THE RACING WORLD.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIII, Issue 140, 12 June 1912, Page 7

THE RACING WORLD.

(Bj WHALEBONBJ RACING FIXTURES.

June 10 and '20 —Hawke's Bay J.C. Winter. June 28 and 27—Napier Park K.C. Winter July 4 and s—Gisborne R.C. Steeplechase. July 17 and 20— Wellington B.C. Winter. August 18, 15, and 17—C.J.C. Grand National Meeting.

It <ost the Canterbury Jockey Clnb £1359 7/1 to maintain its course Jast season.

XJie Government tax payable by the Auck lamf Racing Club is just over £2100.

The gfilding is now working at Ellerslie under the charge of F U Maletiliu.

Tie rising three-year-olds Prince Soult, Tact, unci I-rince King are all doing useful work at EMerslie. The former is a very 1.1 R-h I -hearted <-olt, and keCT'S his riders busy of n inoraitig.

i:. Deeley .-mil A. .T. McFlinn leave for Xnpier oil Sunday next to lulnl riding enganemcnts at the Hawke's Bay and Napier ]';irk UK-eMugs.

A four-year-old gcMiHg by Son] t—The Squaw, therefore fell brotner io Wild West, Is the latest addition to .1. Williamson's si.-ible.

Provided norhing unforeseen occurs, J. IJae will lake Tui Cakolmn, I.a. Helna, and jlerrimax Soiil'li for Hie Ili.-feni:' Kaeiug i [iiU'i Winter Alooiiiisj.

'" ii is reporiivl thai Mr J. IJuekley line dispoM J iif i in- man , iinarwi, uai beyond mc bare fact tb.'ii iiie daughter of Snult has cuuugeti bunds m> particulars arc available.

it. J. Mason's team, which was shipped to Sydney las! Friday, consists uf' V;i-i> Adnilnil, Pea-cue, Canute, Valido, Allegory, and Culrosa.

The Birkenueart gelding Presently was vc-y son' after bis exertions in the' Orpin. Northern llurdlPK, and has been tired by Dr. nine:, and will in consequence be treated to a spell.

The gelding kuown to the course watchers as Xgaruawahia I'at has made his re-uiipcni-iiuiv <>:i the tracks at ISllerslle. lit' is .-nil under ihc charge of P. Junes.

The Au.'klard cr<iss-coui>tr,v horsevnau, V. Coie.-iuin. irfi for the Snuth on Sunilav night to mitSl riding v; ihc liawkcs J.!ay and Napier S'ark laeetlugs.

!■'. li.-is a i-oufile uf two-vear-nlds in work :i> i-:'iler.-livl. oue a coll by (.'lad-

slOOne —Miss Jafl,A, ihercf/ire ImU-hrottter to .JacJ: heluval.'uiid the oilier a BhtipiAy, ivcll-gron:i Illly liy Snnli t'crusa.

The Groat Northern Stepploccasr winner Ifautere has made a good recovery from

l-.i-s contact with the rail while ihe A.R.C. Winter StcopiFi'luw, mid was working on t!\" tr:i.-ks at Kllerslie yesterday ui'.'ru'iig. being ivstdi.-lcd to steady pacing.

I-, l.oomb has just handle,! a rising two-ye:a--old lilly by Obilgadn—>st. -Myfi, which, although shapely, is a bit on the small side. The same trainer .has tfie Advauc-o mare i'Oiivurtl, recently sold at auction, placed under his .-liarge to he prepared for future engagements.

The local horsemen. B. Curran. 1.. Mor.-iri and C. Scott,, accompanied T. A. Wil.iams u> Sydney on Monday. ;hc apprentice llali, attached to F. suibJc, also golug ai-xo.-,s by the same boat on a visit to Ills parents.

Had Tagalie s.n-ceeded in winning the Oaks she would have established a new record, for no filly has yet won the One .Thousand, the Derby, and Oaks. It ivas doc to be, however, for Tagalie Jan unplaced in the latter event, which looked at her iner<_y.

As there in every likelihood of ('. ("oleman journeying to Sydney for the Spring Meetings, Mr C. Dawson's horses are to go into F. StoimiaK's charge. The Greeuiaue trainer is geiUng a big str.lng together, aiioth-pr addition being Adherence, a gelding by Gluten—Cobweb.

The amount paid to the Government lor the st-axmi J'.ill-lL" iv the shape of Lotalisatoi lax by the Canterbury Jockey Club tola.led. the gooifsflTu of £7«IS IS/C. It will not be long before the racing clubs subscribe enough to pay for th<" Dreadnought.

C. Coil-man leaves for Napier by train to-morrow with Black Northern, which is engaged at the Hawke's 'Bay and Napier Park meeting*. All going well, Bla<k Northern will also race at Wellington aitd Chrlsteburrh. In which case the Cuirassier gelding Manuwera wiH niso be taken South lor the Wellington and Christchurch gathering;-.

Mr cl. J. Wads' gelding Hrldge was to hav-e made his tirst public appearance over hurdles at Flemlnetou last Saturday in the York Hurdles Handicap. .He was weighted at last. Arquebus being top-weight with l'Jst 51b. while others engaged included Merry Monarch list Olb and I'akan list lib.

