are only half a dozen in the Onehunga Handicap, and if one happens to be withdrawn there wil be only one dividend. Lord Nepean is the only one on the front, and though he goes good Faces at times, a twomile journey seems to be just a shade too far for him if the pace is on. Laplander should beat Gold Dial, both on 12yds, and Dick Dillon, 24yds, seems to be just good enough to get a place these days. Free Advice, 36yds, is a brilliant mare, and should be able to see out two miles, although her best to date has been at a mile and a half and less. Taipare, 48yds, has a lot of speed, and if the race is run to suit him, he would be hard to beat. However the popular fancies may be Laplander and Free Advice. If there is anything in times, it is not much use going past Firelight in the Stewards’ Handicap (3min 28£sec limit). This pacer, at Addington on Friday last, went 4min 26 4-ssec to a place for two miles, and in the Stewards’ Handicap to-morrow is only 24yds behind in a 3min 28$sec mile and a half. His time for two miles last week works out at 3min 20sec for a mile and a half, and he appears to have a few seconds to spare to-mor-row, in case he cares to have a rest or two on the trip. Derby Lynn is a good sort to be on the front, and Evelyn Locanda may be smart, but two thirds were her best efforts out of many starts last season. • Further back Great Peter, 24vds, and Anselm, 36yds, are a fast pair, but it would seem backers will not bother much about anything outside Firelight, Great Peter and Derby Lynn. There are just eight in the Campbell Trot (4min 43sec clAss), and half of them are on the limit. Ngatira stays well, Peter M’Kinney is not solid. The Tartar is not good at two miles, but Raima is good at all departments. This trotter will not be paying much, but whatever it is should be enough. Mutu trots well at times, and Great Change is good if he would go right all the way. Tradesman is working well, but should not be able to give Raima a start. Tiger Salve is a long way back on 84yds, but he and Raima are the only really solid trotters in the race. Backers will pot hesitate in going for Raima, Great Change and Tradesman.

The last chance winners will have of getting more, or losers of getting evens, will be when the field parades for the mile saddle. Abrudbanya looks the best of those on the front, and on 12yds Goldman and Pitiroa are likely. There are a smart half-dozen on 24yds, and if Firelight and Laplander escape a penalty earlier in the day, one or the other may be the favourite. Anselm, 24yds, would only have to get his punch back to be a winner, but nothing is known as to his condition. Anything may win, but as the public will be there to bet they may risk a little on Abrudbanya, Lord Nepean or Laplander.

CANTERBURY STABLES ARE REPRESENTED AT OTAHUHU. (By OBSERVER.) The Otahuhu Trotting Club’s spring meeting, which commences to-morrow, has attracted less South Island support than usual, but some of those which have made the trip have good recent form to their credit. Firelight, Free Advice, Travis Axworthy, Laplander, St Bridget and Mate o’ Mine should make a good showing, while Wharepiana ran well enough at Addington to suggest that with conditions to suit, she might get on the winning list. She is always dangerous on a heavy track. The class engaged during the day is rather ordinary, but the meeting will hold the public interest sbecause of the improvement expected from several of the competitors. The trotters engaged in the Introductory Handicap are far from a classy lot, and anything that goes steadily will have a chance, providing he doesn’t make it too steady. On scratch is the promising Peterwah-Medway youngster, Great Way. This fellow can trot when he settles to his work, but at Northlands he refused to act kindly. Experience will work wonders for him. Mokanna is also on scratch, and the Hawera representative should be hard to beat. He is quite a young trotter, and with three winning performances last season he has something to recommend him. Royal Bob, on 36 yards, did not beat anything of class in his two wins at Northlands, but he showed fair speed, and proved himself a quick beginner. If he can be kept going solidly he should be prominent. Of the back lot Billy Carbine has built his supporters up at times, and from 1 2 yards behind might show up, but Gold Star (96) and Gold Sovereign (120), though better class than the remainder are giving awav a lot. Mokanna and Royal Bob look the pick of a rough lot. A big field of twenty-three has been paid up for in the Mangere Handicap. Canterbury stables are represented by St Bridget, on scratch, and Travis

