NEWS AND NOTES.

NZ Truth, Issue 606, 27 January 1917, Page 9

NEWS AND NOTES.

Teka won a double at Walroa. Takapuna to-day and Monday. Hawera on Wednesday and Thursday. C.J.C. Midsummer meeting 1 on Saturday next. \ | Now that Form Up has started, when j will ho stop? It is said that 600 guineas was the price asked for the Husbandman gelding, Volo. » Hythus, who has failed to strike form this season, has been turned out for a spell. Giving them a bit of distance to cover culls out the weed/ and thins the fields down. The Martagon horse, Crown Imperial 11. is under offer to a breeder for stud purposes. Blackall is now owned by Mr. P. Lysnar. What a stinging jumper the All Black gelding, will madte. Wishful was tried m behind the field m the Racing Club Handicap at Trontham but he failed badly. Good nominations for Blenheim. Amongst tho number are the members of Mr. A. Rutherford's team that raced at Trentham. The well-bred Exclusive (Bonlform — Class) had her first race m the Fitzherbert Handicap on Monday, but her showing was very poor. Hyllus tried to win the January Welter from end to end and it was only In the last 1 stride that The vigor of Oliver got Goldstream up. Ceasefire looked a bit light m con--1 dltion whon she went out -for the Tele- ' graph Handicap, and several punters pasised her by on this account. D. E. Cotton, tho apprentice, who Is attracting favorable attention In Auckland, is a son of trainer T. W. Cotton. Junior. His fatHcr. uncles and grandfather, all rode before him, bo tho youngster comes from riding stock. The Iticcarton light- weight, F. Gray, . who la apprenticed to W. McDonald. h;iK been riding \i heap of winners i luti'ly. »«ul looks like becoming: a : i smart horseman. McDonald can be looked to to see that tho "kid's" head > does not outgrow hi* body. 1 H. Dcoley, who has chased Desert Gultl more ofli-n than mo«t riders, uvers that you can never tell when the t:iiuitij)l<»n Is doiiut her bf.nl. On each L <u:e;jsk>!J that he Una run second to the I Hying machine 1 ho has thought at nnc . j Htnsu or the raco that he would defeat 1 .1 her.

Sarah Grand is no lady's hack, and is as - full of tricks as a game of whist. Mysteriach is ,riow looking better, and he may get on the winning list at any time. The many friends of J. H. Prosser were pleased to seef him at Trentham on Cup day. The win of Adjutant was very popular with the soldiers present at Trentham on Monday. E. Griffen, once a well-known Southern hurdle horseman and Lile Easton, have, gone into camp at Trenth&xn. Meltehikoff will be all right at Ellerslie as soon as he 'gets rid of his sorenesa. Andy Bob can be depended upon to see to this. Rinaldo has been giving his trainer bother lately and vuiless he improves quickly he will not be entered at the Wanganui Cap meeting. The plain- looking and unruly Hopfleld is^,. fast coming -down m the weights m Auckland. He'll be about ready to back at Easter. After owning Martial Air for a couple of races, Mr. H. A. Cassidy then passed the Achilles mare on to Mr. J. Adamson, owner of Repeat Judging by the. number of racing folks who are being called to help keep down the Bosches, A. Oliver will have plenty of mates while m camp. Big money was m circulation it » Trentham on the opening day, and all previous records were smashed when the machine closed down for the Cup race. It would appear as if the straight six furlongs at Trentham and Biccarton is beyond Chakawana, while she is able to win over seven furlongs on\ a turn. . San Sebastian was unlucky during the running of the Trentham Welter, and had he not got stopped m. the straight he might have troubled the winner. Koesian and Biplane are likely to meet again m the Middle Park Plate, to be run at the C.J.C. Midsummer meeting, which takes place on Saturday next. . • San Sebastian is about the most unreliable brute m training. Nothing could have looked , better than did he on Monday, yet he finished absolute m a very we^ak field. Acre was well fancied for the Nursery Handicap- at Trentham, but the class was a bit above the LJnacre colt, who, although he ran " a good race, failed to get a place. The W. G. Stead owned (horses have gone south to Riccarton, but rumor says it is only a matter of time when they will be back at Hastings, and M. Hobbs will go north with them. Tete-a-Tete was a bit sore m her preliminary before the Telegraph Handicap at Trentham, but it did not prevent her from jumping out well and running a good race all the way. Chelorna had been, galloping jwell on the tracks at Trentham, and her owner was very hopeful of winning a race with the English filly, but she was m season on the opening day and could not start Gee, girls, don't forget to get the "bookie's" money off King Lupin m the Takapuna Cup. He has only got 21b more than he won with last year. He and his stable companion, Tinoreka, read extra well treated to-day. The Bayardo filly, Bayonne, was expected to «be produced at Trentham, but she developed lameness on Saturday morning and could not start She is a beautifully-turned youngster and should develop into a highclass filly. Some two days after the publication of entries for the Takapuna meeting, came the news that Mr. Alison's So and So" was omitted from the list This . game is getting overdone and there will be a big tow about it one of these days. The owner of Le Chat is disgusted with the big fellow. He works well on the tracks, but m the race seizes the first opportunity to run off. C. Price, who rode him m the Trentham Welter, got a nasty fall when the horse ran into a ditch and came down. i An error appeared m this column last week, when it was stated 1 that Blairpride had been purchased In Melbourne for a patron of J. McLaughlin'a Trentliam stables. The Antonio gelding is owned by McLaughlln, and will race In the familiar blue and gold facings. Glorify looked well enough at Trentham, but his showing m the Trial Plate was very bad and means that the little fellow Is not yet over the attack of strangles he got m December. His stable companion. Black Ada, also suffered badly and is taking time to mend. The gift of riding seems to run m some families. The Youngs, Reeds, Reids, Prices, • Pines and Cottons are cases In point. The well-known horsemen, J. O'Shea and C. Emerson, have both got understudys In tho shape of younger brothers who are showing distinct promise. It does not say much for Estland when Koesian can shoulder a lOlba penalty and beat him over 5 furlongs. The iwo-year-old stripped very well, and his trainer had high hopes that he would win. but a poor third was his portion. He may do better as a three -year- old. In the Wellington Stakes, run on Monday, tbo Hlghdon filly, Ceasefire, showed a great objection to do her preliminary the wrong way and several times she whipped round with A. Oliver. At the Spring meeting last year sho gave W. Bell a nasty fall when he was giving her a similar prclimlnary, and apparently sh© remembers Jt. Some of those who visited the Whang-arel fixture had a j?ood laugh at Ben Decley's expense. Tho Auckland crack had been engaged for Monorail In the Sottler'a race, but he wanted to ride Othello, who had scored In tho same event previously, so he obtained a substitute for Monorail. Result, tho last-named bolted In, nnd Othello was unsighted on the trip. Chortle's form this season leads one to iho idea that tho Muklfld gelding has seen his best day nnd will not corao back; Thin l« not to bo wondered at. Any champion llko Chortle undoubtedly was, cannot luat under the strain, of 0.13 and 10, S ahvaytt. They can keep goinjc ihvough a aimson, but then It becomes necessary to lot thorn up through the winter, and when tukon up again the usual experience la that they will not com* back. This was tbo cjmo with soverol ebocnploa* bo fore ChorUo-

