NEWS AND NOTES.

NZ Truth, Issue 168, 5 September 1908, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES.

Melwood is for sale. . ' >:. . All Red is a doubtful starter - m the; Horowheriua Cup. .. ;% „ They say a bundle of money has. gone] on Waipuna for the OaulfieW Cup; Maui has gone slightly lame and r is" being treated to a spell at Moidiailoc. So far there has been a Very limited amount of speculation on the New Zea-' lai>d Cup. Dora Grey, full sister to Achilles, is to be retired from the turf, and wiUbfepuV; to imported Traquair. . .-■ ■. •• ..:-::■:: .It is always a good investment to back:, the first day's hurdle winner or- the' 'sjec--pnd flay. Try it for luck. ; : ;.;. I',;^ Deerslayer has bow won the, Bjq&cKfen:.' field Plate Handicap Steeplechase jat Amberley two years, m succession* .-■..- Most likely Master Delaval will make his first public appearance this season afr the Hawke's Bay meeting next month. The New Zealand pony, Lady Zion, had', a run m the Trial Handioap at Kensington on August 11, but finished out of a place. Shrapnel has been turned out, and Tom. Williams, his trainer, says that he will not., be brought m again till 12 months have passed. >•..■. Carbine has been represented^ ' by six", important winners on the English Turf, this season, viz , Glacis, Cargill, Oabul, Carbide, yqresig'ht, and Target. .; W. Mold, the head lad at Porirua, was called away to Christchlurch last week on; private business, and daring bis absenceG. Baraford looked after the horses.: Sydney files to hand state that the late Mr Edward Pritchard, who was at one time a blacksmith m Duhedin and was well known on the turf, left property valued at £100,000.

St. Simon stallions were holding their own m the winning list m England up to the end of June. St. Frusqkiin (£12,818) was first, Desmond (£8,608) third, and Raebum £5,721) fifth.

The stakes at the Wairarapa Hunt Club meeting amounted to about £100. There were 13 bookmakers on the course an' about four or five hundred people. Tl.~ bookies did a big business.

This year the black horse, Maauta, has 71b more m the N.Z. Cup than wjien he ran such a good race last November. .As stated previously, C. Jenkins will ride the son of Mahaki and Spring. .■; . Some people who profess, to knoWj express doubts as to the likelihood of Bobrikoff being a starter m the W.Z. ,Oup. The writer is of opinion that, barring uccidents, the son: of Finland is' a sure starter.

Mutineer, late Dr. Quest, made a favorable impression when he cantered home m front of a good field m the 14.3 U&ndicap at Kensington early this month. Another New Zealand-bred pony m Kilderkin, was placed second. :

Aimee Soul tis to be mated with Achilles and will be sent to Waikanae at once. The Soult mare is of a very nighty disposition, and since the National meeting W. Mold, of Porirua, has been occupied with the task of quietening her. .

