RACING.

Waikato Times, Volume 101, Issue 16972, 8 December 1926, Page 11

RACING.

FROM TRACK AND STABLE (By “Murtian.”) SEASON’S FIXTURES. December 8, 9.—WoodviUc. December 10 and 11.—S. Canterbury., December H.—Waipa. December 16, 18—Dargaviile. December 27, 29, January 1, 3 Auckland. December 27, 28, 30 —Manawatu. December 27, 28—Taranaki. December 27, 28—Dunedin. TROTTING DATES. December 8, 11.—Wellington. December 16, is.—New Brighton. December 27. —Ashburton. December 27.—Gore December 27, 28.—South Walrarapa. December 27, 28. —Westport. December 28, 30, 31—Auckland December 30. —Winton. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. '‘Curious,” Hamilton. —Absurd’s stock was first represented on the stake earning list in New Zealand in the 1919-20 term. Their best season was 1921-22 when they secured £36,498 in stakes. Starter,” Hora Hora. — (1) Carinthia has not won a race; (2) Tresham is owned by a Wellington sportsman, but is trained at Ellerslie. (3) True Blood finished second but was placed fourth in the G.N. Guineas last month for interference. “Wager,” Glen Massey.— (1) Blue Cross and Alteration were the only dead heaters in the Avondale Cup. That was in the race of 1919. (2) Elysian and Danube were ridden by H. Gray when they won the Canterbury Derby of 1909 and 1910 respectively.

THE WAIPA CLUB. MEETING ON SATURDAY. The Waipa Racing Club will hold its annual meeting at its well-ap-pointed course at Tc Awamutu on Saturday next when, given fine weather, there promises to be a large attendance of the public. Good racing is assured as the various events have filled well and the class of horse engaged is such as to make the results very’ open and the finishes close and interesting. The first race is timed to start at 11.45 a.m. Special trains have been arranged from the various surrounding centres wbileMhe motor services to the racing headquarters will also be in extensive demand. GOSSIP FROM ALL PARTS. The Woodville meeting will be concluded to-morrow. There will be racing at Timaru on Friday and Saturday. The Waipa Club’s fixture is set down for Te Awamutu on Saturday. Mr Vivian Riddiford, who hks been on a trip to Epropc, is due to arrive in Wellington on Sunday next by the Mataroa. Abbess, by her victory at Taumarunui on Saturday, becomes ineligible for the Maiden Plate at Tc Awamutu. Sports Queen (Glengowrie—Uranium), half sister to the Waikatoowned Royal Abbey, Lord Star and Wedding March, recently foaled a colt to Lucullus. On breeding, this youngster has much to recommend him. Sports Queen, who is owned hy Mr D. G. Garolan, of Waharoa, in two previous seasons produced colts to the imported sire, Valkyrian. Rapier has improved a great deal since winning on the last day of the New Zealand Cup mceling,' and if brought north should pay his way. Rapier is also entered for Dunedin at Christmas time. The Quin Abbey gelding, Stormy, who was taken to Australia recently by the ex-Waikato sprotsman, Mr H. Burch and had a noted run of success, was brought back to Auckland yesterday. Delightment has been racing so well lately that he is likely to give a good account of himself under his - light impost in the Cup at Te Awamutu. Grand Knight will not be a starter in the Auckland Cup, but unless plans are altered will be at the meeting, accompanied by Panther and Nadarino. Forest Gold acted as pacemaker with Miss Vera for over a mile in the Cup at Taumarunui. By the time the straight was entered the Monoform Analogy gelding had had enough and he had petered back into fifth and last place by the time the post .was reached.

Precious was not long in making a return for her new owner, Mr J. McCormack, winning at her first start at Methven on Saturday. Precious and Nincompoop will add interest to the holiday racing at Awapuni.

Ngarara was not good enough for the field in the Taumarunui Cup but she came out for the closing event of the card, the Owhango Hack Handicap, which she won very decisively. This member of the Hannon team will probably be seen out as a 'jumper later on As she, is by Quin Abbey—Oison, Ngarara is bred right for that branch of the game.

Star Ranger, who is now at Te Awamutu, had been galloping wen at Trcntham, and he will make the trip to Auckland for the Cup. Both Star Ranger and Tanadees have been working. the reverse way in company at Trcntham.

Niblick, by Lucullus —Necktie and therefore’a half hrother i 0 Rufflcs > W ae turned out in nice order by his Tr'napa rnenfor, E. Wylds, for his encasement in the Owhango Hack Han-rtic-io at Taumarunui. His third in ?hit event would probably have been Pttered but for the fact that he was out very wide as the field left ,h f straiehi the first time, and the , ffnr'i 10 make up the lost ground was too muefc.

