THE RACING WORLD.

Auckland Star, Volume XLI, Issue 161, 9 July 1910, Page 9

THE RACING WORLD.

(By WHALEBONE.)

July Iβ, 20 and23—Wellington B.C. Winter Aug. 9, 11 and 13—C.J.C. Grand National Oct. 12, 15 — Auckland Trotting Club Spring : Dec. 27, 31, Jan; 7 — A.T.C. Summer Sept. 17, 21, and 24—Avondale J. C. Spring. Nov. 19, 23—-Otahuhu T-.C. Spring. The Auckland' pony Hnlhinga. appears amongst the: nominations for. the Ascot Thousand. The Papakura Racing Crab have applied for March 25, 1911, as the dat& for their annual race meeting.. The Auckland horses, Whatashot, King Hippo, and Caruso, were successful at the Glsborne Meeting. It is stated that Koran and a colt by Handsome Jack, will accompany Cruclnella on the trip to Sydney. Mr. J. H. Purser, the Porlrua trainer, will have ten horses competing at the Wellington Winter Meeting. The Thames gelding; Electrakoff has arrived at Trentham to fulfil bis engagements at the Wellington Meeting. Mark Ryan left for the South yesterday with Ngapuka and Dogger Bank, Which claim engagements at the Wellington Winter Meeting. The" Wellington Racing Club's Winter Meeting, which winds up the season o£ 1009-10, commences at Trentham on Saturday next. The directors of the Cambria Park Stwa Company have decided to limit Obllgacto's services to 40 mares this season, and Ills list is already nearly full. The gelding Minstrel has rejoined P. MaeManemin's stable, the same trainer having an addition to his string ia the gelding King William. The Otahuhu Trotting Club have fixed November 19 and 23 for their Spring Meeting, and February 11, 15, 18 as the dates for their. Summer. Meeting. The Auckland horses, Le Beau and Explosion, are still at Greenmeadowis, and during the past week have been treated to walking exercise on the roads. J. Hercock, who rode King Hippo to victory in the Trial Steeplechase, on the opening day of the Gisboxne Meeting, has ridden six winners over country in succession. The .victory of Te Aral In the Glsborne Park Steeplechase puts him Iα the same position as Paisano :n regard to penalties for the C.J.C. National Meeting. Mr. Selby's pair, Tua Kitua and Mozart, did not run up to expectations at the Gisborne Meeting, and the probabilities are that they will not be taken on to Wellington. The Avondale Jockey Club's Spring Meeting is fixed for September 17, 21, 24. The club have Issued a' very attractive programme, the added money for which Is £4745, an Increase of just over £600 on last year. Mr. R. H. McKenzle will represent the Otahuhn Trotting Club at the forthcoming Trotting Coeference at Wellington. Mr. F. D. Youge, secretary of tho club, will also be in attendance. The light-weight horseman, L. Wilson, has so far recovered from the accident .which befel him last month, that he was able last week to leave the private hospital, of which.he. has been an Inmate for the {last month. (Sir. W. Montgomery leaves for Sydney by -the Wiminera on Monday next with Hoanga and Nellus. A. Whltaker, 1 the local light-weight, accompanies the pair, which will probably go Into P. Nolan's charge when they arrive on tho other side. Mr. H. A. Price arrived back from a trip to the Islands and Sydney on Sunday last. During his visit to the Islands, Mr. Price disposed of the gelfllng Echo, but the son of Obllgado will remain In F. MacManemln's charge for the meantime. A long list of New Zealand-bred horses has been nominated for the A.J.C. Derby of 1911. Sir George Clifford has six, Mr. B. J. Watt four, Mr. J. A. Cook three, Mr. T. H. Lowry four, while a number of New Zealand sportsmen are represented by single nominations. Mr. Henrys has not risked anything to chance in awarding Paisano 11.1 in the C.J.C. National Hurdle race, and the son of Strowan has received more