THE WORLD OF SPORT.

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 4467, 21 September 1901, Page 7 (Supplement)

THE WORLD OF SPORT.

TURF TOPICS '(By "Advance.”) FIXTURES. SEPTEMBER. 18 19 Rangitikei Racing Club. 21-25-28-->-Avondale Jockey Club. 2 V -Geraldine Racing Club. OCTOBER. 1- Jockey Club. 5-6—Hawke’s Bay Jockey Club. 3-4—Masterton Racing Club. 9-lO -Otaki Maori Racing Club 9-12—Dunedin Jockey dub. 16-17—Napier Park Racing dub. 23-24 —Gore Racing Club. _ 24.23—Ashburton County Racing Club NOVEMBER. 2- —C.J.C. Metropolitan. 9-H—Taratahi-Carterton Racing dub. CHATTER.

The Lower Valley Jockey dub has decided to pay out on first and second hor s es. The following programme has been drawn up for the annual meeting on December 26th and 27th:—First Day—Maiden Hack Race, 30 sovs, six furlongs, w.f.a.; Hack Handicap, 50 sovs, one mile and a furlong; L.V. J. Handicap, 80 sovs, one mile and a furlong; Hack Hurdles, 50 sovs, 1| miles; Hack Flying, 35 sovs, six furlongs; Boxing Day Hack Handicap, 60 sovs, ' six furlongs; Hack Welter, 40 sovs, - seven' furlongs. Second Day-Hack j Hurdles, 50 sovg, 1J miles; Trial Hack, 30 sovs, seven furlongs; Martin Memorial Handicap, 60 sovs, one mile; Second Hack Handicap, 45 sovs, one mile; High Weight Hack, 30 sovs, one mile, gentlemen riders; Telegraph Handicap, 55 sovs, six furlongs; Hack Scurry, 30 sovs, five furlongs. The same amount is given in stakes as last year, but the stakes have been more equally divided in the open races, and £lO added to the Second Hurdles. Judging by his Rangitikei form, Melwood is evidently not quite wound up yet. A few gallops in public will bring him along quickly. Toa, who won the double on the first day at Bulls, is the Dreadnought—Muriwai horse bred by the late Utiku Mammaru, who raced his dam with success. Toa is now rising seven years of age. While trained by W. Homes he won a few raoes, including a dead heat in the Rangitikei Cup, and has been ridden in nearly all his successes by O. Jenkins. Cure, who won the Maiden and Handicap Hack Raoes, is owned by Mr E. J. Watt and trained by T. Quinlivan. He wag making his first appearance with the colours up. Cure is three years old, and was purchased as a yearling by Mr L- De Pelichet for his owner lor 200 guineag; Lady Cureton (dam of Cure) was bred by Mr Frank Reynolds, by Goldsborough— Mingera, by Yattendon. Cure is a second foal, "and half-brother to Lord Cureton (by Hotchkiss), who went to Melbourne, Ocean, who won one hack race, and was only beaten by Cure in a second start, is rising seven years of 'age. Prior to the Marton meeting he had only started once in two years. He ig the black half-brother to Newhaven and was won in the'St.-Albans lottery by Mr R. Bryant, of Palmerston North. He was formerly trained by W. Homes, and started racing as a two-year-old. The only time he scored while in the Bulls stable was in a • Maiden Hack. Race at the Rangitikei meeting as a three-year-old. ' Ho is now trained by Frank Higgott at the Hutt. Whatever horses tms young trainer has in his care he manages to get them to the front. Ocean was allowed' to pay a big price ’ after just getting defeated at - Marton. K Jam did Mr Neagle a good turn in the Steeplechase, in which the consistent but unlucky Lochade noted os runner-up. „' . Advices received from South Africa this week show that an Auckland-bred colt won. a big race at Durban (Natal) recently. This was Strategist, a three-year-ola son of Soult and Cressina. who won the Merchants’ Handicap, of 500 -» sovs at the Dprban winter meeting. ~ Strategist formed one of the first batch of Soult’s stock, and was purchased at the yearling sales heldl in December, 1898, for 40 guineas. We should probably never have known of Strategist’s display had it not been for a friend of Mf Walters’s (who bred the colt) being now resident in Natal. By the mail which arrived this week Mr Alfred Nathan received confirmatory advice that the defunct stallion Fitzsimmons was covered for £IOOO with the International Horse Agency. Though : the Messrs Nathan will probably escape loss in a monetary sense by the insurance on Fitzsimmons’s life, it i s stated that the .owners of Sylvia, Park stud i) will have some difficulty in securing so commanding a looking son of St.. Simon as wag Fitzsimmons. Mr O’Connor has been engaged by the Dunedin Jockey Club to start at the October meeting. Mr Piper has a prior engagement at that date in the North Island. Friends of the Auckland sportsman, Mr Leonard Marshall, will regret to hear of the death of that gentlemsa’a wife, which took place on the 12th ingt. The deceased lady had been in a precarious state of health for some time, , , and took a turn for the worse about ten days ago. gradually sinking. None of Mr Marshall's horses will compete at the Avondale Jockey Club’s meeting. A cablegram has been received, in Auckland announcing the death in Syd. ney of the oldest a°n of Mr W, Lyons, owner of Kaimate; The Porirua stable is represented et the Hawkea Bay spring meeting by'Tortulla and Ostiak. The only Hutt-train-ed horses engaged are Ringlet and her two-year-old Brother Kingman, who is in the Welcome Stakes. He was taken through to Napier yesterday. Members of the Wellington Racing Club are exhibiting some interest in the election of office-bearers, which is to take placet at the annual meeting to be held on the 30th inst. Last year, it may be remembered, all the officials were re elected, and the meeting lasted only ” a few minutes, as there was really no business to transact. For the office of president there ore tw o nominations; Mr T. G. Macarthy, who hag capably filled the position for some time, and Mr John Duncan, senior- The latter gentleman was formerly a steward of the club, bub resigned about four years ago. If electa od. Mr Duncan would no doubt make* worthy, president, and pay some attention to. the entertainment of the same as his Messrs Bell and. Pearoe did. The nce-pregl dents of the dnb, Hou C. J. Johnston and Mr J. B. Harbourfc. are unopposed There are eight stewards to be elected and thirteen nominations have been ra, ceived, including the gentlemen at pre sent holding office. Of the new aapir ante for office, Mr J. J. Curtis acted as a steward until about two years ago when he took up, his residence in the country and resigned on that account Mr Curtis at present resides in the city Mr 0. P. Skerrett formerly held office when the United Hunt Club was in ex. .istonoe. .Captain McKellar Wix wag for ' many year? secretary of the Nelson Metropolitan Club. He did good work there, .a»J rJgsd the statu* of the club