Bright Day, Bright Knight and Coma, who arc trained locally by T. E. Wilson for Mr S. Tapp arc likely to make the southern trip for Christmas and New Year racing. Last season Bright Day and Bright Knight earned good stake money at Awapuni, Feilding and Stratford. The trio, claim engagement at Te Awamutu on Saturday.

Gauntlet, who.has now won twice in succession over hurdles, Is to race at the Auckland summer meeting. He will acoompany S. Reid’s team, and be in charge of that trainer, while H. Lorigan is at Awapuni with Orchid.

Whatever prospects Ngahincpouri may have had in the hurdles at Taumarunui were materially affected when Advent came to grief at the fence seven furlongs from home. Ngahincpouri was in close attendance behind Advent at the time of the mishap and practically had to be pulled up to avoid the danger. By that time Ngahincpouri was giving the leaders too great a break to have any chance.

Count Cavour is still being confined to useful tasks at Riccarton, but he looks in the" best of health, and he will be ready for more strenuous work in the near future.

Scot Free made most of the pace in the hurdles at Taumarunui and gave a very good display of fencing. It was only in the closing stages that Gold Rep and Glcncairn ran past Scot Free. The latter, a five year old gelding by Marble Arch from a Cuirassier mare, has pace, and experience should make him a useful proposition over the battens.

It is probable that Mr G. D. Greenwood will have three representatives at the Auckland Racing Club’s summer meeting. The two year olds, Agrion and Eulalle, arc pretty certain to come north, and Haze may be the other member of the party.

Bracken Abbey, one of the Hannon team, ran third In the Trial Plate of six furlongs at Taumarunui and, two races later, won the Matapuna Hack Handicap of five furlongs. The Quin Abbey—Redfem gelding possesses good beginning qualities but does not stay too well.

David (by Baverstock —Linotype; proved himself a fine stayer and a horse of very hardy constitution, but, according to a Sydney writer, he is likely to have a hard task to make anything like a name for himself as a sire, for he is not receiving anything like the proper opportunities to distinguish. himself.

Branson, a double .winner at the Taumarunui meting, is a well framed back who should not be over-long in doing better. He won his races in good stylo and the Greyspear—Garston was running on at the end., Branson, who runs in the interest of Messrs A. J. Davis and H. Bennett, is trained by C. Whale, at Matamata. It is not unlikely that Branson will be put to jumping game later on, for which he appears the right type.

Macroom took a prominent part in the Trial Plate at Taumarunui but had not the ability to hold off the closing run made by Abbess. Macroom was also produced in the Matapuna Handicap but the journey was too short for her. The Archiestown —Lady Gwendoline filly is in good heart at present. She possesses pace and slaying ability and, later on, this member of M. J. Carroll’s team should display improved results.

Miss Egypt ran a good race in the Flying Handicap at Taumarunui in which she had Tc Koroke doing his best to win by a neck. Miss Egypt has the ability to begin quickly as she showed on this occasion. It looked as if she was fading in the straight but the Egypt—Pourparler marc came again in determined fashion when Keesing shook her up and made a great finish to a good race over the six furlongs journey.

Limerick is a regular attendant at Riccarton each morning, and is being given trotting exercise on the lead, lie lias built up considerably since his return from Australia, and his' affected heel is quickly yielding to treatment. Jones lias no intention of hurrying him in his tasks, hut hopes to have him right in the early autumn, according to a Christchurch writer.

Glencairn made a very promising entry into the ranks of the hurdlers at Taumarunui, where the Gienalbyu gelding ran second to Gold Rep. Glencairn jumped his fences very cleanly and with some further experience should make a suocess of his latest undertaking. R. McMiken, of Matamata, the owner-trainer of Glencairn, raced some useful jumpers in the past, the latest of whom was Munster.

The well-known marc Bonetter died last week. She was at Otatara to visit Cape Horn, but died after foaling to Hymcstra, and the foal also died. Bonetter was a very serviceable mare on the. raring track, and it is bad luck for Mr Kemball to lose her on the threshold of her stud ca'rccr.

Abbess, the younger full sister to York Abbey, registered her first success at Taumarunui where she won the Trial Plate. This member of J. F. Tutclicn’s team never gave her supporters any cause for anxiety as she was always in a handy position in the running and coming away in the straight won decisively. Abbess promises to be quite as good as expected.

