SPORTING NOTES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13725, 15 April 1908, Page 5

SPORTING NOTES.

[Br PHAETOX-] j Mjejstisgs held under the au*piees of the: Auckland Racing Club have secured so wide.; a popularity that were the prospects of ah { EHerslie gathering not of a highly-favourable : character such would occasion surprise. The outlook in connection with the approaching autumn gathering tears* a particularly roseate hue, and ait all-round record is a prediction widely offered. The 19 horses paid tip for in the Easter Handicap on Friday last still hold their place, and that circumstance -causes the mile race to be invested with much interest. It was thought possible that Mr. BuUvi',', might elect to include Elevation in the list of candidates for the Autumn Stakes rather than start him for the Doncaster Handicap, in which the colt has 9si lib, and which comes up for decision on the opening day of the Australian .Jockey Club's meeting on Saturday. Mr. Bidwiil, however, decided on the handicap event, and the son of San Francisco does not figure as an entrant for the weight-tor-age event. From a Sydney cablegram appearing in another column, it will be seen that Elevation is under * cloud, and it would seem as though grave doubts arc entertained as t" the New Zealand coir fulfilling his Randwiek engagements. It will be -a subject for general regret should Mr. Bidwill have to withdraw Elevation, for the Wellington sportsman was extremely wishful to give his colt the opportunity of meeting the best Australia could produce. Intelligence from Christchuroh stales that Sir George Clifford may not be able to call ■ upon Fleetfoot to carry the gold and blue cheques at the C.J.C. Autumn -Meeting. The daughter of Clanranald is stated to have shown symptoms of unsoundness, and she may have to be treated to a rest. The absence of Fleetfoot from Riccarton next week, should such be recorded, will be a matter for regret, bujt the C.J.C. Champagne Stakes and Challenge Slakes will wear a much more open appearance with her out of the way. At a meeting of the Auckland Racing Club an inquiry was held into circumstance.-, connected with the Nursery Handicap, run at the summer meeting, and as a result the partowner of a horse was disqualified for three months from date for using abusive language to a jockey in the jockey's room after the race. The Maliaki geldings Maui and Ataalma, purchased recently from .Mr. .J. H. Prosser by Mr. 1). Price, were last week shipped to Australia, and they have probably ere this readied their new home in Victoria. Keen judges estimate Maui and Ataalma to bo a brace of the most promising hurdlers that have left Maoriland. General entries in connection with the Ayondale Jockey Club's Autumn Meeting will be received to-morrow up to nine p.m., and the same can be lodged between the hours of six and nine p.m. on Saturday, when the lists will close. Cambrian, who had given strong evidence of being in a position to reproduce his best form in the'autumn, and whose chance in the Easter Handicap was warmly extolled, has unfortunately gone amiss, and he is looked upon as an improbable starter at the A.R.C. meeting. The Soult gelding Grenadier was responI Bible for a slashing performance when he scored in the Hill Handicap at Flemington on the 4th inst. Ho carried 9st 131b, and beat a field of 10 in a canter, running the six furlongs in lm. 15,Js. J. 11. Prosser, the Porirua trainer, arrived from Wellington yesterday by the Rarawa, bringing with him the racehorses Marguerite, Taitoko. Diabolo, Gold Crest, and the Stepniak—Belle Clair filly. By the same steamer H. Eva brought up the Uhlan horse Uhlando. The two-year-old filly by Stepniak—Hello Clair, engaged in the Victoria Handicap, to bo run at Filers!ie on Saturday, has been named Suffragette. Poseidon won the Rawson Stakes at Rosehill on the 4th inst. The son of Positano claims an engagement on Saturday in the Autumn Stakes. The Auckland Racing Club have granted licenses to 16 bookmakers to bet at the approacmng autumn meeting. Maui and Ataalma have been srru k out of the Brighton Hurdle Race. ELLERS..IK TRAINING NOTES. A fair number of visitors, other than those engaged in the training of the thoroughbred, put in an appearance at. Ellerslie yesterday morning to witness the track work, but owing to