SPORTING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15518, 28 January 1914, Page 5

SPORTING.

RACING .MATURES. - January 29 aai 81—TaTjapuma Jockey CMh. February 4, Egmont Racing Club. February 5— Kuiti Earing Club. • February 5 and 6-Gisbome Racing Club. February 7—Canterbury Jockey Club. February 11—Rotorua Jockey Club. February 11. Taranaki Jockey Club. February 12, Poverty Bay Turf Club. February 14—Ngaruawahia Racing Club. February 18, 18, 21—Dunedin Jockey Club. February 18, 19—Woodville Jockey Club. February 20 and 21—South Auckland Earing Club. February 21—Tologa Bay Jockey Club. , February 25, 28—Otahuha Trotting Club. February 26, 28—Wanganui Jockey Club. February 27—Opotiki Jockey Club. February 28— of Plenty Jockey Qub. March 4, 6—Dannevirke Earing Club. March Poverty Bay Trotting Club. March 7. 9—Te Aroha Jockey Club. March 11, 12—Nelson Jockey Club. March 18, Napier Park Racing Club. March 14, 17—Ohinemuri Jockey Club. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS C.H., Thames.— won the Takapuna Cup in two successive years. Wager.Kapakapa won the laßt steeplechase run in the summer season at the Takapuna Jockey Club's meeting. St. Lbobr.—A filly has won the A.E.C. Champagne Stakes on 10 occasions, viz.: Bangle (1887), Hilda (1888), Aronoel (1890), Tixaillerie (1891), Eve (1893), Forma (1896), Miss Emmy (1897), Hermosa (1898). Miss Delaval (1899). Kakiima (1909). ~ NOTES BY PHAETON. Everything points to a highly interesting contest eventuating for the Takapuna Cup to-morrow. The thirteen horses accepted for are all looked upon as likely to face the starter, and with the issue popularly regarded as open, it follows that the big event at the North Shore is likely to carry more money than has ever been associated with any race that has been run at the marine suburb. Cheddar, who now heads the list with Bst 81b, has a Great Autumn Handicap, a Napier Cup, and Thompson Handicap to his credit; and though the imposts carried by the Merriwee gelding in his most noteworthy victories were below Bst, it is stoutly contended by those well conversant with his form that he is entitled to the Bst 81b which is opposite his name in the Takapuna Cup. By winning the Summer Handicap at Trentham under 9st, Kilrain added further to his reputation, and the latest effort of the Kilcheran horse was characterised with such a Sne dash of brilliancy that those who have been singing his praises will be encouraged to proceed still further in that respect. In each of Ins races Kilrain won at the right end, and the fact of his having completed the mile and a-half attached to the Wellington Cup in 2m 32 2-5s would appear to point to his being equal to compassing a distance beyond 12 furlongs. The Wanganui Cup is Kilrain's next engagement, and as the distance of that race extends to a mile and three-quarters his reappearance on the scene next month will be awaited with interest. A couple of Mr. John Brown's stallions in Prince Foote and Simile last week engaged in a vicious fight, which ended disastrously for the imported horse {writes the Sydney Referee). Prince Foote gave him an awful gruelling, and the injuries sustained by Simile were of such a nature that Mr. Brown ordered his de struction. Simile, who was foaled in 1897 was by St. Simon from Mimi (winner oi the Qaks), by Barcaldine. He was th< aire of Sunlike, winner of the CaTringtoi Stakes, and Baw Bee, a Breeders' Plat< and Summer Cup winner. Simile was on< of the best pedigreed St. .Simon horses thai ever came to Australia,, and was a full brother,to-St. Maelon, who was, sold--15,000gn5., but as a racehorse ho was i comparative failure. ' '"' '' * ' '■] Under the heading, "A Great Sals,' "Galliard" writes as follows in Londoi Sporting Life:—Everybody has been in terested to some extent in the remarkabh sale of bloodstock held at Newmarket ii December. During the five days the pro ceedings lasted 713 lots changed hands, fo the colossal total of 308,658gn5. It i hardly necessary to state that this consti tutes a record. At the ' correspondinj sales 12 months ago an aggregate o 240,547gn5. was obtained for 659 lots That sum exceeded by 60,000gns. the tat ings at the 1911 sales, and it was felt a the time that it