SPORTING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume L, Issue 15234, 22 February 1913, Page 10

SPORTING.

""' RACING FIXTURES. ITfiW ZEALAND: . , • February 22-Soath Auckland Eacins Club. ■Webrnaiy 23— VutMln Jockey Club. -: '" " • " '^obmary 7 22~-Tologi Bay Jockey 1 ™;. _, n . v I ■ February; 27, March 1-Wanganci Jockey Club : ' ' February 28-Opotiki Jockey Club. '■■"■■- March 5, &■- Danuevirke Racing Club. , ' March _-__sai_a. County Racing Club. March 8, 10-To Atoka Jockey Club. . Jdaroh 12, 13-Southland Racing Olub., 7,; Jfarcb 12, 13--N«lson Jockey Club. .''.-■;■ ---.; March 13, 13-rNapier Park Raoing Club. : March 13—"Wairaato Raoing Club. Starch 15, 17—Ohinemuri Jockey Club. March 35, 17—Otahuhu Trotting Club. March 17-Opunke Racing Club. 7 ■'~'•'''■" ■ :; March 22—Tuapeka County Jockey Club. . - '.'■v March 24-Waipnkurau Jockey Club. March 24, ?,s—Canterbury Jockey Club. March 24, 25—_ eliding Jockey Club. Mart'.'. 22. 24—Auiktand Racing Club. Marcii 22, TVafcorapa Racing Club. March Beaumont Jockey Club. • March 24, 25—Eiri'rton Racing Club. March Westl&ad Eacing Club. . ' •April 2—Kecfton Jockey Club. j A;ml 2, 5-WelliUJton Racing Club. April 9, 10~-Manawntu Racing Club. April 9. 12—Auckland Trotting Club. Apr;: 15, 17—Hawke's Bay Jockey Club, April 16, Avondale Jockey Club. ■ ;-■'/ May 14, 15—Egraoht Racing Club. ' May 22, 24—Wanganui Jockey Club. May 31. June 3. s—Auckland Racing Club. DATES OS" -COMING- EVENTS. NBVr JEBA&Airo. ,' February. 27— Cap. • I; March Jackson Stakes. March 22-A.R.C. Easter Handicap • - March 22-GTc-at''': Northern '. Champagne Stakes. March S4—Greaf. Northern Oaks. I March 24—St. George's Handicap. ."March Great Easter Handicap. March,24-Great Autumn Handicap.; Hay 31—Great Northern Hurdle Eaca, <Juns Great Northern Steeplechase. \ AUSTRALIA.: '•'■■ ; ' ;':. •••■ March ..I— Newmarket Handicap. March 4—Australian Cup. . ;.' March B—Champion Stakes, .. March 22--Doneaster Handicap. "'-'" H. March 22-A.J.C St. Leger. March 24— Great Eastern Steeplechase. ANSWERS' TO CORRESPONDENTS. : K II —Tainh4u«er has carried the colours tof his breeder, Mr. J. ..Buchanan, .throughout his career, INGCS.- Black and Bed -was got by Maxim ■ <Bon of Musket) from Muatifce. by July (son of Traducor) from Te'redo, by Apremont : '■■'.: .T.M.— White: and Bine ran second to ."•■■ Gold Pin i.i the First Hurdle Race, run on ■;.- the opening day of ' the 4 Geraldin© ■i Club's Spring: Meetin g-last September. : '■'■': SPORT, 2 ; vPJnearoa ;Kains.—The following ■ lire the distances of the race- in Question - iuandwicJi Plate, two miles; Australian Cup, . : itiro miles and a-o.uarter; tampion,Stakes^ three miles. : .H.E.T .'•■ Hamilton.—Lone. Hand was bred '/. inVictoria.". He only won ' the Auckland , ') % (SummAri Steeplechase on one occasion. SCBSCBraiE, Whai^garei.— Pa«l (by St. 3atanella) was bred by the lata Mr. : •W. Perciyal -• > '.- ISTIiIEESTBD, Tanpaki.— 49 bred aa ■■■'/,- : foHews:— Hotchklsa. fcy. Musket from 77 Peto>leai?, by Oxford from Hartshorn, by Mountain ieer. Dam: Lyrelinus, by Leo- ' ! linus from Lyre, by Patriarch from Lyra, by Thomu,v.by. " TaJi)TJCSJi,' "Wanganui.—During his earser ■ Advance started in 31 races, and his .receM- : -■.' -was is follows:—IS wins, four Eeconds, Iva ' ' third!; i four-times ■unplaced.. He -won in . stakes: £*9dQ. made; up as follows :—At two "■'•': -years,, £170;' at three years, £3251: at four '> years/ £2774; at six years, £785. . NOTES BY PHAETON. la? is a matter of common remark that New' - : Zealand has rarely, 'been so barren of good ■"'. ' heroes as at the present:- time; : but,,, notvwifhstahdmg this potent fact, thfe, eyes •: of 7.7: Australian'"buyers continue to "be directed Maoiilandiirards. Soultoria and Antoinette " ■Werei recently secured in' Auckland on account of AustraKahs, and-now/word' oosaes from the 7 South to the . effect that Anna Ciirlovna "has ; been .bought for : exportation. ' Judging from recent figures, Australians as© '..'-.-' not' afraid to plant down j a good array of ! gold to secure whiit they want is. th© ! shape of' horseflesh ,- and :f New Zealand can. "■-.