a, fog only glimpses of the horses were obtained, that portion of the track between the five furlongs and the three furlongs posts being obscured from view. All work not otherwise stated was performed on the course proper, Ranana and Inniskilleu were first out, and accomplished a mile and ahalf in 3m. 1 3-ss. Carl Rosa finished 12 lengths in front of Waiotahi over seven furlongs, run in Im. 34 l-ss. Celtic appeared to be going better than Cambrian over a like distance on the sand in lm. 32 2-sa. Cadence held Mark Time safe over five furlongs in lm. 9 3-ss. Aborigine had a slight advantage over Arc Light at the-end of six: furlongs in lm. 23 3-ss. Ford Seaton, assisted by Lady Dot, took lm. 37 3-ss. for seven furlongs. Scotty easily defeated Master Delaval over a mile in lm. 535. Delegate gave Moutigo a 12 lengths' beating over a like distance in lh. 51 4-ss. Leonator and Certainty were on terms at the end of a mile in Int. 50s. Pohutu, who started with them was beaten off. Lady Regel, assisted the latter part of the journey. North Head left. five furlongs behind in lm. 7 3-56. Woodhey had slightly the best of Diamond Star over the same distance in lm. 10s. Chanteuse sprinted two furlongs. King Billy accomplished the fastest six furlongs of the morning in lm. 21 5-ss. First Gun beat Cachuca over seven furlongs in lm. 39 2-ss. Loongana was too good for Maheno and Haldane over five furlongs, in lm. 7 3-ss. Rimlock, who assisted the last four furlongs, finished in front. Lady Rohina ran away from Auldearn over six furlongs in lm. 21 3-ss. Dawn alone got over a like distance in lm. 245. Dainty ran a circuit of the. sand in 2m. lit 4-sb. Hopscotch and Frederick beat Paul Beaver over four furlongs. Manapouri was too good for Le Beau over six furlongs in lm. 245. Rauparaha had an easy victory over Mahuta over a similar distance, run in lm. 21 3-ss. Osgaby and Master Soult were on terms over a furlong less in lm. Bs. Epsom Lass and Advocate ran five furlongs in lm. 7 4-ss. Royal Soult beat Coromandel over the same, course in lm. 8 2-55., Wan-e-hope (alone) taking lm. 7 3-ss. Landlock, Ngapuka, Dolores, Finery, and Cuiragno did useful tasks. The fog lifted during the breakfast interval. Aristocrat ran six furlongs in lm. 235. Sweet Alice taking lm. 22 4-ss. Cinque did a circuit, of the sand in 2m. 5 2-ss. Kirsty spurted two furlongs. Stariua finished in front of Golden Eagleover six furlongs, which took lm. 27 3-ss. Dogger Bank and Rarata were together over half a mile in 53 4-ss. Lady Frances, on the sand, ran five furlongs in lm. 6 -ss. Santa Rosa held "Waimangu safe over five furlongs in lm. &s. Lucrece, who moved scratchily in the early part, ran six furlongs in lm. 245.. assisted by Lucio over the last four, which took 53 3-ss. Matakokiri ran a mile in lm. 57 3-53. Crispess, late Tera, six furlongs in lm. 24 3-ss. Lochbuhie and Tamainupo were together over half a mile in 51s 4-55.. a distance which Veronica beat Marangai over in 51 3-ss. Engraver was too good for Armagh over five furlongs on the sand in lm. 9s. Te Aroha took lm. £s. for the same distance on the course proper. Explosive beat Flint Island over half a mile in 545. Parituui ran twice round the sand at good half-pace. Omati and Lady Hune gave a good exhibition over seven flights of hurdles, Omati finishing in front. Te Rahui ran away from Gipsy Queen, Philosopher, and Swagsman over" five hurdles, and then pulled up, the others going on over seven flights, Swagsman being in front at the last hurdle. Silica and Loch Fyne set out over the steeplechase country, and fenced well to the sod wall, near the two furlong post, where Loch Fyne came to grief, Silica going on alone to the water-jump, which he scrambled through safely. Loch Fyno was remounted, and taken back, when he negotiated the sod wall, water, and stone wall in good style. Irish, Moeraki, Kapakapa, and Good Faith were then sent out over the same country. Irish and Moeraki starting over the hurdles at the top of the straight, and the two latter over the sod wall, the quartette joining at the double. Kapakapa set the pace from this out, followed by Irish, and showed the way over the hill and back to the. sod wall. Irish and Moeraki took the double and stone wall, while Kapakapa and Good Faith jumped the water and stouo wall. The jumping was good throughout.