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Otago Witness, Issue 2843, 9 September 1908, Page 56

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The filly Golden Slipper, by MultiformAura, who realised 4500 guineas at the Yaldhurst Stud sale, in New Zealand, was purchased on behalf of Mt W. E. White, of Belltrees, and will be trained by J. C. Finn, at Randwick. It is understood that the price paid for Mooltan wa6 £2500, and 20 per cent, of any stake he may win prior to his departure for India. Mooltan is now one of the favourites for the A.J.C. Metropolitan Stake. One of the first mares booked to Multiform after his purchase by slr W. Brown (N.S.W.) was Australia (Gosscon— Trieste). Several of the West Australian trainers and jockeys who have had their licenses withheld have written to the W.A.T.C. Committee making 1 application to have their cases reconsidered. The committee, however, refused to in any way alter their previous decisions. While in New Zealand Mr H. Chosholm purchased San Remo (by St. Leger — Cissy) for a Queensland client. By the s.s. Pericles, which arrived last week, three thoroughbred English stallions came to Australia. They are consigned to Mt A. Wienholt, and are intended for Queensland. The first is Borghese, a brown honse, six years, by Avington from Pauline, by Hermit. The second is Thor, a bay horse, six years, by Jaquemart from Awe, by Blanc"ford ; and the third horse is Bilwiniiing, a crown honse, six years, by Galloping Lad from Jeanne, by Post© Restante. News has been received from F. Bullock of further successes gained by him in Germany. Bullock's letter is dated June 30, with a second edition dated July 14. The Derby meeting at Hoppergarten had iust finished on the nrsi-narned date, and Bullock had ridden six winners at it — three in one day. He was unlucky to miss winning the Derby, which was worth £5000. His mount, Anklang, fell. Bullock says thi6 horse was a good thing for the race. He won a big race at Hamburg on him some time ago. Anklang was pullinig very hard, and he could not hold him, with the result that he ran into the heels of another horse and toppled over. He won the most important race — worth 1000 — on the last day of the meeting. In the fortnight ensuing, Bullock rode seven more winners, three of them being at Breslau. This mad© his total winning rides for the season 31, and he and a jockey named O'Connor were a dead heat for the season's jockey premiership. The Royal Graditz Stud, io which Bullock is attached, had up to date won £14,000 in stakes for the seaeon. When he wrote Bullock was going on to Austria to ride, and he does nob intend to return to Australia for some considerable time. Mr J. Wren brought off another trotting meeting on the Richmond track last Thursday. Heather B&lls, by Abbey Bells, carried the Allendale Stock Farm's colours lo victory in tho 2.45 class event. Talbragar, from Sydney, who has established quite a record for consistency, failed to overhaul the scratch pair, Truth and First I Ribbon, in the initial event, after having ' conceded them a start of 9sec in as many furlongs. He reappeared again in the 2.25 class mile trot, but was not greatly i fancied. However, thanks to the deter- . mipation of rider Loseby. the old gelding succeeded in defeating the favourite, Austerlitz, by a few yards. Talbragar beat hie previous best record by traversing the mile in 2min 22sec. My Boy, by Osterley, \ won the 2.40 class trot in 2.38 l-oeec, while ■ Miss Baker, by Prior, was successful in the 2.35 event. The relatives of the lafe W. Skelton, who was killed while riding Manilya Boy in the Guildford races, at Perth, in December last, have made arrangements in Victoria for the -remains to be brought to