THE TURF.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 12394, 2 July 1902, Page 3

THE TURF.

Br "Deadbeat." . RACING CALENDAR. J.uty 2 and 4—Napior Park li.C. Winter. July 10 and 11—Gisbornc B.C. Steeplechase ■ meeting. July 16, and 19—Wellington R.C. Winter. August I—Amberley Steeplechase Club Annual August 12, H, and IG-C.J.C. Orand National! Some few weeks back (prior to the decision of the Derby, which Ard Patrick won) •the cable informed us that the Ncwmarkot Stakes was won by Arcl Patrick, but that he was disqualified and the race awarded to tjio Carbine colt Fowling. Piece, who finished second in tho raco. By the latest mail to hand full particulars of the race arc received, and it is found that Ard Patrick only defeated Fowling Piece by a head In alluding to tho raco tho "Special Commissioner of the London Sportsman writes as follows:— Fowling Piece was drawn on the oitreme inside, with Ard Patrick and Minstoad next in order, but very quickly after tho start Fowling Piece crossed the Beelchampton colt, and so they came on to tho Bushes, where Minstoad was beaten. At i that'point Cannon was holding Ard Patrick ! close-reefed, and had seemingly taken tho measure of tho field; indeed, the race looked I as. good as over, and wlion Fowling' Piece I came across somewhat from right' to left and I was;by way of challenging the big son of fat. Florian, Cannon just sat still and never iiskcd lus mount for an effort, \s they passed. the publio and Tattersall's stands Ard.Patrice was winning without t-h<* somblance of an effort, but if in the last 50 yards lie was getting into difficulties, as judges near the winning-post declared, ha lc ust have fainted out of it in a strangely sudden manner, and certainly Cannon nevor put pressure on him for an extra effort. ! My own belief was, and is—for it is confirmed by the jockey—that he had always vfonhis race. Still, it is not Mornington Cannon's habit to ride flash races in tho way of drawing a finish needlessly fine; and the extreme tenderness with which he liandled his mount is suggestive of apprehension that Ard Patrick might turn it up : if really asked the question. —There ate 27 youngster this season at Wellington Park. — There are about 3000 thoroughbred marcs in Australia. - ■ Tho Wellington Park stallion. Hotchkiss is rising 17 years old. — The yearling full-brother to Yseult has j been .named Cordon Eoiige. | '—•Up to May 12 Carbine's stock had won i £5219 on tho English turf this season. . — Brisa, by St. Clair—Mistral, shows every sign of being in foal to Phcebus Apollo. — In England a walk-over is not considered j ' & raco from a starting-nrice point of view. \| — The reccntly-dcfuiiet Castor was once! oyraed by Mr E. Benson, the Jubilee Plunger. ■ t-.A would-be buyer recently priced Cave- • liero, and the figure asked was 800gs. No deal resulted. — Field Rose, the full sister to Royal Artillery, is reported to bo in foal to Fhoabus Apollo. ■ — the top weight in tho N.Z. Cup, is.l-eported l to bo in splendid health, and doing, well. , —Miss.Delaval, the brilliant littlo daughter, of Seaton Delaval, shows signs of her union vitlr Cyreniati being successful. — The Ainerican-brcd colt Nasturtium, who was brought to England to compete in the Derby, has been shipped back to America. ■ — Although The Hoir's shaio of the priaemoncy distributed at Tahuna Park was small, the brother to Frits was undoubtedly tho hero of the meeting. ■ — At tho Cobham Stud, England, on Mac 7, Mr S. H. Gollan's Tiraillerie, by Nordenfcldt—Florenco M'Carthv, dropped "a colt to Bill of Portland. ' — All effort is being made to revive trotting in: Sydney, and a club lias been recently formed, which is to bo called tho New South Wale 3 Trotting Club. — An aged full-brother to Ghoorka named Benedick won a two-mile hurdlo race at Warwick Farm (Sydney) on Juno 14. Benedick carried 10.0, and worn pulling up from five ' others in 3.585. ' — On May 15 at Newmarket the Carbine colt Pistol defeated five others in the Payne Stakes, CvSsovs, a race for three-year-olds, run over one • and a-half miles. Pistol i 9 out of a Galopinmare. '—At Kempton Park on May 10 Seahorso started in the Teddington Plate, w.f.a,, and run over a six-furlong' course. He collided with another horse at. the post, and finished out of a place. — Shortly after Scep'.re had carried oft her doublo Guineas victories a full-brother to the filly named Collar, who had been sent to South Africa, was shipped back to England, and will commence stnd duties there this season, .' — The well-known English horseman S, Loates had his first mount this season on May 14. It will be remembered' that Loates was badly, hurt last" • November, through meeting with'an accident whilst riding in a race.- 1 ' — As a natural result of the largo number of horsemen who have kit America to pursue their'calling in other lands, there is at present an outcry about the scarcity of good jockeys this' season in tho land of 'the Stars; and Stripes. '• '4 The American light-weight horseman ,TReifE, is, riding in good form this season in France. • Just prior to the last English mail leaving, he rodo three successive winners ono day, and: a, couple of days later ho rode three winners, a second, and, two thirds. — Between 1861 and'l9o2, tho lato Captain JJachell's horses won. 540' races, of a total value of £110,010. This amount was won by horses owned by the lato Captain Macliell, and ho was also closely identified with the victories of many other horses raced under his manage'merit.' — On the first day of the Kempton Park Spring meeting, May 9, Ard Patrick 9.8 was defeated by Royal Ivy 8.0 by two lengths in the Three-year-old Plate, run over a inilo and n;quarter. • Royal Ivy is by Kendal Royal (soil of Kendal) out of Wild Ivy, i»n<l he ran tho mile" and- a-qiwrtcr in 2,8. — The Duke of Portland provides for some of his aged servants by housing them at the "Winnings," a pleasantly-situated retreat near tlie hunting stable 3 at Welbeclc Abbey, Notts. The houses are called the, "Winnings," as they were" erectcd to commemorate the Duke's victories on the turf in 1888-89-90. — The principal winning horsemen at Tahuna Park wcre.A. Pringlc three wins (including dead-heat on Boldrewood), G. Grant two wins, and R. Porthouse two wins. Tho following riders each had a winning mount:—!. JTKewen, R. Logan, C, Piper (dead-heat), W. Miller, Laing, Latimer, H. Mountnev, and J. Hardy. — Misfortunes never come singly, and shortly after Mr W. C. Whitney's colt Nasturtium was .found to have turned roarer news was received from America, that two crack colts belonging to the samo gentleman were also amiss. These latter two were Yankee and King. Hanover, who were in the first flight last season. ,« — Tho Lochiel horse Survivor, who was sent to England in 1898, made his appearance in the Trial Handicap at the Second Spring meeting at Newmarket, after being absent from the racecourse' since taking part in the Lincolnshire Handicap two years ago. An Eng- ' lish paper, in alluding to Survivor's recent performance, said he proved himself to be a thorough' non-trier. —The Carbine colt Fowling Piece, who lies been racing this season in England wuh conspicuous success, is from a- mare named Galinne, who is by Galopin (sire of St. Simon) out of Lady Chelmsford, by Bosicrucian. Galinne has three strains of Voltaire in her nedigree, a3 Galopin, her sire, has two and Lady Chelmsford, hov dam, tuns back through her dam to the ssme strain. — The Heir's time for a mile in the first heat of the Prince of Wales's Handicap was probably the best go over put up at Tahuna' Park for that distance. Boldrewood occupied 2.29J for tho journey, and that made