Pacific won the Maiden Hunters' Steeples at Amberley. Cross Battery and Sea King, m charge of Trainer Tajggart, were shipped to Sydney last week, „ ... , An. item of interest to. all jockeys w.ill . be found on thjg" page under" the, heading of Winning J.ockeyg. . „ ;. The,- owners of ■ WheiatmaTjama have sold the Advance gelding to A. Attwood,- pi Feildrag. The price, gaid^as £300. . : , 'The winning' jockeys at : Aml)erley -wefe W. G'Ocmßell (4), T. -'GahiH, "R. W.King, D. Price and J. Asßlcy (l :i each):' ' Th« Southcra-owned.\ Zero .'. was ; . faced! pcetty . often last, sea'soa, ihd" altogether he faced ,tfi,'e startec on thirty occasions. Mr J.. Bull has been hacking Daisy Paul during the winter, bur the. chestnut mare will shortly join ,J. Peachey.'s ■ team \ at Wanganui. :• : ;. '.; ; .-," - ; The Timaru horse Wanganui, who' won" the final Steeples at Amberley', is owned by Messrs Elworthy Bros. The Win was a very popular one."-- ■ V ' 'Wanganui started, twice' at Amberi^y. The first time he . failed to gel; round $ne cpuhtry, but later .on with a .change ol pilots he won the Filial Steeplechase/. The brood mares recently shipped from Waikanae to Mr W >; .W.. Warr-en's, stu(l, at Adelaide are to be, ma ted with the imported stallion Playbill (Kendal— Ladv. Yardley). , ; ;.-' " 4 V"-.,,' y ]■■/;.,.. Royal Guard, by ROyalAftaHery^Uutroy, which was purchair^d at' the late Mr G. G. Stead's thoroughbred sale -by „the Hon. Jas. Carroll, is to be. trained 'at Trentham by Ji Lowe. _ ',v ;■" ■ - ': Since, being successful ml.the .Moutere' Hacic Handicap at,;XeYi,ft''laist.yeai;,,Kohil- . rock- has not won, a, race. 1 nope -to '■ Te- r cpxclthis fact that, hjs psrtnstaJring owner trtLiher, A, Attwood; ;has secured another win; next week. r '' ' !lIJI -" '■'"■' :i '-'- ;>• : : .Mr J. R. McDonald.,. has sent a .chestnut" cort, by St. Ambrose, from Seasheil, dam of Sea King, to .; Porrrua to be, r pre-1 pared for racing, . The youngstej. is" ve^i,'well'groWn, but is just V" bit pe4cdc^r He is very big for a tworyear-old. :. . ' i Now ; that W. Homes';: has ..- soldrhis horses; there may' hot- be ;so .'Touch^opposittpp: : tohis appointment as a,i- starter- for the Rangifribei Club, but .--it was a: 'strong i thing to expect to get'such, an- appoinir ment and at the - same time be: an : owner; Grand Rapidsi' who 1 won the New - Zealand " Cup m 1904, and who was afeerw wards by Mir J. Wren, and" foiled to stand a preparation, is no^ used" as a hack by Mr F; R. ROW, who a"cts : as judge at the "pony" courses m Mftt? bourne. , • . • .-■ ■•'" ; Jockey L. H. Hewitt has 'recently ybeen .. •riding with success ;)for J. E. .; Brewer's . stable m England. According t(j' J accounts; from some of the rec^ntly-xeturnfed K\\s-i tralians, little Wopttpn is nothing^ like ;the great hbfse'maii 1 .he is -cracked' up:^, to be; butfhe still lceeps;in-.thebdoni-.= -.< r "^ i Xhe. Wanganui . ownw,\",.|irf"' i Q^#rinley',"' •whose luck has not'-;bee|i too;"" -goo^/"' pL, ilate, .had 4 ' w,irining-. iniirn -at. i^Bie^'Huitt iCltfb ; r^ectirig; when Research";; won •th.c, "liy^Tfurlppg Hack liace/ The stake" |jas .ncjt much, bi|t FrUnley cdifld^ be depen&ed.^-. ; on' to secure a good; pari^el rrbm.the '^bq^: "ma'kj|rs. ; ';' . „.' "%.. .• -". i •'.:■'""•.''■.•.■."•'<" Overtime, who won the Hack.. Handicap; at Wanginui last week, ::is- trained).^by *'. a»d is -suppose!} to he pretfey.iifast.. : Cejcitainly,:..he won ,tbis,];ace yesyreasijy- bufc'there- -was nothing any. :■ go.pd.^ Ojehind 'Mm;-; He.is toy .Musketry : Le6nessa, a-gpqd< mareV'th'at use.ito,..rae* m: the iatei^4.-; Paul's colors. .yi .:.:.;. a;>- ::u<.