would be unreasonable t expect prices to go any higher. On th Monday morning I heard two or thre men, recognised as capable judges of th value of bloodstock, offer to bet that thi year's total would be lower than that re corded last year. Their offers were nc closed with. Of course, their calculation were hopelessly wrong. At the adjourr ment on the following Thursday the tota was 277,458gn5., and practically 37,000gns more than the five days' aggregate a yea ago. By that time those of us who ha been in constant attendance had becom positively blase. Thursday's sales realise the respectable sum of 61,520gn5.; and y< people were complaining that there we no life in the proceedings! This was b< cause a new standard of comparison ha been set up the previous day, when 17 lots were sold for 111,685gn5. That di placed the previous record of 71,034gn made on the third day last year. It very difficult, if not impossible, to grae the full significance of the astounding a< Vance in the value of bloo3 stock. Tr whole world seems to be hungering fc high-class brood mares, and to satisfy tin hunger the world has come to the Unite Kingdom. The demand appears to 1 rapidly overtaking the supply. Wh; would have happened lately if some > the big South American breeders had con into the market I really don't knot Then, again, Mr. Mortimer Singer, wl spent over 14,000gns. at the Decembi sales last year, did not put in an appea anco this year, so we had no repetition the tussles between him and the youi Russian oil magnate, Mr. Mantasche; which enlivened the proceedings 12 mont: ago. The New Zealand sire Gravitati< (Birkenhead—Stepfeldt) claimed a winn in New South Wales recently, when 1 daughter Protection won the Three-yea old Handicap at Warwick Farm. Pr'ote tion, who was bred by Sir George CI ford, is out of the Maxim mare Sai guard (dam of Fleetfoot, Broadsword, ai several other winners). The Duke of Westminster has decided < giving up racing for a while. Since tl death of the previous duke the Eati House colours have not been conspicuoi on the turf. The last great performer br< at Eaton was the sensational Sceptre, bu as is well known, Persimmon's dauglit was sold to Mr. R. S. Sievicr when yearling. The average age of the stallions who deaths are recorded in Vol. XXII. of t English Stud Book just issued, \<a roughly, 18i years. Fifty-six stallio are included in the list, of whom t! patriarchs were Melton (28) and Gallini (28), and the youngest, Velocity, w] was only six when lie died. As mai as 27 of the stallions, or very nearly hi of them, were 20 or over. The stallio most numerously represented by the daughters are Gallinule (130 mares), £ Simon (90 mares), Isinglass (89), Ay shire (87), and Persimmon (77). The conditions under which horses a admitted to the English Stud Book ha been revised to read : "No horse or ma can after this date be considered as e gible for admission unless it can be trac without flaw on both sire's and dam's si of its pedigree to horses and mares the: selves already accepted in the earlier vi uin.es of the book." The returns for 19 in the 22nd volume of the Stud Be* account for 5597 mares.

Hector Gray, -with four successes, headed the list of winning horsemen at 'Wellington, and tfien came Ben Deeley with three. W. Young, C. Price, J. Buchanan, W. Price, and R. Berry each piloted two winners, while J. Conquest, J. O'Shea, W. Bell, F. D. Jones, L. Wilson, R. Hunt, and S. Weir each caught the judge's eye on one occasion. . Spalfish and Overtime were galloping in company at headquarters on Thursday when the first-named faltered, quickly fell behind, and was then pulled up. It was soon seen that the trouble was bad bleeding from the head. The Spalpeen gelding is in splendid condition, and got through useful exercise yesterday, but has lost all his admirers for his Shore engagements. If started for the Stewards' Handicap tomorrow Spalfish will be ridden by J. Conquest. La Reina, Bst 51b, remains in the Takapuna Cup, and if started to-morrow will be piloted by J. Buchanan. The Soult mare, with 9st on her back, was only beaten by Jolie Fille (7st 71b) by a short neck in this race twelve months ago, with Tiresome (6st 101b) a short head further away, third.

