SPORTING NOTES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 13381, 9 January 1907, Page 4

SPORTING NOTES.

The Whangarei Racing Club hold their summer meeting on Friday and Saturday next, and it is pleasing to ho able to wtate that everything points to a successful gathering at. Kensington Park. The Whangarei Racing Club have for years beca fighting an uphill game most pluckily, and it would be a genuine pleasure to have to chronicle that the forthcoming summer meeting had exceded the most sanguine expectations. The Hierarch case is not, it transpires, to end with the finding delivered by the A.R.C. stewards on the 23th tilt. Messrs. Harris and Thorpe have given notice of appeal to the A.K.C committee. While being indulged with a run in the paddock one day last week Akarana managed to find something with a sharp edge, with the result that he scarred himself in several places. The wounds are not, however, very deep, and the sou of Seatou Delaval was only kept idle for a few days.

For various reasons, outside that of order, it is necessary that jockeys should as far as possible be isolated after weighing out, The Takapuua Jockey Club Committee have decided that jockey.-, after weighing out, must remain in the enclosure until ordered to take their respective mounts to the post. The double machine will be installed at the Takapuna Jockey Club's Summer Meeting, and will lie worked in connection with the following events:—First day, Zealandia Handicap and Takapuna Cup: second day, Suburban Handicap and T.J.C. Handicap; third day. Borough Handicap and Summer Handicap. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agencv Co., Ltd.. yesterday sold privately the chestnut colt. Plyades to Mr. Bert Russell, of New Plymouth, at a satisfactory figure. The coll was shipped to New Plymouth by tin- s.s. llarawu yesterday. The Takapuna Jockey Club Committee have decided to grant, book-maker owucvo the right 10 be present at the forthcoming summer meet my to be held at the >.'oi"h Shore, conditionally on certain guarantee being given. The ponv Kilderkin was shipped to Sydney on Monday last. It. is to be hoped that Mr. W. Lyons will have more luck in Australia with Cyreniau's son than lie experienced in Auckland. Following (lie lead of the Metropolitan Club the committee of the Takapuna Jockey Club have decided to appoint a paid officer to watch the running and report, to the stewards. The Gambling Acts, recently brought into operation in New South Wales and Victoria, are credited with doing a vast amount of good. In the course of a leading article the Svdnev Town and Country Journal says:— is not the least, doubt but what in the end these Act.- will bo found of great benefit. Many profess to see no .end' of trouble arising out. of them m both Slate-. In reducing the unregistered racing, for one thing, they have done no end of good. Here in Sydney, and the same in Melbourne, hardly a. day was allowed to pass but. what a race meeting of some sort was held, with the result that it. had created a lot of idle loafers. It. is this class that complain loudest, against the Act. Two days' racing per week— each for ponies and horses—are surely quite enough for any metropolis. More is harmful, and should not lie allowed by the authorities. AUCKLAND RACING CLUB. A meeting of the Metropolitan Committee of the Auckland Racing Club was held in the club's rooms last, evening. The chairman (th" Hon. 1'). Mitchclson) presided, and nine members were present. Permission was granted the Waiuku Racing Club to hold their meeting on February 28. A trainer's license was granted to Chas. Chaafe, and jockey.-' licenses to J. Sceats, S. Ncary. and H. Cowan (apprentice). The following programmes wore passed :—Ohinemuri Jockey Club, March 15 and 18: South Auckland Racing Club. March 2 (conditionally): Olahuhu Trotting Club (six pony races), February 16, 20, and 03.