Benalla for interment. Mr Harvey Roulston, who has left Perth for Sydney, after serving an engagement of 12 months as stipendiary steward in Western Australia, was entertained by a. number of his friends at Tattersall's Club. Various speakers, including the chairman (Mr S. Grimwocd, sen), and Messrs G. Bolger, R. G. Robertson, A. M'Dougall, H. A. Barnett, R. B. Pell, and G. White, spoke in eulogistic terms of the work per- '• formed in Western Australia by Mr Roulston. It was stated that Mr Roulston had done his work fearlessly and well, and Messrs M'Dougall andT3arnett, his late colleagues, spoke feelingly of his departure from the State. It was generally conceded that the stipendiary steward system had been a success. Mr Roulstoir's health was enthusiastically honoured, and that gentleman, in reply, paid «- tribute to the class of men racing in Western Australia, whom he considered compared favourably with those in other parts of the Commonwealth. The work of a stipendiary steward was not the most congenial, but he hod tried to do his best, and hoped he had succeeded.— (" Hear, hear.) The West Australian galloway mare, Stray Star, who only reached Victoria a month ago, was started in the Trial Handicap at Fitzroy on Monday. She was ridden by the West Australian jockey F. Thorneycroft, who rode a bad race, and the mare was just defeated after looking all over a. winner. An inquiry was held by the stewards, who disqualified Stray Star, the trainer, and jockey for a period of 12 months. The owner of the mare, it was stated, is at present in Queensland. 1 The Sydney jockey, W. Jaques, who was | one of those concerned in the notorious i Mick case at Fitzroy. applied to be reinstated by the stewards on Monday. In I acceding" to the request, Jaques was very I severely lectured by the chairman of the | steward*. "In consideration of the a-=-Sist-ance you rendered to us." s-aid the chairman to Jeques, "we have decided to allow ' you to begin riding again at Richmond in fleet week. Had you not been truthful at the inquiry, you would nfver have ridden on our courses again. Wo hope the leniency chown to you will be a warning to you in future." ' Mr W. P. Crick, who was at one time 1 Minister for Lands in New South \\alw and owned several racehorses, including ; Collarit. died suddenly in Sydney on bunday Mr Crick was a heavy, but not successful, better Septem b er 1. RACING IN MELBOURNE. We are now in the middle of the Amencan fleet excitement, and nothing c^ '< matters, so I must again be biief. lrn"«l m " « was another race m-eexincc at Mooneo vau^y lasr Wednesday, but nothing of note transpnod at it. Curiously enough, the most interesting event of the clay was tho Maiden Plate, five furlongs, which atI tracted 15 runneic. Windlestrae, winner of the raoe, is a beautifully-bred colt, half-

' brother to the English St. Leger winner, Woolwinder. He is one of Mr J. E. Stanley's importations, and is trained at Flemington by J. Fielder. Windlestrae is by the English Derby winner Aryehire from. St. Windeline, by St. Simon from Queen of the Spring, by Springfield from Queen of the Hills, by Exminster. He is a horse of moods. He looked at one time like throwing up the contraot when Nushka got alongside of him at the turn, but in the end won handsomely.