SPORTING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16041, 6 October 1915, Page 4

SPORTING.

■ RACING FIXTURES. . New. Zealand. October 8, B—Dunedin Jockey Club. , October 9—Hawko'a Bay Jockey - Club. r; October 20, 23—Auckland Trotting / Club. *" • 's***" 23. fIS-Wellington Racing Club. r f. ; October 25-Waikato Hunt Club. "' October 28 '' Sa^oTerty? Bay ( Turf Club. November,?. 6—Auckland Racing Club. - • •33nb. *6- 8 * ID * " Canterbury J_ Jockey N *m?club' **" 12 ~- 2: Metropolitan-Trot-; November 17, Otahuhu Trotting Club. ] \ November 24. 27—Taiapunn. Jockey Club. .-i December ■ 4—Waipa .Racing Club. ■'" . J] December 11—Bay of Plenty Jocksy Club. -j December 17-Kawakawa Kaoing Club. ? ,' . | December 27. Thame* Jockey- Club. V-.J iJeoember £7, 28—Taranaki Jockey Club. ;-"" ■> I 80 - JanuMT h »^ w *>»4 December 28. 23., 81—Auckland Trotting Club. January 13, U—Whaugnrei Racing Club. January 22—Northern Wairoa Racing Club. January 26. 29—Taknpuaa Jockey Club. , February 3, 6—Gisbor™ Racing Club, tobruary 10, Poverty Bay Turf Club. February 12—Te Kuiti Racing ClubFebruary 18. 19—South Auckland Club. . February 23—Botoiua Jockey Club." " AxTsmuiiA. October 6. 9—Australian Jockey Club. . October 9, 13, 16—Victorian Amateur Turf Club. October 30, November 2, i, 6—Victoria Racing Club.

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS

Koeebo,—The next payment in connection with the New Zealand Cup, falls due on October 22. j"

R.J., Te Kuiti.—The placed horses in the New Zealand Grand National Hurdle Race of 1915 were HaraJaa, 9st 91b, 1; Leonta, lOst 131b, 2; Master Lupin, lOst 2lb. 3.

SocLTTTE, Te Kuiti.—(l) Elysian won five of the 12 races which.he contested at .three years old. Ho "won stakes to the value of £2217 10s at that age..-, (2) Dreamland (dam of Elysian) was got by Cadogan (bop of Cremorne) from Siesta, by Traducer. *

Inquires.— incident in question took place during the running of the Great Northern Guineas of 1907. Dunborve (ridden by A. Julian) wc!n from the favourite Downfall (F. Davis). In the Auckland Cup of 190S F. Davis steered Bobrikoff, when that horse finished second to AH Red.

Isquiseb.—Lady" Begel does not figure in the Stud Book. In the Turf Register she is returned as by Regel' from Idiz. At two years old Tikitapu (by Soult—Lady Regel) won the Victoria Handicap at Ellerslie under 7st 4lb. So far as we can ascertain the .filly in question has not wan a race in the. interval. '..- ' '—■''. .'■■':.';• :-.'\v'"'

NOTES BY PHAETON.

THE A.J.C. DERBY.

It was a popular opinion- that the -New. South

Wales sportsman who' races under, the asBinned" name 'of V" Mr. '.',;.;-J. v : Baron' *... wouitt supply a warm favourite in Wallace Isinglass for ; the ■ A.J .C. Derby.; '■■■■ This '■' was"duly .;' recorded, .: but what :was presumed to be a " good thing" was shattered. The descrip-

. tion of the race ► show* that the favourite j;;: endeavoured ;to win ' his race from end, to end. but the final stage revealed a weak spot, for when .Cetigne! submitted his challenge, to the • : favourite at the distance ;; the latter failed :to

; combat it. and Cetigne got home first. The defeat of an Australian Derby favourite in

these days does sot mean nearly so much in /a financial sense as in the SO's and early 90's, i for the simple ..: reason' '- that there ■r is livery f.-j little v;: ante-post; betting - ; nowaB days on. classic i events- ; The : students

', of breeding will :have. much to engage their thoughts on in v; the i success ;of :■ Cetinge ana the defeat of Wallace Isinglass. The favourite's pedigree has been made the channel of warm eulogium on various occasions, while that of Cetigne. it was thought,/ would more likely/reveal a?smart horse ;iatheir. than a solid stayer, -" The fact that Cetigne won ■i the Clibborn Stakes under- a i 14lb'; penalty certainly makes bin out a high-class colt, and it would. seem pretty safe to conclude that he will rule favourite for the V.R.C. -Derby.'

