NEWS AND NOTES.

NZ Truth, Issue 71, 27 October 1906, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES.

L. H. Hewitt will ride Multifid m the N.Z. Cup.. Libyan lias gone wrong and was not seen put at the Wellington meeting- . . ' . . „. Pawa still, jumps' badly, but he will, no doubt, improve with a little more racing. , ._■..'. . Hydroscope fell and injured his fetlock whilst contesting, the October Hack Hurdles. : Rbsegrove \ r^n -a good race m. the jßimutaka "Hacfc and. beat everything except Intelligence. 1 The local sportsman who owns Stepping Stone was unable to start hervat.thoi 'Wellington meeting owing, to lameness, •• • >■•■■ ..& Rookby was made a good favori^ •m the Hack Hurdles, but probably it was more on account of his looks than -anything he had done on the tracks. The party behind Ballarat supported the black mare for the Shorts Han r dicap, but though she was first out from the barrier she failed to go on and Price was at ' her all the way. Sardonyx ran second to Pawa m the Hack Hurdles on the opening day of the Trentham meeting, but many neonlo were strongly of the opinion that he c6uld have been a lot closer. Thp fj-horls Handicap at Trentham provided one of the best finishes of the me?l ; " ■. Fifty yards from the post all Hip horses appeared to have chances, and at the finish Medallist drew out ami won only by a neck. Declination nu' m a run on the outside and just leaij Ballarat for second place. ;'"..,• Intelligence (Birkerihead— lndustry) is a nice cut. of : a mare, and can gallop fast. In. the Rimutaka Hack she did not get away too well and Was right on the outside of the field, but. she v~ Honed past them m the easiest possible fashion, and from the fall of the flag nothing had a chance v with hey. .

J. i'aramore wjll ride the Auckland lior.se'' Irbrimould "' m the'N.Z. Cup. Rook ley gob into the first jump m the October Hurdles and cut his stifle. Secretary Laery, of the Wairarapa Club, was present at the Trentham meeting. . ' Elevation is a smart colt who should run well when a bit more seasoned. Intelligence stripped a much improved marc on the second day of the Wellington meet-ing. Sherlock Holmes cost his supporters a lot of money by his repeated failures at the local meeting. Wirral got a very bad run m the Wainui Handicap and was pushed and bumped all over the course. Rosegrove is at present better than ever he was, and the Rangipuhi gelding runs consistently m all his races. Pawa was badly staked when , contending; the Petone Hack Hurdles and it will be some time before he races again. Rookby was taken home after the first day's meeting, and he will not be seen out again till the Feilding Meeting. ~ .'*',' Contender ran a good race m the Flying at Trentham but never had the, semtblaniqi? b| a ' chanGe • wrtli Golden' Gate." ';'■'." "".. : ' : ', '' .''. : , Frisco,, looked , m perfect.' condition prior, to contesting the/ Wellington; Handicap, but the distance was just a bit too far for him. GQldeii: Gate led ,from"th&^barrier to the .winning post m the. Flying Handicap; and nothing had a. chance with the ..Karamu colt. -;. . Splendid Idea was started m the Rimutaka Hack at Trentham, .but she was without her usual pilot and did not get away too well. •■ •■•••'■•. The gallops at • Trentham improved Ghporka a; great deal and he; should, if m the mood; give a good account of himself m the N.Z. Cup. Zimmerman is a really .good colt and should, win the .C» J.C, iperby. He was,, without doubt, unlucky 1 ,to , lose the Wellington Handicap. V . Andy. Robertson took Ironmould. to Riccarton . last Friday. .The Metal gelding is yery^ well, and. his trainer is confident that he will run a. . good race. •,, . • ■ ' , ■ ' .'.."'