NEWS AND NOTES.

NZ Truth, Issue 182, 12 December 1908, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES.

Racing at Plumpton to-day. . . ■ Dannevirke on Wednesday and Thursday. ■ Poor nominations ' for Manawatu at: Christmas.' ...

Armamento . will do the West Coast trip at Christmas;

Eighteen horses made the first • acceptance m the Auckland Cup. , . '

Escamillo and Luscqmbe were dual winners at the Takapuna meeting. They will be a poor lot ot hurdle horses seen out at the A.R.C meeting. s Tulkeroo 10.3 is top weight ip the Perth Cup to be run on Boxing Day.

Thirty-two horses nominated for the Ashhurst Cup— ten more than Manawatu.

Ikon will have to carry 7.10 m'; the Auckland Cup, consequent upon her wins at Feiidingj.

It looks as if the Manawatu Club wilt he lucky if they get a dozen starters m the Cup on Boxing Day.

Poor nominations for Lower Valley aad Rangitikei. The hurdle races at Bulls have attracted very poor fields. Whetuntarajna is pretty well himself agam and is to be given a run at Ashhurst. . The Ashhurst Club ' should be yery s»tisGed wil£ their; noniihatipns fdir the. Clip meeting.' i -' ", ' '. „ ■ '..' : B. Deeley is .again riding m great form and at tfy Takapuna meeting,, he steered five winners., • . ':, ... ■_..' What weight will be required to stop Don Carlos m the Hack' Hurdles at Mar-, tinborougli? : ' i-'*'-- -- v ,'-''.'. The Asbhiirst nominations contain the; names of several horses that have-not yet spotted silk. :..:., . '._, ..... < It. will le a very small ' field that will; contest thje Sires Produce Stakes at the; Manawatu^ meeting. ' •'■■ ' Grand Sdarn (8.12) has been'lig&tly'as-, sessed by Ithe handicapper fof the big race at .Plumpton to-day.. ' j Foul riding has bees going, on. apact' lately. It's time . roosteriag got it where the chicken got' the. axe.: .-, ..v. ,f Master §oult, ' the present favorite fbr I thp Railway Handicap "at Auckland', will i , be ridden by C. Jenkins. "'""''; '" ' Master Alix is going oh the rigjit way : m his training and if he continues ,Jie' will not be 16b| findiDg a. race. The Queensland juvenile Mischief, by Bir.kenhcad, j;j stated to be easily :.-Uhe best two-yeapold m Wuecnsland. -' The Waiknna'J Cluji has beeri; favored with satisfactory, enfrips..' for, ...their annual; meeting on- New 'iYe'ar's-Day. . The Soult .two-year-old* 'Snowfoot, who won on: both days at Takapuna,. is re-garded-.very.highly; m,. Auckland.. ; _■,. „■-;. A lot of horses have been left m the classic' races at thefbrthcoming-' Auckland meeting that will not see the post. The Woodville races . on,- Wednesday and Thursday ".v.e re highly successful ' and should result ,ih : a good profit , ' to the club, .'fy '„, '" . . " .A,.- .' , ■', • ' ;." .''■"■ Definitions of a punter.: A. philanthropic sort of bloke who keeps himself poor to, enable the. Bar ,Vons to bask :in the -lap of .luxury. -;■ Maranui will be spelled" for some, 'time before he next carries, silk. The KeW Zealander has 'hot been himself since win-' ning the Caulfield Cup/ „ . .....'..,■ It looks :as if; Atwood.-ha.s jipt despaired of getting ..another race out ■. of Capulet,. as he has .entered 1h&, Lethe gelding at the Rangitikiai meeting! v.vv Mooltan has '"recoveie.d sufheientry 7 from his knocking about " v that -he received -m the Melbourne :Cup tb- leave .the 'vet's, hands. He' is" to be given a long : spelt.' ' v The "Hawera. >Star." -states tfia't Mr; J . K. "G ood on was 'tobled of i'3s at ;ti _c Wai ta_cja ' ■ r « \;>. s. The . co . ,rse, : the, ■ p'olk-e 1 state, '•'■simjiy; swarmed 'with '"- thieves. "A., The North Ota^o Joekev Clufo presented a handsome; gold watch" -to;' Mr • von. .- Chr isfcie, ■ whb; •■'• after - acting : as-tili. elceeper: to the, club (for several years, is- leaving' for .Auckland; ; . v. t -■ ■■. -_v vv Paida (Soult— Caller' Ou);, a /stable mate of Shuja, was' a runner m. the' Leppertonv Stakes at Waitira. The colt carried a good bit of sugar, but could, not get a plact.. „.',_. „, .. "*' i Lusco^be performed, a, very unusual feat at Takapunav, He won. the," Maiden Hurdles, aad a couple of .hours later came oij& and defeated .the field, a poor one, m the; Open Hurdle^Race.