TURF GOSSIP.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1260, 23 April 1896, Page 24

TURF GOSSIP.

IJY TE WIIITI. NEW ZEALAND NOTES. Mr F. Martin’s King Wai came up from the south by tho Penguin on Sunday en route to Blenheim. Freeborn was also a passenger by the samo boat. The Medallion —Auray filly Osnmine, jmrehased by Mr Banks, also came up in the I’enguiii. She is a lady-like looking youngster, and was much admired by the great crowd that assembled on tho wharf to see the horses land. Her owner has had an oiler greatly in advance of the price paid for the filly at Mr Stead’s sale.

Umslopogaus is being schooled over hurdles with a view to the winter meetings, iie is reported to be shaping very satisfactorily.

Flying Shot and Hesitat ion were shipped by the Mahinnpun, at midday on Sunday, for Nelson. A great crowd were on the wharf watching tho proceedings. The horses were very carefully handled by the U.S.S.Co.’s oitieials, and wore shipped without any diiliculfy.

Flying Shot looked a veritable giant while standing in the “ box,” which was only just large enough for tho purjio.se.

Prince Cole and Dromedary went over to compete at the Nelson gathering on Friday last. These are the only Wairatapa representatives taking part at the meeting.

Mr G. G. Stead’s two-year-old colt, Cuirassow, by Curiassier-Albatross, is considered to lie one of tlie best, looking youngsters seen for a long time past.

Lorelei, who finished third in the last Wellington Cup, has broken down.

It is stated that yet another Musket stallion, in the shape of Chaiushot, is to be shipped to England shortly.

King’s Bowman is being treated to a much needed spell.

Tho dig Orion, 4yrs, by Castor —Nymph, has been purchased by Mr J. Cliaafo, the well-known Auckland trainer, for 150 guineas. Among others disposed of at the samo sale were: cli f Decoration, 2yrs, by Medallion —Flattery, SO guineas, Mr A. Austin ; Rex, 50 guineas, Mr Booth ; Salute, JJB, Mr A. Austin; Cain, by Tetford — Lioness, 12 guineas, Mr J. M. Fraser. Pegasus was amongst those passed in, 70 guineas being tho best offer. Blackfriar, Kiugswood and Adam wore also passed in, at 30, 10 and 21 guineas respectively.

The pony Basil Girl was recently sold in Auckland for id. She should soon return her purchase money.

Tho stallion Kalo died recently at G isliorne. Kalo was best known to fame as the winner of tho Shorts Handicap at Auckland, run at the 1885 Spring Meeting, in which ho paid tho sensational dividend of A 251 Us.

At a meeting of the committee of the Auckland Racing Club, on April 10, a letter was read from Mr J.. I). Nathan wit'll reference to the handicapping of bis mare Sleph'blt, and alter some discussion it was decided to refer the letter to the hainlicappur, Mr Evett.

Why not at the same time have an enquiry into the handicapping of Acone in the same stable, who won most of tho plums at the Auckland Racing Club's recent m )cting 8

1 notice that the Wairarapa-owned Timothy is entered for the principal crosscountry event at the Wanganui Jockey Club’s .Steeplechase Meeting. It is a long time since Timothy sported silk.

The death is aunouuoo 1 of the bro id mare Coreyrn, which took place recently near Auckland. Sim was not a oneat

success at the stud, the best of her progeny being Bay King ;uid First Nelson, neither of whom wore first-class.

Mr Thomas Morrill has jmrehased a yearling filly by Sweet, William—Diana, at the recent Sydney thoroughbred sleek sales. Tho price paid was 30 guineas.

Tho well-known racing maro Golden Eleoco has been purchased from Sir George Clifford by F. Jvingan, the jockey, and has already left for Australia, where it is intended by her purchaser to enter her in the pony class. She has undoubted pace and should not bo long in returning the A 22.5 purchase money, this being the price paid for tho little daughter of Stoneyhurst.

At tho break up of tho Sylvia Park stud in 1891, tho Taranaki sportsman, Mr J l ’. Watson, secured Miss Laura with her filly foal (St. Laura) by St. Legeratfoot for 105 guineas. That was undoubtedly a great bargain, says “ Phaeton.”

Crctonno has been sent by his Wanganui owner to Napier to receive the rudiments of a jumper’s education.

“ Reviewer ” says that Messrs McLeod and C'loland, the Auckland metallicians, having had enquiries for quotations on tho

Caulfield and Melbourne Cups, they have decided to ojion a double book, and have agreed to quote the tempting price of 1000 to 1 on the field.

Kulnino is in training again at Eiccartou. lie has taken up his old quarters at Middleton under 11. Lunn’s mentorship.

