NEWS AND NOTES

NZ Truth, Issue 582, 12 August 1916, Page 9

NEWS AND NOTES

G.N. Hurdles on Saturday. Weights for Dannovirko oro due today. Hymen -will be tried over hurdles this Spring:. Grand National Steeples and Winter Cup on Tuesday. Kilboy*a brother hae just been sent to Hastings to be handled. Glcmnoro is giving T. Lloyd a lot of trouble and is very dicky on his pins. Linacre and The Welkin were tho leading slrea at two-year-olda In Sydney last year. The know-all is all right until he gets to a want-all, then he is a pest until he goes broke. . Jockeys C. Emerson and A. Reed loft Sydney on Thursday last and will bo at Riccorton on Tuesday. Tho brood mare, Splendid Idea, dam ! of Anzac, died lost wwk. She has left \ a very nice yearling by Gold Croat. Tho Waipawa Racing Club, which races In October/ has decided to glvo an extra- £50 m stakes at Its next meeting. The Benxonlari mare, Signal March, was purchased on behalf of Mr. W. J. Douglas, who will mate her with Mountain Knight. v The New Zealand jockey. H. R. Cairns, rod« Van Homrelgh, winner of the Australian Hurdle Race, at Caul Hold on Saturday last. Mr. W. G. Stead leaves for Sydiwy on August 29, and will bo present at Tattoraall's meeting; on HttpU 9. whmi some of hl» team will carry lib colors. At the annual meeting of the Hawko's Bay Jockey Club a motion by Mr. Paul Hunter reducing tho atake.s for tho coming y«ir by £1000 was negatived by a largo majority. Tho Wlnlon ,Jt»ck««y Club ha* not mot with tho support expected for lt« Wintor Slukcs. only nine juvenile having b*.'<<n nominated. Of this number four «ir«» by Pallas, thrtM's by Gl«-ir.:uHoch, und two by General Average. The active* members of V. ColoUo'm team at Hastings ure Hraeburti. Cz.ironus, Trwwidu, Shy Girl. Marginalia. Black Heart, and Discussion. Tint la«tnamed has jiwt been taken uj> ag^tn, but the three-year-olds uiui JJlnck Heart havo been working for »omo time. Kooya haa not got many friends m the Hawke's Bay for tho National Hurdles, for prior to leaving home nho jumped very badly. The old mare is as nervous aa « flnppor would bo m » Zopp. raid and to do any good v\u< wants to bo on the outside of her Hotel. But Nationals &ro not often won on tho ouuiuo of a field.

C.J.C; meeting on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Some fifteen horses are at present being worked on the Woodvill© tracks. Mr. G. P. Donnelly was too ill to attend the annual meeting of the Hawke's Bay Jockey Clnb. . J. Sullivan and W. Trask have each got five; S. W. Tatham has a trio, and J. Mann a couple. Carlatour is again m work and F. Stoke has the three-year-old filly lookIng a perfect picture. A Woodyille buyer was after Mystified last week, but Mr. J. Mann turned down an offer of 250 guineas. It is expected that the Conference Judges will go into the Croesus case during the National meeting {n Christchurch. The South Australian owner, Mr. J. Timms, must be trying to rival Mr. E. J. Watt. He has horses under five different trainers. Fair Rosamond will shortly be put Into work again at Hastings. In her next start she will race m the colors of Mr. J. S. McLeod. Irishman and John* Redmond acted as runners-up m their respective races at a trotting meeting m Perth last month. "Another injustice to Ireland." During T. Quinlivan's absence m Sydney his home team will be under the guidance of his son Ken, who for the time being will shift his own team to Shortlands. J. F. Jefferd has engaged Sheila, Multalne, Multiplication, and Retard at the Dahnevirke meeting and ha will give a couple of his two-year-olds a trip to get them useo,to travelling, etc. It was expected that W. Griffiths would take Woolloomooloo to Rlccorton for the Eafleld Steeples, but he decided against such a course and the Definition horse will next be raced at Dannevirke. At the meeting of the newly appointed Committee of the Hawke's Bay Jockey Club, Mr. J. S. McLeod was reelected chairman for the ensuing year. Randicapper H. Coyle and Starter R. Hariey were re-appoinetd. The idea of, War Tax m a race at Riccarton just makes us smile to think how easy he will win. "Spearmint" has just beard that the Glsborno push are coming down with big wads to assist Cuth Morse to get even money. A Melbourno writer, m referring to the reported breakdown of Garlin, says that John Wren, who owns the horse, once said ho was the fastest animal ho ever owned. Considering that John onco owned Solution, Garlin must indeed havo been fast. The Woodville owner- trainer, J. Mann, is giving up racing and hla horses, Mystification and Goldboaring. lira advertised for sale In this Issue. Both the horses are looking In great heart and will be ready to race In the oorly Spring meetings. Full particulars can bo obtained from the owner. Kew has been schooled over country at Hastings lately, and hoa Jumped well. Another new comer at the big game Is Sur Tax, who can go a round over the brush fences as fast as tho noxt best. Hilda 1L (dam of Sur Tax)) was a good performer over country and won many races when ridden by the latd Tod Sweeney. So far it docs not look ns If th« Hastings two-year-olds are going to b« anything: out of tbo common. Tho Demosthenes— Gold Thread colt Btande out by himself, but ho i» a gentleman with a will of his own and requires a strong rider. The Rokeby— Tea Cup filly goes as straight aa a dla and may turn out good.

