Turf Tattle.

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

Turf Tattle.

I - — _ BY ■" -SPEARMINT." ':.'■:'''." J

Noi*th Island Challenge Stakes next [ Saturday. ■ Our Queen let the stable down badly at Napier Park; Ventura* won the Great Easter Handicap from end to' end. . ■ - r ' Asche may come good when he settles, down. At the present time he Is very green. Day Fly is -a beautifully turned bay colt by Blrkenhead— Bos.' /The latter is the dam' of Dawn. Wooiloomooloo Is going great guns on the track. He'll be "aiiple" when wound up, and the dough is m. Teviotdale will want to improve out of sight on his recent displays to be of any material use to his owner. G. Reich, , the Cartertpn trainer, intends, shifting his team to Opaki,'; where he has taken the stables owned by M, McGrath. " ■■■[. The Porirua team for Trentham Is being railed to headquarters to-day. It will consist of the usual dozen or more of all Borts. The two Hastings . "resurrections," Needlework and .". Merriwai, are going along sound so far m view of their winter engagements.' 1 ';•'•-.' The unlucky Bronze once niorb filled the position of runner-up m a big handicap. At Riccarton she only a head behind Bon Ton m the Great Autumn Handicap. Red Book (True Blue— Lady Mary) Is a staunch, well-built gelding, with plenty of pace, he's as game as a bull-dog, and can stay. Punters will do well to keep this horse m mind for future reference. - ' ' '■-,■■'■ \. Perhaps is bred well enough to win In better company ,fchan Bhe met at Tauherenlkau.' She was a great Up for tho Trial amongst tho cognoscenti, principally because her party told all and sundry that she was an unlikely , starter. -■ Masterpiece generally shows his best form on the Riccarton cdurse. On tho first day of tho meeting he scored m tho Sockburn Handicap, and with a 71bs penalty, malting his weight 9.3, he was cloae up to Bon Ton nnd Bronze In tho Great Autumn Handicap. ■♦ ■ ■ The best of, everything is the motto of the Marlbordugh Racing Club, and m adhering religiously to this the Club has succeeded m obtaining the services of a list of officials, a course and conveniences of Jts own, equal to the best In Now Zealand. Nominations for tho Autumn meeting close on April 4. At Napier, m the Trial Hack won by Landrail, the bay gelding New Guinea gave n rare exhibition at the post. Ho kept the start waiting a quarter of an hour, but you could havo put a spirit level on the big field when Starter Wood raised the barrier. All tho same. New Guinea Is not fit to bo placed In any starter's hands till ho gets a bit raoro tractable. O. Chllda, tho Jockey who recently arrived from South Africa, where he rode with considerable ouecoss. was seen io advantago on Lord Palmer m the Hack Welter, and If given a chanco by owners will bo a welcome addition to the ranks of the Dominion horsemen. Childs . can go to scalo at ,7.5, which Is a very acceptable weight with the present dearth of capabl6 llKht-wclght jockeys. Tho Morlborough Racing Club Is certainly rapidly coming to tho front. Only a year or two ago the average stakes given amounted to Icm than '£50 per race The Club has consistently Increased its stakes, and now all the handicap hack races aro'£loo m valuo each. To moro than doublo Its stakes m a few years is cortalnly a very creditable performance for any Club, and the Marlborough Club Is woll, . deserving ■ of support for tho manner m which It hoa catered to tho racing public. i