A BARGAIN OF THE SALE-RING. Cetigne, -winner of the Australian Club's Derby this year, takes t rank as a bargain of the; sale-ring, v Ho was bred in Victoria by a lady. Mrs. < Moran, -who despatched him to New; South /Wales in the autumn, of 1914 to be offered by auction; at Rahdwick. Th*xe ■were not many keen to buy the bay son of Grafton and Pretty Nell, and theV Sydney ' . bookmaker, Mr. G. Barnetf, hid only to ex--1 tend Ma first bid to 200- guineas to secure -the colt. ..Cetigne; made a handsome return to his owner .; at two years old. the valuable A!J.C. V Sires' v Produce ' takes of 3000sovs being included amongst his captures at that age, -while his total earnings as a youngster ..ran out ,to £5356. With the Hawkesbury . Guineas. A.J.C. Derby, and : Clibborn Stakes now added to Cetigne's : winning '? account, and the stake value; of these latter races •well, over' another £5000, Mr. G. Barnett has very, good reason, to regard the son of Grafton and Pretty , Nell as it ' bargain of the sale-ring. Included in the conditions .■•■;■ governing the A.J.C. Derby, it is laid down ' ■ that the, , breeder of the winner of that race ,■, ■ shall receive- 250sovs, so that the lady , who figures as .the breeder of Cetighe would receive a solid solatium tor the disappointment ever the small sum paid for the colt when "offered .as a yearling.

REPUTATION AT RANDWICK. .An outright Australian win has yet to come to Benutation. V but* the : game ; little black son || «£ Martian \ and: Stepf is : reproducing ; his best form at the Bahdwick : meeting now , in progress, and '; maybe Mr. W. E- Bidwill will not have, to wait, a long time ere his colours .-:■■; are carried to victory on Australian soil.. In {* the decision^of the '■ Spring; Stakes on Satur- •&. -PgPqt atlon &>«Bfat out ■>»"'■ great finish with St. ;■ Carwyna,- and, the i judge being un- ; able to; separate: the pair, a dead heat was recorded. On Monday Beputation was saddled ■up to/ contest -V the ? Metropolitan ? Handicap, ™iv wlnch^ne; was called upon to carry Bst ldlb. ;; ilo ran another good race, but he had to be * content"..with third place to Bt. Oar- - wyne and William the Silent. To the former u+t^no^ o^^1118 a year **& 51b - and to the ■ vl^t^-- l } was certainly no disgrace for Beputation to be T ' defeated in the Metro- : s°"tap- Reputation claims engagements in the Graven. ate . (one • mile" and a-quarter) .and the Bandwick , Plate (two mile^to^S ■■" l run respectively 5 the third and fourth days ■ ; H..vl A - J,C - Spring'. Meeting, and. if the , black horse succeeds m either race there will • be much rejoicing in New Zealand. '•'•-■ THE CRAVEN. PLATE. V* ''-''-I _ A race decided annually at the A.J C.'' Spring Meeting, and in the result of which a wide interest is always centred, is the Craven Plate, which is run over a mile and a-quar-ter at weight-for-age. The' A:J.C. invariably have the satisfaction of cultivating the ~ weight-for-age class, and this is strikingly exemplified in. connection with the Craven Plate, for m the long stretch of years which the race in question has been contested not one horse of inferior character has secured a place m the winning list. "Class" is well represented in to-day's race, and with the - Australasian ■ mile > and a-quarter recordbreaker, Woorak, likely to take the field in 1 his best form, a great galloping performance is expected from him. ;,The New Zealand horse Beputation is engaged, but with two hard races already exacted from the little black it may be deemed justifiable not to call upon him to measure strides to-day with Woorak and Co. The Derby winner, Cetigne figures in.the list, and should he be set to try conclusions with Woorak- that will invest the contest with the utmost interest. The following is a list of the entrants for this year's «sm,^ la T 6S f^ arwyn , e - 4 ' Malt Mark 9.4 Diva's Isle 9.4, Uncle Sam 9.4, Gigandra 8.4, Auriter 9.4, Golden Hop 9.4, Cagou 9.4, Bimon Priflco 9.4, Flippant 9.4. Lilyveil 9.4 i adnor 9.4, Donore 9.1, Sir Alwynton 9 1 Toa Tore 9.1, Poaching 9.1, Bed Dennis 91 Colonel SouU 9.1, St. Spaga 9.1, Mountain, £*"&* 9 A 0 -' p ,? ta » tltm . 9.0. Woorak 9.0, Gari" 1 9.0, & lru 9.0, Fend 9.0, Little 9 0 Haysten9.o Firm 8 13, Brattle 8 - 13 - Eaveflo 811, Half-a-Glass 8.11, Flash of Steel 8.11, Car 8.9, Panacre 7.11, Wallace Isinglass 7.11, Kahonn 7.11, First Lesson 7.11, Three Star 7.11, Gringo 7.11. Westcourt 7.11. Cetigne 7.11, Longacre 7 11 The Mogul 7.11. Ornate 7.11, Agmcourt 7.11, Common Law. 7.11, Two ■ AUCKLAND TROTTING CLUB. The Auckland Trotting Club will inaugurate the season at Alexandra Park on the 20th [._ inst, and. .the- second day of the. spring ;j gathering is fixed for the 23rd. The 16 events which form .the-; programme carry . prize y: money' to ; the extent of £2000, and with the : two leading; events—the ; Spring Handicap and Alexandra, Handicap—each worth £200, 'i< and with no race of a less value than £75* there is every reason to anticipate that' the 1 response',: of horseowncrs will ■= be in keeping VI with the popularity of the A.T-C. Nominafc in™ B *': ?<«- events on Friday next at

