NEWS AND NOTES.

NZ Truth, Issue 244, 26 February 1910, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES.

Shannon races to-day. Wanganui on Thursday and Saturday. Wee Trinket ran two fair races at Taranaki. • '• Koran was not started at the Taranaki meeting. Roosevelt looked well last week, hut he was very sore. Silver Pox . has the reputation of being able to fly for half a mile. Wanganui Cup on Thursday next, and Jackson Stakes on Saturday. No Trumps seems to be an improved mare and should pickup a stake soon. St. larra is a good, useful mare, with the usual pace of the St. Clements' stock. Bismarck ran a good race m the Second Welter, but the distance was not far enough for him. I Kind's Prize was accepted Cor on both days at New H\ mouth, but he did not iacu the starter. ' 'Uhlnndo seems to be coming back to foim again, and bis second m the Taranaki Cup was a goo:l gallop. I The Aiickl'nd-r.wncd Advocate was advertised fT :;-.." Ist wee'f, bub- he was v.lv.iv v.-- -. !c :i.-._. alh hour.

Queen's Prize looks as if she wants a feed. Timothy will not hit out on the hard ; going. St. Kildare has turned dirty, and is to ; be gelded. i C. Jenkins and C. Brown each rode ■■three winners at New Plymouth. The ex-New Zealand hurdle horse, Leeside, is again m work at Flemington. The Hawera-owned St. Toney recently 'changed hands for a consideration of £50. ,' Astraea has lost all form, and m ber races now she is tailed off from the ;word "Go." • Silva is a big, powerful horse, who, if he were gelded, would make an ideal hurdle horse. There was a splendid attendance at New Plymouth last week, including several Wellington sports. When T. Wilson gets King's Prize to his liking the son ot Possible should be equal to winning a race. PeroKna disappointed again last week, and it is only a matter of time and she will be m at the minimum. Some pickpockets were m evidence at ■ thc Taranaki meeting last week, and several women were depleted of their purses. Sandstream ran very badly last week. The first day he would not leave the mark, and the second day he was never a winner. : , Sir Antrim ,is doing good work at Foxton } . andj his,- supporters express no fear about -his seeing. out the Cup distance a.t Wanganui. Bay Paul is no wonder. With half the field tied up for him m one race at Taranaki he could do no better than finish absolute last. Coromandel was m a good position m the early part of the Cup at New Plymouth. He struggled on . gamely, but his condition was lacking. The Porirua team for Wanganui goes north to-day. It will consist to Diabblb, Lady Medallist, Swimming Belt, Gipsy Belle, Dearest, Waione and a couple of others.' . ■ , ' ■'-> ■ Thej Auckland-owned Celtic did not put . m. an' appearance at the Taranaki flfc-. ture, so it may be; assumed. ;; that - his owner , was not pleased with his efforts at Takap una. '".... Clemora looked a , picture at Taranaki, and :he seemed to _■ be improving with every race. The second day he fan rij^ht up to his best form and was defeated only m the last few strides. Tommy Burns has scored his initialvictory as an owner of racehorses m Australia, for his gelding, Brilliant Boy (I-laut Boy— Bril'isnt) won a race at Armi^ale early m the month. Auckland visitors m stered strong ly at the Taranaki mee; ing, Lut the success/ . ,of Tarina, Prophet and. Zinnia, .would, not: compensate for the defeats, of Hohuhgatahi and Hoanga, who had odds laid on them. , • „.'.