SPORTING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13874, 7 October 1908, Page 5

SPORTING.

notes BY phaeton. : the A.J.C. DERBY. The Australian Jockey Club's Dorby of 1908 has gone into the records, and the most pointed fact in connection therewith that we New ZeaLanders have to accept is that the high-priced Golden Slipper whipped in the whole of the field. The daughter of Multiform and Aura was boomed to such a degree that there seemed to be some reason to accept the view that she merited a place with the high-class lot; -but with unplaced performances down against her name in tho first two races she has contested at three years old, there will probably now bo a wide movomonfc to reconsider the position previously assigned to the. New Zealand-bred filly.: Parsee, who led the field homo in the Randwick' Derby, was not heavily taxed as a youngster, lor he was only, saddled up on four occasions, and a victory in a Nursery Handicap was his sole success as a youngster. The account of the race cabled is silent as to whether or not Parseo's victory was widely anticipated ; but as the colt received his preparation at the hands of tho astute Isaac Earnshaw, whoso stable has a strong following, we may, I think, expect to hear that the Derby winner ranked as a well-hacked horso. 'What tho cablegram does tell us, however, is that Parsoo came on. the scene with a brilliant run at tho right end of tho journey, and that ho completed the mile and a-haif liko a racehorse. Judging from the manner in which ho won his raco Parsee appears to stay well. THE EPSOM HANDICAP. Tho Auckland-owned Soultlino having led off with a brilliant win on making his debut in publio on Australian territory, and his form on tho training track in the interval being hold to bo perfectly satisfactory, strong hopes were engendered that,the Souit gelding would play a prominent part in the settlement of the Epsom Handicap, in which ovent ho had the handy impost of 7st 121b. Soultlino, however, failed to gain a situation in the mile race, and those who all through expressed a doubt as to the ability of the Auckland horso to get eight furlongs sufficiently well to enable him to score at Randwick were in a position to say "I told you so." According to tho description of tho race cabled, Soultlino was engaged in forcing tho pace to the distance, whero ha showed distress, and falling away ho eventually wound up in sixth position. Th© Soultlino party had their horse backed for a largo amount, and good reasons exist for believing that they continued to entertain most *anguino hopes of his succeeding in the mile race. .- '.'..■'■

THE CRAVEN PLATE. The Australian Jockey Club will continue their meeting to-day at Randwick. The Graven Plato figures on to-day's programme, and, though interest in the milo and a-quar-ter raco will scarcely bo raised to the standard when Cruciform, Gladsome, and Wakeful were struggling for supremacy, the field engaged is such as to givfij reason to anticipate a contest in every way worthy of the occasion. . Tho. following is a list of the horses engaged: —

Tho A.J.C Derby winner, it may be remarked, lias won tho Graven Plato on six occasions, viz., 1883, Le "Grand; 1835, Nordenfeldt ;■ 1886, Trident; 1887, Abercorn • 1901,"Haiitvillers; 1907, Mountain King. But tho three-year-old record also includes victories for Loyalty and Newhayen, who won respectively in 1893 and 1899. Will this year's Derby winner increase the' three-year-old record? V

THE HAWKE'S BAY MEETING. Tho Hawke's Bay Jockey Club inaugurate their spring meeting at Hastings to-day. The principal event.of to-day's programme is the King Edward Handicap, which is run over a mile and a distance. There aro only seven horses engaged; but a dash of interest will bo centred in the reappearance of St. Aidan, a three-year-old eon of Birkenhead, who is in the New Zealand Cup. The following is a list of tho horses engaged in the Eing Edward Handicap^—California, 9sb 61b; TJenuku, 7st 121b; St. Aidan, 7st liiD; Loiret, 7st illb; Polyanthus, 7st 71b; Golden Gate, 7st; Berengaria, 6st 101b.

The Hastings Stakes, which is limited to the two-year-old division, is also down for decision to-day t Advices to hand state that tho Auokland-owned colt Elysian has gone on the right way since ho reached th© scene of action; but it is : quite recognised that the son of Soulfc will be called upon to meet a much stronger field than that which ho dressed down so decisively at Avondalo last month. The following; is h, list of the youngsters engaged in tho Hastings Stakes:— Idcalifim, by Birkenhead— Xylophone, by Birkenhead—Banjo ; Elysium, by Dreamland Merigal, by Memwce—Cantatr'ice Nautiform, by Multiform—Battler Meremere, by San Fran— Perhaps, .by The Possible— ' Reformist, by Pormulist Bliss, by Stepniak—Far Away Somersault, by Soult—Sprite Maori King:, by Merriwee—lndian Queen Kilindini, by Kiloheran—Mousqueteri© Provocation, by Birkenhead—Stepfoldt Expansion, by Birkenhead— Tawhaki, .by Mcnschlkoff—Armilla-