In is interesting to note that a halfsister to Mr T. 11. Lowry’s well-per-formed imported horse Grandcourt (Captivation—La Huppe), who is now doing stud duty at Okawa, won a couple of races in England recently. The half-sister referred to is Deneb, who followed up her Chepstow success by winning the Trent Selling Nursery at Nottingham. When auctioned after the race she was sold for £SOO to Major 11. Cayzcr, who sawgood stud value In her after bar cacng days are ovaf.

After his display in the Alison Gup, at Takapuna, where he was runner-up to Ruapapa, the Nassau—Cooing gelding, Spoony, was sorted out as first choice in the small field that contested the Taumarunui Gup. Spoony was not Nvell placed in the early stages, but he made a forward move and was within striking distance about a furlong and a half from home. His closing run was not very impressive and the best the favourite could do was to fill third place, over two lengths away from the winner, Miss Vera.

There was very marked support, for Day Guide in the Matapuna Hack Handicap at Taumarunui, in which this member of J. F. .Tuachcn’s team was installed favourite. It was his first start in a race and failing to catch the hop out he was never prominent. Day Guide is a four year old gelding by Day Comet from Lady Ellen and belongs to the Te Kowhai sportsman, Mr S. Fullerton.

The Irish Cesarewitch was run at the Curragh at Kildare, and 19 horses were saddled for this mile and six furlongs race. The result was a great surprise, the outsider, Game Hen, winning from two other outsiders in Maureen M and the now elderly Ceylonese. The winner belongs to an Irishman, Mr L. Scott, and is by Lingtown out of Grey Hen. Ceylonese, like Tishy, was expected to win a Newmarket, Cesarewitch, when owned by Sir A. Bailey, but they both failed.

Tc Koroke was accepted for in four events at Taumarunui, hut the only start of the Humbug—Tigritiya,chestnut was in the Rangaroa Flying Handicap for which ho was made an even money favourite. Tc Koroke pulled his supporters through but not belorc lie was hard pressed to shake off a strong challenge by Miss Egypt in the run home. Te Koroke is engaged at Tc Awamutu on Saturday and as the chestnut is very well just now he can be expected to race prominently.

One of Die smartest fillies—if not actually the smartest— sccji out on the English turf this year is Cresta Run, whose latest vicLory was registered In the Imperial Produce Stakes at Kcmpton Park.' Cresta Hun carried 9.3, and she defeated a field of eleven. Cresta Run, who was bred by her owner, Lieutenant-Colonel G. Loder, is a daughter of Hurry On, and on the dam’s side she claims a strain of Carbine blood through her grand-dam, Mountain Maid (a daughter of Spearmint). j

Miss Vera has been a useful stake earner during the couple of seasons she has been in J. F. Tutchen’s stables. Last year she won the Te Kuiti Cup and other events of less monetary importance, in addition to securing place earnings. On Saturday, the All Black —Jena mare made a successful entry into the new term by taking toll of the four runners opposed to her in the Taumarunui Cup. Miss took the lead in the early stages and never lost it. She is in good racing trim at present and should he heard from again before long. s

Gold Rep has been showing fair form over hurdles lately. She was runnerup at the Waikato Hunt meeting and filled a similar place in the ba'.ten event on- the first day of the Waikato Club’s Spring gathering. The Spalpeen—Fraulcin marc, who was first choice with investors, won nicely at Taumarunui on Saturday and must be given consideration in nearby engagements.

Glentruin returned to Riccarton after contesting the Feilding Stakes. She will not go to Auckland, but if she goes on all right in the interval she will be racing at Awapuni in the Palmerston North Stakes. Glentruin is not the marc she once was, but with any luck at all she would have been much more prominent at Feilding last week.

At Woodville there is an interesting youngster in Silver Grey, a two year old filly trained by F. Davis for Mr T. 11. Lowry. Silver Grey is by Grey Monk, by Roi Ilcrodc from Lady Jess by Ayrshire, from Ardmore. Her dam. Chlorite, is by Sir Tristram from Chlorine by Grand Flaneur. _ Silver Grey cost Mr Lowry 300 guineas at the Easter sales in Sydney last autumn. Her efforts on the turf will be watched with interest. She was due to make her first appearance at Woodvillc this afternoon.