-', e'upply ithe '«qain« the purchasers; will appatently come along very briskly from that i qsa-rfer. I suppose tre ought :to appreciate - Ibis attention from our Australian kinsfolk;;* ■'.',.' Ist m could feel better pleased did they keep off the scene with the money-bags ■ 77 ■ until we are better; able to stand the strain of sailing our horses. -' • in the decision "of lie. Dunedin Clip 777 ; '' r : Tannhaiiser? came fairly out of his : iheu, V-'-r-. and, ? though possibly no great amount ■■ of .:.";. •;■.' '■ merit 'attaches '■ to •,, Ibis nwinning. feat 'in the • :' Wingatui race (seeing that he carried 231b under weight for. age), still the fact that ho 3uccfled6d7ih "putting up a fresh time .■7.7; record ' for the race causes : his performanc to assume some "■.■ prominence. Tannhauser was' credited with ; being a useful customer in the spring'of his three-year-old career; •.but He failed to run up .to expectations at : that period, though: in the autumn he managed to win the D.J.O. Publicans' Hanoi-'-' : cap and Ashburtoh : Cup. : 7 Tannhauser ap- :;:;.'/ pears to hare : answered , the question at '■'. Wiiigatui nicely at the right end, and he may: not be found out. of court, -when the 7 TJrpat Autumn Handicap comes up for de- : cision next 'month at: Riccarton. ' Dr. A. H. Bennett, of Adelaide, writes mo to the effect that ■-Waipuna'- recently I vj:-':,_ - met v.-ith a - serious ■ injury by coming in contact with a wire fence, aid it is feared .' that Soult'sv veteran son has run his last .•xacd. When on , a visit .to : Auckland in 1911 Dr. Bennett purchased a promisinglooking colt by Soult from Waiorongomai, whom he subsequently named Soultberg. Having displayed ■ symptoms of weakness in his forelegs, SbultlMrg missed his two and three-year-old ehjiio.g,ement3.: He has : , just been put.-■ into training , again, ' and hopes are entertained that he will Btand. Another Auckland-bred, coft held by Dr. Bennett, and one whom the South Australian sportsman entertains high hopes of, is Maorilander Hierarch—To Huinga). SJaorilander, . who is a two-year-old, is - given credit for solid development, and it ■will bo pleasing to chronicle that ho has performed attractive service for his popular owner when ho undertakes his racing ' career. 7 The Seaton ; Delaval—La Cloche mare Olochette, with a colt foal at -foot by Soult, was secured cheaply py: Dr. Bennett for 165gns.• at Glenora Park in 1911. The youngster took ; rank as one' of the latest foals 01 the, season, and ho has therefore been allowed time to catch up. Dr. Bennett speaks of Olochette'o colt in . si hopeful vein, and' in conformation he is voted "a perfect model." Meetings held under the auspices of ; the Wanganui Jockey Olub have always ' enjoyed a wide popularity, and that being so, it is always pleasing to find the outlook of their gathering carrying tho rosy tint for marked success. On Thursday next the 7 flaps -will once again be hoisted on Wanganui's picturesque racecourse to celebrate j •'■'; ' another autumn meeting, which it is pleas- . ing to note promises to bo well up to tho ; : . most noteworthy of its .predecessors. Tho big event of the opening day is the Wanga- I nui Cup, and with 12 horses engaged there i . 1* sss.U:tui-i for a, capital oniitcst. j After Waitoto had been beaten a head by ' 7-. Papamarama in tho Victoria Handicap at Wocdville on Wednesday, his rider, M. Mc- ',' Donald, was carpeted by Mr. J. McMahon, ;■•' stipendiary, steward, on tho ground that lie had looked round several times in tho finish. ing stage*.. The result was six months' sus- - pension for McDonald. On th.j following : day the pressmen present interviewed tho president of the club (Mr. Bolton), for each > of them considered that McDonald had not - ■ offended badly, ano?.'.- further that he had b«on ovor-soverely dealt with. A meeting of the Judicial Committee was held, and it '■^•#as : lecnjed ioa«k the metropolitan body to ■ . ! lift the disqualification at tho end of the til v afi ',».-- c, >' i L J » ( J. j( " ' ' ""' 7

