SPORTING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13277, 8 September 1906, Page 7

SPORTING.

AGING FIXTURES.

September 15—Pakuranga Hunt Club's Meeting. September 19 and Kanaritikei Racing Club. September 22, 26. and 29—Avondale Jockey

Club. September 27 and 28—Wanganul Jockey Club. October 3 and 4—Hawke's Bay Jockey Club. October 10—Otabtihu Racing Club. October in and 11—Napier Park Racing Club. October 10 and 13—Duhcdin Jockey Club. October 10 to 13 or 17 to Wellington Racing Club. October 20, 24.—Auckland Trotting Club. November 3, 9, and Auckland Racing Club. November 3, 5, 7, and 10—Canterbury Jockey Club. November 17. 21—Otahuhu Trotting Club. November 24 and 28—Tukupunu Jockey Club. December 26 and 27—Thames Jockey Club. December 25. 29, and .ouinary 1 and 2— Auckland Racing Club. December 27, 30, January . s.—Auckland Trotting Club. DATES OF COMING EVENTS. New ZEALANDSeptember 22— Avondale CupSeptember 22—Avondale Stakes. September 26—Avondale Guineas. September 27—Wanganul Guineas. November 3—Great Northern Guineas. November New Zealand Cup. November S—C.J.C. Derby December 26—Auckland Cup. December Great Northern Foal Stakes. December 29—A.11.C. Summer Cup. > January I—Great Northern Derby. AUSTCAWA. September 29—A.J.0. Derby September fipsoni Handicap. October 1— Metropolitan Stake*. October 13— Caulfleld Guineas. October 20— Caulfleld Cup. November 3— VJt.C. Derby. November 6— Melbourne Cup. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. . IIATAWHBKO.— is the correct spelling. He was sired by l'haetbon. We cannot give you the inclining of the word. WAGEE.—I. it was in connection with a hurdle race run at Ellerslie that Lone Hand (ridden by H. Lunn) was disqualified on the -rounds that the latter struck T. Hodson (rider of Harry Mount) coming over the last hurdle. SAMSON. Opunakc.—l. ffcuipleton (ridden by R. Ray) was favourite • for the Auckland Plate, won by Libeller. 2. Spalpeen's sire. Gossoon, 's an imported horse, by Galopin from Petal, by Hermit. Spalpeen won .both on the flat and over hurdles, lie never started in a steeplechase. H.J.-Whcn Cruciform and Wakeful met in the A .T.C. Spring, intakes (1£ miles) at Randwick in 1904 the. former won by a head in 2m. 36is-. Cruciform only bud l!l> the best of the weights. In the Craven Plate <U miles) Ibex (9st 41b) defeated Cruciform (Bst 131b) by half a head in 2m.7{s. Wakeful (Sst iolb) was two lengths away third. SPORT.—The following descendants of Castor rank as cup winners:—Casket (Dunedin Cup, 1395), Day star (Huwkc'a Hay Cup, 1897). Antares (Auckland Cup. 1897). Record Reign (Avondale Cup, 1&59), Coronet (Takapuna Cup, 1899, Egmont Cup. 1899 and 1909). and Taranaki Cup, 1903). Fulraen (New Zealand Cup, 1930. dead heat with Ideal, and Otago Cup, 1900), Canteen (New Zealand Cup, 1903), Ringmau (Hawke's Bay Cup, 1903). Parituttt (Egmont Cup, 1905). The race won by Cravat was the Metropolitan Stakes, not the Sydney Cup. NOTES BY PHAETON. THE TOTALISATOR IN NEW" ZEALAND. New Zealand racing club.- will once again breathe freely. The Totalisator Abolition Bill, introduced into the House of Representatives by the member for Christchurch, Mr. H. G. Ell, tamo before that chamber on Thursday night, and was defeated. Judging from tho information that comes through by telegraph, the friends of tho machine were, for sonio reason, desirous of staving off the -trial of strength on Mr. Ell's Bill, and in the voting that ensued they first of all took the cour=o. of supporting an ;_ amendme-nt , having for' its "object" thy "postponement of the second reading of the Bill until the 26th inst., an instruction being tacked on to the same that in the meantime the permits to use the instrument be reduced by