SPORTING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16657, 29 September 1917, Page 9

SPORTING.

RACING FIXTURES.

New Zealand. n'! C ? er i l / Racing Club. October 12. 13—Dunedin Jockey Club. October Trotting Club October 20-Otahuhu Trotting Club Octotr & l^ Vell r to u n Club. Ko«ab.?° , s a V P r ert J , Ba ? Jocfc W Club * f. o,m f J S, 7—Avondale Jockey Cub. teh* hi 7 - A Canterbury Jockey Club. November 10-Auck and Racing Club Kovember S, Club. December 1-Feilding Jockey Club. December 8-Bay of Plenty Jockey Club. December JS-Woipa Racing Club. December SB-Thames Jockey Club. 06 iS Club' 23, Jann " 1 - Auckiaad Rao ins Club. January , 6 r- N n°^ theni Wairoa Racing Club. January 10-Whangarei Racing Club. January 2G. 29~Takapuna Jockey Club. F*hn>»rv uma ™»' Ra«nc Club, ieoruarj 9-1 e hum Racing Club, fcebruary lfr-Haailtoii Racing Club. February i'- Ro, ° ni ? Jockey Club. > •tr T^^ roha Jocko ' Club, x. c i! 9 1 *-p hl ?, mß ri Jock Club. w,i «p°- 4 April l-Auckland Racing Club, April 6—Avondale Jockey Club. AtMIULtJ.. September 29 October 1, 3. 6-Austr*hau Jockey Club. — J ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. Mango. Rotorua.—Keither Mersey (dam of j Carbine nor Frailty idam of Trenton) wore ' raced. ! Tiki, Hamilton It was in the, spring "of j 1911 that King's Courier changed hands. Ati the t'.rr - it was given out that the sum in- j \olved .n the purchase of the canine in question was £400, n condition being ! B'ifchod tnat an additional £100 was to bo j paid out of the first win. King's Courier tad ye/i to discharge the contingency. NOTES BY PHAETON. TOE A.J.C. DERBY. Tkti firsot of the (rroat spring meetings opens ; <..-day at Randwick, when the A.J.C. J Derby will be brought up for decision, and j the fact of a New Zealand-owned co'.t flgur- . in? as a probable contestant will servo to : invest the race with considerable interest i from this side of the Tasiuan Sea. A Sydney ! cablegram to hand states that 10 horses i vera left in after the final payment on Thurs. I day, and that ensures a highly-interesting j contest. Despite the pronounced defeat Prince Viridia suffered .at the hands of Biplane in the Rosehili Guineas, the former luied favourite for the blue riband when tho i last mail to hand left Sydney, so that it | would seem there remains a strong bolici in well-informed circles that Prince Viridis ■will prove himself a better stayer than the New Zealand-owned colt. Thrice has reached the scene in good form, but the fact of his not having had a race- in public since j April last will, it is thought, place The I "We.kin's son at a disadvantage. In the {natter of physique. Thrice is said to fill the eye most pleasingly as a Derby candidate. Bnd it Is to bo assumed that he has not been gent across to Randwick without his connections entertaining something like a strong tope that he will prove himself a skyer. THE NEW ZEALAND CUP. Promptly to time, Mr. Henrys' adjustment in connection with tho New Zealand Cup made its appearance, and those in | search of an early bet are provided with an | interesting problem on which to engago their , thoughts. Tho impost that Desert Gold j would receive may be said to have furnished the most discussed, point in the task with which the C.J.C. handicapper was called upon to deal. The 9st 91b which Mr. Henrys h M placed opposite Desert Gold's name re- I presents Tan impost Bib over weighWor-age, | bo that All Black's brilliant bay daughter , " has the distinction of being, one of the Eigheswated mares that bis fibred a the New Zealand Cup. Kiiboy (tot 71b ) has 71b over weightrior-age, and The loft last Bib) 21b over the standard scale. .The imposts allotted to the three top weights go to j show that Mr. Henrys did not accept as a I ■ true test the running in .the Trentham Gold , Cup. when Desert Gold came home third to Kilboy and The ToS. By all accounts. £i - toy has run his last race, so that, unfortunately, turfites will bo denied