TURF JOTTINGS.

Maoriland Worker, Volume 9, Issue 349, 16 January 1918, Page 2

TURF JOTTINGS.

Mr. Bert Coyle ha* declared the weights for the Wellington Mating, fixed for the 19th and 22n& of this mouth. For the AYellington Cup, run over a mile and α-half, the handicapper starts with Chortle 9.1, a wight that should keep the Multifid steed from iirst past the post. Despite his New Zealand Cup Menelaiis docs not attract with his impost of 8.10, given him for the Wellington Cα]', the same weight that has been luu:<led out to Hymestra, who *iuce weights were issued has met with an accident that may prevent him starting- in any Trent ham engagement. Johnny Walker pro veil such a frost tit Auckland during Christinas holiday time that though he is in the Wellington Cup at 7.G., many will fight shy of him if he goes out to T.rentham for this event. Looking at the weights for the principal eveut of the coniing Wellington meeting—the Cup—the middleweight division promise a winner. It is up to Snub ito earn something, and his 7.13 ought not to stop lrnn. Red Ribbon,, after the- Auckland' running looks well with 7.11, as does Nobleman who has 7.9., another niitUUleweight with a big chance. There is a dozen below the 7st. nfark of which Dribblo with G. 9 seems , 'the best. If Hymestra is the great colt his admirers say he is, his 9.9. in the 'tfelegraph Handicap (six furlongs) at Trcntham should not stop him. Maybe his stable companion, Nanna, will be out i'or this event, for which she carries 8.4., but if Aetrophel (7.4) and Waimatao (7.2) keep up form they too should have a cay, whilst the distance suits Lady Black, who is asked to carry 7.12. Sasanof, the Sew Zealand lior.se with a Russian name, ran in Hie Sydney Summer Cup, ond with Quinologist smuggled into a prominent place—last. But the pace was a cracker, and Sasauof was off. In last isue we referred to the death of "Terlinga," the Melbourne sporting journalist. "Australian Worker ,, says of him "Hβ was reckoned to bo Australia's best judge of the animal that puts money into the bookmakers' bags. Cook was over 25 years at the game, but as he was in harness up to the time of his death the only conclusion possible is that either he didn't back his own fancies or DID back them." > The champion three-year-old coLt.Symposium, winner of the Q.T.C. Derby Stakes, dropped dead on the track at A«cot on December 27. The colt came out to do steady work on the little grass track, when he suddenly collapsed and expired almost immediately. The colt was not insured, and his loss is a big one to Mr. M. Ryan. As he was not insured iio postmortem examination was held, but it is the opinion of Mr. J. Washington Irving, M.R.C.V.C., that over-exertion was the cause of the trouble, and A at death was due to the bursting of a blood vessel near the heart. The orack Queenslander had run on the previous day and won the Queensland Newmarket Handicap of 500 sovereigns in the good time of 2.34. At the Boxing , Day meeting of the Australian Jocbey Club every favorite won. The Summer Cup went, on a protest, to Poitnel, who was second. Bookmakers will remember the Summer Cup meeting of 1917 i'or many a year. A course record was pmt up J'or the thirteen furlongs in the Cup, the distance being run three-quarters of a second faster than the previous best. From a Dominion exchange: "The luck of a. Chinaman! A Chinese greengrocer at New Plymouth is reported to have more than Jb'4oo a>6 the Stratford races on Wednesday. Amongst his bets were three tickets on Speedwell Mac, which romped home in the hurdles and paid over half a century. A man who had observed this particular Chinaman collecting his dividends after each race, followed him ito the ticket window and asked the seller for 'the earn© as the Chinaman got.' It was the seventh race, and bje was handed one ticket on No. 9 and one on No. 10. No. 9 (Lady Mylchreest) won, the dividend being nearly a double-figure one, and No. 10 ran second and also gave a substantial return." The Lyttelton "Times" says: "The only South Island horses who remain in the Wellington Stakes, for two and three-year-olds, at 'the Wellington Racing Club's meeting this month are Gamecock, Lovesick and Almoner. The presence \f Almoner in the Held will add greatly i!o tJiw interest: in the race. Mr. U. L. Stead's c-olt won two races in Australia in the spring, proving himself in the front rank among flhe two-year-ohjs of the Commonwealth, but he has not raced in New Zealand yet. AVith Demagogue, Finmark, and Bo Peep engaged, Almoner vill be opposed by three of /the best juveniles in the Dominion, while the Uiree-yiear-old, Hyirrestra, will provide <in even more formidable rival, in view of the fact that he defeated the two-year-olds in the Royal Stakes at Eller«lie.'' The Grey Jockey Club's three days' zneethig was a great success, and the tote's takings ran to J2i.'3,818 10s. There are sports on the West Coast. There were some fin© spins, particularly on the third day when Jeannot snatched the President's Handicap from Kose Pink by a neck, the mile taking 1.42 1-5, which is 911 the slow side. Again has tto? popularity of racing been brought home to the "kiljoys" in the National Government. At the Westland Racing Club's meeting- last week the tote took jeis,C7o against £IO,IVJ of last year. The Hokitika Handicap went to Rosa Pink, who reversed the (Jiey River running by defeating Jeannot. It was only natural thut Kiljoy should win the Flying Handicap. Auckland "Star" indulge in some patriotic, , gush about Desent Cold, who is troing across to Australia to race in the weight, for age events at Melbourne and Sydney. Says the "Star": "New Kea--1 a riders also will await with interest the result of her meeting with the Australian cracks, which interest will considerably be added to by the fact that the. mare will be putting forth Iwr-best energies for patriotic purposes. In deciding to eend Desert Uohl across, Air. Lowry made the offer to 3lr,s. Lowry ithat the! net profits of any moneys the mare might win should 'be devoted to some of the patriotic funds she was interested in, and on Mrs. Lowry"s suggestion Desent ! Gold wiill race- for money to endow- sixj beds in the Soldiers' Hospital to be erected at" Napier and six beds in the L'otorua Hospital." We have used the word "gush" knowing no other that more!