-t .i At' a- meeting -el'^he •Reeffeft- ; - ;; Jpt!key Clirb the- foHoWing'-resblutibii" -^as- •car-ried-J—Tlikt :it be -a •iecojbarhehdatidn .the Programme GOntmitfee to include .-a' hurdle race ineach^day'seprogranifiSestiiHi •jectto fiscerlia«)ing'' : the J 'VieWs ,'!''■&• y-ihp GfeyClub a^toiinfeludirig htttdleiCacigSlhv their prograinnfti i;-?^:"^ •"• -.v •-;■ i.";.:^..:-^ : fpry 'good ' iepp^', copxe 1 ' :^rQ^ e JRiccW;. tori'- cp'nberpin\g v ' tjje ; :fea.r '"colt :'si\M%misig ' fKilcrieran--SucceßS}' i ;': Tlija, .^ungXtser , J?;. credited with being able to ; run; a, very; smart three furlongs, but makes; a Dit M. a rioise. This- is the youngster ithat.' Sir Geo. Cliff of d bought at the last Waifcariae ; sale and gave 200 guineas for him. ;' - Lord Marcus Beresfor4, ; \yiM» wakaJami-' liar figure at Ascot, is •described as* I 'Kac-.. ing Tipster to the. King," and bis. Majesty, has great favth m Lord Marcus's* straight;, tips, and when the King'boiiks; a .bet ;ft_ is generally on the ktrengtii - ! o| .those "tips." Lord' Marcus; Edward's hpr'Ses tofiric^ory; iji^^steepl^ chasing events. ." - " ; ; " J "".' " -^ '■* . : : -; ■ Qply fpur- ■bookmajfers-took Ov^it -licensr es at Ambetiey, ao^ias six favbr^es gcA btatteij ; they had a win, . Tftree -, ,ot the Tommies operated : on-, the lawn . t and;: one outside it, and' it was jtunny to see the "heads" making" a rush to the "outer" to g^t' oa; ttev'/pea": after- the inside bookies had closed their volumes against the favorite, v "■•'•'■';.'* /. -.."'. In the principal , Steeplechase-, at, Amberley there were only- three, starters, and all of .them made -mistakes. Deerslaye.f,; who ultimately^ "won. tjie race, was : %hp. ( first to fall, coming to grief oppbsitje the stand. T. Cahill escaped unhurt, and .when the other competi.^ors baulked at the nex t fence , he rempunted ,' Deerslayer , and making no further mistakes came r/.iji; by himself. ' r . .''■■'-'■ A;.■".;■ 1- ■ The Avondal& Jodcey Club have/received splendid nominations Jor their springmeeting, which is to be held on the-13-th,---23rd and 26th of next-month. Uranium; Leonatpr, Douche, Wailethe, Comedian, Carl Rosa ,. and King Post are all engaged m the Ayondale Cup, and the r -presence of thesu horses should cause additional; interest- in the meeting. . ..•'.■• -.. ; ; Lady Zion made her bow to tn* public last Wednesday. A solidly built and seemingly sound bay mare, she appears to possess no remarkable quality further than' the said solidity and' soundness. She certainly loojes up to a bit of weight, provided she possessed the toe. On her Wednesday's run she will need to improve a lot, m order to actually land any ot; to-day's events.— Sydney "Sportsman/ , Mr.S. Netlleford returned to, Australia , iast week and took Little Maty "and Nga- ' tiapa with him. : He would have given 1000 guineas - for Mptoa, but the son of Conqueror could not pass the ..veterinary surgeon. Little Maryyijs a-fine big mare, but so far she has shown a partiality for short and there are not many .5- --: furlong races, m Victoria. -Ngatfapa is.: a fair . sort Maiden do v well under D. J. Price. Mutineer's Fourteen-tluee victory Was one. of' those fare! good' things that now and again brouglit off without mistake, hitch, or interference of any kind. •That he smashed the others up, and; won; pretty easily, goes without saying*, and, although there were no champions behind him, the Maorilande? may sAfely be reckoned .on as a pretty;' good 'un. • i<iilderkiri 'is just a fair sort,, though no champion. •m first-class company, and Violet Cup appears to be m pretty fair order just how,: blut neither was any use to Mutineer, that is as the race was iuri. The others .that, made up the field were never it : it at any part.— Sydney "Spprtsman."' -...

