OUR SPECIALS.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 9739, 29 May 1897, Page 4

OUR SPECIALS.

AUCKLAND. May 24, On Friday afternoon, after the meeting of theconimitteeof the Auckland Racing Club, it was announced that the license of the jockey Perry to ride was cancelled, and that Joseph DufPs license to ride is suspended. Both jockeys were subsequently informed of the decision of the committee.

Mr L. D. Nathan brought outv»i„_ him from London plans of an elaborate scratching board in iron. This plan was put before the committee to-day, and it was decided to order one by cable. The scratching board is an elaborate affair, and will cost £200 by the time it is erected. The committee further decided'to order a quarter-of-an-hour chime clock, to be put in the tower of the grand stand.

The profit over the recent A.R.C. Autumn Meeting is £700. It cannot be said that the Auckland Raoing Club are niggardly with the money they have made over their meetings of late. This afternoon the committee decided to put down a new plough galiop for trainers. Tenders are to be called for the work at once.

Mr J. J; Russell has come up with his 'chaser The Friar. It is quite evident that his. recent severe illness has-given,him- a shaking, but he-tells mc that he is better in health than he has been for a considerable time. He has brought some jumpers for sale.

The Coromattdel J.C. Winter meeting results were as follows ':—Maiden RaceOutlaw 1, Ned 2, Chance 3. Stewards? Stakes—Nightingale 1, Pirate 2, Maori Boy 3.. Jubilee Cup—Cornish Boy (late Goodshot) 1, Jessica 2, Maori Boy 3. Hurdles, six started, Tattler, Outlaw, Tarantalla, Platch, Native and Springfield. Only two finished, Native 1, Springfield 2. Hack Race—Outlaw 1, Teddmsrton 2, Ned 3. Selling Race—Cyn 1, Butcher's Boy 2, Bones 3.

A filly by Cuirassier from Antic's dam was brought down from the Waikato on Friday by train. While the box in which the filly quartered was being shunted at Huntley she became startled and, throwing her head up, struck her nose on the sharp edge of the box, with the result that her face was bared for several inches. On arrival in Auckland the. woond was stitched by a local vet.

The Friar has been regularly oh Elierslie course since brought up from New Plymouth on Wednesday —at. MrL. D. Nathan has bestowed the following names on two of hi* ye_....«--»-: colt by Hotchkiss—Weazel*. Kettledrum ; colt by Cuirassier—Jadestone, Explosion. To-day the two juveniles were in town getting useto the crowd, ate© the following three yearlings viz., filly by Cuirassier — Pungawerewere, colt by Cuirassier—Jadestone and filly by Cuirassier—Onida. All five are in G. Wright's stab— and look well. They had as a companion Janet, Day Star's sister, who is a fine filly in appearance, but is nervous on the racecourse.

J. Gallagher, the well-known horseman, has gone to Rotorua. He has been sun"_ing from rheumatism of late and intends trying tbe curative powers of the hot lakes to see if a cure can be effected.

J. Chaafe is handlrng St. Paul's yearling sister.

: _kmovc.ee has been brought up here from the north. He has joined F. McManemin's stable.

The old 'chaser Fishmonger is in fine trim again. . According to an Opotiki correspondent the twc*-year-old Presentment has not been given her proper place in " Pentagraph's ** winning list. In addition to her second to Miss Anna in the Onslow Stakes at Elierslie, she won the Bay of Plenty Stakes, of 40sovs, on February 24th.—[Particulars of tlie Bay of Plenty meeting had not reached ." Pent_graph " when his list was made up. Until Presentment ran at Auckland on April 19th _&o_e>p-~efe-biy outstde Opotiki knew that there was such a two-year-old as this filly. Her —ay of - Plenty "wia, after the tisual deductions, gives "Presentment: £28 10s, bringing her winning: total up -to £53.—Ed.] At: Hunter and Nolans yards on Friday the two-year-old bay colt Cowrie, by Blairgowrie—Lady Eiaineline, waa bought lor 20gs by Mr A. Austin.

