NEWS AND NOTES.

NZ Truth, Issue 183, 19 December 1908, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES.

Awapuni on Wednesday. . . Prince Hassan won't be long. • ■ Awapuni 'Cup on Saturday next, Shannon Lass is on the upward grade. A win for North Head is long overdue. Seatondale was very unlucky at Woodville. The Cockatoo will win for Hickey be r fore the next moon. It is hard to understand Sandstream: He is never consistent. Last month Aeolus won a Jumpers' Plat Race at Sandown Park. There will be racing galore m New Zealand during the next couple of weeks. ;Taupo', ' by Chasseur, ran last m the Hurdles at,. Wood vills and would appear to be no chop. Paione was running on at the right end of the Maiden at Woodyille and may win over a longer course! ' Separator looked very light on it at WoodvilSe and he would not be any the worse for a good spell. Iranui showed much better form on the second day at WoQdville to that exhibited by her m the Borough Handicap. The racehorse T.M.S., one time a good perfcrmer, *was recently put up for sale at Perth, hut was passed in' at 'Jiigns. T*he PahautanuWarained Strathmere has been. schooled by "Loo" Hill during the week : and. Is stated to have jumped splendidly. Though Iranui keeps on winning she is a long time reaching the top of the handicap. The little brown mare rarely ! fails when marketable. "Truth" punters will he at Awapuni on Wednesday to a man. There's summat m, the Cup and Plying t|hat they/ye saved their pieces for. Buoyant willl have to be dropped a lot before he can win. It will be a long time till he meets such poor fields again as/ opposed him at Woodville. Booze will be off at the next meeting of the Avondale J.C. This is due to the No-license vote Nothing like a clear top-piece when sorting out likely winners. Lebeccio ran very badly at WoodiVille, and if this is his best form the sooner he is relegated to the milk-cart the better it will be for his popular owner, Mr Alec Reside. It would be hard to find a bctter-looic ing horse than Moral when lie stripped to contest the big race first day at Woofl. ville. He is the best ad. The Possible has got. . Tangimoana would seem to be right out of form for the time being, judging by her Woodville efforts, but maybe she -will 1 show her best with electrical suddenness any day now. The Feilding jockey W. Young has been at Otaki during the week schooling Capulet. The latter may be given a run on the last day at. Awapuni, and if he pulls up satisfactorily he will go on to Bulls. The Westraliau Government intends to introduce a measure imposing a tax on race meetings, at the rate of one penny for every shilling paid by those attending them. Here is a good wrinkle for Joe Ward.-

Lochiela should win during Christmas week. . Shrouded m mystery— The intentions of Bobrikofi's owner. H. Hickey is taking Kaipetipeti to Auckland for the two last days of the Cup meeting. With his 31b penalty incurred at Woodville. Moral will have to carry 8.10. m the Auckland Cup. On Friday last H. Cairns went to Levin to school Aorangi for the hurdle events at the Manawatu meeting. A. Oliver will ride Penates m the Palmerston Stakes. "Rummy" will want about three stone of lead. They say Kopu will not trouble the handicappers much m New Zealand, but will be kept for Randwick. Avpndale are still carrying on their | enquinies, and the trou'ole is not likely to be over for some time yet. Master jDelaval is pleasing his supporters m Auckland and they opine he will be at his best on Boxing Day. The Southern horseman, Billy O'Connell, is at present m Auckland, and will remain over the Cup meeting. As Tom Quinlivan will be engaged at Palmerston; North, Aborigine, will go to Bllerslie m charge of Fred Davis. It looks as if a mile is the limit ol Merrie Rose. The Summer Handicap at Awapuni is run over a mile coiurse. 'Tis said that there are two champion youngsters by Achilles at Waikanae. The young stuff will be sold m January. The Victorian jockey, W. H. Pearson, has left for, New Zealand, having obtained an engagement to ride here for some time. It is stated that Rangipapa will be a starter m the Palmerston Stakes and leave the Awapuni Handicap to Tumut and Co. Royal Soult is m great dema/id m Auckland for the Railway Handicap. This scribe will not have a pony to win a race of that descrrptooin. The appeal lodged by the Poverty Bay Turf Club m connection with the disqualification of B. Deeley, is to be heard m Auckland on the 29th inst. "Prads of promise" was the term used by a Northern, visitor to the tyaikanae stud last week. The youngsters . " -referrr ■ ed to were the pair by Achilles..;, "'•. ':'.'