SPORTING AND SPORTS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14000, 5 September 1907, Page 10

SPORTING AND SPORTS.

THE TUE F. Br Sentinel • A NON-STAYING TRIBE. Tho Clanranalds are generally TcferreH to as .being a tribo of non-stayers, and tho form ,of the stock lends weight to that opinion; but at least ono of them put up as solid a race over 12 furlonge, as o'no oould wish to see. Horses that possess v great brilliancy are seldom .found to bo i], utaycrs, but in many caws tho reputation. for "non-staying may be acquired through •I; tho fact that animals continually kept at ..■■■■ may bo spasmodically trained for a journey raeo and naturally found wanting over the . latter course. Tho hoTse referred to above is Glenaladale, the winner of; tho Groat Autumn of 1902, in which ■ho'had'to put up a great battlo before catching the;judge'B eye as a winner. The Chokebore stable was represented by Glenailndilo ami Cannio Chiel, and tho former's mksion ;was generally supposed to bo that of pacemaker for tho latter. Uundas vrent v ' off in' his well-known hurry-up style, and •was first into tho back stretch, and well clear of Glenaladale, who was his nearest attflridant. Glenaladale was lining hunted along.aftor tho leader, and managed to get .on 'terms about five furlongs from home. A little later ho had worried down Dundas, and was left, out in front. He, however, had : - no'quarter allowed him. as Fulmen came at him, and a dcspcrato finish ensued. There I' . was little doubt about Fulmcn's staying • powers, and the pair camo down the • straight with tboir riders hard at them. G'enaladalo stuck to his guns, and after • running. every inch of tho distance gallantly kept Fulmen at bay and defeated him by a neck. Cannin Cliiel finished third, \ ; and was racing on at tho finish, but his presence in tho fieldhad lent no assistance :. to his stable companion's victory. Glenala- ■■■..'■■ <lalo was trained for the followThg Now '•yZwiJand Cup, but trained off before the day. and when sent out to race looked Jight and stale. He, however, occupied a '• very prominent position ljear tho leaders \yhen the .field, was racing to the distance , n'ost. but, lack of fitness told its talc, nnd lie. faded away at tlio business end. after running a vorv gooff rnce under tlio cir- ■':■ cimstances. 'With a little bit of luck Glnn»|iulnlo. would in all probability have proved ■ '■'. liirnsfilf. posseted of staying powers above .;■■' tho ordinary, but tho' wear and >ar of the i; Kamn settled him, and Clanranald lost tho ! tMm of at-least ono who would have . given him credit for boing a siro of stamina ad'well as speed.

THE AMERICAN SADDLE PERCHERS. 'The prevailing atyio of horeomansliip was adopted from tlic Americans, and' conse- ; qi(cntl.y the following stringent remarks by a. leading sporting paper jiublishod in. the land of speed should be of interest:—"Tho feature of tho season's ■ raoing to dato haa . ten.the swerving,_ duo to tho idiotic, short :: • stirrups—worso 'triis ym than over heforo " — affeoted by • tho bulk of our jookoya. 'Xho sooner some restriction is placed on this ■ fool practice tho better. By and by wo will have some boy want to rido stand- ■ fipg- up on the saddle, and so long as tho Jiorsc carries the weight I do not think (says an Amorican writer) there is anything in the rules to.W it. There is a t cloud arising- along tho horizon lino which : sfondity inorcaeing in sizo and in. dan-' gotoue. importance. This \s the jockey question, their orroneous lino of present i - development, their utter disregard for the I . official, their plain laughter at discipline, r- aind, At is still,more irai»rtarit, their disregard for human life, tittle by little u eiricc Sims introduced and Sloan glorified V ' t)ib short stirrup for racing its .brevity has bocomo jnoro and moro pvonounccd, until ' now.it;J9 not only a monstrosity, but a distinct menaco to l'ifo and limb. The consoquonee is that tho control of a running iiorae is almost nil on tho flat; foe does what'ho ipleases, tubs out, goes *wido, • swerves right aoross his fellows, and daily * puts a dozen lives in danger. When the inevitable' smasn-up takos plaeo tho . reformers will be wide awake to drivo another ' • ityil -'into tho coffin already designed—and .'' ■ waiting orders—tor racing in 'wis state. Is ifror .is it-not .within tho powers of .the : governing Ixxly to control this fool, ' monkoy-on-a-fltiok seat, when it becorocs a publio -'menace to life without ono singlo redeeming quality? Under tho excuse of these surroundings rough riding has increased by loaps and bounds. A jockey to-day does what he feels liko doing. Ho makes absolutely do attempt to keep his lino. Ho orossce when, where, and how bo pleases, carrying others wide, throwing boithj tack on their hawidhes, not caring ono iota so Jong as lio individually can got . through.- and score. A fino is nothing. Ho shrugs his shoulders and—docs exactly tho samo thing next time. Anv fino is paid by tho stablo as a . rule. There is scarcely a start in which thero is not any amount of foul acting. 'AH of ttis inevitably loads in orio direction, boonor or later a wholesalo slaughter will take place.

