SPORTING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 13048, 13 December 1905, Page 3

SPORTING.

AUCKLAND CLUB'S SUMMER MEETING. ■-.•. s HANDICAPS DECLARED. Mb. On ad wick has declared tho following weights for the minor ©vents of tho first day: TRIAL HANDICAP. Seven furlongs. st lb st, lb fieordie ... ... 9 2 Leonator 613 *"• l'i>' 8 6 The Lark 6 12 Austeililz ... 8 3 Master Delaval ... 612 Avalanche ... l! 3 The Raven 612 Delnnia .„ ... 8 0 Bromide 610 Wuikato 7 8 Soultmaid ft 7 Nervine 7 g Talcaroa ... ... 6 7 Lady lluno ... 7 5 Vivandcl 6 7 Loveliuk ... ■ ... 7 1 Seatonia 6 7 GRAFTON HURDLE RACE. Two miles. st lb st lb Hautapu 11 0 Khama .w ... 10 3 Wniwern 10 12 Swimmer 10 2 linuskillen ... 10 11 Vexation 10 2 Ranana .... ... 10 9 Cuiragne ... ... 0 2 Seabird 10 a Baltimore 9 0 i ;> ' ' NURSERY HANDICAP. Five furlongs. st, lb st, lb lades 9 0 Misere ... ... 7 2 Conductor ... 8 10 Le Mascotte ... 7 2 Duarl 7 7 l'rimo — ... 7 0 Celtic 7 5 BONY CUP HANDICAP. Seven furlongs. si, lb st 11) Sonoma ... ... 10 1 Lady Nannie ... 712 Reduction ... 9 12 Gladys Rose ... 7 5 Girton Girl ... 9 10 Dr. Quest 611 Kilderkin ... 9 9 Little. .Mabel ... 6 9 Lady Warwick ... 9 0 llurihuri 6 7 Storyteller. ... 8 5 CHRISTMAS HANDICAP. One mile. st lb ':, ' st, lb Geovdie ... ... 9 0 Apologue 7 2 Multitid 8 11 Lovelhik 6 13 Wuipium 8 7 Polycasle 0 13 Full Civ 8 4 Lconator 6 12 Franklin 8 0 Master Delaval ... 612 Delania 7 12 Bromide 6 9 Lady iliuie ... 7 3 Pearl Necklet ... 6 7 ELLERSLIE TRAINING NOTES. j A heavy fog- greeted the- early ..risers yes- , terday morning, but it cleared away as tho , sun came up, and tho training work was got through under favourablo conditions. Puikekohe, who looks -well, covered a couple of rounds 011 tho sand at half pace. Delania and Monoform together, ran five furlongs on the tan in lm. lis., and Kola Nip on the sand six furlongs in lm. 19 3-ss. Annette shaped well over five furlongs, which took lm. 3s. Landlock, Leonator, and Lady Clements finished in that order at

