NEWS AND NOTES.

NZ Truth, Issue 169, 12 September 1908, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES.

Bulls on Wedneshay and^, Thursday; .... ■ Rangitikef Steeplechase^ on Wednesday. ,'Avpndale Cup Stakes ...next Satuf? . day. . '*-' " ■' '" '■' "■;';- ; ./. ' ■■'„ • ;' ■ ; /Wanted;,— An .-extra couple . of :; good starters..,. ..■.',: V- ■;•:.. •• > J~-V •>'•» -■'■'::■.; V -G6rden flipper is m - regular ' work at Rahdwick.: 1 ;_ „.*•. :}:<?/' . %' f'J';.' . ' , \ -The MastertoE' Rafcing,r*;civi^'7 will .gite ', £3Q0.9/.in stakes;,<this yea?:. . . '" hiSV'ii ■:< ., -Kareroa -Is* -still '■■■ very : ii&f r oflttiem&fty : , but'' he ¥ifes rafter tiye.lur-Vonis;' 1 ' 7 ""^"'' s '.^' .; Seaman .raja' two /gopd^ges i^M^on i aid should' 'geti bn/'the r \/inning> .list z"s& i fore ; long. '■; : Vv ,/,;; : . v : ; ' ;; ,~> .".;*,..• ; v ;. ; ;. , ..If Frisco \?as; inconsistent: at: Martbn% '. ftreresMriot' vLlknwern- ; (xleam ;and Mabara-r ' nui; ■ much-; thfe"" same. zrr^ 1 ' ?',. : ;v* „ w:* /7 1 In, tlieFlyiiig- at' f Bulis 7 last •gpring'ibhey ; h^a^'Jbkp; 1 ' ; 1 wp^to'^i^-tKere^e ; anything. like.that this-yea'r/V;; 1 €• . a Lyrist, has, improved- m^rSis^ .jiuiaping, : but^tfoe'u fences at Maitoninad. a bigjean and. -did; -n'pt,. require much leaping^":.: .^ ■■[ ■"■ ■ '■'■ Sir- 'Antrim* was not' 'produced *op tHe ■ second' dajr. at"' Martohi' as he-was^/ & '■■'. "biV; sore after his "'effprts bn the i -fiyst s day:>j ; The Stake 11.7 "has caught it hptiii.titfe fia<sk Hurdiesi • at ' ■ 8u115, ,-: jutd 'the : ,.. : bopltr maKers will Jiidit pretty -vhard '"to My Kim...^, ".':7 '/:"..■:'■■.... \ ■> ■-'''■■ '"^' : '^-,,"-J'C')^\ •:It. was rumored, "m:, tpwii. last, week that Gravitatipn. \*had -gbne. wrong-.: and J opuldi be counted put of •his.'.jbhree^year-old engagements;. -;£:■ H j., Ssi-'.^'J;:< ' Mr t,;- Wood's Ukranie/ b^' Stepaiafc-^ „ Madder remkinS m thfej;Gre.ji"fc " Nor.them Guineas 'after the :declara.tion ■'- of--"' "the, 1 second- forfeits;' '■•'■ .^ .■ : ''*'" v •:■•;. ;.';; ".":. /^ '; ; -;.. ■ Th.c ' two-yeaf--01d -Lord ;Kelvin ? ' piirbbas- ; : ed at the;jSjead Disppskl T SaJe %.}Mc-. Melrese> pf \YelHngtPn, ;is tp' ; be ./trained by'-R,'.J. : Maison i . - •;; yfy K ' '} : : : - L - ,v_Vvj.' V / JV.', = The distance of the < Rarigitikei • Steeple- : chase should suit Tilsbn, bjit th 6 feiices are not fprihidable enough fpr a big juiii^ per like the Martinfoofbugli horse.- ■■■■■.' The light-weight jockey, T. George, is' again.. located at H. Telfprd's stables i/at; Awapurii^ atiid : '"Sandy" AyiUiarason, form-> erly .of IVlelbpurn'e, is head lad there.^ ■' ,■'•;.. Mahutais receiving a steady prepara-. ibipn. fpr the^NiZ. Uup, andwas jtibt fpr--ward enpugh tp win . at )Marton. He was iri trpuble after running abqut seven furlongs. ' ."; .--,'.