the satisfaction of seeing whether Mr. Henrys adjustment is based on proper grounds Besides Desert Gold. Mr. T. H. Dowry ha Egypt (Sst 6ib) engaged. The chestnut son of A Black registered a solid mile and a-halt | when he won the Ecmont Cud under tot 41b. , and possibly he has yet to play his best card Fiery Cross lßst Sib) has shown himself to be a very useful horse, and he is sure to have a strong following in certain eventualities, which seem highlv Drobable to be a feature. Colonel Soult (Sst 31b) would possibly beat more than beat him: but age may be telling on him at this stage. Snub (tot 21b) managed to get up into second place last year.-under 7st- 12ib. when he conceded the winner Ardenvonr Bib and remembering that the race was run in '3m 25 l-5a the Martian molding cannot be left out of calculations. Client (Bst) can be referred to as nicely treated, for ho has only received an impost 51 b in excess of that under which he won the Wanganui Cup, in • which he was credited with running a mile end three-Quartern in 3m Is. The tail-end of the handicap is largely encumbered with inferior material, and though a little-thought-of one ranged in that section may once again be found on hand to disturb popular views, it must be loft for time to reveal how many will be found m the acceptance fist. THE LUCK OF THE GAME. When Mr. G. D. Greenwood commissioned ■ Mr J. Burton to buy a yearling for him at the sale of the Shipley draft, sent up to auction at Melbourne in the autumn of 1916, Biplane was not the one he had in view, his ffie, it is stated, being the Snowy River rolt. The latter, however, was sold to go to • Tasmania, and Mr. Greenwood failed to secure anything. Commenting thereon, ' "Pilot." of the Sydney Referee writes:— Before the sale. Mr. S. Green had arranged , to have the Comedy King-Air Motor colt | bought on his behalf, and (hat youngster was knocked down to Mr. J. Samuel at 375gns. Later Mr Green heard of Mr. Greenwood ! disappointment, and said he could have the . Air Motor colt at the once he gave for hun A cable was sent to Mr. Greenwood to that effect, and the latter, accepting the offer, thereby secured Biolano. The Snowy River colt, .it may be added, has yet to enter the winning list. LEAVES FROM MY NOTEBOOK. | In a reference to New Zealand horses that 1 fcave competed at Randwick. "Martindale I ■ of the Sydney Town and Country Journal. | Bays— would lie a difficult Question to i answer which was the greatest galloper that we hive had at Randwick from New Zealand? After thinking it over, my. vote would go for Machine Gun That majestic '- Wn performed a remarkable half-mile one I morning. On the course proper-right on the outside—he did it in 481s. fh.c 1°» . end B plane, with the present contingent ore worthy followers from Maonlrad. Last week they put up a slashing good gallop Tver a raPe at Randwick. Not so much, in my opinion, as repxds the time for the i mile-lm 42Js-as tho way in which it was * &ne. One of our „ost reliable men with the watch split them off at the first hall-; mile in 49s and the last half in 65)8. As ; they finished well, it is a great mile.seeing the Dace they went over the first four furlongs. Of course, the New Zealand horses are lightly shod." Machine Gun. who Is singled out .for sperial reference by " Martindale," is identical with "he r hrown>n of Hotchkias and Rubina « who carried the late Mr. G. 0. Meads Wlouretwo, three, and four years old respectively. As is well known. Machine Gob carried his record beyond the training ground, and though his "inning exploits did not extend further than seven furlongs, his claims to entry in the category of the great would never be challenged, for it was only ■ horse of high standard that could have ' reentered the performances he did. . lake, "f" instance, the feat he registered m the eat Easter Handicap run at Riccarton in the autumn of 1905. which event he. won under lust 4lb in 1m 29 4 : 55: and his victory " in the