NEWS AND NOTES.

NZ Truth, Issue 72, 3 November 1906, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES.

Melbouiße Cup on Tuesday next. . Coxswain has struck form again. Races at Taratahi on Friday next; N.Z. Cup and Stewards' Handicap to-day.

The bay filly . Dulcinea continues her acrobatic displays at the barrier. '

Glenullin should be, worth an investment m his next few performances, ;

Jimmy Beckett, who. now resides m Sydney, is on a visit to these parts.'

The money was put m well on both days for Splendid. ldea when she won at Opaki.' ■

Mr Moore's horse, St. Lyra, went to Riccarton chiefly to work with Armistice^

Some of the gentlemen riders at Opaki caused the professionals . a lot of amusement. „

Harry Hayr, junr,, passed through the Empire i City last week on his way to Chriptchurch.'.

The gelding Full Rate (The Officer — Kimmer) ran well at Opaki and will probably, turn out useful.

Visitors to Masterton during the races were greatly bored by the town talk, which was nothing but Letherin.

. Matakokjri was given a run m the hurdles at Masterton, but he was jumping top big and was beaten for pace.

Mataari was not started at the Opaki meeting, but punters should watch the Saracen colt at Taratahl on Friday.

C. Weal, the. Auckland trainer, has the whole of his string m fine fettle, and should, land a few prizes at, the forthcoming northern meetings. ■, ,

Though' curious things were said about Needlework at Masterton no one could take exception to the manner m which he was ridden. The flail. was m commission oh both days. '

The little bay horse. Harnua, who ujjecl to be trained at Ppriru'a, was given a ; run m the Cup at Opaki, but he showed no ' form and was not started on the second day.

.Speaking at Caulfield on the muchdebated question of bookmakers versus tatalisator, the New Zealand-own-er. P.: ,F:, Tancred, says that m his opinion the machine is infinitely the best for backers,: owners, and racing generally, though heavy batting -owners might be better 'suited by the bookmaker's.

Two of the best cab horses at present running m Sydney were formerr ly first-class trotters.. They are Cornwall and Darkie-, both by Rebel Childe. The former is.- credited with trotting 2 miles m. G mm 4ssecs and Darkie cut out a mile and a half m 3min 59secs. We could do with those cab horses m Wellington.

"Wrenold's" Solution. ! Yabba Gabba looks a moral for the V:R:.C. Oaks. Multifid is pleasing the track watchers at RiccartOn. ~ Backers had a lot the best of the argument at Opaki last week. H. Connop had two wins at the Opaki meeting with Lomaria and Rangitoto. The local boniface who owns Coxswain had a good bet when his horse won at Opaki. Solution is n«w trained by Mick Carmody, the ex-New Zealand trainer, at Caulfield. The Wellington owner, Mr Prideaux F. Tancred, was present at the Caulfield Cup meeting. Harry Hickey had Faro m great buckle at Opaki, and his dual win on the ppening day was well deserved.

Mecca showed improved form on the second day of the Masterton meeting as compared with. his efforts on the opening day.

Stated on the best of authority that Gee Gee refused £500 for Porcelain when that horse was running at the A. J.C. meeting.

The C. J.C. Derby will be run on Monday, and if Kirriemuir starts she should win, with Gr,and Slam and Seal Rock m the places.

A recent visitor from Auckland expressed the opinion* that the Great Northern Derby was merely a question of health for Cambrian. ;. .;

Wild Cat is to be given a run m the hurdle, events at the C.J.C. meeting and she will be ridden by the Fending horseman, W. Young. :

The finish m the Publicans' Handicap at Opaki was a splendid None, and it was only first-class horsemanship that gained Maui the victory.

