NEWS AND NOTES

NZ Truth, Issue 580, 29 July 1916, Page 9

NEWS AND NOTES

Hylatus is now owned at Otaki. After winning at Wyongr, Dawn was i sold by M. Hobba. Mr. J. B. RoW advise* "Spearmint" that Kllbroney's list for the corning season is full. Memo for b welled -head secretaries: "li'h dead oaay for a boob,y to bto&som Jnto a blockhead." Acceptances for tho big treble, and entries for the minor events at Rlccarton cloao to- night. Carlatour, who ha« been spelling since iho Danncvirko March mooting, is back m work at Hastings. Tho Kooya inquiry ended a« everybody thought it would. There wo* absolutely no wvldenco of fraud. Sarcolle, by Elevation, a cam-off frum tho Uttfucton utablos, won a raco at iho Clarence River tN.S.W.) meotInjj thl» month. Two New Zealand horse* figure at the tap of the handicap for the Canterbury Pork Cup, to be run to-day. They ar<j Toa Tero 9.3, and Bee 9.1. Percolator, the half-brother by Comedy Klnic. to Ermenyardu, baa bocn nominated for the Breeder*' Plate at Kandwick. m iho name of his breeder, i Mr. Sol Greco.

Down, who was sold by M. Hobbs after winning at Wyong, win m future race at the pony courses.

The Waikanae sire, Bezanian, served twenty mares this season and all are m foaL A pretty good record.

Amongst the winners at Newnham (Tasmania^ this month were the exAncklanders, Hunekaka and Julia B.

Rumor says A. J. McFlinn will ride Kooya inytttj Grand National Hurdles for which the mare has been "setV

J. McLaughlin. Is an applicant for a trainer's license, r. The Wellington Racing Club will deal with an licences this week. IV. v ,

After he failed at Wyong (NJ3.W), the .running of Martuk was questioned by the "stipes," but the explanation was accepted. i Mount Tictoria is again being tried at the hurdling 1 • game at lYentham. In L. Watson's hands ho goes at the fences quickly and well.

The black col* by Demoothenea from GoM Cord, has, been named Omahu. He is a half-brother to The Native jond,. Golden March.

•New Zealand horses are doing: well m Sydney. M. Hobbs has won a race with Downs, Peg and Corrie, and H. G. Taylor has scored twice with Zulana.

Vtaer, winner of the Maiden at Wyong (N.S.W.), early this month, was subsequently disqualified and the race awarded to Sir Mostyn, ridden by Emerson,

At its present rate of progress tho Accident Fund will very soon bo worth £20,000. This year's balancesheet shows it to be m credit to the tune of £.17,520.

The New Zealand horses Corrie, RevaL Silent Way, Toa Tere, Bee, Martuk. Spangle, Zuland and Briar Patch, are all wellengaged at the Canterbury Park meeting to-day.

The Wanganui owner, Mr. W. Duncan, has claimed the name of Acre for his colt by Linacre from Mj^g Arlington. The Cardinal Beaufort—Collarehe colt has been named Arrowfleld.

The Now Zealand gelding Bonny, ridden by Geo. Scobie, was a runner m the Godfrey Watson Steeples, 2 miles, at Caulfleld this month, but when going -well m front ho turned over.

C. Emerson and A. Reed were to do the Grafton (N.S.W.) meeting this month, but if they did they did not succeed m riding a winner. Both riders are coming back for the National meeting next month.

I. N. McGregor Is again doing plenty of riding m Melbourne, but not much success has fallen to h<m lately. His confrere, H. R. Cairns, is still riding plenty of winners, and his prowess m the saddle remains undiminished.

As was predicted m these couimns, Mr. H. R. Sellars has received the appointment as secretary to the Racing Conference. The appointment will be popular with all classes. Mr. Sellars is urbane and tactful m his dealings with all.

A well-known Christclhurch bookmaker has been dressing very shabbily lately, though he is known to have won well at recent meetings. He told a confidante that it was to ward off "bites" which have been most frequent of late.

The feeling is general m sporting circles that the Croesus party will receive consideration from the Conference when the case next comes up. Nine out of ten people In the Hawke's Bay say that the push were landed at th« wrong time.

The Imported horse Redfern, which cost Sir William Cooper 5000 guineas m England and has so far failed to return him a penny of his purchase price, has been taken out of the big spring handicaps. He was the early favorite for the Epsom Handicap. /

Mawßon, who was making his first appearance m a race, was sent out favorite m the Hunt Club Cup at Tlmaru, but though he ran a good race, he had to go under after a hard finish to Wellwood. His backers lost nothing, and the Buroctydon gelding lost no friends by bis display. F. D. Jones, who trains the hunter, should pick up a race with him early m the new season.