Mr J. W. Abbott is a member of the' racing partnership whose nom de course is Mr Douglas Gordon. He should make a good steward. Tho other nominee is, Mr W. A. Mowbray, who is, comparaJ tively speaking, not $o well known in| the sporting world. It is anticipated that there will be several changes mads in tho personnel of the officials. Mr O. Watkins’s is the only nomination for the office of treasurer. It is propos ed to make the office a paid one, and a better man for the position it would be difficult to find. Mi| G. H. Scales ig un. opposed for the position of judge. Very few clubs in the colony now have an honorary official filling this position. Mr O. Ooldwell, of Now Plymouth, has disposed of the jumper. Master Ma. hoe, and the mare, Isabel, to Air T. Stewart, of Ponsonby, Auckland. Xhe figure for the two is stated to be £135. The pair were shipped north last night. Mr J. O. Evitt has been appointed handicapper for the open, and Mr it. G. Pardy for the hack events at the Taranaki Jockey Club’s meetings. The Taranaki Jockey Club Committee has drawn up the programme for tho season. The first meeting has been called the Christmas fixture, and t'he February fixture has been called the summer meeting. At the Christmas meeting £920 will be given away in stakes, and £1385 at the Summer meeting, being an increase of £3O as compared to last year. Tho Christmas meeting pro gramme is: —First day, Maiden Plate, 50 sovs; Stewards’Handicap, 75: First Welter, 60; .Hurdles, 50; Christmas . .cap, 100; Ladies’ Purse, 50; ->ourHandicap, 100 7 Ladies’ Purse, 50; Hour, ry Stakes, 50; Flying Handicap, 60; Second day—Maiden Handicap, 50; Second Hurdles, 60; Electric Handicap, 50; Summer Handicap. 100; Second Welter, 50; Motorua, 60; Auction Stakes, 35, winner to be sold for x.ZO; Farewell Handicap, 60. Summer meeting—Stewards’ Handicap, 75; First Hack, 60 7 Handicap Hurdles, j. 00; Hack Hurdles, 60; Taranaki Cup, 360; Second -track, 60; Flying, 100. Second day —Grandstand, 100; Third Hack, 60; Handicap Hurdles, 80; Hack Hurdles, 50; Autumn Handicap, 200; Fourth. Hack, 60; Farewell Handicap, 60; Fin. al Hack Flutter, 30Although Cretonne and Solitary were unsuccessful at Randwick, Mr James Wilson, junior, hag a useful string, soma of whom will probably be seen to ad. vantage at Flemington. At the Ballarat meeting this month he won a doutue. The Victoria Oaks candidate, The Ab. boss. Bill of Portland—The Nun, a half, sister to the Off Colour horse Damien, who won in Mr Wilson’s colours, pulled off the Trial Handicap. The four-year-old filly Wink, who has only one eye, pulled off the Welter Handicap. tVink is’ by Off Colour—Beanfeast, and ia engaged in tho Melbourne Cup with 7st. She did not start as a two year-old, but last season sported silk twice, and finished out of a place on both occasions. Wink is by Off Colour, a good, but unlucky colt. He ran second to Martini Henry in the V.R.C. Derby, and to Le Grand in the Champion Stakes. He ran as a threo-year old ,-in the autumn at Randwick. After finishing behind Sir Modred and Malua in the Craven Plate, he downed the latter in the Randwick Plate. Beanfeast (dam of Wink) was imported by the late Mr W. R. Wilson, of St. Albans, but has been unlucky as the stud.

