IN A NUTSHELL.

Otago Witness, Issue 2861, 13 January 1909, Page 54

IN A NUTSHELL.

— Tirol© pulled up lam© after his race at ; Tuapeka. | — Nominations for the Tapanui meeting ( are due on January 21. ! | — Nominations for the Tapanui meeting '■. J 9x4 &ue on tii* 21ft ineU j

— Signor and Carissima were shipped f-» Sydney by the Moeraki last weak. — Nominations for tho Ihined-Ja Clip- meat^ ing are due on Friday, the 29th inst. — Acceptances for the first day of the Gore E.G. meeting »re due on the 16th inst. — Penates is among the nominations fox the Victoria Racing Club's Newmarket Handicap. — Brazier, an sged half-brother by Pro* jectile to Bed Gauntlet, recently sold in Sydney at 20g9. — Golden Slipper has been entered for th« A.J.C. Challenge Stakes, to b« decided ot«t six furlongs on January 26. — The programme for the Dunedin Cup meeting is the best issued by the D.J.C. since they made Wingatui their headquarters. — The Gore Racing 1 Club have received excellent nominations for their summer meeting, which takes place on the 20th *nd 21st inst. — The three hurdle events on the Dunediir Cup programme carry HSsovs each in prizemoney, and lOOsova is the n&t return to the> winners. — Octave mad 8 shoTt work of the moderate lot she met in the Shorts Handicap at Lawrence, and is^vidently getting back to her 1 best form. ' — Among" the horses to go ut> for sale at Newmarket in December were TBill of Portland. Merman, Scarpia (late F.J.A.), and; Nightfall. —It is reported lhai All R«d is a cerfcaia stabler, all going well, for the Wellington: Cup, ' and after the* race he may be takem to Australia. — On« 'of the- best racing experts in England, Mr John Cor-l«tt, sees no reason why the Sydney boy F. Wootton should not develop into a Fred Archer. — The Lnmsden Hack Racing .Club have appointed two stipendiary stewards for their annual meeting, which, is to be held on Tuesday. February 2. — At the sale of the M-angataraia yearlings^ which was held 1 at Hastings, the top price, 104gs, was paid for a colt by Waiuku — Primula, the dam of Probable. —In addition to the New Zealand cabled entries of New Zealand horses for the big Australian handicaps, Artillerie has been entered for the Doncaster Handicap. — During the currency of the* recent Vincent meeting Rifle Range was> purchased by . Mr J. Richardson at lOOsovs. and Prinoei , Loris was bought by Mr J.'. Basttir al £24 . 10s. i —When the last mail left England, Irishbred steeplechasers had won nearly four-fifths of the steeplechases that had been decided »7>ce the commencement of the jumping season. —M. W. K. Vanderbil* heads the list of I winning owners in France for the past season with £52.560, M. E. Blanc being F*cond with £28,640, and M. E. Veil-Picard third with £20,080. — Word comes from the north cf ohe death, of the "well-known, sire Torpedo, the son of Musket und Fsnny Fisher. He v sued the i New Zfi!-au,d Cup winner Tortull-* and other • good horses. i — T Cahil 1 . who made a- name for himself j in Australia by his association in the saddle" ; with Pi'.oi, and J3o!us. rode a winner in a. i hurdle race at a racont Tattersall'a meeting at Randwick. — The Australa«ian f in a lea-ding article, confirms what was said some -time ago with, regard to the faking of scales. That paper r.dmits that the scales at Flemington were . tampered with. | — M-r G eorge Payne was amongst the ( buyers at the Auckland bloodstock, and 'he i paid 60gg for a chestnut filly by Gluten — ' Helen M'aegrsator, and 65g» for a bay colt r by Obligado — Dream.ln.nd. i — A northern paper reports that when F. ! Davis rode Bobrikoff to victory in the.Auck- ; Jand Plate, be made his last appearance as a professional jockey He thus won his first ', and last races at Ellerslie. , — Erskine is proving a great bargain at ' the 19gs which his- prsseni owner paid for j the Lord Rosslyn— Ti^ra gelding. He was l quits the hero of