■ Medallist was made favorite m. the Hatt. Park ,Handidia.p but, the ,;&istance settled -him,' and 'he fc'bulU oril'y. finish fourth , after being ,... the whole way. '„..",',. '. ' '. . William was backed solidly for the six furlong hack race on the opening day. at: Trentham., Jenkins : got him away .first, but lie had no chance with the winner. Up to date Intelligence has started m four races and been successful on as many occasions. She should keep the best of them galloping m the Oaks at the' C.J.C. meeting. Zimmerman was made favorite for the Pearce Handicap, but his chances were completely extinguished by his being 'left at the post, and he ran m the rear of the field all the way. , At the Wellington meeting Boomerang looked as., if a, race or two would, do him good, and by the time the N.Z. Cup is, run, if he trains on.satisfactorily, • he should be- at his best. ■■ Jep Gallagher had 'the misfortune to- lose the gelding,- Chief Steward, fast week..- He was being shipped 1 to Gis borne and through a mishap, he broke his leg a»nd had to-be destroyed. . -. ■ r ,•:■■ ' .';_;■' -, „ :'-■ La Torpedo was supported by heir connection^ m the Wellington Handicap, but failed to run prominently, and on that form her chances at the C.J.C. meeting need not be seriously considered. . > 'Frisco is a bad beginmer, but he is galloping fast at the end of a mile. He was sent back to Fordell on Monday, and on the same evening F. Tilley took Martello and St. Joe to Christohurch. ', . •. Aboriginal ran well for a few furlongs m the Wainui Handicap, but m the 'straight he died -right out .of it and finished- back m the riick. Peculiar that a horse who. won the Winter- Cup from end to end should be the first, horse ; beaten; in a seven furlong race. ... . . . ... ; Eona was made ~. hot. stuff, m the Wellesley Stakes and she won from the rise- of -the barrier. The -time recorded by the .Birkenhead- filly makes her out to be a: bit. above the ordinary. She began well and never gave the ■: opposition a 'chance, eventually winning, * under, a pull, by "several lengths; • •■ - i : Mystification' was very quiet at 'the post m the Wellington Handicap, and when the barrier *was released he Wais out with the leaders, but Price steadied hinT and allowed. him to : iuii^ m the middl'd , 6t . the field for the' greater part of tlie li miles. He put m a good run m the straight^ but ' cpiild only finish "fourth. ' ' ' : ... Mr Monk's William is.no^r, a thße-year-61d, bu| he ? has riot furnished; #s, much as one would have, expected ahdj would easily pass as a two-year-old. ! He was very, lively, on tHe" second day : 'of fhe meeting, and had a! .diSereiice of opinion with' his r.ideir, Qep; piiee, : which ended m the, latter' getting a nasty cut over his eye, '- , ; : : ;; / , • A gentleman'- who returned 'fr.om : 9 Sydney last week informed .me that Solution " was urtder suspicion: and may not see the Melbourne Cup post. The trouble is m her knee and it becomes more . pronounced after every gallop. If this is. correct her owner must be considered very fortunate m having dropped her at such a high figure. Gus. Davis, brother to the wellknown horseman of that name, returned from Sydney last week and brought back Mania,ppJ;o. w ho is to be turned out for a spell, Miss Kinc:, who will visit 'Advance, and Mr Tancred's new purchase, Wee Juggler fbv Ruenalf— Housewife), a nice bay colt showing a lot of quality.. The latter was taken charge of by Charley Pritchard and will be put into work immediately. Haonv Maid, w.ho is owned by a popular Wellington medico, is a fair sort of filly. In the Juvenile Handicap Jenkins p-nt her owav well from the bprrier nX' 1 ws with the fa.vorite Thp Rovnov n ii ii>o way. Inside the rii'stf-p^o sl>r« ."-.-•" shaken uti. an-rt at ihp 7ipc;t "■-:•: 'nlf ;i length m front of Boyn^. Tn M;m~ :■"'•* should furnish into a nif* p f'" v "••'■■■(' s 1; oulrl win many rnrpf?, as her IwdiP 01 i^ af 3, hicrh order, being by Soult out of Merry Maid.

