THE TURF

Southland Times, Issue 17655, 12 February 1916, Page 10

THE TURF

NOTES BY "SIR MOORED." The Dunedin Cup will be decided og Wednesday of next week. Doeley is leading O’Shea by two win* on the successful jockeys’ list. It is stated that there was a, close contest for the position of handicappor to the S.R.C. Woodville District J.C. fixture is set down for decision on Wednesday and Thursday. Handicaps, for the first day of the Wanganui J.C.’s Autumn meeting appear on Friday next. The south express will stop at Wingatui on race night each day of February 16th, 17th and 19th. Entries for foe South Canterbury Trotting Club’s meeting on March 2nd close on Tuesday evening next. Buller is not well treated in being asked to concede 4 lbs to' Robert Bell ia the D.d.C.’s Publicans’ Handicap. It is reported that the pacing mart Cadena has been showing some signs of soreness of late. Chorus Girl, winner of the Nelson T.C.’s Handicap (two miles), on Wednesday last, is a four-year-old daughter of O.Y.M. and Boston Child, Trainer Jas. Tr.istleton is due to proceed to Wingatui to-day in charge of the hurdle racers Lord Frederick and Peerless. Jockey F. Ellis will steer the Riverton-trained timber-toppers.’ Southland owners will be represented at the X.Z.M.T.C.’s February meeting_at Addington this afternoon by The King's General and Soda. The latter will be making her first public appearance la the colours of Mr J. B. Thomson to-day. While sheltering from the rain in a box recently at Flemington,’ Kindalton in some way got a stirrup iron in his mouth, and in-struggling fell, and broke his neck. He was owned by Mr j. X. McArthur, and was a five-year-old hors* by Wallace from Kiss in the Ring, by Coil. He was bred by his owner, for whom he won the Adelaide Guineas and South Australian Derby. This is ths second fatality of the kind reported from the Commonwealth in a short space of time.

The Glenapp gelding, Glensponse, hu been showing signs of soreness during the past few days. It is thought thattrainer G. McLean’s charge is suffering from the effects cf a strain. W. Ratcliff will probably take the All Red—Bealey filly to the D.J.C.'s Autumn fixture, but it has not yet been decided as to whether Mohawk will make the trip. The owner of the latter is rightly dissatisfied with the weight allotted the American-bred horse for the opening day of the meeting and may thus decide not to start him at Wingatui. In the event of W. Robinson not being available to ride Pinnacle at the D-J.C. Autumn fixture, it is understood that sn endeavour will be made to secure the services of a prominent northern horseman for the half-brother to Magdala. Pinnacle is very well at present, and should race prominently prior to tha close of next week’s proceedings at Wingatui.

During the last few months (writes “Argus” in Christchurch Star) many complaints have been heard of the Inaccurate timing of races. A well-known. Southland writer, whom I met at Dunedin during the Porbury Park Club’s meeting, stated that the same troubls was in evidence in the south. The official times recorded were frequently at variance with the unofficial times taken. This important subject should receive more attention from all clubs, and It is to be hoped that there will soon be an end of the unsatisfactory state of affairs existing in this department. Timing trotting races requires care, and should be in the hands of competent officials, as it means a great deal to everyone. Jubert, the half-brother to Waiju, who accounted for a double at the recent Wairio J.C. meeting, has been galloping fairly well on the local tracks of late. The son of Canrobert and Julia will probably be raced at the D.J.C. Autumn fixture.

Mr John McPadden, president of the Inangahua. Trotting Club, has enlisted for active service, find left Reefton for Trentham on Monday last. He was entertained by his committee on the previous Saturday evening and presented wit ha purse of sovereigns. .An ex-Invercargillite, writing from the Argentine some months back, made interesting reference to a filly which he marked down as a real champion, and his claim would now appear to have home the test of the racecourse. The mare referred to was Ocurrencia. The Gran Premio Carlos Pilligrini, of 60,000 dollars to the winner and 6000 dollars to the second (one mile and seven furlongs), which was run for on November 7, resulted in a dead-heat. The two horses concerned were Sen. D. de Alvear’s Dijital (by Calepino—Doubtful Honour), and the Indecis Stud's Ocurrencia (by Val d’Or—Meltona). Francisco Areuri rode Dipital and D. Torirolo Ocurrencia. Nine other finished behind them. Ocurrencia has now won ten races (inclusive of the dead-heat) of the value of 178.75J dollars, and stands a long way first among the winning horses in the Argentine. Dijited is third, with nine victories (inclusive of the dead-heat), with, a total of 94,300 dollars. Mr W. T. Hazletfs Dunedin Cup camdidate, Martian Maid, appears to hay* trained on satisfactorily since the Southland R.C.’s Summer fixture, and may be found racing prominently at Wingatut next week. The daughter of Martian was staying on well at the finish of the Invercargill Cup in heavy going, and this fact encourages the idea that she will perform with credit in the timehonoured Otago race, despite the fact that it is decided over a greater distance than the leading local handicap.