■ At the Waikat'p . Hunt . Ulub meeting Goldsmith won the Hunt Ulub Hurdles, John the Maiden Welter, Mawhiti, the Hunt Club Steeplechase, and Aristocrat the open six furlongs event. iSpnie. of the jpckeys at? Martpn were very particular about riding put their mbunts. In the Hunt Cup J. Delariey, on Oringi, and J. Stewart, eh Cavill,' had a rare set-tp pver' the last half-mile fpr/ eighth positipn. • , ' ,": Some well-backed.. hPrses actually man-' a^ed to win' at Mar.ttin, and'the Tommies' faces, wore a peculiar expression. -They have become so used to "turn-ups" that \yhen a well-backed animal; prevails,'' they can, hardly believe: the evident -ot., Wicir pwri,.,'eye^.. - " .•''/■. V j".^- c ■.■' J---; ''-• }.'■/ ■ Annapolis, a New v Zealand-bred ithree-. year-old, by Phoebus ApoUp^rlipxana^Nyho^ was } repprted as having be,aten Clemency? m a gallop, was; backed as though he was>a: dertainty foe the Purse -at Mopriee but thpugh -he had .R. Le\vis-in the saddle he never. -onee 1 had a cnance, .and shpwed up i pace v/whateyer .— Melbourne . ' ' Tr lith. "- Ascot track; U. 7, and ; the good, ones' all trying, ..were an array of: circumstances that prevented ; Lady Zoin having much of a look m Iqr the American /Handicap. ■Time, less weight; and a different kind, of track will, perhaps, '.enable her ladyship, to '(lo better. Sandy 1 was a well-bred New Z'ealander;, and ; not ] 'unlike Lady .Zb'i'n m Jniildand Make-up, but he was a tbtal failure herej :or nearly /Yso.^-isydney "Sportsman."'' ,'.;•■ . ' r ' ) "'.. Solution's , half-sister, Prophecy, / ; was quite the Ghampion performer at ; the recent . Kalgoorlie. fixture. Slid ..scprelil her third win m the weigh t-fpr-age/event,, the Kalgoorlie Stakes^ last. Saturday. . There can/ be little question .abo.U't 'her being a very, smart mare, and Sp'l Green should be shaking hands with himself ■ for securing her dam,' Problem, at Stead's. ■/sale; for such a reasonable price /ag .700,,.. guineas. A colt .from her by Positanb should easily- bring that amount, and she is only 13 years old, while she /has beefi^; stinted ; to, Multifdrm. . '•/ ''tVf', ■', [r F h ( The fpilpwinig par culled ."frpnv -a Mel- ; bpuirne paper concerns .. a wellrfcnew'n Wew ; Zealand spprt 'who has been' racing' horses 5 m Victoria during the last three years m partnership with' D. Jk Price :— "lt would seem that the .question of further racing on the Risdon Park' Racecourse is still unsettled. S. /NettlefoYd; wno, as' already reported, obtained a lease of that portion of the . place that was not the fteehold property of the Hobart • Turr Oliii, has :been m negotiation with that bo'ly,- and, .'it is understood, was given the opportunity of purchasing their m tersest right oh t or of leasing it.;,. The terms i were; however, rather stiff, and the;club. is naturally very sore at Nottlcford's action, iind no business resulted: At present it looks very much as if he has made a bad spec, ■ and that ,he stands, : a great chance, of leaving, a useless t property on his hands.". • . ' * .

