SPORTING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVIII, Issue 17754, 13 April 1921, Page 9

SPORTING.

RACING FLXTUBES. £cn! 13. It—Manawatu Racing Club. Apr-', IS —Manawatu Trotting Club April 18. 20— Auckland Trotting Club Apr 23— Hawke s Bay Trotting Club rr:! *. >orth! Md Trotting Club.' May H-Pakuranra. Hunt Club J una .'!. 1. 8- Auckland Racing Club. *\MVEPS T n CORRESPONDENTS. , / "".' '" nM ' : ; ,t n,e Np, *markei Hanr V. Y t!l " «>rrt <lav of the New. ~» Spring Meeting The New. "Y"" ,a ' k '" : " ri - rl "" the second day of . " Y ! ll! T p " n " s,pn! thostewarda r ! ; r f a P"« - T -key Club ordered a posT \ o ' "v.,, Y rvll,f: a,,p " the. same had .■-•>■ • :::menced. vu .at the, winter meeting .-••- spring meeting in 1911. aud at the f .- • . - ■-~ .-.!-.„- - r Itji;, . " -ner. Rnt--nn It i s assessed that --"1 (i • Man .i War won in stakes n ' - '" r " ar? "'I SM.-12*. At, a like age the. ' , ''"' , ' , '" 1 »nd Flying Vox both ■■"''■'" '■' '"'t s t..>tal, Donovan's t :.-■.. v.z a-i.l-Flying Fax's £37.«5.

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KLK.iJIK |.N THE WET. ' ; ; '''' !,ial '• takes something ln ' :, _ "■ ,<J ■:'• "!' tli*" H'Mr.U of those "'"'" l " 1 -' •' <-"'.<rting gathering, ' ' m ' ' received pointed en- ;!' P"kek, in' ,n Saturday last. l-'mikiiii K.i.:ir g Club's inaugural '■ "■ ' ■ 1"" l-roiight off under very v.-iil-.er ion<htions. Though the '■ ' •"':-' down smanly, and a stiff '•"' »'>;ch made :u unwelcome ap"l:v .idu.-d to general discomfort, the -i r i | always predominated, an.l "; ■- ceryoue was no doubt delighted '■•" ■•'minding event was run off. that ■ ' "*■■« 'n ihe wiiv oi a fair array of '"' ~ ,; levins .".ient a dav i n the wet at '.'.-•■ c It , ~i;,; :-e termed real hard luck • new ~;o t ■ experience such unpro- • . . weather. fo r 'Uitside the, marring of • '•' ■>- ■' rrofrinimc the many charms of ' •• i •uresoue distrd could not. of course, •" >-■- : ' '" "■■' -»aiue advantage as in line ' eat:ier i-cr.ip.tioitj l*h re will l>? no crying r.oweyer, ovor the visitation of . i • - I .livius. when tlu- flaps were flying : ■ . Sr«t .race meeting held there. The ■ *■: ■■•••.tiheo witn the Franklin Racing Club ie<l with the true sporting spirit. •f) ■ ■ ii-v reouires the necessary totalisator ;■--'.. ■ to enable the new club to strike a ..-. note. Ihe course at Fukekohe 13 under :l ::ea,-!ings very suitable for racing pur- ; .ses. and when its quslities are fully known, ■ ::.,y be depended upon to attract many •■■■:. n-p encaged in training and racing the ta>rr.-t:ghbred. IU"0 At TRENTHAM. B" adding the Trentham Gold Cup to F.s is: of triumphs. Duo muat be accounted t,, :..i' e placed an event to his credit serv",g t- further brighten in a particular .egr"e h>s three-year-old winning record, whii it previously included victories in the Wanganui Guineas, New Zealand Derby, 1 anterbury Cup, Great Northern St. Leger. >nd New Zealand St. Leger. Duo evidently -\iv- well, and it will be pleasing to find Vim training on well at four years old. Duo as not been a hard-worked horse, for up '" date, he hns only been called upon to . -n'est 17 races. The record of the Demosthenes