THE RACING WORLD.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIV, Issue 230, 26 September 1903, Page 6

THE RACING WORLD.

(BY ASHBT.)

B2T Further racing matter wili be found Ju our Supplement. Bclah is now a strong fancy for the .V.X.C. Derby aud Cup. The attendance on A.J.C. Derby Day was a record for Ilnudwick —about 27j000. Eingman was supported for a thousand' in Auckland yesterday at a hundred to live. Laat week over £20,000 was secured about the Cups double., LJilhili and Wakeful. Puutors had nil the bt-st of the argument on thu second day at Avon-dale, most of the bodkmakiii-s having experienced a very bad •day. J. Uuchauan leaves wi Monday for VTnngnnui, where he liaa been engaged to ride the hoi-sea that Mr F. Watson intends racing tbore. At Brighton Beach (New York) on August 17, Lou Dillon broke thp half mile record, getting over that distance iv 59a. She cut out the iirst qunrier in 2S-J3. The Beaton DplavaU were well to tbe fure at Arondale both on Saturday and Wednesday, hi.-; (lOHct.'ndants liavinet wou Lye races, while four others gained a place. Mr E. P. O'Rorke's hunters. Cloister, Wild Rose, and Matnniwa, were pwt up for sale yc«t«rday at the Durhnin street yards. No bids wen: forthcoming, and they were parsed in. While Gallagher was walking: Onewa up the course before (loin- bis preliminary cm Wednesday, his mount suddenly whipped ground and managed to unseat his rider, luckily without serious consequences. Crespin, who ran second in the hurdle race on Wednesday, is a good, stamp of a horse, with plenty of power. He is sure to improve as ho goes on, and should be heard of in 'cross country eventa at the back end. The dividend, as at first posted, on Sonltfi.«ii wh?n he ran second in the ritimpion Handicap was £4 11/. The.correct one was ,-c: ;> , ."./• Simple Simon, through n telegraphic error, appeared as paying £1 8/; this should have read 18/.

The Pi-psUien-fs Handicap field, which broke thrcwsrli th« barrii-r on Wednesday at Avoncl.Tle made sunh n mess-of the net that It could nf>t lie mod apr.'iin during tho afternn.(vn This mny have tended to briP'.r about Mavli Kvan's mishap prior to the Guineas.

Simple Rimfm. wi'o is by Cyren'nn. ran . -ood race in the Hack Rnco on 'Weflnee',iv 3 lT5t H> must hnvp made UT> R n,^ e SS l!S«lw in tho straight, nnd. had ho Senn on tomH when rounding the home ben! he must have been very hard to beat.

Promotion whom A. Smith hart In nice \ „, "Voofl race for his first attempt Z P^p h flt" ny the few chances % mlrt Knac bo has shown that he knows ;.l" .'••■..<', nud, Willi the aid of T'rornoionwi Annoyed, further successes should ' ro 'stered on his account this season.

Tho "one! EncHsh performer Friar Tuck uinre) hnH been mSI n'efl for by Mr G.i Mann, who nrP-.IT ovw tiiVPft Viceroy Onn pnndi--}n"l lr In Cretonne, and Hoop Tron, W(1of hoTi"* n shnro In Presbyterian "The price paid for Friar Tuck was about -£'2000.

The Borntchlna of Ovloff yesterday for tho > T ew Zealand Cup lias completely given the He to rumour?! that wore floating about ns to his soundness. There has been rati.p," extensive support accorded him in Auckland nnd elsewhere, nnd backers of the "pet In early" division are once more left lamenting.

Strnthnvon yon very short of work when ho atnrted on Wednesday in the President's nnnfllcnp. Hnd he done a few more gallop" h<. wo.M Have ensily beaten the- moderate lot he met. The winner. MuslcereWr though n vastly improved horse, is at present no more than useful: he may go on, however, and flo better things in the ture'.-nm-ftiff the discussion on the Totalisntor tiio" the Tnfmnnlan House of Assembly, >Tv T V Hod-man OTonmonth Jlember) fleclnred that if *he State was going to lake "per cent, ftwm totalisntors.it would hp'nePPPsniT to alt.fr the law. and permit th« racing' clubs iv deduct 121 per cent. Failincr I his. the hta). member declared, all tlie smaller racing clubs would cease. With reference to the Rtnkes given in connection with trotting, referred to by Mr C. S. Jlowell at the annual dinner of the Trottin" Association, the amount of £3000 =no!-,pii of is vvlint will be given by one sinjrloclnb this season. Pnring ' -st season tho amount of states paid by trotting clubs w , .<?1O γ-s nnd racing cluba gave £3180 5n "arldition. Last season one club gave £n-oo in stakes.