I :- The .'unfortunate mishap which befel the I Hon. 53. Mitchelson at Tikapuna on Saturday last, it goes without saying, has evoked much sympathy. As president of the Auckland Racing Club, Mr. Mitehelson has addrtesod himself with great enthusiasm to the perfecting of the surroundings of the Ellorslis course, and it is ' largely ■ due to his untiring energy that the metropolitan racecourse has assumed such a beautiful phase.. It .is pleasing to learn that Mr. Mitohelson is making a good recovery but the knitting of a fractured leg is necessarily slow in a man of his years. Tha South Australian breeder, Mr. W. A. Blacklcr, who was present at tho A.R.O. Summer Meeting, has given out his impressions formed of New Zealand racing and its surroundings 'in'.the Dominion. He does not earn for the tofalisato? rule in Maoriland which calls v.pon the horses to parade a certain, time •'before tho raws, and then keeps them at the starting point until the machine is closed and the various sums, invested on the'• different competitor.-; counted and hoisted. Under such conditions the horses ■weirs often kept close tipoi'. half-an-hout waiting on the track for the race to start. Mr. Blacklcr does not consider that the totalisatcrs in use wero an improvement 011 tint utilised at Victoria Park, and he. was nob ifavourably impressed with the new machine which tho Auckland Racing Club were trying. Two dividends are paid in con; tests in" which six or more horses run, and this, Mr. Blacklcr considers, is rather overdoing that particular system. The rule in force in Auckland of coupling horses running in the same ownership appealed to him as a capital idea. r It is stated by a Sydney authority that afc the request of Uie New South "Wales Breeders Owners, and Trainers' Association the. Australian Jockey Club has decided to amend the rule which provides that two-year-olds shall not run in handicaps before December 1 1. The alteration will permit of handicaps [ after the conclusion, of the A..T.C. Spring ;Meeting each year This is only;fair, for, as matters have hitherto'etood, two or three youngsters have; generally had something of & mortgage on the two-year-old rae?s run at the Sydney suburban tracks in October and November. At- most, the ' indifferent performer would be in receipt of 141b from a winner, whereas it might have taken fully 3st to bring them together In future the owner of a moderate will, at least, be given a chance of winning a race before December in, Sydney, a position that has all along obtained in Melbourne In tho recentlyadopted Au.Tfrahan Rules of Racing there is no stipulation as to the date on which two-year-olds shall run in handicaps. It has been mooted in England that it would be. a good idea to confine apprentice allowances to lads riding for their own Stables. "'. The point has been productive of a deal of discussion, and those favouring the suggestion include Sam Darling, Captain Dewhurst,' Sir Charles Nugent, Felix Leach, and A. A. Joyner. On the other hand, Richard Marsh is not very optimistic on the subject. He says:—"lt is my humble opinion; that: unless a trainer has very large stable of horses, with lenient and nonbetting owners, it would be a very difficult matter to produce a jockey. Practice is what they quire, and in a small stable I am afraid they would not get sufficient. I certainly -• gr.ee" with you that lads now ride much too soon, and before they have the proper knowledge." He also adds that apprentices should be taught; to ride the proper lengths, which, of course, means in the old style. In that ho : will have many supporters, for after a boy has learnt to ride properly in the old style, there can be little objection to his shortening his lengths ( to his liking-; but tho principle of young \ lads riding ; with their knees cocked up in the air almost; as soon as they are put on a horse is entirely wrong as in most cases I they '■'■'»& merely balancing themselves 'by means' 6? the horse's mouth. The ides, that any lad lias merely to ride ridiculously short in "order to make emulation of the deeds of - Tod 'Sloan a possibility has exploded ! everywhere, and in Sydney I have heard some trainers intimate that fact < more plainly than politely to their apprentices. Old "lights of ; colonial turf continue to 'be numbered amongst the, defunct. : . The latest equine to be entered in that category is ' Portsea, the doughty son of Nockersgat and Lady Lovelace. > who proved