LEAVES FROM MY NOTEBOOK. ,-J '?; Chortle made his debut pt six years old on? Saturday last : at Napier Park, and by winning ;f the y Flying & Handicap ,r» under -f the peat burden of lOst 61b he must be taken ■i'ir a i demonstrated pretty clearly : that ; he ; ; will be j equal ; : to again '< playing his f p&it'- in i ™ ry J .attractive ■ stylo . this scison: - As the i MulUfid / gelding; has been f extensively" nomin*^fdJfi* events ahead in .Auckland, Be : will probably be found carrying silk again"- at I £>Uerslie before -ho- is very mu:h : ; older. j '■;"'; The Sydney racing man who invested £500 in August last:in the purchase of the Wohikore—Heavenly . Twin v gelding a Diavoio has very ■; good \ reason to s rejoice over s his ■% purchase, by Treason; of a .-; victory which the New Zealand horse scored in.-.' the 7 First: Jiurdle Race run at «he A.J.C. Spring Meeting on Saturday last. The fact thaVDiavolo started favourite in- his initial race in 3 Australia : goes to"' show that tae victory ;he achieved was well anticipated. '3 The four-year-old Woorak made a highly Pleasing debut at ■'. four years old when ' he wort the Spring Stakes at Rosehill on the 10th tilt, and on Saturday last he gave further evidence of his -prowess -by carrying est 121b .to victory in the Epsom i Handicap in front ofa field of 80 in the great time of lm 39is. Woorak, it may bo remarked, holds the Australasian record (2m Bis) for a mile and a-auarter. -which he put up in the decision of the Craven Plat© last spring. The son of Traauair figures in the same race this year, and it will be interesting to note if ha suceeds m beating his previous record in the race in. question. — ■".- ' •

St. Carwyne, who ran a dead heat with deputation for the Spring: Stakes at Randwick on Saturday last, won that race last year, and on the.strength of the performance fee was. made a warm favourite for the Metropolitan, in which he had an impost 431b under wei?hfr-for-age. The presumed good thing" went down, but by capturing this years "Metrop." the son of St. Alwyne must be accounted to have repaid for last year disappointment in the mile and a-half race.

