RACING CHATTER

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1536, 7 August 1901, Page 38

RACING CHATTER

‘(By "Advance.”)

The fees of Mr S. Hordern’s Wilton Park stud sires for the forthcoming seaeon are announced. Haut Brion stands at 50gs, Gossoon 25gs, and Gigue, Midday and Hindoo 20gs each. At the Kempton Park First Summer Meeting on June Bth, the t-hre©.year-old Chance Shot won the Walton Selling Plate of 200sovs, seven furlongs. Hia breeding stamps him as American bred from a daughter of Musket bred in New Zealand. Chance Shot is by Hindoo (Virgil —Florence II.), sire of Hanover, from Ricochet (by Musket —Eiycina) full sister to the flying Mitrailleuse, also Revolver, Coral, and Braemar, who went to the stud in Queensland. Ricochet was purchased out of the Windsor stud (N.S. W.) for America, whither she went in company with her sister Sweet Alice. Mitrailleuse, who was a first foal, was one of the best, andi head and shoulders above her relatives as a performer. She was in the late Mr Donald Wallace’s stud in Victoria and bred two or three winners there. Her daughter Nitre (by Off Colour) is engaged in the Melbourne Cup. Ricochet won the Great Northern Foal Stakes as a two-year old. Lady Alice ran third to Bangle and Niagara in the Welcome Stakes at Ellerslie and won the Epsom Plate. at the same meeting. I have no recollection of either of the fillies racing after two years of age. Mitrailleuse won the Bonrke Handicap at Flemington, but was most successful on the Sydney side. The meeting at which she won the Bonrke Handicap this colony was represented by Nelson (Essendon Stakes) Lochiel (Newmarket Handicap), Maxim, Tranter, Mana, Musk Rose, and Escutcheon.

The withdrawals from the New Zea r land Cup on the night of first acceptance were Ringlet, Heriot, Billet Doux, Com«fort, Materoa, Cannie Ghiel, Benzoin, St: Mark, Reliance, Volley, and Te Hapuka, andTutrepid. The owners of seven of the above paid up for other horses engaged. Owners with two things still engaged are the Hon. J. D. Ormond, Captain Russell; Messrs Douglas, Gordon, D. O’Brien, F. Watson, and G. P. Donnelly. The rumour that Moifaa fyad been sold to Mr S. H, Gollan’s representative proves to be incorrect, the negotiations entered into failing to lead to business. If the son. of Natator runs in the steeplechase it will be in the nomination of Mrs Ellingham. The Canterbury Jockey Club has decided to adopt the principle of paying out on the first and second horses, in the

usual proportion, at the Grand National Meeting. . % The Hotchkiss —Gauza filly was withdrawn from her C. J. C. Welcome, Champagne, Derby, Oaks, and Tenth Challenge Stakes engagements on Friday last onf payment of forfeit. There are five three year olds left m the New Zealand Cup, viz., Nonette, Canteen, Calibre, la, and Shellback. Freedom, the Victorian Grand Nation - a! paTio oft winner...was., bought dur-

Lazarus for £7O, and a further £SO if Freedom won the Bendigo Steeple, which he did. Six months later Freedom accounted for the Grand National Steeplechase, worth £1520. It is quite likely that the negotiations for the purchase of San Fran for England will not be dropped. The prospective English purchaser may not think the splint a detriment to the horse if he be otherwise sound.

The disqualification of W. Holmes, who has been found Not Guilty by competent and independent appeal judges, is a strong argument in favour of the appointment of paid stewards. At a meeting of stewards of the Lower Valley Jockey Club last week, the annual report and balance sheet were, read and adopted, and ordered to he submitted for approval of members. A vote of thanks was accorded to the Racing Conference delegates, Messrs J. W. Card and W. E. Bidwell, for their successful efforts in retaining the two days’ racing permit on behalf of the club.

The Wellington Park bred colt St. Austral (St. Leger—Ouida) was given a couple of runs at the South Austraa lian Tattersall’s Club meeting on July 20th. In the Trial Stakes, seven furlongs, he dead-heated for second place in a field of eleven. Later in the day he ran unplaced in the July Handicap, six furlongs. J. Foulsham has reason to regret not having accepted the offer of £570 for the gelding Pilgrim’s Progress after the V.R.C. meeting. He fell while competing in the Murrumbeena Handicap at Caulfield on July 20th. He was badly injured, but was not destroyed pending instructions from the owner.