The bnv gelding RewHn II- who iwe bPfltPTi in'the Governor's Cup nt Colombo m-Hip amend* by winning two other races "t the meeting-the Turf Club Pljte nj i-nois 1-J mile, nnd the Open Handicap of ""Or* 1 mile. TTe carried 12.0 in the lnstrace, the minimum being <■■>■ which does not say much for the horses competing. In a six fnrlong handicap he •wns rather easily benten by Wingnelfl. to whom he was conceding a pound short of Sst.

The main feature of the New Zealand Cup hpttins for the week is the extensive, support- accorded to Orloff. Mr V.. Clelnnfl hna laid hi-i to the extent of 3200. and now nnotjpe him lOOs to 8. The same fielder reports Inyin-r Ringman for I™n at mOs to 5, ■md Mint there are strong innnirips from th" nossst for Heroism, birt so fir no biisir n*P has resulted. Mr R. Bfriikip lins offered to lav Phrapifr! to the amount of 500 at iiw'c to TO in answer to a telegram. Lady Tiilipn i a now favourite at 7 to T..while has lengthened a point to 8 to 1.

Tn the Metropolitan Ossinn gave his ov-nor a good run for his money, says "Pilot" in the "Re*"vpe." find evidently the Imv "elding if a bettor ruiimnl than Ins previous public fo'-m led most neople to believe. Tf he had won. Mr Crick would probably have landed something over £10---000 in bets> Some time ngo he baclted Ossinn for a few tlionsnrds foi , the Molhonrne Cut), nnd now would.have no difficulty- in getting rid of his money if he wished to do so. Th" probabilities are. though, thnt as n result of Monday's running he will be content to hold on.

The-Wellington Raring Club hnld their spring" meeting , a .month earlier this year. There Is some alteration in the placing of the races on the programme, and the stakes to be divided are £10 less than for the same meeting last season. The Spring Hack Handicap has had £10 tacked on to it. while thp Mnngaroa Hnndieap of lOOsovs has been wiped ont and the Spring Trial Stakes of SOsovn substituted for it. The club evidently cater for non-stayers at this meeting', wbicii is perhaps to be regretted. Onr> of the hack races might have been extended to a mile with advantage, and a hurdle race of a mile trad a-half is. for roauy reasons, too short.

4 number of falls were associated wh the First Steeplechase at Randwick. Wo"----gletmrnie and Kaffir came to gnef early, v.hilc Grafnell and Riugwood tell at the logs, the last jump before entering the straight. The last two lay still, and it was thought both were killed. Grafliel buctceedvd in gottiug up after. a lew seconds, but he allowed signs of injury on leaving ilia course. Blngwoofi, who wiw broil-11 down from Queensland by W. Blaeklocfc, received fatal injuries, and his rider, Burtenshaw, was removed to the casualty room in an unconscious condition. me other lads escaped with a bruiaes and a shaking. [The above par, which appealed in the '•Town and Cuuntry journal, thoroughly bears out my arguments iv lust Saturday's "jJua-." Most of the steeplechasea run at Kaudwiek arc attended with uumerous auciiiejita. In one race, which i witnessed, there were fourteen starters, oivht either fell or ion oil at the iirst fence, and oniy three finished, one 01 whom had wuiiUed ouue.] The well known metallic'iau, Mr Jas. Beckett, i-etumed from Sydney during the week, and, iv the course of a chat with him, .1 gathered the following items of interest: —Awahuri, it appears, was somewhat dicky before he started iv the hurdle race. Mr Beckett tells me that he would have made a sorrowful exhibition 0/ the steeplechasers iv Wydm-y, which are, as usual, of very poor das*. Even the hurdle racers are decidedly moderate and any New Zealand owner having a decent lepper woudl probably do well with him over there. Of the handicap horses, the average iot, my informant tells me, are ouly moderate, ibex impressed him greatly. MiBeckett had a :;j>><! view of the Spring Stakes, and is ol the decided opinioi: that the best marc on the day wou. Any interference that Wakeful tuny have suffered was more than made up for by her slipping through onl the rails at the home turn, where she certainly saved ground, aud the fact of Cruciform having to make all her own running. The ring, which had previously been having a very bad time, nia-.le a good recovery over the meeting. Vanguard 11.. who was sent over to Sydney to contest the steeplechases on Mr Beckett's account, unfortunately broke down badly in his training, starting him being, theru- , fore, out of tiie question. There is

now a larger attendance, bigscr betting, r> ml better racing than ever before in Sydney, while the way Mr Watson despatched the fields lor the various races was a treat to witness, his control over the riders being perfect.