Axworthy, on 12 yards behind, and these should make a good showing. Warplane and Nella Dillon have recent form to their credit, and Trustworthy, on 12 yards, is a promising filly, Medusa, on 24 yards, won a double at Northlands, and looks as though she will reach better class than this. Trayis Axworthy, Medusa and St Bridget should be in the picture. The Onehunga Handicap, a 4min 38sec, class two miles, has produced only six candidates. Free Advice is an unknown quantity as a stayer, but if her party elect to start her from 36 yards behind, she should be the hardest to beat. Laplander, 12 yards behind, is another southerner with performance to recommend him. Taipare, 48 yards behind, looks the one to cause the Canterbury horses most worry. The 4min 32sec class Jellicoe Handicap is the principal event on the card. Billy Sea (scratch) is a good stayer, but something of an “iffer,” and against good class he does not appeal. The Shrew, also on scratch, seems not yet back to her best, but Mate o’ Mine has been showing fine form of late. Native Prince, 12 yards behind, performed most disappointingly at Addington, but if he has recovered from his indisposition, he may show improvement. Jackie Audubon looks well treated on 36 yards behind, and should make his presence felt, while Loch Moigh, if he has suffered no ill effects from his racing last month, when he w-as very sore, may also show up. Western King will probably be missing from the field, as he has been sold, and remained here after the Cup meeting. Gold Jacket (60yds) has already won tw r o big races this season, and looks to hold good prospects of getting some of the stake. Jewel Pointer, on 108, or 4.23, has a lot to make up. He ran disappointingly at Addington, but should be all the better for the racing. As Jackie Audubon is reported to have joined J. Shaw’s stable he should be bracketed with Native Prince and Jewel Pointer. This should prove a strong first selection with investors, and the winner should come from this lot, with a decided preference for Jackie Audubon’s chance. Mate o’ Mine and Gold Jacket may provide most opposition. The Stewards' Handicap, a 3.28 i class mile and a half, has some promising horses engaged. Derby Lynn, on scratch, comes from a stable which produces some tough propositions. Winner of four races last year, this four-year-old mare looks the right sort. St Bridget is also on scratch here. Ribbonw r ood’s Last should show up from 12yds behind, and Daytime appears to hold a change from 24yds behind. Nevertheless, the winner should come from Firelight (24yds) or Great Peter (24yds), as this pair represents good class. On his running last week Firelight has a few seconds “up his sleeve,” as he registered 4.26 4-5 for two miles—the equivalent of approximately 3.20 for a mile and a half. On this performance he looks the best of good things, but Great Peter should hurry him along.

From the front mark, Raima should be all the rage for the Campbell Handicap, a 4.43 class two miles for unhoppied trotters. It is difficult to pick anything to cause him much trouble, but if Great Change (36yds) elects to go kindly and do his best he may be hard to shake off. Tiger Salve (84), who ran so well at the recent Auckland meeting, and Ngatira (scratch) should be the next best.

If reserved for the Massey Memorial Handicap, Free Advice should carry lots of money, but the Native Prince (12yds)-Jackie Audubon (60 yds) combination and Golden Bubbles (12yds) should keep the Blue Mountain King mare doing her best. Dillon Huon is another speedy individual, and, from scratch, he should run well.

Mile saddle races are less frequent in Auckland than here, but the Manukau Handicap is a 2.18 class with the weight on top. If unpenalised, Firelight (24yds) looks to hold a really gcod chance of winning, but if he is re-handicapped too much or -not produced, Laplander (also a probable starter earlier in the day), Luvan and Daytime may be the pick of the field.

LEVIN RACING CLUB HAS LARGE FIELDS. TO-MORROW’S FORM AND PROSPECTS REVIEWED. (By MARTIAN.) Judging from the size and quality of the fields, the Levin Racing Club’s annual meeting, which will be held tomorrow, should be highly successful. All through the events have filled up well, and the racing should be firstclass. The card opens with the Manulcau Hack Hurdles. Horomea heads the list with 10.12, and on Waverley form, where she won handsomely in her first outing over hurdles, she will not lack support. Sunart has been jumping boldly at Awapuni and is .selected to take a hand at the finish. Kilia, from the same stable, should find the distance acceptable. Then there is Grand National, who with 9.3 is sure to give a good account of himself. It looks like Horomea, Grand National and Sunart.

Some promising sorts are engaged in the Weraroa Hack Handicap, and the top-weight, Rotowhero, who raced particularly well at Trentham, is sure to come in for strong support. Green Acre won well at Waverley, beating a good field. Elysianor is very well, judging him on his track efforts, but he has been doing most of his work over hurdles and will be worth keeping in mind for a jumping event later on. Shining Star and King Quex will have friends. The former will see the distance out well, and the latter has beeen improving with each race. Several of the others are engaged in the Maiden. King Quex, with his handy weight, Rotowhero and Green Acre should supply the winner. A big field of twenty-four is engaged in the Maiden Race, and support will be forthcoming for Teremoana, who has only to go to the post to be very difficult to beat. Slcyrider should go a merry five furlongs, while Vaucluse’s track essays point to an early win. Arrow Boy has shown a lot of useful form this season, as in seven starts he has been out of a place only on two occasions. He is engaged in the Mako Mako Hack Handicap, and should give a good account of himself. Lady Quex has a handy weight, and as she is improving she .should be thereabouts at the finish. Holus Bolus has only to race up to his track performances to get some of the money. Green Acre is engaged here as well as in the Weraroa Hack Handicap. The Levin Cup next comes up for decision. Nukumai heads the handicaps with 9.0, but he has had a lot of hard racin, and on his Riccarton running appears to be a bit stale. Paitonu won this event twelve months ago, with 7.8, and now has 8.11. He is gcod when ready, but may need a race. Blimp may go out favourite. He ha c shown recently what a good one he is, and is still improving. His chance ap-