Warstep is expected to make her debut S J?- v * , * eara ,old at Wingatui to-morrow. Martian speedy daughter is engaged in the Jiosgiel Handicap with lOst stt>. A win in that event for Warstep will not entail any penalty for the Now Zealand Cup, a condition attached to the latter race providing that a horse will not be penalised above vreight-for-am. With 9st 51b in the two-mile race Warstep a impost is 51b over standard weight. ■

When St.. Carwyne and Reputation tor minated their great finish in the Sprin* Stakes at. Bandwick they nearly succeeded in equalising the Australasian record for a mile and a-half The dead-heaters compassed the 12 furlongs in 2m 325, which is only half-a-socond behind the record held by Comedy Bong and Cagou. • .The Dunedin Guineas comes up for de-? cision at Wingatui on Friday, and with half-a-dozen horses engaged, and the issue voted open, there la reason to anticipate an interesting , contest. Chief interest will be centred in the reappearance under silk of bnub. the stable-mate to Warstep, who has been mentioned of late in connection with the New Zealand Cup. The Waikato Hunt Club has received a capital list of entries for the forthcoming meeting to be held at Cambridge on the 25th inst. and, should fine weather prevail, a large concourse of hunting enthusiasts may be expected to put in *» appearance at the Waikato fixture.: The weights are duo to appear on Saturday next.

The HawkeV-Bay Jockey Club hold their spring meeting .on Saturday. Chief interest i? the racing at .Hastings will.be centred in the Hawke's Bay Guineas, in which Desert told, the leading two : year-old of last season, 13 expected to carry silk. '■

Reputation ■- has ■•■ been entered for the weight-for-ase ' rasps at the, Victoria Racing Club s Spring Meeting, and that, of course, points to the probability of the black horse competing at Flemington next, month. ! »;?* Auckland Trotting Club invites alter-! native tenders for publican's booth. Spring I Meeting only, and for season of 1916. and i tor refreshment stalls for season 1915-16. Tenders in all oases required to be lodged by noon to-day. ; : - ; L .\: •.-... ■ Egypt, the full brother to Desert Gold, who got on the winning list at first time of starting at Napier Park last Saturday, was a. very big order: away from the course, and his supporters were" agreeably,surprised with the good return, for their investments. ■•-? It was while riding Egypt that O'Shea got into VJt • : trouble _ which caused him to be fined *?° «* cutting;across the field. It is understood that _ the inquiry was initiated by a complaint from another horseman riding in the race. -> v - . There iB reason to believe that the New feaianders present at Randwick on theopen- &»*&£&&? particularly well, while it is said that M " «H. ; Taylor, Hie popular Canterbury sportsman,"who owns Bee amd other horses, supported .the Woorak—-St.- Carwyne combination to win a - small fortune.

■■■ Mr. J- Hennah, the Hawke's Bay ownertrainer, s who ; won ; the" Grand? National, and other important - steeplechases: with Captain Juigle, • returned - from * Sydney *to Auckland by, the last boat Hearnah took Kew across the water a month :> or so back for racing purposes, but .the V chestnut broke ' down * temporarily, and is now recuperating in the padlock. However, -Hennah expects to be able to race Kew again in the autumn. :■ < -.. - • '!.•;, ,: _ Hyttus, who figured, as a starter in the Juvenile Handicap at Napier, boasted a quiet reputation of 5 being * something * particularly speedy in private, which was the reason >of Ormdnds pair, starting f. favourites for the race Ml; question. . He may make, good later. _: Gold Shot is a speedy animal/ and should be vastly improved by the race :he indulged m at Napier, where -he finished a close third to Pearfform and : Str&bo, in :■ the . Maiden Wowever, Gold Shot may be capable of performing well in sprint races only, i ■.■■-''

; „» C w xll -' ill ' who *was defeated in a hack race at : Napier Park ; last i Saturday, still figures amongst the •- lot engaged in the Great Northern Guineas. Carillon is bred :by Finland trom;ija Cloche. . ;•; ■ .-,,-- -:

r NOTES 'FROM ELLERSLIE. The most improved mare at Ellerslie as regards shape is Loloma, who has lost her cumbersome appearance fay constant racing. and may; now he .referrea to as a shapely thoroughbred- A racer with her pace/end weight-carrying abilities : would prove a great proposition;; at the smaller meetings in the other island.' 4 ;.,. :>; l_" - •.;, ' . S: ■•.-.*■.