During the past year the North Otago Jockey Club gave £1000 to the Patriotic Funds. Mr. "W. Gardiner, Junr., of Papakaio, has been re-elected President of the North Otago Jockey Club. The fashionably bred Class this year will be mated with the imported St. FrusQuln horse Feramorz, How about aquatlo sports while the rainy season prevails? Horse- racing on some of the tracks at present. would be mud-larking. In the event of both Vascular and Idealism seeing the past In the National Steeplechase, W. Bush and F. Flynn will be the jockeys engaged. Mountain Knight is expected to ar,ri>% here, about August .25. Mr. E. J. Watt, late owner of the horse» has booked Culprit, Tatters, and Muakerry to him for tHa season. At Shortlands, Hastings, there Is a filly by Maori King from La Notte that is a perfect likeness of Nightfall In all but color. Strange to cay she la the only filly foal La Notte has produced since NlghtfalL Can you. guess tho.,-name of- the trainer who spends a lot of time trying to persuade press men that he la as honest as he says he is? Please don't get run tn for reckless thinking, but do your thinking noiselessly. The newly appointed Secretary of the Hawke's Bay Jockey Club, Mr. H. G. Moss, has taken over hla new duties and was present at the annual meeting last week. H.GJVL has a pretty hard row to hoe, but "Spearmint" wiahes him luck. The running of Rlvernook, n four-year-old chestnut gelding by Ballistite, belonging to the ex-Wairarapa owner, Mr. A. Matheson, engaged the attention of the "atlpes" at Moonee Valley last month, but after hearing the evidence the matter dropped. Mr. H. M. Campbell is President of the Hawke's Bay Jockey Club and Mr. T. H. Lowry Vice-Presldent Mr. F. Armstrong would not accept office this year and the Committee consiats of the same membors as last year with the addition of Messrs. T. B. Crosses G. Ebbett and E. J. White. A little item m the report of the New Zealand Racing Conference, which fcaii so far escaped attention, la that which authorises the President to give £1000 to the funds of the New Zealand Sports Protection League. This is surely an acknowledgment that the League Is nothing more nor less than a Tote Protection League. But all the same whatever are they going to do with £1000? The secretary does not coat half this, ao where is the balance going? At the annual meeting of tho Hawke'a Bay Jockey Club exception was taken to the fact that the number of votes accorded those standing for the Committee wero not published. As one of the rejects remarked, It pivow ono no Idea as to whether he should go up again next yoar. There does not ««em to be any valid reaaon-why tho numbers should not bo published when the election takes place, and It is to be hoped that a departure will be made from the old rule noxt year. Prior to leaving for Riccarton W. Price wa» riding work at Wanir*nul and was asked to got up on , which was to run a mile (n the presence of the ownc^ No sooner was he In the saddle than his mount started giving the owner and trainer an exhibiI tlon ot buck-Jumping. Price, riding m ! a light saddle unsuitable for such displays, was dislodged. On picking himBelf up, be assumed aa much dignity as poasiblo under the circumstances and remarked to th© owner: "Look here, you told me you wanted me to rido a trial, not to break m your horae."