_'_ ,-. Last week Pat Hogan won the Lake County Cup with Sirius. The old war^ rior was only opposed by a very moderate trio m Rifle Maid, Loid. Glutha, and Speculate. ■. > The owner of Sir Frisco nominated -his horse by wire for the Manawatu Cup, but the telegram failed to reach its. d>£tination. The honse will be seen' but next at Tauhernikau. ; Apologue is doing nicely m his. work m India, and his .owner is confident ifchat the Melbourne Cup winner will ..i down FitzGrafton m the Viceroy Cup, to be run for on Boxing Day. The owner of Sir Frisco was asked to' put a price on his horse last week, but declined, and intimated that he will use him as a sire when his days of usefulness on the track are over. The entries for the Viceroy Cup (Ind.), to be r;un on. Boxing Day, include, ; am- . ong other Australian horses, ■ C.urrandooley, Ballaik, Mallard, Ta.ngai.qa, Fit^fJ Graf ton, Apologue, Absentee, and _ WAdin. • Too many jocksters guzzle a nip o^ firewater just Lefore xhe race. : Half a pjlass of whisky may give a rider Dutch Courage, but it seldom ftives\ him judgment. Judgment is- just what the owner wants. / . . „ ' ' . The ( Manawatu handicappe.r thinks Truganin'i cannot stay as m the Cup at.PaLmerston North, which is run over 1£ miles, the Merriwee mare is m, at 6.12, while m the Manchester Handicap at, Feilding she ran third m record time and carrying 7.5). Aeolus has been sent back to Sydney; where he will be teken m hand by. "Paddy" Nolan. - His owner, W. Lyons, has also left Melbourne en route for New Zealand, where he is due to attend the Auckland R.C. Suromer meeting, which commences on Boxing Day. Parable is truly one of the "lion at h 'me but lamb m the field" order. On Tuesday she did an exceptionally smart sprint m \Voodville, but plainly exhibited the white feather m • the Grandstand Hack on the following af ernoon. She must, indeed, be a heart-breaking animal to own and train. The Heretaungas concluded their camp last Saturday, when a few races were got off. The principal event, a half-mile flut-: ter/ went to a native who was mounted on 1 a chestnut mare by HiJlstone ati«i owned at Porirua. Captain Sammy Samuels finished second on Kanaroa and Lieutenant Prosser was m the other place on Try Again by Conqueror. As the Wellington Club has decided that F. Raymond, rider of Indian Mutiny m the. Park Yak Hurdles, at Carterton, was wrongfully punished by : the Taratahi stewards, does it not follow, as a matter.' of course, that the o\vn v r of Indian Mutiny must get the stake and not the owner of Lebeceio. Here is a point for Mr A. McDonald to set the Metropolitan stewards to. unravel, Next week at Palmerston a meeting of representatives of the principal racing clubs of the Wunganui district will be held, to discuss, the advisability of appointing a paid steward to act . throughout the districts. /A 11 those interested should turn > \\ for without doubt something is required m this direction. Ho We ever, the troulile will 1.c,, to £.et a suitable man, and most likely the Metropolitan borly v.'ill finish iip -uy a [) pointing' an oin<i'ment. Says Melbourne "Truth" /.--Aeolus is, a bit too good for the average jumpers' flat racer, and after his forward tunuing m the Sandhurst Cup, it looked really good business for him to win at Sandown last Saturday, and m N. D. Godby's hands he pulled through m fine style. His own.»r, the widely-known '{Bill" Lyons, is a real good old sport, as popular, a,nd stnakht-g;oing...as they are made, and it is noteworthy that "Mick IJ Carmody, who now has charge of Aeolus, used to act "as private trainer for"' him and his then partner, R. ,Blakie, m New •Zealand some 24 years ago. There was a good deal of money for Ngauruhoe m the Maiden at tho Victorian Club Races recently, put the Maorilander whose name was greatly mispronounced by backers and layers, failed to run up to the expectations of his trainer, who is reported to have le-n much .perturl'ed at the result of a trial which took place at Mordialloc between his horse and Otira, m which the latter came off best. In consequence of this, the relations between Keith and D. J. Price are not 6f the most amicaMe nature, but j apparently Price is the .letter judse of the two, as he reckoned that Ngauruhoe's prospects were not rosy.— Mel- i bourne "Truth,"