-, , „. . :v. ... . The chestnut mare-Pinmoney,' dam "of Don Cavlos ; , has foaled a colt 16 Ghobrka. Tht re is also a nice chesinut '-filly from the same 'maf&'-and by.':Porirua'running out at Porirua. •The C-'R.U..!.. meeting opens ' Jto-day . -ana will be ' coh'ciu'ded bh Wednesday, nextThere are no North island horses 'engag-; ed, so punters m these part?" wiil _have no interest ( m. the meetirtg. : , . " .'....' A- fine of £.5 was imposed on A. Mc-v Kay at Timaiu for not properly regula'tiri tj; his horse Lupulite at the start of the Flyihg Handicap. The chestnut. must have been a trier that time. As Geo. Price will be unable to attend the Auckland Cup meeting, LuKe Wilson will have the" ride oh DiaJbolo, white Price will be up on Swimming Belt and TavVbaki at the Manawatu. meeting.- ; Thi? Hastiiigs trainer', : Harry, Modre; was a' visitor to -Wellington 'last week on the look-out for a suitable hotel. He !; Bis '.got'' lid bf all his : libr'ses except Barca, and he' will keep the Cyrenian gritting for a hack.;. The prediction published, -^ome week's ago, that the Auckland. Cup wquid^'be contested by 'a sniall field., . . looks like bearing fruit,- arid probably ■'.. when.- the niimhers go tip tbe iSeldAyiljl' lip' under a| dozen. ...■ " .-.-. . . , : - „.'. '„ „ - Scenery has been nominated m the: Hack hurdle events at Dannevirke. Lately the ; chestnut -mare has v been schooled^ at Foxton by C. Price, and if she. goes to ■ the post ' she will be ridden' by . that horseman. rv ; vv .w. ■■■'-■ : '~o' Once again Contender 'has filled the' position of ' tunner-up. ' This was m the principal event at- Hororata," woa by Hell-, anthes. S'in(»Paddy-^lcLaughlin sold the black horse his new „owner has failed ' to; win a race ,Svith-htm. 'O'.'.yy ". '.], . : Mr G. O'Connor has been appointed! starter at Trentham for the remainder of this : season. The' committee' pf : the; W.R.8., which met .■ on Monday evening, decided .that . it. was only right to. give the Auckland- starter the remainder of: .. the term. vv •' ,"-.' =;. ■.-•■..•' ; Swimming .Belt will he sent "to"' 4^"! puni m company' \vitli Gold Cr^s't", , who, may be. a starter m the Palmerston : t Stakes.'" It is quite likely" that Mir P. Soames' two-year-old, Merry Oliver, will also be give^ a run at the. Palmerston North meeting. . • . '. F. Raymond, rider of Indian Muting, ! who got into trouble < at Taratahi' for crossing Lebeccio, has been' whitewashed by the Metropolitan body. ' It: was the general opinion .: of /those . present at the Taratahi meetmg that Raymond had been: severely dealt with. • ; . -. ■ 'y. The: proposal of ■ the Wanganui i^ockey Club re .the'appdintnient' of a stipendiary steward ip not receiving much encouragement from the country ' clubs, it is stated that the Wanganui Committee were not unanimous^ therhseive's-as to the, adyisabll- ■< ity or otherwise of'sneh. an appointment. The difficultywquld.be to get the right man ; . ■ ■ ■■ i v.- y . y^yf „. 1 .,'. v .';.'. . I "At the " last Winton *„-. ' mee'tinjg '.Lpl tus, Who was sold ip Wellington,';..last.'January, won a race,. -.'put' Svas Vs^osequtsnvly - objected to on the .-grounds that . he had : run inside a post;. The protest was - upheld and the race awarded to .Erous,: another North Island castroß. . Hogan OAvner of : Loftus, then appealed to. the .Metropolitan body and won the appeaL - It appears that the Winton Club trippedthemselves . )>y not measuring, at Ho^ansi rermest,' the marks of the hoof prints oh ; the inside of : the post it was alleged^ ■ Lofli's i an insfde ; and -comparing themi ; wi^h tl'e horse's hoofs. This at oncei . providrd Hogan with the best grounds for' an -appeal, ' • ■„..•.. ._■•.- _•:■'••; •'.