himself ono of the best stayers that has figured on "the turf. -At four years old lie carried Brt lOtl 1 ) to victory in the Australian Cup, din* at ! a--year elder he pub up a fresh tita*, record for the Champion Stake 3 by running %i three miles in 5m 25is» At the end of his rac : 1% career Pcrtsea Jjas purchased by "Messrs: -Manifold Bros., to take Wellington's plates as a sire of jumpers, but he did not earn much fame at t-ba stud. Portsea was 24--. yes.es of age when it -, was •found necessary to destroy him. ■ Tho New South Wales rider, W. H. Smith, has accepted a retainer for, a second year from Mr. F. Morton, tte terms jxjihg ;8500 and 10 per cent, of winnings. The' Sydney Seferoc remarks: —When Smith fiist oatac to Sydney from Queensland, moat of the -unties scouted the idea of > his being even a -fair horseman, and; yet 15 years liter we find him in receipt oi': probably the most liberal retaining fee paid any jockey in Australia, i which suggests that those who were so quick to condemn him must have beea very much at fault ,■'■'.,■■': ' f There are not wanting those who look to Cheddar to win the Wanganiki Cup. The son of Merriwee-i-Brown Aha!' looked well at Hawera, but did not have the best of luck in the Cup. The gelding will prob ably" make considerable improvement in the interval,- ;, and by the time the big event here comes up for decision Mr. Watt's candidate should bo at hi* very best. If it is true, as asserted by some, that Cheddar was doin» batter work than his stable-mate, Midnight Sun, prior to the New Zealand Cup, then he must take a power of 'beating over the mil© and three-quarters here. Blairgour, who oh the strength of being a eon of peerless Wakeful," was furgely boomed, has proved a big disappointment since "he won the Caulfield Futurity Stakes two years j back. He was subsequently sold for 1400gns. to & New South Wales sportsman, who seems to have a poor ohancs 0' getting a refund of iho sum'he expended m -the purchase of the horse. Blairgour has been thrown out of training in order to avoid A permanent breakdown. The Ohinemuri Jockey Club have hit onl pluckily this season with a £1000 programme in connection with their annua] risce meeting, which takes place on March lij ; and 17. The Ohinemuri Cup has £15C opposite it, while the Paeroa Handicap carriea £100. The programme is nioehj balanced, and the club has every reason to anticipate a strong list of entries. From the programme which appears in anothes column it will be seen that nominations for ail events close to-night at nine o'clock, So far as the Dunedin Jockey Club's meeting has gone, J. • Beard (Mere, Britain's Crown), L. Wilson (Caraid Delias, Bditah), F. E. Jones (Peg, Ogier). R. Berry (Warstep, San Severo), are the only riders tc pilot more than one winner. S. Ellis (Bod Earl), C. Emerson iNightwateh), B. Deelej (Tannhauser), F. G. Holmes (Medallist), P. Gibbons (Tioon), L. Hegarty (St. Keven), B. W. King (Query}, and J. Olson (Soldiers' Chorus) have each ridden one winning horso, With a programme totalling £1190 ir prize-money for their summer meeting, th« . Qtahuhu Trotting Club should be able it. Command a strong list of entries. Th( principal even are the Otahuhu Trottinj '- Cup of 115sovs, the Manukau Handicap o ' lOOsovs, tho Vice-President's Handicap o ' 115sovs, and the High-class Handicap o. • lOOsovs. Nominations for all events clos< on Friday next at nine p.m. As Bobrikoff figures amongst, the entrant 1 for'the leading handicaps to 'be decided a Ellerslie and Riccarton next month, i i would appear to he quite an open questioi as to whether the Fir land gelding will raa in the North or South Island next month. It is cabled that Mr. R. S. Sievier ha. rafused an offer irom Germany of £15,00 • for his racehorse Warlingham, winner o the last Cesarewitch, oyer which Sievie -won £35,000. WarUngharn is a grandsoi of Carbine. The viotory of Nightwatch in the Dun ' edin Jockey' Club's Champagne Stake makes the ' third successive win for Si: George Clifford's colours ;n that event; far descendants of the Bill of Portland horse Counterfeit and Brown Owl being the othe pair concerned., It was confidently anticipated by his oon nections that Blue Garment