Cally Bridge again broke a blood, vessel while. racing at Feilding. . ' Allure over-reached and .cut himself at Feilding, and could not start on the see? ond day. . .-"w '• Sunray fell m the first open hurdles at Fell ding; -and was tailed off on the second day, . • :; Ktuscadlne seems hardly good enough and will have to be carefully placed before he will win. ' ; Elkmald scored a surprise victory m the Ongo Hack at Feilding, m which she defeated a useful field. Herraia has, so it is said, been mated with Sir Frisco; and may not be seen on tho traofcs much longer. One of Blue Lake's joints filled after racing m the Mangaone' Stakes, amd she could not start on Tuesday. After getting out' badly," Boronla finished on well -in the Mangapne Stakes at ; Feilding /-.and,. ; secured, >thir,d money. Peroneal was sore' at V. Feilding, and showed no dash in 'her only start. Her owner intends to give' her a spell. .Rector Girl had four races at Feilding. Needless to say, she bore- a very jaded appearance at the finish of the meeting. R. Young- seems to, suit "Whimper. The old fellow was always m the fighting line at Feilding, and finished second each day. , Innaladdo does not seem able to break it for a^'win. but as the Sir Laddo stock all ' Improve with age her time should come. Bobrlkoft was very sore; at Ellerslie, and m the St. George's Handicap he failed to take hold of the bit at any part of the race. , Prophet had a very easy win m tho Brighton Hurdles. It is satd that he is how to be put m reserve for the Great Northern Hurdles. Mt Victoria is now enjoying a spell on his owner's place at Waiwetu. MrH, Whitney's other horse Odessa is turned out at Walkanae. • Potoa disappointed his connections m the Easter Handicap at Auckland, but ho made amends by taking out the Huia Handicap on the second day. Fashion Plate did not look ready at Feilding, and, after showing up well for a mile m the Kawa Kawa Hurdles, she retired. On tho second day she was left In her box. A. Watson, Ttdcr of Sir Knox at Tauherentkau on Easter Monday, got a three months' spell _for paying too much attention to Brown Trout and too llttlo to his own 'mount. Olenmore was stripped m the hack hurdles at Feilding and given a run. Ho looked well, and promises to bo very forward by the time tho steeplechase season opens. * Had it not been that ho got badly stopped, Top Note would have won the first hack welter at FeUdlng. m which Lconta got a bad run, and was also too much 'of a handful for llttlo Weller. Supreme, a good-looking gelding by Tho Officer, belonging to A. Attwood, was showing up prominently In the hacK hurdles on the first day at Follding. ana looks as If he*, will sco a belter day. Ruroco is still very wild, and when doing his preliminary cantor before tho Kawa Kawa Hurdles ho bolted into the tree* and got rid of his rider, H. Futchor. who was cut about the face an-1 neck. Tho special train service to some of the mco meetings ia getting no better fast. It took an hour for the special to run from Felldlng to Palmerston North ion Monday evening. lr may be mentioned that tho cxprens trams do tho samo journoy In a little over twenty minutes.

