THE RACING WORLD.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 253, 23 October 1907, Page 7

THE RACING WORLD.

RA.CING FIXTURES.

n I' Vα' o? ~ Wellington Spring Meeting Oct. 24, 2o — Poverty Bay Meeting X c l- .??' %9 ~ A.T.C. Spring Meeting nl' q/.' oi ~ Spring Meeting Oct. 30, 3.1 — Gore Sprine Mieting. K- OV ' c , b6; 9 — N - Z " Cu P Meeting. £,° r - B A 9 — Winton J.C, Annual Nov. 9, 13, 1G — A.X.C. Sprine Nov. 2 — Waihi Hack Spring Nov. 20, 23 — Otahuhu Trotting Spring ANSWERS TO 'CORKESPONDENT^ 86 Wager, Kaipara Flats. — Siege Gun won the Auckland Cup of 1902. Tilfl Auckland horse Apologue Is now first favourite for the Melbourne Cup. Mr c. w. Aliso.n's mare' Antelope, by Apremont—Miss Kate, has foaled a filly to Monoform. T. B. Williams has received an addition to his string in the etiape of a good-looking sort of a mare by Hotchkiss. The steeplechase horse Loch Fyne has been transferred from J. B. Williamson's stable to that of J. W. Mobberley. In winning the Caulfield Cup on Saturday last, Poseidon won his fifteenth race. He has now won In stakes just about £10,500. .The Auckland Trotting Club"? Spring Mooting commences on Saturday next at Epsom. The first race is timed., to start at 1.30 p.m. Tlie geldings Landloek and Duart. which have been spelling for a couple of months, have joined J. Gallagher's team at headquarters. G. Orwin intends patting the gelding Discoverer Into work again at an early date. The son of Tasinan has been enjoying a spell since last May. The two-year-olds Waiuiangu and Pyralis wore schooled at, the barrier at Ellersliu yesterday morning, both showing to advantage in commencing quickly. The Auckland horseman, A. Julian, was fined £1 by the A.J.C. stewards, for <lismountinc aud leading his mount to the poat for the Dowling Steeplechase. If rumour is to be believed, J. Reiff (the American jockey) will be riding in Germany nest year, and not France. "Johnny" is slowly getting round the world. _____ § The pony Imprlrnus is how an Inmate oi S. Hedge's stable. The mare is looking very much in the rough at present, and ir. will take some time to build her up. At EUerslie, yesterday morning, Omatl was schooled over six flights of hurdles, goint; alone. The son of lieolautls negotiated the obstacles la first-class style. Some of the best-looking horses In trainIng are the worst iv point of merit. "Handsome is tnat Handsome does" is especially true in connection with the Turf. Advices from the other side state that the New Zealand horse l'haetonitis has been takfn across to Melbourne to fulfil his engagements at the V.R.C. Spring Meeting. The winner ot the Maribj-rnong Trial Stakes, Bariha, at tire V.X.C. (Dctober meeting, is a New Zealand-bred n'liy by Stepniak—Gitanella, and was sold cheaply as a yearling for -4gs.

The hurdle mare Lady Hune knocked herself about a bit recently through gettins foul of a wire fence. The daughter of Cuirassier Is to be indulged in a short spell, while there is a probability o£ mating her with Gladstone.

The winner of the Hunt Club Cup last Saturday, KapanKapa. raoed last season as Xiopoldu- He.,,ran unplaced, m the Orakel Hurdie Race and Tamaki Steeplechase at the A-R.C. Winter Meeting, his only two starts during the season.

R. S. Sievier dicl not waste any time In rctiiruinK fo ruoi nftor iiis wttriiing-ofT sentence had been removed by the English Joc-koy Club. Just before the last mail left Kngland he won the Londoun Selling I'late with Cream o' the Sky, at Derby.

Final payments for the Welcome Stakes and Birthday Handicap, and acceptances ior the President's Handicap. Shorts Handicap, Hobson Handicap, Flying Handicap, Hunt Club Cup, and Hunt Club Hurdles, to be run at the A.R.C. spring meetliiK. close with the secretary (Mr J. F. Hartland) on Friday nest, the 2Dth inst., at 0 p.m.

The many friends of H. Phillips, the Well-known cross-country horseman, will recovered from the fall he got some time ago, while riding over fences in Sydney, and It has been found necessary to remove him to a mental hospital for a while.

Tnnta Gorda. the French-bred mare which beat Querldo recently in England, represents an extraordinary bargain In bloodstock. Originally sold for £38. she was claimed !>y hot" present owner out of a selllns race for a trifle under £850. Since then her winnings have reached close on £9000.

There was no work of any Importance recorded on the tracks at Kllerslle this morning, the whole of the horsps being restricted to steady pacing. Yesterday ntternoon Lady Lanta, Irish, and Reporter were schooled over the big fences, going over the hill. The trio Jumped in good style.

The nominations for the forthcoming classic events of the Auckland Racing Club, which closed on Saturday last, show the large increase of 84 over last year's tota'. The figures are as follows:—Great Northern Foal Stakes. 108; 14th Royal Stakes, SG: Great Northern Champagne Stakes. 115; Great Northern Guineas, 106; Great Northern Derby, 115; 15th Royal Stakes, 111; Great Northern Oaks, 57, making a grand total of 608, as compared .with Gl4 last year.

A. Qfirrow esenpo from o. serious, if not fatal accident, happened to a lad In the employ of F. Macmanemin, the well known Elifirslie trainer. The lad was in the act of mounting the horse Dogger Bank, when he started off, dragging the lad, whose foot got caught in the stirup, along the ground. Fortunately for the lad the horse fell before he went very far, releasing him from Ms perilous position, and he escaped with a bruising. The horse when he fell knocked himself abont considerably, and may not be seen out at the forthcoming A.R.C. spring meeting.

