NEWS AND NOTES.

NZ Truth, Issue 56, 14 July 1906, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES.

Cyrus should wih a hurdle raog shortly. ; Concluding day of the Wellington ■meeting to«-day.' Terrific Fire is trained at Pofirua !)y JoS. ProSSe*. Hafcaria was very sore alter his exertions at Gisborne 1 . . Old Haiba'dier is still being .hacked about the roads at Wa-nganui. •; • Jt.- MGCombe' and /I*. Julian* 1 both rode a brace of seconds oh Wednesday. The July Steeplechase, 2£ mileB f is the principal event at Treiitham, today. ...-•'■ , ■ • C. Cfess lias severed his connection with C. Weal's stables at Ellerslie. C< Jenkins was the fflost successful jockey on Wednesday, scoring two wins. Mr Jas. Coombe has been appointed starter to the Marton Jockey Club. Ge'o. Price 1 is a -regular attendant at Kensington In the mornings, tiding work. '.'••■ Ku Ku's" record to date is two: thirds and two firsts out of lour, starts. • The Napier Park Racing Club made a profit of £600 OVSr tlieir Winter meeting. Loch Fyne, Cuiragrio .and MohtigO were double winners at the GiMftnrneine^tin^. ■ H. Jacskioh is handling a Pilgrim's Progress'— Mamie itbisette ■filly at Wanganui. ' The Elletslie horseman, T. HflWafd rod 6 Maliutonga m his Glsborne engagements. •■'•.■ The English owned Achilles was second to Pretty Polly m the Coronation Cup, , Savoury ran last at Moprefleld last Saturday week. He is Sore and will require a fepell. "• Lah'dwerh aran a good race m the Miramar Hack Race and is evidetttly dh the improve. Maui ran a good race m the Parliamentary Handicap, but the soft going affected him. It is 'repotted that Maliutonga will be shipped from QisbOf he to Sydney on the 20th inst: AbOifiglnal was backed by his party for the Te Ato Hack, but the black hofse \?enfc under. Bounce fell at-the'fitst Jum|| In the big Hurdles- and his rideE, Becombe, fell over the rails. A. Oliver rode Windy m hef successful effort at Melbourne. Her starting price was 20 to 1. Two prominent horseffiefl ift T-. Howard and S. Howie looked on all day- on Wednesday, Kdss Heaton, the Auekiand trainer^ was m charge of Pearl Necklet at the Trentham meeting. Hydrant ran well for a mile and a half m the Hurdles,' but after that dropped right back, Mr G; F. Mbrre's team have been physicked at Wattganui and are just now doing estsv work.Kufoki did not start m the .HuMles at Moorefield owing to the injuries he received at Warwick farm. Exmoor gave a faultless exliibiticili of jumping m the big hurdles and was only, beaten by the weight, Rongoa gave a faultless display Of jumping and O'Coiuiell rode a good irate on the Ridcar ton. horse. , Included. aftieagst the visitors to the Weilirtgtoo meeting was Mr P. Hanbet, edito* of the ••Referee." • gectetafy Hartland; of Auckland, wa§ present at the Wellington Racing Club's meeting oft Wednesday. Exmoor afld Shrapnel tiratitically had the hurdle race to themselves, so far were the other horses back. The double, Irish and ExniOor, was backed down to 100 to 10 Oh the morning of the Wellington races. GaValry had the misfortune to fall down and cUt his knee whilst being taken Off the Zealandia last week. Mr T, P. Quinlivan, the Hastings trainer, collected £108 for the widow aiid children Of the late S> Fergus. The Wellington Racing Club entertained the member^ of the Racing Conference at lunch on Wednesday. Lingerer Was not brought down to the Wellington meetine: and the Apremont gelding is to be given a spell. The disappointing Sea Lioh, full brother to AcMiies, is to be sold m Melbourne at the end of the month. The Auckland owners, Messrs L. Harris and J." $. Ralph, were present at the Trentham meeting pn Wednes* day, Wi Waka waS expected to nth well m the Hack Hurdles, but : , he gave a ! miserable display and was.hevei: m tt.

