SPORTING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 14492, 5 October 1910, Page 5

SPORTING.

NOTES BY PHAETON. The cablegram announcing the result of the A.J.C. Derby does not indicate what horse started favourite, but it would, I think, bo safe to conclude that Cadonia filled the post of honour, as his claims were being pointedly sounded when the last mail to hand left Sydney some three weeks back. Cadonia opened his three-year-old career with an attractive performance over a mile and a-quartcr, and he was viewed as an eligible Derby candidate. However the crucial test apparently found him out, and he docs not appear to have taken a hand in tho settlement of the question when it came to a race home from the head of the straight. Tanami. who got home.in front of Bobodea and Beverage, was a decent performer at two years old, but, as in the decision of the Hawkosbtrry Guineas, run a week prior to his - earning Derby distinction, he finished sixth, that would point to bis blue riband victory taking rank as a surprise. The Victorian penciller Mr. S. Green, who combines with the profession of laying the odds the breeding and racing of thethoroughbred, had the satisfaction of supplying the horse capable of defeating Prince Foote in tho Spring Stakes, run at Randwick on Saturday last. This was the Kng-lish-bred Comedy King, who beat his, Australian rival in handsome style in the mile and a-half race. According to Australian reading Comedy King bad to be entered aw a four-year-old, whereas he will really not reach that age until next year, but the rules provide for certain allowance to horses foaled north of the line, so that the son of Per-. simmon was enabled to contest the. Randwick race with an allowance of 71b. That there was no loitering on tho road in the decision of tho Spring Stakes evidence is forthcoming in that tho 12 furlongs were cutout, in the clinking time of 2m. 345. Prior to winning at Ranchvick Comedy King had shown himself to be possessed of galloping ability, for at Caulfield last February he silenced the opposition in the decision of the Futurity Stakes in a fast run race. As Comedy King figures in tho Melbourne Cup' with the handy impost, of 7st 111b, it will be quite in order to find him the ruling favourite for tho great handicap. The A.J.C.- will' continue their spring meeting to-day, when tho lime-honoured Craven Plato will be brought up for decision. Prince Foote and Comedy King,. who fought out the issue in tho Spring Stakes on Saturday last, are both engaged in tho mile and a-quarter race, and a deal" of interest will be centred in the second meeting of the English-bred son of Persimmon and another Australian-bred son of Sir Foote. The following is a list of the horses engaged in the Craven Plate, with their respective imposts: — Master Soult ~. 9 4 Danilo 9 0 Flavinius 9 4 Broadsword ' ... 9 0 Post Town ... 9 4 Maltine ... ... B 13.Son of the Ma rah 9 • 4 Miss Flaneur - ... &13 Parsee . .' 9' 4 Comedv King ... 8 7 Britain ... ... 9 4 Sunburnt ... ~.. 711 Trafalgar ... 9 4 Prince Lack ... 7 11 Pendil ... .... 9 4 Woad 7 11 Lord Nolan ... 9 4 Orodes 7 11 Jena . ... ... 9 1 True Spec...' ... 711 Irishman ... ... 9\ 1 Cadphja '...'. ... 711 Ha 9 1 Beverage 7 11 The Acolyte . ... 9 1 Gignndra ... ... 7 11 Silver Hampton ... 9 1 Indiscreet ... ... 711 Bright Laddie ... 9 0 Golden Point ... 711 Patronatus ... 9 0 Bobadea 7 11 Prince Foote ... 9 0 Datiaus ... ... 7 11 Malt King- ... 9.0 Lager ... ...'7 6 Maori King ... 9 O'Koseen 7 6 Grist 9 0 Styria ... ... 7 fa The Auckland-owned Master Soult had his first trial under silk in Australia on Saturday last', when he was sent out to contest the Spring Stakes. ; The true Master Soult was apparently missing, for we are told that ho was .practically in the race for but a short period. In the face of this poor display, it would seem hopeless to expect Master Soult to show up prominently in the Craven Plate contest.

