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North Otago Times, Volume CVI, Issue 13982, 19 November 1917, Page 3

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r BIILDING SPRING 'MEETING. '"LIST OF ACCEPTANCES • i ir x (Per Press Association) v ' . Noumbei 18 The following me the accept urns fo the Feildmg Joekev Club s meeting.— Flying Stakes—Rangitero, Nvstai ' 8.13, Miss Dp V,il SlO, Laih Genoa 8.0, Crow, hurst S J, Hushm-in S3, Mou toft Queen 81, Tiee Lueiene, Carljsiai 713, Waiinntoa 712, 'licssida 711 Inah 710, Ai ah, Stnengo 7 0, Revoea tion 78, Nairn 176, Intililmle 7i, Astoi 71, Jeau La.ldo Gl2 IVaituna Huidles— Golden Maid 1013, Mnb7oltoA 1010, Mattock 10 9 ' Ottei 105, Combustion 101, Tornea Veto 910 Ann 93, Hohhead 9 2, Taulla, Subduei Repantion, Strollei, Dashei Bov, Gaek war, Mairtia, Polthougue, Pawciewcie 90 Manchester Handicap.—Chortle 10.1, Sqn'aie Deal 8.10, Snub 8.9, Miss De ' Val 81 Orleans Lid) Loum 713, Ice . berg 7.10,. Dribble.7.6,- Midnight Star, . Devotion. 7.4, Detroit 7.3, Rose Pink, Nobleman 7.1, Flash Lady 6.12, Botanist, Master Moutoa 6.11, War Loan 6.7. Apiti Haiidieapr-Biackhi.ll 9,0, Polynesian' 8.10, Paddington Green "8.8, Dingle. 8.5, Cello 8.2,. Hastie 8.1, Tuticorin 7,12, Sileuua 7.9, Naraur' 7.8, Ohoreka, Amity 7.7, Mystified 7.G, Zela 6.13, i; Shy' Girl, War Scot, Bangihaira, Vam euum'6.l2. , If kpjyjttcnhain Handicap.—Namia, As- '*■ tVophel 8.13, Paddington Green 8.6, Turangapito, Rude 8.3, King's Armour 8.0, Volt, Cooing 7.13, Hupara 7.12, Fidolq, 'Vladineau 7.11, Goldbeariug, White Banger 7.8, Naraur, Trickery 7.6, Tinker 7.5, King Shimmosc 7.4, Rewa Rewa 7.3, Zeln, Warinaid, Primato 6.11. Kiwitea Welter.—Welcome Nugget 9.9, Hushman-O.S, Orleans 9.4, Multieipal'M, Ohiwin 8.11, Crawford, Black Ada 8.9, Undecided 5.8., Sweet Tipperary K7, Probation 8,2, Thoughtful, Lady Ami 8.1, Arrowfield, Combustion, Hushabye, Fore S.O. ! . ■ Aorangi Trial' Plate.—DegueT-} Pennon, Zela, Chimera, Matilda, Tonukohe, Lady. Killmouth, Petard, Skedaddle, Warmaid, Bernice, Shy Girl, Staccato, Jean Delaval, Turpentine, Sail Home, First Line, Boyal Reign, Miss Margaret; War Scot, Malcta, March On, Feilding Stakes (weight for age).— Miss De Val, Carlatour, Acre 8.9, Scottish Knight, Birkenvale, Lingerie 8.4, . Simonidos 8.1, Chimera 7.6, Oliver Twist, True Joy, Demos, Tadahina, Stirrup Cup, Finmark, Armistice colt 6,9, Risingliam 6,6, Cherry Mart,,' Lisp, Sea Sprite, Greta, Naughty Girl 6.4. WINTON TROTTING MEETING. INVERCARGILL, November 16. The following arc the nominations for the Winton Trotting Club's meeting:— Commissioner's • Handicap—Flossie Dillon, Misprint, Lady Radianta, Royal Step, Piceiihorii, Red Lyon, Landmark, Pawhariia, ,-Bnrkly, Idrif, Princess Eugene. Lucy Child, Merviile, The Gunr:;ner, The Spiffur, The. Tank, Young ■J% Weary. '"'"*'" Belgian Handicap—Zone, 'lnchcape Bell, Yellity, Coronedo. Flagstart, Ben-' bow, Special Ribbon, Piuvliania, Stirling Corn, Highland Nectar, .Sunrise, Blucwood, Dragoon Jiiur., Lady Bell, Struggler, Midge, Wee Chimes, Babe Harold, Last Edith. Winton' Trotting Club HandicapSilver Shoe, Belgian, Lily Dillon, Seaward. Spot, Country Queen,' Papeete, Flower of Turi, Bon Ami, South .Star, Gladiola, 'Zara, Sweet Chimes, Rose Chimes, Lady Wild, Soubriquet, Sir Gavin. Members':Handicap—Flossie Dillon, Inchcape Bell, .Tahiti, Kapuka Lass, Boyal Step, Red Lyon, L'audmork, Dillon Direct, Lucky Prince, Pawhariia, Barklv, Ella Lyons, Highland Nectar, First Chime, Jane Wilkes, Idrif, Hazelfield, Natty's Boy, Princess Eugene, Gallantry. Dragoon, Merviile, Minima*, Lady Joffre, Dolly Rodgers, Hestaroo, •Belgian, The Spiffer', Mirami, Young Weary, Speedwell Handicap.