RACING AND TROTTING

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20250, 30 May 1931, Page 18

RACING AND TROTTING

LATEST NEWS FROM FAR AND NEAR

RACING FIXTURES.

June 3, 4-—Ota let Maori H. 6. June S, 4, 6—Dunrdin J.C. Juno a, 6. B—Auckland8 —Auckland B.C. ■■ Jaaa 3. 6—WeMland and Gmmouth B.C. « (Combined Meeting) Jan« 13. 15—Waikato R.O. _ Juna 19. SO—Hawke'a Buj.M. Jon® 30—South Canterbury J.C. June 23 —Egmont-Wanganui Hunt. Juna 30. 37—Napier Park R.O. Jane B7—Ashburton County K.C. July 4~-oamaru J.C. July 4. 6—Taumaronul B.C. July 11, IS. 18— Wellington B.C. July ia—Wnimatß Hunt. Jolj 89, 28—Manawatu-Jt-C. July 33, 3S—GUborna R.C. July 33—South Canterbury Hunt. TROTTING FIXTURES, Hay SO—Waikato T O. June 3—Hawka's Bay T.C. June 8. B—Canterbury Park T.«. -Jen* 18 —Ashburton T.C. Jnna 20. 32—Auckland T.C. TURF GOSSIP, Acceptances for the Westland MpeV mg will Close at 8 p.m. on Monday. Tltmtgr of tMta®* TP. Christmas has an iWitipn tp hU team st Bieearton in « rising four-year-old by Sutala from tho Achilles mare, St. Leaven, the property of his breedor, Mr J. H.-James. He is a powerfully-. built gelding, and will take time to set into racing condition. Mfet » Novice. When Aberfeldy was given his first schooling task over the big fences at Biccarton a few weeks back it was generally understood that this was his initial effort aa a steeplechase aspirant but mush is not the case. was first schooled on Ids visit to Australia in 1926. and figured as a starter m a Steeplechase at the A.J.C. Autumn Meeting of that year. Ho failed to fthow up in the; race, but completed the course, about two and a quarter miles. Since then, his efforts have been con•nfcto ■ \ '■ ygnlriied Bacing. Graphic, by Paper Monoy from •miharry, formerly trained by P. W. HJlis, for his Austrian Mr W: Mpßprinott, broKe dOWU When going jpelj in 'a race jit Mjooneo Valley PU Turfy 18th, and her retirement to the pfod vat immediately decided upon. : ftsS«cy, ' The death occurred at Hastings on , Tossday, at the age of 52, of the erst■wiile trainer apd rider, W» Gi Wfcit- - fltag, «hft WM Well Ifflewa in Taping «relefl throughout Sfew Wh»t" tUt/Nt retired from the game soxno *' *go, arid entered into business in Hastpm : \ * x<*m Pafcettw- ■ Osteons Withdrawal from hip 'will rob foe , %1S f «f«mts of mueh intprppt, and lewp y JL E. Ellis without "a moppt w ojther >* ifco Great Northerns. Recent reports / from tho North stated flipt Qmeo had " boon suffering'from soreness as 9 rpsult ► «f striking a fence in one of .fas races, T and this is probably the eajise of trip being cancelled. Xn his absence i liucess will probably be, a short-priced ' favourite for thp Stcoplocha?p. hx» Mora -Penult#. <? All the racing permits ffir the present Ti now 94 allqcatiqn, and jit is 1 «»lilte?y t|pt there m}\ bpany fnrtljer l ifctp* in jmeing dates. At »np tope It* agfoi&red thai qwj of two pprmits, at ' loutf* would not |>e nsedj but'fhe oeci*m k the W Bay Cl#s to hold fif ity p^ipits, - Shiglptcn made ft good impression jftrst raped ovor at tlie Mfjn&lo Antymn Meeting. He was Bot 1 right "whet* b«t "competed # the I'rapk- < M *4» twp good TMM at fft ; !pFw»idu ' on . Saturday"'' and <. Mond4y> wh«n ho -finished second to Make '; -W» tbd' M9f lOm forpier Jew PBPf?T|aW- r ateccCMfol Trainer. -Catkin was purchased by the Caulfield trainer, T. J, "my??, Jjefiqrp hf won tho feßrdle race at ' Hpop.ee valloy on May 16th. H*y<?s aISR JTttS » raco on the gsne day with another cx-New/Zealand-«r, in' King Mart, by King the earlier'Sandown Park Meeting Hayes won a steeplechase with 4Mm, and was Pfl»JpjßT fin gapie course ■ ' r , - Sbsn the Botttfc.Tb« two Sowtbsw C§j4fl.fhi§ P«le dp Leon give a fl S|g jwupjog exhibition over four ladles at ELicralie on Tuesday iSltOy did sot b|VO a great d?al of pace on, but for all that theis effort w% '.lfe&f and is 9 Hre tp gjiifl