From the Press accounts of the running of the Dowling Steeplechase, it appears that old Haydn did not by any means win the event with the ease the cabled account led us to believe. From the last fence home it wns a great battle between Haydn and Swimmer, and once more the Auckland horse upheld his reputation as one of the greatest battlers ever seen ou a racecourse. Sydney papers credit the Auckland horseman A Julian, with giving a iinished display of horsemanship in the deciding of the race.

Notwithstanding the report of an alarmist regarding the condition of Master Delaval, the Auckland horse does not go back in the betting for the New Zealand Cup, and his latest displays ou the Riccarton tracks will probably convince some writers that it is not altogether wise to form a. hasty opinion of a horse's condition after one display. Auckland track watchers who are acquainted with some of the methods employed In preparing the son of Seaton Dolaval, will be able to Quito understand how the conclusion was arrived at, but one will be pretty safe in saying that if Master Delaval is defeated iv the New Zealand Cup, it will not be on the score of condition.

According to the cnbled -account of the running lor the CnulfleM Cup, it would appear ns if Poseidon defeated Apologue fairly easy in that event, but private wires received put an altogether different complexion on the matter, and state that the Auckland horse was decidedly unlucky to liiive lost. What strenctheus this opinion is the (act that notwithstanding bis defeat Apologue has been installed favourite for the Melbourne Cup, and he is now quoted at tlio ridiculously short prico of 5 to 2. Although without full particulars to hand It is hard to express nn opinion on the matter. I might say I am a good deal impressed with a private wire which was received from a real good jndge, who says "Bace thrown In the gutter."'

The recently raised question as to the legality of using more than three machines is to be threshed out in the Police Court on Monday next The Avondale Jockey Club have been summoned to appear on that date to answer the charge of having used more than the stipulated number of machines at their recent spring meeting. It is needless to say that considerable interest is being taken in the case throughout New Zealand. The experiment of running a race meeting without any provision being made for speculation is hardly likely to be repeated in Auckland, after the experience of the Pakuranga Hunt Club last Saturday. TTrom start to finish the gathering dragged painfully, and it was absolutely lifeless, not even a band being present to enliven proceedings. After the action of the Metropolitan Club in imposing the conditions on the Pakurauga body, one would have thought that they would have given their patronage to the meeting, but only threeMessrs Gorrie, Dunnett, and Sir Hobert Lockhart, put in an appearance during the afternoon. It is understood that the Hunt Club will make a loss of about £5 over the gathering. ENGLISH RACING. A rOPULAR VICTORY, LONDON, September 13. One of the most popular St. Leger victories of recent years was that of Colonel M. W. Baird's Woolwinder last Wednesday The colonel himself is- one of those ornaments of the Turf upon whom the breath of suspicion has never blown, aud he is immensely popular personally with fol- i lowers of the sport of Kings. His St. Leger candidate was a horse that has been well tried in public, and has had a big following for the great Doncastcr event ever since he ran second to Orhy for the Derby. The public backed the horse for pounds, shillings, and pence, with the result that Woolwtuder started a hot favourite at 11 t<-> lo apalnst in a field of a dozen. No other horse could claim anything like the support accorded to. Colonel Baird's colt. The nearest to Woolwindev in the betting list was the Duke of Devonshire's Acclaim, which, however, was always op offer at 8 to 1, There was also a fair amount of money for Major Loder's Baltinglass, Mr J. B. Joel's Glass Doll, and Lord Derby's Altitude, this trio sharing honours on the 100 to 8 mark. At slightly extended odds Dusty Miller found a few friends, and against the grey French, candidate Rol Herode and Larig twenties were freely offered. Bezonlan waa a2sto 1 chance, | and against the remaining three All Black, Stockup, and Hymottus, it was a case of ' "any price you like." The start for toe big race was a very happy one, but Roi Herode did not pst Into his stride as quickly as the Otuers, and looked like being taiied off. Roiff. how- I ever, drove him hard and fairly flogged him into front place by the time the flelil I had covered five furlongs. He retained that place till approaching the bend for I home, when his Ecrcre effort at the start, told its tale and be dropped back hope-' lessly beaten. As the Frenchman fell back Acclaim was left in front with Altltnfle. Lnrlg and Baitinjrlass In close pursuit. Tho i moment they were fairly In line for home Halse.v asked (be favourite the question. | Woolwinder responded on the instant, and rushed to the head of affairs. Keeping np i his burst of. Colonel BalrQ's horse quickly showpd c cJean pair of heels to his | pursuers, and ran home a very easy winner by half a clozcti lengths from Baiting- | lass, which, staying like a top, just ran Acclaim out of spcontf pace by a ueck. | The value of the states was £4125, and the winner's time wns 3m!n 5 3-ssec. -Woolwinder, a bay colt by Mr.rrason—St. Wlndcllnc, was ured by T-.is owner, and ran' twice as a two-ymir-old. First time out >.c finished second iv the Pulbourne Stakes at Newmarket, and won tue Allngton Plate. This season -Wool-svinuer has l»»<?n very successful, winning efght out of i nine races. At VTaTwick Spring he appropriated the Cnstle Plate of lOOsovs, i won the Dee Stakes. Chestor, ran second to Orby In the Derby, seenred the Duchess of York Plate, Unret Park, won the New Biennial Stakes, Ascot, the I.inprfleld Park Plate, the Sussex St.-ikes. Goodwood, the City nf London Breeders' Foal Plate, Kcmpton Park.