The Hawko's Bay Guineas is set down for decision to-morrow, and by all accounts an interesting contest may : be expected to eventuate in the throe-year-old race at Hastings. Aborigine, who carried Mr. Watt's colours to victory in tho Wanganui Guineas, is stated to have gone on the right way in tho interval; but as the field to bo encountered at Hastings will probably bo stronger than that which ho met at Wanganui a fortnight back, a good dash of interest will be maintained in tho Bastings race. The fact of Nobel being sent up from .Christohurch by the Messrs'. Stead to fulfil his engagement would appear to point to the half-brother to Solution having answered a question satisfactorily ;. and the prosonoo of the Seaton Delaval colt in the field is calculated to impart a deal of additional interest, into tho impending contest. Tho following is a list of , ttio horses engaged in tho Hawko's Bay Guineas: ,! Diamond Star, by Birkenhead—Solitaire St. Aidan, by Birkenhead—Montdroad ' Chanteuso, by Merriwee—Oahtatrice , Nobel, by Seaton Delaval—Problem Formative, by Seaton Delaval— Gold Lace, by Gold Eeef—Kahuwai Remission, by Renown—Mistra Berengaria, by Cceur do Lion—St. Katherine Kopu,.by San Fran— Aborigine, by Merriwee—lndian Qaeen. *"""" ,m "i * ' * LEAVES PROM MY NOTEBOOK. Soultlino 1 may not bo able to get to the end of a soundly-run mile in sufficiently good style to enable him to score, but there can be no doubt as to his great brilliancy at six furlongs. At Randwick on Monday last Soultlino was slipped for the Shorts Handicap, in which he was called upon to carry 9st 21b. Ho fairly smothered his field for pace, and compassing the six furlongs in lm. 12-is., a fresh Australasian record went on the slate.

By winning tho Metropolitan Stakes under 9st 21b, Mooltan must bo accounted to have now won a decent place with the best horses that at present figure on th© Australian turf, Mooltan claims engagements in the Caulfield and Melbourne' Cups;, but as he _ will bo required to carry a stiff penalty in each raco, his prospects do not look bright. In the Caulfield . Cup Mooltan's impost will be raised to lOst, and in the Melbourne Cup he will only have 21b short of that weight.

The Euroclydon gelding Jsolus quickly repaid his party, for undertaking tho trip to Australia, as ho scored a victory in the hurdle race decided on the opening day of tho Australian Jockey Club's Spring ,Meet>B< ■ .■ ' : .i

The Indian sportsman who bought Mooltan at £2500 a couple of months back has already secured a handsomo return for .'-his outlay, as . the two stakes won by the son of Positano at Randwick on Saturday and Monday last exceed the sum paid for; the horse. It was stated at the time Mooltan was sold that a condition was attached that his previous owner was to receive 20 per cent, of any moneys the horse might win while racing in Australia. - An old light of the Auckland turf was recently numbered amongst the defunct racers in Australia. This was; Putty, who; suffered such injuries that- it was deemed merciful to destroy him. In the summer of--1905 Putty came out of his shell at Ellerslie and won the Auckland Cup in' good style. Putty was subsequently taken across to Aus-, tralia, but though he won a decent race at Randwick last season, he had no less than 15 failures registered against his name since ho left Auckland. It may therefore be inferred that ho was a disappointment, and that those who were identified with his ownership were very much on the wrong side of the ledger so far as the Australian turf was concerned. In a letter to an Australian friend, the ex-New Zealand jockey L. H. Hewitt mentioned that up to August 22 he had won 13 races of the 160 in which ho had ridden this season. Hewitt states that he may go to Germany next season to ride, though ho prefers England to the Continent. Hewitt wanted Colonel Hall Walker to pay him off, but he would not hear of it, and had him booked to carry his colours at York. An interesting incident in connection with the Epsom Handicap and Metropolitan Stakes, decided respectively at Randwick on Saturday and Monday last, is that - the two winners (Melodrama and Mooltan) each won those races in tho preceding year. Soultline has been well engaged at, both the V.A.T.C. and V.R.C. Spring Meetings, and probably the next performance to be exacted from, the brilliant son of Soult will bo on "Victorian soil. Sir Aymor, who has been strongly backed for the Melbourne Cup, filled the role of run--ner-up in the Spring Stakes, run at Randwick on Saturday last. Nominations for all events to be run.at the Auckland Trotting Club's Spring Meeting close on Friday night, at nine o'clock. INTERPROVINCIAL GOSSIP.

