RACING NEWS

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 7869, 3 August 1911, Page 5

RACING NEWS

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August 3, 10, 12.—-Canterbury J.O. August 24.—Amlicrlcy Steeplechase Club. September 6, 7.—Marlon J.C September 13.—Dannevirke ILC. .September 14, 15.—Ashburton County K.C. September .20, 23.—Avondale J.O. September 25. 26.—Otaki -Maori R.C. September 23, 29.—GoraUUno K.C. Scptemlicr 23. JO.— Wanganui J.C. October 4, s.—Marlborough K.C. October 4.—llawko'a Bay J.C. October 5. Kurow J.COctofKir 11.— Xu pier Park K.C. October U, 14.—-Dunedin. J.C. October 21, 25—‘Wellington It.C, November 4.—0.J.C. New Zealand Cup. NOTES AP COMMENTS (By "Tho Judge.’’) Mr B, J. 'Watt, the Hawke’s Bay sportsman, intends leaving for Sydney by next week's steamer. ’Winunwa will uo shipped by the same boat. Messrs C. O’Donoffhue ami S. Bennett have leased the hurdler Centaur from Mr Pharazyn for a period of two years.

Burns, who won the Grand Steeplechase in 1008, has been showing great jumping ability in his schooling work. It is said that ho has never looked bettor, and, as a previous winner, is no doubt entitled to respect in the big event next Tuesday. J. McCombe has taken Stayboy from "Wingjitui to X-iccarton. 'The gelding’s mission is said to bo the Buncld Steeplechase.

Bonny Glen appears to bo perfectly sound again, and a good many southern folk give him a big chance in the 'Winter Cup, in which he is very daintily treated with 9.12. Murray-Aynsley has the sou of Stopniak fairly well forward, but it may be that a gallop or two in public would have done him no harm.

Pilgrim's Day, Izdnbar and Clanxoena, who have been enjoying a holiday, have again joined IT, Thomson's team of workers at Iviccarton.

R. Longley has recommissioned Rock Ferry' at Rlocarton. The son of Birkenhead has quite recovered from the operation he recently underwent.

The well-known jockey, Ben De-oloy, who has been riding with some success in Sydney, is back again in Auckland.

It is a stroke of hard luck for his nections to lose the services of White Cockade on the eve of the National meeting. The son of Finland will probably bo firod and treated to a six months spell. Arthur Blackford, who has acted; ae private) trainer for a number of years to the Auckland sportsmen, the Messrs and R. Duder, has resigned his position and has gone to Tasmania. Mr G. O’Connor, the well-known starter, arrived from Auckland by yesterday's express and left last night by the Maori to assist at the C.J.C. mooting. The Obligado gelding Smilax, who was not seen at Trentham owing to being somewhat amiss, has resumed work again after being spelled for a fortnight. The report that Monsieur Soult bad broken down after the Napier Park meeting appears to have been incorrect, as the brother to Cordon Kouge is being schooled over the hurdles at New Plymouth, and is said to be shaping rather well.

The chestnut gelding Sir PVize has been put into work again by J. Fryer after having had a good spell. ihc Hawera trainer has a useful team of twelve under his care at present.

Mrs S. Lindsay loaves Auckland for Sydney shortly with Royal Soult and Val. It is interesting to note that Mrs Lindsay's daughter, who is also making the trip, is a very fine horsewoman, and generally rides Royal Soult in his training work.

It is said that the Birkenhead gelding Dawn, who has recently been schooled over hurdles, is almost certain to prove a winner at the game later on. He is proving a quick jumper, and certainly possesses .plenty of pace for a hurdler.

The mare Torrential (Stepniak —Tempest) was recently sent across to Australia. She will require to show a lot of improvement to have much chance of winning on the other side of the Tasman Sea.

-During the currency of the National meeting the annual football match between teams picked from the trainers and jockeys. North Island v. South Island, will be played. No player may weigh more than lOst, so that the teams will be lightweight ones, but a fast game is expected..

Quito a number of New Zealanders remain in the Melbourne Cup after the first acceptance- Among them are Los Angelos, Broadsword, Bridge, Lady Lucy, Vice-Admiral, Bandiera, Nobel, Mattyre, and Midnight Sun. Fonneden, who was left in by an oversight, has since been scratched.

The Now Zealanders remaining' in the Caulfield . Cup are Los Angelos, Lady Medallist, Broadsword, Bridge, Vice-Ad-miral, Lady Lucy, Nobel, Bandiera, Martyre and Mary Seaton. It looks as though the Dominion will play a strong hand in the big mile and a half oj/ervt. On the departure of the la6t mail the New Zealander, L. 11. Hewitt, was at the head of successful jockeys in Aus-, tria and Hungary with 15 wins, 7 seconds, and 16 thirds. The Australian rider Ferguson's score was 11 wins, 3 seconds, and 17 thirds; while Carslake's figures were 7 wins, 8 seconds, and 12 thirds. Ferguson's principal dual coup was winning tho Austrian Derby and Oaks on Eva.