the Tnapeka meeting, but I 'the opposition wa? only moderate. — Several of the races decided at Tuapaka. were easy money to the winner?. Sometimes they got so well away that prrsuit se-era^d hopeless, and on other occasions some of ihe ! pursuers did not seem to be in a particularly L great hurry. F — Flavour ran very badly in his races afe j Lawr6nce, and- it is quite evident he is not '< at ho-ms in loope going or over a mile course. He s>l.»o ran badly at Waikcuaiti, where th« ; conditions w-era similar to these he raced . under last w-eak. j — Blomfontem, who showed gocd form at , recent southern fixtures, was amongst the starters on the fi,r<=+ day of the Lawrence meeting, but he did nothing right, and was hopping, skipping, a.ud fighting in his hobbles i'lroughout his race ', —Mr Coekrane. of Perth, has received a ; cab'e m<s»?ags from Mr W. Allison, of Lon--1 don, to the effect that he has purchased for him six fillips and two colts. They will be raced in We. c t Australia by Mr Cockrane, who intends breeding on a large scale. —A? a. result of an injury to frog of the foot, Downfall was very lame after his race at Ellerslie. and those who s«.w -frVe Xcw Zealand Cup winner there do not think (says ■Hie Dominion) that he is likely to fulfil his encasements at the Trcntham meeting. — Mouhire and RubeUite gav^ very poor displays in their races at Lawrenca. *nd they are, on present form, a couple of well-bred *ailui?« The first-nanred wag got by Rojal Artilleiy fr^p.i Lady Rosslvn, ard th 9 latter wj9 g^t Lv Loicl Re 0 "!}'!! from To-urmaHne. — Tli" ■>» rl"ic- b:-ihrr to Caspian, by Steprialc — (ritpn-'lr, v.h h tu=taiiied severe inlur'e* "throrsli ->V;C>< i^ wiili, a fence at Riccarton. -vvas i\-iir r yel !sst wsek ne uai th© prcpeitv of Mr ii. P. Pas-ne. a"d cost 80ga at the Elclfti"lie year 1 ing &nle in November. — Hiro has baen a bu°y hor-e durin? the nast few daj's. r? he rsoeel four timas at the lnvarcavsrili jneeting and twice on th^ nrei cay ot 'i\"> Tuapska meeting-. At the latter p!?'^e lie j.-ried ore if his jcint=, a:icl in conpequence was not a stßrter on the second day — Albury was 1 Jookin": bright and lieplthy when i-aeing last week, bur he was bipgish in condition. He ran two gootl racM 'Aith, the moderate company he met. ar'l when an old 'chaper can keep the flat-'acei busy over a 'hoit course, it look* as if the latter mv = t be a particularly bad lot. —G. Si-am tops the wi^ininar jctksys* !;<=t for the past season in France with 142 wins on 556 mounts; C. Hobbs and C. ChUds tied for second plac«, each having ridden o4 winners. Perth is at the head of winning sires with £43,030, and North East heads the list of winning horses with £15,060. — The three-year-old colt M«3ter Sou't, by Soult — Lady Hester, was offered for sa 1 © by auction in, Auckland lost we«k. b>it v/at passed in when the bidding reached 12C0rs, the reserve baing announced at 2000}*. The other horses in ths estate of the late Mirs A. M. Coombe, Eiysian, and Tettrazini. wera then withdrawn. — R. J. Mason arrived back from Auckland at the end of last week with Sunglow. and the two yearlings purchased at the Auckland sales by Mr G. D. Greenwood — the filii«3 by Soult— Hotcherina and Wairiki — Queen Anne. Armlet was left behind at Wellington, to fulfil her engagements at the Wellington Rao*

