WORLD OF SPORT

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 23 December 1924, Page 10

WORLD OF SPORT

NOTES AND COMMENTS

(By Maecenas.) -• As -J. (j'&heai lias L-ee 11 jlo nun a 111 iiis wocx at’ 're Aivaiuuu.., it aooivs as ,11 tliac capauie. riaer \. iu ce tiie piiuc in the vAip. j.o lxara is q gouu sbrx., aiiu may again, rail.well in tills, tiding long aiSLaiico iiaiidiuap. the form of Stork was not goou at une Yv oociviiie meeting, tue sou' or riailowmas : will again contest cue Auckland Cup on. Jrtiuay,: in wiucu event he will be ridden Dy H. vviggiiis. a win for this steei-iegged gelunig would bring joy. to iaranaKi, owing to iiis owner's popularity. As ft. iteed may not be able to rise to i;lie.weight allotted f ool’s Paradise and .Royal Divorce on the first day or the Auckland meeting, other horsemen a\ ill be substituted, but lieed may ride cne pair, ■.in later engagements. :; ±'fie imported Grand Knight will' be ridden in the Railway iianuicap by it. iteecl, biit this does ,not impiy that the English-bred horse is fancied by his connections for the big sprint event, although it would not be surprising should Grand Knight be one of the favoured division on one of the later . days. A’.■ .• ■ ; y

The imported stallion King: Mark was recently found with a broken leg and was subsequently destroyed. Possibly the best of King JMark’s stock vvere iViarqueteur, Mai-k Time, . and Anomaly, ail three of which were above the. Average. Of late this horse has not been very- much sought for by breeders: Of the younger division by King' Mark, the three-year-old King s Polly is the most promising.. At the Feilchng meeting Duo stripped Very robust, and was heavily bandaged, and’ certainly-did. not strike one as a likely winner of a shortly to be run two-mile ■race. ' possibly Duo may; ; show up in some of the middle distance races at Eilerslie. ; V The oad weather of last week was' an unfortunate happening for many owners :and trainers, : amongst them T F. ■ Quirilivan,, who ' was desirous- of giving Royal Divorce some final work in anticipation of his Auckland Cup engagement. fTliis stoppage'of work may mean that Royal Divorce will not compete in the Cup, and even if he does, will he run out the two miles on the; preparation? ’ . :. V!-

Gaillard is reported to be. galloping well at Wanganui, and remembering that Absurd’s son was a fast two-year-old, if draws attentions to his Mana watu prospects. While Gail laid has :Upt ;fulfilled expectations this .season, it mast, hot be overlooked that he showed a return -feo liis best form in the Steward’s at Riccarion, for in this ■ difficult race Gaillard "was one of. the leaders till■ less than a furlong from the winning post. The; , South Island ; trained gelding Tarleton is one of the fancied division for the Auckland ; Gup, in which evett ho will be ridden by A, Reed. Many contend that had lie been better ha lulled Tarletonmast have rini shed in a place in the last New Zealand t’up. .He; certainly was. unlucky in the Fendalton Handicap, run on the '’O.'icludirig day of tliO Canterbury meeting. As. a .two- and three-year-old Tarleton had more ,than his' share of ailments peculiar to horses,' and his constitution has '. suffered ’in consequence. .This must affect his preparations. \ ' y

. .A v useful rind . profitable career ..of niany a racehorse ■ lias been . spoilt :by S'icli animal' being badly ‘‘placed." By this I nieaii the racing' 'of' the . particulai\ i animal against', horses much superior. In fact, so. .much so, that iyeight cannot bring them anywhere ■near.- their- opponents. In many cases this fault is causedptlirbugh the trainer being desirous of being present' at the big moetiiv.'s, whereas, i*f suc)i trainer took bis team to a minor meeting a profitable outing might,:result. Whether this omission is\due to bad judgment on the part of those who should know better, or simply due to the desire to oe. present with .the “heads,’’, even, if omy a more pawn at such meeting, does hot much matter. This paragraph was suggested by perusing the acceptances for the .various holiday meetings, and while .theymisjudgmenV is not so manifest this year, it is quite bad enough, for there are still dozens or horses 1 accepted for at ; a icerta-iri meeting that cannot '.have the remotest possible chance there—the conditions of + l ’o races p -event their havirig any cj'nme—and, what is more, certain ■'lms would be thankful if such animnl K were mt included in their ac'‘eutance sheets. As stated before, " 1 v ' of; those animals are quite good thpir class, arid raced at the smaller ’ v| netmg-3 wA'dd eortainlv nav their exvnves n thing they will nob do while -•omnof-'V) r in races at least a class ' 'ove them. Frank Dempsey,. who is to leave for England on January 20 with a retainer to ride for Sir Arthur Hyde, brother to the late A.J.C. stipendiary steward, Abel Hyde, has been riding in Victoria for nearly 10 years, and. five times has neaded . the list of winning jockeys, while his chief rival, W. Duncan, has been on top three times. Dempsey, who bad his first winning ride in February, 1915, has ridden 292,} winners, - 214 seconds and 190 thirds. Duncan, since he rode his fust winner in December, 1916, has ridden 212 winners, 202 seconds, arid 186 thirds. Tie-taekers are in evidence at nearly every race meeting. Randwick is not free from them, aiud only recently the A.J.C. detective, T. Malone, had occasion to remove one from the course. It was an ingenious arrangement the man had for telegraphing the prices in the patklo' k to the Leger reserve. ' Usually it is done by signals either hv handherchief or signs with the hands, such as touching the left or right elhow, pulling the nose, left or right ear, and so on as might be pre-arranged. The ' person caught on Saturday, however, did not act in that wav. He wore a birge bolt, under his coat, with fairly big numbers on .it, and he would unostentatiously walk down from the bet- ! ting ring to the Leger fence, and dis- 1 play a number on the belt, which would convey the required information. Another contrivance was recently discovered on the west end of the Leger stand, which is a double-decker. A person was stationed, there, and in communication with another on the top of the hill at Kensington, in view of the Leger stand. The man on the stand had a long stick with wires on it, with which he could hoist the numlier. while the people were intent on seeing the placed numbers on the official semaphore.' It is surmised that the person on the hill was in communication with a nearby telephone and that country books, or starting-price merchants', were exploited. j Mr G. P. Mackay stated to a Sydney nre c S’nan that his great horse Beau-' ford had just been put into work, by S. Killiek at Newcastle in preparation for racing in the autumn. After the