- R. Lewis rode him, a good race. The field included three Wallace three-year-olds, William Wallace, Scotsman, and Kirkmaiden ; William Wallace doing best by finishing third. He is a fine big colt that may, with time, develop into a good horse. The field contained another fine colt in Vocal Mammon, by Pistol. He ie not yet in full racing trim, but if looks go for anything should turn out smart. The Hurdle Race went to Invermayeon 11.0 by Invermay. He wa3 ridden by J. L. Cox, who subsequently got Falcon 10.9 home in the Steeplechase. Maurice 7.7, by Hova, was successful in the Valley Handicap, eight and a-half fur- * longs, after a good race. Jolly Kate 8.4, by imported Jolly Hampton, made a show of her field in tht Weltet Plate, winning by a dozen lengths. This is' the first race she has wor* in Melbourne since her arrival from Sydney. She was backed like a certainty, despite her poor form at /Williamstown the previous" Saturday. Bramshaw" 8.9, by Axnherst, won the Welter Purse for E. 8.. Bell with several Lengths to spare. Last Saturday the Aspendale Park Club, raced, but as it was the day of arrival of the American fleet, very little interest was taken in the meeting. The principal event, the Aspendaie Park Cvp t run over a mile and a-quarter, went to Woorooma 8.7, a four-year-old Wallace colt trained at Flemington by R. Bradfield. He was not fancied a bit, yet beat the favourite Orline 7.11 easily. The field included Dividend 9.9, and considering that he is still very backward, he ran well. The New Zealandbred Moonbi, a " four-year-old gelding by Menschikoff from Apparition, won the Trial Handicap from the favourite Whane 8.9. Moonbi is trained at Oaulfield by F. Musgrave (who used to have Murmur), and was not fancied. This was the gelding's maiden visctory. C Bolton, who rode him, also got Booya 7.13 home in the Aspendaie Purse, six furlongs, while the Aspendaie Plate, run over a similar distance, proved a good thing for Jolly Kate. 8.0, though she did not win as easily as she did at Moonee Valley. She was the only favourite to win durinjr the day. Sea Gem 9.1 was ridden to victory in the Jumpers' Flat Race by F. Burn, while in i a big field the Mikado II gelding, Sur- - '< veyor~9.o, proved successful in the Steeple- | chase. Eucambene 12.11, the favourite, ran badly. RACING IN SYDNEY. - Frederick, the New Zealander, by Soult, soared again on Saturday, when he easily won the Flying Handicap at the • Moore- ' ; field meeting from the favourite Will Man? ' ; ton, who carried 7.12 to the winner's 8.4. • The principal event of the day, the Moore- ■ field Handicap, went to the favourite, , Wbolloomoolco 7.0, by Definition, after a great contest, in which he and the other placed horses Graf-toot and High Lady, were ju&fc separated. The winner is a finelooking horse, owned byj Mr F. Poy, and is handily weighted in the Epsom Handicap, Metropolitan, and Melbourne Cup. The j Kogia.rah Stakes, one mile, was won by ! Lenience 8.9, by Grafton, and -the Sfcew- ' ards' Mile by Abandoned 7.12, by Sir Tristram. - TiheLma Dashwood, a little 1 mare who recently paid an unsuccessful ' visit to Melbourne, 6oored in the Steeplechase, and Pas&adena 8.7, by Havoc, in the Carlton Handicap, six" furlonga. RACING IN WEST AUSTRALIA. The Gool-gardie meeting' was commenced last Wednesday, when the principal event j was the Coolgardie Handicap, of 200sovs, seven furlongs. It went to Clarion 7.3, by j Carlyon, with Pierus, who, including a 71b penalty, had 9.9 to carry, 6econd. Conant 10.11, The Inquisitor (son ->l Trenton) took the Carbine Hurdle Race, while Dysart 6.7, by Carbinier (son of Carbine), was successful in the Trial Handicap. Braeegirdle, who was successful in Clarion, also got Perrywood 7.8 home in the FlyI ing Handicap, and Romulus 7.6 in fahe Kingston Stakes. Perrywood is by Carlyon and Romulus by Mural («>» of Carbine). The Burbanks Handicap, one mile i and a-quarter, was won by Thar 7.7, an ag-ed horse by Port Admiral. The meeting was concluded on Saturday, when the Coolgardie Cup, of £350, one mile ant. j three furlongs, wa& decided. It went to j Severity 8.12. the Grafton horse the* recently won Haranan's Handicap at the Kalgoorlie