NEWS AND NOTES.

NZ Truth, Issue 174, 17 October 1908, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES.

Ponies to-day. ■.-■■••. -: . : Caulfield Cup tq-day. : " ; ; . ; Acceptances for Master ton -next -Fri-. day. ■■ .;_...' v.■ •■■• „. . , ..-■ '-. !,•;• „•■.. ■■ ; ;.-; ;.' Racing at Trentham on Wednesday and; Saturday/" - ' ■ The Porirua . team for Trentham, .will be .taken across to-day or Monday. .. , • If Pink 'Un wins the Caulfield Clip note.; the long faces on the Tommies > to-night j> The Aiicklanti light-weighii, C. Brpwn, will most likely' ride Master Delayal m the, N;Z. ;Cup. '. ' ■' ...' ' ::;■ ; ;;' : ",■'' ; : :' Amboise and Conthorp arrived safely m Melbourne and Jjave gone into D. J. Price's s^tables at Mordialloc. . . . Alawa, who ran second m thre Caulfield. Guixteas; is regarded: as the best: looking three-year-old m Melbourne. Several 'backers lost heavily m running at Hastings by backing Mahuta to b^t Master Dela'v^l m the Welter Mr E. J. Watt started two horses m the . Ngatarawa Handicap at Hastings and had the mortificatic^n^ of . seeing a cast-oil of his win the race. ; ; After her excellent showing, with v K.ojju. m; the Maiden at Hastings, •Voetgang. looked a ; moral m the , Fiaxmere Hack race and won, comfortably. . : . V. The owner of Master Douglas' must be accounted a very unlucky man m not having won three races out of three starts, instead of only once being successful; : c; Soultline. won the.Toorak Handicap with. 8.5, but failed m. the Epsom with 7,ms' less, from which it would appear that the company ,m the Melbourne race was not so hj^h class. ■';.,. „ , : .". _ /. The chestnut mare; San Julie is not as forward as she might be, but a ; racei. or two will improve beyond measure, so if she misses at Wellington, well, is not Masterton next week. , ■ ; The black mare Advantage is evidently the possessor of : a white streak and if ever she wins a race again she is sure to pay a, good price, as the followers of the stable have now sworn off her/" Of the N.Z. Cup candidates seen put at Hastings, Master Delaval pleased the most, and Moraghan has him m the con- : ditiqn of his life. If he keeps on the right way he will be a very tough problem for the N.Z. Cup next month.' Splendid nominations have been received for the Masterton meeting though several well-known stables have not engaged a single hor.se,. Under the latter .heading may- be •mentioned the Porirua, Shortlands and Karamu: stables. , .... • * Trainer Farmer was the first visitor tb' put m an appearance at Trentham, having arrived at, headquarters on Mon 7 day night. He has with him Provocation*' and Expansion, and the pair, are, striding , along on the tracks m a very free manner. , V. , It was bad luck for Truganlni to bump" Rangipapa and Jenkins m the I^lnal Handicap after pulling out on ' the first day. Had \Mr Biiick's horse got anything . like an even start m the Flying Handicap, he woujd have defeated Master Soult, arid the public evidently recognised; this and made him very hot on the second, day. The expected has happened at/ last, for after having been several times (cautioned for foul riding, young Frank .Woo toon has been suspended for that offence at Man L Chester until November 2, by which time the English flat racing season will have ended.' According to' re'ports'V by-: last mail, Wootton was riding m great form. , Mr A. Hathaway, secretary of the Masr terton Racing Club, writes to say .that Handsome Kate's name appears ,by mis : take m the list of entries for the Hack Hurdles on the openintr day of the forthrco.ming nieetirig instead of the second day. He adds that everything is \in per-? feet order at. Opaki and fine weather Js the only thing wanted to guarantee a record meeting. Gold Crest 9.9 has plenty, but not too, much m the Stewards' Handicap weights j for which were declared last week. This scribe was not prepared to see Count Witte so high up as 8.13 and \ will be more 1 surprised still' if he "sees the 'post; ,a's he , is unsound. Grenadier and Bohrikoff , ' both 8.11, are well treated, and may be relied upon to go to the post. • Penates, Lupulite and Dawn may be passed over but Dusky Morn 8.8 and Lord Soult 8.7 command the highest respect and are well treated. In the same class may be mentioned Gold Thread 8.2, who, 'taking a line through . Dusky Morn, is well m. Rangipapa 7.8 is well treated and Contendent very badly treated. The latter has only won a maiden race and yet he is assessed as highly as Rangipapa, who has scored on three occasions already this season. Mon Ami 7.5 and Artillerie 7.2 have nothing to complain, of, and neither have many of the 6.7 division, but these will be hampered by the jockeys, as it will be a difficult matter to get horsemen- at that weight.