— There is a payment of 3sovs duo on Friday for tho Now iioaland Cup. — Nomination 1 ) for the Geraldine meeting MB duo on Thursday of this week. ' — Nominations close on tho 20th inst.' for the Dunedin Jockcy Club's spring meeting^ •— J. W.—(l) Carbine won seven races in •Mr D. O'Brien's colours. (2) 3000gs. (3) No. '—Oiby, tho Iriih-Aracricon colt that won tlio Derby; is to bo hold in reserve for tho St. Lcger. ■ ■ — Tho French Trotting Stud Bool: contains tho names of, 2000 sires, 4350 mares, and 14,600 of their produce. , ', — Bonnie Glen, tho winner of tho D.J.C. Champagne Stakes last . soasoD, is amongst those ongaged.at Aflh burton. ' JtiPhcJan has Regiment looking well at present, and the Oastor golding is in nico v trim to commcnco tho scaron'a racing. —"Tho crack liorso Dividend pulled up lamo after working recently, and is not likely to ba soon nut at the A.J.C. spring meeting. ; —Solution has come on nicely since eho his been in active commission, and recently shaped well, in a sprint over fivo furlongs. •—Tlit Cianranald colt Glenculloch. who claimed an engagement in tho A.J.C. Derby, has been withdrawn from the. Sydney classic.

— One ef tile crack youngsters at Flemington is said to ho a handsome colt by San Francisco—Emmie, which is trained by W. S. Cox. ' —Mr R. L. Stamford, S.M., last week sentenced] a mail'!o a week's imprisonment for welshing at a North Island: Hunt Club meeting. 1 —At Higiifield Park on July 13 Hewitt ■won on Tink&bello, a. filly owned by Sir G. IJdwords,'fli!d iiuidcd a, 10 to 3 ehanco in a field of five. .

. — Millard Sanders lato!y worked Kate Dillon ill 2,13 at Memphis. It is with this niaio that Sanders expects to lower Lou Dillon's world's record.

— Tho thoroughbred stallion Hoscmcro is io stand at Drutumond this season, and such a handsomo nnd,well-bred 1 horse should not lack, patronage. V—i'l'lie plough track at tho Forbury Park has been'dono np in a thorough manner, and when it sottles #. bit should mako an ex&Uont gnKoning ground.- — Amongst the-names claimed for eqnines destined for tlio. iurf aro thoso of sevoral wollItiiown performers, such as Projectilo, Sedition, nn<l Sequence. - — A commission has been executed in' favour oi Seal Bock for tlio N.Z, Cup, and St is understood that all the 10's to 1 in tlio market have been exhausted. '— It costs 2030vs to start a harso in tho Jfow Zoaland Cup of 2000sovs—minus COOsovs deductod for placo money, so that the C.J.C. aro betting 1300 to' 20 on tho field. — Ed, Gcer's stable numbers some 36 head at present. Tho record horses aro Baron Gratton 2.31. Ardello 2.4 J. Goldduat, Maid 2.7}, John Caldwell 2.8, and Tom Axworthy 2.7. ,—Mr J. B. Mackonzio has inado a present 'of Slow : Tom to his trainer, W.'J. Tnggart, and this should givo some solaco to the latter for his had luck at the. recent National meet. iHg- — Nominations for tho C.J.C. Stewards' Handicap do not close until tho 20th inst., liut already a considerable amount of business has been transuded on tho Cup and Stewards' double.

