NEWS AND NOTES

NZ Truth, Issue 578, 15 July 1916, Page 9

NEWS AND NOTES

FareweJ! at Trentham to-day. Stick "to the form and you won't be far oat. Tired punters sweet restorer' — Big dividends. ' ' ' ' First event at 11.30 a,m., and train *-aer v teea r %)il«<iili(ai?^ Patronymic schools badly, but he jumps well m a race. Sir Solo now races In the colors of his trainer, Walter Garrett. The 'chaser, Darby Paul, is starting to make a noise when galloping. The Caulfleld Club is advertising for a handlcapper at £ 600 per annum. Rorkefs Drift and Seadown are equal favorites for the Winter Cup. M. Hobbs is now tagged as a No. 1 trainer by the Australian Jockey Club. The South Canterbury Hunt Club meeting will take place on Thursday next. Soultikoff is very sore and it will be useless going on to Riccarton with him. ; The brood mare, Effort, next season will be mated with the Imported AH Black. Blackall, 8A was taken out of the Melbourne Cup as soon as the weights appeared. The two Hansons, R, and 22., have been licensed to ride by the Australian Jockey Club. R. Brough is going to take Antwerp to Riccarton for the hack races at the National meeting. This season's rising 2yr-olds at Karamu are stated to be a better looking lot than for years previously. Soultikoff was that sore on Monday last that a rheumaticky rooster would actually look gay alongside of him. F. D. Jones has leased Charley (Charlemayne H. — Edna May) from Mr. C. P. Buckenbam, who races Bandy. Ashley Reed had his first ride m Sydney on Down In the Flying at Canterbury Park m which the New Zealander was unsighted. One of Crown Pearl's joints does not look too sound, and his owncr-traLner may find it very hard to keep him on his legs till National time. Tho Westiand Racing Club has given the Government permission to experiment m fodder growing on some of the swamp land about Its racecourse. Revocation, the half-brother to Encore, m spelling at Hawera, but ho is to come into the stables again as Boon as J. Brown returns from tho Wellington meeting. * The champion Bullaworra could only get a third under his big weight m the Victorian Grand National Steeplechase. The race was won by an outsider In CoradgU, a previous winner. Bore Is now quite sound again, and tho Calibre gelding will shortly commenco active work. Tho Imported filly, Week End, will also rejoin the team presided over by P. D. Jones.

C' Jackson roturna home to Hawcra at tho concluslou of the Wellington meeting to pick up the hunter. Union Jack. Ho will then set out for Ricearton to await tho National mooting next month. p

This we«ik the Jluwora marc, Avon Park, Ihib been located on ih« racecourso at Trenlbn.ni for the llrat time, und Ihe roar of tho gun», etc., »«ctn*» to have got on her nerves us «he hu« lightened up a lot.

Multit'lpul wim allowed to drop out of hlit Tronlhttin eujftigomorUH, but \u< 1« all riglu und achoolctl woll on-r Koven foncvj« m Kiufiinga lmtt wt-ck. Kvidimtly his peojjlo huvo UoHlgn.s on Moino of the bigger prized at Kiccartou.

Thero are more wuyjt of Htopntus; v horuo Ihun by huvirtic him pulled. Kor iuwtmicf, a mug-upprcniico, tuukled tv a fiib ullowuncv, i« souii'tlim^ tin oflfecUvo brake. ll nct«U all rinht huu wtisk. N«>xt lime up goes a. truck rider, m goeu the "roU" aaii oui comes a parcel. Same thing happens regularly. Yet not a word!

yi«ft«r« to Tretuhatn m«H*Uni? should not fall to call on Herb, i'ricfl. th<? Sports' Morccr. V\*liitit-titrc<«t. Wollln^ion. Anyone who likes dresay ihinttu can get them at Price's.