—Silver Shoe, . Eros, King Daphne, Seaward Spot, Wallacetown, Last Vue, Zara, Sweet Chimes, Rose, Cross Battery, Socialist; Ilza, Oyster Shell, Lady Margaret, Sir Gavin. President's Handicap.—Bushranger, Solace, Lily.Dillon, Bon Ami, Sunrise, Bluewood, Dragoon Junr., 'King Pirate, Wonderland, Lady Wild. Gallipoli- Handicap-Silver Shoe, Wallacetown, Flower of Turi, War Chimes, Zara, Sweet Chimes, Cross Battery, Socialist, Oyster Shell, Sir Gavin. qJX Farewell Handicap—Silver Shoe, ,4'Eros, King Daphne, Seaward Spot, Country Queen, Papeete, Mirami, First Chimes, Green Stripe, Zara, Sweet Chimes,' : Hazelfield, Roll Up, Rose Chimes, Hose Vincent, Young Edith, , llza, ; Sweet Child,' Wood King,. Lady Margaret, Belgian. NOTES. ,'- 1 "' s '(By "Recruit.") loc'ally' there is little'to record, ex'to notice that in our stables there several horses likely to be heard of .iig the coming few weeks. v-". "••■."' Forbiiry Park Trotting Club caters for the saddle and harness horses next week. Glancing over the nominations, there does not appear to be anything more than a moderate entry of horses that have given displays which may be ■termed'attractive. Take, for instance, the; Forbiiry Park Cup-list, Although it-has drawn forth a fair number of en ! tries, it contains nothing, except Adelaide Direct, with any pretensions to reeoid track woik. 4 Probably owners aie not prepared nowadajs to go to the expense of send • ing horses' over long distances for a one day meeting and haung to stayover a. week end to take pait in a fix- ' ture in which thcii horses may lake part in one lace onl), and maybe that accounts foi the pooi entrv ot the bettei class animals at Foibuiy. Adelaide Diieii's owner, no doubt, has an eye to the piusn held up by F.P.T.C., and,.with line ucnthoi, may piefei to Btiip the maie foi a thing mile reeoid, which Kdwaids, with a thoiough knowledge of. Adelaide Duett's capabilities, is finite confident about. However, should the Ncwßiighton tiainer decide In "Lilt Jus (lunge in the Clip, il gins ywilhoul saving that, no nuttei whal Mi estimate ot the mate's P'ability ma) lie, her piesence in the race would undoubtedly cause conster nation amongst the owneis of the other . competitor,, god 'he mijiK Bit rc]' f h: ' .'' '' ' '

their noises' chances whfen rmtec against a champion—therefore' a pooi field. In my opinion, seeing that Ade laido Diicct has "cdmo back to'foiui,' it doetwiot matter 1 what handicaps tin ic>t of the field may be tieated to jiil the hand 1 ) op tho club's ailjustcii tl|( New Bughton maio can give all hoi opponelits—th it is, the prcseut entiy;l fan go 'ind a beatiug, if sho i< wanted. s *• , • 'lhe othei «e\fln races at Foibury Park ha\o sufheicnt cntnes to make iiumeioii!, fields andi .mnagc specula tion The public, strange to say, pic fer big fields e\eiv time Tho greater the oliaiK.cs of 10% tho hciviei the betting l '* t • Winton Club held a suci essfiil meet ing l,i«t week Consulting the dis iibilities uudei which clubs simihrlj situated are placed nowadays m regard to travelling facilities for the goneral public, tho fields were very good, and speculation was slightly above last \ear's total McKay, who took down All Rend) and Blue Cap, did not have much luck. In tact, in tho Wiuton Cup the public made no mistake in favounng the chances of Awahou,and thev made him a bettei favountc than All Readv, although the outsidci, Mus selman upset calculations in the inn home and beat the two of them, cutting out the mile and a-quarter in 2min 11 3-.ssee,, which must bo considered pretty good; going. Mammon, given out