The namo-of Wiponl Out, which ivai cl&imecl for a gelding byFormosair, has been 'disallowed 1 . They should come again Svith "Wapomout, if tliero is s' desire to persist tho invitation. . — According to a London -writer, it is now the usual thing when L. Hewitt wins a race to say ho nearly throw it away, and when he finishes second to state that lie was seen to disadvantage.' ' . Comely, who won tho Maiden Stakes and Coogeo Handicap at- tie A.J.C. Easter moating, is favourite for tho Uolbonrno Cup. Sho is a' daughter o{ Lochiol ond the Trenton maro Symmetry. '' — There aro only three stallions in the world that h&vo records below 2imn, and two of these aro standing for service in California this season—viz., Star Pomtcr (1.59 i) and Audubon Boy (1.59 i), — Tho owner of Somatexia, was offered 1000 4o 10 about his colt for tho'N.Z. Cup, but did not acccpt tho wagor. ItisJikolyhowill te allowed to drop out of tho race when tho next payment falls due. —Query: Tiio doad-hoa-icrs intlics Selling Haee decided' at Sir Modicd's Dunedin Cup meeting were Huntingdon-, Sir William, and I/ittlo Fraud. Four others started, and tho first-named 1 won tho run off, —Magical looks more liko racing now than lie did prior to going up lor tno National meeting. His racing there has had the effect of bringing him on a bit, although it did not bring any golden grist to the' mill. —Tho Kortli Otago Jockey Club arc erectin? an up-t<wlato stewards' stand with committoe rooms, weighing room, press room, and jockeys' room attache. The now building 'wU be isadi-Iw; tkc club's gyring meeting'.

— There have been some inquiries about Somateria and You Yangs, but up to date no business has resulted. Somateria is looking bright and. healthy, and atrodo along niccly in a lenient task on Saturday morning. —The many Wends and acquaintances of Mr George Rjlthven will be pleased to hear that ho is progressing favourably towards a complete recovery from the severe injuries he sustained through being kicked by a horse. —■ Noxious Weed, who was regarded a couple of seasons back as likely to develop into a useful sort over fences, was, after an absence of nearly a year, amongst tho winners at Araberloy, and recorded a coup'.e of moderate seconds. ■ ,

— A yearling colt by Persimmon from the Trenton ■ mare River Trent was sold in England montii for 770gs. Mx '6. G Stead and Lord Marcus Beresford were among the bidders for him, but both were outstayed by Mr'Hartigati. — Australian blood was in evidence at the recent Nowmarket, sales, whero Eidothea, a sister to Merman, was disposed of for 520ga, and Malu'ma's half-Eister, K/ite Oarew, by The Harvester, was bought- by Mr J. E. Brewer for 250gs. —The English trainer A. Waugb, who went to Italy a little over 12 months ago, is doing remarkably well there."' Since the commencement of the year horses trained by him have won '41 races out of 118 starts—a decidedly payable average. — It is understood that Chameleon (Multiform— St. Ouida) and Moudjik (Stepniak— Vaultress), who were shipped to Melbourne a few woeks ago, liavo been brought back to this country, as they could not be satisfactorily sold in. the Australian market. ' —Tlio grey gelding Canton, who or Dated a favourable'impression by the convincing manner in, which'he won, a double at the National! meeting, followed up his sncccss by registering an easy win in * the Maiden Hunters Steeples at Amberley lost week. ' — An invcntioli named' the "Humane Cattlekillpr" is to bo used, on the principal-race-courses of South-Australia., It will take the place of the revolver. The killer is placed on tho injured horse's forehead, a spring is released, and death is speedy. — Gaucho, a half-brother to Bti.awayo by Multiform or- Sant - Ihuio, i 3 advertised ,for private sale, and should make a good npcouhtry sire. His dam, Crest, was got by Medallion from Ich J)icn, by St. George from R&venswing, by Apromont. — Ono backer of - Orby was bo confident he would win the Derby that a month before the raco he ordered a ' suitably-engraved watch, commemorative of the ocossffon, for presentation to Dr M'Cabe, who was x mainly responsible for tho colt's preparation. ■ — The defunct Commando had a long lead -in the. American wir.ning stallion's list up to the end of June, 10. of his'sons and daughters having won £-22.450, the principal contributor :btiiis the' Australian horse Peter Pan, £11,318, Commando was by Darebin. — The well-known hunter Gnat, who was t frequent performer botweon the fell whilst racing at Amberley, arid the injuries he received were so severe that it was deemed "advisablo to' shoot him.' H. Carr, who was in tho saddle, received a severe shaking. —Impulito has emerged, from tho winter in great'fig. On' Saturday morning ho was occasionally inclined "to go to market" whilst walking round the saddling paddock, and subsequently got through some useful half-pace work land a '"quarter 1 ' sprint in pleasing stylo -Tho Phoebus—Apollo filly.Prophesy; who is out of ' the dam of Solution, was amongst tho winners on the first day of recent meeting held at Boulder (W-A.),, whoro she | won a w.f:a.- nine-furlong event in. Imm 69 l-sseo.- Prophesy was recently sold at i IOOOgs. —Owners of two-year-olds who ire anxious I for their.youngstors to get accustoincd to the bustlo and sights of a race meeting before taking on tho more serious, events which follow later in tho year are reminded that the D.J.C.' havo a juvenile race on their spring programme. Tho nomination fee for all the events excopt.one on tho D.J.C. spring programme is cne sovereign. The exemption is connection with the Juvenile Plate, for which a fee'of 30s is required, but the payment of this amount is sufficient to send the youngster to tho post. — Tho .North Otego Jockey Club lmre drawn up a programme for their spring mooting, whon 1220sovs in prize money are to bo distributed! Tho amount is 120sovs over the amount given away ait the last spring meeting, and llOsovs above that .raced for at the last winter, meeting. , — Sudbury, for whom 1750 g.i was paid wheai a' yearling, by Messrs S. Chirnside and 11, A, Aimjftoge,. died recently at' Tabilk, Victoria, of nasal disease. Although' .lie ran several 'times,. Sudbury failed to show tho form that would lie expected from a son of : Grafton—Lady Tronion. ' — Petrovna contimics to get through fairly lenient tasks at the Forbnry, and despite the fact that she lids been in active commissiofor porno considerable time, still presents a very bulky appearance. One Saturday she went ■twioe round in. company with Haninttau at about half pace. — Tlio A.J.C. spring programme has tho very respectable sum of 15.40050vs in added money tacked on to it. Tho added money to any handicap is not less than SOOsovs, whilo the w.f.a. events, with the exception of. tho Spring Stakes, have lOOOsovs. To tlio Spring- Stakes is a stake of 760sovs. — A strikingly covered copy of tlio Canterbury Jockey Club's programme, for the seaKin of 1907-8 is to hand, and acknowledged with thanks. During the year the sum of £-26.760 is to be distributed in stakes, and oi this amount £13,510 is attached to the races to bo decided at tho spring meeting. — Amongst those in work at the Forbnry i 3 the , Sir Lancelot—Trentalto gelding Sir Percivale, who lias filled out a great (leal sinco ho last sported silk, A;t present he is only getting through mild tasks on the. track, i hut. if lie can stand up to his work lie should pay 'his ,way at tho southern meetings. - i — Tho prioo of feed has . been so high lately that, horses have been eating .good money. Owners and .trainers will consequently be pleased to .welcome the program'mo for the D.J.C. spring mooting on account of the opportunity it wilKgiv® them to place : something on the other side of the ledger. , ' — Acceptances for tho first day's handicaps on the Ashhiirton programme and entries for i tho Trial Plate and Maiden Hack Scurry - i clojo oh Friday September G. Tbe club havo arranged for excursion trains from Christ- ■ church and have dccided that no betting will t ho permitted oxcopt through the medium of the totalisator.