peals strongly. Royal Game showed up well at Riccarton without winning, but the final pinch may find him wanting. Shining Armour has only to be in the same galloping mood as he was in at Riccarton, where he was in the limelight for most of the way in the Cup, to be very hard to beat. Horomea may prefer the hurdles. Kilmiss has a chance under 7.5. The best of the light weights, however, appears to be Imperial Spark, whose previous form has pointed to an early win. He is in at the minimum, and has only to reproduce his best form, and he will pay a good price. Shining Armour, Blimp and Imperial Spark may be the best to follow. Tcheka ran a couple of good races at Trentham last month, and with 8.4 he has only to see out the distance of the bake Hack Handicap be very hard to beat. Tanagra is in capital order, and has won over a mile. Kalos has a good weight, but this unlucky gelding cannot be left out of calculations. Some good sprinters are engaged in the M’Donald Memorial Handicap, but some of them are not. ready. A lot of interest will be centred on Piuthaiv, who is down to make her reappearance with the colours up after a long spell. She has been in work some time, but she may need a race or two to sharpen her up. Vertigern also has not appeared previously this season. Helotis has had the benefit of recent experience, while Keddar is due, having shown signs of returning to form lately. Callanmore showed useful form at Trentham, and where a lot of the horses are not ready he should be prominent. Bonogne ran second to Te Atiawa at Waverley, Silvermine, who subsequently won the

Stewards’ Handicap, finishing third. On that form, the Bisogne gelding should shine in this company. In fact, he should just about salute the judge. Of the others, Arrow Boy and Kilbronsytn may show up, but Bonogne, Helotis and Keddar are the most likely ones. Veronese showed promising form at Trentham, and should be seen to advantage in the Hokio Hack Handicap. Argue, if reserved for this event instead of taking on the six furlongs, will be one of the difficult ones, while Dy Area’s previous running has been very encouraging. These three should fight out the finish. The following is the programme:— MAX UK All HACK HURDLE HANDI-

ACCEPTANCES. OTAKI MAORI RACING CLUB. Per Press Association. OTAKI, November 15. The following acceptances have been received:—

p UHI MAIDEN PLATE, of 150 sovs; s * x . furlongs—Abason, Archeria, Aniate,d - Balloon - Llack Odin. Chopin. ?, f „o Sil }? er ’ , Clo >:? e , Cavity. CallagSin: Catuna, Dancing Star, Fallow, Green Field, Good Cheer, Irish Moss, Kentish Lady, Kotahi, Lka Kiriana, Miss Field Moutoa Furne, Pompadour, Ravine’ s J ot SUk ' Tharft, Theresa Bell, Wyeford. HANDICAPS. TAKAPUNA JOCKEY CLUB. Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, November 15. The following handicaps for the Takapuna Jockey Club’s meeting have been declared:—