As time rolls on. unless racing is done away Willi altogether, trainers will rind considerable difficulty In getting properties around lillerslie. and will have ti> move furtttw afield, that, is if they want anything in the shape of a paddock to give their horses a run in.

Owing to Hie departure of T. A. Williams for Sydney, the geldiiig Otnati has gout- Info W. Sharp's charge. While being worked at FMlerslie on Monday morniug. Omati collided wirh another horse, and his rider. A. .1 McKlluu, got a lumWe. A little bit of siciu off the {ace. however, was the only damage done, while the horse escaped without inlnry.

Very little interest appears to have been taken' in the .South in the annual meeting of the Canterbury Jockey .Club, and, besides a very sraflll attendance <>f members, the nominations -for the offices of stewards, committee, and hon. treasurer were only the required number, and no election was iK'i"ssary.

Tiip Cnulrrbury .lopkey Hub* annual ii- ,- prrrt contains tlic followins: -'•One re.srrellabie fpiitnre oi the past season hats been Ibe dispersal of some of tbe. breeding establishments in the Dominion, the most im•portant beins that of the Klderslie Stud, in wnii-h case not only the highest-prk-fd marcs have left our shores 'but also the four imported stallions." Tlir reason is not very haTd to frnd.

Tlie stables recently vacated by T. A. Williams are to bo pulled down and the property ent up for building allotments. The stables have something of an historical lijivour about them, for it was from, under tlioir roof that J. 4'haaff , , sen., and poor old "Jim" Kftnn turned out so many winners in bygone days, when racing -was not so hide bound as at present, and it was nut n crime to make a bet other than on ihe tutu lisa tor.

Tlin tew days of tine -weather lias given Mr A. Hill, the caretaker of the Ellerslie course, a chaucc l<> pr l , the roller lo work on racing track, sum! n!ready si big ini-provcuii-ut ha.s liMMi made. 1l j« a time, if ever, lhat tbp course and surroundhiES got such a severe srruelKng as they did at the ro-ccut A.U.C. Winter Meet-

A deputation from the Mastcrton Racing Club asked the Minister 'for -Internal Affairs (lion. (i. W. Kussell) yesterday for the restonUion of the permit taken'away under Ilie Racing Commission's report. The club previously had four days annually, and this was cut down to tbrpo. The aUnister gave the deputation no encouragement, saying that before giving a fourth day tc the club now -naving three, he -would favour giving at least one day to dubs that had •been wiped out.

Although the Great Northern Coursing Clirb, in common with other clubs of a lifce nature, are considerably handicapped by speculation being barred at their carnivals, they are showing a spirit of enterprise in entering for dog owners, nnfl announce tlic renditions of the Wa>terloo Cup which it is proposed to run off on July 24. 25. and 27. A stake of £150 is to be divided, arid norcrnntioas close on Monday next, the 17Eh. Wist., either with the secretary, Mr C. J. Uvlcey, ParneVL, or fie treasurer, Mr "W , . ' Morton, .iUD., "Sun" office, Dnrlam-st. TBe club's enterprise should help coursing along to spine extent In Aticfctend, and it is to be Iraped -they will toe rewarded -witb- a^ Jsa?e Eari3enlais»are ,j