Noir, the half-brother to Ohiwai, has plenty of pace, and F. Davis will win a race with him ere long. „lilanishen looks to be high-class mare. In the Anniversary Welter she made the field look very common. Brambletye seems to be like a lot more of the Chokebore horses. Never seen to-day and walks m to-morrow or vice versa. At Trentham the going was too hard for the imported Crown Imperial 11., and, on the opening day, he began after the others and finished similarly. Kilrea had a stop put to her viqtorious career when she bumped Hymenstra at Trentham. The Kararau colt beat her as easily as she beat the others. . Rockbound works well on the tan tracks, but he will not hit' out on the grass. He should be a better horse m the~ autumn, when the tracks get the sting out of them. v The New Zealand-bred gelding, Reval, who was recently purchased, by Mrs. Eli Phillips, wife of the owner of Jullundur, ig now being trained at Caulfleld by F. Foulsham. Mount Joy had a big lump on his stifle when he went out! to contest th,e Fltzherbert Handicap, but it must be a permanency as he was well fancied by his party. In the race he failed to show up. . r That lovely big filly, Chuckle, sad- , died up very well for the Fltzherbert Handicap, and In a weak field she was made ah even money pop'"" -'She spreadeagled the others aftor going f pur furlongs v and was on the bit 'aY the .' finish,* j>y ' * ''• ■: .• j ..? ■■'. 1 ;* f • ;? \ ■ In the Telegraph Handicap at^Trenham, when well up with the field, the Treadmill colt, Tantalus, ran off ths course \at the turn into the straight and lost any chance he had."" After this he finished close up on the outside of the course. Eligible is likely to change hands at an early date and will go Into the same stable as Bon Reve. Mr. W. G. Stead thinks the Bonlform gelding may stand winding up, but he will always be a source of annoyance, bo he has decided to quit him. An Inquiry was opened on the course on Monday into the running of Shrill m the Camp Handicap, but it was not concluded. The Hastings,, mare seemed to get a very bad bump just after the start of tho race, and over the last part she flow.i Some good, sir. Form Up is a greatly Improved horse and he looked a picture on Monday. With Oliver In tne saddle he was made favorite m the Camp Handicap, and jumping out smartly, he and Shlela were first on to the course proper. The favorite then came away and won easily. The well-boomed Parisian Diamond, who is held on a lease by Mr. G. Beatson from Mr, W. G. Stead, was produced at Walroa on the opening day and duly materialised. On the second day the "stuff" was m again, but the son of Charlemagne 11. was left at the peg. Rangitero lightened up a lot with the race 'he had In the Wellington Cup, and on Monday, Adjutant, who was In receipt of Bibs, easily beat him. Tho slow paco over tho first part helped tho Chokobore horso as he had hold of the bit tho whole way. On the other hand It bothered both John Barleycorn and Rangltero.