On Saturday and yesterday the course gc proper, outside the trestles at Ellerslie, Wl was available for horses to execute winding- fo up gallops for Takapuna, and on each »i occasion advantage was taken by trainers ar of the opportunity to register fast work, th ' ■ bi Ovation (Birkenhead—Stepfeldt), a stable companion to La Reina, has come through a satisfactory preparation at the hands of j a E. J. Rae, and he is believed to have more tr than an outside chance in the Takapuna fe CUp. Q Overtime has got through a deal of useful work on the tracks at Ellerslie, but was making a bit of noise on pulling up c yesterday. Last year lie won the Stewards' a Handicap at Takapuna in fast time under 0 j 4lb more than he has to carry to-morrow. r , Tiresome, the North Shore owned and j , trained mare, has a strong following for the Takapuna Cup and is expected to run well forward in the big race. It has been a] freely stated around town that R. Berry v will pilot the Seaton Delaval mare, but at f, present Joe Conquest is engaged for her. Ci _ Erin's Belle, the three-year-old filly by Knight Errant— Belle, is in steady work _at Ellerslie under J. Butterworth, 55 and is carrying herself nicely. She has p not, however, thoroughly got over the £ effects of an injury to her off hind leg. 8 Kitty Bellairs and Marble Star, a pair of youngsters engaged in the Calliope 0 Handicap at Takapuna, were associated in 0 a spin over half-a-mile on the course proper r nt Ellerslie yesterday, when the last-named finished in front in 50 4-ss. t 1 Dandy Breeze, the big Spalpeen gelding trained by E. Pope at headquarters, has fined down somewhat of late, and may } make a forward showing in the Ferry s Handicap at Takapuna. J. Conquest will 1 ride the chestnut. j Admiral Soult has been hitting out of late at headquarters in resolute fashion, and is conceded in certain quarters to have 1 a good chance in the Takapuna Cup, in j which race he will be ridden by C. Car- « mont. ' ".• , Frank Loomb is handling the yearling colt by CaliforniaHelene, and the year- j ling filly by Finland— at headquarters, and each is making satisfactory j progress under this most careful of mentors. ■ Armagh, the good-looking Salvadan— Leonette horse owned by J. Williamson, has been recommissioned by that trainer, ' and is again in steady exercise at head- ] 1 quarters with a view to the coming jump- : ing season. * -' ■ '.'* '; J. Williamson has Royal Irish bearing ; . a well-trained appearance, and the Soult ' gelding is one of the prime fancies for the '' '. Takapuna Cup. J. CShea has been re- ' tained to ride Royal Irish. C. Carmont, the Wanganui lightweight " horseman, has,been engaged to pilot Maui ' Nina, .Admiral Soult, Gold Necklet, and 1 Miss Livonia in their races .at Takapuna ' on. the opening day. K Denise Orme will be sent back to Wanganui next week. The Sweet Simon mare is recovering from the burns she sustained at the Harp of Erin fire, but may not race i again. . Tecoma, the three-year-old by Soult— , Pretoria, trained by Frank McManemin, . will be ridden in the Ferry Handicap at r Takapuna to-morrow by J. O'Shea. Lady Penury (Penury—Lady Gwen), a two-year-old in J. Williamson's stable, will > be ridden in the Calliope Handicap at the Takapuna meeting by R. Berry. Santa Rosa, Overtime, and Decorate t are to be offered by ! auction on Friday 3 next at the New Zealand Loan and Mere cantile Company's Albert yards. e Clare (by Cuirassier— Clare) a s Thames candidate for the Hauraki ~ Hurdles, will have the services of W. Mcj. Kinnon to-morrow. h Monorail (by Monoform—Daffodil), the . somewhat unfortunate four-year-old, '* trained by Frank Loomb, is again on the • retired list, and will not be taken up • again for some time to come.. d _____ • Apellon has progressed nicely of