NEWS AND NOTES.

NZ Truth, Issue 443, 13 December 1913, Page 7

NEWS AND NOTES.

The Manawatu Cup weights are due to-day. Weights for the Taratahi meeting are due to-day. Weights for the Wairarapa meeting are due on Monday. ■'. Acceptances for Taratahi dose on Tuesday. Acceptances for the Manawatu meeting are due on Tuesday. On Friday next final payments for the Auckland Cup are due. Bonnie Bouche went wrong last week, and was unable to start at Horarata. Merton has got his full •share of weight at Reef ton. -He will win no double this time, Warstep continues to go well at Riccarton, and she should be seen at her best at Ellcrslie. S. Reid will again ride for W. Donnellan at the West Coast meetings, which commence shortly. Advices from Riccarton state that Rinaldo will be right by Great Northern Derby day at Bllerslie. Soltano,is the only horse that has earned the full penalty for the Royal Stakes, and will be required to carry 9.2. The veteran steeplechaser, Kiatere, was amongst the competitors at the Waikato Show, a third falling to his share. . t The old gelding Orton got ca«t In his box recently and could not start at Horaratiu He js being indulged ,m a spell. i A well-known Southern penciller has purchased Query, and the chestnut gelding has gone to A. McAuloy's stables. Gnome was unlucky not to win the Horarata Cup. Had he not run wide at the turn be would have flefeated Counsel. Some high-class sprinters, are engaged at the Manawatu meeting, including Bandiera, Blue Lake, Gladiole, and Ermengarde. Mira was sent home to Gisborne yesterday. Her box at. J. Lowe's will be tenanted by Avaunce, who, will be raced by a Taranaki M.P, Winning jockeys at Horarata on Saturday were A. H. Wilson, J. Beard, W. Emerson, J. Campjbell, H. Donovan, R. Berry, and F. E. Jones. J. Campbell, an apprentice to R. J. Mason, was seen to advantage on Counsel m the Horarata Cup. , Ho slipped up on the insido of Gnome at the turn, and this won the race for the .Vasco gelding. The imported filly, Madama, m R. Derrett's stables, won her first race last weok, when, with H. Donovan m the saddle, she_ scored, io the Brackendale Plate. She was the hottest order of the season. -I The Formers'. Hock Handicap et» Horarata resulted m a dead heat be- 1 tween Sta^ Blue and Blytheboy. . The formor is by CerJsp and Blue, a wellknown figure m selling races m the South Island. Ho is still owned by. l Mr. W. Watson, woo also races Star) Blue. | Admirers of Soltano are looking to the bay colt to put up fresh figures for the six furlongs m tho Railway Handicap at Ellerslie. With Culprit, Gipsy Belle, Merry Roe, Postillion, Warstep, Beldame, and King Lupin at him the whole way, Mr. T. H. Lowry's colt -will not want for anything m the way of pace. Jockey R. W. King, who has been associated with G. Murrayj Aynsley for some years past, has severed his connection with that stable and a fresh horseman will be riding Warstep and Co. at Ellerslie. King is a good 'horseman, but he has been out of luck for somo time past. His turn of good fortune will come shortly. .

