SPORTING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume L, Issue 15325, 11 June 1913, Page 9

SPORTING.

if June 18, I£—Hawke's Bay Jockey Club. If; :■•■:■■:', June 25, 26—Napier Park Racing Club. £*;• ' July 3. Gisborne Racine: Club. / H'. /' . July 16, Wellington Racing Club. - %:.■''"':.. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. %■ /': WAGER.—Medallion formed one of the firsf t? •• batch of foals sired by Nordenfeldt in his */"'.■.'■'■■ first season. That horse was relegated to the stud in 1886 (the year after he won his 'J\-. A.J.C. and V.R.C. Derbies). . WAGES.—At the Auckland Racing Club's Summer Meeting, on New Tear's Day, 1885, Welcome Jack contested two successive races, both of which ho won. He first took '■[•■ part in the A.R.C. Handicap (one mile and * three-quarters), in which he carried 9st 101b, : ■ .;■ - and he was then saddled up Tor the Publican's Purse (one mile), carrying 9st 91b. ;•'. .'■". Welcome Jack was five years old when he ■:"'. ■■ registered the performances in question. ■:,'" NOTES BY PHAETON. • A HIGH PRICE COLT. ■■' More than once during the past fewyears have the South Americans set the .• .. writing pens in action by reason of the plucky purchases made by them of thoroughly- bred sires in England. Once again they V . aro placed well in tho limelight in that '- connection by reason of the buying of .:■':■' • Crajranour, the three-year-old son of Des- '■ ;•] mond and Veneration, who last week got home first for tho Derby,' only to bo subse- , f quently ruled out by the stewards by reason of an erralio finish by which he affected !!"„. the chances of several of tho contestants. ..;": ".'■],. According to the cablegram announcing the - sale of Craganour, Mr. C. Bower Ismay has \'f • ■ made it a condition that the colt is not to bo raced again, so that tho sensational ■ • ! [colt will not have the opportunity of wiping "",■••". out the stigma which is associated with his name in the Derby finish. The following '*-*,■ is a list of horses that have been sold for £20,000 and upwards :— Flying Fox, by —Vampire, 4yrs £39,375 '" n> Diamond Jubilee, by St- Simon— ifi'* dita IL. Byra 31,500 j Cyllene. by Bona —Arcadia, ' - ''•' "lOyrs ... — 31,500 '•>,.■>-' Ormonde, by Bend Or— Agnes, 9vrs 31.250 fe:.?.'' Jafdy. by Flying Fox—Airs and _ ■':, Graces, 4yrs jO.OOO Craganour. by Desmond—Tenera- - ■ ?:*«.. tion. Syrs ... ... ... 30,000 ;^. ! * Tal d'Or, by Flying Wandora, 4yrs - 28,000 ;'?- •" Sceptre, by —Ornament, ''~: 4J-TS ... .... ... 25,000 Bark Ronald, by Bay Ronald— _ Ws, Darkie, x 6yrs 25,000 J ,• Rock Sand, by Sainfoin— brune, 6yrs ... ... 25,000 '<%z Duke of Westminster, by Orme tWtz- - Gantlet. 2yrs ... ... 22.050 Galtee More, by Kendal—Morganette, •cV, 4vra ... ... '... - — 21,000 Ard Patrick, by St. Florian— ff*%'-. ■ ette, 4yra ... 21,000 0 T > St. Blaise, by 'Hermit—Fusee, llyrs... 20,000 Gouvemant. by Flying FoxGouverfeV -, nante.Syrs ... ... ... 20,000

