INTER-PROVINCIAL GOSSIP.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17338, 9 December 1919, Page 12

INTER-PROVINCIAL GOSSIP.

fBT TELEGRAPH.—OWN COEB&SPONDENTS 1 WELLINGTON. -Monday. Irfsfc week ibe> Otaki horseman, Vfa Bowdcn, came down to Miramar and *chooled the Signalman Arlington ■■ over a lew nuru.es. Arlington and ;'omgletorm (who will 111 luture race -.as a geidirig) . will do the west-ciHtst nieeUngs dulmg tne holidays, and W. liowdon win go ,tiown to ride tue former in his liurdle engagements. Hewipoto, who broke down While m Sydney, was brought back by the-' Rive.rina ; and wall bo raded liamo to iScW Plymouth. ; The black gelding is still lame,- aud itlooks as if his racing days are over. The New Plymouth trainer. R. Johnson, who has been in Sydney for some months, returned -to Wellington on Monday. He went to Masterton, where he will pick Up a couple of horses, which be will in futility train at New Plymouth. The chestnut mare Damien. who went wrong some time back and was fired, is now quite sound again and will be railed home to New Plymouth. J. Ayres, the well-known Trent-ham-trainer, is suffering from an internal complaint, and has had to enter a private hospital at Wellington. H. Burt has gone up to Woodville in ] charge of Coldstream, who is fo contest j the hack hurdle events next week. C. Pritebard loaves for Woodville on Monday with Sweet Memory and Rienzi. A. J. McFlynn will have the mount on the former, and H. weeny will rifle Rienz-L 4fter racing at Woodville Sweet Memory will go on to the New Plymouth meeting. The Flysian filly Canyon is doing well in her training work at Trentham. It has been decided to give her a race in the j Juvenile Handicap at the coming ManaI wa'tu meeting. Mr. H. W. Brown has five of his team engaged in the Palmerston North Stakes, but none of them are likely to see the post. Another locally-owned horse in Russet was probably left in by an oversight. If the Feilding double winner, Acre, goes to the post, he will be favourite, though ho is likely to encdunter strong opposition from the two-year-olds, Weary Willie and Tessares. The local horseman. R. Reed, has been engaged to ride the imported horse Arrowsmith in his Woodville engagements. It Jis stated that Arrowsmith will join S. I Reid's Hastings team at tile conclusion of the racing at Woodville.^ J. McLaughlin is leaving Trentham on Monday with the two-year-old Fortuneteller, who is to contest the Maiden Plate at Woodville. The Trentham trainer, H. A. Telford, has several horses engaged at the various Christmas meetings, but he is not likelyto race anywhere but at Awapuni and t Marton. Another offer of 1000 guineas was re- ' cently refused for the two-year-old. Weary ' j Willie. Telford has done well with his I , juveniles this season. Two of them have ! l started sue times at metropolitan courses j and been placed each start. j L. Hegarty came up from the South j yesterday and took charge of tho chestnut I mare. Bondage, who is to join T. H. Gilj lett's RiccartoTj team. I A Southerner buyer was yesterday neso--1 tiatin? for the 'purchase of the locally- : owned Pacific Slope. If a deal eventuates. j the gelding will be entered for the west i coast meetings. j Swaneeßiver has incurred a 101b penalty! I for the Flyinsr Hack Handicap at Wood- ! vl'e. Tin's makes her impost Bst 61b. M. i McDonald, will pilot th local mar* CANTERBURY. Monday, j At a meeting of the committee of the ' Canterbury Jockey Club, held this week, • F. H. Gray applied tor the icinstatement, of his jockey's .license, which had been withdrawn. The application was refused.' and Uray was disqualified for six months. The Boniform mare Braid has changed owners twice within the last fortnight. Mr. W. A. Nicbolk, for whom she did her early | racing, re-bought her back from the. South Canterbury sportsman, Mr. J. Parsons. ! who has bad ber for a few months. This I week Mr. Nichoils resold her to Mr. P. I de Largey, and she will return to the care of S. TriUord, by whom she waa trained ' for Mr. Parsons. j The win scored by Macduff in the Methven Cud on Thursday marked his first eu< L '• cess this season, though h e ran fairly well > in some of his Riccarton engagements last i month. He is a bold galloper, and, now-', that In- has demonstrated his ability over , a mile and a-quarter. I expect to se*. him i winning again even in better company. In I acknowledging the 'trophy won by Macduff j in connection with the Metbven Cup on j Thursday, Sir George Clifford said h e had ;\ not been very fortunate in the pact in, cup ; races. Ha had never won a New Zealand j Cup, an Auckland Cup, a Wellington Cup, | or a Dunedin Cup, though he had had \ many tries, but his fortune had turned in ; this resnect, and he had now won the I Methven Cup. He expressed appreciation ]of the club's efforts to clean ! sport and to provide good appointments. I I There wns no reason why they sfWld not { emulate the efforts of the prominent clubs j in the North Island and eventually give [ ' stakes which would attract «ood horses i l from distant parts. j Th Methven course' has established a! great record for double winners. %The ' : Methven Racing Club has only held five, i ' meetings since it received a totalieator. ■ permit, and only one of these fixtures has j passed without a horse winning two races. i At the opening meeting Te ffua won the Springfield Hack Race and then took the 1 concluding eventth e Mount Hutt Eandi- i I cap. There was no double winner in 1.916, | I but at the third meeting Bomb won the I ' Yiewmont Handicap and the Mount Hutt i Handicap after a great battle in the last- { •named race with M'ertoTi, who had also' 1 won earlier in the day Last year Bandy, ' l" - racing for the same owner as Bomb, won I the Methven Cup and the Mount Hut* Handicap. The latest meeting, held on Thursday, saw Belgian King win the Soringtield Trial PTate and the Viewmont Handicap, while Thestius, after capturing the Electric Handicap, ran a dead heat . ! with .Mythology for first place in the : I Mount Hutt Handicap. J ! A year-old cott by Absurd' from ■ Bronze, who is one of Mr. G. D. Greenj wood's team receiving his preparation at, ' the hands of R. J. Mason, is regarded' as a very promising youngster. WANGANCI. Monday. A special meeting of members of the . Wanganui Jockey Club whs held again 00. Wednesday, when the question of a site ' for the new course w;i.s further discussed. It is understood that nothing definite was decided upon, but that the choice of a property was narrowed down to two. both of which are much favoured by strong seclions. ' ° | I The racing Lose Queen had af Ellersfie I evidently unproved her, as she put up a ; very tine performance in. winning the Kiwiteu Welter at Feilding. .She 'ot caught in tho tapes aud lost a lot of ground, hut this did not pre\ent her winning in good style. S.he also ran a fine rate on the second day. being- onlv just ' beaten out of fiist lioik'.-ihb by Arrcwtield. Rose Queer, is in the Mauawatn Cup at 6st 101b, and should run a good '-are. as she is in better form thin ever just now. I Adrnyrn p:-ve a further taste of her qua- ' lity +-y so,an:;: in the Kilziov Hack Hivn- ] fiicap at .Idin.', ami the 'deri.-ivrj way in which she won eautul her to be sent out favourite for the open sprint event on the second day, but she had to lie ronteut with second place. Shu will bo . hard to bent in the Electric Handicap if ' i started at W.>odvilie. ! 'I he success of Wanganui'owned and trained horses was one of the- features ot the Feilding meeting, no fewer than five races beins? won by representatives- from ! here. Acre scored a dual win, and the form shown by the son of Linacra was ' o" a hisii class in apprnpr at ing the t-wo , weight-forage events. It looks as if | Mr. W. Duncan's horse was going to I prove better than ever this season. T. Tiller will nice Client and Acre at ] the Manrnvat.ll meeting. Client has Bst 1 131b in the Cup. and Acre is in the Fits- : hertierl Handicap with 9?t 6!b. The. '. latter has a big weight, but his form at j Feilding was so good that he must, be I