El Progresso is stated to be unlikely to make the trip over for the National. There is no reason why he should not, for he is a great traveller and is pretty well just now. At Easter time he contested a race at Randwick on the Saturday afternoon and the same evening caught the boat for Melbourne. He was travelling on the way to Warmambool until the Tuesday night, and the following day won the Grand Annual Steeples over some of the stlffest country m Australia.

It does not look aa-if handicapping Is much of a science. All that Is wanted is a good memory and close attention to past racing. Take the Winter Cup.' Of the forty odd horses, no less than twenty of them are on the mlnlnium. Could anything be more farcical? If that twenty were In the race by themselves, there would be a range of 28 lb or thereabouts between them. Handicappers will reply to this by saying that they must make sacrifices so as not to crush the top weights. Just so, but has th* owner .of the bottom weight no reason for consideration? Is his sovereign not as good as the gentleman's who owns the top weight? If so, they will bo glad to know of it and In future they can save their money and not waste it m nominiUlons for which they are given no chance. If this policy la carried out we will then hear the clubs crying out about the paucity of tho entries.

Despite the fact that MulUfual Is burdened with more weight than was ever previously carried by a Winter Cup winner, the men with the pencil and book have got the Glsborne golding at the shortest price and there m nothing like "tens" to be got. Still, people foolish enough to think Deeley will win for the third time are pouring the money In. and when they aro content to take tho praise offered, why, bless you, the "Tommies" are not likely to extend it. Lately there has been a huge Increase In the kerbstone business, and it looks aa if there ia more money about now than during the last two decades. War! why the Titanic strugglo taking place m Europe has made this country and no ono knows it better than tho racing clubs. Times wore never so good. Increases m the totalisator and other returns aro reported from all meetings, and everybody «noms to have money. Bui to get buck to Multifual. Nothing could Juivo been better than the way ho won at Trenihu.ro. but tho distance there wax 10 furlongs. Got at hi* truo worth thin way; Could he have won over eight furlongs, or would Maid o' Gowrlt- have accounted for him? "Spearmint" would not like to bet he could have landed the mare at eight furlonjw on thai day, thouy.j it must bo said thai whon U»« iSlsborne representative did run to her hi? made a Job of her. Now, assuming that he could have got her at a mlh; m the Parliamentary Handicap m which ho had 10.4, will bin supporters still argue that h<> could have got her with 11.1 on his back? This In what he has to carry, and it m moro than the Cup has ever Wen won with. Tho best weight carrying records m the big Rlccnrton mile nro Kremlin mod Vladimir. 10.12 each. Does anybody think Multifual i« * Vladimir?

The Australian Hurdle Race will be run at Caulfield on Saturday, and the Australian Steeplechase the following week. --" .

After his two failures at Trentham it will be no surprise if S. Waddell decides not to go on with Gladful for tho National Hurdles.

Bee is reported to have run a great race m the Flying Handicap at Moorefield, and- it is suggested that she is sure to get some honey soon.

Life Is short therefore we pray to be delivered from the Bruce Lowe figure crank. Had one m this week, and thaf a enough for the current year.

When Juilundur won the V.R.C. Grand National Hurdles he created a fresh time record by winning the throe miles and jumping 15 hurdles m 6m 45%5.

Idealism has heaps of supporters for the National Hurdles. He does not strike one as a likely horse for big country, but presumably his backers are satisfied on this score.

At Hastings, James Munn has received a couple of additions to his string m the shape of a full sister to Atuatora and a three-year-old gelding by Slgnor from The Brook.

News from Hastings states that Sasanof Is looking 1 and going well on the 'tracks. * w^vith Kllbpy'out of the •way the Martian gelding' will be a very hot order for the C-J.C Perby.

Many a horse owner has cultivated a headache trying to think out whether It is better to give the mount to an indifferent, but honest, jocklet, or to a top-notcher, who is as full of tricks as a grass widow.

In the old days In Victoria, some comical decisions were given at some of the bush pub meetings. It is on record that there was a close finish between a grey horse and a black one, and the judge, In announcing his decision, said, "The pieDald haY It."

Word from Hastings state that Chortle is looking bright and well at Ngatarawa, but his burly appearance does not betoken that he Is doing much work, and so far, it does not look as if his trainer has decided to take him for a trip to Randwick.

Whatever one thinks of the Winter Cup and Grand National Steeplochase Handicap, there is no question about the Hurdles Handicap. It Is a beauty. Study it aa you will, and tho problem will become more difficult as you go Into it. Double bettors would be consulting their own interest* If they left the Hurdles out of their calculation*.