gelding reads as follows:—First. Second. Third. Unplaced. At 2-r« 0 0 0 4 At 7 10 5 Dili's earnings in stakes amount to £4300. TIME RECORDS. The record C2m 58 4-ss) put up by Duo in the decision of the New Zealand .St. Leger Stakes, which now takes the leading' place both in New Zealand and Australia, for a i 'urpey of a mile and three-quarters, is sure to be widely discuesed, and it may be regarded as qufte certain that tho Trentham 1 ourse will be voted especially favourable f.ir fast records. , In regard to these, recordbreaking times in equine contests, it must >•<• conceded that their value would be enj anced if the efforts to assess the same acr urately were i.ondurted on more up-to-date hnes. Some of the records put up in ":u;nf contests in the past have left plenty r •' room for a question being put as to their a cura.y. SILVER LINK AND TAMATETE-. Silver Link having worsted Rational in fiie, decision 0: tho North Island Challenge Stakes, her meeting with Tamatete in the Manawatu Stakes will be invested with a '-;ry great, deal of interest. It would perhaps he a little risky to exalt Tamatete to a higher place than Rational, but the admirers of Mr Duncan's gelding assess him very highly, and. with the conditions favourable a; Awapuni to-morrow, a very swift-run six furlongs can be safely booked to eventuate. A LEADING TWO-YEAB-OLD. Furious, who won theA.J.C. Sires' Produce Stakes and the A.J.C. Champ'agn© Stakes, is ■ redivd with possessing a. very brilliant dash > f pace. In a reference to Furious " Pilot," ■ f the Svdney Referee, says: — "There ia no <ioubt as to Furious bciing the best two-yeax--1 id of tile autumn. Being a daughter of The Welkin. 1 am not prepared to say she will -•.ay next season, though she gives as much promise as anything else .seen out at the recent autumn meeting held at Randwick; but it. will be surprising if she doea not win cither the RosehUl Guin<:tas or Caulfieid Guineas. She is a sister to Daius, one of the f-w horses by The Welkin that could stay, i-.nd their dam. Danaide, runs back to Duenna, dam of Amberite> and Acetine, as well as other fair stayers. The weight in < iassii races will not bother her, though the <iistan<e may. DAVIDS LONG-DISTANCE WIN. The c-'iblegram announceing the result of tho A.J.C. Plate, run on the concluding day of the Randwick autumn meeting on the Cnd inct . afforded no light 11s to whether the • ictr.ry by the tl. ee-year-old David in t:i, tiire- rnile race wis a surprise or otherwise. Paper? now to hand show thit David .ounted sufficient a.lmirers to send Him out favourite, and by defeating the Derby and St. Leger winner, Saiitros, at w«r,giit-fi.r-age he is now accepted as the ' *£T. stayer <f the t'nree-5-ear-old division. fttvernock, th« ure of David, it is. interestn« n state, is a vn of the celebrated WakePi!, and tho robiiM quality of Isus 3tock is men that he is looked upon as one of the 'r.i,«t Ti.3r.lr., sires at the stud in New r.outh Wales. LI.AVF.S FROM MY NOTEUOOK. Rouen, wr,. let I ihe held home in the Thompson Hand.i up on the opening day of :ne Weiin-.