NEWS AND NOTES.

NZ Truth, Issue 179, 21 November 1908, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES.

v Ponies at Miramar to-day. . . i Takapuna and Timaru next week. • Acceptances for ; Feilding on Monday.'". The Dane was only- started m the flat: races at Carterton. , •;■_.. The races were not started to time on ■ either day at Garterton. \, l • : ■ " Ikon , was heavily hacked m Napier; fo| ; thei Ellerslie Flying, won by her.- : '{^ Snip has changed hands twice recently, 1 ' and is now an inmate :of T. Cotton's Riccarton staples. .■.■:.•.:■,..;.•; ".•;;- - . * Merrie Rose tried to win the tl .Cup < from end to end, and was 1 only cauglit^on;,in.e.! post by San Julie. - ] '-" '.. Polynices, who won Ihe Maiden race at Waipawa, is. a half-,brother to Tumut, and is gifted with a lot. of pace. It would be very galling to Mr J. C. N. Grigg to see Outlander beaten by A. Oliver on Apa m the Fendaltdn Handj.- : cap. Oliver will now be even over that tenner fine m the Otaio Plate. . Stronghold cantered home m the Hurdles at Riccarton on Wednesday, and with a rise of -ib he just failed by a neck on Saturday. The "chestnut horse has improved considerably m his jumping, and his pace is beyond the ordinary everyday jumper. i l .- ■!

Sir Frisco's trip' to Riccartpn was profitless. Irish Rifle' was very. Jbre. at the Taratahi meeting. ''"" '. y '■'.' " r .. V Full Rate is very well - just now; - but ha,d no luck at Riccarton. . . . • ■ ■ Truganini must hare a world's record 'for the number of seconds she has run. Osiris was a ■he&.vy . coromissioii) at Carterton, but could not land the, 'mustard. . -.m ■•.;■-. . ..-■; ... •.. Gleam ended her racing . career at Waverley, when she badly' "broke" down ~" in iiie Hurdles/ •■'/•' ■■■■■['[ - j-'r^f* 17 " | ' Frisco is to be given a good spell, and will not race again till about Wanganui Cup time.), ; ... •..— .=V.- .^ : First Mate is just getting over a sprain- i ed shoulder and may be given a run at the ' Feilding meeting.; 1 ■■■■■ ■- '■■■. -'■■■ :: "- ; . Axite was 'offered ioi sale at :the Carterton meeting but was passed m when the bidding reached £40. . " . : Petrovna looked very light whea -rac--ing at Riccarton, and it cannot be said that she is on the up grade. Naumai wal' seen under silk m two r.aces at , Riccarton, and the son pf'Cbntßueror'was twice placed .second. ' .*: ; ' , They had the cheek to take oh • Ann let with Advantage m the Randolph Handicap at Riccarton- on Saturday.- ' i St., Aidan's success m the Avon,>Yelter was the only win scored •by i/tie K^ramv team" at "the C.J.C. Cup meeting/ j"'' ; •- The -500 -guinea colt Shu'ja. won His race very easily ' at '-Waverley^ c 'f lie ' "is ' trained..by JP>_ Johnston ■'■•' and/? is- yerj, J speedy. ■ : -■■■ '- ''-h ■*/■'■■'? *-'-* au;. [ ■ . .>».-■.;.'.■«,• Yii<j-,'i i For the City Handicap at -the- A.R.C!. meeting; floral wai supported m a manner t that ; suggested . he. only had ,to ., star \ to win. .••'.' 'i ,•••'. . T ..-'. At Carterton last week; Golden Eagle put up a much better performance m the Telegraph Handicap than m the Railway on the first day. ••: v-.t.. : ..~.v >: -'-j .■> ■■ \ . Diabolo may win next time put' I i n c 'a ; weight ;f or :age. race. The bl;aclf : fellow iyas unlucky to bump. -such las. Big 4 riOriii. the GantssrburyVc'up, " :; i. .. "';; V. , . : lilangshan, who .rain- second m■< both spring ■ events, is a big. bay horse.; He us very light m. the barrel' but very .heavy legged: oHfe is* the. makings ota fait horse. •./ .... „.-. ■■>■ .- . ■■- ; = AlthO'Uph Mastißr Squitdjd 'not returns North without 'a stake;' he was^very - tm- - fortunate m running into second place In both the Stewards and jockey Club Handicap. ,"'. ; ' : ; .*; . ■ \ ■ ■•'.'•,_' • In the King Edward Handicap -at-Car-eer ton, Tangefpa (G. Price)', just won by a neck from -JEfflng ,Ppst (W,- Ryan), after a great set-to between • this pair,. Blue - and Osiris. ;„ -. : , - ■ „-.