NEWS AND NOTES.

NZ Truth, Issue 95, 13 April 1907, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES.

Trentham on Wednesday. , Divktend was certainly named appropriately. , - , .1

•Achilles' was the 'Unluckaest horse at the G.J.C. meeting. ,

Not one ; of the favorites prevailed on the ; < concluding day at Ellerslie.

Trainer Jack Rae , has . now got a son who rides winners ;in the North.

B. Deeley rode two Winners on the concluding day of the Auckland meetisig. ■ '•'• - .". ir ;-.■•■'■■: ■■■'■■■■ ' ■■' : •

; -That good brood mace, "' Winnie (dani / off Record' Reign), died, , last week. ' „ "'. '■ ■'■■

W. Davies brought .Landwem from Ricparton , -towards the end of last Cross Battery, has l>eeQ scratoteid for all \ , engagemeats , ,at, iire local meeting

J. Bueihanan; who xode Master Dej> laval, has \vtm nearly all the big Auckland races.

BJessb ok still, ieeps pieggimg away on -the Coast; . Heran:>a fixst r and -asecond at the Wetland, meeting . . ;

-The . Thompson Handicap, one of the most popular, of the Autumn events, oomes up for decision on Wednesday next. : .-. •. . ■...■•■. .••■•■■ ' ': . •-.,■'

■ Goad judges reckoned Tui Cockab-au was sure to win :a race' at the Auckland meeting, but he failed on each occasion. ■ .;■ - :

Sootty seemsftto have lost all his, old -form. ' Unless he .can break, it for a win shortly he; will be down to the 6.7 mark. v •■' '-!•'•• ■ '■■'„

Quadroon rims veijy: consistently at; tbe Aucklanid' meetings, and won the Victoria Handicap m the slick time of 1.2 2-5. ' ; ■ :

"-Bonnor" McNamara, who recently joined C. Weal's istable as first horseman rode several winners at Auckland last week*. '„ >'

.Coxswain has evidently struck horses he can, bea/t on the West Coast. He was, again on. the winning list at Hbkitika.

It was generally ■' anticipated that ijhe owners at S-oul<t wpiild m future put a higher price on their stallions services and, ; next : seaison his fee will be 50 guineas.

Fred Da-vis is the -first to train, and also to ride, the ; winner of the G-reat Northern Champ^gn? Stakes. ;Tihis record ! - was •achieved on Downfall i on Easter Monday. ■]'■■

Flower G»irl ..-'a former , inmate of Harry Moore's' stable, Won .a .race at Hobitika last .jfre^k.' Tjhe 1 filly was racine; at the list Ttentham meeting and I looked upon her as a promising sort.

Cambrian was favorite m the Buckland Handicap at the Auckland mccV ing. ; The winner turned up m Carl Rosa-, who won easily m the fast time of 1.28. , Landlock was also among the unplacedy . *

Katanga, the full, sister to Starshoot, won a mile race .at the Bal;lairat Turf Clubls meeting a couple of weeks back. . The- filly has not performed too weir; lip to 1 the present, but is evidently on: the iiiiprove.

Tommy Williams ; just failed to score' a win wiifch Waitati m the Tourist Handicap, last Saturday. This' sprinter 's turn is long overdue, but I fully . expsct; to. . see him do bevter the next time he is started. ;

In a .chat with Mr. Monk the other, day .that gentleman infprm'ed me that Achiilles. had arrived home m good heart and apparently not much the worse for his. a'ceident. ? P'rosser is hopeful that after a couple of week'.s rest the chestnut will be himself again. ■!;•■ ■ ■ - • - .

What sort of a good horse must Dividencf be when, well ? The black; demon beat .Poised on easily m tihe Cumberland. Stakes; of two miles,; but there might be just a chance • that the thr;Be-year-old- is getting a' bit stale on it and! badly needs a respite from active work. "

Advocate, who belongs to Mr. . J. C. Colbeck, ran second on the opening day of the Ellerslie meeting. Advocate is an inmate of Andy Robertson's stable aiid ■". that • astute trainer gave the horse a good chance m the Victoria Handicap last Saturday., but when" ther numbers Went up he was neither one, two nor three, .

, A •welWflnown Sydney trainer writes, as follows, re, touts and tipsters — i"The tout disseminates the idea that horses are frequently pulled, and the tipster attributes his non-success to roguery on the part, of owners and jockeys. All this is an r old story, and yet respectable daily journals give steady employment to touts and tipsters i! Why ? A sure wav of killing racing is to , encourage the belief that its sole aim is, to furnish fat pickings for bookmakers.''

A strong and outspoken letter appeared m a recent iss.ue of the Johannesburg "Synda'y. Times" concern^ ing "milking," m . which the . writer states, what is known to .all behind lhc s scenes, that many owners get the money with which they back a fancied horse m any ante-post betting race by milking those m the stable who are not "after it." The writer calls on the Jockey Club to put a stop to this practice m the interests of sport, but, of course, this is not to be so easily done as he apparently imagines. It is needless to say that some of the would as soon think of committing a burglary as of "milking" a liorse. But there are others, and the notion of one or two men who could he mentioned starting a crusade on the lines sug- ; gested would smack indeed of Satan I reproving sin.