than he Is entitled to on his public performances. He has been consistently boomed as a champion, and It will be Interesting to see If he bears out the good opinion formed of him. An excellent illustration of how handlcappers sometimes differ Is provided by the treatment meted out to two New Zealand'bred horses for the Metropolitan Handicap and the Caulfleld Cup, each race extending to a mile and a-half. In the Metropolitan Handicap, Artlllorle Iβ handicapped at Bst 71b and Broadsword at Cst 101b, and In the Caulfleld Cup Artillcrle hae 7st 131b and Broadsword 7st 111b. During the week the committee of the Auckland Racing Club have had under Inspection the Julius patent totallsator. The machine is a very ingenious Invention, and it is claimed that, if necessary, it can Issue 118 tickets a minute. ' Experts who have examined It, while admitting it to be a very clever invention, are divided In their opinions as to Its suitability for racecourses. It is understood the A.R.C. Committee will consider the question of adopting it at Ellerslie at an early date. The victory of Talsano In the Hurdle race at Glsborne gives him a 51b penalty for the C.J.C. National Meeting. The position in respect to Paisano is rather Interesting. According to the conditions, winners after the declaration of weights incur penalties. The official date for the declaration of weights is advertised as July 8, but they made their appearance on the day before the Glsborne Meeting, so, the question arises, did Paisano win after the declaration of weights? The local owner who races under the name of Mr. C. Thede, experienced a stroke of bad luck during the week, his gelding Loch Fyne straining a muscle of the forearm, which will prevent his fulfilling his engagements at the Wellington Meeting, and ■ probably also at the C.J.C. National Meeting in August. Loch Fyne had Improved considerably since the A.R.C. Winter Meeting, and with ordinary luck would have added to his winning account before the, season closed. Owing to Loch Fyne's mishap, Kremlin will not be taken South. Particulars are to hand of the stallion Penury, recently purchased for the Ascot Stud by Mr. H. R. McKenzle. Penury, a rich brown horse, standing Iβ hands high, was bred by Colonel .W. HalJ-Walker, but. foaled In 1001. Penury Is built on most symmetrical lines, , is of exceptional power, "and possesses rare bone and sobstance. He closely resembles his famous sire, even to the four white fetlocks and white blaze; whilst his bead, a beautiful and masculine one, shows his Gladiator descent. In walking, Penury has the characteristic Gallinule buttock action, and his temper Is' perfect. Prior t obelng sent to Australia, Penury stood for a season at Melton Mowbray, where he proved himself a sure foal getter. His stock are promising, and several are now In work In England. Penury hns served two seasons in Australia, and his . yearlings bid. fair to turn out well. Penury was never raced owing to the effects of a rough trip he experienced when on his way from Ireland to Newmarket. His half-brother. King Pluto, is a good winner. Penury boasts a regular "Hall-Walker" pedigree, and, as might be expected from the famous breeder of Minoru, Polar Star, and Slleve Galleon, It is a perfect study in the "art of nickIng." Penury's pedigree Is particularly rich in the sire numbers, 3, 8, 11, 12, and" 14; while his third remove contains such vtal numbers as. 2, 3, 5, 12, 14, and 19. Penury Is a member of Bruce, Low's wellfenown number 10 family, which has recently provided St. Leger and Derby winners in Bayardo and Lemberg. Queen Mary, Penury's ancestress, has only two rivals in the English stud book, for with Pocabontas and Agnes she shares tbe distinction of being one of a. Rorid-xeaowned