Player is of a very cranky disposition, and wants a bit of travelling and racing to settle him down. Ascalon has not mastered the jumping business properly so far, and after a mile he tires to nothing. Tui Cakobau has been purchased by a Feilding resident, and is now trained by R. Edwards at Feiiding. W. Montgomery, whoso horses, Hoanga and Tiki Tapu, scored at Ellerslte, was not present to see his horses win. Rendrock ran a good race each day at Feilding, and should be very useful when the sting gets out of the ground. Had 'there been more pace on Lady Menschlkoff might have won the Feilding Cup, but at sprinting Byron was her superior. : Distinction was seen out at Feilding, but afteV showing pace for about five furlongs m the Halcombe Welter petered out of it. R. Barlow has done remarkably well with Patronale, and the "roan gelding was again seen In winning form at Feilding, where he won a double. Owners and trainers are reminded that nominations for the Marlborough Racing Club's Autumn meeting close with the secretary, Mr. L. Griffiths, Friday, April i. _ "■' ■ . . devastation should have won the Nelson Handicap at Ellerslie quite easily, tout his pilot got her into a lot of trouble, and at the finish he was beaten into third place. ' Jack Delaval had a runaway victory In the Easter Handicap 'at Ellerslie. His supporters received a good price as the general public would not stand young Stenning m the saddle. Huia is still cranky, .though he is settling down a lot with racing. He was responsible for Sid Read having to interview the stipe at Feilding for coming m too soon on his field. / Lord Renown very nearly brought off a surprise victory m the Cup at Feilding, but when it came to the finish Jenkins was too much of an old hand for tho youngster opposed to him. ' Considering that it was generally supposed that Montifcrm was the stablo horse, Bleriot must be' said to have dono wonderfully well m getting second m tbe Easter Handicap at Auckland. Grattan stripped m great buckle for the Mangaone Stakes, but he got a wretched run and was bumped all over the course. As is usual with him, ha failed to come up the following day. Mangaroa bit out a bit better on tho second day at Feilding than she did on the first .day. The use of dummy spurs on the second day may have been responsible for the improved showing. In his recent efforts. Brown Trout has raced with a truss on, but at the Wairarapa meeting on Monday this was removed, and the Tupuhi. horse ran a much improved race. He finished second to Sir Knox, but subsequently got the race. ' J. ■ Hennah took Julian to Sydney by yesterday's boat. He was accompanied by C. Boyle, and both will spend some months m Australia. Hennah recently brought m the National Captain Jingle, whom he says is very fresh and •well. .■■-"■ : ' In a recent issue of this paper It was stated that H. Trlcklebauk had ridden Axis at Dannevirke, whereas R. Berry was the rider. My attention has been called to ' the error; hence this paragraph^ ;■•.■? : . The Marlborough Racing Club has been wise in ' deciding to give such substantial second and third prize money. This should be an inducement to many horse-owners to make the trip to Blenheim. The veteran Auckland sportsman, Mr. Donald McKinnon, whose colors are not seen In the van very often nowadays, scored a ■ win at Ellerslie on Saturday when his Soult colt, Marshal McDonald, won the Musket Stakes. Coromandel made a very successful start at the hurdle business when he won at Feilding on Tuesday. For a beginner he jumps remarkably well, and should win plenty of hurdle races when he becomes more seasoned. • Jj. Nodder won both open flyings at Feilding on Phroso the first day and Patronale on Tuesday. In both races ho was a trifle lucky, Inasmuch as ho succeeded m getting an opening on the rails when appearing to be pocketed. By common consent It is agreed that tho decision disqualifying Poary for the Tradesmen's Handicap at Ellerslie was a weak one. Tho alleged cross occurred over a mile from home, and could hardjy be said to have affected the result of the j race. Whilst saddling North East for the open welter at Fetldlng on Monday A. Hall omitted to put on a lead bag which Hatch had weighed out with. The error was discovered when the horses weighed ! m, 1 and for his carelessness Hall was fined £5. ! The people behind Courtly got a good price whon tho four-year-old Sir Laddo gelding won tho opening event at FolldIng. He had galloped well at Ot&ki bo- | foro tho. meeting, and rumor creditod him | with defeating Huia and Mon Ami m a "try out." > Old Clemency, fresh from his victory at Opunake, was well supported In tho Hack Hurdlea at Feilding on Easter Monday, and m Jerry O'ConneH'B hands ho easily pulled his supporters through. A rise of 13lba stopped him on the second day, though ho again ran a good i race. Byron scored: by the narrowest of margin* In the Feilding Cup, and tho publio gave Jenkins a great reception as ho came back to scale. The poor pace set was right Into the hands of the Levin horseman, who was opposed by a lot of eocond-rato horsemen. Gladlolo ran good races at FeUdlng, but tho wolghts wero too much for tho llttlo chestnut mare. She stripped tn great fettle on .the second day, but a bad marble spoilt her chances, as Hatch had to drive her too hard over the first half of the journey, which caused her to tiro and hang ovit at tho finish. Loolanter Is now a member of J, tsmeron's Kelldlng stables Ho was beaten out of a place m (ho Kawa Kawa Hurdles, but on tho second day he prevailed over practically tho samo field. His trainer had not done much with him before tho meeting, and the raco the first day sharpened him up a lot. After being- badly stopped on tho bond I'liroKo fluked a run on tho fonco. and finishing strongly annexed the Mangaono Stakes. Her win suunped her as tho possessor of grit, and had she been benten no fault could have been found with her performance. Kor such a bis mare slip jumps Into her stride with alacrity, nml no iloubt nlio will bo tried over a dlstunco itii'T on In tho Fcowon.