Randolph Handicap on the same "round in the succeeding spring, when he put up a fresh record (68a) tor five furlongs also carried the stamp of marked brilliancy, for he registered thai feat under the crushing impost of list 6b. Machine Gun s winning record was pot limited to New Zealand for he won a brace of handicaps over "fu longs under heavy imposts at Randwick in fast time against strong fields But or having contracted a throat ailment at an early stage of his. career, the?'ran be little doubt that Machine Gun v-ould have won distinction in distance races lo" he seemed to possess everything that would ensure a great record in that departSydney papers recently to hand bring detail, of the running for the Rosee»„s=s &&&&& i In line running up to track form. And to the ' the Prince's'' backers this cane about. At the six furlongs Biplane "aTgoln" at his ease in, the lead, and from tins out there never really seemed a likellWd of' anythine overhauling Biplane, and without ever really being under pressure he BtroT DM? the winning-post nearly three Ki ahead of Prince Viridis. in time only a half second worse than the Australian reco In this race we saw the Biplane of the training track, and the difference of form Ue compared *j*.- that or which be was a, compared W ",Y 8 meeting was not BDnredated by some of the spectators, who ffih voiced their displeasure.. However, ' they didnot have matters their own way - the win being loudly applauded another ■ Bection That Biplane ran so much better in '? th 'race than the"other was.no doubt due to ' >: Deelev allow him to stride along wwi <>■ greater freedom at the commencement f The ARC. Committee are granting facili- . ine A.n.v. th two- year-olds m f - training at ffislie nlxt Saturday when the .• F aln 'ns wUI mcke a debut unaer -KlSrt fl« theiTfirst spurt on tho course and »«.*"*?" the weather proving ••'- Cf^-fcSCT^t"" draw a ;-large attendance to the race Bide. "-'

though S fa8 of a JP9«w:». license-even r3 SU Si H°V on(lition,vl lin for three naki %Ai? «. ctor ray by *» Tar* sarv P° m ? utt oc, it is hardly necesafdarihl« t e^, haß / ormed % Bub J° ct °£ con- « L com i n ?? t "nee the announcement of th n^/ nd I* muflt >> »« that, in view Hns «?£s' m l lßt viewed M * "tartvmk ?iT pn i§?- l ? i ts , iBB S, of tho present WdinJ artM W * Ze ?> nd Re . fetM devotes a to HeLr Ple tO - the .anting of a license highlv ™nS,- ay ' ? which comment of a mgniy caustic nature s the feature. It is wm°havi%, 0 T^ 30 , ,hi » Gray caw r chanJn &*>&*s d winning corrverts to a cnango in the licensing question. tenovrM 816^1 '^!; won tho TeoiaoMakignon Memorial Stokes at Otaki on Monday Rlf!- il e rac i d ! n the interests of A. I e'",X„ y - , w ho had the lease of the bay Nnttf n i^ C7ld ? (1 *%* capturing the Grand wo, 1 3 , rudl08 ' Sleight-of-Hand lias now who r^L''! 003 ."} •^>cfMio for Shoivraby. who is now located at Awapuni. (T,I re a^ ar s to be a tendency with ranins clubs for whom Mr. H. Coylo has acted as handicapnor not to make fresh appointadmits that position until the weight, S"r r " S r!? d to - M . gone trough his course of military training. ? ot( ii 1 wo " the Flying at 0-aki. nir «If v '' lth a „ l i casy vlc,ory '° m some Mi„P° r -u lae , *°* of Maniapoto and £<-mc Chimes has held a quiet reputation S„T tlra<v A now that ha has struck form, his career will bo followed with & deal oi interost. Zens, who won several races on tho flat, a couple of seasonis back, is being schooled over hurdles at Napier. The Martian gelding lias given great promise. Ho is trained by tho er-Aueklandor. J. Soeatea, The steeplechase won by Coalition at Otaki on Monday wag the best cross-country event ever witnessed on the course, all tho runners completing the course, which has probably never boon recorded before at Otaki. Rloominc. who won at Otaki. will probliiL tui V? E ' <K*'« care at Remuera *!? r ."I? Gl9b o,™o mooting. Of late, the ham Unyall haa bffD tlliartered at