Puriri Park, ' That promising galloper, Puriri Park, Who is engaged in sprint events »t the Great northern Meeting, has had to no eased up in his work owing to an injury caused through colliding with a fenee. His owner is very unfortunate that the accident should happen at the present time, for a halt in the gelding's preparation at this stage is likely to w» feet his prospects at the een»ing Meet' ing. However, the injury may not be getious enough to put tha three-year-old en%ely om of action. Inevitable -gjngVMM!. since arriving at Ellerslie Inevitable his not been alloted any ptfeijuoua tasKs, b»jt he appear® to bo thriving on the work Ms trainer is giving hift, saj'9 the "Star," He shaped particU' larly well when aprintpd oVer fdur furlough on the Is T O. J grass track on Tuesday, and the gallop wag all the wore impressiv€i owing to the fact that lie carried a good weight and wag running on qtrpijgly at thci &*i<ib> Tb? Thurnham gelding is engaged .in the Members' Handicap, six .furloftgs, on the flrsi day ef the Northern Meeting, ft»4 fifcsmld bo capable pf putting np » shewing in that evpn£ r 0ye?h8Bl is i» ?Qfflniis!!icin Bgftii (snyi a Oi}ne4in writflf), He is feig in con. ditjop ag 9, result of a Mfnpuigary spell oaitged by geWtaf fctefcei m er while ?ftnifeg mt in ft ?addGefi 14 wil? take t? fine feim drop to racing shape. Overhaul l}aa hpen unlucky. He was coming on nicely soipe months ago when he seriously Kurt a hind, leg when being schooled oyer a post and fence at Thiji caused him to be put by, and jupl as he was coming on again a kick put him out of commission. The OScawa Team. , Advice front: Greenmeadows aays tha-t B. Alexw<ler is prpsent 8S « couple Of rising that Will carry the colouia of "Mr $. p. One is a chestnut gelding by Night Eaid frois Tinihanga, thuu 9 the Blflde. The othey is alpq a che?tnut gelding, and is 1 brother to Second Wind (Grand Court?— First fllqw). In addition AIBSWSfF has Bapallq (GtrandOfinft—Parloy) in work, . She II W«»H m& WW race at Napier, fh« wmmaing membf? of the team is the rising thnpe-yesy-old gelding by Nigger Minstrel from the Austrian-bred ty&re Silver Grey (Gray MonH—Chlorite). Alexander is shPTtly reoon»?niß«P?Wßf Chrysology and Monarchy, wffo have been spelling at Okawft- Conftesy ha? fipl«hed hpr racing career, and will join tho Stud. Gray at QsunalM)* ■ Prior to Wednesday's Mpeting »t opun»fce, itftfling flpTssfflSß ft Qf»y IJB4 ridden therQ on only four otscasions. Ho had a Wednesday. W»th wipe and * third, an 4" n|? record fpr the other four Meetings »IBP remarkable. In 86 mounts he had'ridden W winnerU) a^d had \>m sniy twice ridden the Cup winner three times; and he made it four" 1 on Wednesday. His greatest record was in 1924, when, In seM-en he ?94? fl¥«'w4ww?etwo Bpefln4i; wpea*Bn«j» wm • in 1918, when be by winning tho Pup on Checld^r—hid fIW r »d? ftt the feting—(Hid #t the PB(t $t the 4w he hftd flrafg two geepflds in six piflHnt*! At thp I??? Mpßttng lie started by running second on Big ?ngh to Vftjjenpig in tb'(? tl»?B won jhp PhP »n fllfi trie W Affljjftenn figftqty, Big day's tfitftl WM th?PO jlffllfe.frW• WW|ft. and t!w4 h #i.¥ Hiffnot rsp #pfn fflfH *BB*l wherp Wftfl $ III? s f v «| Ifw ' j f ' Mart.-'T •'That tfoU PM w»% tfe? ? ver-Mjs?Bjls|M |M»»T & IsalSMf mb Hfgw f n sm Amf tk itigm * that & eral sider^ w iM Mj|BWt?»Bnt plyflnnaer M fqWSWfM officew ™ Mr «, p, tfiGerprflgidantßu fir- B« man,. Messrs D. S. Biddiford, P. E. Brice t apd.Jj. M. Bipharfis; hori. tourer, Mr DT S. Bidc[«o?d; committee, Messrs Jf. Bricei B. H. tTyottor, b. Hfl.pimond f( P. S,> H^wiinon^ N earing the Million MarSs. Up to the .second week of the present fflftfttlb flyfF ted tpjm received fpr tickets in the-Irish sweep on the English Dtjf;]?y, §pd thp are that »t -<i9«es snbsflwptwnp will ' wt b© fijr short pf » million* $a e h &%M>dOQ will be treated &9 a different sweep. w|tft, £3Q,POO* first pr|ze. The Koyal Calcutta Turf Club's sweep on the Derby is feeling-tup effects of competi{sl. tickets in the Irish sweep are hping sold'throughout lijdi#. ' Subpcpptipns' the Calcutta sweep totalled tfbftut &540,Q0fi ' last, W>ek, A pf piP#oy and s cfSTtaln amount of difficulty —they atp issued p'ply through P)ub nteni|)prs" ang jjarjjtg—-hftYfi aftYprsely affeptfld the cables from Englftna rpcprd that BP great ia the in thfl Irish swapip thnt memberq of Bariiament wIU witness the draw> New TotalisatPF popular. The tptalisatpr is becoming at each mepting in South Auairglia, gnd "th'g was gplficieiit tQ cqpe yith the great rusn 9i pp day of thp -fpcept Qf Brpppeotivp investors aje pfatfd tp'haye bspn w 9]>lq the.wjndPWS. Theye wa^ a total' of £4050 invpgtpji pp the ®»kar Handicap, anP B?arlF » tPP118?«lft tickets were on th« Winning PflW bination, Suznmi and Prince PaladinThe latte/s vietpry w&a in the Baiter Handicap one milp > on the spepnd day, 4~ftpr~bj;ing unplaced in the Goodwppd on 'tho opening »fy? J?|s parser Announced mission wap |he' Oup 4 ' but his connexions ■JfJtMfisw' hifli frPW that race for the eft#F Bafcer I|p -had to Jus tp belt Thrapjftp Qijecn, to whom, he w#j| -ppcedipg g4in, by a hWR? but b? b ®f ch?.}%gp w i»? ouitomftry brilliant ptylq. H? W8« stsitejj on the fipfl °* *ll e Meptr ing. Ptotfe piftß?ißa. ■ Very liberal stakea'are being offere4 ! v by fhp Wellington Bacing Clnb for ite Priejt msq®?! races and for the }JP pager for, although ||b pnjiprWjoW hM necessarily Wen jeduead, tha knife has beep applied V. bf•» T>y