California has now won five races m | succession. j Downfall and Bobrikoff will not foe I saddled up at Trentham. Pink 'Un carried 0.4 to victory last Saturday and to-day he has only 8.1. Several new names appear amongst the nominations for ihe Masterton meeting 1 . I .Probabilities are that the totalisator will be introduced into New South Wales. The New Zeaianders, Idyll and Olanchattan are galloping pretty well -at Klemington. ' ' The horses owned by the late Mr W, P. Crick will be raced' by his brother, Mr H. Crick. , Downfall looked prettier than ever at Hastings and ran a good rape on , both days of the meeting. The field m the Caulfield Cup this year is the poorest that has contested that event for many years. Already Soultline has won three races m Australia, the prize money of which amounts to nearly £1500. Seth; winner of the Port Adelaide Steeplechase, was, until recently, engaged m the useful occupation of drawing a cart. It is a great pity that Kopit was allowed to drop out of the C.J.C. Derby, as he is just the cut of a stayer and may have won. Mr J. Allen, who rode Aroha m both hurdle races at Hastings, handles a horse as well, as and a good deai better than most professionals. ' Sherlock Holmes, . who struck himself prior to. the Horowhenua meeting, is still suffering: from the knock, .and. will not be^ a starter at Ttehtham. • ''■•;. ' ■ The Hastings horseman, T\ O'Brien, has been granted permission by the Wellington Racing CM) to work m a stable and also to ride trials. Mr H. Gaisford will start both his two-year-olds m the Wcl'.csiey Stakes. Tawhaki is trained by J. Pros.cr and Ruapare by J. Webster. Since his return to Austria tb?~ season the Australian- jockey, Brownie Carslake, has ridden 22 winners, and is now third on the list ,of wteniDg jockeys. . The recent rains have done the local tracks a great deal of good, and if the weather is fine till Wednesday everything will appear, at its best on. that day. In the Rimutaka Handicap . on Wetaesday, the race between Crucinella Whetumarama promises to.be very-inter-esting,, but my vote will go to the former. -.- . - - • ... .. „ ;.- - : .. ' ; ■ Kopu's victory m the Hawke's Bay Guineas makes fir W. J. Douglas's third success m that race. His other wins were secured -by Whaitiri-in.1885 and Quiltiri m 1895. ;, /After her good showing m the; Hastings Stakes' Bliss was made a very solid favorite m the Juvenile Handicap, hut she did not begin too well and could only run third. ' 'Is . India reckoned .to <be a sorrowful country ? Half the < events on some of the race programmes there contain the word ■""consolation" somewhere or other m their baptismal handle. ■ Pink<w'Un has now won ir> his last threo attempts and if-'he" secures the Caulfield Cup' to-day his many bpomsters who have gon^ cold 1 on hiiri lately will get up and say ''I- told you so." Abofigine. w>s made, an oddsTOn favor-: ite m tte Hawke's. Bay Guineas, but he had to \go down be£ore Kopu, though the verdict, was only a short head.. Had the horsemen been reversed the virdict would have' gone tfie other way. ">, ' '" ', It was only a question •> of a stand up for. Master Douglas to win on the second : day at Hastings. He has been, left with Jack; Cameron, and pricy to the Trentham nreeijlng' Jno. O'Connell will school him arid also ride him here. . . About ten youngsters are expected- to face the starter m the Welksley Stakes ,at Trentham next month. The presence of Xylophone, Bliss, Clifford's best, Tajwhaki, "Elysian, arid Expansion' should ' make for a very interesting race. ' " . Tne local firm of bookmakers who ■ backed, the double Kyeadgerie and Golden Slipper for the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups to win £10,000 will not get a start with either ."leg." Even the Tommies " love a little punt at times. ' Prom all accounts it is not likely that Arthur Oliver will again be seen riding Truganini. The jockeys should have a union, and when a boy is taken off without a good, reason the other boys should let the owners ride their prads themselves. Paddy O'Brien, who rode Kopu on the. first day and subsequently stood down m the Guineas m favor of C. Jenkins, was not allowed to suffer financially by the change, as the owner of the Horse paid him the amount of the winning fee, Which was only right and proper. As he was advantaged to the extent of having Jenkins to ride him and also . that his race the first day would improve him, several good judges selected Kopu to win the Hawke's ;,Bay Guineas. He began fairly well,, and once round the home bend safely he was able to catch and beat Aborigine, who was a short-priced favorite.- . ' . .' The Steeplechaser Pilot who arrived from Maoriland last week is not a beauty to look at. As a Randwick wit remark-' ed, "He looks lonely without a.dray behind, him," and his docked tail gives him a 1 rather grotesque .appearance. However, Pilot has the reputation of being a beautiful jumper and a good galloper, which is a much bigger consideration than looks.— Sydney "Sportsman." Prophecy, who has lately been m a class by herself m Westralia, was bought as a yearling by the late Mr Tom Fenton at the cheap price of 75 guineas. An interesteing fact which stands out m the winning forni shown by Problem's two daughters,' Solution and Prophecy, is that both of those mares were got by sons of St. Simon, Soult being responsible for Solution, whiJe Phoebus Apollo begat Prophecy. Mr Sol Green irew owns Problem, bought at the sale of the Grasslea stuld for 750 guineas, and as he owns a crack St. Simon horse m Positano the: probabilities of Problem further enriching the 'stud book are extremely gooti. The cabled success of Pink 'Un m the CaulfieUl Stakes, run at Caulfield last Saturday, will make interesting reading for all New 'Zealatiders who follow the doings of Maoriland horses racing m Australia. The Strowan horse carried 9.4 and defeated amongst others Post Town, who was favorite for the Caulfield Cup. In a cable to the writer Dave Price states that his horse is now favorite for the Caulfield Cup, and barring accidents he ' votes him a moral. Immediately | after his success on Saturday Pink ' '.Un, tightened up considerably m the market, and on the same evening backers freely took 2to 1 about his chances. In the past Price has had a lot of hard luck just when he' was about to land a good coup, but his many friends on this side of the Tasman Sea will be with Kirn today and most of them to the extent .of a. few pounds. .