Harlequin, who was gelded some time back, Is once more m work at Rtecarton. Hushman is being kept pottering about at Hawera, aad will be on hand at the early Spring meetings. H. Lorigan, who met trouble over the Croesus case, is again m the fold and will be riding at Trentham to-day. Kilboy Is reported to be looking a picture and will be well forward by the time he la asked to race at Randwick. The Auckland- owned Merrlmax was a runner m the VJELC. Grand National Hurdles, and tailed m the rear the whole way. Harbor Light has not had a jump since the Auckland meeting, but C. Jackson will get on to him as soon as he arrives at Biccarton. Backers of tho first favorite have been getting a roasting during the past few months, and the' winter meetings generally have been hard for backers. ' Nothing jumps better at Trentham than Prince Delaware, and H. Kinyan's charge. la sure.,^^rOj^^Gß^^Mwtheft "nrst Back^uruie race"* that" n"e 'stajrfs" m. At the Melbourne Hunt Club meeting on June 21, H. R. Cairns won the Hurdle race on Lord Rudley, and ran second m the Steeplechasers' flat race on The Golfer. Syntax, the half-brother to Styrax, who has been spelling for some months past, has now rejoined the active brigade at Hawera. If he keeps sound he will probably be tried at hurdle racing during the coming season. On the way to the station after the last race on Wednesday, a punter remarked, "Bli'me, it's bad luck as the backers will have no money for Saturday." He had lost his money and thought everyone else had. At Maithvnd on July 1. C. Emerson had two rides and scored twice. His successes were on King Hampton In the Welter Handicap, and on Flaxman m the Novice Handicap. The latter started at a good price, and the owners of the two horses gave the Kiccarton lad over £100. Did you ever bear of such a happening m a "tote" country? King George has sold privately his : colt Marconi, by Radium from Witch I of the Air, to go to India. Bred at the 1 Royal Stud at Sandringnam, Marconi was originally highly thought of, but j ran three times without success. This j season he has run second to Aberdare In the Craven week, and unplaced at the Hastings first Spring meeting. His sale is doubtless due to his failure to realise his juvenile promise.

There la a lucky youth resident m Wellington who claims to have won money at racing. He commenced operations at Stratford on January 1, and from then to the present timo he has onJy backed one loser. His bets were always 10s, and out of eleven meetings at which ho operated, he cleared £183 15s. Of this sum he invested X*lso In Government Debentures, and tho balance Is In tho Savings Bank. He has, like a sensible fellow, now quitted the game.

It Is unusual for a bookmaker to refuse money from a backer, except for tho reason that odds are requested which the man with the ba|f Is unable to concede. Thla actually happened, however, at a recent meoUng In the .metropolitan area, says a Forth writer. A returned soldier desired to back a horse, which, by the way, was sold during the week for a few pounds, but tho bookmaker, Instead of taking the man's money, explained that the equine, had no chance of winning, and advised the soldier to keop his money. The Incident serves to ahow that the average bookmaker 1» sometimes a more honorable fellow than he is credited to be.

' On his recent form it does not look likely that El Progresso will be sent over for the Riccarton Nationals. Veto is, spelling at Hawera, Though on the small side she is useful and can always be placed to pick up a race. Those who have seen the Chokebore yearlings at exercise, Belect the fullbrother to Counterfeit as a very likely colt A rising three-year-old filly by Advance from Ballarat is a recent addition to H. Kenyan's stables, at Trentham. The apprentice, G. W. Clarke, formerly In R. J. Mason's stables, has had his license cancelled by *he C.J.C. G.W.C should have a care. The imported Winkle who did a light season at the etud bast spring. Is m training under G. Matthews, on Mr. J. B. Reid's private track at Oamaru. V. ColeUo reports that the Injury to Braeburn is still serious, and it is by no means certain that he will be able to race at the National meeting. Lord Grey has tho bad luck of a Nk^fttgi^V^^ Nationals are concerned. In four starts he has filled two seconds, and a third place. At Mowbray (Tasmania), on June 24, the New Zealand- bred TT«Ti<>kah^ (Powerful—Mary Seaton) won the Windsor Brush Steeplechase, for which he started favorite, Kilrea is the name chosen for the Kilbroney — Arai to Uru filly m F. D. Jones's stables at Riccarton. The youngster is a full -slater to Kllboyno and a half-sister to Taringamutu. Munition appears to be backward, and she may improve on her first day's form at Trentham to-day; It should be remembered that at New Plymouth ! at Christmas time, aho made a hack! of Maid o* Gowrie. j The death occurred at Hawera last i week of the well-known sportsman, ! Mr. Jos. Davidson. Deceased was a prominent member of the Egmont Racing Club for many years, and at the time of his death was vice- president. In bis day he bred many good horse, including Hushman. Avon Park is a big striding mare and a fine cut of a jumper, but she is not likely to figure at this gome for some time yet. Wero her owner to put her to hurdle racing she would probably win a National, for bo is one of the luckiest Individuals m the butter country. Did ho not sell Sylvandale and keep Avon Park, and do likewise with Pergola and hang on to Munitions? Good judgment, but tinged with a large slice of luck. Owing to tho dilatorlness displayed by some of the Queensland Raoe Clubs In distributing totalisator dividends, the Minister of Justice has forwarded the following notice to the Q.T.C.: "I have tho honor to state, for your information, that m future totalisator permits will bo Issued on tho condition that If a race result In a dead-heat the dividends bo made up and paid immediately, and that a fresh totalisator bo i made up on tho run-off, If It Is agreed that the race be decided In that way." j