- Mendip seemed mesmerised at the start cf the Taranaki Cup, and when the barrier went up Oliver could not. get hinvto move until the. field had: got a good break. Then he put m some, good work, ■ and finished close up fourth. Backers of favorites had a very bad. time at New* Plymouth on Thursday, v. hen not a single favorite .prevailed. H. Gray was on most Gf them, but his luck deserted him and he could hot do right. In the Farewell be was plainly suffering ' '< from nervousness, -j What a lucky man J ._ H, Prosser ,was • to pick Lady Medallist out- 'of the hold of; a boat! .Lucky inasmuch, as. .she- was the only one of the shipment that turned out any good. Of course, the Porirua mentor is firmly of the opinion that it was not Kick but good judgment on his part. The English bred- Comedy Kins, by-Pers-immon- 'J ragedy Queen, was e:;ual ! to winning the Caulfield Futurity Stakes,with the feather-weight of G.O on • -his back. Though no news is to hand so far, it is more than provable that Sol Green.? black colt was a hot favorite. Cyrcr.c i'erformed so well behind Swim- j mints l*cit on the first day at Taranaki that after tbe Captain Webb horse had won the Paul Memorial, it certainly looked odds on Cyrene . winning the Second Welter. Punters went for a recovery on him, but out he went and did not even gain a situation. -,„. Lady Medallist won the Taranaki Cup by quite three lengths, but though Jenkins was not, riding her except with his , heels, it is certain that she was doing her best. At the. back Ohasemab chopped her out, but it was probably more by accident than design, as the youngster on top is not likely to be learning the clever game so early m his career., The Auckland rider, J. Conquest, has been given a spell- foi two ; months for giving unsatisfactory evidence -at the Deeley inquiry. r The opinion is gaining ground m Auckland that Deeley did not get a fair go, and more is likely to be^ heard of the matter; It is also said that the Takapuria stewards are awaiting the arrival of another jockey m order to give him a spell. The owner of Hohungataihl was so disgusted With the way his hbrse's' performance at 1 Nfcw Plymouth, was criticised that he would . not run him on the second day. It is wonderful how people will air their ignorance, and say a horse is a non-trier when the merest tyro at the game knows different. ,It is the money that talks, and when the ignorant lose a few shillings they lose all restraint of their tongues. ."■''.'' Swimming Belt ran . very kindly at .New Plymouth, where he won two races. In thc Welter, Cyrene headed him to the turn, but when Jenkins called on the black horse he quickly put his best efforts forward and won the race. . In the Paul Memorial he Was ridden by the successful light-weight, C. Brown, as his usual pilot was unable to , do the weight. In this race he was m front . with . seven furlongs to go, and showing everything a clean pair of heels he won m hollow fashion. Lethean ran two different races at Taranaki. He never possessed a chance m the Flying Handicap, and might have wanted a stronger horseman. The second day he started m the Welter, but even then he was not fancied, as he moved very sluggishly m his preliminary. However, W. Price got him on his toes, and getting well out he ran m company with Kanewara to the turn, where he left tbe lastnamed and came on alone. Despite his winning form at Hawera he was neglected m the betting, and his victory caused a surprise. "Well, what do you think of the Wanganui boy," quoth a lady to this writer at New Plymouth last week. "Give him a par and encourage him a bit," added she, "and don't be always down on him." It was news to learn that "Spearmint" was ever down on Coleman, or, indeed, any other boy. The remarks m these columns are always made for a lad's own good. Ihe Wanganui people are very loyal to their own, and if Coleman ever rides the winner of the N.Z. Cup no doubt they will give him a house and section as was the case when Webb won a sculling race: An exchange says :— "The Karioi Cup, won by Mr George Fulton's Strathmoira, has mysteriously disappeared, much to the consternation of the popular local sport. Mr Fulton careful.'y guarded the trophy en route from b'arioi to Huntervilie, as there was a num' er cf local undesirables on the train, lut by ; some means the pace of hiding was discovered, and the Clip disappeared. 'A. substantial reward is offered for its re- . turn, but m all rro'-a" i'i.y it has a!-,; ready found its way in'.b the 'mclli^i_r pot," "Spearmint" rcc"'ou" '.ryw of t'-_-Ji ■'•■!/ r Tip r, ! 'o v t:_ hn c. r o ''". i'\\\ r. bit of r..n n. '/. "._?__'*. r ;_W".