— The Stepniak maw Linda, looked more lake business when stripped at Tuapeka than the writer has ever previously noted her. In the past Linda has invariably carried a lot of superfluous bulk, but now she is lighter and evidently «.n improved ffiare. The T.0.J.0. H«ndac*p was merely an exercise gallop for her last week. — In consequence of the injuries she received through » fall -while taking pa-rt in the Racing Club Handicap at th© Auckland Bae* ing C3ub's meeting, Sttatag«m did not remain at Wellington with the 6ther members of Sir Geoxge Clifford"* team. She came right through to Lyttelton by the steamer, and will be given a short spell before resuming active work. —la connection with the eiipendiarr stewards in West Australia a statement was recently published that the goldfieHs clubs favoured a return -to the honorary steward syatem. The secretory oi the Boukleir Club lias informed the' press that his club, in conjunction with, the other goldfield club 3, liave always been, and still are, strongly in favour of the system of stipendiary stewards. — RonaMshay was a trifle unlucky in not getting amongst the winners at Tttapeka, as if he had got away on equal terms with Peak at Che start of the Stewards'* Handicap, it is" more than "pro-bable he would have beaten her. Lady Rairald was made a etrong favourite for iius Tece, bvA Peak get- E\icli an advantage »t the start that nothing had a chanoe of catching her. — There is some talk (pay* a Meibourre j paper) of c leading iandacapper being calk£ j upon to explain his seemingly lerrieai treat- i znettt of a noree -wSio has within the If si few aooojrtJjs won 'four races. *neT is fiVA ecru- . paratiTely low Ayvn 'in tJ»e weights. Jl does i not often feftppen for a handica^jper to form | » poor opinion of * horse who is frequently j ■winning, but this obviously eppears to be i the case in the instance under review. j — Writing of raring in 190?, the Austrian- j si an of January 2 say*. — "Ne\9 Zeslßi/d be<= quite settled down to the return of th* bookmsjrere. li mz-zna an increase of rererm-' i•the eTaus. and aifckes axo inereiair.g. Tlie death oi Mr Stead has bees a great loss to the turf. Apart altogether from the pert he played as «n ovsroer end * breeder, there was no sounder fcurf leais!*t-or in Australasia, «nd it will be very difficult to fill his plare. — Although there was not a gieat deal of merit attsched to Invincible's win in the Msijo^n jP2»t« 61 Ta^T^sk*. sti'i 012 ureount of iis breeding, one ussy hope for better | "thJDg.* in the lutur-e. He is a six-yew- old ! gelding, and was pot by Conqueror from l»ad- Spencer. She is by First Lard from QuJstelep. by Apre-mont from Becky &iiarp. by Traducer — Mies FJst. Conqueror was got by lj«d*!t»oa from a Traducer mare. — Tfee inrported horse Sir I.s4tTo can evidently g** allTsctive-looking stock. a<? Sir Creorg* G'ASctS was content. -*o pay ISOgs fc-r I the oolt from Funty at the Mftniiira'u yearling sales. Purity was got by The Officer | from Enid, by Apreiaont from Idalia. the j d«m of Sir Jfodred. The nliy from Ttufine j Fold at B9ZS, and she sJ?o ia n well-bred | younp Isd-r, as her dam was gr.t by Canyon j from Sv-lvi»n Queen, hy Julir-n Avtn =7. j —In answer to n ques'tirn m ibe lioute \ oi Commons on Uovotcbar 26. Mr FJjdsey i JSuztoß »!«te4 fb«t 64 telegraph ist 3 wtr« ecu', j to Epsom on D-erby Day and C 2 *o Dcncaster for the St. Leser. In reply to a further q«»«iicn, Mr Buxten sta+<»d tb«t on ' Cesarewitch day 3772 ordinsTy tele^iams and €36 pre?-9 Jtts^sger- were despatched froir the grand stand, and b/J dcclitied to give any information as tn the contents of those telegrams. —G. Price' did not have a mount in thi= year's Rangitikei Cup, and consequently did not have a change to add to his excellent record in tha/T race. Since January, 1900. be has ridden An seven out of the nine races for the KangitSkei Oup. his roccrd bein°r as follows:— 1901. second on The Hempie : 1902, won on F«.kir; 1903. won on Motor; 1901, won on Convoy ; 1905. no mount ; 1906, oeconU on Kopr. ; 1907. won on Marguerite ; 1908, wen on T*ngimoß-na. — Some of Wfririki's stock mrde fairly good price« wbeu the-y were sent und«? th* hammer at the Auckland blook stock sa'e^. and it would be astonishing if such a £ocd perionnor did not *hed a gV.ry wronnd hi.= pro--sT**ny suffirier+lv brillisnt to nrake veop 1 " eaj'cr to own tue-m. One colt rTOW» Daffodil ima-r3» K/ygr.. W.i l»i<s dam was got by Muskstr- fro-»» the imported EDcmptcn mare Sunn'nsrds'e. who is best knewn as the producer of Caw');, ail Csi'.ihre. — - Arr.orK.