NOTES AND COMMENTS

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 129, 28 November 1923, Page 12

NOTES AND COMMENTS

- (BY "SIR LANCJJ.OT.") . Acceptances for all- races, including the Trial Plate, at the Woodville District Jockey Club's Summer Meeting, close on Friday at 9 p.m. with Mr.' W. A. Lyon, secretary, Woodville. General entries for the Auckland Racing Club Summer Jleeting, .-to be held ■ on 26th and 26th December and Ist and 2nd January, also forfeits for the Derby, Royal Stakes, and Foal Stakes, close with the club's secretary, Mr. W. S. Spence, on Friday nest, at 5 o'clock. From the Grand Hotel, London, Mr. Andrew Robertson writes me, and forwards particulars of the race for the Cesarewitch, run at Newmarket on 17th October; also.results of the Newmarket October sales, held the following day. There' were 29 runners for the Cesarewitch, won in the last two strides by the French horse Rose Prince, ridden by the American horseman 'Archibald. Rose Prince started at an outside price. The Victorian went for Teresina (Tracery —Blue Tit), owned by the Aga Khan. She started at a remunerative price, and was only beaten by a short half-head. Rose Prince has an English pedigree, but is owned in America and trained in France. Eton Wick, winner-"'of the Chesterton Two-year-old Stakes, is by Bhnk, sire of Mr. Vivian Riddiford's Trentham-trained filly Glimpse. Straitlace, runner-up in the Cheveley Park Stakes, is by Son-in-Law—Stolen Kiss (dam of Somme Kiss, sire of the Tren-tham-trained Piquant). Several of Martian's sons that have taken up stud duty have sired winners, but Danube, Reputation,, who is doing better, Chei-übini, and Co. have " not tluue as well as their admirers would like. There are a couple of the progeny of Battle Eve (Martian—To-morrow) in F. Qmnlivan's charge at -Trentham that are good lookers. They galloped in company on Saturday morning, the filly )rom Purity being seen to most advantage. She will race as Calm Eve. The cdt from imported Silver Beacon (daughter of Gimpfire II.) is a handful' and might be better as a gelding. He will race as Starshell. At the finish of a three furlongs gallop, which Calm Eve ran in o/sec, they were separated by -Ucgage, the Kilbronsy—Jh'ss Deval filly owned by Mr. Ebb Simpson. _ After his poor showing at Ashhurst it would not be surprising if Alabama were allowed to drop out of his Woodviha engagements. The Winton form makes Loughrea out to be fairly good class. In the Winton tup the report of the race states that -Lougnrea won hard held in 2min 5 1-5 sec. He carried.B.6 to Baldowa'g 6.9. Ihe following day Baldowa carried 7 4' in the Soldiers' Memorial, and ran a mile in lmin 40 3-ssec. He won easily by three lengths. Baldowa went on to limaru and won the Teschjanakev Handicap, m 2min 6 ,3-ssec. Although he uoes not find a place in the Stud Book, Boldowa 13 well enough bred. He was Sired by Balboa, by Varco-Nerve a good winner in Mr. T. H. Lowry's colours who took up stud duty in the Southland district. Balboa was a consistent two-year-old performer. As a three-year-old he was perhaps lucky to beat Reputation, who was stopped by another runner, in the Derby, but he w? n the New Zealand ■ St. Leger, in which he did not meet Reputation. As a four-year-old Balboa won the Auckland Cup, carrying 8.5, and there is no doubt he was nearly a first-class performer over a'distance. Redowa (dam .of Baldowa) was-a useful winner up to ■a mile, vi the Southland .district Sho ■ was a daughter of All Red and Bealey who won a lot of races > the West- ■■ Coast and m Canterbury. She was in turn by the Middle Park sire; Apremonf from Queen Bee, a grey daughter of the ■■; iraducer horse Jangler. At the Gerald■me Meeting three daughters of Jangler (Catalonia, Queen Bee, and Laura) filled the places in the.Sires' Produce Stakes. . lhat was the meeting at which Tasman :; won the Racing Club Handicap and •■-Cup. In the latter, a two miles handi--..cap, Tasman carried 9.2, which is 71b ;;:more than Tasman won the New Zealand Cup vdth. In the three races Tat **riJ7 M "ddf K b.yE-I>errett, whom the . writer met at Riccarton recently. The .Grand National Steeplechase winner, blow Tom, was,by St. Ives (Gorton— ■Legerdemain), from Queen Bee. _ A racing rule more honoured in the breach than in the observance is that. concerning admission to the •weighijKr.room. The rule reads: "Xo ?erso°n /other than an official of the club) shall without special leave of the stewards -be admitted to the weighing-room, with : <lhe exception of the owner, trainer (or pother person in charge), and jockey of a I'horsa m a racei."". Most of the buildings ■were wrongly constructed in the first place. Feildins, Woodville, and other .cubs had to alter the buildings to do away with,, or rather minimise, the nuisance. -At Carter ton the entrance from the secretary's o3ice through the weigh-ing-room became a thoroughfare because ■there was no other way of entry It was nearly as bad at Ashhurst, although there- was a man on tho door of the jockeys room to prevent persons who had no right gaining entry. ' ■ ,-• Mr. A." G. Wood, who .formerly acted ...as starter for a nunrber of clubs in both .. : jsltmds, will officiate , a t the Reefton and Ureymouth Summer Meetings. ..-: Three of the useful Solferino .tribe got on the winning list at Winton. ' Mr. W htone, who formerly) faced Rosedav, scored with Master' Sandstone,, making that horse's record two wins out ol as many starts. He is a. four-year-old from Charybdis. In the Pink beat Anomaly in the open sprint event on the second day, and King Sol, a four-year-old, won a hack handicap. King. Sol is from Pretty Face, by Clariranald—Delusive. A full-sister, two years older, was named Bonnie Lassie. Fool's Paradise has been gelded and been sent to Waikanae for a, spell. The hope of Treiitham in the early two-year-old races turned out a disappointment. Backsheesh, who appears to be thriving on the let-up he has had since Pahiatua. will not race again until Christmas. R. D. O'Donnell, 0. Pritchard, and J. Ayres will not have anything racing until the holiday meetings. ■ The colts. from Ghakwana. and Nada belonging to Mr. Vivian Riddiford' are to be gelded and turned out for a spell. As compared with the galjopa, the trotting sport appears to be gaining supporters in the North »i well ai in ta«

