NEWS AND NOTES.

NZ Truth, Issue 108, 13 July 1907, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES.

Dividend is a>ga l i>n m work cm the other side. G-. Price leaves Sydney to-day for Wellington.-' The V.R.C. G.N. Steeplechase will be run at Fleming-ton to-day. .. Cawnie Ohiel is doing stud ( work round a-bput the Timaru district. The Melbourne papers all speak highly of A. Oliver's horsemanship. Marshal SouH, who was shipped to Gisborne last week, is to commence stud work m that . district.. Hikairoa.won the principal Steeplechase at G-isborne, and was second to Loch Fyne on the last day. They put some on Kaumoaaa m the Scurry at Gisborne, but the daughter of Kissmary failed to collect. Ernie O'Neill met with a slight accident at New Plymouth, and was incapacitated (for a couple of days. Bribery, who won at FLemington last .Saturday, gave the hooks a good "turn-up,"' both here and m Australia. Secretary Whyte is trying to per-, suade the W.R.C. to make.the Thompson Handdcap stake £1000 for the next Ttsi,i\ Visiting horses are already arriving at Trenthaim, and the touts should be rewarded with some good work during the week. Ruxik is the name bestowed upon the yearling colt ])y Stepndak from Tr&ne. 'Russjan names seem to stick to Stepniak's stock. Mr R. O. Duncan, who judges for tbe ( 'OhristGhureh Racing Club, will also officiate at future meetings of the Ashburton County Racing Club. Provided nothing happens to Count Witte or Boniform, the Yaldhurst stable , should take a prominent part in-:= the settling of the w.f.a. events next season. ■ ». . • IVEany English sportsmen are of the opinion that ante-post betting should be abolished. It would be interestiLng to know, however, how they propose to do away with it. Wi-th In-tell'igence, Lyrist, Martyrium and Idealist, the ICaramu stable hold a meat hand* m the Winter Cup, as all the members of this quartette are m on good marks. Swimmer is the only Maorilander engaged m the V.R.C. G-.N. Steeples to-<day, but -the Cannon gelding will lot them ; all know they have been galloping before the race is over, and its a good bet that he will run into a place. -> Lady Hune now seems to be getting back to her old form> as ( .her recent track work has shown .ereat improvement. Possibly before the season closes, the Cuirassier mare .may show to advantage m some of the big jumping events. • Australian Colors, the 9-year-old half-brother, 'toy Australian Peer, to Tartan, r>&-appeared under silk at Rosehill last month. It will be recollected that he made an unsuccessful trip to England, whence he returned •some little while ®ince.> A heap of good gold was lost . and won over the Squires-Burns match. One drunken pug. from Sydney stumbled into, this . office on , Saturday nigih't, asked, if the news was really true, and then informed all present that they were liars, as Siq.uir.es ; was the' games t fighter Australasia ever saw. ,■ ' ' It was most unfortunate for the owners of Capu'lot to lose the services of the Lethe Riding on the eve. of. such an important fixture. It appears that the horse had been m queer-street for some time past, and a gallop on June 21st settled everything, and he was allowed to drop out of the engagement. To fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Mr M. Stitt, the Ashburtoaii Club has appointed a paid official to act as judge at their future meetings . There is -no doubt that if all the clubs made similar appointments, they would obtain far better results, for if a paid judge is not giving satisfaction it is an easy matter to dispense with his services and secure another man. In the case of an honorary judge proving a failure, though, it is an awkward matter to kick him out. The opinions of the bookmakers on the proposed gam'b'l'iaic; legislation are very varied. "I think it will do the world of good," quoth a local Tommy, "because then the game will be purged of a lot of the gmessers and suckers that at present live on it. How many of the latter class are to be seen m Willis-stroet every race day ? They never work, but 'just live on information a-nd following the momev. 'This puts a cross on the whole same. However strict the law is made, it will never interfere with the bookmaker of repute, who can j still do a clean, honest business." Another said', "I wish ttioy would sbu-fc up every betting shop m town. I have been losinc money consistently for the 'last twelve months, and would be a richer man if the shops were shut up lonp an;o. However, I'm dene now, and they can pet .no more of mine, so good luck to them."