\ ShiEell-gh-winner of the Great Northern Steeplechase of 1392, is among the horses in j j work at Elierslie. He looks in robust ( health. j The jumper Co—a and have $ gone amiss, so has the Hotchkiss horse, ! Armour, who is now to be finally retired from \ the turf. . . ' f It has been decided not to race AnniTer- }■ sary over hurdles. It has been, discovered i I by her new owner, Mr W. Paul, that she is f in foal to Castor, consequently she is now , • located at her owners farm at Mangere. i { The threatened dispute between book- ] | makers, members of T-ttersalTs dub, and the Otahuhu and Suburban club has beeu ( settled. The book—akere* __*oug_ their secretary, Mr Charles Philpott, passed over to the cf_b £1710s. I question whether an action at law in this matter would have succeeded. Percy Johnson has been engaged to ride , The Friar in his Auckland engagements. The Friar ia turned out in the open every night when the weather is favourable. Something went wrong with Rex after he had won the Victoria Handicap at Takapuna. He limped out of the paddock as if he had hurt himself badly. Kingswood, who got knocked about at the Egmont. meeting, is again in work. He had been spelled for wee*s after his return. Hnkatere has been scratched for tire North New Zealand Grand National Hurdles and Steeplechase. The pony Partan Jeanie and the gelding Markin-h changed hands ou Saturday night. The buyers name is given as J. Chaafe, jnnr. To-day, at the Takapuna J.C.s meeting the horses raced in Chaafe's name. The Takapvma J.C.s Winter Meeting was commenced on Saturday in the presence of about 5000 spectators. The sky was dull, but it kept line. The heavy rain which had fallen during previous days made the racing track soft and holding, while the approach to the water jump in the steeplechase course had also been.made very soft. The racing was looked upon with more than ordinary interest, as it would Show the form of several fancied candidates enjraged in the more important events of. tne North New Zealand Grand National Hurdle Race and Great Northern Steeplechase. Some really capital racing took place, the finishes in the majority of the events beihg close and exciting, and in two instance it was only the judge who could decide. The course remained true to its reputation in the matter of big totalisator dividend!?. Mr Wyrryard, the secretary, assisted by Mr E. W. AHison, was active throughout the day in expelling undesirable characters from the paddock, whife a number of "spielers," Who were wagering on the sly, were, removed from the course. The. sum of £4128 passed through the tot&risator. Proceedings commenced with tire Handii—p Maiden Htfrdies. His Worship being the.only scratching, leaving seven starters. Tim and. a gelding sired by Telford, named Taihoa, were the fancied ones, but the ffrsfcnamed failed to rise at the second obstacle, with the result that Katterns, his rider, was dislodged and his chance was settled. Lady--Agnes then assumed command artd Was never afterwards hearted. The winner took" the six hurdles during the journey in-teal good styte, mid it was a creditable performance for a novice. The owners backed the m_re in Wel„«gtJon for a fair sum, btifc I am given to understand that they did not invest on the- machine here, and she paid the fine dividend of £10 9s inside, and: £18 12s on the-outside. A large fieM of twelve disputed possession of the paiery 40sovs given for the Handicap Maiden P„te. On the strength of recent running Cast Ashore was in most favour,, but the weight told on the holding course, and the finish resolved itself into a struggle between three of the light division, Cleopatra, Archduke, and Polite, Tho whips were out in earnest on the trio in tire straight, and a slashing set-to ended in Cleopatra winning aU out by a clear length. The winner has always been mote or iftss a disappointment, but she has improved of Tate, and, of course, her light i—post helped: her. This was the second win for Nelson's progeny, and !Major George, Who was oil the course, was in high glee. Of the twelve starters for the' First Pony Handicap Norma, trained-'in F.McMaoemin's stable, was Supported 1 with great spirit. However, she failed.'to aot in the mud, and a cast-off from the stable named, Napoleon; won from end to end. I have come to the exclusion.that Norina is much o-zer-rated. Nextcame the big even*, of the «|ay, the Birthday Handicap. Were nine starters, Fanoplyj