, ' RACING IN SOUTH AMERICA. 3.". The Argentine turf has always been carried on . very enthusiastically. For years ;-_ Argentine breeders have topped the market with the prices received for their yearlings, • while if a noted stallion or famous mare comes into the market we may be sure that the Argentine buyers will bo ready with a mammoth cheque. There is now, however, ■ a. movement afoot, haying for its object the . curtailment of racing. Thus "Vigilant" in the London Sportsman:—"Recently I heard that there is some danger of racing * v - being curtailed even in the Argentine Re's;,. public, where every form of gambling cluding State lotteriesis more or less en- ,, couraged- An Argentine breeder who was about to place a commission for the purchase of mares in England has been for the time being deterred. No doubt racing in that ' country must get very monotonous, Sunday after Sunday, always on the same track |sv: 4(Palermo), with Thursday meetings there also; but you can do your hetting in the ** height of comfort, there being uniformed . ' " ~-eftn -throughout the enclosures whom you ■ -■■■■•* can summon to do your will. in the way > ■■■ ~of purchasing tickets on the horse of your choice, sod if it wins the man will draw the money for you, and thus save you from -._■"■-•■■■"• all trouble, such as is experienced in other countries, where you have to take your ' place in a' crowd and do all this work for ••yourself. It is, in fact, the acme of luxuri- ..■■;■■ ous speculation, and everything is done to encourage people to have their bit on. Thus "• the horses are brought out and cantered "-_'- L long before the race is due to start, and they return to the paddock after this pre- ," limiuary show, which is intended solely to give the public a chanco to 6elect their fancies and bet on them. The interesting . " : "z point here is one which tells so absolutely against.all the theories of anti-gamblers, and it is that the people of the Argentine Republic, so far from being impoverished by their gambling tendencies and habits, ,-;; are. actually, man for man, richer and more prosperous than any others in the world."

LEAVES FROM MY NOTEBOOK.

The" New Zealand-bred Broadsword has

; won a number of short races in Australia : since be was bought from Sir George Clifford by the Victorian sportsman, Mr. S. A. Rawdon; but in the decision of the Adelaide Birthday Cup on Saturday last he won fame-over a mile and a-half, winning his race in good style in 2m 38s. Descendants of Cianranald are not noted as 3tayers, and maybo the dash of Musket blood which ; comes to Broadsword through his dam Safe- : guard (by Maxim) saved the situation when he was called upon for his final effort in the decision of the big event in South Australia ■ last Saturday.

The Menschikoff— gelding Electrakoff, who was purchased in Auckland some months back and transported to Australia, came out of his she'll at Randwick on Monday last, winning the Winter Stakes, which event was run over a milo and three furlongs. While racing in Electrakoff proved himself a clever little horse, but it was generally held that his best distance was a mile. * . —

'•jlil Though well into the period associated \S i. ' with the sear and yellow leaf, old Hautapu keeps on deck in Australia; and, what is. '. i . more, continues to pay his way in crossrLi;: country events. The latest success to be credited to the Mitiora gelding was the' .'.".%' Winter Steeplechase, run at Randwick on % Monday last. Hautapu took shape as a hard- } J fi-- worked horse prior to his being eent to V Australia, and he must be characterised as a ,I- '■ bit of a wonder to bo now equal to getting S.'i\ on the winning list. ' - r Mr. C. J. Parker, the Gisborne owner, is not experiencing the best oWuck this sea- '*?>;*■• son. In the spring Our King was taken bad, \\: while Multiply was seriously ill on the eve r..~ ' of the Great Northern fixture, and now Fort l- William, who ran second to Haskayne in ' i. tho York Welter, is on the sick list. Shortly before the Great Northern Meeting Adherent did not shape well in one of his ■'.|3);;' schooling efforts, and this is said to have brought about his disposal to Mr. George O Dunnet. However, when Adherent returned ■;-':'-' "• his very large dividend when he secured '.:' the Tamaki Steeplechase, both Mr. Dunnet -i . and the late owner had good wins. Hoanga, under Mr. J. R. 0. Jones's treat- ,', ' Z- ' " . ment, has made a satisfactory recovery, and ' r? reappeared on the training track at head-1 '•' '- ' , quarters yesterday. It was decidedly bad |; IIP: luck for Mr. W. "Montgomery (owner) and A j r j Chas. Coleman (trainer) that the smart I . Regel gelding was incapacitated on tho eve of tho Great Northern Meeting. A V? Royal Arms was sunnortcd to the extent ." ?■ of £166 10s on tho totalisator for the A.R.C. '[.':-- Cornwall Handicap, and finished 13th. Evi- ; ,; < dently 6omeone expected tho son of Royal Artillery to run better in the York Welter H^3mfeV on the concluding day, for on the totalisator I ' he occupied tho position of first favourite, . t with £675 against his number. Decorate shaped attractively on the second and third days of tho A.R.C. Winter MeetP|p§!& ; ing, winning the Ranfurly Welter, and finishIJi|§fe' ing second in tho Fitzroy Welter. In the \ iast-mentioned event he was only beaten by head, after meeting with interference after H :.\ ;-. going a little over a furlong. K\ Miss Explosion, the Explosion—Nettle mare, pulled-up very lame after contesting a HSi .cross-country event at the Great Northern, |||?ivw ? *and the trouble being a very badly-affected Wssy tendon, she will not race again, but will bo §. mated with the Ascot Stud sire Elysian. x . $d'r3>fxj.%3:-, ■■:, '■•■.■•: 4P%/'vS< . .yr'-- v :: fe-■•:.;■ \H--: "-' : : v -:\- .■"■" S»3^Rfes^>^"'-''.; ; ' •■. ?,-'■ 'r. -.■:■•■..■■■■- ■,-■:...- ■:■■-•■.:•.■',•.■- .: .■*