Mistime has not improved since changing quarters! - . Sir Artegal was suffering from a skin disease at Marton. , : •-♦.-. : The Frisco appeal case . will he heard at Wangaiiui on October 7th. . Mr N; Banks' Goldsmith won a. double at the Waikato Hunt Club meeting. In Papareahi and Peregrine, Attwpp'd 1 has two very- useful hack hurdle-h orses. The starting at Marton. was wretched, and complaints loud and long .were' heard from owners'. , , ..".,,.." . ; ., It was up to Lyrist to score a- win at Marton as tfie old fellow battled all last • season without scoring a bracket. 1 . Lord ' Spult is 'again ;jn woxki,at $pxton, and will* be ■aomihated fpr'spme.of the sprint events at the next rrieetin-g. ■= . ;';;';.. The old tale : It is stated, .'that .the owner of TJhlander. which recently- died m ' Auckland, could have sold- him -for 750 guineas som<j little time back. .■ ,' There is a two-year-old named William Wallace racing m Victoria. l : wonder did th^y name him after our New- Zealand football idol or after* the great hero -ot Scotland. I v The Trentham trainer ) P. Keith, has engaged his .team freely ai , Avondale, and v King,. "^Jfest, ' Russldy Maid, and Sharkeyn will be taken up' there eariy next week. . . ' . "Splendid Idea ran on each clay of 'the Marton meeting, but she evidently seen her best days. It will tc among al ppor field when the Captain Webb mare wins agairii * -■■"'.?■ A ; %■ :.: . Wailethe is ,to' ; be ' takeiL tb^AVPndale ; $0. run. m. the Cup there. If. she. shows a lot better form up Noitb." -ishe did > at Marton a lot' of "heads I m Wellington will hot be surprised; They are a poor lot engaged' m the Flying at Bulls next week, and Aborigine should be that far ahead of ttte field- at the half .distance, that the opposition will be unable to make up the leeway." Pilot will astonish the .' Australians vfhen they see him jump. , it? is to- be hoped that the hard Randwick tracks will not find put : ;the Crunboat gelding. Unfortunately there is just a bit ofr a doubt ■aboiut -him. '■■■;■'':.-*■'■::' ".,; : :r.< : 'r^StirUgh* 10.6* 'seems^the'pest 'of Hkn^itikei'Steepledhase iiel^i : bixt he ! will, he; without. th*e'sferXicesbf ''gis- usual pilrmbj • A. McConnbn; •wH.d Vhaa',-the hadluck to break "his collarbond:'w < li6h,Wai Itpa1 tpa iell m: the . Hack ; Steeplechaie Martdn'.; ';, . \Tjiexrider of ; ,..>Vailethe^ di^pvnpt:. appear very- anxious- on the -bay hj^fe ton; £ff- Wednesday, and had some future day m.. his niin4v.jV^i( ■vfoui^, : be- : aj .gpod^iess.on to the •..Gpnnjsctiqhs „df .■, ¥ thie niaire if" an;,'exami>lG was ~ made, of rtl^eiri. ;i s Everyhody was , plefls'ed'/tb. see-Bill Day- . les leafd 7 inMa.'-winner at' M&ftiain. ■[" -The' Trentham "owner has . M 4 %'" 'long " "fun? of ' bad luck,- ; but now -ilhat^He? Ike -tiitn^d .' tKe-'Gorher it" is to Beihopfed that- 'his tun of good: luck will be eqfually.as' long. -*•.■:■- - ;■.•:*..■■■" '"■* ?*n -j ■'[•:■;>:■* ■■":■■'.■>• ■. J. Q'Driscollv. took Recreation and Bag-' ateUe to if. the Marton 7^nieejjivg. but neither secured a. .win, tlioughvliie former shbwetl a^rJoty of pace oh botK days ., and -is com- ■'. ing back ;,to. form. " ; -It wilY not ,'be ' long -befqre;iie wifisa race or twp. Ilow,old •Jerry must I6ngi;tp get -hqld : . of aiipther .Waiwera..^' ; .'..- s .j*.-.^ •,'■..* ... : . C '■'■'. ■■■ Recently -the secretary of -the Wairara; ■pa -Racing Glub receivfetl-a-letter; from. ah utiktfown- individual iar .•'tibtth' asking -tor a gate pass' for himS&lf,;;and also" one lpr a-:'lrie'nd, whom Mihe ; -tvrite£ Suggested should be placed 01^ obheiMfree :,list". /because 'he invested a : lot -of money on c tlie totalisator ! ' .';-'V- :;:>/:• " ■■■,-.■;■*.,<:, All "along -■.the*Mahawath lifte last week the . waiter "was informed. / What ra :fiipral Concussion ; was at Martbnr Hti was Dot Started on the first da.y, but he easily Won v the Hack Steepleiihase on the second day, though he may have heen a bit lucky as Mahoe was hot on his trail when' the winning post ;was reached. : .... ' Bookmakers Scott and, Martifidalej^ho recently .left these shpreg on. a' 'Jaunt to ; Sydney and Melbourne, ; wrote t nie^ tffat ' they are having a "goPd ; tiihfe,"' and oh •August 29th they • were' leavirig ' for Mcl- ■ bourne to lie present at . the Squires— Laing boxihg 'contest. They expect to arrive back about the end of ..the moiith. Tanginioana iand Rangiytajaare not bad, but tho remainder of H! .King's team are ilot worth ',.a .dish., of tripe. Had Netherby been any good he Should' have won the, Hunters 1 Hurdles' at Marton, but the Wai-■ycrley-owned; Talipp beat him pointless at the end of U.£ miles. If ever Mr Buick's horse witis a race it will be over ■1± miles. „.■■■■■* •

Sir Artegal was not ready to race at Marton, though he was backed on both days. The first day he, ran a fair race m the Electric Handicap, and had he improved the slightest" bit he "should- have won the Flying s among the inferior lot opposed to him on the second day, but the first gallop failed to do. . him any good, and third was his position at the finish. , - • *.•■ .