late a under the-direction of Trainer W. Tozer, ™ and is much fancied for the Stewards -s Handicap at the Shore, in which race his s- pilot will be Claud Brown. d 5 Tripoli and Lady Elgiva ran five furs' longs from the new post on the course i. proper yesterday in lm 4 4-ss. Both hit is out freely, but at the finish Tripoli held p the advantage. Ie Kakama was worked at Ellerslie yesir terday morning, and appears well to the it eye. C. Brown will steer the Soult mare id in the Takapuna Cup race to-morrow. >e — it W. H. Mobberly has Miss Livonia wearjf ing a bright and healthy appearance, and ie the daughter of Leolantis has got through r- a useful preparation of late. Her pilot l 0 in the Takapuna Stewards' Handicap will be C. Carmont. r ' H. Gray, R. Berry, W. Young, and E. Murtagh will be seen in the saddle at the _= Takapuna Jockey Club's Summer Meet- «. ing. is Clleddar promises to start at a very short price for the Takapuna Cup, in m which contest he will have the services of er that accomplished horseman Hector Grayi ! is •. r- Prince Soult figures in both the Zeac- landia and Stewards' Handicaps at Takaif- puna, and is a likely starter in each event, e- B. Deeley will pilot the Prince in the Zeaid landia, while W. Young may ride him in the Stewards'. >n R. Hall is training Tamainupo at Elle lerslie, arid yesterday morning sent the >n gelding alone on the sand. Tamainupo is is much in favour for the Takapuna Cup, id in which race his rider will be R. E. t, Brown. a Dogger Bank, the old Menschikoff gelding now attached to W. Tozer's string, has come on considerably of late, and wfll * e be seen out on the second day of the Shore he I meeting. Yesterday, with W. McKinnon • s > in the saddle, Dogger Bank covered a ns round of the schooling hurdles safely, the ie first five boldly. ile ' '~ 10 Hukarere, a small but neatly put toV gether grey gelding, was sent over the at schooling hurdles at Ellerslie with J. Tier- "* ney as pilot yesterday morning, and got [' through his task safely, and at a smart >*• gait. He belongs to Mr. D. Thompson, of ' r Te Kuiti. Maui Nina is an acceptor for both the Zealandia and Stewards' Handicaps at * e Takapuna to-morrow. In the first-named 1. event he will be steered by C. Carmont. Ed ■ de One of the latest arrivals at headquarm- ters is a five-year-old gelding by Renown jl- from Mystic. This fellow is somewhat 12 above himself at present, but may prove >k useful later. He is a half-brother to Mystification:

Bom Tori and Kilrain, who are now V be accepted as the leading pm'f<ii;ii)Bra '; present figuring on the New Zealand tui axe engaged in the "Wangrann CapJ Mm interest will he centred in the atmrnmi tip of Mr. George Morse when, he > com to deal with the brown.' son of Bonifor and the brown son -of Kilph pTa:T ' in tl race referred to. Mr. Arthur'StedaUjWhoße death w: recently announced from London, was a round accepted as a good sportsman, was said of him that he raced in the tn sporting spirit. He regarded the tu purely as a hobby. It was a hobby tha on his own confession, cost him on a average £10,000 a year, but he considers the amusement it gave him cheap at tl pricE« Enrperador (Charlemagne ll.—Lady Wa; ward), Canute (Charlemagne ll.