THE RACING WORLD.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 53, 2 March 1907, Page 7

THE RACING WORLD.

CBT WBALEBOKSJ EACING FIXTUHES. March 6 and 7—Dannevirke J.C. Annual March'JS and'9—Wanganui \J."C. Autumn March 13 and li—Napier Park B.C. Autumn March 13 and I+—Stratford H.C. Annual March 16 and 18 —Oiunemurl J.C. Annual March 18 and 10— Horownenua; R.C. Annual MarcH 21 and 22—Masterton R.c! Autumn March 23—Thames J.C Autumn Meeting March 30 and April 1, 3 and 6—Australian J.C. Autumn March 30 and April I—Waiiarapa B.C. Autumn April I—Patea B:C. Annual April 1 and 2—Fielding J.C. Easter Meeting April, 1, 2 and 6 —Auckland R.C. Autumn April 1, 3, aad 6—A.J.G. Autumn Meeting April 1 and 2— Canterbury J.C. Autumn AprU 10—Manaia Hack E.C. Annual April 10 and 11 —South Canterbury J.C Autumn April 17 and 20—Wellington R.G. Antnmn, April 18—North Canterbury J.C. Annual April 20—Mercury Bay B.C. Annual April 24 and 25—Manawatu K.C. Autumn The annual meeting of the Mercury Bay Bacing Club is fixed for April 20th. A number of private watches made Glenullin's time for the Taranaki Cup 2-35. The official time was 2.36. Descendants of the defunct sire Cyrenian won four of the eight race's at the Waiuku meetinsThe general entries for the Victoria Eacing Club's Autumn Meeting number 532, as against 469 last year. Mrs Jenkins, mother of Charles Jenkins, the well known horseman, aied at Otaki last week, after a short illness. The St. Leger gelding Scorty was brought back from New Plymouth, in charge of T. Taylor, by the Barawa this morning. During the three days of the Tasmanlan Turf Club'e summer meeting, the sum of £20,191 passed through the totalisators. A large number >~ Auckland sportsmen '.eft by the special train this morning to attend the South Auckland Racing Club's annual meeting. Before the start of the Taranaki Cup, Mr D. O'Brien disposed of Grenade to Mr Dugald Thompson, the price paid being, it is understood, SOOks. . I have to acknowledge with thanks receipt of a complimentary ticket for the South Auckland Racing Club's annual meeting, which is proceeding to-day. The Tc Puke Hack meeting took place :ast week, when the principal evenf. the Te Puke Cup, was won by Lallah Rookh, which also accounted for the Flying Handicap. Auckland visitors from the coast who saw Marguerite racing, say the daughter of fitepniak has grown liiro a fine mare, and will be very hard to beat in the Wanganui Cun. Evidently the ex-New Zealander Putty has not been giving a satisfactory acccount of himself In his work, as he has been al T lowed to drop out of his Australian Cup engagement. After pulling np after competing In the Hack Hurdles on the second day of the Parauaki meeting. Fretwork was found to be bleeding badly, and it is feared he burst a blood vessel. Quite a number of horses axe being worked on the hill nest the Green Lane stadon. Amongst them I noticed Ben Jonson, which is carrying a lot more condition than he has formerly done. Word from Sydney states that Matratonga is to be put into work again about the end of March. There is still a doubt as to whether the son of Qui.t will stand a preparation, but his trainer (F. McGrath) thinks he will. . The Eton gelding Noteorini scored his first -victory' for -his- , ' , oaw trainer, J. Gallagher, at Taranaki, accounting for the Farewell Handicap. Noteorini returned ihe good dividend of f5 6/. Visitors who were present at the Taranaki Jockey Club's summer meeting were oicatly taken with Kuku, which it is stated wiJ see a inac-h better day. Kuku was credited with ruuuing the last sis fur.