THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 18, 16 October 1907, Page 5

THE TURF.

','..•..■ ;;, v; ; .'ON ; THE TRACKS. '..';" ;, , ,' ■:.',' : : (inr" gi/encoe.") '~," : ; ; Just,after-training l operations started ycs- : '.','■ .torday- morning afheavy'thunderstorm broke ■■' -over.Trontham,v ! and'touts, trainers',-jockeys, , - ; j and : horses .all ; sought'shelter. -.; After . '.time it .easod off;.a Uittlo;. antl'iriost of :the ;horses.;worked in ;a iashipn;/ But. more rain ■followed,,and'most.of tli.o;hprses'w«re.unablo ■'.' to be\taken 'raj;'for'walking■ bxefeiso,till.the ,'■;.■.'. ; '''.'.-.V : .'.!. : ' 7, -.latest arrivals "at ■ Trerithariv ■ aro •Ri .. ."Oosemah, with' Mystification,. who js looking : .'and' galloping;;well;',::T..• Quinliyari',.-, inn., : with Ellertpn,.Gazeloy ) .Aborigine,' and;MU3-. •korryjTJ.T; 'Goddard, -Vwitn'lianiapote;... J. •■. Farmef, with.Elevation andlCulmination.'-the latter; boiiig Mr.,,W.E. : JBidwffl's sole, repre- :.- seiitatiyetat', this, meoting, ;asrFarmor.Jtook ;' -Elevation on jfp.Riccarton last, night. .-The ; ■ ''chestnut -looks'-.in, groat will:bo, ' .Bard;to;beat.,,A noticeable absentee is H. ;Sloqre, of' Hastings.!.. He. intended jbringing' ■ Wand Slam to,the, meoting,!but .The i Horse, struck himself rather badly, and is now m physic: P % ;Tilley and T.lwilson ",,aro ex;..pected*. to-day,';and.-, each .are.'.■ bringing good. , ..teams'.:"The;jattor's horses haveibeen spelling ~ _ «nce,Ofaki..)v>i;'.^;-..:',r1 ; V:,,>.,i-;-,;;;;-.|-: ■;-;..-„',- ■ ..: -:•--Gold Crest and 'All.Red 7 each j'travbrsedhalf ,-.' a mile, : -but they we're 'not allowed to-go" too '•fast;!': Their trainer, , Jas.Prbssfer, was absent, having been recalled 1 to. Pbriru'a".owing to jllness'in'his family." 4 He'roturns to-day.'*'/ -'■ ■' /galloped, half "a Bnle,; r and;finished.'together, ] and Clancb&ttan ■ spurred .up the., straight'after a' slow round., ■ ■ v.liEona.ran half; mile by herself. Dawn • , »nd Martyrium;were associated in a six.fur- . -long , spin. , ! Zimmermah 'and' ; Paritutu 'gal-kped.a'mile-under:veiy-adverse 'c6hditions, :: i 'and Sir!;Tf istrairi; covered;the- same distance ■'by^hirnself.! l 'lntelligence arid Kairoma ran ,; together over six : furlongs:." ; ' v - o--"-vo - '- : \;y. : -v : '-" ■■'•:". -:WJ': : ->i'. : ':;'..v ; -■•::■<- '■ .'..-..'.'■ ;• Truthful and. : Liberatpr r '.went, : ,bnce Ground; '•''..■.'■■ six ; 'at.*a; o gallpp. : . j ,';'y;;;;-. ■'. ■;'Golden•Gate.;.-wen,t-;once;-round*at.,a good' 'pace.. .-He moved very well, andj despite.-nis ; ■'. •iailuiM r of.'lafe,\ : ihe;,must..',be';reckoned'J , «'itK ' : Jbere v ; : ;, : « .Vrii ;>'■;•'!?,# -;. ; 5/S;-:\V(v- '•■■:' \'i':' '-'■■[ ■ V ' ;,; : Swimming;Belt , ,:Kurawaka, and,vWilliani ~ galloped at'top- speed ; over, the last : six^fur-, -, Tongs "of fa'rPun'd/ i*:'>w?-. ..''■■•;■■-;••:;■.; -\ : .*!■'■. VenfcVonco: ro'undi j '~ Bnd : ;..,■ '.^..! 'isSeyerarJ,ipth'M-jji;]including. Waihukaj-.Ney, . and;Shrapnel v Sheil,,forked slowly, »nd;LQ Beau,iMystificationj Maiiiapoto, Eller- ; ■■'. ,to^Gazele^(and;;Mnskerry..