.Cavalry ran very badly m t-ne Pitffdles" arid was evidently suffering frbhi the fail life received oil the boat last week. Mocassin ran a good race m (he M% f Steepleohase, but at the finish he was 'much distressed and was jumping badly. A good many Wellington punters profited over the success of Gladismuir m the Waikanae Handicap at Gisborne. The owner of Beliair is" Mr F", Armstrong and the little black nbrse will be sent to Waipukurau and used as a station sire. , \ The Feilding Jaekey Club are making" great alterations to their course flb as to nrovide ffibre accommdatidri fbf patrons. Sardonyx was a quiet paddock tip fot the big Hurdles and ran well for a time, but was done with half a mile from home. . . Pushful stopped^ at the post and took fio part m the big Hurdles: In the. Final Hurdles to-day he has 10.7 and might score; , • A local boniface had a ticket on tlte wittning double at Trentham on Wednesday and received nearly £250 for his "investment. The fashionably-bred Pearl Necklet Was started in 1 the Miramar Hack Race, but she was badly beaten and seems all to pieces. . , Tils'cra fell whilst schooling at Tfettth&m on Motiday afifi was badly hurt: hende his Withdrawal ftfiffi. the Weilmgton meeting, . The owner of Mahiopoto is very I confident that his horse will land one of the big faces at the A. J.O. Spring meeting m September. Stfoiighdid tail shdiikingly m the Stewards' Hattdicap and muchbeiow his best forift. The heavy goihg fflust have been against him. •> Slow Tom will hot be seen out at Trentham to-day, owing to an injury *! tb his stifle received when contesting the' Wellington Steeples. 0. Jenkins Was offered a retainer tb ride' the Horn Wilier Johnston's librsgs next season, but decided tb' Stop with Jos, JProssef. Forest Ranger was 'wired to Wellington as a good thine for the. Flvt ing- Handicap at G>borne. It duly came oft and paid £13 i7s. Ailsa ran badly when backed by her party on Wednesday. Prosser will take her to' Riccarton and aiter that she Will fee Sent io Btinedin. The Swimmer lightened no a lbt when travelling from Auckland to Gisborne hence his withdrawal from the Wellington Steeplechase. Hakai'ia won the Park Steeplechase very eaSily but bnlv paid £1 8s m a field of five horses. He was not started on the second day. Prospector surprised ;h is connections by his good display ifi the Hack Hurdles and we have not seen the best of the big horse ovet the sticks. Mr T. IJunpan, secretary of the .Masterton. Raicitig Club, was elebted ehaitmaii of the Trotting. Conference whicl; Sat m Wellington last week. St.jVCiaimer was! withdrawn from 4he S^ewafds 1 Handi6ai) ahd.givch.a run m the Parliamentary Handicap, but "a^so started" was his" record. Narcotic Was aiippbrted by" his oWiief for . 'the Parlianientary ■ Handicap and the win of the Waif afa,j>a horse was very well received ott the Course. Tlie double, Irish and Exmoor, was ; backed for all the available money m Wellington; last week, and oh Wednesday morning, it was quoted at 10 to i. ■ . ; , .; ■ ■ . ' ■ '•■■■ S. Reid did not return to Wellingtdfi last week, but has gone- tb" Melbdtii'lie to witriess the contest for tne V.-R..C, Gtirand National Steeples tbday. . 6eb,. Cbiteib is pushing Florib albiig iii his w'brk at Hastings, and if Mf Kennedy's horse staads up the National . Hurdles gltbuld not be past mm. ' Black Reyhatd sltu't Up. wbe'n Prospector challenged him m the sttaiglit m. the Hack Hutdles &nA McGregor could not "make ally iniptessibn on him. Mahntonga w'as 1 baekea by* his owner for the Final Handicap" at Grisbbffle btit the CheShtit could Only carry l^st iato thitd place behind Moatf go m& Trent. ' iThe Swimmer: is a paddock trained horse and during all the rough weather recently experienced &t tlie Hutt the CahnOn gelding, Well rugged, was out m it. Visitors to Trehiham torday are reminded that a train leaves Wellington for the course at 1.10 p.m. and this ■train af fives m plenty of time for the big race.. Putty is( being: hacked about the rbads preparatory <to being put into work agai,n. The Auckland Cup winner looks big aiid liisty and has freshened «p" a good diaL. Thfe jumping m bbth huddle taceS on Wednesday was splendid thfou^hout and it is a long time since' race-^oers were" afforded an bpportdnity of witnfessihg stioii a perfect exhibitioii. The raCehbts'es Hateia,' KrUger arid Cvif aghb wef e left behind &l Gisborne on" Suiiday " oWing JfOUfrh weather and they were unable tb reach Wellington ih timo for the races.' ■'"• ■- : Adtices ffbiii Sydney state that Ku-= roki cut his kfte"e Whilst contesting the HuMie face at WafWick Fafffi. He started favorite at 7 to 4 oft* 80 it looks as if .some yellow stuff went on