. How well-arrbnged schemes do come .undone. It has leaked oiit. that .. the owner of Frisco,, was going to put all. he ! won. on the ; Telegraph Handicap arid a bit more on Apa m the -Grot ton "Handicap, run later, m the 'day, but with the usual fickleness of F6rtune'sV,\vheel arid, the facit that the,', stewards toplt a jiiand, "nipped the good thing; in',, tjnp' : Bija. The Tommies can congratutete, Avtjietns;lves on having a •'.'■ life,'" JiS' ; Apa ?/a» never better, and h'M no clfartSe of missing. ■ Those two capable exponents of the' -Qiq and new styles of riding, C. Jenkins and R. -Hatch,, had the finish of the first Wei-. :. v ter at Marton to themselves, and the spectators were much interested m their display. Jenkins, however, had all the best of the set-to, and there, can be no ; two opinioiis as to the advantage ' possessed by a "straigh tracked" jockey ov.er a "croUctier"' whe,n it' comes : to. a. close thing,, for the one can jsit up and get: the, last ounce out of his mount, while the dther is almost helpless. : - The New Zealand Turf Register . lor J 907-1908; .' publisiied by tlie Christchurchi Press Co.i b.risUes with- mistakes. The performances of different . houses are confused with one another, the ln^ex is very badly put, .together, the \yinning brack-' ets being omitted m se^ral cases, and. the- meetings are ' jumbled/ together m any order. Another thing. too, > the pub-, dication is- an. officials one, c.-antl ye.t; the; results of several registered meatings ■ ars left out, 'yvhile the winnings of -a fequalified liorse arc very carefully -recorded. . . v ., ■■■ /■ ■ ■ :::■'■•;■:■ The Amberley Club have decided to dis.qualify J; Green and D. Price, owner , and rider of the mare Pretty t N.cll; .for inconsistent running at the recent "..-.meetr; ing This is 'only as it should be,' but/ Vhy take so long about it? ' Why 'did not the Amberley stewards act at. once instead of reporting the matter to vthe; C.J.C. and' allowing Pyne and' his roob; the chance to snub- them and maketherh' do their own dirty work? Ifi's the 'game with every nine out of ten country clubs'. ' Their stewards know as much about the, Rule's of Racing as, a .monkey does about 1 astronomy. '

Jockey Len King, will not ma^ trip to "Sydney." , Durability /should not lje long \ the Maiden class. . ' c It won't be long before Ancyle { hack hurdle race. \ Lyrist looked very, well at Levin* the fences were too big for him. • \ Letherin is to he given a spell till*^ Winter season comes round, again.; Weights for Wanganui are due ; ' to-da^. and - acceptances close, bn .Friday -next. \ Loitet looked very well at Levin and will not* be' long getting on the winning list. • :«. •■■■:■ .- .:■ ■ .::■■ ■'-- Mr. &:' Payne leaves foi' Sydney- next Friday, and is" taking a couple, of untried horses. 7 with him-.- ...•:".■■■ *;*.. f Silken Rein strikes her hock badly whe:i galloping, and : Fletcher is compelled to ; keep a 'boot on her. , ; It was only m his turn when Rangipa- i pa won at LeVin: 'He was a strong lavorfte and won comfortably. The . starting at Levin was perfect, and it was a treat to see the ''large' fields move off m a straight line; "' !