NEWS AND NOTES.

NZ Truth, Issue 145, 28 March 1908, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES.

Nelson Cup "on Wednesday. '■ Te Kainui is now out of "hacks," Nominations for 'Feilding Monday. Nelson on Wednesday, and Thursday. . ■••.* Birkenhead had it all his Own way at Napier. Tartan will not race again— so says Trainer J. Burton. ' Maiora is only a pony, but 'he can skip along, and should win .again shortly. Three hundred pounds, was refused for 'Ikon on /the second 4ay of We Napier Park meeting. " ' ,' : : „".;.y, .. ; Tlie ex-New. Zealand gelding ; : Puity is expected very shortly to come into the market for the Sydney Cup. \ Backers beat the bookmakers very badly at the Napier meeting, When the majority of the winners were- at a very sfaort price. :

Mythical was a dual winner at the Oxford meeting. ..^ltl-five, horses are, to be.. weighted, for the Thompson Handicap. Elevation : wa's ' s-hippe'd 1 bii the ' Uli J maroa oh a sp'eciaJly constructed box. ; The owner of ' Mythical had ia, gopd win over that mare'sr success at Alja-r rpa. _ .; ' . "'•■•■■■''■.•"'• "The Porirua, ,K'aramu, ami Chpke^ arfe ,'freeily entered at the Wellington i m eating. . '- „ v • .-• :The black mare Devpnia had a couple of runs at Oxford on March 18, .but could only finish second. > ? ; .* The Hon-. Ajgar Wynne-, • got, aw,ay, with £2529 of the V.R.C. brass -recently raced for.: Jim Brennan snavelled £1664 of the best. . ; :■., The iight-WBight jockey W. Evans, who rode Apologue m the Melbourne Cup, has severed his connection with' W. Hickenbotham's stable; Jack Cameron's team ' of -jumpers are all amiss,, and.it is unlikely that St. Albert, Needlework, or Merriwai will be sent to Australia m the winter. ■-'■■■ ■ The New Zealand horses Dusky Morn and Catapult, together with thts yearlings purchased m Melbournef "by G. F^ Moore, have Toft Fleniington for Sydney. The black "colt Guiding Step, who tops suddenly ill recently, is now, pretty well herself again, but Harry Jackson and Con.' Bbyje bo'th v :?a^ .it ■W;as a tight g0.,. '..' *':,■' ": : " , ': ; On Prize Bloom's showing m tiw. Stewards' Stakes at,, Napier Park it would secern thait sprin^g'is'no^ hex forte, and her trainer should try;- vher ,over distanoe. ._. ... './.",' " With I/be good rains that ' fell'"' ! 'last week- the., racing traqlis shoujd,.be muohl beijefitted and inaiiy .horses [that have 'been under suspicion, 'now. be trotted out y and. raced/.-". '"" : ".~"~ : , " W'hHe m MeK)bui3i,e, Scotland's trainer, "D-ick" O^Connor; took a great fancy to Ak'im. Fpo," iwhp he" regarded as a prospective Newmarket; Handi-^ Cap winner, if laid specialljr for that one race. -. „',-'• •;.:;;..-.; i^-* '■.-■' : - .• ": ./Advices have been, received from inyercargill stating that Loftus «as nqi got over his trouble,, received while being shipped.from Wellingtonand it is hardly, likely that he . i^ll race again. . „ ■„:•: r: . ;V. v The defeat. of San .Fernando at Napier -brought) .grist to the mills of the locil pencillers,! and after the result was known, their faoes -were all Wathed m sniiles. They- 'might foe just ,the opposite before/ long. ■■•- . •For the • thtfljt yeax m" succession Proceedor gained 'a place -m. -ftie Ohampipn Race. The good old "geltliog,. however, now seenis clearly on the down grade, and his owwer talks of pensioning hiih off.. The, horses owned' 'by K.S. McLeod have recently been racing 1 ' in' a very, disappointing mamnerV and as Ike Foulsham is f at tbb unwell to attend-to their training, it has been decided to . send th«m out for a 'spell! 'Apologue, who is under the care of v^erinary/surgeotf S, O. Wobd, did not. brea,k down m ; the - Australian Cup; but jarred one of his joints.; He is now rjecoveiring • from 1 this mjuryj but he will not race agaifi m .Aust •tralia.- ' r'■ ';■''.' '\'^\ r ' ■ " . ",' The chestnut mare Hapuka is . imf proving . every rac6, and.should , spore. shortly.. Sid. Reid pushed her. out ! first ili the Squrry/at Napief:', and she led . to the bßndf.-lrvtt, want ..-of cojidi- ; tion stopped her 'and -. she was lucky; to be second. ' . : '-\ ' . ';.''