Ture Turesem

Free Lance, Volume II, Issue 84, 8 February 1902, Page 21

Ture Turesem

By Silverspur.

It seems that, although the Fedeial Ministry did not intend to mterleie with Tattersall Adams at the outset, gieat pmate influence has been brought to bear, and now the Bartonian hat has gone forth that Adams must close dow n at the end ot March. Which means that the sweeps current on the Newmaiket Handicap and Australian Cup will be allowed to be got off. Of course Adams can continue lus sweeps but the post office will not deliver letteis acldiessed to him within the Fedeial States \\ hat the big consultation^ will do undei the circumstances is not known. It is quite on the ca.rds that he will i entire" altogether but, on the other hand the game is such a profitable one that he may linger longer at it. Ot couise, Adams is a \ cry wealthy man — something moie than" a milhonane it lepoit speaks truh— and can afford tothiow over the business if he so chooses It would be \ci\ interesting indeed to know how winneis of big s>w eeps in these horse sweeps have fared in life. That the money has assisted thousands in then businesses is well-known, but there arc others to whom it has pro\ ed a veritable curse The sudden accession of wealth has practically turned their minds and liberal recourse to the flowing bowl ruined them mentally and P^ically. One battered wreck was in Wellington Gaol onh two yeais ago, he had got through his big cheque in rather short order and, when it was done he found that he had not a friend in the woild, and speedily became a penniless vagrant , Sntil charitable people togged him out and placed him on a, farm. And many hare travelled the same road, and at the same pace, as he did. There is a ti adit ion o\er Sydney side that one o*er - geneious Station hand who drew first prize in the Melbourne Cup bought two country erog shanties, witliin a tew nX of lacn other, and allowed every Ze who came within hail to help himself Rat hex a big shout that. On the other hand, however the sweeps collected and distributed a laige amount of money all over the colonies and winners of" minor prizes in the \anous drawings have found the money very helpful indeed Egmont acceptances aie due on Monday. Pure Silver isstaitingto pro\e a good gold-getter for "Dad" Peters Solomon is wise in not knocking Blazer out b> too much lacing. Theie will nrobabh be a lecord rush for tickets in Tattersall's final sweeps. Indian Queen should be woith watching at the two coastal meetings this month. Stated that Royal Ai tiller w ill ha^ c to be carefulh nursed" if he is to stand training long A Coastal genius expresses the opinion that handieapers' billets should be tendeied for. Next ' A third was Languid s best pel toi niance at Palnatua Better luck at WoodviUe, pei haps. Djin Dim lias recoveied fiom his Auckland "misfoit une and maj start in the Midsummei Handicap The FrailU \ oungstei Siege Cum is said to have e.iown into a big colt. Evelyn Wood is also on the bie side The Grejtoun spotsman Mr R "> ight, has just secured a chestnut nllv by Eurochdon — Mabel In Ringleader Now that Coioriet has struck foim he may continue m a winning vein What about him winning the Egmont ( up for the third time u Theie weie a few cases of suspicious running at Palnatua, but theie was not quite evidence enough to warrant action bv the stewards They never seem to be finished lacing in the Auckland district No wondci the turf's great arnn of camp follow eis up there thme and lne luxunoush. It is onl\ hi caking the heait of a horse like Ca^ aherio to ask him to carry the grandstand and its occupants in all his laces. Liable, the Lebel horse, is rathei better than most people think and will probably be seen very much to advantaee at the Taranaki and Egmont meetings One of the CHip.s in fact, is not beyond his tether.

A lacci that is persistently shifted tiom stable to stable is not gn en much chance oi laking in wealth The Reduce mare Calceolaria is once moie uiicJoi F Tillq\ '% care The committee of the Manawatu Racing C lub lnue, not j et decided upon the means of access to then new course at Auapuni Thoie aie t-hiee loutesundei consideiation, and a choice \\i\\ bo made sliorth . Tis said the most disappointed man t \t the Takapuna laoes was tlie ow nei of the horse that won the sensational LS'l'l dn idend Pie ga\e a fuend 12 to put on the lioi se toi him and owing to a misunderstanding, the mone\ was not lm (."-tod. Mehoso, the Wandeiei mare. who wandeied home in tiont of a do/.en others in the Palnatua Stew aids' Welter pa\ing a handsome di\ idend is a giev mare who can fh fences-. S. H Gollan raced a horse of the same name in Hawke's Ba\ veais ago The Ponrua champion Achance wlio was taken up and treated to gentle work lecentlv, is to be fired and turned out Piosser hopes to get many a uood tace out of Laurel's son vet and loters of a lealh good horse will welcome his return to the track. Mourner, who materialised m the Palnatua Cup, was not supposed toha\e much show . et he downed his field m convincing fashion Field Trick did the same last 3 ear. This year's wmnei was not supported b\ the fuends of his Maori lady owner. The general public were the mourners. .•. Wairarapa "sport" laid a wasei of £200 to £20 that St. Michael would pay over £1 Gs in the Wellington Cup The takers planked £100 on the hoi m oider to bring the dividend down, but he paid £1 7s Result the layer got his £20, and the takers got their dmdend, less amount of bet A Hawera trainer says that owneis and trameis should be allowed to appear before the Racing Conference and state their views on things in geneial before that august hod\ chew up laws. Well, why do not the owners and tiainers have a conference themselves, and submit their idea<= in propei form to the luling body ? The single ticket on Leo Delaval, which won a £322 dividend at the Takapuna laces, was held bv a lucky syndicate, consisting of Messrs. R Duder, Horace Simson, Hopkins Si Coombe, and Victor Corneaga They had gone on the principle of putting £1 on each of the se\ enteen horses in the race so that they made absolutely certain of the w inner The appointment of thiee stipendiaiy stewards b\ the httle Stratford Club is a stop in the proper direction and an innovation that should be at once followed h\ the moie impoita.nt racing institutions in the colony. The unspeakable cropkness which seems inseparable from the sport would be considerably minimised were capable men secured who would not shirk then dutj Tli ere is no visible leason in this wntei's opinion why the Hutt horse Motor should not win the Midsummer Handicap at Chnstchurch this month undci 7st 101b. There is nothing in the \\<n of big cattle to beat, and if he strips well he ought to show- the way home. The top weierht, Fu linen, who accounted foi the Gore Cup the other day will likoh prove his most da.ngeions opponent Motor is also engaged in the Esmont Cup mn a few days later but I do net think ho will be taken Noith Then say that a wild-e\ed lath was mf|iniin" anxioush aftei her better half in Willis-^tieet the other da\ . It appeais that she entiusted her husband with a couple of commissions foi the Palnatua races. Both came oft. paid top dividends and she tru^tingh sent him to collect the money He appai-r-ntlv did so all nght. for the next tidings she had of hoi loid and ma.stei weie that he had tupped to Nelson toi the lubilee eelebiations She took the next boat and no doubt they ha\e met eie this The once biilhant Telephone, bj Billingsgate, pa.ssed in lils galloping checks at Takapuna the othei da\ , when Jie hobbled into the paddock on thiee legs and a swingei. He was a fine mone\ wmnei when in his nnme which \. as some time ago, and was a hot member to comei in rue oi six tin long bnishcs Welhngtonians ha\e seen him skip o\oi giound at the Hutt and a gioat mam will not foiget tlie (.l.n when ha\ mg the final e\ ent as good as won the Southern horse The Spmiiei dashed at him and stole the pm*e on tlie post It was (jiuto unexpected and the big ciowd that had ah each lushed for the totalusator box to collect their dnidends had reluctantly to gn c up then places to someone eKo