I There are seven horses engaged m eacH j hurdle race cm Wednesday. H. Cairns went to Levin, after the Otak meeting and is schooling some horses for Alf. Shearsby. Hiro .seems to be galloping as,- well as ever, and if lie keeps sound will shortly get on the winning list. Lord Soult looked big at Otaki, but the racing will improve him. He is still very smart at leaving the slips. Duart is still very bad at ihe barrier, and' m the Labor Day Handicap at Otaki he carried away the tapes three times. Duart showed his appreciation of tha handicapper's leniency with him m the Flying at Otaki "by romp ng home a very easy winner. Zimmerman showed up prominently m the early stages of the big race on the second day at Hastings, but he dropped out of it early. ' Dusky Mom was not brought to the Otaki meeting, ,bufc. he is going on the right way m his track essays at Wanganui apcl'will be found at Riccarton next month. > \ Swimming Belt lias acquired a very bad habit of hanging m, and will not leave the rails. He is another that will h"-ve to win a race from the, barrier rise or not at all. Tauira, who was Eiade an odds-on favorite m the Maiden Hurdles, was the first horao beaten and finished last. He jumped very wil'dfy" and on two occasions ' was 'vc y nearly off the course. Lyris. looked" m. perfect condition at Otaki, and his win was achieved m the easiest manner possible. He_J&as, yn-. prqyed a lot m .his jumping, antl flies over : theVfenceV with th& iesfc. jot them. >.. Yosami was^ -very .-frightened, m 'her int- c tial . effort over .^battens . at . Otaki and" would not go up. to her field. To • win-a race she.'will have to be hopped out m front and kept m the lead the whole way. The victory of Roosevelt ~at Otaki was long overdue and it is to be hoped taat it will only be' the fore-runner of many, more. .He ran his six furlongs on. W«*nesday m 1.8, which is pretty c«e* far a maidep. candidate. IS*gt.-3 from. Ohristckurch' stutas that Heorthen is going great guns m her tr»rk} there' and that . she will be ,J|ard t» bsat m the.N.Z. Cup. Sbeis well bred Mtough for anythmg ana as she has only, alight impost she may run well. „ The champion California will get his . neck well stretched jn the oig face at Trentham on Wednesday, 'me presence of Gold Crest, Goldbeater, and Irish Rifle will not admit of any loafing on the way \ Now; what vill they run ■• that li miles m. * ■••..'••■•. . ■ • ■ - . . It does not often happen that the sa'mV horse pays two big , dividends m a" snort space of time, but such a thing was the case with Investment. .■'The 'West Coast mare looked really well at Le'vfn' ana won very easily at. the finish/ 'oj the Stewards Hack Handicap. , ; . Irish Rifle, looked at his best at Otik'i and his win m the big race was a' W meritorious one inasmuch as hegotbadlV chopped out just after the start and. had to go round his field. He gave Swimming Belt a very ... bad/hump when:, entering fene straight, but I do hot. think it affecte* the result of the race.- " •■ • The racing authorities m. Germany are determined that : owners shall not race* unfit horses. In ■ the weekly calendar o^ the Union Club appears a notice pr*hi]»it-: irig ownjers 'and trainers from merely tcaining their horses -in public— tlia't is, m it race— and also insists ; that 7 a horse mus'l? not be eased iip until -it; is abstluttlyf beaten. ■„ ■' ; --r ." '-'. : King Post, .who had the services pi Jen-i kins,, opened -up .at odds on ii». tbm Te/ Hiwi Memorial Stakes and was x9T»r ousted from.t he position ot_ fa>v,orit». JB« began badly and his rider was üb*mifortable- on him, the whole way. At JU» finish Iranui beat him flomfortaWy, w,*. he only just struggled, m. ahead pf Ss?c»nery. Eithet Iranui has improved a great deal or King post is, not.himsejf. ... , ; ,-• . There were- -gome 'gdod-|<»kij^;-:caaaid--ates -m" the Maiden field'&t Otaki, biiV none- .pleased better- than. Te Kahttjcangi, who is by Conqueror and hails Hrefm iferirua. In a big field be was made a T«ry short favorite, but though he bad a el#ar run m front the. whole way he was rather easily defeated by Roosevelt,* who I**4 his nearest attendant from the vfeuxirarise. The favorite may be mote, usaful when seasoned," btut .he shut up very badly m his first attempt and when Jqaicias drew his whip he went further b&efc. '

