NORTHERN NOTES.

NZ Truth, 6 January 1917, Page 9

NORTHERN NOTES.

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?Bon d'Or'was out racing with Ayah % at the i^jirn for home ih the Boweiv Hanliicap, bjiit then Stead's moke 'sit thecitijtjjhii;.-.;^;.-- . ''("■; .;-',* f '- : .,.".;. .-. •■' ■'• ■/ " : - Ayall^oWeJd \like deliverlngtlie goods ! a furlong lrom home oh the second : day, but. Alf Delaval came with a rattle and touohejd the bay filly off a neck. ' ■■■■ --'f/. • ■.-,.... . •>■• ; '

Paddington sGreen should he suited over a distance as the chestnut finishes oix well. : .-'>.-■■■•.:.•, ".-.: . . -, .

Desert Gold won tho Islington Plate /from a - 5-arct t qmvards, and she came m on the bit m- '1:38 2-5. A new Zealand record. "%£'<■

Deeley tried to SosanoC nW Desert Gold'all through the Islington Plate, with the result that the Melbourne Cup winner very tired at the finish.' v v ,

* The Toff and^ Egypt were not;? hunted along after liowry's crack filly v Jh thei early part of the Islington Plaf© with the result that they were both l get.tixig to Sasanof at the death; '■ - I

The Stead, Bros, fought out "t'Ho Visitor's Handicap. "G, X." winning with Koesian, "W. G's." rep.. Sweet Corn, being, second. Subsequently, tfta latter was touched off by King Lupin.

\yaiuta is running ■'.with hard luck, as m both Uie^ Railway £nd Visitor's she- ' beat all' the Auckland horses, bxit had a couple of visitors, m front of her when the line was crossed.

Toro.toro was putting \n a lot of good w<)rk at the finish of tbe Visltor'a, and you'. cannot, name the odds on him , ,'wlnning a' go6d race soon. ;'

, Housewife, who failed to leave tho A Vpost m the JRailwAy, finished well up •m the Vlsitdrs' Handicap the second -Hay, ■■;%•• ,--.- - [y-r" ' : ■;.- /'■■ ■••;■.

>;Hushraan, who led for five furlongs lv; the Railway, finished last but pne in N the visitors'.

Big'jnonoy went on Carlysian m the yisH'ors' Handicap, but the best tho son of /Elysian could do was finish fourth; He rah a good race and ia aure to win shortly.

A coupto ot weeks ago wo had a pax asking what had become of Tnraru Jack, Well, he arrived on Summer Cup day, when ho won the Fonsonb'f Hurdles m a jog, and the money- waa In -> . %-■■ ■ ■ / ' -

It seema hardly creditable, but It is a fact that i the Tararu Jack, who won so easily > the Ponsonby. Hurdles, is identical withithe Tanaru Jack who chased the* field home at -T^kapuna.

Gluepot ran o. good race m the Poih sonby Hurdles, and it was only m the hist few strides that Glftdful cut him out. of second money.

Guiding "Way jumped very slovenly m the Ponsonby Hurdles and cut a couple of hurdles out. He was beaten a long way from home:

The SummeT Cup was tupoor race to , watch. King Lupin went out m front at barrier rise, and Bisogri* and John Barleycorn dropped m behind him. Thi^ was the order all through, 'there beinif no alteration at any part; ' >*m< ■ ■ - ■ . ■ „' ■■ ■ ■ 'ijp' More Aptony was very, slow to Tdnd his feet m the Summer Clip and tailed the field along ;«U^ Wishful never looked to have a winning chance m the Summer Cup, m fact from barrior»rise Ring Lupin and ' Bisogne had the race between them.

Punters got it la the neck when Red Rock, a screaming hot proposition m the Criterion was comfortably licked by Blngham. " The latter led practically all the way, 4nd looks like being useful.

Rebel was the "pea" m the Waltomata Handicap, and he woil desorvedi his victory, aa he was last going p^t tho seven furlongs peg. He then went round the outside of tho Held and hail the race won a furlong from home.