Probably few horses have cost more money than the disappointing Skirmisher. Without doubt a brilliant horse when thoroughly well, ho has, nevertheless, sold his connection; and a portion of the punting jiublic time after time, and the layers of “ toto ” odds must have reaped a rich harvest out of his many failures. Always a good track horse, ho has shown his mentor gallops good enough to win oven a New Zealand Cup. Yet when playing for keeps ho has invariably gone down before vastly inferior animals. A wellbred and splendidly-proportioned horse, he has proved a handsome fraud to his popular and straight-going owner, and t!i o3o punters who have been in the habit of backing the horse each time he started, will heave a sigh (if relief when they hear that the son of Vanguard has been turned out at Eldcrslie for a lengthened spell.

According to “ Spectator,” who recently “did” the lion. J. 1). Ormond’s Karainu stud, Hippodrome, by St. Andrew from Hippona, and therefore nearly three parts brother to St. Hippo, has grown a great deal too fast, and is now fully lGhds lin in height. He has been doing very littlo work during the summer, but will be he jit going all tho winter, and though on the leg, should race all right. Jt is stated that the stable benefited to the extent of .£(>00 over Mau-o-War’s victory in the Feilding Handicap.

Tho South Canterbury Jockey Club’s Autumn Meeting came off oil Thursday and Friday last and somo close finishes were witnessed. The weather on tho first day was fine, but tho enjoyment of the second day’s racing was somewhat marred by the cold and threatening weather. On account of the Club “ barring ” the presence of the walking totes tho sum of A'3171 was passed through tho machine, making JU29 more than that handled at last year’s gathering. Tho surpiises of tho meeting were the big dividend, JI2J 3s, paid by Freeborn in the mile Welter, and the downfall of the favourite (Culverin) in the chief event on the first day ; although she made some slight amends by winningthe principal stake oil tho following day. The results appear in another column. ROUND THE WORLD. A sporting visitor from Australia showed me a copy of a cable that he had just bad sent to Sydney to a well-known member of the Australian ring, advising the latter to look out for the pony Golden Fleece, who had iust left by the Talane. The cable concluded with:--‘'She is a rare liver, belongs lo a clever crowd, be sure you do not 1 fall in.’ ” As a rule the members of the ling do not require much coaching in these liLtio matters.

Judging thoroughbreds at shows is an mi

cviablfl task, fays (he Bulletin. Experts differed widely at the Sydney Show in tho stallion class. SI. Blaize, Correzo, Matador, Sir William, Matiton and Co. all lmd their admirers. It was a toss-up, but Correzo got the judges’ verdict. The Musket horse, Manlon. awarded second, seemed to have equal claims with any of* the others for first.

Paris has incurred lull) penalties for both the Epsom Great Metropolitan and Chester Cup. Jle was allotted Bst Gib for the Great Metropolitan, but at acceptance the. weights went up 71b, which with his penalty brings his impost up to 9M 9lb.

The well-known brood mare Acme died recently at Kirkham. She was by Chester from Princess Maud (imp.), and when on the Turf won, among oilier races, the Marihyrnong Plate and Tattorsull’s Cup. She was the dam of Aemena, Arquebus, and Acton.

Sydney Cup this year was highly remini.'cont of Carbine’s sensational win, when, carrying 9sl. as a three-year-old, lie heat such giants as Abcrcorn and Melos, after being knocked on his nose at the turn for home and put up, in the opinion of manv, the bent performance of his life, says the Sydney llefmc. this year a son of the champion, out of a .lister of Melos, carried ihe same weight all but 2lb to victory, beating apiesumod sou of Abcrcorn, while a half-brother to Loehiol, whom C.ubine made a hack of at the same meeting, was third.

Gough did not mean to let Ciliin Bay steal a niireti on him in the A..J.C. Si.

Leger, an-1 as soon as he saw Delaney Lake the gelding to the front in the straight the lirst time round he sent Wallace alter him. It was just as well that he did, says “Umpire,” as the chestnut was hard at it over the last couple of furlongs to wipeout the two lengths advantage Cabin Boy had gained, and it was not until the latter tired fifty yards from the winning-post that WalL.cc got on terms. In the Cup Wallace allowed very different form, but the fact remains that he was all out to beat Cabin Boy in the Lcger.

A two-year-old colt by Donovan, from tho Australian-bred marc Minis Meg, which will race in England this year, is named Great Gun. Mons*Meg is a daughter of the Musket horse Martini-Henry.

• A horse of tho Messrs. Miller's bleeding, Loeky by name, won the Perak Derby Stakes, one milo and a half, for all ages, at the Kinla (Singapore) races in February, says “ Terlinga.” The Clown and Hal later, two horses well known in Melbourne, finished behind tho winner. Loeky, who is by Boolka, was sold at Kirk’s Bazaar for five guineas, while both The Clown and Ballater were expensive purchases. On the second

day ot the mooting Locky again beat Ballater.