—Lad Helen), Counsel fiasco —Silk Gown), an Historiette (Achilles—Chinwag), a qua: tette owned by. Mr. G. D. Greenwood, aJ advertised for sale in another columi Each is guaranteed absolutely sound, an ill raced prominently at the recent Wei togton meeting, where Canute and Conns, fron, while Emperador was responsible f< jood placed performances. Mr. Greei wood's reason for selling is to make rooi [or young ones coming forward, and as the are well engaged at Taranaki, Egmon Mid Wanganui, the quartette should engag the attention of sportsmen in search of wel bred and speedy performers. At one time quite a number of Aud land-bred horses figured on the West An tralian turf; but the only one now runnii is Ellis, a son of Hotchkiss and Edit Cureton, who, being now in his eleven! year, can be termed an ancient. Prestwich (9st 41b) is engaged in th Hauraki Hurdles at the Shore to-morrov and will be ridden by A. Julian. Th ither day Prestwich was negotiating round of the hurdles at Ellerslie whe he came to grief and severely bruise Julian, who is still stiff and lame. Devastation is a constant track attenc »nt at headquarters under F. Stenning who is preparing the son of San Francisc for the Takapuna Cup. The chestnut : carrying himself well, and may run pre tninently in the race in question. Selection, who runs well on the Nort Shore course, is an acceptor for the Taks puna Stewards' Handicap. The Soult gelc ing is in good fettle, and will have th services in the saddle of R. E. Brown. Jolie Fille. who won last year, is th only previous winner of the Takapuna Cu engaged in this year's race, and althoug not showing her best form at present, sn will no doubt have a good following whe the totalisator opens on the big event t( morrow. Glad Tidings (by Gladstone—St. Mary has gone on the right way since winnin at the big Ellerslie carnival, and shoul prove capable of keeping the best of thei moving in the Takapuna Stewards' Hai dicap. Boronia, a nice-looking four-year-o! mare by Salvadan from a Cyrenian mar is the latest addition to J. Williamson string at Ellerslie. So far Boronia hi not raced. >.■#■ Nukuhau and Vestal finished almost c terms a long way in front of To Ongo ! the end of seven furlongs yesterday. Tl first-named pair claim engagement in tl Hauraki Maiden Hurdles at the Shore. Apellon, Cordite, and Miss Livonia ft ished up in that order over half-a-nu run on the course proper yesterday toon ing, separated by a length each way. Ruffy and Vestal, a pair engaged in tl Hauraki Maiden Hurdles to-morrow, ah figure in the Orewa Hurdles decided tl same afternoon. :?'■ < :.. i J. O'Shea will ride Royal Irish, Sign Teooma, and the two-year-old Defenda I their races at Takapuna to-morrow afte noon. .■■..■■.-,:: -.•'■>■ ■...*)*' "*• ■*/*;**■*'"' J. Conquest's mounts at the Shore t morrow include Tiresome, Spanish,* Dane Breeze, and the two-year-old Kitty 'Be lairs. '■"• - ■--• ' '■• ' ■;•'-•.' -«.'-'.' '■■[ '-* •■ ;. Maoriland, .'"' a sturdily-built «quin trained by F. McManemin at headquai ters, strode over a circuit of the conn proper at a useful gait yesterday. :" J. Tiernay has reached headquartei with Merry Widow" and Hnkarere, a 2 Cuiti-way couple. Antiphone... and Pupura. 's& pair of I Jones's charges, are engaged in mine 3vente at the Egmont Cup meeting. .. Acceptances for all events to be ran a the Te Kuiti Racing Club's meeting clos an Friday next at 9 p.m. Nominations for all events to be rui it the South Auckland 'Racing Club' meeting close on Friday next at 9 p.m. INTERPROVINCLAL GOSSIP. [BY TELEGKAPH.—OWN CORRESPONDENTS.] CANTERBURY. Tuesday. The Canterbury horses did just moderate!; in the first two days of the Wellingto] Racing Club's meeting. • Their greates sffort was reserved for the Waterlbi Stakes, in which Bon Ton, Martins, am Emperador, filled the places. r Apart iron this race, Counsel, Canute, and Glenfinnai were winners, while Honesty, Thrax Snapdragon, and Chudic earned place hon lurs. This was a disappointing score fo what looked like a very "strong team Unfortunately some of the horses frot this quarter were rather under a cloud Peg developed a leg, while Mowbray Vlartius, a'nd Autumnus were sore. Unde the circumstances the performance, o Martius in the Waterloo Stakes wa liighly meritorious, and I think he wil demonstrate before long that . he is a col considerably above