NEWS AND NOTES.

NZ Truth, Issue 150, 2 May 1908, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES.

Avondale to-day. . . . ' Concluding day at. Trentham- to-day. Contender is io he tried over hurdles. Kurawaka Is to be indulged m a lengthy spell.. . ' . ■• - Weights for Auckland Steeples and Hurdles are due on Monday. There is a telegraph office on the racecourse at Avondale to-day. Gipsy Belle is a heautiful-looking filly, and everybody remarks on her likeness to Marguerite. t -.

Hastings on Wednesday and' Thursday. Creusot may be seen under silk ia steeplechase events this winter. Fleetfoot broke down badly during the running of the C.J.C. Champagne Stake 3. Excellent nominations for Wanganui and Auckland jumping events, but quality poor. •' • Manazona broke down badly during the' running of the steeplechase at Rivert«n recently. The owner of Arc Light will m all probability race the mare himself, but not until the spring. Gold Crest is m great heart at the present time, and on the tracks he wants to take charge and go three miles instead of OHe. The ex-Sydney poay jockey, Joe Killorn, has returned from India, and. expects to be granted a license by the A.J.C. '

"Mickey" Dunn, who recently journeyed to -Tasmania to ride Phoebus m the Deloraine Cup, is expected back here next Week. H. Cairns must have put up a record at Feilding, when on the second day he had a ride m every race on the 'pro-. gramme. In a recent schoolings effort Scotty . came out much better than Ranana, who won the Hurdles on the first day of the A.R.C. meeting. Playmate is lame after working each morning, and his owner is unable to locate the trouble. I trust that it will be i found to be a small item. A. Rhodes, who purchased Starina at the last Hawera meeting, had the bad luck to lose his services at Auckland where he broke,- down on the first day. Paddy McLaughlin still has' wretched luck with Contender, and once again was just outed for a good stake by Petrovna finishing m front of him m the Templeton Handicap; Royal Blue went out for a hit m the Kimbolton Hurdles, but the field secured him early, and no efforts of Hughie Telford's could get him anywhere near the front again. " The old-time Auckland horseman F. Burns, who steered Irish into second place m the Autumn Steeplechase at the recent A:R.C. meeting, won the same event on Ingarangi just seventeen years .ago.., ••■■.. . ..., - Stormont gained rounds of applause at Riccarton when, without a rider on his back, he showed good judgment; and just beat. Eurus by a neck m the Pcerswick ; Hurdles. It was generally considered that his rider could not have timed his run better had he been m the saddle.

Silver Lead ran a bad race m tho Halcombe Weltef , and it appears that ho was shut up m his box m mistake instead of being allowed to run m a paddock, as is usual with him. He, was very excited ' Iri consequence* hut he ''quietened down considerably the next 'day-- and raced much better. - ! '■>'< -■■"* io^'j.c: 1 - u:s> Paddy'^GJoniiolly, 'wtfo owns Dyed Garments,* Winner of th^S'^cy '<€&$ has a pehchariFfor Cups. 1 fie Bas w^n four Perth Cups,: two Kalgporlie ■' Cups, one Melbourne ; Cv£ d WpWptmi Valley Cup arid--' one Syoi&y S&n™ o*rHe0 *rHe° 7 stakes alone m these races. woaM s *aitoftfti't to over £12,000, and- iSatteepYftJptfhis T Paddy is a .royal, p'unterl oo ' Ao<:d w"" 1 ' Herb;:; Price, ''of^fap S&rjpl, *fjR Willisstreet, announces that He Tias just opened up his new winter .stock, comprising heavy underwear, shirts -aftd rubber and tweed overcoats. He has also, added an up-to-date tailoring department.to his establishment and has secured the services ,of Mr p.. Wells, who has had .a large oxperiencoin the leading houses, of Australia as cutter.. Perfect fit! and style are the principal- factors of the last-named department, . -.. "'

.The ex-New Zealand jockey, Hewitt, has written a long letter to a friend of his- m Wellington telling him of the delightful trip he and Griggs had on the Continent. They visited, amongst other places, Nice, Paris, Monte Carlo, Genoa and. Rome. He speaks most highly for his prospects for next season, as the Hon. Hall Walker has some really .good horsesin the stable. He has to do. the under 8.7 riding for P. P. Gilpin's stable, as B. Dillon is now getting very heavy. The fog m England is very severe on Hewitt and he often longs for the clear air of Maoriland. \ The bookmakers that paid for the privilege of betting at the late Southland Racing Club's meeting are very sore against the club for the manner m which they were treated.. The position allotted them to do business they claim was unfair, being too much out of the way. The club having received their £10 10s fee, it is only natural that they should be given a chance m accordance with the provisions of the Act. This, however, was not done, and on the termination of the first day a. deputation waited on the stewards, who- actually refused to remed v matters, and declined to license three of the interviewers for the second day's proceedings.