There was an abundance of Merriwees racing at Danncvirke. Lerida has improved a lot and may win a hack hurdle race during the holidays. Tumut does not incur a penalty m the Awapuni Handicap for his win at Dannevirke. The light-weight jockey Harry Price wild ride Shuja and Gold Lace m the A.R.O. double. \ Sunbonnet showed up well m the Flying . on Wednesday, but , she generally gallops ' well m the short going. Rosgrove is again m work at Palmerston North, but, so far, 'has done nothing very impressive on the tracks. Ben Deeley will ride Garl Rosa and Taimanupo m the Auckland- double. The latter may run second as per usual/ If she throws off her soreness, Crucinella (7.9) will make -them all hop m the Summer Handicap at Palracrston North.. Recent 'advices from England state that Pretty Polly will be given a further opportunity of earning distinction on the turf. Mahuta has been suffering from a slight cold lately, but still he ran well at Dannevirke, though he appeared a trifle sore m his preliminary. Scenery has come on a lot and as she takes kindly to the jumping game she should reward her party for her many failures on the. flat. As Jno. O'Ccmnel'l will be engaged with Moral. at Palmerstbn North, Tartar Julian has been engaged to ride Master Douglas m the hurdle races at Auckland. On her C..J.C. Oaks form Artillerie must be considered well treated m the Maria watu \Ciip. .The Royal Artillery mare is not engaged ; m any other "event on Boxing Day. '" ■'.'' ■ Gold Crest goes to Palmerston North on" Monday m charge of O. Jenkins. Trie" latter will ride the chestnut m the Stakes and then catch the midnight express for Auckland, whither he goes to steer Air Red m the Cup on Saturday next. The finish for the First Hurdles at Dannevirke was a very exciting one between Scenery and Commander, who passed the post locked together. Neither: boy could tell who won, so "they saved a pound and T. Pine had to pay that amount to C. Price. First Matyj, with A. Olliverin the sad-, die, jumped out well m the Umutaoroa Hack Race, but he was unable ; io keep his position 1 and was last to' pass the post. The -little fellow looked bright and may do a lot better when he has had a race' or two. - It commenced to rain an Wednesday just prior to the first race and continued during the whole afternoon. ;Necdless to say,;, iunder the .circumstances, speculation was limited and hosts ,tif people left the course 1 before the last two races were decided. "From end to end" is a racing phrase when describing > a. race. In. the dark ages peds ran Jrom one end of a tape, to tho ; other, but how a race on a course can be ruu from end tp end , licks, us. There must be a start and finish, therefore there's only one end. . . D. : J. Price par,ted with the two-year-old colt Ambrosia (St. Ambiose— Marlin),/ when he realised 250 guineas at auction, the purchaser 'being J. Adams. Ambrosia brought' the; same figure as a yearling when he was bought by- U-.-..F. Payne.—.: Melbourne. "Trjuth;" • , Lochiela was disappointed two or three times when making heir run m the Hack Race tin the first day at 1 Wbodville, but 'on the second day she showed up well, though she ( was no. 'match; for. Shannon Lass, who was much improved by her gallop oh the opening day. - '..•■-■ Every attempt is being made to get another race out of Ca'pulet and he is being grained 1 , m the salt water' at Otaku The beach .there is, very fast '.and so doubt Capulet will record some' "very fast gal--Ibps on it. There is nothing so.', good -as salt water for an unsound horse. BobrikolT has been well boomed as the best, horse m New Zealand,, but after.. Moral's great gallops of late it is doubtful if the latter would receive any weight from Bobrik'ofi were the pair to meet m a handicap over 1J miles. If ever they do meet Moral will have just as many supporters as Bobrikoff . Effort was m heavy commission on the first day at Woodville, but the Trentham horse had the- bad luck, to get hung up"' m the barrier an-d was the last to leave the mark. He put m some good work during the race, but could only run third. He is very well just now and wiffl probably recoup his. owner at his next start. , Strathmere, a ijull brother tp Haydn, made his debut m the Hurdles at Wocvdville. He led at the first fence, but a faulty jump put him m the rear and he never, recovered himself, as the winnerpassed the finishing post