Nominations for the WoodvlUe Cup meeting close to-night at S pjn.^ Beware of the cute trainer cove that takes other people's horses on, and puts his own boy up. He's making a welter of it. It is as hard to get a. boy to ride work on the tracks of a morning, as it is to lift yourself off the floor b\ the slack of your pants. Square Deal Jiroke down badly during the running of the Wellington Cup. Just as well he scored at Awapunl or he would have been a dear purchase. Blrkenvale seems to be 'turning sour, and at the start of the Nursery Handicap at Trentham on Cup day he ran right across the rear of the field. Bunting's time for the Wellington Cup equalled that recorded by Bee last year. This was 2,31 3-0, which Is a record. A. Reed rode both horses. Sam Trllford had a field day at Rakala, where Aerial won a double, netting him £23. Ifrom this has to be deducted travelling expenses for three days. - ■ ,' . The race for the Douro Cup provided a very fine finish, and after being m front all the way In a very fast race, Mascot beat Probation by a head. In the Wellington Cup, the Fried-lander-owned, horses, Ardenvohr and Sedd-el-Bahr, changed riders for the preliminary. . H-JLowe took th'e mount on the chestnut,- whom it was feared jnoight bolt. ' . v Mr. S. P. Mackay's gelding Sauci, who recently arrived m Melbourne from West Australia, has been leased by' Van Homreigh's owner- trainer, J. O'Dwyer. and is now m his stable at Mentone. It is wonderful how weight will stop even the biggest horses. Multiplication won the Telegraph Handicap well with 7.8 on his back, but a rise of I2lbs beat him out of a place on the second day, though he saddled up very well. Miss Deval was badly beaten m the Douro Cup, In which, after her good showing on the opening day, she was sent out second favorite. The mare has only been up a short time, and on such a , preparation she had no chance of seeing out'a mile under 9.4. Quinn'B Post, runner up to Wedding Day, m the A.J.C. Challenge Stakes, on Saturday lost, won the race last year. His victor, Wedding Day, defeated him at Hawkesbury last month, and also scored m the Vllliers Stakes at Randwlck. Qulnn's Post is by Martagon and Is under offer to a well- known breeder for. stud purposes. To the onlookers it appeared as"" if Desert Gold was doing her best m the Waterloo Stakes to hold oft her fullbrother, Egypt, who is due for a big handicap at any time. The three-year-old gave the champion a big break and then ran her to a length and a-half. It is said that this "was riding to orders," apparently not to rink the champion being defeated. Multiplication did a splendid preliminary before the Telegraph Handicap at Trontham, and not a fow stray "quids" were invested on the longlegged fellow m consequence. Ho was well suited by' the long straight, and walked m *tit the ftnlsli from Blmeter. thus reversing the placlngs In the CJT.C. Steward's Handicap.