Many happy returns on the Ist of August to all the gee gees. With all her weight, Pursefiller will be very hard to beat m the Jumpers' Flat at Riccartqn.- „ On August Sl'the weight adjustments i for the New Zealand Cup are due to make their appearance. If it is heavy going on National Hurdles day, there will be a lot of tired horses at the end of two and a-half miles. -' •J. S. McLaughlin has now been granted a trainer's license by the Wellington District Committee. He has taken stables at Trenthom. V' If Nita is reserved for the Enfield Steeples she should be in^the fighting line at the finish. She is a gppd jumper, and goes a short course; well. . ''Bronco" Coleman, who has been distinguishing himself m SydJiey lately, Is expected to be here to rifle Leonta la the Grand National Hurdles next Thursday. . ,\ :;*s*;.. After the failure of MerrloSax m the Australian Hurdles, a Sydney writer says he should be given a bath, and after the bath a safe and speedy consignment to the lions at the Zoo. The Australian -Steeplechase will be run at Caulfleld to-day. Though ; ,he failed at Flemington, the top weight, Bullawarra, has since won at Moonee Valley, and he is sure to be one of the well-backed division to-day. The Gisborne, War Tax is to be a runner m the Avonhead Handicap at Riccarton, and it will be he and Anzac for it The Glsborne "moke" has shown that he can act m heavy going, and this is an important item. PurseflUer, 10.11, is not at all badly treated m the Grand National Hurdles, and is sure to be one of the hardest to beat. She is well seasoned with racing, and condition plays an important part at the end of such a race. The two top weights, Kaupokonul and Union Jack, ore rightly placed m the Hunters' Hurdles, and if the pair go to tho post it will be no surprise to see them fighting out the finish. Both havo winning form to recommend them. ■ s The well-known Hawke's Bay jockey, H. Stowo, at one time attached to the Highden stables, is now In camp at Peatherston and leaves for the front shortly. Stowe says it is a great life, and he would not miss it for all the horses m the country. , At the time of writing tho final payments aro not duo for the big events at Riccarton, but there is every indication of big fields m all the events. Braeburn will be the final favorite for i the Steeples, with good money, for Idealism and BransfieldL. ■ BJooya has not clone much jumping since going to Rlccarton, so this will ! not assist her preparation for the National Hurdles, which is run over a long, tiring course, necessitating conditions to see it out. and this can only be gained by plenty of jumping and racing over fences. . Tho brown mare Immer, who is to take up stud duty at Te Mahanga, had rather a rough trip on the way to Hastings and was m the train for thirty -elx hours. At Makerua, the box In which she was sheltered was blown over an cmbakment and the. mare had ' to bo chopped out She got off with nothing worse than a few scratchea Tho Aucklanders, Marconi, Master Regel and To Onga look to havo a great chance of annexing tho Grand National Hurdles between them. The first-named is very fast and is a good stayer, but so aro the other pair. Te Onga was runner-up to El Gallo at Ellorslio, and Master Regel won the Century Hurdles at Wanganui m a j jog. Tho weight m tho going will beat tho top weights m the Winter Cup. As usual, tho light weights will sot an impossible pace and this wilt get to the bottom of tho weight carriers. Last year," Tannhauser, 10.13, was thought to bo a certainty, but though he jumped out well, he could not go tho pace set, and was one of the last to finish. At Fordoli, F. Tilley has a couple ot ' untried three-year-olds which ho intends taking m hand shortly. One is a bay gelding by Maniopoto, from Singer. This is a strong, low-sot, chubby sort, 'with power everywhere. Tho other la by Advance from SeagulL He is built on lighter lines than his companion, but shows plenty of quality and should turn out a galloper. In the Winter Cup, the early favorite, Multlfual, 11.1 will bo required to give way to Gold Soult and Sir Agnes. If the going is at all heavy the lastnamed hack, may jitart favorite, for bo has shown that ho goon better m heavy going than on top of the ground. The going will pull up tho top weights sutHcienUy to let horses llko Sir Agnes and Cherry Blosnom get well* under weigh, and this patr have the right poundage to finish on with. Owners of brood mares should look Into the podigroo of tho fashionably bred Feramorz, who is again standing at Flo* more, Hastings, l^ast eoution tho BL Frusquln homo proved himself a < great foal getter, and ho should get plenty of patronage this Spring. There are enough speedy squibs about ' the country now 80 that when an opportunity presents Itself to got a horao which will Icavo stayers it should not be overlooked. Such a horao Is undoubtedly Fenunorz. Tho annual meeting of the Hawke'fl Bay Jockey Club won hold last week and was largely attended. In tho abttenco of the Prtwhicnt and Vlee-Prosl-tleirc the chair was tnkon by Mr. M. Baird. It was expected that there would be some fireworks at the meeting, but on reflection and after perusing tho balance-sheet both parties apparently came to the conclusion that it was time, if the club wan to prosper, that all this sapping should go by tho board. Consequently the meeting wan about oj» interesting as an egg-laying competition and fully ait exciting. V. Colello, who has Braeburn engaged In the National next week. has a pretty good record with atooplochaaon*. Ho has only had threo of them, viz., Nadndor. Coraxon, and Hraoburn, but with tho trio ho ban won every important HtooplcchaHo m the Dominion. Brnoburn, no fur, is unbeaten und it looks as if he will not lobe hid reputation on Tuesday next. None of the other coni tcattuttu have a better record than the • Sir Laddo gelding on tho flat, few could beat him over hurdle*, ho lit unbeaten over country, and can stay all day. On Tu<vHlay ht« will mid din up well ami, barrinjf any bad luck, J. I><x*rt>y should have a very comfortable ride. Oik* of tho numerous turf anomuik'H which should not be tolorutcd m lliwo {jrt>Kr<j»*Biv«j days of racing enlightenment In tho practice of concealing an o\vn«*r'u Identity under a norn do wiim?. A roclntr man who, for rwm«ii.'« known only to himself, is a*httm<Hl (v juh' hiH namft on v race-card, Ahoulri not own nieehorflea. Why thin neervcy? Jt In on v pur with ihe Buir Chamber methwUr of conducting turf inquiries. L4ks> fooln and benlKhtod Hoehen. the tracing public, who supply the munition* for turf warfare, mum pwforco be kepi In the dark regarding everything which irnnHpirft* «l turf inquiries. In thl* eonnoeuon, it In worthy uf nou* thnt tho <ju(?uti<»n eroptxrti up «.t ihv !n«t Conference but ii could »u»i Und a »*.«:<»nd*r. Why? Wt?re u»«.« \ potter* ihut bo uirald that too mucti tmbUeiiy U$ * b*4 u»ln* for nu»ln«7 '