when Strathmere was about the half-mile post. It will be a longtime before he g^ts on the winning list. ■ ilf he shows any promise m his Manawatu engagements, the Sou-Wester. horse Coy will be taken to Hastings for the New Year meeting at Awapuni. On Monday morning he was given a schooling gallop with Prospector. Of course, he was no use to the Gold Reef gelding, tout it would take a pretty good horse to beat Prospector over fences, one mile,. at the present time. . . - Another second has gone down to the credit of Truganmi, and well may punters ask when is she going to win ? On Wednesday she met a superior horse m Moral, but still the mare was not ridden with wonderful judgment and must have covered fully one hundred yards more than the' winner- She is better now than ever she Was and 'must be hard to beat m whatever her owner elects to< start her m at Awapuni. D.. J. Price is .expected here shortly on a month's trip. At the present time all his team, with the exception of Otira, . are being spelled, so Price is taking the opportunity of paying a flying visit to New Zealand. On his return he will have a dozen horses to start work on. They i are Bribery, Pink 'Un (who has been fired), Ngatiapa, Maui, Mbtoa; Ataahua, Marsohia, Idealist, Saltare,- Otira, Coronella and Barina. ' Hipporofla ran ftve furlongs m i..2 before leaving' Hastings, and on the strength of ' this he was well, backed m the Hurdles. On Wednesday he gave a very poor display of jumping and only cleared one_ fence; Naturally enough, he took all the steam out of ; himself' by his continual clouting and at the finish he was well back. When the St. Hippo gelding becomes more proficient at the jumping business he will be a warm proposition m a hack hurdle race. A bookmaker operating m Willis-street last week was victimised by a bloke who "rung" m a pony on him twenty minutes after starting time. The penciller -"himself, is one of the straightest; but if there is ! any joke to be played they generally contrive to put him m it. This is the third time they have caught him iv this particular manner, but should a fourth attempt be made, it is prpbable that he will forget his Sunday-school teaching and severely chastise the chouser.

King Post is to be treated to a long spell after Christinas. Rangipapa is galloping everything off the track at. Awapuni. The jumper Nogi is being hacked about at Hastings prior to being put int» cqvlmission again. Two of the progeny of Nixie won races on the opening day at Dannevirjce. Thpy were Commander and Hermia. The Lieutenant-Governor of Luebnow, Sir Jo*hn Hewitt (no relation of "SBkarrv s"), is going to race gee-gees. Carbine is only eleventh on the list of stallions m England. He was ie^res«ited with but one winner last moar<h. The hurdSe hor^sc D'Nil is reported to have completely recovered from his sprain and is again doing good work at Wanga? nui. Debonaire is no champion. He hopped out •m front with a two lengths .lead m the Maiden at .Dannevirke, but he* could only^ run third at the finish. At the Awapuni meeting Rangipapa and Tangimoana 'will be ridden by Sid. Reid. The mare's weight in ' the Cup should test Reid's Wasting powers. Shuja ran m bandages at Dannevirke. On his form m the Flying when he was galloping on at the end it would look as if he would be better suited by a longer journey. The victory of Splash m the Dash Handicap at Dauireyirke -took a -lot ol money out, of "the ring. A. Oliver, Avho rode her, is m great form at the present time. After his forward, running at Woodvlllc, several people were desirous" of buying Longner, and Mr F. Douglas offered as high aVdOO guineas for" him j but his o.wner would not sell? < -- ; '-- •- . . .;■-•■*.- The old-time .cross-country rider Pad</y" Neagle has got hold of a "pretty smart, two-year-old m Theodore, 'by.'Merriwee. He will not be long before he gets bis number hoisted. G.old Lace has gone to Ellerslie Lq charge of J. Rae. The race at Dannevirke should as ist the mare, s preparation for the Railway :Handicap to te n\n on Boxing Day* :..-... o The .owner "of Merrivphia had a good bet on his filly at Dannevirke but had to be contsnt with second, place.' Her next appearance will be at Tkuherenikau oh New Year's, Day.- '■■'..■■■"■ ~- ■ " ', The chestnut mare A torn can 'he marked for future reference. Like' all the Conquerors, she can gallop, very fast, and' should not be much older before scoring m a half-mile flutter. .',,.