NEWS AND NOTES.

NZ Truth, Issue 103, 8 June 1907, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES.

Waicola was unlucky at Otaki. Concluding day at EHer side to-day, The entries for the N.Z. Cup total 65. Probable is a long time winning a race for his new owner. Cavalcade ran well for a mile m the Second Hack Hurdles at Otaki. The two races Hydroscope ran at Otaki should improve Kirn a deal. Orderly, m- the Trial Plate at the Duneddn, meeting was good goods. . The party behind Moata won a eood sum when the bay prevailed at Otaki. . ■ St. Amelia.' should wiin a hack hurdle race or two dniTing the spring meetings. Playmate gave an exhfibitionof cakewalking prior to the start of the Flying at Otaki. , White Lie .ran a good mare m ike Otaki Hack, but the distance was a bit top far for her. Yosami (The Officer— Elf j was given a run m the Maiden race at Otaki, but showed no form. Seaman is a very plain-looking customer, hut is a long time since I saw a Tjetter finisher. Waitapu has (been unlucky mi n running second m good handicaps on two occasions recently. Hydroscope was started at Otaki, but the Captain Webb j gelding was not very, forward, and ran poorly. Swimming Belt got a bad bump on the first day at Otaki, and this interfered somewhat with his chances. „ . Prior to being successful m the Otaki Handicap, -Moata' hjaU^eeii"Tes= pbn^iWes for some' '^ood work din the tracks.; ;, ■ Armamentb looked, nice and big at the Otaki meetenis; -but as toad start oh the first day settled his'ch&nce of scoring. * King Billy was taken out smartly by \\. Price m the Raukawa Cup, Diut the Merriwee horse 'was done with at half-way. ' ; Armistice was badly left at the start of the Cup at Otaki, and the . ...Mahaki. mare never got within strike of the leaders. Splendid Idea was the medium of a commission -for the Rangjiuru Handicap, but the Captain Webb mare never troubled the winner. Inaha is a long time trying to win a race. The Hawera mare ran a re l spectable second to Warlock m the Maiden at Otaki meeting. Stayhoy received- a. good deal of support m the Hurdles on the opening; day at .Otaki, but he came a cropper at the first jump. St. Claimer /was well fancied for the Rangiunv 'Handicap on Monday, but the St.- Clement's gelding was never .seriously m the. hunt. The Hon. Jas. Carroll, Messrs E. J: Watt, J. W. Abbott, I. Duncan and W. H. Turnbull were among the visitors- to Otaki on Monday ( Swimming Belt was a good, favorite m the Otaki Handicap, but he was quite unable to foot it with Moata, who won very easily at the finish. A Hastings maiden candidate m, Waipu'.was seen out at Otaki v : tut failed to' score. He is by Torpedo, from Ua, and is the property of Mr A. F. Douglas. : St. Amelia is a likely hurdler, and should be 'bonne 'm mifnd; for future, engagements. She displayed good form at Otaki, and was unlucky, m coming to grief at the last fence. /■■ . . .. ; . , The> Daystar gelding, Compass, w as made a. hot favorite for the Birthday Welter Hack, and when the straight was reached he looked to have it won but Aotea snatched the verdict from' him. The big field m the FWing Hack at. . Otaki . puzzled the starter, and Playmate . was the last to move, hut went off to a very uneven start, there was. a large bunch, who had their chances settled from the jump. Toa Tuhi got a good start m the Flyinie;. Hack, -butt the Conqueror gelding, was. steadied, and lapsed into, the fourth position. In the straight Oliver put m a good run, but his mount was unable to make any impression on Idealist. Bcnheur was made favorite for the Hack Hurdles last Monday, consequent on her forward runnine; at Wans;anui. The race was not the good thing it looked, for the mare had to be ridden very hard to win by a head from Hurimoana. The connections of Volume were very sweet on the Sylvia Park colt's chances prior to the running of. the Raukawa Cup, and a lot ol money was placed on- him locally. Marguerite was the next fancy m the city, and her punters received a dividend through Kuku running sec-

Red Gauntlet ran two seconds at the' Dunedin meeting. Warlock' won the Maiden at Otalcr' m a very simple manner. Mataari looked bettor at Otaki than he -has for some time past, Idaeus /broke down during the runcing ol the Rangiuru Handicap, Marguerite and Sir Tristram were not. started on ftihe second day a* Otaki., Wads of wealth went on Climax and Lord Soult, who failed to score at Otaki. The bookmakers had the win of their lives over the Otaki and Auckland doubles. ■ •■ ' In Naumai, Charley Pritehard has a pretty useful horse, that should win races next year. The,, party behind Kitchenmaid did) not support the mare when she won. the six furlongs at Otaki. At the Otaki June meeting, Compass ran second two years m succession m the Birthday Welter. The weather on the second day at Otaki was the worst ever experienced m the history of the club. •Armistice was 'badly hurt when she fell, at Otaki, and it will be some time before' she is herself again. '* ■ Playmate is a fair horse m the nkua" with a';; light .weight on his back, but 7 don't : thinb he Will- ever 'be a champion. ■- ■ ' ■ Thc.;.'pfnoer mare". Gauze ran well on ; the /,opjeniii&., daj.