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NZ Truth, Issue 405, 29 March 1913, Page 2

LIVE STOCK INSURANCE.

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Lady Louisa looked far from ready at Felldlng. - C. Emerson rode seven winners at the Rlccarton meeting. The hurdle events produced good races on both days at FeMlng. Knightly seems to be on the improve, and should score In liis turn. T, Long has tired of Sylvia £fay. and she is to be returned to her owner. Expect was very sore at FeUding and was never prominent m his only start. Moutoa Girl was not herself at Felldlng, and ran much below her best form. Katua has become very sour and stood on the mark on both days at Tauherenikau. Huia ran a - good race each day at FeUding, but the weights anchored him at the finish. R. J. Mason's horses have been well looked after at Trentham, and are not likely to see the post Jockey "W, Price was very certain that he had won on Sliver Rose on Tuesday. So was everyone else on the course. Lady Volga, who is now trained by her owner at Marton, showed a good lot of pace m the Denbigh Stakes at FeUding. Specialform, who was thrown about as a "good chancor" for the Eaater Handicap at Rlccarton, scored In the Yaldhurst Welter on the second day. The defeat of Mowbray by Xightwateh has again raised the Question of supremacy amongst the two-year-olds. Considering that the Chokebore colt had all the worst of tho luck, it looks as if ho must be put at tho top of tho tree. Serenity had his iaut run In Mr. F. Preston's colors at FeUding, and In future J. Peachoy will race tho disappointing half-brother to Frisco, who, during a long career on the turf, lias won a solitary race. Bliss cantered homo m front of the weak lot she met at TValpukurau, and she promises to como back to her best form ' again. Judged by the way sho Is being worked on the tracks', it looks an if another attempt Is to be made to win a long "distance handicap with her. Leonta socms to gallop better with his head down. Each day at FeUding when his rider lot his head go and sat down to rido him he took hold of the bit and fairly flew over tho final furlong. It la not often that a Conqueror gives evidence of staying, but Mr. Bristol's bay gelding seems to bo ail exception to tho general rule. Thero was a hostile demonstration against Starter Vincent at Tauherenlkau on Kanter Monday, when Full Rate got flred out of the barrier In tho opening event and won easily, it wan no poor a start that L. Trail., rider of Uie Officer gelding, started to pull up his mount, and allowed some o( tho others to catch up, which mado things look suspicious. Marton struck torm ftt FeUdlng on Monday, and won tho Kown Kitwa Hurdles very co*lly. Tho second day lie j pulled very hard, and W. Adams won ! quite unable to hold him back to his j Held. In tho straight, Leolantcr und Whimper ran past him, ami the aged gelding, who was n good favorite, wob be&ton into third place. The totalizator 1b r<"Rftrd«<t n« filr gamo by somo frequenters of tho racocourae, and thnre wait a cane In jwlnt on tho oponlnK day of the Southland Cluh'« meeting, when an inventor won given £l more than ho wan #!ntlt!*d to. Aftor coumliiK tho money he loft the procincta of tun machine, but very nhorliy the payout clerk noticed hbt mistake, and nnkwl an eldwrty B|M>culau>r who wtut about to draw hi* <Itvitlt<ni! to keep Uio other invnUor under obtu.rvnilon, which ho ili>t. nt\(i «. p"l(rci orttcor wit* infurtnctl of tha clroumxtancr*. At ftntt n<> jmiufsuriiun wa* to >w rtbJsUncKl ffwin ih« »n«n. hwi u)tlmat<ity ht» a«tmlit«l ilia* hr> h«>! drawn too much, :ui<i rc!t^j|^^^r' money.

Royal Simon has been troubled with his feet of late, and several "vets" have bad a look at him. j Rill ran a good race m the Boater Handicap at Tauhorenikau, and looks like coming back to form. The old-time horseman, <3e0. -Read, will take charge of W. Davio's team during- the latter's absence m Sydney with Sonite. A veterinary surgeon had to attend Brown Trout a couple of days before the Wairarapa meeting, but his ailment was nothing serious. j G. Pritchard did the correct thing | m purchasing Iramer Cor the local ■ j owner, "Mr. Kirkdale," and the latter seems to have got hold of a very decent sort. Soltanb duly won the Champagne Stakes at Ellerslio, for which tho HaWke's Bay colt was proclaimed aj certainly dvor since ho raced at Ellerslie at Christmas. Sea Queen lookod fresh, and woll at Tauhurenikau, but sbo lacked j ' muscle. She ran a tfood, game race m the Easter Handicap, but fust failed to concede Patriotic IBlt-. * It was bad luck for. the Karamu people to lose the Tradesmen's Handicap at Ellerslie, for which Peary finished first, but was subsequently disqualified (or interfering with Monorail, who got the stake. There was a lot of demur at Tauhorontkau anent the acceptance of Sir Knox. and to allay public feeling on tho matter the Btownras caased o notice to bo posted advislmr the public U»at everything was In order. Many thought tlwt If R Kxiox's charge won. a protest would b* entered, and the notice waa to gee up Investors on the machine.