Liqjuid Air is agaia m -work at Pal;merston North. . ' Exmoor has. again gime sore and is not going to Auckland. Diabalo anil All Red will be the Porirua representatives at Ellerslie, D'Nil/is suffering from a slight strain and. was. hot taKea to tbe WowiYilie mtttV .ing. . yy^-A'A "Miscast is on, the small side, but still should get. on the winning list before :-'long;-;.' -.;.'■ ->y. ■ . , ' Toiango' is' Very flighty and will want quietening down a lot before he will win a' race. '*!.."• Moloch ran his best race tfhis season m the .big event on Wednesday and is coming back, to ,his best form. ' It will be some time before Sir Single races again, . as he is .suffering from a rick received while training at Bulls. . Naumai. is,;one of the most consistent horses iii training m New Zealand. The ,bay horse', is \ always m a place. ; Osiris is mot the horse he is cracked, up .-to .■• be.-t '• He cut up badly , on Wednesday when Hatch, applied the stick to him* 'Eclogue wop th«? Grandstand Hack at Woodville ' from end to end. He looked big on it and is capable of ■ great - improve■me'at.- "' ■ • ■ ■ " ' ..j Previously. Tangimoana was made first choice "m the Woodville Handicap, but she • never .-flattered her backers and is not at her best. "-""" : The racing v sbe is getting is ...-improving the. jumping^ of Peregrine, and. Mr McLeod'si'horse should not be long-in securing a stake. • -. , v , , .-'! pbckatoo :; is another fair maiden- that will win ■'. before • long/ HeP got but? 'badly at \Voodyille and may have bfeeh : Second, but wiieii ' hfe'rider ' struck him^ be turned ■-it'iip^'v^ 1 "^.,. ■•■-■-::■ y-y \" y-y '■■ ' . . .iSeaton ,'Dale got a ' Very/r bad passage m. the' Ftvlrig Hack," aha sordid Maiora, : whp .was nearly down at the" 1 four-f jrlong postv Maiora is very, well just now and should score again suVrtiyJ : , , "'. ■. Niirhtmare . t ried to . i*n off ■-•■ ' he track during. .the, iv; ning of tbe Welter Hack, and collided.- ,with another, kpjfpe. 'i h« result wasi,a>-naaty fall,, but luckily -, W^ Price, her riderj was . -piohulrt.. . Don; Oailos jumped wt>ll -'When he bad company (oii Wednesday < ' but s when Whitebpuse^ took- him to? the frbnt-'he was in-i clined-vto chance his -fences. It was just •as wieiir under the, circumstances that the last two fences were down. . "*::./ ".On fhe. strength 'of a siXTfurlbng ; trial, when "she was as good as ■ Moriarty at the . finish^ Sha'iiinon Lass- was made a' %cry npt order m the Maiden Plate, she was prominefit. throughout but <had no chanco with the iong-stri-dihg Lbngner.- --.,-' Roseieti^j wbo won. the' Welter Hack at .Wood.v.t.Ue,; , is a nicely-shaped brown mare. She, was opposed by a. very weak -field ; .and was hiaking heAseebnd appearance on the^ day. rShe is owned by Mr' Charles .JBen^'ettf.- of Napier, .and il .well placed i should. "earn- further distinction on the. rave tracks; y/fff ."..' 'A.O" . 