TrentKiltesa is stated to have been unluckv during the running of the Flying Handicap at Utaki but was noticed finisliing vory poets W IUI3UrS Well for her futuro proß - Astrophel, who won the Maiden Plato at Utaki. is a brown colt by Finland-Asteriod. He is owned by W. H. Gaisford, and is oipected to improve considerably with racCardrona. who is in constant work at iMiersiio, hgures amongst the nominations at Mastorton next, month. There are 29 North Island-owned horses "Killing in the New Zealand Cup this year, and 19 hailing from South Island slables. Three cast-offs from the Clifford stable at thokeoore won races at Ashhurton. Those were San Sebastian, Don Francisco, and Subterfuge. NOTES FROM ELLERSLIE. Master sßeeal continues to train on well, and is looking particularly well. Sylviaroa.is looking very well iust at present, and is of solid conformation. Th© Spalpeen—Guidwife filly in P. Jones' stable appears to have grown a little, but does not carry much flesh. , Tho showery conditions of Thursday last interiered to some extent with the work at headquarters on Thursday morning. W. O'Halloran, tho Southern horseman has taken up his residence at Ellerslie, intending to follow his calling in this Quarts i). The relative to Merry Roe in Astbury's stable is fastly building into racing shape, and stron,; hopes are held regarding this thorougbred. Most of the juveniles have been indulged in barrier practice of late, trainers being particularly active in this direction on Thursday morning. Egmont Park, relative to Volume (Sylvia Park—Tottie), now in J. Thorpe's charge, is a likely-looking customer, who has given some promise, while of tho others. P. Jones has Informal (Demosthenes—Formality), and a bay filly by Birkenhead— both of whom have come through useful tasks. A bay filly by Birkenhead—Lady Hune, a bay gelding Corinth (Demosthenes—Lady Delaval), a bay filly by Rokeby— aro others who have been indulged in useful work which tako the eye pleasingly for future prospects, while strong hopes are hold regarding a daughter of Demosthenes—Etona, owned by Dr.* Beveridge. However, this brown filly is being* given every chance to develop beforo being Fully prepared foi racing. . It is generally admitted the two-year-olds in work at Ellerslie this season give greater promise than those of recent years, and the fact that the Avondale Stakes was put bacK on the calendar by five or six weeks, thus allowing the juveniles more time to develop before being hurried in their 'preparations, has probably played some part in tho improved outlook. Another factor is that we have new lines of blood represented. In fact, there are two-year-old ropresntatives from fully fifteen or sixteen different sires in work round about Ellerslie. Of those claiming engagements at spring meetings, a deal of interest centres round Comedy Prince, the Comedy King—Rattler colt, now trained by D. Moraghan. He is brown in colour, and, though some argue that he will develop into an attractive thoroughbred later, his freedom of action certainly leaves the impression that ho may be capable of registering an attractive performance amongst those of his' own. ape before the sea-son is far advanced. Ono of the most sturdy is the Marble Arch—Sweet Alice colt in Irwin's charge. This juvenile, a bay in. colour was suffering from a cold a short tame back, but he has been galloping well against the watch, of late for two or three furlongs, which remark may be applied to Shining Light, a bay colt by Marble Arch— Monella. sheltered by the Stenning stable. Rather well forward in condition ia the Monoform—Lira gelding, a chestnut with size and condition as a recommendation, while he has been credited with fair time when set attain Bt the watch. He is now trained by W. Tozer. C. Coleman has been giving Demoiselle, a half-sister to Sweet Tipperary. by Demosthenes, an active preparation, and she is the right si% to begin well, not being so cumbersome as some of the others.