When they put m on Nukuhau they will take out. The steeplechaser, Lovell, will shortly join the Porirua stable. Swimming Belt never offered to chuck it m either of his races last week. Thc racing is improving Speedy Meg, and she is beginning to stay better. Handicapper G. Morse put 11.10 on Maggie Paul m the Hack Hurdles last Thursday. If Lady Lupin never wins a race she will always command a good price as a buck jumper. Zinnia is not a bad little mare, and she was.ih front from the word "go" m the Welter on Thursday. Redwing had two very easy wins at Taranaki, and the Sylvia Park mare is , a lot better than most people thought. Owing to the absence of Mr C. O'Connor at New Plymouth, Fred Edwards 1 undertook his duties at Otahuhu and gave > every satisfaction. The hack hurdle horse Howick, who has been located at Porirua for some t months past, has proved untrainahle and has been sent home. t The good looking Bay Paul was a \ strong tip for the Omata Handicap on Thursday, but he lost his breath on the journey and finished last. Kanewara is badly touched m the wind, . and were it not for this he would make a" fine hurdle horse, as he is a big one and can jump like a stag. , They are all saints that race m the dairy district. There is. St. Tarra, St. ; Venton, St. Toney,. St. Prior, St. Kil- . dare,. St. Cyril, and several others. At Waverley Mi Gardiner has a full . brother to Waiata m work. He is a big . horse, like bis relative, and may make his first appearance at Patea on Easter Monday. Full Rate was taken to New Plymouth . last week, but when he arrived there he^ was lame and quite unable to start at' the. meeting. The trouble seemed to be m the roundbone. '■ That good Soult mare Wahihga, who is 1 the champion pony m New Zealand, won a double at Otahuhu last week. On the first day she was opposed by a poor field, 'but m her next effort she was given '. a walk over. The Newmarket Handicap will be run at Flemington to-day. The Wallace colt, Convie D'Eslire, was favorite when the latest advices came from Melbourne. He 1 is m at 7.8, which is a nice racing ' weight for a good horse. The well-known jockey, Sid Reid, will yin future ride for the Foxtpn stable presided over by A. Messena., Such a reliable, competent rider as Keid will greatly assist towards winning a few ' stakes for they b'oxton trainer. It is a 'marvel how punters can keep 1 goinr, and one would have thought that : . alter the gruelling thefy got at New Ply- ' mouth they would have bern falling off m their n\:mLers at Wooduile, but such •■ was not the case. , Evidently their in- ■\ tention was to get even. 1 The stewards of the T.J.C. called F. Coleman before them on Thursday after ' he had won on Redwing to explain why he did not keep to the rails at the home ' turn insteadribf; running wide. The lad's . explanation that the .horse hung out badly 1 on both days' was regarded as satisfactory. •.-', One of All Red's legs has filled, and • his owner has; issued instructions for his withdrawal from the Wanganui Cup. It is to be hoped that the trouble is nothing serious, as Mr- Buckley's horse is too much of a champion to go wrong so early, ; and bis presence is always a good drawi ing card for racing clubs. Success came the way of Prophet at New Plymouth, and after Hoanga fell he had only to Canter to win. The St. Paul jeldin,^ wants time, and the present bustling policy that is being pursued with him is not a wise one. He has only been . m work some four months, but already he has raced a lot and travelled as well. The two-year-old Dearest, who is a full. sister t° Master Soult, is to be taken to Wanganui and will be given a run there m the Juvenile Handicap. Of course, it is obvious what Polymor- : phous will do to the field, but tbe other youngsters must have some education, so quite a fair field may oppose George Price's champion. F. Coleman, rider of Redwing, was called before the New Plymouth stewards 1. last week, to explain why he took Toanga (who was right on his heels) out at the 1 home turn. Thc Wanganui pet explained that his mount hung out very, badly the whole way, and that he had also carried out Kanewara on the first day. The explanation was considered satisfactory. Red, White and Blue, who ran at Dunedin dudng- the week, is a full sister to the Wellington Cup winner, Blue Ribbon. She was formerly trained at Porirua, but oh developing hock troubles was returned to her owner at Oamaru. Lately 1 she has been standing up to her work, 1 and her owner is very hopeful of her .'turning out useful. As All Red is to retire from the racing track it would be fitting if Red White and Blue would turn out good enough to take his place. ■The trainer of Clemora was very con- • fident about his horse's prospects m the Farewell Handicap on Thursday week, and several followers of the stable lost large sums. It is said that the owner of the horse did not have an investment, as he feared the prowess of Jenkins m a twoi. horse race. His judgment proved cprrect, as the Bulls horseman rode