Amongst those tiding work at Ellerslie yesterday was >J. Adolph, the erstwhile hurdle horseman, who is" at present oin final leave before joining;? the eighth reinforcements for the front. Another on final leave at present in' the city is C. Macmanemin, who up to the time pf joining the colours, acted as head dad to the big string of horses presided over by his father. Mr. F. Macmanemm. ," ■ .■•■.•'

Goldenlyte, when supported by his party ! a -i a /* "i event at Napier last Saturday, failed to show up. He is » cumbersome fellow, and may be expected to do better on a track where there is more * room than tfapier. Park. He is said to gallop very fast in private but may want time to show his best in public. _ There Vis likely to be,., a lengthy lis* of Ellerslie competitors at the Cambridge -Hum Meeting on. Labour Day, if one is to judge by the » anxiety of, local trainers with their charges. Several of. those engaged at the fixture are doing their, best on the Ellerslie track of . late, though : nothing executed can be referred to as of a startling nature.

Royal Arch, Kaipar*. Sea ©e'il, Summer Koso, .Lucitana. Goldfast, Hemisphere, and a host of others indulged in useful work after the breakfast; hour,, at headquarters, yesterday. Ihe early morning contingent is grow- ">?•, though ; nothing of note has : been executed of late.-;■•• .

__Kidderminster shaped nicely with Maui iitl^„ove T. seven furlongs of the inner grass at •Blkttiw yesterday. The former only had a light-weight in the saddle, but wa-s going on so nicely throughout as to leave the impression that ihe -■will yet make amends for Avondale disappointments. i

Amcrogst the team being attended to by P. O'Brien for r the Messrs. Alison, across the , harbour are Mayfield, Centenary, a Marble Arch youngster, and -a two-year-old chestnut colt by Monoform— Uoiden Kose. Ngatoa is at present enjoying a spell. - . ■ • ■

Appin, the steeplechase victor at Avondale, is a regular Visitor to the Ellerslie track, and looked and moved well on the tan yesterday morning. He is an inmate of Moraghan's stable, where he will be sheltered until after the Ellerslie spring fixture. ftf.ff^.v 8 sufficiently recovered from the effects of his recent fall to resume riding work at Ensile. The popular light-weight enters the ranks of the benedicts next week and carries with, him the kind wishes of a large circle of friends. Gold Lac seems to be improving of % He displayed. plenty of activity and life thi^r^tt,? 1 com P, an y with Goldsize on the tan yesterday. The pair were only sent bot^^grfat^t:^-^ 8 Chai/e iaa nS.l a i C T . rthern . Okaihau. Causeaway, and Koyal Irish were noticeable members of Wil,W 80 V , am working °?. the tad yesterday Boyal Irish is a tit jolly after his short spell, but always comes right quickly. The crop of grass reaped from the Ellerslie course of late is fairly cdnsiderable, and at present tho reaper is busy on the course proper, where owing to recent rains the grass soon sprouted knee deep. *» »*<"«

BDeeley tripped home after the Napier meeting, and was on the Ellerslie track riding work a few hours after his arrival. He win be at Hastings again fulfilling engagements on Friday and Saturday next.

t fen ruß , 18 . in light commission again at Ellerslie. but there is no Jntention of hurrying the -Fon of Wairiki. His owner, i-- Onten, leaves with the next contingent for the front.

- v lonnuala's task at headquarters yesterday morning was sound pace over a circuit but the big chestnut mare would have preferred to have been set a harder task. She is very well just now. . *

Colerame looks big and healthy just now and gave distinct signs of his willingness to be _ set at a faster pace than his rider permitted yesterday at Ellerslie.

v Glucian, who suffered from an injured hock as -, the result of his fall' at Avondale, < has so far .c recovered to ■■ be able •-'• to ; resume : ■•' active work again, : though his tasks are of the light order. ,- ::'•? Crispeen 5 was' indulged'; in fairly, fast work over a circuit of the inner grass track »t Ellerslie yesterday,; but «-is ; hardly making: the advancement expected a couple of months back.

