IN A NUTSHELL.

Otago Witness, Issue 3488, 18 January 1921, Page 39

IN A NUTSHELL.

Acceptances for the Tapaimi meeting are due on January 20. Arrowsmith lias been entered for the Ua-zi-ett Memorial Plate. A total of £87,500 10s was invested on the Randwick totalisator on Boxing- Day. £9154 in taxation over its recent meeting. The Wellington Cup meeting- will be held on Thursday, Saturday, and Monday next. The Dunedin Cup closed with an entry of 23, or six more than last year’s normnations. The Winter. Trotting Club has received an excellent entry for its annual race meeting. Author Dillon is to make an .attempt to create a track record at the Wellington trotting meeting. The Hawk went very sore after racing at Ellerslie, and is regarded, as a- doubtful starter at Trentham. Fluency has proved a good gift, as she won just under £3OOO in stakes at the Sydney holiday meetings. Clean Sweep, who bad to be put out of training owing to meeting with an accident, is again in work. Nominations for the North Otago Jockey Club’s meeting close on Thursday, January 27, at 7 p.m Eight atractively-bred yearlings from the Waikanae stud go under the hammer at Wellington on Friday next. The Auckland District Committee has cancelled the licenses of N. Henderson, M. D. O’Shea, and W. Erickson. Trix Pointer, Emperor, and Sherwood are being kept busy in their preparation for the Forlm; y Park meeting. After purchasing the Egypt—Pourparler colt Mr B. Joel made -a present of him to Mr W. liiggens, of Wellington. F. D. Jones has decided to give Amythns a lengthy spell, and the crack gelding will probably be put by for 12 months. Royal Star, who was badly cut about both his hind legs whilst running in the New Zealand Cup, is again in work. —“Ladies free’’ was a big success at the Southland Racing Club’s meeting, and will no doubt be adopted by other clubs. Parisian Diamond, Royal Stag, Wmtei Wind, and Chrysostom have been alio wee to ch-op out of the Telegraph Handicap. Redshiro failed to give Orderdewn 511 in the President’s Handicap at Wyndh-am and is asked to give her 101 b at Otautau. —On his best form Winter Wind reac nicely treated at 7.7 in the Wellington Cup but lie was allowed to drop out of the race Handicaps for the first day of the For bury Park Trotting Chib’s meeting are dm on Janaury 22, and acceptances on January

28I —Oratress, Yolo, Bonnie Maid, Molyneamc. and "Winter Wind are the most notable absentees from the Wellington Clip field. The English-breil Counter Attack ivns allowed to drop out of the Telegraph Handicap, but figures in the Anniversary Handicap. —• Sasanof lias been awarded 11.0 in tlie Rotorua Cup, and rated at 311 b better than Starla-nd, who follows him in the handicap. Oratress carried 7.10 when she made n dead ’neat with Kilmoon in the last Wellington Cup, and was handicapped at 3.3 this year. The New Zealand Trotting Stakes candidate Cnrbinia may be raced at Wellington prior to fulfilling her engagements at t’orbury Park. Handicaps for the first day of the Dunedin Cup meeting’ are due on Tuesday, January 25, and acceptances on Wednesday, February 2. Palestrina. Pluto, Winning Hit, and Tat an Tatau, a quartet engaged in the Middle Park Plat?, are also in the D.J.C Champagne Stakes. The death is reported from Queensland of F. Yarr, who wa-s a well-known ridei here some few years ago. He won the Dun eel in Cun on O.yoi. F. O’Neill, the French jockey who wor the Derby on Snion Ken, was recently suspended by the French Jockey Club for get ting left at the post on a favourite. has received a large number of objection? from people who are against any incre a in the number of totalisntor permits. Silver Dink has received 9.9 in tin Telegraph Handicap, or lib Jess than sin scored with in tlm County Handicap, ii whuh she ran six furlongs in 1.13 3-5. Warplane is said to have trained oi satisfactorily since he raced at the Manaw-ati summer meeting. He figures amongst thacceptors for tlm Telegraph ITaudiV-.m. --Cross-country horses are coming in one more, and amongst the first to .start wor at Bicearton is Vascular, who has proves a rather us:ful sort between tlie flags. The Tapanui Jockey Club has reeeive< a very satisfactory list of muni nations fn its annual race meeting, wliich slioub prove the best ever held on the course. Dunedin Cup candidates in the shape c Ficus. Winter Wind. Affectation, Counto Attack, War love, Warlike, and Royal Sla