Transformer and Ruffles, two racing members of W. G. Woods’ team who were trained at Te Rapa for several months, have been transferred to Pukckolie where they will be trained for the immediate future. Transformer has been a disappointment so far this season but as the tracks are becoming more favourable the Thurnliam—Mangamaire gelding may do better in the near future. Trainer Woods deserves credit for the successes he has achieved with Ruffles. It is only eight months since the Quin Abbey—Necktie gelding was introduced to racing and he has already ranged himself among the open company, in which he is likely to gain further prominence. Ruffles comes of an interesting family, on his mother’s side. Necktie was by Mensohikoff from Castorlace, by Castor from Necklace, by Musket from Locket. Locket was the dam of Thunderbolt, Medallion, and Necklet. Castorlace was a sister to Coronet and Armilla, and Armilla was the dam of Armlet.

Already this season there have been seen out several promising two year olds, but apparently the stock of good youngsters has not yet run out. Another was seen out at Fciiding on Wednesday in SilvermJnc, the first progeny of that good mare Silver Link, a brilliant performer in her day, not so long ago, when among her numerous victories were the A.R.G. Railway and Easter Handicaps, H.EL Stakes, Manawatu Stakes, Taranaki Stakes, North Island Challenge Stakes, and numerous sprint handicaps. Silvermine did not begin very well, and two and a half furlongs from home the colt was seventh, and a long way from the leaders. Then he put in a brilliant rap, and getting through on the rails he was in front by the time they had straightened up, to go on and beat Ruanui by the best part of three lengths. There was no denying the merit of Silvermine’s performance, for he had a lot of ground to make up. The colt is a very solid youngster, and he has developed considerably, since he was a yearling. The oolt, is a real good sort, and his next appearance will be awaited with the greatest interest. Mr A. Alexander, the owner of Silvermine. has a yearling halfbrother to this colt by imported Chief Ruler, whose progeny look like coming gooC j_:“Early Bird” in the Chronicl*.

Footfall, who has 7.7 in the Auckland Cup, is regarded in Christchurch as favourably handicapped. It is by no means certain that he will run in the Cup, as he claims a minor engagement on the same day. He has gone on well in his preparation since the New Zealand Cup meeting.

Degage is a notable entry for events at Christmas time. She went wrong on the eve of the Wellington Racing Club’s spring meeting, and also was compelled io miss important engagements at Hie Gup meeting. Judging by the tenderness she displayed after a gallop at Trcnthaiu on Saturday morning it is doubtful if she will bo able to race during the holidays, or he at her lies! if she does, writes “The Watcher.”

The ‘Taumarunui Club experienced better luck with the weather at its annual meting this season than has been the case for several years. As a consequence there was an advance in gate and totalisator receipts .which will be an encouragement to • the enthusiastic band of workers connected with the club. One of tho features or the meting was that it was well managed and promptitude was strictly I adhered to. The work of the score- ! tary (Mr Sam Sarah) and his slaff j contributed in marked measure to- i wards the smooth running of affairs I and the general success that attended them. | THE ALEXANDRA CLUB. j NOMINATIONS CLOSE TO-DAY. j The long-established fixture of the j Alexandra Racing Club will be held at Pirongia on Boxing Day (Decern- j her 27). The executive has once more j drawn up a programme that should be well supported by owners and provide good sport for the public. It is important for owners and trainers : to note that nominations for the . meeting are duo to-day with the : secretary (Mr A. Chappell) or with ■ Mr T. Steele, telephone 62S Te Awamutu. j

NEW YEAR PROGRAMMES. , STRATFORD NOMINATIONS. « CLOSE TO-MORROW AT 9 P.M. A meeting that always attracts flic attention of owners from this district is that of tho Slralford Club which will be held on Saturday and .Monday, January J and 3, Good stake money is on offer and as the programme is a well arranged one, all horses in commission can he colored for. Noniinalinns for all events will close tomorrow (Thursday) at 9 p.m. with the secretary (Mr Win. Power) at Stratford.

MARTON JOCKEY CLUB. SUMMER MEETING ENTRIES. On January 1 and 3 the Marton Jockey Club will dispense its programme for the summer meeting on the Feilding course. As the fixture follows directly after the racing at Manawatu, horses competing at the latter fixture will he well suited by the Marton Clulfis gathering. Nominations for all events at Marton will close on Friday next at 9 p.m. with the secretary (Mr Arthur Way) at Marlon.

NORTHLAND TROTTING CLUB

NOMINATIONS ON FRIDAY. The allenlion. of owners and I miners of trotting horses is drawn to the programme for Ihr annual mclcing of Hie Northland Club, which will lie held at Wliangnrci oh January 6. The club has always been progressive in catering for Hie inlcresls of Hie light harness sport and good stakes are again on offer for Ihc coming meeting. Nominations for all events will close with I lie secretary (Mr F. W. Webster) at Whangarci or with Mr C. F. Mark, Auckland, on Friday next at 5 p.m.