would win a the recent. Takapuna meeting, but tho Blue light gelding failed in hi* races. How over, "he made some amend yesterday a South Auckland, , when the Claudelaiid Handicap and'the Publican*' Purse fell t< his lot. ■ . A. Oliver headed the list of successfii horsemen at Woodvillo with five winnini mounts (Atlecto, Manitou, Huia, Papa maraina. Ariom), W. Price rode two (Mono logue, Sinapis), and W. Bell two (Hand some Maid, Lady Nolan), while R. Younj . (Dekko). F. Cress (Knutsforo), .7. O'Shei , (Rangiatun), H. Watson (Morton), W [ Adams (Kauroa), W. Young (Expect), an( . W. Griffiths (No Idea) each piloted oni winner. ' 1 1. The South Auckland Racing Club wil > bring th«tir annual race meeting to a con . elusion to-day/ r ■..-;- :7. -.-.'.' ' ,

i Trainer W. Mobberley's run of ill-luck - soenis to havo come to its end, for ho has 1- scored several successes of late with Phosphorus. Yesterday he carried off the first - two events—the Trial and Claudelands > Handicaps, with Phosphorus ana Blue Gar- ■ ment. Lucerne, the Lupin filly owned by Dr. ' Paget, unaccountably injured herself white 5 executing a preliminary gallop on the con- ' eluding day of the Taranaki meeting. Later 1 Paralysis set in, and on Saturday she died, which is bad, luck indeed, for she was a filly of much promise. Lady Nolan, winner of tho Maharahara ' Handicap; tho concluding event, of the ! Woodville meeting, is a- shapely filly by tho ) Carbine horeo Cvmpfire from Sister Frances, 1 and is therefore something more than a ' half-sister to Epsom Lass, » , ' The Sixteenth Oaulfiold Futurity Stakes I of 2200sovs will lw- decided at the, V.A.T.O. 1 meeting to-day. Included in the list of ' horses engaged are the New SSealand-brcd Broadsword, Rathlea, and Ireland. In past years the Auckland-bred Gladsomeacoountea ' for this race twice, while the Soult gelding J I Soultline also carried it off. , *R. Berry, the crack light-weight horse- . man, rode \Varstep and San Severo to vio- ; \orv 011 the second day <4 the Dunedin . Jockey Club's meeting. During the two , days he has been successful twice, while . on five occasions ho lias finished jn third ' position. Tiresome, the Wanganui Cup candidate, j ; Icoked well to.the eve when shipped South / ! '( on Wednesday, by the Rarawa. Mr. E. W. , Alison's mare will ho ridden in the big f race by W. Bell, who is well up in tlie '. winning jockeys' list this season. ; Last, year there rvero several sensational : dividends' returned on tho opening day of the South Auckland fixture, but, with the 1 exception of Lady Thorn, nothing paid a price our. of tho ordinary yesterday. ' Ariom, runner-up to Rangjatua in the Woodville Cup on Wednesday, carried off tho Autumn Handicap on Fho following day. She is a six-year-old mare by Mcrriwee from Moira, tuid is owned by Mr. E. ; J. White. • King Lupin, who is by Lupin from a St. Crispin mare, accounted for tho Pioneer Handicap, a two-year-old cent decided at Claudelauds yesterday. He is owned and trained by R. Harmon. Goldsiso returned from Taranaki or. Wednesday after a fruitle&'i mission £0 the , Egmont fuid also the Taranaki Jockey , Club's Autumn Meetings. Tho little fellow ; had a. bad trip down, and wan not himself - while, away. . » : •. On the opening day of the Dunedin > Jockey Club's meeting the Auck'_nd horceifian,- B. Dee ley, rode Tannhauor to victory in the Cup. The following Ity'Deeloy i finished third on Tannhauser in tne Anni- ; versary Handicap, and was second on. Tunis, Bulletin, and Waikehau in different races. Nominations for all events to..be d.o.dod ' at the Ohinemuri Jockey Club's meeting on ' March 15 and 17 close at nine o'clock this evening with the secretary, Mr. Hugh ; Poland. , The To Aroha Jockey Club have re- ; coived a capital list of- nominations for . their annual" race meeting, which takes .' plac,.\ on March 8 and 10. Eighteen horses ' figuri in the To Aroha Cup. . , ~ '■ " - ■ Urakehu, the five-year-old daughter of 1 Obligado arid Agate, carried Mr. Donald MeKinuon's coloura successfully at South i Auckland yesterday, when she won the con- ! eluding race, the Flying Handicap. 