THE RACINE WORLD.

Auckland Star, Volume XL, Issue 271, 13 November 1909, Page 9

THE RACINE WORLD.

(By WHALEBONE.)

FIXTUEES. Nov. 6, 8, 10, 13 — C.J.C. Spring Nov. 6, 0, acd 13 — Auckland Racing Club's Spring Not. 9 and 10 — Winton J.C. Annual Novr 9 and 10 — Taratahi-Carterton B.C. Annual Not. 17 and 18 — Dannevirke R.C. Spring Not. 17 and 18 — Tuapeka County J.O Annual ' Nov. 17 and 20 - Otahuhu T.C. Spring Nov. 27, Dec. 1 — Takapuna J.C. Spring Nov. 30 and Dec. 1 — Felldlng J.C. Spring Dec. 8 and 0 — WoodrUle District 1\ • Summer Dec. 23, 27, and 28 — Manawatu R.C. Summer Dee. 27, 30, Jan. 1 and 3 — Auckland Rao Ing Club's Summer Dec. 31 and Jan. 1 — Greymouth J.C.'t Summer ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. " » T . 8., Arch Hill. was racing before Hilda was foaJed. James Miller.—R. Hatch was not riding at the last Avouaale J.C. meeting: Wager.—There i≤ no authentic record as to when the last Cup was given. The only reliable authority on the question would be 'the secretary of the V.R.C.. and your best plan would be 'to write to him for the information. I Mumakeha (Mercer).—Eighteen. The Otahuhu Trotting Club's spring meeting opens at Alexandra Park on Wednesday next. Mrs Lennard's mare, Alba Rosa, has foaled a filly to Spult, and Marjory a filly ■to Gluten. Only one of the competitors in the Onehunga Steeplechase last year. Laddie, competed in this year's event Mr Morse's adjustments for the opening day's racing- of the Takapuna Jockey Club's spring 'meeting are due on Monday next. Mr A. H. Tapper's mare Warbler'(Cyrenlan—Songstress) has foaled a filiy to Gluten, and visits the same sire again. The total starters on the first two dnys of the A.R.C. spring meeting totalled 181. as against 139 last year, au increase of 42. The Eton gelding Rarara wns disposer) of a- auction yesterday by the X.Z. Lnan and Mercantile Co., for 50gs, Mr W. Patterson being tho purchaser. At latest advices C. Jenkins, who mvX with severe Injuries while riding War Song in the Welcome Stakes at Rlccarton last Saturday, Is making a good recovery Mr. E. J. Watts' horses, Maori King, Winning Post, and Bnlly Shannon, were in charge of T. Qulnlivan, Jun. J. Twohill dirt Tiot wait for the last day of the A.R.C. spring meeting, but returner! to the Thames with his team on Wednesday. Torika. however, was left behind to fulfil his engagement in the Maiden Hurdles to-day. The victory of Ringdove in the C.J.C. Jockey Club Handicap is the first gained by tlie daughter of Collar since she w.s purchased by the Messrs. Stead for 1500 guineas at the dispersal sale of the late Mr. G. G. Stead's horses. Elngdove was bred in England. The surprise of he Onehunga Steeplechase was the forward running of the veteran Cavaliero. When the hill canie to be ascended the last time, the 13 year-old Sod of Cuirassier was some distance from the leaders, but he stayed on in great style, and passed all but the winner. Cavaliero was loudly cbeered as he returned to scale. The Grent Northern Steeplechase winner of 1908. Loch Fyne, was produced- to fulfil Tils in the Onehunea Steeplechrnse. but only cot to the second fence, the water jump, when he was badly interfered with by Coch-y-Rondhu (which -tried to stop), and enrne down; but both horse and rider escaped without Injury. According to Southern exchanges, there Is likely to be litigation over The Seer's victory in the Gimcrack Stakes on the oppnlug day of the C:J,C. meeting. It was raining very hard when tho race was run. arid there • were very few -people on tie course when the horse was put up to Ruction. One owner bid £5. but the auctioneer refused i.hp bid. The owner Is now demanding the horse. T. Qninliva-n. jun., was very positive that his fllly. Winning Post, would have beaten Ashby In tie Musket Stakes, but for Interference. He was very sore- over the matter. but did not lodge a complaint with the s-terwards. wbk-h was clearly his duty, for it was Impossible to see any interference from the stand. Several riders in the race, however, state that though there vas some bumping at the start. It was accidental, and Ashby was the worst sufferer. The late Mr John Gunn, partner in the firm of theatrical entrepreneurs. Meynell and Gunn, had he lived, would have been a good winner over Aborigine and Prince Foote, tie having backed the double "ttro Cnps," also the first-named straight out for £500. half of which bet was pair over To his executors as the result of Aborigine's dividing Fhe Cauifield Cup with Blue Book. As Mr Gunn died in the interim separating the two Clips, the fcag-er he had of 1000 to 2 Aborigine and Prince Foote, became, of course, void. > : The.runuer-up in the Xew Zeal-ind Cup, Roosevelt, was sold at auction in Auckland for 20gs as a two-year-old. There Is a little history attached to the sale of Roosevelt. At the time Mr J. Lyuch, of CoromamJe'i had two horses iv work In charge of K. lieaton, Roosevelt and Coroouindel. He decided on disposing of one, and offered him to his trainer, 'rhe latter agreed to give 25fre for him if he did not fetch more at auction, and was in the yard when the cold was put up and knocked down for 2<>gs, but thought he had been bought in. It -transpired that Mr -Lynch had forgotten all about Heatc-n's offer, and instructed the auctioneer to let him go to the highest bidder, and A. Jackson secured a prize, and K. Heaton lost one.