-had;not worked [■'- in ithe morning. when' the train left.■■'■' /; '■ :-';vg> '■ "'.y ■.-:...-.■■ ~. r ..;,[■.:■ '...-. 'ni. :"' K ,i%' v ''-,'^-'-,''■\'i' : '■ ';'•!•*■,; '.\\::'.'• i J■.. "' : '.'-,-.';".'. ; : ' pwher^'pf-Prize I .Blooni^recently refused ■; \\i •£SOO/'fort'that your^gster;.'; The : jirould-he"buyer " : ■;haile^'-from'vSjdney i :t l ';.' ; ; : ".'.w.;;^,''.-,'■'';.'•";'/■.':''.'.' -•'■.■ ,■••'■ .';!•-•: ;iwj,\yr : :fV'- ; r:ft-';">.-•--.r i ! \- !'•,;■•'' •',-.Gravitation.f,willjnot';be( : a:'starter''in v, ;■ iWeljesley Stakesito-inorrpw.-.';-j -'~:Q' ii.,-i,,.. . ; i ;-V..-:!- - The.'5$efM^ ;■•.-■. Stewards , ~ facer I.' - .;, .Mr. dowry's horse , was'V.ery. sore'afteri'Hasii- ; / iiigSj^andiitiwas,;deemed;adyisableto scratch: : . '.-■him.:v' -..'_■ ;|/lfn^?i-.|'i(. : U;'V; , .•;'■;■; > '■} ■.'.'■-..■-. : "■ . v .defined;'W.iPavies : •atJ'tKe'Huttjbutihe is shifting to Trentham '■:■ '"Mahuta's;'work yatyßiccart6n : ;has,' not- iin-; .: :\ ; * track';Watchers; 'if Hβ .'has^.beeh , ,f■', gallbpirig pne'/arid:a halffmilesiwithJPrqbablei , -,- biit'thedatter'hastbeetf finishing iri'frbnt; , !' '■'.■•' .?/;•'■/■:-"'■:!!/■'■■-'iS|C<i..ft.\ ."'■•■"-■ 11^--i':.'^>''V'.-'W--; <■. ;*;:;;: V--;■■!-.Mi/hiiYTT^-^W-^S-'M?--';.;!,:^'^ ' ■■■'■■'r : -.«.^'' : ;Xi.X,'/ "-'llacing Clubs -areHraditionallv conservativo ;.-bodieß^aMjt''iß ; Tnth^yqine r tTepidatibn > 'tUat''r '.'■: • apptbach'this 'subjec^.'-.'Howbver^as/only'rei / cently: tho>:Confercrnce ;; introduced' v a Tadical . change in the payment' : of jockeys' /riding fees :•'. afc'. ! 6cale','^l\ani'not''withmit , 'hope ;r that some :-.- • time ; iri ; ;the;nearfuturS will', see 'the' change I-am;about to .'a'dvbcafe come'inio force.'' It ./; is^ .the. ! probeeding ;hy .; V'which-a;horse""ttns-ih-a : handicap is:' (X) his' .<;,nominatipri ) ',''arid i X2) v !his> is ,'-/;' t6 t isay ) '?an:bwner'enters': : a !horse:.for a race;- •,; ;yan'd : 'later 6n,vorj>rather'j'before a '."day! , and :' Vhbur : appbintedby;the:'club, : 'hethas again , to ; ''.:■: write-and.say;'that■ho'acoeptsjptiei-wise 1 it is . taken;for"gtahted does; not' wreh to ■..B(^ept ) ; ; and i >'sorhis7-6Tig^iiy'>iiomiiVatioii , !bei' . ' coimes(nu]l ? -and.yoid. ,v This is the'proceeding ■ inr.New:Zealandr ! "with ! -the; .exception 'of 'the ■ classic races,;'where; 'tho"mode : ,is. different. HbweVer| :: hs r l" ; am. only 'with'handi--caps, itis notinecessary for me to touch.on' .^^.thβ'.•!^■classicsj-\^^> : vTp■lrfe ! thw■;mβth"9d , βf•■.■' , •'a(f - : , oeptance-' ; seems r cumbersonieiri tlie'extreine , ; and"" it jis "certainrthat 'clubs' must- lose imahy ',v; .acceptarices; r ;n'ot,i!perhaps: in :ttie'big'.'Eandi-' ; r > caps and '.cups; 'but certainly^iii-' the' smaller V. e'nd^ha'ck:r.aces, : ,on 'accbunt' of ; .p ■; ness '- of 'owners'or,their'rßpfesentJatives.'.'the ...; fact "of I'■ acceptances vfalling due i having-'* es- ~ .caped their- memory.'.