1 W. Mobberley lias again Itakon in hand the. three-year-old , gelding. Hazelton, by Gladstone from a Brigadier—Queen Mab. > maire. He looks well but has not. altered s i much since last season. v ™ ' ; Royal Scotch, ths brother to Royal Arms, c S has been withdrawn from the Sydney Gold 1 Cup and the Donoaster Handicap. He is J reported to have broken down. " Con the' Shaughraun and Connie, winners I at the Taranaki Jockey Club's meeting, : claim the Necklace horso Coronet as sire. 3 Almeida . (Field Battery—Albuera) has ; thoroughly got over the injury she met with s at Takapuna last month, when she was badly galloped on. ' Six favourites won at Woodville, three ■1 succeeding each day, while* at Dunedin . sex'en favourites got home,, three on the ' opening. day and. four on Thursday. ! The action of the stewards at Woodville 5 in recommending the remission of the t part of the sentence imposed on Jockey M. ! McDonald, is undoubtedly a blow to the j stipendiaries, and opens up a somewhat , peculiar situation. ATlwortihy, the Motit.i—Tauriti three- ' year-old, has not mended his ways anything c of late, and at Rotorua was responsible for j a most unruly ditpliy. . /Recent cast-offs from Frank McMaae- , min's stable foaade a brave showing at l South Auckland' yesterday. Phosphorus led off" by winning the Trial Handicap, while • Maxwell landed the Cup of 200sovs. Later ' in the day Tattoo ran second to Blue Garment. , The successful sires at South Aucldand yesterday were: Bluelight (Blue Garment twice), Obligado (Urukehu and Lady Thorn--9 - ton), Soulfc (IMaxwell), Lupin (Bang Lupin), • Daysfcar (Ambergris), and Wairiki (Pho» \ phorus). A Maxwell only started in one nice at Tarn- ,. naki, but he made a good showing; The ,f brother to Soultline only returned by the j Rarawa on Wednesday, and was sent up to r Hamilton to contest the South Auckland r Cup, which ©vent he secured! yesterday, with Kawecn in second place. ' - £ With Maxwell showing form, Joh'e Fillo ~ was set an impossible task to concede the ( i brother to Soultline 201b over a mile and a}j quarter in the South Aucklan'd Cup yesterq day. Maxwell has won a good race or two, p and dead-heated last year with Miss Mis- _ chief for the A.R.O. Handicap of one mile n and a-half. a _____ >r At Woodville on Thursday the last six is horses ridden by A. Oliver started favourite 5. for their, respective' events. Two won, a like number finished second, anotior i. came homo in thifel place. ■«u 7— ), Montiform. the Multiform— Valley r- colfc, has changed hand 3, and is now the o property of the Gisborne sportsman, Mr. d F. Hall, for whim he won % race la 3: week. y E. J. Rao now has Montiform in work at '. Ellerslie. . 5 ' Salvia, who won a double at To Kniti, *> was taken to South Auckland by J. Williamson/ where the daughter of Salvadan n and Moira Ma Chree ran _ sojond to Phosie phorus in tho Trial Handicap. o| 16 j Ruse de Guerre, the smart two-year-old g j filly by Stepniak— Crecy. may not carry silk » at the A.R.C. autumn fixture, as she is still 3 f under veterinary treatment, Dt . Je Blue Garment (twice), Phosphorus, and King Lupin were the favourites to succeed 1 yesterday at South Auckland. For the Is Pioneer Handicap King Lupin was the i* warmest favourite of the day. it j . m Golden Loop, who won a hurdle race at 36 Ellerslie last Christmas time, is said to have met with a mishap at Gisborne, and is at present on the easy list. as '0 When Antoinette was shipped for Sydney ** on Monday, Mr. W. Ryan saw that ©very 3r precaution was taken to ensure her comfort ,u on the journey across the Tasman Sea. From Sydney the Soult mare will go over to Melbourne, and her future training will n ' be under the supervision of J. Fielder. ?s » ir J. McHugh has First V7airiki (Wairiki— V Leo Delaval) carrying a healthy appearance. 0 f All going well in the meantime, 'Air. S. ir Bradley's somewhat uncertain representative will contest, the A.R..C. Eaiter Handicap four weeks henoo. a- ■■-.', ' • 1* When Bltto Garment wo*, the Claudee' lands Handicap at Hamilton yesterday, he v ' started at odds-on. Later in the day he at was made favourite for the Publicans' Purse, is in which race he defeated TaHoo. :o $ Master Wairiki (Wairiki —Little Mabel) is reported to be going along . satisfactorily ill under Phil Brady's care at Cambridge, i{J where he is being prepared for tho A.R.C a- Easter Handicap. c~- . ~ - i- Lady Thorn (Obligado—Lady Thornton) 18 returned a double-figure .'dividend yesterday 'a -, v hen she captured tho District Hack Hanuif- cap at Claudelands. The Spalpeen gelding 'd Union Jack, who ran second, was paying an is > oven larger price on the totahsator. Waimangu has made his reappearance on ill the tracks at headquarters, where he is a- being apportioned light exercise' Ity Trainer LGeorce Absoluro.