him. The Auckland owned Cuifagno had two Veifv soft victories ifi the Ihlrdles at Gisborne. On the first . day Moraghan's charge was Only opposed by Kapetipeti, but On the second day five horses started; Judging "by the Melbourne pipers, , Clarence O'Neill is having more than his share of bad luck with fall, but it is a long lane that has no turning, and perhaps the turn will come with the National to-day. J. Stewart had the misfortime to break his collarbone when Slow Tom fell with him m the big Steeplechase. This Was very hard luck fof the Hiccarton horseman, who has not been haying too good a run lately, Ernie Stevenson Was not long iii winning a face with Windy, The. half sister to. Ballafat Won the Dingey Handicap at the Melbourne Hunt Club meeting and was credited With rimhinrr five fuflbhgs m Iniin- 3|See.' The stake would not amount to fnitch but her owner would probably have a good win oft the King;

Cllarlev Jenkins has been approached &M asked to make the trip to Sydney and rifle JVlanioppto m his Sprint* engagements. The Bulls borsgfiian was unable? to see his way clear ttf accept Mr Gdod's offer. Loch Fyne broke it for a win on the first Qa¥ at (3isb6rne when Curfie's cast-off w6fr the. Hack Steeplechase. On the second day the Auckiafld prad was again successful, but iflßßt of the candidates failed to complex the course. S'tfaflge, but true. Prospector, Shr&gilel arid Narcotic, all winners on Wednesday, had noticps posted on the secretary's Window m reference to a change that had been made m their colors. A lady punter took the tip and had a royal win irj eorisequence. It is stated that ■ another Jack Wren has sprung up if* Auckland m the rierson of A. Pratt, who has lately returned, from South Africa. Pratt will probably run unregistered meetings m the Northern city, and as there is plenty of money behind biitt he Should do really well. Waikato was given a gallop at Trentham on Monday morning; he went very badly and it was plainly noticeable that something was amiss when he fetiifned to the paddock. A. vet/ "wiis called m and he pronounced the" St. Hippo gelding to be suffering from a cold m the loins. Apparently Miss King dduld not have, been heiseif when she contested the V.R.C. Grand National fcurdles. To finish last m a field of Australian iumpers is altogether too bad, and fio dbitbt the N.Z, mare Will soon prove that form to be all Wrong. The Ellerslie. trainer. C. 'Weal, who has not been having the best ot luck lately, is thinking <3f retiring ffom the' position of public trainer ari;d m future will probably appear as a hoftiface m a country town. He Will take his horses- wifch him and jerhaps Tim Howard will accompany him. The owner of Solution visited his stables at the Hutt diiiiing the weeic and ' expressed -^himself ' as delighted with' the^ mare's conditidn. She will be shipped to - Sydney tcHd'ay m charge of, J. Lowe. and she is a sure, starter m the EnsOm Handicap unless; the tracks at Randwick find a weak spot m her. • ■''"'• ' ' The faces of. the. double bacfcers (ex-^ cept the lucky five) were- very long after Narcbtic had won the Parliamentary Handicap on. Wednesday-, 'but, cjuife a contrast to theirs Were the" faces Of the Ideal bookmakers Who all expected a bad book over the dqu^ hie, and yet, as m many previous instances', got but of it. At the annual meeting of the Dunedin Jockey Club, held last week, the President (Hoh. Geo. McLean) had a happy tale to tell-members, and that was that the year's working had resulted m a profit /of £98S. The Hon.' Cfeo. McLean was again elected President of the 'Club, and m fettirriing thanks made a vefy happy speech; ; On Wednesday morning the wife of a prominent stewstfd of the Wellifigtbn Racing Ciub stated her intention of nutting £1 on eadh cbffibination d* the double" machine. This Would have involved aft outlay of £55, but as. the retui'fi Would haVe been £245 it isi quite likely that the good lady now regrets that she did nob fulfil her early intentions.. A visitdr from Oisbctfne informs me that Mbntigp was the best horse seen out at G-isborne, and if he goes on improving he will will. a Cvp 1 or' two next season.- Tile same gentleman atateg that he had a special look at Mahtttonfa and he thinks the chesnut looked grand and big and quite ready to get through a solid prepai'atidfl for the 1 N.Z, Cup. fhe G-isbotrte Racing Club's Steeplechase meeting was held on Thursday and Friday of last week and proved to be the , most •" successful Wintef fixture yet held .by that olub. The fields m most paSss were large< and m the Fiying Handicap on. the first day eighteen horses ran. The tbtalisator turnover s"ftow.ed ah increase of £3,053 ... over last year's figures. :