THE TURF.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 3994, 26 July 1913, Page 8

THE TURF.

(By “Trenton.”)

RACING FIXTURES

August 6—Manawatu Hunt Club

August 12, 14, and 1C -C.J.C. National.

Field Force lias gone into George Jones’ hands to train.

* * * ..., The next Manawatu Cup will be worth 700 sovs.

Geo. Jones has taken Cally Bridge and Field Force to Riccarton)

* * * ‘‘Finland,” in the “New Zealand Times,” of Tuesday’s date says:—lt was Mr. E. Malone’s intention to ship Lugeon to Riccarton last night by the Waliine, but after arriving at Lambton by the 2 p.m. train from Trentham the railway authorities Tost sight of the box which contained the mare. They, however, afterwards found it, but by the time the mare was got to the wharf it was 8 o’clock (sailing time), so the mare was left behind. She will be taken on tonight.

Cally Bridge fell in the Final Hurdles at the W.R.C. Meeting, and T. N. Jones had a shoulder dislocated. Writing anent this, the “Dominion” says :—T. N. Jones, who dislocated his shoulder when Cally Bridge fell with him in the Final Hurdles, anticipates being able to take his seat on the big Sabretache gelding in the National Hurdles in three weeks’ time. Those who were near the fence where the Gisborne horse came down state that lie was pulling double at the time, and, as he was so close to the leaders, the chances of the race augured well for him had he stood up. This view of things will, no doubt, keep him well in the market for the National Hurdle race, but it is regrettable that he did not get a race here for he is a very lazy worker, and will not gallop on the tracks. Proof of this was furnished on Friday last, when Hautere beat him by half a' furlong in a gallop over half a mile.

B. Deeley is again at the head of winning jockeys on the flat, while A. J. M’Flvnn is, as was the case last year, to the fore over fences.

The brood mare La Yaliere, dam of Los Angelos, died at the Brackenfield Stud last week while in foal to Bonifbr. La Yaliere, which was bred by Messrs L. D. and N. A. Nathan in 1899, l>eing by Seaton Delaval—Charente, had rather an unfortunate stud career. She only missed once since foaling Los Angelos in 1904. Yet that good performer and Guianforte and the coming two-year-old filly Los Vegas, by Boniform, are her only living progeny.

Loch Maben came in fbr a great deal of support for the National Hurdles. He showed that he was no duffer when he ran second to Cally Bridge at the recent Gisborne Meeting, and will take a power of beating, notwithstanding the adverse criticism that has been made concerning him in a Wellington journal.

The late Doug. Watt, who committed suicide by shooting himself at Hastings last week, was for a nu.v«ber of years one of the leading crosscountry horsemen in New Zealand, and won, among numerous other races the Wanganui, Great Northern, and Hawke’s Bay Steeplechases in 1901, on Moifaa, and in 1909 he also won the latter event on Jack Pot. Watt rode many good winners on the flat Before turning his attention to hurdle riding, and among his principal wins may be mentioned the Napier Park Cup on Pinrose in 1894 and the Wellington Cup two years later on Brooklet. Some years ago he met with a severe accident while riding Pushful in a hurdle race at Palmerston North, and was for a considerable time unconscious. He eventually took on training, and until quite recently had Donael and a couple of others under his care. He was well known and highly respected throughout the Dominion, and the news of his death came as a great shock.

I learn that Multiply has broken down, having got his legs entangled in a barb wire fence and thereby injured himself. He will, therefore, not be a starter at the C.J.C. Grand National Meeting.

Voyou, which finished second to Morriwee in the Melbourne Cup in 1899, died in Victoria this month. He vras bred in England in 1893, being by Bendigo—Barley Water, by Barcaldine. \ oyou sired a number of useful horses in Australia, being nothing of outstanding merit.

Kilrain was sold during the progress of the Wellington Meeting, his now owner being Mr Eric Riddiford, who paid 500 guineas for him.

Tiwari was also disposed of to Mr W. Kirk, of Hastings, fbr 60 guineas.

W. Bloss, the Indian trainer, died recently in the Calcutta hospital. <& © «

Aboyeiir was the only horse that wore blinkers in tlie English Derby.

The stiff fences on the steeplechase course at Randwick have already been removed, and the brush jumps will shortly take their place. When the alteration is completed the Randwick Steeplechase course should be one of the easiest in Australia.

The V.A.T.C. Committee will later

consider the question of the advisability or otherwise of substituting brush fences for .those at present in use on the steeplechase course at Caulfield. In addition to those already on the ground three brush fences for schooling purposes have recently bten erected.

Mr. J. Henrys, the New Zealand handicapper, is having a longer stay in Sydney than lie anticipated, owing to the necessity of having to pass through the vaccination ordeal.

The German Government is said to have drafted a bill legalising bookmakers, and this provides a tax of 6 per cent on bookmakers’ takings, in addition to a graduated tax on the winnings of backers. It would be interesting to know how the latter is fo be worked out.

The death occurred in Melbourno Hospital last week of) Thomas Pullar, who won the Australian Cup on Woodman in 1865.

Daylight Bill will not be raced over the big country, but his attention will be turned to hurdle racing again. The Female Franchise gelding will not be started at the Grand National meet-