RACING NEWS

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 7871, 5 August 1911, Page 10

RACING NEWS

FIXTURES August 3. 10. 12. —Canterbury J.O. August 24.—Amhcrley Steeplechase Oluo. 3opteml>or 6, 7.—Marten J.O September 13.—Dannevirke R.C. September 14, 15.—Ashburton County E-C. •September 20. 25.—Avondale J.O. September 25. 26.—Otalci -Maori R.O. . September 23, 29.—Geraldine KU. September 23, 50.—Wanffamii J.C. October 4, s.—Marlborough JK.C. October 4.—Hawke’s Bay J.C. October 5-—Kurow J.C. October 11.— Napier Park R.C. October 11. 14.—lUuiedir J.C. October 21. 23—Wellington 11.0. _ November 4.—C.J.0. 2scw Zealand Cup. NOTES AED COMMENTS Wy 'Tho Judge.”) Tlio bay gelding Sir Lethe wa? shipped touth by the Maori lu.it night. Mr Tilson's jumper will not bo a starter in the National, but will bo reserved for the Beaufort Steeplechase on the second day of tho meeting. J. JTcrcock will have tho mount provided Corazou is not engaged. Sunray. who was one of the entrants for the Grand National Steeplechase, is not to make the aouthern*trip. Tho Explosion gelding Oakley, who at the la«t National meeting won the Hunt Olizb Cup and tho United Hunt Clubs Steeplechase, was looking bright and well when he was shipped south. f \ At tho last National meeting Hawick ; won tho Hunters' I'lato after a great finish vilh Totika. Tho Phaeton gelding seems to bo in fine form at present, having given some capital displays over tho hurdles. -Ho should run well in hunters’ events, Compass has been going in good style in his schooling work over the hurdles, and it looks as though ho has nearly, if not quite, got back to the form he was in at tho National mooting of 1909, when ho won the Jumpers' Flat Race and tho Grand National Hurdles. In tho latter event he carried 10.3, which is 61b leas than he will have in tfio saddle on Thursday. Tho veteran jumper Lo Beau is evidently fond of a gallop. A morning or two ago he got rid of his rider and then went on and completed two rounds of the Kiccarton course before ho was recaptured. Tho track watchers at Ilicoarton have* been greatly pleased with the way Dearest has been shaping in her training work. Tho bay daughter of Soult and. Lady Hester has before now thown a liking for tho Biccarton course, and she ought to pick up a race before tho National meeting comes to a closo. There have been many admirers of Gold Thread for the Winter Cup. in which race sho was nicely handicapped at 9.13. It will be bad news to them to learn that Gold Beef’s chestnut daughter is amiss, and will not soe the port. Hcr*owncr has been having a run of had luck with tho marc of late. A lot of interest is being taken in tho meet of tho Manawatu Hunt at Miramar this afternoon, and no doubt there will be a good muster to see tho hounds throw off Verv fair hunting country will have to be negotiated, with numerous jumps of various kinds, which will be quite sufficient to test tho abilities of tho horses and their riders. Visitors to tho Otaki meetings who patronise th© outside enclosures will bo pleased to learn that tho executive have decided to immediately push on with the erection of a new* stand*. Tho Otaki Maori Club ha* one or two other improvements in view which* when completed, will make tho course one of tho best of its kind in the Dominion. Certainly tho club deserves smeccss for its efforts to cater for tho public. Flitaway has been hitting out In, great stylo at Biccarton lately, and it is evident she is vorv well. Sir George Clifford's mare has earned a name for unreliability , but, should sho bo caught in a galloping humour, may have to be reckoned with next Tuesday. Mr TV. XL Skipwith, who did some very sterling work \ at the last meeting of tho Wanganui Jockey Club, has been appointed to act as starter for th© season. Tho healthy condition of racing affairs generally in the Commonwealth is evidenced hv the fact that tho members of the big clubs have decided not to bring any opposition to tho retiring members of the oevcral committees. The Australian Jockey Club, Victoria Racing Club, pud South Australian Jockey Club committees have in each instance been given a -walk-over. Broadsword, Flavian, Lady Medallist, and St. Modoc seem to b© most in favour for tho Caulfield Cup, while Jacamar. Trafalgar, and Comedy King are at present the most prominent Melbourne Cup candidates. A somewhat remarkable incident recently occurred at Normanton. Queensland, when throe dead'heats were run in succession. They get very large fields nowadays at tho suburban meetings in Australia. In the Novice Handicap at .the last Epsom (Vic.) meeting there were no fewer than thirty-four starters, although the stako was only worth 59 so vs. * Hector Gray, tho premier horseman of last season, was a passenger for Sydney .y the Ulimaroa, Gray .will be associated with tho riding of Mr O, D. Greenwoods horses in their Australian engagements. Mr C. B. Pharazyn was a passenger for ?>vdncy by the Ulimaroa last night- The Wairarapa sportsman has purchased a home at'Rose Bay, on© of Sydneys prettiest suburbs. Effort continues to get through some satisfactory training work at Biccarton. The chestnut is expected to make a bold showing in ©vents in which sho compotes at Biccarton next week. Mr P. Rogers’s jumper Egypt is , still severely feeling tho effects of the mishap, that bofel him while contesting a hurdlo race at tho rcront VT.R.C. meeting. If the Fraternito gelding makes no headway towards recovery within the next two. weeks Mr Rogers has decided to have him destroyed. A number of promising juveniles are, in work at Trentham in view of early spring racing. Some of tho youngsters appear to he possessed of exceptionally. gcod galloping ability, and should run with some, success in tills season’s racing events. THE HERMIT BLOOD. Mr Simon Harrison, tho breeder of th* Melbourne Cup winner Comedy King, writes to an English paper as follows: “As I always considered Hermit tho handsomest and most charming honso that was ever foaled, I should just like to call your attention to tho following half-dozen recent winners, that 1 consider owe their merit to being Inbred* to this once favourite sire, and whoso blood is far too scarce at th© present time, namely. Bachelor's Double. Sunder, Hornet’s Beaut3 r , Knockfeerna, Stedfast, and Moscato. It is a pleasure to note that inbreeding to Hermit appears to reproduce animals with an amiable disposition. but at tho same time stock that have plenty of courage, and stand on good legs and foot; whilst inbreeding toiGalopin and Hampton, unfortunately, so often produces the opposite result, their stock being excitable brutes, with spindle le-gs and delicate constitutions. I can only, assume that tho reason for this is that Hermit was one of the beet-tempered t."OTouchored horses that was ever foaled, aitd stood on almost the most faultless of legs and foot that one could wish to see on any horse.” AN OLD TIME CHAMPION. Maud S., tho world-renowned trotting mar© of thirty years ago, dcstrojed on April 21st. was the first trotter to trot a mile in 2min B|sec, and many of tho best American judges consider that there is not a horso to-day that, could trot the time under the earn© conditions of track and high-wheel sulky. Lou Dillon was hitched to a high-wheel sulky, supposed to be similar to th© one Maud S. mad© her record in. and boat 2min 83see, but years after. In a law suit which arose over a certain cup, it came out that whilst Maud S/s sulky had ordinary axles, that used by Lou Dillon was fitted with a modern ball-bear-ing axle. HOPPLES MUST GO. Savs a writer m a recent issue of tho “American Breeder and Sportsman”: “Hopples must go! It is well for owners of vonng ‘pneers which aro forced to go fast by confining their logs by hopples to know that, according to the rules of the National and American Trotting Associations, it will -be unlavrful to race any horses that are three years old or under in hopples during 1911. Last year, tho two-year-olds thns hitched were not allowed to start, and in 1912 the ago limit will be raised—hopples will not be permitted upon four-year-olds or vounper. In 1915 fivo-year-old pacers will have to go free-logged. By that time tharo will bo no