•■ , A Hastings friend .writing to me* re < Bobrikoff, says ; "He goes so fast that j he meets himself 4 coming back." ' • ■' ' Windage . came down on 5 his nose, just j after the start of the Welter, and this spoilt his chances on Wednesday. Fauxpas majle her . ihitiSl Sppeafahce j at Levin, but.ran.yery wildly, and will ; want quieting, down a great deal. ' . < Ancyle is suffering from a swollen- joint j t the result^ofa'kiekjaib Marton, so his { owner decided ( Tn6Tto ''{alee film to Levin. + Tlje owner fit '}-■ l&ratere'f iaftiiedf/ out a • winner •atffehe Waikatov meeting jvhen Ko- ; savere won the Ladies' Bracelet or 1£ • miles. " ■'" - ' * '■: Subdue came t"6j Levin with a good reputation and ran up to it. She led the whole way m the Maiden and just lost by a neck. • '■•'• ; Pilot will not compete at Bulls as he f was shipped to Sydney yesterday. *• His ! trainer. Free Holmes, will travel over by i a. later boat. : .- . ;. ? . v .Maharanui was lame behind when he * Started' m : thia_Cup on. Wednesday, : "-'so it is, .ndt ; surprising,: that he could not' repeat j ■■iMi&tich looked well: at- Levin, but the / distance pi- the ParkSteie's.: was too j. : short for him. .: He: should Lfhe.handy m- the * big handicap a.% Bullsl ,-i : ■• . f „ * Sir Antrim, had b^d ■iuick'; m the Maiden f at Levin/ "and-ptonters wotald dp ; well to^ keep 'a "soft" spipTi.fn 'their '•'■•hiearts' for tbef full brother tb"L.ofd .Spult;' : • f -i;Sand^iream^was:th& moral of the -da** at Leyin pa. Wednesday. H?-|ot. a. '. ver 4 tfad rutf, but ; won easily at [the finish. He is 1 a much -improved h0r5e. ... •'.. . I — Wapriki' was -well } poulticed "for the: opi Waning event at Levin, and h6 won like a '■racehorse.""; He >is :a fine-looking hotse and shoufd;.turn outyety useful... > " \ In the Welter a^t Levin' Yosami looked \ to be winning easily at . the • entrance to s, .the . sttaigUt^ btft she died Without k kick x when Sandstream caught her. ", , The stallip'a.; Conqueror,, ;who, was recently spld Irpm/Waikanae to ;-go .to .',' the VVairarapa .district, ; is already booked for l d. big season .over, the Rimiitakas. , ..• t -TheC.J.'C. have advised the jockey, D< ' Price, who „.is now under disqualincation, '~ that he:: must.- apply to ! that^/iiody for" a license as soon as his term , is over. / The- owner oi Sea Mng. is having a lot* / of troiuble m securing ... .a ; suitable horse- * man to, ride in' Epsom' Handicap, and ; at. latest advices, the position was not filled. .'."'• ,% ' :, : .-: v : > "Comedian"' made, the runningip the early » liart pf thfe' Horowhenua;: Cup, but he could 1 not see. itJout. 1 His. owner was very con- ' fldpnt. l gt the chances ./of: his vcolt and backed hmisoHidly:!.; - ■ '„ . ? .' Sheripek Hdim^ has : been weighted at ■/■ JO stgpe m. the/vHack- Hurdles aV'Burs./*' As Jhe did; npt \t^ke. : it on,, dt Leyin with 1 ' HIS less 'in : the : 'feaatjße, he- is^not. 'likely to score at Bulls. "' ? -;T: r - ; .; ",, . irsiiarkeyrie ' \\egM smartly 'm the Welter \ on Wednesday, but he was; done with at "*.. the tiirn. . The race may dd him a power • pf, good and 'he will De' a" hard nut to j crack at Avondale. . ; j ' . s ;. "Sir ' Frisco had bad -luck m the Park f { Stakes atL Levin. Up got badly chopped out at; the start anii had V,tp go right \ round the flel4.'; Had if not heen for this accident I he would haw won. ( Hereward l^on the Maiden by a neck af. I ter .an interesting finish with Subduef / The former did not begin too well, but he \ saw it. out to the bitter end, and looks ■ as if(-i he will win many hack races this , season.. ' Luke' Wilson ' received a cable/ last week | oflering' him handsome terms to go to » Sydney and ride Artillerie m the Epsom v 'next/month. 'He was obliged to raluse, as j the Kara'mu team wiir be freely engaged * at that time, j . -...