At Otaki on Wednesday th'p ■vreatbpr' w^s, .perfect, . and large crowds mad© th» trip, from both nbrtii and south. The*ra.c-' ing was very interesting and several bbt favorites were beaten during the day. A; feature . of the meeting -was ' the strong ; support accorded the Porirua horses, but m one case only, that of Playmate, m the. Welter Hack , Handicap, was the sup-! port justified. "Odds were laid on Tauira, Waimaria and Te Kah'urarigi, but - they' failed and the bookmakers should have reaped a goldien harvest, but unfortunately for themselves they had Prosser's horses rfunn irig for their books and fielded the xeriiairider.

The Melbourne Cup winner, The Victory, ■looKs like making a name for. himself ' at the stud m England. "The "Sportsman reports that he had a full season this year, and jth'at next, year he win be hrn; ited to d^'ms of wiriners only at 'the \kj low fee at which he has been standtngLord Rqsebery sent seven mares to hipi last. year, and ,Mr Vyner has .consistently supported him on account of the stoutness of his blood. At the' York meeting his daughter,; Cooya,, whose dam Uoow is by Trenton from Lady' Stefiin's, won the Rous Two-Year-Old Selling Plat*,, and was then purchased by C. Hiilstrt' for 300 guineas. j

The appointment of Mr C. Q?Cowior to the position of at Tjrenthain and" 1 the ousting of Mr H. Piper, who has HI-* ed the bill with distinct credit to Mita J self and all concerned, is a ttis^rac* la the Wellington Committee. I undtr&iuu&i that the motion to appoint Mr O'Ckuuuuc was only carried by -one vote, sa tfcat it would seem that there are still a F.rtkt percentage of the committee who hate implicit confidence m the old starter. It ta distinctly, unfair to Mr Piper, who b«w e«rtainly merited some reward for bis le*g and faithful services, but apparently ho will have to - solace himself by rei.o. nisiri;§' that' "virtue' 'fs .its own, refrard.'- * ;rT '

The performance .put up by AYh.:tussa?aroa m. the Stewards Hack race at Otaki was not an impressive one. Tke fc*rse may have been a genuine trier, and ut» deed the betting market said ha was, but his running was not what it should have been.. He was never m the lead-' ing division, arid he was covering Ki«r» ground than anything m the race. Hif visual pilot, W. "Voun,!£, wa; stamliagf down, and H. Futcher had th» mn«tt. It was given out that tfie reason «f tte change was that the horse was too Itactious with Yoyns- Be that as it iu*y, there were many present who were propared to say the horse was a ndn-trier, but. that will always be when a favorite gets beaten. However, we will know, more m the next week or two.

The starting ol Mr R. A. McDonald, who made his debut at Otaki, was very satisfactory, and with time he should ranta amongst the first flight.

Paparaehi made the pace very hot m the HurdlftS at Otaki, and tried to win all the way, but m the end Lyrist beat aim ra.ther easily. , It is said that unless the Fielding horse is taken to the front he will not do his best.

Waicnaria. the full brother to Armistice, was labelled "can't lose" m the Hack Hurdles at Otaki on Wednesday, but the label came off,/ and A. McConnon's bad luck stuck to him. It is over six months since this horseman had a ■winning mount. .

Bluebell ran well on the first day at Otaki, but the Tren^nam mare generally wants a race or two, into her before being at her best. She should be amongst the first flight m her attempts at Trentham next week. •■> . .