[BY TELEGRAPH, —OWN CORRESPONDENTS.] CANTERBURY. i Tuesday. Volodia continued her winning form at the Olioka meeting. Tho opposition was ■weak, but she made them look like common hacks in spito of a big weight. Volodia is on the improve, and I am prepared to see her winning some decent races later on. Tho local New Zealand Cup candidates have been gotting through a lot of useful work of late, and from, present appearances they should strip in good condition. On Saturday, after a mile and a-quarter gallop with Harvest, St. Joe pulled up lame, but as he was out exercising this morning there is apparently nothing to oause alarm. R. Mason was down at Riccarton on Wednesday with Armlet, Sunglow, Perle d'Or, and again this morning with Armlet, Sunglow, and Miss Mischief.. They are looking well, and strode out freely in. light ' tasks allotted them. The doings of Nautiform ' and Nobel at Hastings will be watched with interest, as they should give useful lines as to the strength of Northern and Southern horses. _ < The following are recent foalings:— Golden Vale (by Stonyhursfc—Golden Crest), filly to Treadmill; Golden Crest (by Apremont—Aurifera), filly to Treadmill; Class (by "Wallace—La Tosca), colt to Multiform; Robinilla (by Robinson CampanillaJ, colt to Sir Dove (an Australian-bred horse by Sir Tristram—Grand Dove). The two-year-old Roselike (by Multiform— Soulfc Rose), who is now owned .by Mr. J. L. Carl, will probably bo taken back 'to Auckland by Dennis Moraghan after the Now Zealand Cup meeting, to be prepared at Ellerslie for autumn engagements. ...£■ WELLINGTON. ; ~ : : "".:■'''••'■>'.,: ...,, Tuesday, c'.; The appearance of the' weights -for . the Wellington meeting caused a Slitter among owners. • Mr. Patterson immediately scratched Mob Ami. At Wangaaiii Mon Ami had 7st 31b in the Flying Handicap, but was not sent up. At Trentham Mr. Pollock awarded her Bsb 41b in a five furlong race, putting her 'on'the earn© mark as Tiptoe. • Taitoko and All Red were withdrawn from their first day's' engagements the day the weights appeared. Gold Thread has been withdrawn from all engagements. As she has also been pulled out of the Hying Handicap at Hastings, Mr. Donnelly's maro may be amiss. F. Tilley wrote complaining of the treatment, meted out' to Tho Lark, Apa, and Lady "Lucy, and withdrew them from their first day's engagement. , Gold Crest will probably be the representative of the Porirua stable in the Wellington Handicap. Private advices received front the Wairarapa credit Provocation with being as good as his full brother, Gravitation. . i , ' Tawhaki, the, two-year-old full brother to All Red and Munjeet,' will be the only representative of the Porirua stable at the Hawke's Bay meeting. The youngster makes his first appearance in the Hastings Stakes. He is said to have the family gift of galloping. - ' '.: *( ',; ,' WANGANUI. Tuesday.' The locally-owned Merriweo filly, Shannon Lass, has gone over to Hastings.. where she will in future' bo trained by J. Quinliyan. ' Miss Flirt is still very stiff and sore as the result of her three and a-half mile bolt at the recent meeting, but she is doing as well as can be expected, considering that she sprung a tendon very badly. It will be some time before she is fit to be put into work again.- < '. v : - _■■ '. , ' Signor is looking and going well at prosent, and r it is evident that,the racing here last week has improved him. ~ . , I hear on good authority that Mr. F. Proston, owner of 'Frisco, has been made a big offer to take the son of Earwig— Placid to Melbourne to compete in the Cup there.':: It is. anticipated that when the accounts in connection with the recent Wanganui J.O. Spring Meeting are laid before the committee a profit of over £1000 will be.disclosed.''.'.. ' • '''..:. ■'', Kv.V", .'. .'"' ' : NEW ZEALAND HORSES' IN AUSTRALIA. . ' By Telegraph.— Association.—Copyright. Sydney, October 6. :■., Soultlino and Golden Slipper have been scratched for all remaining engagements at the A.J.C. Spring Mooting. Golden Slipper will not fulfil her "Victorian spring engagements. She has been eased up, and will be treated to a rest. .;.. ' ..../

Bt lb st. lb Legation ... 9 4 Virtu ... ... 8 13 Poseidon ... 9 4 The Acolyte ... 8 11 Melodrama ... 9 4 Lady Kuenalf ... 8 9 Gaby 9 '4 Lord Nolan ... 7 11 Mooltau ... ... 9 4 Parse© ... ... 7 11 Iolaire 9 4 Baw Boo ... 7 11 Waipuua ... 9 1 The Kite ... 7 11 Esaul ... ... 9 1 Perkeo 7 11 Peru ... ... 9 0 Monobel ... ... 7 11 Maranu! ... 9 0 The Brewer ... 7 11 'Welcome l'rieb 9 0 Hela ... ... 7 6 Blue Book ... 9 0 Mother Goose ... 7 6 Artful ... ... 8 13