Zealand, & New Zealand-bred horse by Finland from Mercia, won the Dunholen Handicap, six furlongs, at the recent "Woodlands Hunt Club Meeting, held at Mooneo Valley, Victoria. He carried 7sfc 21b, was favourite, and won all the way.- Antoinette (Bst 131b) ran unplaced. The Penury— Hester filly purchased at the Ascot *Stud sales in January by Mr. F. Hall for 425gns is growing into a big filly, and will not be ready for early two-year-old events next spring, but will probably make her debut at tho A.R.C. November meeting. Although La Rcina, Blcrlot, and Merry Roe have been nominated for races in Australia, nothing definite has been decided upon in connection with tho departure of tho trio for tho other sido. The imposts to bo meted out to the Aucklanders will, no doubt, decide tho situation when such aro made known. Dawn, winner of tho A.R.C. Railway Handicap in 1907, ran prominently in his races at. tho recont winter meeting, and yesterday appeared none the worse for his efforts when seen on the track. Should the i big Birkenhead gelding remain sound, ho should bo heard of in the spring. Koatanui (Soult—Alannah) ran third in the Queensland St. Leger Stake*-', won on May 31 by Rosard (Rosanule —Ard-na-roe). Rosard is evidently a smart three-year-old, for he followed up his St. JLegor victory by carrying off the Brisbane Cup of 2000sovs, two miles, on Tuesday of last week. Kaweon was passed in at 300gns when submitted at auction last Friday, the resorv9 being 400gns. Tho daughter of Spalpeen and Waimangu, when offered at the Ascot Stud sale last January, was passed at 250gns, with lOOOgns wanted.

Tho Maiden Handicap at the Victoria Park races (Sydney), on May 28, was won by Ridiculous, a Now Zealand-bred equine by Martian from Clyte. Ridiculous returned ft remunerative price.

Mr. J. S. Roan's lease of Phosphorus expired last week, and since then the Wairiki—Bright Spark gelding has been taken over by another interest, in addition to which he has left W. H. Mobbexloy's stable and is now under tho care of Norman Cunningham.

Monorail, who was purchased recently by Mr. H. H. Hayr from Air. H, D. do Latour, has got over his operation, and should do better under «ilk next season. Tho Monoform throe-year-old is a speedy fellow when at his best.

Sea Pink figures amongst tho entrants for the New Zealand Cup. Tho Seaton Delaval gelding performed creditably in his races at the recent Ellerslie gathering, and already has followers for tho big Riccarton event, although the race will not bo decided until Noveniber.

Blue Garment (Bluelight— is one of the latest, recruits to the jumping business, and with J. Tutchen as pilot was schooled over the pony hurdles at Ellerslio yesterday. His display was somewhat crude, but promising, for he did not shirk his work. •••—,.,

Pendoon; the rising two-year-old chestnut colt by Penury from Cardoon, has been placed in E. J. Rao's care by Mr. H. R. Mackenzie. Cardoon, dam of this youngster, was by Cardigan from Monsoon.

, Hautere, whose prospects appeared to be so bright prior to the Great Northern Meeting, failed to even secure a placo in either of his races. It is possible that the Euroclydon gelding may bo taken across to Sydney in the spring.

Othello, tho St. —Desdemona gliding trained by W. Mobberlcy, is being tried over hurdles. Yesterday morning, with J. Tutchen in tho saddle, the chestnut took on the small fences. and acquitted himself well for a novice. " ■ '. »

The entrants for tho New Zealand Cup total 79, a number in advance of last year. Midnight Sun and Vice-Admiral, and each sired by Multiform, are the only previous winners of the race engaged on this occasion. Tho only Auckland Cup winner entered is Bobrikoff.