■ .lll.lt ■I,ii ,I" If,||f 111 !■ Il.lllf- '"" ■ ' ag? event, «he^a^Mto^l« h g^ sagT event, Camel Arch was vwjf-i ported- by. hi* conneotioni « jjjff. *SM®£ feats at nDBUM It is said he *** coupled . with everything in the -big * fi ; H. intends taking^. » * ***£§£»» ; North for.-the holiday, meetii cl uding Simon, Signorella,' Carmel 'ST *<*> *"■ , Henate. Simon- M*- , particularly well recently, and 1 '*P«B» , place a wiHito.bßßcredife , veEy:e\lftr-' r "V- . H. Johnston is keeping.-Vane 0 \,5 oin |L m flow of the Taranakimeeti* cvgrthmhuk& • . r-~Z '. .daughter of Advance is showing-% *• -* o *-" ' pace in short l sprints?- but", she-'.yifcs.* *&% , run oi» too-well, . ...j . The 'that .'9idorah"Vas' to.; tfV ..< ini ° ■W. Rayner's stable 1 turn's put to W',-f n " correct—at least, jßaynor has.heatd r-toA^ in 2. .about it. - -.' ' , Mr. W. fmneatr secure*" £715 in-- :.*WM** . at the Feliding meeting as a---resale fetjJw ' wins by Acre ami Arrowfield. Mft Da»-» tan appears likely to. have a. big- inainsV' this season. Bayberry is reported" t6 be.-gallop St)}. . 1 well," and "the Efrgjish-bttTd gelding' is evs- . ipecfced to-run weß m thte ; Grandstand Matt* j dicap at Woodvrlle.. So far the son. of" I Bayardo-has been a: disappointment,, but. | having been operated* upon, he might dos„ I better now. __ 11