as a <( rod in pickle" for the trot on the first day, could only finish second to Papeete; but at a second-day attempt succeeded in catching the judge's eye. ,-j * • * •*■''/■■' Zarkoma proved successful in both steeplechases- at Winton, easily' beating the opposition on both- days. Turohaua has been doing a lot of work lately bvor the sticks, and was given a' chauco over the feuccs at Wiuton, but ho inado a poor showing. It is a pity that more of our clubs do not include steoplc; chases on their programmes,' ' There is not enough of it in) the South Island to encourago a man to own a decent fencer, or, as it wasm.V intention to say, enable horses to become accustomed to "raco" over obstacles. Anyone may train a horse to jump over a drying-line in any backyard, but that same horse, when taken out to race over, obstacles and a long jouruey, invariably fails to run up to expectations, if he stands up; or, for the want of "practice," comes to grief early in the race.. Wherefore, clubs might well encourage the breeding of genuine stayers. Is it not a fact that a horse, in order to qualify for 'chasing worthlv of the name, must needs be a stayer? And what is more necessary nowadays than horses that can carry a burden over distances and come uu to the scratch again whenever necessary? When Mullingar's owner decided to pull out of the New Zealand Cup and reserve his horse for Auckland, he demonstrated sound judgment, for Milllingar got home at Auckland with satisfactory financial results. • By tho. way, Mulliugar was one of my selections for the N.Z. Cup when I lan through the weights just after they made their appearance, and had he remained to face the barrier at Christchurch I should certainly have included him with Memjlaus as '.he probable leajlers at the conclusion of tho I,'ig twomi If event. Last year Muilingar was quietly backed in Christehureh for a pH of money to run away with the dip, but after the race tho knowing ones' said that, although he only inn into a place, he should have romped home on what they knew! And it may have been quite possible. :t v • fakapmia Racing Club, as usual, have big lists of acceptances for the first day of their meeting. Whatever may be' the opinion of southerners regarding the North Island, one thing is certain, and that is, racing up there appears to boom all the year round. Thero aro three races on the first day of the Takapuna meeting which 'may well be classed as racing—Ponui Hurdles, one mile and ahalf; St. Andrew's Handi : cap, one mile two furlongs and a-half; and Tiri Hurdles, one mile and threequarters. The weeds, of course, are catered for, although in the north a "weed" has to be pretty slick to get home, even over a short course, * « * The following have accepted for Takapvina first day:—Maiden HandicapStilts, Woody Glen,. John Bunny; Borough Handicap—Carlysian, Fabriquette, Juanna; Ponui Hurdles—Thrace, Doncaster, Barciuess; St. Andrew's Handicap—Colonel Soult, Cynic, Minister; Cambria Handicap—Canzonet, Kilbeggan, Mary Bruce; Melrose HandicapAll Talk, Winning Lady, Lord Kenilworfh; Tiri Hurdles-Te Onga, Spalperion, GJuetanus; Cheltenham Handicap—Kitty Bellairs, Colonnade, Waiuta, • ■ ■• » The weights for the principal handicaps at the Auckland Racing Club's summer meeting made their appearance a few days ago—the Auckland Cup, two miles, and the Railway .Handicap, six furlongs. It is really the New Zealand Cup • and 1 Stewards' Handicap over' again, looking at the races from an ' entry point of view, It is a long call yet from the .'day, but perhaps readers will excuse me if I sit down and amuse myself by "criticising" the haudicaps.