A fatality was narrowly averted at Tauherenikau on Easter Monday when the crowd took to a "welsher" named Garrity, and had it not been for his fleetness of foot and the timely intervention of the police, most probably another scene similar to that which took place at Flemington some time back would have taken place and the offending Garrity would have been kicked to pieces. Is it not time that the clubs took some measures to inquire into the qualifications of the outside ' bookmakers ? The advice of the police could be asked; and m this case, had a similar course been followed, Garrity would not have been licensed and the public would not have been welched. To show the soft of man this club licensed it may be mentioned that Garrity was arrested during the week for attempting to rob a passenger on the s.s." Manuka, bound from Napier to Gisborne.

The talk of the town lately has been the flying 'start given Whetumarama m the Maiden Scurry at Feilding. It is freely stated that a well-known Bulls owner waited on the stewards before the start "of the race and told them that the favorite would get a flying start and requested that they should go to the post and see for themselves. If this is so the stewards should have had the starter up before them and warned him. When it is suspected that a race Is fixed up the stewards often round up the, boys and w.acn them-, so why not adopt the. same course 'with the starter. Plainly the,Feildjnp; Club failed m its .duty as protector of the public and allowed the latter to be. openly robbed. Before the first race on the second day it could be plainly seen that the starter was not m a fit state to undertake his duties and he should have been deposed. As it was not a hot day it cannot be urged that he was suffering from sunstroke. How long are patrons of the sport to put up with this Bort o| thing?

Armamento struck himself at Riccarton so was not brought to Trentham. The sale of Mr E. J. Watt's thoroughbreds will take place at Hastings OMtt Friday. The soft going did not suit Probability, who finished nearly last m h«r raw on Wednesday. Though Boniform was not started at Riccarton he was on the course just m case he was wanted. . Zimmerman was the last horse to ; pass the post m the Thompson Handicap. The"' big fellow never seemed to get going at any part of the race. Johnny McCombe took very bad after the recent O.J.C. meeting, but he quickly recovered, and is now himself again. The withdrawal of the Yaldhurst 'horse* from their Wellington engagements was owing to the serious illness of their owner. The elect of the Karamu stable m the Hawke's Bay Cup may be Kairoma, who has 7.3, while Zimmerman is weighted* at 9.12. The Stake is a very wild jumper and bangs through all the fences. He should improve with racing hut cannot win yet awhile. North Pole failed altogether on Wednesday, as did all the Birkenheads. The state of the going could not have been m their favor. All Guns will start pretty hot m any race he is saddled up for to-day as many watchers declare he was not ridden out on Wednesday. . . • <..■:. Toa Tuhi revelled in' -the soft going' on Wednesday, and. was m front from tT+e word "Go." Mr. Oily Edwards was.n'Jt present to see, his horse win. , „-• The successful Victorian Teddy.Turner, was last.sweek engaged to ; ride m India during next- season for Mr A. \ A,--Apear. and will take his departure <. after; the Adelaide meeting next.jnon.tlu. ..." The Hawke|s Bay. Cup candidate, Mystification, is getting through some- good work at Hastings. The little chestnut always, goes better when the sting', is out of the ground/ He will' be ridden bjr Geo. Price. ''.'."

Says a Northern scribe :-r-'!Gold Crist was m a class by himself, and his performance m the Easter Handicap (Ma^lj. impressed those who saw him perfornTf6r the first -time. Gold' Crest is undoubtedly a high-class colt, and during his three? year-old career has performed mtist'"- 'cbn£' sistcntly, and has only twice finished out of a place." '■*- "■■' >' ■"■-■■. •- There were some hot things ber|setrati ed at the recent River ton meeting, and m this connection an exchange says :^ "The Visitors' Hack Race created • .th« sensation of the meeting. Muskctator was made a warm favorite, the bookmakers absolutely refusing to lay- hijn. Prom an- even start the field, was soon spread out like a trotting race, the .fa,voftte sailing away m front. , At- the distance, Beale on Cooee :moved,-up io m/ake a little show of a finish, but for3§J to wake Emerson on Musket ator as hj ranged alongside, and won by S head: The bookmakers made. several sarcastic remarks to the stewards during the' running of the'- race, and when the jud~e ?>nparently -placed Musketator "■•; ifirst the. crowd let itself go; m hearty hbots^ But before the -horses left the box he reversed the order? and placed Cooee first,' and then the^ crowd laughed again, Tf-rumar can be believed,- the judee unvt a rood pot. and had the 'stewards dona thair duty they should have upset the Jaaises so palpably non-triers. ', It is not exaggeration to state that old Tartan is a wonder,, and he. will go down to posterity as .one of the greatest stayers m the history of th'e Australian turf. For an' aged horse to retain his form as Tartan has done is, nothing short of marvellous, and probably he was ,' Hef«r better m his life than he is at prtsent. It is not often that "\ve hear such x a demonstration as greeted the old warrior when he returned to scale alter wiiwms the Autumn Stakes, and after his gr«at battle m the Cup the old fellow pull«d up m his usual jaunty fashion and trotted hack" as if he had been : merely spurting half -ti Jmile;- Ig'theCup vTor"6an 'wSb extremelyi unfortunate, though even with a clear run he would hardly hay« troubled the. winner. At. the six furlong post Togo dropped back very suddenly right onto Tartan, and the pair were jtpsiautly at the tail of the field. Coming to tj)ie bend the beaten horses dropped back .around Tartan and kept him m the icar till well m line for home, but once he shook himself free how did the old fellow come along? Making light of his o.9he battled past everything with the exception of Dyed Garments, and his wonderful courage and stamina are a great tribute to the stout old Lochie] breed.—Sydney "Sportsman."

