THE TURF.

Evening Star, Issue 18139, 1 December 1922, Page 7

THE TURF.

Gossip by Old Identity. Air R. Acton-Adanw contradicts the riatement that ho was asked by tho South Canterbury stewards to explain- Aliss Muriel’s bad 1 running on tho first day there. Ho. says that an hour or more after the race ha brought up the subject in. a friendly chat with the stewards, who are friends of hie, and that there was never any official communication, about the matter.

Boimio Winkio is still resting, and will probably not recommence work tor another week or so.

R. J. Mason has made several altoiw lions in his active team so far as it affect® his two-year-olds. So it is reported m tho ‘ Lyttelton Time.?.’ The 'Shepherd King—y.adv Aviatri colt, Comedy King—Lac© Fiout colt, and Winkle—Addra gelding have been sent home to Air 0. D. Greenwood’s station for a few months’ spell. Tho colt by Tho Welkin—Audalusite has just been taken in hand to be broken in, as has the filly by Giitala—-Roden-. The Absurd—Ballarat gelding, who was broken in during tho winter, has resumed work after a spell. It is unlikely that any of these youngsters will be ready to race until next spring. Cupidon is said to be doing strong work in preparation for the Auckland Oup. The Hawk, Solfanello, Glcntruin, Epitaph, Pluto, and Rational are among the early fancies- for the A.R.C. Railway Handicap. The ex-New Zealand horseman S. Reid struck another bit of bad,' luck at Fleniington on tho lost -day of the Oup meeting. Sir Prim fell with him in the Steeplechase, and Reid had his collarbone broken. All Serene buret a small blood- vessel on the second day at Tirnam. It is not supposed to ho serious. Loyal Irish was brought back from Sydney by tho Ulimaroa, and is now being trained by his owner, J. W illia-mson, at Ellerslic. * Air Williamson also got from Sydney an addition to his team in a gelding named Te Kiwi, by Boragoon—Perilla, owned by Mr V. Casey. A Alelbourne writer says that_ Violoncello has run his last race, and is to 'be retired to the stud. This chestnut, who cost Sir Samuel Hordern 4,000 g- in England, has won nearly three times this amount in stakes.

Poisoned Arrow, who ran second, in the Liverpool Autumn Cup this month, carries the colors of Major H. Cayzer, a brother of Ladv Jellicoc.

The Rev. J. T\. Archer, official Labor candidate for Christchurch North, claims to be a sport. Fred Archer, ho says, was a relative, of his, and nobody could imagine a relative of Fred Archer being -anything but a sport. The Lake County Jockey Club has been set going again, thanks to a number of friends, and the president of the Racing Conference has approved of the dub being allotted March 2 and 5 for the date of the meeting. The Martian—Polymnia colt (full brother to The Cypher, who realised 2,000 gs when sold by and ion at Christchurch recently), was pnrdiaasod on account of Mr E. A. Connolly, who is prominently connected with the Victorian turf. On the concluding day of the Queensland Turf (Lib’s Spring Meeting the Prince of Wales Plate, a weight-For-age race, Ilf, was won by Tom M'Carthy in

2min. 17jsec—Australasian record time. "Carbine” writes; Whan it was reported recently that ,H. Gray was likely to return to New Zealand in time for the Christmas meetings a. cable was despatched from Wellington offering him a ride in the Auckland Cup. As no reply has been received it .seems that Gray will not be back in time for the holiday meetings. Sir G. Clifford’s two-year-old Owlsoombo has been turned out for a spell.They ssy she ie better than her performances so far make out.

The hollow defeat which Eurythmio sustained in the Melbourne Stakes came as a great surprise to bis [ f?ty, for the brilliant chestnut wqs considered to be in a, position, to reproduce hie best form. The ' Australasian ’ eay-s : Although the distance of the Melbourne’ Stakes is only a mile and a-quartcr, Enrythmic was very distressed when ho pulled up. His trainer says Eurythmic was sobbing in a. peculiar way for some time -afterwards. It will, indeed, be regrettable if this great horse lias run his last race, but tho trainer, J. Holt, very wisely has decided to take no risks at present. The present intention ifi to go on with him after a- short let up, and if no unfavorable symptoms -develop in tbo interim, give him a race, or two in the antumni, after which ho will be retired to the etud.

The ex-Now Zealander, H. Cairns, and P. Kelly, two leading jockeys, _ had a heated argument after the Trnganini Handicap on tho first day of'tho Williamstown meeting, states an Australian writer. Blows were exchanged, and for a time the jockeys' room was a- miniature stadium. Cairns rodo Demetrium, tho favorite, in tho Tmgsmni Handicap, and Kelly was on Pteropod, which -started second in. request. Cairns charged Kelly with being responsible for interference to Demetrius, an allegation that -Kelly indignantly denied. The stipendiary stewards boa.rd of tho trouble, and as a result of their inquiry they fined Cairns 810 and Kelly £5. Cairn's was held to bo the aggressor. Both- Cairns and Kellv arc regular patrons of the Melbourne Stadium on Saturday nights. A match between them, to be decided there, has been suggested. Kelly, who is about a stone lighter than Cairns, has expressed a willingness to rnUift Cairns it tile racing authorities have no objection. In the ‘'gq" in the jockevs’ room Kelly claims that Cairns out his car with the first blow, but that lie (Kelly) " straight-lefted Cairns and knocked him out with a beautiful right cross.” At a first glance through the Auckland weights I te-ke Gasbag 9.5. Cnpidon 8.8, Royal Star 8.5. Tresnass 8.2, Insurrection 81.‘ and Maioha 7.15 to be horses with 1 chances in the Gup: and -as -to the Railway Handican puzzle I have a pro-foron-oe for Solfctnfclla 9.12. Rational 9.8, and Epitaph 8.3. _ , Reports from Wellington state that tho four-year-old Penitent, by Martian from the imnorted mare Pinetn, has boon sold for £SOO. and is booked for Australia. “ Sir Modrod ” reminds us that Mantua, who is doing so well for Mr Alf. Hill, was sold as a yearling for 70gs.