TURF NOTES.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 309, 30 December 1922, Page 16

TURF NOTES.

(By "WHALEBONE.")

It is stated to be quite po.sibU that the Derby winner. Captain Cuttle »S had to be thrown out of $? sequently, and which neeessi£3a the withdrawal ot the e.olt from the * Leger, may br- tested next season a „i in the event ol his training on he »„ again carry silk. Lord vWfaJSm the owner of Captain Cuttle, is „??ti be hopeful of the Derby winner ...L racing the starter. " * The 'London Sportsman" states that a descendant of Musket in the auric line, through another channel than thai. he so successfully carved out in Sew Zealand, won a "classic last month j» the Argentine. The colt in question Soiocon. is a tail male descendant of Musket's son. Dan Godfrey, who was fualed here in 1879, the. year after Musket was sent to the Antipodes. Sofo' con's sire, Riesco, was got by D»a Godfrey's son, Tonic. In reference to the success which has attended the operations of the National Stud, the Special Commissioner of th* "Loudon (Sportsman remarked! "One thing is clear, and it is that the Government is making money out of the British thoroughbred, which is an almost unique event for the Government. Jh» moral is that they should spend the profits on the British thoroughbred, and buy the next really great stallion that comes into the market." Tt is reported from England that th» Prince of Males' Australian-bred stwpU" chaser, Kinlark, has of late shown suck hopeful signs of doing something that ha is undergoing training in the stable or Aubrey Hastings, who is a past-m»»Ur in tbe training of jumpers. He has the winuerE of two Liverpool Grand National Steeplechases to his credit. Be himself rode Ascetic Silver to victory. Kinlark may be the beginning of tlie Prince's jumpers; others are c? ipeeteej. The Australian cross-country hi He was presented to tbe Prince by the \ ietoriau sportsman, Mr. J. M. Niall, t r wham Kinlark won the Australian Steeplechase and other 7aces. A meeting ot the Jookey Cirb was held at Newmai' .it during the Houghton week, wheu the three stewards i and a considerable number of mearimri .were present. Tlie following new rule was confirmed:—"The clerk of the course shall sec that a clean number-doth, of a pattern approved by the steward* ef the Jockey Club, is provided for every horse for which a rider present* himself to Ibe weighed out." Commenting on this, "Le DisKe," in the "Winning Post' says:— '"Since it has become a rule tint I horse shall carry a number, just »s a j taxicab driver has a mark of identiSciV tion, it was thoughtful of those re? sponsible for tile wording of the W order that it should specifically state that a 'clean' number-cloth must *• provided by the clerk of the eourje. Trainers will note that in the event of a number-cloth toeing soiled it is obvious they can refuse to use it, white en the other hand, having several previaeial stewards in our mind, the clerk of the course will have no difficulty fy finding an old washerwoman. It woule have been much more satisfactory if those present at the meeting had few further and made it a rule that tht clerk of the course should check the weights for all races previous to M* pufolieation of the race card." "Tie spo" of kinge,", not according to a racing journalist, but as seen »»* understood by a business-Sjaß"-'" As a spectacular sport racing is not only pre-eminent, it is unique. It provides a thrill peculiarly its own: it creates an emotion incomparable to any other; *n emotion that in a few seconds run» it* whole gamut: aud the psychology of th« racing crowd i* unique. The real lava of horses is the nearest tiling akin to human love. The magnificent spirit.. with which they strive to do their belt is a lesson to humanity. It is not the material side of racing that really counts —the winning or the iosinar should be relatively incidental; only the fool Stakes more than he can spare —it is the exhilaration, the tlesli and blood, rue life, the spirit of the struggle that is of valueThose who in their narrow minds neither •understand nor appreciate the beauty and value of racing, and regard it is * thing of evil, are sterile of imagination. Those fearful ones. who hide their fear? behind the mssl; of sanctity, should stand aside, regarj their imperfection*, and blush. To gamble, in love, iif*. limbs or lu-.-re. is instinctively human, am! add- a. ze-t to life. In variety of forms and situations, the open air, the green award of »i>e racecourse have » far cleaner and more natural appeal W the senses than the fetid atmosphere and the green el nth of the tables at Monte Carlo, the lists of the bridge club, or the lusts of t'nc political arena. The blood courses through the veins in unison aud sympathy with the horse, whilst the turn of a ear.; or a spin of a ball U materialism naked but inanimate. In tne "Australasian." Robinhood gives particulars of Gray* success in the Autiimii Handicap at Newbury. Thoughtless is trained by Mr. 0. Bet! tor Mr*. lloundeil. Thoughtless, '.vhich won east.? by a length aud a half from the King* eok, Will •somen —the King's horse* have run an inordinate number of seconds this year. since he brought off » nice winning double at Newbury, in ta* spring—is a live-vcar-old gelding °. r Birlingham. The \»r. i- a i.ttlc-knovra but well-bred stallion b\ William the Third, out of yuccii Marguerite, "'ho was bred by the Duke of Portland, and won ;•. good rac- a* a ihree-year-old at 'Hurst "park, beating Colonel Hal' Walker'- Nigh.' flav.k mho shortly afterwards created a big surprise b* winning the Don-aster -t. Leger), and Mcfi-rs. \\ . i lark and '■- Robinson* Whroii. etc l',\ th- ah--. M-- Lionel Robin-on. in his will. ::.:- left instructions thai hi- h'.r-cs a:c to be deal* with as Mr. i lark :'.iink< tit. Thought- >>- ■«• ri.ld'-n in -r-ai style by liie Now Zciiaui io.-:<p.'-. 11. Gray, ™° promptly i'oi:<v..'e,i up that success by winning' the Tl.calc MsiJen Two-Veir-Old Plate or. Mr. .1. Uuskerhs bay colt. by Grosvenor. ~,i; of H-lb Royal. l e was quite like o,i in.es to xc MrMusker's colours • > the fore again, reminding one of liie diys when the two-year-olds c»rri"H all before them, an* 'when Mr. "Hob" Sievier gave htO £10.000 for Toddiiigton. with whom » promptly won the ■'Woodcote'' at EpsO* and :l big race a; Kempton Park. I*'«J selling tho colt to fro to the brute* Stat-- of Am.-ric.i. th.- .-on of Melton out of Minerva sired some win«» but none of mu.-h :ni,.ort,in-e. At >«*' bury Mr. Musker's unturned colt heat -hot pot.'' from t.1!;..r.'- stable in >!• J? ~?t Alarr's Klanimet'c and a good W»