Colonel Soult, the shapely three-year-old gelding by Soult— Winnie, ran creditably at Ellerslie last week, and should prove useful next season. He is being kept going at headquarters by F. McManemin.

C. Emerson left for Sydney last week, whilo L. Wilson and A. Oliver left by the Wimmera on Monday for the same destination. The Auckland horsemen S. Brown and J. Roach also left by the Wimmera.

Trainer W. G. Irwin has effected considerable improvement in the Seaton Delaval— Monoquil filly. This half-sister to Soltano is a sturdy equine, and all going well should prove very useful next season.

Scorch, by Motor Chibouk, and therefor© more than half-sister to the crack fencer Continuance, was sent over the hurdles at Ellerslie yesterday morning with W. McKinnon as pilot, and gave a satisfactory exposition of jumping. •

Manuwera ran sufficiently well in the Campbell Hurdle Race won by Watch Chain to suggest that he will do better when moro experienced. Like the winner, he is by tho defunct Musket horse Cuirassier.

W. Sharp has the shapely filly by Glenullin >from Serf in'steady exercise at headquarters, -where she is being got ready for the spring. This filly is rising throe years.

Twenty horses figuro in the Napier Park Steeplechase, but no Auckland horse is included. Glenmore, Dorando, and Bercola are also absentees.

. Slancy, who fell while contesting tho Tamaki Steeplechase .it Ellerslie last -Thursday, and was lame on returning to the paddock, is being hacked about by Trainer E. Pope.

Mr. J. D.. Kemp, owner of- Prince Merriweo and Jolie Fille, has taken in hand a shapely rising two-year-old by'Stepniak from Electra. an almost full brother in blood to Electrakoff. ,

Broadsword, who won the Adelaide Birthday Cup on Saturday last, previously dis-. tinguished himself in the A.J.C. Doncastcr Handicap, at Randwick, winning that race in 1911 in the fast time of lm 33£s.

Nominations for events to be run at the Gisborne Racine Club's winter meeting close to-night, at nine o'clock. INTERPROVINCIAL GOSSIP: [by telegraph.—own cobbesfondents.] WANG , ' Tuesday. Wanganui visitors to Otaki strongly supported Leonta for the Cup, but did not have tho satisfaction of collecting, though there is little doubt tho Conqueror gelding would have won had he.had any luck. Ho was slow to begin, as usual, and the result was that ho got into a bad position, and was disappointed more than once in trying .to get clear. When he did get into the straight he got going in great style, but had no chance of catching, the leaders. Ho has been very unlucky recently, as he ought to have scored in both his races here. Ho will now bo given a spell for three or four months, and maybe will not race again until the Fcilding meeting comes round in November. ' '

A. Hall's trip to Ellerslie with NorthEast, Doniso Ormo, and Phroso was an unsuccessful one, a fact which was very disappointing to many here, who fully expected a win or two to come his way while in the North. It is understood that Phroso has gone amiss, and as neither North-East nor Denise Orme ran up to expectations, it may bo taken for granted that the proposed trip to Australia will not eventuate. North-East was galloping so well before leaving here that he was fully expected to score at Ellerslie, but he again let his friends down, while Denise* Orme quite failed to make good the claim that she is as fast as Phroso up to six furlongs, and never even ran into a place at Ellerslie. ' The only Wanganui horses nominated for the New Zealand Cup are Roosevelt and Yankee Doodle, both of whom are owned and trained by Albert Jackson. Roosevelt ran second in the big race in Lady Lucy's year, but it is very doubtful whether he will ever get back to the form ho displayed that seaison. Ho ■ has been racing lately after, a s-sason at the stud. Yankee Doodle is an improving colt, but he has yet to prove that he is good enough to bo seriously considered for such a race. Still, ho is bred well enough for anything, and may prove a really good horse next season. Dorando appears to be nicely weighted in the Hawke's Bay Steeplechase at lOst 131b, and if ho goes to the post is sure to be one of the most fancied on the 'day. Mount Cook <9st 111b) and Rebel (9sfc 71b) are a pair likely to bo hard to beat. ~/

WELUNGTON. Tuesday.