meeting. He won easily from I Flora Mac 7.9, with Pierus 9.3, who was a warm favourite, thirdr Conant scored again in the Hurdles, carrying 11.6, while •the ancient T.M.S. 7.8. by Correze, was ridden to victory by Bracegirdle in the Montana Plate, six furlongs. The Montana Purse went, to Rio Grande 7.9, by Madrid, the High-weight Handicap to Barundi 9.0, by Mandrake, and the Bournevale Stakes, seven furlongs to Woodside, by Mostyn. SALE OP A TEOTTING STUD. The Hartlant' trotting 1 , srtud, owned bjl Messrs A and J. B- Sharp, well-knowmi Melbourne timber merchants, was sold bj, auction last Thursday. The famous siailion Alrcont, by Rothschild from Puella (sister to Fritz's d>am), was* offered, bul di<3 not change hands, being passed in at 600gs Several of the horses offered were in poor condition. The principal &a!«s were: — BROOD MARES. Gs. Coney Island 1 (.record 2.36J) imported from A.nerica, by St. Whips from Zora (served by AJrnontJ ; Mir E. Middleton, Mniyip . .... 82| Anono (half-s:sl«-r to Almont), by Elec- % tioneer from Puelta (served by Ham,b!«tonian Beil Bey); Mr J. Taylor. Melbourne 72} Duchess of Almont (°ist-er to A!mon.t Jin for), by Ahnont from The Duchess; Mr E. Middleton ... .90 Ella, by Granger from Queen Ellia (served by Almont) , Mt J. B Zander, Melbourne . .... . 40 Count L-a-dy (pister to Almon-t Ambassador), by Almont from M«sseng«r Lass; Mr John Cameron, S-andow . VJ\ Messenger La,sn (imported from New Zealand), by Emmer«on from Messenger Maid (trerved by Almont) ; Mt W H. Gray, Donald 30 Folly, by Tuxedo from Hiss Jersey

(served by Almontt ; iTr P. O'Doimell. Melbourne- 35 Grey Rose (sister to The Draper), by , Osterley from. White Rose -(served by Almont); Mr E- Middletoa 45 Roselettf (sister to Ostrey), by Ostearley from Daphne (served by Almont) ; Mr <- S. Promt, Newmarket 27J Polly Almont, by Almont from Polly; Mr F. M'Rae, St. Albans ... .... 30 Honest Jean, by Honesty; Mr P. O'Donn«ll 27J Jean Almont, by Alnron't from Honest Jean ; Mr H. Vanse, Moumt Gambier 22J Queen ie, by Chieftain, from Mies Vat- ! tendon; Mr W. B. Menzies, Mcl- ! bourne 40 Morion, by Messenger from Maggie ! (a«rved by Aimont); Mr J. F. Hull, South Melbourne 20 Peggy, by Clark's Harold from Ethel; ( Mr E. J. Maher, Carl-ton .. .. 20 j STALLIONS. I Clark's Harold, by Childe Harold from ■ Countess; Mt W- J. Stretton, Brunswick 70 Eaglenoont, by Almont from Duchess-, Mx S. Prout . . . ." 40 yon? Almont. by Aimamfc from The Duchess ; Mt John Cameron . . -. . 52J Glen Ahnont. by Almont from Leah; Mir F. D. Brown, N.S.W 35 TWO-YEAR-OLDS. j Marrie, eh f, by Almcmt Ambassador - ' from Ethel; Mr M'Kensie. Grant - (W.A-) 22£ Meeehie, eh f, by Almont from PoHy; Mr S. Prout 22£ Dorothy, br f, by AlmoEi from Tiharssa; Mr T. Saundera, South Melbourne .. 30 Almmit J.. b c. by Almont from Ella; Mr A. Tidy, Fitzroy .. .. 42J Montrose. bi c, by ' Almo-at from Gffey Rose; Mt B, Almond, Parkville .. .. 22J YEARLINGS. I Sadie Almont, eh f, by Almont from Honest Jean ; Mr H. Vanse 22£ Rjosemont, oh f, bjc Almont from Roseleaf; Mr W. H. Gray 12£ Princess Almont, b f, by Almont from Queende; Mr A. C- Reftli, Brunswick 27£ Miss Reality, b f, by Reality from Diamond; Mt F. D. Brown 20 MonteagJe, br c, "by Almont from Leah; Mr W. Curtis, Hawthorn 15 Aimont T.. b c. by Almont from Trixie ; Mr J. Edwards, N-S.W 35 MISCELLANEOUS. Messrs Wm. C. Yuille and Co. have sold privately the New Zealand sire Lord Rosslyn, by St. Clait (son of Musket) from Lady Emms, to Mr H. Lyon, Quarry Park, Sale, where the horse will stand this season. The steamship* Moeraki. which arrived in Sydney last week from New Zealand, brought over a valuable collection of horses, which were purchased at the dispersal of the Yaldhurst>stud, and two mares, , bought at a subsequent sale. The racehorses on board were and Artillerie, • the • latter being engaged in the Epsom and Metropolitan Handicaps and Melbourne Cup. These horses are accompanied by* their trainer, J. Lowe.