GOSSIP OF THE TURF

New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12458, 28 May 1926, Page 10

GOSSIP OF THE TURF

Talk from Track and Stable

(By

"CARBINE.”)

Dick "will be -ridden in the Great» Northern Steeplechase by Rang! Thomp- ) son. I The Trenthain horses, Tanadees, Nadarino and Dick 'will be put aboard the train for Ellerplie to-day. Zaragoza is to arrive from the south to-day and will go north with the Trentham horses. Otaki and Auckland acceptances close to-day. The course at Otaki is sure to be heavy next week. On Saturday morning the D.J.C, Birthday Handicap entrants, Geranial, Full Swing and Kilfane, were worked out over a mile and a quarter on the Southland Racing Club's inside grass circuit with the going all against fast time. The first half mile occupied 57 2-ssec, six furlongs Imin 26 2-ssec, one mile Iniin 53sec, and one mile and a quarter 2niin 21 4-ssec. Full Swing was leading Geranial at the finish, with Kilfane several lengths away. The, gallopers were not hunted out and all pulled up well, but Kilfane had had enough when the finishing line was crossed. According to a report from Adelaide, it is stated that when Manfred finishes racing he will b© sent to the Richmond Park Stud (S, Australia). Another of Mr Hen Chnffey’s horses—Whittier—is already at the same stud, where he will remain for a season or two. Manfred is not expected to enter upon his career at the stud for something like lb months or a couple of years. The next Melbourne Cup will carry added money amounting to 10,000 sovs, and a sweepstake of 75 sovs each. The penalty conditions supply an object lesson to racing clubs in this country. The winner of the A.J.C. Metropolitan or Caulfield incurs a penalty of 101 b, but the ordinary handicap winner does not incur a penally when tho race won is over a mile and a half or more ground. Reports from England state that at least two ]>eople picked tho Lincoln and Grand National double at 2500 to one. One selector picked the double by stabbing blindly at the fields in each race with a pin. Some punters could not pick such a double if they harpooned the card with Cleopatra's needle. H. Watkinson, who Avon the Liverpool Grand Nafionai Steeplechase on Jack Horner, received 1000 sovs from the owner, but unfortunately was killed shortly afterwards as a result of a fall in a steeplechase. It is reported that Mr I. G. Duncan paid 6060 guineas to secure the imported stallion, Tea Tray, for the Elderslie Stud. A 10s tote for women only was provided on the lawn enclosure at Hawera, and women backers greatly appreciated the innovation. The Mexico Jockey Club has devised a plan for getting bad horses out of tho way. Special races are included in its programmes, the conditions of which provide that the last two horses to finish are to leave Mexico forthwith. Both : owners receive 100 dollars out of the purse to defray the expenses entailed by the banishment. The pursea are for 600 dollars, of which 400 dollars are divided among the first three. The races are for maidens. Mr H. A. Knight has tired of the two* year-old Malcolm, F. D. Jones having decided that he is not worth persevering with as a racing proposition. The Bonirm—"Mai.€stikoff gelding will be disposed of at Tattersall's on Saturday, and probably will spend his future as a hack. The New Zealand-bred colt Father*® Voice continues to be an unprofitable speculation to the Sydney sportsman who purchased him. At the Warwick Farm meeting on tho Bth instant the son of Absurd was sent out a warm favourite for the Prospect Handicap (six furlongs), in which he was weighted at 8.12. The best he could do, however, was to finish in sixth position. Sprinkler is not nearly at his best yet ana considerable improvement will be required before he is a winner (says a southern paper). He has been in work only a short time, however, following on a spell. In the meantime, it is satisfactory that he is quite sound, and if he continues the right way, J, Lindsay should win some good stakes with him later in tho year. \

The four-year-old mare All Style, who was beaten on each day of the Ashburton meeting, is a sister to the successful two-year-old, Young Locliinvar, but they are entirely different in colour, sliaye, temperament and merit. According to a correspondent of the “American Bloodstock Review/' racing in the United States promises to bo overdone, as it was about 20 years ago, when it was stopped altogether. The enormous takings on the totatisatbr, it is thought, will lead to a multiplicity of race meetings, and will result in a conflict of dates and scandal about outdoor gambling. To prevent this state of affairs it is suggestedthat a controlling body should be appointed to limit the number of meetings during the season. Te Monanui, who failed in his autumn engagements in Sydney, is now enjoying a couple of months', spell in New Zealand. It is not improbable that Australians will see him again in the spring, as it is stated that his lady owner intends nominating him for the A.J.C, Metropolitan. Frances Tressady, who has been rather a disappointing mare since her success in the 1923 Victoria Derby, lias been sold by Mr A. G. Barlow to Messrs L. F. Aldridge and D. C. Cudmore. She will be sent to tho Richmond Park Stud. Frances Tressady is just the type likely to make a successful brood mare, and a point in her favour is tho fact that she is by Tressady, whose daughters have produced Manfred, Runnymede, Valamila, Lintress and other well-performed horses. MURATTI REALISES £13,500 Muratti, the two-years-old colt presented by; Mr B. Chaffey to the St. Vincent’s , Hospital (Melbourne) appeal, is now the , property of Mr J. McCrostie. The drawing of the art union was conducted at Brennan Hall last week, and its huge success may be .gauged from the fact that 270,000 shilling tickets were sold. The fund, therefore, benefited to the extent of .£33,500, and brought the result of the appeal for .£IOO,OOO up to .£75,000. Tickets were sold in all the States and New Zealand, one man in Western Australia selling ,£SOO worth and another <£2oo worth. A well-known VictoriaD horse-owner held tickets to the value of .£IOO, and Jockey F. Dempsey had .£25 worth, but it is understood that the winner was content with a very small investment. From all accounts, McCrostie, who is employed as a labourer at the Water Commission's channel near Birchip, intends selling* Muratti, who is by Spearhead from Florentina, and therefore a half-brother to Fleuriste.— Sydney “Referee." SEVEN DISQUALIFIED Following on the confession of a jockey that he had accepted money for preventing horses from doing their best, the Kentucky State Racing Commission made a clean-up of the whole case, as may be gauged from the following report, which appeared in the “Frisco Examiner" on March 20th:—“Kentucky's Turf scandal resulted to-day in the ruling off for life of seven persons, four jockeys, and three owners and trainers, by the Kentucky State Racing Commission. “The four jockeys 'ruled off the Turf for life and denied all privileges' are: Harry Stutts, Grover Noel, James Wallace, and Bert Harvey. The owners and trainers are P. J. and R. D. Williams, brothers, and Tom Devereaux. “The commission also refused to accept the steward's recommendation that Jockey Donald Mergler be restored to good standing. “Mergler is the rider, when questioned about his ride on Bumpkin, in a race at Latonia last October, who confessed that he was given 1000 dollars to pull the horse. J. A. Mooney, another jockey, gave him the money, he said. The confession was the starting point of the commission's attempt to 'clean up* racl n S in Kentucky. At a December meeting tho commission ruled Mergler and Mooney off for life. ‘.•William, brothere were granted the privilege of selling their horseß at public auction "