THE RACING WORLD.

Auckland Star, Volume XL, Issue 121, 22 May 1909, Page 8

THE RACING WORLD.

(By WHALEBONE.) KACING FIXTURES. \. May 22, 24^—North Otago Jockey Club. 1 May 22, 24—Takapuna Jockey Club, ■c May 22. 24—Wanganui Jockey Club. ■ c June 3 4 —Dunedin Jockey Club. v June 3, 4—Otakl Maori Racing Clnb. June 3, 5, 9—Auckland Racing Club, ii June 16, 17—Hawke's Bay Jockey Club. $ June 16— Hawke'a Bay Steeslechase. d . . : " ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. E.A.C. — Yes! Irish won the July Steepl! chase at the Wellington R.C. Winte Meeting of 1006. Wilson. — The grounds of protest wer never made public, but It is understoo. that the objection wag on the grounc of not being what she was representei to be, and also the question of Owuei ship. The first race at Takapuna on Monda; will start at 12 noon. The English Derby will be run at Epson on Wednesday next, the 26th inst. Mr Morse's adjustments for the mino events at the A.R.C. Winter Meeting ar< due on Tuesday morning next. On Thursday morning, at Ellerelle, Mid cyr was schooled over the big feuces. The son of St. Cyr jumped cleanly, but a trifli slow. The next volume of the "New Zealanc Stud Kook" is now in the bauds of the printers, and will be issued early nexi month. The weights for the second day of th< Takapuna meeting are due to-night at i o'clock, and the acceptances close an houi later, 10 o'clock. The gelding Poplar Is reported to hav< broken down, and will not be seen out al the Takapunn J.C. Winter Meeting. Pow erful is another that Is said to be amiss. Mr A. Pelby received a cablegram froir Sydney yesterday asking him to put i price on Mozart. A reply has been sent, but so far no business has resulted. C. Coleman left for Napier on Wednes day evening. It Iβ understood the object of his visit wa 6 to try and secure possession of a well-known jumper, but at present particulars are not available. It Is understood an Auckland sportsman had practically concluded the purchase of North Head from the Hon. J. D. Ortuond, but owlug to unforeseen circumstances arising, the deal was not completed. The winner of the Hniirakl Hurdles at Tnkupuna, and the Century Hurdles ut JUosaniil, to-day, will, if engaged in tht Great Northern Hurdles, require to carry a penalty, In the former case olb. and In the latter 7lb. Marshal, which Is reported to be doing attractive gallops on the tracks at Wanganut is a three-year-old son of Soult and Princess Alice therefore full-brother to Avalanche, Sweet Alice, nnd others. The Uhlan filly Chamade. which wns taken to Sydney by Mr I). O'Brien, but which was leased by that gentleman to Mr A. Gollan won a race at the recent Warwick Farm meet ng. Charade must have cost Mr O Brleu a lot of money. The Stepnlak gelding Kremlin Is cotnlnu into favour for the Great Northern Hurdles, il» ui av h Tery ? rave tlm,l)ts " s ro whether he will be nearly forward enough to run out a solid two miles and a-half. Accommodation hns been secured nt Ellerslle for the Handsome Jack mare Maidl but it Is understood the question of whether the roan mare will fulfil her Great Northern engagements will not be decided until It Is seen haw she performs at WunTne enretnker of the Ellerslle course Mr C Jim, and his staff, are now busy on the slopes under the trees at the bottom of the straight, and it is understood that portion is to bo terraced for the benefit of the outside patrons. Another day or two, nnd the old stew <ircl«- stand at Rlloralie will l, e completely removed the different portions being shifted to the Grcen-lnne entrance and to the dwelHn s c-ou rKe. to be converted into A Southern writer snys: "J Cameron Tins had a run of bad luck Ain.-e he Ck up ,Ts residence nt Groenmeadows, for since he has been domiciled Jhere- he has lost the Mori? 5 Sf lk °V;, Bu » wo «t>. St. Albert, a 1 Moral. . since the above was penned how ever, Ikon and Bullworth have resumed work again An Australian paper states that the day he won the Elder Stakes, "Walpuna was fixed up-for-hl e race at home, and by spe'■ial permission a grey pony he likes was allowed to come on the course and stand in his stall with him." It is stated that an appeal has been lodeed with the A.H.O. by S. Darragh and J. Grant against the dls.malltlcu tion inflicted by the lakapuna Jockey Club. One would have thought the case wa X decided on a question of fact, against which there is no appeal, and it frill be Interesting to note the view the higher authorities take. The Castor gelding Parltufu, which is one of the favourites for the (ireat Northern Hurdles, worked on tie tan at El'.erslle ou Thursday morning. The veteran trotted back apparently sound, but appeared n trifle tender in front after being dried Notwithstanding the fact that Klatere Is reported to be backward In -Is preparation, the son of Castor was supported during the week for tho (Jreat Northern Steeplechase, coupled with his stable compariion, Waipu, lv the hurdles, the support being accorded from the right quarter. The "Special Commissioner" of the Lohdon ".Sportsman" is a great believer In the < arblno horse .Spearmint, who won. the English. Derby -in liXKi.. lie concluded a recent . complimentary reference to him >y saying: "I repeat now that Spearmint, n whom I have, uo sort of Interest, is the best horse we have seen lv this century and It Is questionable whether anyoue has ever seen a better." The new tower for the stewards at Lllcrslie,- which has been placed on the top of the far end of the main grand stand, is practically completed, and will be used at the forthcoming meeting. The positiou is an ideal one for viewing a race the only drawback being that a lift wllf probably .be required to hoist the officiating gentlemen to their exalted position. To walk up and down before and after every race may be rather too hard a task for some of the better conditioned ones. All things considered (says the London "Referee"), If a mun wants to speculate, the Turf is about the best and safest medium he can choose—if. of course, he understands racing just a little. It is not gambling like roulette, a game in which knowledge and judgment have no part. Many people will not believe this, but you would be just as likely to win at Monte Carlo if you played with your eyes shut, and though luck has an enormous Influence on all racing resulls, ou the Turf knowledge and judgment do frequently pay. A meeting of the Committee of the Avondale Jockey Club was held yesterday nfteruoun, when It was decided that jio objection would be made to the Auckland JJetropolitan Committee removing the balance of the term of disqualification of A. Julian, who, it will be remembered, was disqualified for six months last December by the Avondalc Club. Julian it is understood, intends applying at the next meeting of the Metropolitan Committee for a license to ride at the Great Northeru gathering. "Mr Mandarns," the owner of the Duke of Sypnrtn, winner of the Lincolnshire, writes Mr John Corlett, Is a Greek merchant established in London who has made a fortune out of Turkish tobacco. Like Mr John Hill, the owner of Mlntagon, he Is entirely blind. It is curious to note how keen many blind men have been on racing and what good judges they are as a rule' and we remember that ou the occasion of Mintagon winning the Cesarewitch, his owner declared that he "saw" he had just won. When a man is deprived of his eyesight a kindly Providence seems to give him a new sense in its place. Mt Maadaras "watched" the Lincolnshire Handicap from the lower steps of the Owners' Stand, and appeared to know exactly how Us