half. The amendment being carried, it, of course, became the substantive motion; but when the second voto came to bo taken the totalisator party crossed over to the noes lobby, with j the. result that the ayes were beaten, and the Bill was thus killed, so far as the present session is concerned. Judging from letters received in Auckland from those who had been engaged in counting heads in Wellington for and against the machine, it was considered some week-, back that the totalisator was quite safe this year. The prediction -was, however, offered that next session will bo a most anxious time for those, who .aice up ..the task of endeavouring to ward off -assaults on the instrument, as 'several members of tho Government*, are stated to be hostile, and, in addition, there is a growing feeling amongst members that the brake should be applied. THE DONCASTER ST. LEGER. Tho 131 st St. Leger will be brought up for decision on Wednesday next at Doncaster. As before remarked, Carbine's greatest son, Spearmint, was unfortunately not engaged in tho Doncaster event, and if the famous Auckland-bred sire is to be represented in the great race on tlijotTown Moor next week it will probably be by Uiugal. This colt lias a couple of decent races down to his credit, but the general opinion entertained with regard to him appear;; to be that he is not up to classic form. When the last mail left London Lord Derby's filly Keystone 11., who was returned as winner of the Oaks, was the ruling favourite; but when the eventful day rolls round the distinction of supplying the favourite may fall on the Duke of Westminster with Troutbeck, a colt who is referred to as a worthy son of Ladas. Up to the time of the last, mail leaving London Troutbeck had the good record of winning six of the seven races ho had contested this season, and as the defeat down against his name represented a second to Spearmint for the Derby, it is quite ill order to hud him highly fancied for tho St. Leger. It will be interesting to note if Troutbeck succeeds in a task that puzzled his sire. In the St. Leger of 1691, it may be remarked, Lord Rosobory was considered to hold tho key to the position with Ladas, who had previously placed the Two Thousand Guineas and Derby to the credit of the Scottish earl, and odds <>{ 11 to 10 were laid on his ability to win. The son of Hampton hail, however, to strike his colours to the Petrarch filly Throstle, a 50 to 1 chance, who won the time-honoured race fur Lord Alington. SOLUTION AT RANDWICK. What wo may, I assume, read into the scratching of Solution for the Epsom Handicap is that, her owner has deemed it advisable to centre the whole of bis hopes with the Sou It mare at Rundwiek on tho Metropolitan Handicap, in which she is weighted at Bst 21b. The distance of the lattor event is a mile and a-half, over which course, it may be remarked, Solution has yet to win distinction. So far as distance is concerned the best performance down to the credit of Solution is connected with her victory in the Hawke'3 Bay Cup, when "she* won over a mile and a-quarter, carrying Sst 2lb, and traversed the ten furlongs easily i:i the fast time of 2m. 8 2-ss. The Hold that Solu- , tion beat that day"was composed as follows: —Rosa Madder (7st 131b), Mobility (7st 9lb), Asteroid (Set 71b), Douche lost 51b), Polyanthus (Bst lib). Lyrist (Bst 21b), Mystification (6st lib), Whakawohi (Bst), Flamen (7st 91b), Apologue (7st 31b), Bounce (bat 101b), and Hiki (7at). In the event of Solution remaining well and winding up her training Work satisfactorily, a deal of New Zealand interest ill be centred in her engagement 'M. the A.J C. Metropolitan Stakes when tile milo and a half comes' to be decided at RaOdwfck on October 1.