- The high-priced filly Golden Slipper was taken charge- of by J. C. Finn, who will put her into training at once. All the horses were landed in splendid condition. While doing a working gallop at Randwick last week Westmead faltered, and subsequently fell over in a manner that suggested he had broken one of his legs. He rolled right over his rider, but the boy escaped without a scratch. Subsequently the horse was examined by Mr John Stewart, V.S., who discovered that the sesamoid bones were torn from their attachment on the near fetlock, and later on put the injured limb in plaster of Paris, in order to save the son'of Loohiel for stud purposes. The New Zealanders Nobel and Ringdove have been scratched for their racing engagements in Victoria. A number of horses with important spring engagements are beginning to slip along in their work each morning on the Randwick tracks. Melodrama "is well advanced, and is accompanied each morning by Peru and Black Mark. Kyeadgerie and Arlington are also doing well, as are Florance, Matchmaker, Parsee. Sir Aymer (imp.), and Mundole. Poseidon and Moolton are doing as well as can be desired. Moolton has wintered particularly well. Msranui, Orcus, and -The Kite are amongst the others doing nice work. The most forward of the Melbourne horses are The Brewer. lolaire, and Seddon, all of whom are going over to Sydney for the A.J.C. meeting. For striking J. Chevalley (rider of Wynyard Lad) during the coarse of the Steeple- , chase at Moonee Valley on Wednesday last, James Williamson " (rider of Blue Gown) was disqualified by the stewards for six months, and for threatening Ghevalley in the stewards' room he was disqualified for a .further term of six months. | At the Woollongong Jockey Club meeting in New S6uth Wales/ last week, J. E!. Pike, who recently returned from England, rode three winners— viz.. Warline (by War God) in the Columbia Maiden, Lunar Light (by Gossoon) in the American Fleet ffandirap, and Eloura (by Seneschal) —in the Sperry Handicap. At the Royal Agricultural Society s show, which opened in Melbourne last Friday, the New Zealand-bred Trentbridge (by Phaeton— Thrive^ was for the second year in succession awarded first and champion orize in the thoroughbred stallion class, but he only had three opponents. Iso mares were shown, and only two colts— Eighteen Carat (by True Blue) and Yeast (by Maltster). Both were exhibited by C Qninn, the Flemington trainer, and Eighteen Carat was awarded first prize. Fifteen trotting stallions were shown, and the imported American liorse, Marvin Wilkes, secured first prize. He is a very fine horse, with a splendid stole of moving. Earl Huon was a splendid representative in the three-year-old class. He is by Judge Huon, and i« one of the handBomest oolte ever shown in the yards. I The committee of the T.A.T.C. has voted '£50 to the mother of F. J v Hayboe, the jockey who was fatally injured through. Envoy falling with him in the Steeplechase at Caulfield on July 18. The VR.C. Grand National Hurdle Race winner, Lady Quiz, has been turned out for a spell. By the s.s. Warrimoo. there arrived from New Zealand four brood niaies, purchased by Mr A. "iui»e at the Stead sale— viz., Cruciform, for Mr J- ▼• Smitn; Problem and Rattler, for Mr S. Green! and Zingana-. for Mr Strickland, A Skirving'a purchases, Wj" and Clanchattan, are »leo od board- - The steamer Maheno, on its last trip from New Zealand, brought Cross Battery, Sea King, a»l Motoa to Sydney. Glutanu who is aow at Mr Walters?