the average. Th< iefeat of Rinaldo in the Wellington Cu] came as a great shock to many backer iere, as ho was heavily supported. . cannot say it surprised me, as I hav< sever been prepared to subscribe to th fiew that he 'was a good one over a jour ley, whatever his claims to high honour is a sprinter. When' the season openw Mr J. B. Reid had a team of three-year ilds which it was fondly hoped woulc sweep the boards, but the expectation: have not been realised, and I should sai the season has brought . more than it; share of disappointments to followers o ihe stable. W. Donnellan has arrived from the Wes Coast with Merton and Missile. The; will compete at the summer meeting a Riccarton, and also at other meetings ex tending into the autumn before returning o the Coast. R. O'Donnell did not wait for the con elusion of the Wellington meeting, but ar rived home with Bon Ton, Sauci, am Purseform on Saturday. It is understood that the three-year-oh Counsel (by Vasco —Silkgown) has beei old by Mr. G. D. Greenwood to R. Emmer son, and he will probably find his way U Australia. Emmerson is on the look-on Cor other horses, so there may be a fev more sales shortly. The three-year-old Moddlte (by Roya —Quietest) has been purchase! from Mr. T. H. Lowry by Mr. P. A Herman, and will go into W. McDonald'i stable. Sir George Clifford's team is anothei :hat has failed this season, particularly ir ;he two-year-old department, in which' il las not yet produced a winner- Here, wwever, the prospects were not so highly jstimated. There are seventeen yearlings o come along to Chokebore shortly, and jossibly they will turn out a better lot o follow. At the same time I fancy there ire one or two among Sir George Clifford's iresent two-year-olds that may show up lecently in the autumn. • R. JT Mason's successes at Trentham i/ere not unexpected here. Counsel had Iready demonstrated that he was a useful art, while Canute has always had 6 ra-

putation as a smart gallops?, the trouble with..him being that he would not do hilt best in public. ~ I The win of Bon Ton in the Waterloo . "•■ # Stakes was very popular here,*-as it mad« the first success of Mr. ': G. L- Stead's colours since the severance of the. Stead part- j nership. ""'. """■ ' 1 Reputation, who won the Nrarsery .. Han-"; - f | -j -'' dicap and Wellington Stakes at Trenthahv. • is evidently a smart twc-year-old. He : -: ; v -j claims an engagement in the Middlepajrk,/i Plate next month, and'l hear. he. ' wi11;,,,, probably make the trip to Riecarton-witb, : ' Vocation or Imagination as a companion. Martian is having a great season, his stock turning up among the winners at nearly every meeting. At Trentham .last '» . .., week Reputation gave him another good - - lift, while several others of his progeny also showed up prominently. ... Ladrone has been very sore for soma - time, and has been enjoying an easy time, "■".. but he shows no sign of improvement. He ; will probably require a spell. . •» Cherubim is still on the easy list, and has not quite thrown off his soreness. It is possible if he comes round that he will; *" be sent to Sydney in the autumn. . .*• ■"_ ..., R. J. Mason has a fine sort of a two" year-old filly in work. This is Fastrade, by Charlemagne H.—Nautiloid, and thus a half-sister to Pilgrim's Way (full-sister-to Carolua and Ogier). It is reported that "'' a sportsman is in treaty_ for ,the North Island hurdler Ngaturunui. _ ■ / '";..■•' ■.!':.'