THE NEW ZEALAND CUE. The first acceptance for the New Zealand Cup fell due last night, and from the list appearing in another column it will be seen that 36 horses are still engaged in the big handicap. As was only to be expected, Mahuionga's name is missing from the acceptances,, and the parties connected with Mauiapoto having. made, up their minds to allow their horse to again take his chance ill the spring in Australia, the son of Soult has also been allowed to drop out of the Kit-car-ton race. The*© defections leave Boomerang at the head of the 'Gup list. The son of Merriweo is stated to be going on most satisfactorily in his training, and though on figures he has not the best of the- weights with Est. 131b opposite his name, his prospects at four years old are looked upon as of so promising a character that his chance is held in good esteem. Paritutu, who was the one popularly pounced upon as the pick of the handicap when {Mr. Henrys' adjustment was posted bus had his engagement continued, and unless something of ft high-class character is unearthed amongst the thre*yyaar-olds engaged, tlio veteran son of Castor looks like- holding his place firmly at the head of the quotations. The Hon. Mr. Oraiond has paid up for Lvrist. Zimmerman, and irral. and that would appear to point to the whole of them going so well that a-,-dillb ulty is experienced in forming a strong opinion as to which is the hotter of the trio. The Auck-land-bred trio, Gladstone, Ironmould, and Ucnuku, have had their engagements continued, and that, circumstance will, of course, tend to keep up the local interest. RACING LEGISLATION IN NEW SOUTH' WALKS. The Bill passed through the New South Wales Legislative Assembly last week defining ill.- number of race meetings to be held within 40 miles of the General Posi Office, Sydney, has. as ni'ght be imagined, created a bit of a stir in those circles which are financially interested in meetings promoted by proprietary clubs; but the Bill is welcomed by the leading journals as striking a blow at, and disposing of, a situation that, had proved too big for the Australian Jockey Club to successfully grapple with. Should the Bill get through the Legislative Council (tenia " Mariindale," of the Sydney Town and Country Journal) the Government will be taking a hand in racing. Peoplo interested are already asking how they will stand. Since racing was first instituted in New South Wales the leading liody has been the premier race club of the day. For quite 50 years it, has been the Australian Jockey Club. That they have done well must -lie admitted. Perhaps in sonic tilings their acts have been far from popular, still, on the whole; their manage went has been just. Many question the right of the Jockey Club to control the racing affairs of the" State, and there is not the least doubt but that in some cases the Jockey Club's acts would hardly stand good if tested in tire law courts. Still, what they have done and are doing is, in the opinion of the committee, for the good of tho sport, and no doubt they are right. Up to the present no Government ever interfered with our race affairs, consequently the Jockey Club were supreme, but now their authority appears to bo threatened. At the annual general meeting of the Jockey Club a resolution was passed that all horses competing at any inciting not registered by them will be disqualified, and tints cle-, barred from taking part, at any of the registered or what they consider (ho more important meetings held in the State. Nov we have the Government, on th» other hand, issuing a license for racecourses, and without that license no race mating can be hold upon it. The Government also say that so many race meetings can be held upon that track in the year. The number is considerably, more in certain cases than the dates granted in the past by the Jockey Club for such meetings. Now. if the Government say that a race club can hold 16 meetings in the year, and the Jockey Club fix the limit at nine, which will stand good!? '-.;•- LEAVES FROM MY NOTEBOOK. Whatever may be said with regard to racing., clubs showing a desire to whittle down . the distances in flat events no such charge can be made against them in connection' with jumping . events. The committee of .the Auckland Racing Club have, it. transpire;, tacked on an extra-quarter of a . miiu to« t.li« «(utane»-«i->il*»-Oren**"J«forri»«r*r" Hurdle Place, which will now be run over two miles arid a-half instead of "two miles and a-quarter. Tho horses will also be required to jump an additional hurdle, which raises the obstacles to be negotiated to ten. It will bo interesting to note the effect of the A.R.C'.'s action in adding to the severity of the task attaching to the winter event. It had been recognised for several week? past tint to far as Ellenlie was concerned Joint Rao was in a position to claim the possession of the most, forward three-year-old in the shape of Ucnuku. Regrettable to relate, however, the Stopniak gelding has been seized with an acute attack of influenza, and tints, fur the present at, all events, the pains bestowed by the Elierslie trainer on his horse have been rendered of no avail. It will be pleasing to find that Uenuku has made a good recovery at- no distant date, and repaid his trailer for tho disappointment be has suffered in being compelled. to strike him out of the Avondale Cup. " I* -isreported that a couple of highly-bred English two-year-olds are on their wav to Australia, and on their arrival there they go into J. Allsopo's care at Kandwick. llieir names are unknown, but they have never raced, as both became touched in the wind and could not be properly trained in hngland. Mr. Lionel Robinson, who owns them, hopes that thev will do better in the more genial Australian climate. A Victorian trainer was offered them to train "on terms" gome short time hack, but did not see his wav clear to take them. As far as can bo ascertained the youngsters are both colts, one. being by St. Simon from Hoeietv Lady and the other by St. Serf from Rambling Ratio. The firstnamed coif, was purchased as a yearling by Mr. Lionel Robinson for 1500 guineas, while the other was knocked down to Mr. W. Clark for 2100 guinea*. Should tho two youngsters prove equal -to racing well i„ Australia, notwithstanding their wind disabilities, other horses similarly affected may be expected to be sent across the sea to try their luck in " bunny Australia.'