— Encouragement of the trotter. The N.Z.JT, Trotting Club will givo away about 4000sovs in prize money at (heir November meeting, and of this amount 280sovs will bo divided between two races reserved' for trottors only. This is not a great deal, but it is considerably better than tho "nothing" wliich was donated in the past.

— Calch'em, a hurdler who badly tripped a lot ■of punters in connection with the recent National meeting, .his been nominated for tho Avondalo Steeplechase. Kiatpre, despite reports to tho contrary, is evidently to be kept in active commission, as ho also figures ill the list, wliich includes Inniskillen, St. Harp, Loch Fyne. Nor'west, and others. —The Jlosgiol Handicap, vifoioh is to be the chief item on ■ the'-first day's card of D.J.C. spring meeting, will bo the first raco to. bo decided over nine furlongs ai Wingatui. Tho publio will - bo ablo to obtain n good view of tho start, but" there is ft drawback to a raco being decided over that distance on account of tho starting post being close to a turn.

—Mj J. O'Brien, of Oamaru, intends piscine a 'couplo oi attractively-bred' sires at tho disposal of breeders in North Otago. One of them is the Australian-bred liorso Sir Dove, a son of Sir Tristram (imp.) and Grand Dove, by Grand. Flaneur: I The other is the imported American stallion Young M'Kinney, a son of M'Kinney and Kate Brady, a daughter of Sydney, ■ — Tho-Geraldine Bacing Club's racing'meeting will bo a gathering ot more than ordinary importance, ns since last' year a new grand stand has.been erected and a considerable amount -of alterations and additions effected to tho other buildings on the' course. Close on £1000 lias been expended on improvements; and it is intended to have a formal opening o! tho new stand at the spring mceting. ' — Tlio Lako County Jockey Club hold their annual mooting on August 24, and tho balanco shoot, showed a credit of £123 12s- 6d. Tho profit over the last raco mooting was about 80sovs. ' It was decided to give away -lOflsovs in-prize money, at-a-meeting to bo held cn tlio 13th and 1-lth of December. Dr Douglas, who has been president of tho club for tho pist 40 years, was unanimously re-eleoted to the position for another term,

