SPORTING NOTES FROM AUSTRALIA.

Otago Witness, Issue 2856, 9 December 1908, Page 56

SPORTING NOTES FROM AUSTRALIA.

By Ba.vexswoh.th.

MELBOURNE, December 1. RACING AT BENDIGO. Last Wednesday and Thursday the Bendigo Jockey Club held their spring meeting. The handhurst Cup, run ar this meeting, is worth 330sovs, the distance bsing a mile and a-quarter There is a Hobart "consuitation"' on the event, and many horses were entered on the offchance of cheap money being available ji this direction. Tulkeroo and Pisto. l were amongst this number, but norhing being forthcoming both were scratched, and they returned tc .Melbourne without starting at the meeting. There were a dozen starters, and Cithara. 8.11 was liked best of the lot. Mis 3 Bobby and Doughty were started in the same interest, and it wa3 understood that Doughty would go out and make the pace, but he could never get to the front. Miss Bobby, on the other hand, jumped out very quickly, and set a merry pace throughout. She has, however, never been remarkable for staying, ai.d, after leading into the straight, had quite enough. Verenice 8.2, who was ridden a nice race throughout, settled her after a short, sharp 3truggie, and won, with little n hand, by a length and a-half from Cithara, who was t tue unlucky starter of the race. Verenioe 1 was until recently the property of Mr S. : Green, but he sent her up for sale after the V.R.C. meeting, and her trainer (J. Lynch) got her for 300gs — a great bargain as it turned out. In the Coburg Stakes at Flemington Verenice just failed to beat lolaire over a mile, and subsequently at Williamstown Tantalla beat her over the same distance. It was thought that a mile and a-quarter would, in the circumstances, prove too much for her; but racing has improved her, and she is now very fit. Uithara should undoubtedly have < won, but Mr J. E. Stanley, who was among those present, experienced bad luck. Going out of the straight Cithara was knocked on the rails, ana was nearly down. She gradually made up her lost ground, and got within striking distance at the home turn, but was again hemmed ir on the rails, and got out too late to have any chance. Vereuice won well, but Lynch may, all the same, congratulate himsolt on scoring a very lucky victory. J. Harrison rode her a quiet, well-judged race, and hp has seldom in this rospect been seen 1o co much advanta-ge. When Cithara returned to the weighing enclosure it was found that S. Ferguson had sustained an injury to his ankle. It was caused when the mare was knocked on to tho rails. Ho was taken to the casualty room and attended by Dr J. D. Boyd. In addition to the injury to his Wg, young Ferguson t-ustained a slight shock from t!'e heat, but he recovered later on. He was remover! from the course at the carjiest opportunity, and left by the evening train, for Melbourup. He is now improving, and may go to West Australia to ride Lady Molly in the Perth Cup. Tha other winner* on the fir-t day were Secret (by The Inquisitor', Enchant (by Eminence), Emerald (by Priam), Dhobi (by Ranfurly), and Boldrewood (by Amherst) Dhobi, who is a stable companion of Vorenico, won tho President's Plate easily but only had two opponents. On the second day there was a fu-« o\er the Bendigo Handicap, a race of HOiOve, run over a mite and a distance. Seventeen hor=es were numbered on the card, but when the ■=r rutching ppn was finally laid aside only two. Lady Molly 7.0 and Queen Mary 7.12 rpniained. \V. "Woods had had- Firestick's colours on, and waited nine minutes in ' the weighing -enclosure, with the apparent intention of being weighed out, but the ( owner divided at the la6t moment to withdraw. The bookmakers made & noise over the- withdrawal of Fnf-tick (who recently won in good style a( Albury). The stewards h*»ld an inquiry into the matter, and decided that "R. Pfuart, nominator of Firestick, is suiliy of impioper conduct on tho turf, anrl "that ho bo warned off the Bendigo ' Jockey C'lab rour-o for ever; that hi" horso> be not allowed to start in any other race on the course, and that his entry of Fair Nell for the Wolter Handicap bo rejected." The raw. as generally aniici- j pated. proved a pood thing for Lady Molly, who led all the Mv and won by a. J?ngth. ' She is an imported mare by Aurum. and vored ht*r fir*t race at Epsom the previous Saturday. Fields woic rather small throughout tho 'lay. The other winners were Lady Druf<> (by- D.ike of Poitlandh Aringa (by X^!p, Pride), Glue (by Gluten), Post