There hare been a few. notable happenings during the season, which closed on Monday. Of these Comedy King's 2mjn Slisec for one milo and a half, put up in the Bsaendon Stakes at Flemington last March, is an Australasian record likely to last for some time. In winning tho Now Zealand Cup in November Bridge ran tho two miles in 3min 25see, which excelled the previous best for two miles in Australasia by two seconds. Jolly Beggar put up a now seven-furlong record for these parts when he ran the distance in Imiu 25 3-ssec at Perth last November, while Trafalgar’s smin 22fsec for threo miles excelled by a second the record of \Vallace and Quiver,' which had stood for sixteen years. At Eandwiok in April Pride of Murillo equalled tho Australian record for five furlongs by running that journey in Imin Cljscc. RACING IN FRANCE Nearly fifty years have elapsed since the first Grand I’rix do Paris was decided, and during ’ that period racing in France has advanced with giant strides. Thanks to judicious purchases from tho English market, tho thoroughbreds on tho Continent have shown a steady improvement, and they will now compare favourably with those of any country, no matter how severe the test may be. True, only once in its long history lias the, Derby fallen to a French-bred colt, and' as Gladiateur, who accomplished ’ the feat, was always trained at Newmarket, his triumph'in carrying off the,‘Triple crown" was regarded as much British as French. He stands out boldly as tho only horse that has won the Grand Prix as well as the Two Thousand Derby and St. Leger, and there are still men living who declare him the greatest horse of tho nineteenth century. lie was tho first French-bred to win tho Grand Prix, Which was established two years before he scored for Count F. de Lagrange, in ISGS. In tho year of its institution the race was worth .£5210, in addition to tho piece of plato presented hy the Emperor Napoleon III.; whereas the Derby Stakes amounted'to .£6820. Now tho ‘.Grand Prix is the richest race of the world, the added money amounting to .£12,000, of which ATO.CGO comes from the .City, of

Paris and X'2ooo from tho live great railway companies of France. Tile entries for the race decided last mouth numbered no less than 559, which shows a remarkable comparison with that of ISG3. when the subscribers stopped short at 81, and something like 50 of these came from EnglandTHE DERBY THROUGH AUSTRALIAN EYES Mr M. Ferry, who is well known in sporting circles in Victoria, visited Epsom on Derby Day, and writing to a friend in Australia says:—“For Australians accustomed to up-to-date courses, one English Derby is enough. From Charing Cross station to Tattenham Corner the first-class return fare is 8s Gd on a slow exx>ress; the entrance fee to tho grandstand enclosure is J£l, to Tattersail's ring XI, saddling paddock 10s Gd, and luncheon costs Gs. The charges are much higher than at Flemington, where one gets better attention. The crowd at the Derby was admittedly the greatest ever seen at Epsom. Many arrive days before, and camp for the week on the course. It is a strange and wonderful spectacle. The gaily decorated sideshows, the elaborate stands of bookmakers, tho quaint-costumed gipsy women (who tell you all about tho future, excepting the winner of tho next), tho thousands of magnificent motor-cars, all mixed up with gipsy waggons, costers' donkey carts, elegant carriages, great motor 'buses, and four-in-hand coaches, combine in making the great Epsom meeting distinct from all others in the world. The Xing and Queen and suite arrived amid great and long-continued cheering. The stands are packed with rajahs from India, millionaires from America and South Africa, cattle kings from Australia and tho Argentine, and sportsmen from every land. It was following tho first race that Australians received their 'surprise packet/ Immediately the horses passed tho post tens of thousands of people rushed into the straight, surrounded the judge's bos and tho stand entrances, and it was only with the greatest difficulty that the placed jockeys could get into the weighing enclosure. Between tho races the entire straight was in possession of the crowd, tumbling acrobats, clowns, and gipsy girls, while religious societies, boxing promoters, the suffragists, and others distributed advertising leallets by the ton about the course proper, which had to bo removed by an army of boys before the next event could be run/' EICCARTON TRAINING NOTES SPECIAL TO THE "TIMES." CHRISTCHURCH, August 2. This morning Prosser's team, which arrived yesterday, were all given useful work. Dearest finished several lengtlis in front of Kopek at the end of half a mile on the sand, which she ran in 51 3-sseo. The latter was bleeding freely after pulling up. Lovell, commencing at the brush jump, fenced in his usually proficient manner in a schooling task over twice round of tho big fenoes-

Compass, Espartero, and The Nativewero companions over five flights of the schooling hurdles, tho former pleasing most at the finish.

Ribstono Pippin and Salapin, jumping slowly, performed safely in a schooling task over twico round of the big fences. Shillelagh, Gold Pin, and Mauri jumped five flights of the schooling satisfactorily, the former's display being a big improvement on his last effort over the battens.

Wayback, Undo Tom, and Northern Star set out from the double for a round of the big fences. Tho former lost his rider at the first fence. The other pair at a slow paco continued on safely till the last fence, at whiclh. Northern Star blundered badly and unseated liis rider. Parltutu and Lo Beau, commencing at the brush, set out to jump over a couple of rounds of tho big fences. Both performed safely till reaching the brush the second time, at which Lo Beau lost his rider, leaving Pari tutu to finish alone. ‘Tho ©on of Castor, although showing a dislike to the brush fences, otherwise jumped satisfactorib' and cannot bo left out of calculations for the big steeples. Amongst tho largo number of liars?© out, tho following performed half to useful pacing:—-Euriis, Menlo Zealand, Amarie, Nyland, Boanerges, Gold Circle (with neck sweaters on), St. Aidan, Dorando. The Rover, Whakaw-eira, Liberty, True Blue, Antarctic, Hoanga, Honest Tom. Gobi Thread, and G. Murray Aynsley's team Fasnakyle, Negative, and Stepmeter.

IN AUSTRALIA FORMEDEN SCRATCHED. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. (Received August 2, 10.30 a.m.) , SYDNEY, August 2. ■ Formed eh, which has been, purchased by Mr, Sheil for stud purposes, has been scratched for the Epsom and Metropolitan Handicaps and Melbourne Cup. fFormedeu, a bay son of Multiform and Otterden, was recently taken to Sydney. but broke down.] Tho houses brought by the Manuka have been landed in good" condition. ACCEPTANCES FOE THE CUPS. MELBOURNE, August 2. Tile first acceptances lea™ MS horses in tho Melbourne Cup and 11G in. the Caulfield.