The Highden trainer G. Price was a visitor to Wellington during last week. He expressed himself as well pleased with tho performance of Nyland, who won at his first attempt over hurdles. He is sending the two-year-old Adelicia to race in tho Trial Plato at Trentham winter meeting; and other information gleaned from him was that both Oliver and Hell would ride tor his stable next season. Amongst the passengers by tho outwardbound Sydney boat was Mr. J. E. Henrys (who is" leaving to bo present at the wedding of his daughter); R. J. Mason, who took Emperador, Cherubini, and Banks i a (AchillesTortulla) to race .at the A.J.C. Spring Meeting and C. Emerson, jockey, who will in future, follow his (jailing in Sydney. Talking with R. J. Mason, he informed your correspondent that ho fully expected to be back in the .Dominion about tho middle of October, and his horses would bo engaged at the New Zealand Cup meeting. Cherubini is not, as has been stated, engaged in tho A.J.O. Derby, and Mason will not have a representative in that raco. Ho is not enamoured with tho prospects of any of the trio earning high laurels in Sydney, and the trip,is being.taken more for a holiday and to evade the rigours of tho winter in Canterbury. There is some talk of tho imported stallion Malachi, sire of the Groat Northern Hurdles winner Marton, and formerly owned by the Government, being brought back to New Zealand. He is at present doing duty at the South Sea Islands, and is of course practically wasted there. A lot of schooling work is being dope at Trentham in view of the winter meeting next month. J. W. Scott has seven hurdle horses in work, and C. Pritchard is jumping three of his team.

A newcomer at Porirua is the old Torpedo horse Waitavere, who has boon put into work again to see if ho will stand a preparation. Ho may be given a race at Napier at the end of tho month.

The lightweight jockey "W. Bell last week received a present of a gold watch, suitably inscribed, for winning the Wanganui Cup on Tiresome. The donor was tho Auckland sportsman Mr. E. W. Alison. Tho request of R. Berry for the remission of the remainder of his three. months' suspension has been refused by the Wellington Racing Club. ' (

News from Gisborne received here states that the trip to Australia with Cally Bridge and Player has been struck out, at least so far as this season is concerned, and that T. N. Jones may go to Sydney shortly to ride for W. Kelso.

The Porirua stable, which has been out of luck for some time past, won three races at the Otaki meeting. The horses to score wore Dirge, Parky, and Aratiatia. Prosser was not very impressed with the form of the first-named, and he sent her and Aloha homo to Waikanae. Like most other racing clubs in the Dominion, the Otaki Club had a record meeting last week. The cup wont to Moutoa Girl, a member of F. Tilley's Fordell team and the bearer of Mr. P. S. Easton's colours. She won in tho most decisive manner, but a bad jump-off spoilt any chance sho had on the second day. Makara, who was well treated by tho handicappcr, scored in the Rahui Handicap (six furlongs) from the Karamu candidate Altcar. On tho second day the big handicap went. to-Vi, who paid tho biggest dividend of tho meeting. The runner-up to .the Merriweo mare was Mulga Bill. Goddard's horse was a bit unlucky at the six furlongs post or he might have reversed positions with the winner. CANTERBURY. 1 • Tuesday. The nominations for the New Zealand Cup numbor 79, which is 19 more than last year, and a good deal above the average. As usual, they are a very mixed lot, made up. of 18 three-year-olds, 18 four-year-olds, 15 five-year-olds, 15 six-year-olds, and 13 aged horses. Practically all the best horses in tho Dominion figure in the list, the most notable absentees being Autumnus, Nightwatch, and Soltano. A horse whose inclusion will occasion somo interest is King Mark, tho English stallion by Marco — imported recently by tho Hon. J. D. Ormond. Of the 14 horses