> at the. Oiaki mettina;C:but;. the best,, she could dp was third. ;■■"' ■'■--""^ ■-•• • St. .Joe fell m the Huia Handicap when making a good run and. Armis•.•Uice tumbled over Sfiim ..' Both jockeys escaped unhiurt. . „: - The. majority of the bookmakers escaped .the Auckland double, and the general report denoted a good win over tho week's racing, v . . ;■. ■. . ; Volume' \\«.s not accepted for on the- second day at Otaki, owing to his owner being of the opindon that be was harshly -i-- treated <;•■>■• Splendid Idea put, m a great run m the finish of the' Rarigiuru Handicap, but had n-o ; oho'icQ pf catohimg Seaman or Kitchenmaid. Czar Kholokol was backed for a fair amount on the second; day of the Dunedin meeting, . but the Stepniak horse let his backers f down. After h ; is first day's' display, Warlock'looked a good bet. m the Telegraph Handicap,, but he was able to pay" £6 Is 'to his supporters. Splendid Idea had a lot of had luck during the contest for the Rangiuru Handicap, otherwise sihe might . have changed places with the winner. • Kuku had the way payed for him m the Huia Handicap by the' accident that befell St. Joe, but this sort of thing is all m the game. The Conqueror .colt, jtfaumai, began very smartly m the Maiden race but after ig©ipg Spur furlongs he dropped back, and; evidently ■ wants time. The weather on . the v second day at Otaki was very wet and mtiseraWe and the horses and riders were not distinguishable when they returned to the paddock after raring. Sammy was the biggest outsider- in the Great Northern Steeples field. Had Mr G. P. Moore's won, his supporters would (have bean rewarded with close upon a £100 dividend. Tfoe pu>blic were evidently not prepared f or ; the good form shown by Harvest v . at the Dunedin „ meeting or the son 'of ' Glanramatid- and Golden Vale-' would • not ftave 1 pa4d< suck->, . .a . good price. - ,■. . ; ; Idealist flew but of the barrier m the Flying Hack at Otaki, and when a furlong had been .covered she was well m the lead. After that she was never troubled, and won hard held toy two, lengths. , Lord Spult led for the greater part of the journey m the Rangiuru Handicap , and entering the straight the Soult horse's victory was loudly proclaimed, but Kitchenmaid and Seaman put m runs and quickly smothered him. Lady Regal, who was backed m a Maiden Race at the Tajkapuna meeting ran second m the 'Ranfurly We> ter at Ellerslie last Wednesday, but, needless to say, there was no commission on her when she paid £10 18s to run second. . Geo. Price on Kuku tried to win the Raukawa Cup from end to end, but when' the straight was reached, Sir Tristram oame through and won easily. In a vigorous finisa Kuku was, able to stall off a challenge Viy Volume, who caihe ttoroingih. on the rails, and secured third place. Sir Tristram was m the middle of the field when they .had •settled down for the Raukawa Qup, and moved along m good style. Three furlongs from home he was galloping, the easiest of the crowd, and when the straight ' was reached '.. Jones let him loose, and he romped home. The Hack Hurdles on the i opening day at Otaki, was the .cause of two accidents, and George Walls, wlio . is, one ,of the most 'unfortunate horsemen m the country, was rather ,ba)dly .hurt. . Walls was riding St. Amelia, and seemed to have a grand chance till the last fence, when the mare came a cropper, and Walls received a kick on the head which rendered him unconscious, and necessitated his removal to ,the hospital. It is] quite unusual for G. Jenkins to ride a hor&e that pays the limit, but iwhen li 3 won on Aotea last Monday punters had practically neglected his mount. Aotea has not been over successful during his racing career and backers who are usually prepared .to follow the crack jockey were not willing to allow that good horsemanship was of any use to the black gelding. Needless to say they received a shock ' when, the Porirua prad landed the' stake. In his notes on the Otaki meeting, "The Blade" commented on the handioappinig of Marguerite and Waitapu, averring that the latter was harshly treated on Wamjqanui running. Marguerite was haiDdioapped, to give the gelding 3llbs at Wanganui, and, after defeating him, had only to give him 25ft s at Otaki. As a matter of fact, however, Waitapu carried Blbs over weight m the Connolly Handicap (23 tbs less than Marguerite), and after viewing the race I came to the conclusion that the best horse at the weights finished second. The handicapper probably had the matter of overweight m mind when he prepared tho Otaki weights and the connections of Waitapu- could hardly complain of the weight allotted the gelding, for, .as a matter of fact, m the Raukawa Cup he met the mare on 2 lbs better terms than m the .Connolly Handicap