Umeraboy , is nominated m th< hurdle events at Ellerslie. ' Soltjano ..is —hot favorite .for the Railway Handicap at Auckland. .;,■ Jack Delaval is as goods a Aa.vpvi.ti as Sea Pink for the Auckland, Cup, and then comes Potoa. -..-,... Several horses are figuring m th< nomination lists for the first time at tile Christmas meetings. :.'...■ A big team of Riccarton horses is passing through Wellington to-daj on the way to Ellerslie. Horses from the Chokebore stable have been freely nominated at the Marton and Awapuni meetings. Martlet is ;ihia iour^fxiTl6ngrxrac» at Taratahi. This saddle suit the little i/illy, to ra niceifeyX; JIt( is' generally, reckoned that Potoa will be a runner m the Au'ckianc Cup and not in/the' Railway cap.'. :■•-..'■-" ■:■■■- ■' - '- ■ Coy, St. Petersburg and .Rocl Ferry are the only horses nominated for the Waikouaiti Cup on New Year's Day. Witched, Haskayne, ~ Hyme.ttius, and Hyettus will lie the lvaramu representatives at, the Auckland Cup meeting. !.'"'" *' . They, are a classy, lot of ° sprinters engaged m the Railway Handicap v at Ellerslie, and outside.of Splta%c anything mi^ht win. The trotting events ,at yTara'tahl have filled well* ami they promise to hold their, place m .future programmes of this club. , E. J. Rae has accepted both Bleriot and La Reina m the Auckland Cup, but neither of the pair are m much request with' backers! Kilmeny is now over the wrench he received at the .Riccarton'meeting. He will lead: the y others a merry dance m the.- hurdle 1 events atWingatui. : .r : -< ■• ', . •■■-. . _ V;'-;. Only six .horses -were entered, for the Wairarapa County Cup. It will be hard to know how. much( weight to put on Byron, who is opposed by five hacks. , McDonald has received an addition to his team 4 m the shapo of Lady Marcia. v TWb , makes three of Mr. Grigg's horses m the erstwhile Wingatui trainer's ■table. it ;s saia that the 'John Hop whb predicted Posinatua for the Cup, as i th<j.result of aVdream,*nad: his sleep,, when off duty,, m the day. Another man, not in' the; Vfoofce,", dreamed Mountain Princess m !the night;: So that, one wasj^a, day dream and" the other anight mare. ~ During the A.R^p..Spring, meeting Sir Moseley bruised his heel, :and' has I since been treated to a; dose ot physic. His trainer- held the opinion- that the injury was only a trifling "one, but the absence of the son of King's Guest from the nominations would make it appear that the injury was more serious than at first anticipated. - J,. Farmer has left the employ of Mr. W. E. Bidwill, and intends sotting up as a .public trainer. Farmer was eleven years at Rototawa, and turned out many good winners from there, notably Elevation and Provocation. So far, no one has been appointed m his place, but it is understood that a well-known horseman will be offered the billet. The Wanganui Trotting Club has arranged with the Wanganui Jockey Club to hold its meetings on the day between andtlieday following the Cup, meeting. ♦ This is « most satisfactory arrnm,'pmeht for the Wanganui Trotting Club, and should be the mcai'is of attracting a large nomination. It should also help to increase the W.J.C. nominations, and we hope to sec both clubs have ' record gatherihga. • t

'■■ Weights for Marion are due' to-day and acceptances close on Friday. Twenty horses have made the first I acceptance for the Auckland Cup. [ .Maxtel, Ogier, and J cannot are under offer to on Australian buyer. Byron and Birklino are nominated everywhere at Christinas and New Year. AH the best three-year-olds have ; been kept m the . Great Northern Derby. • Martius (7.8) reads well m the Otago Handicap at Wingatui on Boxing Day. . ' ' •There is enough racing during the holidays to give all the horses a winning turn. ' • ' ' ' ' ■ Neither of the Wairarapa meetings has received more than its share > of nominations. Two wagers of the odds to a hun- ' dred were writton about Sea Pink for the Auckland Cup. > Judith (Ma rtian— Hejbrew Maid) f was given a run m the Bangor Han- • dicap at Horarata, but she ran ofT • the course at tho turn, and took the I field with .her. 1 Thelliccarton trainer, I^. Emerson, won tho Bangor Hack Handicap at Horarata with Forest Belle. This ' maro is to race at the Coast meetings at Christmas. Martian Princess and Ladoga are j both going well at Trentham, and tho pair should pick up a race at i Christmna. Ladoga is a great tip ; for Uio Manawatu Cup. 1 Hops, carrying A. McAuley's Col- ! ors, scored a surprise victory m tho 1 Coalgate Welter at Horarata. Sho ' was ridden by It. Berry, who is hay- • Ing a great run of luck now. R. Bp.rry is eugaged to ride lloyal 1 Arms m tho Auckland Cup. New Plymouth track watchers say this . horso has improved out of all knowledge since ho raced at Kiccarton. The Hierarch— rcaco filly arid tho Vologda and Mor.arria fillies have been moving a bit short at Trcnthunv lately, and for them the rain of tho past week arrived just m time. The Blenheim trainer, H. Gillet, appear* to have a great chance ot .cleaning up things at tho Hecfton meeting. The hnodlcapper has given him a most nattering invitation to be present. Ada Merllng was an odds-on proposition m the IKU'lon Stakea, Hix furlongs, at tho Horarata meeting, b»»t Miss Kolmar jumped off In front and n»m*r lot the others m. Tho favorite was Kecond. •T. 11. Prosper hud hopes of Dourest raring 1 at some of the "Christmas meatincfK. but the Soult mare ricked heraMf whilo doin>{ sonic trott^njc on the hills at T'orirua, and she will have to havo a few days' Hpell. F. T. Smith, who brought Gasoline from tho West Co»»st ior t>»« Kpring meotiJJg of the Canterbury Jockey Club, wIU tako up permanent, quarters at Kiccarton. Mr. 1». Hutherford'B hor.sos having bocu plucetl under his charge. Tho two-year-old filly Bee, by War. tinn— Lady Disdain, has been sold by Mr. (*. O. Dalgoty to Mr. A. Hunt. She wilt probably fulfil enRa^ements at the summer mooting of the Dunodin Jockey Club, and may aftenvnrds bo «ont to Austnilla to raco nt Uio pony meetings. Piastre, who won tho Melbourne Cup lost, year, and who nv«s star woijjht-for-uge performer m Australia at the uutumn nj<N>tinKß, will be put into work again thin mouth, after a spell of several months. H i» considered doubtful, however, if ho will survive a preparation. Outsiders practically Hivopt oft «.U tho prlacipjvl events derided during the past scußon m Knglnnd. Tho Two Thousand Guineas, Derby, .St. L*?gor, Conarowitch, Stewards' Cup. Chiwier Tup, Jubilee Su.Hpm, «md Nuwbury Spring tup wer& all enptunnl by horses suriing ut Hong*hoi prict'u. Voc4UJon (md hjui/^iiuition should both pick uj> a r<ic« during tho hoUdnys, when the company jh not likely to be ko «eleei »i* the pair h«vo been up against for some time pam. When Imagination «turts winning; she will non<y< two or thrtt* events On Pmi. for, xthua. at her l>&*i, ahc ia a good aittr^