*c also engaged in the Mid-summer Handi- i ip. “ ; Molyneux was regarded in some quarters i likei}' - to shape well in the Wellington ; up. lie, however, does not figure amongst ] lo acceptors, but is engaged in the Foxton up. - Mermin has captured £3990 in stakes, ad has exceeded Desert Gold’s record of < i 960. Thrice holds the Australasian record ■r a winning two-vear-old with £8972 to his redit. A good foundation for a successful irnival week has been laid by ;ho exce.-:-nt entries received for the Dunedin Cup leeting and Forbury Park Trotting Club's iee-ting. iC' Auek an 1 Cu • meeting. T. (i 1 v; r, wh > ■on on Starl-and, received £252 in fees; and hen came R. 11cod with £l6B and B. De-elcy ith £l2l The Shanghai Racing Club, which some ;ttle time back made a donation of TUOOsovs o the Chi ring Cross Hospital, has folowed it with another of s<ooosovs to the ame institution. The nominal ions for the Dunedin Cup nesting total 2(59, or 55 less than the miniver received for last year's meeting. This •ear's total is, however, 69 more than the Ist for the 1919 meeting. The Trent ham track is usually too hard or jumping over hurdles at his time oi’ he year, but owners of hurdlers made a iberai response to the jumpers’ fiat races in the Cup programme. The Dalglish trainer Duke has accepted i retainer ci: over £SOOO a year to train for i wealthy Greek owner named Mr A. E. Vurbuttielos, who is also paying the jockey .1 aimer a retainer of £4009 a year. Colonel Wilkinson, inspector of rav - courses tor the Knglish Jockey Club, is at present on a visit to Australia with a View )i gaining some knowledge ot how racing i 3 carried on in the Commonwealth. This year’s winner of the Tasmanian Derby proved to be a colt named Talisman, ivho was got by White Star from Oakdeme, by George Frederick—Springfield, by Sunrise—Kapid Bess, by Rapid Bay. Sun cl ridge, the sire of the North Otago stallion Sunny Lake—Absurd, is standing at- a 209-guinea, fee in England. Sundridge [s get l ing- on in years, and when at the stud in France his services erst 50!)gs. Vespucci is in both the ‘Wellington Cun and Weliin gt OI L Stakes , run on the same day, but as he has been racing from a mile up to a mile and a-lialf with considerable credit he will probably go to the post in t he Wei 1 ingi on Cup. Bocal sports will soon have to “gird up their loins” for the Dunedin Carnival Week, which commences on Saturday, February 5 with the F.P.T.C., and carries on to the Dunedin Cup meeting, to be held on February 9 and 12. iSeigneur, the winner of this year’s Perth Cup, cost 825 gs .as a yearling, but did no good when carrying Mr S. A. Idawdon's colours, and has since changed hands several times. .Seigneur was got by Comedy King ire in the Wallace mure Our Queen. Affectation, Tommy Rot, Ficus, Esperance. Rosewreatli, Counter Attack, Silver Peak, Miss M imic, Going Up, and Roseday are amongst the horses engaged at the Wellington Cup meeting, which .are also booked to race at the Dunedin Cup meeting. The year 1874 is a notable one in the history ot the New Zealand turf. It saw the inauguration of the Wellington Cud, Dunedin Cun, the Great Autumn Handicap, the C.J.C. Champagne iS't-akes, the Auckland Easter Handicap, and the Auckland Cup. The South Canterbury Jockey Club’s autumn programme will carry 3000sovs in stakes, or 400sovs more than last year. The principal event will be worth 500scvs. Ollier events, including two steeplechases, will range from 200sovs to 350sovs, and no event will be worth less than 100 sc vs to the winner. Silver Peak was unsighted in the C.J.C. Stewards’ Handicap with 8.4, and well, outside "the money in the Criterion Handicap with 8.8, and she has received her full share oi weight at Wellington with 8.5 to carry in the Telegraph Handicap. Still, having a bit the worst of the figures does not stop a horse from winning. After winning the Liverpool Cup with Square Measure Mr J. Reid Walker contributed SOOsovs to Earl Haig’s fund for exofficers and ex-service men. Mr Adam Scott gave 1030 s CVS to the same fund after winning the Prince Edward Handicap with Nautcock, and Mrs G. Robinson gave SOOsovs after the success of her filly Bracket in the Cesarcvitcli. The Forbury Park Tr-otting Club held its opening meeting on the course on November 26 and 27 in 1909. The principal handicap carried a stake of SOOsovs. At the coming meeting the principal event will lie worth 1025>ovs, including a trophy valued at 25 so vs. The ordinary events at Forbury Park are now worth as much as the chid event was 10 years ago. The All Black—Fair Rosamond two-vear-old gelding Kick Off, who won the A.R.C. .Sylvia Handicap, is said to bo a particularly smart youngster. He won very easily at Auckland in 1.14 3-5. Fair Rosamond. the dam of Kick Off. was got by King’s Guest from Dear Heart, by Coeur dfe Lion from Katie Ferguson, by Musket— Dundee’s Katie, by Dundee. The New Zealand-bred Beau Soult had a good winning representative at a recent meeting in Sydney. This is a brown gelding named Beauford. who won the Flying Handicap at a TattersaH’s meeting lasi month. Beauford was got by Beau Soul from Bhu ford, by Simmer, a son of St Simon, and Our Lady, the dam of Beat Soult, is also a mare by Simmer. Square Measure, who won this yearb Liverpool Autumn Cup. was got by iS’imor Square from Tit for Tat, by Right® wen (son of Wisdom) from Tati, by Spnhi (son o Ben Battle) from Philandm. by Pli'lammon a son of Solon, who got the famous unbeatei horse Bare a Idem Simon Square was got b; St. Simon fr-iin Sweet Marjorie, by Ken da (son of Bend Or) from St. Marguerite, b; He i unit —Devotion. As Oratress and K.ilmoon flashed pa? the post in tli c last Wellington Cup th writer was standing immediately beliiiii Oratress's owner on the Stewards’ Stand Some friends standing clo«e by congratu Jated Mr »S. J. Gibbons on the success o his mare, but he judge split the honour with Kiimoon. The mare ni: doubted 1. seemed to get there; but half a loaf i better .than no bread. —Silver Peak was at the top of her fori; last autumn, when she won at Timaru, mu then at the Royal inerting with 8.10 over tit Rriccarton six in 1.12 4-5. She was the seen cut at Wingatui. where elm won th Tradesmen’s with 9.8 in 1.17 3-5 and the Err pi re Handicap with 10.3 in 1.18 3-5. If bac to her form Silver Peak should get among? the money at Wellington, and so shoul F.lc-up, if they race with any luck at th gather in?. A three year-old. has not scored in th Wellington Chip since Nightfall won wit 8.2 in 1905. Gladsome won with 8.5 in 190 but lost the stakes through her rider n< holding a license. Renown as a three-ven P old won with 8.10 in 1901, and Cynifica con menced her trio of consecutive wins 1 f scoring iw a three-year old with 7.1 up. A

