NEWS AND NOTES.

NZ Truth, Issue 464, 9 May 1914, Page 7

NEWS AND NOTES.

Movo On broke down at Awapuril, Monologue is to be tried over fences. Hawora on Wednesday and Thursday. Florist Is still anything butya good jumper. Kahu Mangu i 3 a very ' handsome horse, and will surely see ( a better day. Lady Nolan has been sold, and is now trained by S. W. Tatham, at A.wapuni. Wild Daisy has plenty of pace, and In a half-mile flutter she would be very dangerous. The fields m the Hack Welters at Awupunl were almost as poor as could i be got together. Kauroa Jumped very badly at Awapuni. The black gliding does much better over big fences. Tommy Cahiil is m the boom again In Melbourne. Ho won a steeplechase at Aspcndalc last honth. The nominations for tho Great Nor- j them double are hardly up to the atandifrd of. previous years. Huia is now much more solid than ho used to be; He Is likely to develop into a very useful hurdle horse! Combustion is a long time coming good. Ho has been a very expensive horse during the last few meetings. Disqualifications were the order of tho day at Awapuni. T. Wilson and T. George got a "sixer." and R. Berry one month. Hyron was sent to Hastings at tho conclusion of the Trcntham meeting because the other members of A. Hhoursby's team hud all got colds. Mouette showeil pace for a fow furlongfi m hor races at Awapuni but she could not see out the finish. Probably she Is not ready, and. wants racing. Formulate Is now truincd by P. W. •Scully. " He had his tlrst race In his new owner's colors at the Manuwutu meeting, but failed to get Into the money. (say Guard (Advance — Frisco Mulcl) j wa.s a great tii> for the Maiden at ! tho Manawatu meeting, but he finish- ! ed out of a place. Tlu* second day he j was fancied for tint live-furlongs hack j race, but a hutl run spoilt his chance, j Sir .IttmoH Carroll wan not present at ! Awapuni to boo his t'onury colt. Wont, | ncoro \n tho Maiden Pluto. Th« j youngster drew an outalde marble at the barrier, but ho wa« noon m a good position, and won very tuiwlly at tho nnlsh. The six furlongs took 1.18, and Channlllu, tho winner of tho Sires' ] t'roducc, hoisted the ssimu figures. " Had tho B ire«* Produce Stakes been run on good ground, It ts quite likely that Hold Stroke would have defeated Churmilia. Tho latier wa» on the feneo over th 6 Imrt half of tho Journey. an«l, at the turn, when it appeared that the Chokeborc nlly would run up to her, »h<> got Into it bit of bad going, mid lost fully a length. Ah sho was only dcfoatwl by tho mnullwt of mar. (•tun. It looku ii« If h«r supporters were unlucky not to collect Tho South C'Jinterbury Jockey Club's autumn mooting wu» held ut Timaru on April 29 aad 30. On both days the course wju« h<v!tvy. hut tho radng, gonuntlly, wan flrnt-cUuw. Thir uttendance wan up to tho imun.l avisrajce. Tlnwiru HporU) do not roll up with the ituinu vim a» of old. but Canterbury vi«Uor» wcro thon? In plonty. Thcs toU< rotunw jihowwl t\. very «light intrwuMv £25,681 agJtlrmt £25.007 laut j your. K«crcUi,ry C. H. Krnaer hnd tbn i njanapemiinl m good ord^r. Dividutidit j wttro-ruiffCUund ruoe« gol off In good time