P. 3bhnston leaves-fof-the- South by : the' Karawa to-morrow with Dr. Shimose and Bohepotae. ' ' Applications for licenses to bet at the Otarrahu TVotting : Club's Spring Meeting must be made to ■ the Secretary, 3lr. F. D. Yonge, on Monday..next, the lqth inst., before 4.3(T p.m. The; Cambria Park-bred colt Elysian has now fully established his right to -be class«J ac a first-class three-year-old, ana his latest performance iv winning the Canterbury Cup from a recognised' top iroicher In •AM Red, puts the" seal on his fame. In connection with tire Canterbury Cup, it is a uot-ewortby fact that since ISB4 Qα onlytwo occasions has a horse older than a four-year-old won the event. Prime Warden winDing In 1891, and Lady Zetland In 1896. In that time three-year-olds have been stic■cessful oa 10 occasions, and four-year-olda on seven. The Auckland Trotting Club advertise the programme for their Summer Meeting, which is fixed for . December 28 and 31 and January 8. The programme is easily the best yet offered by the club, and only six out of the twenty-four events are under the value of £100, and three of are maiden events, have 40sovs attached to them. Nominations for all events close with the Secretary (Mr. c. F. Mark) on Friday, December 10, at 9 p.m. The two-year-old form at the C.J.C. Spring Meeting has so far been of a very contradictory nature, and no youngster up to the present has succeeded ip winning a double. Danube is entitled to first honours throiigh wlDning the Welcome Stakes, but Koh-l-noor, the half-brother to finery, by Royal Fusilier, put up a good performance in the Electric Plate In which he defeated a very high-class field of sprinters. War-Song, Downfall's half-brother, and Saxifrage, both won races, but Formby has proved a disappointment, and taken altogether the form is very complicated. The Ohligado gelding Aphby still retains his unbeaten certtfloate, and iias now won three-raoes on end. Ashby now takes rant with Nonette as the only two-year-olds 'that have won both the Avondale S-takaa nnd the A.H.C. Welcome Stakes. In the Musket Stakes on the second clay, A.shby put up a jrood performance, for at the. home turn he was fully five lengths away from the leaders, but finished like a racehorse, and won very easily at the finish. Considering he had 8.13 in the .saddle, Asnby's win was full of merit, and If he jrhes on the riglit way belt ween now and -Christmas, will probably be equal to keeping the best of them busy in the Great Northern Foal Stakes. The annoTimvmMit in the Budget that the Government hnve fl-eclded to leglsla-te in tho direction of proiilbitiug proprietary racing, and the cuttlus down of the present njimber of rnoc fixtures. In the Dominion, will nr.t t\inse any rpuret, except to -those directly cnnuec-tea. For some, time past little mushroom meeTuias have been springins "P all over the omnitrr. the proerannn-es for which have uouaWy br>"n passer] b.v the metropolitan bodies without proper supervision. T have attended numlbers of those gatherings, and