tho above were good-class horses; and although Vespucci has yet to win u race in New Zealand, he hold? a good chance with 8.0 on his three-year-old back in the Wellington Cup. A case of considerable interest to horse-OY.mers recently occurred in England. A wealthy owner desired a horse good enough to run in the Viceroy's Cup. and Mr W. Allison quoted him one at 7COOgs. This price was considered too high, but later the would-be r-urclc -or got to communication will the owner of the horse, ai l bought at SOOOgs. 5 Alii i hereupon claimed commission, but was refused payment, and the matter then formed tho b. :is of a court case. It was finally won on appeal heard by three judges, of whom two decided in favour of Mr Allison. The weight lias been clapped on to IMazama in the Otnutuu Clip, in which ho has been a?ked to carry 10.12 and give R-otlx'e Drift 261 b. Taking r. line as to how Linden (who follows For lie's Drift in ihe Olautau Cup) was handicapped in tho Southland Handicap, it will bs seen that Mazama is rated rather high. At Invercargill Linden was asked to carry 7.8, and as Mazama has been asked to give Linden 391 b at Ota lit a u the figure? work cut approximately as follows:—Mazama 10.12, Radial 10.3, Linden 8.1. When noting tho Olautau Handicap Mr W. T. Hazlett will lie quite convinced that Mazama is back to form, and in fact rather beyond it —in the hand-capper’s estimation. How many men would say- that Mazama is -a 7lb better horse than Radial, who was handicapped to carry 9.10 in the Otago Handicap in the Metropolitan ho carried 7.5, and was in receipt of 81 b from the winner. The unplaced lot included Afterglow 9.0. Mascot 8.10, Kilrush 8.4, and six others. Elens followed on by carrying 7.11 into second place behind Maioha 7.9 in the Jockey Club Handicap run in 1.40 3-5, with Silver Link 8.9 in the other dace. Eleus was still running under an unlucky star in the Fendalton, in which he carried 8.9, and was beat a head by Dribble 7.9 after the later carried out the southerner in ihe run home. Eleus was beat a h ad in the Wyndham Cup, and finished third to Aniytlias a-nd Nightra-ider in the Dunedin Cup, just over four lengths away from the winner, who scored ill 2.32 2-5. He was third again in the D.J.C. Handicap, third in the North Otago Cup, third in the Buckley Memorial, and then came a well-deserved win in the Gore Cup. in which he carried 8.10 and won in 2.9. He then put in some unplaced performances, and wound up (he season by running second to Radial in tho King George Handicap with 8.13 to the 7.13 carried by the winner.