Styrax now races m blinkers. Rumor says Raupani will go into-E.. J. Rae's stables. Both weight-for-age races at Awapuni provided great finishes. 117,694 guineas paid for yearlings at* the late blood stock sales at Sydney. . Red Book was fancied by his connections at Awapuni, but he failed each day. New Zealand owners bought 404 !r guineas' worth of yearlings at, tho Sydney Easter sales. The Riccarton -trained Steperina looks lusty and well, and should soon catch the judge's eye. One or two of the animals that finished behind Paoli m the Taikorea Welter at Awapuni, were not out for "keeps." North East was very lame after his fall m the Hurdles at Randwick last month, and ho will require a spell from racing. Paoli is to be raced over hurdles this winter. Trainer J. O'Neill gave him a jump at New Plymouth recently, and Me performed well. Martian Princess did not run up to her best form m the Sires' Produce Stakes. She jumped out well, but did not reach the front. Football has been priced m several quarters lately, but no business has resulted. The All Black colt should be very useful as a three-year-old. Although Charmilla was credited with putting up a record at Riccarton recently, it is doubtful if she will ever go. within one second of it again. Bronze was not produced at Awapuni. The Gold Cup race had been very severe upon her, and Trainer G. Price decided to leave her m her box. Tetikura got a good break on the field m the Taikorea Welter at Awapuni, but, m tho straight, he stopped badly, and Paoli caught and beat him. "Which is the best two-year-old out," is still a favorite topic of conversation. Rencontre and Pariform have each got an equal number of admirers. Rumor says that the lightweight jockey, W. O'Halloran, has received a retainer to ride m Melbourne, and that he leaves at once for the southern State. Several racehorses were bought at the Sydney sales for a tenner each. Wonder what they were bought for? Surely not as prospective Melbourne Cup winners! Cheddar does not seem able to carry weight, but, under a ligrht burden, ho_ can get a good eight or nln<* furlongs. He Is proving a very costly proposition to his new owner. After a great finish with Bold Stroke, the well-bred Charmilla landed the Manawatu Sires' Produce Stakes. Mr. J. B. Reid won the race last year with Rinaldo. It is said thatManitau was unlucky m the Fist Welter at Awapuni, and that his party were quite prepared for his victory on the second day, when he paid such a good price. Several bookmakers m Sydney are again leaving on a trip to the Old i Dart. Whoever heard of any punters doing the Continong, but Uncle Three Balls reports biz as good. , The Chokebore horse, Autumnus, was very sore at Awapuni, arid when doing his preliminary prior to the Manawatu Stakes, he was as stiff as an old fogey with rheumatism. Bon Ton Is nbw trained by James Scobio at Flcmington. He is said to have injured himself so severely In the A.XC. Plate that it Is doubtful if he will stand another preparation. It was cabled here that Radnor and Boh Ton had been sold for 4000gns. However, it now turns out that this was the price of the first-named only. It looks as if the crack colt was uncommonly well sold. It transpires that Mr. . G. F. Moore, of Bushy Park stud, Kul Iwl, Is the new owner of the imported horse Hallowmas (Martagon — Halloween) . So far. it |s not known whether HalloI mas will do stud duty at once, or be put Into training again. If the latter course is followed, A. Hall. of;Wangauui, will have charge of the runnerup m the Melbourne Cup. In a Jumpers' Flat race at Melbourne recently, the ex-New Zealander, Bridge (H Cairns), and Radiator (L. Fisher) ran a dead heat. As the Bridge people would not hear of a division, there had to be a run off, tho New Zealander being favorite. lie was, however, disadvantaged by having to make his own paco. and Radiator drow past him at the distance and won comfortably.