Claremont is m work again at Auckland. Tho Eclipse Stakes of £10,000 is run on Friday next. Shrapnel has -been scratched for the •Winter Hurdles at Trentham. Anticipations for the Wellington meeting will appear next week. Meteor (Biricehh«ad— Total Eclipse) is said to be the biggest racehorse ever seen m; Queensland. Even with 13.3 on his back, Kiatere, if started, should have a say m the Grand National Steeplechase. Tho racing authorities charge Kalgoorlie boolcmakers £20 for tho right to "lay them" inside, and £10 m the Reserve. The dream fiend has turned up again m Palmerston North, and this time he says it was Noreen m the Melbourne Cup! The totalisator turnover at the recent Gisborne meeting showed a de* crease as compared with the same meeting last Maniapoto is' rather big. m condition, at the present time, but no doubt he will be cherry ripe whe»* thie Spring meetings come al6ng. Tbo crack hurdle horseman, J- Chevalley, who sustained an injury a couple of weeks ago at A^pe^dale Park, > is back m the saddle a-f^an. Almost every mooting m $W part of the colony nowadays .shows increased prize money, proving what a wonderful thing : the totaiisator is for ■ the clubs. = . q,: ' . ' " Lan-dlook continues ito do good, work over the battens, -rand if brought south he will have to be reckoned with m the hurdle raoesnteoth at Trentham and Riccarton . j.&} noet A bay colt by^Ph'ae^ivon'— The Hempie, recently soM'tof <&is breeder, is a promising-looldise;V ! "buistomer, and should he inherit his dam's speed, it should win him ma^Y & race. ' I am pleased to report that Mr A. - Bradshaw has passed the critical stage of his illness, and is now on the way to recovery, though lie will not be able to leave the private hospital for some yime. If Mick' Carpiody j can succeed ia getting Solution into her best form this most brilliant mare should shake up the Caulfleld Cup with .8-13 for a mile and » half is well within her compass., , The for the principal events at the C.J.C. Grand National meeting appeared last Wednesda rl '" the course of a week or so,, punters will probably hear of some fat commissions being worked. . : Wheh>, the last mail left England, A. Carter bad ridden eighty winners to victory over the jumps, -and was at the head of the list/ by a good rc<stgan>i During the season Carter had mek, with two minor accidents. The th\ree-y ear-old filly, Cantata, who won \fche Scurry on the opening day at Gikborne, is owned by Mr E. P. Fullertonv the former owner of Pink "Un. i?he latter horse opened his winning Recount by annexing "a Scurry m If the cabled \report of the V.R.C: G!N. Hurdles wlas any way correct, it' would appear \that had Lionheart , been ridden at ;aP judiciously, the.. Leolantes- gelding \mipht nave won. He is engaged in* two-mile hurdle raoe to-day. \ . Cassiopea is m wfark again, and will fro prepared for hurdle races. The Linstock mare has probably never been: seen at her best\ over the sticks, and if she is caught isei«T.^X_.believe_ her capable of doing Pome good for her connections. ) Two of Multiform'}* youngsters claim engagements m ipe next>A.J.C. Breeders' Plate. Thef are Angele (Multiform— Happy Vai*ey) and Sunglow (Multiform— Ottefden). Should either "of them succeed* what a great advertisement it wili 1 he for the Hotoh'kiss sire. ■ An Australian sport> recently writing from England, >emarked that the racing there was .-almost entirely free from crooked w<P r * and many points practised! m the colomes would not be tolerated m the Old Country. Apropos of f h ' is > the following note from an English paper is of interest V'Tfoere is avouch better run given for money now thian ma n y *** apt to admit. Of co>ur**V we all know that our horses - r un byes, and always will do so, ba*t, at all events, on the flat, there is ' a much better tone. As regards jumping races, one cannot apply the sain;!© purity of intentdon." : D. Watt, the 1 rider, of ( No Shot, who got into bother w.