<'uj;s of the Stewards' Handicap on the jpeniiig day in Ll4i. Mr C. O'Connor, the well known starter, arrived back from the South liy the Takaiuiua yesterday, after ohiciating at Wood>Uie aud New Plymouth. Mr O'Connor leaves again next week to fulfil starting duties at the Wanss-nui autumn meeting. One of the most Improved horses seen out at the Taranaki meeting was Cyrene, kviiich accounted for a race on each day of ihe meatiuj;. The sou of Cyreuiau was credited with running the five furlongs in ihe Gracdsuuid Handicap in 1.3. A number uf pihate watches made him run just a tick under 1.2. K. Heaton arrived from the Sonth by the Rarawa this morning with Tea:-' Necklet, lilenullin is to be taken on to Wanganv.i io fulfil his engagement in the Wangarrul Cup and Ueatou goes South again to superintend the final gallops of the Lochiel horse for that event. The autumn yearling sales of Messrs W. C. Yuiile and Co. are fixed to take place at .W-winarket (Melbourne) on March Bth. From catalogues to hand I learn that all the leading Australian sires are represented, and the lots to be offered are" highly snoken of by Australian writers. On the first day of the Dnnedln Jockey Club's meeting last week, James Pine, the well-known horseman, was reported for using insulting language to the starter, with the result that he was suspended for the balance of the meeting. He should consider himself fortunate in getting off so lishtly. The St. Leger gelding Scotty does not seem to be improving with age, and two further defeats were registered against him at the Tarauaki meeting. Seotty's poor display ie attributed to the fact that the uorse had a very rough trip down, and was not himself. He ran a much better race on the second day, but could only finish ihird to Faricutu and Glenullin. Two of the horses disposed of by Mr B. AjrnltsLge, when he retired from racing, iv err successful art the Waiuku meeting on Thursday last. Khama-, which was preby Mr Armitage to hitf trainer, R. Hall, accounted for the Hurdle Race; while Pa-roquet, by whith was tnoc&ed down to Mr S. Williams for, 1 thiDk, lSgs, won a double, the Langguth i-urse and Waiplpl Handicap. M. Eyan rode Pearl Necklet in the Welter Handicap on the second day of thp mare, Mr J. Marshall, laid M. Ryan half and K. Ueaton, her trainer, the other half o£ the stake if the daughter of Haut Brion won, but nnluckily for them she wae uneoual to her task. A writer in the Melbourne "Leader" is responsible for the following:—Menschikoff and Cuneiform really look as though they iutend giving corroboration of the statement frequently made that horses sold by Mr G. G. Stead seldom subsequently win. and I sincerely trust, for the sake of Mr Harvey Patterson, that such will not be the case with Cuneiform, Equiform, Menschikofl!, and Co. Racing is a much abused sport, but if all orders of society looked as well after one another as those connected with racing do, we should hear little or nothing of destitution. Who, for example (says an English paper) is destitute at Newmarket , ! Practically no one. And when does anyone who has played the game fairly, fall on evil days without finding plenty of friends to stand by him? Even the much maligned bookmakers are among the first and best subscribers to any deserving case. Maoris often have a funny way of expressing themselves In E-uglish. During the week a local hbrseOwiier wired to Hamilton to engage a box for his horse and the matter being handed over to a Maori to arrange, he evidently secured the box, as he wired the following reply to the owner: "Te box be being saw right." The owner takes it for granted that be means he has secured the be