The latest phase of the Berry caso is that a high and mighty official of the Southland Club promised the Oamaru lad that If he did not appeal the Southland Club would lift the disqualification at the expiration of sis months. Berry 1» not likely to listen to that sort of thing. He will probably have ridden divers winners before six months is up and does not want any favors from the hands ot the 13. R.C.

An ofllcer who before the war waa a well-known racing man waa aeveroly wounded at Looe. and had to undergo a somewhat dangerous operation. It was of the highest importance to keep up his spirits, and when ho anxiously asked what chanco he bad of recovering the surgeon, knowing his tastes, said cheerfully. "You've got a twenty to one chance, and, to my mind. Ifs a cert. In this particular operation, it's been settled that one man m twenty pulla through. Now, I've operated upon nineteen and they've all pegged out. You're tho twentieth, und you ought to come m a winner." The argument struck the patient as convincing, and win he did.

Kilboy was shipped to Sydney last week. He will be taken charge of by Murray Hobbs on arrival at Randwick;

Included amongst the yearlings at Present m work at Karamu is a halfbrotherto Formby by Hymettus that looks likely to go fast

"Silence gives consent" may be p JC when you are spooning with your best girl, but it's safer for a punter to do biz. on the "No reply, no business"

When the New Zealand mare Corrie, won the Hurdles at Rosehill" on Saturday last, she carried LL6* and was m receipt of 14Ibs from the top weight Briarberry. «•—•■>»

The whole of the buildings on the racecourse at Trentham have again been taken tfver by the military authorities. The WJR.C. waa lucky to get its Whiter meeting over.

De Qama is now coming down In the handicaps m Melbourne. He carried 8.1 at Caulfleld on July 15 and finished out of a place ia the Murrumbeena Handicap, 1 mile and 3 furlongs.

An ira^te owner last week called m here to see "Spearmint," and, not succeeding, left the following message for him, 'TTell him that I pray t*nt the Lord will send him a speedy and handsome funeral"

"Bronco" Coleman la still riding winners In Sydney. At Moorefleld, on July 15, he won the Hurdles on A.JX, who got the race'on a protest One report says Coleman rode a splendid race and was never oft the fence.

St Rlmn, who started favorite In last year's National Hurdles Is to bo a runner this year, but there is not much likelihood of the St. Ambrose gelding occupying the prominont position m the betting that he did last year.

Jockey A. Watson, who came under the ban of the WJLO, at Its hist meeting for a too free use of his tongue, has enlisted. Considering that it was the general opinion that WatBon was very harshly dealt with, the Wellington body Bhould remove tho ban as many other clubs have done when a boy has enlisted.

Not much doing yet re retainers for the coming season. F. E. Jones will probably stick where he is, so will tho two Reids, Sid and Roy. Ashley Reed has signed up for the Riddlford and Loring riding. A- Oliver will remain at High den. J, O'Shea will bo content to get up on-Desert Gold, and Uiq other "guns" will ride as froe lances.

Prom Charters Toweru news comes that Mr, A. M. S. Thompson, of I-*air-iight, lately had sixteen of bis Btud mares stolen. All had foals at foot by Eurasian (Imp.). Mr. Thompson was away at the time, and most of the station hands wero at the Hughenden Show. With the exception of one, all tho foals wore unbrunded, and this youngster waa left on tho run. The "N'othern Miner" say* that eighty-four mares and a stallion were recently taken from Mount Charlotte, and other cases have boon reported.

Several buyers from all over th© Dominion have been after Firing Lino, who la advertised for solo In this Issue. Tho St. Ambrose Kddlns is full of condition, 1b a rare jumper, and should be a proflt&ble Investment for anyone dcsirouH of owning a Jumper. The brown mare, Aynal March, is v very nlco, Hne-lookinfi: anlnwi. standing about 10.3 and all quality. She is aa wall bred un anything In any stud In the Dominion, and at the price asked Is dirt cheap. She i« by tho imported Bezonlnn from Piljrrim'H March, by PlUrrlm'u Proifrosa — Stepaway, by StepnlaH — Kute Greenawny, by Johnny I-^iulkner — Miss Kate (imported), by Adventurer.