Idro. looked an easy second JiaJJT^t way down the running m the WaTCe*«. mata Handicap, but thu Hcxton then oarao with a fliie burst of speed from " a long way back and cut Idra out.

After tho Christmas Handicap tho fir^t day, the "stlpo" had & word with Luko Wilson, who rode Bunting, und on the 'second d<Ly Bunting rolled home ■ la the Salisbury Welter.

- Pendoon put. In a surprising run at the Qnißh.of the Salisbury. Welter and landed aocond place, and incidentally* a good price to hit backers. Prlnco 8oult ( with only lib off the minimum, ran absolutely last m the Welter^ V : - : I^yilu* Is proving very co»tty to backers, and 1§ evidently a long way from being a good one. Kopfield went wronr on tho evo of thf tnooUnff, hence hi» absence from tWJfcti of •tartftw. /Big went on Shlela m tin* S Fersuaon Handloap on Monday but sho ! yrv& very fractious at the pb»t «nd when the tape* were nklea Mras tlu- last to lo&ve. She-qutpwy rnn, through ih«» Gold Into third place but m the stnUtflit could not co on with it. Ttekanul hod n. Rood breailc »:> i 1 '^ field conilng round tho home turn m the Fergosjyn fiandlcapj'ftnd mi !f> within, twenty Blridea from Uift j.o/it, when ooeley uroughj JShrJIJ «lohjr vory^ faSt and won nicely Uy liiailf «, Ivr.efh. M

, Rockfield had every chance to -win had he been good enough in the Ferguson Handicap, but the best he could do was to get third. Fisher brought off a mild surprise by winning the New Tear Hurdles from Ulster. At one part/ of the journey Fisher /w as running last. 1 AYaimai was going well when he hit the hurdle by the five furlongs post and tossed out. '• Harbor Light ran a fair race when he finished third to Fisher and the racing he is getting should improve the chestnut. Only two, Simonides/ and Vagabond, had a chance at any part of the Midsummer Handicap. They ran together in the lead, but Simonides always had the best of it over the last bit and won comfortably. / Deeley's first three rides -on New Year's Day were winners. The Derby was the best race for the blue ribband yet decided at Ellerslie. The whole six runners were bunched all the way to the home turn. Rebel then shot to the front, but Sasanoff and The Toff putin their claims a furlong. from home and they? soon had Rebel beaten. ! Then The Toft and Sasarioit set "down to a royal battle and tliey reached the post locked together, Sasanof getting the verdict. Rebel ran a surprisingly good race in the Derby and is much better fhan was generally thought. . - ' King Lupin won the Newiharket Handicap from a furlong upwards and one has just to wonder how he lost the Railway. , Tete-a-Tete was always well up in the Newmarket Hanmcap, but when O'Shea. saw he could not <get to King Lupin he did not knock her about. Sweet Corn rah a good race in the Newmarket ■/and. beat all but King. Lupin. . ' Tinopai and Ardenvohr set a very merry pace in the Racing Club Handicap, but John Barleycorn easily gathered them in in the run home arid won easily. • 1 Bjorneborg was ridden in behind the 'field in the Racing Club Hadicap as he Svas in the Cup. He made up a lot of ground over the last half-mile and pushed into second place, but had no .chance of getifng to John Barleycorn. Chortle, Colonel Soult, El Gollp and Blackall never had a chance ; at any part of the Racing Club Handicap. Mullingar ran his worst race in the big Handicap on New Year's Day when he carried a lot of money. He never looked to have a winning chance . Although Llanishen was beaten out of eight in the Ferguson Handicap, the English bred mare was backed for big ■money in- the Maiden later in the day, and after getting a shocking bad f tin tot six furlongs she came along arid won by a neck. She imtast have suddenly lost her pace in the Fergusoii Handicap/ .-■'- -. {' ■ ■-■■■„ "■.. Carbirieas very nearly brought off a surprise in the Maiden Handicap, as she went but in front arid it was only In the last few strides that Llanishen got to her.