,F. McManemin, tie -wen-known, Etlerslie trainer, leaves Shortly on an extended holiday tour in tlie South. The Hon. E. Mitchelson has definitely decided not to seek re-election as president of the Auckland 'Racing dub, and leaves on a trip to too Islands nfext month. -A. meeting for 'tlic* purpose of forming branch -of the Auckland Sports' Protection Association will be held at Onelronga tomorrow (Thursday) evening at 8 o'clock. Although nothing officially is known, it is understood that when tie A.X.C. programme for the 1912-13 season is issned it "will be found there is a substantial increase in stakes for the various gatherings. E. Tope had Miss Explosion on the track yesterday morning. The daughter of Explosion was In gTeat heart, and has made a good recovery from the operation performed on her for respiratory troubles last December. The Salvadan gelding Solus is being hacked about by W. Gall preparatory to going into active work. Solus looks as if his lengthy spell would prove of considerable benefit. Only four meetings are yet to be held to complete the 1011-ly racing eeas-'on, viz.: — llawke's Kay, Napier Turk, Glsborne, anil Wellington. The Uawfce's Bay meeting opens next Wednesday. R. McMikeu is gtlll located at Kllers'.ie with Kxplosive and Blue Mount. Several ! would-be buyers are after the latter gelding, j but si. far Tio business lias resulted. ! A Press Association cablegram from Sydney states that Mr G. U. Greenwood's burses, shipped by the Mooraki from Weii liugion last ■Friday, were landed In excellent condition. If Iβ understood n meeting of the Auckland executive of the Nciv Zealand Sports' I'rotei'tlwi Li'.-igne was held in the Auckland Uai-iiigr Club's oiliees yesterday, when arrangoiiion (r> tor (he holding of various meetings woro ugreed on. Tin- stiM'plocbase horse Taiaha is now located ;ii EllerHlle, where lie Is working under She guidance, of l>. Moraghan. All going well. Dei , is Mornglian will take :i te.ini tc« Gisbonie. which will probably consist ol Master Theory. Taiaha, and Admiral .SoulL The Kllerslie racecourse is getting a good cutting about at present with the ltcmuera drainage works. A brunch newer runs riirui through the centre of the course fro'n Ivllcrslie to Greenlanp: lnu it is not anticipated that the trackd will tic interfered with, the idea being to tunucl underneath. The Auckland Racing Club has receive.! a copy trf the r , !""--' «t tile new UuildiiiK which wIH be ri'uulred io linnee fne new Picctrlc lotallaator. I-'roui what can be gathered, an immense building will be necessary, which 1 am hitonnud the committee is imi altogether favourable to. Tbe machine is pxpei-ti'd to b> ready in plenty of time for the A.U.I. Sprint; Meeting next season, and it will probably be left .to the new committee to deckle whether the requisite building is to be erected or not. Mr V. W. Kdward-s. local secretary lor the Neiv Zeabum Sports' I'rotectloii League, waited on the romitllien of the I'ousonby Branch of the AuckUuid Mutual Sports' TrotPCtlon Association last evening to ask it to consider amalgamating with the New Zenlatic! league. After hearing Mr Edw.-mls. the. I'nneonby committee passed a resolution rcfeninz him to tin , central committee uf Lbr- AiM-kland Mutual Spurts' J'rotertlou Association for bis reply. The various branches «r t!ie Aucklunil Association have expressed tueir determination to stand firmly In support of the parent body. TURF NOTES FROM THE SOUTH. (By Tclegrnpli.—Special to "Star.") CIiruSTCHURCH, this day. A large number of rising two-year-olds arc regular attendants at the Hk'cartou tr:i.'k each afternoon. With Sir Gl-o. Clifford's lengthy string and M. jlobbs' train Klccarton will hold a partliularly strong hami in two-year-olds next season. Among the •(.'hokeljore reps, these showing promise at present are VerU.is. by Elevation—Brave Heart; Nightwatch, by Treadmill—Gleuowlet; and PaxaeTwte, by Gruvitation—Snfeguard. while among llcbbs' lot the ChaMoniagne colt 3 from Nautilqid and Arinigera move nicely. The gelding .Silver .Blaze, who shaped well in hunters' j-.ices races at the last Gi'iind National Hooting, lias been put In work by G. Murray Aynsley, and will be prepared for sumo of the big steeplechases at tills years Grand National Jfeeting. lie is a iirst-ch'.ss fencer. I!. l.:i!Ls lias taken in hand a mare by Singlestick-Nance O'Neill and a gelding by Deerstalker from an Arab maw. Master Paul was tried over the steeplechase fences during the week, and gave a creditable showing. J'yall has been pnt iv work by G, A. Pine, and will be prepared for hunting events. The Yalil hurst trainer IJ. J. Mason was entertained by the Riccarton trainers last night, when a handsome table centrepiece was presented to him on the eve of hjs departure for Sydney. R. Derrctt made the presentation, and, hi doing so. spoke ia very runfpllmentary terms of Mason as a trainer and a friend. In replying, Mason saM lie would always 'look buck on th-at nisht with feelings which he found It Impossible to express. It was pleasing to him Io look round, and to lind among those present >•> many old friends. Mr Derrett liad spokMi i-f Ills careor as if it was limited to about twenty-live years, but he would h:ive been nearer the mark if he had said since ho had first been associated with Mr Ciittw. who was now tic veteran of Npw Zealand rorni". while he hurt known Mr Thomson about furtj- years, und .Mr Hobbs for a similar period. As for Mr .Derrett, he woukl not care to sny hmv long they bad been acquainted, 'but it was since Mr Derrett was a boy. so his hearers eonld judge that it was a Ion? time since they first met. Referring to Ills future movements, he wished to remove an impression that he w.i« leu-ring- New Zealand permanently, as was not cis Intention. Ho did not cnntem-plate settling permanently in Sydney, but ihoußli ho might spend some time there he looked forward to returning and settling down onfp more at Riccarton. Mr .7. Buckley has sold the Charlemague -llennosa colt, and the Royal Artillery— Supra fitly. Mr Buckley intends to leave for Knerland :it the end of the month. The Simile-Ui Reina filly which .T. Mcf'onrbe leased from Sir Geo. McLean has been returned to her owner. The adjourned meeting of the Dunedin Metropolitan Committee was hekl on Friday to further consider the appeals or Messrs A. Chisliolm and C. A. Ciimpbr-11 against the derision of the Southland Racing Club. At its last meeting the Southland" Club forwarded thp remarks on the evidence given at the last meeting of the Metropolitan Committee, and stated it was still of opinion that its original decision should not ■be altered. After hearing the statements made by representatives of the club who were present it was unanimously resolved that 'both appeals should be dismissed and the deposits forfeited.