• In the Hurdles on Wednesday Don Carlos ran a great trace under his big miT post and he was m front at the turn but the weight told m the run home ana he finished -out of a place. : V. . The Oarriaru-ov/ned mare Cute has been located at Awapuni during ; the"! s. vonrla of weeks and has tae^tly impiessod ,r!ick watchers by her "displays;. She should score during the holidays!' \ I The Karamu-trained Audax and ICairoma are again m ; work arid are beine prepared for winter. , rdcing. The pair should he. very forward, by the time the' • •jumping season crimes round. '"■' ; Golden Water, who contested the Maklea at Djanrievjrke, tarried Mr Donnelly's colors, ;and is by Gold Reef from la. Sue is a big, poweifullyJbuilt chestnut ;md should be heard of m better cpinpanv.*.. ' i Auldearn wen l-he Welter on Wedn rday m a very easy mariner and is 'tinvtv'R Son.: < a'ly a really good'horse; It is iJouful' if another- st ne would have •'-:•.■ ty. -{< <i Ui? Gisborne horse m the 'race m r|u-s ish:. ■ ■On his return from" *tne ; A.R.U. rnfciiug. S. Waodell will probably decide to have North Head t schooled over fenccsi . „c Birkehhead gelding should niake a vaiu- ' able addition to ttie ranks pf tbe jumrcrs-. Hermia scored a win m the idauueu <it Dannevirke aftex- winain^ prominent^ , at: several meetings of late. The Bir enhcad. mare was m a goott positioa , tiu'Qu^huiit and m the end' Won by a. souple of |pn!?,tiis.-:' . Golden'^'Gate was runi/iil}; wfeir n ; -tfie ■ Welter at Dannevirke ■ h« : roH -ftal--' loped on behind and that was ' the stb'pl>er for: him; TKe '-hest tut licrKt looKed very well and would have been bard to beat oiuv f^r the On Tuesday night the several Hastings teams took their departure for Auckland. .F. Davies. took Bbbfikoff, . Down- t fall, Chanteuse, and Merrigal ; J. Cameron, Ikon ; and S. Wad<l«ilT; ; 2immerman» Dawn, St. Aidan and Day Beam. '■■ A very big field went to the post m the First Hack Handicap, and Pmck, who began very smartly, won l»y a couple of lengths. The' winner was formerly owned by Trainer Harry Moore, Ijui .was , lately sold to Mr : C. McCabe, of Gb'b' "rne. After the New Year meetings are over, : the Tauherenikau trainer, J. Ayre«, will shift his learn to Trentham. into'the'stables'owned by Mr A. Liskirk. At present Ayres. has three horses under, his care;' viz., Merrivonia and a couple of youngsters. ' / . ' - : Moioch was the last to finish m the Dannevirke Handicap. The son of Ma\»ser ; is very ,m and out and clearly he will' only do his best on Sunday occasions. In the race 'in ijuestion lie was ridden by A. Oliver, as Jenkins was required for-' Ma--huta< '■■■■' •■> ■ ' •■' Melbourne Jockster Bullock, who-, rod? 67 winners during the., recent Austrian season, returned to Australia by the steamer Suevic, arid .is now m Western Ajustralia, where he will ride principally for R. A. Connolly. Bullock will go to Germany for the next racing season. In view of the proposed further tax ofl racing m W.A., it is probable th^t the i question of stipendiary stewards will t* re-ponsidered, by the tnefioiplitan and gold-fields clubs, line,^ sinking of £2100 a year m stewards' salaries has. so iar, been a most unsatisfactory speculation., L. Hewitt, the ex-New Zealand jockey, will ride next ?eas-n fpr Prince Hol>rnlohe, who keeps two large 'racing • stablishments m Austria and Germany. H Witt's English friends are disposed to think that he was foolish to accept the retainer at a time when his services are so largely sought after m England. Contrary to expectations' .dork failed to show up m tbe Maiden at Dannevirke. Joe Lawry's charge had been doing well of late,- -and { i inpt a few' he^ds -supported him a^s lie had shown a fair turn of speed at Wanganui m the Spring, < but he was never sighted on Wednesday, and it may be that the big field hampered ljim. ■ In the Hack Wefter at DannsTirKe, the racing public were introduced to 1 a top-, notcher m North East, who is by fturo-' clydon. He is. a very .big chestnut thaV will want plenty of time and • was m no condition to race on Wednesday. Still, he put up a big ifight and just' suffered defeat by a nose. He ran very green and tried tb bolt during the race. Several buyers priced the horse, but his owner asked 1000 guineas for him. Originally the gelding cost 45 guineas at Mr G. K. Moore's sale at Wanganui. Mr H. McManaway made a great bargain when he secured this good horse at such a smali' figure. . . .'.:'.■• A