| Forty-nine of tho horses entered for J the New Zealand Cup are owned m .the North Island aud seventeen m '.tlie. South Island. *V They are sUli qoiningr out of ike Winter Cup. XatJy Louisa;- Avho was 'Withdrawn en Monday, was one of those that could have no chaisoe on hei Wellington form. Tho Wingatui trainer, g! Christie, had a field day at Timaru "last week, when each of his charges, Ikowai and Compulsion, won a race. The pair are under orders to do tbelr^best at' RJbcarton next month, and the lasttftfmed should not escape the attentions of backers when tJfte punters' RlSto comes on. ■'■ .J^**-^* ' j ; Once again the delegates^, to the Racing Conference turne4^d<ftvn the proposal that the Conf erehc-C should I appoint racecourse detectives and should Issue all licenses. proposals emanated from thY stipendiaries, and, the clubs feel;;: that-, they can run their meetings without too much of the" assistance of paid officials. It is not often that a judge is found paying" a compliment to bookmakers. Such was the case recently at Cowra, N.S.W. In the District Court there a bookmaker, named James Hill, summoned Thomas Kerr. a hotelkeeper, for £20, alleged to have been paid by plaintiff to Joe Tuff, a Bathurst book- ; maker. It appears that Hill booked a bet for the defendant at .last Cano- j wlndra. races, and paid tho amount { After hearing the evidence, Judge Hamilton said It was many years sine* he had any dealings with bookmakers, and he knew very little of betting, but he still believed there were honest bookmakers. If he considered there had been any fraudulent arrangement he might have entered a non-suit but the evidence had been given most straightforwardly. He,therefore, found a verdict for the full amount A Melbourne scribe discourses thus: "The Chief Secretary's crass ignorance of a subject forced upon him by virtue of his office—the curtailment of racing — has caused him to seek outside counsels', to /which, according to his own admissions, he has been lending a willing ear. In replying to a recent deputation, ho said a leading racehorse owner had told him that the Australian thoroughbred had greatly deteriorated during the last lew years as the result of too much racing. What arrant balderdash! That owner must belong to tho fossilised, pessimistic school of groy-boarded turfites, who live on and In the past and who think that there does not happen to be a Barb, a Carbine, or a Malua m evidence just now, that tho Australasian racehorse is, forsooth, degenerating. Mr. McLeod doesn't tell us m what manner or form and to- what extent our thoroughbreds havo suffered. Tho cardinal points to be considered are constitution, conform mation, speed and stamina. Token as a whole, horses of the present period will compare favorably with those of bygone eras. Wherein. lies the alleged degeneracy? The time test Is tho crucical gauge of merit and superiority, and as records continue to be smashed over all distances, it is difficult to divine where the alleged retrogression of tho Australian racer comes m. The hypothesis formed by Mr, McLeod'a pessimistic insplrer is all moonshine. As m the post tho future wc^iro of the horso will, for the most port, rest with breeders, and m view of tho enterprise displayed m tho high-class importations during the last fow years, tho outlook for tho preservation of excellence m the thoroughbred was never so encouraging as at present

"Es Korakas** "writes complaining of the many Inconveniences at Trentham. The one which annoys him most Is the notice board located m tho bird-cage on which the names of the riders and the numbers at the post are given. The writer complains that it Is nearly always impossible to get a glimpse of It and when one is fortunate enough to get closo enough, he la unable to doclper the writing. Our correspondent suggests that supplementary to tho black board small discs with place numbers m bright red should bo hooked to tho toto In juxtaposition to the horses names. It would take but ten seconds to do this. Tho objection that will be raised to tho proposal is that some blelherer might toko them to' bo the Identification numbers of the horses. If such there be, he should get no consideration, for ho ought not to be on a racecourse, but ut homo with "mammy," The race track is not a creche, nor'tor grown-up nursery habitues. "ItU Korakas" also calls out for less chaos m the cloak rooms, more latrluea, and the Inclusion of the odd money m tho dividend. . This matter was brought under tho notice of Secretary A. K. Whyto, who asks "E.K." to hold awhile aud all will be well. At the conclusion of the war, tho wholo of the arrangements at Trcntbom will bo reconstructed. Plans are already out for now stands, both' Inside and out, and us soon as times got less troublesome tho work will be put In hand. Regarding the porting of tho draw for positions, the authorities claim that it is not so important at Trontham aa at other courses, for there In a straight of four, ttve, and six furlongs, and m mllo events the Held bus a straight of three furlongs to start on. This m so, but If backers want the draw it would not cost much to put it up as suggested by "MFC."