Thellawke's Bay Jockey Club will inaugurate their spring meeting at Hastings to-day, The fact that few horses are engaged outside those owned locally will,, of course, tend to reduces interest in the gathering. Auckland, however, claims a representative in the Hawko's Bay Guineas in the shape of Mr.' M. McLean's gelding Poictiers, and that circumstance will serve to impose a dash of local interest into the three-year-old -event when it comes-up foe. decision- tomorrow. Mr.-McLean has been racing for a good few seasons without enjoying much good fortune, and should Poictiers win his classio engagement, at Hastings it would draw many congratulations to the Auckland sportsman. The Waihi, Waipa,. and Ohaupo Racing Clubs are each found catering for trotters, as well as - gallopers, and the-programmes issued by those clubs for their annual race meetings each contain a, brace of events for the. trotting division. The three-year-old Apellon does not appear to look quite so well as he did prior to getting his strong* race in the Avondalo Guineas. From present appearances it appears to be more likely that Apellon will bo at Ellerslio instead of Riccarton when the New Zealand Cup and C.J.C. Derbyare underway next month. The Waihi Hack Pacing Club have fixed their annual race meeting to bo held on the 29th inst., and from the programme appearing in another column it will be seen that seven events are set down for decision,..the Waihi Handicap of 20sovs. being the principal event. Nominations for all events close on the 13th nst. '. The New South Wales trainer F. McGrath lias trained the winner of the A.J.Ci Derby two years in succession, a record which I. Earnshaw had in 1907 and 1908. The Waipa Pacing Club . have drawn up their programme for their annual race meeting, which is fixed to be held at Te.-Awa-mutu on December 3. . There are seven events, the Waipa, Cup of ZSsovs being the leading event.

The Ohaupo Racing Club are thus early in the field with the programme,for,, their annual nice meeting', .which is fixed to bo held on December 7. Seven events figurein the bill of fare, the. Ohaupo Cur of 25sovs being tho leading line in the bill. Advocate continues a, regular attendant on the training track at' Ellerslie,. and .ho is now 'beginning ,to strike out'again""in.strong' exercise. Nominations for all events to be run at : the Auckland Trotting Club's Spring Meeting close on Friday next., at nine p.m. INTERPROVINCIAL GOSSIP. [BY TKr.TOR.APH.— OVfS CORRF.SPOXPEXTS.] WELLINGTON. ......

.... '"'.'.'. 2.]'.. .'.'■' '-.Tuesday, The nominations received, for-the Wellington Racing Club's Spring Meeting are very satisfactory, and the total exceeds last year's figures by '43.' The Hack Steeplechases, which arc new events on the spring programme, have both filled very well, but the most pleasing feature of the whole entry is the Champion Plate, in which 26 of the best performers, in the Dominion have been engaged. Penates had recently to be thrown out of work for a fortnight, but he is now a regular attendant on the Hutt tracks again. (Penza and Rongomai will be the representatives of C. Pritchard's stable .at the Marlborough meeting. Penza, who is very well at present, won two races at the last Marlborough meeting. She is so well, thought of by her trainer that she has been entered for tho Stewards'. Handicap at the C.J.C. meeting. Roosevelt was recently reported to be slightly lame, but ho is one of the acceptors for the principal race at the Marlborough meeting. If ho goes to the post ho will be the best class performer competing at the fixture. Succession, who is engaged in several events at Blenheim next week, is a halfsister to the Great Northern Derby winner, Kilwinning: St. Petersburg, a half-brother to Bunyan, Ambrosian, and Danube (who will represent the- Porifiia stable in the" Hastings Stakes) was taken to tho Wanganui meeting for -educational purposes. Danubo passed through' Wellington on Friday on tho way home to Riccarton from the Wanganui meeting. The Martian colt's next public appearance will be in the Champion Plato at the Wellington' Racing Club's ♦meeting. .1. Delaney has now got Merry Lawn back into racing form, and tho Merriwoo mare will be taken to tho Marlborough -ncoiing. Persois is the name bestowed on Mr. JS. i J, Watt's ,tw£-ysar-pld. J>y. Positaag froui

Circe. Tho youngster, lias, been entered for fcho,..twQ-yccar:Qltl...eyiic.t4.At. the JSant&rburj . Jockey Club's meeting. The Awapuni trainer T. "Wilson, is seriously ill, and was not able to accompany Waikaraka to the Wanganui meeting. It is understood that T. O'Brien, will ride Kopu in tho New Zealand Cup. .'. Of tho 6cveral local trainers who had horses engaged at tho Wanganui meeting Jos. Prosscr and W. Davies wore the only ones to lead in winners on the first day. Three of W. Davies' horses filled second places, but on the concluding day First Battery managed to go one better by winning the Moutoa Hack Race. Mr. P. Coylc, the well-known Feildiug sportsman, wired mo on Friday to say thai; although A. Oliver was in the. hospital at Sydney the New Zealand jockey was not seriously ill. However, the ilncss was most unfortunate for Oliver, as it will probably prevent him from riding on any day of the Australian Jockey Club's mooting. I expert. to see Oliver return to the Dominion as soon as he comes out of the infirmary, as the little man seems to be right cue of luck in Australia.