many other clubs, says the "Post." Only the Auckland Basing Club is now in a position still to', offer more "attractive stakes than tHe Wellington Club. The Canterbury Club, with a reduced offering of over 4% per cent., has fallen well behind the Wellington Club, whose reducticn amounts to only 35 .1-3 per cent. For tho Wellesley Stages, the two-year-Old five-furlong race at the next Spring Meeting, the ets&e is 750 BOVB, against 1000 sovs last year. The owners of second and third horses, and the breeder of the winner receive 100 BQVB/50 eovji, and 50 sovs respectively, pitactiy what they received this sp&spn, ' ftti eompares mprp than fav ; onrably with the pri?e offered by the Canterbiiry' Clnb for its corresponding race, the Welcome Stakes, which has bpen reduced from SOO sovs to 500 spvs. For the Wellington Stakes, the twp and three-year' Old five-furlong race at the 1 nest Suinmer Meeting, the stake is again 750 sovp, against JOOO govs this season, with the same apportionment, of the minor money. A similar stake is offered for the North Island Challenge Stakes, , the seven-furlong race at the A\)tnmn Meeting for horses of all ages, and the apportionment pf minor money is also the same. In the 1933 St. Leger the stftke is reducpd from the 750 povs offered for the 1933 St. Leger to 550 spvs, the owners of second and third horses receiving 76 sovs and. ?5 wvh respectively, against 100 sovs and 50 sovs for the 193? r»ce, but the breeder of the winser receiving the same premium '<<o sovs). Trip tp Australia. Mr G. J. Pafton' is planning a trip t,o AustrftU4 fo r the Gfll* lapt Fox. trotting notes. Besainder. Acceptances for the two trotting events at the Westland Racing Dlub's Winter Mpeting close on Monday at 8 p.ip. Arrivals for Goxning Fixture. h. Davidson bw put in §1 sppparsßee at Addington with Lifebnoy, who is engaged at the Canterbury Park Club's Meeting next week. Another Marlborojign trainer, S. H. Eagan, arrived yesterday with Wah, and is quprterel #t BpUestpn. Amsw to Oorrespondept. (1) Ye». (2) Win Soon and Too Soon were h&lf*ißiers, Topsy being the d.am of bpth. Good I4st, The Wteg. OJaV has M &WBM, fp / the opening day pf the Winter Mooting, to be hald on Wednesday, On Orders. Tho big trapk at Addington was not open yesterday mprning, put an interesting' piece of work was accomplished on tho cinder track by Erin's Fortune, The 'Abbey, Nativp Prince, Kelp, and Suncftild, whq wprked in cpmpapy over two miles. With the exception of Sunchild they alLplpased by tile way they completed their task, Erin's Fortune especially finishing UP in great style. Our George. Of Our George, Tumatakuru, and Captain Wrack tfco flrqt-nafned pleafied most in hit effort qver a couple of circuits on the cinders. Captain Wrack does not seem to be pacing with the freedom he displayed a few weeks ago. At Waikato. gorws ?»«4«g fttWftiksto have shown *e?ent fern, are:—Nonce Pessie-Parrish .and Miss jßraeside; New»tpa4 handicap, Minties and Prlnee Winter Show Gap, Impromptu and St. George j Btfaknte Handicap, Wimwera King and Ett9 Cqle: HftndieM, and Master Te Kowb|i Handicap, PH»ep Pfldro and Myrtlepp; K§iMki Jfrn4te#p, Trininph and Prince lioc^ipvftr. m\¥ Got. Whew acceptances djie ye|terfyY far tlifi %g j QPPfge to PS next the pn'y p»e missing- He the popular fftfly eeleption fpr ths> race, and «i li|« absence general opinion | liitply new t?