'Moral -is-:: a top-uotcher, and it wiae a treat 1 to see the big' fellow cut ' do\m- tUe field. in ;the., straight on Wednesday; '"• His were enabled to .get a "g<W»d price about, him hy working a very qlb-w dodge. The horse pulled up .after ruamn^ :Xi mijes , jn -2.7 without . turum^ a/isair. He is probably better now than » vet. ; ' Those -Who were' present- at b^ii&hng would not hear of the : defeat ol i>ohV«t-' losih' the 7 Hurdles at Woodvilia, l»^t .**>•« 'was alwayis-- plenty of hioriev fer jiiwttii Douglas,- and at the start thi* pair\ wer^ etjuafl favorites. It was, a' good race, hut m the 'end'- 1 -the' weight "stopped- 'MjtsDer Douglas; and Don Carlos won- toy a. Jea««i: 1 Wobdhey made the pacie'' wi>V •:. Merrie Rose m. the big raoe. The lat*#r t%*lT.V_4 after mile; aiid ,tUe : V-ig tried to. sft'. o&.liy 'hers -If. She tni&t&i ''_ .ffi^ strauht; jw"ith a tiiree 1. t^ 'ths*' _j_*^d,\ ,bvi Mbral caiigbt and .passed , her a< tf dhi . Was a common hack. Had "Merrie Rose np;t ;leen m the race, . Wotdh&y might :hav«.:Won.; • Vinco was first, out m the l-UUen at Woodville, but . he . quickly, lpst liis .position, and finished m the. ruck-. _-Tbjß....lionr queror gelding is long overdue for a yftn. ' . Longner has improved with, , raping. He was early to the front m the- Manlen, and with Shannon Lass, who . w s as, taTorite, led throughout. In the end be, heat the Wanganui-owned Ally, lather w'mfort■.ably'...": yy- . .'" '. " '.' "'._:' '. .The- Bbroueh .Handicap provided a good deal of excitement at the finish.' > Tlie • . : l-otvStuffi Ikon got-, a. fair i-ass.jee: to h& ; . and. then i tackled Ab&rratton, >whb was; leading. Te ford sat down on Ihe latter ?nd a very clns-;. finiSih Desalted. The judge gave his decision m fav<>r :of Aberration' by a Short' head and th 6 crowd: took it . very badly and hooted .loudly, ;_ :The owner of Ikon protested -against th^ judge's .ruling, but, of course, it was quickly rul-.d 0ut.... ■;. ""■ As was' generally anticipated, th^ Eleotric Handicap {iroved a great bettinp; rate. At the' flag fall. Tumut was' ac'ttifil favorite, but Naumni,' Rdn-iipnnaV and North Had all had . I°rg»< f-Howints. Mr Buiek^s horse first away,- but i'-au-mai nulc'iy raced to, the front, and .led to the r .dii*tano'\ Here Rjin^ipana, iiineji in;' and a punishing finish' resulted 'm fkX'orbf Rangipapa ; by a heck. Thh t'me Was lmjii 1" 2-ssec, ■ wM'h, considering ' that heavy rain- had fallen the night previous, was remarkably good. Combat, a notable performer m Victoria 'sbhfe years, ago, recently changed .hands, .at ,an auction sale m Pertly, .W.A.,. at, llgns.' Coihbat must have won thousands . m stakes m his time, and was taken across from Melbourne to Pwrth by bookie-bwner Bill. p a vls, of W.A., to wijo, if p'pssible, the Perth Cup, which, how^ ■ " ever wajS, credited to. Blue Soec. C«n»bat was bought by Davis for 300 odd guineas .but he was unaMe to do anytb 7^ with liiin,. m fact the., gelding broke down m his . Qup race, and , that wtfa probably his last appearance an the tuff; _ ; ;,,.;.. ., ...; ■ .. a . •. " ' .