stud in New Zealand, had a winner at the Ballarafc Miners' Turf Club races last Friday. This was Mr J.. V. Smith's filly Glue, trained byJ. Scobie. Gaulus, who won the Melbourne Cup in 1897, died in the Casino district, New South Wales, a few days ago. A harriers' race over the longest distance ever run in New South Wake was decided on Saturday. It was from Parramatta to Moore Park, Paddington. 16 miles in all. Twenty-four competitors faced the starters, and 21 finished, the first six in the following order:— J- Haigh, (East Sydney), 17min •=tart; W. EL Corben (South Sydney), 27min; P. Whitelaw (St. George), 17min; J. Webber (South Sydney), 17min; A. Wood (East Sydney), scratch; L. Bailey (Marrickville), 17m in. Wood is the five and ten miles champion. Many of the men were paced by bicycles. Haigh won by 100 yds, and finished in good condition, his time being lhr 54min. Wood coTered the distance in lhr 28min lOseo, which is only 4sec outside the record put up by J. Howett in England in 1852. On Saturday the Hobart Athletic Association held the ten and> five miles crosscountry championships. The ten-mile event was won by* S. S. Schofield in 65min 41seo, and the five miles by T. Miller in 34min Ogsec. The road cycle race from Hobart to Launceston on Saturday was won, by C. Pern from the smin mark. Pern also won the 4 prize for fastest time with 6hr 49min. The second hockey match between New South Wales and Victoria was played at the Rushcutter's Bay' Oval, Sydney, on Saturday. New South Wales won by 2 goals to 1, the scores being made in the second half. The final of the South Australian amateur golf championship took place at Seaton Links on Saturday afternoon between E. G. Stirling and Ti S- Cheadle. The men were aft square at the end of two rounds (36 holes), and another had to be played to decide the match. Stirling won one up. The challenge lawn tennis- match between Melbourne and Grace Park for the Victorian premiership was played at Studley Park on Saturday. Scores: Dunlop and R. Heath (M.) beat Tatchell and Hunt (G.P.), 6—2, 6—l, and! beat Spence and Lycett (G.P.), 4—6, 6—3, 6—4; E. Barnard and O. Heath (M.) lost to Spence and' Lycett (G.P.), o—6, 3—6, and beat Tatchell and Hunt (G.P.), 4—6, 6—5, 6—2. Totals: Melbourne — Three rubbers, 6 sets, 47 games; Grace Park — one rubber, 4 sets, 41 games. Messrs Wm. Inglis and Son, of Sydney, have sold She br h Grafton Lad, by Grafton (imp.) from Conundrum, and eh b Gwydir, by ' Gaulus from. Scornful, to Messrs Krcrouse and Madden, of Melbourne, for shipment to* India. Brakpan, by Grafton, secured first honours in the class for thoroughbred stallions at the recent Wagga show. •"^The racehorse Vahlock, - lately ■ owned! by Messrs Noonan Bros., of Forest Reefs, was killed on Thursday morning while- being schooled over hurdles on the Orange (N.'S.W.) racecourse. The Glad Hand Three Hundred, a race of £300, five furlongs, for ponies 14.1 hands and under, was run, at Richmond last Monday, and was woii by the Tasroanian mare Black Bess, by, Dick Turpin. The first British Association football match playedvin Victoria for many years took place on the. Richmond Cricket Ground on Monday. A Victorian teaini met tlhe footballers of the Powerful, now "in port. A fine exhibition of the game was given in the- last half. Each side had several attempts to score, but each goalkeeper was clever, and the scoring was not large. The final result was: Victoria, 4 goals; Powerful, 1 goal. • The return football match Anglo-Welsh Team v. Queensland was played in Brisbane on Saturday. The attendance was 5000. The finish was exciting. The Britishers attacked, and with only a few minutes to go Morgan secured the ball and shot out to Ponty Jones, who sent it to Gibbs, and the latter ran round strongly and scored, and Dyke added the foai. Time came a minute later, the British team winning by 11 to 8. The visitors in a sense were lucky in winning 1 , as they appeared) a beaten team in the second haft. Queensland played a vastly improved game. Between 3000 and 4000 people attended at the Agricultural Ground, Sydney, on Saturday, to witness the Rugby League's first grade final between South Sydney and Eastern Suburbs, the former winning a fast — at times rough — and interesting game by 14 points to 12.