-favour ftr Author and fhe A^bpy:irin ? S Portuns brackpt., 4.' PfpQt; ,' a .njßgting of thp Pjinaru Trotting dirt* Mr 4. J- #annpn presided ovpr a kopS attendancp of number?. A statement of remet# and expenses in con- &#' ifeW %t«r Meeting dwclfiMd ft '"< - v BpiVorqvsgh has been thrown out of work and in all probability will be dpfinitely retired to the stud. ,If he had not been troubled by unsoundness Desborongh wopld undoubtedly' l^vq, fpached the tighter cla'ssps, as he had a '£ne "turn' of speed and could stay wall. t gQUTH CANTERBURY J.C. NOMINATIONS. (QPEOIAXi TO THE pbess.) Following arp the nominations for the South Canterbury Jockey" Club* a Winter Meeting, on Jung , i PTJKAKI HURDLE HANDICAP, ol 100 sovs: one mile and a Jlslf-r-Doaert Glow, Ramegcs, Guncage, Craiemore, Camisader, Gofld Gift. Wert Dptflf, Qay Rfd fieather," Haldon, Amorist. Barrmglon, OriUnrnV,- Captain'a Gift, Hase, Gamvanler, Xpoiluft. Frpih Br ' ' NOVIOE HANDICAP, of 70 sovs; six furlongs—Coroner, Whatnot, Sleipner, Tippling. Teresa, tockslps, T e » F r ?> „R"sewPO d . Crunches. Elide, Homo Coming, Ilkley. Gunworthy. Silver Silver, Qtiinol^,, Blue flfrt- ' , WAi'-lit TROt HANDICAP (in harniss). Nt no bovb: aroin 42bec claw; one mile and a Qingen, Jestpr, Autowip, Plain S f lk, Tempo, Rulft Micky Audubon, Matchless Bingen, SrtnmetrV, riyins P4WP.'fat Wrack, PrSer Blaok Watch, Great do Oro, Snowy fmohOrui.Major Brent, Native Cole, Master Don, Bon! Josin APP oar > Prince Wrack. To Aike. Tuscan, -Shortly, Antnm, Mqhara, "Worthy ,K v ing, Glon GfqivMp. PRINCE BDWARP HANDICAP, o£lso sow one mile Desert (Slow, fjregjiavyay. Racer, Arikiwa, Miss Mercitt, * Ranelairii, Blount Boa, Night iWrt, Wingatui, Night Maid, Town" Major. TopetP, Glenrpwan. Inevitable, AasemVle, Fir*! l T h P Shortly, Takulams, Royal Saxon, Tfiursfcy, Starshpoter. Rascal. >R.MftMQRE 12Q eo'vs; about two miles and a hftlf—Umtali, Heather Lad,' Star Tractor, Craigmore, Kaikahu, Abferfeldy, West Dpme, Rfialm, Driftleg. Haldon, Pwlo PP L?on, Otaura Lass, Diamond Va?i Uxbridge, Ouruhia, SPEMUKA HACK HANDICAP, of 100 sovs; 'one mile and. a Quarter—Palmary, Sailing Home, Water Bower, Home Coming, Quinopal, Fair Money, Uish 6ppfd, Shinsliapa, Punchestown, Jpck o Hazeldean, UsbEidge, Blue ftay. Ban RpseBEAOQ'NSFIELD TROT HANDICAP (in harne9f)rp' lpO aqvs; Sfntn 58?cp class; pne mil 6 and a q'aarfer — Speirsf Bineea Wjffees,' 1 ' Erin e" Advance, Silver ' Bingen, Aofor " Tahoe, Autowin, Rafa," Silverwopd," BracltSP,' Harold. Denver, «atchm dpn»promise,' Bipgen, pronto Bingep. Some fiuv M6untain Ore. Qscar, Bftron Derby, Sutor Sow, Great 6no>vy lluon; Great Cliensult, Major tain D#«llpr; Sandqwn, BMMp./John Ap- ' BBADQWN of IOQ sovs; six furlftngi—Wise Ofioice, On Top, Greenawuy, Ts4 Francoiin, Limited, Mount Boa, Misa Mercia. WasinS Corn, Waster Anomaly, Nsr«attT«, f»ir Hona'ft inpvit«hte, Crush, TaVu Bo?» l Qnjnoy#}, Boa