CAP, of 120 30vs. One mile and a St lb st lb Horomea 10 12 Lieutenant 3 Sunart 10 7 Grand Othon 10 2 Ripdale 9 0 Olympic 9 9 11 Fair One 9 0 Pillar 9 0 WERAROA HACK HANDICAP, of 110 sovs. n furlongs. St lb St lb Rotowhero Green Acre Shining Star 9 4 Hynestraeon 8 2 9 0 Bourse 8 0 Mandarine S 7 Gasnapper 8 0 Bissac King Quex Elysianor 8 6 Landguard 8 0 S 4 MAIDEN RACE, of 80 sovs; weight 8.7; six furlongs—Pegeen Oge, Star Girl, Irish Moss, Flying Binge. Archeria, Skyrider, Jiu Jazz, Moutoa Fame, Abakan, Balloon, Kotahi, Eka, Dancing Star, Vexillum, Fallow. Tharft, Iciogne, Cloyne, Topere, Teremoana, Vaucluse, Wyeford, Ravine Catuna, Cavity. MAKO MAKO HACK HANDICAP, of 110 sovs Six furlongs. st lb Henna 9 0 Orcades 8 3 Arrow Boy 8 10 Cold 1 Air 8 3 Lady Quex 8 9 The Dove 7 11 Wonder 8 5 Pateroa 7 S Mark Mint 8 3 LEVIN CUP, of 300 sovs. One mile and quarter. St lb st lb Paitonu ' 9 8 0 11 Kilperon Talisker 7 7 4 Blimp Royal Game Shining | 8 Orazone 7 4 Twink Olympic Captain Gazely Imperial Spark Kilmezzo 7 0 Horomea 8 1 Teri 7 S 0 0 Kilmiss 7 5 7 LAKE HACK HANDICAP, of 110 SOVS. One mile and a distance. lb st lb Kabs Tanagra Shining Star 9 0 Ripdale 7 6 8 6 Lady Alophen 7 6 Gold Bag 8 3 Sneerer Kempsey 7 | Volplane 7 5 M’DONALD MEMORIAL HANDICAP, st lb Wanderlust st lo Vertigern 8 13 Immigrant Ridgemount Kilbronsyth 7 8 7 6 Keddar 7 12 Arrow Boy 7 0 Callanmoro 7 11 Treasury 7 0 Bonogne 7 11 Twink 7 0 HOKIO HACK HANDICAP, of 110 sovs. Five furlongs. lb st lb Quantum 9 0 Star Girl Flying Binge 7 4 Lady Quex 8 11 7 4 Argue Mark Mint Dry Area 8 6 Inflame Jiu Jazz Pompadour 7 4 8 1 7 4 Golden Greenfield Kentish Lady Sambun Degree Alleyway 7 4 Arch Arrow 7 10 7 4 Brown Sugar 7 9 7 4 Taranto 7 6 War Zone 7 4

KAPITI HACK HURDLE HANDICAP, of 150 Bovs. One mile and a half. st lb st lb Horomea 3 0 12 Grand Diana’s Lad 10 10 National 0 3 Panorama 10 7 Abisogne 0 2 Othon 3 0 2 Gambler 9 0 Star Shell 10 0 American Olympic 9 11 Pillar 9 0 Novar 9 11 Democratic 9 0 Lady Gay 9 11 Sneerer Kilia 9 8 Ripdalo 9 0 Boy 9 8 Fair One 9 0 Red Bank 9 4 Hash 9 0 Roburant 9 0 KATIHIKU HANDICAP, of 150 sova. Seven furlongs. st lb st lb Discourse 9 0 Borsaline 7 13 Pale Star 8 10 Airtight Maui 8 7 Rory Mor 7 7 Royal Acre 8 7 Teremoana Moutoa Bissac 7 6 Treasury 8 4 King Quex 7 4 Acred 8 2 Elysianor 7 4 Green Acre S 2 Airforce 7 0 Shining Star 8 0 Topere 7 0 LING MEMORIAL HANDICAP, of 300 sovs. One mile and a quarter. st lb st lb Vertigern 9 3 Kilmiss 7 3 Black Mint 8 9 Avro 7 3 Paitonu 8 9 Talisker 7 2 Blimp S 6 Kilperon 7 0 Royal Game 8 6 Twink 7 0 Royal Mint 8 0 Kilmezzo 7 0 Shining Imperial Armour 7 13 Spark 7 0 PAHIKO HANDICAP, of 150 sovs. Six furlongs. st lb st lb Royal Duke 9 0 Golden Veronese 8 6 Shadow 7 4 Rameses 8 3 Brown Rotowhero 8 3 Sugar 7 3 Arrow Boy 8 2 Baskier 7 3 Lady Quex 8 1 The Dove 7 3 Shining Star 7 12 Australis 7 2 Onward 7 12 Degree 7 0 Moutoa Disrank 7 0 Wonder 7 11 Hygrado 7 0 Holus Bolus 7 11 Catuna 7 0 Mark Mint 7 9 Richfield 7 0 Orcades 7 9 Alleyway 7 0 Argue 7 9 WAITAWA HANDICAP, of 200 sovs. Six furlongs, st lb st lb Helotis 8 1 Kilbronsyth 7 6 Dobbin 8 1 Ridgemount 7 4 Keddar 7 10 Arrow Boy 7 0 Callanmore 7 9 Captain Bonogne 7 9 Gazely 7 0 Hulkai 7 9 Arch Arrow 7 0 Royal Duke 7 6 TAUMANUKA HANDICAP, of 150 sovs. One mile and 55 yards. st lb st lb Kalos 9 8 Belgian Tanagra 9 4 Queen 8 0 Marjoram 9 1 Gasnapper 8 0 Home Made 8 13 Otauru Lass 8 0 Tcheka 8 12 Skyrider 8 0 Billion 8 12 Volplane S 0 Mandarine S 7 Lady Bissac • 8 5 Alophen S 0 King Quex 8 4 Fallow 8 0 Be tel I us 8 0 KEREHI ROERA HANDICAP, of 200 bovs. Seven furlongs. _ . lb yds bh i Royal Game 9 8 Bonhomme 8 2 Joy Bird 9 6 Henna S 2 Monaghan 8 11 March II. 8 0 Bonogne 8 10 Tanagra 8 0 Hulkai 8 10 Deluge 8 0 Horomea 8 10 Kilmezzo 8 0 Epistle 8 7 Paul Wanderlust 8 6 Lucerne 8 0 Vigilance 8 4 Decoy Bird 8 0 Modern 8 3 Twink 8 0 Olympic 8 3