Jockeys can do practically what they like In America. Haro is on extract from a Chicago sporting paper: "U'B still possible for a jockey — he does not nece&tarlly have to bo a star — to amass a fortune In a taw years on the American turf. As proof that such is a fact take the case of Jockey Von Dusen. Hero's an old-time Jockey who, aftor several yvart of retirement from [ho saddle, during which time he and his wife ran a boarding houso at Brooklyn. N.Y., returned to the saddle two seasons or so ago on old man as riders go. Has ho made good? Weil, listen to the story ihut, by tho way, is vouched for by more than one man who knows whereof he speaks: 'When Van Dusen returned to tho saddle a couple of seasons ago ho connected himself with ibe stable of H. Oots. That horseman's racers win consl*< tently at long odds and Van Dusen quickly conceived the idea that If he could get a number of : big bettors throughout the country to wager on thwio horses when they won, why he (Van Dusen) could make a little extra money on the side. Tho plan Is to execute with Van Dusen. It wfts no trouble to Kocure the boUors—they'ro thicker than bees if you know where to look for them — and the returns from iho «ch«mo uoon begun to flow m on tho jockey just Mkts a golden Ktnram, The itrhiune was simple. Van Dus«-n secured ilio Information and his wlfo lologra plied It awny io hU» client n. Now. right h«re, lot it bo thoroughly umliTwtooil that tho bujilnoftg 1»» lf*fltdnute. T>wr« is hardly a horsoman or turf ofllelal who I« not touting Hther on a big or IHUo scale, and Van Duaeu Is. or w«u», t»« much entitled to nintraio as anybtxty dee. That's the Knm« m a nut«h<?H. The n>Jult is this: Within tlie mime* of two years Van J.)»uo»i hftH iiinamtpd n fortune of upwards of 150,000 dollars. Besides that, he has purcltasfNl a ftvrtn near l.«{lnjjtc»tt, and is wild to bfl not only the rent owner of the horse* campaigned Jinth«r the name of 11, Oots, but l« olhq miid io Have b«<?n the wnn who financed th» trip of Howard Oot« te England to buy tinfttlMb ne«n Insi rull. ThU lif Ju«i «>n 0 inst^nea wh«sr« n bUfilnojut-Mke man. anxious to tako !iil\*ni}taita of t?v«ry »<'«itlmato opp«rtunity orforfd hip. can still amaa» a furtuno on the turf In short order,' '•

Chuckle, the yearling full sister to Chortle, has been entered for tho Qlmcrack Stakes at Randwick. Lovesick is the only other Dominion representative

The latest acquisition, to the blood stock of this country is Mountain Knight tho AJ.C Derby winner, who has been' purchased by Mr. W. J. Douglas, and is to' do stud duty at To Mahanga, m the Hawke's Bay district Mountain Knight is a typical sire that should get great racehorses, and tho Hawke's Bay wool kings will no doubt see that he does not want for patronage.

Seadown galloped six furlongs with Roumonia at Trentham on Saturday last The owners of tho respective Winter Cup candidates were both present to see the trial and seemed to be well satisfied. From tho position of early favorite Seadown is now at a forlorn price, and no one directly regards him as a possibility under 10 JX Tho form which got him this Impost was doubtless his wins at Riccarton, but when it is summed up it is not too good. On the first daj} Bevalenta, a maiden, chased him home, and on tho second day Halino, a proved false alarm, was runner-up. How, then, is Seadown within 121bs of Rorko'a Drift, lib of Flying Start, and conceding weight to Innumerable good ones,, going to win?

When horse owners fancy they have a grievance against the handlcapper, it is bad policy, no matter how wellfounded it may be, to let their tongues wag too freely. This way of giving vent to feelings has, on occasions, ended m a complaint being made to tho proper authorities, who invariably have accepted the explanation tendered by their ofTI^M It has often happened that In such cases the hondicapper*s Judgment has been confirmed by results, and tho owner complaining has been forced to admit that the weight adjuster was the better judgo of the ability of the supposed badlytreated animal. Sometimes tho handlcapper has been satisfied to argue tho point and tender an explanation, which the owner was entitled to expect, and, though failing to convince him of bis error, permitted the matter to drop. But occasionally, and especially when the conversation has been overheard by persona around, thu handlcapper has reported the case to tho authorities.- Such an instance occurred recently at a suburban courae In Sydney. Tho owner entertained the opinion that his horse had been too heavily weighted, and told the handlcapper as much. This led to a complaint being forwarded by tho handlcappor to the stipendiary stewards, regarding remarks alleged to hay« bevn made, and the matter came before them recently; but it was evidently not very serious, for the owner In question was good sportsman enough to offer an apology, and, that being accepted, tho complaint was withdrawn. If owners who feel that their representatives have been unfairly treated would adopt the constitutional course of reporting tho matter to tho club directly Interested, much unpleasant" ncsa would be avoided.