NEWS AND NOTES.

NZ Truth, Issue 135, 18 January 1908, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES.

Trmtham to-day. Moral is still too sore to be raced. Hautapu is m the private sale list. Rendrock and Tangeroa have been gelded. . " ' I fan-y De Witte could be bought now pretty cheaply. The Auckland mare, Veronica, is a cut above the ordinary sprinter. , There are races at Trentham, Foxton,! and iG-ore on Wcdne_ day. next. The Southland jockey, Mclvor, rode three winners at the Wairio races. Truce is still on the retired list, and cannot race again for sometime. Finery promises to start a very warm favorite m the Electric Handicap to-day. Cockleshell arrived from the South 3-esterday, and will he saddled up inthe selling race here. The Stake will be taken to Foxton by his -owneiv J. Coyle, arid will be ridden by T. O'Brien. Master Delaval is nominated for the principal distance events at the A. J.C. Autumn meeting. Wairarapa people urge the claims of San Julie at .Trentham to-day. It is urged that Cress was unfortunate at' Tauhernikau. The erstwhile New Zealander, Melodeon won the A. J.C. Handicap of li miles at 'the Boxing. Day meeting of the Australian Jockey Club. Moloch would be better suited, with a heavier impost m the. Cup to-<lay. This horse is a very strong finisher, but he requires a strong horseman on his back. Messrs Dwan. Bros, will not start their mare, Consuello, until next Saturday, and then the Soult mare will he seen under silk m some of the hack races. -•■■•■ The daily papers have all been chronicling the fact that Elevation was going over to Sydney to win the Doncaster Handicap. As a matter of fact, the little horse's mission will be the Newmarket Handicap. A local trainer who was present at Ellerslie expects Downfall to run very prominently m the Wellington Cup, after the good display the chestnut colt ~ave ii> the Auckland Derby when he ran second to Boniform. The Waveriey trainer, C. Birkett, ib shifting to Trentham after the Pahiatua meeting, and will m future make his home there. At present his team consists of Advantage, and a two-year-old by Advance from Endeavor. Owners and trainers located at Trentham racecourse are complaining loud and deep about ihe sleeping accommodation allotted to the boys there. It is argued that not enough air space is available for the l,'.ds, and unless things are altered a host of them will not return arain. The building is just half big enough, and the Club would be studying its own welfare and that of its supporters if this tvatter were loo l od into. Five lipils. m a room is foo much jpf a I good thing at this time of the veaf.

The Lark is undergoing a spell at Fordell. W. Price, will ride Tan San m the Foxton Cup on Wednesday next. T. Wilson arrived at Trentham last TuesdayVith Splendid Idea and Waikaraka. F. Tilley's team for Trentham consists of Apa, Sir Frisco, Paione and Motukawa. MrGv F.Moore's brood mare Melinite, dam of Armistice, is at Waikanae visiting Achilles. It is most likely that Waipuna will be sent to Randwick to race at the A. J.C. Autumn meeting. Paragon will not be brought up here but will be kept m reserve till the Dunedin Cup rolls rpund. > W. Davies has decided that Veneer will not stand a preparation, and he is to be returned to his owner. T. Wilson will take Splendid Idea and \yaikaraka to 'Pahiatua at the conclusion of the Trentham meeting. Armlet sent the touts into a whirl on Tuesday morning, when Mr Stead's flyer ran half a mile m 48£ sees. The aged gelding Manazona defeated his solitary opponent, Silvering, m the hurdle race at Wairio last week. The Foxton Racing Club have decided to charge bookmakers a license fee of £20 for their meeting next week. .' Ikon will not be a starter at the Trentham meeting to-day, but will be at Foxton on Wednesday and Thursday: After many failures, Sweet Alice has succeeded m winning a good race and last week beat her four opponents easily m the Whangarei Cup. Boniiovm was the most noticeable non-acceptor for the Wellington Cup though it was stated early m the week that the colt, would be a starter m the big race to-day. The Westralian sportsman, I^addy Connolly, added another to his' list of Cups early this month, when his Niagara mare, Lady Agnes, captured the Canning Park Cup.' Clue Bell, who fell and hurt herself at Tauheniikau, is making a good recovery and will be seen out again shortly. Her owner will no doubt he compensated- for his bad luck at . her next time out. I The Pahiatua meeting promises to; be a good one. The punting public will have Wellington and Foxton form to guide them and are sure to 'attend ir. ' large numbers.; Acceptances closed last night. It is difficult to understand why such a poor acceptance -was .'received for the Ton gar iro Hack Handicap. Out of fifteen horses weighted only five accepted, and taking away Culmination and Suttee, the remainder are very poor. Llanwern, who is engaged m the Electric Handicap to-day, must not be confounded with his elder brother Landwcrn. The colt engaged to-day is a three-year-old that has. never been raced. He is by Pilgrim's Progress from Lcd a. Melwood had the bad luck to get •into a fence at the Hutt' and cut himself rather badly.' ' Nevertheless he will be a starter at Trentham to : day, and just have, a look at him and Gold Crest.* They will be the two showiest horses on the ground. There has been a lot of. talk about the hard state ofthe tracks at Trentham, but not m one case out of a hundred are hard tracks prejudicial to hbrses except perhaps a bit of shin soreness. Rough and uneven tracks arc what do the damage, but a billiard table like Trentham racecourse will never hurt a galloper. A local sport who had just returned from Hastings informed me on Monday that probably Sir Tristram would be the Karamu representative m the Wellington Cup. Apparently he was misinformed and on the face it looked to he wrong, as Zimmerman will never be so well treated again as he is thi^ time. Mr W. Davies will shortly be removing his string from the Hutt to Treniham as his new house and stables there are nearly completed. This trainer's new stables will be opposite the grandstand and between the railway line the main road and when the grounds are laid out the place should be one of the best m Trentham. /' At Trentham they have decided to give Jack Rae tbe cake.. It came about this way . They were -talking about mosnuitoes and how big they grow m bush country. Said Rae : "You ought to be m South Australia. They are as big as hens there, and run about with them. Indeed you have to get -quite close to them to be able to note( the difference." Tbe room quickly cleared. The 22nd of January is a whole holiday, and if the present glorious weather keeps up the attendance at Trentham on that oay should be a record one both inside and out. The Wellington Stakes, for two 'and three year-olds will be decided and the contest between Armlet, Clifford's best, and Gravitation should he a stirring one. The Wellington Racing Club 'Handicap of H mflles is the principal handicap event. The N.S. Wales trainer, Billy Kelso, has decided to shake Sydney slush from his shoes, and probably the end of next month will see him ploughing the hrihy, en route for old I-lingland. Kelso will very likely take" with him that wonderful boy rider, Jim Pike, who ought to open the eyes of the Enolish sports by the superb horsemanship that has made him famous m Australia, but probably he will have a tough hattl against the cross-bred cranks of the Mother Country, who decry anything colonial on every possiMe occasion. I