Lady Volga may do the West Coast meetings al Christmas. At tho barrier rise the starters' troubles aro over; those of the punters just begin. . v . Mr: A. G. Wood, of Napier, will control the barrier at the Marton meeting. The hurdlo horses engaged Wt the Manawatu meeting are not a highclass lot, but what is lacking m quality is made up m quantity. Quarantine and La Reina, who were the death-knock favorites for the New Zealand Cup, are at any old price for the Auckland Cup. French Rose should be good enough to take out a stako at Awa- ! puni, whore the Charlemagne 11. i filly is engaged m hack company. Naumai and Turna " are the only North Island horses nominated at the Oreyinouth meeting. If sent to the Coast the pair should pay exes. What seems to be the utter absurdity of fining a ridor for looking round, is the fact that ho does not look round on occasions and thus loses tho race. , At Epsom last month, J. O'Connell won tho hurdle race, two miles, on Jack London, and the same week won v jumpers' flat at Mohtone on tho same horse. . Entries close on Friday next for tho Wellington Cup" meeting, to bo hold on January Hi, TJ, and U4. The stake?; ore very big, and tho entries axe oxpocted to bo ditto. An owner's excuse for not winnfng is always that his neddio oithor got v shockingly bad start, was "snookered" m running', or else. that, the boy on top rode a shockingly bad raco. , ■■ . Jockey Rae, son of the well-known trainer of Unit namo, seems to hnntllo Merrimax hotter than other jockeys who havo had a ride on tho son of Maxima. Out of thecc starts j Morrimax, with Kae ill tho saddle, has won twice^ and been placed second onco. There is 'not much 'doubt that tho American horseman, IX Alaher, is one of tho greatest ridera over seen m Kngland. 110 has been riding m England for fourteen seasons, and only four times has be failed to reach .tho century. * Tlis winning mounts have been na follow, dating from tho yenr iikju:—27, o-i, 100, so, iia, ioi, ior», iij, my, nn, ii»?; w, iou, and 103— a total of 1409.