-.-A. Southern -writer .Isaye: It. has. become painful to notice -haw our racing clubs carefully safeguard the totalisator and dp all that-is- possible to- protect its returns, whilst on. the_..other baud they partially or wholly Ignore doings on the tracks which should meet -with a punishing attentics. . i The Thames. Jockey Club, ate out witji the. programme for their autiimn meeting, which is .fixed to take place -on ■ the 23rd Inst. In all the total to be given away amounts to £285. the: principal- events being the Autumn Stakes of oOsovs and the Thames Steeplechase of .oOsovs.. , Nominations go in oa Friday, March 8, at 8 p.m.. and Mr E. "Wynyard's adjustments are due on the 18th March, at S p.m., acceptances closing on tie nest day, tbe 19th, at 8 a.m. At the recent Dunedln races the detectives employed by the Dunedin Jockey Club turned off the course a woman who was issen mating curious signals under the Judge's box. They watched her and found her evidently signalling with an umbrella to some people on the top of the hill. They inquired into the matter, and the woman owned up to the whole thing. It turned out that she was signalling to someone on the hill who was communicating with town, and in that way letting the bookmakers know the winners within a minute and a-half or two minutes of the finish of each race. The argument in favour of more class trotting got a big lift on the concluding day of the Otahubu Trotting Club's Autumn Meeting, when Specialist and Mint fought out a great finish in the February Trot« Two furlongs from home the pair were hard at it, and the issue was in doubt till well inside the distance. More races under c'ass conditions would encourage people to go in for 4 better class of horse, and would entice fresh blood into the game; in fact, in' discussing the matter with si we'l-known Eller6lie : trainer,- he stated that if there were more class trotting he would keep a horse or two himself, and no doubt plenty of others would follow his example. The Castor gelding Paritutu was sent out favourite for the Taranaki- Cup, but he was never in the hunt, and was in company with Scotty toiling away in the rear from a very early stage of the race until the finish. The poor showing of the top weights is accounted for by the solid pace set by the light weighted Glenullln. which, it must be remembered, put up a record In the event, beating Vedette's time by 3-sths of a second. Iv the Paul Stakes, on the second day of the gathering, the race was ran altogether differently, and Scotty was pacemaker till three furlongs from home, when Glenullin joined issue, and the pair were fighting out the finish, when Paritutu came through and beat them a length. As the telegraph informs us, a. demonstration was made against the winner, and an enquiry was held, but in conversation with M. Ryan, who rode Scotty,. and who returned yesterday morning, he informed mc that it was quite uncalled for. He says he was alongside Paritutu nearly tup whole of the Cup journey, and that both, with their big weights, were very early in trouble by the pace Set. by Glenullin, and under the circumstances could not have improved on their showing. According to the local pencillers, Paritutu was well backed in Auckland for the Cap but was ■comparatively friendless for ■ Thursday's event. WANGANTTI ACCEPTANCES. (By Telegrapn.