a won- • derfully good race, as indeed did Hector Gray, but . the luck was with the former and ne got his mount home by a head. C. Jenkins was put uo on Golden Eagle i m the Flying. at New Plymouth, and the mare was^ quiet enough with him. She got out well and quickly put a big break on the field. Down the back it looked absolutely impossible for her to get beaten,' but she grew tired m the straight, and by a magnificent effort Clemora got up and beat her by a ngek. The second day she fought out the big race m a more determined manner and was only beaten for 'second money- m the last couple of strides." The Hawera owner Chas. Major had a real good thing— right off the ice m fact— for the Scurry at New Plymouth m the 3-yr-old filly Emblem by Field BatteryVapour. There was nothing on the previous form of her to indicate that she was a champion, but the money was piled on her, and all the opposition ever saw of her was her tail, and that only at a distance. The Hawera owner does not often fluke a champion, but this time his friends claim he bas unearthed a bobby dazzler. The rider of Nukuhau was m sore straits m the Scurry at Taranaki, as his instructions were to give the chestnut a good smother. Across the bottom bend he was on the outer, but then he came mto the rails, and, despite the boy's efforts, he finished second. The next day there was a rush to get on him, but the Tommies were well armed aiid opened up odds on_ Still punters cheerfully laid them, as it was their only hope of getting even, but once again they were doomed, and thc bookies, as usual, were smiling that night. The ordinary, evcry-day steward knows •less of racing than the veriest tyro at the game. The writer overheard two 1 stewards talking at New Plymouth last week, and one of them was ramming it into the other's head that liohungataho was a non-trier when he got beaten. A . blind man could see by thc way the '■ horse was ridden that the rider was ' j doing his best, but still the stewards re- I fcrred to could not. Had the rider been' . called up to explain his horseriianship it is the proverbial guinea to a gooseberry ,■ that this pair would have voted for his suspension. Truly thc boys have a pretty hard row to hoe, and it's no wonder Tli t 1 hoy' are cften heard to .rt-cl-.vc t_luL ' lluy ba c hern punished unjustly

Drudgery started at any odds on both days at New Plymouth, and ran likewise. Somali has been up no time, and was not ready to race at her best last week. Tounga was m one of his dirty moods at New Plymouth, and would not do his best. Lord-' Soult has started five times this season and scored five times — a pretty good record. Nero, the Stratford hack hurdle horse, is a big cart horse-like customer, with very suspicious-looking legs. Waiata. who seemed a bit sore m his preliminary, succeeded in' winning, the Grandstand Handicap last week. ' C. Brown was knocked out for a while when Nukuhau fell with him on Thursday but fortunately he sustained no injury. Golden Cairn has won a race at last. Mr E. Manifold's horse was successful m the Bond Cup at- the recent V.A.T.C. meeting. Pharos still has that "leg," and the bard tracks will not help him, but if. he. can be kept on his feet he may be useful m ; the winter. • Golden Loop, who has been wrong late* ly, was taken to the course oh both 'days at New Plymouth, and seemed to walk ' quite sound. Prophet gave quite a dashing exhibition of jumping when he won at New Plymouth, and his improvement since Ha- , wera was very noticeable. At Huntly on Saturday, Jockey Ackroyd was hailed before the stewards and cautioned for his unsatisfactory handling of Frontine m the Coalfields Handicapr r The steeplechaser Waitarerfe, who has been turned out -with some: mares atlLevin, now looks the picture of health,' but ', it is unlikely that he will be again both- ' ered with. v A. Julian looked to get a nasty fall when Hoanga tossed him at New Ply- ' mouth, but he was up and about short* • ly after, and beyond a general soreness he , was not hurt. ... Miss E. Abbott was asked to put a price on Flying Cloud last week, and she named a century as the figure' she would take for the grey. It is quite likely that a sale will be effected. ., ; Emblem, who won the Scurry, at New Plymouth, is a Field .Battery, and can go very fast. The way she won Jast week would suggest that she has com" on all of a hurry, or else— '■ — The market on the course did not indicate that Prophet was fancied m the Second Hurdles at New Plymouth,' but there was a different tale to tell at Auckland and Wellington. The hack hurdle horse Waione ran twice at Taranaki, but a second was the best he could do. The pace was too fast for him m the early part of the races, and he could not go with his field. ..' ■ ■ . Mr F. Ross, owner of Salute, • W1.3 at the New I lymouth meeting,- aso his trainer, Dick Hannon. The trip was taken with a view to the purchase or. a good horse, but no sales were effected. Kiha was taken on to Wew Plymouth at thc conclusion of the Ha.wera meeting, but when doing a gallop on the u-cmlng of. the races he went wrong, and had to be withdrawn from all engagements The two high-priced colts purciia- cl by Mr St. J. Buckley at the No.em er sales at Christchurch aie > both fvrm.hng nicely, and their trainer expects to handle them m the course of a 'month of so. The Auc'.land trotting., trainer, Cameron, left for Wanganui last Sunday with the trotting .horses Kalioorlie, .N^mrod, Macquarie, and Jungle. The fatter is tbe mest likely one of the bunch to 'earn distinction. It is given out that Waitapu has be_:n sold, delivery to be taken after tho Wanganui Cup. His new owner, _s Mr J. O'Driscoll of New Plymouth, wiio most i'ely sees another Waiwera iii the son -of Gipsy King. ,'. ''."