f * * To start out, in my humble opinion, nothing under 7st lib appears to have a look in. There arc a host of "neddies" under that weight with good and fair performances over- short courses; but—two miles—well, I prefer "performers that a?B racing up to fornij" or else those that have raced (and are racing) "easy" up to a milo or a mile and a-quarter. And I cannot, see (and probably the handicapper did.not either) any of those animals weighted under 7st in the race. As regards tho minimum- weight, my idea is that many horses would run truer if they,were burdened with 7st 71b than they.do raco now carrying Gat 71b. In fact, I think weight to 7st a step in the right directhat the suggestion of the Dunedin Jockey Club to raise the minimum Hon.' And, in-passing,;., too, I might say that this "socialistic" attempt on the part of (alleged) slow-going Duncdm to impio\e racing was worth moic (onsidcration than it lcccned fiom Ik ulqu irleis But, then, ps not it neaih tune some piogicssno people sot on to the Racing Conference—sic mg th.it m these modem times modem iimnN <ue ibsolutely necessary to gi apple witli modern industiics and modern h<ti<«' A in how, apait fiom tin iion progiessiu attitude or othei wise of the ni'ing iiithoiitiet, it is safe to s,i\ that the rnisinji: of the linniniiim weight to 7st w<ould soon work out its own sanation, and in n lonijiiifltnelv shoit spaco pi time tac mg would become a spoit worth} n(the iiinic, beciuse oulj appioved weight cimeis would be seen on the iacc courses And what is a utility liorso c/Mr all but one tha* "an carry an or- ,

d diitaiy man and the class that is goinjj >r to'be badh needed Unloss s6hi6 ltini e of evolution conies about (oi is-Jogiß " luted foi) b\ the lacing-authorities ie there will wop be a shoitagc of r thc it, ijoisc t|iat,"in the fust phicc, gives the ie fuc (|nd stptiw to the oidmnr) beast •r of'buldcn, not to Bay an) thing of the - needs of the Army/ . ' is . • • • , I[ has been said, and it is a tiuthful saying, that the public would go to M!e y a donkey race if—well, it was a aace. c The public, gencinllv speaking, do not i cine a bins'? faithing whothei i two 1 mi|e ntfi in nin in Umiu 26)scc oi r whclhoi it is urn in Siiun 2b}sct, so long ut is thev get then bit of speculation and >.ee something* foi then mono\ And then' is nothing to be seen over splints, as a nile, but a sciamblc fioin the dis tmcepost Aie we leally piogicssive in the matter of racing and the biced t ing of stagers? 1 * * t 1 Deseit Gold, as wis to be expected, 1 heads the b»t in both Wklar.d Cup i ind Railwav Hnulicap wilh 010 and ' 'lO 6 lcspcctivel) Menclans ° 12, l ion i Cross SG, Hg\pt 80, TekiSo, Lathi id i S3, Mullingai SI, Johnuv Walker 7!) I Colonel Soult 711, and Hcndia 71 np i peai to me at this eaily stage to be the animals most 'entitled to suppoit I will not go back on what I have wilt . (eui iji a. preceding paragraph concern?jiig the adjustments, and so will stand .by these selections to provide the winner of the Cup,' ''■.'■■* ' */' * Great performer that Desert Gold has proved herself to be, to ask her to ■* beat her, field under an impost of 9.10 is a big task. She has not yet proved that she is capable of doing this over ■two grilles, but'on her past deeds one cannot pass her lightly by. If she is a better two-inilcr than Mcnclaus, then she can easily carry 121b more than he is asked to dp and beat him. It has to be remembered that Mcnclaus has gfliie up iii the weights and will be carrying about a stone more than he did in the New Zealand Cup, but as ho was finishing strongly in the Cup, it is fair to assue-that he could have carried more' weight and still have won, At the weights, it