--t the trotters saen out at Lawre:n c« w;^ a fiy«-y*ar-rH a&!?;?d Bow Bells, who ran see-on d to Ins* D. and paid a K°cd dividend to hip few sun^ryS". Bow 3el'j is * h*Jid«om» black g^lcing' standing cve^--16 hands, and showing- a let of qnaUty. A*present he is only in hack condition. anJ had the services of a vetercn auiaiteuv in tl^e saddle. Bow Bel!« was got hv Bell Bey from Haidee, by Le Loup from Cotiage Giil. by Spot, snd is a h^i)f-brother to Hassl, tha d<aru of Den Tracev. — The well-known ex-jockey Wa'".cr Kempton Cannon, of N«wir>9Tke* (Eng'tiid!. was lecently fined £7 for dxmng j> motor c«r at «so tlip- police a'.lejrel. 30 miles' an boi'r. In answer to fthe ch-ar-je deferdant o-gertod. however, that the hiatert rale of c veed a* which he wa!» travelling was 18 miles, and that he &'cwed down to 10 miles an hour ■when enconntsrin? ir&ffic. He fur f her argued that, hav-irg ridden winners of nios' of the ?or.ij-dis*an.je races, his jidpmeui of pace should at lea»t be equal to the* *** the prcecutinsr constable. The Tna^ ; 'tis"P. however, evidently thought oiherv/is?. * — In referring io the debut of th» V'al^-e— Wakeful colt Balgowsn. '•T/riinca" said he is a, Fquare-quaTtered. big-ba^ielj*^ bay. with ths doiiVey stripe very plsiii^y developed. Like^Wake-iul. he is hiali-er behitd than in •front. and be is i«3t a big on», but be is a thick-set co'.t big enough for an}tb'H2 ar.<l although he rnn a=; greea a? grass and kept changing his le^s, Balgowan went as fast as anything in this race for three furlong? It v was probably his first resl gallop, and, im■less I am much mistaken, he will, in the wotds of the la'e Alec Taylor, be taking- a cup of tea with the best of them next Marih —It is reported on very good authority, writes the Dominion's Wairarapa coi respondent, that Mr W. E. BidwiH intends to take » strong team of horses over to Sjduey. The team will comprise Pro\ocation. Gravitation. Tribulation, and probably Expansion. Oravitation. who was suffering from fluid on the knee -eat), has now recovered, and is being put into work. Tribulation fih-o is frl! brother to Provocation, is described as a much bigger-made horse than that champion. Should all these horses land in Australia fit and well, great things will be exuected of them. To which the writer add? • Ko doubt the 'haudicappsrs wi!l see to that. — I understand (st>vs the Wanganui correspondent of the Auckland Weekly News) thai Sigrrsor will be acconr-tvanied by Canssima, and that the pair will leave Wanganui about the end of this month for Melbourne, in charge of J. Hay. The Canterbury Cup winner will compete in weight-for-a?e events from a mile and a-half upvr&rd*. including the Escendon Stakes, Loch Piste. Autlralian Cup. and Champion Plate. The two latter distances, two miies and a-quarter and three in:!es, respectively, should suit the game jiuie Mil of P^l^riUi's me r --ss nicely. A3 he is such a genuine st^er. Cariseima's iorm

' fecenily has befen very disappointing, but j eh© may do better later on. — The annual statistics furnished by th© ; respective Racing Associations in the metro* politan district of New York aie of much interest. The total amounts paid out to ( Winning owners for stakes, 'handicaps, etc., 1 I during the yeta 1907 aggregated £523,000, while the current" year's distribution amounts to £321,000 only, showing the enormous decline of £202,000. These figures in their importance are 1 more convincing than arguments for and against racing, with the usual enclosures, in conveying a general idea of the present state of affairs in New York, and proof that the public will hold itself aloof from such pastimes and sport when the -means of enjoyment are saddled with un-oalled-for restrictions. — The trotting events at the Tnapeka meeting were th* only