THE RACING WORLD.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 149, 24 June 1908, Page 7

THE RACING WORLD.

"irlibM cSatge Sol' naerweea for some time, did not attend the Hawke'e Bay meeting,', the writer"has evidently:-'been .misinformed' by; someone. ': I " " As:-* '■'.. ■ •■■-/."■■■■ '..-; : :;'-': Mattere at EUerslle are very Qnlet at present, and trainers for the most part are engaged with their youngsters. In all, nineteen rising two-year-olde have, so tar, been handled, the strength of. the various stable* being as toDows:— -•.'■, ; ; - . ■' ; - ! - s P. Macmanemin :-+■■/ Colt," by Sonlt — Bot- . 'tie; : colt, by Soult— '■ Castortine; colt, ■' by Eton — Lute;: filly; by Beaton* De- ; laval'— I»ady Eveline; , fllly, by Eton— ; Jrmn; and fllly, , by Soult — Cnracoa. V. Moraghati — Colt; by Soult—Dreamland; geiaing, by Kllcheran— v Spin Gola; ■ ; fllly, by .Sonlt — Mies Annie; fIHyV by : Eton—Kitiroa. "■.■•-■ '■:.' .** F. Hill — colt, by Eton,— Snga; colt W Cuirassier'/ —-, -Dorothy. • -. •', ' ;•'■ K. Heaton — Gelding, by Explosion '—s Bother. - - N. Cnnnlncham — Colt,,by Soult — Helen ■'■ McOregor. : • • ; :, Gall — Gelding, by Sonlt — St. Edith C. Coleman — Fllly, bySoult — Caller On: H - 2S ~ by , So n* f^ A. Robertson — Fllly, by ■" Soult ■■£- -win some. '••'. v ' ,- , D. Bannatyne — Filly, by Beaton Delavat-' - Antelope. ','''* TUBS; "TALK FROM. THE SOUTH. (By Correspondent.) CHRISTCHUHCH, Tuesday. The few days fine weather has Improved the tracks at Riccarton wonderfully, and they are now in very fair order for the time of the year, and on Saturday some interesting jumping was witnessed Keln and Pacific, went once round,\ takine six hurdles in nice style, the former showing tomost advantage. Farley Grove and Southern •Cross were glvenia turn over the Die fences and acquitted themselves creditably stronghold and Virtus were put over the pony tmrdles, and were afterware . given a circuit oyer the big obstacles, both jumping well. Shimmer gave a.fair display over a round, jumping all the hurtles cleanly, except the last, which she bungled. Golden Crest, which has- just been brought in after a lengthy spell, has. been sold by Sir Geo . Clifford to Mr R. Q. Talpot Clanranald's. son will In future be trained at Riccarton by W. Pine. Hilarity has been taken up again by Tasgart after her well earned spell ■ ■ Gravitation has quite recovered from the accident which incapacitated him in the autumn, and Mr Bidwell expects to have the colt racing again in the spring. It is not intended to race Elevation again and he wiU be piit to the stud. Zero has been sold by Mr J. Biggins to Dr. Rodgers, of Gore. The former purchased the gelding at the start of the season for a small sum, and won eleven races with him, a profitable transaction. liiipullte is on the improve, and his injured leg is almost right again:' Should the weights suit, he will be taken to the Wellington meeting, but can hardly be at his ut»i, «t such short notice. The following names have been bestowed on the quartet of Warrington yearlings now being handled by H. Ellis:—Colt, by Multiform—Lady Rosslyn, ■ Multifoll; fllly, by Stepniak—Ventosa, Wabun; fllly by Stepniak—Mist, Chinoch; colt, by terd Rosslyn —Tourmaline, Geridot. The point to point steeplechase held by the South Canterbury Hunt Club last week was the most successful In the history of the clnb. The contest took place over a stiff course of four miles, which included: at least two formidable obstacles, besides plenty of wire fences. Rosemorn, Brown-: hill, and Craigmore formed the leading divl-; sion for the first part of the journey, but; before going far the first named paii , took' the wrong, course, ■ losing a lot of ground. At the third fence from home Brownhill was again in front, but, here he ran oiT,' while Wlxard and Lubra came to grief, Rosemorn jumping right on to them. This appeared to clear the way for Craigmore, but the veteran fell at the last obstacle leaving Roaemorn and Swagger to fight out the finish, of which the former had the best. The only others of the nineteen starters to complete the course'were/Salute, Kauri, Scllm, Torch, and Brisk. / -■■" .. " When Craigmore came down his rider, Mr M. S. Elwdrthy (the master) sustained a broken bone In his shoulder; whilo J ungler manager to dislocate his pastern, and had to be destroyed. The annual meeting of- the South Canterbury Jockey .Club was held in Tlmaru on Saturday, when the President (Mr E. R. Guinness) said that the past year had,been: a record one, bofh from a financial and sporting point of view. The various races had filled well, and the last meeting had been espeeiajffy good. The:' amount/ of stakes had been increasing-annually .for many years, and last year it: reached a total of £1870, lri addition to which theclubj had spont a considerable amount on ln>provements to the buildings. ...... ( ' The Chairman of the Canterbury Jockey Club at their annual meeting had referred to the large number of short races on the programme throughout the Dominion; but m the opinion of the speaker the; Metropolitan clubs should take the lead in" increasing! the number of long distance events, and I when owners ha 3 been educated to change iimi train their horses accordingly, smaller clubs could come - Into-line. The balance-; sheet for the year, which ended on May 31sl, iflO3, showed a credit balance of' £808 10/. The retiring members of committee, Messrs E. R. Guinness, C. H. Gresson, VS.. I Orbeli, and B. H. Reid, all re-elected; . Sir A. S. Klworthy being elected in place of • Mr J. Mundell. rcsisned.

