THE TURF. NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Evening Post, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 84, 6 October 1909, Page 2

THE TURF. NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Whatakura, Odessa, and Aema will b« shipped South to-day to compete at the Dunedin meeting next week. They will probably race at the North Otago and Oamaru meetings before returning to the Hutt. By winning the Metropolitan with B.£ Maltine has proved one of the best or her age and sex in the Commonwealth. She is trained by Mr. Joe Burton, a respected Rand wick trainer, who had Warroo going for a client, llr. Jack Samuels, the year Solution won. Malster, sire of Maltine, was himself a great performer, and will go near heading the sires' list this season. Maltine was z great two-year-old. ' She ran third to Boniform and Mountain King in the Breeders' Plate, and won the Gimcrack Stakes and Maribyrnong Plate. Shs was not engaged in either of the Cups. Olivasler, runner-up in the Metropolitan, is a Queensland bred horse by Palmer,, winner of the Caulfield Futurity Stakes, from Olive, half sister to Olive Branch, dam of Fitzgrafton." Olivaster won the Queensland St. Leger. Thepresent is his first visit to Randwick. He is engaged in the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups. The 250 soys which went to the owner of Golden Slipper represents one eighteenth of her purchase money. She was beaten by two horses a year older than herself, but was in receipt oi 101b from Maltine. The New Stakes was for three-year-olds with penalties and allowances. Tho'— Derby winner had to put up a stoneX extra. The winner, Sequarious, is by that great performer Sequence, who won an Epsom, and ran second in a Doncaster, from Splatter. 'Patronatus, who acted as runner-up in the Derby on Saturday, again filled second berth. He is an unlucky place getter' like his sire, who Tan second in the Metropolitan and Sydney Cup. The three placed horses carried 8.5 each. Provocation's share of the stake amounted to 50 soys. Bright Steel, who separated the two Havoc horses, Plusjh and Haco, at the j finish of the Shorts Handicap, is an imported horse by St. Simon— Glare. He won the Oakleigh Plate and Bourke Handicap the season before last, but has cost his connection a lot of money sinco then. The runner-up, Gigandra, is one of Mr. Mate's breeding by his old favourite Ibex, who downed Cruciform in the Craven Plate at Randwick, from Mira by Bengal, son of Chester, her dam Amazement, by the New Zealand bred horse Oudeis, brother to Disowned and Nonsense. Oudeis sired a lot of winners in the Wagga district. The winner of the rich Breeders' Plate, worth over 1500 soys. to the winner, was sired by the New Zealand bred Lancaster (son of Hotchkiss) from Eosebank, by Retford— Fashion, by Trident — Etiquette, dam of Eubina, a successful performer in Dan O'Brien's colours, who produced Florrie and other winners. Desert Rose is a full sister to Rose of Lancaster, and was bred by her owner, Major Claude Smith. Lancaster does stud duty at Major Smith's stud at Nandillyan Heights, in the Molong district. The son of Hotchkiss was a good performer in the Commonwealth, and won some good weight-for-age races, including the Melbourne Stakes, in which he beat the great .La Carabine. THE SPADE. • OTAKI MAORI R.C. ACCEPTANCES. [BY TELEGRAPH — SPECIAL TO THE POST.] OTAKI, This Day. v The following are the acceptances for the first day's at the Otaki Maori Racing Club's meeting: — Flying Handicap, of 80 soys ; six furlongs.—Gold Crest 9.13, North East 8.12, Advantage 8.8, Nyland 7.12, Simplex 7.8, Hermia 7.3, Te Ru 7.0, Investment 6.10, Cyrene 6.7, Waicola 6.7. Maiden Handicap Hurdles, of 50 soys ; one mile and a half. — Genuine 9.10, Lbthair 9.7, Chasse 9.0, Cohort 9.0, Papahura 9.0, Millpond 9.0, Sinn Finv 9.0, St. Lavender 9.0. . Te Hiwi Memorial Handicap, of 70 soys ; one mile.— Tauira 9.0, Buoyant 8.9, Notorious 8.5. Thetis 8.3, Paparaehi 7.10, Mildura ..10, Bismarck, 7.7. Labour Day Handicap, of 150 soys; one mils. — Sir Frisco 9.2, Iranui 8.1, Lady Medallist 8.1, llahula 8.1. Bourrasque 7.9, -Perolina 7.8, Kaikaraka 7.6, San .Fernando 6.13, First Mate 6.11, Waipunui 6.7. First Hack Hurdle Handicap, of 7o soys ; one mile and a half. — Waimaria 12.9, Hatley 9.8, Genuine 9.3, Chase Mab 9.3, Maggie Paul 9.3, Lothair 9.0, Cohort 9.0, St. Lavender 9.0, Bandmaster 9.0. Stewards' Hack Handicap, of 65 soys ; six furlongs. — Aimwell 8.3, Shannon Lass 8.2, Notorious 8.0, Toanga 7.13, Lace Collar 7.8, MarengoW.B, Magneto 7.7, Debonnaire 7.7, Dervish 7.7, Marton 7.3. Welter Handicap, of 55 soys ; seven furlongs. — Teotane 9.5, Hiweri 8.13, Highden 8.10, Bercola 8-. 10, TJawhetr 8.7-, Cauldron 8.7, Laius 8.7, Equitas 8.7, Quick March 8.7, Ambrosian 8.7. BURNED TO DEATH. - — . -O fBI TEI/EGItAPH VItESS ASSOCIATION.} CHRISTCHUKCH, sth October. An inquest was' hold this afternoon touching the. death of Thomas Painton, who was burned to death in his tent late on Saturday night, or early on Sunday morning. Evidence was given to the effect that deceased was about 72 years of age, and that for the lnst 22 years he had worked at an orchard, Hare wood-road. At night he slept in a tont in the orchard, about one hundred yards from the house. On the night of the fatality he parted from an acquaintance at half-past ten. He was then perfectly sober, but had a bottle of whisjey in his possession. About an hour later he was heard talking and singing to himself, and he continued this up to about a quarter past J. wo on. Surday rnorning. The Coroner found that death was caused by burns, but there was no evidence to show how tho fira originated. FLAX INDUSTRY. — «. . [BS TELEGRAPH — PRESS ASSOCIATION.] PALMERSTON N., stb October. ' The Conciliation Commissioners (Mr. Halley presiding) sit hero to-morrovr to deal with an application for^ a new flax award, increasing wages and making a strong preference clause. Tho employers' counter claim asks for freedom of contract, and wages to be loft to mutual arrangement- Mr. Pryor appears fo the employers.