THE TURF.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 137, 6 December 1912, Page 2

THE TURF.

NOTES AND COMMENTS (By Sir Bedivero.) A final reminder : Nominations for the Marton, Wairarapa, and Taratahi-Car-terton Summer Meetings are due this | evening. Tho local telegraph offices close at 8 p.m. Acceptances for the Hangitiltei Racing Club's Summer Meeting are duo to-mor-row. As anticipated, Lucerne, who was bred by Mr. A. W. Budge, at Stratford, won the Telegraph Handicap yesterday easily enough. She has a very nice turn of epeed, and promises to win open events when no longer eligible to compete among6t the hacke. Her owner, Dr. Paget, took off v a lot of weight in order to ride her on the opening day of the Woodville Meeting, when, however, the was racing over a distance that is rather beyond her. The successes of -Aema and Sir Solo were well due, and Ceylon's victory must have been none the less popular. By all accounts Sir Solo wae rather lucky to beat Master Laddo, who met with interference, i Sylvia May, who won the Hack Sauwy at Woodville, i« owned by Mr. T. Long, in whose colours the disappointing Rang'ikapua contested many events without success. Gnome, who finished fourth in the N©w Zealand Derby, will be among the com* petitors for the Hororata Cup to-morrow, in which he will be Tidden by R. W. King. Through their successes at Woodville Master Laddo, Royal .Simon, Manuk&u, Hamurana, Lucerne, and Sylvia May have each earned a penalty in connection with the Rangitikei Meeting. The entries received for the Hutt Valley Trotting Club's meeting, to be held at Petone on Bpxing Day, are of a satisfactory description, and those who take an interest in the light harness horse are promised an enjoyable outing. Although John had previously been successful in a flat race, the Moonee Valley Hurdle Race was tho first event in which he had scored over the battens hi Australia. John, it will be rettiembered ; was first raced by R. Hannon. He did very little good as a youngster, however, and Hannon let- him go for little more than hack price at a sale held at the Harp of Erin Hotel stables. The Hawera trainer Jackson then purchased him, and won a treble with him at Feilding. His subsequent form on the flat was more Or less disappointing, and last season Jackson sold him to a patron of J. Stewart's for £200. On bfei'ng interviewed by a pressman at Fremantle, the Australian jockey, B. Carslake, fetated that his earnings in> Austria this year amounted to £3772 10s. He has a retainer of £2500 to ride, next season, in addition to which he is to be paid £5 for each winning mount and £2 10s for each losing one. When asked why it was that Australian ridel's met with duch success on the Continent, he replied :—"lt: — "It is because they take more risks. They have more dash and enterprise, and they come through the fields with greater determinatioHi but they are not pretty jockeys like the Englishmen, wbo c ar«\, models on,a,h,orse. For,- that reason.Australian. Australian .jockeys are not popular in England., They like pretty riding. That is .why M'Lachlan could not get, on. Wootton would never have got a footing if it had not been for the fact, that his i father had some 'horses in training.' ,That also' explains why Wootton, beats, Muher. The American Jb a fine jockey, but he will not' take risks." Baron Stringer, for whom Carslake rides, has two studs, and when Carslake left on his trip tp Australia he had 101 horsei in training, this being, it is believed, the largest number left in commission to any owner in the World. The Baron is a non-betting owner, His Majesty appropriately won . the ttoyal Stakes at Newmarket on 18th October by the aid of Pintadeau. who was a good favouritej and made the whole of the running, Following so closely upon the success of Dorando, who scored in the Autumn _ Handicap on Cesarewitch day, the victory gave immense pleasure, and consWefhble enthusiasm was displayed. T. A. Williams was due to leave Sydney on Tuesday in charge of Don Qunx and the Auckland Cup candidate, Monoplane. He should arrive at Auckland on Sunday. Tatterley is said to be suffering from a severe cold, which will probably prevent him from carrying Ml 1 . B. J. Watt's colours in the Foal and the Royal Stakes ftt Ellerslie. Peronilla will probably make her next appearance in the Great Northern Foal Stakes at Ellerslie. A six furlong course may prove rather far for her under Bst 51b. A pound invested oh each of J. Con* quest's mounts at the recent Takapuna meeting would have resulted in a profit of £27 2s 6d. The light-weight horseman, says "Wh&lebone," was riding in good form, and out of thirteen mounts was only twice out of a place. He wag three times first^ three times second (iheluding a dead heat), and five times third, Prince Soitlt and Miss Winsome are' said to be unlikely starters for the Auckland Cup, in which Vice-Admiral is to be ridden by F. D. Jones. Through her success in the York Stakes at Feilding, Labour Day earned a 31b penalty in connection with the Auckland Cup. The chances are that she will not be taken north, as time would hot permit of her being got ready to run two miles. The jumper Master Theory, who went amiss on the eve of the Grand National Meeting, is now being hacked about at Ellerslie preparatory to going into train* ing again.