—Press Assodatlos.) ' WANGANTJI, Friday. The following acceptances have been received for the Wanganui Jockey Club's Antumn Meeting:— Wanganui Cup, one mile and three-quar-ters.—Multifld 8.13, Marguerite 8.12, Paritutu .8.4, Master Delaval 7.13, King BiUy 7.7, Apa 7.7, Truce.7.l, Montigo 6.13, Riflemaid 6.13, Seal Rock 6.10. Flying Handicap, sis. furlongs.—Achilles 10.8, Isolt 9.3. Golden Gate 7.13, Delamere 7.0, Splendid Idea 7.7, Loftus 7.4, Full Rate 7.4, Tupono 6:12. ■Stewards' Handicap, one mile.—Aeolus 9.0, Exmoor 8.9, Flotilla 7.10, Glennllin (Including penalty) 8.2. The Lark 7.5, Gazeley 6.12, Arc Light 6.12, King's Birthday 6.12. Juvenile Handicap, sis furlongs.—Downfall 9.3, Volume 8.9, Gold Crest 8.6. Moscow 8.3, Helen Portland S-3, Lamsdorff 7.8, Pylades 7.3, Bunyan 6.13. Westmere Hui-dles, two miles. —Handsome Rose 11.2, Bookby 10.13,'GapUlert 10.11, SUlca, 9.11, -Wind 9-fl; Sen.Sim 9.9, Maui 9.4. Petre Welter Handicap,- one mile.and a distance.—Kuku (including penalty) 10.5, Glenullin (Including penalty) 9.7, Waikato 9.4, Nova 8.13, King's Birthday 8.2. Tayforti Hurdles, one mile and threequarters.—Sen Sim 11.2. Lull 10.12, Aqua Regla 10.12, Bonheur 10.10, Dalky 10.8, Westward- 9.0. Wiritoa Hack, one mile.—Mahoe 8.12, Devonla &7, White Lde 8.5, Sandis 8.5, Seaman 8.2, Recreation 8.0, Fishermaid (Including penalty) S.O, Tonderghie 7.13 Dear Dolly 7.7, Kaiuku 7.7. Gauze 7.6, Catapult 7.6, Irish Rifle 7.6, Swimming Belt 7.2, Linseed 7.0, Waione 7.0. Jackson Stakes, six furlongs.—Achilles 9.12, Glenullin 9.5, Isolt 8.11. Volume 8.8, Moscow 8.5. Katroma 7.12, • Downfall 7.2, Mon-ardo 6.10. ■ . . NAPIER PARK WEIGHTS. (isy 'lelegrapii.—fress Association.! . WAKGANUI, Friday. Mr. J. Chadwick has declared the following weights for the Napier Park Meeting:— Omaraaui Hack Handicap, one mile and three-quarters.—Gold Dust 11.5, Lavinia 1U.13, Outer 10. S. Caneton 9.8, Oryx 9.8, No Shot 9.5, British* Navy 9.4, Merrlwal 9.4, White Squall 9.0, Glenafric 9.0, Kaharawa 9.0. ■ . Esk Handicap, five furlongs.—Jlarangal 9.0, Sweet Helen 8.11, Chicane 8.3, MlKenial 8.2, Linkless 8.1, Celerity 7.13, Sarilla 7.9, Erl King 7.9, Gatenby 7.8. The Squatter 7.8,. Meriiwing 7.7, Pluck 7.3, Maid of Astolat 7.0, Dame Fortune 7.0. Moata 6.12, Ramoana 6.7, Waiarlki 6.7, Rnatamata 6.7. Napier Park Cup. one mile and a-qnar-ter. —Plnk-'un 9.4, Douche 8.6, Polyanthus 8.4, Mystification 5.3, Bourrasque 8.1, Hipporofla 8.1. Probable 7.12, Medallist 7.11, Contender 7.7, Immolation 6.13, Gazeley 6.7, Ito 6.7.

Welter Handicap, .'.:"eeren/. tazlongs.-r-'A*-sayer i~0.5. WirraJ 10.4, Immolation 9.13, Chatterer 9.10,. Te Rahul 9.8» King's Lynn 9 4 Dan* Eeno , 9.3, Millenial , 9.2, Pretty Maid 8.12, Whiteliie 8.10, Monarque 8.8, BaJlyneetjr 8.7. V Sapling Stakes Handicap, four furlongs.— Moriarty 9.5. "Pearl Reef 9.2, Tigress T. 13, Clochette T.B, Eumoana. . 7.-S,; Woodside 7.5 i Comedian 7.5, Oxton 7.5, Oasa 7.3, Rosalie T> Swallow 7.2, The limit 7.2, Remark 17.2,-ninstrions 7.2, Niwarii .6-12;- ---,' ißedcUffe Hack Welter, six fnTlongs.--Marangai 9-13. Te Rahni n.B. Tβ rflra. 9.5, Pantaloon 9.3, Dan Leno 9.3, Botittae 9 T a Merriving 810, Goldfield 8.10, fJono 8.9, 'Pluck 8.5, Dame Fortnne 8.4, •First Foot 8.3, San Fran —Brook gelding; 8.3, Moata 8,2,: White Sqnall 8 2 ,T>|rtw» 8.0, Soutil Star 8.0, Top Rose 8.0, Oakbura 8 0 -Robin Bird 8.0, Sunestell 8.0, Offaley five furlon ES 9.13 iSwrnerans 9-3. &slden Gate |7. Grand Slam 8.4, Loftus Medallist &£ Probable 7.10, Contender ..10, CHatterer 7.6, Wadtaraka 6.7.