events on the programme whioh attracted good, fields. On the j | first day winning honours went to Bettydale | <Lauderdale— Miss Batch sn^ after a close go with Bessie Traoey, wbo -was all over a winner, but broke and lost by a head to the first-named. In the mile race Bell i Battle (Auslerlitz — May Bel 1 ) was made a hot pot, and although he i^ evidently the ehajnpion. still he wo> with a little to spare. Jsfi]d Rattle received some- estra fupport on j '■ account of beinjr handled by La-timer, who [ j associates himself, with c fear winners during | I "the season. Chi the s^c-nd fisy Ima P. and j Jot L.. who Y.-«e lrc x . 7 i riOdan by E. M'Kew-en. we're tLc winneri eh the cards 1 I —The following pecn'i'r hrv.-pcmng is told j i by si Perth pspe-- 3-. having beeu ppscciaterl j tk«i Cai.ning Park raoes recently. Main was ; en accepter fo=. Junrrers' F!sd Race, and wa& ! favourite foi a tirsia. Ho did not look well i in -the enclosuic. and while daing his preli- j '■ ininary staggered and fe 1 ! opposite the members' stand. To all apparauces, his hind- j quarters bscune partially paralysed. The horse wes soon got on his feet again, and t«ken back to the s?ddiin~ paddock. if* was ' ther. withdrawn fr-om the event, and as he ' hsd not been in the starter's hands, backers ! of iti gilding were returned their money, i P. tfasrert hftd the mount. The steward? I opeiieJ an investigation into the cause of the horse falling, but adjourned it lo ensb.e the club's honorary veterinary surgeon (Air A. Macintosh) to report on the gelding's con- j dition. . . i — The Paris conespondent of Ihe Vanning Post says that after the Pus dv Sagittaira. a.+ Soirlt Cloud ia.=rc month. Muii?i«r. the winner, was bought by the highest bidder. | The purchaser whosa name was not inch- , cated took the horse from the ring before | he paid over the purchase price. He then ; discovered that the horse was a 'loarer, t with a metal tube in his throat. The buyer ; threw up his bargain ar-<3 disappeared. As ■ the sale brings m a certain profit to the racecourse company, it was like losing an eye j to miss the money, and the stewards conse- j en his hands. , T . ! t r ! k sta e rttd%ut hi^ i^ou.^ «d , lact American mail, bj reOB-i i ri- "^ beVsP £> name : September 12 of *« yew xu^u- -o winner on the grorn.^ c t mt-- *-e «« .W. T . Overton. fi^ *• - J - Dl The i disavowed. Royal xou ; .'« « r^ J Ays , lieve that he was as f«t i* £■ hn * , Dl , a " i bole he regarded «.s a inonerete orU", and the two-venr old s Broadsword andEH.-an not likely ones to furnish into Deroy wu:j:ex=. -A correspondent of a >jdncv paver wiites that the joc'-^v. C Piait. «bo has been riding in Avstna. recent." /.u.te .o hi oaients at Your.? an account oi «:«■ experiences In Jaruarv la' he was cn ■?»?<"» i<> Baron Eoth<=child for a se-a-u U> ride m Austria U"der a retaiuirjr fee of £10^ a year, with an additional =£7 per week be=ic«P payment for mount- It was the dosue oi the Baron that Pratt ««u d ieengage for next wai.n on the same but Pratt reqiue-l m i-crc:=o of ? ry and ro bu&inew e^ertuated At the beginning of the r«ciup; season in Austria Puu was fsirlv succefsful. and. notwitlistawdin? that misfortune dossed him at tr.c tsil-end, he did very well. The (neater dra^oacka iockev ha=. to contend w.th in Aastra i= t-ie cost of living »nd e>'»er.«e = . TV"-" are po«s.tively enormovs. One needs a hvz '?'ary nr>o a (fi' share of success to *how a crcaic balance "W-hile* on a visit to Geramry Pratt rode in one race for rhe Emneroi of Germany and was afterwards cffeied a suostantial" retaining j>alaiy to rlos f'.ci? i cxt Mtason. but ha de:lircd. P<-aU cice? not 11---tend to leive Atislralia np^!" — The s-l'jt'm? fit tb? Tuapek? mee tn-pr vra«s of a n*'_<st iir-sati**?'- t~rv r.atnre. and it is to be sincerely hoped that an mi-orovc-ment will be liiact-e wii^n r?cii g next takes place on the course On the fhfct day tv.o e^t of a field oi four, vrli^cli -neat out for the