The Queensland sire Eros, whose stock nave been racing successfully at Bris*bane is a son of Anteros (who was imported to this colony and after-* wards sent to N.S.W.) and Emily, by Grand Flaneur—Astarte (by Maribyrnong—The Fawn), a member of the wellfcknown family to which Richmond belongs. Gallina (Gozo —Tal legal la), a half-sis-ter to the Prodigal gelding Return, won the Stewards’ Mile at the Canterbury Park meeting on July 20th. Nordenfeldt was represented by a winner at the Canterbury (N.S.W.) meeting on. July 20th. The principal event, the Canterbury Handicap, of lOOsovs, one mile and a quarter, went to Lady Darling, Nordenfeldt—Grace Dara ling. Nordenfeldt won the V.R.C. Derby at the -same meeting that Grace Darling ran second to Sheet Anchor in the Cup. J. Gainsford rode a winner at Can-# terbury Park on July 20th. This was Mr S. Fielder’s Abingdon (Dunlop— Nada), who carried 9st 31b and won the Flying Handicap, six furlongs, in Imin 17£ sec. The race was only worth £6O and therefore Abingdon escaped a penalty for the Epsom and Metropolitan Handicaps next month, in which he has to carry Bst 21b and 7st 91b respectively. . Mr Claude Smith has purchased the racehorse Lancaster, by Hotchkiss from Frailty, for 500 guineas, and he goes to the stud at Wandillyan Heights, Molong. The Caulfield Cup candidate Peeress, by Bill, of Portland—Precedence (Mus* ket—Maid of Honour), won the Murrumbeena Handicap, of 150 sovs, one mile and a furlong, at Caulfield on July 20th. She carried 7st 71b and ran the nine furlongs in 2min i-sec. By this victory Peeress’s weight in the Caulfield Cup is increased to 7st 71b. , By his victory in the Townsville Cup last month Ohio (Gozo —Procella) has incurred 71b penalty in both the Caula field and Melbourne Cups, bringing his imposts up to Bst 101 b and Bst 61b respectively in those events. I expect the brother to San Fran to be among the missing when the first acceptances for the Victorian Spring Handicap are declared on the 13th instant.

Two of Shoddy’s relations recently met with a bit of good and bad fortune. The four-year-old Otway (Bill of Porta land—Chintz) broke one of his legs at Queensoliff and was destroyed. The fnreeayear-old Cretonne (Bill of Portland—Chintz) won the Two-Year-Old Handicap, of 130 so vs, seven furlongs, at Caulfield on July 20th. She carried top weight (9st) and beat Bonnie Chiel (Bst 101 b) and seven others in Imin 341 sec. Bonnie Chiel (Wallace —Bonnie Rosette) is said to have been badly ridden by Lewis. Cretonne has incurred 31b penalty in the Caulfield Cup, which increases her impost to 7st 51b and 81b in the Melbourne Cup, in which she will have to carry 7st 21b. The favourite picks for the Grand National Steeplechase and "Hurdles are Dummy and Dartmoor (Percy Johnston’s mounts) and Social Pest and The Needle (W. Clarke’s mounts), each of which combinations is quoted, at 16 to 1. Other fancy doubles are Moifaa, coupled with Haydn, Needle and Dartmoor, and Dummy and The Needle, which are quoted at 20 to 1.

A meeting of stewards of the Wairarapa Racing Club was held at Featherstone on Friday last. Present—Messrs W. E. Bidwill (chairman), J. W. Card, G.. Tully, S. Cundy, A. McKenzie, G; Reynolds,’ W. Bock, Allen, Donald and J: S. Gundy. Th© treasurer reported the overdraft at the bank to be £1241 2s lGd, and accounts amounting to

£2OOO on the club’s overdraft at the bank, and as the amount was now only £1240, he considered it would be advisable to reduce it to £ISOO. This was agreed to. The chairman read the report and balance-sheet, which were adopted, and passed for printing. It was decided to recommend that £2500 be voted in stakes for the ensuing year. It was decided that the annual meeting of members be held on 22nd August at 11.30 a.m. at the Foresters’ Hall, Greytown. "Taranaki” had a look Tound Mr F. Watson’s stables the other day. Bata tleax© and Okoari have both wintered well, and look in robust health. Old Dummy, the steeplechaser, is in work, the swelling of his crcnk off kind leg having been reduced. At present the gelding is suffering from cracks at the back of the hoof of the bad leg, and this is giving his owner and trainer some anxiety. Dartmoor looks in excellent trim. In the paddocks were St. Laura, the brood mare; a bay colt foal by Daystar from St. Laur i. a wc-H----proportioned youngster; the Hotchkiss —St. Laura colt, whose hollow back is very pronounced; a rising three-year brown gelding by Soult from Lorelei, the_ half-asister (by Leolinus) to Musket Maid, the dam of Waiuku, Okoari, Wellstock ; and Tupara, the nearly fourayearold brother to Battleaxe. Tupara is a big, strong-looking horse, but h© does not display the same quality as his bror j ther. When in racing trim he will, however, be more pleasing to the eye. j At Mr N. King’s property there is run- ! ning a threa-year bay gelding by Cas# tor from Yattaghan.