THE RACING WORM.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 169, 17 July 1907, Page 8

THE RACING WORM.

August 13, 15, and 17— C.J. C. Grand National.

The Newmarket Stakes (England) were worth £2230 this year.

F. Howard has been engaged to ride Khama in the Wellington Steeplechase.

At the Mutuels there wae a turnover of nearly £120,000 on the French Derby.

Orby's victory in the English Derby was worth £8450 in stakes alone to Mr Croker.

The Takapuna Jockey Club have removed their offices to Coombes' Arcade, Highstreet.

Johnny Reiff, the American horseman, recently married a daughter of Denman, the French trainer.

The New Zealand horse Lion Heart ran the first mile and a half of the V.R.C. Grand National Hurdles in 2m 50s.

The prize cheeses received by the owners of the first three horses in the Chester Cup (England), each weighed 1281b.

The crack pony Frederick has left Tozer's stable, and is now under the care of P. Conway, who formerly had charge of the sou of Soult.

John Reiff is the fourth American jockey to ride the winner of the Derby. In the great race Danny Maher, also an American, has been thrice successful.

It is understood that A. Julian will have the mount on Le Beau in his Wellington engagements. Julian will also ride Haydn in the Wellington Steeplechase.

Beware of the advertising tipster who describes himself as a "late owner." Why a "late owner" should be a better tipster than any other man is not easy to see.

We have good reasons for believing that in the very near fnture the Jockey Club Stewards will give a fair trial to the walkup start, with a view to remedying If at all possible the present unsatisfactory system. —"Sporting Chronicle."

All trainers and jockeys requiring licenses for the ensuing season are notified by advertisement in another column that applications for same must be lodged with the secretary (Hγ J. F. Hartland) on or before Saturday, .the 20th inst.

Messrs J. Rowe (president), and A. R. Harris (chairman of committee) have been appointed to represent the Auckland Trotting Club at the annual conference of the N.Z. Trotting Association, which commences in Wellingto on the 25th inst.

The St. Clements gelding Master Clements, which met with an accident while training just before the laet A.R.C. autumn meeting, has recovered from hjs injuries, and has resumed work again. He Is an inmate of C. Weal's stable.

The Ben Godfrey mare. Star of the South, was sold for 22gs. at Messrs A. Buckland and Sons' yards on Friday last. Her former trainer, A. Morrow, has a full sister to Star of the South in work at Ellerslie.

Says the "Town and Country Journal": As no one could trace the Mr Rankin that was supposed to be the purchaser of the New- Zealand horse Pink 'un, racing folk generally are not at all surprised to hear that the sale has fallen through, and that the horse is still under the care of D. J. Price, who will train him down at Mordiallac.

It is the present Intention of her owner to take Lady Hune South to fulfil her engagement iv the C.J.C. National Hurdles, and the daughter of Cuirassier will probably be shipped at the latter end of nest week. Lady Huue is striding along in her work in good style, and although she has plenty of weight In the event, she may make a good showing.

As the result of the license fees and percentage contributions imposed, on racing clubs by the Gaming Suppression Act of Victoria, the State has up to the present received a revenue of £5992 6/10. Of this cum £101 is for licenses, being £1 for each of the 101 clubs registered, and the balance. 6/10. is from the percentage on the gross receipts of clubs whose reveuue exceeds £600.

The latest American horse story says: "One of our horsemen has a horse which framed well to win, except that he would foam and drivel at the month directly he became heated, after, say, three furlongs. Being asked, the writer suggested a dentist look for a diseased molar. A darky rubber, leaning over the feuce said. 'Why not •Teach the boss to spit. bossY and promptly received a pail of water from the irate owner full in his laughing face."

After a sojourn of several months In Sydney, rluriD:,' which time be competed unsuccessfully in a Dumber of races, the Leolantis gelding Leonator was brought back to New Zealand by the Zealandia on Sunday last. Leonator looks much lighter than when he left here, and the trip seems to have had anything but a beneficial effect on him. In his essays on the other side tue gelding failed to display anything near bis true form, and his failures must have cost his connections a tidy sum.

