THE TURF

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 56, 7 March 1914, Page 14

THE TURF

V: FIXTURES. --March' 11 and 12— Nelson J.C. Annual. -V March 13 and 14— Napia* Park R.O. 'Z Autumn. • -March 25 ana 26.— Rangitikei R.C " Autumn. ; " 'April 2and 3.— Masterton R.C. Autumn. ■ KOTES AN2 COMMENTS ' !/■ < ""'"** X" {2y Sir Bedlvere). „ The Koataniii yearlings, bred by Mr. V, George Currie, are to be shipped to '" Sydney on the 27th of this month. "Jl There are nine of them, and four prom- - inent breeders and two trainers who - ' had the privilege of looking them over ""last week were agreed that, collectively •> speaking, their equal has never previ-'-ously been turned out from 'arty stud ;;;in this country. More than ,pne of "them • already stand ' over sixteen * hands, I- arid is furnished' like a four-year-old. ; Nor is. there an undersized one in the * ' collection. ' The draft is mado up of t , five colts and four fillies, bred as fol- • „ lows :— Br cby Harrow— Catchfly, by • • Cuirassier— Cobweb ; b c by King Ruf us — Roscommoii (imp.)j eh c by King 1 ' Ruf us— Fairytale ; b c by Marble Arch ■.—Holyrood (imp.); eh c by Harrow— * Grandure ; b f by King Ruf us— Alan- , ' j nah ; b f by King Ruf us— Keepsake j h f by King Ruf us— Cintras b f by • Jlavtis— Albuera. When these year.'lings land in Wellington, no one in-. ." .terested in the thoroughbred should miss • • the opportunity of having a look at "'" '- them. . Here is a story about Hautere, the ■'truth of which I can Vouch for. He was • bred by Mr. George Currie, and sold ' in Jackson's yards at Wanganui for £12 "10s to Mr. Curries manager, who thought he would do for a buggy horse. Hautere, who was then three years old, was handed over to a horse-breaker, but he had no inclination for a lowly job between a pair of shafts, and emphasised this by kicking everything to . smithereens. Thereupon he was sent back to Koatanui. The late J. B. Williamson then purchased him for £30, and on Mr. Williamson's death the gelding became the property of his present owner-trainer, J. Williamson. Very little was thought of him, and he ivas offered to Mr. A. G. Dingle, of the AVaikato, for £21 to square a grassing account. Mr. Dingle would not take him sxt this figure, so ho was brought back to Ellerslie, and placed under ofler to art acquaintance of Williamson's at £25. This for a week. His intending purchaser took him home, put him in a box, and before retiring for the night, took him some feed in a sieve. Then things happened. Hautere let fly. The sieve lew out through the doorway first, and ka owner followed. Likewise .Hautere. J. Williamson was astonished to find the gelding back in one of his jmddocks in the morning. He was not .*> astonished, however, to meet an irate person a little later on, who asked him .what he meant by sending him such a dangerous brute for trial. Anyway Ahat deal was off, and the one thing to do was to put the despised gelding into work. This was done, and when A. 