The N.Z. Cup will be run nest Saturday. .'.'."■' Collarit couldn't collar the Caulfield Cup. . „-• -'■ Lady Beresford showed no form at the Trentham meeting. Sandy will m future race hi the-din-registered ranks m Sydney. C. Jenkins and Geo. Price were riding at the Masterton meeting . and . both leave for Lyttelton to-night. Had a commission not come back to the machine Splendid Idea would have returned her supporters a £4 dividend. . Mr G. G. Stead brought back from Australia six of Gray's improved starting machines, which will' he used at the C.J.C. meeting. Pearl Reef caught a chill while being railed from Hastings f 0 Trentham and he was unable to show his best form at the Wellington meeting. After their good display on . the track, I was surprised at the poor form exhibited by Mystification and Mungista at last week's meeting. The O'Neill Bros.- of buckjumping fame, are going to run a Wild West fihow m connection with the International Exhibition at" Christchurch. , Strathfiilian showed. a lot of pace m the Spring ..Trial' Stakes,' and she recompensed her ..otamjer, Mr W. J. Jotgenseri, 'for Kis recenjb bad luck. " \ * v ThV N/Z.bred' cblt Willis , by Hotchi kiss, created, a .surprise .at the V-R-C;. meeting;';- oh October ? 6", by wiiming the October* Stakes from end to end. : • Bv --hijs- victory m 'the ' Caulfield CUp Poisedoh • Will incur a iOlb' penalty m the Melbourne Cup arid this will brim? the ;;. bay .colt's weight up to Bst'2lbs./ . ■■■' •: Mrs LSng^ry's . fillies, by her own Australian' sires, Aurihaand Petclidra, are racing-, successfully m England. The former is by Auirum and the lat-' ter by Merman. -„ A ; recent letter from Clarence- O'Neill records the fact that .the' New. Zealand- horsaman is getting oh satisfactorily, Init his progress' is slow and it will be; moriihs., yet before he is able .to Ihe crutches. Te Wfi rap a much better race on the second day ' of' the. local club's meeting r ;:but. his form was far from correct. Mr Donnelly's gelding should improve^ f considerably on that form when next he' is started. After his Otaki victory PytchW was. sorted put by the "heads" as a good thing for the Spring Hack Handicap, and their judgment was correct, for the^ St. Hippo gelding getting well away, never left the - issue- m doubt. The famous English mare Plaisenterie • recently went the way of. all racehorses.' Twenty V years ago the. mare was a notable performer on the turf, and when f-he commenced stud work her foals fetched record prices. The Towers Jockey Club, which has a meeting at Charters Towers on the day the Melbourne Cup is run, wished to work a Total isator 'on the Victorian event. The', Government, however, refused to sanction the proceedin P; ... ■'■'.• D. Price was the most successful horseman at the Wellington meeting, scoring seven wins. Next on the. -list came Luke Wilson, with three wins.; ;A. McConnon had a couple, while CJenkins, Deeley ap^d Oliver. each scored a single-.. ;. „..-, „ -..■■. A ; ' noticeable case of. r use. becoming second nature; W§s .seen at the Well-' ington. meeting. '" A prad that has been; hooked back on jthe- j^se. of the barrier ..for some; time past;" did the hooking act without assistance m th© raoe in'-qijestiQn but . eventually won, though it' was a close go. • . The Sydney bookmaker, J. Hackett, laid 3,000 to .180 m one hand against Solution for the Metropolitan Handicap, but outside this.it is. reported that the connections, of the mare had no other wagers. This sounds small after the £20,000 tale' that was told by' some of the. weekly papers. Saga got badly kipked by Highland Flinir, before the start of : the Spring Trial Stakes, arid- the Souls filly was, unable to .gallop at her best during the race. This was- bad luck, for her owner, who .put 'a lot of money, on his neddy,; but. it does not end there, as he will lose , the;. services of his mare fbr some considerable time. ■-, Reeling^pver .the . flagrant reversal ■qt form^ shown by Needlew-ork'afNap-pier-. Pirfc ;?the other day, and the failure of the stewards to do their; duty fearlessly, was so strong that; after 4?he,- :abortive; enquiry- two, ot the. steward^ -and over forty 1 members of the Club resigned- Surely such a r -protest as, this is sufficient to demand a^ .rehearing. . :;.. --Sign^irrian was brought up from. ' Christchurch last. week, but was not .;^giyen a,. mm at .the Wellington meet^ ■'ing. Presumably the bulky baronet was, .no,t;. satisfied^ with the impost alibttei his horse: By the way, noticing Signalman's ouiet demeanor on ltneA:track I am at a;" loss to understand w r 4iy the handsome chestnut' is suchUan 'unruly, brute , at the post. • There. * was: some spirited wagering';, on . %H : : : Nai Nai Handicap at Trentham last Saturday. Ballarat' and, Golden . Gate, were .both well supported, v mil Contender, Aboriginal , , Marguerite and Petticoat all found ;sup.p;o,rters: When a ' stari; was effect-, ©d Golden Gate, Marguerite and Ball-, 4'rai .were the first ..to become prominent and the' first-named was! never headed. Many people • thought Ballarat "was second^ but Mr Hartgill was confident that Marguerite occupied t'aat position. -