->.',■ The Foxton horse, Rangihaeta !; wdri JV 'a! double at- Wayerley. Hjs Wins 'were not out :of, his turn, and several more:, may come- the way of ; the chestnut; whp-;is' very well at present. 1 :' - ; ''■'■'- v Kilts showed a \lpt. of pace. ,in' the iuy4 enile. Plate" at Riccarton and should winj a riace vety soon; He rah very Hvild in' the straight five* furlongs, but 1 round aj bend he would probably run . quite; true. ' I • Positano has sired yet -another-, I ."Mist-! bourne Cup -winner m Lord Nolan*: 1 Whit! sort oof.pricef f . price should* the youngsters- :bythe great St; Simon r horse from *-Sqli Green's choide 1 ttfa'res* realise v when *&neyi come up for sale ? ;•■ r; ,«; Lady' Lucy was ' ,w'eil .supported- fgr];. the; Avon Welter- at" but after- [her. ing m a good iJdsitibn'tb' ttie turn" she? faded out of- it. The fast pace set by; Golden Cairn >.an v d,;. Grenadier . must have; been too much 1 for herf'' *"" „ ■; Waitoto was bactfecTfor the Guineas at the Carterton meeting as if the race: was i an -absolute, morale^ He i got badly left,: "and Ayhen he did' set out; ;af ter the- fieldi it- was too late,- .but ie= showed a, great; turn , of speed for ; .about,si:.iurlongs* ■ c ; The Porirua two-yeat-ptd Lady Siedallist was -taken to Riccartpn, but owfcg; to an accident to one of h^r fetlocks, re;; ceived while training, she was unable, to s^artv at the meeting. She was walking lame on her return home last Tuesday: -. , The Formosan filly Bputade,. m, W. Pine's stable at Riccartpn, should not be long m. getting on the winning p.sp ir . In her., races, at the. C-. J . C. . , meeting jShe .was : generaUy m t% leadior the great'er^art' "of the ipurhey ; but. v lacked, condition Jinsee- : mg out the finish/" '' ''*'"" '/\. I !.' : ."'• ■ All Red was the v .worst^/treated horse ; raced at Riccar.ton, • ;aixfl considering - .his ; imposts he xa.pl tte b^stv ,races ot. . hjß car- : eer, It was i indeedliSurprising $o findftim'. handicapped toj' -give" wei'ght,to goodtijier- ; formers J ike . ; Apa a'n-d' ■ Tangimpan^ ■• m j/tjtje Fendai'tdn: Handicap". .'.% ..!'; • - '-. /,-.■, „' < Although Lyrist finished' up >a winner at Riccarton -with J.2.'5,--< hehas' 'only ; more to carry iniithe' Spring; Hurdles at i FeUding; The distance m the- -latter ,cace is three furlongs further, hut thisjwill,be ; all m favor' of Bowen!s horse, who is the ; best stayer ; of the field.,: . . . i -" ■:11--~. ' HaeremaT, ridden -by' C. Cressi won the First Hurdles at Carterton "very Teasily, and paid-the bigg-est' dividend* J of the meeting. Thus/ backtsrs'- started- very ba'flly,' but they got -eveii' -on ' Tumiit;; who was' made favorite m the: v Belvedere Hack Handicap", and -afterwards iievfef looked back. " ! " ''■' ']' :: ' -'; ;■■■'»• ■•'** ■•"* Broadsword ' cairried '', lilß ' when he won; the Electric Plate at RiC^ carton. :; . That the, colt vis .a . toprnptctief i admits 'pi 'tlq do^Bt, "and : ".had';l:i3" ; jirep.a ; ;' ration ' not been interfered with, he might have wbn the. Welcome Stakes, 'it is any odds "on hirii defeating Nautiform. next -time they' meet. : 'j ' .'•.'■'' ' . Thus "The Barber— >'Apa, who'- won the. Metropolitan -last Wednesday,' is' amuch improved mare, and- besides winning the Otaio Plate last she' ran a very good race in 1 the ! N.Z. Cup: She : ought to win a 1 fair handicap before the season is over." < * .The writer always-; thought Preston's prad was a gelding and not a mare. :- : U,::- ; i--' : :':': )i,. /What a galloping machine -Bqbrikoff.'.js^i; But' I am afraiti he%ilt- be -well' 7 lppkeil 5 ?after m handicap events m futute.^ ''ln^the" •Jockey Club Mile -h'e v ' was ■ • vei?y .badly 'treated with 9 "stone-still he wbn (i in' [record time for New Zealand. Then- on^ 1 Saturday he further demonstrated wltet-af •good horse he is by taking out -tl* Stead ( Cup arid running the li tniles m 2.7. It will proba"bly shock his owner and trainer •whan they see the :■, weight he' witl' get i& ; his. 