Pearlie is now trained by Paddy O'Brien at Stratford. W. Millen (Plain Bill) is now training Ramanui at Stratford. Edgar Russell takes Cyrene to Takapuna and will discard the Foxton meeting. Multifid, who was recently sold by Dan O'Brien is reported, to bequite sound again. Mr J., Hawkins, formerly a wellknown boniface m the Empire City is the new owner of Multifid. R. W. King will ride^ Cross Bat- , tery, Sea King and Sir Artegal m their Trentham engagements. ,- C. O'Neill got a very bad fall off Superstition m the Hurdle race -at Tattersall's meeting on Boxing Day. Wellington Cup run at Trentham to-day. If it was not for the silly Gaming Act, I would tell you the winner. The Wairin Cup, run last Thursday, resulted m a win for Office Girl, Heroism and Radiator being m the places. , ■ . J. Thacker is taking Hydraulic to F^~ton and Pahiatua^ m an attempt to capture some of the hack races at these meetings. They ' claim m Auckland that Soultline will turn out better than anrthi?>g produced m the Northern city for a few years. Two thousand guineas was recently offered and refused for Dan O'Brien's colt Maranui, which is now trained by F. McGrath at Randwick; Melwood played up badly on the tracks on Tuesday morning-, and his> rider had a very bad time of it hefc? he could get him to gallop round the course. BuecJeuch has been a regular attendant on the track at Trentham, but this handsome-looking horse moves very groggy, and is like a cat on hot bricks. Jos. Prosser has eleven horses at Trentham, ,viz., Gold Crest, Marguerite, Ataahua, William, Diaholo, T -toko, All Red, Kurawajra, Playmate, Swimming Belt, and Consuel- }'?■ Glenculloch will not be a starter m the Wellington Stakes as he has only recently been taken, up acain. Most likely he will not be seen out again till the Easter meeting of the C.J.C. It is stated that a well-known Southern horseman was so impr^sed with Maniopoto's chances m the Wellington Cup to-day '.'mt he offered a premium of £20 to be allowed the ride on the Soult horse. A. Rhodes is taking Golden Eagle and Mikotahi to, the Foxton meeting, and afterwards they will go on to Pabiattia. Very good reports reach me of Mikotahi, wbo is credited with . _ing a really fast horse up to a mile. The well-known totalisator proprietor, Mr F,. .Neylon, will next ir.onth proceed on a trip to England and the Continent. I am voicing the wish of his many friends when I hope, that he will his trip, and return to t-*>o Dominion with much-improved healthi Sid Reid will have to miss the last day of the Wellington meeting to catch the ' Hobart boat on Friday *.ext. He has been engaged to ride St. Joe m his Tasmanisn engagements. Trainer Bob Barlow has leased the stables lately occupied by Dan O'Brien at New Plymouth. At present . team : consists, of Supplement, Nukutihi, Multifid arid ' a Uhlan — Graffin .filly. The' latter is held under lease from "D. O'Brien. Barlow is , a careful, painstaking trainer arid his record of -wins this season is a very good one. The annual meeting of the Karioi Jockey Club takes place on February 6th, and this year the gathering promises to be more successful than ever. The entries received are "a record for the club, and the committee % are working hard to ens ,i, '\ -vsrything being up-to-date. The course is situated under the mountain m a most picturesque spot, and anybody attending the nieeting will receive a royal welcome from the people of Karioi. A final reminder is given to those desirous of attending the sale of Wai^ kanae yearlings, which is to be held at Mr lan Duncan's stables on Thorndon Quay next Monday afternoon. The catalogue contains some very choice yearlings, and as the several lots are to be disposed of entirely Without reserve, it will be possiHe to pick up a fashionably-bred youngster for a modest outlay. The sale commences at 2.30 p.m., and, Will be conducted hy Pyne and Co. "Augur," m the Manawatu "Daily Times" seems to be one of those squibs . that horse-racing unfortunately brings m its wake. Recently I had r ■:. fjion to take to task some addle-pated Manawatu steward who wanted an enquiry held into William's running. Fortunately, com-mon-sense prevailed and the silly, senseless steward aforementioned was prevented from making an ass of himself. For comment' ; on the buffoon's behavior. "Augur" accuses me of subjecting the silly sausage of a steward to foul abuse, and I am painted as "a writer whose antecedents and connections are wellknown among the sporting community." My connections and antecedents are 'Certainly well and favorably known. Indeed, my connection ought to be favorably considered by this sporting squib. He received very considerate attention at thoir hands on one memorable' occasion. It sounds like the snap of a cur at a hand of one that fed him. I am more sorry for "Augur" than angry with him. Who would not be, knowing his past. But if an ungrateful viper will bite it must expect to be trod upon, and will be.

