THE TURF NOTES AND COMMENTS

Evening Post, Volume LXXXV, Issue 49, 27 February 1913, Page 2

THE TURF NOTES AND COMMENTS

(By Sir Bedivere.) The Jackson Slakes will bo decided on Saturday, and, although to-day'e racing may throw come light on i<e probable result, it* decision will be looked forward to with interest throughout the Dominion. Gladiolo almost always seems to be better for a- sharpening up on the opening day, and, irrespective of how she fares this afternoon under ( 9.6, she must ha very bad to beat under \ 8.11. Autumnus should, of course, run i Well, and it may b& that Jnaon will j prove particularly difficult to diepo«© of. ' That the best has not yet been seen of Mr. Watt's colt everyone is agreed, and a good two-year-old jnust always command respect at this season of the year t With the exception of Ermengarde, and poseibly Gravitation, the winners of this event, in which Achjlles scored tlireo' times,, have all been high-claes hordes. Royal Artillery won in 1902, when the race first found & place on the programme, then came Machine Gun, &nd then Achilles. laolt scored in 1907,\and, since her day, the brother*, GravitUion ahd Provocation, ArmM, Vice-Admiral, and Ermengarde have landed the stake. ■ In winning the Jackson Stakes last year in ltnin 13sec, Ermengard* efttftb- , . -2 l e $ otd > the previous best, vifc., Imin 13 2-ssec, having stood to the eredij; of Provocation. .The Wanganui Cup was-firat run Jh 1875, when True Blue, ridden by M> cher, who atill makes Wanganui hie home, was successful. Belcner olio scored oh Opawa in the following year. J> George's Resolution and E. Cutta'd Dudu (who won in 1888, 1890, and 18911 are the only horse* that; 1 have won tho wanganui Cup in two eucce«eive year*. Will Bronze follow their exampla this afternoon ? A. Oliver won his first Wanganui Cup on Truce in 1007. During tho pa*b three years he piloted Milan, Merrivonifr, and Bronze to victory, and, if he again scores this afternoon he will ha\r« established a record that will be likely to stand for all time. Derrett, who rode Betrayer in 1880, The Poet in 1884. and Lady Zetland in 1895, ia the only other jockey who has won the race more than twice, > It may not be generally known Ih&t the Wanganui Cup , was once worflj 1000 sovsj that wae, unless nw memory plays me false, in the early 'eighties. Dudu, who won in" 1890, carried the record weight of 9.2 to victory in the Wangaaui Cup. Oddly enough, when, she scored the following year she only had 8.12 to carry. The enterprise shown by the Egmont Racing Club in deciding to put on two additional w.f.a. events next season is to be highly commehdexl. This club is evidently prepared to take rather than, accept a lead from more important institutions, and is therefore deserving of every encouragement at the hands of owners, tt was one of the first t« strongly advocate the appointment of paid stewards. It is the first and only club in the Dominion to own a number board on which the order of the draw for the positions at the post, as well as the jockeys' names, are displayed. And now it has gono yet a step further in A direction long enough desired. I refer to the time of closing of , entry for its ltew-wtf.'av'BvOTrt*.' feißtead oiNtercing breeders to nominate yearling* early in the previous season, as other dnb« have Sersisted in doing, the Egmont Club has ecided to accept entries in May. This is exactly what everybody has been &6kitt'g for loag enough, and will pettMfc the engagement of yearlings 'offered tor" sale next month at Randwick. The proper lead has been given, and it is to be hoped that other dubs will fell into line. Although the bookmakers already contribute between £7000 and £8000 a year for the privilege of calling the odds at Caulfield, the T.A.T.C. is making *ppheation lo> the Chief Seoretary for authority to raise their fees from £30 to £50 per annum in the paddock and from £10 to £JS on the flat. The Victoria Club pencilled have now decided to reject the proposed terms, tmd are requesting the Chief Secretary to refuse to give his assent to the proposed in* crease. A writer in an American paper says: " If an owner insists upon- fooling himself concerning the speed and racing ability of his trotter or pacer, he »hould keep it to himself and not persist in misleading his friends." In view of the fact that quite a number of English racing men are agitating for the walk-up, in preference to the standing, start, D. Maher's opinion on the subject is of value. Recently he delivered himself as follows: "This has been tried and failed. One reason why it would not do," he continued, "i» that the older, stronger, more experienced jockeys would .be sure to jump off and try to get a bit tho bebt of it} the light-weights would go with them, and these little boys, not being able to storf their horses in time, w»uld ijuret througfl the tapes. - Tho gate give* the boys— the little boys—a better obahee, there is no doubt abont that. The older jockeys cannot steal an advantage. ' Before the gate came horses often used to get out of hand and gallop a furlong or more before they could he pulled up and brought back. The machine does away with that." • ■ A. Goodman arrived at Wang&nui last night in charge of Multiply, vrho will contest the Jackson Stakes. Three other membera of hie team in Our Queen, Caher Davon, and Colleen Dhu are ftt Danne* virko, where they will race next" week. W. Ryan received & wireless message from Bert Bae at 10 p.m. on Wednesday, 19th in«t., to tho effect that Antoinette was having a good passage over and was doing well. Ryan was thus able to cablo ' the news to heT owner in Melbourne. The twelve months' disqualification meted out to Wallace Young and