I ho New Zealand jockey C. O'Neill, who had one of his thighs broken at Flemingtou when Debenture fell with him in a maiden hurdle race, has experienced a bad time. After the fractured bone had been set it was found not to have knitted properly, and the leg had to be broken again and reset. rim injured limb is now in plaster of Paris, and with the most satisfactory recovery the unfortunate horseman will be confined to his bed for some time. O'Neill is, however, of sunny-hearted disposition, and he is stated to be one that can find a good ray of sunshine when others would tec nothing but lowering clouds, and this helps him to bear Ins troubles with a smile rather than with an overcast brow.

At Sundown Pailk in July Lord Roseherys colours wore . carried ,<<>' victory in the National Breeders' Produce Stakes by TraS t Tt ?'' A - vr '' l,iri; and Chelandrv. bof' bi, Sil< -" d *", a , da3sic race winner, as thai W T "! Kl ? an \ wo " distinction in that department. Ayrshire won the Two 1 tousand Crutneas and Derby of 1383, while Chelandrv distinguished herself in- tl e one .Thousand Guineas of 1897.

s( A group of French sportsmen, owners of steeplechasers, have (writes the London Sportsman) founded a' provided' fund for the benefit of their jockeys and all employed their stably. They have decided, in order to rapid form a capital, to pay in to he fund fapvs on every race won under the value of 400sovs, and osovs for races value 400sovs and over-no owner paying in more than SOsovs i'„ one year. This fund » only applicable to meetings held within a radius of 25 miles of Paris. Nearly all the leading French sportsmen have, fallen in with the idea, and already the fund has been started.

American toe-clipped shoos are Tarred even in tha country of their manufacture, which i< not surprising, as. if a horse wearing them should happen to strike another horse, he 1- almost Mire to inflict a razorlike cut. The following from the Racing Calendar shows their use in England is not to bo permitted in future:—"lt has been brought 10 the knowledge of the stewards of lie Jockey Club that when the ground is hard some trainers have been in the habit of running their horses in shoes known as American toe-clipped/ shoes. The stewards give notice that they consider such slices to bo very dangerous to other horses running, and forbid the use of them at meetJugs held under their jurisdiction."

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. Thirty-six horses remain in the New Zealand Cup.

Solution has boon allowed to drop out of the New Zealand Cup.

The Australian-bred Ironmould is training on satisfactorily at. Ellerslie. '

Mr. George Morse lias been appointed handicapper to the Taranaki Jockey Club.

The Carbine colt (Jingal has it is stated been purchased by an Australian breeder.

The young stock sired by the Americanbred sire 3alva3.au are stated to show considerable promises

The Pakuranysa Hunt Club hold their annual race meeting at Alexandra Park on Saturday next.

During the present week Ironmould and Multifid were each made the medium of strong support for the New Zealand Cup.

The C.J.C. have decided to cut out two race* in their summer programme, thus reducing the same to seven events each day.

The. main reason assigned for the withdrawal of Solution from the.Epsom Handicap is that her connections were forestalled in the hotting.