j The half-sister to Pavlova m the Porirua stables has been named Tango. Gladiole broke down m tho Telegraph Handicap at the Manawatu meeting, " and could not start on tho second day. Confirm is getting over the cold he contracted at Trentnam. He was giv- ! en a run at Awapuni, but shaped indifferently. John Willie was sold during tho Manawatu meeting to Mr. E. Short, of Feilding. He is to be tried m the hunting field. Leapukl flew at the end of his Awapuni races. He seems to stay on bet- 1 j ter now, but, m the past, he has always failed at the end. Hohungatahi is being schooled over fences, and will race m the minor | jumping ovents at the winter meeting of the Auckland Racing Club. F. Carmont trained the winner and runner-up m tho Ava Hack Welter at the Manawatu meeting. The dividends • j were paid by Stockade and Piermont. T. Pine, trainer or Play Off, was very confident that the Coronet gelding would win at Awapuni, and his two failures he attributed to the going. Microbe has been a great stake earner for Mr. F. Mackay. The Signalman mare is well on the credit side since passing into her present owner's hands. Patronale was unlucky on the second > day of the Avondale meeting, as his saddle slipped back, and his rider had" to concentrate his attention on sticking on. .- ' Potoa has made a good recovery from his breakdown, which occurred at Easter, and the bay horse is again working on his owner's private track at Hinerewaj Ppro ' Poro was left m her first engagement at Awapuni, and, on the second day, she was one of the last to move, but finished up amongst the front division. Crown Pearl was very unlucky not to win the Borough Handicap at the Manawatu meeting/ The Coronet gelding got a very bad run m the first part of -the race. The hurdle rider, W. Adam*, ro«e Stockade to victory m the' Ava Hack Welter at Palmerston North. 'Adams handled the Tupuhi gelding with excellent judgment. Gay Guard, after getting a bad passage m the Cloverlea Hack Handicap at Awapuni, was running on at the right end. The Advance colt is likely to be heard of again. General Madero is still running into minor places m his races. lie has been a most disappointing horse to his owner, and, though placed m many races, is still a maiden. Blrklinp was taken back to Glsbdrno last week m company with Raupani. The first-named will require a good spell, but the grey may nice at the winter meeting of the Gisborne Club. Janitor, tho half-brother by Walpuwa to Captain Jingle, is to be tried over fences. With time he may eonio ! good, for his half-brother was a National winner, but took a lot of making. The very useful Slogan caught the Gladstone Hack Welter at Tltnaru. j The young Sir l^iiddo gelding is a nice sort, and should improve. F, Christinas took him home without waiting for the second day. It Is many yours since wo havts had such a poor lot of jumpers as those engaged In the big events at Elleralhj. There la an awful lot of "old iron" included m tho list, ami very few of them have any credential to National honors.

P. Meagher went to Hawenv at the conclusion of the Manawatu meeting to school Manawakaha over hurdles. Old Sir Lethe is again working at Hastings, and appears quite sound.' He will be ridden at Wanganul by J. Deerey. . The" Chokebore horses noted ns runner-up' m both weight-for»a8« races at Awapuni, and heads only deprived them of the stake. G. Marchaut, who rides Hula, was previously m R. Hannon's employ. Ho has a good idea of hurdle riding, and should do well m these parts. The verdict m the Classis case came us a shock to all concerned. An appeal is to be made to the Racing Conference, and, m most . circles, it is thought that tho Manawatu stewards' finding is certain to be upsets Bonny Helen again came into tho limelight by defeating a good field m the Longburn Handicap. Over the last furlong she had to be ridden very hard to stall off the two lightweights, Otahu and First Consul, but she had her neck well m front as the Judge's box was reached. Obsono looked very fit, and just squeezed home m the Flying Handicap at Timaru, currying 9.6. Fender got badly loft, otherwise she would have Avon easily, being beaten by a head. Obsono was troublesome ut the i post, but eventually got a flying start: At the conclusion of the first day's racing at Awapuni, Emperador and Cherublnl were brought on to tho course proper and given v gnllop over fl\\j furlongs. In Australia It Is v common thing to see horses Kultopcd after a race day. but rarely Is it :.een here. A recently-returned visitor from Sydney, m dlHousaing the ultabsorblng