Meagher over the Hack Hurdles at New Plymouth is being mudk discussed, and ftll sorts of otjinioTio <aro being' exjir6i»od as to tho Btowaids' action. Labour Day, ns the result b! goovl track work, was expected to depono Bronse from tlio position of favourite for the Cup tcnlhy. MANAWATU TROTTING MEETING (»* TEI.SOIiAVn— Mt\9S ASSOCUTIOK.) w PALMEfcSTON N., 20th I?*L The' Manawatu Trotting Club held their meeting to-<lay in fine woathw. ' rho attendahcft wu good, and the racing interesting. The nwftMnff was »■ Oaalotahsator one, bul, nevcrt«ewkft, *ra» a great success. Remaining result* :-- Manawatu Trotting Club* HMWiioin. two tmlos.-Mf. K. Holland's Lucy Wailace, 25sec, 1 • Ng&rftta, 16*e6, 2j Uniform, 21-40. 3. Lucy W&Uaeo Jed all c i V( ?£'%¥ >d **» effinfortetoy. Time, omin 12 3'ssoe. Ladies' Bracelet, two miles.— MiM King's All Steel; aSaec, 151 5 Kea Dillon, 30sec. 2 : Strabane, 28sec, 3. Also start. «d : Real Maekay 33sec, All Wood 7sec, Edward R. 3sec, Te Awahuri sm. Won by several lengths. Time, smin 23 3-S «cc. , > Electric Handicap, one mile.— Mr. J. W. MacCartney'B Mansce^ita 18« ec, lj Uniform, 1W 2^ Maud H., l?8ec, 3' Also Bt&Hed : Copper King 23sec. John H. 15sjc, Charming Boy ecr. Won by half a length. Time, 2min 50*ee. Palmereton Handicap, two miles.— Mr. T. Twomey's All Steel, 25«ee, 1; Edward R., 7sec, 2 5 Strabane, 30sec, 3. Also started s Redmorn& 27isec, Ngarata ser. Won by six lengths. Time, smm 22«ec. Awapuni Handicap, one mil© ana ahalf.—J. Byran'e Lady M.,, B4see, 151 5 Our George, Bsec, 2 j Charming Boy, scr, 3. Also started: Bell Block 3W, Goldmine 34sec, Elva Wood 34sec. Copper King 34«0c, Native Child 30mc. Won by about 100 yards. Time, 4min, DISQUALIFICATIONS " WANGANUI, 26th February. An adjourned meeting of the committee of the TaranaM Metropolitan Jockey Club was held on Tnesdav to consider the running in. the Hurdle Race at the second day of the reoent meeting. The meeting was in continuance o£ one held on the course during the progress' of the raco meeting, and after nearing further evidence, the committee imposed a disqualification of twelve months on W. D. Young, rider of Aviatrik, and a similar term on F. Mftrr, rider of Timothy, F, Flynn, tho rider o£ Bercola, and K. Abbott, the rider of Proxy, were severely cautioned. It was decided to pay out the Becond dividend in the race on Aviatrix.