gelding’s breakdown in the Hill Stakes in 192 d one attempt was made to train him, but his leg went again. Then he was fired and sent out to the paddock many months ago. The Newcastle veterinary surgeon, Mr K, D. Davis, who performed the operation, is sanguine that i the brilliant son of Blueford will stand u preparation this time. Lovers of a great galloper will join in the hope that Beautord will be thoroughly lit to measure strides again, with the best jin the land. If Gloaming is brought ! back to' Australia in the autumn, as |Mr Greenwood says he will be, and Beauford is in form, the pair will be ; able to settle the . much-debated question of their relative galloping ability. They are, however, ’ likely ~to find a young prince in the lists jf Mr Cor- , teen completes the sale - of Heroic. Apart from Heroic there is Night Patrol to be reckoned with, as he proved in Melbourne during the spring that he is a great galloper up to a lniie aiid a quarter. Beauford’s- two-year-old brother, UMn Gariy,;lias just beefi broken in by. Killick, and is, ready to go into work. - Blueford has thrown !a rare succession of winners, and racling men will be anxious to see whether I Beauford’s brother can go fast.—:Wa- ; nganui Chronicle.

WAIRARAPA MEETING

j FIRST DAY’S ACCEPTANCES. | (BY TELEGRAPH —PKIiSS aSSOOlaetok j , MASTERTON, Dec! 22. Following are the acceptances for.tfk .first day of the Waitarapa Racing ; Club’s summer meeting: / Featherston Hack’Welter seven fur. ’ longs.—Glueriient 10.9, Tinohari ID.B. I Subjection 10.6, All Gold lO.OyDebate 9.8, - Bonomel 9.6, La Reve 9.3, Gari dant,. Kyoto, Ardfninan, Hyama, Tin Tank,’Panache, Birthmark 9.0; Wairarapa Cup, one mile and a quarter. —Merry Day 9.0, Suggestion 8.13. Happy Days 7.11, Little River 7.7. Kiifaire 7.6, Kilceit 6.10, . Puketbi, Stream 6.7. - - V

Flying 1 Handicap, six furlongs.— Peneus 9.8, Imperial Spark 8.1, Lasi i Crust 7.13, Lady Fingers 7.11 Lauglf ing Stock 6.12, Miss Odille .6.9. : ; Nursery Handicap, five furlongs.— H.vmestrason 8.3, Anthonie 8,1,' Cat Call 7.9, Phantasy 7.9, Grand National 7:5, Sleet- 7.3, Swift 7.3,, Rose Blossom 7.3, Inoe 7.3, Race Day 7,3, AvazonC - 7.0, Atruda 7.0. / V\' V ,; y:

Rimutaka Hack Handicap, one mile. ■—Pronto .9.0, Gluement 8.9, Bnrienr 8.7, All Gold 8.0, Lady Gay 8.0, Jubilance. 8.0. Pleasure 7.2, Hyama, Th< Tank; Daphne Bruce, Idanoe 7.0. , Wardell Welter Handicap; seven fuf; longs.—-Prince ! Hel 9.5, 'Aeriform O IL Puket’oi 8.8, Westbroke 8.8, Star Ranger 8.8, Bobrina 8.3, Stream 7.13 Rink Rose 7.13, Comedy Prinee 7.13 Solrino 7.7. 7. ■-:

Telegraph Hack Handicap, six fry loners.—Glimpse 9.0, Tinohari 8.11 Subjection 8.9. Westbroke 8.6. Lipso 7.13, Blonde 7l 1 King Bruce 7 9 lionlita 7:6, Kiliimi 7.5; ' Saif.u ~ 4 Gardaut 7.1, Bonnie Nurse 7 0. Soih>,6.12; De I-uxe 6.12. Sir Moment 6.12 Twink 6.12, Lady Ideal 612.