looks ns if Desert Gold 'mid Mcnclaus will be found near each other whatever their positions may be at.the end of the two miles. Fiery Cross is an unknown quantity over two miles in big company, but he is a horse that has come on well, and I fancy he will give a good display in the north if his owner decides to send him along. Although he was unplaced in the Stewards' Handicap—for which event I had soiled him out along with several others—he came out the second day and made no mistake. Evidently distance is to his liking, and 8.6 is a handy weight, Egypt was not ready for. the NX Cup, and he may have- been "laid up in lavender" for other deeds. But, being a stablemate of Desert Gold makes complications. However, if Egypt is well ou the day and his owner elects to start him, I would not look for anything else. Estland I have a sneaking regard for, because die is a first-class three-year-old, and at this age they arc always "liable to do things"; moreover, at Christehureh recently he domon--itratod that galloping was his forte, Tekn, fancied in some quarters as having a chance second to none for the N.Z, Cap, but said to have met with a severe bumping during the race which spoilt, the run he was just about to make at the proper moment, gave an ■ exhibition of his galloping powers when called .-npou a day or two afterwards, and easily got his head in front. Muilingar is a horse of approved staying ability, and at Auckland rattled off his win in good time, so that he should be given a winning chance in the Auckland Cup. Johnny Walker has not been burdened , with 7,f1, and, seeing that he made an -excellent race ot it with his stable-mate, must also be labelled dangerous, llcndra, too, in some quarters, was thought to have h good, chance in the Cup, but was not heard of. To select half-a-dozen, out of which the winner may come, I would take Desert Gold, Menelaus, Fiery Cross, Egypt, Tek'a, and Muilingar. *■* . * The Railway "Handicap contains" the best of the sprinters in the Dominion, and is a difficult problem. If Desert Gold 10.6 is sent out for this event, she ■ should very nearly win. She can carry the weight over the distance, and only needs to get a clear run to make her win certain. But, taking unlooked-for happenings into consideration and the fact that slip would be well shepherded by Form Up 0.7, Croesus 9,4, Lingerie 8.1, Wrestler and Birkenvale 7,D, Bjorneborg and Zuland C.7, with the possible contingency that Menelaus and Seadown may start, Desert Gold will need to be at her best over the flying six furlongs to beat, at all events, Form Up, Croesus, and, Lingerie. A great friend of mine—an Oamaru resident, a good fellow and a keen business man—has returned from the Christclnirch Carnival. Before going to Christehureh, I had a chat with him, It was a Sunday evening, 'just as the bells ceased ringing. He was standing iii the street talking to another wellknown resident. He had a book under his arm, I thought, ns I approached him, that it was The Book; but, on getting closer, my "quick eye" spotted the glittering letters "Turf Register." We conversed. He said he was going to Christehureh next, day—going up to. the races, as a matter of fact. He had sorted out the'winners of both Cup and Stewards', "Client will have to fall down to lose the Cup," he confided to me,'"and the Stewards' is a cakewalk for —," Well in the latter event his fancied animal'ran'last, Further, he told me that he had information flint "Wallace' Wood could not loso the Trotting Cup," because.the information ho had got came from the trainer, "who told A, who told B, who told C, who told D, who told me." \And this is what comes of "studying" a Turf Register on Sunday. ,