Ristalfation and Lady Anna being- almost- in equal favour.... When the last three furlongs come to be entered upon Lady Anna shot out and' took ' a comin_ndmg lead. __■. the run home iMarkinch made a gallant effort to catch her, but she was not to: be denied, winning easily. Doris W*"** hardly herself and, although prominent at one part of the journey, she faded away and finished last. Panoply did not run up to his trial. St. Gordon was greatly fancied by the Elierslie touts, but he ran disappointingly, never being prominent. The. Hurdle Race attracted five rirahers. AnnabeUe was greatly fancie_,.but it was in,some measure due to the success earlier ftr the afternoon: of the stable from which she hails, for the mare looked a bit backward; Miss Nelson stripped an improved mare, and: Pansy looked well to the eye. This trio are all- errga_ed in the North New Zealand Grand_fational Hurdles, pansy was conspicuous in the race for the first mile, Annabelfo always fn a good position. R was a most inter—trugstVflggle in the last quarter of a mrTev where Miss Nelson shot past the leader, Annabelfe, but. soon afterwards the latter mnldte a great run, and coming into the 'home turn she had ».. length the best of Miss Kelson. Up. to. thelast hurdle it looked AnnabelTe's race, but Miss Nelson made oiie last bid for supremacy and at the fraish came away and won by 'about two lengths; '-"his made the third win for Nelson's progeny; Annabeilepufled up sound, and. weU and the race would; do her no end of good, but at the difference of weights I question whether she can reverse positions with Miss Nelson in the big hurdle race at Elierslie on sth June. Hnkatere, who finished third, lhnped in -,_ w_king to the paddock. failed to stay out the journey „i themad. Great intei_-fc centred in the Handicap Maiden- Stsepieeh-se owing, j to Sfc Simon being among the starters. He was- a great fancy both inside and outside the paddock, _nd no wonder, tor. he was in ; grand fettle, and in appearance he looked a J king in comparison with his companions. However, in the actual race bis chance was early blotted out, for at the water jump beevidently mistook the obstacle for a btrr—e, for, instead of rising at it in *ch_sfng style, he fell in the middle of the water, his rider being dislodged. Subsequently it was found that the gelding was none the worse for the mishap. The race brought about a great finish between Perform and Tim. Entering the straight Tim had two lengths- the(best of his opponetnV and he rose at the- last hurdle in the sti-aight about a length to the good. Then a great set-to ensued. Perform gradually crept up on .the h—der, and just catching him on tbe post the judge declared. in his favour by a f bare nose. It was —deed a splendid finish and there was great cheering as the riders- retained to seal— The two-year-olds,. Miss Anna and St. Crispin, were .among the twelve atetriers in ths Royal Handicap, and these •jttvemlesv with Lady Cuisine, were sent to the post favourites. The race resulted in a great finish between Poraogi Potae aad SCrispin, the judge declaring a dead heat —_33 _—na got badly away. The Sharper and Porangi Potae being in the same interest were bracketed oa the tofa—sato*_ the backers of the first-named thus dropping in for a windfall in the shape of & dividendMr E. D. Hatstead started by the aid of ths barrier, and the Hon. Mr Mitchelson was in the judge's box. Queea_ weather prevailed for the second day's racing to-day. In fact it was perfect. My Sweetheart, by Hotcbki——Brunette, was a warmer favourite.than the West Coast representative, W„titi, in the Back Handicap, In the straight the race resolved itself into a strnggle between SwoxdGsh and My Sweetheart, and -the first n_r_ed got home by half a length. Thewinner—tJ—property of Mr S. Bradley, who tri_mphad in the New Z_a___L C_p wkb. the geld— lg Imp—3e. Ann-bet— aad Pansy were tl_* ooly starters far the Second Hurdles* and the first nau_*_ led her companioa _alal f three furlong-- from home, where. Pansy shot ahead, fast in th c next for—ng Ann.ibelfe joined —sue, and the pair iata .the, str_ight i_scfc and neck. The —3t hur—e was. t_am j aimußaneo-Edy, but in t&-l_„ twenty y____;l Annab__e left her co—r-snton and won with sa—e__ng.iu hasd by two length- A—_abe_e paTfed up Beuad aaad, her North -few Zealand Grand. National H*a*_la ptospefcti are enhaaced th**rehy. I—dy A——, weigrtte-i at «fet 2_b, waa sciatehed for the j