Soultine was not. started at Ellerslie last Saturday. Wonder woitfd Dave Price like to gefrid of '■ Pirn* 'Un. ' '

Mr J . Henry's left last Monday night to attend the Timaru meeting.

In two instances at Ellerslie, on Saturday last, the second horse paid only one shilling leas than the winner"' ... . ■ • .■ i.

, Posedon has already won close upon £15,000 m stakes. Pretty decent*.

Some deoent hurdlers went down before the lightly weighted Nestator at Auckland on Saturday last.

With but few opportunities, San Francisco has secured some excellent racing stock m this colony.

Trentham meeting opens on Wednesday and continues on Saturday next. Tips for the various events! will be found on another page. ' , ' \ Lady Annie was on-ly seen out once' at Riccarton, but her form was tbat good that if she goes on alright, the writer would not like to pick one >to beat her at Trentham.

Lady Wallace must he getting hack to her best form as a three-year-old. She started at 10 to 1 m the AllAped Stakes at the A.J.C meet ng, and just ; beat a hot favorite m Collarit.

Would you give Helen Portland a. chance : m the Thompson ? A three-year-old filly at the hack end of the season, and 7.1 on her back. Look at her Ellerslie form and her second to Gold Crest at Wanganui -wtoen the six furlongs was run under 1.15..

Report states that Kuku is far from being himself. If that is so Jos. Prosser . migibt rely on, tjiat slashing good performer Marguerite, and no one would beßrudge the Pptirua owner a win so as to recompense hiaa somewhat for his cruel luck at Riooarton.

Miss Crispin, who ran m the nomination of J. Hannon, won the Mangere Handioap o>n the second day of the A.-R-.Ci meeting, -while a strong iayorite m Napenape ran second and was entered m the name of R. Han-non.-The-stewards held an enquiry into: the running of the second horse, but,, as usual, decided to take no action. >

Lady Oressy and Quadroon, who won at Ellerslie last Saturday, are both by Menchikoff. If thb once brilliant Stepniak horse is now unable to win rapes; himself, he is at least able to get winners. Count Witte: seems likely to make a name for his sire,, and perhaps some of the Menschikoff youngsters on the other side will wim races before long.

A lot of people were disappointed at the poor display of Chryseis at Riccarton m the Autumn Handicap. Why should this mare have run better ■? Was she ever as 'good as the placed horses ? What Clanranald ever stayed' worth a teaspoonful of water? True, Canhie Ohiel won races, but he never beat anything, and Grlenaladale won the Great Autumn Handi-. cap, but the opposiiaoh that year was uajdoubtcdly the poorest on record.

The cable this week which announced ' that a reserve of 3500 guineas had been placed on Collarit will not* surprise sporting men. The colt has been a Very consistent, performer this season, and though he has been unfortunate rather than successful, he has invariably put up a ! good fight even when beaten. Though beajen m the Derbies he has won some good races, and earned heavy imposts m . the big sprint events. , •''';- ( . ■ .^'v; The lAyondale: Jockey Club ?are' moM[ with'- ;the* 'pro'gtfaiihfo'e ;, for,, their 'fak-f. tumn meeting, which is fixed for April 27th and IVTay Ist :— Avondale. Handicap of 17<5s©vs; Autumn Handicap of l3osbvs\ -Waitakerei Handicap of BOs6vs, Railway Handicap of SOsovs, Hurdle Race of 70sovs, Flying Handjoap of 70sovs, and Steeplechase of ; 70sovs. '■ Nominations for all events close with the secretary, Mr H. . H. Hayr, on Friday next, the sth irfst., at 9 p.m.

MrW. R. Tuck,v^^angiai)iui, seems firmly conv-inoe^^th'at Webb is capable of 'giving ; fc good ■{^accouiit of himself in ,- : plx s ; ; -best land last week^Hput upj , £500 to ■ irialce a match wishLvd.^.^oWlis;:•.^M^>■:•:^l(cfe.. is ■well lmQW^^bn'V^hel.turfv;;.tfi^L..' bwned that good gailpper, -Iris* i\ ■T^rist, as well as ..one/Vpf./.tj^'P"' others. He has always b^-a^irealßopd: sport, and it is to^'be: hoped he ; does '- not lose his five 'ftu^areti, but should/the latter be. tliei-'case 1 , evety. one may expect "BiUy T> -to- return smiling.