A celebrated old jumper of days gone by died full of years at Ingliston about a fortnight ago. I refer, says “ Ribbleden,’ to Nimbok, a great hunter, and a winner of the Victoria Amateur Gold Cup of 200 sovs. in 1870, and several other steeplechases, the Turf Register of 1874 gives Nimbok as an aged horse then, so lie must have been nearly thirty years old when he died. I saw him less than two years ago, and he looked like living for some time. Mr Inglis tull3 me he hunted Nimbok regularly for twelve years, and raced him a good deal besides. During all this time the old fellow only made two mistakes—a wonderful record considering the thousands of fences he must have carried Mr Inglis over.

A petition which is intended for presentation to the V.R.C. committee has been signed at Caulfield by trainers and owners having horses engaged in the next Melbourne Cup (writes “Goodwood"). It asks the committee to alter the advertised conditions of the event in regard to penalties. The winner of a race over the value of 50 sovs after the declaration of the weights must now put up a 31b penalty, and it is sought to hav" the conditions so altered that there shall be no penalty except a horse wins a race over the value of 100 sovs. The nominators of horses in the Cup are principally concerned, and as the request seems a very reasonable one, there appears to be no reason why it should not be acceded to. The members of the V.lt.C. committee have not, I am sure, any desire to injure the Victoria Amateur Turf Club, but under the present conditions that club will be the principal sufferer, as all its races are over 50 sovs in value, and owners of Melbourne Cup horses will therefore be disinclined to risk a penalty by running at Caulfield after the Cup weights are out.

“ Terlinga,” who recently paid a visit to Mr G. Kedfearn’s stud, says :—“ I saw a two-year-old sister to Malvolio that is pretty suro to bo heard of some day. She is sometiling after the style of Malunia, but on a much bigger scale. She is a lengthy chestnut on short legs, with a splendid barrel, deep back ribs, and very stout quarters and thighs. Her forehand is exceptionally good ; and as Mr ltedfearn says her action is perfect, it soems to me there is nothing more to be desired. She has only just been broken in, as her owner does not believe in forcing two-year-olds. This unnamed Bister to Malvolio is in the Oaks, and all going well she will very likely win that race. Madcap went to Pilgrim’s Pi ogress for a change in ISOI-, but last year she was again mated with Maluma, who has been a great success with her.

“ Burrabari lias a pair of most unsightly hocks, the result of his being galloped on in the V. lI.C. Handicap. Mr Bedfearn is very bitter on the subject of foul riding just now, and doubtless the ill-treatment of Burrabari accounts in a measure for the inilk in the cocoanut. Burrabari's hocks have been blistered, and lie should soon be in work again.

KJ“ Aquariu-s still occupies a box at Bevorley. lie showed himself so good before Carnage’s Derby that Mr Bedfearn is loth to relinquish the hope of getting him to tho post some day. Both fore legs have boon fired, but tho chief trouble is iu tho near fore fetlock.

“ Maluma is a beautiful little mare. She is perfectly shaped, and much more powerful than ono would imagine until you stand up to her ; but 1 fancy her superb action is tho true secret of her brilliancy and ability to carry weight. Like the English celebrity, Blink Bonny, she lias great trouble with her teeth, aiul her owner says lie was lucky to get her in such form for tho autumn meeting. When Ayrshire fell in the last Caulfield Cup lie injured his near hind fetlock and lias not raced since. He is at Beverley now, an.l is looking tho picture of health. Ayrshire is a lengthy, racing-like colt, and with luck Mr Davidson should win a good race with him. New Ditty, by Nowminster, from Chloo, is a flue colt, but I fancy lie will take time. Tho Trenton—Maid of Honour gelding is a big plain fellow that should race if there is anything in breeding. My Lady, by Trenton, from Pardon, is another tastily-bred one, but looking at her caused me to wonder at lior having been backed to win a Derby.”

A writer in the Sydney Referee says: No one was adventurous enough to suggest that Wallace wouldn’t win the red riband of tho A.J.C., whatever their opinions were about his winning tho Cup with a bigweight. Cabin Boy’s defeat of Wallace at Flemington was a bitter pill to backers, and they proparod to make amends by laying 5 to 2 on tho St. Albans colt for tho second Leger journey. Fort, Cabin Boy and The Skipper were backed, the former being expected to stay out a hard-run raco if a pace should ensure it. Though Cabin Boy was not indulged with a commanding lead like ho got at Flemington, ho made the pace again, running from two to three lengths ahead of Wallace and Fort most of tho way, whilst The Merry Boy and The Skipper wore tho waiting division of tho select party. James Gough was evidently on tho alert for any tactics within cooee of stealing a march, and perhaps it was as well. Cabin Boy strode along in front in a stylo that made backers of the favourite uneasy, and after ho had turned into tho straight, going as comfortably as over to all appearances, and Wallace being driven along for all he was worth, their anxiety was not lessoned. It really looked odds on Cabin Boy at the distance, but then ho began to feol tho effects of his journey, and Gough’s reminders to Wallace appeared to be having some effect. Suddenly tho colt bogan to lessen the gap, and once the closiug-up process began Cabin Boy was doomed. Wallace finished in most resolute stylo, and Plowing down Mr Oxenhatn’s gelding in the