Writing in the Bulletin "Mujik” says: Talking about hurdiers coming down reminds me. It was on a M.L. course, and some wild-looking navvies had heard something. Approaching a bookie they asked for tote odds on it. "Right-oh,” he remarked, and accepted £lO, and he wasn't a very prosperous Ikey either. But he stood the chance on the rank outsider, and when he climbed up on the fence to watch the race 10 navvies climbed up beside him to be there in case he wanted assistance. The outsider hopped away in the lead, and, jumping like a deer, was soon about 100 yards ahead of the field; and all the while 10 large navvies watched Ikey, and Ikey felt his heart dropping nearer and nearer to his boots. There may have been £2O in his clothes, and the brute was paying well over a score on the machine; The leader swept -into the straight far ahead, with the boy sitting as still as a rabbit, when —"Over:” It came like a shriek from the Home of Released finals, as Ikey felt the hand of Rate drag him from the pit. The leader had bowled head over heels across the fence and broken its neck. Something else arrived and won, but Ikey didn't wait to sec. He slowly climbed down from amongst the navvies, thoughfully wiped the cold sweat from his neck and bought himself a brandy. Long afterwards I asked him if he would take a risk like that again. "Not for a thousand," he said. "But if I hadn't taken it I might have been battling still.” The list of local equine swimmers has been added to during the past week by the inclusion of Master Ranald. The sturdy little Canrcbert —Lady Ranald gelding is in excellent shape at the present juncture, and it would be a pity if the dry tracks found him out. At latest advice the list of winning horsemen of the trotting world of Xew Zealand was headed by J. Bryce with 21 wins; then come: A. Pringle 14. Id.