Owners of ponies in the Auckland district, which last season failed to get un. der the standard, have been endeavour, ing to get a rehearing, but were unsuccessful. At the last meeting of the Metropolitan .Committee Mr G. Cuttg, in big position as official' measurer, appeared before the committee in order to explain a position' that had arisen regarding applications made for the remeasurement of ponies previously declared by him to be over height. Mr Outts stated that he had declined to remeasure, and the committee resolved to uphold his decision. It was further resolved that Mr Cutt* bo at liberty to call on any member of : the committee to be present at the measurement of ponies Stepaway, who won a pony race at Ashburton a few months back, is now .» member of J. Thorpe’s Ellerglie team. She is beautifully bred, by Stepniak from Kate Greenaway by Johnny Faulkner from Miss Kate, imported dam of Sul. ton. Prime Warden and Antelope, dam of Blue Jacket. Stepaway will probably make her first appearance in Auckland at the Avondale meeting on the 21st. She ig. handicapped at Sat 41b, in the Pony Handicap. H. H. S. Fletcher, who recently took charge of Mr Baldwin’s horses, has been granted a trainer’s license by the Wellington Racing Club. A Taranaki paper states that Mr J. J. Connell has sold Haydn to Mr Dan McLeod, of Auckland, for 250 guineas. The Sou’wester gelding wag cheap at the price. When submitted at Christchurch after the Grand National meeting Haydn was passed in at 800 guineag. Ho and Moifa would he a nice pair to taxo to Australia next winter.

The spring meeting of the Rangitiksi Racing Club will bo held at Bulls on Wednesday ,and Thursday next. The first event each day is timed to start at ’11.30 a.m.' There axe seven events on the card the first day, and eight on the second. The club has met with a good response to Mr Henryk adjustments. In the Flying Handicap Ringlet and Fakir appear on paper to have good chances. One of the pair should supply the winner. Laurestina (6st 131 b) hat only to strike form now, she is Bo low down in the weights. The Hack Hurdle* should go to Auraline, who scored at Marion, or Cannonade. If in the humour, I prefer tho latter. Tirea, with lOst, should be steadied in the Hack Flying, especially if the going is heavy. This will probably be his last appearance ixg hack company, as he is in open events at Wanganui. The winner may come from the seven stone division. I like Ocean or Laureate. There are a lot of good fonoors in tho Steeplechase, which should provide an interesting con, test. Hinau, who made such a good display at the Hntt, or Cairo, who won last year, may provide the winner. MeL wood, who has been supported for the New Zealand Cap, has top jeignt in the Spring Handicap, one -mue and quarter. The St. Leger colt has only once previously started in a race over this distance, at Otaki last May, when he finished out of a place. He was briU liant up to a mile, and with age, there is no reason whv he should not stay«the other two furlongs.. He may win, but in Daphne and Whitirea, he has a pair of out and ’come again customers who, if not well, will he with him most of the way. First Light has been running con. sistontly of late, but somewhat unluck. Uy. Since oomiji from Nelson First Light has not won a hack race, but has been put in open company at Wanganui. I like her host of the top weights. Ocean and Benefactor hare light im» posts, and one of them may also oe dan. gerous. The South Australian Jockey Club’s handioapper receives .£450 per annum. The well performed and beautifully bred Tiraillerie (Nordenfeldt—Florence Macarthy), owned by Mr S. H. GcJlan. produced a colt to Kendal, which died. Tiraillerie produced Tirant d’Eau and Tireau to Jet d’Eau, and was sent to England in 1899 in foal to St. Lege#. An accident happened to Tangahoe a few -days ago; and those that witnessed