the end of six furlongs on the tan, the journey occupying Int. 15j,s. Putty by himI self ran a round on. the tan in lm. 565. Gladstone and Sootty together ran a mile j and a-quarter on the grass, the last round 3 taking lm. 555. The pair finished together. J Lady Hune and The Lark on the same « track took lm. 595. to complete a circuit. Master Delaval and Sir Gilead gave Silicia [ about five lengths' start in a gallop over once round on the tan. The trio finished c together, the journey taking lm. 565. Dis- ( coverer finished in front of Hohoro over six , furlongs on the grass in lm. 16 l-ss. Lycia covered two rounds on the tan at half pace. '. Mahutonga, who had the two-year-old Primo J for a companion over the first four furlongs , and Geordio over the last round, ran 13 furlongs on the tan in 2m. 48s. The Cup horse j again showed symptoms of soreness in front. Jewellery alone ran seven , furlongs on the tan in lm. 325., and ! Full Cry easily boat Heroism over six fur- ■ longs'on the grass in lm. 16s. Nervine was , going better than General Average at tho f end of four furlongs on the grass, the time , being 49jls. Puhipuhi got to the end of a . circuit on the grass in lm. 575., and Dear , Dolly four furlongs on the tan in 52aS. Dr. ; Quest covered a round on the grass at a . steady pace, and Lingard two rounds on . the tan. Loveliuk and Moira Ma Chreo , ran a circuit on tho tan in lm. 56i5., and , Luercco four furlongs on the grass in 50 3-ss. Lerida finished about four lengths in front of Merrysomo and Loch Fyne at tho finish of a gallop over a round on the tan, which took ,Im. 595. Irish and Vexation covered two rounds at a steady pace. Sir George Clifford's horses, Quarryman, Gay Spark, Clawchattan, Glenowlet, and Kirriemuir, were all out doing easy exercise. Lady Annie was also out-doing useful exercise. Quarryman displayed slight symptoms of soreness when exercised yesterday morning afclKllerelio on the tun. The son of Bill of Portland was out at walking. exercise during the afternoon, and his gait was quite satisfactory. Sir George Clifford's two-year-old Kirriemuir is a very smart-looking filly, and carries much of tho greyhound appearance. THE BETTING MARKET. Very little straight-out wagering is being transacted on the Auckland Cup, for which Mahutonga, Quarryman. and Paritutu are equal favourites at 4- to 1; Putty being next in demand at 8 to 1. Speculation on tho double —Cup and Railway Handicap—however, keeps up'well, and various combinations have been strongly backed. Selections for the six-furlong race take a wide form—-Hohoro, Glenowlet, Annette, Landlock, King Billy, and St. Bill all being supported. THE STALLION DIAMOND JUBILEE, SOLD FOR THIRTY THOUSAND GUINEAS. By Xelegr mil Press Association.—Copyright. LONDON, December 11. Tho stallion Diamond Jubilee has been sold to a breeder in tho Argentine, South America, for 30,000g5. Diamond Jubilee, who is a son of tho celebrated St. Simon, was bred at Sandringham by the King, and in 1900, at which time His Majesty ranked Prince of Wales, he carried the Royal colours to victory in the threo great classic races of the English turf—the Two Thousand Guineas, Derby, and St. Leger, in addition to which the Eclipse Stakes of lO.OOOsovs also fell to him. Though ho scored only one victory at two years old, and was retired at the end of Ins throe-year-old career, Diamond Jubilee's capture in stakes amounted to £29,185, which, of course, gives him a place in the world's great winners. Diamond Jubilee remained the property* of the King after his retirement from tho turf, and his stud fee was fixed at 300gs. As the Royal stud holds a full-brother to Diamond Jubilee in tho shape of Persimmon, His Majesty could well afford to let tho South Americans have Diamond Jubilee, for Persimmon is a, proved success, while Diamond Jubilee has yet to I show his worth. I

MOIFAA IN ENGLAND. THE GRAND NATIONAL WINNER AGAIN RUNS BADLY. [FROM OUK OWN COBEKSI'OXDENT.] London, November 11. There was a general feeling on the part of the racing public that nothing would have been more appropriate or gratifying than that Mnifaa should have proved equal to presenting the King with a handsome birthday gift, in the shape of the Grand Sefton Steeplechase on Thursday, the 9th inst., but, well as the New Zealand horse looked, ho proved utterly incapable of holding his own, ( and the only satisfaction to be. derived from his performance was the fact, that ho to some extent vindicated his character as a fencer. Tho competitors exceeded the average, both in numbers and quality, and the course was in grand order, but unhappily a dense mist overhung the plain, and nothing was visible of the contest outside a radius of about a quarter of a mile from tho stands. Nothing looked better than Moifaa, who stripped in splendid condition. He carried a fine bloom, and his quarters displayed a heavier development of muscle than had been noticeable when he ran last November on tho same course, Moifaa, in the inside berth, led to the canal turn, where Tho Actuary, The Lawyer 111., and Hack Watch shot up. Moifaa foil away beaten, and Hack Watch won cleverly. i "This display," it is remarked by a j high authority, " docs not necessarily imply that Moifaa cannot win a second Grand National, and it can at least be urged in his favour that he has lost none of his fencing capacity, for ho has never jumped more brilliantly in his life. Tho fences were not built up to the same extent as they are for the Grand National, but oven as they were they afforded a fair tost of a horse's merits. R. Marsh, the Egerton House trainer, had come to superintend the toilette of Moifaa, and the- improvement which he has wrought in the appearance of the. New Zealand-bred gelding is striking, though it is, of course, beyond human power to contend against acute physical deficiencies, and the horse makes almost as much noise now as he did twelve months age. Wind infirmities are bad in steeplechasers,'and though Moifaa retains all his accomplished fencing abilities, J i. is to be feared thai he will never realise the fond ambition of/His Royal owner and win another Grand National."