THE TURF

Evening Star, Issue 18136, 28 November 1922, Page 10

THE TURF

Gossip bx Old Idixtiti.

Mr Brinkman should be pleased with the acceptances for the Fofbury trots on Friday. The acceptors number 128, the nonacceptors 67. Following Emerson was not ft payable scheme at Timaru. last week. Four seconds and two thirds was the nearest ho could get to it. But he is easily leading in the competition this season for the jockey premiership, having already twenty-five wins. Mystico, now owned by Mr W. Swale, looked like winning the Otaio Hurdles at Timaru till ho lost ground in approaching the last fence but, one. On the second day, carrying 61b more, Mystico finished third, but Es rider failed to draw the weight.' It looks to, me as if the performances agree and show Mystico to bo no wonder. Brown Willie was allowed to pay a nice dividend in the Spring Stakes at Timaru. Backera went strongly for Gourcelette, who beat him at Rangiora. In Friday’s race Brown Willie took the lead after two furlongs, and won comfortably. That he is useful was shown also the next day, when ho ran second in a big field for the Trial Handicap. Frivol, one of Dick M'Donald s lot, shaped fairly well in the Spring Stakes, and was expected to do so, as he started second favorite. . Boadicea ran a good race in the Teschemaker Memorial, a mile and a-quartcr, with 6.11, but in the mile race on the second day, carrying 7.9, she faded out badly after about six furlongs. _ General Advance let down his admirers each day at Timaru. Mantua ran a fine race for Mr Alf Hill in the South Canterbury Handicap, finishing second to Deucalion, and they say she might have won but for the bad luck of being galloped on. Later in the same d.ay she put up a meritorious performance in winning the Farewell Handicap in Imin 12^sec, Pilliewiakie and Avispado, two of the winners at Timaru, are by Winkie, sire of Bonnie Winkie.

“ Sir Lancelot ” says that Bitters spoilt his chance in tho Asbhurst Cup by failing to jump off when the barrier rose. The Speaker was allowed to get a big break, and looked as if he would not be overhauled. He ran himself out in the straight, and was beaten out of a place. Dissertation was in behind tho leader in the early part, and Zircon joined her at the homo turn, winning after a good race with Merry Day. Paoanui was always tailed off.

It is fairly certain that Insurrection will be taken to lillerslio to contest the Auckland Cup. The Kilbroney gelding is going along well' in his work on the track, and there is a probability that he will race at Te Awamutu and then go on to Auckland. Amythas was sore both before and after his race in the Horowhenna Cup, and some folk say he will never win again. The Liverpool Eandicap ( at tho Otahuhu trotting meeting was contested by a choice field of ten. The ‘ Dominion * reports that Kewpic got well off the mark and led for the greater part of the journey, with Comedy Chief lying in a good position. Wild Lad was soon done with, but Pltaroa ran well during the early stages of the raw. At one time Man-o-War and Steel Bell looked dangerous, bub could not get

op to the first dhisfoiw OmAag down the straight Comedy Chief passed Kewpie. Moneymaker then made ft fine dash, and cot in 1 front of Kewpie, but could not reach Comedy Chief, who won by a couple of lengths. Man-o’-War was fourth. < Everything by The Tetraroh continues in strong demand in England. Just before the Latest mail left the Old Country a grey filly by him from Pretty Dark was sold for 4,000g5. _ ~ After the V.R.O. meeting David was transferred from Flemington to hosomlL He is now in W. Booth’s stable. When lio won the- V.H.C. Handicap* The Cypher set an Australian record by coverin<r the mile &ncl tfhxcc-fjun.Ttors in 2nnn 58tsec, or 3seo faster than the previous record for the Commonwealth, put up by Fairy Bob. The Australasian record of 2min 57gseo still! stands to the credit of After racing at the Y.R.C. Meeting Molynenx was turned out for a spoil, and will shortly be shipped back to New ZeaConcerning the win of Mr W. Crossans Sweetwater at Timaru, the ‘ Pres® ’ says: Sweetwater was well handled by P. Keene in the Claremont Handicap, and, without the aid of whip and spurs, _ ho sat down and rode his mount out with his hands better than anv of the remaining apprentices in the race. The Sunny Lake mare was in a handy position until the turn for homo, and she assumed command just inside the distance, to come on and win comfortably. , „ , . Tim rail round the South Canterbury Jockey Club’s course is declared by Christchurch writers to bo dangerous. * Lyttelton Times ’ says that at Inst week’s meeting several riders were injured through contact with the sharp edge of the rail, which cut through their boots. J. Beale was the greatest sufferer, as he was unable to ride on the second day; while E. Ludlow and A. E. Ellis were lamed as a result of the cuts they received. Several horses also received injuries in the same way. Miss Muriel’s race at Timaru was her first since she got knocked 1 out over a year 1 ago. The abscess in her chest gave her a very trvmg time, and it was the direct cause of a further disadvantage, for during one of the operations she strained the muscles in one of her quarters. The wonder is, not that she van badly at Timaru, but that she was able to ran at all. _ Taranaki horses have won tho_ Mitehelnon Cup on the last four occasions that the race has been contested. Depredation won in 1219, Yolo the following year, Stork in 1921. and Income this year.

That “selling a horse” in an hotel bar is a contravention of tho Gaining Act was admitted in the Auckland Police Court by Richard Osborn, aged twenty-five years, and Patrick Joseph Curtin, aged twenty-two years. Both were fined £lO. in default fourteen days’ imprisonment, and no time was allowed to find tho money. Charges of cheating at a game with intent to defraud, and of being rewues and vagabonds, in that they played with gaming instruments at a. game of “ selling a horse ” or a Kentucky sweepstake, were withdrawn. Policeman: “Hi! Didn't you hear me yelling to you to stop?” Motor Fiend; “ Was that yon yelling ? Awfully sorry and all that. Thought it was just somebody I’d run over,”