NEWSAND NOTES.

NZ Truth, Issue 159, 4 July 1908, Page 2

NEWSAND NOTES.

Gisborne nfe»t)'hursday v md Friday. ; Acccptanccs'-IMTrcniham next Monday night,,; , : --J|j/. :, ' ;? t ,,.-.; ,'. '„,,,; . Asteroid has |utf her last jraee -.and is to; go to the stud) i.i • „ ."■ „ .- ...,-.-.. •■••'.- At Hastingsjt^,-:l_fc Abei and : . North Head for the \\tiiei Cup. - - . landed easily. His? owner had : to take a very Short prid when he won.. The Petone H,ck -Handicap was merely: [ an exercise caner llir Sir 'Friscc)^ -**""'' Before, my Jasif notes could.appearjLetherin Avas slippecfi. ?,tid', 'as anticipated, , The full brother to AVilliam, helppging to Mr A. Liski*!,* i_jn the private sale list. _ , M .' '_... .... ',■:■; j. -„ .-■■ The* disappointing Moscow has . be6n put out. ■ of. wort andes to be given a spell at Levin. .-•.-- !.«-■- ■ '■ - '■..'.: All going Well m tthc meanwhile, Fretwork is a sure stltl_r m the Cfrand National at, Riceariln.f '.;■'■_ - ;■_ j Kapalcapa is a 4l.u^i-impr6ved- horse arid will be the hardest horse to' beat m the: Gisborne Steeplechase. .. , '■ j .)\y,'i'_ If A. , McConnon wills the. Gis-bornefStce-j plcchase it will bfc.itfjite up. t(j lilin,;_3 li'o ; has had a big run; :if '■' "outs.";". "' __..'' ;' .. P. Keith has leasid Russlcy Maid .and Sliarkcyn, and botli horses, wlio are very much m the rough; hive joined his team at Tfentliam. ' \ ' Gold: Sear has' beeiii, a J regular follower , of the hounds^t .H^&ngSValaci Is -reported tp be a beautiful jumper. He is Sure .to be seen but at Riccarton. ; A. McConnon and H:f Cairns leave: for , Gisborne on Mondaf night. The former ' rides Tui and Kapajcapa m their engage-' ments, while Cairns j will have the leg-up on White Lie and \thatakura. Some questions for the W.R.C. handicapper : Why shoufdJßajigihaeta give lranui weight m the Mframar Hack Handicap ? and, pray, why: should Eurus give Nada'dor weight m tie big Steeplechase? Ballarat is ''being tjjated to a well-de-served spell at Trenfiarn. A good old mare who has lots : ojj' pace . aod should have won a lot more Jacks had her owner not been so honest aid insisted- on her . being ridden rdght out every -time. .It (is freely whispcrejj that 'Aorangi will : hot face the starter al Trentham, but will be reserved for the flational at Riccarton. Surely this is i niost suicidal pol- v . icy, as the horse want! a race to get back his nerve after his fal| at Ellerslie. The Australian jockiys-, B, Carslake and C, Pratt, have* cenjnenced the Austrian season well, whhing two races each after their arrival They both have handsomcly-remunerateqengagements, as has also Frank Bulloclq^wno is riding m Germany. ' . | r ■ , „i •' It was downright bay- luck that/ put Tojmmy Pritchard out d the way l just" before two; such important fixtures, as Trentham and Riccartbi Most likely ho will, be right by August, but he will wiant to have that injured shoulder well screwed before he gets; up onkx puller like Tflson.'; "..--.: 1 ■■ --V.Thc thorough-bred s tal ion Conqueror \ (Medallion— Siesta), who has been ■'■■ standing at. the Waikanae sttl for the last ( five years, "was sold la* ; week to- Mr McCulloch, the Wairarapajsportsman, the price being- dOOgrs. In hi- day Conqueror was a very speedy horse|and was ne.Ver beaten iD a show ring. We cannot fail to do well for his new jurchaser. Mjii stock have shown great pie on the traMpr Pf notably Motoa, Chivalry. | Ability 'rjffi£%? ■mai-,- Tawhera and Conqua. .sffiJTy - W.R.C. handicapper »h'_. JP* " set ; Jbimself out to get a bt fi** • big Steeplechase a;t TrentlEm/ that e|nd m view he has mliw- > " andicap. He startffT 3 has 12.11; justf considering his '' t och Fyne lI.Z--^ -, q