Boy (by Postmaster), and Miss Miller bji Red Court). Glue is owned by Mr J. V. Smith, (owner of Mother Goose), and is trained by James Scobie. Post Boy won the Steeplechase. He 13 trained at Caulfield by H. A. Bellamy. HACING IN MELBOURNE. The race meeting in Melbourne on Satur* day was at Sondown Park, where the: Victorian Club (the betting institution) was in. charge. JFileds keep up well in this city, as for the cix events there were 77 starters. The leading event was the Victorian Club Handicap, run over a mile. It went to the five-year-old mare Crete, by imported Amherst. She is held on lease by th« Flemington trainer Chris Moore (a noted jockey in his day) from Mr J. Wilson, jun., who got her as well as her dam and the full sister to Crete that the dam was carrying at the time for the trifle of 32gs. Such ia the luck of buying thoroughbred stock. Crete ran an erratic course at the finish, but still won easily, with D. J. Price's New ZeaLander Otira, who was not at all fancied, in second place. Crete only carried 7.1, but she is pretty smart. Akim Foo 9.1 was in the field, and he ran badly. He is always erratic. , The Maiden Handicap went to Malmsey, a good-looking black colt by Alawa's sire, Malteter, from Love Lawn (sister to Bruntwood, Kudos, and the Queensland Cup winner Inglewood), by Grafton from Lovelock, by Lochiel from My .Love, by Tatterdon from My Fancy (|mp.), by Blair Athol ' — very attractive lines of breeding. He was bred in New South Wales by .Mr A. E. Thompson, and realised 170gs as a yearling. So far Malmsey has not done much racing', but he was in compulsory retirement for 12 months. He is trained by George Wheeler, brother of Tulkeroo's trainer, and probably has a successful career in front of him. The New ZeaLander Ngauruhoe (the pronunciation of whose name proved a stumbling block to both backers and bookmakers), was a started in the race. Ngauruhoe gallops well in private, but showed no form in the race. The largest field fbr^ tho day (17) was seen out in the Jumpers' Flat Race, one mile and aquarter, antd it went to the top weight, jEolus, 11.0. He won both hurdle races at the A.J.C. spring meeting, and was during the course of the meeting purchased by Mr W. Lyons,-, who is as well known in Australia a* in New Zealand. W. M'LachJan came over from Sydney specially to ride in the Sandhurst Cup, in wnich Hie gelding finished fourth. On Sainrtfay N. D Godby had the mount, and tfoe e&xn&e of jockeys was by no mesas to the dfeadvantage of Molvt*. Godßbjr wwfe May st well-judged race, and woo niieeSy a* tin* finish. Euroclydoß (eaa of ©sctasnft, flflssire of jEolus, was a goewi perfoKinejj;. €&&• New Zealand Cap being "w©» B\r Mm a& as. three-year-old in 1395. Trine- SfiHsefldisensae* wa3 won by tbe-gTey Stately.. &y ISflagestriir,, but .he was disqualified for ctosotjjt aaudl vbm race awarded to Jaeksfaar,. * jcel'diSQ^j 4gr Acumen (son of The Australian Peevl who use-d to be raced in New Sooth Wales tor Mr W. H. Mate. The Bendigo winner Meg Miller carried a 7lb penalty to Tictory in the Welter Plate, while Gunwad, a black sliding by Carbinier (son of Carbine) from Dowry (sister to the Caulfield Cup winner Dewey). was .successful in the Welter Purse — his maiden win. RACING IN SYDNEY. Fields were slightly better at the Moorefield meeting on Saturday than they have been foi some time past in Sydney, but still there were only 53 runners for six events. There were five starters for the leading- event, the Moorefieid Handicap, one mile and a-quarter, and Mr Roy White's Fiz 8.6, by Morocco, who is gradually improving, won nicely from Epois 8.10. The Kogacah Stakes, one mile, went to Merv Light 6.10, by Merv (imp.), end tho Stewards' Mile to Wax Bee 10.0, by War Gcd (*on of Carbine). War Bee has been doing pretty well of late. Curry, who won tho two-year-old ovent, is a brown filly, sister to Haut Gout, by Haut Braon from Condiment, by Gossoon from Cinnamon, by Goldsbrough, and was bred by Mr S. Hordcrn. She realised 500gs as a yearling. Miss Ba-ss, by Maltster, was suce^sful in the Flying Handicap, and KabibLnooka 8.0, by Booroomooka, in the Bexley Handicap. MISCELLANEOUS. J. Adams did not retain hie new purchase, Ambrosia, very long. He got the St. Ambrose colt for 250g3, but passed him on to E. A. Connolly at a profit of £25 At the Melbourne Trotting Club meeting held on the Richmond racecourse- la6t week D. Price, the trainer of Pink 'Un, drove both Norice and King Cole to victory. He also trained both trotters. Other winners at the meeting were Coralite, Harold Boy, and Maude Bentwocd. For delaying the 6tait in the 2.27 class event Price waa fined £1 l>y the stewards. L.- Robertson was finrd a similar sum for a similar offence in the 2.45 event. For leaving the track with the mare Maud© Bentwood, whom he was dm ing, to get hopples on her, Robeii^or \va< brought befcre the stewards, but, as it is a common practice on American and New Zealand courses, nothing ttm dome. The Clarion mare Romanes ended her career at Randwick la^fc week. With a light weight up she galloped five furlongs in lmln 4isec without any great exertion, and pulled up apparently well, but as ehe was walking across the course to the rubbing boxes ehe suddenly faltered and fell drad, apparently from heart failure. Romance was trained by S. Fielder, who hold her on lease from Mr James MacDougali, of Casino. Mahutonga. and Antonius hare resumed -work at Randwick under the supervision of F. M'Grath. Arthur Pvichardson, who rode Clean Sweep to victory in the Melbourne Cup in 1900, was drowned while bathing in the rivef .at Ulmarra, New South Wales, last Thursday; Mr P. J. Dintey, sporting editor of the Age, died suddenly on Monday. The jockey. W. H. Pearson (better known as " Cocky " Pearson) has gone to New Zealand under an engagement to ride. He waa a fair jockey a few years ago. Mooltan has gone to Bacchus March for a ep&il. With the victory of Lady Molly in tlie Bendigc Handicap on Thursday last Mr J E. Stanley's connection with the turf in. Victoria ac an owner ceased, but lie may run horses in the other States. He has a grievance against the handicapper in Victoria. It ie hie present intention to