7 STUD NOTES. . Tannhauser, winner of tho Dunedin Cup, was bred by., his owner, Mr. J. F. Buchanan. The leading lines in his pedigree read as follows:-— - ■ ...7'7 1i „., . TiJSTNHAtJSB2. Sire: Martian, by Martagon (son of Bend Or), from Ottarden, bv Sheen (son or Hampton), from Springmorn, by Sprinsfield (son of St. Albans). ■ Dam : Grand Opera, by Gipsy Grand (eon of Grandmaster), from lima, by Stepniak (son of MordcnJ'eldt), from. Ranee Nuna» by St. Goorso (son of Yattendon). A list of winning eires compiled for the Australasian Turf Register for the halfyear ending January 27, shows that tho progeny of Ayr Laddie have won 85 races of -the value of £17,174. Maltster is second on the list with 69 races worth i! 10,742, while Wallace £10,399, Positano £10,313, and Sir Foot© £7841 follow in that' order. Multiform figures in 11th place with nine races worth £4607, and Soult is credited with 11 races valued at £2763, while tho following New Zealand sires also figure in the list-Monsehikoff £1820, Royal Artillery £1510. Machine Gun £1431, Nonette £1423, Birkenhead £930, Sabretache £771, Wairiki £610, Stepniak £520, Royal Fusilier £503. Merriwee £501, St. Ambrose £410, and Sk-je Gun £347. Tho steamer Afrio. which reached Sydney ; last week, had on board the following the- I roughbreds, purchased in England i»y Mr. j 11. R. Denison (owner of Poseidon):Oh h The Nut (foaled 1905), by Amphion from Miss Hoyden, by Gallia.rd; b o (foaled 1010), i i by Spearmint from Kittv Grey, by Ayr'shire;* b f La Fiancee (1910). by Matchmaker from 80110 Poole, by Gallinulo', ch f Wonora (1910), by Winkfield from Ana-fa, by Goldfinch; b m Australia (1905). by Trenton from Maltrue, by Sprinfield, covered by St. Amant; 'b or br m Jovcy's Nouk (1903), by Donovan from Fujiyama, by Timothy, served by Mart<vgon; ch m', La Bolero (1904), by Pioneer .. om Christabel. by Lyrio or 'Kendal, fy .' f»d by The Nut; b m Hampton Spree -Qui. by Cupbearer from Elsie Hampton. ••'« Hampton, served bv Lnlly : b m Gold s>i„sfc 11907), by Rill of Portland from Goldli.k-* (imp.), by Trenton, served by Black Sand: ch m Faustine (1909), by Gallir.ulo from Film, by Enthusiast; and eh m Sister Sue (1908), by Cicero from Sister Lucy, by Ormonde or St. Gatien, served by Loohryaii. Messrs. W. and F. A. Moses's recently-acquired stallion Cardinal Beaufort (John o* GauntKatie Dougall) is on the same boat, as ara ; five mares purchased by Mr. S. Hordern. SOUTH AUCKLAND RACING CLUB'S MEETING. _____ WEST DAY. [BT TEI,EGRAF_.— OORIIBSrONDEXT.] Hamii,tos, Friday.The South. Auckland Racing Club's carnival opened to-day. The weather in the morning was fine, but later clouds came up, and during: tho curlier (stages a couple of heavy ehowsw fell. There wail it good attendance, a."._ the racing was good. . The ■ stoxttaff, however, was not of tho best, and there was a considerable delay in getting the various events-off.' Mr. Angu« Gordon," one oF tho stipendiary stewards, was present. The following are the results :— TRTAL HANMCAP, seven furlotigs.-Try Fluke, 7st 111b, 1; Ssviria; 8«t 2ib, 2 ; Clare, fist 41b, 3. Won easily. Time, Ira 30 2-ss. CI.AUOELAWPS HAKX'ICAP, live furlong*.— Blue Garment, Ysfc 7!.b, 1; Positive, Bst 51b, 2; Lur>erin, let, Zlb, 3. Won by half a length. Time, lm 4 4-5«. SOUTH AUCKLAND CUP, one mile and aquarter.— Maxwell, Sat, 21b. 1; Knw-en, Set Vlb, 2; Jollo Fille, 9st 81b, 3. Won easily by two lengths. Tune, 2m Us HANDICAP HURDLE RACE—Ainbergri/, &»t 21b, 1; Sunray, Bst, 2; H<*tijra, list ?Jb, 3. Won 'with a bib in hand.: Time, 2m 545. PIONEER HANDICAP, two year-olds, lour furlongs.—Kinp Lupin, 7»t Mb, 1; Tiki Tapu, (at 121b, 2; Tinorjal, Bst 121b, 3. Won by half ft lerjjrtf.. Time, 511-58. PUBLICANS' PURSE, «ix furlonps.