last hundred yards, won his raco by threequarters of a length in the midst of sensational excitement. It was an apparent certain defeat instantaneously transformed into an easy victory, and it dawned so suddenly upon tho onlookers that their admiration of the closing act was too much for their equanimity. Wallace’s St. Leger did not impress me as suggestivo of his Cup victory, though those who know the colt best were in no way discouraged. Not only was he all out to beat Cabin Boy, but The Merry Boy, Tho Skipper and Fort were too near him to allow of ins performance being anything exceptional. I am not of those who profess to think that Wallace won easily, but the fact remains that ho pulled his Leger out of the fire all right after giving his supporters more of a shock than they cared to acknowledge. Probably the gallop did him a lot of good for the Cup journey to follow, and it was good judgment on the part of his trainer to begin tho mooting short of a gallop than with one too many registered. This probably accounts for the colt’s trouble to more easily settle with Cabin Boy than he did.

After all the croaking that has been indulged in by odd writers in the sporting papers of England (says “Umpire’’), it must have been a set-back to them to see Paris Ilf. carry oil' a rich handicap prize. By winning a good handicap easily Paris showed that ho had not lost the galloping powers which made him so famous in his native land. He is being raced in the interest of his owner, Mrs H. C. White, and Lord William Ueresford, who is man aging I)is racing and training in England. Perhaps tho Chester Cup or some other good raco may bo added to tho Grandmaster gelding’s list of victories; but if ho had failed altogether to reproduce his old form under British skies there would have been little cause for surprise. It was rattier late in his career to expect him to enter upon another series of brilliant deeds, but if ho does nothing more than he has already done his trip will not bo the failure some people predicted. After lie is retired from the English turf Paris will return to Now South Wales, and end his day in one of tho best paddocks on the ilavilah Estate.

Tho following are the names and addresses of drawers of the placed horses in Tattersall’s Consultation on the Sydney Cup run at Band wick on Easter Monday ; 25,000 at 5, closed with 22,000, and drawn pro rahi : First horse (Wallace), A. Lodor, 131 Macquarrio street, Sydney, £1551 ; second horse (Toreador), A. Young, care of Keating and Company, 19L Elizabeth street, Sydney, .£504 ; third horse (Trentham), C. F. 'Wood, National Bank,Greymoutlf (N.Z.), £390. Tho abovo amounts are net.

At tho annual sale of thoroughbred stock held recently in Sydney some good prices were realised, and it is to be hoped breeders will have a better time in store for them then they have latterly gone through. Tho Referee says: —As usual, the Splendors were a handsome and racing-like lot, and they fetched good prices. ’1 lie highest was 285 guineas, given by Mr I. Foulsham (for, it was understood, Mr A. A. Samuels) to secure a. splendid chestnut from Algerine, who is out of Gibraltar’s dam, and a descendant of the famous Blinkhoolie family. Mr W. F. Portland, of Courallio renown, gave 2LO guineas for a beautiful colt from the Goldsbrough mare Second Thought. To Mr Lamond’s biddingfell a very racing-liko filly out of Minuet, sister to Melos and Melodious (dam of Wallace), for 200 sovs. Another filly by the samesire from Norali, a Goldsbrough mare, went to Mr Portland for 185 guineas. Mr Uphill, tho Indian buyer, secured a sister to Tom Brown and Inspiration for 150 guineas, a handsome black sister to Candour for 1(40 guineas, and another very promising young dame from the Grand Flaneur mure Equation for 105 guineas. Kirkham stud came next, and No. 1, a chestnut celt already named Motford, by tho great Cat bine out of Marchesa, by St. Albans (imp.) created quite a stir. I lie is a beautiful chestnut, full of quality, with a white stocking on tho near hind leg. Started at 200 gs, lie soon jumped to 300 gs, and after a spirited contest all who coveted him left tho field to Mr W. Bailey at 550 gs, the top price of tho day. Next on the list, a bay colt (Mecca) by Abercorn out of Carlyon’s dam, “every inch a gentleman,” went to the same nod at 300 gs. Exactly the same figure aas realised for a very stout soil of Goosson (tho Galopin horse gives his stock plenty of substance and character), and Spice (Ahercorn’s sister), tho buyer this time being Mr Tom Paten, for Col. Campbell. An Ahetcorn gelding, a powerful and evenly built bro vn, was secured by Mr Joe Cook for 145 gs, the others not causing much competition.