Cohort has been turned out and is to be given a good spell at Awapuni. Royal Blue was very lame when pulling up after the big race at Marton. -As Pilot is nominated at Hulls it would, appear as., it , he will not : be sent to Australia". :■" *....' The fences were very small at Marton, and. this greatly ..assisted Lyrist to win the Hurdles' there.!. " This year the .*oj) weight m the M.Z.Cup . is, Zimmerman, 9.U. Last year it was Manippotq,' 9.0, Daring Jv Lpwe!s absence m Australia. Albert Goodman is attending to the preparation ' of tie'' Endeavor Lodge team at : Trentfiam. ' ! ;■ Frederick seems to hare struck his best form again, as. he was successful at Moorefield hast Saturday, where he won the. Flying .Handicap. C. Jenkins and G. Price each rode a winner at Wanganui last week. The former had' ihe mount on Research and the latter; rode ■Overtime. Jockey L. G. King will leave for Sydney after the Ashburton meeting and will ride ; Cross Battery and Sea King m their Australian engagements. * C. Jenkins vent to Porrrua after the Marton meeting and will assist Jos. Prosser y.itlr his two-3'ear-olds till after the : Wangamii meeting. • ,■. King Post, looking nice, and big, was responsible for a. smart lour furlong^, at Trcntham on' Tuesday. Both he and Sharkeyti will -win at Horawhenua- . . SharJteVjfi ■."has " been responsible tcr isbme good work on the Trentham tracks lately, and t the touts are all picking liim .to^start-'facyw'ite at" Levin" next week! * ; U T^"Ng>|^lander- Mauifran fairly well ip the Arkaringa Hurdle Race, only t.just .missing. |. ; a place; but he seemed' rather" dotty whea be. pulled up.— Melbourne i'^Truth." '■■'■ ■' -- - ■ •'■ ' /, ■ '■ "Kalu'fu, wio' Won the Farmers' ' Hack Race a} Amberley, is a six-year-old" geiui'M}^ .P&zpin, and cOmes from Cheviot. ■He" ctea.-Ee4, a , .. favorable impression when ■he won,, last week. | There is •« vacancy for a couple ot good, light lads at" the Porirua stable. Preferenqe wIJJl.be given to /bpjfs with spine . feitpecience. Full particulars can be obtained j ajt this office.-. ' . '•' . ; .' '■ -Hoseal Hooked a complete wreck at Marton* iand has gone all to pieces. His backbone has fallen away and he is now! very jhollow-backed. He is "not a shadow ol the. horse that won. the C.J.X".-. Derby.. . } Mr ;J.- G. Hankins, "clerk of the "scales for the-Horowhenua Racing Club, was m town curing the week, tii says the courser^s. m; perfect . order, vahd predicts a record-; deeding on Wednesday and Tnjirs-" day*. ; . •,--; ;■.;;•.■■: ' ..-.. .-.' ..-.. ■ ■ ..• {..■■ ... Roosevelt, behaved very b£dly -at the farrier m' -the-Maiden Plate" "and unseated'R. Hatch bWre a sfJaFt was effected-. The ;Trentham light-weight was not hurt and eventually ijode the brown cois into. second \place. ijiJaJ ■, % ,'•""• . ..-' ... ; Silken Rei» won the Marton Handicap m real good style and gave .Harry Flet;:cher a winning turn. He quite expected ■her to win the race as she had run six furlongs m .1.16 on the plough track at Tauherenikatr." The, owner of Coralie did .quite right m ■'scratching His mare for the N;Z. Cup .when ,he knew she Would not start and so" .protected the punting public who ' mtty^^want %o have** long shot about her. I don't think., > ■• ."' • " Ba^gfj^pa , 'was very unlucky" m missing tbe';Sh#?ts "Handicap ' at. Maf ton. He was •left standing on the mark, . and .at one 'time must.; have, been fully 20 lengths be-, ihlna .tfh& leaders. lie, finished very strongly^ jjj*W*3sas_ just . beaten b* L'ptnair. * '•Irkih ..vßifle made the pace very apt m the TWapton.- Handicap, but he could not see ' ifc&u-t. That race should im»rov« -him apdr he; may be looked, upon as a winder a,ny : -,day now,.;, (jhi Tuesday morning hfclgaijoped half a mile or> the plough m is&m- w> '■-.. . . ..:".- •:■■ . :. , Trainer Telford had Sic Antrim 166KiiD£.,>ait Jtist-class fettle at- Marton add |-was sjiwtr* bit unlucky at the start or he may have won -the Electric Handicap, < which;. went- to Whetumat^ma. attar .. 'gefr. ting A^fly.; but of the' barrier 'and - a.ever afterwKr3s being, headed. / . : LdaiaeUa never looked . better than •she, stripped for the Hunt Cup it /Matton; . Sfcjw&s ridden by Jno. O'Connell, and plough, she nearly came down at the ; firsfe;|ence} v .she was always a winner -ai.t«>r ■that. If one.excepted Janella, tiiey vrei;a :a , very; peor lot . of . hunters seen, out at Marton..*.;.' " ' . „■ _ ' i li yf&s noth ng bjut good horsemanship i that won the Taratahi Steeplechase at C^ttertop last week. The Karamu horse* ■ man, J. Oelaney, was up on Kurauui and ho . was ..opposed by two gentleman tiders, so- .the result Was the same as when an . accomplished horseman meets "mugs or mokes." i The' three-year-old Parable, by Merrjvf66 from Palaver, wus the dry thing m, . the Maiden Plate. She got out • badly and never showed any signs of being able to : gallop:: Her owner was very disappointed with her form, .but some excuse can be found for her as it was her first; appearance 'with : the colors up. " ' . i : At . Amiyerley last week L. G. King got a liad fall when Hazard fell m the iW ! eerrs r Race.:' Hazard is rather a good-iook- : ing chestnut by St. Ilario. The accident was caused by the lead bag breaking. Kling weighjs eight stone* and he had to carty four stone of lead. No wonder the bag broke.. ; The N.Z. .Cup candidate Frisco had a run m the Shorts Handicap at Marton. He looked too big, and was never . promi" nent. Last year he won this race and then went on and landed the N.ZI Cup.' Mr P. Preston was present at the Martori meeting -; arid .he expressed himself as very confident that his horse will run a good race on November 7, the day of the N,Z.Cup; When. Pretty Nell won m her second aY tempt at Amber ley, the fait was m tha fire, as she bad stood on the mark,; fli fhe KowavHack Race when Love Wisely I Was the' pea. However, the correct pefc coufd not win, and the race went to-Pop- : gun, Who -was ridden by J. Ashby. In the Waipata Hact Race Pretty Nell, contrary to went off like &> red sharik'^and won easily. The public were stupefied at such audacity, but. the stewards >took a band, and the matter has been? 'reported to the C.J.C. who will no doubt deal out justice all round. Bribgry did not lojs any top gay when, fie went"' bi^t" to furi' for the Australian Steeplechase, and appeared sore, but Dy J. Price and his intimates were very; hopeful of his prospects. He did not, how} ; ever, give, F. Burn jkt all" a pleasant i;ide,, being: nearly down two or three times, while he went right into the railrouira. ■ ' the course, and m doing so gave his Jockey a gut leg and ear, and re-opened thto wound m his foot sustained when War^jtah .fell with him. at Moonee. Uiide^: those circumstances it was. no wondec that Bribery failed, and he was exceptionally lucky to rjun second;— Mellrouma "Truth."