„ Mr. Stead, T.''notibe| ... expressed , the opinion on his return, from England ; ,last-week,,'that the .Dominion was far ■ aheaa of England iin; its s conduct .'of matters appertaining to' facing," but this "matter of : ..acseptarice is a.point'on.wKicn.we might well •■' follow.-.the; lead of the Old Country.. and, mde«l,'<of every country in which I have seen racing, carried oil. The:method I refer to is, '.that, no: matter what the face is, be it big or small,,,always,'prpyided that.>'theTe^is>an--'ac^ ■ coptartee,! every .hprse,should betaken as an acceptor,.unless he : declines the eneagoment. , Many-reasons, could, be-.-advanced in -favour of,.thiy;cba7ige,:.but;l will.only deal with,one pr,two./;In- ; tlib.first, place, it,is .-natural to , imagine .that no.'matter what: the procedure crf.accoptanco be,- agreator number of Irorsee , ■': originally nominated will aocept than will de- - dine, .'hence.:it should rather,be taken for '.'■ granted that ?thoy- accept than decline, although, under : the present system rt would seem'that] tho-inferonce .is .that overy horae wjl] clecline,.as,he is asked to say that he will . ".accept " : but is>hot asked sto say that he decliijios. ~;.on.the.face: of At;] this seems to • ; be ; riither;/putting" tho cart, before, the horse.- ' BeeoiiSy/jthe, procedure I, suggest■',would bn- ; tail much, less iwork and correspondence on racing clnb secretaries, andifor this.roae'on,-at least; merits their support.--, Thirdly, I ihink it. con;be,.taken.;f6r. granted that undoT-my' proposalclubs would -get many: more accept-, anros : than ,they do-now, for in "how many : cases, is owner in two minds about accepting?, and knowing that he has to sit down and. write in .order to accept,' does think :it worth while. Butj were-tho erit, ..-he , would pursue.a policy ,of .drift, and,probably .would_: not;sit down and -.write declining.,;-In addition,-thereiwonH be a cer- : tain, number who would mean ;to decline but , ■•';.- who jwould; forget, and so i the, racing clubs '■; would reap.the benefit-.of their forgetfulness, , whereas, at,present, an owner's fofgotfnlncss : is..,'a; l cluD's'.loss its gain.,. Allthings taken into.consideration, it seems to me. that

-I,have made, out.a fairly strong case for,the alteration. ■ ■MvEven. if,my' ; suggestion should never,,be adopted,- there is still an altcrnatiro, ■ which is, to make the day, of acceptance for all ; c]ubs. uniform. That is to say, make ac r ceptimces, for. all races for all clubs on one particular day;of theweek.- It docs not .•'; matter if.::it; is Moriday.br Saturday: or any ': other.' day, as long as 'owners-and trainers : know, that no mattor.-where the meeting is, , Monday is Day* v At present, ;acoeptances are due practically ovoryday of the week,rand it is small wonder that dates aro .occasionally missedi v '- : . ■,■■•'.. 'v ■■■•. ; ' - AN'IMPCjETED ; STALLION. : ' Having'an hour.or two .to spare while in Palme'r'stori'Nortfr a .few days back, 1 availed myself ; of, Mr. ' P; ; B.' Baldwin's invitation and .drove , .'out, with him' to the Manawatn Btnd Company's farm';to.have a look at their imported horse Sir Laddo.. After a. pleasant dwe we renchedjthe farm, and I renewed my acquaintance, with Sir Laddo, who is by Sir' Hugo from Golden Moments. I well recollect;seeing Sir Laddo run in England.sonie