-',. u Autumn meeting, is evi-'i-'itly entitled to be 1 onsidered something more than a m ler. for in the decision of the Trentham Gold Cup lie finished well up vtn the leaders.. Staying has not .=0 fai been a feature with the progeny of Bezoman. and it will be interesting to note il fit iien is to wind ip a candidate tar New Zealand Cup honours. Ti.e Manawatu autumn meeting opens to<:av. when the Awapuni Cold Cup will lie brought up for decision, and. with the I nspect of a meeting between Sasanof and Duo, a lot of interest will be centred in •he T' -■ :'■< of the 'mile and a-ousrter weight- ■ .-.3. .■ event. Sasanof will probably be im- •<■'■-.<•. I»y recent galloping, and he may be ci; t-cled to set his yoiuig rival a stiff task M 1 1 regre' was expressed that the i r." k m Racing Ciub should have en- • o'.ntered wet weather for the holding of •ne - inaugural meeting at Pukekohc; and Mr .1. Jones gav; matters a practical turn lv offering a cup of the, value of £"25 as a Iropiiy u-i 1« attached to the leading event i'. 1 "••<:.ni:>.'.s r'in in the concluding stage '••' lif Sydney Cup ts stated to have rxen ■ ' d -articu'arly brilliant order. According t tK. .orre.-pondent of the Australasian. Kiirythm ■ w a.r. probably 1"> iengths behind tne t-adi-r =•'! fiirlongs from home, and was r -..■,. -jven lentrths behind at the home turn. li F-.iry'htuK never wine, another race, this ' i.rv 1. wir Svdney Cup will always be ci ;■ :,-.) a* a great one" The qiiint'i'n of yecrlings sired by Ferarri■■.. ,e n i ~ro-> lo Sydney by Mr. W., G. .'-:.-ir! to be off-r».i by auction at Randv"' - realised 2. 7 ,<K)gs, which may be re- .: a ■.: o, j a. highly satisfactory, for Feramorz I ii vri to win a distinctive place on the '! e riir,-e-yeir ,'.<] celt Speciality. wKc 'r- •■ t ~™ a surpr «e in t'ue Di r,ea.-ter Han- ..-■ 1-. ~r.d it' l ! 1 p'.l.seqiifntly won weight-for-,-S< ::..::.-.-.irs iii the de'-igir.ti ..1 the All-aged Sta.-,« ■ transtiiret. has lo lie included in ''i< .it !.., r_',i:ns. When a yearlins -;.- ... ■ w-a« -jffered by auction, but the b:d-: ; j ' r i n: only rr a hing to fl.S.'ns., l.f •va ■„ ',; in, to be subsequently sold :.r- .•. . -~ \,-,a present owner, Mr. J. Leahy, foi -11- a good investment, seeing that Sp< .. .:-. iwr, recent winß at Randwick car'-.c i' 4,-14 m prize-money. '"•■n- - en;-- will not have anything ,'ik« th,- v.- ; -g i:ital tii.s term he had last (en :i. v • :en ■;. - descendants captured stake" t> '. ■ ■~:-. : * j7,7V',, The son of Desmonc ■vb. -..»•„ ■ . '„ \ oT two double winners at '.tte \\ .■ \~: 11 autumn meeting last week Di. '• r; - !.;• 'he St. Leger and Trentha-iij Gi <: (■: . while Mosthenes scored victorier res.'<■■■■'.: ■ v :u the Tinakori and Belmont llai.dii-nv.-T-.r sat rod iethx-k which nec«js*,itt*«d th< witi ■'--: -a! •' Ft;rythmic from his engage mitt' n the , onchidin; day of the A.J C Aut : '1 Meeting, there is reason to believe ■•a.s •' K verv mihi character. "Die son 01 ilu-. n,- « t oted qu:t<. sound a.gain wher ie «;is to Victoria, anc fAOKiKne hopes a:o enterUined that he wil i.e on hand when next spring rolls round t< egn : iortest lor weight -tor-age honours. But ,ra ;s said to have been unfortunate st tr.< rtart tor the Pacific Handicap, run aTrentham on Saturday.

