NEWS AND NOTES.

NZ Truth, Issue 406, 5 April 1913, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES.

Trentham concludes to-day. First race .at noon. Follow form to-day. New Zealand St. Leger mri to-day. Awapuni on Wednesday and Thursday. They say Ngatiruanui is "set" for the Century Hurdles. The 'chasers seen under silk at Trentham were a very poor lot. The Great Mogul and Anguish were the "good things" before the Waipukurau meeting, and both got beaten. In the early spring, Potoa could begin as fast as most other horses, but tho son of Monoform is now as slow as_a man out of the, slips. After the Thompson and Railway double: "Want kickin'," "Told about it a month ago," '?Got choked off," etc. Same old tales; but 'twas ever thus.. ' ■■ ' - ■ • - ■*• ■ ■••*' ■ / '- v Yeneda rrraquair^-Woodnymph), a three-year-old colt m W. T. McGrath's stables at Caulfleld, won tbe principal handicap at tbe Moonee Valley races last, month. , . Tho excellently-maintained course at Trentham was quite at its best for the racing on and visitors were charmed with the fine appearance of the enclosures. The Caulfield Cup winner, Meranui, who was bred m New Zealand by Dan O'Brien, took premiership honors m the thoroughbred sire class at tho Royal Show m Sydney last week. Complaints come from Newtown anent ihe scaling tactics adopted by a bootmaker who laid a' small double. "Spearmint" has no Bympathy for the victimised puirtora, who should be more careful m selecting a bookmaker. . A West Coast paper says, "Gasoline's win on Monday can be credited to the fine race ridden by Holmes. This young rider uses his head with good judgment, and if be keeps on going an at present, may be found m the front ranks before very long/ Stipendiary R. O. Duncan, who was officiating at the West Coast meetings, had several of the ridera on the carpet- Track and Mussen, who gave a "White hope" exhibition, were lined, and J. , Tapp for looking round m a race was suspended for the day. The big handicap,- at Kuxn&ra was advertised as 1* miles, but. through an error, the field was started from the nine furlongs' post, and 1 the mistake was not noticed until tho authorities had their attention drawn to tho official time, which was 2min. 3 i-ssec. F. Homes, the Archer of the West Coast, was token ofl Irish Gift at Nelson, but he evened matters up by getting the ride on Divorce, who brought about the downfall of the champion at the Hokiiika gathering, and was credited with riding a good race on each occasion. Now Zealand-bred horses were much to the fore at Gcelong lost month. In addition to Tenterhook and Gaby, tho big race went to Lord Kelvin (Multiform— Sons Peur), who was an odds-on favorite. Though a great galloper m private, Lord Kelvin was a failure m public, but age may giv 0 him confidence and improve him. sMtnmerman rocoittly met with an accident at Koraniu, and died from the effects of it. The Wirkenhead horse was playing In a paddock, and rearing up carno down on a stake, and died Instantly. His loss is a sovero one to thu Karamu stable which, at tho present time, seems quite unablo to do anything right.