': Blucstone.' is being; kept right 'up -to fasti work.by; J. Thorpe, and worked at. »' very serviceable pace on the - tan yesterday.">J : He ; figures .amongst the Cambridge nominees. --.:' Chaminade defeated Brookfield over a sprint on the sand yesterday; -which is some- ! thing, exceptional., for Brookfield has the re- ! nutation of being a great track galloper. ; l' Worcester •is 'not "*being: indulged .in-very f»st work, .and his new owner-trainer is evid?ily trying different tactics with the son" of Soult, who bears a healthy appearance. '

, ??xf-«, riI1C8 .„ 18 » me* mover, but it is doubtful, if he will ever come up to the high expectations formed of him before he went slightly , amiss as a two-year-old. - Takanini cleared* a couple of fences at headquarters yesterday in fair style, though he *&*, ft "? e ' at , *■* second owing to slipping slightly just before taking off. :- _As often, happens Montana, winner of the Park Stakes at Napier, was omitted from the telegraphed lisj of acceptors in .many parts of the Dominion. •

Blueform and Redman were sprinted in company yesterday morning, making fair tune for hacks, with little between the pair at the close of the essay. With Southern meetings on horsemen must be at a premium at Ellerslie. for some of the trainers themselves can be seen riding work at headquarters of late... • *««"« Try F,llk ? ft ? °?° °, f the' active brigade yesterday at Ellerslie, but did "not impress in his movements, He may, do well on the West Coast of the other island. < •■■• Taihape and Dunrobin finished together over a sprint on the grass at Ellerslie yesterday. - They : are being got ready for Camndge engagements.

Jack Delaval is amongst the healthy section in work. at. Ellerslie, and F. Stenning seems to Has paying a lot of attention to the brown condition. . Marconi hit out nicely over n. round of the inner grass track at headquarters yesterday, out seems a disappointing customer in his races. ;*■■

It is said Croesus was in want of a race at Napier Park last Saturday, aind the sprinter is expected to show marked improvement later on.

Juanna is.tunning into a handsome filly, her coat becoming rather an attractive feature of her looks- She is a dark chestnut. . Igj&j ac *s and the chestnut two-year-old in fatennrfag s care, were sprinted a few furlongs yesterday, the latter shaping nicely. T A° S« at ° n Delaval— gelding in Mobberlyla care at Ellerslie, is going along nicely. -He is one of the afternoon brigade. E. J. Rae has a pair of two-year-olds sprinting that are beginning to attract attention. One is the Rokeby youngster.

Soldier was noticed indulging in useful ■work on the tan yesterday morning, and did not, show any signs of unsoundness.

Chime- showed more pace than the Banyan representative in Coleman's stables over a sprint distance -yesterday morning. Whitehall, -the two-year-old. owned by A. Robertson, is back on the tracks of late, but is not being sent against time. Delenda continues to bear a healthy appearance, though she was not asked to go fast yesterday in her work.

Soultane sprinted nicely at headquarters yesterday with Deeley in the saddle. He was worked on the sand. ■,

"_ Kaimanuka was only trotted on the tan track i yesterday, but was thoroughly sound .in movement. : Tararu Jack,. when schooled last Saturday with Julian in the saddle, shaped satisfactorily.: -'" ■'."«?"■-/.■; -■«--. ••■<; •;■■'•■; ' *

. Amber Rose- was schooled over the pony hurdles yesterday morning, and shaped fairSoultikoff was worked on the - tan track, yesterday, ? but . moved with *no freedom. -

- Monty was sprinted in company yesterday and shaped.iair -, . . -• - v : INTEB-PROVINCTAL - GOSSIP. [BY TELEGRAPH.—OWN \ ■ COHBESrONI>ENTS>] S - WELLINGTON. • ;, ' •- :" ;■ ,r. -'-■ :' ' : * ; '"' Tuesday. ■;' ; The Trentham. trainer. J. .W. Lowe.- has begun the season well by winning a double with f: Seadown * at- Wauganui,. and scoring with'.: Chakwana . and :.- her 'full ■' sister Happiness at Otaki. ; These two latter are by the •Auckland-bred sire, Hiera'rch, from Peace. _Tanngamutu has been left in the Hawke'a gay, , 6 «?S»B,„and all /gome well Mr. G. Nash s .filly will be sent to Hastings to try conclusions with Desert Gold. r - Rumour is current that A. Oliver is anxious to get off Pavlova in the New- Zealand Cup, and if this is so the services of C. Jinrmerspn will probably be secured.. -Mr. ,R. Acton Adams, who owns" Limpet, winner of the Maiden at Otaki. will be representedm the Hastings Plate- by Rockbound (Rokeby-Seashelf). The I t&ken to Otaki for educational purposes, and : during the racing %h» was sprinted. -He i» j a fine colt to look at, and should do well I later on.-'■'■ "'■■'''->•■-.■-.■.'--.-'* \-:r ..-- ■...:■-. ..,■ -