Wulhilo ease, said. "CSrsiy Wiia unlucky. They (the "stipes.") did not want to net him, but they could not see hovr he was to be left out. Eceles i.i a battler, and one of his class must not win tho Sydney Cup. There jt Is In a nutshell." At Melbourne last week. C. O'Neill rode Morokn. to victory In the Neerlm Steoplechuse. Ho boat a hot favorite m Altcar Ray, and his backer** got a very long prlco about .him. The winner Is owned by S. O'Neill, to whom he was made a present by Mr. .J. Hawthorn, who was disgusted with his repeated failures. It does not seem a bud spec to own a fractious horso, us the starter usually wuitw till the horso is moving towurds the tape, and thon lots the field go. Tho fractious horso In thus on Uu' move while the rest of the Hold Is standing. It hardly jteemx fair that tho bad -mannered honic .snotiKl receive, mo much consideration. Though he won tW (Mowrleu Mack Handicnp, for which he wti» a good fa.vortt<-\ Tyson Ih not much good, and many of those who went imlil-hcmird for him. and collected, will pro for to j leave him alone the next time ho j utnrtH. He begins very quickly, but Htop.s nearly as quickly, and ho only \ jUHt .itruirßled In at Awupuni. At Tlmuru, lant week, the long. kept ClynoUsh quite impoverished the field In tho Hack lluce (even weight*). He i.s v three- year- old colt by Soult from that good mare Heplete, i\« hUitUhl a hot favorite, and won very easily from Sunbeam. If ho kecpts sound he Hhould have a bright future. IJ« was heavily weighted on the «econd day. «n«l M» owner acted windy m not nturtiiiK !»'»>• j The Manawatu It-nclnj? Club, which ! has b«en nuiki»(f great «trldc» during tV>e p*u*t few yearn, brought off a very ' aucceiwful rmwUnir on Wednesday and I Thtirmlay at UuM week. There wdh a i big iiuendancft on each day, and some i of the rncUw wwt very aoo<\. «fhi? I only fly In tho amber w«« tho n«ven»l dlwumlincfttlonji tinpoHcd, but a« v coupl<? of those «ro to bo apixvilcd n^alnnt, the matter will not ho dl.ieimB<nl nl thin stngfr. Krrnonßartle (aihxi htuUy In the TeUtKraph HnndJcap at Awupunl. for which ahe «Utrtc*l n r<ni-hot favorite. The iweful Play Off bo^an nt< «mnrtly tm Uie Hliihdno mary, nnd k»pi ht-r at It the whol" way, with th« result that she wa» rtyirfi? nJjn«tti« of dlftlra«n ut thn home turn. On the necond day uhe run much betU'r In the .Mutmwulu HtnkcH. nnd wiu* only v half lettirth bnhimt BmiHtrador and Autumnut*. who finished witbln beade»of e«ch otlier.

Adroit was suffering from a cold last week, and could not start at Awapunl. • Wild Lupin Is continually bobbing up as a wiuner of races, and he always pays a good dividend. Sunbeam has been running very well lately. At Timani, he had the Setulown Wolter m safe keeping the wliolo way, and beat the over-rated Moddtte comfortably. Many of the riders that took part m the Manawaiu Stakes say that Autumn us should have won, -with Pariform m a place. The pair and Qlpsy Belle were nearly brought down at the start by Bold Stroke running across them. His Eminence showed a bold front m the Woodhey Hack Hand'cap for five furlongs, and, on the second day. ho was well backed In tho hack raco over that distance, but ho 'did not strip as well as on tho opening Hay, and was out of a place at the finish. Though well advanced m years now, Gipsy Belle shows as much pace as ever she did, but her waywardness at tho barrier generally results m her getting tho worst of the start. If sho keeps right. It is any odds on her winning a race before the flat season j closes. , j After a good spoil. Kaniki made his reappearance- at the Awapunt meeting, j and, on the first day, ran a pood race. His owner thought that this would sharpen him up, and he was regarded a« a moral for the Borough Handicap, but ho is not an easy horso to handle, and probably little Harold Young did not get tho most out of him. Both open RDrlnt raeoa at Patmerston North resulted m fluo finishes, with tho whole flohl bunched a.s tho post was reached. In tho Borough Handicap the official placing^ •wero Svoftborg. Crown Pearl, ami The Great Mogul. Many ure of tl.o opinion that l^idy Louisa was tho wJjj»or. and m this several of tho riders concur. As the Levin ntnro finished on tho extreme outside* of, tho course. It Is quite possible that the judge mlwiod her altogether Tho trouble on most courses In thft Dominion Is that the Judge's box Is plactMl too low on tho ground. In other countries, tho olllclnl fa high up, and can look down on the field. This should bo tried m the Dominion, and, if so. it would probably b« found to be a miccuaa.