[' ■'..-._.., ,';;J,' a Meltourne writer :-^Divi- ; dead is to be again -tried; , pn ; the turf .: The "hig black, horse, who now seems sound enough; af tet his^ lengthy spell, is tp be takeii/in. hand by i> Joe ; Mulcahy, ,^7ho; (was, for long,, associated v^ith trainer Hickejibptham.' '' •. /^ ,' i■• W^ Pine will , 'not,.. reiinjßLuish;, „his charge of Mr vJ. F. Bu6hanQ-ri's(horr ses until after the C.J.C. Easter meeting.. . Js> , js -stated th;at .Mr; Buchr anah. will then sell' or lei^.e his ' h6rs.es and •^it ; \fot,^fie^youiig'Marf - Vtian's_;\tp..'con;e.in4^. f^tS^'e^nP--., : .^' '',".. ' ; ; . Arinamjenitol is. going,'; oh'l all : ;; right, ;anid hi& owner sa.y|s hie . would. ; h^Cve won the;; Peninstiiar " Cur. but. tdz ■■ ' be- ; inig -.interfered with;,. .His'miSsion.npw wilCbe ihe" Au l 'tUmnVHafidicap, " >n&. shrewdies: select, him' t» win. He^ay, '■ but tife writer "thinks he w?*Il r -' meet" better stuff there, "than he did at.DUtt''-' ;: edin. ;' '" , ;'...':.. 'V-'"''^-.'-.'-. -■ .^-v"'^' ' The * GbvernmeritHowned Lupin 4? - getting some .smart sprinters v down ■DuHedih. w ; a.yVv' One of his ;, stock; .rej- ' betntl^'blew up.h^re and is 'at present ' located at Trenthani . He is reported to he> Very smart, aSd ■when..; J slipp)sd is reckoned a sure , "pay-Put'.'.' . May be ;about. Easter; time;'- at Mirajnar. Look' out!, ..'lj''lil'~'" rr ,'■■';' ■:'/''' V:. ''■ It ,was- stated ,at Napier, Park that Nprth Head and Martyriunx urould foe jschpoled over stick's at- -once: .and. found representing the 'Karamu- sta-. ble. at the big jumping events m. the": winter. Others again credit Martyri,Urn with being a Stewards' Handicap . winner, . and I should, say thai the latter, statement would be neaiv .the mark. ' ■ Through Mountain King winning . the V:R.C. St. Leger, Mr -John McDonald scored his third success -m that event, Scottish King and 1 Lady Wallace having previously carried his colors to' -victory: Up to the St. Leger," Mountain. King had started m 13 races, winning on nine occasionSi being second : twice, once third and once unplaced, and scoring 7329 soys. m stakes.- "-;..-. •• ■ "■■"]'] It is said that R. O'Cpiiiidr's.' sta-■b-le at Moorefield " ' hoy^' shelters" a ; horse that, : all 'going' wellj ibias. been tried good enough to' win- the next •Newmarket Handicap. ' ■•At;:the;.N;ew,mark^t"settling k fii . pienham. ! "stated' that, provided, a satisf abtory „ prjljb* was forthcoming, J^ ;Brenruan V^as prepared to 'back 'a h6r§e\ 'for ' thiit event. This c^rt^mfy , /looks' as' though there may be some truth ;in the report." ': , l; ';/; .'/'■ ■!:"■'■■'

Moriarty seems right off and could not raise a decent gallop at Napier Park. 'Solution, who Ts bow owned by W. and F. A. i Moses, of Sydney, was shipped to her new home last week. Kuku and Pawa, who have been on the retired list for the past twelve months, are nominated at Trentham. Peruvian is m- work again at Feilding, though. Jie is, not under the care of A. Hall, who formerly trained him. ■•■•■•• Eurus was working over the sticks at Ribcarton, and can be depended on tp, be J pnhan;a ft the Steeplechase time. ■ . _-';- ! ;.; :t i'. ■ V" At' 'thej conclusion of the C.J.C. meeting Gwenab'iina will be brought up to Trentfeam for the Autumn iheetijig *here» Jockeys ,ii. dray, J ; Conquest and r J. Griffin are appealing, against their disqualifications by the Auckland Trotting Club.. - ; -.,- ; ..- . „ Daye Price jmissed the nominations for the Doncaster Handicap, otherwise, M^njee^might have been entered: for the big, mile. B, Deeley has now ridden! fifty-seven winners this season. He rode two at Papakura, six at Ohinemuri, and four at the Thames .meeting. The break-down of Waikaraka cannot have been a very seripus; affair as the chestnut" is nominated for the W. 8.0. Autumn meeting.' > " ' • Although Kairoma has m a place on many- occasions, bis win at Napier last .week was only the second itime that WHad caught the judge's eye-s • ' • ' t}'* ; In jbhe.Scurry at Napier. Park San Jose "began like an .old cow; but she was showing somepkce'at'tbefinisb. SBe «-hpul r d ; .apvbette = r i ovet a. loafer jqilJEMy: ■• ' • .