SPORTING NOTES FROM AUSTRALIA

Otago Witness, Issue 2603, 3 February 1904, Page 47

SPORTING NOTES FROM AUSTRALIA

By Rivers worth.

MELBOURNE, January 20,

That vc me ■w.thip uieasiuable d -;t?nce the autumn lace meetings in Melbourne is n.dicated by the decbi^tioii ot the y. eig'its for the Oakle.s'i Plate piiu Purs?, to be run at Caulficld on February C a::cl 13 lespectively. Pc-iidt nt is top weight in the Plate (five and a-half furlongs) with 10 2, with Sir Leonaid and Bonnio Chiel next at 9.12. Ihe positions are leveiscd m the Purse (seven fin longs), Sir Leonaid and Bonnie Cl'iel having 9.11 each, and Pendant 9.10. I fancy the winner v i'l bo found lower clown m ecuh isc n . Pe i 'ian<s Mistral 7.9 oi Eh»lh!i Ro=3 7.0. \, /I v. n t!.p Plate, ar.J Bil a'i 8.9 or Athamor. 7.11 the t\. •«. In the Aluu > taken (for Wo-yeai-olls) I like Class 8.0 and Skibo 7.7.

ASPENDALE PARK RACE'S

The principal event at the Aspendale Park meeting last Thursday, the Aspendalc Park Handicap, one mile and a-quarter, was won by Brooklyn 7.11, a son of the New Zealaad-bred Loyalty. There were only five starters, and Brooklyn was an even-moirey favourite. The Maioten Plate produced a close race, Skibo winning by half a 'head! from Bonus and Ardit-i, who ran a dead heat for s-ecdmd place. Skibo is a full brother to The Persian, by St. Blaize from Phoebe, by Glorious, and ccst Mr A. S. Ohirnside (his present owner) 300gs as a year-

ling. The Jumpers' Plat Race went to Panessa 8.6, by Projectile; while St. Free 8.7, by St. Swithin (son of Cadogan), accounted for the

Trial Handicap. The Adelaide gelding Mulcra 10.0 was a strong favourite for the Ste&plecllase, but lie missed a place, the winner being

Allu,vial, a mare by the Goldsbrough horse Goldreef. Tataishi 8~5, by the New Zealandbred Mikadlo 11, won the Welter Handicap oasily, B. Carslake having the mount. Grafina 8.10, the favourite, was a bad third.

V.A.T.C. JANUARY MEETING.

the meeting of the Victoria Amateur Turf Club at Caulfield last Saturday was held in &ne weather, but the attendance was poor. The Hurdle Race proved a very soft thing for Speculation 10.7, in I. J. Caralake's stable; Report 11.2 and Conqueror 10.7 were better favourites. _ Report was second, but Conqueror was bo sore that he could scarcely raise a gallop. The Trial Stakes; special weights, with, penalties and allowances, brought out 13 starters', and backers were well on the mark, Wingafoon 7.3 and St. Free 8.6, who were the lavoulitea, running first and second. Wingaroon came with a late run and won by half a length. He :s: s a six year-old son of Eiricilspord, and this ■was his first win. He is in W. S. Hickenbctham's stable. The Anniversary Handicap, one mile and a furlong, was worth 165sovs, but there were only seven starters, including Progredior, Cluster, and Seaport, who took no part in the finish, the winner turning up in the up-country performer Last Choice 7.8, by Pilgrim's Progress. He won comfortably from Bescued 7.8. Last Choice wa3 sold after the iaco to .the Flemington trainer, Frank M'Namara for 300gs. I fancy he is a cheap horse »t this, as he is only four years old, and looks like staying well. The Steeplechase went to Chester 10.2, whose victory after his defeat at Aspenaale the previous Thursday was somewhat of a surprise. There were only six starters, yet the favourites, 1. C. and Woodfield, each missed a place. The ■Wallace filly Impression 8.0, owned by Mr A. •M'Cracken, a member of the V.R.C. Committee, accounted for the Holiday Stakes, a handicap for two-year-olds, five furlongs and a-half. She ■was an even-money favourite, and in the hands of B. Carslake won, pulling -up, by four lengths from. Langraf, a Grafton gelding in J. Cripps's stable. Footprint, the dam of Impression, was for some years in West Australia, but being struck by ber fine breeding, the late Mr W. R. ."Wilson purchased her for the St. Albans stud. 'Another favourite in Maharand 7.6 prevailed in the Toorojiga Handicap, seven furlongs'. She came with a good run in the. straight and won by balf a length, from St. Free 7.0, with Rescued 7.12 third. Maharani is by Malvolio from Winifred, dlam of Sojourner, and is owned! l_aiKt trained by James Redfearn, who does not Dften -win nowadays. Maharani is an infirm hiorse, and is very nard to nick up for a race.