'next' race.' - /■' '• '■'■- ; - ■■"■' ■' A. Oliver, who w,on the Otaio Plate.on, White Lie, was ; fine)d '£,10 ,fpr , .being ir tg^ less at the barrier. The. complaint r was. : laid by Mr J. C. N. Grigg, who Owned ther .second . r hprse:r ■;: ; The^decisiQit;£Wiis'f'-ar •very harsh ohej and the. stewards had little to do -|when they glistened to:, this man Gjrigg-. iWM *c Lie'lreared ■ unj m ithe air, arid her /rilae'r ' 4 iFatf= as much- chance of holding her as Grigg would had he been riding her. ) As it . was, she got away second to i last, •* • andrjf -. '.Oijtlandef ■■ could not: win when Wliife ; ; liie " got left, 1 how could he win on an even .despatch.Mr Gri.srg is evidently of the win, tie,. >or wrangle class, . ■ "

■■■ ■ ■ - ; "■ "" ' ■ ■ * A Cork ran two secondi at tta Watpaw« meeting. Passive and Sir Antrim were dual winners, ajt 'Taratahi. '"''.- Silkweb is. m, the game again, and that means m tlie market shortly. A bundle was lost on Playmate each time he failed at Riccarton. Artilleirie 1 was" 1 on her" own amongst the fillies seen piut at Riccarton." Speciosa^ 'br&ke down when cot testing the.. first. Hurdles at Carterton. b. iJaclcson^irocle the, winner of both the r .jhaif-inile.: events ;at .Waverley. kdpu B^4' hgs none the worst of it m the ;^t- 'Si&PWl 5 -Handicap at' Feilding. i There were a lot of ''dead 'uns" m the' Railway Handicap at Carterton. ' Lingerer got badly left m the hurdles at Waverley,- but he won very easily. The Wintpjv. Cup was 'this year, won by ; ;the Hon^Gebi McLean's Appolodpris. At Carterton Tumut won both his traces i very easily, and is^.W pretty speedy animal.'- :;: - : Mango, who used to ra.ce, at /Riccarton, '"■■wits successful m the Stewards Pursa . at „■ Wiriton,. •■£;'. - ' . '..'^' Leonardo jumps big enough to wari rant 1 him- being schooled' over steeplechase ,1 country. i : '• v i " Lamsdprfi'^dn the big race at Waipa- : wa, ; ."iiiud Vpetgahg and Hippot'ofla filled : the- places. ' " " . .'■ . !; i i very sore after run- ■ ning m rthe j Canterbury Cup and ; will require a spell. . ' ••— ■- -f 'contracted a throat ■ affection . and was* unable to face the starter at the ; C.J.C. meeting. i ',' The evergreen Hipporofla won the,Rail- > way, Handican. at" Waipawa. , .fie? was rid- ; den by W. Kirk. ■ i' ■ , .. ' . Lyrist wonrttwo hurdle races at Riccartpn f .and' with any luck might have won ■ the Otaio : Plate as well. » ' "Ail /(;he ; "heads" think that- if Flitaway is taken to Feilding she will lob home m the six-furlong sprint. ! The 'Wairarapa Hack Guineas-p rovided ) a- good iracev between Passive and Splash, r and ; the fbrrrier won, ail ''but, by a : length. ■ ' , . ■ ! X.Tljff Trial Plate' was r merel£ v ,.an exer ? is cisc, catfter . for Sir Antrim( \\ho also • won the Dalefield Handicap', on the seci. ohd.^day..^ ; , ■.','■ -"■■'■ • ',' ..-.«.«'• ; ...Mopltan.rpulied up^very?' "dotty" after the Melbourne Cup, and upon being exam- - inedit was found that he had beei gab ' .loped oiu ri " "..'.. . .■;■■■''"-■ . .The v atteiid9.nce was very 'large: at the Taratahi meeting r?nd the course being , in'go'dd "brder, th« timeii Recorded were ; *yery^f?tst:; ; ; .'■-.- ' -■.■"■ ■' ;.. ' _." ■ j . Contender" seems to have, lost ..all form J . -and, ..would be benefited' by a long spell i m., a; gppd-i paddock and far away from 'a ; ,racecou^sei r -; ; • ••• ■ , 5 . . ' . J " "A'rmlet^CSOOgns.) was a' very cheap pur* I i chase for' Mr' J. D. GreehTVOod, • who se- ■• cured the filly at this figure attheSjteaid | dispersal sale. . ■ ' ■ " ' ; , J^ost o|.,the horses, m 4)ave Price's st»« ! .bles atl-MelbjOurne are'beiig .'spelled fora [ couple, qt. months, as indeed are all the ; good horses m Melbourne. "' j y : .Jos. c-Pjcosser took twelve horses to Itic- ! carton.-jbut returned home^wrttiout win- , nihg/avrace. Most of his team >< win want •: .more,: lenient: treatment before' Jthey will i i.win. ■■:.'.;.;: ,- - ' V- c „.;■-;' - '-'y. '■■ • tij-y '■ ' ..'