brought off I ? tervraJ since he last November?!, $£"£ r '-- tor7 , *l EllerslTe * Tnile k™? « ?* of extended to teM & q '{*•• race at Puk£ with rain fa, eJSI^ 1 course, and t p e an e l£r" = rto: FemrooD carried 7 n «»j "_ i , • 192 ° easy winner of th« ,' • rom P e . d home an I length* the rao * ln Question by Jour tli« fl P +f keen is being centred in , gathering 18 decidedly bright. Buccessful at A the° H ™V S f / ieht arlin « purchased AuckhLp„J°t Sydney sales on account of :l f „!' „ Bte amers encountered I th™ vcunfit*" lll " °1 ihe P»««B«. but i armed, and two owned by M r F Earl , »ave gone into J. Rae's establishment. „, Ir \ n ?l an d some raring clubs indulge~7n marked liber; hty in order to attract ownere I JJ £l mMtm «»- U , mentioned by a I IvJlh v. PaPer rec^n '- | y to hand that the v !i f.rT m^fS em ent was paying thi, rail--1 LtTr, M° its noting of a n horses com- ; an provld, ' D e free stabling and ' m, 1 " U \" 11 V xn i? Nt the rec « Tlt Sydney Show Musician, and Lone Star ' C l J—J*!* 7u ft 3m ' hut failed »t 7ft 6in. i Ifli.'sT the prize. The previous best ; at tne bydney Showground was Bloom's 7ft I Desert Rose .by Maltster-Mangosteen), ' who proved herself the leading Australian two-year-old in the season of 1909-10, is : Projing herself a Lit of a gold mine at the stun, the brst four of her produce offered by | auction a.s yearlings having realised 442Sgua. ; English-bred horses must be in protty ' Str ", n f j forc l ln America, as thev were ' 111 t wU C , Wl ?!°' *H race« there last 4«%. ;. no, e knghsa-bred total for four 1 years is U3l races won. It would seem safe to conclude that GasDag has rim his last ra.ee this season. The >*? n ° r Demosthenes is stated to have displayed all-round symptoms of unsoundness after hi s effort in the New Zealand St. Leger Stakes. It seems to be generally concluded that 1 oitrel s racing career has closed. H J Kobinson. who trained Poitrel for all" his engagements, is understood to have made the pronouncement that the brilliant chestnut could, not be expected to stand another preparation. Listowel's success in the Butt Handicap at the recent Wellington meeting is said to have been accomplished in a very workmaniiKe style. The son of Absurd led throughout, and won easily in lm 39 S-ss. David, who won the A.J.C. Plato Hhrcc miles), at Randwick on the 2nd inst.. must be a hardy customer. A reference to the Turf Register shows that Jie contested no loss than 21 races as a two-year-old. David was bought as a yearling for the small outlay of 40gni3., so that be is entitled to a place with bargains of the sale ring. It is quite possible for Silver Link to add ftnother> £1000 to her stake-money capture i this season, but she has no chance of heading the list, which is held by Gloaming with a total of £5575. H. Gray headed the list of winning jockeys at the Wellington meeting with four successes. H. Goldfinch and G. Young tied for second place with two wins each. I The South African Jockey Club recently I passed a rule prohibiting the use en spurs I in races confined to two-year-olds, but this has now been rescinded. | Sasanof is reported to have shown I symptome of lamencs3 after contesting the ' Trentham Gold (Tup, but it was not regarded !in a serious light. « a. Tamatete is down for an engagement today in the Manawatu Sirca' Produce Stakes, in which race he has incurred the maximum 141b penalty. AUCKLAND TROTTING CLUB'. THE AUTUMN MEETING. Everything promises well for tne. success of the Auckland Trotting Club's Autumn Meeting, which opens at Park on Saturday next. The acceptanocft received for the various events are very satisfactory, and it should only require fine weather to ensure a most sucessful and enjoyable meeting. The first event is timed to be started at 11.30 a.m., and the programme will be run off in the following order:—Eden Handicap 'one mile and a-half), Mangere Handicap (one mile and a-half). Campbell Handicap (two miles), Easter Handicap itwo miles). Hohson Handicap (one' mile and a-half), Stewards' Handicap (.two miles). Cornwall Handicap (one mile), and Marconi Handicap (one mile). NORTHLAND TROTTING CLUB. The following nominations Tiave been received for the Northland Trotting Club's annual meeting, to be held at Whangarei on April 28:— MARSDEN HANDICAP.—Grattan Wilkes, Gold Lad. Peter Ham. Rema, Nikora, Dolly Wynn, Barney Bell, Wairewa, Hat Trick, Miss McKinney, Hard Shot. Norland. DARGAVDLLE HANDICAP.