<- ■'■ ■■"•■>-• :-° *'■• There are;a; Jot of "heads" waiting -for .Miss 'Advance. From ° #hat: I could' judge of her exhibition "m the Scurry at Napier .Park they \: will have to wait 1 / - ' At iiie.'/.Duphaiii Court,,: "dispersal sale the blPod-stock aggregated £»11---67 5, T . The bigrgest price was paid %r the; stallion.. Machine Gun, ,whb fetched 1500 guineas. ,' " . . . ' " . : :;;Mr &..'F'Mocxe'shoTses returned to Wellington by the Maheno ORWett* nesdas; m: chaurge of Jno. Hay. Theyearlmgs. ar&i^o be sent to Kai Iwi for twelve months./ .""""' ■ Sid. ; O fKreill, brother to the hurdle horseman, of :that name , arrived back from /Sydney.; oh Wednesday.! . While over.there he. .had several rides : ; at Sfcutitbrpe's show and succeeded- m iniastering^the best of the outlaws. .. -The/ Riccarton trainer, Jas;- McGumnessj will put the final polish on .Giavitation .; for the -Champagne Stakes, /while 'Jack Farmer proceeds to, Sydney^with Elevations .L. G. JEQingw-ill^ride the . two-yearrold ' at Riccarton. „.> J;, ■ iGold Crest, Elevation, Boniform and^r Glehculloch all remain m the New-Zealand St. Leger,. to be run on May ■ 2nd, but there is little chance, of seeing Elevatioa ; go to/tbe post as he- can hardly Tj« back ' from Sydney, in -.tune.. -„-'- _ ■ t ■ A promihenit Sydney sportsmaivhas expressed 'his willingness 'toiiack-the 'English-bred Antonio to run Scotland for £2000, over six furlongs, at their Newmarket - Handicap weights, but such a match is an ' Extremely remoteipossibility.' f The thoroughbred mare Sheet "Lightning died recently at Movttoa. Tn'-lier r day she Had four 'foals; the first being- "that good little tnare Waicpla: ; Her other fdals'ire untried, tout report credits the Conqueror twoj-year-old with being a very sty-lish-looking;- youngster. ■ The-'N'ortii island 'Challenge'stakes iprPmlseSi to be au ihterestifig ' race this-^yeMr-;" I '^ after the final fpft>its •the. following horses are amongst the 'number that remain in,'- Fle<*tfoot, Glenculloehv' \ Gravitation, Guidinj» St«"i*, vStv"'' Aidan, Seafieldr tikraine, 'B6hiform and Sunglow. •^lt'is; raider amusing to see. Ghporka fiQiriamfed for .jumping events \at 'W'A.R;p. 'Easter meeting, as, the hdrse has jftist finished a season at the stud. Later on he may cpme put and contest hurdle races,, but fpr a few" m c ptifbs" tp cpme it a^peafs ridiculpus" to take him ' into considerationv r --'■'.•*/ ,■■■■■■■ ' Maori Racing Club : are matfin^' seyeral increases m the stakes fdt their 1 next meetiog. Asannounc-. •*6d m: a previous issue, the Raukawa l?up :i hag^ been increased from £3do to £350. The Rangiatu . Handicap has been raised to. £150, the . Birthday, Welter 'to £85, the Stewards* -Handicap to £100, the Railway Handicap' to : £130, thfeOhau Weltex to £80, dndthe Final Hack tp £90. Tha >total increase m stakes amounts to £liO, and when the nominations fall due they -twill- doubtless shovif that owners appreciate the club 's pplicy . . bora Grey, the full sister- to . Achilles, who recently won the 1 Tramway; Handicap at Moorefield, is thus referred to by the Sydney "Spprtsman'*: ~"-In conformaition and general appearance N l?<pra Grey looks like a gross between a kangaroo dog" and a fowl that had been shut out m the rain all night, but when it comes to a flutter on the flat Dora drops her characteristics and becomes a real live racehorse. Dora has been doing very little work of late, but she retains, - her "fine" proportions, though they are not so prominent as formerly. 'The sister to Achilles apparently does well on li«;ht tasks, as she galloped m great style on Saturday,' and flattened out the Traftiwky Handicap field m tophotch fashion. Enaismar was the elect of -backers,, but Dora wasistaunohly-support-eC and finished afe : equal second favorite with High L^ady. O»cd Dora "gottb'the-fron't the, race was a mere pro&dssioij, and slfoi cantered m alone, while Fipfi Lady -made very hard work of beating for sec<ihd place." • ' .