Cor'6riifdrirt" ? is 'm "the"- private' sale list. ' v \ Makiri has hind legs like straining posts, and it does not look as if he will continue to race on. R.J. Mason returned from Sydney by Wednesday's boat, and was present at Trentham the same day. Grobd- acceptances have been received for the Manawatu meeting, which takes plaice on Wednesday and Thursday next. Sunray ran off at the first fence m the Steeples at Trentham, but he galloped on for about six furlongs before H. Futcher could pull ten up, Torbelle baa. again gone wrong, and was unable to race at Trentham. He got into a fence while schooling on Monday,, and was sore after the fall. There was a chapter of accidents m the Hack Steeples at Trentham on Wednesday, , and, out of eight runners, the placed horses completed the course/ . ■'•■■■ Aloha again gave a glimpse of her temper m the saddling paddock on Wednesday, . and it took some time to get the high-strung daughter of Kilcheran saddled. .■>. ■ Secretaries Griffiths, of Marlborough, and Hathaway, of Masterton, were present at the Trentham meeting booking nominations for their own gatherings. It will be no surprise to find Hea'therbrae , a winner to-day. The Chbkebore mare is . always" beaten m big handicaps j 1 but generally malses good on the next day. ' , Biamipck made^a very po^r fist .of .: Jumping the fences' at Trentham, and he was early m trouble. His pilot persevered with him for a round, but he was then a furlong or more behind the leaders, so was pulled up. The Longbura Handicap; one mile and a distance, run at Awapuni on Wednesday next; will see Merrivonia m action again. ' Tho brown mare has been off the scene for some time, and may require a race or two ere she is seen at her best. When running prominently behind the leader fKarimoi) m the Steeples at Trentham, Salubrious knuckled , over, on landing the log fence, and { broke his fore /leg clean m two I places. After the accident, a bullet ■ waa used on the Levin-trained gelding. J [. Karimoi, winner of the Steeples at Trentham, formerly raced over the same course as Zulu. He is now ( trained* by his owner, Mr. H. Washer. j Prior to the meeting, he was under j the caro of a veterinary surgeon, but the trouble could not have been of a serious nature. J Fireworks, a small looking aged i gelding by Prince Colo, and a member of the Porirua team, was a runnei- m the Steeples at Trenthara on Wednesday,, and for a green horse he acquitted Mmself well. He is a great jumper, and has won several prizes for jumping m the show ring. When the weights appeared for the Waiwetu Handicap at Trentham, everyone picked on Mon Ami with 3lb abovc^ the minimum as the blot of the handicap. The Soult nraro duly Von 1 ; ; " but she ' was d o ing her best at the finish to' shake off Lockwootl, who got off' badly, ami was then rushed up to his field with quite undue haste. Tho Linton Hack Welter at Awapuni on Wednesday should provide on interesting duel between Leonta and Chomanado. Both horses are slow at 'finding their feet, but the , distance (nino furlongs) will suit 1 thorn to *a nicety. On Feilding form Leonta looks . unbeatable amongst hacks, but Cbamanado i.s improvinc: | j with every race, and can bo depended } upon to Btrctch the Conqueror goldI ing over tho final furlong. j On Tuesday Wternoon Glcnflnnan galloped a better six furlongs than Autumnus, but m his raco on Wcd- < noaday, when heavily burdonod wiUl ! coin, ho ran like a duff or. Like a 'lot of tho Clanranald breed. Glon- ; linnan docti not seem to bo solid, and , unless ho gets out In front, and has > all his own rules, ho will not do his ; best. IWccarton touts say that on i the tracks ho can run half a mile as 1 good oa any horso trained thoro.

The going was on the dead side on Wednesday and the times were slow. Aema got into oije of the hurdles at Riccarton and cut her stifles rather badly. There is no mistaking the pace of Day Fly. but as yet he cannot go more than five furlongs. Bliss went wrong on the eve of the Thompson Handicap, and was sent home on Thursday. Brown Owl pulled up slightly lame after the Great Autumn Handicap at Riccarton, and at present she is spelling. Histortette has not improved m the manner' expected of her, and the Achilles filly would seem to. be nothing like a champion. ■ Owing to the fact that a suitable rider could not be obtained, the owner of Patronale was compelled to scratch his horse for' the Railway Handicap on Wednesday. ] Elevated, for the .second time m the past fortnight, returned his supporters a good dividend for second place, and well placed the son of Elevation is likely to more than pay his way m the future. Autumnus moved short m his preliminary for the Challenge Stakes, but m the race he threw off all soreness and won very decisively. His supporters received quite a good price for their investments. There was a hit of a scramble' m ths Nursery Handicap at Trentham on "Wednesday, and Immer seemed to get all the worst of it. From the press stand