. Gapon, who won the principal race each' day of the Gore meeting, was only rated •■•■ as a splinter in the early part of his rae- _ ing career, and it was not till last season . . «•< that he showed a disposition to stay. Ha finished second to Sombrero in "the Southland Cup (one mile and a-quarter), and later in the season over a similar course he won the Dunedin Jockey Club's Birthday Handicap. Gapon is now in the.. - veteran stage, having reached his ninth year. It is in his favour that he did not do much racing as a juvenile, though h« started a few times as a two-year-old. Moonglow, a winner on each day of th« Gore meeting, is a three-year-old by,- -■■••• Treadmill—Suriglow (a sister to'Bohtform, ■;■■■ b v Multiform—Otterden). He' Was bred. ','., by Mr. G. D. Greenwood, in whose, col-„.. .., ours he showed a fair turn of, speed when taking part in the Juvenile Plate at the spring meeting of the Canterbury Jockey Club. , , ■c .. Quirinus and Trinmphator, two, 01 tne *. | Gore winners, are .brothers in. blood, they, ;. are both by Martian, their. respective >~.., .-, dams being the full-sisters Pantomime and ._• ; Clymere (by' Phaeton—Burlesque, _by Cadogan—Nonsense, by Albany}.'- "This is a very successful family, from which are descended many good winners. -The -*• Derby winner Oudeis is a sister to Non ■-- ■-. sense, while a very prominent member of y? the family is Lady Gertrude, the dam of ," Euroclydon and also the ~ ancestress of , Pampero, Vladimir,, and, Anna Carloyn»;-; :; among others ■<>■ j,, ~*. ] .>-{-»:. One of Stardancer's legs having filled aB •-■- the result of a strike, she was an absentee, * from the tracks this morning." Her trainer :V- \ :; does not consider the injury more : ifiai'a-.,« minor one, and it should not delay her " preparation ' for more than a, few days, ■ Her sister, Warstep, has made v her Teap- . -pearance on the tracks. She appears to V. '■ have thrown off the effects of. hef fall'rand"":.".';; . looks well. . The two-year-old Marsa, iff, .';■-, the same stable, has not;, made such "6''". , quick recovery as was hoped from' her at- i':-'_. > tack of congested liver, and she is still ori ; the easy list; . ' :;■■■;. ; | . In Fastradi (by Charlemagne 11.-— ■: r , ■•>■ Nautiloid) and Camujus (by Martian—Lady, • Wayward II.) Mr. G. Greenwood has;-a-*- ! '!■ , couple of promising juveniles*. If they, do v■■ not distinguish themselves ; -before tha"" L close of the season they will belie their" pj good looks-and high lineage. The Downshire—Angel; - t^o^year-old";;..- ; Angelina; in M. Hobbs's stable, ■ba,s'be"e# - '. v striding along nicely in her, tasks of latg,' >.'■'... She is a filly that may prove* above-the); -1-., average before the'close of the "season,.. : 'J: "1 - Bonny Maiden (by Bonny .Glen—Greek . Maid) is another juvenile €bat will make... ' her r . debut at our * summer meeting. X She ::,'■: -;' may not be ready to do herself■;justice, iw-. owing to .an , interrupted preparation :• iii;''''the ; spring,. ; but • she will only: have, to •-■-■:. train on to demonstrate that, she 'is' 1 poa-" ■* \' sessed of a fair turn of speed". J - Nightwatch, who proved himself one of the best of last' season's fcworyear-olds, but who has beennuder a for sometime/ ■'-=' is : now getting'through"serviceable tasks,-! and there seems' a' prospect of him*' racing- 1> in the near; future. As his. .name still a* " figures in the Middle Park Platohe maybe"' : " given - a run in that event, which ho finished second : torEmperador last ■ year.- ~.: His', appearance :': : among the, nominations ' for the Dunedin.-Cup' may be,token as a "" " further indication that his connections are.... hopeful about getting- him , out; for »'face*."':; '-* shortly.: , , " -. Applications for the position of eferter "... for the Metropolitan.-Trotting Club closed ■'■ last week. So, far no, selection' has beeni made by the committee, hut it is rumoured- ' . that the choice has ". been naj^wed. down; ■»' ■"■ to two, one of -whom isa trotting starter'.;, .:;■; in another "district and the ? second > aVlo\isE''f'?"'r* ; '' applicant.' -'.' '■■■-. -,'■- . ■'-.:-.