, Nadador is well treated m the Wellington Steeplecha.sft. 1 f - . Carissima is, being treated to aJ,gbmPs spell at Wanganui. -•'"' ' Hinupai won the Ladies Bracelet aiNapier from end to ehd. Sir Frisco was easily the best-condi-tioned horse seen out at Napier Park. Everybody says Seaman is the bestItreated horse m the Parliamentary Handicap. I After seeing th? weights it is doubtful if F. Tilley will take his team to Australia. / v - -.. ' [chrysoprase was v*iy unlucky at Napier Park and should 'have won the 'race that Erl King secured. .... .. 1 Top Rose was coming on with every Vace and eventually landed a stake on the lecond day at Napier.' .. .. _ 1 The Tauriki case Is exciting considerate" interest m Auckland and sensational ievelopments arc -expected. \ Ataahua will riih /m the nomination bt Ir E. Manifold, a steward of the 5 V.R.C. V the G;.N. . Hurdles at Flemington to:^y- "v.;.".: . ": '> ' '.'" '■ -fiThe V.R.C. G.N. Hurdle. Race will, be nn at . Flemington/vto-day. , The result sjosuld be known here about half-past, lye this evening. : • i> Pretty Maid had a very -soft snap m; tk first Hurdles at Napier. The second d«y she just failed lie concede ■ twehty , Minds to Defeat. ' -.-.'■ ; 'The' owner of Fretwork -and his bosom; : cqnpanidn, the owner of Seaman, .. gave ; •tii bookies a good roasting oVer the SUe; cebes of Fretwork at Napier. ■-/ ;'.-,. ,-•-./■' • The fact that Catapult is' not homih.atr- ; td\ in. any jumping events at Wellington-^-br; •Rpcartonnvbuld -suggest • that alt /is- not;. : |w|l, with Mr'-G F;. Moore's horse. /{■ ■; ; ; She-' Opak'i' tracks are-in.a>very; t badjstat_ r> cbteequent on' the ' recent Tj'a'd wesiliher^ : anf trainers .at Masterton, are expeheh(S> - ing njuch difficulty m wbrking their char-.. "m: •'■■..-.'.- r v' -•.' •.':■ ' ; '; v '- Cliarley Cress has been absent m Ahbklara for some time past, so Gaelic, San" Jujie "and the two youngsters", the ' 4)ro»---effr of Jinv .Cress, cite beuig given road Wcrk only. /■/. '.''■"'/.. : .' A , '-.- lie punters had lall the best of the deal ■ at! Napier Park and theTommies arc 'Stingly of the/ opinion that the £20 'pc|.day, cahnpt last,' or /rather^'that they jc.ainot v ,last unddr it., ; It 0-, J - Beatson /.who holds,.a N gentlefti : an, /ridir's ', certificate, had •the •" mount /on ;Wakarafea in^hig' papier /Parle engageS melts. The/chestnut librse will ta/ke' part, >in.|hc Gisborne meeting. . j ' Tlie bookmakers- report .good busine'ss : ph j the; Grand National double. Any* • cranky : pjiiiei: who succeeds m picking the- . Wininihg/douhle at this-, stage,,, of ythe game oug|t surely to get the V ; C. '| • , ... / The dry heads' are all backing Aorangi niiidoublcs,- and it looks' as if Shearsby's hoise will start favorite, at /Riccarton. Miny good judges think there would.havo bein no Waipu had Aorangi stood- up at Elterslie. ; - ' ', • : ' ■' A "well-known follower of the sport of kings, who. generally supports J. Lowe's, charges; wired to' Napier lh^t week 'to jSLlwwhy- he wa,s left out' wh'eh r lranui won. Tile dicrftt-Jtjave it oh his bWtfjifejtaftpue : ifi'.. Wellingtpn^ IfuPpSlrt^ii tne marefor^H sixpenny piece. ■■■■>■'"■■ ' .•■' Mussel flei^.in an easy winner for^thc Stewards' Stakes at; Napier; which 'suggests /that . his bridle must have .been a strong oneat Hastings the previous' week. His oWner had a good bit on him m \Velllington when he won; but not a shilling the second day. i ■•' Aide/en, the 3-year-oLd filly by Birkenlibad—Mount Ida, fot Whom a ,big price 1 Was asked . when she was , sent pVsr 'frbm New Zealand to itelbourne about/ W yeai: i agb,.; sindyvho was afterwards; /sent on tb „ -Cjuednslahd, Was re'centlv" 'ih/Za j small race there. .. „' / r ..