it looked as if Jason was sent on to Immer by another horse m the race. Recipe, .,, who has been oft the scene since last autumn, when she showed excellent form -by accounting for two races at Feildlng, made his reappearance at Trentham on "Wednesday, and should be greatly benefited by the racing there. Merry Frank has now won the Railway Handicap two years m succession. His performance on Wednesday was a most meritorious one, for he was a long way back as , they took the bead, but he was very fortunate m securing sucb a lucky run on tho rails. Ainsdale made his reappearance a* Trentham after enjoying a 12 months' holiday In the' well-grassed pastures at Karamu. He looked big and lusty, and 'judging by his showing on Wednesday will not be long before his name la heralded as a winner. W. rrice, who recently purchased a motor-car, had the misfortune to crush his fingers whilst attending to a breakdown on his way from Wanganui.. Fortunately, the mishap did not prevent Price from riding, although on his arrlval m the city he had to seek medical aid. ■ For the first tlmo for many years the Morlborough Club's autumn meeting does not clash with any fixtures In the North, consequently there is likely to be a record number of runners at Riverlands at the end of the month. Those contemplating making the trip should book their accommodation early. , . Emperador, 'Ventura and Makara were all unlucky m the Railway Handicap. The first-named got 'squeezed out as the field left the barrier and was last as they raced down the back. Ventura was taken off the course as they raced into the straight, and Makara came from nowhere over the last furlong. • Cheddar got a beautiful run the whole iwajr-ln the Thompson Handicap, and thus advantaged the, Napier Cup -winner just struggled home m advance of the field. His owner, Mr.' E. J. Watt, only arrived from Sydney ; that mornmg, and was thus In time to see his colors, winning his second Thompson Handicap. , Jason made many friends by the bold preliminary prior to the start of the Nur-sery-Handicap on Wednesday; and this was the cause of a lot of money being put on him. Like the majority of the AcbiUes 'tribe, Jason is wasp-walsted. but he has pace enough to win plenty of races/ Canute Is no longer^ a maiden. The Charlemagne IT. colt got on the winning list on Wednesday when he scored m the Sllverstrearo Handicap, the mile. After wresting the Jead from Portland Lady the Riccarton horse stopped suddenly, and Deeley had to give him several sharp reminders to, compel him to go on with the game. Had he been started In the mile hack race instead of the Railway Handicap, m which he finished third, It looked as if Tetikura would have been a thorn In the side of Canute, for he can go tho dis , tance well, and to such a big gelding 9 0 would not be too much weight. After boing badly placed m the first part of the Railway Handicap, he got a luck/ open- ' Ing on the fence and ran Into third place. Gerbera was again fancied by his connections m the Tlnakorl Handicap on Wednesday on account of a good gallop put up In company with Awahou prior to the meeting. He ran disappointingly, and would be better suited In welter j races, where he would have the services of a strong horseman, and also have more time to get on his feet In any race ho Is m ho finishes over the top of everything else, and hts troublo Is solely due to his Inability to begin .with bis j fields. i Those who wero present at Tauhorenlkau on the opening day of the Walrarapa Easter meeting were quite prepared to see Ladoga score at Trentham, and were on him to a man. In his Initial appearance In the Maiden he easily accounted for Submersion (who. It will be remembered, cantered homo In front of the field on tho second day). He was then proclaimed as tho makings of a uueful horso, and the boom given him seems likely to be justified. On Wednesday there wero no signs of the greenness whlcli characterised hia nttarla at Tauheronlkau, and. taking charge at tho bottom of the straight, he bolted away with tho Tlnakorl Handicap. There were four unlucky horses In tho Thompson Handicap, via., Potoa. Heath--erbrae. Sanguinary and Dearest. The first-named, as usual, began slowly, and was stopped twice when threading his way through the big field, but In the Btralght lie 'flew over all but the winner, and m another counlo of strides would have defeated Cheddar. Heatherbrae got a good run throughout, but waa on the outside of four noises round the bend, and waa sent wide at tho turn, Sanguinary began on iho extremo outside, and In tho run down the back and round the bend Bell could not get her In. A furlong from home she was In charge, but her great effort told on her, and she was out of a place at the finish. Dearest had a good run to the bend, where she was out of a place at tho finish. Dearest had a. good run to the bend, where aho was shut In, but she put In Rood work m tho straight and wan alongside Byron' In fourth place as they reached tho post.