■...-. --•/- * v ; 'zb'.7~:x Canterbury stables captured two races! at Trentham on Saturday;. when'-Fabnkon? : and Kilts . were successful j- -but the total tally of six wins for. the . three: days :of '_ ' the Wellington .Cup meeting was. belowf ' what was' expected fromi:the,powerful-:oonK* ' tingent which went from Fere,""" * '" '" """ ' WANGANUL _-. • • .; Tuesday, I Mr. Hugh Speed and! Mr.' W._ Dunce i, ' both of Wapganui, bought a yearling each at the Waikanae - sale last week. •'• "Mr;- ■ Speed paid 160gns for a brown-filly by Benzoman-TPreludej Mr-iDuncan gave' 50gns for a bay colt" by Achilles ,or Ben- ; -' zonian—Mallay. J Both these' youngsterswill be trained later on by. F. .Tflley. ~.„.,..,.,; . St. Gate'figures amongst the 'entrant' for '*'*. the Hack Hurdles &e Wanganui>Cnpi ■ '-':: meeting. " ,;- :^.?.* j Bercola has been nominated for tho ; hurdle events, -at the Wanganui:o|rpi ; niee|t> tf <~; i ing._ The entries for-these,--events are ' I again on the. small 5 /and certainly not so numerous as might have been expected for the good stakes offered. With "the , I exception of Bercola, The Rover, ':': aid ;. :," j Sandy Paul, quality is not wefl.repre-*-; sented. ■' '•'■ ; ' - o '■■•'.'■' : r ; -"; : :„-' : ' ; : /-'- : ; ;-» ; - The Wanganui horse's whiclicvisited Fox* ton were':, unsuccessful. CofbihandelLwagj,. ■'■, well' supported !in ; the Cup, but failed to ...*"'." get a place. : - Mescal also carried a fairer amount of money, especially on the.second ' '"' day, but two thirds were r :the'best;; the I Handsonie Jack geiaing could do- Bruns-I'*'''*-''1 '*'''*-'' wick managed to run second in' the Telen phone Hack, • paying 'a : price, but? -;:"■-' Silver Rose was. beaten' out of '-a--place ia*' the January Hack, though, her"; connec- .' ; . tions fancied her chance, and"' she was ""—'■ well backed locally. Coromandel gob into second place in the Moutoa "Welter,— but his backers did not benefit much by, j ■ the dividend he paid. > * •""' '" *< Track work during the week has nob,.. ~ been of a very interesting description, bun " several horses have been kept .busy.with a view to the Egmont meeting. White Plume, under W. H. Keith's care,, appears to be making improvement, while Aruakais moving very nicely. Most of the bthei; horses are away either at Foxton or Wei* -- lington. ~,„, The nominations received fori the-Wan* % ..* ganui autumn meeting are not.so large, aft might reasonably have been expected, I "bW* still there is every, likelihood '-of the fields being well up: to the averager bp&^in quality and numerically. , There are four ' more in the Cup. this year than''last', - ar*' total of 30 engaged, includingfßon Ton, Sea Pink, Sinapis, Tiresome, Kih'ain,„ Sic .„._.. Solo, and other good performers, so that,/, „ there is ample material to provide a con-' ;; f test worthy of the valuable prize attached, to' the race. Most of the finest sprinters/ "" in the Dominion .are engaged in the Flying"' :f v ;.' Handicap, including Bon Reye, Jason, "C.ul-,..../. prit, Postillion, Peroneal,, Gladiole, and others. .The, prospects that the racing will be of the : most inter«*,.flV« esting description, and of ■= ar. very-,higU;; 'j& : order- ' ;' *' -^' -" VICTORIAN AUTUMN HANDICAPS, ; By Telegraph.— Association— % Melbouhnk, January 37. ,; ;' In the Newmarket- Handicap. Gisandr»-i< top weight with 9st 131b. Royal Scotch has. ~- been awarded 9at lib, Valido Bst 111b. Athemo...-.,-■ Bat 9lb, Antoinette Bst 3lb, Beau Soult Bsft 31b.. "•■"•: -r~-z~M ' In the Australian Cup, Cagou. heads ;tti«- -'■ ' ; list with 9st Bib, and Boyal Scotch has 1 8st 81b. -. In the Oakleigh Plate, 3oily Beggar bait ;• Bat 111b. Valido 9ai 71b, AtUquic -Sat IMV > Antoinette flat sib, . " A „ ''■,--- . "".''-"'". i l^':' 5 --" i- £ , -~:-, > « ' "