•Multiply will be racing at Awapvni at Christmas, and cot 'at Auckland, as was intended. , What a jumper Multiply - would make if; his attention is ever turned to that business. , Parky recently got into a fence at Porirua, aod>will be unable to race at the Christinas meetings. A short head at the post is some- * times a dangerous margin when ,. there is a fat head m the box :> Royal Arms win probably put up 7ft) overweight m -the Auckland Cup to have H. Gray m. the saddleFields were much larger and the racing more interesting ttwm is usual at meetings just preceding the big gatherings. All the racing dubs are making big profits lately, and it is quite evident that the sport is more popular than ever. Pariform has been coughing for some time past, but he is m regular work at Awapuni, and seems. .. none the wors© for it. . The entries received for the Christmas meetings generally are very good, and there should be no dearth of runners. ■ -- The Royal Stakes and Qreat Northern Derby should be great races - for" the club, and -tho jaachine t will pay for both events. The old hurdle gelding, Maku, who has been off/ the scene for a considerably, time, is entered for the three hurdle races at AwapunL Hugh Cairns scored an unexpocten win inn flat race at Epsom (Vie.) last month. This was on Brasseur, who won the Welter Handicap, seven furlongs, m good 'style; when quito unfancied by his owner. Mr. Noel Wilson . is retiring f rbcu racing, and his jumperißi Agatha Green and the unnamed Diant maro ' have beon sent homfe. It m a pity thai the first-named did not get a chance to distinguifih 'herself , as she . seemed to be the makings of a good * second-rater. The well-known Melbourne exoew- • country jockey, F. McCabe, Is now on a holiday trip to New Zealand, whence he want to Victoria, some twelve years ago. Joe O'Coanell, who has been doing -very well m Melbourne for the past eighteen months, is expected to take & -trip over at Christinas. . . ? . . if The double, Jack Delavai and Soltano, is at a very short price for the two big events at Auckland. Looks like the pair being favorites on the day and both very hard to beat. Several of tho riders : who took part m tho City Handicap at EHerslie, which ovent was won by Jack Detaval, win not hear of the little fellow's defeat m tKo Auckland Cup. Ab Bon Ton has made tho acceptance for the Auckland Cup ho has, no doubt, got over tho bruised heel which took him off tho scene m .October. So far, there has not been any undue rush to back him for the big two miles on Boxing Day, but if he arrives safoly at Ellerslio ho will shorten m price, for ho is a bold galloper, and 1 will soon win friends by his track displays. At tho Police Court, Newcastle, recently, a constable naJ»ed Turn bull . proceeded against P. Brennan and C Robson (trainers), and W. Wolton , and J. Stowart (jockeys) for having, on the lath, ult., m Fera-streot, ridden horses for the purpose of ox- . ercising them other than by> passing ; through the street. ' Tho police tried ; to convince the VM. that walking a ; horse along a street for a>xeixiso was , an offence that should bo punished, but too P.M., not, being, devoid of , common senso, dismissed the crazy and contemptuous charge. ; Solution's second fool, -P°n Solvo, was backdd for a hbap* of nioney m ■* a two-year-old race at Moonee Valley last month, but failed badly. The son of Earlstou and Solution, which cost If. A. Armvtagd and P. T. Hoy wood' 300 guineas at the Rand wick yearling solos, is a vory symxuetrical, stylish colt, but there is not very much of him, and ho has a rather cunnin^lookingi head, 4 It .' may bo remembered tha^ Bts^ ,^t|ll \ more expensive elder brother, jßiqua- :; tion, greatly disappointed E. A. Connolly on several occasions luat season. ... '. . ;* ': Tho Wollington Racing Clubs tujiimor meeting, which takes place m January, will bo the largest uxturo yot hold by tho dub. During tho three days tho club will distribute close on J&lO.ooo m stakes, and for tho first timo m its history tho Wellington Cup will bo worth 1000 soys, to tho winning horse, wb.Ue tho winner of tho Telegraph Handicap, six furlongs, will now rocoi^o, 000 soya.' Entries for nil oven Is close on Friday, December li>.

I K&ta got badly left m the Coaljjgate Welter J at Horarata, and this Ipaab him the race. ' The \eeight-for-age events at ElJerslie promises to be unusually interesting this summer meeting, = Only twenty-three horses were no- 1 shinated for tne galloping events to Toe decided at the Waikoueiti Racing Club's annual meeting. Kilts, how£>vec, figures In three events, while iten other horses have been nominated for two ! events- Altogether the nominations i number thirty-five, less than six per race. The trotting •vents have been well supported, and . fib fewer than fifty-two nominations were received for the two events.' It ifl only on very rare occasions that a racing judge will admit bis lexror, but one was found recently <whp not only plcarlod guilty to.having placed "the ivrorig n.orse first— error was discovered when too late to be corrected-— but paid from his ■'~"\<ym. Packet a sum of money tequal to the winner's of the prize! Mistakes which were glaring po everybody present Dut the judge,. Stave been Diode on various racepportsman enongh to admit, the jerxor, xceach less to go tha length, qt BtfyirfnjDK good the slake. ■■ ' . • ' ' '