K&ad Lady Molly to "Western Australia to compete in the Perth Cup. It has not yet been decided whether Cithara will accompany her. Cithara was in. no way injured hj her rough passage in the Sandhurst Cup. Lady Bobadil and Knofcter left for West Australia lost week. Lady Bohadii has 7.5 in the Railway Stakes, one mdfiPand a-quarter, to be run ou the third day of the Perth Cup meeting. The jockeys J. R. Flynn (Lord Nolan's Melbourne Cup pilot) and G. Rose and W. Smart have efeo gone over to Perth. Percy Stanley Andrews, on© of the crack riders on. Mr Wren's courses, will probably be seen riding on V.R.C. registered courses shortly. The V.R.C. Committee yesterday removed the diequalifica4km incurred by faim through riding, contrary to V.R.C. rules, in races for horses at not registered by the committee. Andrews will be granted his license by the V.R.C. on applying in the usual way. He wall, no doubt, continue to ride in pony races at Mr Wren's course, this being allowed under V.R.C. rules. On account of his Excellency the Governor-General, Messrs Campbell and Sons sold by auction, at Kirk's Bazaar, Melbourne, on Monday, a chestnut hunter, six -yeanr old, winner of a point-to-point steeplechase in New .Zealand, to Mr' H. Annytage for Ssgs> Pius, who has changed hands, has joined C. Wheeler's team at Caulfield. _ James Henry Sutherland, now in Western Australia, has applied to the V-R.C. Committee to remove the disqualification incurred by him through, riding in races in Melbourne contrary to V.R.C. rules. The committee considered the application yes- ; terday, and declined to reopen Sutherland's case. lolaire is again, af<tei a short spell from '< work, visiting the tracks at Caulfield. I It is improbable that the two-year-old colt Zythum (Maltster—^Eulas), who broke down after working at Randwick ■recently, will race again, fie cost Mr J. C. Williamson 270tgs as a yearling. The : same owner's chestnut house Blue Book atoll dhows lameness as «. result of his mishap in the Metropolitan. Mr J. Wren has arranged more important events to be run" on. his courses at Ascot or Richmond, which are not conducted under V.R.C. rules. For five events stakes amounting to £3100 are announced. The leading 1 attractions a.r« a £1000 race for 14.1 and 14.2 ponies in Sep- | tember, and a £1000 race for horses in November of next year. Tulkeroo- will not go over to West Australia for the Peprth Cup, in which he was j allotted 10.3. He is engaged in Tattereall's Club Oup, run on New Year's Bay, weights for which are not yet out. He -may possibly go forer for the race. Jack Smith, another Victorian engaged in the Perth Cup, is not to make the trip. W. S. Hickenbctfaam -has. received from Messrs P. *nd W. Mitchell, of Bringenbrong, the imported horse Perambulator and the four-year-old fittv Fairy Bell (by j Harmonies— Grand Canary) to train at j Ftenungton. The filly is a sister to Cor- j roboree and |Merrig»ng, and a half -sister | to Munderah and Trafalgar. Perambulator ran third as a three-year-old to Comtts and Adora in the Zgtknd Plate, one nyJe and a-haM, at Newmarket, third to Paddington and Slievereagh in a mile and aquarter race at Doncaster. He »was bred by bis Majesty King Edward in 1904, and is by the Darby winner Persimmon from Spyglass, by Royal Hampton from I Spy, by Speculum. Aceoroinig to the Australian style of reckoning he is now a five-year-old. Carrie (by Bobadil) _ amd Yillah (by Impetus), who used to run on the registered courses, each won a race at Aecot on Monday. Mr K. S. MacLeod sold Yillah because she aouid not stay even five furlongs. Her race on Monday was a seven-furlongs one, and she carried 9.7.