In future Bpnheur will have to'jrace m open company. Achilles figures amongst tho nominations for the N.£. Cup. Oreusiot • was the outsider of the 1 field m the Remuer a . Hurdles. ,- St. Claimer ran two good races at Otaki, and was unlucky not to score. W. Wilson had the mount on Kaitere m the Great Northern Steeplechase. Le Beau was racing on the fiat on the second day of the Ellerslie meeting-. The Bulls owned Rawhetu ran twice at Otaki, but wants more time to, mature. Owing to an accident on the training tracks, Kad Errin was unable to start at Otaki. ■)■'" GWendoling, who won a double at the Wirrgatui meeting, is evidently a slick" customer. Apollodoris seams to be a better horse over a seven-furlong course than any other 'distance. Seal Rock, Boniform, and Bonny Glen will 'be the Yaldhurst representative m the N.Z. Cup. . ♦ . Tawhera, who won the Scurry at Otaki, is a Conqueror, and can gallop some for a short distance. Quite a numtoer of horses appeared twice on the Monday at Wrngatui, and several of them failed on both occasions. ... By winming the Provincial Handicap at the Ihinedin meeting, Astrakhan proved the genuineness, of his J Oaiharu form. ■A. Hall did not take Kremlin; 1 to. the. Otaki meeting, as he.de^mSd.the weight apportioned to Siiepnaak'^'son to 'be too severe. .™ ?'■ Warlock , whJcT i w<Mii a .dioujbTL^Lt^ " otaki, is aTme, '9tou>tly^uirvlj^jr';'!^el'd- j ing,, who, I think, would' wj^ h!drHile rapes if he we»e schopled. *'' Th'O fact ihat Bomiform is nonviriatad for the N.Z. Cup would .suggest that his trainer hopes to geiiiim to stand another preparation. ; The owner -of -Mataari gave his horse, plenty .of galloping at, Otakv He started once on the opening day and tv^ce on the second day. : Ga wain was well supported m the Railway Handicap, but the pace set by Lord Soult settled him as well ■ as a lot of the other contestants. Volume will be nominated / for the principal events at the 'A. J.C.! Spring metetinig, buitasyet it is not fully decided whether he will be sent across. • Tfh'e local bioolamaikers aU had skinners over 'the Great Northern, double, exoept one firm who laid a paltry hundred of the winmin'g oombina'tiion. , The state of the going at i Otaki on the seconid day will be easily gauged when it is stated that it took Kuku i.58 tp run the Huia Handicap mile. Compass had) a very easy ; win in ' the Ohau Hack Welter,, and now that he. has broken the ice agadm> the son of Day Star should add still . further to has success. . • Irish started favorite m the Great Northern Steepleohase, and Wa4tarer€j was next, m demamd. Five out of the eleven starters ; carried, less money than the winner;. . There was an unlimited commission m Wellington to back Ben Johnson m the Maiden Hurdles at EUerslie;Christchurch bookmakers also 'had cause to regret' the horse's victory. •Boniheur proved what a sterling gibod. mare she is by -her dual win at Otaki. Her performance, on the seao»d day. was a 'highly^merJtorious ; one, and Butcher, who Was the , saddle, rode a splenditdly-judged race. Red! Gauntlet was a red hot favorite for the Wairongoa Handicap on the concluding day at Wingatui, but the Lochiel horse could not ran into a place. Later on fin tihe day he ran second to Apollo"do(ris m the Farewell Handicap. ... . Arthur Oliver tried t 0 come through a tight corner when neaiv ing the straight m the Raukawa Cup which nearly sent him over the rails. , Oliver, however, made a good recovery, and managed to , land the Sylvia Park .horse' into third place. ' ■'.■■. i Hurimoana ran two' good races at Otaki, and was unfortunate m bump-i imtg against such a good one as Bonheur. On the second day it Hooked a guinea. to a gooseibtery on Mr Waitt'fj gelding had he been with Ris field -^n tih© early stages of the race instead of having to make up. 120 yards. over the last mile. It apipears that the horse got into the first hurdle and' stopped still, hence the delay. , The conceptions of Armarhentp were disgusted with' the horse's poor showing m the Flying Hack. Han'die&p, • when :'.hie absblutely last. Eleven horses' started m the Great Northern Steeplechase, but only seven ' of ifoem completed the bourse. The correct diyidend on Bonheitr at Ot.aki was,, £1 l?s. The .original posting said £2 11, and several ticloets were paid at this price; then the amount was reduced to £1 10, and the niajority. of tlie ticket-holders' accepted fes. it took qujite a, lon© time to cpnyirice the officials of •thfeir misi£ke.; Specipsa was the public cfcoice m the" Maiden race at Otaki, but she cut up badly before the start, and after unseating F. Jones, galloped all over the paddock. ? Eventually she was. recaptured and persuaded to start, but after running prominently for a time died out of the struggle and finished nearer 1 last than first.; Hamdicapper Morse got the greatest a/dvertis'anient of 'his career witoen Kaitere Jiumped 12.13 into first place m the Great Northern Steeplechase. The "Weekly Press" had an article pointing out how badly Kadtefe was treated, and all the other sporting papers cavilled at the adjustment, but, as m many similar cases, the j haindicapp^er turned out to be the jbest judge.