Sporting Notes.

Southland Times, Issue 19264, 30 January 1904, Page 4

Sporting Notes.

. Carr tells me he will bo down at River- ' tou* witn Dormant and perhaps anct_W. It is on tho cards that the well-known sportswoman, Aliss .button, may biing clown a 'chaser for Riverton. 'Ihe secretaries of liv-j otner clubs were prosent.at Uoru. They couldn't fail to learn Bomeiuing, and somo of them. 0. good deal, from _lr Luth&in. The profit over the Wairio Jockey Club's last meeting, it ia understood, will amount to over £50. The biggest horse in the world is Snyder, who stands 21 hands (7 feet) high and weighs 27001b, and, of course, hails from America. It is reported in America that the King will race some of his horses at the World's Fair at St. Louis this season. Lawson has taken hi9 tea.m to itiverton to train. 1 do not know that this is iu any way a slight to the local tracks. 1 tnink it is the sundy beaches and the salt water that he is after. During the racing season in 1.02 there weru 1750 jumping races to 1027 flat races in France— and most of theso on Sundays too. The profit over the recent meeting of the Southland Racing Olub was £527. Mr J. Tristram gave the public a good go for their money with Phaetontls and Turgencifl in. the Farewell Handicap at Gore. Doth horses were ridden out and the former only just won by a nose. Byrno handled l'haetoutis very much better on the second day than he did tho first. With a little moro of his own way on Wednesday he would have beaten Dormant. It 16 not often followers of Pringlo have such a bud time at Gore as they had last week. Ho only managed to land one stake, though las crowd backed him loyally every timo. Silverware, who paid an £8 dividend for second money, wns whispered about as a good thing by a few of tho knowing ones at Gore the first day. Turgeneiff, however, had too much foot. TurgeneiD has. improved somewhat in condition since hi 9 run on New Year's Day at Wyndham, but his looks are not good. He is a very strong customer, and should mako a cross-country 'un. At the present moment there seems to be every promise of thero being plonty of jumpers about for the leaping races at Invercargill and Riverton this autumn. Both clubs would do well to cater for j maiden hurdlers and perhaps a jumper's I flat race at high welter weights. Church was taken off Arapata on tho second day at Gore because ho did not knock sufliciont spur holes into the .sides of a beaten horse. Some owners can't take a> beating when their money is Up. Some also, havo a great idea of riding and riders I Those advocates for wiping hurdle events off their programmes as a protest against the dirty work in. and poor support accorded them lately, had a shock to their contentions at Gore. Four starters the lirst day and one moro tho second. Both fair betting races, and each the most interesting race of the day There wus not the slightest suspicion of cutting, each owner, jockey, and horse, reckoning he could win, and trying his best The Gore Hub have always been to the fore with conveniences for their patrons, und every mooting Secretary Latham has something calling for favourable comment. I.nst week's meeting was no exception, and a very convenient row of steps ns a new approach to the stand was appreciated .by many. The hoisting of the time each race was run in and the I arrangements, for so doing were worthy of n metropolitan club. SRC. take a lesson Reviewing the Gore meeting from a betting standpoint, it was the best wo j have had in Southland this season. Dur- ] ing the meeting $8 hor&es started and 23 dividends were paid out. totalling £98 12s ; thus anyone following the Chinaman's system of backin« them an for n pound would have won £10 129^ — second dny. when 40 horses started and (and one backer who I know did this the paid eleven dividends, aggregating £61 17s). The hottest favourite wns Trentbridge, when he was coupled with his stable companion in the Inst, -aco, ' c paying £1 4s. while tho best price about a favourite to win, wus, strange vo soy, ) on another stuble companion in J'haHontis in ihe hurdles tho second < ar -.W-n ho | paid £3 -Is in a field of Ive m <■*■•! ir>\ The best dividend of the mer-tiii^ was -TlB ! 18s on Tennessee in the fisst trot the second day, Malcolm D. in the next trot paying £11 10s, the next lest dividend. while Silverware a second di- idend winner paid £8 to the 8 investors wno supported him. Such figures reflect ctcolt upon the handicapper, and with the exception of the adjustment In tin? Farewell Handicap he is to be c« npil non ted on the work ho did for the clu'i. 1 fool since ; that „r Gib.b can handicap with tin. best of thorn, but is not strong enough «»i his opinions, and has a tendency to let visiting horses in a bit— just to tempt them, you know. On winning hotiours were fairly evenly distributed. Kremlin is a really nico horse, but was fortunate in meeting Flower o' (J)atha when she was suffering a recovery, and she was able to show before the meeting closed that she could hold her own with him. Blazer got all over ArdnarlT in the mile and a-quarter race the first dny ; but his sudden stop at the end -of soveu furlongs on tho second day was suspicious. Ardnarff on that occasion only just beating Flower o' Clutha, who was nicely handled by L. King-. The exhibition of riding in tho Cup was miserable and both men were seen at their worst. Dormant ,won easily at tho finish of the hurdles the first day, but . Phaetontia should havo won had more uso been mado of him. On the second day when ho was taken tothe front, nothing had a chance with him. Wairaoa and Quicksilver each annexed a hack event, as did Turgeneill, who has filled out into- a big ono during tho past month. Bealey just beat Waimea in tho County Handicap, and chiefly owing to the Invorcargill division not urriving until after the race, was allowed to pay £7 10s. Mr Well's, maro is very well nnd stayed tho seven furlongs well. Hypnotist will. I think, require a spell before ho strikes form. In tho mile trot the first day all the horses wentv onco round uud finished, thinking it was a start. It apgo, again got into thoso places, Tennessee, who trotted third in the "no start" However, Diable and Ringwood, who filled first and second places in the first go, again got into those places, Tenoessee, wha trotted third in tho " no start" race, gave way to Sigvald. It wns a coincidence worthy of uoto that both Tennessee ond Sigvald paid their supporters good pricos or. tho following day. The trotting throughout was good, a pleasant surprise after the Trotting Club's racing a month n*go. It would not be fair to omit to mention jhe services of Mr James, not only at this meoting, but at all tho meetings, in Southland this year. With his kindly nquiries re borrowing money and "What's wrong with old Goldy ?" he considerably increases investments, while with tho clear figures of his machine and prompt postings of dividends thero is a complete absence of uny suggestion of unfairness, and tho club's employing Kim are to bo congratulated on having secured his services.

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