need for tho straps. Being notified of this rule, it Is of vital importance that owners thoroughly understand it and the penalty attached. This Is a drastic remedy for a long-standing evil, but it will greatly tend to tho improvement of tho bpecics and tho enhancement of the value of the purc-gaited horse-’' AUSTRALIAN HURDLE RACE The Victoria Amateur Turf Club’s mooting commences to-day at Caulfield, when the chict event to bo decided will be tho Australian Hurdlo Race,' of 13C0 sots, run over a distance of throe miles and a half, le.-s 92 y/Lrds. The acceptances aro as fo'low ; Bt lb Cl. F. Cummings’s ch g Obi. by Coil— Mousinc IX 5 P. Ross’ b g Arquebus©, by Pistol— Birchen XX 5 E. Curran's ch g Invermayson, by Tnvormav—Molly Arthorc 10 7 B. A. D. Hood’s h g Miuato. by Porttea —Lady 10 5 J. H. Crosbic's b s Battery, by Bandook—Buin 10 3 J, Hudson’s b s Steam, by St. Blaise —Mca 9 15 ILV. r r.m’s bt? Yarrabar, by Yarrabee— Crusade 9 13 D. J. Price’s b g Bribery, by Malvolio—The Gift 9 5 B. Gilder’s br n Rufus, by The Chevalier—Buf us - L. Wilson’s blk g Black Native, by Preston —Ethel . 9 0 W. Step-art’s hr h Stern Anchbr, by Best Bower—'Tostceu 9 0 W. Campbell's b g Wondcrleo 9 0 1). McKenzie’s br g Flash Jack, by Junot—Princess 9 0 H. Patterson’s b g Iluntcrston, by Grafton—Jeanette 9 0 At the latest Arqnehose and Obi were the favourites, while Bribery, who won the Grand National .Steeplechase of 1909 undci 12.11, had many admirers. RIGGARTON TRAINING NOTES SPECIAL TO THE "TIMES.” CHRISTCHURCH, August 4. This morning Dearest (W. Young) defeated Turna after running six furlongs on tho eaml in Imia 20sec. Kopek started otf with tho pair, hut again bled and was pulled up after going a lurlong. Appin (D. Cameron) jumped two flights of the schooling hurdles. Hawick IC. Cochrane) and Salopia (L. Hill) jga,ve a good display while jumping five flights of tho schooling hurdles. D’Nii ran half a mile on the sand in 53 l-Sscc. Tyrannic ran the last five of six furlongs in linin 13sec. Lo Beau (Pinker) jumped tho double lyMyall (G. Pino) and Master Paul (E. Redmond) jumped safely while negotiating four flights of hurdles. Redmond, Gold Circle (with neck sweaters on), and Yasmak In company, Dorando, Su Aldan; G. Murray-Aynsley’s team. XJ fidosid’vd, Toango, Compass, 'ihe Rover, Fasnakyio and Antarctic were amongst ,a large number of others out, and were 1 treated to useful pacing, GoH Thread has gone amiss, and. is an unlikely starter at the meeting.