// ''"- Jimmy,, I/fa tha way is unlucky with Hath rlej-.,iHe should have secured a- dividend at Otaki. ■ jle. biiniped a champion arid went under at Napier first day and the second day the black gelding came down, and Tommy Pritchard "got a bad fall and dislocated his I don't know what, all thp top-notch hurdle HprSes are being kept for. it': "was very strong at Hastings and" Napier Park. Well, they can't all win the National, and of necessity there must' be' a lot bt disappointments. Would it not be better to send them along ? Little fish are the sweetest. ■■■■'* . , Another well-bred New Zealand mare, Bona (IBD3— three-qjuarter sister to Matamataharakeke, a good performer), by St. Hippo from Bellona, by Nelson (sire of Seahbrse) from Muskorina, by Musket from Hipppriha; by Hippocampus from Yattcrina (ancestress of WaMki, Grejpiadier,, etc.), i.by Yattendbn, is the latest purchase by E. B. A Bell on account .of the Blairi Athol Stud, Adelaide. Bona is m foal to Achilles.— Melbourne '."Truth." J. R. Franks has just broken m a couple of youngsters that are to be submitted to auction at the Yaldhurst disposal sale m August. They are Roselight (by Multiform from Soult Rose) 1. and Hope Diamond (by Royal Artillery— Bluefire). The latter is the filly that, the late Mr Stead purchased at the last Waikanae sale of yearlings. She is ; spoken of ! as being by far the 'best of her sire's get, but m some, quarters' it is expected that the fact that Royal Artillery has not got a gpod ore, will tell against her. Be that .as it may, she is a fine big filly, and, on looks alone should bring a good .figure. . ; An English racehorse named Banker 111. had' an uncommonly uncomfortable experience recently at the Southwell meeting. Having disposed of his ■ ' jockey early m a race,' ne-went oh riderless and finished like a lion; and was evidently so pleased \ with himself ■'';.' that he -left' the course, pljunged into the river Trent, and swam the mill-race and under the archway [oi the mill. There he got jambed. m the floats of the ..mWl-wheel, and there he K',f,uck. Next a gang of rescuers, .by way cn_ "larnin' 'im better" no doubt, ;got a Mple round his head, pulled l^m out on jj, " .-*

■wM. :t is reported to be goinjfc,, i^TlißfeJUer D.13 is a well-treated (m§&& V 9 > < ' m the/stewards' Handiicap' atf'Treitham. " Not a\hob for Iranui wheji ' she y,on at Napier. must have gone wrong, p Pretty iVfaid ran two good races it Napier, but the opposition was half-hiarted m most instances. Polyanthus appears to be coming back to form, and the old mare might yin a ,__ Handicap at Gisborne. • / Fohtenoyhas again broken down ' and '/ will not bc c persevered with further. H«i Should inak*- a successful sire. Defeat seetns to have come back to iorm ' again, as he won the .*econd open hurdles ■ at Napier lin a very tradesmanlike manaer.* '-■ W. Clarke will bring Virtus, Stronghold and-'Euriis up to Trentham; for, t tie W.R.C. Winter meeting, which opehs .s-m the 18th inst. ' .. ;.' .JM/ What a bad lot of hacks they are iw'tto Miramar Hick at Trentham. If Caiifornh y" is as good as credited he will win by tie length of the straight. - ■' ■ • After the" withdrawal of : Sir 'FriSaj* m the Btooklands/ /Hack at Napier, , .ife „ Griffiths had no 'difficulty m landing oanl- : stream an easy/ winner. ( y, . ,i Visitors to : Wellington last .week fkv- . ' the ' test, m_tch included ; Jos. /prosser ,: F., Tilloy, WwO.'Conneli, H. Jackson, Itter Grant, W/lJlenii and H/ Speed. i >,Had Erl- King -net got a^'flies'' frttn /the' -barrier, he: would never 7 have landed 'the heap of yellow, gold that \vas • pit up for Mm m Vtho Winter Oats .at Napfer l Park. ,A. : .:..J,...- h y..< : '' . 7 V :. . ;. „■_*- * Albert XlaPksbn, uritil recently/private „';' ;trH!ner, "tb- : Mr^Av.Liskirk.i of Wellington, /, ' intends . starting -a'si'i-a f pdblie • trainer ; &J&y± Trentham and.. has , a few spare -boxes i^ar^fiua his stables. .'•:.< i '-.-.