hsive no nesitatinn in saying, that there have been happenings that would put the boldest burglar ro shame. Time after time it has been pointed out in these columns that the metropolitan body were ues-lertitic their duty In n«t appointing an official to attend these outride fixtures, which are anything but a credit to racing. Pome of rhem ure well oondncrr-ti. butothers again are clearly only benefit 'ga-t-herings. got up for a certalu section of the community, and should be stamped" out of existence. The extra taxation on the totallsatr.r will press hard on some clubs, but will not affect others, and will be the means of preventing a lot of money beiag expended in works which are absolutely unnecessary. When tbe totalizator was "introduced, it was principally with the object of providing stakes for the encouragement of ■ the breeding of horses, but some of the nu'thorities seem to have overlooked this point, and nre expending a lot of money on items which could be done without, while not sufficient Is given to forming tracks, etc., for the benefit of those training ho.rsets. lIETROPOLITAX TROTTIXG CLUB'S SPRIXG MEETING. k (By Telegraptj.—Press Assoclatlftn.) CHRISTCHfRCH. Friday. r>l "l eW . ZealsLnd aietropolitau Trotting Clubs Spring Meeting was concluded to good 6 be ' DS ta Courtenay Handicap of. 3Sosovs. two ? ile . s -— Alfr anz 13s. 1; Albertorious, 6s, - ; Aberfedey, 15s, 3. Also started : Prince Wurbeok, 10s; Lady Ctare, Us; Florin, 12s. Won by two lengths. Time. 4-43 Australian Handicap o: 225sovs two miles.—Bribery. 16s. 1; Viewmont, Ms. 2Storm. 17?. 3. Also ' started: Durbar, scratch :. Redchild. Ss: Dr. Chutney. 9s; WltQingtou, 12s; Teatree, 15s; Harold C, IBs; Wild Victor. 17s: Decoration, ISs. «on by six lengths. Time. 4.50. Metropolitan Handicap of 200sovs, one mile and a-balf.—Acesi/moo, ss, 1 ; Tuxedo Chief. Ss, 2 ; Fusee, scratch. 3. Also started: Prince Warbe-k, 4s: Volunteer, os; Woodburn Dad, 7s; F.C.. 6s: Bellrov. Ss • Rosebery, Ss. Won by two lengths. Time. 3.35 3-5. Enfield Handicap of 200so\<;. one mile Revenue, scratch, 1 ; Bell >ietal, 3s. 2 • Croesus. 4s, 3. Also started: Lopp, scratch: Nga Raima, 2s; Gold Leaf, 2s: St Simon. 2s; Scottish Maid. 3s, Prince Kandle, 3s: Miss Florrie C. 4e; Barmegule, 4s; Almond. 4s; Bell far, 4s: Ben Hur. 4s; Romany Lad, ss: iiaiwood 5sAlice Wood, 5s ; Queen Mab, 5s : Miss Wilson. ss. Won by a head. Time. 2.15 Provincial Handicap of 335sovs. oaemlle and a-quarter.—Discoverer, Ss 1; Di'k Fly, Is, 2 ; Imperial Polly, 2s, 3 Also started : Lord Elmo, scratch : T*>rrauova. 2s; Too Soon, 2s: Veraslm Elector, 4s; Florin, 4s: Ribbons. 4s; Woodthorpe Maid, 4s. Won by four lengths. Time, 2.56 1-5. Recovery Handicap of 173sovs, one mile. —Woodburn Liid. 7s. 1 : Little Arthur. Bs. 2 ; Onwaidj ss, 3. Also started : Gold Leaf, Is: Wild Duck. Is: Grey Echo. 4s; Miss Wilson, r.s; Hamlin. 6s- Factory Boy. 6s: Curfew Bell, 7s; Rosebery. Ss": Plush, 9s; Wild Wave, Ds. Won by a head. Time. »2.21. Hamlin, Grey Echo, and Rosebery fell.