■<■->.- ■ • ■ -. •" ■ '•■'<* ,■• ' ; ,^he^. two-year-old. Day,; ; Beam . will k* better ;.suire<i' when! running /over iongtv ' "ddstantJes. tha^i four fufibngs.f as }u» ia ■ built .more^ptf the lines- of a stajir tb*n .: :a /sprinter,'* '1,, •'•' .--I/. ' -■ - ■. : ■■< [ ■ , '. <•:=. There will. .be. no Porirua horses nui- ; i.,ning ,ati\:Feilding. : Playniate< has got an ; :enlarged \knee, : and the owner? . of 1 -' AH ; ;Red and Waimaria are dissijfsfied *with ; -.the) imposts allotted* them r - " -'. . ' All' Red was very unlupkvtpr miss th» ; Fentialtoin ' Handicap. Thei way -he was ' .ridden fry ..Jenkins Was a^f sight .for the gods. It wais one of this' .rider7s,very. best efforts, but it was ufiavailing." „:;"' '".',' , T. Cahill, the New Zealand cr.oss-cbun--try rider/enow m Melboutne',- is>so far .enjoying: a continuous runv, Ol success *m : .Austrafia,;>MSirecord at present being flvo i^ imountSi fivev.wins, and there can be? no. . "doubt She is -a first-rate horseman. ■ : Sigriof rian best race; of his career ii in 'the : Canterbury Cup wTien^he estabr i' lfsKed--%n Australasian record for the2J . ; ;miles. The'tfast pace set by , Dfabolb'suit. [' ed^Mr Moore's horse dowrftb the groiind, . • and^he pulled jup wonderfully fresh. It is I stated ; tfia't his owner contemplates an* , other trip tp'Australia" and will engage Signpr" in-: th©" Australian Ciip and other '. long distance' races 'there. - }'~ \] ;:- 'Mr.BenLiCtuitis,' the- Dunedifi. penciller; t ; and dnertime sowner of Casket and other ! ! good /.horses,' has been spenain^- a month '■[ or two* m i 'Napier, and speaks faishly of ' the; xliniate ji.it having., worked wonders m , him. Ben's^many friends -will he' pleased ' to know he <is now on the mend, arid ! he lays the credit of the change at the door of the; town with the Marine Parr adev ■■■:^y-y^ ■ .">■•-•: •-• : i ; "Flr'ed' Tilley v had bad luclc ;.yith a ten^ ncr which, he wished to" invest, , pn Apa ; fn'thf FeiidaTton Handicap last Saturday ; wbssn, he. won and paid nearly £2Q. The ,mbney Was giyen to a relation to. in-" yes| H but through quo ting - ;6he ■"'"< wrong , dumber on" thf|' machine .the' tenner was ' put. on Tanrtmpana. Needless .tp, say,, wheri the. mis.take was discovered, th^ little,^prdell 'trainer said never a word.) ' ,; Emir, : who once - promised to be classed as rone of* the greatest equines of tbtf . Australasian turf, broke down badly' ; last/ Saturday, while competing m the V.R.G.. Handicap at Flemington %>6. Saturday, and he will now be pension- • ed off. -It "is pity that the ex-brii- . liant son "of Wallace had 'not b«en re^ ' tired from active service long s«o, for' it was patent 1 to good judges .that lie; horse would never regain his ' old : lernit. ; i Never has a "greed for gain" been m«r« : exemplified r with a racehorse : owner. thsth' ; has been the case with .Emir, for- • besides' being ; ''-patched \ up, emasculation was' resorted to, to try and : catch a few , googieSir'rSydney "Sportsman." - r - ' : Prior 'to this year we J are n6t awaro that:. any 'race -recognised as a' Derby m this or any other country had ever been ; {wbn-Vpy^^a-'hbrse 1 owned; and raced by a ■ladyVas" i^ thiecase' with -Ala^a, who is the property of "M. Gordon, >' the racUg , .name of Miss M.G. Robertson, sister to i jthbse< w%J4-known sportsmen, the brothers i RoblertspH, : of Mount Mitchell, near ;Ballan rat. The lady was pverwhelmed with con- ' ih N cora^aSi^ 'wife mag. . R. G;. , Casey, of the ,V .R.C., she pro? ceeded down to the course"7to' the ;■ mg\ ehc|bsuie to see.her , gallant colt. 'un,-> 'saddled' af&r winning the Derby. Miss Robertson gave 380 guineas for Alawa, as . a yearling, and last April she paid '675 guineas- f dr. a wel)jgj;hwni goOdtloolb • fng brother to" Demolition, who, like A> awa, will not be raced as an early 2* j yearzoldj and.j.who, of course, will .alstf be tf affied by" S6obie— MeTbourrie' "Truth. 1 *