Speedometer is a . solid customer. He won the Pareora Handicap at Timaru fine style. With age he should win over a longer distance. Mr. H. R. Sellars, assistant-secre-tary of the New Zealand Racine Conference, is at present on a holiday jaunt m the Auckland district Paritutu is jogging on the right way at New Plymouth, and if ho stands up to a preparation he will be a runner m the big double at Ellerslie m June. Glenfinnan got on the winning list at the Manawatu meeting. He only had two pounds above the minimum, so he was not by<any means- harshly treated. Encore showed a. lot of pace m the Maiden afcAwapunl, and ho is likely to be well supported m his next start, which will probably be -at Hawera noxt week. Barb Wire was unlucky to miss m his maiden attempt over fences at Avondale. His next, outing- will be m the Maiden Hurdles at Ellerslie next month. If Square Beal is anything like himself he should be home and dried amongst the lot lie will jneet m tho Waihl Hack Handicap at Egmont '" next week. Hurdlers were plentiful at Timaru, but the best of them were only thirdrate. Old Simon Pure won easily tho first day; likewise the aged Milo the second day. ' ' The Wauganui-owned St Gate has been given a royal chance to distinguish himself m the Hack Hurdles at Hawera. He has only got 10.6, and Is meeting a very poor lot When doveloped, Bon should be a good horse. He, is a big three-year-old gelding by Bonlform — Eidelwoiss. He just won tho Roaewell Handicap at Timaru from the unlucky filly Free. Encore, T. 5, promises to take a powor of beating m the Telegraph Hack Handicap at Hawera. The big Maniopoto gelding -will bo all tho better for the raco he had at Awupunl. The lightly-weighted Tevlotdalo won tho Farewell Handicap at Timaru. The Achilles gelding does not carry much condition, and Is only good for a short journey in' moderate company. Royal^Arms is co Ung on very fnst, and by the time the Egmont meeting comes on ho should be at his beat. He is well treated, and will not be up' against such a good lot as opposed him nt Trentham. Only F. E. Jones's vigorous riding got Master Hamilton homo m tho Hack Handicap ut Timaru. Heads only separated tho winner, Firmhold and Don Charl. The latter Is a Uko-ly-looking sort Aruako saddled up better on tho second day at Awapunl than ho usually does after a race. Ho ran a much better race than on the first day, but tho Improvement was not challenged by tho stipendiary. The resurrected John Bunynn accounted for the Washdyke Walter at tho Timaru meeting somewhat easily from the consistent Cannonade. Tho chestnut is bock to form again, and should go on winning. I'ursoflller was a strong order m tha Woohey Hack Handicap at the Manawatu meeting, but she failed badly after getting out well and leading for thre« furlongs. Her poor display can only be put down to the going. The decision of the Conference In regard to The Hover cam* Ih still bolng much discussed. It has a very farreaching effect, and It Ih cjuito l»k»»ly that next July an attempt will bo made to get the rule amended. John Barleycorn was well supported In tin* Boacoosflold Hack Woltet and duly won. ThoV victory of tho three-year-old Sarto — Brlwi goldlug was very a popular one, as Owner W. Oardlner Is well-lfketl m those parts. Tho hurdler Kills Booms thoroughly fioured. To persevero with him further Hecina a wasto-of time. Tho sama remark applies to Craig Athol, Ho klcka out at anything and flvorythlnjr, and is a positive dumper on the course. Tho Timaru Cup produced a flno race. Voting Campbell kept First Glaneo m a good position, and Junt won from Canute ami Gapon. Tho last-named tnado his run too Into, otherwise ho would have paid a dividend. Royal was In grfat form at Timaru. This young son of Finland easily won tho Smlthflold Handicap, carrying 9.9. Tho big event on tho second day was just an easy for him, und for brlllinnco, he outejaswod anything at tho mooting.