which comprised tho Now Zealand Cup field last ■ November, 10 are.again eligible to run this year, the absentees being Lady Lucy, Allegory, Odessa, and Obligant. As usual, North Island owners have contributed liberally to the total, and they claim 54 representatives to -25 from South Island stables. The Southern contingent, however, is stronger than has been the case for some time, and when tho weights appear I expect to see a fair number from these parts, figuring near the head of tho list. Masterpiece, Bon Ton, Bon Revo, ViceAdmiral, and Soldiers' Chorus being names that occur readily in this connection. Among the North Island lot may be noted Bobrikoff, Midnight Sun, Labour Day, La Reina, Bleriot, Domino, Bronze, Fort William. Goldfinder, Undecided, and Cheddar, so'that, the entry includes quito a decent lot of good i horses. On the other hand, there is the customary big team of moderates ; but altogether the list is thoroughly representative of the Dominion's racing strength at the present time. R, J. Mason loft for Sydney on Thursday with three of Mr. G. .D. Greenwood s —Emperador, Cherubini, and Banksia. They cannot bo . classed with some of the teams Mason has taken to Sydney, but there are distinct possibilities about them. Emperador has shown himself very useful, and ho is a likely winner of a good race in the spring. Cherubini, who is a brother to S/jldiers' Chorus and Tannhauser, gives promise of developing into a first-class three-year-old. Banksia (by Achilles — tulla) has no public form to recommend her, but she has a big reputation as a galloper at Riccarton.

Coroniform has been under veterinary treatment for some days. He is suffering from a poisoned hock, and is in rather a bad way at present.

Mr. T. - Sheenan has disposed of Martian Maid (by Martian— Maid) for 350gns., and Hesiono (by Pallas—Antigone) for lOOgns., and both will go to Southland. Martian Maid, who is a three-year-old sister to Byron, is an improving filly, and she should pay her way well next season in the South.

The failure of Glenfinnan at the Dunedin meeting last week was a big disappointment to' many people here.. The going was very heavy,' and the son _ of Cianranald—Lady Annie could not act in it at all. His stablo companion Scottish Star was strongly fancied for her engagement in hack company on the first day, but she cut up very badly, refusing absolutely to try at all. This mare, who is a sister to Broadsword and Fleetfoot, can gallop when she likes, but she likes very seldom. ■

Gold Pin made a good start as a steeplechaser last • week when ho placed a second and a win to his credit at Wingatui. Ho has shown very consistent form over hurdles for somo time past, and ho looks like developing into a useful cross-country performer. It is admitted that he did not have any champions to beat at Wingatui, but he made a very favourable impression. Sportsman, who won the'Otago Steeplechase last week, hail from Southland, where he has done a fair amount of racing over country without success. Ho started in tho Riverton Steeplechase at Easter, but failed to show up prominently, so that he must have improved much since then, as tho field ho beat last week were nearly all good cross-country performers from Southland. Black and Red, the sire of Sportsman, was bred by tho late Mr. G. G. Stead, being by MaximAquilate, by July— Teredo, by ApremontNautilus. ' Gapon' registered a useful performance when ho won the Birthday Handicap at tho Dunedin meeting. Until a few months ago (though recognised as a decent sprinter) he had no credentials as a stayer; but he ran a good second to Sombrero in tho Southland Cup, and won over a mile and a distance in March, so it was no great surprise to find him getting to tho end of a mile and a-quartcr last week, particularly with tho going heavy, as ho has a great reputation in mud. Gapon's form was further enhanced on the second day, when ho finished second in the Provincial Handicap to Mosgiel, to whom ho was conceding 281b. Sea King's running at the Dunedin meeting furnished one more illustration of the fact that he is one of tho best-preserved sprinters in the Dominion. In his early days he had the reputation of requiring things his own way, and ho frequently shut up when his chance was fancied. Now when in hio ninth year he is racing better than ever, and certainly with more consistency.

A three-year-old gelding, by Martian White Shield, the- property of Mr. .A. R. Fleming, has joined W. H. Thomson's team at. Riccarton. He is exceptionally big for a Martian, but is a plain-looking customer.

» F. Holmes has turned Medallist out for a snell, and is now busy with the jumpers Kingsway and Otehau. The latter is the horse purchased by Mr. G. N. McLean at Wanganui. Ho bears a very light appearance. v

Corrio and Advance Guard, two recent recruits to the hurdle ranks at Riccarton, shaped creditably in a schooling task on Saturday. *-..'-,

Daylight Bill has been showing good form over the big fences at Riccarton, but I do not think,he wijl ever be-in the first flight. St. Kevin returned on Sunday from his unsuccessful trip to the North. L. Hegarty, who rode him, considers he would have won. cue or more of his races but for ill-luck.