-. .. i 'Hhe connfctions'. of Landwerh -ajlowei V the, little liorse to run loose m the Horo« v whehua' 'Gup, as he had been, a cripple for t|ie last' : cpuple.;pf:week& and consequently *' lias dond ho work. Despite this he ran a I good race and- was well up at the finiish. \ At L«vin one of the Maiden" field that ■; ; given more '; than passing notice \v v as t>ra' ; Penscnt, sister "to Comedian. \ It was reported that she could catch swallows, but though she began well she .''" quickly urppped put and was. amongst the / r last division when the winning post was / reached. „/ . • f i All Red' towered above the rest of tbf field .iife the Cup at Levin on. Wednesday .. and- his Condition could not he improyen . upon! .-He got 1 Chopped out at the" tits' . turn, but' Jenkins quickly recovered nif pbsitionv and -in 'the end he won cprafolj ably, though be had to be' shaken up H| stall off the too close attentions of Silkt! Rein a;nd Landwern: ,| : ; iV would seem that, after all, Ataahu* is not a worid.Aeater by any means Th\ New Zealand-Ured gelding was sent to tlij post looking uncommonly, well for : thi America .£»up, and started a decided fa^J orite; but. though he was out m frow from the start (until well into thj straight;, he soon faded away when tack; led by %c Je^rie. Some of his backers thought he r might have done belter if i>ci much, iise had not been made of him, buti liinter always .had A goodchold of ;^»irR,S,». and iWas- surptised 'when ,he stopped as suddenly as he l".- did.— Melbourne "Truth. " D. .T. Price, Expresses the opinion that Pink \Ua is a--, very harshly' handicapped , horse, and hehas certainly failed a cou- - pie oft'imes recently when" heavily > ; a'cked. ■ A lot of money was invested on him on Wednesday m the Roosevelt Handicap, Jn \ Which, he-was ridden by the lightweight Dowiing, ' and in -Order to claim a 51b aa- t prenjice allowance he must have carried at , least 3st. - dead weight.. Possibly, h6wever, Price'did not consider -this a draw- 4 ' back, as at anyrate it would sit quiet on , the- liprjse-'s hack, whioK is.;: more; -th^n ' sbme'ot' ihe jockeys will do,' but .Dowling was slow getting off the mark, and Pink 'Un really never, had a chance of winnings —Melbourne: MTruth." • i ;.,V^;.

♦fJfiSi fcuraie horpe Tewakt has gone sore, •n# wife not starred at Levin. £b,e.3)ane ran m bandages at Levin, so Ills understandings cannot be too touxxii. Wifch the exception of All Red, they WBO9 mostly cripples m the Horowhenua Cup field. fceregriup could, not go the pace set m the Jitwaies on and the hot po,J Was never dangerous. p. Cress will make the trip to Avondsup* to rtdo Naumai, as T. Pritcbard >&1 b^bjusflly engaged at Wahganiii. ;; t.lan>vern waliced away lame after the Flying, at Levin, and it looks as if he WjJjL "be , sbifce ttine before he gets over it. The scratching pen was freely iased m. the 1 ; tae&tric Handicap at Levin, and thftugli fifteen hordes accepted only 'five wait' t6 the post, ' ' JThii , Electric at was just a conjjm'ad canter tor How he will paralyse the AucKlanders m those short r.acai,at Avondale.. ;.:.'.; '.. • fieautiful weathetr, at Levin, and the racing was most. interesting. The attendance was very large, and the club shoilld have' 'surplus. At last Hatley ' feas. rewarded his owner with a win over 'hurdles. He jumped, faultlessly on Wednesday, and six furlongs from home be was a sure winper. Yasa carried tin very badly at ..the post In 'the 'lE»artf Stake's and would hot ipin. her ileld; L. ihad the mount onhfer,' but was" unable' -to peirsuade her to ' do i«ei?pest. • ' ; "■'■■'