THE TUBE

Evening Star, Issue 17957, 2 May 1922, Page 7

THE TUBE

Gossip me Old Idenxiti Racegoers arc hardly likely to forget that Thursday of this week—the day after to-morrow—is the opening day of the Forbury Trotting Club’s Winter Meeting. This reminder is more for the guidance of the public at large. As many of them as attend are sure to see some- first-class racing. Many of the horses from afar have already arrived. Others were to como by special train arriving about 6 p.m. to-day. Tho first race is At 11.30, and tho last at 4,30.

Tho report that G. Jones is severing his connection with Mr W. G. Stead’s stables is now contradicted. It is more than likely that Jones will take his team to Sydney at an early dale. Surveyor, who was sorts after his race at Avohdalo, is to go to the stud. The Kentucky Derby this year carries £IO,OOO added money. It is anticipated that nearly all that money will go to tho first horse.

The Australian-bred jumper Lord Ntegar, at one time a member of Mr W. !’• Keinball’s team, got injured recently while schooling at Opaki, and may have to miss the early winter meetings. Vespucci is reported to be sore after his fall at Hastings. Mr J. Parsons, of fiouth Canterbury, died in Timaru a few days ago. Among the horses that carried his colors prominently were Crib, Golden Prince, and Oxonhopo. “Sir Lancelot writes: Mr A, H. Whyte, who witnessed tho first three days’ racing at Bandwick. informs me that it was difficult to get elbow room or breathing space. The attendance on the holiday (Easter Monday) was estimated _at 50,000. He saw an innovation in (ho judging at Ascot, one of the Sydney pony courses, that might be worth adopting by clubs in tlie dominion. The judge's box is close to the track and high up. and the judge is assisted in picking out the placed horses by a. steel Tope stretched across the track from the con!re ol the hox._ Fred Shaw has Mantua, in great nickTho little mare landed another Taco tor Mr -Alf Hill at Timaru.

She was really the only winner from Dunedin, though Raconteur's money comes this wav, ho being owned by our mutual friend Mr Wrn. Crossan. of Caver.-ham.

Boimio Winkle is resting, and will not be raced any more this season. His companion Matala is also having a spell. Tho Burke .Memorial at Hawke's Bay furnished a good finish. At (ho distance the field was in lino right the width of the course. Grotesque won by a. length. Sycorax started favorite. It is understood, writes “ Sir Mndred,” that Air W. Stone’s horses will be campaigned from Oamni-n for some lime to come, as this will place them within easy reach, of the Ashburton, Timaru. North Otago, and Dunedin meetings. The high cost of railway travelling has probably decided Air ‘done in this direction. The brood mare Alultoc died at Invercargill last week.

“ Gat-bine ” writes: Gloaming by his two successes last week has added 'just under £I.OOO to his credit, and ho is nowvery close to tho record of Carbine, which stood for over thirty years. Ho is also within striking distance , of Eurythmic, who is tho only horse so far that has beaten tho great record of tho wonderful Musket horse. Gloaming is now third on the list, and as ho is still sound and at his best he may beat the only two who stand in front of him. His trainer, It. J. Mason, is so remarkable a man with horses that there seems to bo every chance of the Welkin gelding being kept in condition to win races for some time to come. The New Zealand champion’s chance of topping the list can be gauged to some extent from the fact that ho is within £4,745 of Eurythmic’s figures and £1,503 of Carbine’s figures. Up till quite recently Cetigne was third on the list with £27.206. Onlv two other Now Zealanders have passed the £20.000 mark. These are Desert Gold, with £23,133, and Sasanof with £20.770.

Judgment in an interesting lawsuit was given recently in an action in America, in which Harry F. Sinclair, who gave £20,000 for Alan o’ War’s brother, Playfellow, sought to recover tho money paid for that horse. Sinclair’s action was on the grounds that Johnson had concealed from him that Playfellow was a cribher and a windsucker. Tho first trial, a few months ago, resulted in a disagreement of tho jury, but the second trial resulted in Sinclair’s favor. A New York paper says the bookmakers made quite a sporting event of the case by appearing in front of tho Supreme Court in Brooklyn and offering to hot on the result.

In a reference to remarkable steeplechase incidents, the Melbourne ‘ Leader ’ remarks: “Nothing so hilarious in the way of a stolen race can be cited as that of tho Alclbourne Hunt Cup at Flomington on October 5, 1895. There were four starters. Will o’ the -Wisp (Air Godfrey Watson), the favorite, fell, I.C. (Mr W. C. Knight) lost his rider, and Skyscraper (Mr T. S. Dean) ran off. Dolphin, carrying the colors of Air S. Aliller, and ridden by Gordon Lyon, had a lead of half a furlong after negotiating the last fence. Gordon Lyon proceeded to* complete the journey at the slowest of Canters, ignorant of the fact that Godfrey Watson had re’mounted Will o’ the Wisp and was in hot pursuit. He mistook for applause tho frantic, warnings of spectators. Tho late Mir Albert Aliller rushed down tbe straight and smashed an umbrella in tho effort to attract Lyon’s attention. Under circumstances winch will ever be memorable Will o’ the Wisp captured the lead and won by four lengths.