-; W; Clarke should -have a pretty good innings with his*j]Umpers this season. His "team 'at present includes Virtus, late; ly leased by Mr G. F; Palmer, Stronghold; Eurus and, Northern Star. Northern St&r -has been purchased b/ Mr D Rutherford, who intends making /i jumper of him. Billy O'Connell came xp to Wellington last Saturday and tofls the horse the same night. j Harry Jackson has again taken up Sgnor and Guiding Step. The former tha. given "a spell after his unsatisfactory efforts at OtaMaha' the two-year-bid kaa befen oh the tracks for .a long time: f /On r first sight : Mt fy&sJ& l0 1 0k i„ t r ° ; be a well-treated horse m the. Hack hurdles at Trentharfi.l Guess he will * .•» moral star tec; aud: Trainer ;_, deeper! an£ Jockey Hugh Telford will bothbe.aoing their best. - , - 7 • .. . , ■ Starlfight/whb broke down durug the . Enfield Steeplechase last year, whp. ne- . Won, is again m work, and will M S?en out at Riccarton next month. A£cOonnon has been engaged to ride Mr Wilfred Stead's horsse ;, ,/ .. s J , Highden was putting' m good Jnrk up to a mile m the Bracelet at Napier, but he could not go any further;, Th<Sse , who were at the bend oh the opening day fully ' anticipated a win for him on tlu second •lay. '<•;.- -. .-, ;/ ...-'• ■/ ( . ■ ■ ; "Tartar" Julian will ride Loch Fyne im*Sd Scotty m the Riccarton double. The f,_. , ___.ha.s- a chance second •, to hone, but rww^l get on like all horses get, a maidens. "■'•"•'"...., : --.. .-/.♦. E ses to beat m the Gl j ? and B er horseman m. J. DelalJ* i '•■•; '■„!______ 11* • It appears : Fretwork sufi&¥MJ^jlygajtf||^fl r ney trouble, /which always t becSMRMPd^ . nounced when he ' travels. O/n both days at i Napier, he was taSled off at/ the start of ; his- races, but- he; had the/ opposition m a r like . predicament, at the lyni'sh. & y In: the second H&ck Hwrdles at Napier il Letherin laid too r fair r ouit in' the early sta- -- ges.bf the race and prtobably his rider , was just a bit too confident. He is a i good one, and of course llie will want to be if he is. tu have a chancd, at Tren- .. tham. :•..:/:... .'-.-;. .<._.. .'-,/: -\.,\ ..-.*..- \ ■ 3 "The Karamu representative; >Nogi; will - .. bfeat more than" half the starters in' the - Wellington ' Steeplechase: The hjigger the t jumps the better it/is for him. ilmd lie and r 4. Delaney are a good combinfation on j any day and over any country. |He is improving every race, / , Rookbyi a candidate for Ha^k Hurdle . honors at Trentham, is getting/ through. . good work at Feilding: If onWhe is the f RoolsJby of old, how will; the otmcrs be getU ting on ? Reminds me that once i hear<l ! his late trainer, Hall, state thlithe \va<» . the fastest horse he ever trained. ;. R. Hatch had the mount on CAazeley at E' Napier", but 'he was unable to do any good s oh him. Tom Quinlivan should try IJ. Jenkins on him as soon as the iatjter rejoins his comrades. No one gets so much ": but of a sour horse as Jenkins dfeesr and [ it really seems as if Gazeley is vei^y sour. • H. Hickey has three hordes entered m . the Grand National at Riccarton. .' They 'are Kaipetipeti, Faro andPapatu.^ The first-named 'is a beautiful jumper, ahd this qualification alone entitles him to\ res- • pect, but Faro is touched m theWincJ ahd ' will not see out the end ef 3$ njiiles, i while Papatu shoiuld be racing at country meeting^ and not taking 'on horses 'above j j his clasfe. \ : A Christchurch "mug" visiting Wellington last week asked the writer's ' advicV I re an investment on-- Whakawehi .at M.a-\v' piei;. For answer I referred him to- my >| paragraph on this horse m the previous r | issue of ','Truth." He was still. , uncon- I ' vinced and threw a. spinnaker away on ft the Daunt, gelding. The result cured him;; and '^bw 'he is .a fervent, admirer \__bt {% "Spearmint." , >'-_ || The Erl King party tried to invest the y greater -part of a million on their horse ' |1 on- the second day at Napier. They were |j accommodated for a good few pounds but even then the commission went very jf short. The horse hopped out m front . and was never heade/d,- though he was un-^« TMlffiiftillfl'* 1 l1 " i ' '""r*" *~' " ,<ist fi{t y yards to»r Mth whom PaddyT \for a win. 1 " from, Jjy <ii boor i . -■< "