TURF JOTTINGS.

Manawatu Times, Volume LXV, Issue 1455, 6 November 1911, Page 7

TURF JOTTINGS.

By "Asmodens."

Vioe Admiral, the winner of the New Zealand Onp for 1911, is the fifth cocsecutive four-year-old to win. that event. Prioi to tne rnn of four-year-nlds only three of that age had previously won it. Vioe Admiral was bred by the late Mr Q, G. Stead and at the Stead dispersal fale .of 1908 he was purchased by Messrs W. Q. aud G. L. Stead for 250gns, who afterwards Bold a half interest in him to Mr G. D. Greenwood and he has been raced in the names of th joint owners and trained by R, J. Mason, Mr Greenwood's private trainer. "Vice Admiral is by Multiform from-Rattler. Rattler, who was bred by Major George in 1898, was by Nelson, her dam Moonga by Goldsborough from Kernel by Angler from Ooeoannt (imported) by Nntboume. Rattler was sold at the Stead dispersal fale to Mr A. Ttuille, of Melbourne, for £IOOO. She was then ten years old and was in foal again to Multiform. It is notable that at the same sale|Nautiform, a fnll brother to Vice Admiral, was puroliased as a two-year-old by Stead 1 Bros for £IOSO and has since won only one race, namely, the 0.J.0. Welcome Stakes of 800 sovs. "Vice Admiral had very moderate perform",'jiQes to his credit, prior to annexing the Onp. He was not raced as a two-year-old and last year waa only successful in one event, the Jackson Stakes at Wanganui, in which he defeated his stable mate Peirene by & dosp. Othevwise a second in the

MiMepark Plats at Kiccarton and in the Barks Memorial at Hustings, both very poor performances, are the bfst -he hrs (lone. Not one last season oocitl have selected him as likely to oarry off the bine ribbon of the New Zealand turf, but the son of Multiform has evidently found that he owns fonr very useful legs, ond when he led for a mile and a quarter in the A.J.O. Metropolitan Handicap there were many who noted him as one of the piob-

ables for the Onp. He wa9 latterlv in | great demand for donble betting and was very much fancied in many quarters. Ho did not start favoourita, liowe«fr, there being mott spppoit for Miseoant, whose rider evidently left his ran too late or he might have altered fcnrf history. The field was by no means a strong one, but the time was quite creditable.

Vice Admiral gave B. Denley his frstN.Z Onp win and it was owing to Heotor Gray's reoent illness that he got the mount. Gray, who lias been couvaltsoine at Kotorua, and trving to get well in time tn ride Vice Admiral, went down to Christchurch last week, bat was not strong enough to undertake such a big task. Had lie done so he wonld have recoided hie seooud win in succession in the big nvfiit, M

nib hietmen stable, under Geo. Price, continues in winning vein, and though Ermengarde appeared the stable's good thing ou Saturday, it was left to Nyland to keep tip the average. The big son of Finland has evidently struck his old form again, and though he was by no meaus favourite in the Stewards' Handicap on Saturday, there were many who saw his wonderful late run at Trent'oam the other day who would not hear of him being beaten, and duly reaped their rewattl. This popular stable has alieady socnred over £2OOO in stake money this season, and this will no doubt be consiiieiably increased before the team returns homo. To-day the blue and buff will be canied by Brmengarde, Nyland and Bronze, Wilari. who won the V.B.u. Derby on Saturday, iB by "Wallace from Murna. As a two-year-old Wihti wen the Sires Produce Stakes of £BOO at the V.R.O. meeting and the Federal Stakes of 500 bovs at the

V.A.T.u. meeting iu February. She is not among tfn- three-year-old division in thu Melbourne Cup. The Menschikoff—Armilla horse Tawhaki f;as at lust secured a wiu for Ids owner, Mr Urossau, of Donedin Ti)i> performer to date hss proved dear purchase for one f ,v two y st owners. Mr H. Gaisford o' tiawke's Bay paid a very long i>rice for him as a youugstar and never won a racs with Jiira.

J. MoLean, the promising lccal lightweight, is now in New South Wales, and lias finally forsaken the sadd|e for a probably less luoiativg calling, W. Telford is now in the employ of Mr G. P. Donnelly,[the Hastings owner, and has been handling several youngsters -lately. He l;as Borcola in his charge. For seven years iu sncofssion the Canlfiuld Onp has been won by Sydney tiained hois s. The last "Victoriau winner was Murmur in 1904.

Onr Feilding oorrespondeut writes

Returned visitors from the Gisborne Meeting speak very highly of the Glenapp cult Waiorewa, who won three raoes at the meeting. The sire of Waiorewa id at the service of breeders in this district.

Complement was not brought back from Gisborne, Mr McMauaway having leased liiui tu Mr Mcßenzie, of that locality.

The well-known sportsmau frtm Wanganin that races as" Mr INarelle" was in Feilding lust week, having a look over "Killitmey's Best" (Atwood's). H, Jackson is busy with his t3am. Strategist will bu given a r'n'n u ere.

Tho excellent nominations ior the Feilding Jockey ulub's Spiitg Meeting as published iu Saturday's issue of the M.D.T. evoked ge eral satisfaction, and it is iu pea record aoceptauces will t'uliow. Tnataln was iuadvettoutly left ont of the Fitzrov Haok whilst the name of Master Syivia should have appeared instead of ?Master Lnpio. kt&jzi