it will remember it for some time to come. Cairo (G. Laing), 'Tangahoe (W. Connell), Claymore (W. Retter), were having a go at the big fences. Claymore, in his brilliant style, taking them along at a good pace for twice round, and both the other horses fencing well. Claymore, palling out, the pair raced over the next fence, and going down to the post and-rail fast, Tangahoe took off with Cairo, with the result that he struck it with his chest, breaking! the three posts off like carrots, and carrying the whole structure away for about a chain. Needless to say, the horse and rider parted. G. Laing, in a true sportsmanlike manner, pulled up and went to the assistance of young Connell, who received a bad shaking. Tangahoe i s trained by C. Lett and it is intended that ho will compete at the Avondale meeting this month. He is engaged in the Steeplechase with 9st. 71bs and the Hurdle Race with 9st. The death of the stallion Fitzsimmons has, of course, somewhat upset the arrangements at Sylvia Park. Miss Gladys (by Cuirassier) and -Innisfail (by Nordenfeklt) are to be sent to the Wellington Park sire Phoebus Apollo. j The campaign which had been mapped out by tho owners of St. Denis and Jupiter will have to undergo some alteration. After the gallop given Jupiter in connection with Canteen and Slomberer —the chestnut gelding’s forleg filled, and, unfortunately, his owner will probably be deprived of the horse s services for some time. St. Denis left on Tuesday morning of last week for 1 Wanganui, and will be absent about two months. He will, according to present intentions, returns in time to compete at the N.Z. Cup meeting, ot. Denis will be ridden in his engagements by J. M’Comb, and the combination should be hard to beat in their _tour. As mentioned last week (writes ‘ Mengcbikoff”) Goldspur will not make the journey to the North Island. ■ Paul Pry is- not improving. Last year ho won tho Randwick Plate in 4.43, hut on Saturday last he could only get second in 4.59. He also won the Craven Plate twelve months ago. The previous year the double was won by another son of Lochiel, Le Yar, who is now at the stud at Mackay Bros, stud farm, Melville Park in Westraha. Mr P. E. Baldwin has had bad luck with Puwerewere (Nordenfeldt —Pungawerewere), the full sister to Crackshot. She foaled, a colt dead to Cyrenian last week. , , , It is stated that £250 wag refuged for Tirea, who won a double at the Marton meeting. . , . , Lord Monmouth, who ran third in the 1 High Weight Handicap at Randwick last Saturday, is Tnranville bred, and one of the best performers in Queensland. He comes from the same family as Mrs Langtry’s Ascot Cup winner. Merman. Lord Monmouth’s dam. Miss Monmouth, is half sister to Merman, , their dam being imported Seaweed, by Coltness. , . , The Hastings teams are being sent along with the near approach of the Hawke’s Bay spring meeting. One morning last week Mr George Hunter » pair, Sirius and Kowhetu, registered a good strong gallop over a mile and a Tf a ri 6r > the mare finishing in front. The Cup horse wag giving away a lot of weight. Cure and The Shannon got over six furlongs, the latter having all the nest of the Guineas colt. The Shannon 15 shewing much improvement in every gallop. St. Mark, by himself, did a mile and a quarter in fast time, and despite his soreness he. gallops along in a free style. Tigress, also alone, aid once round .creditably. Mr J. Maher sent Rubin and Despatch a mile at their best pace. Both horses are looking well. Woolley , and Smith’s pair, Ngaio and Katriona, were associated for a mile gallop. both finishing well together. Moleskin, from the same stable, put in a good working gallop. Tahek* and Abergeldie together did one and a h*lf miles over the fences, both jumping faultlessly. Palaver, with a light weight up. was sent a similar distance, K Jam bringing the Cup mare home for the last three. furlongs at a good pace. This was one of the best gallops of the morning. Others doing useful work, were* Chrig. Mongonui, Andromeda, Warwick ’ and Derringcoto.' The Hon. J. D. Ormond has not engaged Renown at tho Hawke’s Bay spring meeting. This means that the son of Dreadnought will not be seen out till the New Zealand Gup, if he then. The squire of 'Karamu is represented at Hastings by Ideal, Menura, Goyt, Jabber, Paphos, Aeneas, Terror, and the three-year-old fillies Activity (Flintlock-^ Industry) and Arrival (Flint-lock-Newcomer). who are in the Hack Handicap. . The steeplechase horse Moifaa and lug brother Abergeldio have gone into the hands of Mr B. Gooseman for future tuition, Abergeldie has had'to be eased off in hi* work, the hocks being thesource of .trouble. 1 Mr,E. Outts has engaged three boxes at Hastings for the spring meeting. The Canterbury trainer will bring adth bun Sir George Clifford’s Somerleiu, Windwhistle, and the two-year-old hr f Dirk, by Clanranald —Safeguard. Out of sixteen entries for the Avondale Stakes, no less than twelve made the payment of three sovs on Friday last. Not more than half the number are likely to go to the gost. The Porirua trained Dodona (by Hotchkiss— Sybil), who met with some injuries recently, has probably been left in by mistake. One of G. Wright’s pair, Grey Seaton (Seaton Delavel —Vivandiere) and Northumberland (Seaton DelaveU=Campania) should supply the winner, If beaten it will probably be-by Spalpeen (Gossoon —Windmill). The jockey L. Hewett has been engaged to ride for Mr E. J. Watt during the spring engagementsThe hurdle rapes at Hastings have not filled too well. There are seven in the Hack Hurdles, and nine in the Handicap Hurdles. Demngcotte, who is in both events, is just getting over a had attack of colic.