three years ago, and a most unlucky horso he was, always woighted up.to his best form and running seconds and thirds. "Whoever advised the iVlanawatu Stud Company to buy this horse (for he was bought without being seen) wrs a good, judge,, and deserves the company's thanks. Sir Lsddo is a big upstanding light bay horse, something over sixteen hands, with capital. shoulders and forearm; well ribbed'up ho is and has great length from hip to elbow; in addition he is of rory even measurement serous tho gasMn; 'altogether- a typical English thoroughbred. Like practically all-the descendants of St. Srnion, Sir Laddo stands ever to a. certain' ■extent,';-although ho does 'not possess this fault 1 to anything like'such a marked, degree as-do the bulk, of-his breed. It will bo noticed'that I, call it n fault, and hero, porhaps, .I,,may;bc wrong, for to-my; knowledgc.it has never!in:any>,'.iy affected a.horse's galloping powers, and it-is only when ho is standing that it sririiowhat affects his appearance. Sir Laddo'.s frrst foals are a fine, healthy batch, nnfl trio- Manawatu Stud; Company sto to b« heartily oongratnlatcd;on tho stroke-of good ,lnck .which .enabled thorn -.ha., secure such a horse.,l,-,flridefstand, that Sir Laddo's ,3i"st for :is practically full. ■ '. ■/■"■.

;.., :il ivAN REVIVAL. ,: ■ It''is :l gratifying to : noto.that that great 'horse Ormo,. whom many good judges considofed was past his zenith, is again showing us that,'although for some seasons after, he got Flying Fox, he did not sire anything of note;: , nevertheless,'' he' was only, temporarily' Testing. "This present season he has come ,to:Might'in ; the- , most '■■ convincing' manner, first:as the sire of■ Witeh Elm, wiiiner- of The Thousand guineas; arid then as tho sire of Orbv .winner of..thG--Dbrby;',b'ut ; »his i latest success is even; more pleasing, for Vamoose, whoyos-terday's-cablo informed'us had-' won,tho' rich Imperial Produce' Stakes at -Kempton-Park, is also by - Orme, and, incidentally,- an own brother to,.that. great horsp Flying Fox. It would .therefore se'em'that the great Orme, by Ormonde,by Bend Or by ,Doncaster;by ■'Stookwell'line,; is to' add-still further lustre tb''his;;already: distinguished -record, 'and/in doing; so" it , , is , to'be hoped' that the. famousKifißselere 'establishmentj where' Jolin Porter presided for'so many yearsj ! arid 'turned but so many.;,winners , 'for, the -old Duke"of Wcstmiriister, !'wiir,still continued to be: one of, t fl e. first , 'trainirif! establishmohts; in England,' It would icertdinly'lseein that- the.young ;Duke .has'g6t:hqld ; ; ojf :"a- go.bd-onb in iVamopse; arid ■h'ff'-CQuld'"-not-';'b(s':'m-'more;capable hands',than he*'is' : iri"- ; Waugh , 3. '''■,': ■- ■'•' "■;'■' ■'■/:' ■'■.