^en his mount jumped the enclosure 5 at Napier Park, is one of the best hfc die horsemen m the colony, and his Vany friends and admirers will sympathise , with bam m his littlei trouble.: The action of the Metropolitan OH* cancelling his license, however,! was no doubt based on good group^s, and no exception can be taken! *o it, for it is ho doubt m the best 'interests of the jockeys themselves, £ s well asm that of the sport. Frien# s of Watt will hope that after a stip* holiday, the oocltey m question '.(a most accom- ' plished and fearless .horseman) will regain his license and q> no c more occupy a creditable position) *» the world of sport. Mention of iNo Shot s case brings to mind the tfme when Evening Wonder jumped (into the enclosure a few years batfk- The Steeplechase field were cfnting up the straight at a great, 'pace and Evening Wonder declinecji to jump, and took on the Grands***"* fmce - Th f re was a tidy knot of/ people collected at the jump at th/J time, and the horse caused a fefi 1 of consternation when he jumped ar/iong the crowd, but once over the ferfoe he stood stock still and the {Spectators regained their wits m no /time. Evening Wonder, it will be re/netaiibered. was taken to Australi^- *»* had a_ short reign over theref. culminating m disf|iialificatxon. j

Romany Lad, ami Eclair had been scratched for i-he Wellington Steeplechase and Shrapnel for the Hurdles. The Hastii^ horse Needlework, coupled with^terciwai, has been backed for all tlie available money for the Southern double. The owner of Romany La>d has supported hishorse for a good amount to win the Or and National Steeplechase. T-fce horse is such a game customier that his chances cannot well he overlooked, and -when tihe going is soft and slushy he seems to revel m it. Harl/eviemiod'e been himself, I would bay?-' been prepared to see him perform very creditably m the Wellington Steeplechase with suoh a light impost, hut the St. George gelding is reported to possess a leg and may pot be seen at the meeting. - Paritutu' s connections profess to regard their horse's chance m the ' Grand National Hurdles as second to none, and he has been coupled with all the likely ones m the Steeplechase. The Castor horse has been given a good parcel, of weight, but on past performances he could- scarcely have heem given any less. Mr Henrys is not a toelievter m disregarding the flat performances of a maiden hurdler. Mr T. Crosse (owner of Grand Slam and Barca). seems to have had a narrow escape from death m the recent motor accident at Hastings. (Mr Crosse and party were crossing the railway line, when by some means the car came to a standstill, and an approaching train crashed into it. Fortunately the car was turned round and pushed off of the line, so that when the occupants were thrown out they were clear of the train. Mr Crosse received a fracture of the shoulder, and one of the ladies sustained a slight concussion ■" the brain, but at the time of writing, all were progressing favorably. The following comparative table will show the weights allotted to the various steeplechase candidates for the Trig events at Trentham and Riccarton. It 'Will be seen that m many cases th© handicappers express a wide difference of opinion, noticeable mostly m the cases of Phaeton-it-is,- Haydn, Eclair, Evenlode and Pawa. In the case of Eclair, who was scratched for the Wellington Steeplechase early m the week, the gelding has an easy task at Riccarton as compared with Trentham, where, for instance, he was asked to meet Ewnlode on 17ft worse terms than he has to do m the South. • ' Wgtn. Chch. Kaitere ... _ ... 13 3 13 3 Phaetonitis _._... 12 0 11 9 Haydn , ... ~ «. ... 10 13 11 3 Eclair ... „. „ 10 10 10 2 i Waitarere „. ... 1Q .9 10 12, [Irish ... ;■ ... 10 9 10 10'iNadador ... - w ~ 10 8 10 <■ 9 ! Loch Fyne ■...«» 10 5 10 3 ) Romany Lad „,. ... 10 5 10 5 Taniskiilen ... „ „ 10 4 10 7 Silicia ... ... w. ( ~ 910 9 7 Comfort, _ _ _ 9V 9 9 7 Ranßitolio ~, ... *.. 9 9 9 7 Evenlnde ... ~ ■«- 9 9 10 4 Romany King „ ~ 9-9 10 .0. Pawa ~ „. 9 7 10 1 1 Needlework ... _ _ 9 7 9 7/ St. Corona .... _ ~ 9 7 9 7 Cavalcade _ _ ~. 9 7. —