Tangahoe ha* gone into J. B. Williamson’s stable at Auckland, with a view of being prepared for the Avondale meeting. Mr G. G. Stead hag engaged Menschikoff in the King Edward Handicap at Hastings. It may therefore he assumed that the eon of Stepniak will represent the Yaldhurst stable in the Hawke’s Bay Guineas.

Two of the two-year-olds in Mr R. Gooseman’a stable (Eland (sister to Bine Jacket) and Drakonsburg (Dreadnought —Huerfana), have been responsible lor a couple of sterling gallops during the past week. Satisfactory acceptances hare been received for the Avondale meeting, which opens the 21st and will be continued on the 25th and 28th. Record Reign’a two year old half brother, XJp-td-Date (by St. Hippo), who baa not yet sported ailk, has been accepted for in two events during the afternoon. Evidently Mr Roulston means to see what sort of stuff he is made of. Carrying heavy weights over hurdles settled the youngster’s hall brother (St. Simon) and sister (Ladybird), Saoretary Hayr was caught moping in taking the youngster’s nomination and acceptance, as according to Buie 24 ho ia not eligible. The same remarks apply to Sister Francis, in the Hack Handicap. Muetella, who Is engaged in the Maiden Handicap ia probably the Tattler mare who raced, successfully in the Wairarapa district.

The distance is six furlongs and the winner may come from Jewellery (St. Le ger—Necklace), Glasgow (Hotchkiss — Lady Augusta), and Sparkling Water (St. Hippo—Waitemata). Eleven have cried content in the Handicap Hurdles, one mile and three quarters. Vanquish, Royal Conqueror and Princess cf Thule may supply the winner. Formula and Nohctte, who claim an engagement in the New Zealand Cup, have paid up in the Avondale Cup, one mile and a quarter. So early in the season it is difficult to get a line about the horsesThe best of G. Wirght’s pair (Beddington and Rosella) should be handy, and Formula and St. Ursula can also be expected to run well. Jewellery or Cresr sey, both in F. McMinamki’s stable, should account for the-Hack Handicap. If Streybird was kept for the Steeplechase he would just about account for it. Of the others Dingo and Tangahoe may show up well. J. Thorpe has Stepaway and Heliadeg in the Pony Handicap. The first named, if started, - will take a lot of beating. The Flying Stakes may go to Val Rosa, St. Olga and. Lady Avon. Messrs Barnett and Grant report the following business: NEW ZEALAND CUP. 700 to 40 Sirius. 300 to 19 Nonetta. 200 to 10 Canteen. 200 to 12 Fulmen. 200 to 16 Battleaxe. 200 to 22 Pampero. NEW ZEALAND CUP AND STEWARDS’. 500 to 7 i Ideal and Jewellery. 300 to 3 Cameo and Blazer: 300 to 4 Pampero and Cora Linn. 250 to 4 Ideal and St. Denis. 250 to 2i Tortulla and Ostiak. 200 to 3 Palaver and Jemia. MELBOURNE AND NEW ZEALAND CUPS. 500 to 24 San Fran and Sirius. 600 to 2 Australian Colours and Calibre. 600 to 2 Hautvilliers and Military. 400 to 2 Ampler and Palaver. CAULFIELD, MELBOURNE AND NEW ZEALAND CUPS. 1000 to I Graspan, Hautvilliers and Ideal. 1000 to I Graspan, La Carabine and Ideal. 1000 to 1 Gragpan, San Frail and Tojr tulla. 1000 to 1 San Fran, Australian Colours

and Ideal. 1000 to 1 Hyraettus, United States and Tortulla.