— The attention of owners and breeders is drawn to tho fact that nominations : for the Stopniak Stakes "of 200sovs, to bo 'decided at tho North Otago Jockey Club's spring meeting of 1908, oiose on Friday, September G. No money is required at time of nomination, and tho raco. givM an excellent opportunity to give juveniles richly engaged at Riccarton a run 111 public prior to taking on the tougher propositions which l«vo to be tackled at the Cup meeting. — Messrs Barnett and Grant renort the following business:—Now Zealand Cup—looo to 25 Probable.. 1000 to 10 The Hand, GOO to 50 Seal Rock, 500 to 14 Grand Slam, 500 to 12} Parilutu. 500 to lft Grafton Loch. 500 to 10 .ffiolus, 400 to 4,' Frisco, 300 to 17 Boniform. Cup and'Stewards—GOO to 0 Seal Bock—Munjeet, 600 to 2 Waitapu—Lord Soiilt, 600 to 3 Trncc—Lord Soult, 500 to 2} Armistice—All Hed, 300 to 3 T-nico—Munjeet, 300 to 3 Boniform— Luptllife. — Messrs Scott and Martindale report as follows:—Now-Zealand Cup: 300 to 21 Boniform, 300 to 18 Armistice, 600 to 25 Downfall, 400 to 16 Frisco, 400 to 8 Montigo, 500 to 20 Maniapoto, 700 to 58 Master Dolaval. 500 to 23 Mahuta, 300 to IS Seal Hock, 700 to 7 The Rand.' New Zealand Cup and Stewards': 1000 to 5 Frisco and Lupulite, 1000 to 3 Paritutu and Ballarat, 600 to 2 Waitapu and Lupulite, 500 to 5 Seal Rock and Munjeet, 500 to 3 'Malmta. and Declination, 400 to 2 /Eolus and Full Rate.

— At a meeting of the commitieo of the Winton Jockey Club last Saturday evening tho programme for the forthcoming meeting in November was drawn up. The stakes were increased from' £700 to £?£O. ' The steeplepJiMM roid deleted torn the progr&iame and

two hurdle races substituted.- The "Winton Cup is endowed with 7690v5, 'and tho principal race the second day with 65sovs.; All the other principal l 'races are increased also.' The programme is the boat ever produced by the Winton J.C., and with the exceptionally low entry fees, the club should have. a 'liberal response from horse-owners. j —Tho following is a. list of horses wlio have been awarded top weight in the handicaps' compiled for the N.Z. Cup during the past 17 yeare: —1891, Crackshot,' 4yis, 9.2; 1892, Prime Warden, syrs, 8.10; 1893, St. Hippo, 4yrg, Merganser, oyrs, *9.10; 1894,* "Merganser, Gyrs, 9.8; 1895, St. Hippo, Oyrs, 9.8; 1690, Gipsy Grand, lyrs, 9.7;' 1897, Eiiroclydon, syis 9.11; 1838. W&iuku, aged, 10.0; 1899, • St. Paul, 6j-rs, 9.5; 1900, Advance, : 4yrs, 9.9; 1901, Advance, ayrs, 9.13; 1900, Nanette,. 4yrs, 9.9, 1903, Achilles, 4yrs, 9.6; ,1904, Achilles, syrs, 10.0; 1905, Achillea,-Oyrs, 9.8; 1900,.Mahutonga, Oyrs, 9.0; 1907, ManiapOto, aged, 9.0. —If the Gore Racing Club adheres !o' (lie dates which are at, present set dowri for its spring mooting it 'will'lose the nominations of horses which ar6 also likely to be engaged at the New Zealand Cup meeting. The two meetings are .too close together, and' even many sports who would like"to bo present at each gathering would have to cut out the final day at Goro in order to witness tho-New .Zealand Cup. If the Gore meeting was-held & week earlier it would perhaps kill the possibility of the club having a similar experience to that which fell to the Southland Racing Club, when tho latter body raced on' the' eve of a cup meeting. In- faot, already tho writer .knows of ihreo horses which will not bo nominated at Gore unless the dates are changed, and no doubt others that will be engaged in the minor events r.t Riccartou will not be entered at the southern meeting.