-jmvrciAL stewards. -, -/., I am.informed that for'the coming meeting of-';clie 4 W.R.C. a special siibrcommitteb of 'stewjirdshas been 'appointed,; whoso fifst.duty .rb ; r .will;be to..watch the racing and.take;any steps;.;thoy./.thmk' 'necessary. .';This sub-corn-' .mittee, pfifive \ are ,to,.'bb. called^ , ' judicial stewards'. , ' .• it'isla'.'stop in.'.thb right.direcV tion,', and I,; offer, the : Wellington executive my. hearty-i.cpngratnlations. -~However, 'it,as, only, a very .small foot arid; a; very short step, arid- it'ri'ow.rein'atiis 'to, bo seen' what usefive gentlemen will-make of tho powers conf ■ ferred,', upon. them.''. On, making, inquiry, ' i learned, that ,'thb committee consists .'of F..H. Johristorij "'W.'-'H. S. , Mobrhpusbj;':W. ,H. Turnbull, G; Vf. : Mac Donald,' and rjfi ■W; ■■'Abbot. These gentlemen have liutleftik'eir to''■(ii;Vot , e'-''cileir i 'ehiire" tinio , 'to vwatchirig the racing, but should one of them wish'to'have a , wager-on- a race,, or to do anything might withdraw his attention .from'the', subject in hand; , hehas; power to'ask: one , of* his , fellow-stewards'whoi'is not aVcomniitfeb'man to act for him; : during the; pfbgfe^s - 'or that particularface; or races;- 1 1. hear;.that the,decision to appoint the.cpmmitiee washot arrived;at ; without'discussion, as'fine'pr/two of the-stewards favoured the. idea of appointing a paid official. . Altogether■ very ; hopeful for the -Wellington Racing-Club,' and controversy: is always' a healthy "sign. ; : The,,me'thods adopted and "any' subsequbrit. action 'taken.'' by •the Judicial stewards .will be watched'with , great interest, both;to,-morrpwf.and on Saturday.,,,. V:. "'>>rsOßti£ o ; TiGci ,ll jHe.»MEETIN(3'. !«* .■■".<■'■■ ;•':.: ■, ■'' ~J';!:;?]},', ;AV;:•;:;■' : 'V Oajhabtj,' ; :October 1! '■ The ■- fcllowing- i>are' ■ the ■. acceptances ■: ior •■ , the. North" Otago Jockey Club's ißprinf ; meetingi to. l)e : »helilinext,,,Thurßday:and ■ .■■ .'. U Spring '■< Handicap, fIVB furlongs.—Ard Keigh. (including 401b. penalty) 9st. : 41b.,; Tremulous 95t,.-.Benzoliiie.Bst. 01b., :Kaikomakn Bst. Gib.', A<lria Bst. 'lib.', Mangrove 7st.' 91b.;'Persiiador 7st." eib.'.-Master Leslie. 7st. .71b.;.Tahu : -7st 71b. , , Zfeo"7st'. 7lb;,'Bohaldshap;;7st; Mb.,' jSalaam 7st;'- Sin. , , , Oiybi 7st. :' 31b. , ,"-. Sailmaker-: 7st.,'/Lady; , Bla-Vst!,»Citadel 7st.^-v.:.-.,; .■■.■•;■.. ;;;•■;„;.,,;/; ' 1 North'. Otago Cup, ione mile and a, quarter.— Harvest. 9st. s , '"Buccleucb. Bst. ■ 131b., Astrakhan (including. 101b.,penalty).- Bst.,. 21b. , ,,'Lapland Bst., Blythemaidi7st, 91b., Fandango 7st.- ~31b.,. -Notusu'7st'.; Outlander'.'6st..7lb.'.. ;.',;.