Britannia H-ndrcap, leaving niue ststrtets. Lad." Marion w_ inst—led fivourite. Dona-

van and Pyroxylin wef* prominent in tho first stages of the journey* but in the last half mile of the journey Cast Ashore put in his claim, and there W_S a good set to doWII the straight between Cast Ashore and Panoply, but Castor's son won by a clear length. At the conclusion the stewards met and considered the reversal of form of Cast Ashora compared with his running ill the.Maideil Plate on the opening day of the meeting. A long deliberation took place, and the race was awarded to Panoply, Cast Ashore being disqualified for six mouths. The stewards further disqualified for six months Kean, the rider of Cast Ashore in the Maiden Plate on Saturday. No doubt it was * glaring bit of in-and-out running ou the part of Cast Ashore. Archduke's win in the Pony Handicap was only after a good struggle with Sweet Lavender. Rex, after a punishing raco with Poraugi Potae, won the Victoria Handicap for which Miss Anna was a great "pot," but she failed to get ia the front rahk. Next came the all-important event of the day, the Steeplechase, eight sporting silk. St, Simon, looking none the worse for his fall on Saturday, was made a slightly better favourite than Miss Nelson. Another with a large following Was the Egmont Steeplechase winner The Friar, a common -looking customer. Ditto made the running in the earlier part of the journey, but when the water was reached for the second time The Friar, who had never been further away than second, ran to the * front and lie held his owii into the straight, with Miss Nelson pressing him closely. The latter joined issue at the last hurdle and they ran home looked together, the jti-dge declaring for Miss Nelson by a head. Bombardier was the only other to complete the course. St. Sifhoh was lli distress a mile from home, and it Was stated after the race that he strained himself. As he came to the paddock he dragged himself as if there waa a Screw loose. However, it may turn o\it that there is not ftttiCh the matter with him. There was great eueeriiig when Miss Nelson and The Friar came back to the paddock. The meeting was brought to a conclusion with the Welter Handio_p, in Whioh. the public fancy was vindicated, Swordnsh winning by half a length from Flying Fish. Altogether the meeting was a thorough success, and the attendance on the second day was probably the largest yet seen on the course. The sum passed through the totalisators was £9948 for the two days. Mr Wynyard, secretary, is to be complimented on the complete arrangements for the meeting. With the Takapuna J.C.s Winter Meeting now a thing of the past, all attention will be paid to the North New Zealand Grand National Meeting. The acceptances for the two big events have panned out well. The running, at Takapuna has thrown a different completion on the probable results. St. Simon's running must put him out of favour, and 1 now decline to stand him, bilC the prospects of both Annabelle and Miss Netson are considerably brightened. Both should prove worthy local representatives in the Hurdle Race. .The Friar is evidently a great stayer and he is one that should be hard to beat, for the Killerslie course will Suit hito well. Nothing of note has transpired on the training ground since riiy last Wire, and thei"e has* been no betting since the acceptances, backers holding off until after the decision of QiTtje-'S B'trfciiday meetings. The disqualification to-day of Cast Ashore for the Britannia Handicap, of course, was the subject of a lot of comment. Some thought the ow_er harshly used, and there ii talk of fresh evidence being brought. The owner asserts that he had £3 on Cast Ashore in the Maiden Plate on Saturday, and o»ly 10s on the gelding in the Britannia to-day, and he declares that he has been vfetfrntse-3.

Nestor, Day Star and St. Paul are being kept in stew Work at EHerslie. This trio are sure to be found among the New Zealand Cup nominations next week. Others likely to bff nominated from here are Antares, Fabulist, Favona, Miss' Emmy, Haria and one or two of what will at the time of running be three-year-olds. A jockey named G. Ashdown had his ccdlar bone"broken at Coromandel the other day while playing football. There is some talk of a Record Reign Meeting being held oh the Takapuna racecourse, Without the totalisator j next mb_th. The bookmakers hajve been approached to give a certain amount to the meeting. I hope tjO record that the. Auckland Racing Club have reWsed to pass a programme for any such meeting. We can well do with a dead aartson here.

May 25. Mr W. Percival,. secretary of the __R.C., has been appointed to attend the Conference'at Wellington. Hukatere has.broken down,, and wiU be retired to the stud. He broke a tendon in his off fore leg. His owner, Mr A. Barron, has now decided to take up his residence at Auckland.

It is* stated to-day that the owner of Cast ' Ashore has been badly dealt with in having hie horse disqualified. He is said to have been a victim on the first day,- and that he was not responsible for the horse's running in the Maiden Plate.

The jockey Perry returned to Sydney by to-night's steamer.