6 w S gOlnS 7 iO ? ou t asking any queswa«'«>X c rem S ml i| l - when Lord Glasgow vi as going round old Jim Goddlng's stables ed o,T m S rket years ag0 ' the trafner pointhl l™™ •«• "ever Iten him ™.°*. "Dear mc." said Lord GlasI *ho,,i,f , beailt ?l nl h ? ree ' a beautiful horse. t«Ven , taye thought a man would have taken a delight m seeing him run. And appreciate the Joke, and Godding always declared that this little pleasantry was the away 6 ° f L ° rd Gtae S°w taking Jtotawes TURF TALK FROM THE SOUTH. (By Telegraph.— Special to "Star.") .. fl CHfiXSTOHURCH. this day. Thuredav S U ? Ontl H ffeUt ,eft for Oamaru "v ± uurfaday last, and munv nf th*»m win go rrom there to DunedU, for the ™ J C ™[ n feting. Of the local laliada. Orsino, and Sea Dog have all beeu satisfactorily over the Surdles" MJiile Leonardo seems to be gainiu" a little ™mrtrv oUflden<;e ia WS over the * 'V? w Zoa,a , nd Pony Balgownie, which ZmAjPP ra ? e '" Aust -™>">. and was sub--j-«?'r a seil j to Indla - falletl to i" l ss the H i*»-.d standard. This is hard lines 011 or new owner. Mr Galstnun, who paid a Apoll 8 daughter of Phoebus Contender, which went lame at the Ash'bnrton B.C. meeting, is still on the Invalid list, and I should say it is impossible for him. to appear again before next spring. htralagem continues to bowl along in Rrent style at Kiccarton, and she should be almost at her best by the time the Winter Cup comes round. Mr Nleeoll has not decided yet as to whether he will send Sea King to the Otaki or the Dunedin meeting. . General satisfaction Is expressed locally | at the decision of the subcommittee appointed by the Canterbury .I.e. to inquire Into the complaint lodged by the ITon J r>. Ormond against Mr Hen'rvs , handlenpPing at the Easter meeting. From what I can hear, Mr Ormond's charge was regarded as almost frivolous, and Mr Henrys came out of the unpleasant Incident with flying colours. Orsino. which will in future carry Mr J. Buckley's colours as a hurdler. Is 'shaping particularly well in his work at Ulccarton. Incubonny. which sustained slight injuries a fortnight ago, will be among the competitors at the North Otago meeting, hut I doubt if the diminutive daughter of Clanranald can be at her best Onlden Cairn, a cast-off of Sir Geo. Clifford's stable, which was taken to Australia a few months ago by Mr G. I'ayne. has again, changed hands. Clnnrnnald's son is now owned by Mr E Manifnlil. a member of the committee of'the Victorian Racing Club, and will be prepared for hurdle racing by l>. .1. Trice. The entr.v for the Wlngatul steeplechase has proved "so gratifying to members of the D.J.C. that they expressed regret that another steeplechase and two hurdle events were not Included in the programme fur the forthcoming winter nierting. This may be taken as an indication of what is likely to be found on next season's winter programme, if the Wlngami steeplechase proves the success which It promises to be.