RACING NEWS

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 7928, 11 October 1911, Page 9

RACING NEWS

FIXTURES October 11.—Napier Park R.C. October 11, 12. .Marlborough R.C. October 11, 14.—0 n nedin J.C. October 21. 23.—Wellington R.C. October 26. 27.—Poverty Bay T.C. November 4.—C.J.C. New Zealand Cup. NOTES AND COMMENTS (By r ‘The Judge.”) Apricot, a bay sou of Birkenhead and the Apromont mare Aphrodite, has gone to the stud in North Queensland. He is a full-brother to the hurdler Sleaeombe. The Victorian Amateur Turf Club’s spring meeting will commence at Caulheld on Saturday, when the principal events will be the Caulfield Stakes, of 1000 sovs, and the Toorak Handicap, of 1200 soys. The Caulfield Cup, of IJOtiO sovs, will bo run on October 21st, the concluding day of the meeting. A cable message states that over 150,000 persons passed through the Randwick turnstiles during the four days of the A.J.C- meeting. As there is every chance of the introduction of the totalisator in New South Wales in the near future what an enormous revenue will bo derived from this source. The club will bo able to give larger prizes than ever, and tiiat even now they are the reverse of niggardly is shown from tho fact that no less than .£29,327 was given in stakes at the meeting just concluded, which is very nearly as much as tho sum distributed by New Zealand’s premier club, the G.J.C., in tho course of a year. A. Oliver is at present at the head of the list of winning jockeys this season, with F. 1). Jones, B. Deeloy, and C. Emmerson next in order. General entries for the Auckland R.C.'s spring meeting close with Air J. F. Hartland at 9 p.m. on Friday, when a first forfeit for the Great Northern Guineas is also due.

Acceptances for tho Waverley-Wtii-totara P-C.'s annual meeting close with. Mr W. Macfaiiane on Friday, next. Handicaps for the Greyinouth J.C/s spring meeting are due from Mr J. L. Doogan next Saturday. There will bo racing to-day at Blenheim, Napier, and Dunedin, and all three meetings promise to give rise to some interesting sport.- Not many Wellingtonians wont up to the Napier Park meeting, but the Mapourika, which sailed for Picton yesterday afternoon, was crowded with sportsmen bent on' assisting at the Marlborough Pacing Club's spring meeting." Tho Marton Jockey Club will give *£2250 in stakes at tfie New Year meeting.

E. Cutts, the veteran Canterbury trainer, has nine horses in work for the C-J.C. meeting. With the fesception of Whiplash all are doing useful work. Autumnus, Winning Way, and Glcnfinnan arc at present the most favoured of Sir George Clifford's team, and the lormer will represent the stable at Dunedin to-day. Quarantine and Mad Whirl are a promising pair, the former being an exceptionally well-built colt who should pay his way in events at the .back end of this season.

Whilst being exercised on tho Trentham roads on Monday afternoon the New Zealand Cup candidate Mira got a nail embedded in one of his feet. This caused some anxiety to J. W. Lowe, who is using his best endeavours to reduce tho swelling. Some little time must elapse ere the full-brother to Iranni is Ugain seen on the tracks.

Mr 11. Friedlander, of Ashburton, will bo represented at tho Dunedin meeting with Anna Czarevna and May Dalrymple. _

The Captain "Webb gelding Kauroa is pleasing his: trainer, T. Lloyd, on the itarton tracks. Some critics consider ■ that this : black galloper -will give a good account of himself in the New Zealand Cup. Mr James Taylor, of Westmere, Wanganui, has had the misfortune to’ lose his yearling filly by Elevation —Vapour, half-sister to Ngauruhoe, Emblem, and Oaku. She was a particularly promising filly. Shuja has been scratched for the Melbourne Cup. Dazzling, who made such a bold showing in the Flying Handicap at Hastings, will .be a competitor at Napier Park. The Sir Lancelot mare is in capital racing condition. Eaglestono has been running so well recently that his chance of meeting with some success at Dunedin appears very bright. The Clanranald gelding is said to be very fit. Lady Medallist has gone to Melbourne in charge of J. W. Noud. The mare is a fairly strong fancy for the Caulfield Cup. Mr I. W. Wheatcroft, of the St. James'stud, Lexington, Kentucky, has arranged with the New Zcaland-Cana-dian line to ship from Vancouver at the end of this month 150 horses. They will arrive in Sydney about the beginning of Decemebr, and will be offered at auction. There are about 100 brood mares, the remainder of the shipment being made up of yearlings, horses in training, and five stallions. Mr Wheatcroft claims that the mares, as a whole, could not be improved upon in America, several being importations from England, but whether the venture will be a profitable one is of course, a matter of opinion. If Mr Wheatcroft sends the five stallions that have been doing dirty at his stud four will probably bo St. Savin (St. Simon —Aboyne), Ccsarion (Faustus —Cleopatra). Yorkshire Lad (Dinna Forget—Rose Marjorie), and Go Between (MeddlerI—lndigo). 1 —Indigo). St. Savin, who was a good winner in England, has been standing- at a fee of £IOO in America, while Cesarion commanded .£SO. Gunboat will not bo a starter in the New Zealand Cup. The horse met with a serious accident whilst exercising at Caulfield recently, and his life was almost despaired of.

CHRISTCHURCH NOTES SPECIAL TO THE (( TIMES. CHRISTCHURCH, October 10. The New Zealand Cup horses at present working on the Riccarton tracks are all getting through their daily tasks in good style. On Saturday some very satisfactory work was done by Prim, Martino, Coroniform, and Cronstndt, Prim's gallop—a rail© and a half on the plough—was especially pleasing. The new six-furlong course at Riccarton is almost- completed, and on all sides one hears nothing but eulogistic comments on its formation. It bas been well laid out, and is ' very level, in striking contrast to the rest of the course. Since the Grand National meeting the belt of trees near the top .turn has been removed, and spectators will get a good View of the field from the moment they leave the barrier. The starting-post is within about a chain of the West Coast road, and as the turn into the straight is a very gradual one horses on the insde running will have no material advantage. Trees have been planted near the outside railing, and when these come to maturity the now track will be a very picturesque one. The Stewards' Handicap will be the ; first race run on the new course, which will probably be the fastest in Now Zealand. FLEMING-TON TRACK NOTES By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright FLEMXNGTON. October 10. Comedy King covered five furlongs this morning in Imin Gscc, Plaith seven fur-

km"* iu Imin SGsrc, Mala seven furlongs ■ i imm 3Hsec. Lady Medallist a mile mi Ijjiiu Woole: ina seven furlongs in Irniu 35scc, Prizefighter eleven t uidongs in 2min 35N:oc, Flavian a mil" in Imin 49sec, Rosie a mil© in lu-mi SMec, Hartfell and Popinjay five furlongs in Imin 7sec. Bifio a mile m 1 min sNec Sugar half a mile iu 5-lsec. and Isothermal seven furlongs in Imin •lOsec.