trio.- In Penury's fourth remove is Seclusion, well known in New Zealand as the dam of Steppe. His great-grandsire, Sterling, was .sire of Castor. It will be seen, therefore, that "..Penury should nick well with most of the leading New Zealand strains of blood. Penury's sire, Gallinule, has since 1893, when his first stock began to race, sired winners of 494 races, valued at £241,000.;. His progeny includes Pretty Folly, who was only defeated once, and Slleve GaUeon. It is worth nothing'that Penury's maternal grand-dam Tocher is closely related to the renowned sire Hamn ton, who was by Lord Cllfden out of Lady Langden, a daughter of Haricot, Tocher's . nnii-sister. • ■ . , *..-;■■'

GISBORNE RACING.

. , (By -Telegraph.—Press Association.) GJSBOBJSfE, Friday. ■st' For i t? c Beeond day of the Gisborne Steeplechase Meeting the weather was fine £?£m + c Ist1 st Xe ' whea rain set ln - Thc totaJisaior handled £4927, as against £5553 ■results-—' eaX " foHowlD E are the later Waikanae Handicap, seven furlongs.— ?" 10-0, 1; Spate, .10.1, 2; .Illustrious,' ii • Also sorted: Auldeam and DazzllD jy Won by a short head. Time, 1.33. -te Hapura Steeplechase, two miles and a. half—Whatashot, 9.12, 1; King Hippo, 21.6, 2; Walhika, 9.10. 3.' Also started: Mozart and • Game. Won easily by five lengths. Time, 5.41. Hack Flat; six furlongs.—Caruso, 9.13, 1; Hinni, 9.13, 2; Prestonpans, 9.4, 3. Also started: Master Stead and Durability. Won easily by three lengths. Time, 1.24. Final Steeplechase, two miles.—Nogi, 11.1, 1; Whatashot, 0.12, 2; King Hippo, 11.7, 3. Also started: Te Kainui, Haurangi, and Game. A great race between Nogl and Whatashot, the former winning by a length. Time, 4.12. •Farewell Handicap, one mile.—Spate, 10.4, 1; Carueo, 9.2, 2; 'Sublime, 10.8, 3. Won by two lengths. Time, 1.52.

TURF, TALK FROM THE iSQUTH.

(By Telegraph.—Special to "Star.") CHRISTCHURCH. Friday., At the annual meeting of the Canterbury Jockey Club, the Committee was asked to consider a proposal by Mr G. D. Greenwood ■that iorses should not be penalised In handicaps for winning weight-for-age races. The Committee has now decided that it can make no alteration in tie penalty conditions. No. doubt the Committee considered it Inadvisable to' open the door to any widespread movement for change, but Jlt Greenwood Js not alone among the ■big owners in feeling that injustice may be done to a good horse, aud it is probable that the subject will not be lost sight of. The Canterbury Jockey -Club lias adopted a policy that should prove sound in increasing the second and third prizes for a number of events at each of' its meetings. The addition of. OOsovs to the value of the Stewards' Handicap has made a stake of 330 sov-a. for the second horse, and lOOsovs. for the third, ■ and this should add to the attractiveness of the great sprint. Altogether, the added money next season will be G4osovs. in excess of last season's amount, and au especially good feature of the new policy is the addition of 350sovs. to the Derby, and lOOsovs. to the Oaks. ■ R. Hatch has been engaged to ride the imported mare Wet Day in the Winter Cup at Riccartoh. ' . .. . Mr J. O'Brien, of Oamaru, hns leased the stallion Biiccleuch from Mr J. F. Buchanan. The term of the lease is two years, with a further option. Buecleuch; a very "handsome lioree, is a eon of Beuzoin, an imported sire, which was beginning to make a name for himself when he died. Benzoin was by Friar's Balsaam from Reverie. Buecleuch, whose first crop of foals 'have attracted favourable notice, cost Mr Buchanan (>sogs. In that owner's colours he won the Great Eastern Handicap, North Otago Cup, and other good races. The Committee of the Canterbury Jockey Club has arranged with a local firm for the •building of a 'horse ambulance, and it should be ready for use at the Grand National meeting next month. . On account of their victories at the Gisborne Racing Club's meeting, the following ■horses have incurred penalties for engagements at Riccarton:—Grand National Steeplechase: Te Aral, 71b: King Hippo, 51b. Grand National Hurdlee: Paisano, 51b. It is understood that Koran, by Pilgrim's Progress from Mantelpiece, and a colt by ■Handsome Jack, will accompany Crudnella to Sydney. f The annual meetings of the three- local trotting clubs this -week revealed the remarkable success of the spoTt In Christchurch. The Metropolitan Club gave £14,----750 In stakes "during- the -season, and spent £5334 on buildings, and £3000 on other Improvements.. The receipts included £10,----9(54 from the totallsator, £5040 from bookmakers, and £3101 from gate money, the stand charge being only half a crown. The profit on the four meetings was £6264. After writing off nearly £11,000,- the club shows nearly £19,000 Is the excess of assets over liabilities. The committee has been recommended to give a stake of £1000 to the New" Zealand Cup Handicap, the principal race at the 'November meeting, and a limit of 4m 43s is proposed. The Canterbury Park Club and the New Brighton Club have also had exceptionally successful seasons. The former club made a profit of £1925 on the season's iworking, and the excess of assets over liabilities is more than £7000. The club distributed £4350 in stakes. The New Brighton Club gave away £3519 Jn stakes, and after spending £2000 on buildings and improvements, came out with a substantial credit balance. During the year the club purchased : the freehold of the New Brighton racecourse, and built a stand to seat 1700 people, and other buildings, and also made great improvements to the track.