The latest English papers to hand give the information that L. H. Hewitt won the Salisbury Cup on Mr J. F. Buchanan's Golden Measure. The horse was quoted at 0 to U in the betting, aud won in a canter Tiy four lengths. A few days later Hewitt had another winning mount, riding Shy Lad, a 8 to 1 chance, to victory in the Horton Selling Plate, of five furlongs, his mount running the distance in 59 3-ss. Shy .'.ad won by half a length, and a writer in the English"Chronicle."who Is anything but favourable to Hewitt's riding, says: "The New Zealand jockey. Hewitt, rode a fine race on Shy Lad in the Horton Plate at Epsom yesterday."

Particulars of the race for Mr .7 Wren's nig pony event are to hand, and the report, which I take from the "Sydney Referee," says: "The Ascot Pony Five Hundred, the biggest stake ever given for a pony race, was run on Monday, arid was won by Chestercob. who was bred in Tasmania, and is by Chesterman. There were New Zealand-bred mare, I.ady Nannie wno. despite her burden of 10.2. was reckoned to have a decidedly good chance. B>ut for a bump at a critical stage of the race, her victory would have been assured. Other Chestercob, and Cheeky, whilst good support was also awarded the Sydnew pair, Sygnet r.nd Flying Colours. Little Jack, the champion lilliputian. was not fancied, and was allowed to start at JiO to 1. Thp winner was purrhaso-d in the Newmarket owner, who bought him = at a ridiculously low price. Lady Nannie and Riot filled the other places.' .

Retting on the C.J.C. National Double still continues brisk. Waitar?re, Pbaetonltis, Klatere. Romany Lad. nnd inniskillen are the favourite picks in fhe Steeplechase, coupled with practically everything in the nurdle race, and since' the publication of weights Messrs. Kyan and De Groen ■have laid the following doubles- SOO to 8 "Waitarere and Cuiragno. 500 to 5 TTaTtarere and Lady Hune, 1000 to 10 Waitarere and Merrfwai, 500 to 4 Waitarere and Uranium. 1000 to 12J Waitarere and Paritutu. 1000 to 4 Waitarere and Regulation, 1000 to b Waitarere and Pushful. 1000 to 10 Waitarere and Black Reynard. 1000 to 10 Waitarere and Le Beau, 1000 to 10 WaitareVe and Shrapnel. 1000 to IS Waitarere and Maboe. 700 to 9 Phaetonitis and Malioe. 1000 to 12* Phaetonitis and Merriwai, 500 to 10 Pbae" tonitis and Paritutn. 500 to 5 Phaetonitis and Black Reynnrd, 500 to 4 Phaptonitis and Uranium. 300 to 4 Phaetonitis and Crensot, 500 to 5 Phaetonitis and Shrapnel. 1000 to 4 Kiatere and Reenlation. 1000 to 12* Klatere and Paritutu 500 to 4 Kiatere and Ability, 600 to 2 Kiatere and Klatere. 500 to 2 Nadador and Idasa, 500 to 5 Nadador and Lady Hune, 500 to 5 Eclair and Lo Beau. GOO to 4 Rangitoto and Irish, ROO to 4 Rangitoto and Crensot. 500 to 4 Romany Lad and Black Reynard, 500 to 5 Romany Lad and Cuiragno, 500 to 2 Borriany Lad and Gold Dnst, 600 to 4 Romany Lad and Creusot, 500 to Si Romany Lad and Shrapnel. 500 to 5 Irish and Mahoe, 500 to $ Trteh and TJraninm, 1000 to S Ihniskillen and Shrapnel, 500 to 2 Inniskillen and Creusot, 800 to 2* Inniskillen and-Uranium, .'500,t0 3*

InnisMllen and Paritutu, 600 to 2 Innlskillen and Lβ Beau, 600 to a Inoiekillen and Regulation, 1000 to 15 Needlework and Merriwai, 600 to 2 Evenioda and Paritutu, 500 to 1 EvenJode and Uranium.