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Auckland Star, Volume XLI, Issue 134, 8 June 1910, Page 7

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FIXTURES. 1 June 3, 4, 8 — A. B.C. Winter June 15, 1G — Hawke's Bay J.C. Winter The Key Zealand bred gelding Heathen i was sold very cheaply in Sydney recently. G. Price, the well known Southern trainer, intends leaving on a trip to Sydney ' on Monday next. The last two Great Northern Steeplechase [ winners, Capitol aud Red .McGregor are fuU brothers, Doth being by Leolanfis from Jean. The New Zealand horse Tilson is getting i through useful work on the tracks at Ranu- ] wick, under the superintendence of J. Whit- « worth. The horses Aorangi and Nyland were shipped .South by the Rarawa yesterday. ' Neither ot the I'alinerston horses ran up to expectations. The Multiform colt Multiple was shipped , back to Napier by the Monowai yesterday, J after his unsuccessful efforts at the A.R.C. Winter Meeting. The steeplechase horse Buliworth Is still . in a bad Avay from influenza, and was upable to fulfil any of his engagements at the A.R.C. Winter Meeting. —. Ryan kept up nis dividend earning , record on Saturday, his only mount, Sea : Elf, running second, and returning her supporters a fair x>rotit for their investments. The double layers were all struck over , the winning combination, Wimmera and Red McGregor, although there were no big ■ winners, the amounts being spread amongst a number of backers. Mr. W. Lyons, who was recently operated on in Sydney, although still in the hospital, is now reported'to be progressing favourably ] towards recovery. This will be pleasing to his many Auckland friends. The Seaton Delavai gelding Celtic is still '] a big disappointment, and although he was • let in at the minimum in the Jumpers' " Flat Race on Saturday, he was never pro- ; mincnt, and was oue of the last to finish. ; The Hon. J. D. Ormond's horses, Andax, Elfish, aud Contcndent. were shipped home yesterday by the Monowai. liotliu, the other member of the team, staying behind to fulfil his engagernenus at liliersUe to-day. Mr Webber, the owner of Mahinga, informs mc that he had no intention of shipping Mahinga to Sydney last week, but that all going well in the meantime, she •will be sent across within the next fortnight. A. McMillan, the local trainer, met with a painful accident recently, badly cutting his arm wIUi a chisel, while engaged in some carpentering work. So bad was the Injury that it necessitated his going to the hospital for a day or two. W. McKlnnon, who was so badly Injured that his life was despaired of, when riding Irish at Ellerslie, just twelve months ago, made his reappearauce !u the saddle on the opening day of the A.B.C. AVinter Meeting, riding Freevata in the Maiden Hurdle Race. The Remuera Hurdle Race, run last Saturday, provided the biggest fiasco seen iii Auckland for some time. For some reason or other only three horses contested the event, and of these two. Prophet and Aorangi, fell, leaving Ben Jouson to win as he lilted. At the Bacchus Marsh (Vie.) races recently, the New Zealand Cup winner, Grand Rapids, was among the horses competing. An Australian paper states that he finished fully forty lengths behind his field. He was very much ou the big side and his appearance otherwise was ungainly. The biggest favourite of the A.R.C. Winter Meeting to be beaten so far Is Strathmoira, which was scut out a very strong order for the Ladies' Bracelet on Saturday, but only managed to struggle into third position behind Tua Kit— and Aotea. Strathuiolra was picked out by the "heads" as a two stone certainty. AY. Windsor, who rode Red McGregor to victory in the Great Northern Steeplechase on Saturday, must be one of the oldest cross-country riders at present actively riding. AVindsor rode in the first Great Northern Hurdle Race, run at Ellerslie IS years ago, when he rode Never Miss into third position. Belmont being the winner. The mishap to Dawn proved more serious than at first anticipated, and the son of Birkenhead was not produced for any of his engagements at tbe A.RjC. Winter Meeting. Coming on the eve of a meeting which was run on ground all in favour of Dawn, the loss to Mr. Ralph is a serious matter, for, with ordinary hick, Dawn would probably have earned his winter oats. Some people are proverbially lucky. A 1 visitor to Anvkland who was present at Ellerslie on the opening day of tho A.R.C. Winter Meeting, opened his book at the wrong race, and fancying tho name of Antarctic, went np and put a pound on him. After the race was ever he found out that the race Antarctic was in had been ran, and that his ticket was on Dogger Bank, which returned a substantial dividend. It is wonderful how the public 'go off a horse. In the Jumpers' Fiat Race on the 6econd day of the A.R.C. Winter Meeting, AVaitapu was let in at S.G, just sis pounds above the minimum, receiving weight from horses like Prophet, AA'ooUoomooloo, and Omati, and yet he was only the third choice. A few months ago had Waitapu 'been asked to meet the field he met on Saturday, he <woud have had to concede them all anything up to two stone, and then jhe would have been favourite. I The running of the<"r_t Northern Steeplei chase again demonstrated the difficulty the I Ellerslie course presents to 'horses cot accustomed to it. Andax, which was sent out a warm . favourite, looked stones above, the other horses engaged, and tho " heads " were unanimous in their opinion that it waa only a question of his —anding up to make a holy show of the field, L and as they raced along the back the last time, this prediction looked very Uko being wsrified. The third climb up the hill, however, proved his undoing, and at the top be was showing signs of distress. At this point Red McGregor was within four lengths of him, and as the son of Leolantis was striding along in great stvje, it could be seen, when 'they came to the wall into the straight that he had the favourite beaten, and getting over the last fence safely, Red McGregor won anyhow, while Loch Fyne also caught and beat Audax, the pair fighting out a great finish for second honours. On a flat course Rod McGregor may still have beaten Audax, but it is safe to bet that were —ey to meet on any course except Auckland, under the same weight, Andax would again be favour, lte. TURF TALK FROM THE SOUTH. (By Telegraph.—Special to "Star.") CHRISTCHURCH, this day. At Riccarton on Wednesday morning in the presence of their owner, Mr D. Rutherford, Ratepayer and Northern Star were sent twice round the steeplechase fences. Their display was the best for "which they have so far 'been responsible, though the fact that they are both slow jumpers may have made the performance look better than it really was. On the same morning ; Eurus gave a capital display over two clr- ' cuits of the steeplechase fences. Although he was by himself he went straight at | every fence. White Cockade jumped the two pony hurdles on Saturday. He shaped very well, and is a pr_——ig addition to the ranks of our hurdlers. Sir George Clifford has disposed of the • three-year-old colt Broadsword to am Aus- , tralian owner, and the son of ClanTanald— •Safeguard will be shipped to Melbourne at ! the end of this week. Though he has shown •that he possesses a lot of pace, he has been a bit of a disappointment since he was a two-year-old. ' The two-year-old filly Big Blast, by t Qnarryman—Brave Heart, has developed a curb, and has bee neased in her preparation.