"Excursionist > ; -writes :— ' 'At the Patea' ' races: on , Easter Monday, m the K^a'Wimea." Stakes , ■■ the,- horses outnumjiered/tliftipaces pn;ithe totalisator.'(?!Qe :r ;6f/.the .clerks : had • a- slate on whiich/he fenced the; number of investments oft 'Some of the" starters, arid theY" J)tft)lac <jbuld nbt :'see how the numlbers ion these patticular hoffses il^doh't tnink : : it was 'right. 'At ower -irape ;m6etinK,s they always bracfij.ted'-th6\-fh^rses. If the .system at P^tta; : is vwi-ong, will you please draw'j attention >with a view to its discohtinuaiLcei.n future." I am surprised to hear this, and quite agree that the -usual practice is to oouple some of the hqrses.

The price given for Poseidon's brother points ;t6 a fery plucky bidder. If the, colt does; anything more than half^ 'what tire crack three-year-old has done to v date, his owner will not have reason toi regret his purchase. The odds against him, however, are very great. One has only to think of the 1 poor performancesi of Monoform, Sea Lion and others, to realise how -often full brothers and sisters t6 champions are absolute rotters. Then again look at the accidents which befel so many of the Yaldhurst thoroughbreds last year and one cannot, help thinking how plucky the gentlemen^are who buy yearlings at high prices. It is quite possible that Poseidon's brother may never -win a race, and by the time he is ready to run he will have cost something like £5,000.

A very hot pot m Uranium blew- in the Auckland Welter last Saturday.

North Canterbury J.C. annual meeting; takes* place next Wednesday.

Kimua and Blackfriar both won .doubles at the Riverton meeting m Easter week.

Report from Victoria states that Togos met with a bad accident during a working gallop.

Sea King will not be brought up from the s,»uth here, as. it is his owner's intention to give him a good spell. ■'

Lapland will require - a lengthy spell to 'get over the kick he got at the barrier m the Great Autumn Handicap.

Uhlander, who has been running well m the Taranaki district was second to Master Delaval m the Autumn Handicap last Saturday.

No one can accuse Master Delaval of inconsistency this season. Since Christmas the Seaton Delaval horse has .earned a very tidy income.

The well-known Wairarapa sport, Jerry Bacovitoh, leaves for Sidney to-day, en route for Vienna to consult some, specialists m eye troubles

C. Jenkins will arrive from Bulls to-day and will be up as usual on Jos. Prosser's horses at Trentham.

Pohutu, who rah second to Quadroon at Ellerslie on Saturday was paying .the good, price of £il for a win. ' ■' ■■■. ■••.• ■'■''■ ■■ ■ ■:i -

Although the real, owner of Pink 'Un was pot disclosed it is stated m well 1 informed circles that a. prominent Chrestcihuroh society belle knows, more about Mm than most people.

The local firm of Scott and Martindale announce that they , have a straight put book on the Thompson Handicap^ also a double oh the. same, race ooupled with tiie Railway Handicap.. "■■"'

Waitati, who was. to have won a race or two m the early part of the present season, and who missed very badly, secured a second on the v .concludioig day of the recent Ellerslie meeting. , • . '.. „•'•;

That good horseman, Tim-Howard, ■» who recently joined the active brigade-; again after a six months 'i spell, was up. on Nestator when that horse . was successful -at Bllerspe . No; one would begrudge Tim the riding of, a.. riot more winners m the near future .;• .

Master Delaval upset the connections of ' Aeolus considerably last Satunday. W. Price journeyed to/ Ellerslie especially to ride Aeolus, and local punters yrent solid for him, but the Auckland hpi;se wofn easily,, and paid the: surprisingly good prices of £3 8s

Roßgoa, winner of the last Welling ton : Steeplechase, was started -at the' A.J.C. meeting last Saturday; and met witfc an accident which necessitated his destiructd'on. . The Loehaess gelding ohanged hands shortly 'after the local winter meeting -and was taken to Australia, but failed to itaprove his reputation m that country.

That' good: old battler/ Proceed; must be deemed. unlucW "that such, aa eKoeptionally good foorse as Dividend ,exists. The latter seems to be absolutely cm h^s . own in' distance events, and his jrecoTd to date Is 'a remarkable Qiie. " $>qme of the three mile races would doubtless hive failed to Proceed with Divident 6"ut of thejway. '. . ■ :'>•••■ . ■ . '". '*'■ ■

On his way tack from (^hrfeitchuroh. I h&d an injtcsreSt'ing.talk withy C. Jenkins regarding the accident -: im the CfiaUenge stakes. The, crack hor&e- . man; received' , a nasty shatoßg ; when , lAchiUes came down, amd speaks biii^ 1 te'rty of tfie' careless riding"- of One' of : the other jockeys engaged m the raice: Jeubins was on the rails/when the : accadeirt occurred, and the^ steW ards held that he was to blame for not taking. Achilles forward oft "the outside, but as he contends^ lit : is difficult to take a hard puller like Achallos put rnt>o the track, and furthermore Isblt was outside and ra^ ing practically level with him, so 1 he would have' had . tp ease . Achilles to go f ■piuod the field -There is no mistake that Jepkim's luck was right out, for the big horse was with ms field, and the race looked a moral for him. ;■• - ; '