fitly appliee to the mare's "best energies."

At the sale of the famous N.S.W. Scgenhoe stud, a record w;is put up, tho lot fetching i;:W,217 guineas the imported Trcssady realising- 0,000 guineas. The other day "Milroy," of Sydney "Mail," iieekoned that any owner could easily get 100 mart's each season for Tressady for 50 guineas apiece, and «he same can well be said in favor of Comedy King, who, so far, has bi-en reserved for Mr. S. Green's own mare*. -Putting down insurance and keep ;l t .£. r >oo a year, a contribution of even 30 mares would leave a profit of .tli.oOO, and a buyer can safely base his ral dilations on those figures, and allow eight years of service, for both horses are only eight years old, and practically beginning thoir lives. A later wire says Comedy King brought 7,' MO .guinea*.

Says the Sydney "Referee": "Recordbreaking at Rendwick is nothing unusual, -and on Boxing Day fresh Australian figures were made, for a mile and five furlongs 'when Chantemerle (subsequently disqualified,! beat Poitrel loss than a head in the Summer Cup. The time was 2.10, whicTt clipped threequarters of a second off The 'Fortune Hunter's record, and equals I'iitz-Her-bort's American" record, but is 2 3-Ssec. worse than War Mint's English best. In the December Stakes Palm Leaf ran the fire furlongs in 1 mm. with 8.5, equalling Brolly's Rendwiek record, and at seven furlonge Sweet Corn, with the welter weight of 9.13, equalled the track record of 1.26 credited Royal Laddie and Paauopa, but tlie latter's time was not generally accepted, as correct when it was credited her. Sweet Corn ran six furlongs in 1.11 1-5 in New Zealand, which is the record for Australasia."