j Mai dec Hack Stakes /all: 8.7' —/’nr !.Filler. Breeze, Oh, Helen Wipkie Kilorum. : Macdhu, Ongha. ‘.Sea Kist The Cnpoer. ''.Pv. iby King-' Evelyn; ‘ DUNEDIN MEETING. , : y; DUNEDIN, Dec. 22. . Li,stenirig; Post, has/been scratched foi the Otago Handicap. . V: : • ELLEffeLLE TRAINING NOTES i YESTERDAY’S GALLOPS. ; AUCKLAND; Dec. 22. - ; The weatheiy was beautifully fine be fore ; breakfast foi- training work ; al i Ellersl-ie this morning, bat after -th/ interval light rain set . in. The course proper outside of two ytrestleb' -was available- for fast work. ' : ■ Cherry Ripe and Brushwood Boy fini ished together at the end of a mile, j run in 1.45 2-5. : ■ : Deluge was just ahead:' of Motley ai ) the end o-f half .a- mile, covered in, 5.1. I Gala,Day easily heat Broad’ivoocl aud 1 Frowning Beauty over,; seven furlongs, run in 1.32 3-p. \ Ma.dßoughal and Dazzling Light ran seven furlongs in 1;35r : Duo. picked up by Killocra over the last mile, did a round in 2.5 3-5, the last mile taking 1.50 3-0. . Dan Quin traversed four furlongs in 51 2-5. ; ; Anklet was just in front of King’s Speech, after covering half a mile ir 51sec. Arch Amie wa« just ahead of Surveyor over a mile, hm in 1.47 4-5. Mimetic and Gauntlet sprinted down the straight nicely. Charlady, who got- the better of the ’start, was in front of Loyal Irish N the end of six: furlongs, left behind ir. 1.19 2-5. They were both galloping at the start. CUP HORSES.

Stork, Te Kata, Pcnoneit-, Muraain, Muskecoqn, Boyar Present, and Goiu JacKec werit a mue ana a-inur, ni 2.4<j, the iasef round taking 2.J z-o. on the outside, was about halt a length in front,, with Pqionett, lviuraahi, Musketoon, .and Jloyal Present close up in that oruer. . uoid Jacket who tailed on hall a mile from iioine, was last. Runnymede ran five furlongs in 1.0 4-5. Ring the Bell and Steel Bar were together a,t the ena of seven furlongs, run in 1.28-. Inferno, timed from the six-furlong post home, took 1.18, Archibald taking 1.19 4-5. ; Tanadees was just ahead of Master Doom, with Lady Rewa four lengths away at the end of six furlongs, covered in, 1 19.1-5, Kick Off alone taking 1.20 2-5. Drawbridge beat Knighthood over five furlongs in 1.24 3-o! Drolatique and Kxaotly covered five furlongs in 1.6 3-5. Tukia ran six furlongs in .1.21 1-5. Gold Light and Right and Left went _ a mile and -a-half, the former finishing about three-quarters of a length ahead. Time, 2.45, the last round taking 2.5. * Master Mind. Romantic. Royal Mint and Chan’s were in that order at the end of half a mile' covered in 52145. ; ! Hi tv*- and Nastori did four fm'ime''’ in. 54 2-5. ’ Rov-nl Divorce did four furlougc in 54 2-5. Glenross ran six furlmvrs *>-> 1 s, t Namutere ran home from the halfmile post in 51 1-5. Spoony went easily over seven furlongs. Ballvmoy TT. was iust ahead of Landslide at tbr» finish of a .sixfurlongl Hit, with Pavo four lengths away. . Time; 1.17. Shining Aniifiiir nivl Mandnno ran six furlongs in 1 20 9-n. . Oration wa© about three lengths in front of Air Queen, with F’aputu

Hiniilar distance, away at the - end of four flirloiigs, run in 50sec. Alter breakfast /i’ae-tician • did' a round in 2.8. Loinint and . 'Cherry Girl covered tour furlongs in 55 2-5. Far North ran a round alone in 2.6 4-o. Capstar and Importer went over six hurdles, the latter impressing most. Several two-year-olds were exercised at the barrier and afterwards sprinted three furlongs, Ho-lymond, " Merry -Damon and Gold Acre showing' to most advantage. DICK WOOTTOJsCIN AUSTRALIA. OPINION ON ENGLISH HORSES. »y pinr.p, pppovv . PAPYT? T OH r T (Received Dee.'23, 10.10 a.m.) ADELAIDE, Dec. 23. Dick Wootton has arrived from England. He intends to stay in Australia. •Discuss'ng racing in England, he said • the; class of horses has fallen back. The. depreciation has beep especially noticeable since the war period. Racing is flourishing, and there is more money in the game than before, hut, despite the fact.that nianv Englishmen raced for the love of,-the sport only, it ■would not be long before they would have to more seriously consider the business side, ns in Australia. , N