To say Maranui was a disappointment on Easter Saturday and Monday is only mildly stating the case.' "He was a bug* failure. The New Zealand polt was rattier weak m the market towards the close of business on the Doncaster," and Bright Steel ousted him from the posi't'lo.ll of favorite. Prom jump to jump Maiv.nui was never- sighted, and his streakfui •finish never materialised. However, m. the Cup matters were different. After bis Doncaster performance Maranui was knocked back to tens m the Cup betting, but towards "go to the post" time punters only wanted one horse, and. that was Slaranui. As fast as they could take fcb« brass the Tommies put him m, ;itul. ;it flag-fall he was level second favorite with Togo. Maranui always held>a handy position, and when he shot out at the furlongs his backers yelled with delight. But their yells were premature, as Ahsentee got to the son of Malatua half rs;j down the straight and had him beatett m a couple of strides- This defeat sionld definitely settle the question concecaress Maranui's staying powers, as he bad •T«rjr chance .and was faiily arid squarely Imalh en. But when it comes to sunntuis B*i> anui is all there, and m the hands «f a strong rider is likely to do anything ..as he knows how-to gallop fast r enou.s&, &»* requires, a greafy deal of making.— ls y«fe»r "Sportsman."

the Stake is m the private sale list. Vinco was not produced on Wednesday. Tnieanini has bean placed second m Btr last tbste starts. Billy O'Coßaril wijl ride 'Euros ia the Wawranui gtMpbduise. Tangjnwasa i* tMaro.us.ly treated m the Autumn Handicap to-day. The stallion, Malatua, was offered for Nde, at 'Sydney last Monday. There must have been a strong bridle •a Sea King at Riccarton at ■ the Easter w itinft. JJaJjoaoi jra* badly left m the Railway Sfcndicav, and bd*. never caught up with tht field. ■Saucßti, -tbje Maiden winner at AvonJfcle, w,as . poulticed m Wellington for - a Ist of money. Royal Blue will be a fresh horse m the Hurdles at Trentham to-day. W. Young will be m the saddle. Very cold at Trentham on "Wednesday and going. very holding. Attendance fair, but speculation dull. Aboriginal . was very unlucky m the Thompson Handicap, or he would have been closer to the dead heaters. They are saying some strongs things afcout the running of Lupulite at Riccarton m the race won by Petrovna. The Oamaru Club, have received 254 nominations for the twelve races on their programme for the 23rd and 25th. The distance was too short for TangiBMana on Wednesday, but a quarter of a wle further sk*uld help her to-day. The Burdlw ou Wednesday was merely as exercisa caat«r for Aorangi. He fences faultlessly, and was never at top. ConuOexing that- Repulse has only been. tn the stable for six weeks, his display on Wednesday was a very satisfactory one. A correspondent writes asking if I know ahorse called The Whip, entered at OamajM. • Can any "Truth" readers oblige ? TMi year the field that will contest the Hayera Qup pseroises to be thew«act that liai yet taken part m the race. Sir 'Frigso had ji comfortable win m rTiaakski Back Handicap and seemed be gallopin *• at bis best m the soft BB*»f - .'■•'■ '•■.,.• ' ' ■■ The Litoyaa acted very badly on Wednesday, and. unless the going is better fcniay: he can have no chamce m the St. Ck»*d, t«sest and consistent are three |tatas«s of titanium's performances. She nwttf won the Avondale Handicap on tKcdMsday.