The well known jockey, R. W. King, was married last week.

The stallion Gravitation, by Birkenhead— Stepieldt, which was in W. Clarke's hands for some time, but '•which failed to etand a preparation, 'has been disposed of by Mr W. R. Bidiwill, thong-h.' -whether said or only

during the week to Wanganut, where lie ■will take up stud duties next Reason. W. Clarke expects to leave about the end ■of this week for Hastings, with. Eurus, Northern Star, and Ratepayer. Federal, which has been in a bad way with strangles, is well on the road to complete recovery. The Soult horse Silkweb broke a small bone in one of his legs while competing at Wingatui last week. It is hoped that he will be able to race again. The speedy Multiform—Rattler colt, Nautifonu, lias 'been reeommisstoued. It is not quite certain whether the 'Welcome Stakes winner of lOCS will stand a preparation. Bouny Glen has been responsible for some good work lately. It is to be hoped, ■this line- son of Stepniak—Crest will trail/ on.

The San Fran Mongonui filly. Colleen Mary, which opened her account with a dead lieut at Oamaru, is being spelled. She should pay her way next season. The Dunedin J.C. "Winter Meeting last week was one of the most successful the southern club has had. The totalisator investments were nearly four thousand pounds better than at last year's meeting, and as ou both days the attendances were unusually large, the club should make a handsome profit. The programme was a liberal one, and the enterprise shown in catering for jumpers was fully rewarded. were IJSS starters during the two days, an average of just on a dozen per race. The two steeplechases were very well supported, twenty-three horses going to the post for them. It was a rather remarkable feature of the meetings tirut not one favourite was successful on the opening day, but three favourites got honie in the seven races on ■the second day.

There seems to be some little doubt about the breeding of The Gunner, which won the Otago Steeplechase. Officially he is given as by Hattleh'eld out of an Everton Lad m-are, but a Southern scribe thinks his dam was by Dniitroon. The horse was bred by Jlr P. Power, at Wray's Bush. lie was one of tile outsiders of the field in. the Otago Steeplechase. Grand Slam broke a very long , seri«e of defeats by winning a welter handicap on the second day at Wingatut. The son of The Possible —Scotia had not been successful since he won the Autumn Handicap at the Manawatu meeting in April, 1907, and since then has done a lot of racing. Xow he has found winning form, he may go on well, as he is looking better now than he has don 2 for some time.

Honest Tom, which won the Second Steeplechase at the Wingatui meeting, is said by a Southern writer to be likely to be dangerous at Ricearton in August. He ran a good race on the first day of the meeting, and his second day effort is described as distinctly impressive. He is by Seaward out of Polly, so that he is by no means aristocratically bred, and he had little previous form, to recommend hhn

means aristocratically bred, and he had TAILORING. \ little previous form, to recommend him. I -