DOMINION-BRED SIRES.

REASONS FOE DJBGfcINE. THE MUSKET FAMILY. (.SPJSCUM.Y WBimSH FOB. THE MWSB.) tßy c. L. Jokbs ] The Successes of Karapoti and Cricket Bat in good class races this soaso.. goem to hav6 revived interest in the doihgs of New Zealand-bred sires, but when the position is closely scrutinised the prospect ot a return to their earlier pre-eminence seems rather remote. There are several reasons why the use of Dominion-bred sires declined, and principal among them are probably: (1) Much of the best of the earlier blood was sold to Australian, English, and foreign buyers; (2) quicker and surer transport facilities allow for importations from England a,nd elsewhere; and (3) very few owners nowadays ejeist to keep their colts entire until tried out on the track and at the stud. . To take the reasons in the order given, the first is applicable alfUOPt only to the Musket line, for with the exception of Traducer blood there was little demand from gntsMa the AttW?! liq.ii colonies for anything else up till about 1900, And what a Joss it has been I Of Musket's best g<ms @»rbi»e , and Trenton Wo?g.*s& to gq to Austrjiiis and thenise tg England, W»4. Maxim found his way to, the United States, where Sir Modred, perhaps the best of Traducer's pons, also foijnd a home and made good as a sire. Traducer did not have quite so good an opportunity flB Musket, |or in his first few seasons at the gtud in Canterbury and Wanganui he got very few chances with thoroughbreds, and it has been stated that his eonsprtS included only about 65 otUd-WWW' 'O9 «*'• other hand Musket left several good winners in England w|jich did not' eqme out until after he was expatriated. They Wero a goqd advertisement for him, however, and in his seven seasons at the stud in Auckland, although he did not have a much greater number of mares than Traducer, he got most of the best that there were in the country at the time* Tfaducer's sire line aeoms to have ended with Advance, and Musket's sway has practically ended s<? far as home-bred sires are concerned, though it has been reintroduced by the importation of some of Spearmint's sons. What would have happened had Carbine, Trenton, Maxim, and Sir Modred stayed with us is governed to some extent by the operation of reason No. 3, but judging by the experience of | the countries of their adoption bpth lines might have been' just as vigprouq to-day as they were in the BQ?s and 90's of last century. Importations. With regard to impp?taUons, it is interesting to note that in past 28 years there have been more " horses i brought to New Zealand for stud pur- i poses than there had been in thq ajjfty odd years pj-qvippply, dating from 1840, when Figaro, the first, blood horse to i be introduced into New Zealand, was brought over from New South Wales. Aether and Biddlesworth were the first English Worses imported—by thg Hon. H. Petto i'n 1843--b*?t of those imported prior to 1000, Sotyt is the t>#ly pne really prominent to-day f anfl that almost solely through-general patpnr, the aire of Karapoti. Since 19(30 there have been a number of representatives of aapppssfi?l lines imported from Great -Britain and Australia* but hardly one of them has been responsible so far fpr the estg^ijthme?"* o * # successful' giro line here, although it is tpo early yet, to say tM nppe pf thjm will be. At the pamo' time their numbers ensure owners of a few m*™ the services of a reasonably without having, to trouble a^ ou t the e?peuse t &nd perhpps inco)ivei{V(Jnce, pf keeping stallions ' on their property. L • Mr' Gf. fl. Stead impojtßd si* or eeven hepes at different including Aprempnt, . Ij99li?»H!' I?W U ' Obligadq,. Cheshire,- and Qhar|en»Rgne XL, t}ip last-named in conjgufstipnwith Mr J. :s'spi4> Who then PWWfid the Eldflfslie-Stjfd. £pme,qf thgm left good winpf rs," Jjut p. glftnpo through tlje lists of pinners ' gaos' races reye'als" V 1 strikfng mannw tfcat Mr Stead owed his success, almost invariably \9, son? or grandsons pf Musket. ME Btea4 pne of! We whq gave his colts a eji&nce, and among the good horses by him ■ 4hd ,'aftprwards . tried and successful at tie stud, may W mentioned Ma?im, 'Medallion, §tepniafc, 3£ulti?i>rm, and l3oni£prm, to noting , of big winners who werp not quite Hp to his ftatdaril for stud but ptill sires of some good horses.'Among the many-, good mares Mr Stead imported was , o"ttprden» in fpal tp The riasult of tjiis union was ttjat, winder wly successful little horse Martian. Had Mr Stead! lived and retained the son' of Martagon for his own stud there would prqfeably have been further raids on the richer stakes at Randwick, and, great as some of the previous ones had been, wit|i Martian's,progeny from the fine collection of mareg then at Ysldhurst, he might have eclipsed all. That Martian has failed to leave a high-Class sire from amongst his numerous' offspring is remarked oh iairly frequently. He was an outbred hPTse himself, and continued outbreeding: on the one hand and the use" of the' gelding knife on the other, are responsible. Quite likely he transmitted some of his breeding ppwprs t(i several of hi® spns, Jiut ability to sire is nqt ' disppriiible from superficial characteristics only, and too few of liig sons were t"6d, thus placiag a fair margin of odds against the chances of the best for the purpose being saved. ■ ■ ■' The atonyhurst Sltud. ' Sir fJeprge CJliffprd alsd pursued a ■ policy gimilay to Mr fjteaq's, practicaljv all Jiis gofld claimed » 1 hpme-hrpd sirp. <ty the Stqtiyluiyst Stud at the present time is Winning Hit, thp sire of Cricket' Bat. " Winning Hit represent? the'third genpratiqn of sires in tai| niale (Treadmill— Ai}tunums —Winning Hit) 1 tp . hold ■pridb pf place af Qtony}iurst. "Jp the Intp 9Q r s Sir George sent Catlibrino Whppl vby Maxim)' to the St. Simp" horse, Bill of Portland, whq'was proving wqnderfully successful in Victoria. As the resjiilt of that yisit Cathcriiie Wieel produced Treadmill. " At tlie dispei-sal of the St. Albans Stud (Vic.) ' Sir peorge Cliffqrd secured Elpsivq "(liv Trenton), her aistey" and Madowla (by ' 'the firstnamed with the filly afterwards kn9W n as To-morrow at foot and in foal again to Bill pf Portland, the repult this time bciqg Lady Waywarjl. Trpad- " it W ' J " seen, became Winning Ilit's paternal grsndsirp, Lady Wayward his material granddam. This appears to be inbreeding ip racing man's acceptation of the term but though close It cannot he hpla to bp inbreeding in the strictest spnsp. ' Sir Gfiorfffl was evidently hent on buildine up the Musket—rßiH c f Portland of St. Simon erow, . for Winning Hit took up stud duty one of his eon- , sorts was the Martian mare Eauioment, who is from Tprmorrqw The results so far have been Ball Drp«n and Cricket Bat and both look liko^olSg » yon * W» uld