TIRI HIGH-WEIGHT HANDICAP, of 250 sovs. One mile and one furlong. Bt lb st lb Uralla 10 10 Clockwork 9 1 Gold Rain 10 5 Master Lu 9 1 Wenday 10 4 Pekatahi 9 1 Whaka King 10 4 Bizarro 9 0 Bright Day 10 3 Abbot's Royal Form 10 1 Delight 9 0 Pouri 10 0 Mangaiti 9 0 Lady Cintra 10 0 Master Rahepoto 9 11 Roley 9 0 Star of the Blago 9 0 East 9 8 Kiahoremai 9 0 Potoanui 9 7 Miss Alma 9 0 Roman Abbey 9 6 Charitaine 9 0 Big Bertha 9 6 Glena Bay 9 0 Farndon 9 6 Master Moy Hall 9 6 Clements 9 0 Lord Abbey 9 6 Template 9 0 Salamander 9 4 BOROUGH HANDICAP, of 400 sovs. Seven furlongs. st lb st lb Awarero 9 0 Golden ICrist 7 a Seatown 8 13 Tinakoa 7 3 Le Choucas 8 S Master Doon 7 0 High Pitch 8 8 Prince Otto 7 0 Flying Juliet 8 7 Eh Timi 7 0 Tea Time 8 2 Cynthia N. 7 0 The Lamb 7 10 Modest Boy 7 0 Macroom 7 8 Saucy Lass 7 0 Serang 7 6 Baby Bun 7 0 Scat 7 6 Miss Potoa 7 0 New Moon 7 6 Liaison 7 0 The Thorn 7 4 Appellant 7 0 Mithra 7 3 Red Day 7 0 ALISON CUP, of 700 sovs. One mile, three furlongs and forty yards. st lb st lb Seatown 9 0 Papatu 7 3 Corinax 8 6 Thursby 7 0 Le Choucas 8 0 Transformer 7 0 Prodice 7 13 Tinohoa 7 0 Mint Leaf 7 11 Golden Desert Glow 7 11 Wedding 7 0 Royal Doulton 7 7 CAMBRIA HANDICAP, of 400 sovs. Five furlongs. st lb st lb Supremacy 9 9 Cymon 7 7 Awamutu 8 12 Currajong 7 4 Flying Snowplane 7 3 Prince S 10 Praetor 7 3 Love Call S 9 Crimestor 7 3 Carl Idem S 7 Surveyor—PelEaglet 8 3 let filly 7 0 Gemlight 7 10 Pure Tea 7 o Frazer 7 8 Assume 7 0 Clopton 7 7 Rose Mint 7 0 Vali 7 7 Gigle Ruling Chief 7 7 Valorous 7 0 Swank 7 7 Golden William of Measure 7 0 Orange 7 7 Bennie Terrazzo 7 7 Norval Tea 7 0 POANUI HANDICAP, of 250 sovs. One mile and one furlong. st lb st lb Tidal 9 t> Komak 8 3 Winsome Big Bertha 7 13 Boy 9 I Cybelo Maori Boy 9 0 Eager Rose 7 10 Speechless 8 8 Brampton 7 8 Welcome Indolent 7 8 Home 8 7 Double Mint 7 7 War Officer 8 6 Viburnum 7 7 Bombarder 8 6 CHELTENHAM HANDICAP, of 425 bovs. Six furlongs. st lb st lb Aussie 10 0 White Wings 7 1 Paganelll 9 7 Town Bird 7 0 Nancy Lee 8 7 Prince Otto 7 0 Tea Time 8 3 Ballymoy II. 7 0 Oration S 0 Seastar 7 o Lady's Boy 7 11 Te Atiawa 7 0 Macroom 7 8 Appellant 7 0 L Finance 7 3