'J. M'Flinn. had taught him to jump, he was offered to Sir Robert Lock-heart for £45. Sir Robert would n6t take 4ttm,^ so was forced to keep ■him going, and within nine months he won stakes to 'the value of £1300. Such 79 the",ltick of racing. By winning the Sires' Produce Stakes in a canter, Woorak firmly established himself as the crack* two-year-old of his year in Australia. There can be very 1 little doubt, r t however, that the brilliant Traquette has trained off. Marshal M'Donald was purchased by Mr. T. H. Lbwry for 400 guineas on the tdvio&ot Davis, When the deal was tin&de several Northern sportsmen fcHflaght the price paid an extravagant one. Davis'a judgment has turned out, however, to be correct. The colt fias since won about £600, and he has not been seen at his best. yet. Seeing that Flora Macdonald has been nominated for the Great Easter Handicap, the probabilities a>re that she will bo y s6nt .(north to contest the Great Northernr Oake. Lochiel. who carried the late George pj^Steacrs' colours to the fore in 1887, feHhe only New;' Zealand-bred and owned horse that has won the Newmarket Handicap. Advance had had bad luck in siuming second to such a good one as Wakeful in 1901 however, and another New 25ealand-bred one in Soulfcline scored in 1909. Amiable, who won in. 1898, had previously been disqualified for iivelye ;months, ( during which time she w«k offered to, me for 500 guineas. It transpires that when. Reputation contested the Jackson Stakes he was suffering from a bad cold. In the circumstances his performance was a creditible one. The' two-year-old filly by Hierarch from Peaoe-itt J. Lowe's stable will in future face in Mr. V. Riddiford's colours. She .willprobably be seen out at the C.J.C. ftSu'Eumn, Meeting. 'o'On the second day of the Wanganui ■ teleeting St. Gate, who has lightened up, \ looked as though ho needed a spell. ," AT a, recent moetiuga precocious youth *i went up to tho total isator window and demanded "T«o shillings worth of •^Cheddar." "You want eighteen more Shillings and about ten years more ago," \ tjwas' the ticket-selling clerk's response. j " "Apart from Tht ftaver the t hurdlers ' leeo out at tho Wanganui meeting were ' W very poor lot. Arua,ke may, of course, stum out pretty useful, but ho has a Very ugly-looking knee. ■■•• \ The -now Gray starting machine pur- ' -Wsed by the Manawatu Racing Club \ '-is given a trial on Tuesday in the pre1 .' 'ice of several of the club's officials, • • .4d. 4 d worked satisfactorily. Other sets 1 'jiiow being ordered, and it is expected - ; ,'tt tho field for every overit at the • . bumn meeting will be despatched with 'j? aid of this type of machine— the first ". ■ ''>be erected in the North Island. • '-'sir Alba, by Sir Laddo— St. Alba, ,• v ''O faced a barrier for the first time is a most promising '"' '•' Jing. When half the distance of the ■ » 'etne Handicap had been traversed ' -was tailed off several lengths last. .', . v put in a Jot of good work 111 tne -" - ' Ight, however, nnd was no more . -' '/-! two lengths behind tho winner at • -finish. Aa he is green and only ' , • ".ready, he should win races later on ,' /•-■' .'teasa will make his next appearance '•*',' '» Nelson meeting. His trainer, C. . . ' ' - hardj is also taking Mount .Vie* ;., .. and Aflche ncrog» the Strait. ',„*,'& days after returning home from Janui Tho Rover was galloped a ' t \ , : ' ; a-quarter on the Foxton tracks '• ' „• .'Lord Renown, He subsequently • - ' . Lord Renown, by. the ' ' is said to be suffering from respira- . J ' ' ' . ' jtroubles. ' • jong the twenty horses that contest- - - ; io Maiden Plate at Dannovirke was - s '«, a three-year-old filly by Mystifi- '- " "Sn, from Bluejacket's own sister ■■' ', jd She is not very big, but shows ■ ,itiy, attd wljen she ggts seasoued . if