EACING IN SYDNEY.

Two of the winners at the Canterbury Park meeting on Saturday were trained by P. Nolan — via , Signature and Speculum. Signature 11.0, who is by Grafton, with R. Gough up, won the Junipers' Flat Race by a head from Merry Jest 9.0. Speculum took the principal event of the day, the Canterbury Handicap, of lOOaovs, one mile amd a-quarter. The 30a of

Nobleman carried 7.10, and went out favourite

at 7 to 4 and won easily from the second tavourito Contest B^l2. Mr E. H. Knight, whose colours are not often, seen to the fore, won the Flying Handicap with the Niagara gelding Canadian 8.0; — a. 6 to 1 chance. There was a

good field, and Idolise 8.0, who ran badly, was favourite. A Hood was on the back of Canadian, and he also rode Prince's Gift, 8.7, by Prince 'Chester, to victory in the Shorts Handicap. Both winners were trained by 8.. O'Connor. Gowrie 7.2, by Lochiel, was successful in the Park Stakes, six furlongs, while Ironmouldi 8.0 won the Stewards' Mile. Gowrie wa3 a rank outsider, but the other was favourite for ins race. ODDS AND ENDS. j Jfr J. V. Smith, the well-known Bundoora I Btud master, and the proprietor of the thorough-

"bred stallion. Wallace, has donated £10 towards purchasing a new elephant for the Melbourne Zoo.

At the Majorca races last Wednesday three of the events were taken by horses out of the eamo mare. Miss Fisher, by Savanak from Lady Fisher, won two, and Master Fisher, by Mistake from Lady Fishei won one. Aspen, by Antaeus from Cigarette, has been «ol<3 to> go to Western Australia. Sir Rupert Clarke's steeplechaser Wongleburnie broke her neck through a fall while being schooled over fences at Ballarat last Friday, Her rider, J. Sutherland, was severely

.shaken by the fall. The -three-year-old fiHy by The Harvester from Madcap (dam of Malvolio) is to be sent to England to J E. Brewer sihortly. This filly as a yearling was bought on behalf of the Eng-

lish cricketer A. C. Maclauen, but there was a

misunderstanding between him and: Brewer, and the filly was never raced. She was put up by auction a few months &go and knocked down to Mr Herbert Power.

Childers, by Projectile, has arrived from Sydney, a>nd ia located at Flemington.

Trid-Or, Billy Manton, Circlet, The Critic, Proceeder, A. M. 8., and Westerly have gone to Tasmania.

Le Var, who has been at the stud for the last two seasons in Western Australia, 'has been put into training again, in charge of I . Bolger.

The New Zealand-bred Sonica, by Soult, has been, sold to go to India, wkere she will race

in the galloway class. The price paid was £500. The same buyer offered a big sum for F.J.A., but did not tempt Sir Rupert Clarke 1o se 1. Dividend, a two-year-old half-brothor to the Melbourne Cup winner Lord Carddgan, by Simmer, is expected to make his first appearance in

public at the A.J.C. autumn meeting. Dividend 13 trained at Eagle Farm, the headquarters of tho Queensland Turf Club, but is owned by a Victorian sportsman. Fifene&s, Bivalve, and Cross Keys, wno arrived from Western Australia on Sunday, in charge of their trainer, Hayward', are quartered at Mx J. Harper's stables, Malvern. Spoi-I Royal, who accompanied them, has gone into Hickenbothajn's stable, at Fleming-ton.

Of the £6030 distributed in stake, at the Western Australian Turf Club meeting, the bookmakers contributed more than half — viz., £3035 10s.

Reports from the Randwick training ground »ay that Abundance is looking very light, and that he may not be seen at his best 'at the V.R.C. lutumn meeting.

The English-bred colt Mimer, who Is in T. Payten's stable, at Randwick, is being specially prepared for the Caulfield. Futurity Stakes, 111 which he is entitled to all the allowances, as was his countryman Sir Foot.; when he won in 1902. The successful lightweight, N Godby, ha 3 been retained to ride ALinaer, wh.L is bjr

Mimic from Flowerdalo, a.ncl is owned by Mr H. C. White.

Cantala, by Bili of Portland fiom Tortile, by Trenton, diied a few days ago at Millpark. The filly was owned by Mr S. Miller.

Mescrs Wm. C. Yuilie and Co. sold on Monday the following horses: — Master Key, to Mr R. Johns, for sOgs; Flying Artillery, to Mr H. Abraxas, for 50gs ; Hiram, to Mr Cavan, for 25gs; and a two-yea-r-old filly, by Auric from Blue Eye 3, to Mr Abrams, for 13g3. The St. Simon stallion San Francisco has arrived in Sydney from New Zealand.