season what a great outcross lie should' provide for Ball Dress's main lines. , In Nightmarch'e pedigree there is a return to Bend Or and a further, strain of Bend Or's. sire, Doncaster, I though Donovan. This, with a further return to Bend Or through Mar-, tian, who is maternal grandaire' to both Ball Dress and Nightmarch, would build up a wonderful pedigree which, earned to the sixth remove, .would reveal six strains of Musket, four of St. Sijnon, three of Bend Or, and two each of Hampton, Macaroni, Springfield, and Apremont. A 1 further recomweßdatioji is that each line comes to the surface through on# of its most successful channels. The type of conformation usually transmitted by the Bend Or line differs from that of the Musket or St; Bimon If fee*,. ond this in itself—without any knowledge of the pedigree—would constitute an outcross from .the point of view of the modern student of heredity. Such an experiment might not he successful, but it would bo interesting and worth trying. ellersue notes, (MU?M AOBOCUTIO* WMSWUW.) AUCKLAND, May 29. Arrivals this morning include Merry Nulswmai, Copey, Easterly,, BJatu, and Antrim Boy. The scratching of Mountain Heath for the Great Northern Hurdles was due to ft strained muscle of the hack, caused wl»e» jumping »t Ell&we yesManawhenua was scratched at 1.58 p.m. for the Cornwall Handicap,

QmMmm racing CLUB.