Since being shipped to' England, the steeplechaser Playfair has been successful m five races. ' It was intended to start Gauze at Trentham, but she went wrong last week, and will need a few weeks' spell. Marguerite will not be a starter m the Wellington Cup, but will attempt to capture some of the minor handicaps. ' Mr J. Bull has nominated Belario for the principal events at the Karioi meeting, which takes place early next month. Notices from several bookmakers, to the effect that they wish to meet their old clients and many new ones at Trentham to-day, will be found iri this issue. BobrikofT was Vgry sore after his efforts at Ellerslie, and F. DaAis was compelled to leave him at Hastingr, when he came down with Downfall and Finery. Since returning from his trip to England Jerry O'Briscoll has taken up Commonwealth and Recreation, who had. been m the paddock for nearly . twelve months. The sariie owner has leased Bagatelle Mont. Mills and will try and make this mare into a decent fencer. . The Caulfield trainer, Ike Foulsham was a passenger by the Warrimoo from Melbourne last week, but he got off the boat at Dunedin and took train for -Hammer' Springs. In tenly to a wire a Wellington friend sent bim, re > ■fhis yhealt^.vlie,tstated that he. "was much "T>eriefited , 'by; the irin^nnd hoped to be quite right m a couple of weeks. Attention is directed to an advertisement m this issue from a wellknown Wellington cieizen who is starting business on his own account. T-T.rby. Price has been with Kirkcaldie and Stains for a good many years, too many to suit Price, who thinks a man should work for himself. Accordingly he has obtained a lease of the premises at. 76 -Willisstreet, and has opened up a firstclass lot of mercery, etc. I have no doubt .but that the boys will rally round "The Strand" and keep the assistants very busy. The following from the ".Sydney Sportsman", will" be of interest to the Dc ...nion's followers of the snort :— "Probably if Maranui had Mi the mark imiartly m the Carring'fon Stakes he woxild have m.ide Heiro's backers feel uncomfortable on Saturday, as the New Zealand; colt, was one of the last to leave, and the manner; m which he made up his leeway m the straight auguTs ; well- for his future prospects. Maranui was brought . from Maoriland by Pan O'Brien,' with the object of car-' ing off one of the big Soring handicaps, but the colt ran like a commoner. On the tra ining. track .be; Pho-we-l «ralloninp- ability of hiwftesV orrier. and electrified the track watchers by the manner m which he could "ast furlones; behind, but still no rares came bis way. As it was p->l r >?>lv evident that Maranui only rerp'irr-d seasoning to turn out a top-notcher. Dan decide*} to entrust him to +hft care of Frank McGrath, m w^nse «hrewd bands the colt. hps fnmp along wonderfully. 'Probnhiy Miranui's next appearance, will be '" **<>]•- bour ne,' ( .whither "Frank; will >?bnrt venair for the autumn m-epti^^s. TT is string will be a hot on^. t^o, f,0,,---sistin p -. as it tfoes, nf Ltttle Toy. Aritonious, Putty, Kvparir-er-'e. "rid Maranui, e^,ch .of_ y^hom, is. r-.f holding" his 6\m ll 'in hhe : hps't rf company.