CANTERBURY. Tuesday. With the New Zealand Cup little more* than a month off interest in the doinjrs of the various candidates is increasing tlailv. Of the Riccarron lot Tikiterc lias gained';., point, but has been cased, which canuot do her any good at this' stage. Ingoda arid I .us Angelos continue to perform attractively, and both horses look in fine fettle. Tho Ghokeboro pair, Husbandman and Taskmaster, have been getting through serviceable tasks, and they look bright and well. So far Taskmaster has not cxiubm-d -n,v signs of a recurrence of the lameness which troubled him in February, and ho-is howling along freely. Tf he train- on he should do his owner good service this season. Corastadt lias been sore sine? he raced at Geraldine, and he has been treated to a. dose of physic. MariTst continues to go on satisfactorily, and is pleasing his connections. 'Lovelorn,' Grand .Slain, and N'ightiight loo'* none the worse for their exertions at Gera-l-dine, but their display there .'.'»; 3 a lon 4 ' way below Cup form. Rose Noble" is in' first-class form just" now, and he followed.up his. success at Ashburtoii by winning tho Geraldine Cup, though only after, a desperate 'fight; with the Dunedirt Cup winner Armamento. After running well in each of his engagements at the Grand National meeting' Rose Noble was offered at auction, and was knocked down for 160gs, but a hitch occurred in the. financial arrangements. In view of. his .two wins since then the buyer must now feel rather .sore. Zealand, who won -at Geraldine. is a, decent sort, by Finland— His dam was only a pony, but was fairuy smart in Iter day. t Lady- Orizon is still performing -we 11.., and her win at Geraldine showed thai; • she' has still to lx> reckoned with over short courses, particularly when the eomnaiiv is "not too select. 'The best .horse . she boat was; All Guns, Who is fast getting intb'racing!shape, and who won on the second' day. -'F-'.Uko the chance of this'son ofTairas and Greek Maid for one or two more, races shortly. Two.-of...the Chokebore f.wo-veai*6ldV; Antagonist • and : klevcloped lameness., and have- dbcon*H!tfßijd : in their work. Master Paul injured one of: his fetlock joint? while ..running iiwtho "paddock during the week, and 'is enjoying a rest. bite Cockade shows signs of knee lameness whenever the. ground is hard, and it lias practically boon decided not ; 'to race him again till the autmn. Fourteen Riccarton horses are under orders for Dunedin this week. Among the number is Masterpiece, the crack two-year-old of the Chokebore stable.- -Heis Clanranald —Madowla, so that life claims' relationship to a host of good ones. ... ~ ~~. "' .■■•'...: - • WANGANUI/- / ''' ii m ■ . ,- . .•' .' V Tuesday. 1 no-sanguine anticipations'ns'to the sue* cess of the Wanganui Jockey Club's, Spring Meet, were quite -realised; The:;:weaker conditions ori the onoriipg dav "were simply perfect, and the racing was of the best .possible description and thoTo;vghly enjoyable. Capital fields/ faced the starter, and the record crowd present were provided with. some splendid sport. Tho weather on the 'second day was showery, but the. sport"' jias."-, not seriously affected. ■' .',.•.■. -i-''"'£,s;".-.-?* Master Laddo did not shape mmm 4 ike- a probable New Zealand Cup winner in tho Guineas on Thursday, as he was nearly last at the finish. The colt is , still capablo of considerable improvement, and it mav bo that another month's work will make a lot of difference." to.