The Merriwee filly, Devortia, ran another second at the concluding" day of the Opaki meeting. After being'humped early m the race, she Was just too late. ■ . ■•' ■■■■'•'-

Splendid Idea was a cut above any of the hacks ..that competed at Opaki, The Captain Webb filly is now four years ' old and if she ' keeps sound should stiJl be able to win races. -

Jt is reported that the Hawke's Bay owner, Mr A. P. Douglas, is suing the Wairarapa Racing Club fo.r.'dam-: ages m connection with Wis nam&.beinn; placed on the Unpaid Forfeit List;

The little Gold Reef mare; Wild Cat, who has not been up. long, wits seen, out twice at the Opaki meeting, but though she ran well for .a. time,' want of condition told on her at the finish.

Silken Rein, m Harry FletchM'^ stable, is a nicely proportioned Mack filly who can gallop some. I ; will be much surprised if she dpes not reward her pai'nsitaking mentor with a few good races, this .season, . ,;

L. H. Hewitt passed through Wellington last Saturday, en route to 1 Sydney. Johnny McComb is &o do Mr Stead's riding at the. Canterbury J.C. meeting to-day, and he will /also: pilot Mult-ifid m the New Zealand Cup . Submarine ran very well. -in the Cii]) race at Opaki and registered -goodtime. His performance on the second day was not so good, jbut.he is: one of those big himbersqme ; brutes who gallop their best when! their tempers $\\ih .■ : ...... ',;■. - ... ■ ■ i ■-. Aeolus is wry well at present and m the October Hapdicap at Opaii he Was pnly allowed to pay £2 m a big field. The fact thai Jenkins had the mount, on the Hutt horse prppably had something to d.o with the short prioi}. . ■.]

C^arjie Jenkins wasxin something like his. best form at the Ojaki, meeting, «md rode three winners on , the first, day. He left early on the, second day. and Devonia was ridden by ; 'Qi Price, whp rode Submarine to yfetpry, m the Cup, - '.'-■' ;; ':,.

Mr Thos; Duncan,,, w,ho has re^igmd: hip position as-seoretary to theMASi terton Racing Giub, was. at the laat meeting presented with ; a handsome piece of plate from the Mtfinibers pf the Press who were piwsent at the meeting. .■-..-, -;•; /.■■,..

Roseal came on a lot- after the Otaki meeting and ,at Opaki he" ran second to Submarine m the. Cup, buit on the second day, with, a furlong less to go, he turned th 6 tables on O'Neill 's' prad when the latter was a 2 to 1 on favorite.

The . racehorses Wild Cat, Whataroa and Pram were shipped to Christchurch on Monday night. The firstnamed will go into F. Holmes' stable at Riccftrton, while Whataroa arid Pram will be hacked about till the latter end of the season.

The Welcome Stakes promises, to furnish a very keen contest between Eona and Stead's selected. Ormond's filly will break 50secs for the four furlongs and reports state that the Yajdhurst stable' shelters a better two-year-old than Bonifarm.

A letter received from Clarence O'Neill last week states that he hopes to shortly leave Melbourne for New Zealand, and that he is bringing the trick pony Sandow for the circus that his brother Ernie is running m connection with the exhibition at Christ^ church. ' •-. ""

Yet another loss reported^ from Yaldhurst. This time the victim was Porcelain, who had to he destroyed after breaking; a leg. The son of Multiform and Saucer was not very^successful' up to date, but on J*e occa^ sions .when he measured strides with Achilles hie showed what a game finisher he was and m addition proved very fleet. He was doing a gallop over 1£ miles with Isolt and Seal Rock, and when entering the straight he endeavored to change his leg and slipped, rie had a very nasty fall and splintered his shin bone very badly, necessitating a friendly bullet.

There are several "morals" engaged m the Stewards-Handicap this afternoon. Hastings sports will not hear of the defeat pf King Billy, the followers of Cross 1 Battery reckon the race is over, bar collecting, Savoury's admirers smile and point out this horse's performance behind Berthier m the Shorts Handicap at the A. J.C. meeting, and .the people who follow the Karamu stable assert that 'Sir Tristram and Golden Gate will run first and second.