.1. K. Thorpe appeared in support of his appeal in connection with the Hicrarch case, and the matter was adjourned until three p.m. on Monday, January 21. A meeting' of (ho Auckland Racing Club Committee was subsequently hold, and accounts amounting to £667 15s 3d were passed for payment. A rough balance-sheet ot the summer meeting was laid before the committee, showing a profit on the meeting of £3450. Mr. Patterson, who is absent from the colony, wrote resigning his position as steward, and his resignation was accepted. Three new members were elected. IXTKRPROVINCIAL GOSSIP. I!V TELEGRAPH. —OWN' CORRESPONDENTS.] . WELLINGTON. Tuesday. Marguerite put up a time record in the Rangitikei Cup (2m. 6 2-55.), and in the Groat-ford Stakes, a mile and a distance, carried 8.-1 1111) and won comfortably in lm. 565. G. Price did the riding for the Porirua stable at. Rangitikei, on account, of C. Jenkins being incapacitated through breaking a lx>ne in his foot. Mr. Prosser had the bad luck to lose Gold Crown, who met with an accident on the Pulls course the day before the meeting and had to be destroyed. Marguerite's success was very popular. The cup attached to the race was presented by Mr. Prosser to C. .Jenkins, in recognition of the hitter's - long and faithful services. it now adorns the sideboard in the dining-room at Jenkins' home in Hulls. Had Jenkins not been knocked out lie would have ridden Marguerite. With the Greatford Stakes Mr. Prosser received a bracelet valued at 25 guineas. Mr. Prosser informed mo that Marguerite ran a trial on the plough in 2m. 9s. A good double winner during the Christmas meetings was Riflemaid, who has settled down a- lot, and consequently docs not take so much out of herself as was the case last season. After acting as runnerup to Flotilla in the Grandstand Handicap ad Awapuni, she won the Ashurst Cup. worth 400sovs to the winner. She carried 511) overweight, and ran a mile and aquarter in 2m. 9 1.-ss. She put up 101b penalty in the Wairarapa Cup, and won in 2m, 7gs.—a record for the race. Riflemaid was bred by Mr. .lames Maeara, aT Opaki, and is by Xeedlegun (Xordenfeldt—Patch) from Russley Hello (by Russlcy), who was brought from Australia as a yearling and raced with some success in this' colony. During the holidays several horses changed hands. After the Manawatu meeting the Hon. W. W. Johnston; purchased Truce for 475gns. Mr. Walter Young tired of Pardon, and let W. Davis have him for 50gn*. He ran in h is new owner's colours on the second day at Rangitikei. It. is reported that 500gns. was refused for Full Rate and XOOgus. for Sen Sim. The latter put up a good performance during the holidays. He walked from Featherston to Maryborough on Boxing Day, won a double at Lower \»lley. ;uul walked hack to Featherston. Iho following day he was railed to Palmerston, and won a hurdle race and flat race. On the Monday morning ho was railed back to J'catherston ami raced there. Sen Sim is an improving -elding. Full Rate was not so well managed. Ho won the Flvin- Hack Race at Ashurst, carrying 7st 111b. and paid £1 Id?. The following day at Manawatu he carried 9st 21b and. dead-heated with Immolation. Full Rate is said to be one ot the fastest horses in the Wairarapa. F. Tilley won three races during the hoidays with l'limsnap, who went through with an unbeaten record. 11,. won the Maiden Hack Race at Manawatu, Ashurst Guineas, and ( arnarvon Hack Race at Hulls. He was feeling the otfeets of the hard going and was not started on the second dav at Bulls, •imisnap is a well-grown gelding'by Sylvia lark, Mid comes from a galloping' family. Ills dam, Main (by The Workman— is a hat-sister to Camomile, Norton, Pill., and J lit Hempie, all well-known performers m this island. M. Allan Cameron, who owns Flmisnap, also owned Romp, and bred the above-named performers. At the Wairarapa meeting Mi. W. Smart, a local sportsman, won three races with lupono and Kni'uku, whom he lately purchased from Mr. U. paterson for '70gns. lupono, ivho was making her first appearance- in her new owner's colours, won a double. Jhe three races were worth £DD.-<JVS. The MihHki- Spring ~0 | ( Mahuta raced consistency (hiring the holidays. At Lower valley lie won the Maiden." A couple of days later he met Flimsnap on equal terms at Ashurst. and made an interesting race of H. On tie second .lay of the Wairarapa meeting ha won the Juvenile Handicap and lUwiri Handicap, bulb events being run <->m li\u fuioiigs.