she may pick up a stake or two. At Danneyirke she was very green, and each time L. Wilson tried to get lief to canter p*<* put down her head and comment to prop. Wilson was rather anxious as to how he would get on — perhaps "keep" on would be a better way of putting it — when the tapes lifted. All went well, however, and no doubt in the excitement of racing his mount forgot to play up. M. Edmond Blanc has been invested with the cross of the Legion of Honour for his distinguished services in connection with the improvement of the thoroughbred horse in France. Time him? Yes to the tick, with my chronograph— reliable as ttie sun. I bought it from O'Connor and Tydeman's. Chronographs from 35s a,t The Jewellers, Palmerston North.— Advt. NAPIER PARK WEIGHTS The ''following weights have been declared by Mr. H. Coyle for the. Napier Park meeting:— 1 Maranui Hurdles; one mile and threequarters.— Marblehead 11.13, Hatana 11.4,'Waipaku 11.3,- Hurakia 10.1, Caher Da yon 10.1, Composed 9.13, Okahu 9.12, Matlow 9.6, Waia'o 9.3, Pattie 9.3, St, Fire 9.0, ' Ruffiana 9.0, Pikiho 9.0, Qma* nawa 9.0, Olouria 9.0. Esk Hack Handicap; five furlongsMicrobe '9.0, Berg 8.11, Pursefiller 8.8, Hima 8.8, Montana 8.8. Formulate 8.7, Sir Alba 8.5, Royal Scout B.S, Ngai'ua 8.5, Crocus 8.5, New Guinea 8.5, Rangi' poa 8.2, Mysterium 8.2, Grand Idea 8.2, The Nile 8.2. Mystified 8.0. Glora 8.0, Miss Augusta 8.0, To Huhuti 8.0, Arohakau 7.13, Bodenham 7.13, Anguish 7.13, King Host 7.13, No Idea 7.13, Silver Jingle 7.13, Arosine 7.13. Napier Cup ; one mile and a-quarter.-~ Birkhne 9.0, Bronze 8.8, Sea Pink 8,6, Los Angelos 8.5. Byron 8.5, Marshal M'Donald 8.0, • Haskayne 7.13, Moutoa Girl 7.13, Passadena 7.12. Lord Renown 7.12, Immer 7.12, Birkful 7.11, Multiply 7,10, Red Book 7 9, Bertrada 7.7, Ladoga 7.7, Kooya 7.7, Fair Rosamond 7.6, Seatondale 7.6, Alistie 7.4, Mysteriarch 7.3, Mangaroa 7.o,' Settler 6.10, Evadno 6.7, Eocene 6.7, Tatimi 6.7, Vi 6.7, Perceler 6.7, Kilosteri 6.7, Merry Jack 6.7. Merriwa 6.7, Suratura 6.7. Welter Handicap; seven- furlongs.— Culprit 10.6, Zeus 10.2. Diavolo 9.9, Settler 9.7, Tatimi 9.3, Trieze 9.0, Fair Average 8.13, Perceler 8.13, Sir Daniel 8.12, Caher Davon 8.12, Merriwa 8.8, San Pluio 8.8, Kilosteri 8.7, The Summit 8.7, Hima 8.7, Arosine 8.7. Sapling Stakes; five furlongs.—Tavistock 8.10, Husheen 1.11, Black All 7.10, Ringform 7.8, Steinhall 7.7, Tete-a-tete 7.7, Sir Aymer 7.7, Filly Shake 7.7, Dame Rumour 7.2, La Favourita 7.2. King's Boy 6.10. Old Dad 6.7. - Redclyffe Hack Welter; one mile. — HUvitapu 9.2, Banian 8.12, Kimbombi 8.9, Sir Donald 8.7, French Rose 8.3, Perhaps 8.3, St. Elmn 8.3, Multikoff 7,13, Tiwari 7.13, Peacemaker 7.12, Rigo Park 7.10, Fordight 7.9, Merry Jack 7.9, Bodenham 7.7, Floirette 7.7, King's Guard ,7.7, Bas Bleu 7.7, Waiure 7.7, Rahien 7.7, Discussion 7.7, Glouria 7.7, Grey King 7.7, Mysterium 7.7. Flying Handicap; six furlongs.— Ventura 9.3. Bon ReVe 8.13, Makara 8.5, Culprit 8.4, Labour Day 8.3, Our King 8.3, Blue Lake 8.2, Bertrada 8.2, Adroit 8.0, Zeus 7.12, Ineuru'7.9, Heather 7.5, The Hague 7.5, Bootle ,7.2, Evadnc 7.0, Lord Possible 6.11, Dayfly 6.9, Hima 6.7, Grand Idea 6.7, Alias 6,7. MANAWATU T.C. ACCEPTANCES <IT TILKRiPH.