-.'... : ,~'0. ;"-.?-.. .- -..;• Sinn Fein is the name chosen for the San Fran — Select gelding owned by that astute Irishman, Jerry O'Driscoll. This horse was given to him by Mr T. IT. Lowry after the latter had been presented with Waiwera. Kareroa showed all his old pace in' his races last week, but he met others that could go faster. The St. Clements gelding has always to be taken to the outside at the starting gate, as if he is on the inner he plays up badly. Tarina and Miss Advance both looked well at New Plymouth. The former won a race and the lattt-r was a bit unlucky not to score m the vveltep, Won by Lethean. The pair were taken on to Woodville at the conclusions of the fixture. When he was m Australia m the spring, Alby Rhodes secured a colt by Gratton from Fiancee of Ghoorka). He is a 3-yr-old and is m work at New Plymouth, but as he is _ a bit burly, Rhodes intends to give him plenty of tinuv Whittaker, the Auckland light-weight, had a field day at Huntly races oii Saturday, leading his mount first past the post m each of the seven races. Yankee scored three times, Lady Dot twice, add Fraulein and Whatashot (late Aldershot) once each. Flying Cloud, who is ownejl by a Wanganui lady, and trained by J. Fryer,, at Haiwera, was seen out m both hurdle races last week. His condition did.. >._ot enable him to stay, out thc finishes though he showed plenty of pace for the greater part of the journey. Nukuhau had a quiet run m the Scurry at New Plymouth, and then m the Hack I Flutter he was backed for a pot of money. But bad luck overtook him, ._rxl after leading oif first he cannoned on the rails and came down. Silver Fox . add Scarlet Woman fell over him, but no one was hurt. The Auckland-owned Hoanga was backed for £. s. d. m the Second. Hurdksat Taranaki, but he over-jumped . himself at the second fence and bounced A. .Jul iau out of the saddle. Hi's connect io as betted on him as if he only had to gd out to win, but this was not the opinion of others, who regarded the Regel - gelding as too light, and apparently none, the better for his race on 'tfie opening day.'; A good story is told of a Wellington bookmaker who was operating at New Plymouth. He was successful on the opening day, but when he saw the acceptances the following morning he announced that he would do a bit of punting himself. Accordingly he did not swing, the satchel, but joined the noble army of punters, with the result that he cleaned himself out, as did many another that day. The much-boomed, Hohungatahi waa produced at New 1 lymouth last week and ouds were laid on his ability to beat a very poor field m the Stewards Handicap, of five furlongs. H. Gray was m the saddle, and got the Freedom gelding away smartly, but he co.ld not get * brtas on Tarina or Kareroa, and at the home turn the last-named pair, can c on by themselves. Thc Auckland horse lcoked very split up and ragged, and* could not have been himself. . In addition, it is said that he likes his own .'rulefc ma race, and if he is pinched will not do his best. That good little mare Maggie Paul again proved her worth last week when she bolted home m the first hurdles at New Plymouth. The race was merely an exercise canter for her, and it was only a case of picking up the stake. 1 The .second day the handicappcr put lt.lo on .her, and it looked as if she would win , again, but she was Withdrawn. This j may have boen the wisest course - to pursue, as to win with 11.10 ' may .pause other handle* ppers to have an inflated impression of her, and, again, she will be out of the hack class soon, so why not pick up a race whenever possible ? One thing is .sure, and "that is that the vT.J.C: will? ' now ilter theit penally conditions. '-' .;■ '

The . namfl of . St! Lawrence has been tisallowed for the St. Ambrose— Bivalve gelding, and the owner has now called kirn Tanfcihau. The finishes of some of the races at, the T.J.C. meeting last week were very close, and no one but the judge could say which horse had won. Job. Prosser may well say, "Veni, *ldi, vici" about his New Plymouth trip, as he won lour races, including the principal event, on each day. Tho Canterbury owner, Mr G-. D. Greenwood; offered H. Gray a big retainer to rido for him,' but. the latter could not warn his way clear to accept it.