One of the pioneers of modern rocing In Australia was old Bill Forrester, a man who know tho game from A to 2. /There woa no belter judge of the cut and merit of a racehorse on tho planet, and yet one of his stories was, 'They win In all shapes." Some of the best-looking of Bill's hor«e« were not by any means top-notcher*. Qauluß and The Grafter wero of the sort that looked lonely without a cart or a plough, and they were Cup winners. The Watch Dog was a flnelooklng horso, and BUI wild of him that he was not only the fastest sprinter ho had ever trained, but the fastest he had ever seen.

R. Derrett is not working any of his team on the Riccarton tracks at present^itrut several of them are being hacked about on the roads. Tim Doolan is recovering from his recent^eg trouble, and it is expected that tie'"wul be thoroughly fit to take part m "*he ►Australian Steeplechase at Caulfield. * While' he is away at Trentham with Black SeaTJ. Thistleton has left his other "jumpers, Recharge and Debonnaire, m. charge of bis head lad at Riccarton. and 'the trio will race there before returning to Dunedin. It is saidithat If R. J. Mason likes he can take,' Kilbby ,-to Sydney^ No one knows yet \vtiethier R.J.M. vwill go or not as he has •noijfhad a horse of J. B. Reid's sinee "Glfcasome wori^fhe Wellington Cup.- : .-s;' ; r ;•*■■*;■ While worKra££i£t Riccarton on Saturday, the hurldMtforse Art bled, but he was all right >ifi!gain on Monday.- A lot of people think the Sarto gelding is a lot better horse than he has yet shown. If he turns but half as good as his* half-brother, Vladimir, he will do. "^ "Bronko" Colemah soon got over his' broken collarbone, and on July 1 he steered Briarberry to victory m the" Hurdles at Canterbury Park, Corrio;, was placed third, twenty lengths awayTfrom the winner. Coleraan has a good ' record m Sydney, his last five rides resulting m three wins, a second and a fall. \ '■ It was the first time that a wellknown racing man had been m a Court of Justice, and he was much interested with what he heard and saw there. For an hour or two he listened to the barristers and finally to the judge summing up m a case of forgery. When asked by the man who took him to the court, what he thought of the proceedings, he said they appeared to be on the level. He wondered, however, whether the judge was a man likely to listen to reason. If so it would be a «reat help to the man m the dock. America appears to be making capital out of the war la more ways than one. Mr. August Balmont, the chairman of the New York Jockey Club, i who naturally speaks with authority ] concerning racing In the States, expressed himself recently m most enthusiastic fashion concerning the prospects for the coming season. In a re- j cent speech on the subject of American racing, Mr. Belmoht emphasised the view that the presence In U.S-A, of over 200 Imported rangHsh and French bred horses would mean much to the future, of. the American thoroughbredt '-..*» There Thaa been tin ocean JOf tears wept over the racing m England by the purists during tho Var period. If tho racecourses are wanted for military purposes do so at once. If the horses ore wanted for a similar purpose give all that' is required. This is the spirit and we are happy to say this is the act When, however, it is 'tho old and tiresomo wicked uses of racing which is responsible for tho weeping, a protest goes m and you can bet public sentiment if given .opportunity will sustain it. One would think to read some of tho complaints that the turf is responsible for tho* war, . . '■■ ■«**lir Ulicusalng tfio" tlonals, a Melbourne scribe says: "If we were only permitted a peep as to what the futuro held for us. how changed the current of our lives. But for tho luck of tho game m Its illfortuned aspects. New Zealand would have been well In the racing at Fleiuington and Caulflold. If Goodwin had only a faint prevision as to happenings, he would probably be allvo to-day at his home attending to Morning and j his other jumpers. Morning, too, would not havo contracted tho disease which resulted m his death. How swift and uncertain aro the conditions which make for disaster, or well-being."