Edwards 10, W. Jones 0. E. McDermott S, A. HendriKfcsen S, J. Coburn 5. C. Morgan 5, F. Holmes 5, A. Butterfield.s, li. White 5, F. Gilbert 5, 11. Gaskeli 5, J. McLennan 5. B. Jarden 5. It. Reay 4, W- Grant 4. The list of winning trainers Is also headed by J. Bryce 22, followed by AT. Edwards 12, 'LI. Gaskeli 6, F. Holmes 5, A. Pringle 5, A. Henclricksen 5, W. R. Thomas 4, A. Fleming 4, W. Grant 4, B. Jarden 4. The veteran sire, Rothschild, claims 01 winners so far this season, with Harold Dillon 25, Prince Imperial I t, Young McKinney 12, 0. 8, Wildwood Junior S, Hal Zolock i 6, Franz 6, Four Chimes and Galindo £, next in order. The Canrobert —Rosebloom gelding, licathexbloom. is in steady work in view pf the autumn racing campaign. It is reported that Our Thorpe is still < fctitf and sore as the result of his mishapv at the recent Forbury Park T.C. fixture, J>ut It is hoped that the fall will leave jio permanent ill-effects. In the evsent pf the O.Y.M. horse arriving safely in America, it is said that he is to be.placed ■with a leading native mentor to undergo Ms racing preparation. Sportsmen, and stud masters who have poted the success of the stock of Sarto across the flat and over hurdles during the past two seasons in New Zealand, "New South Wales and Tasmania will be interested to learn that nine yearlings, bred at Sir George McLean’s Warrington Stud, where • the son of St. Simon and Miss Mildred reigns as lord of the harem, ■will be 6ffered for sale in Dunedin on Friday morning next by Messrs Wright. Stephenson and Co., Ltd v The many successes "gained by snch of Sarto’s progeny of late as John Barleycorn, Sartorze, Andria, Sartosta. sartomart, Boninally, Morse Code (in Sydney), Art, and Sartolera have created a demand for the imported horses stock, but, as the Warrington youngsters were sold in Australia for two successive years this want has been misapplied. However, an opportunity" will be available of securing good sorts on Friday of next week, and fcouthlanders with an eye to owning .valuable flat racers or representatives of at great jumping family should not overlook the fact—Sarto was himself a firstciaas performer on the flat and across timber. The first youngster to be submitted "Will be a colt from TonrmaMne ; (dam of Miss Olive, Bandy, and Morse Code, winner of two races in N.S.W.), by Hotchkiss —Chrysolite (half-sister to Nordenfeldt; the second colt on offer-will be a son of Vepetia, by Lord Roslyn, from Lady Florence (who runs back to that great matron Mermaid (dam of Lurline, Le Loup and Malice, and grand, dam of Darrebin); a gelding from Veaitalera, by Lord Roslyn—Komuri (town Sister to Mistral, dam of Pampero, and grand-dam Of "Vladimir and Brisa) reads well, while he ranks as a half-brotfher and brother to Aeroplane, My Love and the Tasmanian winner, Sartolera, respectively. A well-bred gelding claims Afer (half-sister to Vladimir and Brisa, dam pf John Barleycorn), by Stepniak—Mist, as his dam, and on breeding lines lie should be worth securing, as lie is closely related to some great racehorses. The pllies comprise a daughter of SimiHette, by Simile-—La Heine, by St. Slair—Lady Gertrude;' bay filly from Vcntosa, by Lord Roslyn—Mistral (sister to Euroclyden and Britomart. second dam of Anna Carlovna); a bay filly from Chinook (sister to Vladimir), by Stopmiak— Mist. The eighth" lot is a bay gelding from Rnbelitc, by Lord Roslyn—Tinurnaline, and lot J a colt from Noblettse, by St. Leger—Lady Emily, by Castor—Lady Wellington, by Musket. Almost wfithout exception, the youngsters included in the foregoing list claim close relationship with very successful bygone southern cracks, such as Eurocydon (N.Z. Cnp), .Vladimir ‘ (winner of 10 races, including C.J.C. Stewards’ Handicap on two occasions), Pampero (C.J.C. Stewards’ and Great Easter Handicaps), Anna Carlovna (a winner in New Zealand and Australia), Apollodoris (D.J.C. St. Andrew’s Handicap three times), John Barleycorn. (C.J.C. Jockey Club Handicap, of 1000 sovs.), and Celerity (V.A.T.C. Oakleigh PSatc. of 1000 sovs. and a number of N.Z. races). It is safe to say that there will be some (Competition from Canterbury for several of these yearlings, as there are.lovers of hurdle-racing in the northern province who have a very high opinion of the Stock of Sarto as jumping ho rues. At a meeting of the Dunedin District Committee on Thursday evening, Mr D. W. Moreland, owner of Captain French, appealed against the decision of the "Wairio Jockey Club in disqualifying the horse for missing the first jump in the Steeplechase at the Wairio races. After evidence had been heard the ajppeal was dismissed. An appeal by Mr W. Moreland, owner of St. Pedro, against the stakes being awarded to Captain Frencii or Caseshot was also dismissed. —W. Robinson (jockey) appealed against the decision of the Wairio Jockey Club to suspend him for a month for bumping in ttie Woodland Hack Handicap. Tins appeal was also dismissed. TARANAKI RACES. NEW PLYMOUTH, Fefccuary 10. The following are the concluding events for the final day of the T.J.C.’s meeting : OMATA HACK HANDICAP ("six furlongs)— 2 Veto 7.0, I; I Thcolorni, is. t,*, 2; 5 Analogue, 7.2, J. Also started : 2 Maid o’ Gowrle 8.5, 4 Avene. VSon by three lengths. Time, 1 min. 15 3*-sth secs. PAUL MEMORIAL HANDICAP (nine furlongs)—s Housewife, G.K, 1; G Play Off, 6.12, .2; 4 Moulu, i.2 t 2. Also started : Avon Park 6.1, 2 Self 7.11, Pertrada 7.2, S Want 7.0, 0 Ooldsize 7.5, I Crawford ■ 6.12. Won by Inr.lf length. Time, 1 min. 55 2-sth secs. KAUWAU HACK HANDICAP (one mile and 110 yards)—l King; Chiara, 9.'13, 1: 2 Sylvandale, 7.11, 2; I Dood, 7.0, 2. Also started : 2 Henry (hay 7.1, 5 Captain Miro G. 10. Won by a neck. Time, 1 min. 51 2-sth secs. ■ FAREWELL HANDICAP (six furlongs)—2 Recoredr, 7.12, 1;; 4 Kaniki, 5.2, 2: 5 Patronale, 7.12, 2. Also started : 2 1. a fly Middleton 8.12. 1 ISnuiii ,5.2, o Calais 7.12, 7 llymettius 7.U. Won by two ami u-half lengths. Time* 1 min. 15 sees. I’RENUL ELECTRIC HANDICAP (five furlongs). Weight 8.7—2 Ticino 1; 1 Golden Grafton, 2; 2 Roderick, 2. Also started : !) Coronita, G Pink Pearl, S Madam Kistori, 4 Royal Divorce, 7 Golden Fan, 10 Royal Park. 5 Silver Webb. Won by half a length. Time, 1 min. I sees. The totalisator returns for the meeting amounted to £32,£.’17, as against 1J5.212 last year-