-PXIM AMOCUWOK.) PALMERSTON N , 6th March. Acceptances for th© ManaWatu Trotting Club Meeting are:—' Maiden Handicap ; one mile and a-half. —Happy John ' llsec, Bay William lleec, Count Warrick llßec,.Lady Webb llsec, Maru llsec, Happy Bell llsec Red George llefec, Star, Boy llsec, Fond Memory llsec. Malinda May 14sec, Tomboy Msec, Real M'Kay I6sec. Stewards' Handicap ; one mile and a distance.— Gold Bell scr, John H. llsec, Manficenita 43eec, Te Awahuri 14sec, Lady General 16eec, Bell Block 20sec, The Barm 21& ec, Princess V. 22secf. ManaWatu Trotting Club • Handicap ; two miles. — Uniform lOsec, Jack Ashore 13S6C, Myrtle Palm 2lsec, Ngarata 21eec, Hova 2lsec, Princess Bruco 27sec, Ding Dong 2&SBCj Glenidol 29sec, Kea Dillon 30sec. Ladies 5 Bracelet; one mile and a-half. —John H. ecr, T© Awahuri 4sec, Kea Dillon Csec, Navigator lOsec, The Barm 12sbc, Proud Boy 12g&c, Red^Georgo 14sec, Count Warrick Hee'c, Bay William 18sec, Beuita 18sec, Strabone IBsec, Malinda May 18seo, Tomboy 18eec. ' Electric Handicap ; one mile.— Gold Bell scr, Uniform, osec, Myrtle Palm 106 ec, Manscenita. 12sec, Rockefeller l&sec, Lady General loeec, Maud H. ISsec, Bobalink ISse'c, Bell Block 18sec. Palmerston North Handicap; two miles.— Ngarata. 3sec, Hova Geec,, Ding Dong llsec, All Steel lusec, Navigator 20suc, Benita 30sec, Strabane SOsec. Awapuni Handicap ; one mile artd a-quarter.— Uniform 7fiec, Jack Ashore lOsec, Glenidol 15sec, Lucy Wallace ISsec, ' Fashionwood 20aec. Bobalink ,23& ec, Bell Block 23sec, The Barm 25sec, Princess V. 28sec, Happy John 30sec, Bay William 30sec, Lady Webb 30s6c, Colleen Bawn 3(teec, Tomboy 30scc. AUCKLAND R.C. NOMINATIONS {tt tSIBORAPB.— PRBSS ASSOCIATION.) AUCKLAND, 6th March.' Following are tho nominations for the principal races at the A.R.C. Autumn Meeting :— Easter Handicap, of 1000 boyb; one mile.— Tripoli, Kakama, Tact, Prince Soult, Spanish, Lob Angeloe, Royal Irish," Flora Macdotiald, Gipsy Belle, Sir Moaeley, King Lupin, Crown, Pc*tl, Royal Arms, ' Vocation, Jolie Fille, Prince Merriwee, Potoa, Domino. Tattoo, Salute, Admiral Hoult, Pavlova, Multiply, Kooya, 'Tho Celt, .Jack Delaval, Zeus, Cherubbi ; .Ehvperador, Wee Olga, Ooldsize, La'Roina, Blertot, Merry , Roe, Tangiwa.', Sir Solo, Patronale, Cheddar, Di Gam'a, Austin, . Bonny Hfllen, Bortrada, Haskayne," Zetee, Ventura, Bon KeVo, Tho Hague, Labour Dfcy< Boldame, Avaunco. Brighton Hurdles Handicap, of 300 eovsj two miles.— Rill, Cloudy Dawn, Black 'Northern, Watchchain, Clare, First Wairiki^ Ambergris, lcel, Vestal, North-Ea-st, Dogger Bank, Merrimax, Hauera, Bercola, Pip, Witched, Idealism, Te Onga. Kauroa, Obtui, St. George's Handicap, of 1000 soys; one mile and a-half.— 'Kakama, Tiresome, Centenary, Souitikoff, > Prince Soult, Los Angelos, Royal Irieh, Flora Macdonald, St. Francie, Kaween, Royal Arms, Devastation, Vocation, Jolie Fille, Prince Merriwee, Potoa, Domino, Soldier, Admiral Soult, Pavlova, Multiply, Kooya, Jack Delaval, Mistis, Cherubim, Emperador, Gold#i«e, La Reina, Bleriot, Sir Solo, Cheddar, Haekayne, Bon R«ve, Marshal Mac Donald, Labour Autumn Steeplechase Handicap, of 400 soys; three miles.— Santiago, Waterworks, HauteTe, Golborne, Ruffy, Patittitu. Rapid, Eglinton, Icol, Galvata, North Eaet, Hauera, BercoJa, Loophne, Riro Atu, Aldnought, To Onga, Glenmore, Kauroa.