CANTERBURY. Tuesday, Mr. C. G. Stead met with another piec* of bad luck on Saturday, when the two-year-old Convent Bel! (by Multiform—Curfew Bell) fell while galloping at, YahlhurKf and sustained internal injuries, which necessifated her destruction. The Stepniak mare. Petrovtia has gone wrong, and from what I can hear I am afraid it will be some time before she i* seen in public, if indeed she ever sports silk again. It will be a matter for regret if Petrovna's racing days are over, an up to six furlongs the sister to Master Alix could hold her own with the best handicap performers in 1 lie colony. Spider, who finished second in the Perth Cup. was bred l»v Mr. J. B. Rcid. He i-, bv Stepniak—Cobweb, and is therefore full-' brother to Spider, who won the Winter Cup at Riccarton in 1900. H. Cults is .-laving on at, I'almerflon North in the meantime with Signalman. I).. Wine, and Uuidwife. but. later on he will make a move for Tre.ntham, where lie will join his father, whose Auckland team, Clatichattan, Golden Cairn, and Gkiieulmoh, will also stay for the Wellington meeting. There is still a demand for good horses, but no sales are Iwing effected, for tie' reason that sellers ami buyer* seem unable to agree as to values. As an in-tanee of Hie high prices wanted by owners I may men lion thai I tried to buy a two-year-old the other day. and when a thousand guineawas quoted for a youngster that I should expect GleiKiilloeh to concede 2sl to an idea will bo gained of present day values. 1). Morraghan journeyed to Oamaru during the week, and bought back Ability with him. Tie- sou of Queen Bee is looking well. and is now in regular work ill view of the winter'.- jumping events. It was thought Phaetonitis would also be brought back by Morraghan, but I learn that Mr. Buckley has sold him to Mr. .1. C. N. Grigg, Slow Tom, who has been enjoying a spell. is again in work. Taggart doe/ not intend to hurry him, but will give him a steady preparation, so that he should lie in good order for the opening of the jumping season. NAPIER. Tuesday. Jack, a good sort of a gelding by Orion's Bell out of a I'iscalorious mare, who won a race at each of the registered hack meetings bold by the Takapau and Tikokino Clubs last week, lias been handed! over to A. Xeale at Hastings to lie Iraintnl. Mr. Ralph Kuynor. who has decided to relinquish racing, has sold Puinonna (Tor pedo- Parlour Maid) to Mr. Pa ran ion.i One- for 150gns and Cisco (San Fran— Amoureux) to Mr. 15. Kemp for 50gns. The other member- of his team — Maharalangn (Robin .fdair—l-'leta) and Proudest (Daunt — I'atelifeldt)—have beet' leased to J. I'lummer. Park Rose, whom Atlas While sold to Mr. .1. Pullord for 21gns. the other day, has joined A. .Master-,' team at Green meadows. Mr. W. fcJlinghani, of Takapau.. is using Rhyl, one of Moifaa's half-brothers, as a gig horse. WANG AM" r. Tuesday. Tonderghie had the bad luck to fall at the Taranaki Jockey Club's meeting, where hi- rider-trainer, James Boyd, broke his little finger, which is now rapidly mending. W. Higgins met with a nasty accident when Weary Bill fell at the Rangitikei meeting. Higgins was unconscious for wine considerable time, but he is now progressing favourably. TJio Gipsy King gelding Peruvian is improving, and, judging by his recent displays, should make a name for himself over obstacles in bigger company. Our local light-weight jockey, Geo. Price, received quite an ovation when ho rode the winner (Marguerite) of the two principal events at the Rangitikei meeting. A filly worth watching lor future events is Little Mary, who recently displayed a good deal .of pace. She is a three-yea told lilly by Merriwee from Moira, ami en breeding lines should lie able to gallon. The Wanganui owned and trained Fishermaid is running very consistently at present, and may lie returned a winner before lon-. Mr. Dugald Thompson has purchased the, hurdler Jack Pot, who will in future be. trained by A. Hall. Mr. Walter Young has a promising three-year-old youngster in Tan San, by Kan Fran from Tamora, and therefore a relative to Nestor. Tan San will race at Foxtail on the 22nd hist., and later on at- the Eguiont meeting. ONEWHERO RACES. The following weights have lieen (lecturer! fo» (lie above meeting:, wnieJi bakes place on January 16 :— ; HURDLE HACK.—Countess 12.0, Cannoneer 10.12. Pnkekawu 10.5, Wluuwapai 9.7, Coronet. 9.7, Not ana 9.7. MAIDEN RACE.— Larry 10,5, Cannoneer 9.(3. Micky the Dart 9,5. Coronet 9.0. Not ana 9.0, Muss Soult 8.7, Victory 8.7, Venus 8.0, Dainty Boy 8.0. ONEWHERO HANDICAP CUP.—Tambouriiva 13.10, fntoinbi 13.0, Mi sere 13.0, Countess 11.ft Pansy Blossom 12.12, 'the Don 12.7, Pukekawa 9.12. Micky the Dart 9.10, Coronet 9.7, Notuua 9 7, Victory 8.0. PONY RACE.— Blossom 11.12, Counted* 11.7. Larry 10.7, Whangapai 9.7, Duftv 9.7, Mi* Soult 8.10, Coronet 8.10, Plungei 8.0, Venus 8.0. FARMERS' PLATE.—Countess 13.0. Pukekawa 10.0, Whangapai 9.7. Cannoneer 9.5, Victory 8.7. Miss t-oiilt 8.7. Venus 8.0. Nineteen entries have been received for the Weeds' liner, which is tun, at catch weights.