- :':':<■: :Flyiri'g''Handicap, five ' furlongs;—Lupuhte(including ' 51b. - penalty) '9st; 21b., : : Petrovna' ■9st:, :: Irigfeneuk Bst.-' 111b,, iEe'plete' Bst. 31b.; Apollodoris 7st; 121bi,: Zetland ■ 7st 111b.,' Harita. 7st, ' 91b.';; Numa . 7st. • 71b.,- Cockleshell - 6st. 131b., Tremnlous Cst. 71b., Clementine, 6st. 71b: . Bedca3tle six furlongs.—Replete 10st. 41b., Numa! 9st. 131b.,'. Lady Landon 9s't. 91b., Bpscastlo 9st. 2ft., Vardo 9st. English Eose Bst.: 121b.;. Monkey Puzzle'Bst. 81b.,' SamWeller' 85t;,71b., Spinning Flight'Bst: 71b., Rio Grande Bst,'Mercy, Bst." ' '"'■ „ "■.. :" ": ■;■ '■■'• ::' ■' : i■■ •'"■ 'Hack Scurfy (entries), four furleugs.— weight Bstl—Glory," Nancy,' Stair,- : Kai, Lua; Citadel, , Oiyoi; ■ Terpen, •.Ariadne,'; Spinning j Flight, Zero,-Musterer, Salaam, Firoaway. ... .; : i •-Dash , : Trofr one. .mile.—Ficlin.scr.y Sheila- M. Msec.;. , Stirling'. King (lesec.,,. Black .-Tracker-. 18sec, King y. 18seo., ..Coronatia..l9sec., Roan, Alice 235ec.,-: Trademark ■:,'23sec., '■ Tlashwood' 23sec-. > ':'Vonaey'.2ssec.,' Hands Across '25sec;, : Wild .Foam 25see., Henry M. 25sdc, Pitch Dark'2ssec:' "/ '""'' '■:[ ';': "' ■ ' : ','"- ' ; i^ ;v ; . ." Ladies' 'Bracelet' , Trot, one- , mile.—Yankee" Doodle sseo.,' Royal> Colours -llsec, -Sheila -M. lG6ec:,-.-Kintofe\2oseo., Dora M. ,255e0,, ■ Wai- : motu 25sec., Chevron 25sec, .Trademark 25sec., Flashwood 2Ssec, Hector G. 25sec, Wild Foam 275ec.,. Henry.iM.; '27sec.,', The Searcher 27se'c.-, SilvcTside 27sec. :'; •"" ; "■' '■ \ ' '.

vStepniak.Stakes;..(final.payment), four' furlongs;— Cohort, Coronella, Sir Artegal, Rainmaker, My Lawyer, Saoha, Arzib',: Discipline. . . 1 ; , ' 'i ' 1 ■ 1 ' THE C.J.C. MEETING! Cnßisnnrcncn, October • 15.' • Gravitation . was'\ scratched .'for .all 'cntagcmonts'at the Spring mefing-df'thd'Canterbury: Jockey-Club at 10.50 a.m. ■ i ! . « ■■■■ CAT7LFIEI/D OTP BETTING.' BT. TELEOEATH—FBESS APKOCrATIOiT—CQFTT-ICiHT. ■ (Roc. Oct., 15, 8 • p.m.) 1 Melbourne, October 15. Business over tho Caulfield Cup is still Tory small. , Poseidon is now favburito, at,ll to 2; Apologue is next in .demand, at' 6to .1: then' comes lolaire, 8 to l,.at which, prico Ebullition and Subterranoan ore also quoted.. "Welcome Trist is at, 10 to I,'and the same prico can.be 'obtained about Betidigo, Trhilo 12 to 1 is on bffer. against Ellis, .and 14 to 1 against YabM Gabba. Steady raiu is falling , tonight, though it promises to be fine tomorrow.,;' .. . . . ~ ; The starters ;in the ; Wollcslo'y Stakes, 'to' bo' dccidcd at Tren<iho.m.to-morrow, will bo:—" , : Sir.; Geo. Clifford's ch. f. 1 Flcotfoot. . Mr. E. J. "Watts' blk. c. Aborigine. . Mr. J. H: ProsserYbr. c. Hereward. ■ ■ Hon. J. D. Ornrond's b. c. Diamond Star.