, ANNUAL MEETING HELD. ■ An attandsnee of ov«r 180 members were present at the annual meeting of the Geraldins H«olog Olnb on Thijr«dsy ntght. The pre«Sdent (Mr 3, O. South) occupied the chsfr. Annual Becort Adopted. '' Tlie annual report ha* already appeared in Tp® Pbbss. Tbe b?l»nce-»boet showed that the ynar had been coqimeaced with' a credit of £B2B. and concluded with » credit of £BB lis 2d. Assets in excess of liabilities totalled £2BOI 18s lOd. The adoption of the report was moved by the president, and seconded by Mr D. Mac* donal4 (treasurer), who said it was gratifying to hare elosed the year with a surplus, Mr T. EC. Langford said that .considering the state of the club's flpanaes he thought the club should continue to (('re eTary assiDtan'ce to the horse-owners, who were experiencing dWoalty i|>-carrying pn. Mr 5. E. apked on how many occasions the Course Oommlttee had visited course daring the year. The secretary (Mr 3, Kennedy) paid meetings had been held on the course on three occasions. The prosident explained that the matter had been JeU with himself and Mr Qtiirke, They visited the course on • number of oecaslons. Xv B, E. said that he understpod thpt one owner had had to take his horses to Timers. The president i§ld b« was satisfied that the course was in as good » condition as at thjs time last year.' The report we* adopted. Offlee-be&rars Elected. The electiAi of office-bearers resulted as fpllowsßatrpn, Ms B. R. Macdonald; president, Mr 3. O. South; vice-presidents, Messrs D. El. Lewis and L. J. Grant;, treasurer, Mr D. Macdonafd; secf etary. Mr 3. Kennedy; cpißwittcc, Messrs Geo. Fletcher, W. Qulrko, D. Macdonald, A. 6. Macdonald, T. H. Longt ford, J. O. Bisdee. John Beid, O. Stock, F. E. Sooth, and A. South. No Decrease In Stokes. 'The president said that as it was'such » good' meeting he would like an expression qf fesliny 'to whether they reduce their stakes, i' Most clubs were using the ax», bnt he felt they would be wise to leave them as they were. Members expressed themselree as in favour of -'allowing the stakes to remain as they are. Assisting Ovnere with Soilage. 4 fairly lengthy discussion took place as to whether the elul? ibouid continue to pay railage one w on, hormi coming to tl)« Mqetlqi;. « ifis? pointed out that many horses sq«%£km f»»e' by lorry, apd this foun p« wajispirt w»s not snb*>'tMd. Finally it WHS 4ec!(ted to continue with the rai! aiipwasse; , . DUNEJDIN J.C. ACCEPTANCES, ivavss MSOO^WO* *»T ??• ' ¥<>it<mrinf irt % % ibi H>il d»7, Jfin? 3rd, of tbfk Bunediii Jockey Glufe*e Winter Meeting;— / / XW& 90WFSW *wpvti*P*4*v> Of IPQ jovf. jwto miles and a quarter.

CANTERBURY PARK f .C.

ACCEPTANCES. The Canterbury Park jotting Club" »M wceived tho following' accept®* l ®** ' cr injr to bo held on June 3rd: . PBOQBBSSIVS HAUPIOAI',

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StgAwtt Prise* ««r Andqyay Oliver Thorps «er Dad'i Qnesn'i Bond «cr RagretV. Typist .. 12 Peter lijojrd" J® Hoboto -.. 86 Ptlnce Pedro 86 Jane SarAlcd^ THE DERBY V JS LONDON/IM The New Zealand B. Davis, is running Kiateze'lppS Uuru in the Derby. *-S

ft. lb. Tfactarian .. 11 5 TuoauM? 11 9 Hither 1 ll ? West borne 10 11 Terehu .. 9 6 Star Traptqr Umtiuli ., Cultivator .. Ourlihia■'. 9 ' 4 ' » 4 9 0 9 0 • ?B?C>iIXp>*f . Of 100 spvs. One mile. ■ . ■ »t. lb. Ball&nee .., 9 0 Sailing Home 8 12 Bonross .. 8 12 Loading Boy - $ 9 The Smuggler 8 , 8 8|»ipsbapV .. 8 $ Obai High Speed Palmary .. Slim Jim .i. Spanish Maid All SmUes *t. lb. 8 3 8 0 7 a 7 7. .7 7 7 7 BIRTHDAY HANDICAP, Of 200 sot*. One mile and a quarter * st. lb. Town Major 8 10 Mount Boa 8 3 Ball Dress ° 8 8 Statshaotpr v 8 3 .. Oamisader Salmo Salar Night Uaid at. lb. . 8 1 7 13 7. 27. .,0 OTAQO STBEpipOpAQE, Of 220 sovs. Two miles and a half. st. lb. Tuki .. 11 11 Maungaraoe -10 13 Squatter .. 10 9 Radiac .. 10 6 Snowfall Valves .. Kaikahu Deportment st.-lb. . 10 1 9 7 9 4 9 3 TRADESMEN'S HANDICAP; Of 150 aovs. Six furlongs. St. lb. Royal Saxon 9 0 Palermo .. 8 7 Waving Corn 8 3 Caterpillar .. 7 12 Bill Tin Tin -7 11 Aspiring Master , Anomaly Rascal r . St. 11). 7 11 7,7 7 S JfDNE HURDLES,' Of 150 ?qvs. Qna mijp and a halfat. lb. Troilus .. 10 1 Membo • • 10 ' 5 H(»fd Prince 10 2 pjy Fashion ? 7 Quncase 9 3 \ Oriflqmb .. llampses Aladdin High Gear ... Captain's Gift af. lb. 9 2 9 1 9 0 9 0 9 0 ST. CLAIR Of 100 SOTS. HANDICAP, Sis furlongs. st. lb. i Hot Tea 8 12 Gonsono Jlkley 8 11 Coroner .. Winsome Hind 8 9 Genteel Mijs Redowa 8 8 Silver SaWer Baby Bliss .. 8 7 Tea Urn .. Water Power 8 7 Traction Tippling ■ • 8 6 B$ndwilla .. WINTER HANDICAP, Of 125 sova. One mile. st. lb. 8 2 8 1 "8 0 7 13 7 13 7 13 '7 13 ' 1 st. lb. Bed Boa • • 9 ® Ranelagh ..95 Assemble . • 9 3 . High Court 8 11 R;se»l ® First B»'d • • 8 ." Sight Effort » * Greenaway .. Topere ' .. Wingqtui Shortly .. Puncheatowq Battle Flag .St. * 8 8 8 8 8 'ft' T lb. 7 e 6 2 2 IS