South. At Otahuliu the totalisator figures went up £10,000. The race won by Miss Minerva at Timaru went to the owner of Balasor, P. T. Hogan, the well-known trainer, owing to the rider of the first-named failing to weigh in with the breast-plate. The rule governing the case reads; "Any muzzle, martingale, breast-plate, or clothing (other than boots or bandages) in which a horse runs, shall be put into the scales and included in the jockey's weight, otherwise the horse shall be disqualified for the race." Balasor is one of the first batch of the Balboa tribe. Although most of the Trentham-train-ed horses are being kept up to the collar, several.of the local trainers will not be engaged until ths holiday meetings. The Manawatu and Wairarapa gatherings are generally .well patronised by local owners, and -it■•■will be found to be the case this year. The imported filly Merit, who was one morning last week credited with a half mile on the tan in 47sec, was walking about the centre of the course'lat Trentham on Saturday morning, but was not asked to gallop. H.L. Kingan has again taken up his quarters at Trentham. He' is at present working the chestnut h'lly Lady Gay., by Gay Lad—Coronata. She went into the sale ring at Chriatchurch, but bidding failed to reach the owner's reserve. Petunia, formerly trained at Trentham, was among the .unsuccessful performers each day at Timaru Tha'starting'' Harrier, the invention of Mr. Alt. Harrison, of Trentham, will again be in use at the Methven Meeting. Among other inquiries about the machine is one from the Vincent Jockey Club. The situation arising from the disqualification of Quiriette and Abbey Bell for first and second money in the two-, year-old -race on thj second day of the Hamilton Meeting'has led to misconstruction of the facts of the case. On this Mr. Hannon makes a statement to the effect that he did not apply for allowances on the first day, .as he. was of opinion that he was not entitled to any. On the second day, he had not claimed an allowance for Quinette, which'horse he saw weighed out. When Tuohey, the apprentice 1 rider of Abbey Bell, went to the scale, he' inquired of the clerk of the sales if he was entitled to. an allowance. The latter said that he would inquire of the stipendiary steward, and came back with the information that he could claim it, which Tuohey did. The boy intimated the position to Mr. Hannon, who also made inquiries of the stipendiary steward, and was advised -ttat he was entitled to an allowance, as the event was a handicap. It was then that Quinette was brought back, and Holland got 2jlb. It was on the advice he had received that he act,ed, though he was .'of the opinion, as his previous action showed, that he was not entitled to it. In the Flying Hack Handicap at Woodvilla, Import, runner-up to Hytinus at Ashhurst, is lucky enough to meet Sensible, who filled third place, on 51b better terms. l'ankee Dan broke down the day before the Ashhurst Meeting, and is unlikely to fulfil his eneagements at Woodville. One of the most consistent, and unlucky performers in the South Island is Lovesign (Nassau-Formal), who is only a pony. Last season she was runner-up I •n the Great Easter Handicap, and recently she filled second place in' the Jockey Club and Criterion Handicaps. At Timaru she divided the sprint -event on the _ opening day with Economist, and finished ahead of four other opponents on the second day. Horseowners in the North Island have not much chance of dodging any particular handieapper they may consider over-estimates the capabilities of their gallopers. In the Otago and Southland district owners have plenty of weight adjusters to pick and choose from. The latest addition is Mr. C. Giesler, the well-known trainer, who has been appointed to act for- the Gore Club, which holds four days' racing in a season. Mr. H. A. Pierce acts for the Winton and other clubs, Mr. A. J. Gibbs makes the weights for Wyudham, Mr. R. Mcc compiles the figures for Vincent, and Mr. W. F. Dunne officiates for the Southland Club; Mr. G. Wrightson is weight adjuster at Cromwell, Mr. A. Jones at Tapanui and other places,' Mr. N. B. Lusk at Dunedin, and Mr. J. E;. Henrys al. Tuapeka and Beaumont. .' We were advised by cable this week that Bonoghue and Elliott had' tied with 89 wins-each for. the English jockey premiership. Doiioghue has been riding since 1909, and has headed the list for several seasons past. He has accepted a. big retainer to ride in. India for Mr. Galstoun during the English winter. Among C. Elliott's patrons are Sir E. Hulton, Sir G. Bullough, Lord Rosc-."ber-y, Messrs. E. J. L. Rawson, J: St. V. Fox, and G. E. D. Langley. In a recent issue of the " Sporting Life," "Augur" wrote as. follows:—"C. Elliott is not letting -Ike- grass grcr.v 'Under his feet while Donoghue is -in America. When the Newmarket Meeting started- ' Steve' headed the list of winning joe-' keys by the narrow margin of one. Elliott drew level when steering Elian- 1 gowan to victory in ■ the Champion Stakes. On 17th October he commenced what may result in a good lead by scoring on Lady of Lemnos and Filled' Or." From Sydney the death is announced of . Mr. ■ Abel N Hyde, chairman of the A.J.C. stipendiary stewards. The deceased gentleman was formerly secretary to the Queensland Turf Club, and bad officiated at Randwick for about ten years. The Waikanae-bred colt Bonaparte (Boniform—Desmine), who cost Mr. George Tye 950 guineas at. the Sydney autumn sales, scored his first win in the Stamnore Two-year-old Handicap at Caulfield on the 17th instant. Among the dozen he beat were Vinstra (Lucknow—Auraria's Daughter), who cost 2000 guineas, and Royal Charter (Comedy King—Polylbgy), who cost 1800 guineas. Mr. Tye bought Bonaparte with a view to winning next season's Derby. The three-year-old colt Suoni (Finland —War Talk) won the Ormond Stakes at Caulfield on the 17th instant. When he won at Williamstown in August Suoni was trained by J. M'Cann, but he is now in A. Nolan's Caulfield stable. Two New Zealand-bred horses were successful at the Sunbury Meeting on thn 14th instant. Maori Maid, by Potoa —Rothsay, won tlie Maiden Plate, and Ar'oha Nui, by Lucullus—Maheho, the' Clip. The latter was. credited- with running a mile in lmin 39sec. Mr.- Sol Greens. Mars, by MartianBronze, who cost 2000 guineas at the last Wanganui sales, has been gelded. Nominations for the principal events at the Dannevirke Racing Club's Summer Meeting on 12th December have been received as follow :— Neagle Memorial Handicap, one mile and a quarter.—Trespass, Ngata. Kilgour, Arch Salute, Me<Mii, Beloved Halkvwroz, Bumptious, Kilbird, Pantler, Crown Star, Admiral Codrington, First •Salute. ° Otaiiga Handicap; six furlongs.-Good Sport K.lbu-d Island, Birki c r Passionless,. Crown Jet, March On, Solifovm, Kilns, Askan, Watpatu. Tari, Still Sea Dissertation, Martian Miss. me Wanganui tracke are in soo-l orin the olaesic wcea have felaa j