: Paritutu won x the Hurdles at Avondale on Wednesday. It only wanted . him t© tie a trier and the opposition would : fcttve no chance. The owner o! Wailethe drummed every- j body Ho put it --m on Wednesday, and I Match landed the Silverstream hack race I very comfortably. '"- y Gold Crest was m front for about half * mile m the big race on Wednesday, buj after that the going settled him and he. finished well' back. Aeolus was' a non-starter on Wednesday. Bad play, as the schooling m publit would have done him good, though, of course, no chance with Aorangi. . A Christchurch punter put £1 on every horse competing at the trots at Addington last Saturday. There were some big dive., but he lost £18 on the day. Leonator is coming back to form and he ran a good second to Uranium on Wednesday m the big Handicap at Avondale. He should improve on that to-day. That arch rogue, Te Kainui, let his party down badly on Wednesday. He look§i very well m condition, but ran a poor ■cue and never appeared to hold a winafeg hand. Waipaku blew like a porpoise after the flttifih of the Waiwetu Handicap, and the aace should improve her many pounds. Sbc looked a bit light on it, but may to imprevcd to-day. Ifkaxeluixa ran a good race on Wednesday, but he tired badly at the end of his ■»«e. Seven furlongs is just a bit too far for him at > present, : but . he can skip for three-quarters of a' mile. Just wk*n the field was turning into the straight it looked a guinea to a g*«*el»erry on Dawn winning the Thompson Handiaap, but the big colt stopped INMU.y and finished m the ruck. ' •azeley should have won the Waiwetu tft Wednesday, had little Price been a bit more vigorous on him at the disfcmce. He seemed to take a lot of time Vken getting his bog-slogger into acDiabolo seemed to be galloping and the t«*t of the field walking when they enteied the straight m the Challenge Stakes. The black colt fyri a very soft victory, but I will not admit that it was tk« best form of the opposition.

Osiris looked very muscular and many £»od judges selected him to win the Slipstream Hack Race. He and Whareku■a led m the early part of the race, but **tex going a couple of furlongs he fell &nwn and -his jockey was lucky to escape ; cminjured. M»toa only won the Railway Handicap ' a head, but it could have been very easily turned into a couple of lengths «Ajra : n.tage . had McKay /been at all enerThe brown colt went best m his tiwUminary and was favorite with the »»fcfcing public. Glfineulloch ran much below his best ktttn ju tlic Challenge Stakes, though ,s& one portion beseemed to be going well aad ran up to the leaders m a very simjpje manhej. However, it was merely a ftash m the pan and Price had to punch him right out to beat Carissima for sec•ad money. There was no betting on the Nursery {Handicap, as bookmakers wanted such long odds bets on Flitaway, but a few toed judges bet 2 to 1 on anticipating the places. Needless to say, they landed their bets. Flitaway was not extended by Artillerie and Rooseveldt was some twenty lengths behind. Cross Battery was walked round to the barrier tor the Flying Handicap and Hatch mounted her there. She got out fkst and had _every opportunity, but once $£aiii failed. Her owner was present and Spported her freely, m fact he knocked o Tommies silly by the easy manner te which betook 150 to 50 about her all jriong the line, and he "wanted to go on, but the Tommies were satisfied. They could have won several hundreds more but eaoujjh is as good as a feast' is their motto. L. H. Hewitt writes si long and newsy lotter to Geo. Price, and, inter alia reraatks that England is the country of countries'. (This is rather strange m view of the fact that he cabled W. Kelso not to' send little Pike to England.—"Spearmint.") He is coming out to Sydney m December next, and is to be married to a young lady residing there. Griggs and Dillon,, the crack English jocksters, will accompany hun. Hewitt has three retainer* to ride, the; third being from Sir Thos.' Dewar, %hose horses are trained iy Chas. Waugh,

Elevation returned from Sydney on Wednesday and was railed to Featherston. Jack Farmer came over with the colt. Marguerite got a bad start m the big race, but she never seemed able to gali lop with the field and was m trouble the | whole way. j -Formative was the heads' tip for the Challenge Stakes, but he ran last the whole way. He looked a, picture, so his bad showing can only be accounted for ; by the sodden state of the track. What promised to be a bad day ? for : the bookmakers turned out quite the reverse on Wednesday last at Trentham, but KUe going helped them considerably, and matters may go the other way to-day. Sunbonnet is a real good one m the mud, and ran a good honest race the whole way on Wednesday. Half way down , the running her victory was proclaimed m very loud tones, but Sea King stuck to his work and a dead heat was the result. Sea King was lucky at the barrier m the Thompson Handicap and practically led throughout the journey. His ; party backed him for a power of money, and t&e ring got a good hit up, which would have been worse had he got the whole verdict.