CANTERBURY. ■■ '/ , - '■ - Tuesday. lo_ reply to a question a few mornings ago I.learned from G. Murray. Anysley that It is intended to;start Warstep in the MosKiel Handicap at the Dunedin. Jockey Club's meeting on Friday.. With lOat slb to carry over a mile and a-auarter the little Martian mare appears to have been set a big task in her, first race, of the season, but all the others with any pretentions to form have received fair burdens. Mr. Dalgety's mare will not lack" admirers. - .'<--v:.,v -\ The Chokebore . three-year-olds Adjutant and Flying Start have done a lot of useful work lately. Despite,-wind troubles. Flying Start is galloping freely, and he;should win races over short courses later on- Adjutant has always been a lazy track worker, but ho has live-ned up * lot lately. There is a feeling among gome of the track watchers that he will prove the best of Sir George Clifford's three-year-olds for the classic races, as he looks like staying. . Battle Eve. in the same stable, can go fast, but there is a growing impression . that the colt is not genuine. ,The Treadmill mare Wisebird is bowling along in fine style in her track work Last Tuesday by herself she reeled off a smart mile, finishing up her task strongly. She appears to have quite thrown off the lameness that caused her retirement on the eve of the Grand National Meeting, and if she continues to do as well in future she

'— — V - - - throwu ameness iier tetiremet sve of the <_ tional; Meeting, _„ she continues „ _ as well in future sh< should win some good races this season. '• First Glance was responsible for a couple of very active efforts during last week. She « in great fettle, being more forward than usual tor this time -.of the year. Emperador has been showing signs of lameness lately, on present appearances it may trouble B. J. Mason to get his brilJ i* nt , Galloper through a severe preparation, lne horse has made a rapid recovery from lameness more than once however, so that he a,y „ B "5 5? found, doing good service for Mr. 6. D. Greenwood this season.

WANGANUI. Tuesday. The fact that there will be racing at Trentham on the 25th inst {Labour Day) will interfere to some extent with the WaverleyWaitotara meeting, which is to be held that day. However, there is every prospect of g->od nominations being received for the Waverley meeting, which should be very successful. Binaldo looked well when working on the tracks here prior to the Wanganui meeting, but he was not started on either day. It is understood that he will be a starter in the Cup at Maeterton, and such a race should do him good. He will not incur, a penalty for the Cup even if he wins. He is a brilliant customer when at his best, and he can stay, so that if he goes on all right he may be very hard to beat at Biccarton. It is more than likely that Bonny Helen will be a starter at Trentham, but whether she will go to the post in the Now Zealand Cup remains to be seen. The race • here appears to have done her good, and if she starts in the big event at Biccarton she is bound to be well supported, as she is a sterling good mare. However, it may be that now that- she has incurred a penalty she may be allowed to drop out of the big race. This is almost sure to be the cape if the tracks become hard, but if there is »v likelihood of soft-going prevailing she may be given a. chance to distinguish -herself in the two-mile event. ~ :

A.J.C. SPRING MEETING.

THE METROPOLITAN HANDICAP.

REPUTATION'S BOLD BID. '. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. Sydney, October S. The Herald, 'commenting on the Metro?»i ?^*? a * dl0p • pft 7 B that deputation, who had hitherto been hampered in the ruck, came with a wonderfully fast run in the concluding statce of the contest. Had he appeared, on the scene a little result might have been altered.- Hr ¥*° The Telegraoh says .hat Reputation made a bold bid. The New Zealand horse had to thread his way through on the inside, and fin ril hed x T bnll !, aDt , ly ver fi"* ] *st furlong. The New Zealand jockey. L. H. Hewitt who returncdj-ecently from England, steered Gigandra to victory rr. the Shorts Handicap; It is estimated that the. number present at £!$W on Metropolitan Stakes day reacted to 50.000. . ' . *