.5 he Heir do 2.251, which, considering that ho put in a couple of breaks, besides racing on , the outside of the track, must,bo accounted a j very meritorious performance. ! ' — Ono of tho most notable instances in tho breeding lino'which have recently come under notice is that of ilr W. C. Whitney's Endurance by Right. Tliia filly is by Inspector B— Early Morn. Early Morn was bred by Mr R. Botterill, being exported 'fiom England by the late Colonel tfortli in 2893. When in foal sho was sold down Kentuckv (America) way, in 1898, as a weed, for JEIO. In tho Spring sho foaled a bay filly which fetched £GO. As a two-year-old the .filly was leased out, then being sold for' £6000. Ultimately she passed into the possession of Mr W. C. Whitney, who purchased her for £8000; and sho has beaten some of the bcst'colta'of tho year. — The following new.rule lias been published . by tho A.J.C. at thf.-'foot of tho list of fixtures for the season 1902-3:—"At every registered mooting held within a radius of 40" miles from tho G.P.0., Sydney,,there shall be on each day at least three rijees on the flat run at a distance of not less t'uan one mile, unless tho programme consists of not more than five races,' and includes both a hurdlo raco and steeplechase, in which case there shall be at least two such races 911 the fiat. ' Of such rac23 ono (which shall not bo a soiling race) shall be run at a distance of not less thaji a mile and a-quarler, the added money in the case of such last-mentioned racc to be not lcs3 than £100."