In harness Of 170 «0v». 8min »8«eo «1«MTrotters only. One end » *#"• Todd Lonsis . , jcr Climax 13 24 Wah , . Bcr Jade " Deceitful . . scr Molly Molldy 84 48 48 48 48 60 Mat Voyago . Welcome Guy ..-scr Great 01W •• scr Great Nelson Mountain Mist scr Repute • Hatokeebury's Mcrce Bingen Prido 12 Ortst y •• IIABEWOQD HASTOIOAP. _ class. In harness. Of 200 sovs, Smin 30see One mile and '# h®l'» Glenlake > . ic* Awaiti ■■ 13 13 13 12 Sunranes ger Netta Or# Ayrmont Chimes scr Logsleen • • Audrey Dillon ger BrentHght *... Bay Admiral . . scr Loeanda Boy • 34 34 - 34 C4 Hons Bingon , ger Kreislor Out Geoi'ge . , scr 6'omerby • Priceless . . .s scr Holly Bank . - XING G80RG8 8ANDI0AP, elass. In harness. 01 500 sot*. 4®in 39see Two miles. Sir Author . . acr ' Lindbergh .. 34 34 34 24 88 48 Qran41ieht . ger The Abbey Great Logan . . scr Erin's Fortune Glenrossfe . . . ger DundM Boy . Vesuvius <* . 12 Lo&an CW«* .. Pluto ,. . 13 Natir* Print# ELEVATION iCAKPXOAP, In harness. Of boo sots. 4»ii» 45*ee <1*m. fritter* only- Two miw*. Gemligbt ' . . scr Boneta • 34 Great Glee . . per AU Peters 86 St. Petrox . «cr White Sqtin . 60 (Stand By . 12 Quickftre 60 Nelson's Boy , . ia pome Yey#f#. 72 Kelson Ata . 34 Sarsaparflla • 84 PIONEER HANDICAP, In harness. Of 200 sots. 4min 98see class. Two miles. Sonoma . -scr Ngingoagiugo 13 Baynut . acr St. George ' 34 Carbine Direct s» Meteor ■ 2 * , El Direct . , scr Kelp 24 Mao Dillon • , SCT Dillon Logan . 36 •ADVANC2 JSANDJCAP, In harness. Of 870 sots. 3min 47sec class. One mile ,#n£ • quarter. 1 • Sunny Bob . . scr Orenleigh 13 Satin King . ■ spr Nelson d'Oro 13 v Playy»T« ' . . .' scr S$ee! AU 12 Teremoa - > « fev Qtanrosgio 13 . scr Bed Shadow .. 12 Rollo . cor .. 34 John Noble . , set Dilfton • 34 A*«ng« . 12 Dslifbtful / • S4 Harvest Child TBW5GRA?« HANDICAP, Is harness 01 SOD sots. 8mm 10sec class. One mil*. Roicele . ,*«r Nor'-wester .. 13 Maurice Dillon str Cfrajr OlpnA - . 18 • ffreisler , upv Tertwo* ' •• 13 • Holly Bank . . scr ?oha Jink* 13 Spdium . scr Yfeto _ . 13 ijaron Bladen - ia (PBWftfesJflun" 24 Bey Logan , .. ,1? Reel Light .. 38 Dillon began . . 12 Linlogan 60 « rrNAl HANDICAP, i In Mddle. Of 200 16sts class. One mil^t Pearl Logan . . scr Sunchild 13 Dick Swithin . . scr Great Triumph 13 Sob Logan . . scr Wild Voyage .. 13 Macaranda • . . scr Our Bird 12 I'-peteet"""''''' . 19 fltesl All »

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