Maniapoto is striding along in great heart at Randwiek, and ho is picked to be a Rood stake-earner for Soult at the approaching Randwick meeting. Mr. G. G. Stead intends making tho trip to New South Wales in order to see his horses compete at the Australian Jockey Club's Spring Meeting. Cachuea. a sturdy son of Leolantis, who won a double at the Waikato Hunt Club's meeting on Wednesday last, is credited with being a promising horse. In 1903 the Grand Prix de Paris will carry £12,000 added money, and it is anticipated that forfeits, etc., will bring the total value of the st»':e up to £17,000. The Multiform colt JJonifortrt (full-brother to Suiigod) is considered to have a good chance of winning th& first ttvr-year-old race of the season in New South Wales. The French"jockey F. Stern is credited with enjoying an income of over £4000 a year alone front two stables. M. Edmond Blanc has first call on Stern's services. The total sum allotted in prize-money by the C.J.C. committee in connection with the four meetings which it is proposed to hold at Eiccarton during the present season is £25,350. The hurst trainer, R. J. Mason, who inspected Melodcon in Sydney recently, is credited with the statement that ho looks a. much better horse now than a* any previous time. As a result of her win in the Bardowie Handicap at Cambridge Millie has incurred a 51b penalty for the Flying Stakes at Avondale, which raises her inmost from Sst 71b to Bst 121b. From the manner in which Maniapoto has been striding along in his work at Randwick (here is every reason to expect. a very tine race from the son of Soult at the A.J.C. spring meeting. Tho withdrawal of Ucnuku from the Avondale Cup will, it is expected, have the effect of di awing a stronger acceptance; than it the Slepnink gelding had been in a position to fulfil his engagement. The two-year-old (illy by San Francisco from Campania, who claims hulf-sistorship to Miss Delaval, and who is a candidate for honours in the Avondale Stakes, is shaping nicely in her sprinting work. In the House of Representatives on Thursday night the Premier and three Ministers— (lie Hon. Hall-Jones, the Hon. R. McNab, and the Hon. G. Fowlds —voted with the minority for a reduction of totalisator permits. There, would appear to be no dearth of ilimping horses on the West Coast of the North islam!. For the Hack Steeplechase to be decided at the Rangitikei meeting next week no 'less than 30 horses figure in the entry list. Master Delaval, the four-year-old son of Sea ton Delaval and Campania, who has not raced since he underwent an operation with the knife last season, is now numbered amongst the active brigade in training at EUerslie. Maintenon. who was beaten by Spearmint in the Grand Prix de Paris, subsequently won tin; Prix du President de la Republique, and that of course went to enhance the victory of the Carbine colt in tho great race at Lbngchamps. . The New Zealand-bred Chivalry was put. up to auction at Melbourne after his last essay in public, but as the bidding for his possession did not reach the reserve (SOOgns.) ho was passed in. The auctioneer had a -bi<l~of seegtrir.- for rbc Conqueror gelding-.' Bonheur, the sister to Noncttc, won a race over hurdles at Marton on Wednesday last. The victory of tho bay mare is, I fancy, the first success registered by a descendant of Seaton Delaval at what some arc pleased to call the illegitimate game. The question of the right of the Victoria Racing Club to license bookmakers to bet at Flemington is not likely to reach the High Court stage till next March. In the meantime there is no prospect of trouble, the bookmakers having all paid their fees for the current year. Few descendants of Hotclikiss have been put to cross-country work, and when his son Glasgow scored winning honours in the Trial Steeplechase at the Waikato Hunt Club's meeting on Wednesday last I fancy it was the first occasion on which one of his gets have scored over the big fences. Lady Wallace, the three-year-old heroine of last reason on the Australian turf, is stated to look wonderfully well, and tho highest hones are entertained with regard to her being able to reproduce her best form when the weight-for-age events come to bo decided at Australian Jockey Club'., Spring Meeting. STUD NOTES. In purchasing the Australian-bred horse Spalpeen for service in the Waikato, Messrs. D. Cavanagh and H. Weal have been largely influenced by the fact that the dashing chestnut is brimful of winning strains. As a high-class hurdler Spalpeen's abilities have been well brought out, and if there is anything in the old-time belief, "like begets like," the son of Gossoon, and Windmill should claim .something very good before many years pass by. There are a good number of thoroughbred mares stationed about the Waikato, and it is to be hoped that tho pluck displayed by Messrs. Cavanagh and Weal in the purchase of Spalpeen will have the- happiest result for themselves financially and of bringing much distinction to the fine district where they have their home.

Another descendant of .Soult figures amongst- the sires of tho season in Auckland ibis year in tho shape of Tukaki, who has u strain of the famous Musket blood on tito dam's side, being out of a mare by Hotchkiss. Particulars regarding Pukaki's servicer will be found sot forth in an advertisement appearing in another "column. .

The bay trotting stallion Castaway is advertised to travel the districts of Panmure, Howick, Tamaki, Otahuhu, Papatoetoe, Manurewa, IPapaktira, and Mangere during the present season. Castaway, who is a bix-year-old horse, by Electioneer (a sire of 133 trotters with records better than 2m. 305.), has the distinction of never having been beaten in the show ring, and with his fee fixed at 3i guineas he should be largely patronised.

English-bred sires continue to be bought freely for Australian breeding establishments. Tho latest to bo secured is Chiron (by Ladas —Appcnnine), who has been bought for Mr. W. L. Field's Calstock stud, Tasmania. Australia already claims a son of Ladas in Ladurlad, who is at the stud in New South Wales.

There arc few direct daughters of Musket about, nowadays. One of the last remaining of the famous tribe, viz., Duchess, is to be mated this season with the American sire Salvadan. who, I learn from Mr. Williamsou, will have a very fair list this season.

A prominent authority, writing of. the Newmarket July sales, made the following interesting comments: That there is enormous vitality in the bloodstock market was fairly proved at Newmarket, when prices ruled high throughout the sales, while there was much competition on the part of foreigners. During the first three days the stock which changed hands reached an aggregate of, broadly speaking, £133,000, and of that total about half was paid for breeding stock and the balance for horses in training and yearlings. And it is a curious fact that it is the breeding stock which almost entirely attracts the foreign buyer. He bids for nearly every mare of recognised valuable blood, and a great number of them become his property when the hammer falls.

The Auckland-bred stallions St. Hippo (St. Leger—Hippona) and Hilad (St. Leger--Hilda! are both at the stud in Queensland. Mr. Mosraaii, who it will be remembered purchased St. Hippo for lOOgits. at the dispersal of the Sylvia Park Stud, recently sold him.