Hymenstra is a bobby- dazzler over a short course. In> a couple of weeks' time Egypt will be giving cheek. The Otaki trainer, F. Higgott, is sure to win races with Kiltess. ; Bon Dor had no chance at any part of the Camp Handicap at Trentham. . C. Pritchard has engaged Pall Mall, Mount Victoria, Rose Pink and Trentham Rose at the C.J.C. meeting. ; ; Let this small chunk of the ice of commonsense slip down your think- ; jery: King Lupin will be thereto-day. ; A visitor from Sydney recently ask- ; ed Mr. A. Alexander what he -wanted for Bisogne, and the reply was 3000 | guineas. ; | Handicapper J. Henrys has been on j a business visJtito v Au)3kland, arid the I weights at^ Foxton were attended to by : his son. f ....,.%.,5. - ..» -.*-■■•■■ - Battle Eve was the outsider .-of.., the. field m. the Metropolitan Handicap at Trentham and he ran as indicated on the machine. "■':. Comely travelled badly from Riccartoh and though the public made .her favorite on Monday her trainer was not at all confident she would win. Thames does not appear to be the class of horse which comes from R.J. Mason's stables; and it will be no surprise to find her getting marching orders shortly. At Rlcearton, T. Sheehan is working a very fine two-year-old colt by Nautiform, from Passion. On looks the youngster should turn out a champion. "Spearmint" does not make any charge for wising trainers when their gee-gees can win, and yet 'some" of them squeal worse than a puppy with his talk jambed m a gate. It looks us Jf the long spell Plymouth has haa will prevent the Grafton gelding from coming back to his best form. So far, the showings of the old fellow have been very mediocre. After Working at Trentham on Sat- '■ urday last, Multiplication, a Douro ■ Cup candidate, started bleeding lnter- • nally, and died quickly. The mare, was owned by Mr. K. S. Williams, of , Glsborne. and trained by J. P. Jefferd. , The misfortune came at a bad time, as . before leaving home the mare had made a joke of Multiplication over six furlongs, and, on the latter's form m the Telegraph Handicap, the Multtfid 1 mare certainly looked' like repeating the performance of the long-legged fellow by winning the Douro Cup. > General regret was expressed all over the Dominion at the death of Mr. H. 1 R, Gaisford, one of the* best-known owners In the Hawke's Bay district. i The deceased sportsman had been rac- : ing for a number of years and was a . patron of R. Gooseman's stables at Hastings, and m later years he always . had half-a-dozen horses In the Pori- ' rua stables. It was his aim to win a ' Derby, but he never «could get, a three-* year-old good enough. This year his colors were carried with success by Crowhurst, and the deceased sports- • man had high hopes of him winning ■ the Derby, but the Grim Reaper ar-. ' rived before this could be. He 4s surv ived by four sons, two of whom, W. H. and J. 8., are well-known owners. The boys out Rlccarton way want I to, back Bill .the Saddle Sitter to be > the most saving man In thjs Binful • country. It Is related that recently he I ordered from the family butcher a penn'orth of cat'B meat. A few mint utes later he cantered up. to Chops ! and. Steak's establishment to counter- [ mand the order, "as the cat had caught a sparrow and could do wlth- ; out the cat's meat for the present." He is further credited with being that close that he wouldn't spend a day with a friend. From constantly keeping his claws closed on coins, he suf--1 fers from -contraction of the muscles 1 of both hands. To save the wear and 1 tear of his crockery teeth he has all ' 'his food minced with a sausage machine, It is said that one day ho 1 shouted for a friend, but no one at Rlccarton will believe tho legend. The 1 saddest note m nls saving life is that 1 he can't cut his own hair. i The fleld that contested the Welling-; [ ton Cup on Saturday lost was fts! good looking as one could find (n the Dominion. John Barleycorn, Wishful, • ' BJorneborg and Bunting all looked tit' ■ to run a very solid twelve furlongs, 1 while the light-weight division also stripped well. In the race the pace was a cracker the whole way. Holf-a---1 ralle from home, Ardenvohr was out i clear of Red Ribbon, with John Bor- ■ leycorn next, then Bunting, who did not get too good a run, coming lost In < , the straight the leaders were done with* and John Barleycorn commenced to show out, but Rangitero was with . him Hero Bunting tried to go up on the fence, but was sent back and had . to come round three horseH. Deeley, toting tho trouble, wont for tho post s fast; as he knew how, but Roed got Bunting clear, and. finishing strongly, got, up. and won by a neck In moat Impressive stylo. As the race was, run, the All Black horso was lucky to i win, as ho was stopped twice, but he would have been most unfortunate to lose. Deeley is blamed m somo quar- ■ tors for making his run too soon on a hortfo that was not ready, but bo wa« qullo correct to try and take advantage of th«v bad luck that befol Bunting. Rangitero was stopping badly .at the finish, : The actual sum won In makes by sovcral bier stables will hardly represent profit because the up-koep of a lnrgo racing stud usually - roaches a total which would astonish the layman. Tho turf is an expensive hobby or luxury even to the wealthiest ownoth. How some of tho "Httlo" men have managed to carry on since the war Htarted Is a mystery. It aay« much for the loyalty of many owners now running horae* that they hn^vo continued to keep KoLnj,' In tho face of almont overwhelming difficulties. Their heroic, and TuagntinitnouA efforts have unquestionably saved tho groat horsobrood-v Ingr Industry of thl« country from what would have praetlcaJly meant total extinction. Men like Mr. Hulton. who maintain large racing and breeding otud« which afford lpsritlma.lo employj ment to «con?« of deserving people, i naturally hope io pick up dome of tho [ plums of lh<» turf tun rei)re*«nt<«d by j tho mon* opulent nuke* m order to i provUJo an a tir'qt !,'»(<• return for the I )u>K" financial rl*k« which they must I inevitably t.ika In pursuing such an i uncertain pmc an racing. Of course, M •r«»<.-tl« k r« of blah-elan* utock often ; :»ako i)u* bni«ln«»»!» r»ay bccAwie of tbolr ■ ;.i.i!!i)'n« ami man-n. Tor Inatariot', j MurH.m irs as good ar :v uplendit] anjnuity to liU otfnftr. though h» 1$ not i abort of thii vrorld'* goods.