responsible for some smart sprints. On Saturday morning Thespian left half a mile behind in SOsec, beating Listowel comfortably Ore's Delight, with Galhard, did three furlongs in 36 2-5 3 ec. nlotley, who is not engaged at Peildins ran four furlongs in 49sec. The Feilding "Star" reports that the many friends of Alfonso Attwood, the well-known local trainer, who was taken ill on the eve of tho New Zealand Cup Meeting and removed to hospital, will be pleased to" hear that he has made a. wonderful recovery, and that he will be homo at no distant date. , air. ±i. Coyle has beer, appointed handicapper for the Waipukurau Jockey Uub. 1 hei bummer Meeting will be held on Boxing Day, and the Autumn Meeting on Easter Monday. Solferite, winner of the Maiden Plato at Timaru, was making his first appearance with the colours up. He is a taree-year-old geiding by Solferino from Halma, by Varco—Temba, and is partowned by his trainer. S. Trilford, who is taking on the starling business. Income, who has not raced since he ran at Trenthrmi in the autumn, hao been engaged in the sprint event on the opening day at Wocdville. In being placed within 51b of Civilform, and above performers like Chimera and Snnart, he has been given all he is entitled to get. The Malster—Last Loch mare Maltee, dam of the New Zealand Derby winner. Black Ronald, never won a race, though sho was given plenty^of opportunities to achieve fame as a racer. When Maltee went into the sale ring as a, yearling in the. autumn of 1910, she gave rise to spirited competition, and the New South Wales sportsman, Mr. W. E. White wrs j encouraged to carry the bidding for her possession to IEOO guineas, but the filly proved a complete failure as a racer. Black Ronald figures as her fifth contribution to the Stud Book.