— Garment. 7st 811:, 1; Tattoo, Bs* 101b, 2; Lucille, 7st. 111b, 3. Won. by a length. Time, ton 15s. Dltil'RlOT HACK HANDICAP, six furlongs.— Lady Thorn, 8:i. 21b, 1; Minor Jack, 7«t 121b, 2; I'.eri'a, 7st, 3. Won by half a length. Timo, lm 17a . . ' FLYING HANDICAP, fivo furloajrii.—TJrukehu, 7st 111b, 1; Bow Bells, 7«t 71b, 2; Jena, 7st 31b 3. Won by a length. The amount pat -through tho totalitator ■was £7960, as against £5906 lto fox the first day last year. _._-. DUNEDIN JOCKEY CLUB'S . AUTUMN MEETING. ;' ACCEPTANCES FOR CONCLUDING DAY'S RACING. ■ [By raUSSBAJPH.-— ASSOCIATION.] DUKEDiir, Friday. The following 6ie the j«jceptftnces Jor the third day's racing of the IDunedln Jockey CSub'B Autumn Meeting:— OWPIRO HURDLE RACE, on« mile and a-hnlf." —St Kevin 11.13, Rifto Kangc 10.9, Simon- Pure 3.13, Warsaw- 9.11, Redwing- 5.4, Nirawera 9.0. FLYING HANDICAP, «ix : urlongfi..— Way 8.11, Obisono 8.8, Thistledown &4, Sea, King 8.3, Winning' Way 7.6, Speciallorm 7.3, Sister Radius 6.11, Land Roa> 6.7,' Maplo Leaf 0.7„ Thuringa 6.7, Mahuri 6.T. WARRINGTON HANDICAP, ,six furlohga.— Editah 9.% Triumphator 9-4, Cbiimpagne 9.2, Bulletin 9.0, Britain Crown 9.0, Takahau 8.11, Optimeform 8.0. Sartorze 8.0, Beta 8.0, Ngrapuna 8.0, Rongalw.ro 8.0. JOCKEY CLUB HANDICAP, one mils and aquarter.— 8.10, Mira 8.9, My Lawyer 8.5, Tannhauser 8.5, Parable 7.3.3, Brown Owl 7.3, Tho Cornet 7.0, Troon 6.11. HOPEFUL HANDICAP, five furlongs.— 8.10, Fender 8.7, Whir, 8.0, Veritas 8.0, United Service 7.10, Aye Aye 6.7, Sea Maid 6.7. ABBOTSFORD WELTER HANDICAP, seven furKilmeny 9.6, Daringdale 8.12, Rock Ferry 8.10, Walkeb.au 8.4, Luptilitc 8.3, Kinff Torren 8.2, Redwing 7.7, Kimono- 7.7, Pcppin 7,7, Red and Black 7.7. . .--... WAIHOLA HANDICAP, six furlongs.—Caraid Dileaß 10.2, Champagno 3.13, Britain Crown 8.11, Trapan 810, Thrax 3.10, Stcperina 8.5, Punchinello 8.5. Safety Pin 8.3, Pleasure Bent 7.13, Eideform 7.12, Otakeho 7.10,, Lavidia 7.8, Robert "Bell 7.7. WINGATUI HANDICAP, ©even furlongs.— sono 9.1, Thistledown 9.1. Medallist 8.9, Gapon 8.4, St. Petersburg 8.3, San Severo 7.11, Rock Ferry 7.10, Mumura 7.9, Mahurl 6.7. WANGANUI JOCKEY CLUB'S AUTUMN MEETING. ACCEPTANCES. [BY TELEGRAPH.—PK_s'» ASSOOIATIOIT.] WAifGAKTji, Friday. The following acceptances have been received for the first day's events of the Wanganui Jockey Club's Autumn Meeting, to be. held on February 27 and March 1:— FLYING HANDICAP, six furlongs.—Gladiole 9 6 Culprit 9.2, Ventura 8.9, Potoa 8.5, Crown Pearl 8.4, Dearest 8.3, Autumnua 8.0, Piriwai 7.6, Styx 7 5 Phroso 7.5, Makai-a 7.4, Patroiiale 7.2 (including 71b penalty!, Grattan 7.0, Royal Simon 6.10, Tetikura 6.-9, Ineuru 6.7. WANGANUI CUP, one mile and three-quarters. —Labour Day 8.7, Mira 8.5, Bronze 8.4, Masterpiece 8.2, Domino 8.2, Cheddar 7.2, Master Laddo 613 Lady Mensehikoff 6.9, Tiresome 6.8, Moutoa • Girl 6.7, Composed 6.7, Master Tupuhi 6.7. PETRE -HACK HANDICAP, six furlongs.— Black Lupin 8.13, Heather 8.7, Postillion 8.2, Crawford 7.13, Jackpir.i 7.9, Gerbera 7.10, Ohampade 7.9, Aviatrix 7.8, Denise Orme 7.7, Ixiekwood 7.5, St. Luap 7.2, Sweet Kinla 7.0, Silver Ross 7.0. STEWARDS' HANDICAP, one ObSgant 86, Con tho Shaughraun 8.4, Coromandel 8.0, ' Merry Frank 7.10, Patriotic 7.9, Distinction 7.9, Ceylon 7.6 Mat-low 7.3, Muleteer 6.12, Aruako 6.12, Stepney 6.12, Red 1 Lupin 6.12, Tiwarl 6.3, Allegation. 6.9. JUVENILE HANDICAP, five furlongs.— Imagi- , nation 9.7, Pcronilla 3.5, Jason S.O, Eocene 8.8, Princes* Moutoa 7.4. Alitor 6.13, Mouete 6.12, Lord Gladstone 6.12, Hansaixl 6.10. VVIIiITOA HACK HANDICAP, one mile.—Monologue 8.11 (including 71b penalty), Patronymic 8.7, Postillion 8.5, Vlatlinoy 8,0, Dekkho 7.12 (including 71b penalty). Howler 7.5, Moirette 7.5, East-wind 7.4, White Crane 7.3, Lochgar 7.0, Austin 7.0, Silver Hose 7.0. WESTMERE HURDLE RACE, two miles.— Slcftcombe 10.6, Sandy Paul 9.12, Borcola 9.12, Waterworks 5.11, Whimper 9.2, Arton 9.0. TAYFORTH HACK HURDLE RACE, one milo and three-quarters.— Ecrcola 11.5, Allure 10.10, ' Serenity 10.6, Aema 9.:.3, Timothy 9.12, Knulsford 9.10 (including 101b penalty), Master Sylvia 9.8, Clemency 9.4, Mahinavfa 9.0. : _==—