—The Scout, Master Grattan. Rerna, Timbell, Canberra, Springbok, Kereone, Louis. Castaway, Rajput, Sunrise, Lady Northland, Little Bill. WHANGAREI HANDICAP. — Nikora. Kereone, Dolly Wynn, Ba*ney Bell, Louis. Castaway, Rajput, Casket, Miss Myrtle, Lady tMember, Miss McKinnej*, Hard Shot. NORTHLAND CUP.—Auckland «Girl, | Harold Devon. Queen Pirate, Lady Burlington. Prince Poole, Treanac, Bluewood. KAWAKAWA HANDICAP.—GoId Lad. Peter Ham, Kirikiriroa, Rema, , Timbell. Canberra, Springbok, Nikora, Kereone, B«r----ney Bell, Wairewj, Sunrise, Casket. Miss Myrtle, Lady Member, Miss McKinney, Hard Shot, Norland. WATPU HANDICAP.—Auckland Girl. Harold Devon, The Scout, Lady Burlington, Prince Poole, Treanac, Bluewood. THE IMAKIBBON CASE. SUPREME COURT JUDGMENT. Judgment has been delivered by Mr. Justice ilosking in the action in which Xew- | man Bros, sought to recover from J. J. i Corry possession of the racehorse Imaribbon. ' The plaintiffs are elderly men who carry I on farming operations near Blenheim, and ' have had the strain of lmarbbon, who is a I | descendant of Blue Ribbon, in their posses- ! eon for over thirty years. Mr. Corry has • , had Imaribbon since 1906. and the substan- ; ■ tial question which the judge had to decide s : was whether the defendant exercised an > option to purchase the mare within twelve r months of the occasion on which he ob- - tained from the plaintiffs the right of racing f : her. Having regard to the body of corr ' roboration in support of the defendant's assertion that he bought the horse. His , Honor held the assertion to be proved, and . ; gave judgment for the defendant with costs. Iji the course of his judgment. His Honor referred to the fact that the defendant, is ■ a member of the Marlborough Jockey Club and of the New Zealand Racing Conference, ' and added:—"A further circumstance, and , | in my opinion a very strong one. is that • I the defendant, who was a racing official and : familiar with the penalties he was under if ' he ran another's horse in his own name ! : without the joint interest being registered. '. ! should nevertheless have begun to race her ■ ; aud continued to do so for a period of four ' | years without the necespary registration. It ' j seems to me incredible that the defendant should have done this unless he was the j owner. It seems equally incredible that the ' plaintiffs with, as they now say. a full conj sciousness after the first year that there ' | would be trouble, should have allowed this \ I to go on for a like period if the horse was ' ! theirs.'' '. : WELLINGTON NOTES. ! i [BY TEUSGRAPH. OWN rtfftRBSPONDKNT.] WELLINGTON. Tuesday. j The Wellington Racing Club's Autumn I Meeting passed off suoofsfully,. The totaJiaa- • tor showed an increase, despite prognosticai tions to the contrary. . . i Though the absence of Mermin and TamaJ 1 tete detracted from the Pacific Handicap, | there was a deal of interest centred in the ' two-year-old race. Rational, who had the » I maximum weight (9.7), ruled a strong fav- - , ourite. Absurdum (8.11). who had some good " i form to recommei.d him, being second in I I demand Both were, however, defeated in i ' a close finish with The Hawk (8.12), who : . brought off a surprise victory. The Hawk ! is considered to have had the luck on his ■ i side, but, all the same, the Martian gelding must be given credit for a display of true • , grit. It will be interesting to note how The '- j Hawk fares with Tamatete in the decision c of the two races in which he is engaged at 1 Awapuni. • i Duo. who wa3 sent out a strong favourite t . for the Trentham (lold Cup, pulled through i all right, but it was a close thing between I i victory and defeat with the Demosthenes t ! gelding, for Sasanof ran him to a head. ! The fact of the race being run at a slow i i pace in the early stages may have affected 3 1 the issue, but Duo is entitled to full hont : ourß. . . ! Sunart accomplished his winning teat lr j the Autumn Handicap in attractive fashion 5 and the Sunny Lake gelding has only tc remain sound to win further honours. • During race week the city was beseigec » with bookmakers from all parts of New ' Zealand. Reports state that they are going } i to organise, and are advertising for a. secre ; 1 ' t_ r y "at £1000 per annum. It is intimatec 1 that ihere are 1000 of tbeiu in the Dominion 3 '■ and with an annual subscription of £5 thej i will have enough funds to start a campaign a iin favour of recognition. No one here toke£ t i thorn too seriously, it looks ts if ti-oM will bo some good pickings for someone-