T.C.J.C. Handicap were left, and the race as a consequence was robbed of a good deal of interest. On the second day Little Medallist and Peak were practically presented wivh their races by the advantage they obtained over the others they met in their races. In Little Medallist's case there was only three starters, and Eosine was hopelessly left when the flag dropped. Bosine appeared to be side on at the start, and for such a small field it wis one of the worst starts the writer lias even seen. In Peak's race matters were even worse, as she w-as right m front of her field when the horses were sent away. In both of the&e rac«3 there were previous chances to effect a fair start before the horses were- finally sent off, but -the starteT. for | some Teason or other, did not grasp the j situation. It is understood that the sUrrter wished to resign in the early part of the , second day. *nd .it is regrettable that th« resignation was not accepted. ' — The lateat issue of Thoroughbred Eecoxd tells of the dispersal of M'G-rathia-na stud at ! Kentucky. It was one of the biggest blood stock sales in history, the loss numbering i about 50ft, and every one was disposed of without reserve. Prices w^^e low. but, hay- ' ing regard to the f&mpaign conducted by Governor Hughes, ljoih vendor and auctionI ee-rs were satisfied. The first day seven stal- j ! lions sold for £1195. 52 raares realised £2005, I and. 38 foals £340. On the second day prices , [ weTe a little better, and fit end of third day j the toi-al yield was £14 802. and the average ! par lot £41. Significantly enough, the biggest , '• buyers were Canadians. Many of the best i I lots were acquired on behalf of the St. \ \ James's etud, a-n establishment wh^oh is ! being formed on St. James's Island. Sydney, British Columbia. It is. of course, prcbaVe i that recent happening* in New York State will have the effect of booming racing in tie \ Dominion. The stallion Cesarion was sold to the St. James's stu-d for £600. and Woolsthorpe went to Mr Kurvey at £80. The** i horses are respectively 15th and 14t'h in the j winning sires' list tlii^ season. Woolsthorpe's | stock having won £7900 and CesarioE's £6900. —On jockeys and the amount of iiding i they do. the English Referee writes : — "How many miles does a. jockey in good practice lide in the course of a ?eason? Take a day at Newmarket. There may be Feven races, in all Df which he has -a mount. Some arefive -and six furlong events, but there are i long-distance race? niso. and we may average the rides at a mile each. Tbst mal-©s feven. '. a.ncL g-etting -to "tKc posi ro-alrc^ 14 T3dt till*? • is not all. When we ht-s out on the Henvh { i in the morning a familiar sight is a jockey I ' on his hack cantering ov*r the ground to ! i fn-id the string with which he is connected, j ■ Tie rides a couple of gallops, takes part in 1 a trial on the Lm:ekims perhaps, and then, ' remounting his hack, set off again to the I racecourse side to ride another trial or two. i He has done what wculd pa« for a good ' day's work, ridden a good many miJes before ! racing begins, yen see. and in the course of , the year morning work adds enormously to 'his total of distance covered. "What leads me to this reflection is reading that Maher took a da}' off recently. Did be escarve from j the eternal saddle? Not at a.ll. He went i out hunting: he ha<l been \ 'hunting 1 pre- [ viously, a short, time before, and seizes ; every " opportunity for a gallop -with theI hounds. That is the iockey's idea of taking j a holiday— having a ride! I ehonld imagine tha/ a. "jockey accustomed to racing roiiEi > fipja {.he ordinary hunter a bit slow, thowjli J there are. of course, lie fences to be jumped i —an addpd excitement.. Some jockeys limit I hard all the winter. Evidently they by no ' means get tired of being on horseback. '