Captain Loch gave a fine exhibition of jumping over the big fences at Ellerslle last week. Everybody is waiting to See how "Winkio will shape amongst the hacks he will meet at Riccarton. Probably tho English-bred 1 horse will only be half ready, but an idea will be sained when ho races as to his prospects for later on. A win m the Trial Hurdles at Riccarton entails a penalty of 81bs, but there aro not many owners foolish enough to go past a good stake like this race. They aro not a good lot I engaged, and the best may be Golden March and Sir Solo. Bert Kirk, who used Co ride for J. W. Lowe, and ' left hero with, the Reinforcements, writes interestingly from France. So far ho has dodged trouble | of any kind and like F. Cress and one or two more ho seems to regard the , whole business as a picnic. 1 Baaanof appears to bo well fancied for the Caulflold Cup and it is stated I that before leaving here ho was heavily supported for this race. At Hastings lost week he galloped once round the grass with Eligible and, though carry- | ing as much weight, was as good as his elder at the finish. D. O'Meara, stud groom at To Mahanga, says that tho Demosthenes— Mangaroa coit is tho best . youngster dyer bred on tho place. Tnia ia high praise from a stud which has turned out horses like Kopu, Mahutonga, Tortulla, eto. The- colt is Demosthenes over again. He Is like St. Simoa straight behind and high up, : r•> . One cannot actually enthuse about the condition of Sasanof, who left this week for Syduey. The three-year-old s does not appear to havo wintered well, * but a great improvement may be looked for when he settles down at Randwick. On the other hand Eligible looks a perfect picturo and is suro to race well on tho other sldo. Shrill Shell shows signs of lameness, but Che other trio ore all looking well. "With his victory m tho June Stakes at Nowrnarkot recently, Pommern closed his racing career, says "Vigilant" m a London exchange. It has been a brilliant one, for, accounting Now Derby and the September Stakes, bo can tako rank with the winners of tho "triple crown/ despito the facts that tho "New" Derby wits a substitute for the groat Epsom event, that tho September Stakes took tho place of tho Doncostcr St. Logcr, and that both were decided at Newmarket. | Fommorn (Polymolus — Merry Agnes) has won seven races of tho value of £15,016.