Northern Notes* , (By "Waimangu.") Monathol, who ran a good race m the Mangere Handicap at Ellerslie. looks an improved horse, and he will ■ be hard to settle m hack events at the approaching 1 winter meetings. For a big fellow he can. go fast. - Most of the trainers at Ellerslie have rising , two-year-olds to put through their facings, but it is too early yet to form any estimate of their capabilities. The Elysian colt m J. Coleman's charge has a lot of admirers. Dogger Bank is amiss and there is little probability of him being seen out at the northern meeting. N. Cunningham is giving Mortite a lot of light work. The chestnut is inclined to be flighty, and, when, galloping, takes some holding. C. Macmanemini who is looking after the horses during his father's absence m Australia, has no less than nine rising two-year-olds m boxes. The Pole, whahas been off the track for some time, is back again. ,wlth F. Loomb. The Polo is 'to be raced over hurdicsi and, with that end m view, is being schooled. V/ At first' glance, those-cntored for the Great Northern Hurdles do not appear to bo a good lot. It looks oddson Morrimak beating the Aucklanders without waiting for v the weights to appear. ♦ ' Sedition is not making a great deal .of headway m his schooling efforts. However, it will bo a long tlmo before the .son of Soult is. ready to raco, and there- is ample tlmo for him to develop into .a finished jumper. The chestnut gelding, The Colt, has been handed over to ID. Pope to propare. Tho Colt gallops well on tho tracks, but, with the colors up, is a long way- below expectations. With Berry standing down, B. Deeley cannot help winnlng^tho - jockoys*' premiership again. Tho racing 1 two- year-old sister to General Latour, being handled by J. Chaafe, is a light-built filly, who may come to hand early and go fast. At tho conclusion of the Hawke's Bay mooting, Blerlot and Merry Roe will be given a spell, as neither are entered for the big welter at Ellorslio m June. , . ' K. Popo tried Matawerewere over the small fences the other morning. Tho long-named one shaped well for a novice, and will tyant very little schooling to makoya- finished jumper. Tho New Zealand Treasury received trifle of £1123 6s 2d as its share of the* receipts of £he Avondale meeting. J. Chisholm is slipping the work into Selection, but the Soult horso, is far from ready, and cannot be looked upon m tho light of a winner next month. ■ J. King has resigned his position as trainer to Mr. E. W. Alison, and the horses, Allegation, Centenary, Tiresome and C 0.,. are now m chargo of G. Morris. While being taken homo from the Avondalo meeting. Tiresome struck herself, and the injuries will prevent her racing this F. Stenntng is now training "Excavator. The gelding shows signs of roturnin&'to.his form of laat:yoar. Holdfast .haw- finished the season, and goes into retlrtkment. Tho chestnut IlkoM tho- hard going, and it Is not. likely to .be that way In tho winter. That certain stables have big followings is well evidenced m tho case of Tripoli. When tramed by F. Muc-manemjn-she-invariably was one of the favorites, and always got beaten. Since going into W» G. Irwln's hands she has won a number of races, yot each- time hascroturnetLa good price, Evidently- Xrfi, Relna's breakdown In tbo St. George Handicap was not aa Bcrious aa thought, as tho maro is ©n,tCTeU;for«ihfr big welters at T-lllcruHc. Maorlland^jumped several hurdles In good atylo one morning last week.

When tried at the steeplechase obstacles he does not do as well. / The "woolbrokers" are already out /with the quotations of the latest clip. The Merrimax brand is m most demand, and the same buyers are also after the Glenmore, Hauera and Bercola clips. Cloudy Dawn has . not suffered any effects of his fall at Avondale, and the big chestnut is looking better than ever. Cloudy Dawn, m all his races, goes on with itj and the extra distance m the Great Northern will suit him. W. Irwin is paying a lot of attention to Ngatiruanui, but, so far, the gelding has not been asked to show his beat paces on the track. In a week or so he should be stepped out m earnest.