RACING FIXTURES. June 24 and 25—Napier Park R.C. Winter July 0 and 10—Gisborne R.C. Winter July 18, 22 and 25—Wellington B.C. Winter Apologue Is reported to be doing well at J'OOHU. The Leolantls gelding Omatl is striding along in great style ou the tracks »t tullerslie, and appears in great heart. A. McMillan recently purchased a halfbrother to Sol, by Mnskapeer, which, although etated to be eight years old, so far has never raced. After a recent etorm at Te Aroha, one of Mrs John Lennard's brood mares, Dorothy, was found dead in the paddock, and It is surmised she was struck by lightning. D. Bannatync has taken over the stables for so long tenanted by the late George Wright, and he is now located there wltn his charges. It is understood that Tamainnpo will be shipped to Australia early next month, and that he will be acompanied by his rising two-year-old full sister. The English Derby and Oaks winner, Signorinetta, was a starter In the One Thousand Guineaw, won by Bhodora, but was never prominent at any stage of the race, and was one of the last of the nineteen runners '-" iluiah. Matters In connection with the race meeting to be held during fleet Week are progrossing favourably, and tile sub-committee appointed met last evening and drafted a programme, which is to be submitted to the general committee this evening. Nominations for the Grand National Steeplechase, Beaufort Steeplechase, liuooln Steeplechase, Grand Naaiunal Hnrdle Kace, Sydenham Hurdles, and Winter Cup, to be run at the C.J.C. Winter Meeting, close on Friday nest, the 20th inst., at 8 p.m. Mr W. C. Ring left for Sydney by the Moana last Monday, with the pontes •Mighty Atom nnd Ngakapa. The risling three-year-old Glenvar was also taken ovei by the same steamer. A. Whittaker, the lightweight lioreeraan attached to C. Coleman's stable, was to have gone over with Mr Ring, to ride the ponies in their engage, monts, but owing to unforeseen circumstances, he was unable to get away. Concerning fractious horses at the barrier, it has been decided by the West Australian stipendiary stewards to impress upon the owners of certain ihorses not broken to stand up properly to the starting gates, that they must educate them better before starting them again, or take the risk ol having laelr entries refused. Mr Sol Green is going to pay a visit to New Zealand in August, with n view to buying come of, the mares to be submitted ?h w l a , les^ of . horses ln the estat e ol the late Mr G. G. Stead. As the sale takes place during the Grand National Meeting at Christehurch, perhapa the Melbourne man will lay the odds as well while he Is In commenting on the riding of the Australian jockey Pike, the "Sporting Chronicle «ay S : - The diminutive Australian, J. iii. Tike, arrived in England five weeks asp, with the wp&aSon o te n S nr«? . g , 0 ° a 3 °, Ckey ' aUd on ° «W He C hn l i y / B °° a at gettln e "way. He has had few opportunities of dlstlii S« filing aimself since his arrival, but these will be afforded him ln plenty in future tZ n lte H ved "P t0 bis reputation Id the Bretby Handicap recently, riding a most workmanlike finish to get Vigilance . diedVnome." * adVaDCe °* tL ""»" ni^ trlk^^ of Jocke ys and horee-owners toon ton to? r he I**? 11 * duy °* tUe Bod&amp! ton (Q) Carnival, owing to , the starter, All a-toS^th^^r-rd^s was then brought about by Mr Couhsell, i«S-» WaS P resent - refusing to continue as dtmrn?tv UnIeSS thC fi " eS Wero P aid - Thls difficulty was overcome by Mr A. S. Tompson secretary of the Central Queensland Kaclng Association, offering Jiis services as starter, which were accepted, and the racing proceeded without further trouble. The rising three-year-old colt Master feoult is wintering well, and has grown and nlled out into a handsome colt, and easily beare the look of the most Improved of hiS age at Ellersiie. Another of D. Moraghan'e charges which, is looking healthy , and well Iβ Master Delaval, and the pair, whicu ■ are engaged in the New Zealand Cup, arc tn nice condition to commence work for the big spring event. ' : In 'his notes recently a Southern writer gives particulars of n conversation he had with the trainer of Sol* in which he cays he wae lnforniefl that Sol was sound enough, but was being given a spell for-fear tliat he might so wrong. Aβ Denis Moraghan, la