There was a lot of talk last week about tho action of the stipendiary stewards m taking a hand m prosecuting layers of odds. One would have thought that thoso Cerberuuea were paid their present fat ftcrewa primarily to watch the running on the racecourses and not to try and beat the "John Hops" for their billets. One would not mind so much if the trio could detect tho crook work on the racecourse, but. It seems, they cannot, and nover take on anybody but a poor, harmless battler. The trio are now earning bigger "sugar" than ever they got before, and, like wise men, they are not going to run up against v brick wall by UUclug on the biff guns. They are profiting by the experience of a former M aUpo" who took on such work and found himself without a billet as tho result of his activity.

Chatting about jockeys and their riding abilities, an old-timer at present on a visit to Wellington, told "Spearmint" a couple of funny incidents last week. Ho places B. Doeley, S. Reid and A. Oliver In tho front rank, and says they can hold their own with any of their predecessors. When Hold first rodo thexo was not a more timid hid, and, according to the visitor, •Reid used to wear a look att If he was praying to get left. Oliver had his llrst ride at Hastings. Thus was on one of tho late Ted Worley'e team. Tho latter started two, G. Price riding the other, and the stable put a "raoua" on Prico's mount, which ran last. Oliver's horse jumped out well and would have walked m, but its rider forgot to take a turn and careered straight' on. and had it not been for "Bricky" O'Brien, who recalled him, he would have gone up town. Oliver won bUi flrst race at Rlccarton, where he took out the Members' Handicap on an outsider. Ohoorka, who was In the Porirua stable whore Oliver worked, started favorite, and ridden by Tod Hewitt, ran second.

Sir Frank Madden, who Is writing some Interesting Incidents of Flemington, dating back SO years, relates tho following humorous anocdoto concerning a gentleman well-known In Toamanla In bygone days; but tho name shoOld have been Jillott. and not Jollett, a* Sir Frank ha« It; "I huvo alluded to tho water jump In front of tho stand. It wa« only a brushed hurdle, with about 12 foot of water on the landing (tide, but tho home* woro not used to water, and did not Ilko It. Many of tho best cither baulked or scrambled through It. I r«msmber a funny incldont which happened at It once. Mr. Jellett, from Tasmania, tiwnod a good black mare named Ulaek Un**. and onn of hl« «on« wan riding hor Jn a »l<fepl<wh,'ute. Sh» Dtoppcd nt tho water several times, and would not ait«mpt it. OM JolWut rushed out from Iho crowd, pulled hi» »on off tho mare, and mounted her hlmsttlf— and a figure of fun ha looked. He» woru & pilot coot, tightly buttoned, and a boll toper hat. ft ml was armed with a thick oak mick! H«- rammed tho mare ot the water for all he wn« worth, but she stopped agnin, nnd »hot him over hw head ln(«> tho ditch, much to tho ftmu»cmonl of the crowd. When a honw» fell m a «te<»ple«haji« hin jockey by no means k»vi» up hop*, but ramounted and continued In the race."