Sir Antrim, another Cup .candidate, put in. a ' tremendous run at' the finish of the bprmg Handicap ;(one J mile). Soult horse was galloping much faster than anything else when the post was reached, and had he made his effort a bit sooner would probably have won. If the extra mile* does not find him out he should be verv danger- ' ous in the Cup, in which ho will have a stone less than ho carried here. Of the other New Zealand Gup ■candidates seen out on the first dav here, : -*ho most -attractive form 'was" that shojrti \by* Che&lar, a tnree-year-old brown gelding by Merriwco —Brown Alice, who cut out the-"sis-furlongs in lm. 155.. and apparently had something in hand.. He is a^Tsry'iin&'-galloper, and ' looks like one which should stay well. Ho '' is owned by.Mr, E. :J.". Watte Coronetted had done such splendid track work that he was thought -tewhave a big chance in the Spring Handicap, but he did not have a good passage, and this may havo settled him. For somo time lately this geld'ing has been nibbled at" for' ihe fenP,' -but his racing to-day might - give'.a.'-bett.er. of his prospects. .. ,',.*'...." Birkdale. the Hon. J. D. ' drrnond's - solo representative in the Cup, is a ..handsome colt.-' Ho was starter} in the, Guineas Tiere, but failed to run into -a place. The son of Birkenhead will benefit by the racing here, and may have to be reckoned with in the big event.' '---■ : = ■'■'■* \"" The form shown by Marton, Golden' Loop, and St. Lumsden was not-such-as-to lead anyone to favour their chances. .in the twomile handicap, in : which Cheddar would appear as the most likely of those seen out hero Thursday, with Sir Antrim as the next best. Danube c»tablishe.d-,.a .time -record for'the Guineas in winning that event in lm. 42 l-55., .which is ..one fifth, of. a, second- faster than Achilles was'credited 'with when he ' '■■ won in .1902. The most ; pleasing-;-featuro of Danube's. performance was the jvay ho came at the end, when ho proved himself to be game as well as brilliant. .'The son of -Mar- ' tian was sent . to. the post 'in .splendid - fettle' by R. J.. Mason,, and,.jt was hls..CQndition which enabled him "to gain the verdict. Just what would have happened had Sonito not been' troubled with ' soreness in : a fetlock joint is hard to say, as Mr. W. Davies's fino colt ran a great race, and was responsible •for the pace being: such a cracker. . The : --handsome black son"of---Field'Battery waa in front practically air "'way'* until'"Diii'iibo .got rip 50 % vds from home, and after a sharp, decisive battle, got the decision- by ;? a'Jt'nig .neck. There are .some who -expect .to v |eo Sonite turn the tables on .-his - conqueror when next the pair meet, - but this -remains to be seen. ;■- • . :.- .••-••

Waitapu, who has .been 'nominated for the Auckland Clip and other Big races" at' the VA.R.C, meeting, 1 is looking remarkably well. He was started in tho big hurdles on Thurs- ; day, when after being a long' way ' in. the rear for half the distance he got close up at the end of _ the journey. It is quite on tho cards this gelding, will place a" good win to Mr. O'Driscoll's credit before long. The run of bad luck which has' attended the New Zealand horses taken to Australia, for the big spring meetings is extraordinary. Tho latest to go amiss is Cnicinclla, who was much fancied on this coast for the Metropolitan Handicap, or whichever of the big handicaps she was to start in. She had been going remarkably well on the tracks at Randwick, and .though beaten at. Tattersall and at Rosehill, little notice was taken.of that fact, as. she was expected, to''dp ,much better as the result of that racing. As a matter of fact, her connections were very hopeful that she would prove equal, to downing even Prince Foote in one at least of the weight-for-age events. In the circumstances it is very disappointing to learn that she has contracted a cold, and has been scratched for both big handicaps. However, it is to be hoped that she will bo able to start and do herself justice in one or two of tho events at. the A.J.C. meeting. Her owner, Mr. \V. F. Mcßeth, who went over to see her run, is on» of the finest sportsmen on this coast, and much sympathy will be felt for him if it should happen that his brilliant maro is not able to start at tho gathering. REMINGTON TRAINING NOTES. By Telegraph. Association.Copyright. Melbourne,- October 4. At Flemington this morning Alawa ran a mile in lniin. 50sec, Flavian and Thistle* brook taking tho same time for the same journey. Dhobi galloped nine, iurlortgs in 2min.; Olivaster traversed 11 furlongs- in 2min. 35iec.,'Matoureo nrnfang.,a" furlong further in 2min. 50sec. Eyeglass covered a mile in lmin. 51sec. ::.?.":.rr.-;..;r :.-..: AUSTRALIAN -, JOCKEY .GjdtXßU ;-'_' : ■■.-•' SPRING MEETING.; ;";;::.—. .■.'.! By Telegraph.—-I'ress Association;—^Cq£yi3ght.. : ■•.''? . . ■Sn>XET, October.4. .;' Tho following . scratchings have:: been posted: engagements: Crucincttaj; Gold ■.:■-■<■ Lace, and Artilleries '.CrayoivyTPlaie: , ; :| Eqiritas". Craven Plate, Sydtaey,and. Su&ui* \M baa Handicaps; Golden Slipped ..•* f . :-y . ~J