Jolty tUigiit is to be sent to Levin next week aha>Will be ridden m the Hurdles Shgevby^Hog^ rr e iidrd. iN^gc^e never gave anything a chance te jHjjT-TOial' Hurdles; He was a winner JJqia'Oneiurlohg upwards. Oh. Wednesday ju the Welter at/Mar ton TQitSlrl . 'got out/ badly from the barrier oth& m#y" hate ifou'bled Cauldron. yi.lima jias been returned to her owner ifesa "will npt be persevered with further.' The : pld' mare seems to have lost .^■her; Jikcle. / ■ ft; Ppffey has five horses m wors at HaWjeira. ujey are. Compass and a full WMte Star and a couple of unQ^med'. yoTOgsters. ' £he starter \ a.f : - IHarton threatened "to, sendvWhe^mararna back to the paddock jiinle'ss nis rider, exfercised more control jbi^nf-.' I him\ qt ;fthe barrier. -Gveitime. vbeganiwell m the Electric at Martoh/^ujr /^cm^^th'ing must, have .interfereti. with 'him, as'ijefore a furlong had ISteen covered- he had dropped back last.

Sir Friscp. caught a chill on the way home from Ripcar'ton and Goodman > has been unable to" do; much with him since. He-is ay doubtful starter at Horowhenua. .lias -been. »Mpwlng , greatly improved form on the tracks since V re-. tnrnlijg/frGih . Riccarton and Higgott wjll tiip Set on. to Ayondale to contest the gul>' there:; ..■;.",.'■ ' '■',' / " : ; , /'■' ' : . bdlf-for.pther to.Beau Ideal, has" ]|fedn thrown, -put of training, as his efforts =&t 'tie WJssaa?ii ilunjb Club meetl T^re npt consi'd^ieid goptf enough to \torr^ h^im'; fofai' persevered with: ■ - ; The Jtt^^iienMa meeting takes placeaext We^&tfla,y an.d 'Thursday, if. the. Wa.tb.ei ,'^s gofcd a 1 laJFge number of We'lUnMpX fntMsiasts intend making the/ ioygfoey ftp- 35|Vin;; /Judging by 'the nonii-: ■potions xece'lye'd tbe- meeting should be^ fn#v ftf the vioki) suCce'ssfur held by this* #^' -t-v •> •■ /■■ ■/:'■--. \::

''■|^yaV > 'li£i|iid'-seeQ) : s > :.to be a very badly trjiteii an^ift^l 4t '^P^oWhenua,' and' hpw tjp^anfi'cappef came to assess her kb 'Mjiu.y patties me."" A;t the same meeting jnT,' s,eems. ,to ' b&jre -T flired m Sherlock EtoisaeS m ''%$$ J^rd.les, and with a start fielding, has no chance no! Ites^r^' rah ' a good race m the early dte^spJ 'sfehe Welter at Marton,but he gb -Hitflhi'' Cauldrph, t?hp is a ijftefi Dig.- £$d ppwe^ul' h'pjse tSfnfe ' li#e S 'than a' sprinter. i' Sr^ttc^ aigbod iii&re for him'oftsr fences. HS was in' frpntf pter a furlong had been covered in,' the- yfelifff at 'Marton oh Wedr nesjfla^C aiji ,wa.S Idpt headed, afterwards.