Trenthani ner* Wednesday and Saturn day. The old gelding Bulletin was a double winner at Riccarton. Awahau was m a class by htmselj m the hacks at Tauherenikau. A. Oliver rode three winners on tha opening day of the Tauherenikaq) meeting-. - Powder Fox hung out badiy on tho bend and spoilt whatever chance he, had m the five furlong hack race. Peg was suffering from kidney trouble last week, and on this account had to be withdrawn from the Great Easter Hani dicap. : Astor was unlucky m the Nursery Handicap at Tauuerenikau, but it j looked as if Irnmer would have acn counted for him - m any circunn stances. Sartoona was very* backward at} - Tauherenikau, as her trainer could not do anything with her on account of the injuries she met with some, time back. * . . After running consistently m all his recent efforts. Sir Moutoa got on the winning list at Tauherenikau, A good jump out and the rails the whole way materially assisted him tq Three of the progeny of Sir Lad&JV won on the opening day at TauherS enikau. It is becoming 'very evident that a mistake was made m letting the Hampton horse go .out of this country. . British Maid ran m boots at TauV herenikau, but this did not save her, and she broke down m. - the Eastes Handicap. She has finished her rac-» ing career, and next year goes £cj Sylvanite. Braeburn struck a very weak fieltj m the Hack Welter at Tauherenikau* and he just walked m. Tba publiq made him a very short-priced favor*, ite on the machine, and Oliver did) the rest of the business. The imported stallion, Sylvanite, • may not be allowed to stop m tWg country, as inquiries are regularly made for him from Australia, It Is. stated that Sir George Clifford was also considering the purchase of Mr^ Hault*s horse. In the Wangalmoa Handicap at Tauherenikau, owing to an error on the part of tho handlcapper, who made the minimum 6.7 Instead of S stone, a meeting of the stewards was held to consider tha question. The owners agreed to race under the lower scale, so the weights were not altered. H. Lowe was not seen at bis best on Submersion In the Trial at Tauherenikau, and put the chestnut filly hard at It long before it was necessary. These tactics 1 Feft her stone cold at the finish, and she was quite unable to withstand the finishing run of Ladoga, while Perhaps also outed her. Patriotic ran m blinkers m tha Easter Handicap at Tauherenikau. As is usual with him, he was taken tq the front, and, making overy post at winner, ho just lasted long enough to stall Sea Queen, who was alongside him a furlong from home, but; then her condition gave out. At Tauherenikau on Saturday, had Borsil loft the mark -on anything like terms with her field m the hack! Welter, sho would have mado Braeburn gallop a lot faster to win, all though the big, long-striding son o| Sir Ixuldo won with a lot m hand. The Tauherenikau track, was m 4 lightning condition on Saturday, and watch-breaking gallops werq registered all day. Ladoga is the makings of a good sort He beat Semaphore badiy m a gallop at Trentham, and oh this becoming known he was mado a good favorite m the Trial at Tauherentkau. After running ver? green, and hanging out badly at tho turn, he come on full of running In tha straight and won by & length. Later on In the day he was again saddled up, and after Powder Fox had carried him wlda • nt tbo home turn, he finished so well under the stick that man; thought he hod won, whereas he just missed a place. One of tho biggest hostile demonstrai tlons ever seen on a country racecourse took place at FeUdlng on Tuesday when the judge hoisted Charge's number as the winner of tho Scurry when it was patent to overybody that Silver Rose had | scored by a long neck. The crowd took 1 the matter very badly, and for f some considerable time there was a perfect pandemonium of hoots and groans. The i judge, however, was obdurate, and rofus|od to alter his decision, so that Charge : got tho stake. | Reports from Sydney - record tho sale | of Home Rule, who has been purchased ,to race m France. X 'chaser capable <\t ! winning the Grand Steeplechase do Par la next season would be a handy animal to | havo grazing about one's baokyard. as It is tho Intention of the authorities to Increase tho prize to 6000 sovh.. and this. In conjunction with sweepstakes, will mtflce tho event worth nbout £7000. The ! increase Is probably due to trying ta encourage KngUsh owners to send equlno representatives across the Channel.